Historical Society Declines Clear NPPD Plant Stance
Nebraska State Historical Society Board, meeting in Sidney, declined to take a position on NPPD plans to build a 600 megawatt plant at Sutherland rather than Bridgeport. The board did approve noting Sutherland would affect fewer historic sites, and said it would provide information when asked.
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Nebraska State Historical Society Board
Sidney
Nebraska Public Power District
Sutherland
Bridgeport
Society
Marvin Kivett
NPPD
State Game and Parks Commission
Wes Stevens
Potter Rivett
Nebraska
Frank
Kearney
Rock Bluff
Murray
Nye
Fremont
Hudson
Lincoln
Mud Springs
Pony Express
Pawnee
Cheyenne County
Robert Zuhlke
Death toll climbs in Rapid City flood disaster
Rapid City flood disaster reports 208 dead with 500 missing and 3,000 homeless. Federal help and local relief mobilize as plans raise funds for Red Cross and Salvation Army aid to survivors.
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Rapid City
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Striken Pennington County
Brumbaugh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ed Cole
Neal Craig
PCAA
10Th and
Jackson
Western Nebraska Express
13Th
Wayne Russell
Cheyenne County Red Cross
American Red Cross
Rapid City SD
Black Hills
Civil Defense
Duane L Corning
Donald Barnett
Canyon Lake
George McGovern
Richard Kneip
McGovern
Congress
Rapid City High School
Tall Tales Show Pioneers Spirit at Nebraska Banquet
Roger Welsch spoke at the Nebraska Historical Society banquet, sharing tall tales from plains life. He recounted humorous yet telling pioneer stories about a singing pet frog, the Blizzard of 1888, hoop snakes, and drought depressions, emphasizing the enduring pioneer spirit.
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Roger Welsch
Nebraska
Welsch
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Folklore
State Historical Society
Plains
Big Springs
Carhopping a Sidney Drive In: Hard Work and Tips
Jackie Fish, a Sidney drive in carhop for three summers, earns about three dollars in tips on busy nights. She endures rude customers and heat but calls the job honest and worth doing part time. She works six to seven hours per shift, five days a week, and plans to stay in the role for now.
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Jackie Fish
Sidney Drive-In
Jackie
Telegraph
Families Await Flood News and Grief in Rapid City Area
Cheyenne County families anxiously awaited word on relatives in the Rapid City flood zone. Reports list casualties and safe statuses, with many units awaiting casualty headquarters updates and relatives preparing to travel to Rapid City for details.
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Cheyenne County
Rapid City
Raymond
Fox
Sidney
Clayton S. Radcliffe
Custer
Nancy
Memorial Rest Home
Lowe
Casualty
Ed Bauman
Denny Smith
Smith
Barbara Anthony
LaVern Anthony
Marvin Anthony
Barbara
Keystone Area
Mt Rushmore
Ervin Fischer
Dale Fischer
J. Fred Parks
Ft Meade Veterans Hospital
Sturgis
S.C
Parks
Henry W. Petersen
Canyon Lake
Lucille Petersen
Clarence Strandberg
Frank Elmquist
Harold Johnson
Fred Reeds
Reed
Beckman Garage
Phil Masheks
Richard Mashek
Robert Mashek
Kenneth
Donald Holloway
Bob Gepfert
Panhandle Forecast Sees Showers With Warm to Cool Swing
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach 85 to 90 this afternoon, fall to 75 to 85 Tuesday, cooler tonight. Measurable precipitation 10 percent today and tonight, near zero Tuesday. Extended outlook through Friday stays partly cloudy with scattered showers and highs 70 to 80.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Planning Group To Hear Cole Commerce This Thursday
The County Planning and Advisory Council meets Thursday at eight p m in the Cheyenne County Courthouse basement. Rev Wilbur Bennett chairs as the group hears Cole Commerce and reviews Community Action Agency activity, a youth needs survey by Diane Tobin, a summer camp report by Cindy Hand, and Doris Alien on ESU 14 adult education. Bennett also delivers the chair's report. All members should attend and invite others to support low income and community planning efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Community Action Agency
Diane Tobin
Cindy Hand
Doris Alien
Rain Traces Persist As Weekend Weather Update
Rain measured as traces by the FAA Flight Service Station with a Friday airport total of 0.02 inches and 0.11 inches at High Plains Agricultural Laboratory. Traces continued Saturday and Sunday with HPAL recording 0.31 inch evaporation. Forecast calls for more rain this afternoon and tonight with showers through Friday and higher noon temperatures around 84 at HPAL.
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Federal Aviation Agency
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
HPAL
FAA
May Job-Seeking Boosted By Youth In Region
In Cheyenne Devel and Kimball counties May job applications rose 25 percent to 222 from April with 95 under 22 and students seeking summer work. Veterans accounted for 42 applications including 17 Vietnam era. Initial unemployment claims up 35 percent from April and 50 percent from May 1971 while continuing claims fell 1 percent. Placements reached 87 in May, up from 52 in April.
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Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Chester H. Hickman
Sidney
State Labor Department
Division of Employment
Hickman
Ninty
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Board of Historical Society
Tom Goranson
Pennington County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
U.S
Johnstown
Florida
Soum ‘Dakota
Valentine
Great American Desert
Cole
Educational Service Unit 14
Bennett
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