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Unbeaten bantamweight Johnny Tapia of Albuquerque, N.M., a 2-time national Golden Gloves champion, will box Jose Valenzuela of Mexico City in an 8-round bout supporting the Mike White-Mark Wills main event at the Irvine Marriott Hotel Sept. 29.

ARV Assisted Living Inc. said Thursday that it has completed development of a 150-unit assisted living facility in Albuquerque, N.M., known as Vista del Rio Villas. The company said it will operate the site under a long-term operating lease with Health Care Property Investors Inc., a real estate investment trust in Los Angeles.

Acme Television in Santa Ana said it agreed to swap television stations in Albuquerque, N.M., with Ramar Communications. Acme will acquire KASY TV-50 from Ramar, which will acquire KWBQ TV-19 from Acme. As part of the agreement, Ramar will continue to operate KWBQ, which began broadcasting this month.

Chris Riley of San Diego beat his two match-play opponents during Wednesday's first and second rounds of the 1992 U.S. Amateur Public Links championship in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Riley defeated Hans Kersting of Albuquerque, N.M., 5 and 4. Later he got by Jim Lockwood of Sparks, Nev., 2 and 1.

I've been trying in vain for the better part of a decade to get my family to take a road trip along Route 66. Nothing worked until my wife and daughter stepped onto the fake Route 66 in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure - and suddenly their interest piqued in the Mother Road. Photos: The real Route 66 inspirations for Disney's Cars Land In an attempt to close the deal on my dream vacation, I decided to search for the real-world inspirations behind the fictional town of Radiator Springs.