Carter Plans 20 Percent Wheat Set Aside With Flexibility
The Carter administration proposes a 20 percent wheat set aside with a flexible system allowing idle land from other crops to meet the target. 1978 wheat plantings are expected to drop to about 63.5 million acres, a 14.6 percent decline, while some farmers may maintain or increase wheat by idling different crops.
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Bernard Brenner
UPI
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Focal Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Reduction plan ties wheat support to set aside compliance
The plan cuts wheat acreage by 20 percent next year with income support payments covering at least 80 percent of planted wheat to bridge the price gap. Noncompliers lose price supports and disaster aid across crops, while 1978 target prices hover around 3.00 to 3.05 per bushel depending on crop size and pending loan levels. Deputy Agriculture Secretary John White says compliance is strongly urged.
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John White
Sidney Power Outage Briefly Shuts City Load
An eight minute power failure hit Sidney at 21 40 Wednesday morning caused by an open switch at a Bureau of Reclamation substation northwest of Sidney. City plant operators activated two generators to restore service as the Bureau conduct switching was underway.
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Sidney
Bob Willis
City Power
Bureau of Reclamation
Bhareeeeper
Vas
Fred Schiesselman
Schlesselman
Willis
Nebraska Education Aid Petition Faces Attorney General Opinion
The Nebraska State Department of Education will seek an attorney general opinion on distributing state education aid if the petition drive succeeds. Backers say signatures are sufficient to place the issue on the 1978 general election ballot. A successful petition would suspend the $20 million aid increase until after the election.
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Lincoln
UPI
State Department of Education
Casperman charged in Kimball court
Kimball Ray Kangas 26 with Casper, Wye address arraigned in Kimball County Court on charges of attempted murder and burglary tied to a Friday night Coast to Coast store break in. Preliminary hearing set for Sept 16. Kangas allegedly faced further Casper, Wyo investigations.
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Kimball
Ray Kangas
Casper, Wye
Kimball County
Kangas
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Casper
Wyo
Gas cost to raise in Nebraska towns
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co says residential and commercial gas rates will rise in Sidney and 152 other Nebraska communities due to higher gas purchase costs. In Sidney and nine nearby towns the increase is 9.7 cents per thousand cubic feet, adding about 14 dollars per year to homeowners. Rate changes take effect Oct 1, with local City Council approval needed in Sidney. otherwise the company may refile or seek a general increase with FPC approval.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Kansas- Nebraska
Rodney D. Hansen
Hastings
Dalton
Gurley
Kimball
Potter
Lodgepole
Chappell
Big Springs
Brule
Hansen
Lowe
Leé Spieker
Hurricane Anita Threatens Texas Coast
The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch for the Texas coast and western Louisiana as Anita, a first of the season storm with 90 mph winds, sits about 235 miles southwest of New Orleans and drifts westward. The Coast Guard placed six Texas stations on standby and urged evacuation for low lying areas. About 30,000 residents have already fled from storm paths.
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New Orleans
UPI
National Weather Service
Texas
Louisiana
Anita
The
Coast Guard
State Fair to Start Friday With Bright Prospects
Henry Brandt in his 13th year as Nebraska State Fair manager reports ticket sales for evening shows in the Nebraska Sports Complex ahead of recent years. Don Hemphill notes arts entries up to 15 percent from last year with 1976 a record. judging has begun as exhibits arrive at the Exposition Building.
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NEW York
UPI
David Berkowitz
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Gerald
Sam
Berkowitz
Lincoln
Henry Brandt
Brandt
Nebraska
Don Hemphill
Fine Arts
Exposition
Linda Stych
York
Tara McElhose
Erik Pederson
Broken Bow
Labor shortage slows Sidney and Cheyenne County growth efforts
Five years into the Panhandle Growth program, local companies face hiring gaps as Safe-Play Tuf-Wear and Ep Ro Mfg. struggle to fill machinist and sewing positions. ICI Midweste adds shifts and seeks applicants as shortages hamper expansion and planned new products. Local Job Service offices manage applications and wage details.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Jack H. Lowe
Panhandle Growth, Inc
Lowe
Nebraska
Jackson St
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Wheatbelt Public Power District
Telegraph News Digest
Ariscoln Neb
State Supreme Court
Douglas County District Court
John W. Gatewood
Robert J. Golonka
Casperman
Newport, Ind
Juan Gonsales
Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Gonsales
Newport Army Ammunition Depot
Bogota
Colombia
Apartado
Kansas-Nebraska
Federal Power Commission
Labor
Wheeler's
Safeplay
16Th
Hickory
Spieker
Ep Ro Mfg. Co
12Th Ave
Gerald Epstein
Sidney, Kimball
Colorado
Crook
Whiff and
Proctor
Ep Ro
Epstein
Ici-Midwee
Gary Custer
Custer
Ici-Midwests
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