Harvest Of Progress At Nebraska Agricultural Station
Nebraska’s Agricultural Experiment Station, founded in 1886 to study domestic animal diseases, reports broad progress. Veterinary advances include calf scours vaccine. wheat and grain programs push yields. leaf rust control and warning systems. new bean varieties. nutrition and food science research. irrigation, soil, and environmental studies. feedlot and pollution controls. and family welfare research guiding teen marriage and low income support.
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University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Nebraska
Seoul
Scout
Oregon
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Food Science and Technology
Collision Course In Nebraska Tax Debate
The editorial recalls Nebraska broadened its tax base to fund schools by income and sales taxes but savings vanished as costs rose. It warns the Legislature risks a collision with Gov Exon if it increases rates toward full school funding, calling the issue the 1971 session’s hottest.
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Nebraska
Delicate Decision on Tourism Promotion in Nebraska
Legislature weighs moving tourism promotion from Game and Parks to Economic Development. Nebraskaland Magazine, created by Game and Parks under Dick Schafer, is praised as the state’s key advertising piece and faces funding and oversight concerns if agency responsibility changes.
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Game and Parks Commission
Department of Economic Development
Nebraskaland Magazine
Nebraska
Dick Schafer
Commission
Schafer
Chamber honors Lloyd Carr for community service
At the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Wednesday night Lloyd Carr received a special certificate praising his valuable county and community service. Officials praised his leadership as president and board member and called him a model neighbor and citizen.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Carr
Carr
Sidney’s Population Decline and Revival Efforts in the 1970s
In 1960 Sidney Nebraska ranked 14th with 8 004 residents and by 1970 fell to 19th at 6 403 after Sioux Army Depot closed and oil gas workers moved away. The piece urges the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and Sidney Industrial Corp to prioritize restoring population to about 8 000 through broad community efforts.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Sioux Army
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Industrial Corp
Panhandle Air Service Rumblings Spark Frontier Protest
Editors in Chadron Alliance and Sidney urge city councils and chambers to protest Frontier Airlines schedule changes citing three day Eastern Nebraska trips and seek data from Don Brown on a planned commuter service. Scottsbluff backs new service but warns regional cooperation is needed.
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Panhandle
Frontier
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Laurice Margheim
Nebraska
Rapid City
Denver
Dawes
Dawes County
Alliance
Sidney
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Treasury to claim $228 million profit from obsolete currency
The U S Treasury plans to write off $228 million in obsolete paper money as a budget receipt while noting $293.3 million in silver certificates, old Federal Reserve notes, and national bank notes remain on the books. Congress may authorize the move amid prior similar actions in 1957 and 1961.
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U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Congress
Ourgo
The Delicate Dissonance of Time and Manners
A reflective monologue on aging and shifting social norms from promptness to privacy. The author contrasts past politeness with present solitude, the value of meeting others, and the urge to stay engaged, joking about appointment punctuality while embracing human connection.
Extension Service Emphasis Shifts to New Methods in Nebraska
Nebraska's Cooperative Extension Service expands family and service focus in the 1970s. Education reaches broader audiences via home economics, nutrition programs, and community partnerships. New methods include TV teaching, newsletters, house tours, and volunteer-led workshops engaging thousands of Nebraskans, including men and 4-H youths.
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Nebraska
Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Service
Wilber
York
Extension
Lancaster
Douglas County
WIN
Lincoln Home
Otoe
Gage
Dawes
Box Butte
Senior Citizens Center
Wayne
Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs
Agricultural Extension Service
Home Extension Council
Custer
Lincoln
Halli County
Salvation Army
Dawson County
Buffalo County
Kearney State College
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Mr. Carr
Air Service
Heaven
Agnes L. Arthaud
University of Nebraska
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