Larger Planes To Require Runway Extension Plans
Sidney plans immediate airport upgrades to permit larger aircraft. City Manager Tom Coffey says runways must extend to about 6400 feet within three to four years, with 75 percent funding from federal and state sources. Frontier Airlines aims to replace DC-3s with Convairs, boosting Nebraska service and linking Omaha Columbus North Platte Sidney Denver, subject to Civil Aeronautics Board approval.
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Sidney
Tom Coffey
Omaha
Nebraska Air Service
Coffey
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Lewis W. Dymond
Frontier
State Aeronautics Department
Columbus
North Platte
Denver
Kearney
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
New Sidney Chamber of Commerce President E R Jimerson
E R Jimerson 41 native of Western Nebraska became Sidney Chamber of Commerce president after serving as vice president. He and wife Mary Reano have daughter Sherry. New board members Frank Mattoon W J Robinson Ralph Welch and R C Cunningham were elected with reappointed Leo Krieger and Jimerson. Special board meeting planned to name committees and set program.
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Sidney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Rotary Club
Chamber
Mary Reano
Sherry
Coronado Women’s College
Denver
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Mattoon
W. J. Robinson
Ralph Welch
R. C. Cunningham
Don Heath
Leo Krieger
E. R. Jimerson
Mr. Welch
Ken Noteboom
Mr. Noteboom
Ned Robinson
L. A. “Whitey” Lindstrom
John Elwell Jr
Lloyd Carr
Leo Bolin
Bill Peterson
Jimerson
Lew Mehling
Wayne Moran
Lindstrom
Chamber OF Commerce Board of’ Directors
Imeating
Ken Ayton
Nebraska Wheat Hearts
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Frank Johansen
Bayard
Loren Sherlock
Jaycees OK Joint 64 Celebration Plan
Sidney Jaycees vote to hold 1964 Fort Sidney Days with Cheyenne County Fair in a joint event. Five Fort Sidney Days Board members were elected to organize, and Farmers Night and Fireman's Night are set for Tuesday Jan 21 plus a Jan 7 meeting.
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Sidney Jaycees
Fort Sidney
Cheyenne County
Ken McMillen
Paul Husmann
Guy F. Bush
Jerry Haupt
Jack Knotwell
Fair
The
Jaycees
Ed Haupt
David Bickford
Cheyenne County Christmas Seals Fund Count
Cheyenne County TB charity reports $1100 received for the annual Christmas Seals campaign, below last year’s $1250 by the same date. Dr. Del Koch notes statewide declines. 2200 reminders mailed and 3500 letters sent. Funds support medical research, education, and patient recovery efforts.
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Cheyenne County
TB Organization
del Koch
Koch
Weather Update Partly Cloudy Tomorrow
Partly cloudy conditions persist with tonight’s lows from 5 to 15 degrees and tomorrow’s highs expected between 25 and 35 degrees. The forecast calls for mild temperatures and light winds.
Lt Col Seda Back From Vietnam Tour Witness to History
Lt Col De Lyle Seda returns from a year as overseas correspondent in Vietnam with wife Tata. The 22 year Army veteran was an adviser aiding South Vietnamese forces. He witnessed the Nov 2 coup, sailed through Saigon during the crisis, and recalls Kennedy’s assassination impact. Seda praises Vietnamese ambition, education, and rural economy amid ongoing conflict.
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Col. Seda
Vietnam
The
Telegraph
de- Lyle L. Seda
Tata
Sunol
United States
Zim
Saigon
Sadas
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Red China
State Wheat Grower Board Backs Voluntary Proposal
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn board backs the voluntary certificate concept in the Young Carlson McGovern reform, urges full parity for production used domestically and for export, and supports overseeding with storage to cover shortages, while retaining the 1962 Act substitution clause and rye oat acreage history for feed base. Dr William Colwell reported from Australia as Plains growers worry over Australia and Canada's impact on world markets.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Sidney
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sens, McGovern, Young and Carlson
Young-Carlson
William Colwell
Hay Springs
Association
Australia
Great Plains
Oil and Gas Hearings Schedule Set by Nebraska Commission
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission releases its 1964 hearings schedule with application deadlines. All sessions occur at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel in Sidney. Chairman G. H. Doran presides, with Ray L. Smith and Fred L. Enders as other members.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney
G. H. Doran
Ray L. Smith
Chappell
Gov. Morrison
Fred L. Enders
Kimball
Parks Chief Leonard Erickson Appointed City Superintendent
Leonard Erickson, 35, a native of Sidney, is named the new city superintendent of parks by City Manager Tom Coffey. He will assume duties after the first of the year.
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Leonard Erickson
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Erickson
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E. R
Jim’ Jimmerson
C of Chead
New Chamber of Commerce Board
Geinerson
B. C
D. L. Seda
State Wheat Grower Board
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