Hail Stricken Cheyenne County Wheat Faces Hard Times
Verne Miller and other Cheyenne County farmers suffered severe hail losses across 200000 acres of wheat with 200 acres on Millers farm wiped out. The storm left unpaid bills, ruined storage and reduced income, while insurance uptake remained low and premiums high.
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Jennifer Scott
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Verne Miller
Wyoming
Kansas
United States
Miller
Arlo Jones
Insurance Center, Inc
Jones
Robert Kallhoff
Kallhoff Insurance
Jack Thurow
State Farm Insurance
NPPD Reaffirms Plant Site and Rejects Bridgeport Option
The Nebraska Public Power District board voted 8 to 2 to keep the Sutherland site for a $180 million plant, rejecting a Bridgeport alternative. Officials say Sutherland saves about 6.3 million over the plant life despite higher coal transport costs, citing water, environment, and transmission factors. Sierra Club members pressed questions, and Bridgeport officials urged reconsideration. The next step is state power review board permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors
Sutherland
NPPD
Bridgeport
Ron Reder
Reder
Sierra Club
Hal Johnson
State Power Review Board
Building Permits Dip in Sidney Quarter Pre-Election Cautiousness
In the AprilJune quarter 1972 Sidney building permits dropped to 78 399 dollars from 147 941 the year before as analysts link pre election caution to tighter spending. First half totals reach 207 596 this year versus 243 623 last year with April 1972 at 29 418 and May 34 805 while June totals fall to 14 176.
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Sidney
Dean Starr
Starr
U S Navy Destroyer Warrington Damaged in Gulf of Tonkin
Mrs. Mary Seidel Clarkson says her husband HT3 Dale L. Clarkson served aboard the destroyer Warrington when explosions damaged its hull below the waterline in the Gulf of Tonkin during a naval blockade off the North Vietnamese coast. Reports note one sailor injured and the ship towed to Subic Bay for repair.
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Mary Seidel Clarkson
Sidney Telegraph
Dale L. Clarkson
U.S. Navy
Warrington
Gulf of Tonkin
John F. Clarkson
7Th Fleet
Subic Bay Naval Base
Philippines
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Cheyenne County Joins RC D Planning Group
Cheyenne County commissioners voted to join the emerging Resources Conservation Development and Planning Council plan. County Clerk Robert Hossle said paperwork was mailed to the RCDP office in Scottsbluff. Three other counties Sheridan Sioux Morrill had already acted, as did the APC group. The RCDP seeks 11 Panhandle counties and three cities to qualify for federal grants from HUD and the EPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Planning Council
Resources Conservation, Development , and Planning Council
Rc&d County
Robert Hossle
Rcd&p
Scottsbluff
Sheridan
Sioux
Morrill
Panhandle
APC
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Environmental Protection Agency
Ogallala Talk Set By Hardin At Summer Session
Dr. Clifford Hardin vice chairman of Ralston Purina and former U S agriculture secretary will address a Nebraska Jaycees summer planning session in Ogallala Saturday.
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Clifford’ Hardin
Ralston-Purina Co
St. Louis
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Nebraska Jaycees
Ogallala
Nixon Names Safety Week For Farmers
President Nixon proclaims next week National Farm Safety Week with the theme Protective Equipment Your Defense Against Injury. Emphasizes personal protective gear such as safety glasses hard hats respirators ear plugs and muffs safety shoes with reinforced soles.
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Nixon
Interstate 80 bids set for August openings
The Aug. 17 bid openings cover multiple Interstate 80 projects totaling about $16.4 million, part of the state’s largest highway bid program in over three years, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Martin to visit Sidney as part of western Nebraska swing
Third District Representative Dave Martin will be at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to meet the public. Martin seeks reelection to the House in November. The Sidney stop is part of a western Nebraska trip including Oregon Trail Days at Gering and a visit at Kimbail.
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Dave Martin
Ft. Sidney Motor Hote
Martin
House of Representatives
Sidney
Nebraska
Gering
Kimbail
Kimball-Dix Work Starts on I 80 and Dix Spur
State roads director Thomas D. Doyle announced initial I 80 work from 0.6 mile east of Kimball to 7.6 miles east and 7 miles on the Dix Spur. Missouri Valley Construction of Grand Island holds a 3.42 million contract for grading surfacing detour culverts and fencing funded by the Department of Roads and federal funds. Completion is estimated October 15, 1973 with traffic maintained during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Doyle
Kimball
Dix
Missouri Valley Construction Company
Grand Island
Department of Roads
Wheat Promotion Passes Committee On Wheat Referendum
The House Agriculture Committee approved a wheat promotion bill 19 to 7, overturning a subcommittee vote on a referendum trigger. The plan funds research and promotion via a processor levy, with costs to consumers estimated at 2 to 6 million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Paul Findley
B-ill
Rain Delays Wheat Harvest as Ground Stays Wet
Rain slows wheatfield work with saturated soil preventing heavy equipment passage for days. HPAL and Sidney report 0.36 to 1.3 inches since Wednesday, temps range from 58 to 91, with ongoing cool spells and a 20 percent precipitation chance through the weekend.
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Sidney
High Plains
HPAL
Want Ad Teaser Phone Contact
Classified notice invites fast response with a short phone contact 254-88 for item sale.
One Vote Defeats $2 Minimum Wage Bill in Senate
The Senate rejected the Nixon proposal with a 47 to 4 vote amid political maneuvering. A GOP substitute failed on a tied vote due to Agnew’s absence. The action would have extended the $2.20 minimum in various steps, affecting about 7.4 million workers and expanding coverage to government and chain store workers.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
George McGovern
South Dakota
Spiro Agnew
Labor Committee
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