Exon bill would study Nebraska postsecondary system
Lincoln lawmakers consider a bill by Senator Exon to establish a Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Nine governor appointed members would oversee evaluation and coordination of higher education, with no salaries but expense reimbursement, and annual meetings. The commission would report findings to state government and colleges and could request records from institutions.
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Lincoln
Guy J J Exon
Nebraska Coordinating Commission
Bellevue
Frank Lewis
Commission
Board of Regents
State College Board of Trustees
College Area
State Board of Eeducation Oor
Education Commissioners
Crippled Children Clinic Set In Sidney March 8
The Crippled Children’s Clinic partners with the Fiks Association and Counts Division of Public Welfare for an area clinic at the Elks Lodge in Sidney on March 8. Registration 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. examinations begin. No charge for one evaluation per child. Cerebral palsy chat available by appointment for new and certified patients. Eligibility based on medical need and family ability to pay. lunch provided by the Elks Lodge.
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Sidney Marth
Fiks Association
Counts Division of Public Welfare
Elks Lodge
Regents Scholar Vance Colling Named Winner
Vance Colling son of Mr and Mrs Charles Colling of Sidney won the Regents Scholarship recognized as the top Sidney High School contestant. He will study pre Med at the university this fall. Alternate winners were Jobe Fix Amy Lenzen and Charles Borcher who plan to enter Nebraska and Washington University in St Louis respectively.
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Vance Colling
Charles Colling
Sidney
Tne
Sidney High School
Vance Wall
Jobe Fix
Richard Fix
Amy Lenzen
Jerome Lenzen
Charles Borcher
Arthur Borcher
Nebraska legislature weighs income tax shift for school funding
State senators debated two school finance plans, LB 362 and LB 506. Burrows proposes eliminating local property taxes and replacing them with a district tax based on adjusted gross income, while Warner favors a reduced property tax plus a state income tax dedicated to schools. Support comes from several witnesses. the lone dissenters cite deductions as loopholes.
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Lincoln
Revenue Committee
Adams
Bill Burrows
Waverly
Jerome Warner Zach
Forrest Johnson
Nebraska
Burrows
Bert Evans
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Evans
Len Ron Cope
Kearney
James Dickinson
Omaha
Kent Kalb
State Department of Revenue
Warner
Ross Rasmussen
Nebraska State School Board Association
Glen Rader
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Warners
Johnson
Tax Research Council
Mild Start for March Promises Clear Skies Across Nebraska
Weather forecast from Thessputated Press describes a mild March beginning with clear to partly cloudy skies in Nebraska. Temperatures should range from the mid to upper 30s as a high pressure ridge forms north south over the state with a low pressure trough along the eastern Rockies. Overnight lows fell to 17 at North Platte and similar readings were noted in Kearney and WeCook.
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Nebraska
Rocks Mountains
Mercury
Cost of growing wheat costs rise in Deuel County
In Chappell, 65 farmers heard preliminary figures by extension specialist Bob Retzlaff showing wheat production costs in Deuel County nearly doubled over nine years. Costs per acre rose with farm size while per bushel costs varied from 3.01 to 3.46 dollars, influenced by labor, land valuation, and acreage. Dry conditions and low precipitation added to concerns. A weed weed jointed peatgrass and a possible wheat goatgrass hybrid were discussed as issues for seed.
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Chappell
Deuel County
Bob Retzlaff
Scottsbhluff
Ketzlaff
Retzlaff
Deuel
Ray Sallard Chappell
Clink
Devel County
Kansas farm leader blasts Butz as incompetent and untrustworthy
Dale Lavan president of the Kansas Farmers Union accuses Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz of incompetence and untrustworthiness, calling for President Ford to clean out the department top to bottom. He condemns Frick and cites farming policy as driving down prices and solvency with calls for price floors and CCC loan adjustments. He warns farmers may take drastic action to protect income, proposing a 10 percent planting cut and a 25 percent fertilizer reduction to potentially double wheat and feed grain income.
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Fairbury
Dale Lavan
Kansas Farmers Union
Ford
US Department of Agriculture
Kenneth Frick
Agricultural Soil Conservation Service
Lyon
Butz
Frick
CCC
Sykes Post Office reviews Outlook rate ruling
The Western Outlook monthly supplement faces a possible postage change as the Postal Service reviews whether it should be mailed with papers at current rates. Martin Cohen of the Mail Rates division said no extra cost while the issue is unresolved and noted Parade Magazine as a potential precedent. Congressional members from Wyoming and Nebraska have sought an explanation.
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Associated Press
Sykes
Western Outlook
Nebraska
S Postal Service
Martin Cohen
Postal Service Department of Mail Rates
Western Outlook Office
Cohen
Parade
Congress
Wyoming
Postal Service
Older conservatives led the American Revolution study shows
Dr John Schutz of the University of Southern California reports a computer analysis of Massachusetts leaders from 1725 to 1776 finds the revolution was driven by older, established figures aiming to preserve heritage. The average leader was in his mid-50s, many doctors ministers or professors.
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Jerry Book
Associated Press
John Schutz
University of Southern California
Massachusetts
Schutz
Harvard
Ce Beree
EOE
State senator warns 22 colleges unsustainable
Lincoln Senator Richard Marvel, chair of the Appropriations Committee, says a state of about 1.5 million cannot support 22 higher education institutions. Len Stull of Alliance plans a study on operation and use of facilities owned by technical schools, state colleges, and the University of Nebraska. The move comes as proposals to back dormitory bonds falter after a recent state Supreme Court ruling.
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Lincoln Sap
Richard Marvel
Marvel
Len Leslie Stull
Alliance
Technical Community Colleges
State Colleges
Nebraska
Alien Visitor At Sioux Army Depot Caption Sparks Sci Fi Flair
A Telegraph photographer captured a science fiction inspired scene atop an old ammunition igloo at the Sioux Army Depot site northwest of town. Another caption nods to a puzzled audience asking why they were summoned.
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Sioux
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