Folder 9: Teton Dam, 6/7/1976 - 11/7/1977
Scope and Contents
- Correspondence - To: Members of the House and Senate, Washington DC, Four-County Task Force on Tocks Island Dam Project, Northeastern PA A Economic Development Council News Media, From: Commissioner Nancy Shukaitis - Similarities between Tocks Island and Teton Dam - 6/17/76 - Enclosed: statement following the collapsed Teton Dam in Idaho (history of construction, geology investigation) - News Article - The warnings Johnstown never got - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/25/77 - News Article - Johnstown braces for more rain - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/25/77 - News Article - Special Report: The Johnstown disaster - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/24/77 - News Article - Dam Collapses, 37 Die: Huge wall of water chokes campus, trailers; Corps of Engineers called dam 'hazardous' - The Morning Call - 11/7/77 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Glenn Paulson - 6/28/76 - acknowledging receiving statement on Teton Dam - Newsletter - Bill Schluter Congress - Schluter Opposes Tocks Dam Construction - 6/29/76 - Statement of Position on Tocks Island - William E. Schluter - 6/29/76 - News Article - Teton: A Warning for Tocks? - Easton Express - 6/14/76 - News Article - Letters to the editor: Building empires again - Pocono Record - 6/17/76 - News Articles Packet - Editorials: The 'Experts' Erred - The Express - 6/8/76 - Did Seepage Weaken Dam - News Article - 6 dead, 80 injured and 135 missing following dam's collapse in Idaho - The Morning Call - 6/7/76 - News Article - Mrs. Shukaitis: Tocks Geologically Risky - The Express - 7/26/76 - News Article Packet - Teton break strains coffers of Red Cross - The Sunday Star-Ledger - 6/27/76 - Dam Collapse leaves wake of misery in Idaho - The Sunday Star-Ledger - 6/27/76 - News Article - 'Who needed Flood Insurance': Teton dam collapse leaves wake of misery (full article) - The Sunday Star-Ledger - 7/27/76 - News Article - The Tragedy of Teton Dam: Homeless adrift on a 'plain of misery' - The Sunday Star-Ledger - News Article - Teton And Tocks - The Bethlehem Globe-Times - 6/26/76 - News Article - Tocks site prone to Teton Repeat - statements from Nancy Shukaitis - 6/13/76 - News Article - Idaho dam warnings ignored by agencies - The Morning Call / The Washington Star - 6/9/76 - News Article - Flood victims angry and anguished - The Morning Call / The Los Angeles Times - 6/8/76 - News Article - Damn the dams? - The Morning Call - 6/9/76 - News Article - New Dam Collapses; Warning Saves Lives - The Express - 6/7/76 - News Article - 7 dead, damage exceeds $500 million: Idaho flood waters lose impact - 6/8/76 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Clifford P. Case - 7/16/76 - acknowledging receiving statement on Teton Dam
Dates
- Creation: 6/7/1976 - 11/7/1977
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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