Sidney Telegraph editorial page overview
The Sidney Telegraph, founded in 1873, is Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper and Cheyenne County official paper. It operates as an AP associate member and Nebraska Press Association member, published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. at 830 11th Ave, Sidney, Nebraska.
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Black Potential: A Call for Constructive Negro Potential
A Cleveland reader urges replacing "black power" with "black potential" in a Christian Science Monitor letter. The writer argues the term signals retribution and bitterness, while "black potential" represents latent Negro abilities ready to benefit America, transcending race and background.
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Proposal for a junior college in Educational Unit 19
The writer argues that two and four year colleges boost local economies and growth. Educational Unit 19, covering Kimball Cheyenne Devel and Garden counties, could support a two-year college with a potential student body of several hundred. A cautious exploratory start is suggested.
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Park Service marks 50 years of protecting national treasures
A half century since the National Park Service began its mission to guard more than 230 parks and historic sites. A 10 year, billion dollar renewal under Eisenhower era planning expanded facilities and outreach, including plans to bring recreation areas closer to city populations and boost support for conservation nationwide.
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Soldier Threatened by Fort Robinson Homesteader
Fort Robinson's 1880s sick call featured Captain Walter Reed, a precocious Army doctor who tended soldiers and settlers from Sid ney to the Black Hills. He faced a delusional settler who threatened amputation, with Reed sparing the foot.
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Sandoz
Quiz Your Candidates: Nebraska Tax Debates Ahead
Reprinted from Nebraska Farmer urges voters to demand concrete tax plans from candidates. It warns that current pledged positions avoid specifics, and outlines tax issues including real and personal property valuations, market value alignment, and implications of the Supreme Court rulings. The piece calls farmers to active engagement over the next three months in what it terms the Quiz Your Candidates activity.
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Across and Down Puzzle With Teaching Kitchen Tips
A word puzzle page lists Across and Down clues including entries like Hawk of twine and Extinct bird, followed by a kitchen instruction. Teach your girl cooking and cleanliness by planning the week’s menu, assigning one item daily, and making her handle washing bowls and utensils as her responsibility.
Nebraska Property Tax Ruling Sends Mixed Signals
The State Board of Equalization set a 1966 state property tax of 10.67 mills and boosted total state valuation to 12.2 billion dollars, signaling higher taxes for many Nebraskans as valuations rose in most counties. Some counties, like Douglas, may seek Supreme Court review. The package funds agriculture research, parks, and state buildings, with a large 1966-67 budget, while a potential shift away from property taxes looms if voters defeat the tax system.
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Letter Box: Sidney’s tourism push and frontier revival plea
John Alves of Potter Nebraska urges Sidney readers to boost tourism by turning their frontier heritage into a marketable attraction. He praises local history museums and Western melodrama ideas, requests collective effort from residents and shopkeepers, and warns time waits for no man.
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Ag Exports Are Growing Across U S Farms and Trade
Bernie Camp outlines rising U S agricultural exports boosting the balance of payments. In 1965 farm exports added about 700 million and accounted for roughly a quarter of export value, with projections to reach 9.3 billion annually by 1980. Exports fund a large share of farm income and dominate key commodities like soybeans, wheat, and cotton.
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