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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph is published every Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co Inc at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska.
On Lincoln’s birthday we recall his enduring wisdom. His lines stress faith in right, duty, virtue, and vigilance while noting principles may be flexible. The message resonates amid debates on wartime policy and future elections.
The Sidney Telegraph reflects on the Greenlee store, Sidney's oldest retail firm, noting decades of trust and community support. Ownership passes to A W Peterson sons, with Mr Peterson bring twenty years of Greenlee association and a pledge of integrity, service, value, and friendship.
Readers report petitions to oust Ft. Robinson State Park superintendent John Kurtz face scrutiny. Locals praise his service while ranchers protest Game Commission actions, arguing tax impacts and land purchases. Critics demand stronger, credible grounds before backing removal.
An incident involving the U S S Pueblo reminds readers that spying incurs consequences and cautions against peeping.
In a critique of wage and tax inequities, farmers face higher costs from reassessment and inflation while urban workers win raises. They argue for withholding crops to pressure for fair prices, noting with example dairies dumping milk and middlemen shaping prices. The article highlights Oregon and Washington as examples and contrasts farm risks with city wages.
The Nebraska opinion piece warns against petitions to withdraw from Mid Plains Vocation Tech and 31 counties from Education Service Units. It argues such moves would harm rural equal access to services, hamper regional cooperation, and suggests corrective legislation is needed to protect education progress.
Four color television sets were stolen from a local shop in Lincoln. The thieves used Mayor Edward Malerich’s dry cleaning truck to haul the loot, taking it from in front of his home. The truck was later found near an abandoned house in the country with the stolen sets inside.
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A Sidney letter from Feb 5 1967 urges merchants to publish Super Value Day ads earlier to include rural residents. The writer cites farm-based income and nearby towns, asking for advance notice to boost sales and community ties.
Ancient Rome celebrated Lupercalia on February 15 honoring Juno and Pan. Christianity shifted the date to February 14 for two martyrs named Valentine. Valentine cards began in the 1700s, flourished in the 1800s, with Esther Howland popularizing American publishing in 1840. Early cards featured Cupid hearts and ornate adornments. Many old cards are now valuable as sentimental history.
Claire W. Schuneman announces that starting January 1 ministers’ ministry income will be automatically covered by Social Security like other workers unless the clergyman objects on conscience or religious grounds. Exemption rules apply for those who had not opted in before 1968, with deadlines and IRS filing details provided.
In 1794 1796 Scot James Mackay later Jacques Mackay explored central Nebraska under Spanish authority leaving a map and notes. He described wild cattle in buffalo country and named rivers including Niobrara Elk's Horn and Corne de Cerf, the first map appearances of these features, with fossil and desert descriptions later echoed in Nebraska History.
Federal Judge Rob ert Van Pelt ordered Union Pacific to maintain current work crew sizes pending good faith bargaining with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The injunction bars a strike while negotiations continue after UP posted a notice cutting crews effective that day.
In the Sidney Telegraph advertisement a local printer promises big and small jobs with quality work and fast delivery, highlighting reliable service for all print needs.
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