Editorial: Kennedy Tragedy and Sidney I-80 Plan Clash
The Sidney Telegraph offers sympathy for Senator Robert F. Kennedy and urges unity on I-80 interchange planning. It argues for a single interchange south of Sidney to better control development near the airport, reduce costs, and serve travelers, urging county involvement and a united front. It also discusses Senator Williams proposed farm subsidy cuts, favoring limits to save funds while noting potential farmer skepticism amid tax and war pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sle
Sidney
State Highway Department
Cheyenne
Williams
Congress
Sen. Williams
Desalting Sea Water for Americas Future
The piece argues growing US water shortages will require new sources, especially sea water via nuclear desalting plants. It cites progress including a Caspian Sea facility in Shevchenko and West Coast developments, and notes public funding and the Apollo program’s renewed pace toward moon missions before 1970.
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New York City
East Coast
Southwest
American Southwest
Colorado
Shevchenko
Caspian Sea
Russia
Mangyshlak
America
Kennedy
Transplant mystery delays funeral in Richmond case
A Richmond Virginia funeral for a man with massive brain injuries was delayed while investigators sought to confirm if his heart had been transplanted into another man. An attorney for the family said neither autopsy nor heart removal had been authorized, highlighting issues from the then new transplant procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Free TV debate argues for subscription service liberty
John Johnston argues in The Chicago Daily News that a free country should allow a paid subscription television option. He cites FCC rules proposed to prevent monopoly, ensure four or more stations exist, limit to recent films, and keep weather and a nightly news as free.
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George Murphy
R-Cal
Senate
Federal Communications Commission
Hollywood
California
David
FCC
John Johnston
Chicago Daily News
Washington is Sick and the Capital’s Fearful Quiet
An editorial laments Washington DC's post riot trauma with $24 million in damage. It cites violence arson and looting, calls for stronger protection and peacetime unity, while urging citizens nationwide to uphold law and civic duty to restore peace.
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Washington
D.C
Lincoln Memorial
Resurrection City
HOUSE
Senate
Johnson Administration
District of Columbia
Congress
Rocky Mountain News
Comedy Of Errors Hits State Game Commission
A harsh critique of the State Game Commission shortcomings in the past week. The piece condemns leadership, questions authority over hiring a director, and notes Mel Steen’s disputed remaining term as acting director. It urges cooperation, better policy direction, and possible consolidation under the governor.
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State Game Commission
Game Commission
Commission
Mel Steen
Norbert Tiemann
Steen
Deserved Boos for The Supreme Court and Its Umpire
A North Platte Telegraph column defends the Supreme Court for expanding access to counsel and education opportunities for the poor, noting controversial attacks from the Far Right. It argues that rulings aimed at equal treatment show the rule of law is hard, that mobs forget, and that society needs the umpire to keep order.
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Supreme Court
Department of Historical Ironies
John Birch Society
North Platte Telegraph
Ki Ba Chay Mo District 4 H Camp Opens June 13
The Ki-Ba-Chey-Mo District 4 H Camp starts June 13 at the National Guard Armory. Members should mail registration and health certificates today, bring a cot sleeping bag swimsuit and camp clothes, and note silverware is provided. Wheat crops face rust concerns. Dr. Eric Kerr plans rust control field sprays. Propane research shown as a potential crop energy source with mixed past yield results.
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Ki-Ba-Chey-Mo
National Guard
Eric Kerr
Panhandle
Northern Gas Products Company
Lexington
University of Nebraska
Mead Field Laboratory
Sidney editor urged to survey parking meter issue again
A reader praises the newspaper but urges the editor to reopen a public survey on Sidney parking meters. The letter argues meters misused and harming merchants, calling for adult, modern ideas and a responsive city council.
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Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Molasses Spill At Ness City Co op Feed Mill
An unattended pump at the Ness City co op feed mill released about 2000 gallons of molasses into a grain mixer pit and onto the floor. Workers addressed the slick spill and no injuries were reported.
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Ness City
Kan
Co-Op
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Apollo
North Platte
Ivan Liljegren
National Farmers Organization
Roman Empire
Rome
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