Wheat growers seek urban backing in Congress
A Nebraska delegation from the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn led by Wayne Allen travels to Washington for three days to press urban members of Congress for support of HR 7097 the administration wheat bill. They explain the need to raise bread prices fairly and show that farmers now receive about 11 percent of loaf costs while bakers and wholesalers take most, citing a $400 million annual treasury saving.
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Nebraska
Washington D. C
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Wayne Allen
NWGA
Allen
U.S. Treasury
Ron Maas
Potter
Louie Miller
Sidney
Bob Stoddard
Harrisburg
John Coyle
Curtis
Everett Kisker
McCook
Vic Haas
Alliance
Fred Lush
Conventions Highlight Bible as Book of Books
Sidney congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses will boost Bible focus at district assemblies nationwide. Dale K. Green, presiding minister, notes the Bible is indispensable to Christian life and assemblies from Alaska to Florida will showcase it. Local delegation plans attendance in Albuquerque July 15 18. Green says assemblies sponsored by the Watch Tower Society run June to August to refresh spiritual strength.
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Sidney
Sidney Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Dale K. Green
Fairbanks
Alaska
St. Petersburg
Florida
New York City
Honolulu
Hawaii
Canada
Green
Albuquerque
N. M
Watch Tower Society
Andes Mountain System Spans 4500 Miles Across Americas
The Andes Mountain system extends over 4500 miles from the Caribbean coast to the southern tip of South America, running through multiple countries and shaping regional geography and climate.
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Caribbean
South America
Damage High In Three Car Crash
A three car rear end collision Friday afternoon caused over 500 in damage. David G. Egging of Sidney, Dean B. Freeman of Brigham City Utah, and Phyllis J. Bottom of Ogallala were involved. Damages were 125, 225 and 175 with no injuries reported.
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Safety Patrol
John Trenerry
David G. Egging
Sidney
Highway 30
Highway 385
Dean B. Freeman
Brigham City
Utah
Egging
Freeman
Phyllis J
Ogallala
Sheriff Eyes Pope in Bank Robbery Probe
Madison County sheriff says he wants to question bank robber Duane Pope about an Illinois holdup with FBI consent. Two loggers were found strangled near Hamel, where the crime occurred, and the suspect’s description matched Pope. Pope’s college coach recalls him at a game after the holdup and denied missing practice the prior day.
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Madison County
Ilinois
Duane Pope
Barney Fraundorf
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pope
FBI
Hamel
Fraundorf
Colorado Holds Vast High Mountain Lands Count
Colorado dominates U S high elevations with 54 of the 69 tallest peaks and about three quarters of the nation’s land above 10 000 feet according to figures cited from Denver.
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Denver
Colorado
United States
Fifth grader writes against fighting as an escape line
In Covington Kentucky an AP report notes a fifth grade pupil wrote a paragraph on resolutions stating I will not fight my sister unless She fights me first or makes me mad or I feel like it. The line suggests an attempt to avoid violence and find a peaceful stance.
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Covington, Ky
Ernest Meadors
Prize Offered for Nebraska Cattle Book Title
Berne R. Coulter reports a $100 prize for the best title for Nellie Yast Snyder’s forthcoming Nebraska cattle industry book. The Nebraska Stock Growers Association seeks photos of early cattle scenes and requests information to aid the work, which covers glacial origins, sandhills formation, Indians, buffalo, trails, railroads, and the Mormon and Oregon Trails, with completion expected in fall 1966.
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Berne R. Coulter
Bridgeport
Nebraska Stock Grower Association
Nebraska
Nellie Yast Snyder
North Platte
Jake
Coulter
Nebraska Sandhills
Okay For Wheat Spraying Warns County Agent
Cheyenne County agent Ivan Liljegren relays agronomy officials from the University of Nebraska say 2-4,D can safely spray wheat. He notes rumors of FDA seizure fears are unfounded and cites a six year old FDA finding that residues are not harmful. The only restriction addresses grazing dairy cattle on sprayed pastures for at least one week after spraying.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
University of Nebraska
Liljegren
British Immigrants Help Found Patagonia Settlements
British settlers, many from the Falkland Islands, pioneered communities in Patagonia near the century's end, shaping early regional development and cross Atlantic ties.
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Falkland Islands
Patagonia
Argentina
Strength in freedom aids global security and liberty
The message extols building strength to defend freedom as the surest security in the world, emphasizing resolve and unity in upholding democratic values and collective safety. It frames freedom as foundational to lasting security.
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