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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1973
Page
4
Shafter High School introduces a new basic English program for grades nine and ten for 1973-74. It follows a phased nine week approach with Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary, Oral Communication, Composition and Literature, requiring 20 semester credits for graduation.
Richland students select Cheryl Anderson in eighth grade and Robert Atkinson in seventh grade as Citizens of the Month. Cheryl serves as band secretary and drum major, enjoys writing to pen pals, plays clarinet, and participates in 4-H while in Mrs Lorena Fraleye’s homeroom. Robert, in Fred Swehla’s class, favors science, builds models of cars, and plays tennis.
An Oregon man, arrested for public intoxication at a Friday night football game in Shafter, was released at 3 a.m. and found his car at the high school stadium parking lot had been burglarized. Thieves stole a stereo, tape deck, and tapes from the vehicle.
Billy F. Bell filed a $400000 negligence suit in Superior Court against Studebaker Motor Company. He says a 1953 dump truck backed over him on October 19, 1972 while working a street crew at Tulare Avenue and Mannel Street.
Senator Walter W. Stiern criticizes a statewide reapportionment plan that would move northwestern Kern County into another senate district He seeks to keep Kern County intact arguing the remap would dilute local representation by adding parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties He supports one man one vote but rejects splitting the county and tearing it apart The story notes the California Supreme Court is considering the plan CAMELLIAS The earliest flowering camellias are coming into bloom with tips on selecting varieties for year round bloom
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