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New Mexico, University of

(Encyclopedia) New Mexico, University of, main campus at Albuquerque; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1889, opened 1892. It maintains graduate centers at Los Alamos and Santa Fe and…

La Habra

(Encyclopedia) La HabraLa Habralə hăbˈrə [key], city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. Computer…

Redondo Beach

(Encyclopedia) Redondo BeachRedondo Beachrĭdŏnˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a…

Los Angeles Opera Company

(Encyclopedia) Los Angeles Opera Company, also known as LA Opera, founded 1986; it performs at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. It grew out of the Los Angeles Civic…

Glendora

(Encyclopedia) Glendora, city (2020 pop. 52,558), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, at the…

Southern California, University of

(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…

California, University of

(Encyclopedia) California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of…

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Director:Simon WincerWriters:Matthew Berry and Eric AbramsParamount Pictures; PG; 105 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns Remember Paul Hogan? “That's not a knife…

Maywood

(Encyclopedia) Maywood. 1 City (1990 pop. 27,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1924. Although chiefly residential, it produces chemicals, signs, foods, and glass. Its…