Educational Service Units Proposed in LB301 Plan
Lincoln and Omaha school districts would become independent educational units under LB301, a statewide plan by Senator Ross Rasmussen. The Education Committee has the bill for study, with talks to refine details before advancing. The measure would form 20 service units with master boards able to levy up to 1 mill to fund targeted services, sparking concerns of potential reorganization.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Hooper Sen
Ross Rasmussen
Education Committee
Rasmussen
Board of Education
Kimball
Cheyenne
Banner
Lincoln Journal-Star
Workers To Thin Sugar Beets Needed
The Nebraska Department of Labor Division of Employment with the Nebraska Beet Growers Association and Great Western Sugar Co seeks workers to thin sugar beets from mid May to about June 15, with weedings through late June and early July. Local and state workers are urged to participate, with domestic workers from other U.S. areas as needed. Contact the Sidney Division of Employment to register or keep existing agreements, and workers should contact the office for other field work when not needed by their current employer. Printing services offered by Telegraph Printing Co.
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Nebraska Department of Labor Division of Employment
Nebraska Beet Growers Association
Great Western Sugar Company
United States
Sidney Office
Division of Employment
Division of Employment Office
Wool Program Payment Made in 1964
The 1964 wool program pays 16.5 cents per dollar of shorn wool sales, about 16.5 percent, to raise the average price to 62 cents per pound. Lambs unshorn receive 35 cents per hundredweight, mohair payments eliminated as prices stayed above the 72 cent support. Runge notes the 1954 act authorized the program, extended twice to boost U.S. wool production.
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Lester B. Runge
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Department of Agriculture
Runge
ASC
Cheyenne County
Interstate work set as weather permits in Lincoln area
State Engineer John Hossack said 12 miles of Interstate Highway will begin as soon as weather allows. Paving contracts cover 9 miles from Brady to Maxwell and 3 miles from Milford to Seward, with two sections opening this summer and more planned by year’s end. Adverse winter conditions delayed work but a good construction season is expected.
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Lincoln
John Hossack
Brady
Maxwell
Milford
Seward
Hossack
Interstate work to be let in 1965 totaling about $20 million
Hossack outlined 1965 highway plans detailing 21.5 miles Brady to North Platte, six miles Grand Island Hastings to Phillips, three miles Milford to Seward, and 1.5 miles Omaha between Dodge and Maple. He said 37 more miles of Interstate work will be contracted next year with roadside improvements and signing and lighting contracts. Total 1965 Interstate spending expected around $20 million.
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North Platte
Brady
Grand Island Hastings
Phillips
Milford
Seward
Dodge Street
Maple Street
Omaha
Hossack
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Dewes
Box Butte
Keith
Hitchcock
Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Llth Ave
Fort Sidney
George A. Coulter
Potter
Government Weather Bureau
Telegraph
Sidney Area
Satintone
UTX
Don Foxhoven
Quince
Mr. Farmer
NEW
H. D
Sidney Implement Inc
John Deere Sales
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