Nebraska motorists trap sparks editorials and letters
Readers critique a Sidney radar speed trap and debate the Nebraska Highway Patrol tactics. In separate notes, Opal Muhr urges NFC support to preserve rural America amid farm policy concerns and calls for Farmer unions to unite for collective bargaining and rural viability.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Nebraska Highway Patrol
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Kansas
David H. Mitchell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Committee For Economic Development
NFC
America
Oct 1 Frost Date Needed for Panhandle Crops
Lincoln observers report about a quarter of Nebraska corn dented and 75 percent in the dough stage with some tips not well filled. Drought in northeast Nebraska affects silage harvest while irrigated corn shows promise. High heat and humidity stress cattle. feeder cattle marketing and feedlot restocking noted.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agriculture
Farm subsidies blamed for cost and control flaws
The Farm Bureau urges less government meddling in farming policy as critics describe three decades of subsidies as expensive, propping prices and expanding regulation. President Shuman argues direct payments harm farm income and market vitality, urging self reliance and freer markets instead. Reprinted from The Rocky Mountain News.
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Washington
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Shuman
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Farm Bureau
Mrs. Orr Seeks Reelection As Nebraska Republican Chair
Lorraine Orr of North Platte announces she will run for a second term as Republican State Chairman. Her current term ends at the first Central Committee meeting in 1969. She cites ongoing programs to strengthen the state party and notes new finance committee and county chairman workshops as key initiatives.
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Lincoln
Lorraine Orr
North Platte
Central Committee
Rites Held For Mrs. C. E. Nelson
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Elvira O. Nelson 77 at First United Methodist Church. She died Saturday at Memorial Hospital. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving are her husband C Ed Nelson a daughter Pearl Nelson and several siblings.
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Henry Laaker
Henry Gell
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Lenhart Schobert
Lyndelle Brown
Elvira Anderson
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C. Ed Nelson
Sidney
Pearl Nelson
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