Two Los Angeles court arraigns Sterretts in extortion-bomb plot
Sidney couple Ray Howard Sterrett and Kristina Maria Sterrett were arraigned in a Los Angeles federal court on charges of attempting a $2 million extortion bomb scheme targeting 20 Las Vegas casinos. FBI said they tried to seize bogus loot near Azusa.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nev
Ray Howard Sterrett
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Trailer City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Gabriel Mountains
California
FBI
Sioux Falls
S.C
Sterretts
California 39
Azusa
Calif
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Omaha
Sharon
Kert
Darlene
Doug
Circus Circus
Sterrett
Olivia Hanson
Sioux City
Central High School
Ray Howard Sterritt
Sterling
Colo
Colorado State Penitentiary
Logan County
U.S
Desert Inn
Las Vegas Club
Golden Nuggett
Dunes, Hotel and Country Club
Four Queens Hotel and Casino
Thunderbird Hotel
Caesar's Palace
Landmark
Mint Hotel
Union Plaza
The
Sands
Riviera Hotel
Castaways
Tropicana Hotel
Area power interruptions hit Sidney as Cheyenne line fails
An overheated Cheyenne transformer and a Bureau of Reclamation highline outage caused a local voltage drop and five minute outage in Sidney Monday afternoon. Armour Beese Sidney power plant superintendent said the town lost power after 3 15 p m and was back on by 4 30 p m. The plant relies on 20 percent Bureau supply and fears higher loads with summer and population growth. May and June power use rose 11 to 19 percent over last year.
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Armour Boese
Sidney
Fred Schiesselman
Cheyenne
Colorado
Armour Beese
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Boese
Toledo St
Beese
High Plains
Cederburg
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Panhandle forecast shows improving temperatures and chances of showers
The Panhandle region is expected to stay fair through Thursday with 50s at night and 80s by day. An extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday with a chance of showers, cooler conditions, and highs in the upper 80s to low 80s and weekend lows from the low 50s to 60s depending on location.
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Panhandle
FHA Raises Eligibility For Rural Housing Loans Nebraska limit up to 10 600
The adjusted family income limit for Farmers Home Administration rural loans in Nebraska rises from 9 500 to 10 600 per family. Local supervisor David E Rainbolt of Sidney explains FHA finances homes in towns under 10 000 population and supports multi family rental housing farm credit and rural infrastructure.
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Farmers Home Administration
Nebraska
David E. Rainbolt
Sidney
Rainbolt
Rainboll
FHA
Sidney Summer Concert Set At Legion Park Band Shell
The Sidney Summer Concert Band directed by Larry Pippitt performs its first summer concert at 7 30 p m tonight at the Legion Park band shell. The ensemble blends adults students and Sidney High School musicians and admission is free. Selections include the National Anthem Thunderwest March Salut d Amour Cherish Two Moods Citadel Interludium More and Manhattan Beach March.
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Sidney
Larry Pippitt
Shell
Legion Park
Sidney High School
Thunderwest
Citadel
Interludium
More
Manhattan Beach
Potter-Dix Fourth of July fireworks canceled
The annual display is canceled due to insufficient parking and lack of help. Jack Gray of the Buffalo Bend Steak House cites the Buffalo Bend complex expansion with a new camper park and museum as reducing parking. No other county fireworks are scheduled.
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Potter-Dix
Jack Gray
Buffalo Bend
Gray
Lack Of Rain Worries Local Wheat Producers
Dry and hot weather dries topsoil across Cheyenne County, pushing wheat toward rapid maturity. Experts warn continued heat may shrink yields while moisture is scarce, with harvest possible by mid July if rains do not return.
City approves new traffic ordinance and related measures
Sidney City Council approved a red light right turn rule with signals to be posted by mid July and reviewed Illinois Street intersections. Also authorized water softener licensing, a mobile home park variance with a visual buffer, sewer district planning, bids for a 5 400 project, liquor license extension, paving districts, land sales, and hearings for the 1973 74 budget. Tom Kokjer named Housing Authority member.
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Sidney
Illinois St
Board of Adjustment
Maurice Gordon
Gordon
Scottsbluff Engineering Firm
M. C. Schaff and Associates, Inc
Summit Dr
el Rancho Rd
State Liquor Control Commission
8Th
9Th Ave
Toledo St
10Th
Lodgepole Creek
Jackson St
John Luben
Alverado Rd
Filsinger Excavating Co
Upland Industry
12Th Ave
Hickory St
Dale A Nelson
Ron Holly
Tom Kokjer
City Housing Authority
Commissioners Discuss County Salary Schedule
The County Commissioners met Tuesday to set the county salary schedule but no decision was made pending an assessment of the county. County Clerk Robert Hossle cited keeping the mill levy steady while meeting higher overhead and rising living costs for employees. Highway Supervisor F Blaine Thompson warned several bridges are weakened by overload and deterioration and would be safe only if the five ton load limit is obeyed. Revenue sharing funds were considered for the project but no conclusion reached.
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Robert Hossle
F Blaine Thompson
Thompson
Sidney Fire Chief Warns Amid Spate of Local Fires
Fire Chief Francis Stone urges caution as a string of eleven fires hits the Sidney area in five days. Incidents include grass fires along railroad rights of way, a home attic fire, a TV Motel truck blaze, a Daisy Queen motor fire, a vacant house blaze, and two railroad car fires with little damage. Firefighters from multiple towns aided and a Dalton tournament was noted.
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Sidney
Francis Stone
Oue
Union Pacific
Elmer Whittker
Quince
Lodgepole
Potter
Gurley
Dalton
Isth and Country Club
Illinois
Orville Filsinger
Monterey
Davenport
Lakeside Man Dies In Highway 27 Crash
An elderly Lakeside man named Hubert H. Forney, 83, died Tuesday in a two car collision 8.5 miles south of Lakeside on Highway 27. The AP report identifies the victim and location.
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Gordon
Here
Hubert H. Forney
Wheatbelt awaits word on loan application
Wheatbelt Electric seeks nearly 1 million dollars under the Rural Development Act of 1972 to fund service for 100 additional users. The plan includes upgrading lines north of the river to 14 400 volts and heavy up facilities for two pipeline pumps. The loan decision is expected by Friday.
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Wheatbelt Electric
Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt
Dalton Bank Expands Stock
Tom Olson, president of Dalton State Bank, announced at a recent special meeting that capital stock will rise from 50 000 to 75 000 and surplus from 85 000 to 100 000. He cited area economy growth and a full service push as key factors behind five year resource gains, deposits up 1 100 000 and loans up 865 000, plus a recent remodeling adding a new community room.
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Tom Olson
Dalton State Bank
Olson
Freeze Pressure Forces Sidney School Budget Revisions
Sidney School Superintendent Russell Pedersen said the district must plan to stay within state aid limits set by LB172 and the cost of living and wholesale price indices. If the Court of Industrial Relations rules for the Sidney Educators Association, the district could face a $50,000 shortfall due to penalties and lost state aid.
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Sidney
Russell Pedersen
Pederson
Nebraska
Bellevue
Frank Lewis
Court of Industrial Relations
Sidney Educators Association
Pedersen
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Jim Cederburg
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
John Gottschalk
Lakeside
Lienemann
Office of Planning and Program
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Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council
Dalton Bank
Cecil Stanley
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