Word: bayes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Quake Day: In some ways the earthquake this week hit hardest some of the things which are most integral to the Northern California lifestyle: the freeway system, the Bay Bridge, a pedestrian mall in Santa Cruz. But despite the destruction (the quake was the second deadliest in U.S. history), San Franciscans were typically resilient, taking to the streets to help their neighbors, check out the damage or simply to do some exercise. It wasn't exactly a holiday, but then again, a day off from work or school isn't a common occurrence. Said Victoria Wong...
...yesterday, rescuers had pulled out 23 bodies from the wreckage of the collapsed double-deck section of Interstate 880 across the bay in Oakland. In addition, at least 20 others were killed elsewhere in Northern California. About 2000 people were injured, officials said...
That, however, has changed. Yesterday afternoon, Commissioner Fay Vincent announced that Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's was postponed again due to the earthquake that hit the Bay area on Tuesday...
Last night, Vincent announced that the Series will be resumed next Tuesday at Candlestick Park. Not moving the Series away from the Bay Area is the best decision baseball could make. So the Series has to wait a few more days. It should. Moving it to a neutral site may have been a faster and easier way to get back on track, but it would have just been another blow to Bay Area residents...
...FRANCISCO--At first, sitting in the dugout at Candlestick Park, Tony La Russa thought the fans were just stamping their feet. In an instant, he realized it was an earthquake, and the first-ever Bay area World Series became secondary...