Farmers Hit by OSHA Safety Law Tightening
Farmers and rural firms feel the impact of the 1970 OSHA act with coverage expanding to 4.1 million businesses. The piece notes pending amendments, compliance requirements for farms, and penalties up to 20 000 dollars or jail for serious violations, while the NCFC seeks exemptions for shared work and small businesses.
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America
OSHA
United States
Capitol Hill
Department of Agriculture
Labor Department
Congress
William L. Hungate
House
Senate Labor & Public Welfare Committee
Department of Labor Area
Kenneth D. Naden
National Council of Farm Cooperatives
Naden
NCFC
Four Nebraska towns receive HUD housing grants
Rep. Dave Martin and Sen. Carl Curtis announce hud grants totaling 243324 to Gothenburg Ord Chappell and Burwell for public housing projects. Gothenburg wins 95620 for 60 units including senior and low income housing. Ord 74636 for 50 units. Chappell 39352 for 30 units. Burwell 33816 for 20 family units.
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Washington (Ap
Dave Martin
Carl Curtis
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nebraska
Martin
Gothenburg
Ord
Chappell
Burwell
HUD
Curtis
Panhandle Forecast Warns of Warm Afternoon and Showers
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with a high 88 to 93. Tonight will be fair and cold with a low 56 to 61. Tuesday stays partly cloudy with a mid 80s high and 10 to 20 mph northwest winds. Chance of precipitation 20 percent this afternoon and 10 percent tonight and Tuesday. Extended outlook shows scattered showers ending Wednesday, a cooling trend through Friday with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 50s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Parole Hearing Set For Douglas Huggins In Lincoln
A parole hearing is set for July 25 in Lincoln for Douglas Huggins who was convicted in Cheyenne County District Court on May 10, 1971 on two counts of burglary and one count of feloniously entering a building.
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Lincoln
Douglas Huggins
Cheyenne County
Continental Bus Lines dispute over Sidney Denver service
Continental Trailways and its American Buslines unit contest Sidney City protests against ending direct Sidney Sterling Denver connections. In ICC filing attorney C Zimmerman disputes city figures, cites lower Sidney sales, and notes Denver service would shift via Cheyenne. City Council meets tonight to consider the issue.
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Continental Trailways
American Buslines Inc
Sidney
Denver
Sterling, Colo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Continental
C Zimmerman
Sterling
Frank Mattoon
Doug Harlan
Zimmerman
Harlan
ICC
Cheyenne
Commission
Express
Gurley Budget Hearing Sets $25 494 Village Budget
A public meeting is scheduled Tuesday at 8 p m to discuss a proposed village budget of 25 494 for Gurley with 11 849 for the general fund and 13 645 for the street fund. The plan shows a 5 453 92 increase from 1971 72 and outlines cash reserves collection fees and revenue estimates. The clerk's office holds the detailed figures and notes the 1970 71 budget was 36 172 93.
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Gurley
Gurley Board Sets Budget Hearing Date
The Gurley Board of Education schedules a public hearing on the proposed 1972-73 budget for Tuesday at 9 p.m. at Gurley Public School. An earlier edition had the wrong day.
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Gurley
USDA Ends Its Discount On Undesirable Wheat
USDA ends the 1973 discount on varieties deemed undesirable for milling. Since 1956 such wheats faced a 20 cent per bushel deduction from the county loan rate and loss of protein premiums. Officials say the program served its purpose and is no longer needed for the fall 1972 and spring 1973 crop year.
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USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Finances Show Modest Increases in Funds
The Cheyenne County Treasurer’s annual report, prepared by Milt Nissen, shows a June 30 balance of 1,662,755 with year totals receipts of 4,451,629 and disbursements of 4,490,514. Highlights include the general school fund with 1,855,155 collected and 1,837,297 disbursed, and smaller fund balances cited for Sidney, Gurley, Lodgepole, Dalton, and Potter’s funds.
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Cheyenne
Sidney
General School Fund
Milt Nissen
Sidney General Fund
Cheyenne County General Fund
Nissen
Gurley General Fund
Lodgepole General Fund
Dalton General Fund
Potter's General Fund
Road Project Hearing Offer Near Sidney
The state Department of Roads and Cheyenne County offer a federal aid secondary road hearing for a project east of Sidney. The plan covers three quarters of a mile of grading from U.S. Highway 30 toward section 31 T14N R48W with a concrete culvert to replace a Lodgepole Creek bridge. Applications for a hearing must be sent to the county clerk before August 2.
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State Department of Roads
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lodgepole Creek
F.B
Tommy” Thompson
Wheat Harvest Starts as Combines Scarce in County
Wheat cutting begins north of Dalton while heavy weekend rains and hail hinder progress. Elevators report 12.5 to 14 percent moisture in loads averaging 60 pounds per bushel, with crews scarce and delays possible into mid July. Local labor offices offer positions for drivers and operators to meet demand.
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Dalton
Larry Miller
Dalton Coop
Miller
Colton
Sidney
Lodgepole
al Bruns
State Labor Department
Bruns
Wendel Mathewson
Potter
Kansas
Burlington
Waukena
Keith Deaver
Dalton Co-op Lodgepole
Hart Quinn
Farmers Co-op Elevator Co
Quinn
Floyd Miller
George Hillman
Paul Smith
Smith Elevator
Smith
Ken Namath
Namath
Potter Mathewson
Don Hoffman
Hoffman
Ken Sakarada
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Colorado
Five Die In Area Accidents On Highway 26
Five people died in two crashes near Scottsbluff and Mitchell over the weekend. In the first wreck four miles west of here on U S Highway 26, three youths from Scottsbluff, Harry Bingham 16 Gregory 15 and Dale Twehouse 16, perished in an automobile collision with a pickup truck whose driver Glen Brothers 53 of Dix and his son Roger 22 survived with injuries. The son suffered a broken back. In a separate crash on Highway 36 near Mitchell, Steve J Krizek 18 of McCook died and Leonard L Gonzales 18 of McCook was hospitalized with multiple injuries. Ara Radke 58 of Chappell died in a car train crash in Chappell.
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Here
U.S. Highway 26
State Patrol
Tuuck
Scottsbluff Hospital
Harry Bingham
Scottsbluff
Gregory
Dale Twehouse
Glen Brothers
Dix
Roger
Steve J. Krizek
McCook
Highway 36
Mitchell
Leonard L. Gonzales
Ara Radke
Chappell
Nixon era grain deal sets record with Soviet purchase
The United States agreed to sell 750 million dollars in surplus grain to the Soviet Union over three years. Kissinger called it a major breakthrough. the pact includes the same Agriculture Department credit terms as for Allied sales, with three year repayment and 64 percent interest.
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Nixon
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Agriculture Department
Kremlin
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Union Pacific
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