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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
3
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce faces financial strain yet invites renewed support for its 1971 membership drive. The piece urges current members to stay engaged, new members to join, and all local businesses to pull together to avoid disunity and potential collapse.
The town of Ogallala earns national recognition in Look Magazine as part of a series of honors. Publisher Jack Pollock, former Sidney newspaperman, helped propel Ogallala to prominence after moving to lead The Keith County News. The couple's efforts are credited with Ogallala's growth and civic progress.
In a special Scottsbluff Star-Herald section the Wisner newspaper dynasty is honored as Floyd Wisner leaves the paper. The Wisners built a respected western Nebraska press presence from Bayard to Scottsbluff. The Star-Herald is praised as a quality small daily covering region and world affairs with pride and dignity.
The Nebraska State Board keeps Cecil Stanley on interim status as commissioner of education, signaling a likely permanent appointment to come. The paper lauds his background in vocational technical education and urges stronger vo tech oversight as Nebraskans seek balanced post high school pathways.
Sen Robert L Clark reports mail from constituents concentrates on abortion bill topics rather than taxes or spending. Despite the bill being unlikely to pass this session, letters show strong opposition to abortion legislation, suggesting public focus differs from expected tax and money concerns.
Editorial notes federal threats to cut matching welfare funds to Nebraska for not raising AFDC maximums per 1967 law. Withholding could begin in April, risking deprivation for families relying on aid. Debate centers on federal standards versus state taxpayer control and the scope of HEW authority.
Nebraska lawmakers urge studying short and long range effects of a looming AFDC fund cut off. They argue states cannot be bound by gross income limits and press to show Nebraska can lead in other fields, resisting federal dictates and protecting residents.
Gov Exon must decide soon whether to proceed with a $10 million highway bond program or pause. Support for bonds rests on a lengthy study, legislative approval, voter backing, and rising costs, while delaying risks inflation and lost projects. Exon is urged to set a timetable and proceed with the six year funding plan.
A columnist rejects environmental doom talk. He dismisses concern for species like the American bison and elephant, argues for human priorities, and recalls his grandfather who valued all living things but preferred human life in a world before ecology debates.
A note in Sunday papers reports Mergenthaler planned to discontinue Linotype machines starting in 1971. Once central to newspapers, Linotypes enabled rapid, wide literacy, but advances in computerized typesetting threaten their demise. Museums may preserve the 80 year legacy as printing evolves.
The Exon Doctrine ties state sales and income tax rates to present levels, challenging Governor Exon's pledge to hold spending and provide relief. Local property taxes drive protest, especially in rural areas with high farm valuations, while exemptions on personal property face legislative path. The irony: keeping rates may prevent real relief for property owners, undermining campaign promises.
Letter to the editor praises Dr H C Q Nelson and urges others to voice agreement. The piece cites television reception ease and cost as factors in support of cable access. Includes a fragmented data note on U S appeals cases from 1970 and a brief ad mention.
Puzzle items and partial answers appear in a fragmented list. Entries include terms like flower plot necromancy anesthetic and various clues such as mountain pess and Tibetan gazelle, with scattered numbers and stray letters suggesting a cryptic or unfinished crossword grid.
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