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[email protected] It seemed that information was 1972, and the most-used source of to report or to print a newspaper. When the Susquehanna River available every moment through communication would have been “There is no question that today, began to rise earlier this month, of- television,radio,newspaperandin- radio. we are so much more prepared and ficials began issuing evacuation or- ternetoutlets,withphotosflashing Television stations would have aware of what’s going on as a result bay area ders. across screens from a number of lo- taken footage of an area on film, re- of not only media technology, but And using new technology, local cal communities and news alerts ported back to their stations and otheradvancesmadeouttherethat media outlets were right behind nearlyeveryhouronthelevel ofthe then broadcast at a regular news Chesapeake Bay is already them, getting the word out as river. hour – if television was even acces- SeeNEWS, Page 10A feeling the effects of NFL damage in Pennsylvania. FALCONS 35 EAGLES 31 By TOM VENESKY
[email protected] STEELERS 24 Most of the sediment, debris and chemicals that flushed SEAHAWKS 0 through the Susquehanna Riv- er during last week’s flood ends AMERICAN LEAGUE up in one place: the Chesa- peake Bay.