Fifteen jailed after raids in Sidney and counties
Nebraska law enforcement teams from the State Patrol, Cheyenne County sheriff, and Sidney Police arrested 15 people after raids at Sidney, Western Nebraska Technical College, and rural homes. seized marijuana and possibly other drugs. Several defendants face felonies or misdemeanors. some jailed due to overcrowding. bond status varies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska State Patrol
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office
Sidney
James Macek
Lincoln
Joel Schrack
Chadron
John Bruce Smith
Michael Thompson
Bridgeport
James White
Bobo
Kitzenberg
Smith
Ambrose
Cold Nebraska Morning Bites with Plunging Wind Chills
Frigid air swept the Midlands as a high pressure system from North Dakota drove temperatures to near 35 below in the extreme east. Northwest winds around 20 mph sharpened the cold, making for a bitter start across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nebraska
Midlands
North Dakota
NCIP workshop set for Sidney signals 1976 program start
A January workshop at 7 30 pm in Sidney launches the 1976 Nebraska Community Improvement Program NCIP. Sidney hosts the event hosted by Jerry Lawson with staff from the Department of Economic Development and UNLs College of Architecture. Workshops will be held at 14 Nebraska locations in January to explain NCIP details and community development ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sidney
Educational Service Unit
NCIP
Jerry Lawson
Department of Economic Development
Community Resource and Research Center
UNL
College of Architecture
Larry Bare
University of Nebraska
Western Nebraska Tech College to graduate 13 students Friday
Western Nebraska Technical College will graduate 13 students on Friday. Four graduates hail from Cheyenne County and receive Associate of Applied Arts degrees in their majors. Named local graduates include Willard Simms Sidney. Don Misegadis Lodgepole. Ken Huff Lodgepole. Charles Stuart Dalton. Additional graduates come from Paxton Imperial Big Springs Albion Sterling Colo Ogallala Kimball Hershey with degrees in building construction diesel truck electronics and radio technologies.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Cheyenne County
Willard Simms
Clyde Simms
Sidney
Don Misegadis
Bob Misegadis
Lodgepole
Ken Huff
Paul Huff
Charles Stuart
Carl
Kimball
Electronics Technology
Tom Schurkamp
Hershey
Radio
Lodgepole Valley 4-H Youth Camp Plans Annual Meeting
The Lodgepole Valley 4 H Youth Camp board met to set the annual supper at 6 30 p m at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel followed by an 8 p m business session. Directors up for three year terms include Don Siffring Jim Payne and E Laine Weyerts with George Lyon’s replacement named after his resignation. Dinner reservations due with Mrs Dewey Merck by Jan 18. Public welcome but voting limited to donors of 25 or in kind equivalents. organizations capped per pre vote.
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Lodgepole Valley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Don Siffring
Bridgeport
Jim Payne
E’laine Weyerts
Gurley
George Lyon
Dewey Merck
Nebraska committee to define public records explores scope
Axtell Sen Gary Anderson said the Miscellaneous Subjects Committee will seek a definition of public records while avoiding broad sweeping laws. Witnesses argued there is no good statutory definition and warned legislation could hurt individual cases. Anderson suggested considering a commission to decide which governmental records should be open.
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Lincoln
Axtell
Gary Anderson
Miscellaneous Subjects
Anderson
Safe-Play Sales Rise in 1975 Fiscal Year
Safe-Play Manufacturing Co reports 1975 fiscal year sales of 766000 up from 508000, with a projection of 1250000 for next year. Tuf-Wear division, added earlier, boosted growth. Stockholders reelect Spieker and Bauman to two years and Fix and Decker to one year. Carl Cornelius remains chairman. Spieker as president. Ruth Spieker secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safe-Play Manufacturing Co
L. Spieker
Moodo
Siegs
Spicker
Ed Bauman
Richard Fix
Robert Decker
Carl Cornelius
Bauman
Ruth Spieker
Postal rate hike blocked by court in 10 cent stamp case
U S District Judge John J Sirica blocked Dec 28 rate increases including the 10 to 13 cent first class letter rise. The ruling keeps 10 cent postage and delays other fee hikes, with the Postal Service saying it will appeal and face continued deficits and possible Saturday delivery cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US District Court
John J Sirica
Benjamin F
Sirica
Postal Service
Sai
Postal Rate Commission
Board of Governors
C.O.D
Rate Commission
Association of
Third Class Mail Users
National Easter Seal Society
Fromme Receives Life Sentence in Sacramento Hearing
Lynette Squeaky Fromme, follower of the Manson group, was given a life term in Sacramento after a courtroom confrontation in which she screamed and struck the prosecutor with an apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Lynette
Squeaky’ Fromme
Planning unit OKs zoning for apartments on South 11th Ave
The Sidney Planning Commission unanimously backed a recommendation to rezone a 10 acre tract on South 11th Ave from R-1 to R-2A to allow apartment houses up to 35 feet high. Opponents argued against spot zoning while supporters cited housing needs and economic growth tied to industrial hiring. The decision goes to the City Council with a January hearing anticipated.
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Oks
South 11Th Ave
Sidney
City Planning Commission
Arno Jones
First Christian Church
Planning Board
Jones
Sidney Jones
Fort Collins
Colo
Legion Park
Sidney Plaza
Emil Ball
Joseph Bonkiewicz
Glenn Patrick
John Platz
Scottsbluff
Tom Brower
Sidney Brower
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Decker
US Highway 30
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Carl Christ
Jackson
Wiineis St
Parkland Development
Jeff Bush
John Egging
Bush
Ball
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Ferris Preble
Santa Claus
Jolly Old Fellow
Childen
Laverne Couch
Otto G Heilberg
SIMMS
Huff
Milegadis
Harold Colerick
Alliance, Industrial Welding
Spieker
Arlo Jones
Washington
Bailar
By David Hendee
Jack Lowe
Panhandle Growth Inc
Sidney Federal Savings & Loan
Denver
Lowe
Arlo
Four South 11Th
Emmett Clark
Clark
Ed Haupt
Egging
William Fankhauser
Darold Hendee
Gene Lienemann
al Lakes
Warren Ellison
Carl Johnson
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