Veto of Hiram Scott plan shocks Nebraska lawmakers
Governor Exon vetoes LB179 to acquire Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, surprising Sen. Robert Clark who predicted no override. Editorials condemn the veto as harmful to western Nebraska educational effort while university officials urged planning and funding details before any gift could be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clark
Exon
Hiram Scott College
Scottsbluff
Clark
Western Nebraska Technical College
Terry Carpenter
Teachers Colleges
Four
Chadron and Kearney
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Chambers of Commerce
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Hiram Scott
University
Sidney Council Approves Alley Re-Paving and Parking Lot
After lengthy discussion and higher bids than estimates the Sidney City Council accepted the low bids for two alley re paved projects and the 10th Ave parking lot. Filsinger won the alley contracts and Josten the parking lot project with the alley award passing 4-1 and the parking lot bid approved unanimously.
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Sidney
10Th Ave
M C Schaff
Orville Filsinger
Ray Josten
Filsinger
Josten
John Gottschalk
Schaff
Ninth
Aves
Illinois St
Clark Chevrolet-Buick
Clark
Ed Prince
Prince
Frontier Airlines Posts First Quarter Profit in 6 Years
Frontier Airlines announced record first quarter 1973 revenues and net income of 1,212,000 dollars, 19 cents per share, ending a profit drought since 1967. Revenue passenger miles rose 18 percent to 206,313,000 and load factor to 52 percent as Route Exchange talks with American Airlines promise added revenue opportunities.
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Frontier Airlines
A. L. Feldman
Feldman
Frontier
American Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pacific Coast
American
Phoenix-San Diego
Tucson-San Diego
Speed Limit Changes Await Result Of Study
City Manager Ed Prince told the City Council a comprehensive traffic study begun in January will guide traffic limits on Illinois St and citywide. Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce manager Ed Cole urged 25 mph limits on the Burlington Spur and asked for raise on 10th Ave southbound. Prince cited engineering data and said updates are overdue. the yearlong study aims to smooth traffic flows and inform limits. Mayor Gottschalk echoed concern.
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Frank Mattoon
Lindsay Soft Water Service
Prince
Vince Maliszewski
Hickory St
Ed Baumann
Waste Department
Union Pacific
Ed Prince
Illinois St
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
10Th Ave
State Department of Roads
John Gottschalk
Cole
Sick and Carter Named for Washington Rural Youth Tour
Cynthia Sick of Lodgepole and Brent Carter of Chappell selected to represent the Wheatbelt Public Power District on the 1973 rural electric youth tour to Washington DC. The group departs Lincoln June 9 for a bus trip via Chicago and Gettysburg, visiting monuments, Capitol Hill, the White House, Mount Vernon, and other historic sites with stops along the way.
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Wheatbelt
Lincoln
Nebraska
4-H
Washington
Chicago
Gettysburg
Washington, DC
Washington Monument
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Smithsonian Institution
U. S. Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Capital Hill
Capitol
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
White House
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Christ Church
Gasby's Tavern
George Washington Masonic Temple
Bruce Couch Receives Slagle Fund Scholarship
The Alliance Scottish Rite scholarship committee announced two Slagle Fund scholarships worth 250 dollars a year for four years to chosen students. Bruce K. Couch of Sidney was named most valuable student among DeMolays in Western Nebraska, alongside Karen Fischer of Lewellen as the most valuable Job’s Daughter member.
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The
Alliance Scottish-Rite Scholarship Committee
Charles E. and
Myrtle Slagle
Karen Fischer
Albert Fischer
Lewellen
Job
Nebraska
Bruce K. Couch
Clarence Couch
Sidney
District 6 Music Contest Opens Thursday at SHS
Western Nebraska high schools send 850 contestants Thursday and 1,800 Friday to Sidney for District 6 music contest. Classes run 8 a.m. across two days with vocal, instrumental, and chorus events judged by university judges. Public welcome. programs at the door.
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SHS
Western Nebraska
Sidney
Larry Pippitt
Howard Skinner
Charmaine Coppom
William Pfund
Walter Smith
University of Northern
Colorado
Larry Day
Otto Werner
Colorado State University
Bruce Bryden
Sterling
Sidney High
Bob Lohrberg
Pippitt
Jordan Ball
Mike McDowell
Alliance
Chadron
Ogallala
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Gordon
Kimball
Mitchell
Valentine
Bayard
Chappell
Crawford
Garden County
Hay Springs
Hemingford
Hyannis
Minatare
Morrill
Mullen
Rushville
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Arthur County
Banner County
Big Springs
Brule
Bushnell
Dalton
Gurley
Lewellen
Lodgepole
Lyman
Mitchell Sunflower
Potter
Sioux County
Venango
Sidney Junior
RCD&PC Meet Set In Bayard
Panhandle Resources Conservation Development and Planning Council to hold its regular monthly Executive Council Meeting Thursday at 6 30 P M at Stan Juelfs lodge near Bayard Nebraska. Agenda includes planning for total community input for June Annual Meeting and an amendment to the Affirmative Action Program along with agency reports from Fobair Malloy Siffring and Jones.
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Vernon Rockey
Panhandle Resources Conservation Development and Planning Council
Rcd&pc
Stan Juelfs
Bayard
Nebraska
Planning Council
Council
Bill Fobair
Acd&pc
Pat Malloy
Department of Economic Development
Don Siffring
Jack Jones
Western Nebraska Tech Hosts Arbor Day Planting Drive
WNIT marks Arbor Day with a campus tree planting campaign at Western Nebraska Technical College. Groundskeeper Jim Neumen reports 500 trees ordered, 300 on site, and over a hundred already planted.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Jim Neumen
Three Vehicle Accidents Reported in Sidney Monday
Three accidents were logged by the Sidney Police on Monday. A 1968 Plymouth owned by David L. Sullivan was hit in the Safeway lot when a 1970 Ford driven by 18 year old Charles Wattik backed into it, causing front door and left rear fender damage. A 1970 Chevrolet driven by Shirley M. Larson backed into Bob L. Swenson’s 1967 Plymouth in The Mill lot, with Swenson’s car sustaining trunk damage while Larson’s incurred no damage. At Vendis Cafe, Paul J. Hecker backed his 1961 Chevrolet pickup into Leona A. Rezanina’s eastbound car, causing about $50 damage to the right rear fender.
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Sidney
Plymouth
David L. Sullivan
Monte Vista
Safeway
Ford
Charles Wattik
Alvarado Road
Sullivan Auto
Chevrolet
Shirley M. Larson
Bob L. Swenson
Mill
Larson
Swenson
Paul J. Hecker
Leona A. Rezanina
WNTC seeks $60,000 for heavy equipment needs
Merle Rudebusch told the Community Advisory Council that Western Nebraska Technical College requires $60,000 next year for a heavy equipment course. Senator Robert Clark touted a $100,000 one time equipment budget and proposed SB 533 amendments to fund all state junior and vocational schools, oppose district consolidation, and shift control to a state board.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Merle Rudebusch
Robert Clark
WNTC
Clark
Mid-Plains
Ed Cole
Warren Ellison
Aaron Harman
John James
Don Jorgenson
Jack Lowe
Robert Conrad
Frank Partsch
Dean Wilson
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Gottschalk
South Country Club
the Council
Cynthia Sick
Brent Carter
Miss Sick
Ron Sick
Goodview
Tom Geu
Earl Geu
Potomac River
Lodgepele
Tom Gell
Merle Bobe
Bruce Couch
Slagle Fund
Avenue I
WNIT
Rudebusch
Wnic Financing UK
Sen
Jerome Warner
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