STAC seeks BW members in Shafter area for drug abuse fight
The Shafter Technical Advisory Committee invites Buttonwillow area residents to join the group addressing drug abuse. STAC meets with Shafter Wasco school and law enforcement reps and County Mental Health monthly. Contact Richard Moon in Shafter at 746 3235. Plans include a mobile unit to serve up to four Kern County communities. Taft Shafter Wasco express interest.
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Shafter Technical Advisory Committee
STAC
Buttonwillow
Shafter
Wasco
County Mental Health Department
Richard Moon
Mobil
Kern County
Taft
Phil
Time payments remark and life advice quotes
A brief collection of two reader quotes appears from the New London Iowa Journal and Star Valley Wyoming Independent. Duane C Griggs offers a line about money up before it comes down and Lee R Call cautions to drive carefully as life may be worth living again.
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Duane C. Griggs
New London (Iowa
Lee R. Call
Star Valley
Wyo
Independent
Wheeler Ridge Bids for Extra Water Amid Allocation Talks
Foley an expert on drug abuse is optimistic about the mobil unit. Jarry L Cappello offered to purchase 40 000 acre feet of water from the Cross Valley Canal for the proposed nuclear plant. The Wheeler Ridge district seeks reallocating entitlements to free water for Agency members. Wheeler Ridge Engineer Manager Arnold Rummelsburg urged the Kern County Water Agency to ensure equitable allocation and statewide awareness.
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Foley
Mobil
Wheeler Ridge
Cross Valley Canal
Kern County
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa
Bakersfield
Kern County Water Agency
Arnold Rummelsburg
Water Sharing at Nuclear Plant Hearing Sparks Debate
Frank H. Wisner argues at a Wasco hearing that Kern County overreceives water while Los Angeles and other regions should pay their share. He questions Farm Bureau's stance against water allocation and warns that power and water access must be assured for Kern and LA residents in ten years.
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Wasco
Bakersfield
Kern County
Farm Bureau
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Frank H. Wisner
Balance of Trade Shows Big Surplus in 1973
The U.S. balance of trade ledger moved 1.7 billion dollars into the black in 1973, reversing a 1972 record deficit. The swing from deficit to surplus totaled 8.1 billion, the largest one year change in history. Exports grew at about twice the rate of imports in agricultural and manufactured goods.
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U.S
Election results and statewide propositions update
Primary election results show Herbert E. Roberts reelected assessor with 2807 votes to opponents 1483 and 852 for Renfro, and Richard P. Gervais wins coroner public administrator with 3123 to 1770 for Ware. Incumbents Blair Gibson Jackson Leddy Vercammen Doty Head reelected without opposition. Nearly all state propositions approved except No 7. Bond measures for recreational lands and water pollution funding defeated by Kern voters. Public policy measures include reassessment for disaster damage, public transit funding, legislative openness, charter city consolidation in Sacramento, and campaign finance reforms. Estimated program costs start at 500,000 for 1974-75 escalating thereafter.
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Herbert E
Herb) Roberts
Milton Spartacus Miller
Nurl C. Renfro
Richard P
Dick) Gervais
James
Jim) Ware
Harry E. Blair
Vera K. Gibson
Bill J. Jackson
Albert M
al ) Leddy
Ray A. Vercammen
John R
Jack) Doty
David H. Head
Civil Service
California Postsecondary Education Commission
Kern
California
Sacramento
Rosedale Honors Students At 1974 Graduation
Rosedale School celebrated 99 eighth graders receiving diplomas at the 1974 graduation. Leslee Houchin and Philip Hogs received the Outstanding Girl and Boy awards from American Legion Post No 26. Elizabeth Litteral won the Delta Kappa Gamma award and delivered the valedictory.
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Rosedale
Rosedale School
Leslee Houchin
Philip Hogs
The
American Legion Post No
Delta Kappa Gamma
Elizabeth Litteral
Water pump stolen from Brenda Mesa Farming near Black Wells Corner
Brenda Mesa Farming Company of Lost Hille reported a water pump and motor valued at 750 dollars stolen last Tuesday. The device was found missing near Black Wells Corner and turned over to the Wasco Sheriff's substation last week.
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Brenda Mesa Farming Company
Lost Hille
Wasco
Blackwell’s Corner
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Bender
Richland
Shafco
America
Elite
Torino
Central Valley
Ford
E. Lerdo Hwy
Central Valley Hwy
Seventh ST
Que Rosedale
United Methodist Church
Mennonite Brethren
Sr. High & Jr. High Fellowshi
Bible Fellowship Congregational Church
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsum
Shatter Missionary Baptist Church
Golden West
S.S
B.T.C
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
H. D. Rutledge
Kernet Tulere
Saint Saint Mark’s Cunel
Leon Ie
Dana Howard
St. Mark’s
Henry Harder
Alan Whaley
Jonah
Juwe Wee Kern
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