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Volume 4, Number 24: March 21, 1975 - March 28, 1975

This issue of Harrisburg Independent Press from March 21, 1975 - March 28, 1975, had 12 pages, filled with independent local, regional, and national news. Six months for $5, one year for $8. Download the .pdf at the bottom of the page.


Screenshot of Volume 4, Number 24 of the Harrisburg Independent Press from March 21, 1975

Article Index


Journalistic excesses The Chief would've loved

by Jim Wiggins

page 1, page 6

keywords: Citizen Hearst; downtown diner; Symbionese Liberation Army; Patty Hearst; yellow journalism; federal grand jury; U.S. Attorney John Cattone; Justice Department; Jay Weiner; Elite Restaurant; Philadelphia Bulletin; myths


U.S. fuels both sides of Cambodian war

by Richard Boyle/PNS

page 1, page 11

keywords: Phnom Penh; Lon Nol; military aid; Thomas Enders; U.S. troops; mutiny; Firebase Pace; "Flower of the Dragon"; generals; U.S. embassy; corruption; Khmer Rouhole'ge; private armies


The facts of abortion: women leave town

by Hannah Leavitt

page 2, page 8

keywords: IUD; pregnancy; Clergy Consultation Service; Women's Health Care Clinic; Blue Cross; anonymity; contraception; Birthright; Pat Greenawald: counseling; emotional support; Dr. Charles Ohrabaugh; saline abortion; Family Planning Information Service; Medical Assistance


Stories from 'the hole' at Dauphin County Prison

by Jim Zimmerman

page 2, page 7

keywords: Jim Christopher; isolation unit; Tony Furjanic; solitary confinement; Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections; Richard A. Davis; bed; commode; washbasin; juveniles; haircut; hearing; mental patients; "troublemakers"; prison informers


Toward a people's Harristown

by Lorraine Cross

page 2

keywords: Community Development Forum; Joe Egresitz; Harristown Development Corporation; housing; transportation; quality of living; social services: YWCA; William Keisling; Dorothy Anderson; Eleanor Allen; Market St. Presbyterian Church; Marie Keeney; Pennsylvania Commission for Women; recreational programs; retail food; health services; cultural services


Working inside the system

by Ralph Nader

page 3

keywords: In the Public Interest; public interest research groups; lawyers; scientists; health specialists; college students; pesticide; University of Minnesota; Penn State; trustees; administrators; Oberlin College; Boston University; Emory University; elderly; workers; consumers; pollution


The politics of no deposit, no return

page 3

keywords: deposits; beverage containers; Presidential Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality; energy usage; Pennsylvania Alliance for Returnables; natural resource; conservation; litter; employment; Rick Wells; Senator Newell Wood; Edwin G. Holl; Louis Hill; Wilmont C. Fleming; returnables


Montage

page 3

keywords: Kayo Station; gas station attendant; receipts; Chambersburg; pay raises; Texas; representative John Whitmire; pay toilets; Houston; airport; American Indian Movement; Dennis Banks; Russell Means; Douglas Durham; Wounded Knee Legal Defense Offense Committee; FBI informer; attorney-client relationship; Food and Drug Administration; food; insect; military training contracts; Vinnell Corporation; Saudi Arabian National Guard; veterans; mercenaries; Military Assistance Advisory Groups; Vietnam; Iran; U.S. corporations; Bell Helicopter International; Oregon; representative Stephen Kafoury; marijuana plants; fine


Middletown ok's new curfew, but what does it mean?

by John Serbell

page 4

keywords: 18 years of age; U.S. District Court; Andrew Schneider; Joanna Bykofsky; unconstitutionally vague; "reasonable necessity"; Middletown police; mayor; employment; Harold Judy; Borough Council; constitutionality


Across the Bar

by Christopher Sayer

page 4

keywords: Bill Moyers; Coors Beer; Colorado; Equal Opportunity Employment; racial policies; environmrntal abuse; Adolf Coors; Environmental Protection Agency; distributors; membership drive; WITF-TV


Shoppers guide to West Shore markets

page 5

keywords: HIP consumer; supermarkets; Giant; Keefers IGA; Acme; Pantry Pride; A&P; Weis; Chocolate syrup; prune juice; grape jelly; instant coffee; salt; baking soda; margarine; saltine crackers; Log Cabin syrup; Gatorade; Velveeta cheese; French dressing; Quaker oats; eggs; Crisco; flour; Lebanon bologna; onion soup; Cream Cheese; V-8 juice


Across the centuries comes the noble egg

page 5

keywords: fresh egg; Chinese; spring festivals; Passover feast; Christian church; North Africa; proteins; minerals; vitamins; grade; sizes; lecithin; omelet; pancakes; French toast; Eggs Florentine; egg foo yong


A jock underground?

page 6

keywords: statement; Jay Weiner; grand jury; Patty Hearst; FBI; U.S. Attorney; contempt of court; Tania; Teko; Yolanda; Jack Scott; Miki; Ramparts Magazine; sports; masculinity; physical activity; athletics


Movies Further observations on Lenny

by Dick Sassaman

page 9

keywords: Bob Fosse; Dustin Hoffman; Twin Eric Theaters; Lenny Bruce; Jewish comedian; drug addict; First Amendment; George Bernard Shaw; "Tits and Ass"; obscenity; Jack Kroll; Julian Barry; Newsweek


Bluegrass at HACC American Standard

by Dick Sassaman

page 9

keywords: blues; Bob Buckingham; Moses Roscoe; Tracy and Eloise Schwarz; New Lost City Ramblers; dressage; Sam Spurrier; David Christensen; David Wesner; Tom Delp; The Family Reunion; Shortnin' Bread; La Gondola; Four Daughters Restaurant; fiddle player


Mstislav Rostropovich Cellist

by Dick Sassaman

page 9

keywords: Philadelphia; Academy of Music; cello; piano; Galina Vishnevskaya; Moscow Conservatory; Carnegie Hall; Samuel Sanders; recital; Benjamin Britten; Suite for Solo Cello; Vivaldi; Robert Schumann; Beethoven; Debussy; Kennedy Center; National Symphony


Photos

by John Serbell

page 1, page 2, page 4, page 6


page 11

keywords: Herbie Hancock; Harrisburg Forum








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