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Published on 07/06/1998 All articles from this issue

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25 years ago in the Town Crier

As reported in the July 18, 1973, issue of the Town Crier, improvement projects for all three schools in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District were authorized by the board of trustees on July 9, 1973.

Projects included in the improvements were an industrial arts wing at Los Altos High, needed paving at all the high schools and the corporation yard and purchase and installation of bleachers at the Mountain View High School football field.

Kitchen skills were being acquired during summer 1973 by nine- and 10-year olds enrolling in "Science of Cooking" classes at Almond School. Concoctions created included scrambled eggs, apricot balls and different kinds of drinks, such as chocolate milk and punches.

At the end of each cooking session, the students discussed what they saw and learned and they analyzed the results. In less scientific terms, it boiled down to whether they liked their creations or not.

El Camino Hospital directors approved the fiscal 1973-74 budgets as recommended by the staff. Approved operating expenses for the year were $16,999,000, with the largest chunk of more than $10 million going to personnel expenses. Long-range capital expenditures totaled $9,535,000.

The board also approved the El Camino Hospital Auxiliary's budget for the next year, totaling $45,690.

50 years ago in the Los Altos News

As reported in the July 15, 1948 issue of the Los Altos News, apricot growers in the Santa Clara Valley were facing a severe financial loss, according to the Santa Clara County Farm Bureau. Opening canners' prices were being quoted at $65 a ton, considerably under the $82 a ton which had been the previous year's price. The cost of growing apricots in July 1948 was $92.41 per ton, the farm bureau said, and growers were becoming panicky. Apparently, the expected bumper crop had brought the prices down.

The Los Altos School District was not included in the 1948 state building fund allocations of $35 million for needy school districts because the local bond issue election came too late to allow its inclusion.

However, the school board decided to go ahead with the originally planned program for schools to be located at Loyola and North Los Altos. The Hillview additions had received state approval. Local architect Lawrence Gentry was proceeding with working plans for the schools.

- Ellen Shaw of the Los Altos History House Association