Coeds and business courses approved for Vo Tech school LB 91
State Senator Bob Clark announced SB 91 passed the unicameral with 33 votes, allowing state supported Vocational Technical schools to enroll women and add business courses at Sidney and Milford. Governor Tiemann’s expected signature will implement the plan 90 days after session end, boosting enrollment projections to 380 by Jan 1970 and 480 by Jan 1971.
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Western Nebraska Vocational School
Bob Clark
Clark
Sidney
Milford
Tiemann
Merle Rudebusch
Nebraska
Vo-Tech
Rudebusch
Panhandle Forecast Looks Mild With Patchy Rain
Fair conditions dominate this afternoon tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. Westerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs near 60 this afternoon, lows in the 30s, Thursday highs 60 to 70. Rain chances near zero. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures around 60 with daily changes and occasional showers through Monday. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Lite A Bike Program Set By The VFW
Porter McGuver Post 610 VFW discussed a Lite A Bike safety program for Cheyenne County with Neal Craig reporting counties schools will be contacted and tape applied to bicycles Friday April 25. VFW members will supervise.
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Cheyenne County
Porter McGuver
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Neal Craig
Thefts Reported in Sidney Police Blotter
The Sidney Police Department logged several thefts including a home break in at 1818 Elm reported by Fred Touney during an extended absence and a gas motor for a go cart taken. Simmons Cook Jr reported a broken lock on a gasoline storage tank at 15th and Toledo with about 30 gallons of fuel stolen.
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Sidney
Fred Touney
1818
Elm
Simmons Cook, Jr
15Th
Toledo
Farm Bureau Boards Meet With Senator
Kimball and Cheyenne County Farm Bureau boards met Saturday at the local office to discuss with State Senator Bob Clerk a set of legislative bills of interest to farm groups.
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Kimball and
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau Boards
Bob Clerk
Driver Ed Program To Be Changed In Sidney Schools
Sidney High School and St. Patrick’s High School will change driver education structure. Classroom hours move from a World History period to a two week June session with 3 hours daily for 10 days, followed by 6 hours of behind the wheel. The shift aligns with a Nebraska social studies curriculum update and affects current ninth graders.
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Sidney High School
St. Patrick’s High School
Sidney Board of Education
St. Pat’s
Sidney
St. Pat
Russell Pedersen
Nebraska
Heavenly Offer At Covington Church Lessons Sundays
Methodist Church in Covington offers lessons promising spiritual growth "higher than the moon" with a weekly Sunday schedule advertised on the bulletin board. The notice invites attendees to join for guidance and learning in faith.
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Heavenly Offer
Covington, Ky
Ap) Methodist Church
Citizens Rally at Fort Sidney For Cheyenne County Plan
A lively Citizens for Cheyenne County meeting in Fort Sidney drew about 50 residents. Ken Pittam chaired, reporting on a county senior citizens project and guiding a near unanimous vote in favor of a senior center. E. K. Yanney urged Washington contact to lure industry. A delegation may visit Washington around April 28 to meet officials. Frank Jones of the National Farmers Organization spoke for agriculture and industry. Darold Hendee pressed for an intensive care unit at Memorial Hospital. Youth Camp plans were outlined by Ivan Liljegren, with next CCCD meeting set for May 3.
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Cheyenne County
Fort Sidney
Ken Pittam
Chamber
Frank Jones
National Farmers Organization
Agriculture and Industry
Darold Hendee
Memorial Hospital and Home
RCD
Ivan Liljegren
CCCD
Knicely Again Heads Sidney School Board Meeting
Jack R. Knicely was re elected president of the Sidney board of education at its regular meeting. Mrs. LeBaron Goodwin was reelected vice president and Leonard Wintermore named secretary. Gordon Tobin is school treasurer. The board named Gerke & Schafer to audit 1968 69 and Elwell Motors to supply a 1969 70 station wagon. A driver education program change hired Werdell Lessman as junior high English teacher. A summer science institute for gifted students was approved, five semester hours credit, for grades 10 12 with B average. Lighting upgrades for North and South elementary were approved. One teacher aide was hired to supervise study halls. An introductory physical science program will be installed in junior high next year. May 5 set for a special executive meeting to discuss the 1969 70 budget.
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Jack R. Knicely
Sidney Board of Education
leBaron Goodwin
Leonard Wintermore
Gordon Tobin
Gerke & Schafer
Scottsbluff
Elwell Motors
Werdell Lessman
Gurley
Educational Service Unit 19
Supt. Pedersen
IPS
Lodgepole Access Road Plan Discussed Friday
County commissioners will host a Lodgepole meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the Lodgepole Legion Hall to discuss an Interstate 80 access road crossing and oiling four miles of road north of Lodgepole. The current proposed underpass between Sections 11 and 12 would be one mile west and 2.5 miles south of Lodgepole, while a new location would place an overpass two miles west and 2.5 miles south between Sections 10 and 11. All interested parties should attend for a decision to be sent to highway engineers.
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Lodgepole
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Township 13
Range 47
Theft Reported in Front Yard Garden Loss
Henry Darnstedt of 2006 Jackson reports a lilac tree stolen from his front yard on Saturday afternoon. The three foot high tree was planted Friday and the culprit ripped out roots. He asks for replacement or return and warns of further investigation if not resolved.
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Steve Thomas
Larry Thomas
Kenneth Dennis
Omaha
Federal District Court
Cheyenne County
Dan Reece
Nebraska State Patrol
National Criminal Investigation Center
Salinas
Calif
Henry Darnstedt
Jackson
Mr. Darnstedt
Firearm Offenses Rise Slightly Across England and Wales
Police report gun offenses in England and Wales reached 2,500 last year, up 163 from 1967. There were 352 gunshot wound cases and 40 shooting murders, reflecting ongoing gun violence despite a largely gunless climate.
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London
England and
Wales
State Farm Bureau President to Speak at Friday Dinner
Roland Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau state president, will address the pancake sausage and eggs feed at the 4 H building at 6 30 p m Friday. Cheyenne County Farm Bureau president Francis H Runge urges all Farm Bureau members and their families to attend.
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Roland Nelson
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Francis H. Runge
Farm Bureau
Dairy Meeting to Inform Oshkosh Dairymen on DHIA
The event in Oshkosh gathers John Treinen Sidney dairyman and Dr Ken Cook Sidney veterinarian with Ivan Liljegren Cheyenne County Agent to explain Dairy Herd Improvement Association plans. Ted Fiensterman of Lewellen leads outreach as local DHIA support from Kimball to Sterling and Bridgeport to Lewellen.
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John Treinen
Sidney Dairyman
Ken Cook
Sidney Veterinarian
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne
Oshkosh
Tom King
Garden County
Treinen
Midwest Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Cook
Impprovenent Association
DHTA
Liljegren
The
Telegraph
County Extension Service
University of Neebraska
Dhia’s
Ted Fiesterman
Lewellen
Garbage truck fire at 11th and Forest attracts firemen
Firemen were called Tuesday morning to 11th and Forest when a city garbage truck caught fire. The blaze started inside the disposal unit likely from a load of hot garbage at about 10 45 a m. No damage estimates were listed.
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11Th
Forrest
Four Arvada Teens Face Larceny Charges in Cheyenne Co
Four teenagers from Arvada Colorado are charged in Cheyenne County Court with two counts of petit larceny and one count of grand larceny. The alleged thefts from three service stations March 8 1969 include items valued at 32.50 from Bagbys Texaco Sidney 23.25 from Lesliegs Skelly Gurley and 190 from the Dalton Co Op.
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Cheyenne
Arvada
Colo
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office
Mike Hill
Dave Santiago
Dennis Slaymaker
Dave Welch
Bagby
Texaco
Sidney
Lessig’s
Skelly
Gurley
Dalton Co-Op
Colorado
Wheat Advisory Meeting is Set
Lincoln officials announce a Wheat Development Advisory Committee meeting for 9 a.m. April 10 11 in the Terminal Building Conference Room. The panel may reconvene April 11 at 9 a.m. to finish on the agenda, chaired by Robert Rauner.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Robert Rauner
Mantle to become Hall of Fame eligible in 1974
Mickey Mantle will be eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame voting in 1974 after retirement at 37 following 18 seasons with the New York Yankees. Eligibility requires five years retired for consideration by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Clark Denies Execution Letter Misquote by Senator Clark
State Senator Robert Clark said he was misquoted in a letter from John K. Londay of Omaha discussing an alleged plan to execute Dr. Floyd A. Miller, the state education commissioner. He urged support for SB 1083 and redistricting bills, noting the Education Committee hearing drew a large crowd and was moved to the big chamber.
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Robert Clark
The
Telegraph Today
John K. Londay
Omaha
State Board of Education
Floyd A. Miller
Dr. Miller
Marvel, Clark, Skarda and
Mahoney
Clark
Harsh
Miller
Education Committee
National 4-H Scholarships Open for Juniors in 1969
Six national 4-H scholarships of 800 dollars each are offered to coeds planning home economics majors in fall 1969. Applicants must be 4-H members for at least three years, maintain good grades, and be enrolled in an accredited college. Donors include West Bend Company Sunbeam Corporation and S H Foundation Inc. Information via State 4-H office and County Extension 4-H office.
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Chicago
Cooperative Extension Service
West Bend Company
Sunbeam Corporation
S&h Foundation
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Rodney Challburg
Goldie
Sandy
Rodney
Don Challburg
Nebr
Sidney, Nebraska
VFW
Craig
Ken Bennett
Marion Whitaker
Ellis Wotan
Chet Hickman
Leo Schaf
Lyle Morrison
Dick Dougherty
John Kercher
Wendell Smith
Mr. Wotan
Bernard Colling
Bennett
Glen Sutton
Farm Bureau Boards
Knicely
Petit
Kansas~Nebraska Gas Company
10Th and King
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