Johnston Gets Leave After Training at Sheppard AFB
Airman John C Johnston son of Mr and Mrs Fred Johnston is expected home this week on leave after completing technical training at Aircraft Loadmaster School Sheppard AFB Texas He joined the Air Force in June 1979 after a year at Bakersfield College and is a 1979 Shafter High School graduate He took basic training at Lackland AFB but missed a prior leave
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John C. Johnston
Fred Johnston
Sheppard Airforce Base
Texas
Johnston
Air Force
Bakersfield College
Shafter High School
Lackland Air Force Base
State Controller reports July motor vehicle fee distribution
Kenneth Cory announced that $58,372,105 was distributed to cities and counties from motor vehicle license fees. Kern County received $493,662 and Shafter $11,198 as part of July 1979 allocations from the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account. The report explains the $2 per $100 motor vehicle market value excise tax replacing local property tax.
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Kenneth Cory
Cory
Kern County
Shafter
Red Cross praised amid veterans' critique in Ann Landers column
Reader letters recount WWII veterans who felt Red Cross charged for coffee and lodging overseas while Salvation Army offered free aid. Ann Landers explains context, noting overseas clubs operated at a loss and that accusations of profiteering were unfounded. Includes guidance and contact for alcoholism booklet.
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Ann Landers
American Red Cross
Ann
Stockton
Claudette
Houston
Johnny
Wichita Falls
Red Cross
Salvation Army
G.I. Joe
Joe
United States
U.S
Stimson
U.S. Army
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
Furman chairs Mediterranean slide show for Kiwanis
Steve Furman of Furman and Wilson Farms gave Shafter Kiwanis a color slide show on his Mediterranean cruise visiting fourteen famous cities. He flew from Los Angeles to London then Venice aboard the Golden Odyssey with 400 passengers and 200 crew, cruising to Split Dubrovnik Corfu Mykonos Izmir Ephesus Istanbul Bucharest Odessa Yalta Piraeus and Athens before returning to London and home. The trip covered over 3000 miles and featured photos of scenery buildings and people, with comments on Tito era Yugoslavia and Soviet passports Intourist rules.
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Steve Furman
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Steve
Furman and Wilson Farms
Shafter
Kiwanis
Yugoslavia
Tito
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Shafter Press
Datsun
Furman
SON Shine
Mike McCutchan
Mykonos
Greece
Izmir
Ephésus
St. Paul
Istanbul
Turkey
Constantia
Bucharest
Romania
Odessa
Yalta
Piraeus
Athens
London
Russia
Bakersfield
Chuck Klassen
Merly
NAPA
Napa Farm
National Fleet
S. Shafter Avenue
CFB
Community First Bank
James Shafter
Buttonwillow
1St
Main St
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