Nebraska Gov Exon inches toward school aid plan amid hearings
Governor Exon weighs a new school aid approach with a blue ribbon advisory panel and Warner's LB472 as a focal point. Lawmakers schedule Feb 26 27 hearings on six bills while Exon aims for a fair long term plan with potential renter relief and a tax escalator clause.
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Odell Uanson
Associated Press
Weller
Exon
Waverly
Jerome Warner
Ixon
Wes Hansen
North Platte
Robert den Hartog
Gus Lieske
William Peters
Marvin Jewell
Fern Orme
Norman Krivosha
Lincoln
Allen Burkhardt
Norfolk
John Halloran
Hastings
Roger Clough
York
Ed Nelson
Chadron
Willard Waldo
de Witt
Bernard Friedrichsen
Columbus
Tom Oliva
Milligan
Merle Ebers
Milford
Erv Friche
McCook
Pat Cooney
Dale McCoy
Louis Riha
John Lauritsen
Omaha
Sen. Warner
Warner
Sen
Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Frank Lewis
Bellevue
Lewis
John de Camp
Neligh
Warner Committee
Michigan
Wisconsin
Vermont
California
Panhandle Forecast A cool, partly cloudy day
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a slight chance of light snow flurries. High in the 30s. Partly cloudy and colder tonight with the low in the mid teens to low 20s. Variable cloudiness and warmer Tuesday with highs 35 to 45. Winds westerly 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances 20 percent this afternoon and tonight, 10 percent Tuesday. Extended outlook through Friday shows a warming trend with lows in the 20s and highs near 40, near 50 by Friday.
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Panhandle
Brother Still On MIA Roster In Vietnam War Case
Betty Shipley of Sidney says her brother Navy Commander Thomas Scheurich remains listed as missing in action despite release of POW names. The Navy informs relatives that information from North Vietnamese and other sources will be analyzed and more details may arrive within 60 days.
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Navy
Thomas Scheurich
Betty Shipley
Sidney
Shipley
Navy Department
Post Offices To Alter Hours In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County post offices will close at 4 30 p m Monday through Friday with Saturday hours 8 a m to noon. Sidney and area offices Kimball Dix Potter Dalton Gurley Lodgepole will follow the new window. Mail must be deposited by 5 40 p m to be dispatched the same day. Sunday drive-up only by 4 p m.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Ferris Preble
Focal
Kimball
Dix
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
10Th
Illinois-llth
Illinois Llth
Jackson
Preble
Sidney Man John Beatty Serves As Mechanized Division Apprentice
PVT John Beatty of Sidney is stationed with the Fourth Mechanized Division at Ft. Carson Colo as a mechanical maintenance apprentice. His service agreement requires a 16 month tenure with the unit.
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Pvt
John Beatty
Sidney
U.S. Army
Fourth Mechanized Division
Ft. Carson, Colo
Dalton Phone Co Seeks Loan and Local Rate Hike
The Nebraska Public Service Commission invites protests on Dalton Telephone Co Inc proposed rate increases for Dalton Gurley and Lodgepole exchanges. Plans include monthly charges of 750 for business and 550 for residence, with rural options and extensions priced accordingly, plus a 995000 loan request from the Rural Electrification Association. A formal hearing may be scheduled with notices to interested persons.
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Dalton Phone Co
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Dalton Telephone Co Inc
Dalton, Gurley
Lodgepole
Telephone Company
Rural Electrification Association
Public Service Commission
CIR Teacher Pay Cases Draw Close In State Court
Sidney officials monitor the state Court of Industrial Relations as it plans to hear cases on teacher pay disputes. The SEA presses for negotiations by Feb 10 covering salary index, extracurricular pay, planning time, and fringe benefits, while Crete and Scottsbluff cases seek salary schedule settlements with base pay at 6700 dollars and index increases for experience and credits.
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Sidney
State Court of Industrial Relations
Russ Pedersen
Sidney Educators’ Association
Sidney Board of Education
SEA
CIR Acts
CIR
State Supreme Court
Industrial Court
CIA
Supreme Court
Omaha
Local 594
Teamsters Union
Crete
Scottsbluff
Crete Education Association
Scottsbluff Education Association
Harrisburg
The
Banner County Education Association
Slow Oil Exploration Persists in Nebraska Fields
Nebraska reports only two drilling intents filed last week in Red Willow County's Silver Creek field. Platte Valley Oil Co plans 3 650 foot test at 13-2N-27W, and Ben J Taylor seeks 3 600 foot test at 25-2N-27W with Stoeppelworth Drilling as contractor.
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Nebraska State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Silver Creek
Red Willow County
Platte Valley Oil Co
Ben J Taylor
Murphy
Granite
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Red Willow
Kimball County
Hitchcock County
Rocky Mountain
Petroleum Information
Registration Set Tonight For Adult Education
Registration for Adult Education classes will be at the Senior High School office from 7 to 9 p m tonight. A minimum of ten participants is required. Courses include Pocket Book Economy Upholstery Furniture Construction Typing and Bookkeeping Drawing and Painting The Metric System Photography Knitting with instructors listed and first meetings on February 28 or March in various school rooms.
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Susan Weiden
Lew Schneider
Don Burrows
James Bosley
Nelson Dungan
Dan Garrett
LaVern Draper
Nancy Brown
Jackson
Oshkosh Voter Residence Ruling Supports Local Tuition
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds Garden County rulings that three Oshkosh registered voters no longer owe nonresident tuition for Garden County School District No 131. The parents Gerald Bairns Merle Rittenhouse and Orvin Lakes showed intent to make Oshkosh their home and to reside in the district.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Garden County District Court
Garden County
Oshkosh
High Court
Paul White
Gerald Bairns
Merle Rittenhouses
Orvin Lakes
Local Wheat Prices Ease Amid Transportation Shortage
Wheat prices have softened locally to about 1.75 a bushel from year-end highs due to rail car shortages and USDA loan policy. Don Hoffman of Sidney Farmers Co Op Grain says a sufficient car supply could boost exports to gulf ports, with 60 000 to 100 000 bushels daily possible.
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Don Hoffman
Sidney
Farmers Co-Op Grain Co
Gulf Ports
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Commodity Credit Corp
Congress
CCC
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Keith Sebelius
R-Kan
Department
Joan
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MIA
Humphrey
Mazlitt
Sidney Telegraph
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