Volume 4, Number 10: December 6, 1974 - December 13, 1974
- Harrisburg Independent Press
- Aug 1, 2023
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Updated: Jun 1
This issue of Harrisburg Independent Press from December 6, 1974 - December 13, 1974, 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
Grassroots urban renewal works on the Hill
by Hannah Leavitt
page 1, page 2, page 7
keywords: Economic Developers of Greater Harrisburg; Allison Hill; Clara Frye Sloane; banks; Marianne Faust; Historic Harrisburg Association; Royal Terrace; Linden Street; rehabilitation; COSMO; Wes Plummer; contractors
Recent college grads find meaningful work scarce
by Carol Chromicky
page 2, page 7
keywords: Dennis Harenza; underemployment; collective living; teaching position; engineering; journalism
'It's very, sick, very sick'
by Gore Vidal
page 3
keywords: journalism; Nelson Rockefeller; Pentagon; war; megalomanic
Voluntary inflation programs
by Ralph Nader
page 3
keywords: wage-price controls; anti-monopoly; oil industry; auto industry; consumers; business; government; President Ford; Consumer Federation of America; voluntary efforts
Montage
page 3
keywords: Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz; Pope Paul; birth control; Congressman Wilbur Mills; stripper; Fanne Foxe; Boston; House Ways and Means Committee; homosexuality; Baptist minister; Lynn Mays; home economics; boys; Berlin; Army regulations; American soldiers; strike; assault and battery charges; pies; Chief Warrant Officer; "chemistry set"; Pipedream Products; drug testing; marijuana; Wampanoag Indian tribe; Mayflower; Gay Head Wampanoag Tribal Council; suit; land; Beatrice Gentry
New York doctor found mysteriously dead
Was pioneer in accupuncture for heroin addicts
page 4, page 8
keywords: Dr. Richard Taft; Lincoln Hospital Detoxification Program; New York City; Medical Examiner; overdose; Homicide Squad; U.S. Labor Party; CIA; methadone maintenance; Merck Index; detoxification; morphine; Eli Lilly and Co.; Mallinckrodt Chemical Workers; White Lightning; black market; barbiturates; amphetamines; House Crime Committee; Addiction Services Agency; Rockefeller Institute
Food stamp info in grocery stores
page 4
keywords: food stamp outreach program; Dauphin County Board of Assistance; unemployment; inflation; cost of living; eligibility
Feuilleton
by Dick Sassaman
page 5
keywords: Hunter S. Thompson; Playboy interview; political aspirant; Fear and Loathing; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; lunatics; criminals; palindrome; Ms. Kascsak; Mark Kram; "Madam, I'm Adam"; Elba; live; C.C. Bombaugh; Oddities and Curiosities of Words and Literature; St. Martin; Lucifer; Roger Angell
Jury acquits fed prisoner after hearing of 'the hole'
by HIP Wire Services
page 5
keywords: solitary confinement; Leavenworth; Wichita, Kansas; Armando Miramon; kidnapping; assault; prisoner rebellion; isolation; temporary insanity; inciting to riot; Leavenworth Brothers; Warden Loren Daggett; communication; prison conditions; food boycotts; work stoppages; Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee
Indians face starvation this winter
by LNS
page 5
keywords: Joint Strategy and Action Committee; reservations; truck farms; harvesting; leasing; drought; inflation; heating fuel; surplus commodities; Bureau of Indian Affairs
Doshi: A place of beauty that's here to stay
by Beth Coppinger
page 6
keywords: Gallery Doshi; Maya Schock; teacher; paintings; contemporary artists; non-profit corporation; Pa. Council On the Arts; crafts; pottery; jewelry; blankets; clothing; tea room; Judie McNamera; classes; art students; Rick Salzman; art school; brotherhood
Tips on cooking more tasty, healthful vegetables
page 6
keywords: spinach; green beans; corn; nutrition; water; soup stocks; steam; string beans; baked squash; vegetable stew
Military Madness
page 7
keywords: Women's Army Corps; West Germany; combat training; 'Stars and Stripes'; weappons; prisoner of war camps; Junior ROTC; Georgia; high school; conscientious objector; Sapp V. Renfroe; religious belief; personal beliefs; graduation
Music: The Beach Boys
by Dick Sassaman
page 9
keywords: Millersville; The Raspberries; Starting Over; Eric Carmen; Holland; Endless Summer; Pet Sounds; Friends; Smiley Smile; nostalgia; Surfer Girl
Music: Asleep at the Wheel
by Dick Sassaman
page 9
keywords: Western swing; West Virginia; septet; Comin' Right At Ya; Chris O'Connell; Ray Benson
Music: Billy Preston
by Dick Sassaman
page 9
keywords: The Kids and Me; Nothing From Nothing; Ray Charles; The Beatles; Rolling Stones; St. Elmo Village; arts and crafts center; instrumentals
Theater: Plaza Suite
by Dick Sassaman
page 9
keywords: Review; The Repertory Theater Ensemble; Allenberry Dinner Theater; Boiling Springs; Neil Simon; Ed Aldridge; Betty Endrizzi; James Lockhart; marriage; Karen Nash; Sam Nash; Mimsey; Jesse Kiplinger; Footlight Ranch; Vaughn Patterson; The Imaginary Invalid; Waiting for Godot; No Exit; classes; acting; Randall Disend
Attention persons arrested Mayday 71
by LNS
page 11
keywords: American Civil Liberties Union; court order; antiwar demonstrations; Washington, D.C.; records; Florence Isbell; destruction
Artwork
by Gene Suchma
page 1
keywords: A Christmas Story for the Global Village; Marsha McLuhan; eviction notice; bill; pink slip; 'cat's cradle'
Photos
by Serbell
page 1, page 2
by LNS
page 4
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