Nixon tours flood areas as girl clings to his hand
President Nixon helicoptered into Harrisburg Pennsylvania to survey flood ravaged areas from Hurricane Agnes. At William Penn High School he spoke with victims and a barefoot eight year old girl quietly held his hand. He praised volunteers and handed out presidential pens to mournful residents.
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Stable conditions reported in flood battered Isleton California
Conditions were described as stable Saturday in Isleton as officials weighed restoration steps for the town of 1300 evacuated residents. Crews remained to monitor possible new levee leaks and protect property while a state official warned it could be two to six months before residents could return home after the emergency levee failures on the San Joaquin River.
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