Chappell fund drive aims to reopen Miller Memorial Hospital
More than 100 people attended a town hall at Chappell High School to launch a year long $75 000 pledge drive to reopen Miller Memorial Hospital. The drive seeks funds to pay debts and attract physicians after the hospital closed in fall 1974.
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David Hendee
Chappell
Chappell High School
Miller Memorial Hospital
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Devel
Chappell Post Office
Dwignt Smith
Physicians Placement Committee
Smith
Miller Memorial
Ruby Lehman
Medicare
Lehman
Newcomb
State Health Department
Ramona Freeman
Miller “Memorial Hospital
Telegraph
Downtown retailers form separate group in Sidney
Members of the Better Downtown Sidney Association voted to create a distinct identity and dues structure while remaining in the Chamber option. About 15 people attended as they discussed promotions funding and a possible downtown mall layout.
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Better Downtown
Sidney
Chamber
Youth camp lodge receives 3100 from PRC fundraiser
Panhandle Resource Council president Stan Jeulfs of Kimball gave a check to youth camp representatives at Bridgeport. Jim Payne praised the PRC for the donation from a junk auto cleanup led by Merle Brenden of Sioux Falls. An estimated 45000 is needed to build the lodge with 15000 state city and county pledges tied to the remaining amount.
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Panhandle
Resource Council
Stan Jeulfs
Kimball
PRC
Bridgeport
Merle Brenden
Sioux Falls
S. D
Brenden
Sidney
Maynard
City
Ken Sakurada
Iever
Youth Camp Board
Oliver Reservoir
Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce
Ken Eastman
Eastman
Sidney Union Pacific Depot to Be Torn Down
Union Pacific confirms plans to demolish the Sidney depot starting Monday. Dick Tincher in Omaha says offices and staff will move out this weekend and wreckers will begin, citing safety hazards and the building’s proximity to the mainline. He notes prior depot demolitions along the line. Local officials declined to comment.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Sidney Telegraph
Dick Tincher
Omaha
North Platte
Nelson elected to state board of Technical Community Colleges
Dr. H. C. Q. Nelson of Sidney was chosen to represent the Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area on the state board. The vote occurred at the Scottsbluff meeting as the state board schedules its Jan. 24 session in Lincoln. The group also opposed a proposed bill to merge the two boards.
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H. C. Q. Nelson
Sidney
Western Nebraska Technical Community College
State Board of Technical Community Colleges
Nelson
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Pleasant weekend forecast for Nebraska after blizzard
The Associated Press reports a calm winter weekend in Nebraska following the severe blizzard. Skies clear with highs near 50 in the west and lower 30s in the east, with teens to lower 20s overnight and highs in the 40s in some locations. High pressure over Illinois and a weak low moving through suggest little change.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Illinois
Chadron and
Alliance
Lincoln
Wounded Knee Ruling Denies Treaty Immunity On Crimes
U S District Judge Warren Urbom denied a defense claim that the 1868 Ft. Laramie treaty barred federal jurisdiction over crimes at Wounded Knee during the 1973 occupation. He ruled Congress gave federal power over Indian reservations and upheld convictions in six minor Wounded Knee cases.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
U. S
Warren K. Urbom
Wounded Knee
S. D
Urbom
Congress
Ft. Laramie
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Urbain
United States
Western Outlook Magazine previews 1975 western Nebraska outlook
The January issue of Western Outlook Magazine highlights Wyoming coal industry growth with a feature on Gillette and strip mining. Editor Ed Sykes previews the coal story and discusses how Gillette could influence regional energy prospects and compare with Nebraska plains communities.
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Sidney Telegraph
Western Outlook
Nebraska
Wyoming
Gillette
Wyo
Ed Sykes
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Richards
Jim Payne
Beard
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Legion Park
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