Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page History and Profile
The Sidney Telegraph, Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873, is the official newspaper of Cheyenne County. It is published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. in Sidney Nebraska and is an associate member of the AP and a Nebraska Press association member.
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Wheat farmers face increased acreage amid cautious warnings
The piece contrasts 1967 32 percent wheat acreage boosts with forecasts of trouble from experts. It notes low stocks and rising export demand, urging careful handling but trusting farmers to manage with limited federal oversight. It also highlights UC safety harness research offering innovative crash protection as an example of imagination advancing road safety.
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Department of Agriculture
University of California
Labor Day 1966 reflections on unions and safety
A Labor Day 1966 note weighs the waning popularity of organized labor amid strikes and public hardship from airline shutdowns and mass transportation strikes. It praises enlightened union leaders, calls for protecting public interest, and urges better enforcement of seat belt use noting forgetfulness and the belt’s temporary restriction as reasons for low adoption.
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Laborhas
Long Airlines
New York City
Congress
Beyond moderation many unions overstep limits
The column argues excess in union action damages industries and lives. It cites the New York Pressmen's Union crippling the New York Herald Tribune and causing thousands of job losses, then notes similar declines in magazines, coal, and transportation. It warns unions push to extremes harm profits, innovation, and everyday people.
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Seneca
New York
New York Pressmen’s Union
New York Herald Tribune
Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
Colliers
American
Saturday Evening Post
Appalachia
John L. Lewis
Pascal
Scottsbluff Star Herald
Surplus Bins Shrinking Threatens Bread Price Surge
The New York Times notes America’s food stocks are shrinking as production must meet domestic and foreign demand. Wheat could dip from reserves, corn exports cease, and grain use for animal feed rises as government controls cap sowing. An unleashed farmer may be needed to avert hunger.
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America
New York Times
NEA
Ray Cromley
North Platte
Crossword clues list from a vintage puzzle page
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Health Director Warns of Sleeping Sickness Season in Nebraska
Nebraska Health Director Dr. E A Rogers warns this is a critical time for encephalitis or sleeping sickness with several unrelated summer cases across state areas. He notes the disease spreads via the female culex mosquito breeding in stagnant irrigation water and stresses elimination of standing water as key protection.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
E. A. Rogers
Nebraska
Dallas
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Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom Spark Civil Rights Debate
A reader criticizes efforts to remove Aunt Jemima imagery and other racial symbols, arguing against censorship while urging equality. He recalls Little Black Sambo and Uncle Tom, condemns prejudice, and urges fair treatment, inclusion, and legal rights without erasing American cultural icons.
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Order of Eagles
Underground pipe systems cut losses and ease Nebraska irrigation
Paul Fischbach of the University of Nebraska Extension outlines advantages of underground irrigation pipe. Benefits include reduced seepage and evaporation, weed control, pressure pumped water delivery, broader field reach, and lower maintenance. High initial costs per foot and added riser costs are noted, but overall yields may rise due to timely water access.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Extension
Paul Fischbach
Fischbach
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