Roadside lakes in Cheyenne County could boost recreation
The Sidney Telegraph urges continued study of I-80 roadside lakes in Cheyenne County with possible sites at Lodgepole and Point of Rocks near Potter. It notes water supply challenges, points to Point of Rocks Creek and springs as favorable, and emphasizes lakes would provide fishing picnics and outdoor enjoyment in a water‑short region.
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Sidney Telegraph adopts computer typesetting tradition
The Sidney Telegraph explains a move from hot type to computer typesetting, describing the electronic system as powerful yet frustrating. The paper notes this is the second such upgrade in seven years and laments the ongoing expense while hoping to catch up with modern printing advances.
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Nebraska grain still stranded by boxcar shortage in 1970s
Grain under government loan in Nebraska ordered shipped last fall has not moved by mid 1970 due to a boxcar shortage. Trucks cannot move the volume without rail help, and railroads show reluctance. Elevator operators and state leaders, including Gov. Norbert Tiemann, met in Lincoln to press for action as freight and terminal markets face delays.
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Uncle Sam
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Norbert Tiemann
Scoutland helps Nebraska wheat gains raise hope for markets
Agricultural scientists report Scoutland as the latest Nebraska wheat variety, with improvements in certain areas while hybrid wheat may boost yields. The piece notes excess production and a core problem finding new uses and profitable markets for wheat, despite farmers' strong growing expertise.
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Nebraska
Scoutland
The Poor Indian and the Rosebud Sioux land dispute
An ongoing quarrel between the Rosebud Sioux and the United States over Black Hills wealth dating from the 1870s continues. An Arizona firm bids $26.9 million for compensation, while the government values surface and subsurface property at about $4.7 million, leaving a wide gap after a century of contention.
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Nebraska voters face tax change amid farm property concerns
Nebraska residents head to the polls next November on a proposition to let the Legislature reclassify or exempt personal property from taxation. The piece contrasts Nebraska farm taxes with states like California, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio, noting Nebraska’s burden and potential effects on cattle pricing and competition. It also references LB 1250 and a Senate plan for a quasi public rail carrier to run intercity passenger service with federal and private funding.
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Penn Central bankruptcy tests government aid for railroads
The Penn Central saga shows a $7 billion asset, $2.6 billion debt burden with over $100 million due this year. bankruptcy filings threaten stockholders and executives while underscoring railroads' financial fragility and potential need for government credit support to keep critical transportation networks operating.
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Hiss
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Meaning of Penn Central and the rail crisis examined
The article weighs why Penn Central, the nation’s largest railroad with vast assets and debt, filed for bankruptcy. It weighs management labor and policy blame, notes the 1968 merger’s failed savings, cash shortages, and a May bid to raise capital. It argues the collapse urges Congress to fix rail passenger service and promote a balanced, cleaner transit system.
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Proper Summertime Diet Aims at Heart Attack Risk
The Heart Association urges a summer shift to lighter eating to reduce heart attack risk. Emphasizing fruits vegetables fish and poultry less saturated fats butter margarine skim milk lean meats and egg yolks limited to three weekly, plus outdoor meals like grilled chicken and lean burgers. Also notes smoking hypertension overweight inactivity and diabetes as other risk factors.
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Heart Association
America
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Age of Aquarius coverage by AP six young writers
The Associated Press creates a Living Today Department with six young writers Ann Blackman Dick Blystone Dee Wedemeyer Jurate Kazickas Lynn Sherr Ann Hencken to cover campus life and youth culture. They aim to detect campus news early and profile student politics fashion and social changes. The Sidney Telegraph will carry their stories periodically.
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Travel Expert Urges Light Packing for Vacation
Travel expert Gunther Less, an Olympic Airways executive and TV host, advises travelers to cut baggage in half and carry more traveler’s checks. He outlines 15 tips: book early, travel off season, check weather, secure passports and vaccines, carry foreign currency, consult agents, learn basics of local language, use a foreign English dictionary, see fewer cities, explore on your own, take a bus tour, carry a destination card for taxis, keep hotel card, and pack a foldable bag for souvenirs.
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