Train Removal Protest Faces Weak Unity Across Cities
Nebraska city council members show split backing for protesting the removal of trains Nos. 5 and 6 on Union Pacific. Sidney votes against action, while three allies push for protest only if hearings occur, indicating slim support and doubtful chances to upgrade service.
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Union Pacific
Nebraska
John Baudek
Une
Grand Island
Ogallala
Kimball
Sidney
Robert Hessle
del Koch
George Elwood
Edward Bauman
Stan Larabee
Sen. Clark
Robert L. Clark
Year Around Pool Appeal Brought to City Council
City council Monday night discussed reviving a year around indoor outdoor pool project as a joint municipal and school district venture. Mrs. David W. Young led supporters with others urging agenda placement and workable financing sharing nine months usage by the school district and the city. The mayor said proposals have been offered to the Sidney School Board but no decision reached and council members agreed to meet with the school board to revive the subject.
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Sidney School Board
David W. Young
Young
Lloyd S.o’halloran
Robert Decker
Robert Hossle
Nebraska Sales Tax Bill Shapes City County Budgets
A bill LB578 would raise Nebraska sales tax to three percent with 60 percent of the extra revenue to counties and 40 percent to cities. Sidney officials discuss the bill amid debate, citing $125,000 potential county city funds for general needs and tax levy relief. Opposition, including Sen. Terry Carpenter, questions tax base goals. City council plans further study at a special meeting.
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Nebraska
John Baudek
Cheyenne County
Baudek
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
City council denies $2,000 extra for hotel demolition
Cheyenne contractor John Farmer sought $2,000 more to tear down the Commercial Hotel on the city owned site. Five council members rejected the request, noting bidder Orville Filsinger had inspected the structure before bidding and that Farmer failed to do so. The city acquired the property as a gift from A. S. Hardy to clear the lot for off street parking.
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John Farmer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Filsinger Excavating Co
Filsinger
Farmer
del Koch
Chambers and City Plan Joint Dinner Meeting
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce board and Sidney city administration will meet tonight for a Dutch treat dinner at The Chateau to discuss mutual problems and improve liaison in Sidney area activities. Mayor Robert Hossle approved, following a Chamber suggestion in a letter to the mayor.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
City of Sidney
Chateau
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hossle
Chamber
E. K. Yanney
Ed Cole
Neighborhood Youth Corps Work Organized In Tri-County Area
Larry Bartek of Grand Island announced NYC summer work training in the tri county area. The program under the Economic Opportunity Act aims to place 14 to 21 year olds from low income families in 26 hour weekly jobs from June 9 to August 16 earning 1.30 per hour. Bernie Ruybal of Sidney is counselor coordinator for Cheyenne Deuel Kimball counties with local sponsors including public agencies and private nonprofits.
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Neighborhood Youth Corps
NYC
Larry Bartek
Grand Island
U. S. Department of Labor
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bernie Ruybal
Sidney
Sidney Area Nyc
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Ruybal
Nebraska State Employment Service Office
12Th Avenue
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Cheyenne County Extension Service
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Lodgepole
Potter and Gurley
Chappell and Kimball
Panhandle Community Action Agency
Gering
Agenda For Chamber Is Well Filled
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce lists meetings trips and planning. A June 14 delegation from Sidney Chappell and Lodgepole will attend a Highway 385 meeting in Lamar Colorado chaired by J W Vaughn. June 17 Citizens for Cheyenne County Development meet at the Country Club. June 19 NEBRASKAland Days Buffalo Bill luncheon reception in North Platte. Ed Cole heads plans as LB 979 would expand state vocational schools. Senators Clark and Gerdes will meet in Kansas City with HEW regarding moving 50 families to Western Nebraska Vo-Tech campus. A June 25 hail cloud seeding discussion is on the agenda.
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Cheyenne County
Buffalo Bill
Nebraskaland
Cole
Lincoln
Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry
Bob Clark
Gerdes
Alliance
Kansas City
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nebraska
Vo-Tech
Firemen tackle car blaze in Sidney neighborhood
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 1530 Cedar Tuesday night to extinguish a blaze in a 1961 station wagon owned by Leonard Wolfe of 1939 First Avenue.
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Sidney
Cedar
Leonard Wolfe
1St Avenue
Johnny Hopp to Give Baseball Books for Kids
Former major league star Johnny Hopp will appear at the Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co. office in Sidney this Friday June 13 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. He will distribute free Fundamentals of Baseball booklets to youngsters and give autographed pictures, while also offering baseball advice to attendees.
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Johnny Hopp
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Sidney
Aeme
Hopp
Weather Panhandle forecast shows cooling trend
Decreasing cloudiness this afternoon with variable skies tonight and Thursday. Light rain or drizzle this afternoon and a chance of showers Thursday morning. Highs 55 to 65 this afternoon, lows in the 40s, Thursday highs in the 60s. Rain chances 10 percent this afternoon, near zero tonight, 10 percent Thursday. Five day outlook calls for temperatures 4 to 10 degrees below normal through Monday, then warming next week with possible showers and thunderstorms. highs 65 to 75, lows 40 to 50.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Semi Spills Vitamin C Near Lodgepole Killing Bull
A semi carrying fresh produce struck a Black Angus bull east of Lodgepole on Highway 30 at 2 a m Monday, rolled onto its side in a ditch. The driver Albert C Herman, 38, Fresno Calif, was uninjured. The wreck damaged the tractor and trailer about $20,800. lettuce, oranges and lemons were spilled. cleanup finished by late afternoon.
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Lodgepole
Jack Robinson
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Albert C. Herman
Fresno
Calif
Carlson Ranch Co
North
Borrow Pit
Robinson
Omaha
Golden California Parking Co., Inc
Cheyenne County Chamber Talks 1970 Sidney Conventions
Ed Cole, manager, reports formal invitations issued by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce for three Sidney 1970 conventions. Bids have been made for the Nebraska Welfare Convention, the State Home Extension Clubwomen state convention, and the Nebraska Police Officers Association.
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Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Lifesaving Classes Run Locally This Week
Lifesaving classes have been conducted each morning over the past week by Mike Janda the assistant pool manager. A Telegraph Photo caption describes the local training effort and participants improving skills.
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Mike Janda
Rain Boosts Wheat Filling Stage in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County fields received 0.9 to 1.3 inches of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday, aiding wheat in the filling stage and easing drought stress. Officials note frost damage is possible but not yet widespread, with insect issues arising from mixed wet conditions and guidance given on worm control and insecticides.
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Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Lodgepole
Ruth Dykman
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Potter
George Coulter
Lorenzo
Sidney
Federal Aviation Agency
Chappell
Liljegren
Endrin
Art Hagen
Scottsbluff Experiment Station
Levin
Dylan
Missing Daughter Located After Weeklong Silence
Mr and Mrs Henry Meyer located their daughter Sharon Hickey in Norfolk Virginia awaiting her sailor husband Albert Hickey who is due in on Thursday morning. Brother in law Mike Hickey had followed to Savannah Georgia. The family had feared she was missing after a week of no calls, with authorities and Red Cross assistance. Sharon was reported safe and had apparently forgotten her promise to keep in touch.
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Henry Meyer
Sharon Hickey
Mr. Meyer
Norfolk
Albert Hickey
Mike Hickey
Savannah
the Meyers
Mike
Meyers
Sharon
Breakin Listed At Sales Barn Near Sidney
Cheyenne County sheriff investigates a breakin Monday night at the Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion northeast of Sidney. Entry through the west door. door not broken and may have been unlocked. An attempted break into a pop machine failed. some bottles broken. A wooden cabinet with cigarettes and candy was damaged and parts taken.
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Cheyenne County Sherifffs Office
Sidney
Three Staters Named To Office In Lincoln
Three Staters from Cheyenne County were elected to office at Cornhusker Boy and Girl State in Lincoln. Steven Olson of Lodgepole was named to the State Railway Commission Bill Fankhauser of Sidney joined the State Board of Education and Joette Pelster of St. Patrick's High School became State Attorney General. Governor honors went to Stan Walker of Scottsbluff and Connie Parenti of Omaha.
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Cheyenne County
Cornhusker
Lincoln
Steven Olson
Lodgepole
State Railway Commission
Bill Fankhauser
Sidney
State Board of Education
Joette Pelster
St. Patrick’s High School
Stan Walker
Scottsbluff
Connie Parenti
Omaha
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Senior Citizen Lease OK
10Th Ave
King St
Senior Citizens Organization
B. C
Beverly Cunningham
Council
Cunninghams
Glenn Weller
Senior Citizens Center
Tri-County
Peggy O’holleran
Dan Bruns
Sidney Municipal
Red Cross
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