Federql Aid Projects . . .

The Norwalk-La Mirada City School District of Los Angeles, Calif., has received a $56,440 CFAdvance to finance planning for construction of an l8-classroom intermediate sc rool in La Mirada at $1,168,893 cost. Refer: James D. Simpson, administrative assistant, 12820 S. Pioneer Blvd., Norwalk, Calif.; Project No. Calif.-4-P-3226. Ilellevue, King county, Washington, has received a $121,278 CFAdvance for final planning for construction of a storm-clrainage system to cost an estimated $2,454,500. Refer: City N{anager W.. W. Kerrnerly; Projcct No. Washington-45-P-30J1.

'Ihe Oregon ]]oard of Higher Education has received a $36,400 federal grant to finance preparation of plans for growth and development of Astoria, Dallas, Gladstone, Klamath Falls, Oswego, Penclleton, Roseburg, Seaside and Umati'l'la. Refer: Herman Kehrli, ilirector, Bureau of I'funicipal Research and Service, University of Oregon, Ii,ugene, Ore.

The Defense Department submitted to Congress, May l, a $1,684,361,000 military construction request including $77,247,004 for Calilornia projects. In Southern California, the largest amount was asked by the Navl' for the Point Magu-Cooke AFB missile-testing center, $13,841,000, which would also finance test faci'lities at Point Arguello and San Nicolas Island. The Navy also asked $500,000 to protect the Long Beach Naval Shipyard from subsidence damage. Other Navy reques,ts were: Camp Pendleton-$5,138,000 for barracks, ,repair facilities, water wells and LVT camp; Santa Ana Marine Corps air facility-$2,158,000 for aircraft parking apron; Corona-$S10,0O0 for guided missile fuse-testing facilities; Twentynine Palms Marine Base--$241,000 for maintenance shops, and Cihina Lake Naval Ordnance Testing Station-$129,000 for maintenance facilities. Air Force requests included: March AFB-$3,344,000 for supply, operational and training facilities, utilities and purchase of real estate; Edwards AFB-$981,000 for research, development and test facilities (the Air Force's first space-flight training school will begin at Edwards this summer); Norton AFB-$658,000 for supply facilities, and Oxnard AFB-$122,000 for medical facilities.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-T,he llniversity of Utah was approved a $3,050,000 CFA loan for construc,ti,on of student housing on the cam,pus lrere. The project at the 7,92l-enrollment school will include twenty-four, 2-stor5' bu,ildings with 272 apartments for married students and families, three 2-story dormito'ries for single women students, conmunity building with offices and maintenance shop. The new apartment buildings will replace 301 wartime structur€s to be demolishecl. Refer: Dr. A. Ray Olpin, president; Project No. Utah 42-CH-7-(D).

Vallejo, Calif.-This one-time capital of California and seat of the Mare Isla'nd Nav."* Yard on the Strait of Carquinez has received HHFApproval of its workable progrram to eliminate slums and blight. Much temporary walhousing is being removed and the Marina Vista urban renewal project is in final planning stages. The 83.S-acre area with 464 dwellings and 105 n,o,n-residential structures will be cleared under the Vallejo Redevelopment A'gency. Families will be moved into standard dwellings.

Mills, Wyoming.-This oil town has received a $175,000 CFA loan toward financing a $197,500 sanitary sewerage system. Refer: Mayor George Sword. Projec't No. PFL-VI-48-1.

Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole has approved the worka,ble program for elimination of slums and blight submitted by Sunnyvale, Santa Clara county, Calif. The city, 10 miles from San Jose, has grown rapidly flom agricultural center to a community of modern homes and industrialization. The Sunnyvale Redevelopment Agency has applied to tlie Urban Renewal Administration for a planning advance and capital grant for a 130-acre project area surrounding the central business district. A revised zoning ordinance was scltecluled for completion ,by July and revisions of subdivision regu'lations 'by September. Inspection of all dwellings erected since 1947 will be carried out under housing code standards.

FHA Section 221 mortgage insurance may be used to finance up to 50 units of low-cost private ho,using in Stockton, Calif., to help rehouse families displaced by the East Stocktou urban renewal project. HHFAdministrator Co e specified that at least 30 of fhe runits should 'be provided by new construction.

Community Facilities Administration Commissioner John C. Hazeltine has approved a $17,580 CFAdvance to the Sequoia Union High School District of San Mateo county' Calif., for preliminary planning for construction of an addition to the Woodside High school. The estimated $1,018,496 project is sched'uled to start in January 1959 and consists of .52,000 sq. ft. to accommodate 700 pupils in 15 classrooms, three science rooms, shop, mechanical drawing room, domestic science and art units. Refer: Rex H. Turner, district superintendent; Project No. Calif. 4-P-3227.

A $2,750,000 CFA loan was approved to the University of Califor- nia for construction on the Los Angeles campus of a 5-lcvel addition and alterations to 30-year-old Kerkhoff Hall at $.5 million cost. Addition w-ill include dining faci'lities, loungc, recreation units ancl stu<lcnt stoles. Refer: Robert X[. Unrlerhill, secrctary-treasurer; Projcct No. Calif. 4-CH-38-(S).

The Collegc of Idaho, Caldwell, has reccived a 9150,000 Cl,'A loan for construction of a one-story stu(lent union builrlilg with caieteria, bookstore, snack bar, lounge, rccreation an<l meeting roonrs. ReIcr: Dr. l'onr E. Shearer, presiclent; Project No. Iclaho l0-CH-.;-(S).

Los Angeles, Calif., took one of the final steps towarcl cxecutiorr of its 130-acre "llunker Hi11" urban r-enewal project lvith final ap_ proval of plans by HHFAdministrator Albert \I. Cole. Ar>tror,-al wa_s a prerequisite to application b}. Los Angeles for a $SZ,;ir+,ZttZ federal loan and a $15,469,203 capital grant with which to ca'r.rv oui the project. Involvecl i'the reclcvelopment atljace't to the cit-v's ^'ntral business district are cleara'cc ancl nerv rcsiclc,ces. The aica contains 5,087 dwelling units, most of which a'e substa.dartl. Fa'rilies living there will be offered relocation. Ultirnate total in'estrneni in the rerlevelopment project is expectccl to hit 9315.000.()00.