Minuteman Missile Complex in Nebraska Under Viet Nam Spotlight
Crisis in Viet Nam draws attention to Minuteman missiles in Kimball Banner and Cheyenne counties Nebraska part of Warren AFB support network. For each squadron of ten missiles a control center operates twenty four hours a day SAC specialists would launch on order. Residents sense the weapons' power while official details remain vague about readiness and exact locations amid ongoing construction and take over by SAC from SATAF.
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Viet Nam
Nebraska Panhandle
Kimball
Banner
Chey- Cunt
Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Air Force
SAC
Free World
Minutemen
Strategic Air Command
Midwest
SATAF
Boeing Co
Gas Tax Bill Revived by Nebraska Senate Debate
Lincoln (RP) The bill to raise the state gasoline tax from seven to seven and a half cents with added funds to cities for streets was revived 26-21. Amendments by Jules Burbach and Terry Carpenter were noted as lawmakers prepared to discuss LB 25 further. Senator Fleming switched votes to reopen the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Jules Burbach
Crofton
Terry Carpenter
Scottshluff
Schroeder
Phil Sorenson
Carpenter
Burbach
Legislative Journal
Richard Marvel
Hastings
Marvel
Revenue Or Public Works Committee
Fleming
Gerdes
Whitney
League of Nebraska Municipalities
Sidney
Potter
Lodgepole
Gurley
Dalton
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Feleming
More CCC Wheat To Be Moved
Washington reports the Agriculture Department called up about five million bushels of wheat from 1963 and prior crops stored in Colorado Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska. Nebraska alone supplies 1 395 319 bushels from Banner Cheyenne Devel Garden Keith Kimball Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties. Loans due March 1 will be accelerated. storage revenues in eight Nebraska counties will drop about 14 000 dollars monthly. The move aims to boost dollar export sales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Japan
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Nebraska
Banner
Cheyenne
Devel
Garden
Keith
Kimball
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Panhandle
Spearow Dies After Stroke In Sidney Funeral Tuesday
Herschel F. Spearow 66 prominent Sidney businessman and community supporter died about 1:30 Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a stroke. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He had founded Spearow Implement Co. and later partnered in Ayers-Spearow Insurance and Jones Insurance. Survivors include his widow LaRue and three sons Merle, Howard, and Don K., plus five grandchildren and three brothers.
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Sidney
Herschel F. Spearow
Linden
Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Herschel Franklin Spearow
Wolcottville, Inc
Ulysses
Neb
Ulysses High School
E. L. Uptegrove
Ray Babcock
Uptegrove
Spearow Implement Co
International Harvester
H. Glenn Spearow
Wayne Ayers
Ayers-Spearow Insurance Agency
L. E. Wamsley
Spearow
Ings
Lodgepole Valley Shrine Club
The
Elks
American Legion
Merle
Howard
Ogden
Utah
Don K
Keensburg
Colo
Glenn
Paul
Ralph
Pioneer is Dead in Bridgeport After Ranching Life
John E. Oliver, 34, formerly of Fort Sidney and Hackberry Canyon, died at Bridgeport Hospital Thursday night. Born in Redding Iowa on April 13 1880 he moved with his parents to Fort Sidney at age six and later homesteaded near Redington before retiring to Bridgeport. He married Lillie Grace Cary on June 25 1905 and they lived on a ranch before relocating to Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Old Fort Sidney
John E. Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Redding
Iowa
Fort Sidney
Hackberry Canyon
Redington
Lillie Grace Cary
Panhandle forecast notes cold spell with light snow
The Panhandle areas expect fair and cold tonight with increasing clouds and light snow on Tuesday. Lows range from zero to 10 with highs in the 20s. Through Saturday temperatures stay near normal then edge warmer late week with highs in the 30s and lows 5 to 15. Occasional light snow scattered, courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Train Derails Near Padroni In Colorado Wreck
A 90-ton steel ore train for Alliance Nebraska derailed four miles north of Padroni Colorado at about 7 p.m. The C B Q railroad wreck left 22 of 49 freight cars overturned. The crew of five escaped injury. Train 71 was on a variable schedule. cause undetermined.
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Sterling
Colo
Padroni
Alliance
Neb
Busy Schedule for Sidney Livestock Pavilion Ahead
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion announces a packed lineup with a Feb 20 dispersal sale for the Schulers of Dalton featuring 100 whiteface cows and 35 calves, a Feb 24 farm sale at Hereford Colorado, and a March 6 annual Spring bull sale with about 60 bulls and 50 females. The following week lists an early spring Stocker feeder and call auction, while manager Dave Truss notes growing volume and a solid, dependable market attracting buyers from several states.
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Sidney
Schuler
Dalton
Schulers
Hereford
Colo
Leslie Lambert
Lamberts
Ray Beyers
Sidney Sales
Dave Truss
Oil Pooling Bill OKd By Committee
Nebraska lawmakers push LB291 to require pooling or unitization of oil pools if ordered by the State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The Public Works Committee voted 8 to 0 to advance the bill after oilmen alleged it would boost production and conservation. The measure would need 75 percent owner approval in affected lands.
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Lincoln
Public Works Committee
Nebraska
Cecil Craft
North Platte
George Fleming
Sidney
Lester Harch
Bartley
H. N. Rhodes
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Potter County Commissioner Improves After Health Scare
Cheyenne County official Bill Smith of Potter was rushed to Memorial Hospital Friday with chest pains thought to be a heart attack. Tests showed no heart attack but a reaction possibly tied to flu, and he is reported to be much improved.
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Cheyenne
Bill Smith
Potter
Memorial Hospital
Idle cropland payments up to 500 million authorized
Washington reports advance payments for cropland diversion under federal feed grain and cotton stabilization programs. Farmers signing up by March 27 may receive up to half of their qualifying amount, with balance paid later after compliance. Past program averaged 72.42 per acre, totaling 89 million dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Johnson
Nebraska oil drill notices list 10 wells in state
Notices filed for the week of February 8 detail ten proposed oil wells across Nebraska. Operators include Banner Oil Co. Inc and White Feather Petroleum Co. Inc, with sites in Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Cheyenne, Morrill, Frontier, and Kimball counties. Drilling contracts involve Regal Drilling Co, Burch Exploration, Sundance Oil, Murfin Drilling, and others.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Banner Oil Co., Inc
White Feather Petroleum Co., Inc
Lettie Travis
Sesw
Kimball County
Lawrence Fork Field
Scotts Bluff Co
Wildcat
Regal Drilling Company
Petroleum, Inc
Andereson
Cheyenne County - Filon Field
Tom Wessels
Hill
Morrill County
Mustang Canyon
Regal Drilling Co
Strata Oil Co., Inc
Lupher
Scotts Bluff County
Wildcate
Platte Valley Oil Co., Inc
Burch Exploration, Ltd
Bortier
Cse
Frontier Co
Wildcat - c/Burch Exeloration Ltd
Stuarco Oil Co
Sundance Oil Co
And
Equity Co
Ferbrashe
Kimball Co
Wildcat - c
Murfin Drilling Co
Davidson
Morrill Co
Regal Drilling
Casper Man Held on Multiple Charges After 3-Car Crash
Casper, Wyo, 21 year old Jess B. Aguierre was jailed in Cheyenne County on charges of driving while intoxicated hit and run and suspected car theft. An 11:12 p.m. Hickory Street crash damaged three vehicles including a Lincoln owned by Al Froseth. Damages totaled $350 to Froseth vehicle, $350 to Williams car and $17 to Frandsen car. Investigation ongoing.
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Casper
Wyo
Cheyenne County
Jess B. Aguierre
Wisconsin Avenue
Hickory Street
11Th Avenue
Sidney
Aguierre
al M. Froseth
North Platte
Ronald D. Williams
Sioux Army Depot
Kenneth Frandsen
el Rancho
Froseth
Williams
Frandsen
Snow and Ice Cause Multiple Weekend Wrecks
Ice snow blamed for several Sunday and Saturday accidents on 14th Street and surrounding county roads. Frank Foster 17 and Kenneth Marshall 17 collided on 14th and Jackson. damages $200 and $400. William Boyd Jr. 40 lost control on Jackson. car damaged about $1,000. Joe Larson 16 rolled Ford truck near Dalton. damage $250. A near head on at Lodgepole left Dickinson 17 and Schmid 17 with damages $150 and $250. no injuries.
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14Th
Jackson
Frank R. Foster
Kenneth H. Marshall
Kimball
Foster
William N. Boyd Jr
Grand Island
Jackson Street
del Shipley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Dalton
Joe A. Larson
Larson
Shipley
Lodgepole
Mercury
Jerry B. Dickinson
Roland KE. Schmid
Schmid
Dickinson
Snow Lifts Panhandle Worries As Snow Stays
Blustery winds and light Snow eased farm concerns in the Sidney area but neighboring Nebraska and Colorado saw ground blizzards. Three to six inches of snow lingered with minor drifting while officials predicted more snow north of the Panhandle.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Here
Promotion Plans Are Under Way For Wheat Council
Washington reports that wheat industry spokesmen are drafting plans for a new Wheat Promotion Council to promote and educate consumers, aiming to reverse declining wheat product use. A nine member task force will meet in March to draft proposals, led by Howard P. Davis, with the Agriculture Department providing only a forum, not funding or control.
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Washington
Inedustry
Howeard P. Davis
Agriculture Department
Consumer and Marketing Service
Davis
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Sen. Fleming
Herschel Spearow
Pioneer
Frontier Airlines
West
Toledo
James Hurshell
Hurshell
Harvey Vizina
Reserve Oil & Gas Co
Enders
Enders Field
c/Murfin Drilling Co
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