Veteran returns home after second Vietnam hitch in Sidney
Captain Bernard R. Justen, 86th Chemical Detachment commander, just completed a two-year Vietnam deployment. He praises Cambodia moves, urges decisive action to win, and recounts 117 combat helicopter missions with six decorations. He reunites with wife Mary Butts before an instructor posting at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
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Vietnam
Sidney
Bernard R. Justen
86Th Chemical Detachment
1St Infantry Brigade
Sth
Mary Butts
Fort Belvoir
Justen
Cambodia
Nixon
Peetz Native Rites Today In Denver
Funeral services were held in Denver for Kenneth S. Sethaler 60 a former Peetz resident who died Thursday. He was a WWII veteran cabinet maker and later worked for Adams School District No 12. Surviving are three brothers and two sisters.
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Denver
Colo
Kenneth S. Sethaler
Peetz
Ries
Howard Mortuaries
Charles Trautmann
Congregation United Church of Christ
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Mr. Sethaler
Sterling
Alta Sethaler
Sethaler
Adams
American Legion
South Alton Way
Keith
Perry
Kent
Frisco, Colo
Velma Hawkins
Theresa Hemmer
Kimball
Nebraska awards large grading job for missile access roads
Missouri Valley Construction Co of Grand Island won a $308 355 contract to grade about 180 miles of gravel farm to market roads in Cheyenne Kimball and Banner counties Nebraska. The project improves access to over a hundred Minuteman Missile sites and includes bids for 3 7 miles of road work with bids open July 16.
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Nebraska
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner
State Dept. of Roads
No Name Creek Lies Beyond Exit Sign in Glenwood
A sign near Glenwood Springs on Interstate 70 points to No Name Creek a tiny settlement without a post office. The hamlet is so small it lacks its own ZIP code.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
No Name Creek
Severe Storm Leaves Costly Scars Across Western Nebraska
Surveys show the strongest damage in Kimball County with wheat losses from 75 percent to complete losses. Hail also damaged crops in Cheyenne and Deuel counties and Banner County. Some millet reseed is needed, with planting possible until July, while moisture since April stands at over eight inches in southern Panhandle stations. The wheat harvest may start around July 15 in Cheyenne County depending on weather.
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Kimball County
Cheyenne County
Potter
Sidney Draw
Lodgepole Valley
Sunol
Lodgepole
Banner County
Deuel County
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Deuel
Nebraska
Southern
Panhandle
Sidney Awaits Bad News From 1970 Census Count
The census promises preliminary Sidney population figures in June as Cheyenne County papers a 4,300 drop since 1960. Analysts debate whether Sidney will fall below 6,000, with 7,000 seeming unlikely amid losses from Sioux Army Depot closure, oil and gas cutbacks, and farm consolidation. Local groups urge new industries to offset decades of decline.
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Sidney
Census Bureau
Cheyenne County
University of Nebraska
Sioux Army Depot
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Wheat Referendum Date Extended Into Fall
The Senate passed a bill by voice vote extending the wheat marketing quota referendum for the 1971 crop to October 15 or 30 days after adjournment. The move delays final planting decisions amid ongoing farm legislation and uncertainties for the High Plains wheat region.
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Washington
Senates
House
Congress
High Plains
Oil Lease Sales Set by Board of Educational Lands and Funds
The board offers two oil leases for sale on July 7. One in Cheyenne County covers 617 acres in section 16 12 51. The second lease in Dundy County covers all of section 36 2 40.
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Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Cheyenne County
Dundy County
Kokjer Motor Co. Adds Partner Emmett Clark as Sales Chief
Thomas L. Kokjer announces Emmett Clark as new partner in charge of new and used car sales at Kokjer Motor Co. in Sidney. Clark, GM sales veteran, will form a new corporation with Kokjer and explores adding more General Motors products. Clark and his family plan relocation to Sidney by mid July.
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Thomas L. Kokjer
Kokjer Motor Co
Chevrolet
Sidney
Emmett Clark
General Motors
St. Louis
Chrysler Corp
Kokjer
Clark
Kentucky
Mr. Clark
Buick
General Motors Corp
Detroit
West
Los
Mr. Kokjer
T. E. Kokjer
Bushnell I-80 Bridge Gains Self Tanning Steel
The Bushnell Interchange on I-80 features a new alloyed steel that forms a brown patina protecting it from rust. Built by Capital Bridge Company of Lincoln, the 274 foot structure cost 219 558 90 dollars and started in 1969 with completion planned this month.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Bushnell
Capital Bridge Company of
John C. Porter
Porter
Longtime Sioux Employee Dies at Fort Bliss
Harry Pokrwinski, 52, of El Paso Texas, a former Sioux Army Depot employee, died last Friday at Fort Bliss Hospital after a year of illness. Burial at Fort Bliss National Cemetery Wednesday with military rites. He worked previously at White Sands Proving Grounds Las Cruces New Mexico and is survived by widow Maxine and son Anthony of 4932 Ajax Court El Paso.
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Harry Pokrwinski
el Paso
Texas
Sioux Army Depot
Fort Bliss Hospital
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Pokrwinski
White Sands Proving Grounds
Las Cruces
New Mex
Maxine
Anthony
Ajax Court
Toltek Drilling Expands To Two Western Nebraska Sites
Toltek Drilling Co. announces two new oil wells in western Nebraska The No 1 Rostrum at Fifer Field Kimball County and the No 1 Liopold wildcat in Banner County will be drilled by Toltek with in house crews Elder Oj Co. has a permit for the North Minatare Field Scotts Bluff County at the No 2 Mitchell with Deal Drilling as contractor. A Sidney business partnership grows as Mr. Kokjer seeks an active partner and Mr Clark joins with a strong track record.
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Toltek Drilling Co
Nebraska
Kimball County
CSW
Banner County
Toltek
Elder Oj] Co
Minatare
Scotts Bluff
Mitchell
SESW
Deal Drilling Co
Two Auto Accidents Reported in Sidney Police Notes
The Sidney Police Department reported two noninjury auto accidents. At 11:05 Friday a car driven by Anne Culler of Chicago ran a red light and hit Betty Hadden of 1735 Summit Drive, causing about 300 and 150 dollars in damage respectively. At 2:53 Saturday Eleanor Aue of 2623 Verde Lane backed from the west curb into Abbie Frerichs of 2045 Forrest, totaling 90 and 25 dollars in damage. The incidents occurred on 11th Avenue between Hickory and Illinois Streets.
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Sidney
Anne Culler
Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Betty Hadden
Summit Drive
Culler
Hadden
Eleanor Aue
Verde Lane
Abbie Frerichs
Forrest
Aue
Frerichs
11Th Avenue
Hickory
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Bernard Justen
Ogallala
Keith County
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
High Plains Station
C. D. Webster
Scottsbluff Station
Frontier Airlines
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