Mass panic ravages Hazleton
By Jerry Trently
HAZLETON, Pa., June 27,
1981—A state of extreme
emergency has been declared
here as a severe drought has
devastated this town.
A water shortage that began
late last fall, heightened to an un
precedented level yesterday as
the town's water supply went
completely dry. Fire, looting,
disease, and a score of other
related problems plague this
town as panic has taken hold of
its residents.
The biggest problem remains
three fires that have been burn
ing out of control. Two started
yesterday, and a third started
this morning on Broad Street in
the town's business district.
Calendar of Events
FEBRUARY
9-13 —Movies in the
Residence Hall
14 —Valentine's Day
dance
23 —Classes end
25-28 —Final exams
MARCH
8 —Arrival date
9 —Registration
10 —Classes begin
Change of assign
ment to U.-Park
17 —Dance Teller in the
Commons, 8 p.m.
18 —Open coffeehouse in
The Commons, 8 p.m.
19 —Backgammon tour
nament in The Com
mons, 7-11:30 p.m.
Last day to register
late, add a course, or
apply for Fall Term
change of assignment
.23 —RHC Skating party
at Skate Odyssey
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APRIL
14 —Mid-term "Below
grades" in
17 —Good Friday—NO
CLASSES
22 —Deferred grade
deadline
27, 28, 29 —Summer Term pre
registration
I—Awards Banquet
Big Buddy Night
"Gershwin by
George," C-1, 7 p.m
2,3, 4 —Fine Arts Festival
4 —Late drop deadline
19 —Classes end
20-23 —Finals
25 —Memorial Day
28 —Commencement
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There is little chance of bringing
the fires under control in the im
mediate future since the only
water firemen have to work with
is being flown in by helicopter
from fifty miles away. Firemen
are now meeting to discuss what
few alternatives they have. One
of the-plans being considered in
volves dynamiting all buildings
within a one block radius of the
fires. This would act as a fire
block, similar to the method used
in fighting forest fires.
The National Guard has been
brought in to control the mass
looting that has taken place dur
ing the crisis.
The crime rate here has gone up
astoundingly. One man remains
in critical condition after he was
shot while trying to take some
water from his neighbor's
storage tank.
All routes leading out of the
town are completely congested
with bumper-to-bumper traffic.
At several points, traffic is at a
total standstill as automobiles
overheat as the massive exodus
continues. Everyone appears to
be leaving Hazleton in hope of fin
ding a place where there is water.
As if things were not bad
enough, meteorologists predict
"Lot A Filled , 9
By Arty "Bull" Stuff
Sometime during the final days
of the fall term the campus suf
fered the loss of its "Lot A Filled"
sign. The purpose of the sign was
to inform students that the "up
per lot", lot A, was filled to
capacity; then, vacancies in the
lower lot were to be utilized. As
of yet there are no leads as to the
identity of the culprits who stole
the sign.
Since the sign received around
the-clock attention, it is apparent
that the abduction was a careful
ly planned operation, no doubt
carried out by professionals. No
finger prints were discovered on
any blades of grass in the im
mediate location in which the
sign was last seen. Also, the ban
dits knew the exact location of the
sign at the time of its abduction,
which makes it evident that the
criminals had "staked out" the
sign, mapping its daily
movements. The fact that there
has been no word from the
thieves concerning a ransom in
dicates that the abduction was
not part of a kidnap-ransom
scheme.
The thought that such villians
are present on campus worries
Feature
that a heat wave, that has pushed
temperatures well past the ninety
degree mark for the past three
days, will continue through next
week. No precipitation is in sight.
Officials claim that the water
supply here went completely dry
after panicking residents filled
youngsters' wading pools and
other containers with water in an
ticipation of a shortage. This
water stored in back yards has in
troduced a health problem to the
troubled town. Insects have been
breeding in this stagnant water
and several cases of typhoid and
malaria have been reported. As
one health official observed,
"This place is full of infection
everywhere you turn." There
have been five heart attack
deaths and three heatstroke
cases during the crisis here but
officials are certain that all cases
have not been reported due to
disorganization caused by the
emergency.
At present, there is little hope
that the crisis here can be
brought to a swift termination.
Officials will hold a press con
ference tomorrow to reveal what
courses of action will be taken to
aid this stricken community.
Sign Stolen
some students. Joe Swift had this
to say, "Like, it's bad, you
know." Ann Nonimus stated, "I
think it's ttrrible. I have a
"minimum speed 40" sign, but I
don't put it on my dorm door
because it just isn't safe." Also,
Rocky A. Head told us, "All day
last Wednesday people was kick
ing me and when I got undressed
that night I found a sign that said
"Kick Me" on the back of my
pants. I think it's da same guys
who dun it."
Because of the abduction of the
sign, students were left unable to
determine whether or not Lot A
was filled except to drive to the
lot and see. Campus security of
ficials, however, immediately
responded to the problem by
drawing another sign. In order to
ensure the new sign's safety, it
has been kept locked twenty-four
hours a day in an undisclosed
location somewhere on campus
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