Elconin objects to removal from Shafter cases
Western Municipal Court Judge Milton Elconin filed a declaration in Superior Court on July 18 opposing a writ by the District Attorney's office to remove him from Shafter cases. He cites threats of violence and claims about a pressure that he would face if he appeared in Shafter, with denial from District Attorney Al Leddy and Chief Gene Kaplan.
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Western Municipal Court
Milton Elconin
Superior Court
District Attorney's Office
Shafter
Elconin
Shafter Branch
al Leddy
Shafter Press
Gene Kaplan
Leddy
Kaplan
Elonin
County Council
Margaret Spencer
District Attorney
Shuttle Offers Free Rides Before Shafter Launch
The Shafter Shuttle provides free rides to residents on Thursday and Friday July 31 and August 1 to preview the new bus system ahead of its August 4 start. It covers many city streets with stops marked by Bus Stop stencils, operating 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Regular service begins August 4, fares 50 cents, senior and handicap accommodations available. another route planned with Kern County for outlying areas by fall.
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Shafter
Bill Sheldon
Shafter Merchant's Association
Beech
Minter
Rose
Weyand
State
Tulare
Pine
Elm
Cross
County of
Kern
North Shafter
Smith’s Corners
Mexican Colony
Shafter Airport
Elconin Boycott Expands to District Attorney Office
The dispute involving West Kern Municipal Court Judge Milton A. Elconin and Shafter Police Chief Gene Kaplan grew last week to cover the Kern County District Attorney's Office and the County Council's Office.
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West Kern
Milton A. Elconin
Shafter Police
Gene Kaplan
Kern County District Attorney
County Council
District Attorney and Judge End Feud Over Shafter Case
The feud between Kern County District Attorney Al Leddy and Superior Court Judge Milton Elconin subsided when Elconin agreed to withdraw remarks about the DA and his office. An accord announced for July 28 said the Grand Jury would probe the Shafter Police Department and Elconin would retire his accusations. Local officials welcomed an independent review and pledged public results.
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Milton Elconin
Superior Court
al Leddy
Elconin
Shafter
County Council
Leddy
Elcon
Grand Jury
Kern County
District Attorney's Office
Wady
District Attorney's Association
Elconia
Ed Jagels
The
District Attorneys Association
Jagels
Kern County District Attorney's
Kern County District Attorney's Association
Gene Kaplan
Bill Sheldon
Elmer Unruh
Burial costs rise at local cemetery district
At the July 18 board meeting the district approved September 1 1980 price increases due to higher vault liner equipment and power costs. Lot price climbs from 190 to 215 and full burial service from 450 to 510 after August 31. A time payment pre need option is now available with all payments due before burial. District office handles business for Shafter and Wasco cemeteries. Board includes Ben Grundy Brad Tomasini and Lee Thomas.
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Board of Trustees
Ruben Siemens
Siemens
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter Cemetery
Ben Grundy
Brad Tomasini
Lee Thomas
Two Kern County Teens Earn California 4-H Diamond Star
Laurie Sapp and Brenda Moore, recent Shafter and South Bakersfield graduates, were named 4-H California Diamond Star recipients for 198? They join 16 others from 125000 4-H members to form the State Diamond Team and will represent 4-H at California events. The honors, presented at Rio Bravo Tennis Ranch with plaques from Mary Grider and Hodge Black, mark a decade since Kern County last produced a Diamond Star.
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Laurie Sapp
Shafter
Brenda Moore
California
Kern County
Diamond Star
Laurie
Nancy
Bill Sapp
Rosedale
Shafter High School
Cal
Brenda
Rio Bravo Tennis Ranch
California Bankers’ Association
Mary Grider
Kern
Association
Hodge Black
Jim Bowles
Grider
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Rio Bravo Tennis Club
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City Hall
George Garcia
AARP
Lois Beckham
Effie Duck
Alma Metheny
Theodora Richard
Helen Hasty
Shafter Merchant
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