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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
9
The Sidney Telegraph editorial lauds western Nebraska farmers for a bumper 1968 wheat yield despite a few failures. It notes grain quality and storage are strong, bins full, and prices punishingly low due to international politics and distribution flaws. The writer praises local farming skill and laments lack of fair global distribution.
The piece denounces a six billion dollar reduction tied to a tax increase as deceptive. It cites Post Office service cuts and Head Start funding as examples harming the public, especially the underprivileged, and calls for a thorough House cleanup in Washington.
The piece argues the Olympic Games have outgrown their aims and become corrupted by professionalism and commercialism. It notes that 1968 events stray from founders’ goals of unity and friendship and predicts boycotts by prominent U.S. athletes amid concerns of discrimination and national tensions.
In July 1963 readers note a pleasant summer with mild storms and good crops. Humidity rises slightly as hydroponic tomatoes and corn loom ahead. Residents cherish quiet nights, fishing, and baseball games while joking about out-of-state visitors overrunning western Nebraska.
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald notes I 80 will reach Big Springs this year and Chappell by 1969, totaling about 396 miles finished by Jan 1 1970 of the 477 mile plan. The rest lags, keeping towns like Chadron distant and prompting talk of expressways to match interstate standards. The piece urges ongoing state planning to secure fair shares of costly future high type roads for Western Nebraska.
Gene Kemper argues in The Alliance Daily Times-Herald that the Commission on Postal Organization backs creating a non profit postal corporation with a nine member board. The plan aims to raise revenues, modernize operations, and possibly raise rates while reducing politics in the Post Office Department.
Norfolk Daily News examines rising openness in movies magazines and TV drawing protests over violence and sexuality. Critics fear erosion of morals urging family led screening and calls for stronger gun control and media restrictions to shield children from troubling content.
The Lincoln Star notes that passenger trains are doomed despite debate over the Interstate Commerce Act. Rail executives cite a $485 million 1967 deficit, potentially $600 million in 1968, and argue high costs borne by 2 percent of people. Cars and jets loom large, subsidies abroad, and railroad management questioned.
Feature profiles list Margaretta Fitler Rockefeller born 1926 in Bryn Mawr Pa. debutante, married Nelson Rockefeller in 1963 after divorce from James Murphy. Also Mary Anne Harrison Lindsay born Richmond Va. later Mrs John V. Lindsay, and Thelma Patricia Ryan Nixon, Nancy Davis Reagan, and others with personal details.
A set of numbered clues like Army officer forage plant footless hen and other terms seek answers. The list includes items such as candlenut trees harbor boat prayer trap pitcher adjoin and phrases for various meanings across categories.
A Nebraska reader argues for rural hunting freedom and opposes gun control, praising farming and wildlife, warning against legislation that could empower robbers. The letter urges citizens to contact senators to vote against the gun bill and defend the right to bear arms.
The piece argues for stringent, enforced gun control across federal, state, and local levels. It notes Congress actions so far are weak, with only diluted bills on long gun sales and limited penalties. A Pennsylvania bill and tougher concealed weapon penalties are highlighted as stronger measures.
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