Residential Phone Bill To Rise Across Nebraska
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co filed a rate schedule with the Nebraska Public Service Commission reflecting a $22 million approved rate increase. Residence charges will rise 15 to 25 cents monthly with no rise for eight party rural, and establishment fees would adjust from 10 to 15 in Omaha and 8 to 13 elsewhere.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lincoln
Northwestern
Commission
Nebraska
Sidney
Omaha
Commissioners Cancel Meeting Due to Snow Furries
Cheyenne County Commissioners cancel Tuesday meeting because of Monday night snow flurries. They will meet January 15 at 8 a.m. to consider the same agenda. Public access remains open.
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Cheyenne County
Holiday Inn Planed for West Interchange near Sidney
North Platte businessman York Hinman announced a Holiday Inn development at the West Interchange on Interstate 80 near Sidney with 100 to 120 units, a restaurant, lounge and pool. Construction may begin next summer for a Spring 1975 opening, pending stockholder finalization and highway completion.
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Sidney
North Plate
York Hinman
Holiday Inn
Sidney Telegraph
West
Hinman
Joe Messmer
Dale Miller
North Platte
North Platte Tro
Ogallala
West Sidney
Union Pacific Co
The
Telegraph
Commissioners consider joint three county land use plan
Cheyenne Garden and Deuel Counties weigh forming a three county planning council to craft a county land use plan aiming to guide growth ahead of possible federal mandates. The move, tied to a $10 000 grant and a $25 000 project cost, seeks regional input and to protect agriculture amid rapid industrial growth.
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Cheyenne County
Garden
Devel
Congress
Ed Narjes
Narses
Deve
Colorado
State Office of Planning and Programming
Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council
Panhandle
Ed Prince
Sidney
Deuel
Weather Slows Job Activity in December
Chester H. Hickman Sidney employment office manager reports December job activity slowed due to weather. Demand dropped 18 percent from November and five percent from last year with 184 total applicants. Most placements occurred in service transportation and construction amid stable labor supply and 48 new registrations.
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Chester H. Hickman
Sidney
Hickman
ESU Community Council to Host Dr Kaye Owens Speaker
ESU Community Council will hear Dr Kaye Owens professor of Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado Greeley at the Friday meeting of the council. The second quarterly session will be preceded by an 11 30am luncheon at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel with a slide presentation of European institutions for the mentally retarded. Mrs Owens former Helmi Hahler of Sidney will assist. project aims to guide community affairs from the Environmental Cottage for Exceptional Children.
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Kaye Owens
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
Community Council
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Owens
Helmi Hahler
Sidney
UNC
Area Schools Close Tuesday Due To Snow And High Winds
Light snowfall and strong winds led to school cancellations across several county districts. Travelers faced limited visibility on Highway 30 near Sidney as temperatures plunged to record lows across the state, with Norfolk and Lincoln setting new records for the date. Northeastern Junior College in Sterling extended winter quarter registration to Wednesday, Jan 16.
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Sidney
Norfolk
Grand Island
McCook
Nebraska
United States
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling
Clouwy
Department of Motor Vehicles
Lincoln
Mabel Portz
County Commissioners
Cheyenne County Commissioners
Three Hanneman Brothers Enter Military Service
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs John Hanneman enlisted together last month. Kenneth Dunn trains at Navy boot camp in San Diego. Bradley Dunn trains at Ft. Polk in Louisiana. Duane Hanneman completed basic at Lackland AFB Texas and is assigned to the Student Squadron at Lowry AFB Denver to study integrated avionics systems.
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John Hanneman
Kenneth Dunn
Navy
San Diego
Bradley Dunn
Ft. Polk
Louisiana
Duane Hanneman
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Lowry Afb
Denver
Snowmobiling Gains Popularity in Southern Panhandle
In the Southern Panhandle a heavy snowfall drives snowmobiling's rise with dealers Maddox Motors and Sidney Implement reporting strong interest and rising sales. Regulators discuss licensing and operation across county roads, while enthusiasts note growing track activity as legal clarifications loom.
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Gail Bergstad
Panhandle
Hill Maddox
Maddox Motors
Sidney
Addex
Trailer Plant Dropped For Sidney Move
Ratcliff Industries will not build a Tow-Low trailer assembly plant in Sidney. President John Ratcliff cited uncertainty in the national fuel situation and worsening energy crisis as blocking expansion. Sidney remains a future possibility if western expansion resumes, with Emmett Clark still handling Tow-Low service.
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John Ratcliff
Ratcliff Industries
Sidney
Ratcliff
Juneau
Ratcliff’s
Clark
Panhandle Deaf School Gets First-Round Nod
The Nebraska Legislature gave preliminary approval to a bill allowing a Department of Education branch for the School for the Deaf in Scottsbluff. Sponsored by Len Ramey Whitney, the plan envisions classes through grade six at Hiram Scott College with about 10 full-time students and part-time education for others.
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Panhandle Deaf School
Nebraska
Department of Education
School For the Deaf
Scottsbluff
Len Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Whitney
Hiram Scott College
Associated Press
Ernest Chambers
Omaha
Scottsbluff Branch
Leslie Stull
Alliance
Coupon refunds aid repair of Weller House in Sidney
Cheyenne County Historical Society enlists all county grocers to collect national product coupons. Shoppers save cents off coupons and deposit them in store cans for tape attachment to products. Refunds go to the society to fund structural repairs of the Weller House once part of Fort Sidney and now to be opened publicly.
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Weller
Cheyenne County Historical Society
Nancy McMillen
Historical Society
McMillen
OP Skagg's
Potter
Leyfang's
Heizer's
Dalton
Nightingale’s
Lodgepole
North Side Market
Osage
Star Market
Safeway
Decker's
Jack and Jill
Town and Country
Sidney
Weller House
Fort Sidney
Government Scientist Champions DST Energy Savings
A government scientist argues daylight saving time reduces energy use by shifting electricity demand away from peak hours. Dr. Douglas Bauer notes potential annual cuts in heat and power use, with benefits including safer evening travel.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Douglas Bauer Bauer
Office of Energy Conservation
Edison Electric Institute of
New York City
Nixon
Bauer
Thos
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B R Morris
Public Service Commission
ESU Community Council
Frances Craig
Pirains
Agricultural Laboratory
Wakefield
Chadron
Valentine
Mullen
Sterling. Cole
Armed
Sidney Implement, Co
Sioux Warehousing and
Emmett Clark
Tri- State
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