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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1979
Page
6
The UC Davis study estimates a typical daily diet requires 4,533 gallons of water. Beef and fries with a soft drink use 1,427 gallons for the meal, while milk, fruit, and grains vary. Chickens are most efficient at 815 gallons per pound, eggs 68 gallons. per person this diet totals about 1.64 million gallons yearly.
About 3000 youngsters from 25 Kern school districts are set for the 1979 Kern County Oral Language Festival on March 22 at California State College Bakersfield. The event, organized by Dr Claude Richardson and Dr Alma Swiers, runs 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with judges and hosts drawn from Cal State faculty and local groups.
The Pacific Railroad Society announces Mountain Outing Two on April 28 and 29 with a special excursion train to the Tehachapi Mountains. After the first run on February 7 sold out, the second trip will offer the same features and accommodate those who missed space.
Ted Elrich, a senior at Shafter High School and FFA agronomy team member, was chosen as the 1979 Star Regional Farmer for the San Joaquin area from Merced to Los Angeles. He farms 40 acres of cotton and peppers and is the son of Richard and Pauline Elrich of Rio Bravo.
California cities and counties received a combined 113.4 million from the March allocation of sales and use tax receipts. Shafter noted city shares totaling 26,541.44 while Kern County received 686,810.27 plus 802,802.64 from the county local transportation fund. The board administers the 6 percent tax split 4 percent to state and 1 percent to local entities. Pullman cars named after designer George Pullman.
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