Common Farm Policy Needs Reform Not Scandal
Nebraska professor Dr. James G. Kendrick argues subsidies total over $3 billion yearly and should be reformed to distinguish between family farms and corporate giants. He notes one quarter of farms produce 80 percent of output and warns big operators use capital and loopholes to grow, while rural families struggle with incomes. He says policy must balance efficiency with equity, accepting that progress affects some more than others.
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Nebraska University
James G. Kendrick
Kendrick
United States
Glen Volmar
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Economics
Meany and Jackson Travel Together Amid Wage Freeze Clash
George Meany, powerful labor leader, opposes federal wage freezes while Senator Scoop Jackson promotes them as a presidential campaign issue. The two political figures travel the country together, signaling Meany’s tacit support for Jackson despite potential tensions with Meany’s unions.
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George Meany
Senator Jackson
Washington
Sen. Jackson
Mr. Meany
Jackson
Approach With Caution on Gas Wells in Rocky Mountain Region
Two major oil firms completed 1065 natural gas wells in northern Colorado and leased 30 thousand acres in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming to expand drilling. The push aims to boost Rocky Mountain gas supply as reserves lag demand, prompting industry scrutiny and calls for cautious regulation.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
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Sidney residents praise town vitality after reunion
Former Sioux Army Depot personnel remark on Sidney’s well kept homes, clean streets, attractive schools and churches, plus growing corn as visitors sense an improved economy and optimism. The piece notes population rebound and a “bottomed out” mood, while a separate view discusses kelp restoration efforts off California involving divers culling sea urchins to revive kelp, abalone and lobster populations.
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Sidney
California
Responsibility not censorship meets CBS footage dispute
Fischetti argues news industry responsibility, not government control, in response to House Commerce Committee demands for CBS outtakes from The Selling of the Pentagon. Frank Stanton defends newsroom independence, warns bias risks credibility, while Rep. John McCollister opposes contempt action and champions adversarial but respectful government-media relations.
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Pentagon
Ceolambla Broadcasting System
House Commerce Committee
CBS
Css
Frank Stanton
Congress
Stanton
John McCollister
Nebraska
Final Action on Emergency Grain Support and Policy Debate
Congress considers emergency grain loans to aid farmers storing grain during a railroad strike. Secretary Hardin announces the program for wheat barley oats sorghum and rye through state offices. Debates wage boosts for blue collar workers, foreign aid costs, and rail strike impacts on Nebraska and UP losses.
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Clifford Hardin
Nebraska
UP Railroad
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Rules Committee
Neb. Justices: Olivia not liable for fertilizer debt as partnership
Nebraska Supreme Court rules Olivia and Sam were not partners in the farming operation. Sam operated as a sole proprietor, with a joint account not sufficient to establish a partnership. Michael’s claim against Olivia fails absent proof of a managing partner or formal partnership agreement.
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Sam
Michael
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska State Bar Association
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
Charlotte Pierce
Sidney
U.S.A
Zane Grey
Nebraska State Bank
Leon Fine
New York
Paris
Bert Steele
Sam McKelvie
Paul L. Martin
Omaha
St. Catherine's Hospital
Paul Bartholomew
Doris
Dudley Frankeberger
Dorothy Hart
Central City
Columbus
Des Moines
Iowa
Melva Baker
Avis Rogers
Helen McDaniels
Mabel Perry
Helen Alwin
Virginia Halston
Vera Mahr
Harold Simon
Teresa Sittler
Farm Bureau Writer Says Farmer Subsidized U.S. Economy
M. M. Van Kirk of the Nebraska Farm Bureau argues that agricultural efficiency has boosted the economy and lowered food costs. He cites rising farm worker output, shrinking share of income spent on essentials, and extensive land and resource savings benefiting consumers.
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M. M. van Kirk
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Western Nebraska work on I 80 eyed by 1971 72
The Sidney Telegraph notes that if conditions allow, Interstate 80 contracts could reach western Nebraska by 1971 72. Nebraska lawmakers push for greater Sioux Army Depot use as Sioux closure looms. Bertha Kruger dies in Dalton after a decade in Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Agricultural shifts and local business news fill the page.
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Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska
Sioux
J.L. Thorpe
U.S
Bertha Kruger
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Dalton
Cheyenne County
James Cunningham
Lucy Jones Jordan
Los Angeles
Kimball
Telegraph
Gurley
Nebr
Egging Brothers
American National Bank
Sidney
Ward Newcomb
Chappell
Charles Helfrich
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Colorado Springs
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Boulder
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Sidney High
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Western Nebraska Funeral Directors
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American Bank
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