Two Nebraska vo-tech schools face enrollment tensions
An Omaha youth’s effort to attend Milford vo-tech is blocked by overbooking, prompting questions about Sidney’s access to surplus applicants. The letter urges the Nebraska Department of Education to fix perceived lack of coordination between Milford and Sidney schools, and cites Governor Tiemann and state officials in calling for action.
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Omaha
Milford
Sidney
Denver
Nebraska Department of Education
Norbert Tiemann
Floyd A. Miller
Cecil E. Stanley
State Education Department
George H. Fleming
Nebraska
Sidney School
Not More Than Our Share In Foreign Aid
The United States tightens foreign aid. Senate action caps development loans at 15 countries and requires joint approval to raise the limit amid concerns over mismanagement, misallocation, and perceived overreach compared with Britain and France in 1960 to 1965. The Vietnam cost adds pressure for reductions.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
U.S
Congress
United States
France
Vietnam
Help For Refugees
The 20th century saw a rising refugee crisis with over 11 million displaced in 1966. South Vietnam hosts many homeless within its borders, Cubans seek asylum in the Americas and Spain, and millions flee from China, Pakistan, and Africa. The International Rescue Committee, founded in 1933, aids refugees worldwide with U S support, while critic admits U S intervention helped create some problems.
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South Vietnam
United States
Latin America
Spain
Hong Kong
India
Africa
International Rescue Committee
Wheat Sprout Trips The Hippies Ride A Vitamin High
A hippie fad allegedly shifts from LSD and banana peels to extract of wheat sprouts. UCLA psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Choen questions harm, suggesting vitamin intake while warning fermentation could create alcohol. The piece notes many still favor bourbon despite the wheat sprout craze.
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San Francisco
Sidney Choen
UCLA
Wise Men Learn Not Nasser's Warlike Postures
A Rocky Mountain News editorial criticizes Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser for acting like a grand strategist after failed attempts at war with Israel. It cites Cairo's Al Ahram urging a return to battle and warns against provoking Moshe Dayan's forces. The piece notes Sinai occupation and the peril of another clash.
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Napoleon
Alexander the Great
Nasser
Cairo
al Ahram
Israel
Sinai
Suez Canal
Moshe Dayan
Sahara
Rocky Mountain News
Nebraska to consider historic state aid to education measure
A Lincoln Star report notes a proposed bill sponsored by Senator Jerome Warner could shift Nebraska toward state funding of elementary and secondary education. The plan sets minimal compulsory directions but aims to upgrade schools, reward qualified teachers, support special education, and relieve local property taxes. A majority support is suspected though final passage is uncertain.
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Waverly
Jerome Warner
Nebraska
Lincoln Star
Government funding as the note of 20th century science
Prof. Hubert Heffner of Stanford argues in the Stanford Review that postwar federal funding of university research shapes modern America. He says organized scientific inquiry, fueled by government aid, is the era’s defining imprint on world civilization, driving economic and cultural vitality.
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Greece
Rome
America
Hubert Heffner
Stanford University
Stanford Review
Orth Platte Telegraph
Showdown Looms On Road Law
Nebraska battles over highway legislation pitting Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann against the Legislature. Key issues include a proposed constitutional amendment for highway revenue bonds, a possible highway bonding authority, and debates on gas tax increases and truck load limits. Lt. Gov. Everroad backs trucking bills. highway costs and residency rules for welfare are also discussed.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Norbert T. Tiemann
Tiemann
Nebraska
Jules W. Burbach
Crofton
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Burbach
Legislative Roads Study Committee
Carpenter
Washington
Humboldt
Calista Cooper Hughes
John W. Hossack
Hossack
John E. Everroad
Everroad
Summer Quarters Farm of Brigham Young in 1847 Describes Early Mormon Trek
The article recounts Brigham Young selecting 150 people to cross to the Great Salt Lake region in 1847 and establishing Summer Quarters near DeSoto between Fort Calhoun and Blair to supply later wagon trains. John D. Lee oversaw brick houses, forage, and groundbreakings, with 175 acres of gardens divided among 23 workers. The venture used Fort Atkinson bricks and produced significant corn and breadcorn supplies for the 1848 migration.
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Nauvoo
Illinois
Rocky Mountains
Florence
Omaha
Plains
Great Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young
Young
Nebraska
Nebraska State Historical Society
Winter Quarters
Fort Atkinson
DeSoto
Fort Calhoun
Blair
John D. Lee
Lee
A. R. Mortensen
Nebraska History Magazine
Crossword Puzzle Across Clues From a Historical Page
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Eye Answer Puzzle Clue List Linked to Minden Gasoline History
Gasoline once dumped into streams as a kerosene by product. the Harold Warp Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska showcases the history of gasoline and gasolene pumps illustrating the transition to internal combustion engine usage.
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Harold Warp
Minden
Nebraska
Wild turkeys cited as last true flock in United States
Frankfort Kentucky AP reports Harry Towles of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources Department calls Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area in West Kentucky home to the only remaining flock of true wild turkeys in the United States. He says these birds descend from Pilgrim era stock, unlike other so called wild turkeys that have mixed with domesticated birds.
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Frankfort
West Kentucky
Between the Lakes
United States
Harry Towles
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources Department
Towles
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