Volume 4, Number 11: December 13, 1974 - December 20, 1974
- Harrisburg Independent Press
- Aug 1, 2023
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Updated: Jun 8
This issue of Harrisburg Independent Press from December 13, 1974 - December 20, 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
How Denenberg let jackals consume his flesh
by Jim Wiggins
page 1, page 6, page 8
keywords: cost of living; consumerism; Herb Denenberg; Ralph Nader; Insurance Commissioner; Blue Cross; Consumer's Guide To Lawyers; Consumer's Guide To Doctors; insurance industry; no-fault insurance; Otis Littleton; "high risk areas"; urban residents; Gateway Insurance Company; Miami; Commissioner Sheppard; campaign contributions; Safeguard Mutual Insurance Company; Empire Mutual Insurance Company
Women crash 'stag night' at suburban stores
by Jim Zimmerman
page 2
keywords: Pomeroy's; Bowman's; National Organization for Women; sex discrimination; men shoppers; champagne; models; fashion show; suburban stores; Human Relations Commission
Schmidt loses his marbles, Murdoch keeps the job
by Hal German
page 2
keywords: City Councilman Albert Schmidt; Crawford Murdoch; G.O.P. Chairman; fair market value; Bellevue Park; reassessment
Today Harrisburg, tomorrow..........?
page 2
keywords: Gov. Shapp; China; organized labor; labor coalition; "Today" show; "Tomorrow" show; revenue sharing; Presidential fever
Makosky should go
page 3
keywords: black resident; uptown Harrisburg; high school sports; Harrisburg High School; football team; blocking; tackling; fundamentals; Joe Makosky; racial slurs; head coach; Community Forum
Consumer protection bill
by Ralph Nader
page 3, page 11
keywords: In the Public Interest; Sen. Robert Griffin; Senate minority whip; filibuster; General Motors; Ford Motor Co.; President Ford; anti-inflation program; Sen. Robert Dole; prices; quality; safety; Sen. Hugh Scott
Montage
page 3
keywords: divorce; do-it-yourself; attorney; "in forma pauperis"; Army; Europe; haircuts; Congressman Les Aspin; unrest; command harassment; court-martial; State Insurance Commissioner; William Sheppard; insurance companies; "dirty tricks"; Unfair Insurance Practices Act; license revocation; fines; dum-dum bullets; Lower Allen Township; township commissioners; police force; .357 magnum pistols; undercover cops; narcs; Los Angeles; high schools; arrests; drug use; pushers; American Civil Liberties Union
Should Harrisburg schools spare the rod?
page 4
keywords: corporal punishment; Committee on Discipline; Dr. Peter Flynn; school board members; parents; students; administrative staff; teachers; superintendent Ben Turner; State Department of Education; Student Rights and Responsibilities
Prison art show at East Mall
page 4
keywords: Clients of the Judicial System; inmate; ex-offender; "From Behind the Wall"; wooden items; leather; ceramics; lamps; paintings; artistic abilities; Christmas gifts; transportation service
Mohawk Indians seize New York tract
page 4
keywords: Eagle Bay, New York; New York State Police; Ganiengeh; Jimmy Little Turtle; Mohawk ways; 'Akwesasne Notes'
Comparartive prices of staples at 5 markets
page 5
keywords: Weis; Broad St. Farmer's Market; A&P; Ralph's Grocery; Sav-Mor; Quaker oats; eggs; lettuce ; oranges; celery; carrots; bananas; tomato paste; sugar; ground chuck; pork chops; chicken liver; chicken legs; chicken
Use your imagination to jazz-up the salad
page 5
keywords: nuts; fruits; vegetables; salad greens; pesticides; organic; herbs; croutons; hard boiled egg; Vinaigrette dressing; creamy tomato dressing; avacado dressing; olive oil; apple juice
3 good bets for Christmas shoppers
by Beth Coppinger and Carol Chromicky
page 7
keywords: Panama Shop; gifts; Christmas; international; clothing; jewelry; Ed Stoddart; Capricorner; crafts co-operative; Trindle Road; pottery; Eric Schwartz; candles; baskets; Haiti; Rosemary Shop; Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Byron Reppert; herbs; cards; crafts; culinary tools
Way too much about JAZZ or, no white space
by Dick Sassaman
page 9
keywords: Review; Cedric Lawson; Dante's Downstairs; Miles Davis; Berkley School of Music; Art Blakey; Third Stream; Footprints; jazz albums; pianists; Chick Corea; McCoy Tyner; Where Have I Known You Before; Asante; Come To the Meadow; Sun Ra; Bob James; Flutists; Herbie Mann; Reggae; Hubert Laws; Weather Report; Mahavishnu Orchestra; Modern Jazz Quartet; Larry Coryell; Passport; Monk Montgomery; Ron Carter; Billy Cobham; Power of Soul; Alphonze Mouzon; trumpets; Lee Morgan; Freddie Hubbard; Clifford Brown; saxophonists; Lou Donaldson; Paul Desmond; Wayne Shorter; Moacir Santos; Gato Barbieri; bass; drums
Feuilleton
by Dick Sassaman
page 11
keywords: Christmas; Sears; Snoopy; electric toothbrush; American Dental Association; Christmas cards; A Spy In the House of Love; Cold Cuts; morgue; spy-hunter; Ladislas Farago; Nazi; Martin Bormann; Aftermath, Martin Bormann and the Fourth Reich; beauty queen
Photos
by Flanagan
page 2
by Serbell
page 7
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