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Dates: during 1970-1979
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George F. Plans Ormond Beach...
While the Crimson varsity remains unchanged since San Diego (why tempt fate?). Parker has shifted personnel in the J.V. Dave Beghossian, who stroked last year's freshman boat, will fill the stroke's seat left vacant by Murray Beach who resigned last week...
Recognizing the glamour of Grand Prix and hoping it would somehow rub off on Long Beach, city fathers and race promoters three years ago began organizing a Monaco-style race through the city streets. There were a few problems, of course. Long Beach harbors seldom entice millionaires' yachts, and the local royalty consists entirely of wax dummies aboard the Queen Mary museum. But Grand Prix supporters predicted that the challenging 2.02-mile circuit designed by former Grand Prix Winner Dan Gurney and a $265,000 prize purse would offset the deficiencies...
With a quarter of its 365,000 residents over age 60, Long Beach has searched unsuccessfully for a winning image. Instead of being called a "petro capital," it became a "sinking city" when massive oil drilling in the 1950s caused some minor subsidence. For a brief time it attracted the Miss Universe contest, and in 1967 it bought the Queen Mary, which proved disappointing as a tourist hotel...
This year, with a $1.5 million race budget on the line, Long Beach left nothing to chance. Each Grand Prix event was programmed to the minute by officials who met at 7 a.m. to synchronize watches. The whole city seemed to be mobilized, with businessmen working as ushers, and models hawking "Do It in the Streets" halter tops. "We're trying to keep people constantly entertained," said Director of Pageantry John Queen Jr., as four skydivers trailing pink smoke and Bicentennial flags plummeted seaward...