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Get beach balls, radios
ready for trek to coast
By LAURI REESE
Staff Writer
The students flock to the
beaches — Texas beaches, Flor
ida beaches, California beaches,
Mexico beaches and others.
They gather their beach
balls, their beach towels, their
portable radios and their beer.
They go on crash diets so
they can Fit into that tiny bath
ing suit.
It’s Spring Break 1984.
Groups like The Go-Go’s and
The Tubes will entertain the
Florida beach crowds and Jan &
Dean and The Fabulous Thun-
derbirds will perform on South
Padre Island.
MTV, Music Television, will
be broadcasting off and on
from the beach party at Ft. Lau
derdale, Fla. on March 21.
The Go-Go’s will give a free
concert at Ft. Walton Beach in
Florida on April 21.
Ft. Walton is on the state’s
northwest coast, on the Gulf of
Mexico. It’s a year-round resort
with beaches, fresh water and
deep-sea fishing.
Florida’s Daytona Beach also
is a popular year-round resort
noted for its hard, white beach.
Ft. Lauderdale has one of the
largest marinas in the world
and one of the most popular
beaches in the state.
Wherever you go, remember
to travel light, be prepared for
hot days and cold nights, drive
carefully, don’t speed, don’t
stay out in the sun too long, take
plenty of money and take care
of your money, don’t drink too
much and have fun.
A chain of pit-stops will he lo
cated on the Georgia and Flor
ida highways to encourage stu
dents to stop and rest during
their trek to the Florida
beaches.
For more information about
beaches and other Spring Break
possibilities, call the Chamber
of Commerce of the city you are
considering visiting.
Some numbers you might be
interested in are:
Daytona Beach, Fla. (904) 255-
0981.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (305) 4fi2-
6000.
South Padre Island (512) 943-
2262.
Ft. Walton Beach. Fla. (904)
244-8191.
Palm Springs, Calif. (619) 325-
1577. '