Flood control channels eyed for transit system
County officials and transit planners explore using 500 miles of flood control channels parallel to freeways as a partial path to a mass transit system. Savings on right of way costs, weather challenges, and channel locations shape the feasibility, with voter funding and federal study pending.
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California
Don Nichols
County Flood Control Department
Army Corps of Engineers
John Shaver
State Department of Transportation
Board of Supervisors
Congress
Corps of Engineers
RTD
Southland
Los Angeles River
Compton
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Sepulveda Basin
San Fernando Valley
Nichols
RTC
Shaver
Critical Need for Area Blood Donors Emphasized
Dr. Malcolm C. Todd AMA president and Mrs. Francis M. Lowry led a blood drive at Greater Long Beach Red Cross urging donations in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The program targets 230 area hospitals with six of every hundred potential donors currently giving. A Friday special drawing runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Red Cross headquarters.
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AMA
Malcolm C. Todd
Red Cross
Francis M. Lowry
Dorothy Metoxen
Long Beach
American Medical Association
Moriday
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Greater
Todd
Bip
Orange County
America
Chicago
CHP offers temporary auto safety check for Labor Day travel
The California Highway Patrol will host a limited auto safety inspection drive through Friday. Lt. Edwin Main says volunteers can enter inspection lanes at several Los Angeles area locations. Discrepancies found may require immediate corrections and certification within 14 days, including smog devices.
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California Highway Patrol
Edwin Main
Santa Fe Springs
Lt. Main
Main
Cerritos College Offers Special Spanish Course for Careers
The language department introduces Spanish for Careers a fall course for health care education and law enforcement workers. No prereq. Instructor Robert Rojas says the class uses visual and audio aids to help those in contact with Spanish speakers communicate better. Sessions run Tuesdays 7 to 10 p.m. starting Sept. 10.
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Forega
Cerritos College
Robert Rojas
Hospital Patients Fund Help for Sleep Loss Due to Pain
Medical evidence shows Excedrin PM can aid sleep for patients with pain. A clinical test at a New York hospital indicated relief from sleep difficulties without habit formation or prescription-hangover risks. If sleep is disrupted by pain, Excedrin PM is marketed as available without prescription wherever pain relievers are sold.
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New Ya
Pis Tiants
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Southern California
Perry Davis
Kent Henderson
Buck Lanier
Imperial Highway
Brookshire Avenue
Downey
Beach Boulevard
Rosecrans Avenue
la Mirada
Telegraph Road
Shoemaker Avenue
Nogales Street
Pomona Freeway
Rowland Heights
Glenn Bracken
Pacific Coast Highway
Subaru
Long Beach Blvd
Atlantic Boulevard
Cargon Eveats
Orange
Huntington Beach
Costa Mesa
Encino
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