Recession worries senators as 1975 session approaches
A survey of 46 Nebraska state senators shows a recession shaping legislative scrutiny and possible spending cuts. Most expect budget, economy, and tax issues to dominate the 1975 session, with mixed views on ending the food sales tax and shifting tax-rate setting powers to the legislature or keeping the current board system.
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Nebraska
Eric Kramer
Associated Press
Ernest Chambers
Omaha
Richard Maresh
Milligan
Ralph Kelly
Grand Island
Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
John Murphy
South Sioux City
Board of Equalization
J. James Exon
Exon
Harold Simpson
Appropriations Committee
Myron Rummery
North Platte
Walter George
Blair
Housing remains tight in Sidney despite I-80 windup
Local realtors and the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce say Sidney’s housing market stays tight after Interstate 80 construction displaced about 27 families. Demand persists for three bedroom homes and rentals while lenders loosen FHA and VA loan access, with spring arrivals from Tri-State expected to boost demand and a proposed shopping center eyed to spur new home building.
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Sidney Realtors
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Cole
Colorado Electrical Power Distributor
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Sioux Army Depot
FHA
Cook
Denver
Cliff Johnson
Nebraska Enterprises
Sidney
Arlo Jones
Jones
Vince Maliszewski
Cheyenne County Housing Association
Access road to Sidney could gain months from funds release
State road officials caution on timing after federal judge ordered release of 36 million dollars in highway funds to Nebraska. The Southeast Interchange to Highway 30 link near Sidney may start bidding quickly if funds release stands, otherwise delays loom into July. The project cost was pegged at 2.6 million with a viaduct over Union Pacific tracks.
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State Road Department
State of
Nebraska
Sidney
Charles Nutter
DOR
Lincoln
Nutter
Union Pacific Railroad
U.S 30
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Nixon
Richard E. Robinson
Omaha
Exon
Christmas to Be Cold Not White In Nebraska Weather Outlook
The outlook predicts cold conditions for Nebraska with a chance of light snow Monday night into Tuesday. Temperatures will dip to five to 10 degrees in the northwest and 20 to 25 in the southeast tonight, with highs in the 20s Tuesday. A Southwest storm center may bring most of the snow statewide, after earlier limits to eastern and southern areas.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Tourist trade hits record in 1974 Nebraska summer
Nebraska tourist spending reached a record high of more than 121 million dollars from nonresidents during the 1974 summer season, though out-of-state arrivals declined. Inflation fuel costs and marketing efforts shaped a net rise in travel dollars, with attention to longer stays and local vacations.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Department of Economic Development
John Rosenow
Sioux seek treaty validity in Wounded Knee hearing
In Lincoln Nebraska a U S District Court hearing on the 1868 Fort Laramie treaty centers on whether the Sioux retain sovereign status. Attorneys for six Wounded Knee defendants argue federal courts lack jurisdiction over crimes on Indian land. The session features Sioux elders and witnesses discussing oral history and Manifest Destiny as defense and government debate land ownership and the Louisiana Purchase.
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Edward W. Howard
Associated Press
Lincoln
U.S
Warren K. Urbomn
Wounded Knee
S.D
France
Italy
South Dakota
Urbam
Fort Laramie
Urbom
John Thorne
United States
Thorne
Wilbur Jacobs
University of California-Santa Barbara
Jacobs
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Black Hills
Duane Nelson
Nelson
Brooklyn Bridge
Bea Medicine
Dartmouth
Raymond Demaille
Pine Ridge Reservation
Demaille
Urbamn
Marlon Brando
Buffy Sainte Marie
Canada
Russell Means
AIM
Means
Minnesota
Wounded Knee Barracks
Air Force Base
Free Parking In Downtown Sidney During Holidays
Sidney meters will not be patrolled from now through January 1. City Manager Maynard Dils says free parking will encourage downtown business activity and convenience for shoppers.
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Sidney
Maynard Dils
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Sidney Telegraph
Mike Sheaman
Tim Levin
Telegraph
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Mike
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc
Louisiana Purchase
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