Bulletin of historical highlights and forecasts
Today Monday June 16 1975 marks the 167th day with 198 remaining On this date 1963 Valentina Tereshkova first woman in space was launched From Kentucky Harrodsburg founded in 1974 Lincoln said a house divided cannot stand 1858 Alaska gold rush began 1897 Maginot Line abandoned 1940 Eisenhower canceled Japan visit 1960 Vietnam battalions deployed 1 1969 Holleben freed 1968 Nixon visit Damascus restored ties 1967 war Thought for today Napoleon quote Forecast Panhandle partly cloudy with thundershowers highs mid 70s to mid 80s tonight cooler extended outlook Nebraska mid 70s to low 80s with rain chances
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Valend Tina ‘Fereshkova
Seviet Union
Kentucky
Harrodsburg
Abraham Lincoln
Springfeld
Alaska
Brazil
Ehrenfried von Holleben
Algeria
Richard M Nixon
Damascus
Syria
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Washington
Continental Congress
Associated Press
Panhandle
Nebraska
The
Court actions bound over in embezzlement cases
Frank H Finney former Sidney principal faces district court after a preliminary hearing for embezzling funds from the South Elementary School lunch fund from 1972 to 1975. Doris Koch of Kripal Motor Co, a bookkeeper, also bound over for trial after pleading guilty to embezzlement involving about 13000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H Finney
Sidney
James L Macken
Scottsbluff
Finney
South
Doris Koch
Kripal Motor Co
Kripal
Koch
Careless Driving Charge After City Collision
Police report two Friday and Saturday crashes. Richard Borchert of Sidney faces careless driving after his car struck a stopped Ford driven by Monica Larson of Potter on 10th Ave and Illinois St, causing 500 in Larson damage and 150 in Borchert damage, while Larson’s Ford hit a 1969 Oldsmobile driven by John Craig causing 175 in Craig damage. Earlier, David C. Young of Brownson was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene after a one car crash near 10th Ave and Toledo St damaged two trees a power pole and a guy wire with 700 in repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Borchert
Sidney
10Th Ave
Illinois St
Borchert Auto
Ford
Monica Larson
Potter
Larson Auto
Oldsmobile
John Craig
Craig Auto
Sturday
David C. Young
Brownson
Birth of Joshua Bruce Gentry in Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bruce Gentry of Peetz Colorado welcomed a son Joshua Bruce born at 1 08 p m June 13 weighing six pounds seven and three fourths ounces Judi Ann and Coby Charles are his sister and brother Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Rex Gentry Sterling and Mr and Mrs John Heimbegner Atwood Great grandparents are Beryl Gentry and Bruce Taylor Sterling Colorado
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Bruce Gentry
Peetz
Colo
Joshua Bruce
Memorial Hospital
Judi Ann
Coby Charles
Rex Gentry
Sterling, Colo
John Heimbegner
Atwood
Beryl Gentry
Bruce Taylor
Deaths in the region Ethel A Crosby and three others
Ethel A Crosby 80 died at a Denver hospital after months of illness She was a Nebraskan former Cheyenne County resident Survived by son Wayne Durango Colo daughter Beryle Cain Denver brother Robert Robertson Boise Idaho four grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services held at Slinger Mortuary interment Crown Hill cemetery John Leeland French 80 Sidney son of James M and Carrie Bender French born Sept 15 18% in Wyoming died Saturday at West Nebraska General Hospital Scottsbluff He had lived in Wyoming Kimball County and Sidney retiring in 1959 Survived by wife Meriechen of Sidney two daughters Deloris Campbell Casper Wyoming Elaine Scheele Dix two sons James French Tracy California Gordon French Dix nine grandchildren five great grandchildren two brothers Dale Myron French one sister Millie McDonald all Wyoming He was preceded in death by two brothers three sisters and one granddaughter Funeral 10 30 am Thursday Holewein Funeral Home Sidney with Rev Darrell A Davis officiating Burial Greenwood Cemetery Oscar O Aurich 89 Dalton died early Saturday at Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home Sidney Born February 8 1886 in Farrar Missouri He farmed west of Gurley then moved to Gurley and later to Dalton Survived by wife Anna Dalton three sons Marvin Loyde Willard all Dalton one daughter Jeanette Ahlm Gurley two brothers Edwin Potter and William Perryville Missouri one sister Melissa Roth Cape Girardeau Missouri 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren He preceded in death by one child two sisters and four brothers Funeral 10 am Tuesday at Salem Lutheran Church Gurley Burial Dalton Cemetery Memorials to Lutheran Hour and Salem Lutheran Church Holechek Funeral Home in charge
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Ethel A. Crosby
Ethel A Crosby
Denver
Cheyenne County
Wayne
Durango
Colo
Beryle Cain
Robert Robertson
Boise
Idaho
Muriel Crosby
Slinger Mortuary
Crown Hill Cemetery
John L. French
John Leeland French
Sidney
James M
Carrie Bender French
Wyoming
West Nebraska General Hospital
Scottsbluff
French
Kimball County
Mr French
Linda Tompson
Emma Benson
Cheyenne
Dix
James French
Tracy, Calif
Gordon French
Dale
Myron French
Millie McDonald
Oscar O. Aurich
Oscar O Aurich
Dalton
Adolph
Josephine Aurich
Farrar
Lodgepole Plaza
Salem Lutheran Church
Ferrar
Anna Dahlkoetter
Altona
Nebraska
Gurley
Anna
Marvin
Loyde
Willard Aurich
Jeanette Ahlm
Edwin
Potter
William
Perryville
Melissa Roth
Cape Girardeau
C.R. Moermond
Lutheran Hour
Holechek Funeral Home
Hospital Notes Summary from Multiple Locations
Hospital notes list several patients across Sidney Chappell Lodgepole Peetz Cold and Col. including Mirla Benzel Connie Brauer Wesley Bill Helen I Houser Randy Wills Hazel Cedar Blanche Queen Barbara Gentry Thomas Sutton Lashley and baby Patricia Whitemire Lindsay. Names appear with no dates or actions recorded.
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Sidney
Mirla Benzel
Connie Brauer
Wesley Bill
Helen I. Houser
Randy Wills
Chappell
Hazel
Thomas Sutton
Randy Krueger
Helen Houser
Lashley
Baby
Patricia Whitmire Peetz
Colo
Charles Howard Lindsay
Lovely health salon opens in Sidney with women focus
More than 50 local women enroll in weight gain or loss programs at Lovely a women only health salon at 826 10th Ave Sidney under Shirley Morgan two months after opening. Equipment includes steam bath sun lamp tread mills and gym gear. Morgan trained with Vic Tanny Gyms in California plans for a men’s basement gym. Hours 3 to 9 pm Monday to Friday by appointment Saturday.
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David Hendee
Lovely
Sidney Lovely
Shirley Morgan
10Th Ave
Allied Western and Tack Shop
Morgan
Vic Tanny
California
Five Rocky Mountain Arsenal workers exposed to nerve gas
At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver five workers were exposed to nerve gas vapors on May 29 when a drain in the bomb disposal unit clogged. They showed minor symptoms such as pupil constriction and a lowered blood enzyme, received an antidote, and were kept under observation for 10 days before returning to work.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Arsenal
Art Whitney
Whitney
Sidney kindness warms Boise visitors in rain
Letter from Mr and Mrs Art Bockmann of Boise Idaho thanks the people of Sidney for a friendly welcome parking their motor home overnight and a helpful postmaster who invited two bicyclists to dry out in his home. The note praises Sidney's hospitality amid gloomy news.
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Sidney
Art Bockmann
Boise
Idaho
Jury selection begins for Banks at Custer trial
American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks faces second degree arson assault with a dangerous weapon riot while armed with a club and two counts of burglary of an automobile in a 1973 Custer County Courthouse disturbance. A gag order limits coverage to in court proceedings as jury selection starts. Banks is free on 13500 dollar bond. several co defendants have been convicted or pleaded guilty.
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Custer SD (Ap
Dennis Banks
Custer County
Marshall Young
Rapid City
Young
Banks
Custer Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Dahl
Mot Springs
Sarah Bad Heart’ Ball
Richard High Eagle
Wakpala
John Carlson
Minneapolis
Minn
AIM
Custer
Bad Heart Bull
Wesley
Buffalo Gap
Bad Heart
Bull
Morrill Boy Dies In Guernsey Reservoir
A 9 year old Morrill boy Edward Latta drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming at Guernsey Reservoir during a family outing, according to Platte County coroner officials.
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Guernsey
Wyo
Morrill
Platte County
Edward Latta
Missing plane search suspended over Colorado peaks
The Colorado Civil Air Patrol suspended the search for a light Cessna 172 carried by Ridgecrest, California family members after strong winds up to 40 mph and two feet of snow hampered efforts near Longs Peak. Pilot Morris Batey, 36, wife, and child disappeared June 4 en route from Ridgecrest to Minneapolis after refueling in Grand Junction then missing at Akron.
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Longmont
Colo
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Rockies
California
Patrol
Harry Blakeman
Blakeman
Continental Divide
Ohe Rauur Naa
Morris Batey
Ridgecrest
Calif
Batey
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Junction
Westcentral
Colorado
Akron
Rural Areas Safer But Urban Crime Clouts Rural Ohio Study Cites Factors
The USDA notes crime in small towns and rural areas rises with national trends but remains far lower than in cities. Burglary risk is 152.5 times higher urban than rural. car theft seven times. NYC robbery nearly 14 times. Ohio rural study finds 60% of culprits from cities and 74% under 30. Officials cite rural values and tight community ties as deterrents while urging stronger community programs and extension offices for information.
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US Department of Agriculture
New York City
FBI
Ohio
Will Erwin
America
Howard Phillips
State Farm Bureau
Erwin
County Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
U S. Department of Agriculture
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Fort Sidney Hotel
Chey-Lohs
Saddle Club Arena
Joshua Bruce Gentry
Gentry
Sidney Newspapers Inc
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National Newspaper Association
Nebraska Press Association
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Lawrence E. Boyer
Frank Partsch
Bey Haupt
Henry J M Meysenburg
Bill Cox
Wikning
Tere
Linebraskatpress Association
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Newsday
Long Island
White House
State Department
Treasury Department
Treasury
New York
Walter Winston
First National City Bank
United States
Arnold Muehling
Lutheran Brotherhood
Fraternal Insurance Society
Muehling
Ray Aden
Littleton
Mrs. Morgan
Lowely
Agri-Products
Fie ‘Arly
Senate
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