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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1966
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. at 630 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska.
A Sidney Telegraph reader urges a modern well located campground near Sidney to boost recreation and local economy. The letter argues camping grows in popularity and costs push families to the outdoors, recommending coordinated civic planning with highways, parks, and shopping access. It contrasts with federal aid’s impact on small Nebraska school districts and laments local authority limits.
The National Education Association highlights rising school enrollment and per pupil spending. The national average reaches 533 dollars per pupil, with states ranging from 869 in New York to 318 in Mississippi. Total cost this year nears 25.8 billion, funded mostly locally, with federal input jumping 130 percent last year. Local and state planning urged as Medicare grows.
The piece reports Sen. Everett Dirksen urging retention of Section 14 B amid Senate debate, citing union shop states and cases like Olin Industries East Alton strike and Mike Quill’s court confrontation as examples. It notes the debate centers on state rights to labor contracts and prudent union power. It mentions Tet and hopes for US Vietnam era diplomacy.
University of Nebraska Department of Agricultural Engineering is developing a remote control tractor and exploring seed tapes. The article traces the department’s history from 1903 to present and highlights projects on hay harvesting, stored grain treatment with radio frequency energy, bench level tillage, and moisture conserving bench formations. It notes staff research into energy use during tillage and the potential for automated operations in irrigation and cattle feeding.
The Department of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Nebraska outlines efforts to reduce tillage compaction and raise efficiency. It notes 120 students in ag engineering options, many entering business or farming careers, with 50 percent pursuing advanced study. Upgrades include irrigation plots, a pressure pipeline, level waterways, tractor test courses, and the famed tractor testing program run under the Board of Tractor Testing Engineers. The Nebraska lab is unique in North America and world for university-operated testing, with 930+ models tested since 1920, validating horsepower and efficiency claims.
USDA FDA project at Beltsville Maryland breeds tiny white hogs from Minnesota stock to study drug effects and human ailments. miniature hogs size ease handling and reproduce human-like conditions such as peptic ulcers and skin reactions, aiding research on drug safety and reproductive traits.
In a 1966 Sidney Letter to the Editor, a reader argues for an overnight campground to boost business, countering local critics who fear attracting the wrong crowd. The piece cites the 4FUN FAMILY CAMPERS from multiple towns, recounts travel needs, and notes nearby towns already welcoming campers and their economic impact.
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