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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
14
A brittle collection of vintage recipes describes Holiday peppernuts with sugar corn syrup milk and spices baked firm. It also outlines candied orange peel chocolate ripple divinity and peanut butter crisps with step by step heating mixing and cooling instructions.
Four eastern Nebraska 4 H youths Phyllis Vance Calvin Paschald Margaret York and Sheila Johnson were named state winners by the Cooperative Extension Service for 4 H activities Vance received a transistor radio from Ralston Purina for dog care achievements Paschald York and Johnson earned trips to national 4 H Congress in Chicago with support from General Foods Carnation and John Deere their awards reflect decades of 4 H participation and efforts in conservation home economics and nutrition research plus related competitions
IRS Nebraska director Richard P Vinal says Phase II Pay Board rules cap wage growth at a 5.5 percent average, with higher increases allowed only with approval. Existing pre November 14 contracts may operate but can be reviewed, while longevity and merit increases inside agreements are exempt. If no labor agreement exists, total raises face the 5.5 percent limit.
Thomas Creigh Jr president of Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co said at a South Platte United Chamber of Commerce meeting that the firm faces growing difficulty in securing new gas supplies and preserving reserve. He noted the 1972 reserve life index around 16 years, down from 18 in 1971, due to increased competition and fewer new discoveries. He urged drilling new wells, warning that without high risk investments gas prices will rise and rate increases follow.
Kansas Nebraska serves more than 200 Nebraska towns with natural gas and also counts customers in Kansas Colorado Wyoming and Texas as part of its regional utility network. The firm hints at sustained price rises amid expanding service reach.
Medical research receives a $1,518,000 boost from the Nebraska Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association Christmas Seal fund drive. Executive Director Delmar R Scrafy notes funds support local, state, and national units of the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association for lung disease investigations. Of the total, $302,000 funds a nationwide seed money program to help researchers start studies that may gain federal or foundation support, with 28 grants ranging from $7,000 to $15,000 each.
Rep Walter S Baring introduces a 1971 measure to raise the import surcharge on French goods from ten to 25 percent to curb a rising heroin flow from France. The bill empowers the President to lift the surcharge if France cracks down on drug labs and shipments, following border seizures including 96 pounds of heroin in a car from Le Havre.
Wig stylist Richard Hartwich announces a new adhesive material that allows wearers to remove and clean their wigs without professional help. The invention aims to replace tape and glue, simplifying maintenance for wig wearers in New York.
Nebraska drug arrests climbed from 232 in 1968 to 1,600 plus this year, with totals for 1969 and 1970 at 510 and 911 respectively. Seizures of LSD rose from 67 doses in 1968 to 24,570 this year. heroin rose from 0 to 12,079 this year. cocaine rose from 0 to 84 this year, per State Patrol Lt Wayne Rowe.
The article notes enforcement by state agencies dominates policing in the state, with the State Patrol contributing about half of the overall totals. Other agencies are said to share the remainder, reflecting a centralized enforcement structure.
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