Nationwide farmer protests rally for higher crop prices
Farmers across multiple states converge with about 1500 tractors at Denver and other capitols, demanding break-even prices. Governors and officials join or witness the display as protesting farmers pledge further actions after December 14.
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Joseph Teasdale
Jefferson City
President Carter
Missouri
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Nations Capitol
Washington
White House
Florida
Capitol Complex
Tallahassee
Doyle Conner
Keubin Askew
Jacksonville
Capitol
SPNRD to Discuss Oliver Project at December Board Meeting
The South Platte Natural Resources District will host a public meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 in the SPNRD office 1840 Illinois Cheyenne Kimball and Deuel counties will be served. The agenda includes a land and water resources committee report on forming a task force and newsletter, plus surplus equipment policy and a manager training seminar and reports from the Natural Resources Commission Soil Conservation Service and Panhandle Resource Council.
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South Platte Natural Resources District
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Illinois
Cheyenne
Kimball
Deuel
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Natural Resources Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Panhandle Resource Council
Sidney City Council Sets 7 30 P M Meeting Agenda
The Sidney City Council will meet at 7 30 p m to sit as a board of equalization and consider a paving district assessment, review truck parking ordinance, authorize swimming pool bonds, and approve first phase engineering payments to Olsson Associates. It will ban parking on certain lane sides, discuss sanitation building payments, sewer and water extensions, planning commission referrals, plat acceptance for Parkland lots two and three, zoning changes, and appoint Floyd Sanks to the Southern Panhandle Groundwater Task Force.
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Board of Equalization
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East Verde Lane
West Verde Lane
Arlo Jones
Parkland Development Ltd
Planning Commission
Parkland
Floyd Sanks
Southern Panhandle
Chappell elevator aids Hunger Appeal with wheat gifts
Nebraska CROP aims to ship 40 000 bushels of wheat from Chappell to Vietnam as part of a national drive to deliver 10 000 metric tons. Wheat will be turned into flour for schools and hospitals under district Vietnamese committee supervision. donations flow from local elevator sales or purchases by the elevator with donor funds.
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Chappell
Nebraska Community Hunger Appeal
Church World Services
Vietnam
Richard Staple
Nebraska
Nebraska Terminal
China
State Department
Staple
Cee
Vietmg
Vietnamese Committee For Friendship and
Mr Staple
Paul McCleary
CWS
McCleary
Indiana
Jim Ledbetter
Chappell Elevator
Ledbetter
Union miners seek end to non-UMW coal production
UMW and Bituminous Coal Operators Association plan talks in Washington to replace the expired three-year contract as about 188000 soft coal miners in 22 states strike. In Nebraska Rep Thone condemns HEW health planning guidelines harming rural areas and obstetric and open heart surgery limits. Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Georgi Grechko docked Soyuz 26 with the orbiting station after a 25 hour 43 minute flight from Baikonur.
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Washington
Senate
HEW
America
Thone
Nebraska
Moscow
UPI
Yuri Romanenko
Georgi Grechko
Baikonur
Central Asia
Sidney man found dead outside his home Friday
An elderly Sidney man Leroy Maxwell Johnson 72 of 908 Grant was found dead outside his home Friday afternoon. Cheyenne County Sheriff Oren Cox said the body was found after a caller alerted Sidney police. Temperatures dropped to 12 degrees overnight and foul play is not suspected though an autopsy decision was pending.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Cox
Johnson
Eagles
Colorado eyes gasohol plant in northeastern region
The Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee says Gov Lamm may seek 40 000 to study an experimental gasohol facility in northeast Colorado. Plans include four Agriculture Department plants nationwide using surplus grains to produce alcohol for blending with gasoline, with a pilot at about 20 million gallons annually and 5 million bushels of wheat usage.
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Denver
UPI
Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee
Richard Lamm
Colorado
Agriculture Department
Jack Fletcher
Wheat Committee
Febi Fletcher
Agate
Sterling
Sidney Telegraph Plans Santa Letters Feature
The first batch of Santa letters is published by the Sidney Telegraph at Santa's request. The paper notes Our Business Roundup on page 4 with local firms and products and highlights weekend sports on pages 5 through 7.
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Santa Claus
Sidney Telegraph
Santa
Nebraska officials reject unified bid for gasohol plant loans
State officials in Lincoln say they will not file a single Nebraska application for federal backing of a pilot gasohol plant. They urge farm groups communities and private companies to bid separately for the $15 million in federal loan guarantees.
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Lincoln
Nebupd
Nebraska
County CROP balance reported for Cheyenne County drive
Lewis Wilson Cheyenne County CROP treasurer reports a current drive balance of 3473 dollars 27 cents with 2094 71 collected for hunger walk and 834 50 donated in lieu of wheat plus 156 in miscellaneous gifts. Beginning balance was 51 dollars 56 cents and 128 50 has been paid out during this campaign.
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Cheyenne County
Lewis Wilson
Thousands rally as Nebraska farmers push for parity
Thousands of Nebraska farmers gathered in Lincoln for a 22 hour rally to pressure for fair farm prices. Mike Booth of the American Agriculture movement estimated more than 6000 in attendance and 5,002 vehicles parading to the nearby Sports Center. Governor Exon urged sustained grassroots action, noting the movement seeks fair consideration for American agriculture and family farms.
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Nebraska Sports Center
Nebraska
State Capitol
University of Nebraska Sports Center
Mike — Booth
American Agriculture Movement
Walton
Fairgrounds
Sports Center
James Exon
Nebraska Statehouse
Capitol
Sports
Exon
American
Booth
Sue
Burt Evans
Bloomfield
University of Nebraska
Evans
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