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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1963
Page
5
Librarian notes public interest grows as fiction imagines global risk from nuclear tension and political intrigue. Mentions Arthur Hailey teaching about crisis, Seven Days in May shaping fear, and other novels like Triumph The Descent On the Beach 1984 as speculative looks at the world ahead.
Grady, a Democrat and former IRS attorney, will earn 1963 salary as head of the state park commission. Mrs Owings replaces Mrs Harri man, while Hemet resigns. A new nonprofit Businessmen for Gold Water pleads filings with Secretary Frank M. Jordan, listing Morrison Nathan and Johns as organizers. California fish and game seasons are void after an attorney general ruling. legislature moves to permit rice harvest.
Sheriff Leroy Galven announces the annual recruit period for Kern County sheriff personnel. Applicants aged 21 to 40 must be graduates or hold equivalent training. A thorough character investigation will be conducted and any felony or serious misdemeanor conviction within the past year disqualifies the candidate.
The state reports Shafter collected 89 639 in sales tax for the fiscal year ending June 30 1963. The distribution figure highlights tax revenue flowing to the city from statewide commerce and local transactions.
The California legislature completed its session without enacting major tax reform. Governor asks for acceleration of bank and corporate taxes, while Republicans threaten to block any two-thirds vote needed. Absences may hinder passage of the proposed measures.
East of Kernville, an oil painting by Marjorie Strain of Kernville, won first place in a Kern County judging of eleven pictures. The traveling exhibit, presented by the County Parks and Recreation Department, is at the county museum through September 26.
Virginia Jones was given a 60 day suspended sentence for drunken disturbance and weapon related charges. Boyd Cloud sharpened an ax at Futsier Camp Park Lane and handed it to Jones, who reportedly threw it back striking Cloud in the back, avoiding the sharp edge.
Brown named.
Visiting son Mr and Mrs Bruce Crawford travel to Mountain Home Idaho to visit their child during their Idaho stay.
The company markets valves that resist rust and provide leak protection. It emphasizes Snow Gates and Valves as the exclusive models offering these features.
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