Plane crash prompts tax funded airplane criticism
The Nebraska governor’s $215,000 state aircraft crashed into the Platte near North Platte. Howard West survived. The piece defends government transportation spending and mockingly questions the timing of state meetings, urging calm and caution amid political blame.
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Nobby’ Tiemann
Platte River
North Platte
Howard West
Aeronautics Department
Nebraska
John Mitchell
Kearney
West
State Aeronautics Commission
Oshkosh
Cornhuskers
Mitchell
Bobby Kennedy
Sidney residents question United Fund appeal effectiveness
Civic minded Sidney residents puzzled why yearly United Fund quotas stay unmet. The drive is organized with a dedicated office and many volunteers, yet contributions lag. Some blame donor fatigue from taxes funding poverty and welfare, fearing reliance on government aid over private giving.
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Sidney
United Fund
Uncle Sam
Big Brother
Editorial Reflections on Dr. Burkhardt and Johnson Tax Talk
The Lincoln Star criticizes Dr. Burkhardt of Norfolk over comments on taxes and schools. The piece notes mixed signals on spending cuts and pay raises for federal workers, highlighting the era’s credibility gap and rising costs identified in recent headlines.
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Allen P. Burkhardt
Norfolk
Dr. Burkhardt
Johnson
Senate
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Free speech clash over campuses and treason remarks
The Star attacks Dr. Burkhardt for highlighting campus speech while defending broad free speech. It cites an editorial defending shouting fire and quotes Stokely Carmichael in Paris saying he wants Vietnam to defeat the United States, arguing this unity with treason.
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Star
Dr. Burkhardt
Lincoln
Paris
France
Stokely Carmichael
Vietnam
United States of America
Burkhardt
Good Kids Still Abundant Despite Pessimistic Headlines
The piece argues that optimistic observation shows many good kids succeed in 4 H FFA awards contests scholarships and merit honors, while pessimists exaggerate youth delinquency. It blames adults for failures in parenting and teaching and notes many youths serve in Vietnam era drafts and obey registration.
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Hell’s Angels
Rail Regulators Dilemma on Passenger Train Fare Hikes
An editorial discusses the 1960s decline of passenger trains and regulators’ inability to stop service cuts. Four major Nebraska lines seek a 5 percent fare increase to offset dwindling ridership and mail losses, highlighting the dilemma of preserving service while opposing price raises.
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State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Railway Commission
Incoln
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact clue list for a crossword puzzle with across and down items including Generation Peacock Herb eye Remiss Street urchin Snug room Apple seed Sends Particles Roof edge Cover with wax More meager Cunning Godliness Misleading Court de cision Trinket Swan gems Football field Black eyed Susan Arctic Common gazelle Work unit Girasol Slam com Stain Minute Legal ac tion Down Llama like animal Spat Send out of the country Tablets Square measure Short for a kind of lace Kimono sash Concepts Animation Goose genus Top Myself Missile shelter Nuisance Dined Chum Hat material Sour vine gar Wild animal Entertains Studied hard Dentine River boat Bovine Sole Vehement Slender finial Extended
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Myself
Chadron Weather Defies Negative Image Says Region Delivers Yearround Comfort
A Chadron Record opinion argues Northwest Nebraska enjoys pleasant weather year round, countering national myths of extreme cold or heat. It cites past decade records, noting 1966 67 winter and 1966 summer were milder, with two 100 degree days and ongoing sunny seasons. It urges promoting the area’s four seasonal changes without extreme conditions.
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Chadron
Northwest
Nebraska
United States
California
Arizona
Florida
Minnesota
Canada
Pine Ridge
Report on Cultural Survey in Nebraska Area
Year long survey of Nebraska cultural resources completed and available free of charge. The Nebraska Arts Council prepared the Report and Recommendations with National Foundation on the Arts support. District VII covers Scottsbluff and surrounding counties with growing arts activity and recent funding, attendance, and new institutions noted.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Arts Council
National Foundation On the Arts
Washington
Davenport Street
Omaha
Cheyenne
Devel
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Scottsbluff
Gering
Terrytown
Scottsbluff County
Chappell
Hiram Scott College
Big Springs
Thanatopsis and modern media critique from Old Leon
A Mesa reader dubs modern broadcasts and TV entertainment moronic and contrasts capitalist communist and nationalist life with a humanistic view. He discusses fate, nature, and Bryants Thanatopsis, warning against bloated media influence and urging balanced perspective.
Train derailment near Angola delays Burlington freight
Alliance crews responded at midnight to a derailed five-car section of Burlington freight Train No. 75 about three miles south of Angola. In Nebraska, AT&T advances a thick lead-coated underground cable from Chicago to Denver with a future long-haul reach to Chesterfield Massachusetts and Oakland California, and a station near Chadron is being built as part of the route.
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Alliance
Burlington
Angola
Chadron
Nebraska
American Telephone and Telegraph
Chicago
Denver
Chesterfield
Mass
Oakland
Calif
North Bend
Weber suit filed in Scotts Bluff Court over housing tract sale
Robert and Ethelyn Weber sue Valley Developers Inc. Wilford McKinley Charles Davey R S Peckham and the Scottsbluff National Bank in district court Friday. Four counts seek 103,121 dollars tied to the purchase of a Scottsbluff housing development tract.
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Gering
District Court of
Scotts Bluff County
Robert and Ethelyn Weber
Valley Developers Inc
Wilford McKinley
Charles Davey
R. S. Peckham
Scottsbluff National Bank
Scottsbluff
Middleswart to Retire after 40 Years in Nebraska Roads
Tom Middleswart ends a long tenure with the Nebraska Department of Roads dating to 1919. He served as division engineer for Division 5 in the Panhandle from 1927 to 1964, with a 2 1/2 year stint in Division 1 during World War I, and plans retirement in December.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska
Panhandle
Lincoln
Chadron Readers Split on Vietnam War in Poll
Chadron Record survey shows 87 percent dissatisfied with current conduct, 62 percent favor escalating, 33 percent want withdrawal, 5 percent back continuation as is. A large majority doubt honesty of public facts, while two thirds want full disclosure. Congress viewed as not asserting proper authority by 82 percent. One ballot called Congress a zero.
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Chadron
Chadron Record
Congress
Mitchell Racing Ends at Scotts Bluff County Fair
The Scotts Bluff County Fair Board voted 13 to 9 to discontinue the annual pari mutuel meet at Mitchell. Declining attendance and profits drove the decision as expenses exceeded income by 2020.06 dollars. The board plans to move the fair date earlier by one to two weeks and formed a committee to study the change.
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Mitchell
Scotts Bluff County
Fair Board
New Seven-Digit Dial System Expands to Crawford Whitney
Northwestern Bell to launch Sunday December 17 new seven digit dialing for Chadron Crawford Whitney and Harrison users. Temporary directory to list seven digit numbers for Crawford Whitney and Harrison will be mailed to Chadron customers next week. The Crawford Whitney and Chadron central offices gain new switching equipment and a modern central office building replacing older systems.
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Chadron
Crawford
Harrison and Whitney
Northwestern Bell
H. R. Zich
Chadron Telephone
Crawford and Whitney
Harrison
Zich
Whitney
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