BRIEFLY; ACADEMIC GAMES SET FOR SATURDAY.More than 500 students from Los Angeles schools are expected to compete in the 19th annual Academic Decathlon decathlon (dĭkăth`lŏn), in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. Saturday at Bravo Medical Magnet High School in East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. and Feb. 5 at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Winners of the overall competition get a first-place trophy and will represent the district at the state decathlon March 17-19, in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . At the event Saturday, students will be judged by district administrators, teachers and business and community representatives in speech, interviews and an essay. The Feb. 5 competition, includes the 40-question Super Quiz, which will focus on the environment. Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. students have won five national championships. - Daily News MORE RAIL SERVICE AT NIGHT GETS OK Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials approved a pilot project Thursday to expand late night Metro Rail and Metro Bus operations through June 2000 for patrons and employees of the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. and the Music Center. Under the plan, the last train will depart Pico at 11:47 p.m., instead of its current 11:27 p.m. schedule. The MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. will add an additional round trip in each direction on the Metro Green Line to accommodate Metro Blue Line passengers transferring at the Rosa Parks Station. The last northbound Metro Blue Line train now departs Pico Station at 10:54 p.m. The MTA will add two later departures at 11:14 p.m. and 11:34 p.m. An additional Metro Red Line trip will accommodate passengers arriving at the Seventh Street/Metro Station who require westbound service to the Wilshire/Western Station, and two trips will accommodate passengers requiring westbound service to the Hollywood/Vine Station. An additional eastbound train will leave at 11:59 p.m. to accommodate passengers requiring service from the Seventh/Metro Station to Union Station. The MTA board also voted to spend $75 million for 215 low-floor, compressed natural-gas-powered buses, spare parts and related equipment. The buses feature ramps for wheelchair-users. - Staff and Wire Services |
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