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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1972
Page
16
Rainfall in New Castle totals nearly seven inches for June, keeping residents indoors and many events canceled or postponed. Citizens wonder when summer will arrive as daily showers persist across the area.
In Harrisburg the state Compensation Commission proposed a 25 200 annual salary for legislators during General Assembly sessions and a 6 000 expense stipend. The plan aims to ensure top priority to legislative duties, though not all members would be full time. Existing salaries and raises for judges and executives were noted, with some officials delayed until 1974.
Tropical Storm Agnes dumped up to a foot of rain across the northeast as thousands fled homes. Deaths rose past 14 with missing and feared dead across the Carolinas to New York.
The Lawrence County Catholic Day, postponed by rain, will take place Sunday at Cascade Park starting 11 a.m. Activities include a Madonna Shrine blessing at 1 p.m. by Rev. Msgr. Joseph Fabbri, basket picnics 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., entertainment by Mayor Rogan at 2 p.m., Red Coat and Blue Coat band concerts 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., fireworks at 10:30 p.m., with prizes awarded that evening.
Torrential rains from remnants of Agnes flood central and eastern Pennsylvania causing at least four deaths and widespread isolation. Gov Shapp declares state of extreme emergency enabling rapid hiring and rescue measures. U.S. 22 washed out near Fort Hunter, widespread power outages, road closures, and evacuations across Dauphin Cumberland York and surrounding counties.
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