Northwestern Bell Increases Long-Distance Rates in Nebraska
The Nebraska State Railway Commission approves rate changes for Northwestern Bell long distance calls. Direct dialed calls will be billed per minute, with two minute conversations possibly cheaper. Discounts apply for calls dialed during business hours. WATS rates will rise, as the commission grants about 975000 dollars in added annual net income, affecting long distance charges only.
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Northwestern Bell
Nebraska
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Doerr
Sfim
WATS
Railway Commission
Commission
Frontier Uncertain on Hastings and Kearney Flights Return
Frontier Airlines awaits federal subsidy formula from the Civil Aeronautics Board to determine if restoring Hastings and Kearney air service is feasible. Glen Ryland in Denver said subsidies must be adequate and long enough to justify reinstating flights removed last fall. short-term support would not restore service.
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Hastings and
Kearney
Frontier Airliens
Glen Ryland
Denver
Frontier
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ryland
Grand Island UP Employees To Relocate
Union Pacific Railroad sets September 18 for freight crew straight runs between Council Bluffs Iowa and North Platte Nebraska. About 200 Grand Island area employees will have home terminals moved to North Platte. Runs cover 284 miles and take about seven hours, longer than prior three to four hour trips.
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Omaha
APT
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Iowa
North Platt
Grand Island
North Platte
Moisture Boosts Wheat Outlook Nears Harvest Start
Local farmers report improved wheat prospects in June with yields rising from 30 to 40 bushels per acre as rains boost ripening. Harvest expected to begin in McCook Alma area around July 10, aided by ample storage space and a push to expand farm storage under government loan programs.
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Ken Sakurada
Great Plains
Nebraska
State Labor Dept
McCook
Alma
Cheyenne County
Devel County
Chappell
Lodgepole
Sakurada
Associated Press
Kansas
Kansas Labor Dept
Cimarron
Coldwater
Dodge City
Garden City
Great Bend
Greensburg
LaCrosse
Larned
Liberal
Meade
Minneola
Pratt
St John
Hutchinson
Ulysses
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Roy Davis
Commodity Credit Corp
Bus Protests Sent To ICC With Optimism By City Manager
City Manager John Baudek expects Continental Trailways to withdraw its plan to reroute from Sterling to Big Springs via I 80. Protests filed by Chappell, Sidney, and local chambers cited fare data and impact on residents. Bus union objections cited salary effects and service gaps possible if Star Bus Lines cannot operate profitably.
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John Baudek
Continental Trailways
Sterling
Big Springs
Sidney
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
Denver
North Platte
Continental
Lodgepole
Chappell
Doug Harlan
Harlan
Trailways
Star Bus Lines
Star
Sidneyites
Lincoln
Sidney East
Greyhound
High Plains Field Day Activities Thursday
The High Plains Agricultural Laboratory hosts a field day starting at 1:30 p.m. with a welcome by John Bishop. Speakers include Dwight Baltensperger on research and farmer cooperation, Estel Cobb on the future of agricultural research, and John Weshing on a multidisciplinary approach to farm problems.
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High Plains
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
John Bishop
Dwight Baltensperger
Hpal Advisory Council
Kimball County
Estel Cobb
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agricultural Experiment Station
John Weshing
Panhandle Weather Forecast Brief
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a 20 percent chance of showers and thundershowers. Southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies through Sunday with cooler temps on Saturday highs mid to upper 70s and lows around 40s to 50s.
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Panhandle
Chappell Man Joins Race For Bench
EO Richards mayor of Chappell filed as a candidate for one of two new county district judge seats covering Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel counties. Richards has practiced law in Chappell since 1939 and ran as county attorney 1940 56 before his son Bob took over. He has been deputy county attorney since then. He is the third announced candidate joining Patrick J Heaton Sr Sidney and John Doug Knapp Kimball.
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Davis
ALCS
Cheyenne County
ASCS
EO Richards
Chappell
Kimball- Cheyenne-Deuel
Richards
Bob
Fuel Tax Take Drops In May In Nebraska
Lincoln AP reports Nebraska motor fuel tax receipts for May were 6.205 million dollars, down over three percent from May of last year when 6.433 million was collected. Despite the May dip, 1972 year-to-date collections run about seven percent ahead of 1971.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Roads Department
Big turnout at NPPD plant hearings over Sutherland site
About 400 residents packed Bridgeport High School to hear Nebraska Public Power District defend selecting the Sutherland site for a 600 megawatt generating plant over Bridgeport. Supporters cited cost and grid proximity while opponents warned of land value loss and irrigation impact.
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Bridgeport High School
Nebraska Public Power District
Gentleman
Sutherland
Bridgeport
NPPD
Robert L Clark
Sidney
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Carpenter
Gene Watson
Watson
Lincoln
Clark
North Platte Valley
John Gottschalk
Bureau of Reclamation
John Baudek
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Howard P Doerr
Grand Island UP
Telegraph
Lawrence Thompson
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Gurley
Cheyenne
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dr Lloyd Andersen
Dick Mills
Foundation
Un-L
Louis Daigger
John Schmidt
Un-L Agronomy Department
Eric Kerr
C R Fenster
M G Bousalis
UNL
Darryl Smika
North Platte Station
Tweed
Alex Martin
UNL Agronomy Department
Pye
Chappell Man
Art Johnson
REA
Rea’s
Game and Parks Commission
Game Commissions
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