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The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield, California • Page 8

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8 Monday, Oct. 27,1975 Safcrrrfirtfr gal tfnrniatt Bargaining resumes on teacher pact Calif oroiau News Service LAMONT The Lament Teachers Association and the board of education have returned to a meet-and-coofer status after having bees oo a persistent disagreement basis since last June. The teacbers, in a resolution to tbe board, said that doe to prolonged delay and apparent stalling on part of the board and the administration it was found tbe concept of persistent disagreement was unworkable. Tbey, therefore, were withdrawing their request for a fact-finding panel and requesting the board's representatives meet with tbe Certificated Employes Council to resume meet-and-confer sessions. Issuance of contracts to new ers has been held up due to differences on basically six items (1) salary increases, (2) transfer and promotion of teachers.

(J) liaison and communications practices, (4) substitute salaries, (S) class sizes. (6) selection of summer school teachers. Since the original submission of items, two issues class site and substitute salary have either been deleted or agreed on. Four basic issues of contention remain. In tbe salary disagreement an increase of 7 per cent was offered in June, but was rejected by the teachers.

However, the classified staff and the administrative staff did sign In June for the 7 per cent increase. Sempell, board representative, and Carl Brewer, CEC chairman, are continuing to meet and hope to reads agreement soon. Tbe board meets Tuesday evening. Passenger hurt in fatal crash A young Bakersfield woman, injured Saturday night in a collision resulting in the death of btr companion, is reported in satisfactory condition at Kern Medical Center today. She is Volanda Guiterrez, IS.

SJ6 Louella Drive. Sbe was riding in a pickup truck being driven south about 40 to 45 mpfa on Fairfax Road by Gregory John Albi- tree, 10, Rt. 6, Box 67C, 10p.m. Saturday when it collided with a gasoline tank truck, westbound on Panama Lane, driven by Dennis Michael Hafele, St. Altadena.

Highway patrol investigators said appeared Aibitre failed to halt for a stop sign. Hafele said be tried to swerve around tbe other car, but could not avoid the accident. Albitre was pronounced dead on arrival at the medical center. Bicycle Safety Lane to aid pupils Somt of passengers to use Amtrak's first step In Wasco art helped aboard by porttr additional picture, page Amtrak makes first pickups in Wasco CaUfomiaa News Service WASCO The City of Wasco became Amtrack's newest passenger train stop Sunday, when a traisload of guests and Amtrak officials arrived at Wasco punctually at 1:15 p.m. at the Santa Fe Depot.

A celebration was beld at the Wasco Women's Clubhouse following the arrival of the train, with Amtrak representatives welcomed by city officials and the Chamber of Commerce Tbe Cily Council. Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, and several other organization in Wasco worked hard to convince Amtrak officials that a passenger train stop should be made in Wasco. The northbound train departs from Bakersfield at 12:55 p.m., and leaves Wasco at 1:25 p.m. daily, with stops scheduled is Fresno. Merced.

Riverbank. Stockton. Martinet, and Oakland, with a bus hookup available to San Francisco. College junior found guilty of misdemeanors Young driver fights thieves An 18-year-old Bakersfield resident told police tbe stereo unit was stoles from his car wben be was stroogarmed by two men oa Freeway 99 early Saturday. Lawrence Porcbo, address not listed, said he was flagged down by the pair about a half-mile north of California offramp and an altercation occurred during which the pair stole tbe stereo, police report Signe Westland, 71.

reported she was walking in the 19 block of Vernal Place Saturday morning when a boy grabbed her purse and fled with another youth in a car. Her purse contained a small amount of money, she said. Ted Haynes. 13. told money was stolen from bis pocket by an Bidden Ufied person who came op behind him in the 1500 block of Chester Avenue about 12:15 p.m.

Satudsy. A Cal State Bakersfiekl junior has been found guilty of four misdemeanor charges following a four-day trial before Municipal Court Judge Jack Lund Tbe jury's verdict against Joe Champion. 19, came Friday afternoon. fix months after be and three minors got into a hassle with two campus police officers after leaving a dance it tbe Commons building Before the ended all four were booked, the minors at juvenile ball and Champion at the Kern County jail Tbe adult member of the quartet was charged with displaying a firearm, obstructing a peace officer, assaulting campus security guard Joe Smith and grand theft of a firearm He was ra jail five days a lieu of S13.500 bail then gained his freedom when fellow students put up the reduced bail of lowered when the felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors Champion retained the services of Delano attorneys Robert Montgomery and Jeff Randall, who faced deputy district attorney Ron Shumaker when the jury trial began Tuesday. A graduate of McFarland High School.

Champion told the court be and his younger friends had attended the Black Student Union dance the night of April 26. They were talking in Spanish when they left the Commons building and passed the campus guard. Although be does not speak Spanish, Smith alleged be was insulted by a lew words be recognized as derogatory and age tike motor Oic-thouva-j stud- x. luM. Mrfarlarxl wj MO will b-syck sifctv programs in November sn! Virbn Black.

Bakersfield distri-t manager for the Automobile of era California Tbe Bicycle visit 12 elcrn the four in att'-mp! to curb bvw encourage gtvatn drm Bl.ick said Traditionally, the grcip has larpcty the majority of recv vehicle accidents," he vnd "In recent years, however, the LirjeM growth bike a ris hat occurred among aJjUs tboM- 15 to 54 "Since teenagers still are v-ry rr.uoh involved tr, ke JCYI we are that Clemens. Jefferson ar.i pj Avrmie Intermediate schools are included in the schools to be wsiti-d bv the vifttv "Since teenagers still arc very m-jch invohed bike tent statistic are narticaur!) that mens. Jefff-rsm and I 'aim Avmuc Intermediate schools are tn the 'bxils to be the -iy larv t'slng a modified dynamc-mcter. similar Co those used a ihocking mobiles, the Bicycle Safety Lane tests such iTportastt bike safety features wheel and frame altgment. spokes, beanr.es and brakes.

Black said Handlebars, grips, lights, and re- fJertiTs are checked visually at the same time. Literature on bicycle rules the road will be provided to eacb participant Provided annually tn more than 14 cyclists Southern California, this free Hub service stimulates an of safe cycling and alerts students and parents to needed repairs or desirable safety Bl.ick said This is part of bicycle safety programs coordinated by the Mcfarbnd. and Wasco police departments. Dates, times and schools to be visited are Nov 3 1 p.m.. Richland Elementary School.

531 North Shafter Avenue. Shjfter. Nov 4 9a Kern Avenue School. Kern Avenue. McFarland Nov 4 1pm.

Browning Road Elementary School. Browning Road. McFarland Nov 9 am Karl Clemens School. Slh and Broadway. Nov 5 II a St.

John's School. Broadway. Wasco Nov 5 i p.m.. Thomas Jefferson School. 305 Griffith Avenue.

Wasco Nov 6: 9 a.m.. College Heights School. 2551 Sunny Line. Bakersfield Nov 6 ipm. Palm Avenue School.

1017 Pjlm Avenue. Wasco Nov 7 Sam. Colonel Nichols School. 1401 Renegade Avenue. Bakersfield Nov 24: 1 Longfellow School.

12 Lincoln Street. Bakersfield. Nov. 2i 9 am Myra A Noble School. 1015 Noble Avenue.

Bakersfield Nov, 25. Ham. Jefferson School, 815 Lincoln Street. Bakersfield. Hang glider man dies after crash FRESNO (LTD George Powell.

25. Clovls. was killed Saturday wben his hang glider crashed near Tollhouse in the foothills of the Sierra. He suffered severe head injuries and died later at a Fresno hospital. It was the first recorded hang gliding death in Fresno County.

Locked car looted Ray Miller. Ml West Warren Avenue, told sheriff's deputies burglars had broken into his locked car. parked in the 3800 block of Chester Avenue, and taken a musical instrument tuner and a quantity of cosmetics. He estimated total loss at 1525 The southbound train from Hanfnrd arrives la Wasco at J.SS p.m. daily, and arrives In Bakersfield at 4:05 Tbe cost to ride to Bakersfield is 140 for adults, and 70 cents for children 212 years old.

Children under 2 ride free of charge. Amtrak official Jay Lawrence said the train will stop is Wasco regularly. Lawrence informed The Californun tickets may be purchased from the conductor on the train A two-way fare from Wasco to any other cltys on the line costs only S3 more than for way. Wasco will be served by three to live coaches. Lawrence said, with a dining and lounging car included in the train City Manager George Anast expressed hope that "the amount of traffic generated in Wasco will enable Amtrak to continue their service here il i.

I 1 1 THE 76 Subaru Front wheel drive It's it's Come in and see it) NO CATALYTIC COHV1RT1R UtlS ANY KIND OF OAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4 CYLINDER 2 OR 4 DOOR. WAGONS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAGONS INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION RACK AND PINION STEERING JEWEL COLORS GREAT INTERIORS Astronaut selected (rampage? recovery of tbe X-15 after a premature extension of tbe nose gear at near Mach speeds and tbe Legion of Merit (or overall accomplishments is tbe national interest of initial space flights Gen. Stafford, like Rusbworth, began bis association with the AFFTC as a test pilot student to 1958. Following graduation be served as a (light lest training instructor and supervised the student test pilot frying curriculum. In 1962, Stafford was selected by NASA to participate tn Projects Gemini and Apollo.

Subsequently he has togged a total of 907 boars, iS minutes in space and has flows sir space rendervous. From August, USt, until April 1999. be was a student at the Atr Force FJ- perimental Flight Test Pilot School al Edwards Air Force Base Geo. Stafford was selected among tbe second group of astronauts in September 1942 by tbe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo, la December, IMS, he was the ptlot of Gemini VI which was tbe first rendervous la space and helped tn the development teetakpes to prove tbe basic theory and practicality of space rendezvous in June, 19M, be was the commander of Gemini IX and performed three different types of rendenvot induding a deroonstratioo of an early rendervous that would be used is Apollo; tbe first optical rendezvous', and a lunar orbit abort rendezvous, the only rendervous ever performed from overhead Gettiai rX completed its mission with a hand-flown guided reentry following computer outputs and splashed down -38 of a nautical mile from the -irf less than a mile from tbe recovery carrier which is tbe closest achieved of any manned spaceflight From August, 1986, to October, 19(58, be beaded tbe mission planning analysis and software development responsibilities (or tbe astronaut group for Project Apollo. Gen.

Stafford was a member of the group who helped formulate the sequence of missions leading np to the first lunar landing mission He demonstrated and implemented tbe theory of a pclot manually flying the Saturn booster into orbit and the translunar ujection maneuver. Gen. Stafford was commander of Apollo in May 1968 which made the first flight of the lunar module to the moon, performed the first rendezvous around the moon, and performed tbe entire lunar landing mission except the actual landing. He also made reconnaissance and tracking on future Apollo landing sites. walked after them to demand they show identification Tbe three minors had no 1IH ar.J a scuffle ensued Smilh grabbed one of the minors while iwo fled to safely Champion came to the aid of the t.ip lured youth separating the purd In in tm privmer.

the jury le A vcr- ond guard. Bruce MrWinsry, lii stayed the background until point He stepped forward and levrlled TS7 Magnum at PiampiMi Smith again grabbed tbe IT-yur-old Smith radioed for assistance was then one of the other minors returned to tackle guard McWmm-y Irom behind, causing that guard to drop his weapon oo his night of campus duty Tbe back up unit of gu.ird arrived and Champion started to run. by the three minors Tbey got about 20 yards when a shot was fired over th beads and a voire yelled "Bruce, don't shoot." Champion The suspects kept running but were arrested on campus from two to seven hours later. Mary Williams, campus policewoman, testified sbe find the shot Champion denied any ledge of tbe Magnum which was never recovered by investtptfirs Champion alleges be was accuvd fjivh of frr.ir«i theft of a lirearm. displaying a firearm or assaulting Smith He plans to appeal the vcriirl.

he told The Bjkersfnid Califorrjan Accident Iron pagt 7 the amount of air pressure, the drum separated, sending the lid crashing into Eskew's bead. The lid. after striking Eskew, slammed into a catwalk 30 feet above Eskew was pronounced dead at the scene. Garcia, reportedly holding the air hose, was knocked from a stand supporting the three men and the drum, investigators said Crook escaped injury Tbe gin is at Highway 46 and Street in Wasco Weather Irwn page 7 near 52 A warming trend is astictpat ed near the cod of the week. Tbe weather was blamed for two small power outages early today.

Pacific Gas Electnc Co reported A power pole fire south of Peterson Road, a quarter mile cast of Stradlee Road, cut electricity to ail customers in the MrFarlaad area from 3 09 to 5: a The second outage was is the Lakeview area near Copai Road, west of Old River. A company spokeszran described that outage as small and brief No. I Gas chtmplan for 76 cars reported bj B.PA. under normal driving BARBER PONTIAC OVIR 20 YEARS OP BITTIR DIALS AND FINER fEttVICI INTIAC err 500 OAK ST. 1776 KUMBfR I I.

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