Pricey land use plan faces recall in Lincoln County
The Sidney Telegraph editorial argues that Lincoln County commissioners who approved a county land use plan should resist recall efforts. It defends due process, notes public hearings and legislative final approval, and urges thorough public engagement to address objections to planning and zoning in Cheyenne County. The piece urges preserving the commissioners and handling objections through proper channels.
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Lincoln County
Court of
Cheyenne County
Title IX rules spark debate on college sports and equality
A critique of new federal rules to end sex discrimination in schools, arguing they could reshape intercollegiate athletics. The piece questions impact on bathrooms, funding, and the traditional spectator focus, urging a constructive embrace of change while noting strong opinions from critics.
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Sam
Darrell Royal
STAMPEDE stage review with cast and editor notes
A mixed theater review covers the Stampede production with regulars Matzke Fix MecVicker Vencill and Huff Misegadis plus Trish Mueller, and Julie McRoberts at the piano. High points are ballads and Western songs while dialogue lags. notes on last year’s favorable Nebraska Press Association impressions and readers’ letters about bridge and poker pepper the piece.
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Jay Matzke
Jobe Fix
Mike MecVicker
Sue Vencill
Peggy Huff
Trish Mueller
Julie McRoberts
Lisco
Western Nebraska Division
Nebraska Press Association
Sidney
Bi-Centennial Sculpture project in Nebraska
The Times praises the Bi-Centennial sculpture plan for Nebraska with scope and imagination while noting objections over cost and design. The editorial urges support for Sidney as a sculpture site and hopes the project succeeds and draws interest and respect.
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New York Times
Nebraska
the Times
The
Times
Interstate 80
Pablo Picasso
Chicago
Picasso
Sidney
Nebraskan neighbors aid fund for Bruce Vizina medical bills
Families, friends, and town residents respond with generosity in a community fund drive for Bruce Vizina. Contributions range from student donations at South Elementary School to several hundred dollars from St Patrick's Church surplus and prize money from the Community Improvement Clean-up Contest.
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Bruce Vizina
Bruce
South Elementary School
St. Patrick's Church
The Quiet Enduring Influence of Justice Douglas on the Court
The piece argues that William O. Douglas, appointed by Roosevelt, remains a powerful but frail force on the Supreme Court. It notes his stroke, hospitalizations, and lingering resolve to serve, while urging a successor after health decline and the election cycle. It reflects on Ford’s appointments and the need for a younger Douglas to sustain constitutional defense.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Fdr
William Douglas
Roosevelt
US Supreme Court
Justice Douglas
Walter Reed Hospital
Douglas
Gerald Ford
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Hugo Black
Supreme
Supreme Court
Nixon Majority Court
William O. Douglas
Iris
William Jennings Bryan
Ford
Lincoln Journal
Cities weigh sales tax to supplement property taxes
Nebraska towns face rising costs and payrolls prompting talks of a city sales tax. Omaha and Lincoln already tap this, with 3.5 percent in some areas and 2 percent elsewhere. North Platte eyed it to avoid higher property levies, estimating around 900000 yearly. Bellevue near Offutt confers distortion in figures. Council opposed after retail groups balked, choosing to stick with property taxes and cut budgets. Norfolk, with mill levies at 18.34, shows how sales tax could temper but not replace property tax long term.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
North Platte
Bellevue
North Platte’s
Offutt Air Force Base
Norfolk
Norfolk Daily News
Interstate deaths rise despite 55 mph limit in Nebraska
Despite a 55 mph limit on Interstate 80, traffic deaths rose from 19 in the year ending March 1974 to 21 180 in the next 12 months. Officials blame careless driving, while a 65 mph allowance for minor excess was vetoed by Gov. Exon as unconstitutional. Energy surveys and Platte River issues also appear, with overtime pay disputes and public employee claims noted.
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Lincoln
Burea
J James Exon
State Patrol
State Justice Department
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Federal Energy Administration
Victor Lyng
FEA
Kansas City
Nebraska
Platte
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