Sidney Telegraph editorial page overview
The Sidney Telegraph is Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It operates as an AP associate and Nebraska Press member, serving Cheyenne County as the official county newspaper published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska.
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Western Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Alsn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
Kathy Larreau
Lodgepole
West Crossing
Sheriff's Office
Tax critics shrug at gas tax hikes in tough economy
The piece argues lobbyists for oil oppose higher gasoline taxes, but most travelers accept the levy as a necessary cost. It contends gas taxes, plus tobacco and liquor, are easy targets for government revenue raises and urges acceptance of taxes as a survival reality.
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Dakotas
Kansas
Nebraska
Continental water plans loom over North America
The piece argues that river systems cross borders making continental water management necessary. It highlights the NAWPA proposal to divert Canadian and Alaskan water into a 33-state region, costing about 80 billion dollars over 30 years, amid urgent calls by officials that water is the top resource challenge.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Missouri River
Montana
Dakotas
Colorado River
Moss
Utah
North American Water and Power Alliance
Canada
Alaska
Mexico
Udall
Adjustment Demands More Careers In A Shifting World
The piece cites Harvard's Dr. Emmanuel Mesthene noting automation study findings as evidence that rapid tech change will turn the coming era into one of constant flux. He predicts many will pursue two or more careers in a lifetime as pace and complexity rise. He stresses personal adaptability as essential.
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Harvard
Emmanuel G. Mesthene
No Curb On Court Smathers Seeks Court Appointment Rules
Senator Smathers of Florida presses a plan to require at least five years of prior judicial service for Supreme Court nominees. The proposal would limit presidential choice and risk excluding historic figures and current eminent justices such as Warren Douglas Black and Goldberg from consideration.
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Smathers
Florida
Supreme Court
John Jay
John Marshall
Charles Evans Hughes
Harlan Fiske Stone
Earl Warren
Douglas, Black and Goldberg
Senate Hopes For Peaceful Apportioning
Nebraska senate leaders push swift action on reapportionment to avoid court orders and at large elections in 1966. Disputes arise over adding a second Omaha senator, with speakers urging fast floor votes while opponents prefer delaying the issue. Government Committee aims to move plans to the floor for federal court review.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Kenneth L. Bowen
Swift
Federal District Court
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Senate Government Committee
Bowen
Peter Claussen
Leigh
George Syas
Omaha
Syas
Claussen
Douglas County
Chet Paxton
Thedford
Carpenter
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Government Committee
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
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Tadia
Athianistan
U.S
Tokyo
Nebraska Seeks Action Over Train Crossing Death Toll
Nebraska safety groups led by the Nebraska Safety Council and the Union Pacific urge public education and law enforcement to cut rising railway crossing collisions. In 38 days 10 accidents occurred in a 30 mile zone around North Platte. Lodgepole area reports the worst fatalities despite signals. The effort calls for strict compliance with crossing laws, constant public emphasis, and pressure on law enforcement to crack down on violations.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Safety Council
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
North Platte
Grand Island
Lodgepole
Lexington-Cozad
ICC
U. P
Union Pacific and Safety Council
Julesburg
Chappell
Sidney
Potter
Cheyenne Co
Old Fort Kearny and Nebraska Territory Prehistory
An account of Fort Atkinson and Old Fort Kearny in pre territorial Nebraska. It notes the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act opening the area to settlers, the fort locations along the Missouri and Platte rivers, construction details, and the role of the old post in Oregon Trail routes. A reconstruction of the blockhouse is visible in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska
State Resources Division
Old Fort
Kearny
Our Plains
Fort Atkinson
Fort Kearnys
Fort Kearny
Missouri
Nebraska City
Table Creek
Missouri River
U. S. Army
C. W. Wharton
Fort
Fort Maccomb
Stephen Kearny
English
Platte
John Boulware
Block House
Fearful outlook for farm price supports and growth of organized crime
An editorial urges caution about a rising critique of federal farm price supports, arguing they prevent catastrophic income losses and national disruption. It notes large operators benefit but many farmers still struggle and warns against dismantling supports. The piece also calls for action against organized crime infiltrating legitimate business, highlighting the risk to banks, brokers, and real estate.
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United State
Washington
Lincoln Evening Journal
Wall Street
Underworld
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Christian Science Monitor
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Capitol News
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Warren Fairchild
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
C. Dale Jaedicke
Harry R. Swanson
Chadron
Swanson
Morrison
William Edwards
Bone
Clarence A. H. Meyer
School of Whales
Pain
Shank
CIA
Point of Rocks
Morrison Knutson
Old
U. S. Congress
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