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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1969
Page
9
The Sidney Telegraph, founded in 1873, is Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper. It serves Cheyenne County as the official county paper, with publishing on Mondays and Wednesdays and occasional Fridays. The paper is an associate AP member and Nebraska Press Association member.
Press reviews the Burlington Railroad disruption near Hemingford last week after the ICC approved the removal of two passenger trains. A west bound service to Billings was halted at Hemingford. passengers faced evacuation and reshipping. The column calls for stronger ICC action and higher regard for passengers over profit.
The article argues the Kennedy organization remains powerful but increasingly dependent on Ted Kennedy. It contends Kennedy would resist the spotlight, that his withdrawal could topple the machinery, and that American voters may reject the Kennedy image in 1972 or 1976. It concludes the party era may be ending.
Observers note heavy I-80 traffic funneling into Ogallala with hundreds of autos campers and trucks daily. A nearby gas station pumps over 15000 gallons of gasoline weekly. Lake McConaughy amplifies traffic and future interchanges will shift travelers toward downtown boosting local business.
Dalton and Potter festivals will honor Dr J B Pankau for forty years of service to the Dalton area and Fred Enevoldsen for similar years guiding local finances. The Telegraph lauds both men as outstanding professionals and top citizens, commending their communities for the recognition.
Nebraska researchers back Sedgwick find as state crews race to recover a 3 to 5 million year old mastodon like skeleton unearthed during Interstate 80 work. Dr Schultz and Dr Lewis push for cross state salvage to save time money and temper.
Robert Elegant of the Los Angeles Times Service, reporting from Hong Kong, warns that a pell-mell withdrawal from Vietnam could impair America's ability to fight again when national interests require defense. He questions whether loss of will would cripple power to resist elsewhere, a core issue for national survival amid global greed and aggression.
The piece argues for annual legislative sessions to align state and local budgeting. It notes long sessions strain budgets for cities counties and schools, delays in state aid and capital projects, and would give local governments summer to adjust. It champions LB527 to constrain sessions to 90 days with voter approval.
Social Security Administration observes 34 years with offices nationwide and at Woodlawn Maryland headquarters. Claire W. Schuneman notes Medicare and Social Security expanded from old age coverage to protect workers and families, with 24 million beneficiaries and 20 million insured by Medicare.
Regular bingo nights start Aug 15 approved by Veterans of Foreign Wars. School enrollments rise slightly in Sidney area. new superintendents named at Peetz and Gurley. Grade schools begin Sept 2. Local market prices listed. Water use hits record, drought and heat blamed. Frontier Airlines operates Omaha to Cheyenne route avoiding Sidney. City and Chamber to hold special meeting. Two double weddings planned. Also notes on fires, awards, and community updates from past decades.
Nebraska Cow-Belles vote to replace the word hamburger with beef burger in all talk orders and correspondence. The Denver meeting saw Nebraskans led by Mrs. Helen Pederson of Scottsbluff push beef promotion and education to counter synthetic meats.
Swamps salt marshes and receding floods breed mosquitoes as many species lay eggs in damp soil that hatch only when submerged. The osprey, with a five foot wingspan and hooked beak, is often mistaken for an eagle while its white underparts contrast with glossy brown wings and back. Archaeologists unearthed 15,000 year old shells at sites from an Arizona pueblo to a Swiss lake village and an Etruscan grave in Italy.
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