Agencies' dispute delays oil leasing at former Sioux depot
A jurisdictional clash between the Interior Department Bureau of Land Management and the General Services Administration halted bid openings for oil rights on the former Sioux Army Depot in Cheyenne County. Twenty three bids were entered, but bids will be sealed and postponed until responsibility for selling leases is resolved, delaying exploration funds for bidders and possibly two to three years. The delay comes as other drilling activity continues nearby in Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties amid wet weather slowing operations.
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Cheyenne County
Dept. of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Cheyenne
Wyo
General Services Administration
BLA
Washington
GSA
Texas
BSA
Uncle Sam
Red Feather Petroleum Corp
Jack Chain
No. 1
Hruska
Nene
Bushnell
Carlson
Swsw
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Patrick A. Doheny
Kimball County
Wildcat
Braden-Gear
Huff
Bander and Couch, Inc
Scottsbluff County
Toltek Drilling Co
John A. Reeves and Associates
Banner County
G.C. Rodgers
Toltek
Giant turtle fossils found along Interstate 80 near Lodgepole
Fossil beds unearthed during highway excavation south of Lodgepole reveal petrified remains of enormous Galapagos like land turtles. University of Nebraska anthropology student Bill Rovnak and field crews described 13 beds with seven potentially valuable, including large shells cast for study. Construction crews will route around beds to avoid delays while paleontologists continue digging.
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Lodgepole
Bill Rovnak
University of Nebraska
Telegraph
Interstate
State Museum
Kenneth Quinn
Gadsden
Cynthia
Robert Buschow
Blue Hill
John Knapp
Springfield
Benson Obitz
Red Cloud
Rovnak
Lodgpole
Novynak
Chappell
Sedgwick
Colo
Waste Collection Fee Hike Being Requested
City Manager John Baudek plans to urge the council to raise waste collection charges effective August 1. He cites stagnant revenue, rising costs, and aging trucks, proposing higher residential rates from 2 to 2.75 dollars and commercial fees tied to pickups, with a goal to cover through 1976 77 and avoid further hikes.
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John Baudek
Baudek
Lodgepole area fossils finds by young anthropologist
Bill Rovnak of Omaha poses with two fossilized turtle pieces unearthed southeast of Lodgepole during Interstate 80 work. Thirteen sites yielded turtle fossils eight feet below the ground as heavy machinery cut through hills. The remains date to ancient Galapagos turtles from millions of years ago.
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Bill Rovnak
Omaha
Lodgepole
Rovnak
State Museum
Dry Weather OF Budget Meeting Monday Needed Here For Harvest
One of the wettest years in history for this region shows few signs of change. Heavy rains kept humidity high and wheat awaiting dry conditions while combines sat idle despite a sunny Thursday. The annual Sidney United Fund budget meeting is set for Monday July 27 at 8 p.m. at the Avco Finance Company Office to set the coming campaign goal after hearing requests from participating organizations. The 1970 drive met its $12,200 goal, with rainfall varied across the area. Temperatures have been cool, with recent ranges from 52 to 80 degrees.
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Sidney United Fund
United Fund
Avco Finance Company
Lth Avenue
Benny Hochman
Dalton
Gurley
Federal Aviation Agency
Oscar Marty Funeral Set
Oscar M Marty 60 died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital after two weeks illness. Funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Harlan Brei, burial Greenwood Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Memorial born Feb 4 1910 Lincoln Kan to Henry and Amalia Marty. Married July 27 1941 Yuma Ariz to Dollce Ambrosier. WWII veteran. Survived by wife, son Roger, two daughters Sandra Bennett Florence Barr, nine grandchildren, two brothers Emil and Ed, two sisters Clara Leiker Alma Buck. Preceded by parents and two siblings.
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Oscar M Marty
Memorial Hospital
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Harlan Brei
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Oscar Martin Marty
Lincoln
Kan
Henry
Amalia von Fange Marty
Yuma
Ariz
Dollce L. Ambrosier
Marty
Salina
Kaw
Sidney
The
Egging Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 610
Elks Lodge
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Roger
Hot Springs
Sandra Kay Bennett
Sterling
Public Hearings on Two I-80 Strips Near Dix
The Nebraska Department of Roads will hold hearings on two I-80 projects from Kimball to Dix and Dix to Potter totaling about 14.2 miles. The plan includes grading structures and concrete paving, plus an interchange south of Dix and grade separation structures west and east of the interchange. Written requests to attend a hearing should be sent to the Department of Roads.
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Lincoln
State Highway Advisory Commission
Sidney
Department of Roads
Sidney Area
Advisory Commission
Highway Department
Commission
Nebraska Department of Roads
Dix
Kimball
Potter
County proposes major mill levy cut for next year
County commissioners propose an 8.3 mill levy for 1970-71 down from 12.65 in 1969-70 and 14 in 1968-69. Public hearing at the courthouse on July 29 at 9 a.m. will run to meet state law. The budget projects $1,448,500 total expenditures and $417,101 from property tax sources based on a $51,125,640 tangible valuation.
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Board of County Commissioners
Keen-Teens Meet Monday at Methodist Church
The Keen-teens organization schedules a Monday evening gathering at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, inviting new members aged 9 to 12 grade and welcoming adults to join as guides as a Keen-Teen headquarters is established.
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Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Light bulb listed as fire cause in Sidney blaze
Fire Chief Dan Benzel said a light bulb likely caused a fire at the Don Bevan home last Friday night. The bulb, on a trouble light used as an extension cord to a refrigerator, probably fell into clothing in the basement, igniting a pile of combustible material and causing extensive damage.
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Sidney
Don Bevan
Dan Benzel
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Panhandle
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Sam Countryman
Don Dey Ermand
Checker
George Coulter
Dey Ermand
Oscar Marty
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