Weekend events in Pleasanton and Bay Area venues
A busy array of arts, exhibitions, theater and science programs unfolds across the region. Tim O’Brien’s sculpture exhibit opens at Havelack Galleries in Pleasanton from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Timed performances include The Owl and the Pussycat at Fremont Community Theater and cartoons at Harris Children’s Film Festival. The Renaissance Faire runs weekends near Novato, and the Ice Follies perform in San Francisco. Weather forecasts call for fair skies with highs in the 80s and 90s through tomorrow.
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Pleasanton
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Black Point
East Bay drug ring collapse yields limited charges
In Hayward and Union City raids police did not file many charges due to lack of evidence. A former boxing champion linked to the operation faced two misdemeanors, while several others were arraigned on narcotics and conspiracy counts. No charges were filed against Emery school district Trustee Florence Bigelow or her son. three suspects were released. Authorities say drugs found were marijuana and cash, with heroin seized in two Union City homes. The district attorney noted insufficient proof for felonies or conspiracies and set plea dates for other defendants.
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Union City
Alameda County
East Bay
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Florence Bigelow
Charles Shipes
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Shipes
California
Atty
John Bell
Bell
Bigelow
Emeryville
Robert
Martha Roméro
McKeever
Ave
Oakland
San Leandro
Credit cut, capital gains tax loom in major tax revision
Washington reports a House-Senate conference panel approved a tax plan restructuring capital gains rules and dropping a college tuition credit. Holdings extend to one year for lower gains rates, boosting investor taxes to as much as 134 million annually by 1981. Loss offsets rise to 3,000, with special cases for agriculture contracts. Treasury backed the changes as talks continue pre Labor Day recess.
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Americans in Mexican prisons urge Carter help
More than 600 UPI reported Americans imprisoned in Mexico appealed to Jimmy Carter as their only hope amid hunger strikes. In open letters to Carter and Henry Kissinger, they accuse Ford officials of inaction and describe torture, unfair trials, and years of imprisonment without U.S. intervention.
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Jimmy Carter
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Henry Kissinger
Luis Echeverria
Committee of 120
Mexico
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Big Ben Returns to Service After Clock Tower Break
London reports Britain's iconic clock at Westminster Palace back in operation after a breakdown that halted the bell for days. Engineers resumed full hours yesterday while the quarter bells will stay silent for months.
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UPI
Big Ben Boone
Britain
Westminster Palace
Big Bent
Plans unveiled for Safeway center near South Hayward BART
United Artists Theaters proposes a 37,000 square foot Safeway market with a 20,800 square foot drug store, a 2,800 square foot restaurant, and shops or offices adjacent to the South Hayward BART station. The $25 million project would reshape the general plan and faces planning commission and city council review amid concerns on parking and near-BART development policies.
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Suthwest
Mission Boulevard
Tennyam Road
Oscuped Ie
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Lucky
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