Nebraska Legislature Debates Three-District Plan
Senator George Fleming of Sidney objects to a bill splitting Nebraska into three congressional districts all extending to the Missouri River. Senator Cecil Craft supports a north south division to preserve representation, while concerns about eastern concentration of votes persist. The Legislature may pause pending potential changes if Congress expands the number of seats, as Nebraska currently includes the 4th District centered on Grand Island and surrounding areas.
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George Fleming
Sidney
Nebraska
Missouri River
Fleming
Chicago
Cecil Craft
Congress
A. L. Miller
Kimball
Don McGinley
Ogallala
Washington
Dave Martin
Kearney
Grand Island
Ag Reporters Receive Merit Certificates for 35 Years Service
A group of voluntary agricultural reporters in Nebraska received certificates of merit for 35 years of continuous service as of December 1960. The awards were signed by Governor Frank Morrison and others from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, with names of recipient firms and reporters listed. The reporters provide data on crops, livestock, prices, and trends, part of the national crop and livestock reporting system. Telegraph Wheats Get Results Try Them.
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Frank G. Morrison
Pearle F . Finigan
Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Inspection
United States
Nebraska Agriculture
Dual completion oil well shines in Sleepy Hollow Field
The Ohio Oil Co no5 J Harsch well in Red Willow County uses a single hole with seven inch casing to produce from two horizons the Lansing Kansas City limestone at 3309 feet and the Reagan Sand at 3450 feet. Two face to face pumps serve both horizons. The operation is supervised by the Sidney District office. Chadron pool project to start at Chadron State Park with a 60 by 34 foot bathhouse and a modern pool design featuring ultraviolet penetration and a 170000 gallon capacity for the main pool and a separate 24 foot wading pool.
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Ohio Oil Co
Sleepy Hollow
Red Willow County
Ohio
Lansing-Kansas City
Reagan
Kansas
Lansing
Kansas City
Two Rivers
Venice
Game Commission
Sidney Should Capitalize On Its History, Coffey Asserts
City Manager Tom Coffey urged Sidney capitalize on frontier history by a Nebraska based TV show similar to Dodge City. He cited Sidney as an early military outpost and base for westward travelers, noting Buffalo Bill Cody and others. Proponents said it could boost tourism despite costs and questions of sponsorship.
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Sidney
Coffey
Tom Coffey
Norman Otto
Nebraska
Dodge City
Kan
Black Hills
West
Buffalo Bill Cody
Otto
Seat Belts Boost Safety in Auto Travel
An analysis endorses seat belt use after extensive safety research and real crashes. Major groups including the AMA NSC and U S Public Health Service urge belts for all passengers noting belts reduce injuries and deaths, keep occupants inside the vehicle, and could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars annually.
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American Medical Association
The
National Safety Council
United States Public Health Service
E Studis
Nebraska for the Future task force vision for state growth
Bernie Camp argues Nebraskans should form a broad statewide effort called Nebraska-for-the-Future to identify assets, set long range goals, and study county consolidation. The piece urges practical planning, citizen involvement, and realistic government reforms to define Nebraskas path for 10 to 25 years ahead.
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Nebraska
Telegraph Adopts Multilith Press For Faster Printing
The Telegraph Printing Department at 1133 Jackson St installed a Multilith offset press using a photographic plate process. It runs 7,500 impressions per hour and handles 3x5 to 11x17 inch jobs in black and white or color. The change aims to cut costs and speed, with future plans to switch Sidney Telegraph and study web offset presses for magazine quality reproduction.
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Telegraph
Jackson St
Sidney Telegraph
T Magazine
The
Public urged to file income tax returns before deadline
The last day for filing Federal Income Tax returns is near as about half of Nebraskan taxpayers have yet to file. IRS District Director Richard P. Vinal urged prompt action to avoid a last minute rush and noted about 250 000 returns remain to be processed in the coming weeks. He warned against using published tables for deductions beyond sales tax and urged taxpayers to keep receipts and records to substantiate amounts in case of audit.
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Richard P. Vinal
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Vinal
County Court Dispatches Speeding and Related Offenses
Nora L. Norris of Sidney appears for speeding with $10 and costs. Kenneth N. Meyer of Denver and Russell Wolz of Sidney charged with speeding, each $10 and costs. Several others from multiple states face speeding, no license, delinquent plates, and related fines. Arthur A. Hernandez of Sidney faces drunk driving with $100 and $525 costs and license suspension.
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Nora L. Norris
Sidney
Kenneth N. Meyer
Denver
Russell Wolz
Donald F. Bailey
Cheyenne
Larry Ross Black
Arnold B. Proeh
Plymouth
Mich
Robert F. Warnick
Carl J. Moehr
Kimball
Darrell J. Nickelson
Belle Fourche
S. D
Delores L. Deal
Potter
Theodore L. Winkelman
Chadron
Alvin C. Larson
John Anthony Vetchell
LaMesa
Calif
James Belford
Commodore
Billy W. Essers
Oconomowoc
Wis
Arthur A. Hernandez
Peter W. Fahey
Bobby G. Evans
Loveland
Cole
Dyle A. Morrison
LaPorte City
Iowa
Ideal job for fish loving scientist in Virginia
Dr. Jack D. Burke of the University of Richmond receives a $16,000 three year NIH grant to study how much oxygen different fish species need. He will sample rivers streams ponds and inlets across Virginia. He says the work is fun but demanding.
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Richmond
Jack D. Burke
University of Richmond
National Institute of Health
Virginia
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Lincoln
Chadron State Park
Nebraska Game Commission
Union Pacific
Eekers Wan
Iran
Sofia
Lloyd Jackson
Hardings
Samuel Cushing
Hastings
John Schwartz
Hemingford
Chandler Christy
Edna Davis
Hayes Center
Neb
Bernie Camp
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Great Plains
Nebraska Wheat Commission
J. M. Daly
Daly
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