Heaton Retires as County Judge after 46 Years in Sidney
P J Heaton Sr known as Judge Heaton until stepping down Jan 20 72 has practiced law in Sidney since 1930. The Nebraska native may still sit on the county bench when needed and reflect on a 46 year career shaping local law with his son and a family of four more lawyers. Heaton values public speaking and study, credits his father for a legal ethic, and recalls six murder cases as pivotal challenges. He notes 60 Nebraska Supreme Court victories and public service in politics with Democratic ties and teamwork with notable figures. The Heatons raised five children in Sidney and boast grandchildren and great grandchildren, praising Western Nebraska as ideal for life and law.
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Emergency gas bill drives Carter tempo in Congress
Congress moves to push an emergency natural gas bill to the President before week’s end amid a push to link price decontrol to the measure. Carter seeks temporary authority to shift gas supplies and suspend price controls, with governors possibly gaining leeway to allocate 5 percent, while Republicans push for permanent decontrol. The plan sits alongside stimulus talks and revived assassination investigations in a hectic Lenten legislative week.
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WNITC President Plans Four More New Programs
Dr. Charles D. Michael of Western Nebraska Technical College outlines four additional programs for next year if approved by the board. Diesel repair and electronics would expand the railroad offerings, while a mid management business program and a graphic arts track tied to the college print shop are also planned. Existing campus expertise and minimal equipment costs support the expansion.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Michael
WNITC Awarded Grant For New Railroad Class In Sidney
Western Nebraska Technical College Sidney has received a 19948 dollar industrial assistance grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to start a railroad freight car maintenance program. Funds cover personnel costs instructional materials and utilities. The program began mid year with 29 students and is expected to become the college’s largest due to strong railroad demand amid coal hauling growth.
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Nebraska GOP governor bid looms as 1978 race unfolds
Nebraska Wesleyan President Vance Rogers heads a slate of potential Republican contenders for governor. He will resign this spring and hold news conferences in Lincoln Omaha Grand Island North Platte and Scottsbluff to announce his candidacy. Other possible GOP hopefuls include J J Exon Bob Phares Loran Schmit Frank Marsh and banker Richard Adkins. Democratic Lt Gov Gerald Whelan is viewed as a leading gubernatorial figure for the Democrats.
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Scottsbluff
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Bob Phares
Loran Schmit
Bellwood
Frank Marsh
Osmond
Richard Adkins
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Wausa
Norbert Tiemann
Tiemann
Adkins
Gerald Whelan
Wheat growers push loan rate to 65 percent parity
At the National Association of Wheat Growers convention in Honolulu a 65 percent parity loan price was approved, aiming for about 3.14 per bushel while current loan supports run around 2.25. Nebraskan attendees voiced concerns over higher rates, noting potential surpluses and market variability, and discussed forming a US wheat board and funneling loan repayments into a revolving fund. The gathering drew 1,000 growers from 13 states plus officials from seven Asian nations, with Don Howe elected president and Don Woodward and Glenn Moore also in leadership roles.
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Honolulu
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Sidney
Panhandle
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Cheyenne County
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Australia
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National Association
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Japan
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
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Pendleton, Or
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Baker
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McCook
4-H Leaders to Meet in Sidney for State Training
More than 60 4-H club leaders from the southern Panhandle will gather in Sidney on Wednesday February 2 for a statewide training session. The event runs 9 a.m. to 3 15 p.m. at the Lodgepole Valley 4-H Youth Camp and covers home economics consumer education photography engineering livestock judging and veterinary science. The series includes 11 winter meetings with a Chadron session the next day and features revised Project Planning and Record Form guidance. Local organizers include Elaine Skucius Janet Wilson Gail Skinner Rich Gooding and Dr William Caldwell with staff from Panhandle Station Scottsbluff Dr Ivan Rush Dr Dean Darling and Stan Haas. Cheyenne County Extension Agent Howard Henschel leads the meeting.
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Sidney
University of Nebraska
Lodgepole Valley
Chadron
Lincoln
Janet Wilson
Gail Skinner
Rich Gooding
William Caldwell
Panhandle Station
Scottsbluff
Ivan Rush
Dean Darling
Stan Haas
Pioneer Airways protests delay on intrastate flights
Pioneer Airways Inc legal counsel writes to the Nebraska Public Service Commission protesting delay in acting on its intrastate flight application for Nebraska. A hearing set for Jan 27 in North Platte was postponed pending a protest by the City of Kearney. The case, now before the Nebraska Supreme Court, centers on jurisdiction over intrastate flights and could affect Pioneer's western Nebraska plan while it already operates interstate routes.
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Ogallala
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