School Head Named To Take Part In Seminar
R J Pedersen superintendent of the Sidney Public Schools is named a Fellow of the Institute for Development of Educational Activities affiliated with the Charles F Kettering Foundation He will attend the fifth annual one week seminar from July 5 to 11 at Southern Utah State College Cedar City Utah The program selects 400 top administrators from the United States based on school programs and use of new techniques The theme is The Individual in a World of Change with speakers on environmental studies independent study the reading crisis and innovations in British schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R J Pedersen
Sidney Public Schools
Institute For Development of Educational Activities, Inc
Charles F Kettering Foundation
Southern Utah State College
Cedar City
Utah
United States
Bluffs College Receives $354667 For New Courses
Bluffs College in Scottsbluff Nebraska will use a federal grant of 354667 under the Manpower Development and Training Act to start a 12 month program through the Department of Continuing Education. The funds cover trainee allowances and institutional training for 150 participants in pre vocational areas such as basic education shop skills and driver education. Trainees will be selected by the Nebraska Division of Employment Office at Scottsbluff Alliance and Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptacek
Nebraska Division of Employment Office
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Sidney
Corridor Design Hearing Set For Harrisburg Road
The Nebraska Department of Roads invites a hearing on proposed improvements to Nebraska 71 near Harrisburg. Plans include grading structures shoulder surfacing and asphaltic concrete paving for about 78 miles north of the Harrisburg Spur Intersection. Construction is slated for 1971 with requests due by July 17 to Room 253 Central Building Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Roads
Nebraska 71
Harrisburg
Central Building
South Junction
Nebraska 2
Nebraska
Kentucky Births Fall From 1968 Total to Last Year
Births in Kentucky declined from 72 000 in 1968 to 56 000 last year. With a minor rise in 1961, the state birth rate has trended downward for years.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky
Concert Series Discussion Slated Tonight in Sidney
A 7 30 meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will explore a community concert series for Sidney. Sidney Exum of Community Concert Service has discussed plans after years of past activity in the 1940s and 1950s. If interest proves strong, an organization and membership drive are planned for fall. Columbia Concert Service, affiliated with Columbia Artists Management, Inc., represents a wide talent pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Leonard Exum
Community Concert Service
Sidney
Columbia Concert Service
Columbia Artists Management, Inc
Local Hams Prepare for World Wide Field Day Exercise
Local radio amateurs under Roger Plantz plan Field Day tests at West Nebraska Tech with three stations on a hill near the Vo-Tech campus. The June 27-28 drill uses a gasoline generator to simulate power outages and involves Red Cross civil defense police and other authorities with public visitors welcome. Final club plans are set for June 25 meeting at 7 30 p m in the school electronics building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Plantz
West Nebraska Tech Amateur Radio Club
National Amateur Radio Organization
American Radio Relay League
Vo-Tech
M.D.T
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Police
Farmers Urged to Follow ACP Pact Rules
County ASC officials warn farmers and ranchers to consult the county ASCS office before making any changes to ACP conservation practices or designs. Substituting materials or altering designs may break performance standards and jeopardize cost share payments. The program funds soil water woodland and wildlife protection on agricultural lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
ASCS
ASC
Robert Rexroth
Rexroth
Regional emergency radio network links 12 hospitals in Kentucky
A $300000 emergency radio network connects 12 hospitals across an 11 county, 4500 square mile southeastern Kentucky region. It aims to speed medical treatment for rural residents via enhanced communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Communications
Frankfort
Kentucky
Program to train day care workers funded for Nebraska
Chadron State College received a 4960 grant from the federal government to coordinate a short term training program for day care personnel in Nebraska. Workshops will be held in Omaha and Lincoln with staff and parents, and consultants will assess needs in Kearney Hastings Grand Island Scottsbluff and Sidney before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron State College
Nebraska
Eugene M Hughes
CSC
Hughes
Omaha
Lincoln
Tri-City
Kearney
Hastings
Grand Island
Scottsbluff
Sidney
County Well Represented At No Platte Parade
Cheyenne County joined North Platte in the NEBRASKAland parade on Friday with the County Chamber of Commerce float and a banner carried by seven county youths. Banner girls included Jennifer Fix Eileen Tobin Donna Musil Wendy Lamm Tina Kripal Susan Houser Janet Frerichs Bob Ewert Barb Andeny and Wheatbelt clown Mike Selzer participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
North Platte
County Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Fix
Eileen Tobin
Sidney
Donna Musil
Wendy Lamm
Potter
Tina Kripal
Susan Houser
Lodgepole
Janet Frerichs
Bob Ewert
Gurley
Barb Andeny
Dalton
Mike Selzer
Thorogood Joins Noble as Gunendah Ambulance Officer
AP reports Mr. Thorogood has succeeded Mr. Noble as station officer of the ambulance service at Gun Nedah, a country town, consolidating leadership for local emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorogood and Noble Sydney
Mr. Thorogood
Mr. Noble
Gunnedah
Tailor Reveals Giant Douglas Fit Joke in Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky Fred J Kissinger recounts a tailor's waist measurement joke about a Douglas fit. He notes the humorous image of a suit with extraordinary girth and height. The remark highlights lighthearted city chatter around fashion and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Fred J Kissinger
Douglas
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Telegraph
Bluffs College
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SEN
Tina
Sunker
Hes
Rudolph A Matern
Jericho Toke
Mineola
Harrisburg Road
London
Anglican Organization
Parish and People
Methodist Renewal Group
Congregational and Presbyterian Church Order
Baptist Renewal Group
Friends” of Reunion
One
No. Platte
General Jet
18Th
Illinois
He Sidney
Tire Service & Alignment
Dixie Discount
de. Michael &. Martin
West Fourth St
Koga Building
Ogallala
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Lincoln, Nebraska
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