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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1972
Page
6
A Department of Health, Education and Welfare committee weighs a new label for welfare as a program aiding the needy with tax funds. The writer suggests keeping the term welfare and criticizes officials for focusing on naming rather than solving the mess.
The governor questions current ground rules for Nebraska’s presidential preference primary noting the dual election system producing divergent outcomes. Exon urges delaying delegate selection or removing the preference primary to let voters directly choose delegates without confusion.
The article notes gratification at a three quarter billion dollar grain market with the Soviet Union praising American agriculture. It highlights U S farmers as world leaders in productivity and efficiency while other industries struggle, and contrasts grain exports with weaker auto and steel demand.
The piece portrays Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley facing a backlash at the Democratic Convention. It argues his hard line on park and parade rules in 1968 helped spark riots and fueled reformers to reshape candidate selection for 1972. It questions whether the party erred in sidelining him.
Nebraska’s eight Panhandle counties lose a direct Supreme Court ruling on LB758, forcing a slower constitutional challenge. The case questions funding for an eleven county community college district while Sidney and Cheyenne County push for clarity on bond debt and state aid for Western Nebraska Technical College. The ruling shapes future tax and district funding for Panhandle residents and Sidney’s state school.
The piece notes the constitutional status of LB759 today and potential future changes from a high court ruling. It laments the delay in obtaining a ruling that could affect planning and progress, but defends the legal system as patient yet effective, even with frustrations.
The Supreme Court ruling on capital punishment prompts debate on reviving and standardizing executions. Critics warn the current hit or miss use may violate the constitution, while supporters question uniform guidelines and possible state disparities. Lincoln Journal contrasts opinions from legal authorities and politicians.
A North Dakota economic development brochure lists ten negative behaviors that harm a town. It urges avoiding meetings, criticizing officials, worrying about winters, shunning civic groups, missing events, badmouthing government, shopping out of town, doubting local media, stereotyping locals, and sustaining skepticism toward community progress.
A Better Nebraska Association statement from Lincoln urges faster modern road building and safer expressways. It notes rising highway deaths during holidays and criticizes stalled 1969 road programs and bond issuance delays. The group presses the State Department of Roads and state administration to deliver more and better highways now.
AP correspondent notes the shrinking political influence of farmers as farm populations fall from 32 million in 1920 to about 10 million today. Analysts project continued consolidation into larger farms, off-farm income rising, and ongoing rural development as central to 1972 campaign strategy.
The piece argues littering is harmful and not excusable even if done carelessly. It condemns park and roadside trash left by people and calls litterers a nasty presence rather than innocent.
A reader argues against life after death, linking human brain development to finger evolution and citing Einstein and Edison. The letter muses on animal instinct, dog domestication, and the lack of supernatural life, suggesting immortality would make all creatures immortal and ghosts countless.
T A Filipi retires after 35 years with Nebraska state health and environmental work. He helped build public health engineering, improve water safety, sewage treatment, pools, and milk pasteurization. He reflected on chlorine, pollution battles, and urged ongoing environmental progress for Nebraskans. A separate note: Exon plan proposes uniform pay classifications for 1973 legislature with about 7.9 million more in salaries.
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