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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1969
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph editorial praises Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce for broad county participation, noting smaller towns back growth without heavy demands. It calls the campaign a catalyst for business, professionals, farmers, and ranchers to unite, reduce old grievances, and foster mutual trust for shared prosperity in 1969.
Two thousand Philadelphia plumbers renegotiated a contract to raise hourly rates to 9.76 dollars starting May 1971, pushing annual 40 hour earnings to about 19,250 dollars. The piece jokes that plumbers now outpace lawyers in income and status.
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay has announced re election plans amid civic unrest and strikes including a lengthy teachers strike. Analysts note mayoral office rarely leads to higher offices, with only DeWitt Clinton achieving a presidential run in the past.
A Senate Commerce Committee staff report endorses steam powered cars as a permissible alternative to gas vehicles, noting steam propulsion could reduce emissions and that the internal combustion engine is a major pollution source. The conclusion calls for pushing steam propulsion as a viable option if it matches performance and surpasses emission standards.
Federal orders push U S airlines to shift many flights from peak hours at major hubs serving New York Washington and Chicago to spread arrivals and departures. Passengers may face harder access to desired flights and more ground waiting, but fewer stackups and improved safety are expected.
Nebraska farm and labor groups clash over LB 468 as agency shop would force union payments despite no union membership. The piece explains the Right to Work constitutional guarantees, mentions the grape boycott in California, and warns such tactics could spread to dairy and other perishables if the bill passes.
Local resident Leon A. Lafler questions the 1963 state mandate for county wide real estate reappraisal and criticizes timing, purposes, and impact. He alleges the Brandt appraisal inflates taxes on his closed filling station, doubts federal data use, and argues mill levies could handle needs.
The editorial notes the Supreme Court decision striking down welfare residency laws. It warns of 100,000 to 200,000 more eligible welfare recipients costing $125 million to $175 million annually. It praises the majority claim that a mother seeking a new life deserves dignity and a minimal existence, urging responsibility over charity in poverty programs.
LB 1342 the school redistricting bill is dead but not forgotten as the education committee proposes two substitute bills. One blocks new districts without K-12, the other eases moves from Class I to K-12 districts amid looming hearings. Sen. Terry Carpenter vows revival, NSIA opposes, and rural parents threaten action. A separate state aid suit seeks 1.5 million in school funding, while Arbor Day yields staffing tweaks and a push for six urban regional offices to centralize state agency services.
Lois Ham, Telegraph's foreign correspondent, reports life in Manila with vivid detail. She describes maid Sally and her sister Vicky, local markets, jeepneys, and buses, plus daily routines and comforts found by American families in the Philippines. She notes a deadly February city fire, relief efforts, and a visit to a cemetery memorial to soldiers.
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