CALIf. ACCIDENT STUDY
DUE IN '61
A study is being conducted by th e
Calif. Stat e Dept. of Motor Vehicle s to
isola te fa cto rs associated wi th mot o rcyc le acc id en ts . P a s t re s ear ch in t hi s
~ a re a is ve ry limi ted and spa rs e.
T he study will includ e four co mpa rison sample s :
a . A sample of dr iv ers who ha ve bee n invo lved in mot or cy cle a c c id ents.
b. A sample of drivers in volved in pa s senge r vehicle acciden t s.
'" c . A sample representing th e ge ne ra l
California driving population.
'" d. A sampl e of moto rcycle owne rs- d rive rs
:c:
who have not be en invol ved i n mot or
cycle accide nt s .
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T he primary objectives of th i s s tudy
U ar e (I) to evalua te th e ove ra ll magnitude
of th e pro blem, (2) to describe th e phy sic a l c harac te ris tic s pe culiar to motor cycle
a cc id ents. and (3) to isolate drive r cha ra c te ristics associated wi th poo r performan c e o n motorcycles .
At pr esent, data is being collecte d
from dri ver re c ords, a ccident rep orts and
questionnai res , All data s ho u ld be colle cted On the s a mple e a rl y next ye a r and
will then be pro c essed for co mpute r
analysis . The study is du e for completi on in July, 1967.
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Relay Race family fun
Aft er th e tr em endous suc cess of th e
re cent Calic o 125 relay ra c e th e Hi-Jinx
Famil y Motorcycl e Club ha s de cid ed to
s tage an other similar r elay ra c e at th e ir
pop ul ar Riversi de loc a tio n.
Date of the event ha s been set as
January IS, at 10 a.m, All entrants should
s ign up by 9 :30 a.m.
The Rive rsi de relay ra c e will be run
on a L e Man s basis. in ot he r word s. the
le ngth ha s be en set at t hree ho ur s , and
th e leader at that time will be declared
th e wi nne r.
The rela y rid er changes will be mad e
in fro nt of t he scorekee pe r. to avoid
tempta ti on by th e rider s . A small garte r
wi ll be s lipped ove r the oncoming ride r's
a rm by the re ti ri ng rider.
The race is li mited to two machioes
totaling no t over 225cc's, or one machine
no t over 125cc' s, No mo re or less than
t wo ride rs may enter. on either on e or
two motorcycles.
The course wi ll be ap pro xi mat el y 2
mile s lon g. over sandy , hilly, a nd roc ky
terrain, tra il ge a ri ng i s re commend ed for
rid er s. Helmets are required, and leather
i s opt io na l , but recommended.
Mor e in formati on can be ha d from
J enkins Sp or t C ent er, 13200 San A nt on i o
nr., Norwal k . Calif. Phon e numbe r:
(213) 868-9997.
RUN DON'T WALK
By Ray E. Warner
There' s one hill in Long Beach th a t
has be en na med Run & W k because so
al
many gu ys run t he i r bik es up a nd ha ve
to wal k ba ck down a ft er loopi ng . T he
hill i s a fa vor ite gath er ing s pot e very
wee ke nd fo r a bun ch of fun riders fro m
th e gen eral L os Angeles are a. There' s
alway s a lot of ve ry e xci ti ng actio n with plenty of bik e s getti ng dinged up but s eldo m an y se rio us phys i cal inj ur ie s .
And too, this i s really a fin e plac e for
new com ers to ge t a fir st hand loo k at
some real hill-climbing.
The t op hill-cl imb er - th e bull-ofth e-wo od s - a t t he pre s ent time . is an
old-ti mer who' s been on th e scene for
man y ye a rs. This i s Mel. He ri des an
olde r mod el 650cc tw in cyli nde r Triumph
an d what h e can do with th at big heavy-
-------------- ----------_._-LOS ANCIANDS M/C CLUB, 7109
Connestoga Way, San Dieg o CallI.
Contact Bil l Stelder (714) 286-3756
for lurther Inlo. Desert club and Baja
M trips. (dirt riders only)
/C
CLUB DIRECTOR Y
LUCKY FEW Me AMA seoct. meets Iat &
AMERICAN CYCLE ASSOCIAT ION, for
all riders In spe edway, moto-cr oss and
road raci ng as well as enthusiasts. II
you would like to compete or be assoc iated wllh raci ng In the capa city of
course, pers onnel, contac t the A.C.A.
office, P.O. Box 247, Full ert on, Ca lif.
or call (714) 847·7 629.
AM ERICAN FE DERATI ON OF MOTOR·
CYCLISTS (AFM) Me e t s In Los
Angeles. " A democraticall y organized
group 01 competl tlon rlders and race
workers located throughout the st ate 01
Call1ornla. Wr it e : P.O. Box 8352 ,
Universa l City , Ca illorn ia, 91608. Attn :
Tom Finley , Pres ident, L.A. Chapter.
AME RICAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIAT ION National sanctioning body. 5030
North' High Street, ColumbUS, Ohio
(P .0. Box 1049).
3rd Tues. at 7:30 p.m. 13406 lakewood
FOURACES M.C. Invite you to our
meeting any T hurs. night at 8 p.m. In
the Fie ld house behind the ball diamond, Nort h Hollywood P ark on Chandler SI. M
all address: P.O. Bo x 922,
North I.l0 llywood, CallI. 91603.
wei ght is fant ast i c. When he gets tired
of running uP and down the same trailseve n thou gh no- on e else can do it he'll break out a s hovel a nd ha ck off a
little of th e upp er lip o f an imp ossible
cli mb - th en get back a nd take a run at
it . Even th o he doe s la y his bik e do wn
s ome ti mes , I've n e ver seen him i n an y
se rious trou ble .
Listing in this department is free. contributed as a service to
CYCLE NEWS readers and California motorcycle clubs. As a result we have to rel y on the motorcycling public to advise us when
listin gs are erroneous or out of date. If you discover a discrepancy in this department, please write or call us to set it right.
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8Ivd.• 8ellflower. Address 13831 Yaak 51.• RAMS M.C. AMA sanctioned. Meets 2nd 50. CAL M /C, Deser t Competit ion Club.
Garden Grove. ( 71~) 893- 1156.
and 4th Thursdays 8 p.m. at th e Van Nuys AMA Sanet. Meets every Wed. 8,30 p.m,
LUCKY WHEELS MC. Road Rid;ng Club. Playground. corner of Van Nuys Blvd. and Olive Recreation Center. Burbank, Calif.
M~ts
8:00 p.m. on first an d th ird Friday
of each month, at H·O shop, 1241 W.
FOOTHill HAWKS MC. Meets every Tues. Holt St.• Pomon a. Phon e 633·54 17. AMA
et 8,30 p.m. al 116 S. 6th 51., Mon.ebello, 50 RRC. Pre•., J. M. Jones . 983 ·252~ .
.Mail Add . 1026 N. Evergreen, Burbank ,
Van Owen.
:all TH 8·3839.
SO. CALI F. ROAD RIDERS COMMITTEE.
P.O. 80x 2107, Alhambra, Calif. Meets 8
Calif. For info. call Paul at 699.Q298.
MARRIED WHEELS MC. of ONTARIO. AMA
GHOST RIDERS of Pomona, Calif.. Road sanctioned. Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday ROAD RIDERS III. C. INC. 01 South San
Rid ing Club. Meets lst and 3rd Friday at of each month, 7:30 p.m. al 12~1 W. Hc tr Gabrie l. AMA Sanctioned. Meets at
2231 Con cord Ave.. Pomona. Write E. D. Blvd ., Ontar io. Welcome all married ccop- 3044 J ack son St reet eve ry T uesday ,
Ie..
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8:00 p. m. Mall address as a bove. Post
Coleman. address same- (714 ) 623·4676.
GOLDEN STATE M.C. o( Pasadena. Road MONARCH MoC. 901 N. La8rea. Inglewood, meeti ng club run during act ivity contest.
Shuffle board and skill pool at c lubride,. rep. H. W. Bord e n. 540 6 N. 'Ma p le-- Calif. ~ 71·7609.
tree. Arcadia , Calif. G I 8-9 388.
MOTORCYCLE RACERS INC. Nat;onal b~r' hous e.
gai ning agent for Class C pro fessional rid· ROUGH RIDERS MC of Paremounr, Calif.
GREYHOUNDS competition club . Scramb les en, ow ners & mecha nics. Phones: 678· 76 21. AMA san e. Meets at 8434 Harr iso n St.,
and de sert . Meet eve ry other Wed .• 8 p.m . 372'()536. Write, Box 90221 A;,porl St.. Paramou nt, every Thursday at 8 :30 p.m.
at Sab er Roo m, lo~ Empire St., Burb ank. tion, l os Ang eles .
Man addres., Rough R;ders If.C, P.O. Box
Phone 285 -4~66.
5 16, Paramo unt , Calif. Phon e ME 3.-.4368.
ANTELOPE RAMBLERS M.C. 01
NDIIIADS COMPETITION CLUB. Meets
Palmda le, AMA chart. Meets every
GRIPSTERS M.C. Ccmpetitlcn club. P.O. Box 2nd and 4th Thursday 01 each month. ROYAL RIDERS MC, INC. of S. San GabTues. at 17832 Sierra Hwy. Saugus ,
272, Plecentle, Calif. Mee.;ng. Mon. n;ghl. Vice President , Claude Mace. Phone rie l. AMA sanct. Meets at 3044 N. J ack·
Calli. Post meeting relreshments.
.7,30. Chapman Hall. Placentia.
379-3564. 1717 Welacotl , Redondo St. every Tuesd ay, 8:00 p.m. Mail address
as a bove. Post meet ing clu b run during
BARSTOW III.C.01 Barstow, Calli. AMA
GROUNDSHAKERS M.C. a desert com- Beach.
act ivity contest. Shuffle bo ard and skill
sanet, lIIeets 2nd & 4th Thurs. ea. mo.
petition club. Las Vegas, Nevada. Meetat new address. Barstow Police Dept.
Ings now and again, events Irregular, no NORWALK CENTAURS M.C. 12630 wh trtler p oo l at clubh ouse.
Auditorium at 225 E. 1II0untain View.
ollicers, but well organized when II Blvd.• Whitt ier. Meets lst Thur s. of month , ' -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - New mall address: P.O. Box 821,
counts. Address: 865 French Circ le, ride nig hts on o ther Thursdays. Ope n for SCRAM BLASTERS M.C. olMlnt Canyon,
A new club looking lo r members In the
membersh ip, visito rs we lco me.
Barstow, Call1ornla.
Las Vegas.
Newhall , Saugus Area. Ca ll tr v Steinman
BLACK HAW MOTORCYCLE CLUB- HAWTHO
K
-Riii"E' G'Oii'HERS' M.C. Comp- • OAKLAND MOTORl:Y':'E CLUB. Roa~ & (80S) 252-0815 lor Info.
Contact La rry de Raad 555 Alvarado etltlon and scrambl e s c lub. AMA charter.
Competilion club. Meets every Wedne.day ::-:-==.,-.,:-;;:ou:;::-::;--;;;::;::==:-;:;:::::
SI. Brisba ne Calil. Phone 467-2059 Meets 8 pm se cond Tu es 01 each month
at 116-36.h Street, Oakland, Calif. 8 p.m. SANDBLASTERS MC of Ridgecresl. Meets
lor'meetl ng time and place.
at 4751 W.166th. , La wndal e.
For Inlo.
Since 1907 devoted 1 .afety and COUrfesy every Thursday. Mail address , P. O. 80x
0
call (213) 37D-76 30.
on Ihe road.
5709 China Lake, Calil.
BLUE BARONS M
.C. 1315 Sout h 41 s t
Str ee t, T acoma, Wa shington.
HI·HATS M.C. AMA Sanc tion ed. Meets
OILERS M.C. Competi tio n Club. Meets SAN JOSE DONS M.C. AMA sanctio ned
every Tues. night, 8 p. m. at 615 Fourth dirt even t s. Contac t J os eph M Berridge
.
every Tuesday 8:30 p.m. at C.A.P.
CALIF. EAGL ES M.C. road club, AMA
bulldlng, Buchanan Field, Concord,
St., Coronado , Calif.
343 Je rome Street , San Jose, Calilornla.
chart. Member 01 RRC. lIIee ts 2nd &
Cali f. M
ali address: P.O. Box 467,
SALINAn IAIofB'CERS MOC AMA sane4th Thurs. at 1702 E. 65th St., Long
Marti nez, Call1ornla.
ORANGE COUNTY MC of Orange County. tl oned dirt events. Conta~t Bob WayBeac h, Calli.
HI-JI NX FAMILY M. C. 01 Norwalk.
Calif. AMA seee. Meets et clubhouse, Trask man, 324 North Main Street , Salinas,
CALIFORNIA GOPHERS MC of Prado Park. Road runs, l un meets, competition,. & Newhope. Garden Grove, Calif.. every California.
t Meetings held lst ilion 01 month
Monday al 8 p.m. Mail address, Tr..k &
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at J enkins S;orts Ctr
AMA Sanet. Address P. O. Box 2575. 8ell e t c 30
Newhope, Garden Grove, Calif.
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY M.C. AMA
Garden. , Calif. Meet. 2nd - ~Ih Tue•. of i 32D S ~'~~lonlo Dr Norwalk. Vlsi~
O
Sanctioned. Meets every Thurs. 8 p.m.
each month at Jack Rebblts Club House, tors we~come, new ~'e m be rs Invited.
PACIFIC COAST MC of Soulhg ale. AMA at 5343 Peck Rd., EI Monte. Mail
9143 E. Comp'on 8lvd.. 8ellflower at B,30. For Inl o cali 864-2860.
senct. Meets f;"t Fr;day of ~)lch month, address: P .O. Box 813, EI Monte, Calif.
CALIFORNIA RAIN80WS Road Club, AMA
.
8,00 p.m, and Ih;rd Friday et 7,00 p.m. SAN PEDRO MC of San Pedro, Calif. AMA
Sanct ion ed . Address 14561 Revere Dr., HI·800TS MC. Comb ined Roa~ and Comp o at Sou thgate Park Recreation Ce nter. sanctioned. Meets at 8 & M Enter prises,
Club . Nebo Hall on Ne bo Drive, La Me~a. Roo m 2. RRC Visito rs wel come. New 128 S. Pacific Ave.• S. Ped ro, every Thurs .
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Westmi nst er. 897003309.
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CHECKERS MC. 17 10 Mag nolia Blvd ., Bur Tue s. every mont h is club so cial.
ba nk. Enquire at Smithy's anyt ime. " A
members always wanted. Enq uire: 593 1
La Beck, Bell Gar de ns. 773-681 0 before
3. Caplain: Jim Cleghor ne. 634-2629.
chance '0 mingle with the best." Wed. HILLTOPPERS MC INC. of 5;gnal Hill, Calif.
ni.e, 8,00 p.m.
AMA Sane. Meets a' 2255 Cerrilo" aide PACIFIC COAS
TERS M
.C. Road Club.
entrance, Signal Hill. Thurs. at 8 pm.. Posr John E. Ston er, Sr. President 474-4372
COLORAMAS M.C. meet ls I Sa•. of month Mee.ing, refreshments Mail add ress P. O. 1418 E. 7th. St. , National City or
et 8 p.m. Ccntect Frank Gerwet, 14263 80x 1746. Long 8each, Calif.
Char les Ray M
yers, V.P. 4502 Gila
Hoyt 51.. Arlela, Calif. B99-8329.
SI. San Diego (714) 274-3755.
JACKRA8BIT COMPETITION MC. Meet. evCYCLE CLU8 Of 1ST 8APTIST CHURCH of ery Monday et 8,30 p.m. al the Jackrabb;1 PASADENA MC ot Pa. adena, Calif: AMA
Van Nuys. Meets eve ry Thursd ay at 7:30 club ho use, 9143 East Compl on Blvd.• BelJ sanc. Meets at 21 E. How ard , Pasad en a,
p.m. an d Sat'. at 1:00 p.m. Shop and. main· flow er (~U$t ?ff l akewood Blvd .'
every Mon day at 8 p.m. Post-meet ing rea
lenance facil i tie~: Address c/ o RIChard LANCERS M
/C _ Compo club. Meets
Cohen, F;" . 8aptlSI Church, 1 ~800 Sherman eve ry monday 8 pm at San Mateo. For
Wav, Van Nuy. .
meetings and other Inlo contact club
at AlA Motors, 2176 So. EI Camino ,
DIRT DIGGERS M.C. Compo Club ACA
San Mateo, Calli.
san ct. Meets at 1615 Lincoln Blvd.,
Llti HTWEIGHTS M.C. AMA sanctioned
West Los Angeles. Phone 392·1258
competition club. Meets every lst and
lor times.
3rd Tuesday of each month. Floyd E.
DIRT DIGGERS NORTH 1903 T Street,
Le wl s (sec. ) 5702 Parapet Street, Long
Merced, CallI. 95340. Phone 722·3477.
Beach. Phone : HA 9-0405.
DUSTERS M.C. of Wilmington. AMA· sa nc· LON ERS no org an ization, no meetings. just
8 p.m. ar ~06 W. 23~ .h Sr.• W;J m;ngton.
.:.P.:. ' .;.T:.E..: .7:..:8:.:0..:3.:.
h;., 5:..:
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tione d. Meet Monday nigh ts 8:00 at 230 15 gu ys and girls who like to ride cycles in PORTERVILLE SPINNERS Me of Porter ville,
Catskill, Wilmington, Calif.
Calif. and read Cycle News. Mailing ad · Calif. AMA san e. Meets at Spin ners ClubDYNA.MITES MC of Ef Monle, Calif. AMA dress Box 498, long Beach. Watch for the house, 1779 Crystal St., Porterv ille, Calif.
every Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mail address: P.
Big Sur Prize Meet Labor Day.
sane. Mee ts at 12359 Felipe , EI Monte ev·
O. Box 1241. Porter ville, Calif.
ery Tuesday 0 1 8:30 p.m . Mail address:
12359 Felipe , EI Monte, Calif. Phone:
-PROSPECTORS MC of Gardena, Calif.• AMA
GI8-3567.
sane. Meets at Thornberg Park, Gardena,
Calif. every Tuesday al 8 p.m. Mail ad·
FAR WEST MC Meets every Frid ay, 9:00
dress 1651 Market St., Gardena, Calif.
p.rn. at Eagle. Club. 1317 Calif. 51., Eureka,
Calif.
p.m. 1st Monday each month. Prudentlel
Savings & loan (rear entrance. 1300 E.
Valley Blvd.. Alhambra. All road clubs
4-
irwited.
SOUTHERN CALIF. TRIALS ASSOCIATlONEnglish Trials enlhusiasts. Secretary: Raymo nd Moreau, 47 07 W. 164t h St., la wn-da le. 37Q-8491 . Ob servers wel come and
needed.
SOUTHWEST
CHAPARRALS
OF CAUf.,
Meets 1st an d 3rd Wedn esd ay of each_
mo nth at 7:30 p.m. at Motorcycle Goodies,
13~~6
L
akewood 8Ivd.• Bellflower, Calil.
~ 42- 16~6.
SPOKE-BENDERSoISOuth Bay.Des.-l
c ompetition club. AMA chartereeL. lleet
2nd and 4th Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
each month at EI Ret lro Park, In Torrance. Ron While, 3619 W. 152nd St. ,
Lawndale. OS 9-6748.
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STRIPED CRUSADERS III.C. AMA
Chartered. lIIembershlp open to any
and all competition riders. lI_ts
weekly at 8 p.m. each Wednesday at
1615 Linco ln Blvd. , Venice , Calif.
SUNLAND SHAMROCKS MC of Sunland,
Calif. AMA sane. Meets every Wednesday .
at 8:15 p.m . at the Sun land Park Reaeetion Center in Sunland. Calif. Mail address:
P.O. 80x 515. Sunland. Calif.
TANDUMS lamll y lun c lub. 13220 S.
Van Ness , Gardena, Calif.
T ERRAPI NS III.C. A.III. A. sa nct ioned.
Roa d Runs. Secretary Martha Pa lmer,
3211 - 39th Street, San Diego, Call· ~
fornla 92105.
THROTTLE HOUNDS M.C. AMA ssnetioned. Meets every Wednesday at 7:3D
p.m, In clubhouse at 534 East Chapel
In Santa lIIarla.
8:00 p.m. Mail Add ress: 906 Paseo Del
THUNDERBIRDS M.C. 13442 South
M S
Ped
C I"f Ph
. TE 3-2661
ar, an
ro o a I .
on e.
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New Hampshire, Gardena, Caillornia.
SAN RAFAEL M.C• • Meets at Cycle
Town, 116 Greenfield Ave. San An· 13 RE8ELS M.C. AMA sanet. since 1939. •
se lmo, Calif. Every Thursday at 8:15 pm Street & competition dub. Meet every Wed.
For l urther Inlo call (41S) 370-7630. 8 p.m. at Shell Molo rs, 3346 Century
8lvd., Lynwood. 63 8-4 8 6~ .
SCRAMBLERS MC of San Fernando Valley, - . . . . : . . . . : - - - - - - - -- -- Calif. AMA Sane. Meets Reseda Park Club· TRINITY TRAILSTERS M.C., INC. hou. e, Reseda. Calif.• every Tue•. n;le 8,30 AMA Sanel. Meeting every Fri. night
p. m. Mail address: 75 14 Resed a Blvd ., Re- at8 p. m. Kiser Bros. Cycle Shop. Mall
address: Box 177, Willow Creek, CallI•
sed a. Calif. Ph. 34,5.8678.
'SIDEHACK ASSN. 01 So. CallI. AMA
chart. Meets at Vine land Gardens, rwlN WHEELERS MC. AMA .anct ;oned.
6159 Vineland, North Hollywood , Meets Thurs. 8 p.m.• Stro ube and Alvarado
Cal li. Meets lst and 3rd Monday 01 Sts., EI Rio. Mail address: P.O.Box 102,
Oxnard, Calif. ~8 5-5 201 .
the month at .8:30 p.m.
VAllEY TRACKERS MC of Sepulveda, Calif.
SIMI VALLEY MC of S;mi Valley. Calif. AMA sane. Meet s at 9010V2 Sepulveda
freshment•. ~an ~ddre." 21 E. Howard.
Pasadena , Caloforn.a.
PERRIS VAllEY MC of Perri. , Calif. AMA
.ane. Meets al Perri. MOlorcycle track every
h I & 3rd Fr;day. at 8,00 p.m. Mail ad·
dress, P.O. Box 371 or ~72 Perris. Calil .•
Phone 657-3678.
PLAYBOYS OF LONG' BEACH MC INC. AMA sa ne. com petition clu b on ly. Meets Blvd. eve ry Mond ay at 8 p.m. Post MeetAMA Sanction ed. Mee ts eve ry Thursda y
t'
•
e-very Tuesda y at 8 p.m. Mail address: P.O. ing . Mail ~d dress : c/o Don Mattson. P.O.
Box 127, Simi, Calif. Phon e 526-9955 or Box 33 67 , Gran ad a Hills, Cal if.
Jim & Dusty's .
SINNERS Me. of l .A. area. AMA sanction VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COAST
Meets Mon. nite 11517 S. New Hampsh ire RIDERS. Meer 2nd & ~Ih Wedne.day of the
in
rea r.
Refres hmen ts
du ring
meeting
Phone, (213) 756-~858 .
SILV ER CITY SCRAMBLERS M.C. Southern Nevada' s oldest mot orcycl e
clu b. Competi tion club lor the discrlml·
natlng rider. Meet! 2nd & 4th Monday
each month. 716 Stewart , Las Vegas,
Nevada. So. Nevada loca l rac ing inlo.
month 8 p.m. at 1346 W. Poplar St., Ox·
nard.
VICTOR McLAGLEN MOTOR CORP. of
Ho~
Iywood. Calif ., AMA sanc. Meets at Wash-ington & Main. 2531 Sou th Main St., Los
Angeles every Tuesday at 9 p.m. Mail
ad dress: 4853 W. 13lst St., Hawthorne.
Phone,
722·~651.
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