Sidney Telegraph editorial page description
The Sidney Telegraph is Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper founded in 1873 and an AP associate member. It serves Cheyenne County and is published Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from The Telegraph Printing Co Inc in Sidney Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
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Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
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Sidney
Comedy On TV King Hussein Demands Peace From Israel
A TV appearance by King Hussein of Jordan features his blunt demand that Israel fulfill conditions for peace in the Middle East. The piece reflects on postwar outcomes, comparing Allied reconstruction strategies with Soviet gains and questioning who profits from victory.
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Jordan
Israel
Middle East
United States
Japan
Germany
Berlin
Europe
Soviet Union
Stopgap Food from Oil Sparks Debate on Hunger
Scientists in a Pittsburgh oil company lab experiment with cookies soups and cereals made from petroleum and natural gas. While promising as a temporary aid in hunger and referenced worldwide, experts warn resources are finite and population control is the lasting solution.
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Pittsburgh
Ours
Russia
Nigeria
B.R. Dorsey
Gulf Oil
American West
The Changing Picture of North American universities finances
Time Magazine reports non tax funded colleges struggle financially while tax supported schools face strain. Despite Harvard and Yale endowments, experts warn some universities may close as presidents shift to fundraising and lobbying to secure funds from individuals, corporations, foundations, and legislatures.
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United States
Time Magazine
Harvard
Yale
East
No Solution to Middle East Clash Persists Despite Global Schemes
The article argues that Russia the United States Britain France and other powers offer plans to resolve Arab Israeli tensions but none address realism. It notes the six day war left issues unsolved and warns great power meddling hinders progress urging Arabs and Israelis to seek a meeting ground themselves.
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Russia
U.N
Israel
United States
Britain
France
de Gaulle
Vietnam
Egypt
An Effort In Futility in Planting Petunias
A columnist notes the futility of raising porch box petunias in a climate where early planting risks freeze and late planting risks bake. Wind hail insects and children test the effort, yet the author vows to persist year after year as pioneer descendants and to beautify the premises.
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Sons of the Pioneers
Public Education Under Fire In Omaha Lore
Senator Clifton Batchelder faces sharp criticism for opposing state aid to public schools. The Lincoln Journal notes his claims about LB448 asserting tax hikes and loss of local control, arguing the stance favors private and parochial schools and reflects fringe opposition to public education.
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Clifton Batchelder
Omaha
Batchelder
Nebraska
Lincoln Journal
Has The Producer Painted Himself Into A Corner
Bernie Camp argues agriculture and the food industry face rising labor costs inflation and taxes squeezing the farmer’s share of the consumer dollar. He contends consumers misunderstand food pricing, warns of growing pressure as costs rise and inflation accelerates, predicting a shift in how food costs affect daily living.
Across and Down Puzzle Answers Peek Through Clues
A mixed word list clues across and down including Persuade Customs Tapestry and other terms. The entries span everyday nouns verbs and descriptive adjectives challenging solvers with varied definitions.
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Contami
Reagan Impresses Nebraska Voters in Scottsbluff Visit
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald notes Ronald Reagan charms local audiences with warmth and clear messaging during a Nebraska stop. Observers see potential in a national run, suggesting he could outpace rivals if given broader exposure and time away from Sacramento duties.
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Ronald Reagan
Scottsbluff
Omaha
Reagan
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Scottsblurt
Barry Goldwater
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Grows Vast
The Greenwich Village area in New York hosts the world’s largest outdoor art gallery with the Washington Square Exhibit displaying over 9,000 works by about 800 artists across a 60 block stretch each summer.
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Greenwich Village
New York City
Washington
Nebraska Faces Reclamation Delays and Funding Fight
Lincoln lawmakers warn that flood control projects in Nebraska lag behind schedule. Sen. Terry Carpenter seeks 1 million dollars in state funds to accelerate land easements and win faster federal approval for reclamation, citing 50 to 100 million in crop losses and the Mid-State Irrigation project as key to stabilizing water and attracting industry.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Carpenter
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Maurice A. Kremer
Agriculture Committee
Kremer
Aurora
Congress
Platte River
Kearney
Silver Creek
Civil Service Job Openings In Nebraska For Enrollee Work Leader And Others
The Omaha Interagency Board announces June 12 as the opening date to receive applications for Enrollee Work Leader GS-7 at McCook and Chadron Job Corps Centers. Also seeks a Livestock Scales and Weighing Specialist in Omaha for the Packers and Stockyards Division at $92 21 yearly, with July 6 deadline. Additional Nursing Assistant and Practical Nurse postings listed LO-7-14 and LO-7-13. An exhibit on horseless carriages is shown at Harold Warp Pioneer Village in Doniphan County, Nebraska.
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Omaha Interagency Board
GS-7
McCook
Chadron
Nebraska
US Civil Service Examiners
North 17Th Street
Omaha
Packers and Stock G Yards
Consumer and Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
Omah Interagency Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Pottawattamie County
Iowa
Omaha Interagency Board of
U.S. Cive Il Service Examiners
Federal
North 1H
Scotts Bluff College to Let Bid for Educational Complex
Scotts Bluff Nebraska officials set July 20 at 2 00 p m as the bid letting for the new educational complex. The board met at the administration building on North Broadway and named Dr William Ptacek president and treasurer and Coral Richards secretary of the board.
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Scotts Bluff
Scotts Bluff College
Coral Richards
North Broadway
William Ptacek
Spray Pilot Is Injured In Alliance Plane Crash
Alliance farmer Floyd Kosmicki witnessed the single-engine plane crash on the Bud Schefcik farm north of Alliance. Harold P Johnson, 36, was treated at St Joseph Hospital for chest injuries including a broken vertebra and fractured breastbone and held for several days observation for possible internal injuries. The motor reportedly dropped from its mounting before the aircraft struck the ground.
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Alliance
Harold P. Johnson
St. Joseph Hospital
Bud Schefcik
Johnson
Floyd Kosmicki
Walters Named Assistant Superintendent at Scottsbluff Station
Chester I. Walters advanced to assistant superintendent of the Scottsbluff Experiment Station by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. He has led the local Extension district since 1960 and will take effect July 1. Box Butte Station at Alliance was renamed the University of Nebraska Northwest Agricultural Laboratory to bolster regional agricultural research and extension coordination.
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Scottsbluff
Chester I. Walters
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Academy Head Is Named Alliance Father Rooney Named School Superintendent
Father Robert Rooney will become superintendent of St. Agnes Academy this fall replacing Father Raymond Dooley who asked to be relieved of extra duties. Rooney, pursuing advanced education at Kearney State College, previously served as guidance and athletic director. The St. Agnes Board elected Dr. E. A. McNulty and Bernard Pieper to replace Judge Robert Moran and Dwight Sloan, with Jack Brittan as board president and Sister Monica to serve again as principal.
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Robert Moran
Dwight Sloan
Jack Brittan
Monica
Alliance Contractor Wins St Matthew Church Build
Alliance Contractor Walter Mischnick awarded the general contract for St Matthew's Episcopal Church for 260000 dollars. Work to begin in July at 16th and Cheyenne with Mischnick subletting electrical heating and air conditioning plumbing and grading. Architect Loch Crain of San Diego designed the modern traditional structure seating 170 in sanctuary plus 35 in choir loft and including parish hall kitchen ten Sunday school rooms library and Father Spencer's study. Completion targeted by Easter 1968.
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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Walter Mischnick
Orval Spencer
16Th
Cheyenne
Spencer
Mischnick
Loch Crain
San Diego
Calif
Father Spencer
Nebraska voters face constitutional amendment on public power
A constitutional amendment would authorize creation by special law of public electric corporations to generate transmit and sell power. The measure heads to the November 1968 general election following a June 24 1966 Nebraska Supreme Court ruling that struck down the 1965 power merger act. The act aimed to merge Consumers Platte Valley and Loup River public power districts in a move described as sweeping public power legislation since the 1930s.
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Nebraska
Platte Valley
Loup River
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