Winds Devastate Area With 70 MPH Gusts And Debris
A violent dust storm battered the Sidney area with gusts up to 70 miles per hour and visibility near zero at times. FAA reports show average winds around 40 mph, temp swings from the 20s to mid 70s, numerous downed trees, a missing church door, ripped shingles, and scattered property damage. No major injuries reported. several vehicles left in ditches and minor delays noted in mail delivery.
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Sidney
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Sidney City Electric Department
Ed Swanson
Craig Mortuary
Christ Episcopal Church
Sidney Country Club
South Bluffs
Dalton
Dale Flora
Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Highway Safety Patrol
Panhandle forecast shows fair nights and cool days
The Panhandle area is forecast fair tonight and Saturday with west to east winds at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight's low near 20, Saturday's high 50 to 60. Five day outlook indicates temperatures near to slightly above normal through Wednesday with highs around 50 and lows in the 20s and little if any precipitation.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Labor Survey Starts Today
The Chamber of Commerce reports from the Department of Labor in Lincoln that labor survey questionnaires will be mailed to area employers today. Employers should return them promptly for compilation of area labor market skills wages and future growth. All questionnaires are confidential and require no names.
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Chamber of Commerce
Department of Labor
Lincoln
Gas And Oil Flow At New Kimball West
Petroleum Inc reports a test at No 1 Enders GWSE Sec 31 13 53 a mile north of the Ibex Field in Kimball County. Gas flowed at 2 250 000 cubic feet per day from 5768 81 feet in the D sand and oil flowed in 38 minutes with 292 feet recovered plus some gas cut water. Drilling continued to total depth amid potential similar structure to Ibex discovered 1962 by Chandler Simpson which has produced over 280 000 barrels of oil and 1 1 2 billion cubic feet of gas.
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Kimball County
Enders Gwse
Petroleum Inc
Petroleum, Inc
Stars of Tomorrow Show to Feature Local Youths
Sunday afternoon at Sidney Junior High School auditorium stars of tomorrow return for the 10th annual Kiwanis sponsored show. twenty seven young artists from the area compete in 17 acts with a grand champion and three age divisions. Keith Williams hosts with Dan Long leading the Junior High concert band. Tickets are $1 for adults 50 cents for students at the door or from Kiwanis members.
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Sidney Junior High School
Sidney Kiwan
Kiwanis Club
Keith Williams
Dan Long
Marsha Heizer
John Heizer
Dalton
Stan Mahlman
Sidney
Betty Jean Weed
City Plan Procedure Is Pushed
Jim Pine, Assistant Director of Planning, briefed Sidney’s city council and planning commission in a special session on obtaining federal funds to expand the city. He outlined funding via HUD and a possible 701 program share, with cost reductions under economic conditions from the Sioux Army Depot phaseout, and noted the state agency would manage reports and payments to the consultant firm Henningson Durham and Richardson once approved.
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Jim Pine
Division On
Nebraska Resources
City Planning Commission
Pine
Sidney
Sioux Army
Hud’s
Housing and Urban Development
Chicago
Henningson, Durham, and Richardson
Division of Nebraska Resources
Lincoln
Division of
Memorial Hospital weighs expansion and modernization plan
The Memorial Hospital and Home board discussed a 250000 to 300000 modernization project including dietary upgrades, laundry improvements, boiler capacity increase, air conditioning, and up to 47 new extended care beds. Federal Hill Burton funding may cover part. planning spans months as officials seek broad input.
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Memorial Hospital and Home
Verne Pangborn
Lincoln
Hospital Advisory Council
State Department of Health
Pangborn
A. J. Jorgenson
Darold Hendee
Three Cheyenne County Men Enter Armed Forces
Three Cheyenne County men were sent for military service Monday per Mrs. Louis Johnson, selective service clerk. Stephen Markel of Lodgepole and Donald Flohr of Dalton report for army training at Fort Bliss, Texas, while Harold Bennett serves in the Marine Corps and trains at San Diego, California.
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Cheyenne County
Armed Forces
Louis Johnson
Selective Service Board
Fort Bliss
Texas
Stephen Markel
Lodgepole
Donald Flohr
Dalton
Harold Bennett
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Dream Is Realized In Dedication Of Library
The Sidney Public Library will be dedicated Sunday at 1 30 P M in the new building on 12th Avenue with Governor Frank Morrison as a highlight. A luncheon at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel precedes the program. J H McNish will chair. Attending dignitaries include Mrs Morrison, Nebraska Library Commission reps, Mayor Dorwart, Librarian Brown, and architect Howard G Duncan. The program features invocations by Rev John Slayton and Rev Vincent J Pelster, with remarks from McNish. The Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow show at Sidney Junior High follows.
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Sidney
Frank Morrison
R. W. Brown
Vincent J. Pelster
Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow
Sidney Junior High School
George Fleming
Louise Nixon
State Library Commission
Lincoln
Faith Day
Jane Pope
Harriet Lute
Library Commission
Western Plains Regional Library
Acola Brennemann
Hyannis
Viaduct Widening on Highway 30 to Resume Soon
Charles Nutter announced that work to widen the Highway 30 east viaduct near Sidney will start next Tuesday. The project adds two feet to the east side, maintains one-way traffic at the top, and aims for completion in about three weeks weather permitting with warning signs for traveler safety.
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Highway 30
Sidney
Charles Nutter
Bridgeport
Division
State Highway Department
No School Monday in Sidney Public Schools
The Sidney Public Schools will be closed Monday for teacher in service day activities. Teachers will participate in in service sessions and no classes will be held for students on that day.
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Sidney Public Schools
Chappell Plans 360 Acre Campground Complex
Chappell negotiates to purchase about 360 acres near Interstate 80 for an interstate highway recreation area. The project, funded by federal and state governments with Nebrask a Game and Parks Commission guiding, includes a lake, trailer park, camping site, combination and truck parking, golf course, air strip, and a wheat museum. Arc her and Speece of Lincoln will provide technical guidance under a city agreement.
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Chappell
Nebraska Game Forestation and Parks Commission
Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Archer and Speece
Lincoln Architects
Missing Gun Stolen From Car In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County authorities seek unknown thiefs who took a loaded 22 caliber Luger pistol and binoculars from a parked car at 1834 Jackson. The owner Bill Frederick reported the theft after learning the gun may be in the hands of youths. If found, contact Deputy Sheriff Gene Morris.
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Cheyenne County
Bill Frederick
Bfy
Gene Morris
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Sioux Army Depot
New Kimball West
San Marino Road
Begorra
the Jolly Green
Jim Newman
St. Patrick’s Day
Nebraska
Sidney Telegraph
Lfth
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