Sidney Neb Supreme Court Lets City Regulize Gas Rates
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds Sidney use of a 1901 law to authorize a 6.7 percent rate increase for Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. The decision signals possible statewide intrastate rate regulation by cities, with dissenters arguing the 1901 law does not cover integrated natural gas utilities.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Sidney
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Nebraska
K-N
Hale McCown
Leslie Boslaugh
Nebraska Railway Commission
Scottsbluff
McCook
Gering
John Newton
Newton
Kansas- Nebraska
City of
Boslaugh and McCown
Colorado Supreme Court
Potter junior Miss Wendy Lamm to represent Cheyenne County
Wendy Lamm an 18 year old Potter High School senior won Cheyenne County Junior Miss and will advance to the state contest in Grand Island this January. Second runnerup was Beverly Theis with Linda Draper as first runnerup. Judges and sponsors listed. pageant presented crowns and scholarships of 150 100 and 50 by Sidney Jaycees.
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Potter High School
Wendy Lamm
Barbra Streisand
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Linda Draper
LaVern Draper
Sharon Houser
Sharon Gregg
Sidney
Potter
Linda Draver
Farmers Told Not To Alter Corn Program
Nebraska farmers should not change soil management practices due to Southern corn leaf blight for 1971. A University of Nebraska committee of eight departments urges cautious decisions, noting soil moisture loss and erosion risk may hurt corn production more than the blight itself.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
David Wysong
Wysong
Equal Rights Employment Act ad at Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home
Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home prepared for its grand opening and posted an equal opportunity employment ad. A total of 116 applications were requested, mainly from women, about 100 were returned, and 85 percent of those are deemed highly employable.
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Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home
Equal Opportunity
Hogs and Ewes Fetch Healthy Prices at Western Plains Sale
Western Plains Auction Co reports growing new customers and strong demand at Sidney sale. Hogs sold 14.80 to 16, sows 9.50 to 11.50, feeder pigs 10 to 21, steer calves 37.50 to 40, heifers 34.50 to 39, newborn calves up to 60, yearling steers 29 to 34.50, yearling heifers 26 to 31, bulls 25 to 34, cows 16 to 20, and bred ewes up to 27. Some 50 to 60 lb feeder lambs expected back next sale. hog run favorable for next Saturday.
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Western Plains Auction Co
Sidney
Omaha
Sioux City
Sarge’ Sargent
Fire and explosion damage Sidney home injures two firefighters
A morning blaze at Mrs. W. A. Merrick's residence 1646 Maple in Sidney caused first degree burns to Fire Chief Dan Benzel and lighter injuries to Fireman Jim Overman after an explosion in the attached garage. Fire started in the basement above the furnace and smoldered hours before discovery. Estimated damage 10000 with basement gutted and upper floor heavily damaged.
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Sidney
W.A. Merrick
Richard Willis
J.R. Jenks
Dan Benzel
Jim Overman
Benzel
Overman
Bobh Roderick
Dean Stahr
Merrick
Lester Runge
Panhandle forecast shows mild expect through Tuesday
Fair and mild conditions dominate with highs in the 60s and a low around 30 tonight. Tuesday's high near 60 with zero precipitation. Extended outlook through Wednesday to Friday calls for partly cloudy skies.
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Panhandle
Rites Set For M O Baker In Sidney Tuesday
Madison O. Baker 85 a long time Sidney resident and retired CB&Q railroad employee died Sunday after six weeks in Memorial Hospital Funeral services are 10 a m Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with Rev Stanley Ganzel officiating Interment Greenwood Cemetery Holechek Funeral Home in charge Memorials designated to First United Methodist Church Survived by widow a son Dr R S Baker of Denver two daughters Ruth Kirepela of Yuca Valley Calif Thelma Spearow of Sidney seven grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and one brother Ulie Baker of Cheyenne Wyo Preceded in death by a son a grandson and a great grandson
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Sidney
Cb&q Railroad
Madison O. Baker
Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Stanley Ganzel
Greenwood Cemetery
Holechek
Highland, Ky
Charles
Elizabeth Baugh Baker
Hastings
May Bates
R. S. Baker
Denver
Colo
Ted
Ruth) Kirepela
Yuccavalley
Calif
Paul
Thelma) Spearow
Ulie Baker
Cheyenne, Wye
Ulie
Chappell Youth Killed In Car Rollover Near Highway 30
Joe D. Bayne aged 19 of Chappell died early Sunday when his car left the county road and rolled about three times near Chappell while he was returning from the north. He was pinned under the vehicle and not discovered until 6 30 a.m. by his uncle.
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Joe D. Bayne
Chappell
Lienemann And Bond Attend NRE A Meeting
Two Wheatbelt Public Power District representatives take part in the Nebraska Rural Electric Association meeting in Lincoln. Wayne Bond chairs the NREA resolutions committee and reports to the group while Gene Lienemann leads a rural development panel. Notable speakers include Dave Hamil and Melvin Kuska with NRECA representatives present. Durward Warner addresses value for money and Wilkerson reviews NREA activities.
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Wheatbelt Public Power District
Nebraska Rural Electric Association
Lincoln
Wayne Bond
Lodgepole
Wheatbelt
NREA
Gene Lienemann
Sidney
Dave Hamil
Washington, D.C
Rural Electrification Administration
Melvin Kuska
Exeter
Nebraska Livestock Foundation
Nebraska Agriculture Council
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRECA
Charles Robinson
University of Nebraska
Durward Warner
Dick Wilkerson
Gering Mayor Expects K N Gas Rate Counter Proposal
Gering Mayor Dick Prohs says the Nebraska Supreme Court ruling giving cities power to set municipal utility rates will push Kansas Nebraska Gas to offer counter proposals rather than sue. He notes a similar dispute between Gering and K N is in district court and expects negotiations to proceed with counter offers.
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Gering
Nebraska Supreme Court
Dick Prohs
Kansas- Nebraska Gas Company
Prohs
Supreme Court
Cheyenne County
Sidney
K-N
Auto collision injures two drivers in Sidney
A two car crash on 12th Avenue and Maple Street in Sidney left Patricia Bevan and Clifford Larson injured. Larson was treated at Memorial Hospital for lacerations. Property damage estimated at 300 dollars for Bevan’s car and 200 dollars for Larson’s vehicle.
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Sidney
Patricia Bevan
King Street
12Th Avenue
Clifford Larson
1621 Maple
Larson
Maple Street
Memorial Hospital
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Oliver
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Dalton
Janet Frerichs
Linda Heaton
V Monti
Ozards
Gary Hessler
Ron Barker
Doug Nelson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Bill Venoer
Sterling, Colo
Stan
Beverly Theis
M.O. Baker
M. D. Baker
Lienemann
Bond
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