Linda Olson Day Honored in Corry After Miss Pennsylvania 1972 Honor
Residents of Corry honor Linda Olson with a banquet, a high school ceremony and a song performance. Dignitaries including Senator Dwyer and Sheriff Hanisek attend despite Hurricane Agnes disruptions. A countywide resolution declares Linda Olson Day in Erie County, with officials presenting a citation and silver bowl.
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Linda Olson
Corry
Pennsylvania
Venture Inn
Corry Area High School
Linda
Joseph Vigorito
Washington
Benjamin Calderone
Edward Zarger
Calderone
R. Budd Dwyer
Senate
Dwyer
J. Earle Bliley
Corry Chamber of Commerce
Miss Pennsylvania
Relief Funds Set For Flood Victims In Pennsylvania
President Nixon declared a disaster in Pennsylvania triggering federal aid for temporary housing loans and unemployment assistance to more than 100000 homeless. The 1970 Disaster Relief Act covers rent free housing up to 12 months and trailers if needed, SBA low interest loans up to 500000 for businesses and 50000 for homes, unemployment benefits up to 81 weekly for 30 weeks, plus funds for clean up and community relief.
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Harrisburg
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Small Business Administration
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Ernest P. Kline
Kline
Agnes storms devastate four states with mass flooding
Eighty killed and more than 120,000 displaced as record river crests wreak havoc across Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Govs Shapp Mandel Holton estimate billions in damage while flood control dams strain under the surge. President Nixon declares disaster areas as rains ease and Agnes is absorbed by a new system.
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Eastern Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Milton J. Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
New York State
Allegany County
Florida
Nixon
New York
Agnes
Central
Regional recreation area tied to Union City Dam project
Local and federal officials clash over funding and county participation for a proposed Union City Dam recreation area. Army Corps of Engineers cites Section 221 hurdles and potential delays, while Erie County Park and Recreation through Russo reports BOR study favorable changes, urging support to push the package through Washington.
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Union City
Pittsburgh
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Erie County Park and Recreation Department
Dan A. Conner
Office of Management and Budget
Erie County
Conner
R. Budd Dwyer
Peter E. Russo
Russo
John Donohue
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Bureau of the Budget
Washington
Corry Area Still Immune To Flooding
Rain swollen creeks near Corry rose further with Hare Bear and South Branch of French Creek nearing bridge floors but no threat to homes. Brokenstraw Creek eight feet above normal below Corry, flooding two Spring Creek basements and isolating a third. Evacuation at Western Reserve Convalescent Home in Millcreek. 25 patients moved. Health officials urge boiling private well water for five minutes.
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Hare Creek
Bear Creek
Corry
Brokenstraw Creek
Spring Creek
Erie County
Western Reserve Convalescent Home
Millcreek
Erie County Department of Health
City by City Report on Pennsylvania Flooded Towns
AP rundown details Wilkes Barre Lancaster York Harrisburg Reading Lock Haven Shamokin Bloomsburg as flood waters from the Susquehanna and Codorus devastate towns. Evacuations rise with power outages, damaged bridges, water shortages, and deaths or disappearances reported in several communities.
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Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes- Barre
Susquehanna River
Columbia
Marietta
Lock Haven
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Chamber of Commerce
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Pryor
Cnery
Pottstown
Thomas Smith
Smith
Associated Press
UC Dam
Lancaster
Tae
City
York
Cordorus Creek
Clinton County
Shamokin
Northumberland
Bloomsburg
Columbia County
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