No Decline Seen Here in Sidney Population Debate
The Sidney Telegraph disputes UN projections showing Sidney population dropping from 6430 to 6350 since 1970. It argues census figures likely rose by 200–300, citing utility hookups, housing, new business, and Interstate 80 growth as signs of optimism and expansion. It contrasts past reliance on Boys Town with today’s welfare state and government roles in juvenile care.
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University of Nebraska
Sidney
Iity
Long May She Wave and the Flag in Public Life
The piece laments overuse and misuse of the flag and recalls a Nebraska parade where a black drill team sparked a moment of disrespect. It supports keeping the flag as a unifying symbol, prefers unadorned national emblems, and criticizes bumper stickers and pins as detracting from flag meaning.
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Saturday Review
North Platte
J Omaha
Tricky Who Refuses to Be Defined by California Primary
The piece notes George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey shift positions on California's winner-take-all race. It casts Humphrey as backing the California primary before it happened and challenging it afterward, while McGovern pushed reform yet accepted the contest. The column questions who earns the label Tricky.
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George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
California
McGovern
Humphrey
Traffic Jumble on Route 30 as I 80 delays loom
Cheyenne County travelers face heavy congestion on a 50 mile stretch of Route 30 between Gisele and Kimball due to unfinished I 80 progress. Officials optimistic about completion by 1974, but caution remains as summer tourist volume climbs and accident risk rises.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Kimball
Gisele
Nebraska Panhandle
Boys Town Mission Faces Crisis Amid Wealth and Change
The Boys Town story began with Father Flanagan creating a haven for troubled boys. Now the Omaha institution, with hundreds of millions in endowment, faces criticism for drifting from its original mission amid social shifts and greater government involvement in private life.
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Father Flanagan
Ys Town
Boys Town
Omaha
Rural development bill looms from Nixon plan
A government printing office volume on Nixon rural development schemes outlines the incomplete act. It notes Senate House differences and White House reconciliation, hints at billions sought, and stresses the act’s aim to save Rural America while the price of printing is tallied.
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Government Printing Office
Nixon
Senate
House
White House
America
Reader Letters Highlight Editor Challenges in Newsroom
A collection of reader remarks from the Utah Publisher and Printer shows the tensions editors face between pleasing readers and serving broad interests. The exchange covers requests to front page items, posthumous omissions, back copies, and off the record talks, illustrating pressure from spouses advertisers and politicians.
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New York Times
Utah
Times-Herald
Chicago Tribune
Daily Press
Alliance Times-Herald
Senate Urged to Screen Executive Agreements Before Approval
A Senate inquiry led by Stuart Symington reveals the executive branch negotiates international commitments as de facto treaties. The hearings show widespread covert pacts binding the US without Senate oversight, risking funds and troop deployments. Lawmakers urge public scrutiny to preserve constitutional balance and national unity.
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United States Senate
Senate
U.S
Missouri
United States
Stuart Symington
Executive Department
White House
Department of State
Frontier subsidy hike ignored Chadron Western Nebraska
The article alleges Frontier Airlines received a large subsidy increase yet adds seven Denver to Denver flights and other routes, with staff cutbacks and a new jet. It claims Chadron and Western Nebraska remain excluded from the expansion and accuses the airline of undermining local air service despite public pressure and subsidies.
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Frontier Airlines
Chadron
Western Nebraska
Frontier
Denver
Dallas
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Omaha
Nebraska
Need for skilled craftsmen over broad college tracks
The Alliance Times Herald argues high school graduates face a costly misdirection toward college business programs. Many with brains and drive wind up in routine admin roles while skilled trades like auto mechanics carpentry and television repair suffer. The piece promotes pursuing crafts better aligned with interest and earning potential.
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Alliance Times Herald
Fire call shows safety nets and strong opinions
A landowner thanks Sidney and Lodgepole fire departments after a false alarm grass fire. He recalls rural childhood comforts and praises emergency crews for readiness and sacrifice, then shifts to a sharp critique of ministers and theology claiming they offer no value and misinterpret the Lord.
Search for solutions in Nebraska school funds reform
Lincoln Warner Committee and Sen. Jerome Warner led a two day seminar on state aid for public schools. They will draft proposals for hearings across Nebraska before presenting to the 1973 Legislature. Dr C Dale Hudson warned a total shift to sales and income taxes could be unfair, suggesting a middle ground. County impacts vary with Douglas to pay much more while other counties would see reductions. a mix of property tax and partial sales tax funding may be most equitable pending a constitutional amendment.
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Lincoln
Warner
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Nebraska
Exon
C Dale Hudson
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Hudson
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Hall County
Adams County
Arthur and Banner
Arthur County
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