Long Beach Grand Prix wins best race operation award
The Long Beach Grand Prix received the Formula TA Constructors' Association trophy for best race operation of 1975. Promoter Christopher Pook presented the award to Mayor Tom Clark in a private ceremony, praising the city debut and noting previous laureates include Monaco and Nurburgring. The council had debated funding amid sponsor debts and now requires a performance bond for future events.
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Christopher Pook
Long Beach
Formula T Constructors’ Association
Bernard Ecclestone
The
Race Association
Tom Clark
Ecclestone
Great Britain
Pook
Clark
Monaco
Atkins Glen
N.Y
Nurbergring
Germany
Artesia High students rate school above average in survey
Artesia High School students ranked their school highly in a survey conducted by counselors led by Principal Stan Steddam. Thirty-five freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors from each grade answered 34 questions from a National Study of Evaluation instrument. Seventy five percent said they feel they belong and have opportunities to participate with sponsorship. Two thirds expressed pride. one third were neutral. All respondents rated school spirit positively.
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Artesia High School
Stan Steddam
National Study of Evaluation
Arlington
Steddom
Cerritos OKs auto center plan at Cerritos College
Cerritos Community College trustees approved plans for a 38,000 square foot Auto Technology Center costing about 1.074 million and asked the State Public Works Board and Chancellor's Office to release funding. State shares 6 percent with a 4 cent tax override covering the rest, bids expected March 1 with opening March 22 and completion by June 1. The board also tabled work on a rejected 3.3 million Community Services Center.
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Cerritos Community College
State Public Works Board
Auto Technology Center
Health Sciences
College
City of
Cerritos
Norwalk
Tate
Community Services Center
L B builders in hotel talks in Long Beach
The Long Beach City Council authorized Acting City Manager Robert Creighton to negotiate with two rival groups vying to develop a 600 room downtown convention hotel. The offshoot teams stem from a prior merge of Perini Land and Carlson Properties with Raddison Hotels, now paired with Sheraton and Montey Corp respectively. Both groups are described as highly qualified.
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Long Beach
Robert Creighton
Long
Perini Land and Development Co
Carlson Properties
Raddison Hotels
Perini
Raddison
Sheraton Hotel Corp
the Montey Corp
Creighton
LBCC film series and lectures on People in Focus
Long Beach City College presents People in Focus a film and lecture series on four Wednesdays from 7 30 to 9 30 PM starting January 5 at the Ebell Club Auditorium 1100 EB Narrator photographer Stan La Rue will present his full length color documentary films made over 15 years traveling around the globe with his camera
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People In
Long Beach City Colege
Ebell Club
Stan la» Rue
Globe
NAACP re elects Bernard president at Long Beach chapter
Eddie Bernard has been re elected president of the Long Beach chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He will serve through 1978. Other officers are Frank Berry Clarence Smith and Zelma Lipscomb vice presidents Lillie Grigsby secretary and Juanita Rosborough treasurer.
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Eddie Bernard
Long Beach
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Frank Berry
Clarence, Smith
Zelma Lipscomb
Lillie Grigsby
Juanita Rosborough
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