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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1969

Page

17

Compton Seeks Aid for Study

Compton plans a $50,000 federal grant request from Housing and Urban Development to study buying several small water companies near the city. The Compton Water Department serves 51,000 residents, while 11 small companies serve 25,000 in Compton and 40,000 more outside the city in annexed areas. Estimated purchases could exceed $6 million with up to 90 percent funded by the federal government.

Compton Federal Department of Housing and Urbain Development James ©. Johnson Johnson

Bids Sought for Five Mile Orange Freeway Segment

Bids asked for a five mile section of the eight lane Orange Freeway in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. About 13.425 million dollars is allotted for a new alignment from near the Orange-Los Angeles county line to the Pomona Freeway Route 60 near Industry. A 22 foot median separates opposing lanes and 10 foot paved shoulders border the segment. Bids to be opened in Los Angeles on January 29 with completion expected late 1974.

Orange Los Angeles Orange-Los Angeles County Pomona Industry Angeles

Court Plans Jail Release Without Bail Experiment

Santa Ana Municipal Court will start a year long trial to release some accused persons without bail if they seem suitable. An investigator will review backgrounds and recommend releases on personal appearance guarantees. If successful it may spread to other Santa Ana courts to reduce jail population.

Grange County Santa Ana Paul G. Mast Iich Mast

Bids Opening for Major Storm Drain Project

Bids will be opened today on a storm drain project costing about 6.5 million dollars. The work covers about three miles of large-diameter pipe in Torrance Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, affecting Harbor Sara Anita 190th Beryl Pacific Coast Highway Flagler Rindge Pullman Slauson Harriman Anza Henrietta Avenes lanes. Supervisor Kenneth Hatin provides the details.

Torrance Redondo Beach Hermosa Beach Harbor and Sara Drives Anita 190Th Beryl Pacific Coast ‘Highway Flagler

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