Proposition 7 Supported By Labor
California labor groups and leaders pushed Yes on 7 to curb unemployment and sustain state construction. Bill Bramstedt cited broad labor support from the AFL CIO California Labor Federation COPE San Francisco and Los Angeles building trades councils plus regional unions and representatives backing Proposition 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
William F
Bill) Bramstedt
Cochairman
Californians
Bramstedt
California Labor Federation
Afl-Cio California Building A Construction Trades Council
California Labor Council On Political Education
COPE
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
Los Angeles Building and Construction Trades Council
Ventura County Building & Construction Trade Council
Afl-Cio
Edward L. Brown
Stockton
Roofers Union
Norvell McClellan
Lodi
Carpenters
Neal R. Munden
John M. Owen
San Joaquin County Building Trades Council
William C. Rice
Painters
Harry Bigarani
San F Francisco
District Council of Painters
PTA Leader Roles Highlight Mrs Prout’s Community Work
Mrs Prout chaired and staffed the PTA Carnival ticket booths and summer teen center. She represented the club in the Halloween Parade as a clown and served as reservations chair for the summer board meeting in Shafter. She coached girls baseball for three years and will serve a second term as PTA third vice president overseeing the Carnival and Barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Community club honors longtime officer at installation
The reception committee and program committee led the 8th grade graduation efforts and the corgages serving at the reception. Mrs Prout active in St Therese Altar Society Cub Scout work in Shafter organizing new packs and training leaders. Mrs Ratzlaff honored at installation with a money tree and charm bracelet plus a year-press book detailing club activities under her guidance.
Farmers Must Join Hands to Market Products
Walter Tindell of Blue Anchor, Inc. urges progressive farmers to unite in cooperative marketing to improve returns. The piece argues for consumer orientation, quality standards, and strong farmer control, noting cooperatives already handle about 20 percent of California fresh deciduous fruit and grapes. Survival hinges on year round marketing through cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Tindell
Blue Anchor, Inc
Cooperative Marketing Association
California
Philos
Tindell
Shafter DMV Plans Hours to Improve Driving Tests
Officials urge morning scheduling to reduce delays at the Shafter DMV office. Matthews notes many applicants arrive at peak hours, slowing staff. By planning ahead and taking time in the morning, applicants gain smoother service and quicker processing. The piece also describes Huron South Dakota receiving honorary city of the week status from Vietnam's MACV Communications Center in Saigon.
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Shafter
Matthews
Sharhrehour
Shafter Dmv
DMV
You
Huron
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Vietnam
Military Assistance Command Communications Center
Saigon
United States
Huron Area
New Census Survey Measures Dual Job Holding
The Census Bureau will conduct a regional survey the week of May 17 to measure how many people hold more than one job and hours worked at each job. Interviews will be conducted with a scientifically selected sample of households in conjunction with the monthly employment survey. Florence Keyser and Dorothy Hoffman from Bakersfield will interview local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter
Jack Nikkel
Charles Herrington
Bill
Jean) Rivers
Buttonwillow
Rivers
Leonard C. Isley
Bureau of the Census
Los Angeles
U.S
Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Florence B. Keyser
Dorothy J Hoffman
Bakersfield
Reminder to File Senior Tax Aid Claims Opens May 16
Assemblyman William M. Ketchum announced that residents aged 65 or older may file for Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance from May 16 to October 15. Forms and pamphlets are available in his Bakersfield district office, with English and Spanish materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Ketchum
Bakersfield
H Stréét
Sulite
Ketchum
Cleanup permits proposed for State highway work
Readers urged to obtain permits before organized litter pickups on California highways. The Division of Highways offers bags and signs. contact 1352 W Olive Ave Fresno to apply. Letters also discuss Santa Fe track repairs delaying crossings and local life in Mexico.
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Division of Highways
California State Division of Highways
Olive Avenue
Fresno
Santa Fe
Seventh Standard Road
Public Utility
Comm
Jim Albright
Shafter Fayner
Cigarette Tax Funds Distribute to Kern County and Shafter
State Controller Houton I. Flournoy announced an April apportionment of 8,382,323 from the Cigarette Tax Fund. Kern County received 43,326.55 and Shafter City 2,385.75, with the 58 counties totaling 1,553,422 and cities 6,828,901. The distribution equals 30 percent of March revenue minus 30 percent of administrative costs under 1969 legislation.
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Sacramento
Houton I. Flournoy
Kern County
Shafter City
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Harold F. Schuetz
L. A. Camp
Aed Shafter
Toronto
Canada
Jacuzzi Board of
Mr. Schuetz
Iterh
Jacuzzi
Labor
Jack
June) Nikkel
Charles
Paula) Herrington
Teresina Mitchell
Kenneth
Vivian) Wegie
Geraldine Lytle
Lordon
America
Weed
Gould
Richard Johnson, Jr
Talk of
the Town
R. H. Ramey
E. L. Tiedemann
Fielder
Jerry W. Fielder
State Department of Agriculture
Kern County Grocers Association
la Ramada
Lawson’s
Mexico
Fed
U. S. Morey
México
States
Ray Wiley
Begonias Torreon Jardin
Col Torreon
Coahuila
Shafter, Kern
Walker
Calif
George Globe
Union Dental
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Fairview
Habla Espanol
18Th & K Sts
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