Lady Drivers Highlight Tractors At Mead Power And Safety Day
Meads Field Laboratory will host the 19th annual Tractor Power and Safety Day with demonstrations by women tractor drivers. The event features NU Tractor Testing Laboratory tests, soil and irrigation demonstrations, and exhibits on tractor safety, equipment, and farming innovations. Nebraska Game and Parks surveys will count pheasants and quail beginning July 1.
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MEAD
University of Nebraska
Mead Field Laboratory
NU College of Home Economics
Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission
Richard Sherlock dies at 46 in Bridgeport Nebraska
Richard Huet Sherlock, 46, of Bridgeport died Wednesday in a Cheyenne hospital. He was born December 25, 1923, in Angola and served in the European Theater during World War II. He lived in Alliance Ogallala and Hermosa before moving to Bridgeport in 1961 and was a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Surviving are his parents, a sister and two brothers. Funeral services are Monday at Holewick Funeral Home with military graveside rites at Ogallala Cemetery.
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Bridgeport
Richard Huet Sherlock
Cheyenne
Angola
Texas
Alliance
Ogallala
Hermosa
S.C
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George Sherlock
Georgia Thompson
Dalton
Raymond
Roland
Tucson
Ariz
Holewick Funeral Home
Dale Falk
Ogallala Cemetery
Ghost Dance Planned Amid Land Rights Debate in Badlands
Rushville reports the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council designates June 25 as a holiday for the Battle of the Big Horn. A separate group, the Oglala Sioux Land Committee, promotes a Ghost Dance and Pow Wow at the gunnery range, urging tribal attendance while pushing for delay of a Congress bill to sell range lands to the South Dakota Park Service.
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Rushville
Oglala Sioux
the Big Horn
Altho
Oglala Sioux Land Committee
Badlands
Congress
South Dakota Park Service
Land Committee
Nixon
Medicare May Be Lost at Morrill County Hospital
Bridgeport hospital officials warn that after July 6 Morrill County Veterans Memorial Hospital may drop from Medicare and Medicaid unless they hire an additional registered nurse. Loss of Medicare would not close the hospital but would affect insured patients needing care, who must pay out of pocket or secure other coverage.
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Bridgeport
Morrill County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Marie Hoke
Alliance approves 1970 71 school budget with reserve
The Board of Educational Alliance approved a $1,560,828 budget for the 1970 71 school year, including a $220,000 cash reserve, but adoption is pending. The plan calls for a mill levy of 66.34, up from 64.43, with salaries totaling $918,941.
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Alliance
Board of
Educational Alliance
Western Nebraska Chambers Meet at Fort Robinson July 9
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce holds its regular meeting at Fort Robinson on Thursday July 9 with Crawford Chamber hosts. Directors gather 3 30 p m social hour 5 to 6 p m banquet 6 15 p m guests include winners of a B F Goodrich Old West Trails trip. speaker J Merle Prince. Reservations to Mrs Betty Norgard Crawford 68339.
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FT. Robinson
Nebraska
Old West Trails Foundation
Old West Trails
J. Merle Prince
Central Plains Forestry Service
Gas Regulatory Agency
Frontier Plane
Bordeaux Creek
Betty Norgard
Crawford Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Bus Express Line Approved by Sand Hills Tour Group
Alliance area bus plan moves forward as Sand Hills Tour and Travel Corp approves negotiating a contract with John Ruiz Star Bush Lines for equipment and drivers. If terms align with Rutz, state approval and Railway Commission permit will follow, with an estimated 30 days after filing.
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Alliance
Sand Hills Tour and Travel Corporation
Browken Bow
Sand Hills
Hyannis
Mullen
Thedford
Anselmo
Dunning
Whitman
Ashby
Lakeside
Bingham
Ellsworth
Broken Bow
John Ruiz
Star Bush Lines
Scottsbluff
Rutz
Secretary of State
State Railway Commission
Lou Flower
Commission
Voters Approve Nursing Home Bonds in Garden County
In Oshkosh Garden County residents turnout was 1000 of 1738 registered. Voters approved by 533 to 523 to issue 274000 dollars in bonds for a 40 bed nursing home addition to the county hospital in a special election.
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Oshkosh
Garden County
Fire Tournament Set for Big Springs on June 28
Interstate Volunteer Firemen Association to hold annual fire tournament in Big Springs Sunday June 28 starting at 9 a.m. About seventy five firemen from surrounding towns expected to participate in five events including the hose lay and misc drills. North Platte Valley Assn judges. Public welcome with no admission charge.
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Big Springs
Interstate Volunteer Firemen Association
Big Sings
North Platte Valley
Morrill County 4-H Horse Show Set for July in Bridgeport
Don Siffring reports the Morrill County 4-H Horse Show will be held July at the Bridgeport fairgrounds. About fifty 4-H youths are expected to enter 75 horses with entry from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Halter judging starts 9:00 a.m. followed by performance judging. Three classes include Junior 11 and under, Intermediate 12 and 13 as of Jan 1, 1970.
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Bridgeport
Morrill County
Fairgrounds
Don Siffring
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Richard Sherlock
WNUCC
Voters OK Nursing Home
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Noho
Stars & Stripes
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Aere
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