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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1976
Page
1
Cheyenne County Sheriff Oren Cox visited Sidney Day Care Center and explained the sheriff department duties. He brought equipment to show the students while one child, Danny Hodges, rested on Foster Grandparent Esther Grosenbachs lap during the Telegraph photo moment.
Democratic candidate William Holly Hodge backs the National Association of Wheat Growers suit against the federal government for a multi year grants agreement with the Soviet Union. He cites Ford era grain embargo and its damage to farmers income as a campaign issue.
Don Marshall, previously Director of Information at Chadron State College for nearly seven years, resigns to become editor of The Sidney Telegraph. He will start mid-April, is a Chadron State College alumnus, and has prior roles at The Chadron Record and Scotts Bluff Star Herald. He leads the college news service, chairs local groups, and has three children with Peggy.
A 12 member North Central Association team will visit St Patrick High School Wednesday through Friday next week for an external evaluation chaired by Willam G Kelley of Sidney. The visit aims to aid self study, provide an outside professional viewpoint, and help pursue quality education while maintaining Nebraska state accreditation. An exit report will be presented March 19 and a full written report filed within weeks.
In Sidney, three school board seats may miss the May ballot with only five candidates filed by noon. If at least seven file by 5 pm, May election stays. otherwise the contest moves to November. Incumbents and several challengers filed, including Gerald Epstein, Yvonne Kilgore, Orville Filsinger, L.S. O'Halloran, and John Peetz II. City council has five filed so far, leaving May in doubt.
The Sidney Telegraph plans a April recipe section and invites readers to submit favorite recipes from fried chicken to pickles. Include your name and address for duplicate entries. submissions must arrive at 809 Illinois St before April 9, with Telegraph reserving right to publish the earliest postmarked recipe.
Scotts Bluff Gering Chamber asks Western Technical Community College board to probe costs of its Sidney operation. The group disputes claims of overstaffing and questions a 200000 dollar office budget while supporting the Sidney campus. A separate Sidney aligned group warns against terminating or trimming Western Nebraska due to the college’s economic impact and notes policy disagreements among local college officials.
The Nebraska Unicameral voted 35 to 0 to reject a plan to cap malpractice judgments at actual financial losses. The Fowler amendment sought broader recovery including non monetary losses, while supporters argued the bill would otherwise be unjust to malpractice victims.
Strong winds and a late winter snow storm swept through Nebraska causing school closures and near blizzard conditions in central and northeastern parts. Snow ranged from one to four inches in places with higher gusts above 50 mph and flurries to diminish by afternoon as temperatures fall into the 20s and overnight lows drop.
The National Farmers Organization ended its marketing vacation on Thursday night. President Oren Lee Staley hailed the result as more than they could have hoped for. The action began March 5 after nationwide meetings of cattle feeders to coordinate price efforts.
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