Of the Pennsylvania State archives. The state archives is the repository for the public records of pennsylvania, particularly those from state government. We have some responsibility of the county records. We hold records and that amounts to 250 million pages of material throughout our storage tower. We will be looking at some the nucleararding accident at three mile island. The accident started on march 28, 1979. There was a partial meltdown of the reactor in the facility. Its located south of harrisburg, about five or six miles. Is in thety susquehanna river. In 1979, i was a freshman about 10 miles west of harrisburg. Is information was coming out in bits and pieces. People were becoming concerned about the children. Decided to get in the car and leave the area. The accident occurred on wednesday. College,ay at professors and students started leaving. By friday, the vast majority of the campus was empty. I did not go home. I lived in york and it was the same distance as the college
We continue now with our look at the history of harrisburg. We are in the storage tower of the Pennsylvania State archives, located in harrisbu, pennsylvania. The state archives is the official repository for the public records of pennsylvania, particularly those from State Government right we have some responsibility for county and local government records. We hold about 70,000 cubic feet and that is 250 million pages of material throughout the storage tower. We are looking at some material from the Archive Holdings regarding the Nuclear Accident at three mile island. The accident started on march 28, 1979. There was a partial marked out of the core of the reactor in the facility. It is located south of harrisburg, about six miles. The facility is on an island in the susquehanna river. That is where the name came from. I was a freshman at messiah college. My recollection is that information about the accident was coming out in bits and pieces. People became concerned about it, about t
We continue now with our look at the history of harrisburg. We are in the storage tower of the Pennsylvania State archives, located in harrisbu, pennsylvania. The state archives is the official repository for the public records of pennsylvania, particularly those from State Government right we have some responsibility for county and local government records. We hold about 70,000 cubic feet and that is 250 million pages of material throughout the storage tower. We are looking at some material from the Archive Holdings regarding the Nuclear Accident at three mile island. The accident started on march 28, 1979. There was a partial marked out of the core of the reactor in the facility. It is located south of harrisburg, about six miles. The facility is on an island in the susquehanna river. That is where the name came from. I was a freshman at messiah college. My recollection is that information about the accident was coming out in bits and pieces. People became concerned about it, about t
Attention from the expected news of the president and his wall. At the department of homeland security, President Trump said his immigration crackdown will save thousands of lives, millions of jobs and billions of dollars. Beginning today, the United States of america gets back control of its borders. Reporter keeping his Signature Campaign pledge. I will build a great, great on our southern border. Reporter it would run 1900 miles and cost an estimated 15 to 25 billion. Because mexico is refusing to pay, mr. Trump asked congress to. At this point his goal was to get the project started as quickly as possible using existing sdpundz resources. Reporter cheaper drones, towers and detectors would work, said john mccain, the senator from arizona. Yes, we can secure our border, but it isnt just with, quote, building a wall. Reporter President Trump also order criminals without papers to be deported. And to cut off federal funds to cities like new york that offer sanctuary to undocumented mi
This week on reelamerica, the regulators a 1982 pbs documentary focusing on pollution regulation in the national parks. Here is a preview each week, American History tvs reel america bring to films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. In a residential section of the nations capital, David Hawkins begins his commute. A political appointee of the carter white house, hawkins was chosen to regulate our nations air pollution laws. He will be a key figure in a clean air battle to unfold in the months ahead. A lifelong environmentalist, he has strong opinions on our governments obligations. Regulation has tended to be developed in response to abuse. The food, drug, and cosmetic act was a response to the horrors in the food industry. It is easy to say you are in favor of less regulation, but if you ask somebody if they are in favor of dirtier air, you will have someone say, no, we are not air. Vor of dirtier these programs are causing people to spend money cleaning up what th