Nebraska Farmers Union in Washington urges fuel policy action
Thirty five Nebraska Farmers Union members including Cheyenne County president Raymond Lessman and Clifford Herboldsheimer met with congressional offices in Washington DC to press for mandatory fuel allocation and the 1973 Agricultural and Consumer Protection Act. They backed an Emergency Petroleum Allocation Bill with a 30 day president publication deadline and a fixed Oct 1 1971 to Sept 30 1972 base period. The group also urged support for the act through the House Agriculture Committee.
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Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Nebraska Farmers Union
Washington DC
Congressional
Raymond Lessman
Clifford Herboldsheimer
Virgil Nelson
Arvin Nielsen
Farmers Union
House of Representatives
Elton Berck
Berck
Nebraska
Senate
House Agricultural Committee
Congress
Washington
Minnesota
Ohio
Mlinois
Iowa
Buffalo Gnats Swell Eyes Kill Chickens in Nebraska
Dr Art Hagen of the University of Nebraska warns buffalo gnats or black flies feed on humans and animals and should die in two weeks. He notes two species, one attacks people causing swelling, the other targets livestock and chickens. Residents report eye and ear swelling and poultry losses, with control difficult due to breeding areas and legal pesticide limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Hagen
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Hagan
Cheyenne County
Fred George
Forrest
Cleve Gillespies
Dalton
Gillespie
Hagen
Dr Hagen
Dog Tag Fees Rising Next Week in Sidney
City Manager Ed Prince announces a dog license fee increase starting Wednesday under the revised pet ordinance. Male dog tags will cost $1, unspayed females $5, while spayed female tags become free.
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Sidney
Ed Prince
Prince
Jas
Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area board organized
The Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area formed by new board members in Scottsbluff elected H C Nelson as president and Milton Green as vice president. They discussed merging Lincoln two colleges, appointing temporary executive secretary Dr William Ptacek, and planning a special Scottsbluff meeting to set the path for Panhandle area vocational and junior college services.
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Frank Partsch Scottsbluff
Western Nebraska
Mitchell
Milton Green
William Ptacek
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Piacek
Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Alliance Nursing School
WNTC
NWC
Panhandle Plus Grant
Cherry Counties
Nelson and
Green
William G Kelley
Max Hensley
Kimball
John F Hawley
Albert Crites
Chadron
Mickey Stewart
Niel Colerick
Alliance
W. Douglas Gilbaugh
Gering
Frank Kleager
Thomas Brower
Kelley
Nelson
Kreager
Bulleager
Crites
Brower
Hensley
Colerick
Placek
Coral Richards
Criltes
State Board of Technical Community Colleges
Ptacek
Lovell, Raymond and Hippe
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Merle Rudebusch
Rudebusch
Panhandle
College Area Board
H.C.Q. Nelson
Telegraph
Nebras kaland Theme Chosen For Cheyenne County Fair Parade
Cheyenne County fair officials announce Nebraskaland as the parade theme to be carried through Sidney at 10 a m on Aug 18. Chairs Jack Bruns and Chuck Willey urge wide entry submissions across categories including organizations religious youth commercial and educational groups. Entries should include name address and category with a later deadline to be set Bruns says.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Jack Bruns
Bruns
Chuck Willey
Sidney
Nebraskaland
Willey
Sidney Ellis Lodge
Sidney Telegraph
New Auto Dealership Opens in Sidney Monday
The Montgomery Car and Truck Center, Sidney's new auto dealership, will open Monday with Art Montgomery and his son Gregory managing sales and service for Pontiacs Cadillacs Oldsmobiles and GMC trucks at the former Larabee Auto Center site. They have hired Jim Dimmick for service and anticipate more staff as needed.
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Montgomery Car and Truck Center
Sidney
Art Montgomery
Gregory
Montgomerys
Larabee Auto Center
East
Sidney Montgomery
Jim Dimmick
Montgomery
Seattle
Wash
NSHS Museum Opens at Mud Springs Schoolhouse
The Nebraska State Historical Society unveils a new interpretative museum housed in a 1901 Mud Springs schoolhouse on loan from the Mud Springs Women's Club near Dalton. The site sits near the Pony Express home station and will run this summer with panels on area history and daily hours from 9 to 6 on weekdays and 1 to 5 on Sundays.
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Mud Springs
Nebraska State Historical Society
NSHS
Dalton
Pony Express
Trooper Gusman Wins State Meritorious Service Award
Sidney trooper Ronald Gusman receives the State Patrol Meritorious Service Award for contacting pursuing and helping apprehend an escapee from Sandstone Federal Prison Minnesota on April 20. The case began with a speeding stop west of Rushville and ended at a roadblock west of Valentine with no injuries. Investigators Max Ibach and Vern Omer were also honored in the ceremony.
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Ronald Gusman
Sidney
State Patrol
Sandstone Federal
Minnesota
Gusman
Rushville
Valentine
Max Ibach
Vern Omer
James E. Kruger
State Patrol of
Nebraska
Wheat Prices Hold Up With Bigger Supply
Wheat prices stay high despite larger supply with July futures at 2.75 per bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices fluctuated as analysts cite weather reports rumors and policy effects while farmers observe harvest delays from late June into July across Nebraska counties.
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Ocal
Chicago Board of Trade
Don Hoffman
Sidney Farmers Union Co-op
Illinois Man Gets Probation for Drug Possession
David W Settles of Illinois pleaded guilty in District Court to possession of a controlled substance. He received one year probation with supervision transferred to Illinois. Police seized a packet of marijuana when he was arrested April 27 at the Gateway Truck Stop.
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Illinois
David W Settles
Settles
Gateway
Station Robbery at Zalesky Husky Station
Deputy Sheriff Oren Cox reports a Wednesday night break in at the Zalesky Husky Station Lodgepole believed by investigators to involve local adolescents. Nine cartons of cigarettes were stolen from the Delmar Zalesky owned station.
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Zalesky Husky
Lodgepole
Oren Cox
Delmar Zalesky
Classified Ads Reclassified After Supreme Court Ruling
The Sidney Telegraph ends sex based job ads after a US Supreme Court ruling. The decision prohibits help wanted notices that indicate a gender preference. NOW challenged Pittsburgh's discriminatory ad practices.
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Sidney Telegraph
US Supreme Court
Pittsburgh Press
National Organization For Women
NOW
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Nshs Museum
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Association of Wheat Growers
Nixon
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Sakurada
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain Co
Potter
Juelfs
Harlan County
Red Willow
Perkins County
Nebraska Dept. of Labor
Cheyenne
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission
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Supreme Court
Lewis F Powell
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