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Volume 1, Number 39: July 7 - July 14, 1972

Jul 14, 1972
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Updated: Sep 3

This issue of Harrisburg Independent Press from July 7 - July 14, 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.


Screenshot of Volume 1, Number 39 of the Harrisburg Independent Press from July 7, 1972

Article Index


Flood clean-up brings Harrisburg together -- almost

by Jim Flanagan

page 1, page 7

keywords: Neighborhood Youth Corps; Red Cross; volunteers; shelters; mobile food service; Volunteers for America; Mennonite Disaster Service


Few had flood insurance

by Elaine Herscher

page 1, page 7, page 10

keywords: hurricane Agnes; Harrisburg; Steelton; Middletown; Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg; federal flood insurance; Highspire; Mayor Earl Hoffman; Mayor Harry Judy; FHA; mandatory flood insurance; Bruce Hearn; Department of Community Affairs


Miami Police Dept. prepares for worst

Sensitive Miami police brace for conventions

by Edward Zuckerman

page 1, page 8

keywords: Miami Beach; Hal Cohen; conventions; Jerry Rubin; "Do It"; Police Chief Rocky Pomerance; sensitivity training; National Guardsmen; state of emergency; Youth International Party


Matrix

by R.C. Filburn

page 2

keywords: flood; Gov. Shapp; President Nixon; Joseph Simpson; HARSCO; Flood Information Centers; Small Business Administration; OEP; William Ruckleshaus; Environmental Protection Agency; Emergency Emplyment Act


Washington Merry-Go-Round Bait and Bite

by Jack Anderson/United Feature Syndicate

page 2

keywords: Air Force General John Lavelle; bombing raids; North Vietnam; Air Force General Louis Wilson; Air Force Wife; CIA; Leonid Brezhnev; summit meeting; President Nixon; Andrei Grechko; George McGovern; Abby Hoffman; Yippies


Blatant sexism in the Jaycees

by Ralph Nader/New Republic Feature Syndicate

page 2, page 3

keywords: Junior Chamber of Commerce; civic improvement projects; sexual discrimination; young men; Rochester, New York; pollution; safety hazards; women


Editorial Nixon court vs liberties

by Nancy Shuger

page 3

keywords: death penalty; deterrent; kidnapping; journalists; Pentagon Papers; Supreme Court


Violence in the suburbs

by John Serbell

page 3

keywords: murder; Karen Dockray; Susquehanna Township; Vietnam


Ellsburg defense needs cash

page 3

keywords: Ellsburg Defense Committee; Daniel Ellsburg; Anthony Russo; Pentagon Papers; Rand; selective prosecution; classified documents


Letter To Our Readers

page 4

keywords: Lancaster Independent Press; Community Forum Page; Harrisburg; questionnaire; advertising


Civil service exams ignored

by Jim Berger

page 4

keywords: Department of Education; Civil Service Commission; Manpower; Zelma Sprauss; William Bauer; short duration jobs


A memorable Midnight Supper

by Betty Ridgway

page 4

keywords: Picadillo a la Ridgway; Spanish dish; seasonings; fruits


Capital Punishment Now it's up to the states

by Elaine Herscher

page 5

keywords: Supreme Court; State Attorney General J. Shane Creamer; Chief Justice Warren Burger; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment; Justice William O. Douglas; deterrent; Rep. Harry Comer; state legislatures


LaCroce ends fast, gains support of 150

page 5

keywords: Father James F. LaCroce; anti-war priest; Harrisburg Eight Defense Committee; students; Vietnam war; The Catholic Witness


County tries pre-trial probation

page 5

keywords: first-time nonviolent offenders; District Attorney Leroy Zimmerman; accelerated rehabilitative disposition; James D. Crawford; Superior Court Judge Sydney J. Hoffman; Lawrence Beaser; juvenile courts


Books Books Books

by Dick Sassaman

page 6

keywords: Freakshow; Albert Goldman; pop music critic; Life; rock; jazz; pop culture; "jew humor"; Lenny Bruce; the Who; Mel Brooks; Jimi Hendrix; Isaac Hayes; the Band; Blood Sweat and Tears; Joe Cocker; Tom Wolfe


FM radio revisited: WRHY 'Starview' rocks

by John Hileman

page 6

keywords: progressive rock; Paul Aithey; Dennis Fulton; Rolling Stones; Jethro Tull; Wolfman Jack; Airforce; UPI; News


National Guard: 'Why are we still here?'

page 7

keywords: flood; haircuts


Federal grants available to flood victims

page 7, page 10

keywords: loans; Small Business Administration; welfare recipients; Red Cross; Human Relations Council


A kiss from Abbie and pie in the eye

by Edward Zuckerman

page 9, page 10

keywords: Miami Beach City Council; Youth International Party; campsite; Vienam Veterans Against the War; Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Flamingo Park; Miami Beach Mayor Chuck Hall; Jerry Rubin; Ellis Rubin; Democratic Convention; Convention Center; Jeff Nightbyrd; City Manager Clifford O'Key; Governor Askew; protestors


Where to go for flood assistance

page 11

keywords: Flood Information Centers; Red Cross; housing; Evacuation Center; Small Business Administration; Dauphin County Board of Assistance; unemployment; public assistance; food stamps; health services; loans


Movies Movies Movies

page 12

keywords: Ben; The Graduate; Cowboys; The Godfather; Nicolas and Alexandra; Dirty Harry; Hospital; Summer of '42; A Clockwork Orange; Fiddler On the Roof


Photos

by Jim Flanagan

page 1, page 7

keywords: flood; National Guardsman


by LNS

page 3

keywords: Daniel Ellsburg; Tony Russo


by John Serbell

page 7

keywords: flood; uptown Harrisburg


by Sarah Forth

page 10

keywords: South Harrisburg


Artwork

by Gene Suchma

page 7

keyword: flood


by LNS

page 8

keywords: Convention Comics; Miami; Secret Service; FBI; CIA









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