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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1976
Page
3
The bulletin notes considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with very cold temperatures. A slight chance of scattered light snow tonight. lows range from 16 to 5 below zero and highs around 20 in the far west. Extended outlook shows a Sunday to Tuesday chance of light snow with highs in the 30s and teens at night.
Admitted Sidney personnel include David Melchoir Jeanne Deaver Burl McMillen and Greg Hume. Gurley adds Diane Kerns Dalton lists Sharon Munson Peetz lists Sharon Segelke. Dismissals at Sidney include Russell Sweet Emma Phillips Marvin Schnell Machelle Sherlock Paul Sherlock Brian Sherlock Tori Frerichs David Mélchair Jeanne Deaver and Emma Tank DIX lists Lissa Staman.
A list of local events includes a New Year’s Eve Watch Party at First Christian Church from 9 p.m. to midnight. The Chamber of Commerce Ladies Division meets January 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chateau. January 6 features a World War I veterans covered dish dinner at the Senior Citizen Center Clubrooms with a business meeting to follow. La Leche League Sidney groups meet January 6 at two locations with a theme on The Art of Breastfeeding and Overcoming Difficulties.
Neva Hill 78 longtime Panhandle resident died in Ogden Utah. Services were Friday in Kimball with burial there. She was born October 25 1896 in Elkton SD and survived by three daughters, a sister, 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorials to the American Cancer Society. Infant Anthony James Kopetzky of Grace Idaho had services in Soda Springs ID. He was born Oct 25 1976 and died Dec 26. Survivors include his parents a sister grandparents and great grandparents. Dorothy E Warden and Joe Stibley funeral pallbearers named.
Mr and Mrs Jack D Hazen announce the birth of a son, Justin Dean Hazen, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces, born December 27 at 4:33 p.m. A sister Rebecca age 2. paternal grandparents Lyle Hazen and Mrs Hazen of Brule. maternal grandparents Ernest Smith and Mrs Smith of Chappell.
A Nebraska University forecast projects 1977 real GNP up 5 to 6 percent with employment rising and unemployment dropping. Personal income in Nebraska seen to rise 8 to 10 percent in current dollars, translating to 2 to 4 percent in real terms. Nebraska and Omaha labor markets expected to strengthen with lower unemployment.
The State Department of Health offers free family planning health and education clinics for women of childbearing age regardless of age race or creed in Scottsbluff. January dates include the 5th at 5 pm the 11th at 5 pm the 12th at 7 am the 19th at 7 am and 5 pm and the 25th at 5 pm. Call 635 1512 to schedule an appointment at 610 West 7th St.
Richard H. Patten of Sidney is named 1977 Cheyenne County Chairman for the Nebraska Heart Association. The February American Heart Month drive aims to fund research, screenings, CPR classes, and public education.
Detroit police issue a New Year policy pausing arrests for drunken driving from 6 p m Friday to 6 a m Saturday. Drivers in accidents or with extenuating circumstances will be detained. Police Chief William L Hart says the move shows a humanitarian outlook amid routine enforcement. acting Deputy Chief James Bannon notes the policy formalizes a practice years old.
Seventeen area queens compete Monday January 10 at Ramada Inn during the first joint convention of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association and Nebraska Porketies. Event aims to select the 1977 Nebraska Park Queen amid regional pageant activities.
UPI reports Carter may face a bill the congressional panel says no living MIAs exist in Vietnam. Officials debate aid and trade with Hanoi if MIAs are accounted for, despite prior Nixon Kissinger pledges and stalled normalization after the war. US aid would aid Vietnam’s recovery and reestablish key exports, with embargo relief boosting oil exploration.
United Press International reports a brutal start to the new year with the Northeast snowbound and the Midwest freezing. Chicago police dispatchers describe 3 below zero temperatures and wind chills around 29 below, with forecasts predicting 15 to 20 below. A National Weather Service spokesman cautions that outdoors exposure risks frostbite or permanent injury to extremities.
President Ford said it is highly likely he will propose lifting federal controls on gasoline prices before January 20. Controls have governed gasoline since 1973 under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which lets the President propose removal and gives Congress 15 days to veto or let the change take effect automatically.
The first consideration when buying furniture is proportion within each piece and in relation to the room. Families with children should plan for possible breakage and may store delicate items. Entertaining households should have comfortable conversation areas ready without rearranging furniture for guests. SIDNEY FLOORING & SUPPLY CO. offers flooring options and services.
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