Volume 1, Number 38: July 1 - July 9, 1972
Updated: Aug 24
This issue of Harrisburg Independent Press from July 1 - July 9, 1972, 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.
Article Index
The Quick Brown Flood...And Its Aftermath
by Jim Wiggins
page 1, page 7, page 8
keywords: disaster area; President Nixon; Governor Shapp; temporary mobile housing; flood damage; emergency funds; Civil Defense; National Guard; sightseers; evacuation centers; Great Flood of '72
Officials Charge OEP Delay
by Anita Harris
page 1, page 9, page 10
keywords: Federal Office of Emergency Preparadness; disaster victims; housing; business loans; Executive Office of the President; Dusaster Relief Act; HUD; unemployment; food stamps; Community Development Director Daniel Rogers; flood information offices; National Guard
Matrix
by R.C. Filburn
page 2, page 5
keywords: Delaware County District Attorney Stephen McEwen; capital punishment; Harry Comer; criminal justice system; Senator Russell B. Long; welfare bill; sugarcane fieldworkers; Agriculture Department
A Restoration Tale
page 2
keywords: mud; books; clothing; bleach; draperies; electric motors; food; chlorine; furniture; floors; walls; ceilings; records; rugs; television; tiles
Home Damaged By Flood? Read Below
by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Environmental Resources, Labor and Industry
page 3
keywords: food; chlorine; water; disinfection; gas and electric; automobiles; garbage; rats; flies
Editorial House Hypocricy
by Anita Harris
page 4
keywords: Marty Mullen; anti-abortion bill; death penalty; mental health funds; Department of Community Affairs; House; foster homes
Wait Until Dark - the Curfew
by Anita Harris
page 4
keywords: burglary; curfew violations; National Guardsmen; looters; arrest
River Rescue Man Vs. Aberrant Nature
page 4
keywords: Harrisburg River Rescue; volunteer effort; Red Cross; Gus Spagnola; boats
Feuilleton
by Dick Sassaman
page 5
keywords: flood; Susquehanna River; Walnut St. Bridge; National Guardsmen; sunken garden
Flood Autodrama What to do With a Drowned Car
by Pennsylvania State Insurance Department
page 11, page 12
keywords: power brake; brake drums; power steering; rear axle; radiator; exhaust system; air conditioning; generator; distributor; ignition coil; wiring; cleaning; battery; starter; horns; gasoline tanks; switches; speedometer; lubrication
Bulletins Food Prices Insurance
page 11
keywords: Bureau of Consumer Protection; price hikes; 'After the Flood'; Pennsylvania Insurance Department; flood losses; handbook
Walk Against War
page 11
keywords: Vietnam War; Eternal Peace Light; Gettysburg Battlefield; York Action for Peace and Justice; Stephen Fry; President Nixon; bombing; vigil
Photos
by John Serbell
page 1, page 2, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 8, page 9, page 11, page 12
keywords: flood; State Street Bridge; Cameron Street; South Front Street; Walnut Street Bridge; Maclay Street; Nationwide Inn
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