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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1977
Page
3
The week saw an early spring pattern with blustery gales and freezing mornings on Monday April 4, then warming to 80 degree highs by Friday and Saturday. Potatoes were planted on Good Friday as gardeners anticipated milder days, followed by clear skies and strong southerly winds.
The page lists numerous Omaha and Lincoln area visitors and guests over Easter weekend, including Pauline Hahn of Omaha staying with her grandparents in Hordville, Darwin Hahn from Kearney, and extended visits by the Hahn, Anderson, Ostberg, Sundberg, Alfred, Ang, Johnson, Stohl, Babcock, Nyberg, Bade, Bender, Peters, and Glad families among others. It notes Saturday overnight stays, Sunday dinners, and hospital visits at Central City LTC, with several relatives from Stromsburg, Hampton, Osceola, and Central City joining in gatherings.
The piece questions if voters elected a wise leader and notes potential to discipline extravagant boondoggles. It praises calls for exposing how the bureaucracy suggests certain programs as sensible and hints the outcome rests on the electoral system’s quality.
The piece argues federally financed irrigation and flood control projects waste taxpayer money. It contends the Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation push dams and diversions despite droughts and declining groundwater, urging fiscal restraint and independent review. It cites South Dakota Oahe, Garrison Diversion, and Cross Florida Canal as examples, noting political profit over true cost benefits.
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