Clark Backs Partisan Legislature and Opposes PA Plan
State Sen Robert L. Clark of Sidney backs a partisan legislature and votes against LB 101 authorizing physicians assistants in Nebraska. He notes higher malpractice costs and says doctors already use nurses. The session also reviews the governor Exon bid study and a proposed state telecommunication network.
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Robert L. Clark
Sidney
Nebraska
Exon
Gerald Stromer
Kearney
Clark
Nebraska Consolidated Communications Corp
N Triple-C
Northwestern Bell
N Triple C
Westinghouse
Motorola
General Services
del Maier
Bull Maier
Gene Birdsall
Lincoln
Grand Island
Gas Rate Increases Sought For Lodgepole And Chappell
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company asks to raise residential and commercial rates in 17 western Nebraska communities. President Thomas Creigh Jr. says the plan would add 391 000 annually after a year long study ending July 31 1972 to cover higher gas field costs and financing while supporting future gas supply efforts. Communities listed include Imperial Benkelman Venango Alliance Chadron Crawford Hay Springs Rushville Gordon Hemingford Big Springs Chappell Brule Lodgepole Oshkosh Broadwater Lewellen.
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Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Nebraska
Thomas Creigh Jr
K-N
Creigh
Kansas- Nebraska
Imperial
Benkelman
Venango
Alliance
Chadron
Crawford
Hay Springs
Rushville
Gordon
Hemingford
Big Springs
Chappell
Brule
Lodgepole
Oshkosh
Broadwater
Lewellen
Downtown Snow Dumping Causes City Cleanup Delays
City Manager Ed Prince cites downtown merchants dumping snow into streets as a violation of ordinance, forcing repeated downtown clears and delaying residential plowing. Narrow residential streets with cars block snow removal equipment, while heavily used routes remain clear.
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Ed Prince
Prince
Panhandle Weather Forecast Mixes Milds and Clouds
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild this afternoon with highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Cloudy tonight with lows in the lower 20s. Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday with highs 40 to 45. West to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances 5 percent this afternoon 10 percent tonight and Thursday. Extended outlook Friday through Sunday stays partly cloudy with above normal highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s.
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Panhandle
Meals on Wheels starts in Lodgepole with five recipients
City officials report rapid growth as a Meals on Wheels program opens with five recipients in Lodgepole and expands to more by Monday afternoon. The initiative is led by Lodgepole churchwomen and supported by the Panhandle Community Action Agency along with local volunteers.
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Lodgepole
Sidney Field Office
The
Panhandle Community Action Agency
Kimball
Sidney
Chappell
Logepole
Merwin Twarling
Mary McCarthy
Twarling
Community Action Office
Christian People Group Gains Momentum in Sidney
CPTA members meet at Mrs. Jack Stewart to review Paper Recycling Meals on Wheels and Helping Hands. Plans for Panhandle Pantry and Clothes Closet, World Day of Prayer, and a May 11 chapel dedication are discussed with local church cooperation urged.
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Christian People Taking Action
CPTA
Sidney
Jack Stewart
C. B. Dorwart
Stewart
Young Mothers Service Council
American Mothers Inc
Pike's Peak
Colo
Keith Simpson
First United Methodist Church
Leon Foater
Panhandle
Neal Craig
Sidney Field
Colorado Springs
Ken Cook
Joint Jail Pact Being Prepared
Sidney and Cheyenne County near a merger of prison facilities to cut costs and meet fire regulations. A rough contract is being drafted for the City Council and County Board, with proposals due in two to three weeks. The plan includes housing the welfare department and court offices, plus 24 hour jail surveillance.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Edward L Prince
County Board of Commissioners
Prince
Robert Hassle
Don Tedesco
Frank Mahoon
East Ward
Joe Pluta
Pluta
P. J. Heaton
Icy street crashes blamed on slick road conditions
Sidney Police report three vehicle accidents on an icy street. Barbara Brauer's 1964 Ford hit a parked 1959 GMC truck from Dominion Construction causing 150 dollars in damage to the Ford and 20 to the truck. Darwin Lessman’s 1970 Chevy caused 20 dollars damage to Charlotte Narjes’s 1966 Dodge, which sustained 85 dollars. Elaine Ransom’s 1967 Ford was rear stopped by Loren Kindred’s 1964 VW on San Marino Drive, and David Sullivan’s 1968 Plymouth rear collided with Kindred causing 600 dollars total damage to the Kindred car and 100 to Sullivan. Ransom’s damage not listed.
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Sidney
Barbara Brauer
Dominion Construction Company
Darwin Lessman
Charlotte Narjes
Narses
San Marino
Ford
Elaine Ransom
Loren Kindred
David Sullivan
Davison Named 2nd Alternate To Academy
Delbert W Davison 17 son of Elva Davison and the late Clifford Davison appointed second alternate to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Sidney High School senior ranks high academically and earned all conference honors for his 1972 Red Raiders football team with music and sports participation.
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Delbert W Davison
Elva Davison
Clifford Davison
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl T Curtis
Davison
Sidney High School
Red Raiders
GOP Eyes 3rd District For Successor To Bish
Nebraska Republicans discuss selecting a new state chairman before May with a likely pick from the 3rd Congressional District. Milan Bish plans to retire as Grand Island chair, and William Barrett and Tom Bradley are named as potential successors, though Barrett previously sought the post in 1971 but withdrew.
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Gop Eyes
Bish
Nebraska
Republican State Central Committee
Milan Bish
Grand Island
William Barrett
Lexington
Barrett
Hastings
Tom Bradley
State Central Committee
Local Heart Drive Aims to Beat The Big One
February is Heart Month in Sidney and across the nation as Heart Fund volunteers prepare Heart Fund Sunday on February 25. Local organizers seek about 25 door to door collectors to push a 1972 goal raised to 2625 dollars to fund local programs and national research.
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Sidney
Heart Fund
America
The
Heart Association
L. F. Spieker
Henge
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