02 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1977
Page
1
A year end recap of stock market performance for 1976 highlights the best and worst performers on the New York and American stock exchanges and major mutual funds. The summaries, appearing on pages 42 and 43, offer readers a compact guide to 1976 results as they head into the new year.
The Sunday National Challenge teases a weekly word game with prize themes. Page 15 highlights Roy Rogers and Dale Evans leading a New Year parade with 61 flower covers, 44 equestrian units, 22 marching bands, and over 1 million flowers. It notes New Year’s crowds, cold rain or sprinkles, and large TV viewership. Page 3 reports the Episcopal Church ordaining Jacqueline Means, sparking controversy. Page 3 also notes a fatal shootout in Moslem western Beirut between leftists and Saiga guerrillas. Page 8.
USC defeats Michigan 146 after Charles Wilie Te gains 114 rushing yards while Ricky Bell is injured early. Vince Evans shines with passing as Evans connects for a late first-half score to give USC a 74 to halftime edge. Shelton Niggs catches a one yard rollout TD on a fourth down.
Governor Edmund G Brown Jr warns taxes may rise unless Californians volunteer in state jobs from mental hospitals to prisons and rest homes. He envisions union leaders and business executives joining citizens in backwater government service, signaling a model for national reform. He notes a need for greater shared responsibility and discusses a possible second term.
President-elect Carter among comments on Puerto Rico statehood saying it should occur only if residents prefer it. He noted Ford’s differing views yet praised the outgoing president as helpful to the transition. The piece also mentions his New Year’s Day activities and possible federal appointments.
Angelica Lynette Pimental, seven pounds seven ounces and 20 inches, born at 1:12 a.m. at Valley Memorial Hospital Livermore to Leonardo and Linda Pimental of Dublin. Other early 1977 South County births include Henry Herrera Jr in San Leandro and Joshua Joseph Zeizen at Kaiser Hayward. A later report quotes Brown proposing expanded volunteer programs in hospitals and prisons to involve citizens in care for the mentally disabled.
Pope Paul VI on New Year’s Day delivered one of his starkest anti abortion speeches, labeling abortion a crime against life and accusing women who obtain it of murder. He spoke in St. Peter’s Square and at the Church of Mary Queen of the Apostles, urging defense of embryonic life amid Tall anticipation of Italy’s looming abortion law.
Castro Valley attorney Joe Hagler 41 6 foot 8 uses a forked stick to locate water under East Castro Valley Boulevard field. He says the stick points to water depth and a straight post test confirms depth within a foot. Skeptics like Cal State Hayward professor Alexis Moiseyev offer scientific explanations.
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