Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Note on Local Press
The Sidney Telegraph, western Nebraska’s oldest paper founded in 1873, operates as Cheyenne County’s official newspaper. It is printed by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. with editions published Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska.
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Western
Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Alsn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraphs
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Facing Adversity in Western Nebraska This Year
The Chadron Record notes economy woes in western Nebraska from April depots closings in Sidney and Edgemont to a Belle Fourche sugar beet factory shutdown. It cites lost farm income, calls for local leadership, and urges resilience through planning and sacrifice. The piece also covers California pay TV referendum fallout and a California Supreme Court challenge on free speech and enterprise.
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Chadron
Nebraska
Defense Department
Sidney
Ridgemont
S. D
Nebraska Panhandle
Coorado
Edgemont
Belle Fourche
Mirage Flats
Sioux
California
The
Wall Street Journal
Life Magazine
Life
STV
California Supreme Court
The Musical Hazard of Yuletide Enjoyment
A reader faces the seasonal challenge of savoring quality Christmas music amid overplayed carols. Endless renditions threaten the mood, yet the reward of Handel's Messiah with full orchestra remains worth the ear fatigue and radio dials.
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Isles of Sound
Santy
Hold Onto The Land A Country Boy From The Great Plains
A columnist protests stereotyping of midwestern and western Americans, defending the value of rural life and the open spaces. He argues that politicians ignore hinterlands, praises the soil and honest work, and rejects the notion that brains are confined to coastal cities. He recalls his grandfather, who loved the land and lived simply, and asserts the dignity of the country boy amid modern progress.
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Great Plains
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Congress
Louisianna Purchase
Alleghenies
Sierras
Western Frontier
New York
Boston
America
Supreme Court
Acres
Great Society
Last Big Dig Races to Save Nubia Relics at Aswan Dam
Archaeologists from 14 nations battle rising waters behind Egypt’s Aswan Dam to rescue Nubian temples and inscriptions. Nine temples moved, 15 safeguarded. teams dismantle and relocate sites from Kalabsha to Abu Simbel while recording others.
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Aswan
Egypt
Nubia
Aswan Dam
Sudan
Nile
West Germany
Kalabsha
Amada
Ellesya
Thutmosis III
Elephantine Island
Isis
Kertassi
Taffeh
Denfur
Augustus
Dakka
Maharraqgah
Debod
Abu Simbel
Philae
Nebraskas many counties could be merged for efficiency
An editorial argues that Nebraska should shrink its 93 counties toward a fourth to a third of current number, merging neighboring districts to cut costs. It notes Scotts Bluff County as a near-at-home example and calls for legislative action, while acknowledging the issue may be controversial and slow to resolve.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
Scotts Bluff
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Job Corps camps face local acceptance test in Colorado
The Denver Post notes the Job Corps aims to train jobless youths and cites Collbran and Morrison residents' concerns about camps nearby. Officials reassure that camps are voluntary and nonpunitive, with selective eligibility to avoid integrating problem youths. Governors may reject projects, and towns seek full facts before agreement.
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Federal
Job Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Collbran
Colo
Grand Mesa
Colorado
Reclamation Bureau
Morrison
Denver
CCC
Love
Washington
Denver Post
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Chadron Record
Downstow
Mississippi
Midlands
Aly Mahmoud
Walter Emery
London University
Buhen
Hatshepsute
Louisville
Thomas Casper
Catholic School Board
J. J. Butler
Trinity High School
Lillian Mann
Catherine Spalding College
Owingsville, Ky
Robert I. Collins
Owingsville
ST. Petersburg
Fla
John A. Bird
Charles Robinson
Robinson
Bird
Edmonton
Alta
C.H. Carley
Carley
Federal Health and Welfare Department
Alberta
Yukon
Mackenzie
Northwest Territories
Ramses II
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