County residents plan Cheyenne County bicentennial celebration
About 30 residents met to organize local observances for the U S Bicentennial. The group, chaired by Jerry Matzke, will coordinate community events in Sidney and surrounding towns, with activities including an artist in residence program and a mobile national display.
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Cheyenne County
Jerry Matzke
Nebraska Bicentennial Commission
Sidney American Revolution
Matzke
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Haupt
Joanne Meusburg
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Marion Dickinson
Cheyenne
Sidney
Cheyenne County Chamber membership drive shows momentum
Chamber manager Ed Cole reports progress in the 1975 membership drive with 123 renewals and eight new members as of Thursday. total funds raised reach $8,427, about 40 percent of the year’s budget. new members include Jerry's Sinclair Sidney South 66 Daisy Queen Sidney Taxi Service Village Package Store Trailer City TV Center and MT Motors of Gurley.
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Cheyenne
Sidney South 66
Daisy Queen
Sidney Taxi Service
Village Package Store
Trailer City
TV Center
MT Motors of
Judge Rules Nixon Tapes and Papers Belong to Nation
A federal judge held that millions of Nixon era documents and White House tapes are government property not Nixon private property. The ruling rejects a 1974 agreement granting Nixon partial access and outlines a process for claims of private material while denying broad public FOIA access.
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Washington
White House
Richard M Nixon
Nixon
Charles Rachey
Nixon White House
Hickey
Richey
San Clemente
Calif
General Services Administration
Carpenter vows district contest to district court
Former Nebraska senator Terry Carpenter plans to take his election challenge to US District Court in Lincoln within 10 days after the Legislature voted 38-18 to end debate over his bid for the 48th District seat. The vote centered on bond requirements and legal authority to review contested elections.
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Terry
Greg Wees
Lincoln
Terry Carpenter
US District Court
Carpenter
William Nichol
Waverly
Jerome Warner
Warner
Robert Clark
Sidney
Nichol
Clark
Omaha
John Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
John DeCamp
Neligh
Competition Heats Up for SAC Mineral Rights Leases
Nebraska geologist Jack Fish says bidding for 18000 acres of former Sioux Army Depot mineral rights will be fierce with 30 parcels up for auction in Cheyenne on March 12. He notes rising inquiries from new oil and gas firms and confirms government ownership remains, with testing allowed by landowners' consent.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Jack Fish
Cheyenne
Commission
Fish
Army Depot
Nebraska Teacher Protection Bill Advances With Two Year Probation
A legislature approved a bill to shield teachers from firing without just cause and set a two year probation period. The measure excludes school superintendents and faces scrutiny over contract implications and tenure precedents from a Supreme Court ruling.
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Lincoln
Harold Simpsons
Omaha
James Dickinsons
Frank Lewis
Bellevue
Education Committee
Supreme Court
High Court
Don Dworak
Columbus
Jack Mills
Big Springs
Milligan
Richard Maresh
Sidney
Robert Clark Lewis
Simpson
Better Downtown Sidney Association meets brief
The BDSA canceled its Wednesday night meeting due to poor turnout caused by a concurrent Sidney Bicentennial Committee gathering. Director Ron Risenhoover said over $1,000 in dues has been raised toward a $3,000 goal, while preliminary mall cost estimates were to be reviewed. City officials attended the Bicentennial event, not the BDSA meeting. The group aims to boost downtown commerce and improve appearance with a proposed mall.
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Better Downtown
Sidney
Ron Risenhoover
BDSA
Sidney Bicentennial Committee
Risenhoover
Unicameral Orders Carroll Carpenter Challenge Data Kept
The Nebraska Unicameral voted 42 to 0 to place investigation data on Terry Carpenter’s challenge with the legislature clerk for safekeeping. Ballots from Scotts Bluff County were included. The body then chose not to pursue Carpenter’s challenge to Sen William Nichol’s 48th district seat.
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Lincoln
Terry Carpenter
Carpenter
William Nichol
Omaha
Eugene Mahoney
Secretary of State
Waverly
Jerome Warner
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Leon Jaworsk
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