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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1960
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph, Western Nebraska's oldest paper since 1873, publishes editorials three times weekly. It is an Associated Press associate, Nebraska Press Association member, and an official Cheyenne County newspaper.
Nebraska farmers push a congressional wheat bill led by Rep Don McGinley and Rep Larry Brock to limit acreage and set price supports. Editorials note potential savings to the federal government, plan to purchase and stockpile 150 million bushels, with parity loans and land retirement for soil conservation.
Critics labeled the film On the Beach defeatist while missing its core aim. The piece argues nuclear war would annihilate human society and possibly humanity, challenging viewers to heed the grim warning.
A columnist rails against national discontent amid postwar abundance. He notes material plenty, rising ambitions, and widespread unhappiness, urging the creation of National Let's All Be Happy Week to counterbalance greed and restlessness.
The piece argues the President’s military judgments should not dictate policy unilaterally. It notes top officials consult him but warns inter service rivalries cloud the defense picture. It urges Congress and the public to demand clear, full facts to inform decisions.
A pay television trial in a densely populated area near Toronto reports generally favorable reactions. Unlike Bartlesville Oklahoma where a $950 monthly fee failed, Canadian viewers pay a $5 installation and select programs by a coin box. The system will offer first run films and major events and a company spokesman expects broader adoption across Canada and the United States.
An University of Wisconsin researcher says cheese and charcoal filters could remove 90 percent of tar in cigarettes and could be produced commercially. The idea ties agriculture to cigarette filter demand and surplus cheese as a potential key resource.
The column condemns plans to broaden the tax base by statewide sales and income taxes, arguing these shifts remove local control and fail to relieve real estate burdens. It cites states that replace property tax with new taxes, increasing overall taxpayer burden.
Nebraska Citizens Council estimates show per capita tax payment rose from about 70 dollars in 1940 to roughly 470 dollars in 1960, a 570 percent increase. Income rose 65 percent from 1946 to 1960, failing to keep pace with taxes.
Time magazine highlights the college admission barrier posed by uneven high school preparation. English math history foreign language and science form the core background for applicants, with funding and teacher quality impacting readiness.
Crossword puzzle clues list across and down entries with a long set of numbered hints for a puzzle. It includes definitions for terms like Thicket, Cattle roundup, Paver's mallet, Calabar bean alkaloid, and several more across the grid as well as down clues such as Unruly children and Philippine aborigine.
Dr Andre Soubiran advises French readers that skimpy breakfasts lead to heavy lunches and disrupt a fast-paced society. He predicts some will resist but notes dinner remains a chance to indulge and preserve France as a nation of gourmets.
Ann Moray, American lecturer and singer, argues that fairies and wee folk exist in Celtic myth with varied regional types from Brownies to Lurikeens. She notes fairies’ roles, behaviors, and rituals, cites literature and history, and shares her own experiences and music rooted in Gaelic songs.
The climbing strawberry Santana, developed in Europe and patented in the United States, arrives in quantity for spring planting. Grown by a West Grove Pennsylvania nursery, it produces mid sized firm berries at successive nodes as it climbs a trellis, keeping fruit off the ground and easy to harvest. The plant requires a sturdy trellis or wire netting, not twine, for support.
The Beltsville Maryland meat research center hosts a large volume scintillation counter that uses natural gamma rays from potassium-40 to gauge lean versus fat in meat. Developed by the Agricultural Marketing Service, the 13 000 pound detector could be adapted to automatic quality control and grading by fat content.
A Norwalk Ohio company markets a soil testing kit that classifies soil as acid neutral or alkaline in one operation. Each kit yields 100 tests and uses a paper cradle and color chart comparison for results. Also noted are 120-year-old white pine water pipes dug up in downtown Chicago.
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