Capitol News Tempers Rise Over Park Levy Fight
Nebraska lawmakers return from a five day Easter recess to a tense session amid bill kill rates and threats. The park levy bill LB 208 is held over by Sen. George Lyas as tempers flare and adjournment nears. Aeronautics director’s post to be filled by mid April with Jack Obbink’s resignation cited. Redistricting plans clash between east west and north south options amid behind the scenes lobbying. Colored photo licenses and two year renewals under SB 349 move closer to approval. Legislative Council studies school lands leasing as 25 of 43 sign a probe resolution. Budget hearings set April 17 and 18 for the University of Nebraska with a proposed $30.1 million funding. Public Works Committee also busy those days.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln — Nebraska
George Lyas
Omaha
Aeronautics
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Jack Obbink
Obbink
Dwight Burney
Joan Hassack
Louis Finches
Government and Military Affairs Committee
Legislative Council
University of Nebraska
Public Works Committee
Sidney Telegraph editorial page description
Editorial page from The Sidney Telegraph notes its status as Western Nebraska’s oldest paper founded in 1873 and family ownership. It lists publication days Monday Wednesday and Friday and identifies association with the Associated Press and Nebraska Press Association.
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Nebraska Press Assay
Sidney Telegraphs
the Telegraph Printing, Co., Inc
Llth Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
Associated Press
Member
Nebraska Press Assn
Sidney urges Sioux Depot to remain off closure list
A letter from Sidney praises Sioux Ordnance Depot for its value to western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado, urges continued cooperation with the Defense Department, and asks officials to preserve the long standing friendship and the depot's role in national security for many years to come.
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Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Pentagon
Defense Department
Nebraska
Colorado
Siddey
We Need All Four So Far Sidney Lacks Air Service Proof
Sidney critics cite insufficient Frontier Air Lines passenger loadings to justify continued service. They warn that without a traffic surge Frontier may drop Sidney, arguing the town must support air rail bus and truck links to foster growth. They urge an organized community program to preserve all transportation modes.
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Sidney
Frontier Air Lines
Frontier
State Aeronautics Department
Payment as We Go on Highway Bill Financing
The piece argues the 41 billion dollar interstate program should be paid from user taxes rather than the Treasury. It criticizes borrowing to cover deficits and warns against confiscatory taxes or bankrupting business. The author urges a pay as you go plan funded by users.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Treasury Department
General Fund
Treasury
Dancer and German river cross the heat puzzle clues
Dancer and German river lead a mixed clue list with across and down answers. Several entries mention hazards salutations discontinuations antitoxins weed flowers representatives vestments wheeled vehicle garden implements and other common crossword terms. The puzzle includes numerous abbreviations and partial words requiring cross references.
Dogs and men in the dog house a humans view
A reader argues dogs live a better life than humans due to freedom from taxes rent and duties. The essay contrasts dog appetite and loyalty with human society, noting dogs’ lack of conscience and finance worries while praising canine fidelity and companionship. It ends claiming man and dog share a natural bond in the dog house.
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Adealy
Dog Kingdom
Mat
Milleson's deer bill touched off near collision in Ohio
Arthur H. Milleson, former Ohio House clerk, was driving to a meeting when a deer darted out and struck his car. The sponsored law would allow motorists to claim the carcass of a deer killed by their vehicle on an Ohio highway to help cover damage to the car.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Arthur H. Milleson
Milleson
Ohio House of Representatives
As Other Editors See It Nix To Federal Aid
Alliance Times Herald urges focusing on the main issue of federal aid to education. It argues overemphasis on side questions about aid to private or segregated schools distracts from whether such government support is desirable. The paper opposes broad federal involvement and favors local handling.
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Alliance Times Herald
Congress
Sharp Teeth In Grain Program
The Nebraska State Journal outlines a new corn and feed grains bill with two key departures. It lets the Secretary of Agriculture release government feed grain surpluses on the open market to depress prices, and ties price supports to normal historical production rather than total inputs. The plan also offers cash or grain in lieu of idling 20 percent of land, with stepped payments on the first and second 20 percent of idle land, plus maintenance of support even amid poor yields. Secretary Freeman signals strong enforcement to curb surpluses.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Omaha
Freemen
Write Your Senator Now The Old Quiz
Western Nebraska newspapers oppose proposed redistricting that would reduce Nebraska’s Congress from one more seat. The plan keeps Omaha and Lincoln districts largely intact but shifts boundaries to favor eastern interests. Citizens urged to write their state senator immediately to protest and oppose the plan.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
Missouri River
Colorado
Cowee Wee
Platte River
Snoring and Women from Raleigh News and Observer
A Tokyo physician studying snoring finds 41 percent of women observed snore and notes beauty correlates with snoring propensity. The report implies gendered stereotypes and suggests a shift in views on women and sleep disorders.
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Tokyo
Takensuki
New Frontier Bills Spark Legislative Push in Kingsville
In Kingsville Texas a government job story highlights President Kennedy’s New Frontier plans as Congress faces rapid proposals. The piece notes unemployment benefits expansion and a man using an unemployment check to claim steady work for a car purchase.
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Kingsville
Tex
Jack Kennedy
Congress
Rep Martin Warns On High Cost Of New Frontier Programs
Rep Martin argues President Kennedy's New Frontier plans will cost about 58.5 billion over five years based on his estimates and task force reports. He notes many programs are labeled temporary or emergency but may persist, urging review of costs across unemployment, education, health care, social security, housing, and defense.
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Dave Martin
New Frontier
Kennedy
Washington
Omnibus
Ykill
Peace Corps
Newsweek
Foresight To Pay Off For Nebraskans
Governor Morrison praises Nebraska leadership for industrial use crops under the Emergency Feed Grain Act. Nebraska expects 30 000 acres of castor beans and 40 000 acres of safflower, with a projected $2.5 million gross from castor beans and significant savings for the federal government. The program, LB 722 of 1959, is led by Pearle Finigan and farm leaders, placing Nebraska ahead of other states in the new act.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Morrison
Washington
Pearle Finigan
Willow Bark Tea and Pain Relief Found by Physicians
African natives long used willow bark tea to ease rheumatic pain. Physicians identified salicin in the bark as a pain killing compound.
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