Suit Filed Over 1969 Scottsbluff Auto Crash
A $96,478.10 money judgment suit was filed in District Court at Gering arising from a June 15, 1969 gravel road collision 1.2 miles north of Scottsbluff. Plaintiff Phil Neuharth, a cattle oilers maker, claims permanent injuries and loss of earnings around $1,000 monthly and seeks $96,000 for damages plus $478.10 for vehicle damage.
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Scottsbluff
Gering
Kathleen M. O’rourke
Phil
Neuharth Neuharth
Gering OKs Budget With Millage Cap For New Year
Gering City Council approved a 1,128,829 dollar budget for the new fiscal year and set a mill levy not to exceed 8.75 mills while cutting items to stay within the limit. CHAPPELL The Deuel County Fair runs August 5 to 7 with new items including a carnival by Moore's Greater Shows from Laredo Texas. Entry starts Wednesday at 8 am and the program features the Deuel County King and Queen 4-H events and an open horse show. Additional activities include the County wide picnic kids games and an evening grandstand show. Friday includes a horseshoe contest 4-H Livestock sale and a Ladies Golf Ball Driving contest. New exhibits add swine in Open Class and a split Handicraft exhibit into Adult and Youth divisions.
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Gering
Gering City
Chappell
Moore
Laredo
Texas
Deuel County
Fair Board
Alliance-Broken Bow Bus Express Nearing Start
Sand Hills Tour and Travel Corp and Star Bus Lines reached a tentative lease for a 12 passenger bus and driver at 30 cents per mile to operate Alliance to Broken Bow five days a week. John Rutz to prepare passenger rate schedule for Nebraska Railway Commission. Funds to be raised by $5 to $10 memberships before filing.
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Alliance
Sand Hills Tour and Travel Corporation
Star Bus Lines
Scottsbluff
Broken Bow
Nebraska Railway Commission
Robert Lawrence
Lou Flower
Star
John Rutz
Rutz
Railway Commission
Lawrence
Flower
Larsen Nabs Deserter On Highway 30 Near Kimball
Ohio man Pfc James Edward Starr, 23, of Columbus, was arrested by State Trooper Richard Larsen on Highway 30 near Kimball for speeding and desertion from Storage N. C. Starr, who had no ID, rode with his brother from California to Ohio and is held for military authorities.
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Kimball
Ohio
U.S Army
Here
Richard Larsen
James Edward Starr
Columbus
Larsen
N.C
Starr
California
Kimball County
Banker Fecht Heads to Russia on 22 Day Bankers Tour
Oshkosh Nebraska State Bank president Donald Fecht will join a 22 day people to people tour for bankers visiting several European nations including Russia Hungary Poland Germany Belgium and England. Travelers pay their own way and cameras are allowed with restrictions on photography behind the Iron Curtain.
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Oshkosh
Donald Fecht
Nebraska State Bank
Russia
Iron Curtain
Hungary
Poland
Germany
Belgium
England
Kimball Sees Uncertain Mill Levy Change for 86 Mills
Kimball expects lower overall mill levies in the coming year with a projected total around 86 mills, about four less than last year. High and grade schools raise general budgets yet require less tax, while the city budget climbs, with a planned three mill increase to cover a 15 percent rise in tax needs. County levy remains unsettled, keeping a tight outlook.
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Kimball
NFO Contracts Boost Wheat Soybean Sorghum Sales
Frank Jones of the National Farmers Organization reports sales of wheat, soybeans, and sorghum at prices benefiting members and others. The wheat sale was spectacular through a West Coast port, enabling 10 percent of each member's wheat to be sold monthly, ensuring daily market presence and orderly marketing to stabilize the market. Jones, a national director and NFC state VP, notes soybeans sold for harvest delivery with prices well above the market.
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Qshkosh
Frank Jones
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Jones
NFC
NFO program aids farmers as membership grows
Above the market harvest sorghum sales help farmers beyond the local area. What helps some farmers helps most. The NFO believes and with membership growing each month, more and more farmers and ranchers are benefiting from the NFO program.
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NFO
Oil Discovery Reported Near Hereford Colorado
An oil discovery east of Hereford Colorado may spur fresh drilling in a sparsely tested area. The No 1 Peters well yielded 72 barrels per day on the pump, prompting offsets. A new test began near Grover about nine miles south of Peters with H D Bruns drilling the No 1 State wildcat and B W Drilling moving to the site.
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Kimball
Hereford
Colo
Todd Gross
Claude B Hamil
Dunwick Co
Grover
H.D. Bruns
Muscle Cars To Cost More In Insurance
The Nebraska Director of Insurance warns Nebraskans considering a 1971 muscle car that insurance surcharges of 20 to 50 percent may apply. Studies show hot cars with weight to horsepower under 10.5 have higher losses, justifying higher premiums. Florida law and insurer tests are mentioned, with examples from 1970 Mustangs and Camaros.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Ben Neff
Neff
Department of Insurance
United States
Florida
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety of
Washington D.C
Terry Wright
Letters Critique of Polls and Policy Sparks Debate
A reader condemns Congressman Martins poll as careless and calls for expert handling of surveys. The letter argues Farm Bureau plans to retire 50 million acres are economically crazy and warns about urban rural balance. It also cites insurance rating concerns, eye graft imports, smuggled goods in India, and mass migration from East Pakistan, noting official figures.
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Martin
Farm Bureau
Leon A. Lafler
India
Finance Ministry
East
Pakistan
Plains Bass Fishing Opens Wednesday at Plains
The article notes bass feeding patterns in heat with peak activity in early morning and evening. Aldin Kasten of Max holds the state carp record by underwater spear gun, a 28 pound 14 ounce fish from a Trenton sandpit on May 18, 1969. Nebraska deer hunters in Pine Ridge during 1969 firearm season saw 61 percent bag their deer. Nebraska tourism promotion budget near $80,000 ranks second lowest among 44 states in a Discover America Travel Organizations survey. national average is $590,000.
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Aldin Kasten
Max
Trenton
Nebraska
Pine Ridge
Discover America Travel Organizations
DATO
Opens Wednesday At The Fox Fox Theatre Showings
Gregory Peck stars in Marooned as the space program chief facing reporters about the rescue of three U S astronauts stranded in space The accompanying comedy Viva Max co headlines the Fox Theatre program with Peter Ustinov in a standout role
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FOX Theatre
U.S
Gregory Peck
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Haeld Ae
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