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WOMEN AND THE 1984 OLYMPIC GAMES LOS ANGELES (September 9)—The 1984 Olympics will reflect the changes and advances that women around the world have made in this century as they have expanded their participation in the work force and athletic competition. Women will compete in more sports and events in the 1984 Games than any other Olympic Games. New events have been added to sports that women have traditionally participated in, and several Olympic sports have been broadened to include women contestants for the first time. Altogether, women will compete in 15 sports and 75 events in the 1984 Games. In 1932, when Los Angeles last hosted the Olympic Games, 127 women competed in three sports with a total of 14 events. Women competed in athletics (track and field), fencing and swimming. When the Games were finished, American women had captured 11 gold medals and set 7 world records and 2 Olympic records. Among the additions to the 1984 Olympic program for women are a women's marathon, 3,000-meter race, 400-meter hurdles and a shift from a pentathlon to a heptathlon in athletics. Swimming will add a 200-meter medley and duet synchronized swimming. The 1984 Games will feature for the first time cycling—with an individual road race—and shooting—with the introduction of standard rifle, air rifle and pistol match events. As important off the field as on the field in the 1984 Olympics will be the women working for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) in management and supervisory positions. The LAOOC is committed to employing qualified women in important planning and administrative positions and has acted on this commitment by placing women throughout the LAOOC and its various departments. To cite a few, Priscilla Florence, a Clark College graduate, is vice president of the Human Resources department, responsible for identifying more than 10,000 temporary personnel to assist during the Games and 500 full-time staff between now and 1984. Coordination of the Olympic Villages is the task of Anita DeFrantz, and Olympic oarswoman who rowed for the U.S. team in 1976 and 1980. DeFrantz won a bronze medal in 1976 as a member of the women's eight. Assistant Vice Presidents Eli Primrose and Hope Tschopik work in the Sports and Cultural departments respectively, and Amy Quinn serves as news secretary for the LAOOc. These and other LAOOC staff members and volunteers are planning and organizing the 1984 Olympic Games, which will take place July 28 through August 12, less than two years from now. [[image]] PRISCILLA FLORENCE Continued from page 205 change and banking facilities will be available through First Interstate Bank, as well as a complete array of photographic services provided by Fuji Photo Film. Camera repair services and a full loaner program will be set up by Canon. A Photo Pool will offer selected photographs for sale from each day's competition and handle private telephoto transmissions. Technical needs of electronic media will be managed by the American Broadcasting Company, the host coordinating broadcaster for both radio and television for the 1984 Games. ABC is renovating a 9,300-square-meter (100,000-square-foot) studio to serve as the International Broadcast Center for the Games. Cultural Programs The cultural programs of the 1984 Games will serve as an intelligent and joyous preface to the Games themselves. The events will take place from June 1 to August 12 with the goal of doing a small number of things very well. Security The LAOOC is committed to making proper arrangements in this area, utilizing an integrated approach to planning among federal, state and local agencies. Steady progress has been made in the planning stages of the security program. The Olylmpic Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee was formed in the fall of 1981 with five spokesmen: LAOOC President Peter Ueberroth; Los Angeles City Police Chief Daryl Gates; Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter Pitchess; Long Beach City Police Chief Charles Ussery and White House Director of Special Support Services Edward Hickey. Subsequently, Sherman Block has replaced the retired Pitchess as Los Angeles County sheriff and Glen Craig, commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, has been appointed to the Coordinating Committee. Ed Best, former special agent in charge of the Los Angeles FBI office, serves as the LAOOC's director of security. He chairs the Security Planning Committee, which consists of representatives of the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol, Long Beach Police Department; UCLA Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Regional Commissioner of U.S. Customs and the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service. During a January 29, 1982, White House meeting involving President Reagan, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and LAOOC President Peter V. Ueberroth, Reagan stated that the U.S. government, acting within the scope of its responsibility to the Games, is prepared to provide whatever assistance is needed by local government to conduct security requirements to ensure the safety of the 1984 Games. 207
