Astronaut Photo Of Our Area From Skylab
NASA supplied an orbital image taken by a Skylab astronaut. Lake McConaughy serves as a reference with state lines sketched for readers. Sidney appears along Ledgepole Creek. Hugh Butler State Park and Harry D. Strunk Reservoir are identified nearby.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
McConaughy
Sidney
Ledgepole
Hugh Butler
McCook
Harry D. Strunk Reservoir
Cambridge
Exon Plans Two Visits to Sidney With Safety Meeting
Governor Exon schedules a traffic safety conference at the Sidney Elks Club on Aug 30 and a Sept 4 tour of Western Nebraska Technical College and the High Plains Agricultural Laboratory. A press conference with state officials follows a safety program led by DMV Director John L. Sullivan.
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Exon
Sidney
Otto
Denver
Department of Motor Vehicles
John L. Sullivan
Nebraska State Patrol
Col
J. E. Kruger
Department of Roads
Tom Doyle
University of Nebraska Extension
Panhandle Station
C. P. Anderson
Elks
Lawrence Thompson
Sullivan
Rod Hutt
Ken Sieckmeyer
Anderson
Sieckmeyer
Hutt
Kruger
Karthauser
Nebraska
Glenn Eppens
Doyle, Sullivan
P. J. Heaton Sr
John Gottachalk
Tom Ryan
Thompson
Ft. Sidney
Watery Quest Finds Little in Andrea Doria Dive
Former Sidneyite Donald Rodocker and Christopher Delucchi of San Diego say dives to the sunken Andrea Doria yielded only a perfume bottle, silverware, and four chafing dish tops. They filmed the liner interior while noting owners still hold all contents.
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Rodocker Mac Delucchi
Western Chamber Backs I-80 Festivities in Nebraska
The Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce passes a resolution at a North Platte meeting to support celebration of completion of Interstate 90 and a fall 1974 dedication along I-60 in Cheyenne County. W W Newberry and Thane Davis present the highway commission report. E K Yanney to chair the dedication project.
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North Platte
Nebraska
United Chambers of Commerce
W. W
Twist
Newberry
Thane Davis
Hyannis
Nebraska State Highway Commission
WMCC
Lienemann
Sidney
E.K. Yanney
First State Bank of
Lodgepele
Cheyenne County
Marie Sandoz Foundation
Chadron State College
Mrs Sterrett Seeks Bond for Husband in Las Vegas Case
Mrs. Sterrett released seeks bond for husband Joseph J. Ward. Las Vegas hotel manager demands 20 hotels contribute 100000 each to cover 2 million bail. If unpaid, 58 to 60 hotels face charges. bond set at 10 percent for Kristina Marie Sterrett. Both have pleaded innocent to the charges.
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Las Vegas
Joseph J. Ward
Kristina Marie Serrett
Merrett
Western Outlook feature in The Sidney Telegraph issue
The Western Outlook Magazine is included in this Sidney Telegraph issue with a Nebraska theme. It highlights works by Jack Lowe Ed Sykes and Frances Craig and reprints Mrs J W Johnson’s story first published in this paper for Western Nebraska readers.
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Western Outlook
Sidney Telegraph
Fair Board Leery of City Annexing Fairgrounds in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County commissioners discussed annexation of the Fairgrounds with Fair Board members and Sidney Mayor John Gottschalk. Board fears annexation could hinder fair growth while city officials say only county opinion is sought. Discussions also touched on city services, street limits, livestock ordinances, and a petition opposing annexation for commercial housing.
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Sidney
John Gottschalk
Don Tedesco
Fair
Gottschalk
Fairgrounds
Stewart Boone
Pius
Brown
Fair Board
Loring Tobler
Tedesco
Lincoln
Tabler
Spain
Fred Kriesel
LaVern Wolff
Summit Drive
Sec. 21
Township 14
Range 50
Tobler
Don Rezac
Anna Rezac
Jim Jensen
Prince Offers Compromise on Cheyenne County Fairgrounds Annexation
City manager Ed Prince proposes a compromise to annex only a small strip of the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds if the Fair Board objects to full annexation due to concerns about animal stabling. He notes two intervening parcels and says rumors about the annexation were unfounded and that no action has been taken since contacting the County Commissioners earlier this year.
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Ed Prince
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Prince
Top price at Lafler’s ribbon winner in 22nd 4H Livestock Sale
A blue ribbon 1 080 pound steer owned by Jim Lafler sold for 78 per cwt to WHE&B Cattle Co. Tim Bond’s 1 060 pound grand champion went for 76 per cwt to Safeway. Overall receipts near 17 000 dollars higher than last year with 12 hogs 29 sheep and 109 cattle sold totaling 66 077 55.
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Jim Lafler
Lafler
Whe&b Cattle Co
Tim Bond
Safeway
First State Bank of Lodgepole
Ward Bond
JoAnn Bondegard
Lamc
Ruth Hopkins
Harold Kraupie
Dea
Dan
City Tightens Bicycle Safety Efforts and Enforcement
City Manager Ed Prince says the Police Department will issue warning tickets for improper cycling and provide a bicycle safety pamphlet with each warning. A parent letter will follow the offense. One officer will oversee enforcement though all will issue tickets as violations occur. The city plans talks to schools and groups due to recent incidents.
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Ed Prince
Prince
County Assessor Ed Swanson Granted Extended Leave
County Assessor Ed Swanson was granted an extended leave of absence effective Sept 1 at the commissioners meeting. He plans to move to California to be near his children but may return if needed. Swanson has served 11 years as assessor and was elected by a large margin.
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Ed Swanson
Commissioners
Swanson
Aara
Court House
California
Kent
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Pee
Fort Robinson
Marie Sandoz
Vance Nelson
Crawford
Nelson
Sandee Center
John Niehardt
Bancroft
Willa Cather
Red Cloud
Outlook
Gail Bergstad
Chappell Livestock
Troy Ladine
Decker’s Family Center
Greg Sanders
Jensen
Case Fund
Air Force
Minuteman
Muriel Hrbek
Johnson Service Co
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Calvert
Milton Nissen
F. B. ‘Thompson
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