Fund drive started for Lodgepole infant Buddy Iona
The First State Bank of Lodgepole opened an account to collect contributions for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David From of Lodgepole. Buddy Iona, born Dec 15, was flown to Children's Hospital in Denver for respiratory treatment and is listed in stable condition. Contributions may be mailed or dropped at the bank and should be marked for the From baby.
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Lodgepole
First State Bank of
David From
Clara Bond
Buddy Iona
Children’s Hospital
Denver
Colo
Platz declines appeal of district 118 assessment
Dr John Platz of Sidney says he will not appeal the district 118 property tax assessment. In a prepared statement on the editorial page, Platz thanks city council members and his attorney P J Heaton Sr for their efforts to reach a fair settlement.
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John Platz
Sidney
Platz
P.J. Heaton
Heaton
Sidney council approves first reading of truck parking ordinance
The Sidney City Council, on a first reading, regulates truck trailers along 10th 11th and nearby streets with 24 hour parking limits. The plan also covers dollied trailers, and a Jan 9 second reading with a Jan 23 third reading target. The body also moves on a Denver company oil lease at the airport and approves related city actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobin Beck
Sidney City
10Th Ave
11Th Ave
Mlinois
23Rd Ave
13Th Ave
Rex Swanson
Mrs. Matzke
Swanson
Evans Energys Inc
Denver
Sidney
Evans
Weather and disasters dominate winter UPI digest
Winter storms batter the Midwest and West, sparking California brush fires that killed three and causing two highway deaths. A storm system moves toward the Northeast from the Dakotas to the Middle Atlantic. In Washington Haldeman is to be released for five days at Christmas while Mitchell remains jailed for Watergate charges. Health officials report a fast moving flu strain from the Pacific to Moscow with no prevention, and Iran suffers a 6.2 earthquake killing 519 with 4500 survivors awaiting relocation.
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United Press International
California
Dakotas
Middle Atlantic States
Washington
UPI
Haldeman
Lompoc
Calif
John Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Joseph Califano
Health, Education and Welfare
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Soviet Union
Pacific Coast
Moscow
Tehran
Iran
County Board Sets Salaries and Approves Road Bids in Cheyenne
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners set pay for nine offices led by the county attorney at 16000 and the county assessor at 12260. They made the superintendent of instruction a half time post in 1979, ordered foreclosure action on a tax sale certificate, and approved culvert replacement locations with projected costs of 27000 and 28000. A public hearing on road plans is set for Feb 13 at 7 30 p.m. in the county courthouse basement. Bids for scrap metal at 5 per ton and garden blades at 20 per ton from Worster Iron and Metal in Sidney were opened and accepted.
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Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners
Tom Sonntag
Cheyenne County
Worster Iron
Sidney
Sidney considers changes to fire division in city code
The Sidney City Council met in executive session to discuss a proposed revision to Chapter 242 that would bar paid fire department members from being elected officers, while allowing appointed assistants. A committee was formed to study the proposal and report before the Jan 9 meeting, amid concerns from volunteers over potential changes in authority and leadership.
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Sidney
Fire Department
Ed Haupt
D.J. Garcia
Strouse
Council
Fire destroys 1972 Pontiac GTO in Sidney garage
A 1972 Pontiac GTO owned by Joe Haupt was destroyed in a Tuesday morning fire at Born's Skelly in Sidney. Fire officials say an acetylene torch used to heat a brake drum sparked the blaze. Later Tuesday, firefighters battled a grass fire along the Burlington Northern right of way likely sparked by train sparks.
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Joe Haupt
Born’s Skelly
Sidney Fire Department
Sidney
Burlington Northern
Farmers end Lubbock blockade after editor meeting
More than 30 tractors blocked the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal delivery route as farmers protested an unsigned editorial. After meeting with editor Jay Harris and police actions including tow trucks, charges against 31 farmers were dismissed and deliveries resumed.
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Lubbock, Texas
UPI
Texas
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Jay Harris
Harris
Avalanche-Journal
Christmas Services Planned by Area Churches
Local churches announce Christmas schedule including Trinity Lutheran Dalton Christmas Eve 7 30 p m and Daltons Christmas Day 8 30 a m St Marys Dalton Midnight Mass December 24 and Christmas Day masses Gurley Grace Lutheran 6 p m Christmas Eve 9 a m Christmas Day Salem Lutheran 7 p m children s Eve worship Potter First Lutheran 8 p m Christmas Eve St Pauls candlelight 30 p m Christmas Eve 5 30 p m Christmas Day am United Methodist Sidney Christ Church Episcopal Midnight Mass 11 30 p m Christmas Day 9 am with communion Sidney First United Methodist candlelight service 7 p m Christmas Day 9 am Sidney Wesleyan Church Christmas Day 9 am New Year s Eve 6 30 p m fellowship supper New Year s Day 9 am Sidney St Patrick s Catholic Christmas Eve 7 30 p m and midnight mass Christmas Day 8 and 10 am Sidney First Christian Christmas Eve candlelight 7 p m Christmas Day 11 am Sidney Foursquare Gospel Christmas program 7 p m Sidney Light Memorial Presbyterian Christmas Eve 7 30 p m Christmas Day 9 30 a m New Year s Day 9 20 p m Lodgepole United Methodist Christmas Eve 6 30 p m
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Trinity Lutheran
Dalton
Dalton St. Mary's Catholic Church
Gurley Grace Lutheran
Gurley
Salem Lutheran
Potter First Lutheran
Potter
St. Paul's
Potter United Methodist
Sidney Christ Church Episcopal
Sidney First United Methodist
Sidney Wesleyan Church
Sidney St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Sidney First Christian Church
Sidney Foursquare Gospel Church
Sidney Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Lodgepole United Methodist
Exon seeks designates to meeting with Bergland on farm strike
Gov. J James Exon asks every state governor to designate a representative to meet Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland about the nationwide farm strike. He wants a farmer leader involved in direct talks to help speed an early settlement by providing a channel between striking farmers and federal decision makers.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
James Exon
Bob Bergland
Exon
National Governors’ Association
Bergland
Agriculture Secretary
American Agriculture Movement
Washington
Nebraska labor and farming groups plan cooperative talks
State Sen. Bill Brennan, AFLCIO president, and Stan DeBoer, a Bertrand farmer and farm strike leader, met in Lincoln to discuss a lasting relationship between family farmers and organized labor. They aim for a multi state meeting of the two groups soon.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Organized Labor
American Agriculture Movement
Nebraska
Bill Brennan
Omaha
Aflcio
Stan DeBoer
Bertrand Area
Brennan
Statehouse
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Gordon Tobin
Park Manor Estates
Lawrence Brachtenbach
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Ef Jackson
Jackson
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
Sportsman
Vern Shoopman
Telegraph News Digest
North America
Americans
Lee-Ellen Matzke
Merle Strouse
Jack Peetz
Dr. Garcia
Tom Kokjer
Larry Collins
Dave Nienhueser
Jerry Lawson
Nienhaeser
Ray Bayne
Telegraph
Tom Brossart
Lubbock Editorial
Robert R. Norris
Norris
Gerald McCathern
Exon Seeks
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