College and community events light up South County
A flurry of events lights up South County tonight and tomorrow with theater, music, and exhibitions. Cal State Hayward presents Death of a Salesman at 8:15, Chabot College Choir performs at 7:30, and Ohlone College stages A Flea in Her Ear at 8. Admission ranges from free to $2. Fremont, Hayward, and Oakland venues, plus a Santa crafts fair and an ice show, fill the weekend, alongside gusty winds and a rising chill as the region braces for weather advisories.
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California State University
Hayward
Cal State
Ohlone College
Mission Blvd
Fremont
South County
Paratrooper Survives Rough Morgantown Jump
Hubert Herd, 47, a master sergeant and National Guard member from Waynesburg, plunged 1100 feet during a night parachute exercise near Morgantown. His reserve chute tangled with the main, yet he landed, suffered a cracked vertebra, and was treated at West Virginia University Medical Center. He said he remained lucid and feared death briefly, noting no internal injuries.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPL
Hubert Herd
Herd
Waynesburg, Pa
1Th Special Forces, National Guard
Hert
Cir
West Virginia University Medical Center
Ohlone Renegades Open Beat Alumni In Friendly Drift
The season opener at Epler Gym Fremont saw two youngsters climb folded bleachers during a game between the Ohlone College Renegades and the alumni team. Ohlone edged the alumni 71 to 69 in a low key exhibition.
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Ohlone College Renegades
Epler Gymnasium
Fremont
Showman Kinerman Revives Bay Area Shoeshine Show
Floyd Kinerman runs a mobile shine stand at 22666 Mission Blvd. He uses showman flair with wax and brushes, seeking to revive traditional shoeshine amid declining business. Patrons read papers as Kinerman performs a stylized routine in his chair, inviting nostalgia and spectacle.
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Pat Craig Bay Ward
Floyd Kinerman
Kinerman
Mission Blvd
Shine
Bation
Col
Rhodesia peace talks move to form interim government
At Geneva the Patriotic Front leaders Mugabe and Nkomo accept with minor textual changes Britain's plan for a March 1 1978 independence date, clearing the way for Monday talks on an interim government structure. Muzorewa warns continued delays risk derailment of progress.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPT
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Great Britain
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Britain
Mugabe
Mr. Nkomo
Richard
No “Patriotic Front
David Brightly
Bisho
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabandingi Sithole
Foregn
Pieter van der
Brighty
Nkomo
Muzorewa
African National Council
Zimbabwe
Bay Area battered by high winds and outages
Storm winds lashed the Bay Area pelting utility poles and trees and leaving about 75,000 homes without power. Hayward and South County reports cited gusts to 70 mph, widespread outages, arcing wires, and downed lines as crews rushed to restore service during the holiday weekend.
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Bay Area
South County
Hayward
Hill
Pg&e
Sacramento Valley
East Bay
San Jose
Sonoma County
PGE
Holiday toll climbs to 257
United Press International reports a rising holiday death toll with at least 223 people killed in traffic accidents from Wednesday 6 p.m. to Saturday 9:30 a.m. PST. The National Safety Council estimates 450 to 500 traffic deaths over the full weekend, far above a typical Thanksgiving period. Five children died in a house fire, and overall fatalities touched highways, air travel, and home incidents.
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United Pree
United Press International
National Safety Council
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Cal State Play
Chabot College Community Choir
First Christian Church
Washington Ave
Sam Lorenzo
Valley Craft Guild
Howard Johnson's
Taublin
Chabot College Planetarium
Hesperian Blvd
Dorothy Hamill
Oakland Coliseum
Nimitz
Hegenberger Road
Oakland
Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir House
Dutton
Brooks Hall
San Francisco Civic Center
Circle Star Theater
Industrial Road
San Bo
Dex
Ransohoff
Gea and
Grant Streets
San Francisco
California
Castro Valley
Varmoy Avenue
Brom Court
Stevano Moreno
Fuller Ave
Wayward
Tanglewood
Carlos Bee
Hayward Hills
Aslands
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Solano County
California Highway Patrol
Interstate 5
Sierra
National Weather Service
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Central Valley
PGLE
Texas
Alabama
Missouri
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