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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1970
Page
5
The Sidney Telegraph editorial page outlines editorial stance and local coverage from Cheyenne County. It highlights its long history since 1873 and its role as the official newspaper, noting publication schedule and office address.
The public praises the Sidney Post Office staff for efficient, cooperative service during the Christmas period. Carriers delivered beyond regulations with extra trips and timely arrivals, while clerks greeted patrons with smiles. The editorial urges appreciation for postal workers serving a large public agency.
The piece argues that individual American efforts to aid prisoners of war hinder progress at Paris Saigon and Hanoi peace talks. It warns that Hanoi seeks total capitulation and that citizen activism plays into enemy propaganda, delaying withdrawal and pressuring government-led negotiations.
Time is growing short for Nebraska Democrats to assemble a well funded bid to reclaim the governorship from Norbert Tiemann. The governor is portrayed as aggressive and effective in office and in campaigning, with few clear Democratic opponents emerging.
The piece argues nations act for cash over ideology by selling arms and supporting regimes, citing France arming Israel and Libya and the United States aiding varied groups. It warns that such practices blur moral lines and risk unseen costs while malnutrition and disease rise in Nigeria and Biafra.
Administration farm planners note 1969 produced the largest crop output on record from one of the smallest harvested acreages in modern times. Yields rose to a record 132 percent of the 1957-59 average while harvested land fell 3 percent to 286 million acres, the least since tractors replaced horses.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau notes Congress altered farm taxes in 1969 changes. Key items include repeal of the 7 percent investment credit, new excess deductions accounts, depreciation recapture shifts for livestock, extended capital gains holding for draft cattle and horses, and limits on hobby farming losses. The act also revises gains recapture on farm land, crop insurance proceeds timing, and citrus grove cost capitalization, with cooperative taxation study to be completed by 1972.
A Nebraska task force weighing the Ashland dam project heard Dr. Fritz Bartsch from the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration outline eutrophication science. He did not advise on dam viability, noting nutrient enrichment could affect water uses. the panel will study both risks and benefits before any recommendation. The panel is led by Warren Fairchild, with political filings and administrative appointments prominent in the backdrop as candidates declare for governor and lieutenant governor races.
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Frankfort Kentucky reports that the Kentucky Health Planning Council will study nutrition problems after state Senator Clyde Middleton cited a report finding that about one third of Kentucky preschool children show some signs of malnutrition.
The Denver Post critiques President Pompidou's France for arming both Israel and Arab states. It cites five French gunboats to Israel and a surprise deal delivering 50 Mirage jets to Libya. The piece urges a total regional arms embargo to push toward negotiations and peace.
The Omaha police sergeant seeks a service connected pension for heart disease, arguing the city must prove non employment causes under new law. The paper warns the Legislature shifted the burden 180 degrees, risking hundreds of thousands in payouts and endless medical litigation.
An editorial argues that limited wars and growing civilian rights reshape military discipline. It notes uncensored news, civilian lawyers for servicemen, rising draft resistance, and the challenge of balancing national defense with civil and human rights in democracies.
The New York Times commentary on the Manson story notes Haight-Ashbury’s brief hippie flowering and warns that love alone cannot save humanity. It describes disillusionment with inflated ideals and exposes how easily goodwill is exploited by others. The piece calls the hippie movement evolution lamentable in context.
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