Sidney Faces 10 Percent Hike in Bureau of Reclamation Power
City Manager Ed Prince received a notice from R D Asbridge of Casper Wyoming that Bureau of Reclamation power rates will rise about 0.30 mill per kWh, averaging the lowest increase among six projects including the Pick Sloan Missouri Basin. The impact could reach $4500 yearly based on 1972 usage while Sidney pays 1.2725 per kW demand.
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Sidney
Bureau of Reclamation
Ed Prince
R.D Asbridge
North Platte River
Casper
Wyo
Interior Department
Treasury
Pick-Sloan
Miss Hruska and Couch Named Sidney Teenagers of the Month
Rosemarie Hruska and Bruce Couch of Sidney High School are named January Teenagers of the Month by the Sidney Elks. Both are top students with multiple leadership roles and community activities including 4 H, National Honor Society, bands, drama, and church service.
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Sidney Elks
Rosemarie Hruska
Bruce Couch
Miss Hruska
Herbert Hruska
Sidney
St. Patrick's High School
Cornhusker
Piano Players Guild
Couch
Clarence H. Couch
Sidney High School
Nebraska Wesleyan
Nebraska
Order of DeMolay
Sidney High
Sidney High Singers
Quill and Scroll
National Honor Society
First Christian’ Church
Airport Guards Are Suspended in Sidney
Frontier Airlines boarding guards in Sidney are suspended after a federal court in Washington DC granted a temporary injunction. Judge John Smith delayed FAA regulation implementation until Feb 15. A Feb 13 hearing in DC district court will consider making the injunction permanent for 132 airports.
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Frontier Airlines
Sidney
Washington D.C
Ed Prince
John Smith
Federal Aviation Agency
Federal District Court
Washington
Airport Operators Council International
CPTA Offers Transportation For Older People
CPTA and Sidney Senior Citizen's Center launch Helping Hands a Tuesday transportation program for seniors and others unable to reach medical and essential services. Call 254-3797 to request rides via CPTA volunteer chauffeurs coordinated with church volunteers. This is CPTA's third project following paper recycling and Meals on Wheels.
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Christian People ‘Taking Action
CPTA
Sidney
Helping Hands
Sidney Meals On Wheels
Panhandle Forecast A milder weekend with sun and clouds
Fair conditions continue with lows 5 to 15 rising to 35 to 43 during the day. Winds west at 5 to 10 mph. Precipitation chances 0 today tonight, 10 percent Saturday. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy mild temps mid 40s to 50s, nights mid 20s to mid 30s.
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Panhandle
USDA Declines to Extend Several Farm Stored Loans
USDA announces that farm stored loans on 1972 crops including corn barley oats grain sorghum rye and wheat will not be extended beyond current maturities. The move frees grain stocks to meet strong market demand and may apply to deferred repayment in designated areas.
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US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Reseal
Commodity Credit Corporation
Partisan Legislature Falls One Vote Short
The Nebraska legislature failed to pass LB9 by one vote 29 to 18 on final reading though a record vote showed 28 to 19. Sen. Richard Proud switched from aye to nay for possible reconsideration. Sidney Sen. Robert L. Clark supported the measure.
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Nebraska
LB9
Richard Proud
Omaha
Kansas Nebraska Asks Construction Authority for Pipeline Expansion
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co filed with the Federal Power Commission to build about 48 miles of pipeline in central and eastern Nebraska at an estimated cost of 1.58 million dollars. The project includes 30 miles of twelve and sixteen inch line to move gas stored in the Huntsman field near Sidney, aiming to meet a 10 million cu ft per day demand rise by the 1973 74 heating season and potentially extend delivery to northwestern Kansas and areas north of Grand Island.
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Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Nebraska
Huntsman
Sidney
Panhandle
Kansas
Grand Island
Wyoming
Improvement Council Set to Convene in Sidney on Wednesday
Sidney Improvement Council co chairmen Father Tom Ryan and Mrs Richard Fix announce the second organizing session for February 14 at 7 30 p m in City Council Chambers. Attendees will fill planning board seats and choose two at large members for the 12 member board, with committee chairs named for eleven improvement contest categories.
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Sidney
Fix
Jack Stewart
Governor's Council
Nebraska
Lincoln
Ryan
Captain Maher Receives Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
Captain Michael J. Maher, son of Dr and Mrs M J Maher, was awarded the Bronze Star in a Nha Trang ceremony. The citation notes exceptionally meritorious service in combat operations while serving as exchange officer for the 196th Infantry Brigade in Da Mang and executive officer of the Logistical Support Activity Nha Trang. He previously received Army Commendation Medals in Thailand in 1969 and Berlin in 1971.
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Michael J. Maher
M.J. Maher
Nha Trang
South Viet Nam
James E. Rupp
Military Region I
Republic of Vietnam
196Th Infantry
da Mang
Maher
U.S
Joan
Sidney
St. Patrick's High School
Carroll College
Helena
Mont
Thailand
Berlin
House Passes REAP Bill Amid Budget Clash
Potter wheat grower Ray Davis, head of the National Association of Wheat Growers, eyes key debate in Washington as the House votes 251 to 142 to restore the REAP program at 225 million dollars. The measure heads to the Senate in a fight over Nixon’s spending priorities.
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Ray Davis
National Association of Wheat Growers
Washington, D.C
Nixon
Congress
House
America
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles M. Teague
California
GOP
Poage
U.S
Assault Robbery Reported Near Church of Latter Day Saints
Elmer Whitaker reported an assault and robbery at the Church of Latter Day Saints area around 7 10 p m. He was struck on the head and had his wallet removed along with 22 dollars in cash. Whitaker was taken to Memorial Hospital for observation and is in good condition.
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Elmer Whitaker
Whitaker
Sidney Police Department
Church of
Latter Day Saints
Memorial Hospital
Jerry Cole
Kenneth Cook
Potter Meals On Wheels Considered
A public meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday Feb 13 at First Lutheran Church Potter will discuss starting a Meals on Wheels program and a Potter Senior Citizens Center. Miss Darlene Feeser of Panhandle Community Action Agency will explain both programs with slides.
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Potter
First Lutheran Church
Cheyenne County
Darlene Feeser
The
Panhandle Community Action Agency
City completes final phase of streetlight upgrade
Electrical crews move into the last phase of a street lighting program. Mercury vapor bulbs replace older series wired lights, boosting illumination and cutting power use. The south third of the city near Toledo Street and Sidney High School area are targeted next with plans for Illinois Street and business districts to follow.
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Don Parr
Toledo Street
Sidney High School
Illinois Street
Parr
Local opera Napoleon to air Saturday on NET program
Cheyenne County residents can view Napoleon on Nebraska Educational Television Network this Saturday. Two local students figure in the contemporary opera by an adopted Gurley man wife designed costumes. Dean Tschetter UNL music department member and designer in residence leads the world premiere. Bill Fankhauser and Julie McRoberts appear in cast positions. The production is being prepared for delayed Rocky Mountain time zone broadcast and negotiations continue to air on NET.
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Nebraska Educational Television
Cheyenne County
Dean Tschetter
Jane Kriesel
Fred Kriesel
Gurley
William Wallis
Tschetter
UNL Music Department
Lincoln
Kriesels
Holly Spence
Jane
Bill Fankhauser
William Fankhauser
Sidney
Julie McRoberts
Kenneth McRoberts
Dalton
Opera Workshop
UNL School of Music
Munich
Germany
Munich National Opera
Michigan
New Hampshire
Europe
Robert Beadell
The
University
John P. Moran
School of Music
Moran
Rocky Mountain
Sidney Cable
Alliance
National Educational Television Network
Induction Ceased but Draft Registration Continues
Goldie Johnson, executive secretary of Local Selective Service Board No 17, says no more inductions but all men must register within 30 days before or after turning 18. Boards will continue classification and lottery drawings. the Sidney office operates Wednesday to Friday. Do not burn draft cards. men under 26 must carry theirs at all times.
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Selective Service Board No. 17
Goldie Johnson
Jaycee Awards Night Set for Saturday in Sidney
The Sidney Jaycees will honor Boss of the Year, Business of the Year, Outstanding Young Educator and Outstanding Young Man at Awards Night this weekend. A $559.38 check for the Tri County Association for Retarded Children will be presented from Honey Sunday proceeds. The event starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Dude's Steak House.
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Sidney Jaycees
Tri-County Association For
Dude's Steak House
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Hruska
Rose Marie Hruska
Bruce
Kermit Brumbaugh
Proud
Robert L. Clark
Kansas-Nebraska
Improvement Council
Cpt
Michael Maher
Cpt. Maher
Kimball
Chappell
Lodgepole
Jaycee
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