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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
5
The Lincoln Journal urged a grand jury probe into four jail deaths in Alliance Nebraska, questioning jail treatment and calling for prompt action. District Judge Moran presses for higher prisoner standards as scrutiny grows over city and county facilities in the Panhandle.
The article notes the harvest season crowding U S 30 and nearby roads as combines move, predicting completion of the I 80 sections in the Panhandle by late 1973 or early 1974. Traffic relief is anticipated for tourists and travelers once gaps from Wyoming to the region are closed.
County residents are urged to keep August 20 through 23 open for Cheyenne County Fair. A volunteer fair board coordinates the event, with RCA rodeo and grandstand entertainment. The fair showcases local 4-H achievements and grows the fat calf auction, reflecting a year’s work by county families.
In 1931 The Telegraph recounts a reader tale where a farmer brings an empty four ounce carton of Puffed Wheat to a paper office. They calculate the processor earns 36 dollars per bushel of wheat while the market price for wheat hovers around 3 1/2 cents per bushel.
Farmers face unpredictable conditions as combines stand ready to harvest golden wheat. The piece reflects on tension between Mother Nature and a farmer's effort, praising the rewards of hard work in agriculture despite risks and hardships.
A regional overview lauds the year’s phenomenal wheat crop as acreage shifts west and north after a mid May Texas start. It notes factors from seed research to soil conditioning, hints at cloud seeding, and envisions hybrid wheat boosting yields to 100 to 150 bushels per acre while urging new uses and ongoing research.
Citizens question a 1.2 million dollar budget for Nebraska Western College for the next year. Board cites rising mill levy curiosity, with projections to 7.75, while critics urge program cuts and tuition relief. mentions athletic costs and new vocational plans, plus letters praising local hospitality in Sidney tied to public relations.
Editorial calls for a grand jury investigation into four Indian deaths in Nebraska within a year. Nebraskan officials, including Indian commissioner Robert Mackey, urge a probe to assess police and jail treatment and broader law enforcement policies near Indian reservations, with Alliance highlighted as especially troubled.
Congressman Dave Martin announced House Appropriations approved 350000 for the Platte River basin study in Nebraska. The project totals about 2.2 million and, as the second stage of the Water Resources Development Plan, would address flood control water development groundwater recharge and conservation across the Platte River Basin and its tributaries.
Washington report notes the House's 266 to 18 vote to kill contempt charges against CBS and Frank Stanton over material for The Selling of the Pentagon. Lawmakers accuse CBS of misrepresenting interview responses while defending press freedom and self policing.
The FDA reports enzyme detergents may trigger skin and breathing issues in sensitive workers and cites about 150 complaints since market entry. A NAS review is planned to evaluate all data and determine if further clinical studies are needed. Also noted are rising labor force participation by mothers and new federal guidelines for construction contractor employment standards.
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