Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Preservation Note
The Sidney Telegraph, Western Nebraska’s oldest paper since 1873, describes itself as an associate AP member and Cheyenne County’s official newspaper. It lists publication days Monday Wednesday and Friday from The Telegraph Printing Co. in Sidney Nebraska.
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Western
Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Farmers Deserve Better Treatment From Leaders
Farmers endure repeated harvest setbacks yet persist with grit. They face hail, disease, pests, and uncertain yields but return each year to seed again. The piece honors their resilience and calls for improved support from leaders.
Nebraska Legislature 1967 session praised by editorial
The editorial lauds Sen. Terry Carpenter for saying the 1967 Nebraska Legislature turned the state around and notes broad support for the session’s direction. It contrasts Carpenter with Sen. Clifford Batchelder, endorses Sen. George Fleming and Gov. Norbert Tiemann, and comments on interstate highway delays in Omaha due to funding and state priorities.
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Terry Carpenter
Nebraska
Carpenter
Clifford Batchelder
Omaha
Batchelder
Sen. Carpenter
Sen. Batchelder
Norbert Tiemann
Truth in Spending in Johnsons Tax Drive Op Ed
The piece analyzes President Johnson’s push for a tax increase tied to Vietnam costs and a large federal deficit. It notes hints of domestic spending cuts, risk of delayed implementation, and how leaks and columnists frame the shift as a backing for higher taxes. It urges attention to spending accountability amid Great Society goals.
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Johnson
Parta
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Vietnam
White House
Congress
Omaha World Herald
Heat and humidity haunt PGA week in Denver
Denver hosts the PGA event amid worries the heat and humidity will sour visitors. Officials note Denver’s climate is usually mild, but the tourney exposes unfamiliar conditions for tourists. The Nebraska highway plan via Interstate 80S also aims to ease access to the area.
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Denver
Chicago
Cleveland
PGA
Colorado Rockies
Nebraska Highway Department
FCC Maze Delays AT&T Profit Limit and Rate Cuts
The FCC after eighteen months demands AT&T keep net investment profit to 7.5 percent and cut long distance rates by 3 percent, despite prior 8 to 8.5 percent profits and clear efficiency. Critics argue the rule hurts service improvements funded by profits and warns of bureaucratic self-delusion.
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Federal Communication Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
FCC
Commission
Newton Minow
Mr. Minow
Chicago
Telephone Company
The
Chicago Tribune
Vanishing American Farmer Population Shrinks Further
The Department of Agriculture reports farm residents fell to 11 595 000 in 1966 from 12 363 000 in 1965, a drop of 768 000, with farm share slipping to 5.9 percent of the nation on the same year. The trend shows a continued rural exodus as city growth outpaces farms. Between 1960 and 1966, over 4 million country folk left farming for cities.
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Department of Agriculture
America
Alliance Daily Times-Herald
Anticredit card promises 5 percent off cash buys
Edward J Hayes, a retired Blue Island policeman, touts the 100 per cent Down Plan, an anticredit card offering a five percent discount on cash purchases of five dollars or more at participating stores. The card removes monthly bills and interest, with no middleman charges, though it costs a dollar to obtain.
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Blue Island
Edward J. Hayes
Hayes
Orth Platte Telegraph
Otoe County Court House A Nebraska Landmark
Nebraska’s oldest public building still in use is the Otoe County Court House in Nebraska City, erected in 1864 1865 at a cost of 22500 dollars. American hunters bought 42 million big and small game hunting permits in fiscal 1966.
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Nebraska
Otoe County Court House
Nebraska City
Harvest romance fades with modern combines and memory
Bernie Camp recalls old harvest days when four horse binders and steam engines drew neighborly aid. He contrasts romantic reminiscence with today’s efficient combines, air conditioned cabs, and radios, noting high taxes and laws but preferring contemporary farm life’s efficiency.
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Lincoln
Washington
Letter on Hossack and I-80 concerns in Nebraska politics
Leon A Lafler criticizes Hossack a public servant and engineer on I-80 arguing arbitrary authority and failed planning. He cites Grand Island flood, Big Springs junction, and traveler routes to Denver. Mentions Chadron State Park visitor counts and Halsey National Forest as context.
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Hossack
Nebraska
Sacramento
California
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
South Grand Island
Kansas
Denver
San Francisco
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Reno
Fed
Eral
Colorado
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Listed
A compact list of crossword clues across and down including animals plants and objects. Entries range from overhead and killer whale to quirk and live coal with related antonyms and synonyms.
Spraying Can Contaminate Water Supply
Nebraska specialists warn back siphoning of agricultural chemicals into domestic wells during spraying can occur. Dean Axthelm cites cases of 2 4-D contamination. Avoid by not sumping hose end into the tank and purge the system if contamination occurs. Pump water for hours and flush pipes. Contact Environmental Health for highly toxic spills.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Omaha
Environmental Health Department
State Capitol
Nebraska Tourism Boosts Kimball and Greenwood Stations
Nebraska Game Commission reports peak summer traffic at two tourist stations. Greenwood Interchange on I 80 drew 3 476 visitors in June and 1 852 in early July, while Kimball saw 1 218 in June and 415 in early July. Last year Greenwood hosted 18 172 visitors from 50 states and 26 foreign countries. Kimball 4 549 from 50 states and 9 foreign nations. Staff at Greenwood include Marcia Gregerson Jeanne Gillespie and Janet Peake. Kimball duties are Sus tan Ebel Nancy Cortney and Melode Adels.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Kimball
Greenwood
The
Game Commission
Marcia Gregerson
Jeanne Gillespie
Janet Peake
Sustan Ebel
Nancy Corteney
Melode Adels
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George H. Fieming
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Highway Department
Treth
Bernie Camp Longs
Harvest Romance
Bernie Camp
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Rocky Mountain News
Leon A. Lafler
Chadron State Park
Halsey National Forest
Nate
Corm
Mr. Gardner
Exhausted
Stainer
Fanon
Kimball Tourist Station
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