A Soldier’s View of Operation White Wing in Viet Nam
Pfc Richard Rodriguez describes a quiet moment after returning fromMasher as Operation White Wing begins with units from the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry and 1st Battalion 12th Cavalry in action near Bong Song. He notes friendly locals and a five day stay collecting empty ammo boxes before returning to base.
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Viet Nam
Pfc
Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriquez
7Th Cavalry
12Th Cavalry
Hickman
Eddy
Bong Song
Mre Sarrm
Obie Corman
Rain Totals and Temperatures Reported for Shafter Week
A total of .15 inches of rain fell in Shafter last week with .02 inches Friday and .13 inches Saturday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 77 on Tuesday to a low of 31 on Sunday morning.
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Shafter
Kern County board accepts multiple resignations and staffing changes
The Kern County Union High School District board of trustees approved resignations for seven instructors at various campuses including Shafter High Arvin High and Bakersfield High. New substitutes and home instructors were named plus continuations for Arvin and Foothill High School staff. A one year leave of absence was granted to Lavonne Schuetz of Arvin High.
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King High School
Kern County Union High School District Board of Trustees
Gerhard W. Balnsen
Stanley H. Godecke
Glenn W. McDonald
Wiliam P. Morris
Richard L. Root
Thomas Tafoya
Patricia Fabian
Nina Tribble
Arvin High
Raymond G. van Diest
Bakersfield High
Deanna Breston
McFarland High
Selma E. March
Bob L. Mears
Shafter High
Jim Allen
West High
Elizabeth Blattman
Bonnie Peck
John Baker
Foothill High School
Sandra Evans
Judith Ewell
Robert J. Gardiner
Bakersfield High School
John E. Bunton
Duane
State Theatre Proceeds Benefit Explorer Post
Explorer Post 959 will receive net proceeds from a March 21 show at the State Theater. The event features First Man in the Moon to aid Leg Jam Expedition on the Colorado River during Easter vacation. Tickets cost 50 cents for children and 75 cents for adults, available from Explorer Scouts or at the door. Cartoons will be shown with the program.
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Explorer Post 959
Colorado
Explorer Scouts
Stiff Penalty On Petty Theft in Shafter Court
Danny Prosnick aged 21 from Shafter pleaded guilty to two counts of petty theft and received 90 days on each count to run concurrently. He was accused of taking 186 dollars from Kirby Shoe Store cash register and 100 dollars from manager DeCristina. A separate note reports a misprint claiming funds were taken from DeCristina's apartment. Also, warrants issued for Hubert Begley over innkeeper fraud and for Charles H. Vick over molesting allegations after he failed to appear and bailed.
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Danny Prosnick
Shafter
Prosnick
Kirby Shoe Store
John de- Christina
de- Cristina
Shafter Justice Court
Hubert Begley
Begley
Charles H. Vick
Bishop Acres
Vick
Pioneer In Potatoes Dies at 96
Jacob Christian Jacobsen Sr. died Monday evening in a Bakersfield hospital after seven weeks of hospitalization. Born August 3, 1869 in Ringkøbing Denmark he came to America in 1889 settling Dillon Montana. He lived to 96, nearly 97, and remained engaged in farming and national economy to the end.
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Jacob Christian Jacobsen
Bakersfield
Jacob Christian Jacobsen, Sr
Ringkoben
Jutland
Denmark
America
Dillon Montana
Senator Murphy to Speak at Bakersfield March 12
U S Senator George Murphy will deliver a major address in honor of Bob Mathias on Saturday night March 12 at Albert Goode Auditorium Bakersfield. Dinner begins 7 30 p m with cocktail hour at 6 30 p m tickets ten dollars a plate available at Kern County Republican Headquarters and P O Box 1144 Bakersfield.
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Murphy
Arthur-Goode-Auditorium
U.S
George Murphy
Bob Mathias
Bakersfield
Congress
Albert Goode
John Brock
Mary Hoskins
Kern County
Republican
Chester
P. O
Pierre Salinger
Senate
Labor and Public Welfare
Public Works
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
U.S. Department of State
American
Red Cross
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
USC
Boy Scouts, Cancer Society
University of Southern California
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Untion
Afl-Cio
Screen Actors Guild
Republican State Central Committee of California
Great Dane Delays Guests. Burglaries Reported at Welding Shop
A loose Great Dane at Packard's Ideal Welding plant on Central Valley Highway may have connected burglars who entered Saturday night. Burglars stole change from a coke machine and drawer, keys to the coke machine and Honda, shop keys, work clothes, rules, change and pocket knives. Shafter police reported the incident to the Sheriff for investigation.
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Packard
Central Valley Highway
Honda
Shafter Police
Sheriff's Office
Frankly Speaking Letter Supports Shafter Press Stance
Readers of the Shafter Press express support for the Frankly Speaking column by Mr Wisner and the Old Timers group. They urge standing against socialism liberalism and the Welfare State and recall founder Calkins’ courage.
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Wisner
Shafter Press
Calkins
Shafter P
Youth Center Sought for Shafter Area by Petition
A petition with about 200 Shafter residents signatures was presented to the City Council by Mrs. Bessie Sage and Mrs. Martha Cooper seeking formation of a recreation district youth center. The plan aims to extend recreation into underprivileged areas and run year round, possibly beyond Shafter city limits.
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Shafter
Bessie Sage
Atlantic Avenue
Martha Cooper
Orange Avenue
Board of County Supervisors
Central Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Bioform Employees Credit Union
Richland
John
Trials Set For Two Shafter Men In Petty Theft Cases
Two jury trials are scheduled in Shafter Justice Court in March. John Warren pleaded not guilty to petty theft and a trial date of March 16 at 9 30 a m was set. Clinton Ford, charged with another petty theft, also pleaded not guilty with a trial date of March 23 at 9 30 a m.
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Shafter Justice Court
John Warren
Clinton Ford
Prison Chaplain to Speak at Luncheon
The Thursday luncheon speaker at the Christian Business Men's Club at the Veteran's Memorial Hall will be Peter Tanis of Cresco, Ia., a former prison chaplain at Cook County, Chicago. Tanis will discuss discipline at home, narcotics and alcohol and end with a word picture of escorting the first condemned prisoner to the electric chair. Max Pearce is the program chairman.
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Christian Business Men’s Club
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Peter Tanis
Cresco
Cook County
Chicago
Tanis
Max Pearce
Shafter Tool Thefts Linked To Modesto Suspects
Two Shafter men and one Modesto man were held in Modesto jail for investigation into thefts of several tool boxes in Shafter and a burglary in Modesto. Victims were Vic Coleman, Robert Merz, and Layton Weidenbach, with tools valued at 500, 346, and 50 dollars. Evidence included a sockets case and a burned toolbox found at the county dump.
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Shafter
Modesto
Modesto County
Vic Coleman
Central Avenue
Robert Merz
Layton ‘Weidenbach
Bob Nixon
Merz
Coleman
Weidenbach
Shafter Youths on Honor Roll at Tabor College
Richard Unruh and Mark Siemens, sons of J. Waldo Unruh and Ernest W. Siemens, along with Wesley Prieb’s list of 85 Tabor College students, are placed on the Dean's Honor Roll for the first semester of the 1965 66 school year for a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
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Shafter
Tabor College
Richard Unruh
J. Waldo Unruh
Madera
Mark Siemens
Ernest W. Siemens
Wasco Avenue
Wesley Prieb
City Board Approves Plant Repairs and Hydrant Purchases
The board approved plans for a new municipal building at the garbage disposal area to replace the burned structure with an estimated nine thousand dollar cost. Repairs on the floating gas dome and miscellaneous plant work were authorized, some by the district crew. A water stand altitude valve and additional valves to regulate pressure were discussed as steps toward even citywide pipe pressure. Hydrants were purchased for two thousand dollars, with bids noted as competitive. The board postponed final insurance decisions until plans and values are completed, and pipe orders were placed for eight and ten inch lines at specified bids.
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Conmerel
Trict
Ratzlaff
Lew. Carport
Tes
Generals Fail To Place in Valley Wrestling Meet
South High School won the Valley wrestling title while B H S came in close. The Rebels took three firsts and the Drillers four as Shafter grapplers Doh Lundgren and Joe Salazar each won their first matches but fell in second bouts.
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South High School
B.H.S
Rebels
Drillers
Shafter
Doh Lundgren
Joe Salazar
Generals
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State Theatre
Explorer Post
Jacob Jacobsen, SR
Great Dane
Jackson
Dalke Brothers
Eleanor Wilson
By Frank Wisner
Ben Grundy
Jackson Street
Dery
Harvey Gaede
Ray Rose
Rose Ah Anvninaaa
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