A. J. Jorgenson Leaves a Vacuum in Sidney and Cheyenne County
The Sidney Telegraph editorial mourns the death of A. J. Jorgenson, a longtime banker, community steward, and father-figure who shaped local business and financial life for over fifty years. His conservative yet thoughtful leadership helped reopen the American National Bank during the 1930s bank holiday and mentored many youths into business and farming. His loss marks the end of an era of honesty, integrity, and steadfast service to the community.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
A. J. Jorgenson
A. J
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American National Bank
Jorgenson
Family medicine gains specialty status in AMA reforms
The AMA and the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties require three years of residency and a written exam for specialty in family medicine. The move raises status for general practitioners, countering a long trend toward specialization, and aims to ensure more doctors provide comprehensive patient care beyond limited office hours.
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American Medical Association
Council On Medical Education
Advisory Board For
G. P
Communism At Work In Siberian Oil Drive
The Soviet Union develops oil found in 1964 at Surgut on the Ob River planning a 650 mile pipeline to Omsk. About 120000 workers are drafted with no permanent housing, living in tents to rush production despite extreme cold and summer mosquitoes. The Kremlin prioritizes oil flow over worker housing.
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Surgut
Siberia
Kremlin
Omsk
Questionable Value of Nebraska Vehicle Inspection Law
The author argues that watered down inspections are useless for saving lives. Tough laws reportedly fail to reduce fatalities as vehicle numbers rise. Resentment of authority leads to ignoring laws, increasing hazards for others. Until citizens acquire common sense, inspections remain futile.
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Nebraska
Creighton Jesuit position paper sparks campus debate
The Omaha World Herald reports on a leaked Creighton University position paper by anonymous Jesuit faculty calling for strict academic standards and disciplined campus life. It contrasts with mainstream university thought emphasizing student input and shared governance, citing calls for attendance, tests, restricted social conduct, and December Homecoming cuts.
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Creighton University
Cold branding irons aim to ease cattle pain in West
Researchers test supercold copper branding irons using a dry ice solution to 90 degrees below zero to replace hot irons. Colorado houses 35,000 registered brands as owners weigh humane treatment against tradition in branding livestock, with supporters arguing calves endure less stress.
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Rocky Mountain Empire
New West
Colorado
Podner
The
Denver Post
City judge rules against landlord over drums in NYC home
A 15 year old New York City boy drumming drew a landlord’s ouster bid, but a judge dismissed it saying the city is filled with noises of life and living. The piece critiques apartment life and suggests appeal to a higher court to test if such sounds become a license for noise.
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New York City
Omaha World Herald
Sour to the taste and pantry clues puzzle
A compact clue list covers sour to the taste and kitchen terms, asking for related items like colander and breakfast food. It expands to include animal and plant terms such as Bengal quince tree and spring flower, plus actions like sew and stare fiercely, ending with general needs.
Puzzle clues echo old cryptic crossword style
A reader supplied list of numbered clue prompts spans various definitions from go down to metropolis and blockbuster to maturity. The mixed entries resemble a cryptic crossword grid or riddle set awaiting solution.
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Metropolis
Severe Nebraska winter of 1856 57 described in 1956 note
The Brownville Nebraska Advertiser recounts the 1856 57 winter with cold rain turning to a heavy December snowstorm. Snow averaged ten inches with many places drifted feet deep and three foot accumulations by December 13. Settlers reported dwindling provisions, wildlife aided survival, and several deaths from exposure and frozen limbs across Lancaster Richardson Pawnee Otoe Douglas Dodge Burt and Dakota counties.
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Nebraska Advertiser of
Brownville
Nebraska
Salt Creek
Lancaster County
Richardson County
Pawnee County
Missouri River
Otoe County
Douglas County
North
North Brothers
Dodge County
North Bend
Cuming County
Fontenelle
Burt
Dakota County
Capitol 20 Year Road Plan Aims at Statewide Highway Network
Nebraska State Highway Department unveiled a 20 year construction plan totaling about $1.29 billion in 1969 dollars to build freeways and expressways across the state. The proposal calls for $20 million bond issues and $15 million yearly revenue from 1972 to 1989, with accelerated funding enabling earlier completion of I-80 in the Panhandle and in the Omaha area, plus a South Sioux City Sioux City bridge.
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Lincoln
State Highway Department
Nebraska
Marvin L. Nuernberger
Nuernberger
Norbert T. Tiemann
Tiemann
Panhandle
Department
Highway Department
Chappell
Wyoming
Omaha
Sioux City
Iowa
Bruce Gillan
Madison
Kansas Line
Randolph
Letter Box Encourages Early College Study Habits
The author, Mrs Lawrence Beyer RN, Omaha, urges junior high and high school students to plan for college, choose their subjects thoughtfully, maintain at least a C average, and develop productive study habits. She notes nursing students come from Nebraska and Iowa, stresses self motivated learning, and shares her own path through Dalton High School Nebraska Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Nebraska system.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Dalton High School
Nebraska Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Lawrence Beyer
R.N
Omaha, Nebraska
Mother’s blessing sought for marriage in Pretoria
A courting couple left an old age home to seek permission from the bride's mother. Mrs J Blake aged 72 agreed that her daughter Susan van Reenen aged 72 should marry Gysbert Kloppers aged 71. They have both been married before and together share 35 grandchildren.
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Pretoria
South Africa
J. Blake
Susan van Reenen
Gysbert Kloppers
Kloppers
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