I 80 completion assurances from Nebraska leaders
Nebraska officials express gratitude to Gov. Exon and State Engineer Thomas Doyle for assurances that Interstate 80 across Cheyenne and Kimball counties will be completed by 1974. They favor finishing on schedule with bonds only if needed and urge prioritizing Panhandle interests in future planning.
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Exon
Thomas Doyle
Cheyenne
Kimball
Nebraska Panhandle
Highway Department
Colorado
Denver
Panhandle
Nebraska
Mr. Doyle
Beechcraft 99 Proposed for Sidney Route
The Beechcraft 99 aircraft proposed for the Sidney run beginning March 1 seems adequate for current traffic. It is roomy and fast about 250 mph, offering efficient service to north south destinations. Frontier Airlines deserves support for the change while lamenting east west cuts. The town must use the service to preserve it, as Sidney cannot economically justify larger air links. An alternative charter service, Overland Air, operates reliably from Sidney airport.
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Sidney Run
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Sidney
Overland Airpenu
Why Taxes Are High
The Nebraska Tax Research Council points to rising local property taxes as a major cause of high bills. It argues government costs have surged over ten years, and only tax increases fund services. The piece urges voters to demand tax cuts and accept fewer services to curb inflationary taxes.
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Nebraska Tax Research Council
Nebraska
Washington
City Hall
White House
Senator Waldron Proposal Aims to Curb Candidate Misinformation
Callaway Senator J James Waldron introduces a bill to ban untrue statements by political candidates claiming current law fails to curb deceit. He argues misinformation harms the public and politics loses its edge.
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Sen
J. James Waldron
Callaway
Nebraska senator backs LB278 to tighten handling of sexual sociopaths
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports State Sen. Terry Carpenter supports LB278 to allow district court judges to order sex crime convicts into mental observation for 90 days with possible treatment. Critics fear double jeopardy while proponents say the bill protects the public and clarifies judicial process. The Judiciary Committee awaits amendments to clarify language.
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Terry Carpenter
Sen
Carpenter
Arnold Messer
University of Nebraska Law
Virgil Carner
Lincoln
Lincolnites
Judiciary Committee
Terry
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Debated Nixon Plan to Consolidate Cabinet Departments
The piece argues for delaying full judgment on Nixon’s proposal to fuse seven cabinet agencies into four new departments including Community Development Human Resources Natural Resources and Economic Development It notes farm groups favor reforms but lack consensus and urges listening to details before opposing the plan and warns against premature opposition that could harm rural America
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U.S Department of Agriculture
Nixon
Congress
U.S Forest Service
Department of Natural Resources Foods and Commodities
Department of Economic Development
Department of Community Development
Department of Human Resources
America
Desperate Move: Students Turn to Study Over Protest
Stanley Karnow reports dissidents discouraged by failed protests switch to intense study at Columbia Michigan and Harvard libraries. Some say studying becomes escape from pot smoking and noise yet warn that such shift may reshape goals and test the Establishment.
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Stanley Karnow
The
Washington Post
Harvard
Columbia
Michigan
Karnow
Omaha World Herald
Basketball Fever in Nebraska Ends? History of State Courts
Nebraska’s early hoops era shows a 1911 state boys tournament in Lincoln with 21 teams. Beatrice High School won 19 to 17 over South Omaha, while Omaha claimed 22 to 8 over South Omaha in 1912. Geneva rose to 41 to 26 over University Place in 1914, capping a rise in statewide interest.
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Nebraska
James Naismith
Massachusetts
America
Y.m.c.a.’S
Nebraska State Historical Society
Lincoln
Beatrice High School
South Omaha
Omaha
University Place
Beatrice
Geneva
Herman
Temple
Albion
Gothenburg
Genevans
Armory
Chapel
Willie Huston
Vincent Janda
Fetz
Vilquain
Burkenroad
Allen
Cole
Menefee
Hannis
York
Gardner
al Davis
Harry Yates
Art Weis
Jay Davis
Earl Davis
al Gelwick
Weis
Yates
Retirement Woes and Neighborly Troubles Highlight Town Columns
A humorous meditation on retirement and a meddling neighbor contrasts with regional high school basketball events. The narrator recalls a neighbor whose constant projects spurred envy yet strained friendships, while local sports coverage details Geneva, University Place, and others competing in a state tournament, including game results and age-limit protests.
Nebraska University faces major program cuts and budget crisis
Chancellor Durward Varner warns NU faces the most serious state funding crisis, with a March regents meeting to review recommended program eliminations. He aims to protect remaining programs and boost quality, even if it trims offerings. Rozman dismissal fuels campus debate and a federal suit for damages.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska U
Durward B. Varner
J.J. Exon
Warner
Varner
Midwest
Military
Naval Science
Citizens
Stephen Rozman
Regents
Rozman
Exon
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