Pilate departs Caesarea amid grim memories of Jerusalem
In a late afternoon scene, Pontius Pilate and his retinue board a 200-foot merchant ship at Caesarea bound for Rome. He recalls the crucifixion of Jesus and the unrest in Judea as he faces recall to answer for bloodshed. A Jewish delegation later accuses him of murder as Josephus records a Samaritan uprising crushed by Roman forces.
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Caesarea
Pontius Pilate
Rome
Judea
Procula
Marcellus
Tiberius
Jesus
Pilate
Hung Galilean
Christus
Jerusalem
Josephus
Moses
Mount Gerizzi
Tirathaba
Highway officials praise House vote on urban transit funds
Thane Davis and W. D. Newberry of the State Highway Commission spoke at the Western Nebraska United Chamber meeting in Sidney about the House of Representatives rejecting federal highway funds for urban mass transit. They warned Nebraska could lose road money if interstate funds aren t redirected and welcomed Gov. Norbert Tiemann s potential federal role. The group also approved a tourist promotion plan with portable slide shows and heard artist Al Nelson describe Sidney s downtown renovation at a Fort Sidney banquet.
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State Highway Commission
Sidney
Western Nebraska United Chamber of Commerce
House of Representatives
Thane Davis
W. D. Newberry
Davis
Washington
Nebraska
WMCC
Norbert Tiemann
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
al Nelson
Red Oak
Iowa
Nelson
Clark Seeks Western Nebraska Tech College Action After Easter
Nebraska Senator Robert L Clark of Sidney outlined steps for Western Nebraska Technical College to establish a local district by July 1 or lose state funding. He plans to amend LB 533 to fund all institutions from the state and criticized Governor Exon over budget handling and tax promises.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Nebraska Legislature
Robert L Clark
Sidney
Technical Community College System
Western
Nebraska
Clark
Exon
State Patrol Investigates Two Accidents West of Sidney
Nebraska State Patrol reported two crashes on U S Highway 30 near Sidney. Leona Chambers of Roseville California struck Barbara Leach of Sidney with a 1972 Plymouth causing $250 and $350 damages respectively. A 1950 Plymouth driven by Bill Hornbaker of Dalton left the road and hit a bridge causing $75 damage.
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Ron Gustafson
Nebraska State Patrol
Sidney
Leona Chambers
Roseville
Calif
Barbara Leach
Leach
Chambers
Bill Hornbaker
Dalton
Sidney man committed to Hastings hospital for mental testing
A 24 year old Sidney man was committed to the Nebraska State Hospital in Hastings for mental testing and evaluation after a Cheyenne County Courthouse hearing. Police said he was questioned about several recent incidents including a report a Sidney girl said she was grabbed near Sidney High School. The girl escaped.
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Sidney
Nebraska State Hospital
Hastings
Cheyenne County
Sidney High School
Easter observances mark Holy Week in Cheyenne County
The Sidney Ministerial Association sponsors non deno minational Easter Sunrise at 6 a.m. at the Park Band Shell with inclement weather moved to Legion Park Shelter House. Local churches plan Good Friday services and Easter Sunday events across Lodgepole Dalton Gurley and surrounding areas, including egg hunts by the Sidney Lions Club at Legion Park at 9 a.m. for ages pre school to fourth grade.
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Sidney Ministerial Association
Park Band
Legion Park
Light Memorial Presbyterian
St Paul's Lutheran
Church of the Nazarene
Sacred Heart Catholic
Lodgepole
Immanuel Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Dalton
Grace Lutheran Church
Gurley
Sidney Lions Club
Crime and Accidents Stoke Busy Sidney Police Beat
Sidney police handled multiple incidents including a minor injury to a child struck by a 1958 Chevy on Jackson. Vandalism damaged cars at Elwell Motors and a storage shed at 1703 3rd Street. A fire at Sidney Diesel caused $300 damage to a wheel and axle. volunteers contained it.
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Sidney
Ray Jallen
Jackson
Jeff Olsen
Memorial Hospital
East Drive
John Blake
3Rd Street
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Sidney Diesel
Wheat and grain certification due June 25 in Cheyenne county
Ray Davis, chairman of the ASCS county committee, urges Cheyenne County farmers to certify by June 25 for the 1973 feed grain and wheat programs. About 60 percent have certified. certification aids eligibility for July payments and reduces errors through ASCS measurement service.
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Cheyenne County
Ray Davis
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Davis
ASC
Veterans Officers Set Two Day Seminar in Sidney
More than 100 veterans service officers and guests will gather in Sidney Wednesday and Thursday for the Nebraska Association of County Veterans Service Officers spring seminar. Marion Whitaker leads local arrangements with John Soll chairing sessions at the two day event featuring officials from Lincoln Fort Meade Grand Island and other cities. A Wednesday luncheon and campus tour at Western Nebraska Technical College precede a banquet headlined by Ish Schmidt with a Thursday panel on hospitalization including VA Hospital Grand Island and VA Center directors. The public is invited to attend any sessions.
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Sidney
Nebraska Association of County Veterans Service Officers
Marion Whitaker
Cheyenne County
Western Nebraska Technical College
Ish Schmidt
Gering
Veterans Administration
Lincoln
Les Taylor
Finance & Data Processing
Jim Seward
K A. Miller
Harry Piper
Wilbur Noutchens
Dick Moses
Robert M. Brandt
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Larry Durfee
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jim Hurlbert
American Legion
Jack Bauer
Veterans Assistance
C. E. Townsend
Fort Meade
S. C
Everett Phillips
Nebraska Veterans' Home
Grand Island
VA Center
Charles Lyons
Grand Island VA Hospital
Samuel Birdzell
Omaha
Howard Ruppen
A. L. Olson
John Vickery
Hot Springs
John Norton
Cheyenne
Wyo
James Gaskin
Denver
Colo
Whitaker
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Son of God
Lodgepole Valley
Henry Hagge
Ogallala
Telegraph
Technical Community College
WNTC
Appropriations Committee
God
State Patrol
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Elwell Motors
Fiat
Motor Company
Ed Mathews
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