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San Diego: General, 1970

 File — Box: 280, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, reports, bulletins, news letters & memos with emphasis on City and County government. Examples are: Stapled copy of corresp. from Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) to Roger F. Honberger (Dep. Adm. Officer, S.D. County) (12/16/70) & copy of “Management Report to the Board of Supervisors” (vol. 1, no. 5, 12/4/70) re/ special interest of Congressman Wilson in “Wildfire Prevention;” stapled packet containing letter from Paul Tsompanas to Roger F. Honberger (S.D. County) (12/10/70) & copies of “Management Report to the Board of Supervisors” (vol. 1, nos. 1-4, 10/9/70-11/4/70); 1 copy of the Port Improvement, Assoc., Inc.’s “Wednesday Report “ (12/9/70) re/ politics, National City, scrap & steel processing, embarcadero planning, etc.; copy of constituent corresp & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Nov.-Dec. 1970) re/ low income rentals, increase in taxes & crowded schools; 2 copies of City of San Diego’s Population and Land Use Bulletin (7/1/70); 4 copies of San Diego County’s Planning Data (no. 3 & no. 4, 9/1 & 10/1/70); 2 copies of The Union-Tribune Index (vol. XXI, no. 9, Sept. 1970); stapled packet (10/7/70) containing “application for $542,000 grant from the National Highway Safety Bureau...[&] for $200,000 grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration...a one page summary of the total project, and...a few ideas...” from Roger F. Honberger; copy of corresp. from Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Casteel & Congressman Wilson’s reply (10/70) re/ street improvement assessment in La Mesa creates hardship for resident; copy of corresp. from Frank De Rollo & Congressman Wilson’s reply (9/70) re/ 70th Street improvement in La Mesa that causes hardship for resident; 1 copy of San Diego, Economic Bulletin (vol. 18, no. 9, Sept. 1970) with focus on Coronado Bridge; newsclipping (n.s. & n.d.) re/ “Trials set for eight indicted by Grand Jury;” copy of “April 1, 1970 Population & Housing, San Diego County;” corresp. of Congressman Wilson & Barry M. Berndes (Publisher, San Diego Guide) (Sept.-Oct. 1970) & news clipping from The San Diego Union (n.d.) re/ this “best selling annual guide to the city on the market; copy of constituent complaint & Congressman Wilson’s response (10/70) that “I can certainly sympathize with your dilemma but, unfortunately, this is outside my realm of jurisdiction as your Representative in the Federal Government;” copy of “Memo For File, note from Roger F. Honberger & copy of interdepartmental corresp. from F. J. Morey (CAO, S.D. County) (Aug.-Sept. 1970) re/ “San Diego County 1971 Legislative Program;” stapled packet containing corresp. from William P. Brotherton (Ex.Manager, S.D. ConVisBureau), Congressman Wilson, Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. (Trans World Airlines), “Memo For File” & “Memo To The Boss” (June-July 1970) re/ obtaining a 747 Jumbo Jet for the Annual Meeting of the S.D. ConVisBureau; copies of S.D. County, Planning Data” for July 1, 1970, No. 1 & July 10, 1970, No. 2 (population forecasts for S.D. County, 1975-1990) & copy of S.D. County, “Major Statistical Areas with Subregional areas and 1970 Census Tracts” (7/70); corresp. from John Kope, Jr. (Pres., Lear Siegler, Inc.) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (8/70) re/ the Versatile Avionics Shop Tester Checkout System; corresp. (8/18/70) from Roger F. Honberger (S.D. County), “Memo For Record” (8/20/70) & copy of S.D. County Resolution (8/5/70) re/ support for “The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970;” 1 copy of the S.D. County Economic News Letter (Vol. V, No. 4, July-Aug. 1970); 1 copy of the Chamber of Commerce, San Diego 1970 Business Survey, 1 copy of corresp. from Roger F. Honberger to Fred Morey (7/1/70) re/ “Semi-Annual Activity Report [S.D. County];” stapled copy of “Memo To Boss From Paul” (7/24/70) & news clipping (The San Diego Union) re/ “City Gets $1 Million Bus Grant;” 1 copy of inter-departmental corresp. from Fred J. Morey to Bd. of Supervisors (7/15/70) re/ “Food Programs-Progress Report;” 1 copy of The Union-Tribune Index (Vol. XXXI, No. 5, May 1970) re/ “Business Conditions;” & “Coastal Lagoons of San Diego County;” copy of HUD Memo (n.d.) re/ “Project California USE-2, Grant--Urban System engineering demonstration program, amount obligated--$114,091;” stapled copy of corresp. from Thomas A. Nolder (Washington rep. for City of S.D.), Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) & George K. Bernstein (Fed. Ins. Adm., HUD) (May-June 1970) re/ flood insurance coverage in S.D. by F.I.A.;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Henry E. Jackson, Jr. (Pres., Brokers Mortgage, Co.) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Mar.-Ap. 1970) re/ San Diego Cab Co. & S.D. City Council; copy of corresp. from constituent & Congressman Wilson’s reply (5/70) re/ “recent strike by City employees;” copy of Wilson office note re/ U.S. Dept. of Transportation grant to State of CA. of $49,690 to “evaluate the effect of saturation enforcement against drunk drivers in the City of San Diego;” stapled copies of Wilson office memos (3/70) re/ DOT & S.D.’s “grant application for construction of office-service building for the City’s bus system;” copy of “Memo for File” (3/3/70) re/ State Dept.’s Program for sending musical groups overseas; copy of constituent complaint, Congressman Wilson’s reply & news clipping (The San Diego Union, 3/26/70) re/ “U.S. Allots Funds to Swim Pool” in San Ysidro area; copy of letter from S.D. Mayor Frank Curran to Arnold H. Liebowitz (Dir. Office of Tech. Asst., EDA) (3/27/70) re/ “San Diego’s Demonstration model of the Comprehensive Manpower Plan;” stapled copy of corresp. from Paul Tsompanas (3/31/70) re/ the “two demon-stration grants to the City of San Diego for work in controlling sewage odors...are $23,920 and $21,861;” copy of HEW memo to S.D. Urban League (2/9/70) re/ STAR program--with a grant of approx. $89,000.

Dates

  • created: 1970

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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