Education plan eyed for Sidney schools pilot 1970 71
Sidney board approves a pilot continuous education program for one elementary school Grades K 6 for 1970 71 using Title I funds. If successful, the plan may expand to all elementary schools in 1971 72. The program focuses on math spelling handwriting reading and will be evaluated throughout the year.
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Sidney
Sidney Board of Education
Supt
Russ Pedersen
Supt. Pedersen
Pedersen
Ralph Spencer
Pegler & Co
Lincoln
Grand Island
Sidney City
Sioux Villa
Key Issues For NSEA Delegates
Nebraska educators prepare for the NSEA Delegate Assembly in Lincoln with six district caucuses. Main topics are unified membership across local state and national levels, NSEA financial aid to affiliated locals, and a President-Elect race among Emmett Gannon James Withee and Art Nelson.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska State Education Association
NSEA
National Association
Emmett Gannon
Holdrege
James Withee
Nebraska City
Art Nelson
Scottsbluff
Former Resident Viet Casualty Sp4 Tommy Green Wounded
Sp4 Tommy Green son of Mrs Lila Kelleher of Phoenix Aziz has been wounded in Vietnam and is hospitalized in Saigon with arm wounds suffered November 28 He has been in the Vietnam area nine months and is a grandson of Mr and Mrs J C Frandsen of Dalton He spent his childhood in Sidney
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Tommy Green
Lila Kelleher
Phoenix
Aziz
Vietnam
Saigon
Specialist Green
J. C. Frandsen
Dalton
Sidney
Castner Named President of Oregon City Managers
C. Lloyd Castner, son of Clarence Castner of Sidney, is named president of the Oregon City Managers Association. Castner, city manager of Ontario, Ore., was chosen at the League of Oregon Cities 44th annual convention in Portland. He previously served as vice president.
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C. Lloyd Castner
Clarence Castner
Sidney
Ontario
Ore
Oregon City Managers Association
League of Oregon Cities
Portland
Castner
Panhandle Forecast Shows Mixed Clouds This Week
Weather forecast for the Panhandle notes variable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Thursday with highs around 35 to 45 and lows near 10 to 20. Precipitation chances are near zero. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures through Monday with frequent small day to day changes highs near 40 and lows 10 to 20 with a chance of light snow toward week’s end.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Head On Collision Near Nebraska Colorado Border
Three people were hospitalized after a Tuesday morning head on crash two miles south of the Nebraska Colorado line on Colorado Highway 113. Patricia Hallet of Peetz drove a 1967 pickup northbound into a 1969 car driven by Charles Van Patten of Scottsbluff. Hallet, Van Patten, and Swen Larson of Scottsbluff sustained serious injuries. Larson had neck injuries and broken teeth. Hallet and Larson remain hospitalized. Van Patten had facial injuries and a broken jaw. Palmer of Gering was treated and released. Both vehicles were considered total losses.
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Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Nebraska- Colorado
Colorado
Nebraska State Patrol
A.m
Patricia Hallet
Peetz
Highway 19
Charles van Patten
Scottsbluff
Swen Larson
William Palmer
Gering
Two Boys Injured In Sidney Gas Station Fight
Two Western Nebraska VoTech students, Mike Watson and Tom Sodence, are hospitalized with lacerations and concussions after a Tuesday night assault at the Derby Gas Station in Sidney. Cheyenne County Attorney Donald J. Tedesco is weighing charges. several witnesses and likely assailants are involved, with a tire iron reportedly used.
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Western Nebraska Vo.Tech School
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Derby
Mike Watson
Tom Sodence
Cheyenne County
Donald J. Tedesco
Four Millions Planned for Local Highway Construction
Nebraska Department of Roads releases detailed road work across I 80 and state highways. Bids total over several projects including grading bridges and paving from Sunol to Lodgepole, Kimball County, and Deuel County spur work. Weather limits paving until March. interstate segments near Oshkosh interchange ready but awaiting signs for opening.
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Nebraska
Sunol
Lodgepole
Kimball County
Bushnell
Kimball
Dever County
Chappell
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Deuel County
Banner County
Harrisburg
Bridgeport
U. S. 30
Keith County
Ogallala
Paxton
Bob Mason
Oshkosh
Overdue Tax Interest To Rise Sharply
Cheyenne County Treasurer Milt Nissen warns a new nine percent interest on delinquent taxes starts December 25, with backdating to the delinquency date. He urges delinquent taxpayers to settle before Christmas at the current seven percent rate. The change is authorized by LB 245.
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Cheyenne
Milt Nissen
Nissen
Veteran Lloyd Carr Leads Cheyenne County Chamber Input
Veteran Lloyd Carr now president of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce has long experience in chamber work, having previously led the Sidney Chamber in 1966 using the gavel to guide meetings and initiatives.
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Lloyd Carr
Cheyenne County
Pay Raise Set for Sidney City Council Next Term
The Sidney City Council boosted future council and mayor salaries at Monday night’s meeting. Current pay remains unchanged for the outgoing term, with after election the mayor earning 600 dollars yearly and council members 420, up from 300 and 200 respectively. The body also approved two 12 minute meters beside Harlans Bakery and a storm sewer study contract with J T Banner and Associates.
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Sidney
Harlan’s Bakery
J. T. Banner and Associates
150 Farmers In County ACP Program
Kenneth E. Frick, ASCS Administrator, lauds the Agricultural Conservation Program for its progress in Cheyenne County where about 150 farmers and ranchers participate annually. He notes national pollution concerns and urges faster ACP use for pollution abatement with soil and water conservation benefits, as Nebraska considers proposed pollution abatement practices under ACP. The local ASC Committee stresses the farmer-elected system can lead effective pollution reduction.
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Kenneth E. Frick
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
ASC
Robert Rexroth
Frick
Nebraska
Rexroth
El Moro Tribesmen in Kenya Survive on Local Fish Diet
The El Moro people endure an arid rocky landscape by subsisting mainly on fish from alkaline lakes. Their diet sometimes includes crocodile eggs or turtles to vary meals.
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Kenya
Large Vote In Chamber of Commerce Board Election
A record ballot turnout produced two new directors J H McNish and Gene Lienemann for two year terms while Ken Pittam James Payne and Ed Bauman were reelected. Ted Egging Don Enevoldsen and Tom Olson will serve one year terms representing county towns. Lloyd Carr named president and James Payne vice president as the 1970 board reviews past year and approves a $500 salary increase for manager Ed Cole and a $500 travel allowance rise.
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Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Board
J. H. McNish
Gene Lienemann
Ken Pittam
James Payne
Ed Bauman
Ted Egging
Gurley
Don Enevoldsen
Potter
Tom Olson
Dalton
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Lloyd Carr
Jack Headley
Bob Conrad
J. W. Vaughn
Chamber
Carr
Payne
Nebraska
Vo-Tech
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Roads
Washington, D. C
Ed Cole
Vaughn
Ladies Auxiliary
Unusual Cage Contest Proposed By City Groups
Jaycees president Dean Larabee proposed a basket ball game between the city council and the Chamber of Commerce board of directors with all proceeds to civic projects. The board unanimously approved the match and suggested equal gifts to a youth camp and junior baseball. Ken Pittam reported on Citizens for Cheyenne County Development. He described the Golden Circle parking meter system and the board supported only if merchants and council want it. Tokens traded for nickel payments allow discounts at participating firms. Mr. Payne discussed youth camp plans and a nonprofit to administer funds.
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Dean Larabee
The
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ken Pittam
Cheyenne County
Golden Circle
Payne
Yanney declines presidency and backs highway plans
Yanney, now president of the Highway 385 association, declines another term and aims to push a north south four lane highway through Sidney. He thanks former president for support, cites Russ Fisher as aide, and suggests moving the annual banquet to spring with a standout speaker. Pittam notes 86 petitions against local cable service returned and more expected. Cole is rehired with salary and expense increases approved.
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Yanney
Highway 385 Association
Sidney
Russ Fisher
Pittam
Cole
Nellen Rites Held Tuesday
Nicholas J. Nellen 75 of 609 South Chestnut North Platte died Friday in a North Platte hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at First Lutheran Church North Platte with burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery and full military honors. He retired from Union Pacific in January 1964 after living in North Platte since 1917. A memorial was set up for the cancer fund. Nellen’s mother was Catherine Mahr and he was linked to the Mahr and Nellen families of the South Divide. His father was Jake Nellen.
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Union Pacific
North Platte
Nicholas J. Nellen
South Chestnut
First Lutheran Church
Fort McPherson National Cemetery
Mr. Nellen
Freeport
Neb
Cancer Fund
Catherine Mahr
Mahr
Nellen
South Divide
Jake Nellen
Charges Filed After Accident In Sidney Court
Mon day evening crash led to charges against Donald E. Thompson of Kearney for stopping sign violation and expired license. Deanna L. Smith of 1345 Quince reported about 200 dollars in Smith vehicle damage and 50 dollars on Thompson’s auto.
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Sidney
Deanna L. Smith
Donald E. Thompson
Kearney
Jackson
Smith
Thompson
Cubs Pitcher Abernathy Breaks In With Senators in 1955
Pitcher Ted Abernathy of the Chicago Cubs moved up to face the Washington Senators in 1955 after appearing in just 44 minor league games.
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Ted Abernathy
Chicago Cubs
Washington Senators
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