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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1972
Page
1
A dispute between the City of Sidney and Frontier president A L Feldman continues over airline service and schedules to Sidney. City records show boarding declines tied to schedule changes and marketing, with officials arguing adequate connections could sustain traffic to Denver and east west routes.
City officials plan a formal protest to the Civil Aeronautics Board after Frontier Airlines received a blunt letter. The city manager will emphasize Sidney is not served by a third level carrier, supports subsidies but cites seating limits and scheduling as key to boosting use.
The conflict pits Frontier Airline against CAB policy and community pressure. Frontiers argues subsidies do not cover costs to Sidney Alliance and Chadron while CAB insists small towns require ongoing air service. Political pressure builds as lawmakers get involved.
The Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations ordered the Sidney Board of Education to bargain with the Sidney Education Association. The decision, announced after a October trial, could be appealed at the January 31 board meeting. The association plans to push for formal negotiations for the 1972 73 year once a 21 day window allows.
A Frigid week capped by 16 below zero just before daylight Friday. Other lows reached seven above on Wednesday and nine below on Thursday. The high this morning was 4 degrees with minor precipitation totals.
Director Eddie Matthews asks the Sidney Head Start Center to help with scarce supplies. They seek art materials toys dolls dress-up items and a tape recorder for speech therapy plus a dish washer carpet samples and other items. Donations of stamps books Gift Stars or any usable items are welcome to support children’s activities and meals.
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee held its first 1972 meeting to boost tourist traffic and convenience for seasonal visitors. Members Floyd Lanks Harvey Borgmann Ivan Liljegren Jim Paxton and Ed Cole discussed plans and assigned reviews. Suggestions included clearer signs for Sidney off street parking and urging locals to use off street facilities to free street space. The group will reconvene February 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the chamber office with potential new members invited.
In a midnight Friday crash nine miles north of Sidney on Highway 385, Frank Trowbridge 25 suffered scalp lacerations after his 1965 Pontiac convertible rolled into a dry creek bed and overturned once. Passenger Donald Duffy 24 was sent to Cheyenne for neurosurgical care for head wounds and a fractured spine. The car was a total loss.
Mary Lou Dorwart, a 23 year old from Sidney, becomes possibly the first woman in Cheyenne County to pass law exams and pursue full legal practice after earning a Juris Doctor from Creighton University. She plans to sit Nebraska Bar in February and aims for general practice in a large city before returning to a smaller community.
The next mental health consultation series comes to the Cheyenne County courthouse in Sidney on Thursday January 20 with two Panhandle Mental Health Center staff in Scottsbluff available for private consultations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Scottsbluff at 635-3171 to schedule. A public seminar on "The Healthy Personality" begins at 1 p.m. in the courthouse basement meeting room, open to all seeking information.
Robert Lloyd owner of Snyder's Mens Wear displays boots from Acme Boot Co. in Clarksville Tennessee. A shoe maker from Italy died after completing six state sets leaving this pair unfinished. The boots are valued at 1200 dollars.
Five oil drilling permits were approved by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in the first half of January and all are in Cheyenne County. Notable sites include the Flair Field revival near Lodgepole and the University of Nebraska land west of the Jormar Field. Other Cheyenne County wells include No 1 University, No 1 Johnson near Sidney, No 3 Tabler in Margate Field, and No 1 Paviat in the Llama Field. Weather delays and a cold Panhandle weekend frame the drilling pace. An oil-gas lease in Cheyenne County secured by Sundance Oil Co. at minimum bid completes the week.
Os hosh district judge John H. Kuns will call a 19 member grand jury to probe alleged state law violations by five Garden County officials. County Clerk Ed Sullivan said 148 valid signatures supported the petition, with 197 original signers and some withdrawals. Jurors will be drawn from trial venire with governor appointed counsel. no further action until convening.
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