Shafter Festival News Highlights and Impeachment Debate
Proceedings discuss Watergate impeachment timing and Nixon court rights. Shafter hosts the 17th Achievement Banquet honoring 75 students from local schools. Queens Float wins best organizational entry trophy in the festival parade.
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City of
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Choestar Anne Zachary
Carla Crawford
Vicki Bender
Sheryl McGinty
Mary Lopez
Nikkel Iron Works
Scout-O-Rama 74 set in Shafter May 18
Northern District scouts from the Southern Sierra Council invite the public to Scout-O-Rama 74 at Stringham Park Shafter on Saturday May 18 from noon to 4 p.m. The event features contests in uniform, prizes, and demonstrations to show boys growing into future leaders.
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Scout-O-Rama
Shafter
Southern Sierra Council
Stringham Park
Tom Almberg
Eric Almberg
George Paulson
Southern Sierra Council of Boy Scouts
Bakersfield
Carl Welle
Richland Music Building
Open House for Assemblyman Gonzales in Shafter
An open house for voters in Shafter and nearby areas to meet Assemblyman Rn Gonzales will be at 259 Ellmones on Saturday May 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. The event is organized by the Shafter Committee to Reelect Gonzales led by chairwoman Mrs. Dorie Miller and co-chairman John Acosta.
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Shafter
Ben Grundy
Grundy
Wasco
Pasadena
Steve Cronquist
Scout-O-Rama
William Prout
North Kern
Rod Middleworth
Edward Hiett
Delano
Herb Schmidt
Prout
America
Boypower
Gonzales
Elmones
Dorie Miller
John Acosta
Shafter Sees High of 80 As Cool Front Arrives
Weekend cooling brings Shafter temperatures down from 99 last Wednesday to 80 for Monday. Overnight lows ranged from 48 to 60 as readings were recorded at the USDA Cotton Research Station, reflecting a milder week ending Monday.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Council Hears Complaint Over Carnival License Fees
Shafter council hears merchants protest a carnival did not pay the $250 per day business license. City officials note non profits are exempt, while Legion backed event aims to boost local economy. The panel also reviews ordinance, plans for next year, and approves several city actions.
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Shafter
Jim
John Thomas
Wayne Wood
Thomas Brothers
al Mortimore
The
American Legion
Mortimore
Wood
Lewis Carroll
Bob Nixon
Dick Larson
Great Western
Nixon
the Legion
Legion
Don Little
Pentecostal
Animal Humane
Joe Cooper
New City
Carroll
Arvin
Shafter Potato Cotton Festival Parade Draws Thousands
Thousands lined Shafter streets for the four day Potato and Cotton Festival parade with marching bands, antique cars, floats, horse drawn carriages, and youth groups. Parade officials reported 10 000 to 15 000 spectators as Great Western Shows opened a four day carnival and local police ensured streets were clear for the event.
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Shafter
Clifford Ratzlaff
Great Western
Arty Feil
Fights at Shafter Carnival Lead to Police Scramble
Shafter police fought to avert planned fights between Shafter and Wasco youths during a long weekend. A Wasco man and two Wasco juveniles were arrested for carrying concealed weapons including a four foot chain, a 16 inch blade knife, and a pipe with chain and lock. Separate arrests included two Buttonwillow youths and a 20-year-old for disturbing the carnival peace as a clash erupted while officers attempted to arrest a 15-year-old for fighting.
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Shafter
Wasco Area
Wasco
Jesse Hernandez Cruz
Cruz
Buttonwillow
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Jack) Frost
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