Dear Ann Landers readers wonder about the famed columnist
A reader asks why Ann Landers alternates between sharp insight and dull columns. Landers replies she writes every word herself for 60 million readers, apologizes for boring some, and explains the spread of topics and seven columns weekly over 23 years. She warns against storing gasoline to remove Gum from hair and offers safety advice through Dr. Russell and the Burn Association.
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Trival
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Francis R. Russell
Exxon
New Jersey
Jerold Z. Kaplan
Alta Bates Hospital
American Burn Association
Berkeley
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
First Woman to Lead Kern County Board of Trade
Audrey Nelson of Ridgecrest will become the first woman to preside over the Kern County Board of Trade for the 1978 79 term. The 75 year old economic group names Larry Ramirez as vice president elect and holds the Presidents Dinner July 12 in Bakersfield to install new officers. Nelson has served as Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce manager and board director since 1977, and holds multiple local civic roles.
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Audrey Nelson
Ridgecrest
County Economic Board
Larry Ramirez
Taft
Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Nelson
Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce
Arvin
Fred Frick
Board of Trade
Frick
Kern County
Board of Supervisors
First District
Gene Tackett
Indian Wells Valley
Fire Mountain Foundation
Cerro Coso Community College
Kern County Heart Association
Trea
Farm and Land Institute to host FLINAR Conference at Cal Poly
California realtors will attend the 23rd Annual Farms and Lands Educational Conference at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo July 23 26. Local registrars Richard G. McDougal and George W Wise from Shafter, with conference chairman Frank Stepovich of Fresno, expect 250 brokers and salesmen. Lectures will feature California Real Estate Commissioner David H Fox among others, with seminars and roundtables on rural land sales.
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Farms & Lands
Farm and Land Institute
National Association of Realtors
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Flinar
Shafter
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State Highway Users Tax Distributed May 23
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced the May distribution of highway users taxes totaling 70 519 634 to the state counties cities and the bicycle lane fund Kern County received 428 968 and Shafter 4152 Counties and cities shared 18 196 941 and 13 711 363 respectively while 38 581 330 funded state highway expenditures and 30 000 supported the Bicycle Lane Account The May apportionment drew from 65 949 301 gasoline tax 4 567 046 diesel tax and 3 287 miscellaneous with May available 13 365 268 more than April and gasoline tax up 14 149 872 from April diesel down 784 199 and the total was 7 480 579 higher than last year.
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Kenneth Cory
Kern County
Shafters
Annual fair talent show seeks local performers at Kern County Fair
Kern County Fair invites residents to apply for the annual talent show by mailing postcards with name address telephone and act details to P O Box 1142 Bakersfield CA 93302 June 24 tryouts begin 9 a m at the fairgrounds with 15 minute audition limit Finalists appear on the outdoor stage during the September 21 30 fair Dates include September 15 Miss Kern County Fair pageant for unmarried women 16 to 23 and wardrobe prizes sponsored by the fair and 15th cation officials May result in regional and national television appearances for prior participants
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P.O. Box
Bakersfield
Steinbeck
Cation
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