Shafter Generals Set to Defend South Sequoia League Title
After a 3-2 pre league run the Shafter Generals prep for defending their South Sequoia League football crown against Garces Friday. Losses to Highland and San Joaquin Memorial exposed flaws but gains in recent games show potential. A strong finish hinges on disciplined play to counter costly mistakes from earlier matchups.
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Shafter Generals
Garces
Shafter
Memorial
Generals
Highland
Temperatures Edge Upward in Shafter
Weekend highs reached 90 on Sunday and 98 on Monday in Shafter while nightly lows hovered around 40. Readings marked the coldest since April 18, with the highest 69 recorded Tuesday of last week at the USDA Cotton Research Station.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Route 43 Improvement Could Begin in March 1974
Work on State Route 43 between Shafter and Wasco may start in March 1974 if bids proceed after December advertising. Federal Highway Administration timing and environmental review could alter the schedule, with project completion projected in about one year. Absentee ballots are being issued for the November 6, 1973 election. applications require a signed personal request and home address.
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Shafter
Wasco
Vera K. Gibson
Kern County Civic Center
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
Lewis Carroll
Department of Transportation
J. M. Dennen
Office of
Federal Highway Administration
Dennen
Bill Ketchum condemns 1974 seat belt interlock rule
Congressman Bill Ketchum says the ignition interlock requirement for 1974 cars tramples personal rights. He notes the system prevents starting a vehicle if front seat occupants are unbelted and adds about $50 cost to buyers without consent.
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Bill Ketchum
Department of Transportation
United States
Ketchum
Margaret Greene Named Kern County Teacher of the Year
Richland trustees announced Monday night that Margaret Greene, a sixth grade teacher in Richland, was chosen as Kern County Teacher of the Year by a county committee of retired teachers. It marks the first Richland teacher to win the honor, though the award was tempered by news of removing two giant pines in front of the administration building.
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Richland
Margaret Greene
Kern County
Peterson
al Sandrini
Lou Sutton
Richland Teachers Association
Kathy Prout
PTA
Tax ordinance calm on Shafter sales tax rise
City Clerk Bill Johnston says the Uniform Local Sales Tax Ordinance No. 221 in the Shafter Press is state required, not an tax increase. City also adopts a resolution for a state compliance agreement while planning school reorganization and staff additions.
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Bill Johnston
The
Shafter Press
Shafter
Public reaction quotes on Nixon resignation and Agnew
Citizens from Shafter share varied views on the resignation and political ethics. Some defend leaders as hardworking despite scandal while others condemn corruption and express broader disappointment in government.
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Reagane Protion 1
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority
Shafter City
Police Administration
Jack Colvard
Bill Cummings
Ben Grundy
Bill Banks
Richard Larson
Mrs. Greene
Evron Barber
Barber
John Peterson
Richeland
Donna Lynch
Dorothy Woodard
Brenda Johnson
Guadalupe Ramos
Joyce Ridge
Amelia Garcia
Florine Johnson
Jeanie Pimentel
Gail Alvidrez
Joy Wood
Janeen Guest
Rheba Ummel
Jerry Schaefer
Shafter Restaurant
Pat Kelly
Shafter Insurance
Agnew
Ferrelene Zachary
Theresa Pacheco
Shafter Bank
Callaboose
Jack Hambaroff
Western Auto
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