UP Sees Harvest Relief As Boxcars Move grain
Harvest storage problems ease on the Union Pacific line as boxcars and hoppers head to western Nebraska elevators. Empties were dispatched from Sidney North Platte and Council Bluffs to fill wheat producing areas and end the strike induced shortages. Rail leadership foresees return to normal in days with crews recalled and wage scale rises tied to a broad rule-change settlement.
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Alt Potter
Chappell
Sidney
Dick Lohr
Westen Nebraska
Here
Cheyenne
North Platte
Gering
Council Bluffs
Iowa
West
U.P
Lohr
U.S
Burlington Northern Railroad
Cheyenne County
Labor Department
J.C Kenefick
Washington
Nebraska Sea
Roman Hruska
Farmers Co-op
Bob Kuskle
Bob Colling
Telegraph
Petitions Seek Vote On Storm Sewer Bond
A second referendum petition has been filed with city clerk Gordon Tobin for a vote on the $300,000 storm sewer bond ordinance. Tobin will begin signature verification this afternoon and aims to certify the investigation to the city council this week. The ten day certification window could push toward next Monday, August, but Tobin says the two hundred plus signatures will not require that full period.
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Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Warm and dry conditions persist with minimal rain
The area remains warm and dry with July rain totaling about 18 inches and only a trace since early August. FAA stations show temperatures from 52 to 89 degrees, humidity around 40 percent, and a sparse sprinkle at the airport. No soaking rainfall is expected for several days as crops and lawns suffer from the dry spell.
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Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
FAA
Draft Extended For Two Years Enacts Two Year Draft Extension
House Senate conferees ended their deadlock and approved a bill extending the draft for two years. The measure also urges President Nixon to set a renegotiated date for future conscription and related policy steps.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Design Hearing Sets Highway 19 385 Route debate
Nebraska Highway 19 and U S 385 routes near Sidney face scrutiny at a design hearing led by the Highway Commission and Department of Roads. Upland Industries seeks a southern alignment reducing turnoff distance to 500 feet and limits driveways, while opposition and regional chambers push for a corridor favoring Scottsbluff and Interstate 80 connections. The meeting starts at 8 p m Thursday at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel, with attendees from local chambers and business groups.
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Highway Commission
Department of Roads
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Union Pacific Railroad
Upland Industries Upland
Upland
DOR
Jack Chapman
Roads Department
Alliance South
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Bridgeport
Dalton
Gurley
Sidney Chadron
Alliance Chambers of Commerce
Motorcycle Takes Spill On 19 Curve Near Sidney
An Ohio rider drove a 1966 Triumph the wrong way into a sharp curve south of Sidney on Highway 19 at 10 30 a m. The cycle slid into the ditch, the rider, Frank A Medure Jr 22 Missilon Ohio, was thrown and hit a post. He was treated at Memorial Hospital for extensive abrasions and remained overnight. The bike suffered $95 damage.
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Sidney
Highway
John Trenerry
Frank A Medure Jr
Missilon
Memorial Hospital
Kimball Youth Dies After Car Upset Saturday
Nebraska State Patrol reports Gerald Stahla of Kimball died in a Cheyenne Wyoming hospital after a rollover crash on Highway 30 seven miles west of Kimball. Debbie Rath of Rapid City was hospitalized with abrasions and contusions but released.
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Nebraska State Patrol
Gerald Stahla
Elmer Stahla
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stahla
Debbie Rath
Rapid City
S.D
Kimball County Hospital
Cheyenne Hospital
Senate push to halt Indochina war for prisoner release
Senate Armed Services Chairman John C. Stennis said he will seek to move a compromise requiring a total withdrawal of forces from Indochina in exchange for the release of American prisoners next week.
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Indochina
Senate Armed Services
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Senate
German Farm Youth To Spend A Year In County
Walter Georg Schlotterbeck a 23 year old German IFYE youth will arrive Sept 20 to live a year on the Spearow farm near Gurley Cheyenne County He comes from Gockelmihle Germany and will join the Spearows five children Daniel 17 Duane 14 Richard 11 Carol 7 and Gary 1 The exchange aims to foster international understanding through rural youth programs with delegates sharing experiences upon returning home He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willi Schlotterbeck and has a sister He has agricultural training and has worked as an agricultural assistant He enjoys photography athletics shooting and has fair English He will help on a farm raising wheat small grain and Hereford cattle on a program similar to his home farm
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International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Cheyenne County
Walter Georg Schlotterbeck
Gockelmihle
Germany
Robert Spearow
Gurley
Daniel
Duane
Richard
Carol
Gary
United States
Willi Schlotterbeck
Union of Agriculture Students
The
Sports Union
Spearow
Spearows
1 80 Promotion Group Proposed
A proposal to form a nonprofit organization to develop and promote travel on Interstate 80 was announced by James D. Connor former North Platte Chamber of Commerce executive secretary. Membership would be open to communities or firms along Interstate 80 or with highway interests. The group aims to organize information flow about community activities and points of interest for travelers on Interstate 80.
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North Platte Chamber of Commerce
James D. Connor
Connor
SHS Band To Start Meets
The Sidney High School band will hold its first meeting Tuesday evening August 10 in the band room. Director Larry Pippitt says the early start is to prepare for the Fair Parade on August 21 and asks next year’s sophomores juniors and seniors to report at 7 pm Thursday.
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Sidney High School
Larry Pippitt
Alaska Sells 133 Room-Sized Air Conditioners in 1969
In 1969 Alaska saw strong demand for climate control with 133 room-sized air conditioners sold statewide. Dealers note growing comfort needs across remote communities and larger homes.
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