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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1977
Page
6
A discussion on conflicts of interest for school district employee trustees who vote on salaries and collective bargaining. It argues for abstention when personal interests could bias decisions and emphasizes integrity and fairness as standards for trustees.
Congressman Bill Ketchum denounces the Ethics Bill as a sham masquerading as reform. He cites Clerk of the House audits showing members misusing public funds for tuxedos clubs and liquor, urging real reform and outside audits.
A confidential alert to arrest Moise Torrijos if he steps in the United States is reported amid Panama Canal talks. Moise Torrijos, once linked to smuggling, is now in Spain as Panamanian ambassador, with reports of involvement in Spanish heroin trafficking denied by the embassy. The piece also notes a Mexican drug money laundering crackdown and evolving US-Soviet relations under Carter and Brezhnev.
Paul Harvey Neus notes a budding trend as people cancel cards and a national Creditors Anonymous style group, the National Foundation for Consumer Credit with 209 agencies, offers counseling and repayment plans to curb runaway spending. The Harveys canceled rarely used cards to avoid monthly fees.
Readers dispute a cited 6 percent raise for classified staff, saying 4.8 percent was the actual offer and that negotiations are at impasse. The letter cites SB 160, notes no right to strike, and hopes a state arbitrator will resolve the contract stalemate while warning of broader financial caution.
The Bakersfield Courier recounts Warren Frazier’s nine hour, perilous descent of the Kern River gorge before Isabella Dam. He navigated 13 miles from the mouth with a rope and staff, climbing vertical walls, braving 10 to 15 foot drops, and swimming past perilous sections to reach the canyon mouth exhausted but triumphant.
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