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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1973
Page
1
Willoughby a Potter native paralyzed at 12 by encephalitis credits psychology and self knowledge for coping He wrote ten magazines articles over eight years two forming his new book Secrets of Ego Power and Control Exposition Banner Press will release nationally June 29 currently sold at Book Keepers Sidney Nebraska.
The Panhandle region is mostly sunny this afternoon and Thursday with fair conditions and a warmup. Tonight will be cooler but not extreme with lows around the mid 40s and highs Thursday near the mid 80s, with westerly winds 8 to 12 mph and near zero percent precipitation.
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce manager Ed Cole announced an updated alert system to notify Sidney businesses of irregular checks shoplifting bogus bills and similar issues. The system uses a chain of five cards with business names and phone numbers to rapidly spread warnings within about 20 minutes.
Wheatbelt Public Power District presented Cheyenne County Fair Board with a $572.58 unpaid electricity bill covering 1968 to 1972 after meters remained connected post fair. Board OK'd $550 settlement and agreed annual meter readings to avoid future lapses while planning a $6,000 concrete restroom building and a $31,800 1973 budget.
The Sidney Telegraph expands its news staff with Gail Bergstad a recent University of Wyoming journalism graduate living in Potter. She will cover local general news and women’s page features joining reporters Dennis Berry Marjorie Bale and David Hendee. Bergstad was named outstanding graduating senior and won the Wallace R Biggs Scholarship for academic and professional promise.
Daniel J O Connor 22 son of Mr and Mrs James J O Connor was found dead at his Alliance home Monday evening from a self inflicted gunshot wound. County Attorney Paul Empson said no inquest is planned. He was born July 21 1951 in Alliance and graduated 1969 from St Agnes Academy. He attended the University of Nebraska and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. Survived by parents one brother Tom and three sisters Martha Ketteler Omaha Mary and Ann Funeral services set for 10 am Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church Father James E Murphy officiating Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Nebraska plans bids on July 12 for final grading and structures on 885 miles of I-80 between Brownson and West Sidney and 39 miles to East Interchange, aiming to complete I-80 across the state. Additional federal funds totaling 5.3 million will reduce impounded balance and advance paving later in August if Act 1973 passes. Environmental study for US 30 improvement near Sidney to Lodgepole also approved.
County commissioners notified farmers that plowing road shoulders is illegal after Roger Plantz found grass seeded under a federal program had been plowed in several areas. They plan reseeding and discussed funding questions with PCAA's Alien Arringdale, but no decision.
Marlee Jean Johnson of Dix was named Second Runner-Up in the Miss Nebraska Teen Ager Pageant in North Platte Saturday evening. The Dix High School student who will be a senior in the fall felt the experience was rewarding.
Contestants spent Friday and Saturday in North Platte with 25 finalists named in the Essay Contest. Marleejean, a contestant from St Paul, won first place for her essay Whats Right About America and received the First Place Plaque alongside awards for Miss Photogenic Miss Congeniality Miss Leadership Miss Personality and Miss Citizenship.
Gasoline shortages in Sidney remain largely unchanged but June allotments tighten supply. Dealers report limited stocks, with some doubling sales per available allotment, while others maintain day by day rationing. Travelers note high prices but few shortages, and farmers report diesel supply issues for irrigation pumps.
A two day hearing on Trans-Nebraska Airlines revocation of its air taxi certificate was continued indefinitely after FAA talks. Trans-Nebraska president Donald W Brown said negotiations to reinstate the certificate are underway following FAA action last month halting all flights. The service was started after Frontier Airlines cut a Chadron to Denver flight with a same day Alliance stop.
Tom Geu of Sidney earned a red ribbon at the state 4-H timely topics public speaking contest in Lincoln. He previously won the District Speech Contest, earning a chance to compete at the state level during 4-H Club Week.
Harold T. Chadderdon, chief of the FAA Lincoln office maintenance unit, will be the keynote speaker at Western Nebraska Technical College graduation. The ceremony starts at 2 p.m. in the college cafeteria.
Lincoln hosts the 57th State 1-H Club Week opening with Sidney youths collecting ID stickers and packets at the Nebraska Center Hall of Youth. Tom Geu, 15, and Steve Adams, 23, both of Sidney, are pictured picking up materials.
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