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Title: July 16, 1969 Collection Type: Newspapers Collection Name: Nevada County Nugget Published: July 16, 1969 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Physical Format: Newspaper # of Pages: 12 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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Original Held At: Doris Foley Library Location: 211 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959

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2 : et Dome tie Wednesday, July 16, 1969 The Nevoda County Nugoer 7 Big freeway job is progressing MR Bi og RR eeTHE FREEWAY THROUGH Grass Valley, which joins the Nevada City portion at . ; ee vstonencconesens Brunswick Road, will open by Thankswecies giving Day, according to Richard Nemetz G of Granite Construction Co., the prime contractor. The five miles of freeway has a price tag of-over $7 million, has 11 bridges and has caused tons of granite rock and dirt to be moved. When completed, the freeway will speed traffic between the Gold Cities, but now its construction phase creates a lot of snarls both in traffic and from motorists' tempers. To show how the work of moving earth and making a four-lane divided pavement is progressing, the aerial’ photo above was taken. This shot was taken looking toward Grass Valley from Hills Flat. The photo to the right is of the newlyopened overcrossing at Empire Street. Stamps could up purchases $50,000 Grass Valley sets pre-registration spending for food in order to Vernon Bond, Superintendent of Grass Valley Schools, anschool should be brought to The food stamp program which Participants are not reschool at the time of registrawill begin in Nevada County Aug. maintain a nutritionally adestricted as to the kinds and nounced today that 3, eg a 1, may result in an increase of quate low ‘cost diet. No two amounts of foods they buy, withPFe-registration per Bo Brena m roe more than $50,000 in food purfamilies are alike. in limits. ee ee eee into Kinder yarten chases within the coming year. On a national average, howIn the Food Stamp Act‘of 1964 e held the week of July 14 for entrance g Authorized families are those who apply to the Nevada County ever, participating families receive $100 in food coupons for that established the program (it had been conducted on a trial from 1;30 4:30 each day. The registration will take and 6 years old on or before December 1, 1969 for entrance ; Elementary in the First Grade. Department of Public Social each $60 they spend. basis since 1961incertaincounPlace at Hennessy Services and are certified for The se come in $2 and ties), "eligible foods" were deaevonls = * a red. conversion of their cashre59 cent denominations. Theyare fined. These included any food are Fanies e sources for food into food stamp coupons, ‘(A household does not necessairly have to be receiving welonly half the amount forthefirst . which are identified on the packenrollment and to avoid opening. fare to be eligible for food jponth. age as being imported, and meat oy eee # stamps, The coupons are usédlike and meat products that are imen may be register _ It*makes no difference what als explained. is. standards set. by the United States Department of Agriculand how much’ they: shouldbe ’ purchased monthly or semimonthly and participants in the program for the first time pay cash. For total purchases that are not even amounts, the customer can either pay the change required or receive a credit slip from the grocer for amounts less than 49 cents,°""° with their food budgets, or food products for human consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, those foods ported. In many counties where the "program is in operation, classes in nutrition and food buying are conducted to help participants are urged to register their children now to assist school officials in planning for next year's at any time for the remainder of the summer by coming to the District. Office also located at Hennessy School. ' A-transfer form or a report ~ * card from the child's previous