Flood Waters Recede Faster in Pennsylvania Floods
Flood waters receded rapidly across flood ravaged Pennsylvania as state and federal agencies mobilized for cleanup. President Nixon’s emergency coordinator pledged swift aid to five states, while Governor Shapp warned aid may be too little and too late amid estimated damages over 1 billion dollars and at least 44 deaths. Water supplies remained scarce in about 80 communities as leaders urged Congress to free funds for housing, food support, and utilities repair.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
William Cahill
New Jersey
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Russell Peterson
Delaware
George A. Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Mandel
Congress
Lincoln
Cahill
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Schuylkill River
McLaughlin says he did not open Saturdays regularly
County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin defends his record after a local paper claimed his office opened only two or three Saturdays since March 7. He lists openings on April 8 15 22 29 and May 6 13 20, notes May 27 closed for a holiday, and says openings depend on tax and license activity with July tax season and hunting periods bringing busy Saturdays. Nearby, bids to mine tin under Malaysia’s air force base were submitted, but the land sale decision remains with the air force.
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Neil McLaughlin
McLaughlin
The
Journal
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Malaysian Air Force
Air Force
McGovern Seeks Black Delegates to Secure Nomination
Washington AP reports with talks between McGovern staff and black groups including the Congressional Black Caucus. Rep Louis Stokes says bloc support could ensure a first ballot nomination and urges nine million blacks to register for November. Early AP tally shows McGovern with 1335 delegates.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Congressional Black Caucus
McGovern
Sen. McGovern
Louis Stokes
Ohio
National
Black Political Convention
Sen
Stokes
Associated Press
Crop Damage Light In Erie Warren County
Erie and Warren County farmers face about 35 million dollars in statewide flood damages though local crops show limited loss for now. Extension agent William Urash and ASCS official Joseph Burawa warn that full figures depend on ongoing wet, cool conditions and potential disease, with some crops like corn, beans, potatoes, and cabbage at risk if rain continues and fields remain saturated. Local growers such as Glenn Troyer and Charles Dodd report isolated impacts and caution fields may yet suffer as waters recede.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
William Urash
Joseph Burawa
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Ariculture
Urash
Burawa
Glenn Troyer
Troyer Farms
Waterford
Troyer
William Rotthoff
RD. 1
Wattsburg
North East
John Phillips
Fruit Acres
Raymond Meat
R.E. 2
Phillips
Mead
Warren County
Charles Dodd
Dodd Farms Dairy
Answers About Flood Insurance and Aid From AP
The piece quotes common questions about Pennsylvania flood damage and coverage. It notes homeowners policies often cover wind and fire but not rising floodwaters, car water damage depends on comprehensive coverage, and a federal flood program exists but requires separate policy. It cites a toll free help line 800 222 1750 and outlines disaster aid, including rent relief, low interest loans, and unemployment, with potential bureau setup and extensive red tape.
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Pennsylvania
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Corry Markets Cited Under Sunday Blue Laws
Three Corry supermarkets Loblay's A and P and Quality Markets face criminal summonses by mail for operating on Sundays under blue laws. IGA is not involved due to family ownership and payroll limits. Purchases from yesterday informed a $100 fine with $100 increments for repeated citations. hearings may be requested within 20 days.
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Corry
Loblay's
A&p
Quality Markets
Corry Iga
Jaggi
Porter Auer
Corry Plaza
Loblaw's
George Valetti
Auer
Warren
IGA
Journal
Two Flood Fatalities in Erie and Titusville Area
Tropical Storm Agnes battered Pennsylvania with two flood deaths in Erie area towns. John Kinney, 34, Titusville, drowned when his station wagon left a gravel road into Oil Creek. A Millcreek youth, 14, was swept away in Walnut Creek during rising floodwaters. Two companions escaped, later guiding rescuers to Kinney’s wreck. Police logged the incidents Saturday into Sunday.
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Millcreek
Titusville
Pennsylvania
John Kinney
Oil Creek
Richard Kinney
Centerville
Charles Fitch
Jersey Bridge
Drake Well Park
Han
Roger Peebles
McNab
Gunmen Rob Bank Near Zelienople Takes Two Hostages
Two gunmen robbed a Western Pennsylvania National Bank branch near Zelienople pa and abducted two women who later escaped unharmed after a police cruiser forced the getaway car off a rural highway ten miles southwest of town. State police sealed the wooded hill area and deployed a helicopter to survey the terrain. There was no immediate indication of the amount taken.
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Zelienople
Pennsylvania
Here
Western Pennsylvania National Bank
Area Woman Injured In UC Crash
A Spartansburg area woman, Donna McCray, 23, was injured and treated at Union City Memorial Hospital after a two car collision on Route 97 north of Union City. Her husband Phillip McCray drove the other car. Howard Beeman, 50, pulled from a lot into the path of McCray. Damages: Beeman car 2000, McCray car 150. Another accident west of Lovells Corners caused 150 damage to a vehicle with no injuries.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Yale Park
University of New Mexico
Spartansburg
Union City
Donna McCray
RD. 1
Union City Memorial Hospital
Phillip
Corry
Howard Beeman
R.D. 5
Waterford
McCray
Beeman
Lovells Corners
James R. Schuffert
Gould Street
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Wilkes- Barre
Burns McLaughlin
Peru
Ind
Grissom Air Force Base
FBI
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