LBSU enrollment soars toward record 34 500
Long Beach State University officials were surprised by a surge in fall enrollment likely to reach about 34 500 students with three registration days remaining. Assistant registrar Al Campbell noted widespread increases across California state universities and colleges, possibly tied to unemployment. provisional peak may hit 34 500 before withdrawals reduce numbers.
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al Campbell
LBSU
Dents
Campbell
University of California
UCLA
UC Berkeley
California
Antiquities shine at Long Beach arena antiques show
Hundreds of thousands of items from 110 dealers fill the Long Beach Arena as collectors and bidders view pieces ranging from a 19th century Russian icon to a 1860 ivory tusk priced at 6500. Dealers report strong demand and rising prices with attendance in the ten thousands.
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Seattle
Richard Alfaro
Marina del Rey
Alfaro
Mark Sekulich
Florida
Oregon
Lee Schad
Montebello
Ansonia Fortuna
Bob Shumway
City agency sets Grand Prix spectator parking near Poly High
The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency proposed vacant lots north of Poly High for Sept. 28 Grand Prix 5000 parking from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. A shuttle would transport attendees. about 30 000 cars are expected. The PAC must approve after concerns over noise dust and traffic. The agency would require a rent and promissory controls.
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Poly High School
The
Grand Prix Association
Poly High
Bonnie Helton
Ray Brosterhous
Redevelopment Agency Board
Kenneth McLaren
PAC
McLaren
Helton
Orange County approves 3.43 million in 74 projects
Orange County supervisors approved 3.43 million for 74 social service projects funded by federal revenue sharing. Four of 13 previously rejected applications were restored, totaling 400,000. The package includes 16 emergency services projects, five day care, eight community centers, 10 senior programs, 15 juvenile diversion efforts, nine juvenile offense prevention, six for the handicapped. Sugar Ray Robinson helped launch a 95,000 Sugar Ray Foundation project in Santa Ana benefiting minority groups. The Placentia Athletic Club for youths was the only study-recommended project rejected.
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County Administrative Office
Sugar Ray Robinson
Cle
Sugar Ray Foundation
Santa Ana
Placentia Athletic Club
Recreation commission to hear citizen complaints at Long Beach stadium
Long Beach recreation commissioners will discuss noise parking and litter complaints at Marine Stadium during their Sept 25 meeting. The City Council asked for the discussion and the group will meet at 9 a.m. at 155 Queens Way Landing.
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Long Beach Marine Stadium
Department
Queens Way Landing
West Beach
Agency approves fiveacre site for small business tenants
The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency on Friday approved in concept the use of a five acre site near the west city limits, formerly Long Beach Gas Department Plant No 1, as a multitenant facility for small businesses.
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James C. Hankln
The
Economic Development Corp
West Long Beach
Five Acres
Hankln
Kenneth McLaren
Redevelopment Agency Board
Westside
Edison Avenue
Eighth Street
Hankla
Congress saves Long Beach schools with veto override
Congress overrode President Ford to provide 1.1 million in education funds for the Long Beach Unified School District, avoiding deeper cuts in 1975 76 services. District officials warned loss would seriously impact local education and reserve funds.
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Long Beach Unified
Ford
Board of Education
Vernon Hinze
Dick Gregory to Speak at Long Beach State on Monday
Dick Gregory the black comedian and 1968 Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate will discuss "Moral Pollution" at noon Monday on the Long Beach State campus speakers platform. Sponsored by Associated Students Lectures and Forums, he notes decades of civil rights and antiwar activism and cites past arrests during protests outside the White House.
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Long Beach State University
Gregory
Peace and Freedom Party
White House
Central Inteligence Agency
Associated Students
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