POW Bracelets Signal Hope For Sidney High Students
Sidney High School students wear POW bracelets after news of impending releases. Sue Silvester and Jackey Fish pose with about 75 classmates checking POW lists daily. Names include Sgt David Allwine of Phoenix and Lt Gary Thornton of Porterville, captured in 1969 and 1963 respectively.
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David Allwine
Gary Thornton
Sue Silvester
Jackey Fish
Sidney High School
Allwine
Phoenix
Ariz
Thornton
Porterville
Calif
Tedesco Moore Move Into Land Bank Building
The Sidney Federal Land Bank Association leases bank offices to Donald J Tedesco and John W Moore. An answering service and meeting space will serve Land Bank members and loan applicants. A loan officer will be in the building Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Temporary remodeling accompanies the move planned for Monday.
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Sidney Federal Land Bank Association
Donald J Tedesco
Sidney
Tedesco
Land Bank
John W Moore
Certified Public Accountant
Mr. Moore
Panhandle Weather: Mild Weekend Ahead With Warmer Afternoons
This afternoon fair and warmer with highs 40s to 50. Tonight fair with lows near 25. Saturday fair and warmer with lower 50s. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon, 5 to 10 mph tonight. Extended outlook through Tuesday partly cloudy with mild Sunday and cooler Monday and Tuesday. highs 40s to 30s and lows in teens to 20s.
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Panhandle
Martin Probes Reorganization In House Study
Third District Rep. Dave Martin was named vice-chairman of a 10 member select committee led by chairman Richard Bolling to study U S House reorganization. The panel reports to the House in mid 1974 with recommendations for committee structure.
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Dave Martin
U.S
House of Representatives
House
Carl Albert
Martin
Richard Bolling
D. Mo
Balling
New Facilities To Be Shown By Peetz Telephone Company
The Peetz Co-operative Telephone Co schedules an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to showcase its new plant and equipment. Otto Raddatz, president, notes a $65,000 project boosting switches and underground lines enabling direct distance dialing once Sterling is ready. Doris Dickes manages the firm serving about 175 Peetz customers. Directors include William Roelle Maynard Schumacher Henry Vallier and Donald Fehringer.
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Peetz Co-operative Telephone Co
Otto Raddatz
Peetz
Sterling
Doris Dickes
Raddatz
William Roelle
Maynard Schumacher
Henry Vallier
Donald Fehringer
Land Bank Meeting Eyed For Early April in Sidney
The Sidney Federal Land Bank Association plans its annual meeting for early April in Sidney but has delayed due to late 1972 operating results. The notice will include the financial report mailed at least two weeks prior. Board discussed office lease to Donald Tedesco as Sidney and Scottsbluff banks merged last month drawing some stockholder criticism.
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Sidney Federal Land Bank Association
Lowell Abbott
Scottsbluff
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Association
Sidney Federal Land Bank
Donald Tedesco
Sidney Bank
Scottsbluff Federal Land Bank
Sidney water rated high in Cheyenne County survey
The informal community attitudes survey by Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce shows water supply rated good by 48 of 56 respondents. Transportation received the most poor marks with 31, and local industry scored poorly with 26.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Cole
Bus Hearing Set Tuesday
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday at 9 30 a m in City Council Chambers over the loss of Sidney direct Continental Trailways service to Denver. Sidney and Sterling residents and businessmen plan to present cases about rerouting the North Platte Denver run via Julesburg and Sterling.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Sidney
Continental Trailways
Denver
North Platte-Denver
Julesburg
Sterling
Vandalism and Accident Report in Sidney
The Sidney Police Department logged one accident and one vandalism over the past two days. Raymond Jallen reported two tires cut on his car in the driveway, worth $40. Bruce Plantz was ticketed for failure to yield when his 1965 Ford hit Debra Kennedy’s 1971 Plymouth causing $150 damage to Kennedy and $75 to Plantz.
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Sidney
Raymond Jallen
1715
Osage
Bruce Plantz
Debra Kennedy
Kennedy
Plantz
Bill to let cities run public bus systems in Nebraska
A Nebraska bill proposes grand island and other first class cities gain authority to establish and operate city owned bus systems. Sen. Ralph D. Kelly of Grand Island sponsors LB345 at the urging of city council, allowing acquisition operation or contracted operation of public passenger transportation excluding taxicabs and railroads.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Ralph D. Kelly
Grand Island
Kelly
Drive Against Junk Cars Yields Half Compliance in Sidney
A Sidney survey shows exactly half of 98 junk automobile owners complied with the January 31 removal deadline. Unlicensed cars outside depots in the city are subject to legal action under city ordinance. Those who failed to comply are referred for prosecution as the city moves to remove the hazards.
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Sidney
Ed Prince
Dean Starr
Prince
Tax Forms Aid Revenue Sharing
Local taxpayers can help ensure Nebraska and Cheyenne County receive correct Federal Revenue Sharing funds by answering two 1972 questions on Forms 1040 and 1040A. Accuracy prevents delayed refunds and misallocated funds to other communities.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Delegates Hope For REA Loan Program Revamp
Wheatbelt Public Power District general manager Gene Lienemann reports a rally in Washington where officials urged restoration of the two percent REA loan rate. The group supports Humphrey-Aiken changes and a graduated rate for sparsely settled rural areas, noting Wheatbelt serves 2,800 customers across four counties with 1.3 customers per mile.
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Panhandle
Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Lienemann
Wheatbelt Board
Wayne Bond
Lodgepole
Washington
Nixon
Wheatbelt
Nebraska
Mile
Carl Curtis
National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association
Midwest
Disney World Center
Florida
Nebraska Commission Orders Oil Waste Pits Drained for Inspection
The Nebraska State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission orders Golden Oil Co and Sartan-Knigge Co to drain five waste water pits near Minatare six miles east of Scottsbluff to inspect for leaks. Tests show borate contamination in local fresh water. operators announce a halt to five wells producing about 85 barrels daily while pits are examined.
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Nebraska State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Commission
Golden Oil Co
Denver
Sartan- Knigge Co
Kimball
Falls City
Minatare
Scottsbluff
Theso
Paul Roberts
Roberts
Golden Company
Sartan-Knigge
Sartan- Knigge
Cr. Knigge
Carl Sartan
Bob Blackman
Sartan-Knigge Wells
Golden
Sartan
Oil Drilling Plans Reported in Nebraska Fields
This week oil intents include No. 1 Slawson at Reiher Field Hitchcock County with Abercrombie Drilling for 4 100 ft tests to base, No. 1 Ellis in Kimball County Nichols Field by B W Drilling for 6 500 ft tests in J sand, and No. 2 Grant in Banner County wildcat with Gear Drilling for 6 025 ft test in J sand.
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Don C. Slawson
Lewis M
Hitchcock County
Reiher
Abercrombie Drilling Co
Kansas City
Veneklasen and Associates
B. W. Drilling Co
Ellis
Kimball County
Nichols Field
B.W
J Sand
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Moore
Martin Probes
Peetz Telephone Company
16Th Ave
Linden
Maple Streets
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