Rudebusch Named Area Treasurer for WNTC and NWC
The Western Nebraska Technical College and Nebraska Western College boards move to unify Panhandle education. They appoint Merle Rudebusch as area treasurer, authorize insurance for three WNTC buildings, approve studies on salaries calendars and programs, set bonds at 75000 dollars, and approve student activity fees and grants for Alaska youth employment and airport construction.
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WNTC
Nebraska Western College
Panhandle
Max Hensley
Kimball
Scottsbluff Insurance
Jack Fenimore
Rudebusch
Fenimore
NWC
Sidney
William G Kelley
Coral Richards
Placek
Kelley
Vince Havorka
Harold Brown
Havorka
Brown
Ptacek
State Board of Technical Community Colleges
Lincoln
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Frank Kleager
Albert Crites
Niel Colerick
Milton Green
Judge Crites
Stabbing at Horse Shoe Bar Leads to Arrest in Sidney
Police say Frank Gary Lee Richard of Sidney stabbed William Harvey and Frank Trowbridge at the Horse Shoe Bar. Harvey treated at Memorial Hospital and released. Trowbridge released later. Case referred to County Attorney Don Tedesco. Also noted: 10:22 a.m. accident on Illinois Street involving a 1972 GMC Tractor and a parked 1964 Oldsmobile causing $200 damage. no charges filed.
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Sidney
Horse Shoe
Charles Cady
Frank Gary Lee Richard
Sidney Richard
William Harvey
Frank Trowbridge
Harvey
Memorial Hospital
Trowbridge
Don Tedesco
Ilinois Street
Larry Langley
Knight McHatton
Major new industry tests Cheyenne labor supply viability
Panhandle Growth Inc probes Cheyenne County for labor to support a major industry. Initial need is about 100 workers with three eight hour shifts, doubling to around 200 within two years. A statewide labor survey seeks regional interest, with site options near Sidney if enough applicants respond.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle Growth, Inc
Panhandle Forecast Sees Warm Weekend With Tstorms
Partly cloudy and warmer Friday night with a slight chance of widely scattered thunderstorms and lows in the 60s. Saturday remains partly cloudy with a small tstorm chance and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Winds south to southeast 5 to 15 mph. Extended outlook shows scattered showers Sunday and Monday, then partly cloudy Tuesday with cooling temps in the 70s to 80s by Tuesday.
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Panhandle
Associated Press
Retail Sales Rise 12.8 Percent in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County saw a 12.8 percent rise in net taxable retail sales in Q1 1973, per the University of Lincoln Bureau of Business Research. The state enjoyed a 13.5 percent gain. The bureau credits over half the increase to higher per capita consumption.
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Cheyenne County
Bureau of Business Research
The
University of Lincoln
Bureau
Open Burning Banned Locally
The State Fire Marshall banned open burning west of highway 281 due to dry conditions in the western part of the state. Fire Marshall Joe Pluta announced the order, issued to prevent wildfires under current drought.
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Highway 281
Associated Press
Joe Pluta
Chadron Schools Eye Tax Break
Chadron City School Board tentatively approves the 1973 74 budget plan starting September 1 proposing a 6.40 mill reduction in the school levy. The move aims to ease local tax burden while funding district needs.
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Chadron
Chadron City
Panhandle Meets Standards For Area Planning Group
The Nebraska Panhandle Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council has met requirements to become an Areawide Planning Organization. The plan shows expanded sponsorship, a renamed RCD & PC, and Jack Jones hired as admin assistant.
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Gail Bergstad
Nebraska Panhandle
Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council
RCD & PC
Jack Jones
Nebraska
Department of Economic Development
Vernon C. Rockey
North Platte
Scotts Bluff
Don Nelson
Nebraska State Office of Planning and Programming
Rcd&pc
Panhandle
Nelson
Sunol Post Office to Close After 30 Years of Service
Sunol Post Office will close effective Saturday as postmaster Mrs A Caldwell retires after 30 years in Sunol. Her husband, an area educator, will also move to Sidney. Rural delivery from Lodgepole will begin July 1 for Sunol subscribers, with Mrs Caldwell expressing readiness to seek new work.
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Dolla Caldwell
Sanel
Marjorie Bale
David Hendee
North Platte
Vic Kuhlmann
Sidney Telegraph
Sunol
Kuhlman
A. Caldwell
Lodgepole
Sunol Mail
Kuhlmann
Caldwells
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Dolla
Brunzell Receives Prison Term For Probation Violation
Erick L. Brunzell, a 21 year old from Cheyenne County, was found guilty in district court of violation of probation and sentenced to 90 days in the Division of Corrections. He had been placed on two year probation in 1972 for breaking into Ken and Jo's Lounge Gurley and had probation extended in 1973 for procuring and selling to minors. He was arrested again May 1 1973 for delivering a bad check.
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Cheyenne County
Division of Corrections
Erick L. Brunzell
Ken and
Gurley
Brunzell
Sidney Telegraph Will Publish On July 4
The Sidney Telegraph notes its regular weekly publication schedule with the edition due on Wednesday July 4. This notice confirms the timing for readers expecting the holiday week issue.
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Sidney Telegraph
Renovation Planned for Two Downtown Stores in Sidney
Two downtown buildings owned by Doran Investment Co will begin renovation in about two weeks. Jeff Bush and Ray Josten plan brick and trim updates, new signs, shutters on Western Auto and Fines, with Stag Tavern windows likely shuttered. Local officials praise the project as a model for broader downtown revitalization.
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David Hendee
Doran Investment Co
Jeff Bush
Ray Josten
Bush
Sidney
Western Auto
Fines
Stag Tavern
Josten
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Chamber
Red Oak
Iowa
al Nelson
Nelson
Midwest
10Th Ave
Hickory St
LaVern Draper
Photo’ Center
Draper
Sidney Federal Savings & Loan
Jim Payne
Sidney Federal
Payne
Grand Jury Indicts Sidney Couple in Nevada Bomb Extortion
A Las Vegas federal grand jury indicted Ray Howard Sterrett, 45, and Kristina Marie Sterrett, 42, of Sidney on charges of attempting to extort $2 million from 20 hotels and casinos by threats to detonate bombs. They were in Los Angeles custody after FBI capture earlier this week, allegedly threatening to bomb half the target hotels if paid, with no bombs found by security.
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Las Vegas
Ray Sterrett
Sidney
Ray Howard Sterrett
Kristina Marie
Los Angeles
FBI
Sterretts
Associated Press
Coal train derailment near Crawford halts journey
A Burlington Northern coal train headed from Decker Montana to Havana Illinois derailed two miles east of Crawford on Thursday afternoon. Six cars out of the 99 car consist were involved in the incident with no immediate report of injuries.
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Burlington-Northern
Decker
Mont
Havana
Ill
Crawford
Sidney Fire Department Responds to Three Fires
The Sidney Fire Department responded to three calls Wednesday and Thursday. A camping trailer at 704 Elma owned by Jess Osborn received 50 dollars damage with no determined cause. A 1966 Mercury owned by Gale Leach was destroyed four and one half miles west of Sidney while Leach worked on it. No injuries were reported. Jerry Van Naller reported a fire at 804 Linden at 6:05 p.m. causing 400 dollars damage from burning grease in a skillet.
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Sidney
East Elm St
Sidney Fire Department
Elma
Jess Osborn
Mercury
Gale Leach
Leach
Jerry van Naller
Linden
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Frank Partsch
Lloyd's of London
Rudesbusch
PGI
Grand Jury
Nevada
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