Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Overview
The Sidney Telegraph, founded in 1873 and western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper, serves Cheyenne County as the official Sidney office publication. It operates as an AP associate and Nebraska Press Association member, published Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. at 830 11th Ave.
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Western
Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Restoration of Fort Sidney officer's home hailed as community milestone
A 1960s drive to restore the commanding officer's home at old Fort Sidney is praised as a landmark in local progress. The purchase in 1962 faced criticism, yet five years later the project is celebrated as a memorial to early settlers and a sign of dedicated civic effort.
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Sidney
Old Fort Sidney
J. M. Swenson
Beta Sigma Club
Clara Klein
Clyde Gorman
Evelyn Peverley
Kimball
Oll
Logan County
Colorado
South Divide
Herndon
South Platte
Orange
Genesee County
N.Y
Peoria
Ill
Cheyenne
Nebraska Enacts Broad Based Tax System After Fiscal Rush
Nebraska approves a new broad based tax plan under Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann. A 2 1/2 percent sales tax applies May 1 with a 2 percent rate from 1969, plus personal and corporate income taxes starting in 1968. The program includes use taxes, exemptions, and tax credits including a $7 per person food credit to offset sales tax.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Nebraska
Norbert T. Tiemann
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Internal Revenue Service
Time To Get Together for Sidney Industrial Corp
Sidney Industrial Corp urges more local people to become investing members to bolster industrial development in Sidney and Cheyenne County. Leaders say wider financial backing and active participation are needed to meet competition and counter population and income loss, with a clear program and determined leadership guiding efforts.
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Sidney Industrial Corp
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Turkey
Industrial Corporation
Surveyor III A Step Toward Moon Landing Explored
The article recounts the Surveyor III mission aimed at landing in the Sea of Storms to photograph surroundings and analyze the lunar surface. It highlights the practical aim of preparing for manned Apollo missions by letting unmanned machines reveal what astronauts may face.
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Moon
Apollo
Surveyor
Life saving award honors Wheatland lineman Caleb Payne
Presentation at Wheatland Public Power District annual meeting honors Caleb Payne for quick thinking that saved line foreman Neal Stanley Custer’s life during the year. Also notes ongoing weather, local obituaries, and community updates across Sidney area.
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Wheatland Public Power District
Caleb Payne
Neal Stanley Custer
Sidney
George Deaver
American Loan Co
Claudia Hazlewood
Mary Davison
The PEO Secret Meaning Through a Husbands Eye
A longtime observer explains the PEO sisterhood as a secretive women’s group. He predicts the state convention in Sidney will fuel gossip and frustration while celebrating the mystery behind what PEO stands for.
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Peo
Martin Says Frills Should Be Cut As Budget Deficit Grows
Rep. Dave Martin criticizes federal education spending in a weekly constituent letter. He points to a 3.212 billion two year Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments bill and a 500 million Title 3 program, citing a Portland farm project as excessive spending amid an 8 billion deficit and Vietnam war costs. He also calls for permanent no strike extensions and warns against recurring labor disputes.
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Dave Martin
House Education and Labor Committee
Portland
Oregon
Vietnam
Congress
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues From a Page
A scanned crossword puzzle with Across and Down clues including Exude Starved lizard Table of contents Pangoli One Informa tion 15. 1 12 of a foot Fishing Lounge Rather Copied Candle Bone Keepsake Sends out Raises Spirit Mother Branch Black Shoshone an Meat Slender finial Wide awake Existed Neuter pronoun Turn in side out Purposive Intellect The l Down 1 Forward
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Pangoli
Fragments of a Historic Word Puzzle List
A partial OCR of a word list with numbered clues covers items from unique to provided. The text reads as a jumble of terms across topics like objects, plants, and roles, with several entries missing context or complete definitions.
Inflation and wage talks loom as unions threaten strikes
Major labor disputes loom in rubber and auto industries as contracts expire this year. Federal pay hikes seem likely while demands for larger boosts fuel inflation. Postage rates may rise 1¢ for first class and air mail with junk mail increases expected. NASA plans a 210 foot wide antenna at Goldstone to track a spacecraft up to 2.7 billion miles.
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Goldstone
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Alec Shindel
Cynthia Reetz
Margie Smith
Darlene Buhrdorf
Potter School
J. K. Mahr
Panhandle
Lawrence M. Clinton
Creighton College of Arts and Sciences
Biff Jones
University of Nebraska
Sidney Country Club
Eva Jurgens
DeMolay
Vernelle Jurgens
Hopper Battle
WPA
Leslie Rice
Sidney Bastile
Leavenworth
Berlin
Germany
Morris Jessen
Fatherland
Gurley
William Mesloe
Jacob Zimmerman
Epworth League
Ed Ahrens
League
Leroy Marton
Oosterhoudt
M. M. Duggan
Dr. Stewitts
Knights of Columbus
North Platte
Edward Brennan
Patrick McIntyre
Joel Shadd
Lodgepole
J. Peetz
John Carley
UP Railway Company
W. J. Maxwell
Camp Clarke
Vendon
A. L. Hamilton
Edwin Booth
Hamlet
Doran & Tobin
H. McFadden
PEO Sisterhood
Central Intelligence Agency
Sisterhood
Pve
McNamara
Pentagon
LBJ
Ladybird
Martin
Spirit
Mother
Branch
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Telegraph
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