New York City in Darkness as Power Failure Triggers Looting
A sudden blackout left 9 million in darkness over New York City, triggering widespread looting and a near shutdown of commerce. Mayor Beame declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay home as Consolidated Edison worked to restore power. officials planned a probe into the outage, the city’s second since 1965.
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New York
UPI
Narion
Con
Solidated Edison
Don Edison
Abraham Beame
Beame
Hugh Carey
Deaf Girl Works Fire Crews In Bay Area
An eight year old Hayward woman among a Bay Area group of deaf and hearing youths hired by the California Department of Forestry for summer fire prevention work. Across the state 1 000 youths are employed in 80 crews to aid protection services amid drought.
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Karen Stevenson
Oakland
Guevara
Hayward
California Department of Forestry
Rose
East Bay
Tr’s Flase
Bay Area
Department of Forestry
Forestry Department
California School For the Deaf
Berkeley
Jerry
Germany
Himselt
Harry Harp
Aux
Maryam Shamim
el Cerrito
New York power outage ripples to South County viewers
The blackout affected about 8,000 pay television users in Hayward San Lorenzo and San Leandro who pay extra for Home Box Office on Channel Q. Pacific Gas & Electric officials said it is highly unlikely South County will face a similar blackout.
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Rich Riggs
New York City
South County
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Hayward
San Lorenzo
San Leandro
Robert Hinshaw
New York
Manhattan
Space
Hayward Hills
Hinshaw
Three crewmen killed as North Korea downs U.S. helicopter
President Carter said a navigational mistake led a U.S. cargo helicopter near North Korea. North Korean guns shot it down. three crewmen were killed and a fourth captured. Washington and Seoul sought urgent talks as UNC officials confirmed coordinates and urged safe return of the crew.
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Korea
UPI
Carter
Washington
White Hoare
Jody Powell
Pawel
White House
Pyong-4aeok
Seoul
U.S
Patapan
Powell
Kore
Navy
Warren C. Hann
U.N. Command
Ark
Art fest opens tomorrow in San Leandro at Casa Peralta
San Leandro hosts an upcoming art festival beginning tomorrow at Casa Peralta. Coverage notes local cultural events and community interest in the event as listed in the paper.
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San Leandro
Casa Peralta
Teammates Rally For Leukemia Stricken Bobby Correira
San Leandro and Washington Manor youth baseball teams raise funds and donate blood for 13 year old Bobby Correira who has acute myelogenous leukemia. He was treated at Childrens Hospital Oakland and remains outpatient needing ongoing transfusions. Community fund efforts have collected 276 dollars toward hospital costs.
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Carol Pinckney
San Leandro
Bobby Corriera
Childrens Hospital
Oakland
San
Leandro Joseph Duran
Joseph Collier
Washingtor Manor
Joseph Strawn
Strawn
Bobby
John Muir
Robert Correira
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Marin County
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