Sidney Telegraph editorial page overview
The Sidney Telegraph is Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It serves Cheyenne County as the official newspaper and is published by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 830 11th Ave in Sidney. It holds AP and Nebraska Press Association membership.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Bidney
Who Will Lead Us in a Struggling City and County
A call for united, proactive leadership to reverse population loss and economic decline. The piece urges an intelligent, aggressive young leadership to guide Sidney and Cheyenne County into the 1970s, emphasizing action over defeatism and the urgency to begin now.
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Sidneys
Cheyenne County
Why The Delay Editorial on Speeding Trucks
An editorial recounts a near miss with a Large truck on Clinois Street in a 25 zone that accelerated to 50 mph in a 35 zone. The writer notes no hostility toward trucking but urges adherence to Sidney speed laws and calls for police action.
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Clinois St
Little Audrey
Audrey
Sidney
Waiting For What Lincoln Police Build Fence At Headquarters
In Lincoln the police department erects a tall wire mesh fence around headquarters to await steel plating and bullet proof glass. A police inspector says the measure protects personnel as agitators claim police are the offenders and should not need protection. The piece questions when enforcement will be forced to shoot back and if the system will be destroyed.
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Lincoln
Beware the Approach of Low Mood in Cheyenne County
The piece notes a decline in population with 4 300 people lost and ongoing revenue drop as farmers and professionals depart. It cites farm produce underperforming and congressional voices pressing cuts to farmer subsidies while residents defend the current state and resist new people or business.
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Congress
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sense of Humor Police Pig Badges Catch On
In Long Beach California police officers adopt pig shaped badges reading Pride Integrity Guts and adds S for Service. What began as a joke spread to hundreds of officers reducing insults by turning the insult into a badge.
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America
Long Beach
Calif
California
Ogallala Sees Population Gain From Industry Growth
In an 18 county area west of Lincoln County only two counties show population increases Keith and Scotts Bluff While Ogallala gains 600 people due to expanded industry the town benefits from payrolls leadership and civic projects The local Chamber and Civic Improvement Association push an industry appreciation effort with a free coffee day to sustain support for growing industry and economic diversification across Keith County and nearby regions.
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Lincoln County
Scotts Bluff
Keith
Keith County
Ogallala
Brule
Pose Pnetty
Boy Scouts
Nebraska
M&cook
Chamber of Commerce and
Lake McConaughy
Yellowstone
Pacific Northwest
Colorado
Keith County News
Nixon urged to back Cooper Church Cambodia restraint bill
The Lincoln Star argues President Nixon should publicly support or compromise on the Cooper Church amendment restricting U S involvement in Cambodia. It notes June 30 troop withdrawal, no current advisors, and calls for a united approach to avoid open ended commitments in Indochina.
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Nixon
Cambodia
Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
Indochina
U.S
Cooper
Church
Cooper-~ Church
Rione
Laos
Cooper~Church
United States
South Vietnam
Congress
The
Lincoln Star
Congress backs SST despite public demand for funds
The House Appropriations Committee approved 290 million for continued SST development, arguing aviation leadership requires speed. Critics say money would better serve pollution control transit health research and job losses loom if the SST is delayed or dropped. Rep. Sidney R. Yates calls the decision shocking.
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John A. Volpe
U.S
House Appropriations Committee
Sidney R. Yates
Lincoln Journal
Governor Tiemann plans special session on game commission building funding
Lincoln Gov Norbert Tiemann will call a special session to resolve the disputed 691000 appropriation for the State Game Commission HQ and potential driver license fee issue. The timing depends on a Supreme Court supplemental opinion clarifying whether 511000 or 691000 funding, plus related bonds and mortgages, is valid.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Norbert T. Tiemann
State Game Commission
Tiemann
State Supreme Court
Game Commission
High Court
Supreme Court
M. W. Anderson Construction Co
State Fair Board
Agence
Midwest farm power shift threatens Nixon era farm bill
Dividing farmers across the Midwest challenge Nixon era policy as the omnibus farm bill, parity and subsidies face opposition. Farm income rose to 16 billion, but administration plans to end parity and tie subsidies to world prices draw fierce resistance from 32 farm groups led by NFU and NFO. Southern bloc politics, seed payments cuts, and regional divides threaten passage and broader political realignments.
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Midwest
Richard Nixon
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
AFBF
National Farmers Organization
NFO
National Farmers Union
NFU
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Dakotas
Rockies
Mississippi
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Omnibus Farm Program
W. R. Poage
D. Tex
House Agriculture Committee
House
White House
Poage
Congress
South
House Livestock and Grains
Wheat and Feed Grains Coalition
NIU
NIQ
Berson
GOP
Nixon
Senate
The Parable Of The Pea Patch
A tale contrasts rich land peas users buying at 3.30 with nearby growers and pods for fuel. Senators critique higher imports at 3.50 while distant tribes press for a bigger share. Local growers falter as peas and pods vanish, probing whether Proximate is prophet or Pied Piper.
Tax Equity Urged For Nebraska Livestock Producers
M. M. Van Kirk argues for tax equity benefiting Nebraska cattlemen and ranchers. He notes high personal property taxes on livestock and equipment, contrasts with rising costs and low parity, and supports Proposition 10 to allow selective personal property tax exemptions.
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Nebraska
U.S
State Tax Commissioner's Office
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