Wasco Santa Fe freight derailment injures no one
A Santa Fe freight train derailed near Wasco on a Friday morning, spilling cotton, raisins and wine. Ten flat cars were damaged and about 700 feet of track ripped. Investigators suspect a wheel bearing malfunction. No injuries reported as repair crews, cranes and buses relocated Amtrak passengers.
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Kendig
Wasco
Gary McCain
Bakersfield
Santa Fe
the Tribune
McCain
Fresno
Amtrak
Greyhound Bus
Rancher's Oil announces layoff at local cotton oil plant
Rancher's Oil and its Fresno based affiliate report layoff of about 140 employees at the Shafter Wasco area plant on March 29. The seasonal cutbacks reflect market demand and raw material availability, with management noting the layoff will last while raw cotton oil is moved to market.
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Rancher’s Cotton Oil Company
Fresno
Shafter
Wasco Area
Wesson Oil
Frito Lay
William Burns
Burns
Rapcher’s
Community crime prompts new help for women
In the past two years Shafter saw few sexual assault cases but nearby communities report more. Awareness of crimes and victim support has grown, leading to new help services for women becoming available.
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Shafter
Help for victims elevates rape awareness and hotline services
Rape Counseling Service expands statewide with 24 hour Kern County hotline in Bakersfield and Fresno lectures. Officials report heavy demand, with 14 rapes reported in Wasco Shafter area in 1983 and 32 rapes in Kern County for February mid March. Volunteers rue staffing shortages while education programs fight myths.
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Rape Counseling Service
RCS
U.S
Kern County
Bakersfield
Wasco-Shafter
Sheriff's Office
Wasco
Susan Gillman
Gillman
Accident yields 250000 pot in ramshackle motorhome
A 1960 Winnebago motorhome crashed near Lost Hills at 9 a.m. Sunday, rolled upright, with top removed and driver fled. Deputies found sixteen bags containing marijuana totaling about 25 smaller bags each, valued at roughly $250,000. Vehicle owner Guadalupe Salinas of Porterville said it was sold weeks earlier. officials conduct ongoing search and evidence analysis.
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Winnebego
Lost Hills
Cal-Trans
Wasco
Kern County
Jess Acebedo
Guadalupe Salinas
Porterville
Rape Attempt Leaves Scars In Shafter Night
A reserve police officer aided a young woman after a 2 a.m. assault near Richland and a school. The victim, found naked from the waist down in bushes, faced trauma and emotional damage. Officer Couch notes danger, urges preparedness, and cites myths and facts about rapists and assault patterns.
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Jan Couchya
Shafter
Shafter City Planner resigns as swap meet eyed
The Shafter City Council met Monday March 26 in City Hall. Health Fair Week was proclaimed and the Shafter Health Fair set for April 28 at Richland Primary School. City Planner Fred Goodrich resigns effective April 4 1984 to take a position with Sacramento.
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Shafter
Richland
Loyd Link
Fred Goodrich
Goodrich
Sacramento
Tenants Face Rent Hikes At Tropicana Village Shafter
Mid March notices to Tropicana Village Apartments tenants on Los Angeles Street in Shafter reveal rent increases effective May 1 1984. The complex built with FHA funds previously offered subsidized rents but now some tenants may pay over twice their former amount. Owners Jack Colvard Jay Atkinson and Mike Hawkins financed the project with an FHA loan, then moved to conventional financing. Atkinson and Colvard defend the structure as fair market value though they acknowledge disputed parity amid adjustments and subsidies. Continued discussion referenced.
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Tropicana Village
Los Angeles Street
Shafter
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Tulare Arms
Jack Colvard
Jay Atkinson
Kern County
Mike Hawkins
Fhma
Atkinson
Colvard
Rape Victims Speak On Long-Term Trauma And Abuse
The passage notes offenders often know or observe victims and plan attacks. It states both men and women can be sexually assaulted and that wives may be raped by husbands. It emphasizes lasting trauma with examples of clients haunted for decades.
No one knows what this crime does to the human spirit
A fragmentary report includes quotes from Susan Gillman about the impact of crime on the human spirit. It cites RCS crime prevention tips such as securing doors and windows, demanding identification at the door, and not inviting strangers inside. The text also advises notifying someone when calling for service and cautions about using a full name in the telephone book.
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Kern County
Denise Bartlett
Fresno Rcs
RCS
Er Raneviny Tae Congoative
Susan Gillman
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