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JO Zpg gngeltg tlfmra Program of Dance LAWNDALE A pro LA. Studying Bid for Hawthorne Withdrawal ORIENTAL GO GAME gram, "Dance as an Art Form," will be presented by Krina Kosmovska at 7:30 affectionately call him "pro Continued from First Page HAWTHORNE A re drawal from LACSD juris fessor." diction to preserve communi quest for withdrawal of part p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Leuzinger High School under sponsorship of the Fina Arts Association of the Cen-tinela Valley. ty identification.

One of Shimada's newer pupils is B. N. Abramson, a program director at Space he is gradually moved up the scale until he reaches 1-Kyu. The next step up is 1-Dan and from there the More than 1,000 of them signed a petition requesting Technology Laboratories in of the Holly Park area of Hawthorne from Los Angeles City School Districts is under study by the school administrative staff. withdrawal of the area.

scale goes up to the exalted The change would involve 2,000 students who reside in 10-Dan ranking held by only one man. The request was submit the South Bay. Abramson is one of the several Caucasian players who regularly attend playing sessions of the Gardena Go Club. Previously an avid chess SPECIAL! CADILLAC 1998 El Brougham Limited Edition. Original Slalnloii Stool.

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and West em Ave. Holly Park Homeowners Assn. player, Abramson now Amateur rankings stop at 5-Dan, the position now held by Shimada. Professional Go players, the majority trained in the complexities of the game since childhood, make up the majority of Dan- Action on the request is expected within 60 days, according to Councilman Don Martin, a resident of the area. ranked players.

As the No. 1 ranked play Martin said he has been er in the U.S., Shimada has IMPORTING STORE Direct from Hongkong, displaying brocaded housecoats, cocktail jackets, embroidered kimonos, 50 pure silk and rayon, beautiful designs, beaded velvet slippers (children's sizes only) and beaded handbags. FR0MM IMPORTING CO. trouble finding playing part advised the administrative staff will make a recommen ners. He spend a great deal dation to the Board of Edu of his time teaching and tutoring members of the Gar- cation and the latter bodv will consider the request at dena Valley Go Club.

They one of its meetings. atrectionatel call him "pro fessor." 1 26 No. Market Inglewood Ph. 672-71 1 9 Residents of the area launched the move for with 1 mmmmmmmmmmmamKmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmm Amateur rankings stop at five-Dan, the position now held by Shimada. Profession counts Go as a primary interest and has advanced to the 8-kyu level.

For relaxation, he plays during his lunch hour and sometimes when the pressures of his administrative job get too high, he telephones a fellow Go player for a game in the middle of the day. "When you play the game, the concentration is so intense that you can't think of anything else," he says. "After a half-hour of play you can go back to your job with a clear and uncluttered mind." Shimada agrees. "Go is a subtle and profound game that is rapidly gaining popularity all over the world." Played by millions throughout the world, the game has spread in recent years to this country and to Western Europe. In the United States, the main centers for Go are on the east and west coasts.

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