Farmers' Market Control Aim Drives NFC Leader Speech
DeVon Woodland national vice president of the National Farmers Organization spoke to Cheyenne County farmers urging collective bargaining to gain market power and price protections. He warned of rural decline, debt, and loss of top producers if conditions don’t change, stressing the goal of 30 percent market control and self pricing.
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DeVon Woodland
National Farmers Organization
Cheyenne County Farmers
Woodland
Frank Jones
Lodgepole
NFO
National Wheat Institute
Sidney
Ed Haupt
Cheyenne County
Ken Sakurada
Bob Rauner
Boyd Wiest
Colorado
NFO Beef Marketing
Eddy Berg
America
United States
Fireworks campaign in Cheyenne County trails goal
Ft Sidney Days Corp officials report a growing shortfall for the July Fourth fireworks fund. Through this year they have raised 380, with 376 carried over, totaling 756 toward a 1500 target. Fire Dept and Auxiliary plan public donations to cover costs.
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Cheyenne County
Ft Sidney Days Corp
Bob Schier
Mike Hartazler
Sidney Volunteer Fire Dept
Fire Dept
Max's
Kirby Center
Nebraska sees near 80 degree warmth after April storms
An Associated Press report notes April showers and thunderstorms moved through Nebraska, giving way to clearing skies and warm temperatures. The high reached 79 degrees in Omaha, Sidney, and North Platte as the day ended.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Omaha
Sidney
North Platte
North Platte Basin plan flags Gurley and Dalton as priorities
The Nebraska Natural Resources Commission final draft of the North Platte River Basin Water Quality Management Plan rates Gurley and Dalton at low priority in overall wastewater needs but notes they require either new or upgraded facilities and better operation. Dalton shows a bad 1973 evaluation, Gurley a fair rating, with estimated costs of 60 000 and 90 000 dollars respectively.
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Gurley
Dalton
North Platte River
Cheyenne
Nebraska Natural Resources Commission
Scottsbluff
North Platte
North Platte River Basin
NRC
Commission
Department of Environmental Control
Californians sue over alleged rights violations in Nebraskan case
Two California lawyers Stephen R Morris and Gordon Zane Berry file a 4 million suit in USA District Court Tuesday alleging a conspiracy by five Nebraska State Patrol officers and a former Keith County attorney to violate their constitutional rights. They say they were falsely arrested and illegally searched while aiding Samuel Mark Stern in the Ogallala area. Stern pleaded guilty to marijuana possession over one pound, with a 500 dollar fine and two years probation. The defendants include Herbert Hollis Compton Melvin Messersmith and two unidentified patrolmen plus former Keith County Attorney Gregory Beal and George Clough a highway patrol special in.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
California
USA District Court
Nebraska State Patrol
Keith County
Stephen R. Morris
Gordon Zane Berry
Ogallala Area
Samuel Mark Stern
Stern
Herbert Hollis Compton
Melvin Messersmith
Morris
Berry
Interstate 80
Compton
Messersmith
Nebraska State Highway Patrol
Jenny Harman solo flight marks 16th birthday milestone
Sixteen year old Jenny Harman becomes the area’s youngest solo pilot at Sidney Municipal Airport. She flew a Piper Cherokee 140 for 30 minutes with three touch and go landings after about 33 hours of instruction under Virgil Lehmkuhler. Harman, a Sidney High School sophomore, aims for a private license by 17 and dreams of becoming a professional airline pilot. Her father, Aaron Harman, plans to start lessons this fall.
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Jenny Harman
Jenny
Overland Air Service
Virgil Lehmkuhler
Sidney Municipal
Sidney High School
Miss Harman
Lehmkuhler
Pasture plan seen as aid in production
Cheyenne County drought reduced rangeland output but a planned grazing system may restore production. About 107000 acres of rangeland could benefit from rest period grazing on 184000 acres total. Rest periods allow root food reserves to build, promoting vigorous regrowth and improved range conditions. Local examples show scheduled rest helps drought tolerance. ranchers are urged to plan with the Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, or South Platte NRD.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
South Platte Natural Resources District
Bridgeport Students Cited for Heroism in Fire Rescue
Hastings AP report recalls Rex Schmidt and Terry Woznick, Bridgeport High seniors, receiving Hero Awards from the Nebraska Funeral Directors Association for rescuing an elderly Edgeport couple from a February fire. Rex located the Kleids, assisted them outside, Terry summoned help, and they recovered the forgotten purse containing a large sum.
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Rex
Kleids
Terry
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