Democracy Needs Citizen Participation In The Farm Belt
The Sidney Telegraph editorial urges active citizen involvement to preserve democracy. It cites apathy in farm groups and politics, notes many meetings draw few attendees, and argues farmers must unite to gain influence at bargaining tables, raising farm prices through collective effort. It warns against complacency and questions if lessons will be learned before recovery is impossible.
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Bes
Republican
Democrat
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas More
Sidney
Nebraska
Wyoming Wheat Growers Agsn
United States
Colonels Of Fort Sidney Shine In Local Concerts
The Fort Sidney Colonels delivered another outstanding performance Friday and Saturday, using wives and children to fill in new ideas. The writer praises the group as a top community asset delivering wholesome, high quality musical entertainment that proves people will attend live shows.
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Fort Sidney
Sidney
Rufus Porter Yankee Pioneer Inspiring Yet Elusive Inventor
A new biography by Jean Latman profiles Rufus Porter a 19th century Yankee painter traveler and inventor. Porter sketched aerial routes to California via dirigible pondered a rotary plow and a steam road carriage while editing a scientific magazine but never realized his devices.
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Rufus Porter
Jean Latman
Porter
New York
California
Dirigible
New England
Anot
Yan
Vision 20 20 plan urged to tap Western Nebraska tourism
Western Nebraska editors urge a stronger focus on tourism and recreation to attract industry under the Vision 20-20 program. They caution inter-town rivalries could derail cooperation and call for a WMCC committee to explore proposals before February, led by Ogallala publisher Jack Pollock.
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Western
Nebraska
Buffalo Bill
North Platte
Oglala Grasslands
Fort Robinson
Wildcat Range
Panhandle
Sunol
Dix
Harrisburg
WMCC
Ogallala
Jack Pollock
Orth Platte Telegraph
Clearing Game Commission May Decide on Steen Retention
Nebraska Game Commission members are urged to vote at the Dec 14 meeting on retaining Director Mel Steen, 71, until his term ends in April 1970. Dr Bruce Cowgill proposes a resolution to end the directorate limbo and chart a clear future while seeking a successor in an orderly process. The move aims to preserve Steen’s policies in fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation, and to address conflicting retirement rules affecting state personnel.
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State Game Commission
Commission
Mel Steen
Bruce Cowgill
Silver Creek
Steen
Nebraska
Dr. Cowgill
Game Commission
Lincoln Journal
Bigger Baby Crop Predicted In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County faces a likely baby boom as marriages rise sharply. National marriage rates jumped over 10 percent in early 1967, with a projected U S total above two million for 1968. Locally, marriages rose to about 7.5 per 1 000 residents, boosting births in coming years.
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Cheyenne County
United States
Department of Commerce
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Census Bureau
Best Thing in Life Says Iowa Study Contrasts Work Value
Public information note from Bernie Camp of the Nebraska Farm Bureau discusses an Iowa study by the USDA Economic Research Service. It found work ranked highest among professionals but friendship dominated for farmers and other groups, suggesting old virtues endure despite modern views.
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Bernie Camp
The
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Economic Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
America
Nebraska
William Shakespeare
Hunting Revenue Stamps Slump In Nebraska Game Commission
The State Game Commission reports a drop in hunting permits and upland bird stamps sold this year, despite higher costs. Deputy Director Willard Barbee cites possible personal economizing and other factors, including overestimated pheasant abundance and more land being posted for hunting. He suggests better farm city relations could boost hunter willingness to pay.
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State Game Commission
Commission
Willard Barbee
The
Game Commission
Nebraska
Lincoln Star
Lobbyists leverage ex-legislators in Nebraska groups
Ex-legislators have taken top posts in state quasi public bodies in Nebraska. Kenneth Bowen leads the Nebraska League of Municipalities, Ross Rasmussen heads the Nebraska School Boards Association, and Arnold Ruhnke directs the Nebraska Association of County Officials. Their insider access positions them as influential lobbyists in the state legislature.
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Nebraska
Kenneth Bowen
Nebraska League of Municipalities
Ross Rasmussen
Nebraska School Boards Association
Arnold Ruhnke
Nebraska Association of County
Grand Island
Frustration and Doubt in Nebraska Territory Minister Diaries
Amos S. Billingsley, a Presbyterian missionary in Florence during 1856 57, records through his diary the hardships of ministering in Nebraska Territory. From sparse congregations to long rides 15 miles between Florence Desoto Calhoun and Desoto tensions with dry weather Christians fear of not saving souls and a sense of failure. He notes preaching tours in mud and rain and reflections on the question What Good Am I Doing Out Here and whether lives are truly changed. The diary is now housed in the Nebraska State Historical Society Archives.
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Nebraska
Amos S. Billingsley
Nebraska State Historical Society
Billingsley
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Florence
Douglas
Washington
Desoto
Calhoun
Pittsburgh
Neb
Pan American Foundation awards 17 scholarships for 1969 70
The Pan American Petroleum Foundation announces 17 scholarships for 1969 70 in petroleum engineering geophysics and geology with four West region awards. Colorado School of Mines receives two scholarships while University of Nebraska and Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology gain others. Each freshman gets 700 dollars rising to 1000 in senior year, plus university and high school grants.
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Denver
Pan American Petroleum Foundation, Inc
Colorado School of Mines
University of Nebraska
Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
F. R. Yost
Foundation
Yost
Unversity of Alabama
Mississippi State University
University of Oklahoma
Texas A& M
Texas Technological College
University of Texas
First-House Dilemmas of Building in New Developments
Readers weigh the pros and cons of building first in a developing area. Concerns include light and view blocked by neighbors, driveways near property lines, added winter costs, disturbance to trees and wildlife, and the risk of setbacks altering house placement. Experts advise planning with builders and professionals to avoid unworkable designs.
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Sidney Telegraph
Telegraph
Old
Florida State University
Lamar State College of Technology
Southern Ilinois University
University of North Carolina
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Pan American Petroleum Foundation
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
North American Oil Exploration and Producing Subsidiary
Standard Oil Co
Fort Kearny
Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery
Dundy County
Mois
Inca
Craves
Cass Acess
Beonie
Tremendons
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