Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Overview
The Sidney Telegraph is Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It is published every Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. and is the official newspaper of Cheyenne County. It is an Associated Press associate member and a Nebraska Press Association member, with multiple General Excellence Award wins.
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Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
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Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Forgotten Man and Nebraska politics: where is the lieutenant governor?
A reader argues that in Nebraska the incapacitated governor leaves administrative assistant Bob Conrad to run the state. The writer questions the need for a lieutenant governor if he remains unused, suggesting election costs could be saved and the office eliminated.
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Union
Nebraska
Ralph Brooks
Dwight Burney
Burney
Siberia
Brooks
Bob Conrad
O. K
Nebraska Urges End to Lopsided Giveaway Ban
An editorial criticizes Nebraska's lottery law banning national giveaways that require no entry fee or effort. It argues the prohibition discriminates against Nebraskans, notes widespread cheating by some merchants, and calls for amending archaic rules to allow fair contests while avoiding gambling excess. It dedicates the piece to legislators proposing change.
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Nebraska
Nevada
Ebraska
Web Services At Eleven
A clergyman argues Protestantism needs change to stay vital by dropping cherished traditions. Rev. H. Richard Siciliano, director of church extension for the Presbytery of New York, suggests 11 am Sabbath worship is Timothy old and that earlier services would let families enjoy beach time or golf. He notes modern farmers no longer milk cows yet many still sleep late on Sundays.
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Pelief
H. Richard Siciliano
Presbytery of
New York
Siciliano
Hungry in America A call to remember global hunger
Aware of domestic abundance, the author urges Americans to feel hunger for a day to gain perspective on immense global starvation. The piece contrasts the comfortable majority with over a billion underserved people for whom hunger is a constant, deadly condition.
Sacco Vanzetti and Mooney cases cited in editorials
In 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted in an eastern payroll robbery murder in a broad political frame. The piece notes radicals defending them and extending tactics to other cases like Tom Mooney and Daryl Chessman. It asserts alleged Communist influence shaping public demonstrations and executive actions during Eisenhower era diplomacy.
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Nance County Journal
Sacco
Vanzett
Vanzetti
Tom Mooney
San Fancisco
Binners
Mooney
Bereau
Daryl Chessman
California
Japst
U.S. State Department
Washington
Chessman
Eisenhower
Suth America
Nebraska Oil Output Curbed by State Commission
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission set a 200 barrel daily limit per well in Kimball County Brook Field affecting four firms and seven wells. Wells were producing beyond 200 barrels with one up to 900 and others over 400 barrels, a move aimed at preserving the field’s life and Nebraska’s petroleum resources, not market surplus.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State Journal
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commson
Brook Field
Kimball County
Commission
Panhandle
Spending Is Partisan in Voter Pollution Bill Vote
The Norfolk News reports the voter pollution control bill would raise annual federal grants for crime prevention from 500 million to 900 million, with the president proposing 20 billion next year. Voting split followed party lines. override failed by 22 votes. Nebraska delegation split with Republicans for veto sustain and Democrats for override.
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Nebraska
Ph. Weaver
Glen Cunningham
Larry Brock
Donald McGinley
Getther
Growers Can Expand Acreage in Sugar Beets in 1960
Growers may expand beet acreage by six percent for the 1960 crop following apportionment decisions by growers processors and ASC representatives from county and state levels. Sugar beets have long stabilized the local agriculture economy and this trend could affect Scottsbluff in the coming year.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald
ASC
Tate
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Items
A jumble of clues forms a crossword grid with entries across and down. The list includes ride at full speed, city in Pa, antique, vigil, and many other wordplay prompts. Answers fill positions for a completed puzzle.
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New York
Syracuse Coach Advised to Hoard Fame While It Lasts
A Syracuse high school coach praised for winning a state basketball title is urged to cash in on popularity now. The piece warns coaches face fickle fame, possible ejection if failures occur, and a brief window to secure wealth before the public shifts.
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Syracuse
Nedr
Ha.s
Shakespeare
Nigal
Nebraska
Army Engineers
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Housecleaning Tips Safe Cleanups From Health Director
Health director E A Rogers urges careful spring house cleaning from basement to attic. Plan tasks, pace work over days, assign chores, and use non slip ladders. Remove poisons and keep equipment secured. watch for hazards like wires and loose rugs. rest when tired to avoid accidents.
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E. A. Rogers
Bernie Camp On Farm Income Iceberg Below Surface
Bernie Camp argues farm income woes reflect 80 percent inflation driven costs, not just prices. He says only addressing 20 percent of the issue misses the core and policy must tackle all factors affecting farmers’ costs and earnings.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska Education Board debate stirs state politics
Lincoln dispatch outlines conflict over whether the State Board of Education should be abolished and the commissioner appointed. Dr F B Decker heads the department as critics and supporters clash, with the Nebraska School Improvement Association and other groups backing or opposing the change.
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Lincoln
State Board of Education
F B Decker
Nebraska School Improvement Association
Nebraska State Education Association
Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers
Nebraska State School Boards Association
Nebraska
School Improvement Association
Decker
State Department of Education
Board of Education
S H Brauer Jr
Stuart
REA Drives Rural Electrification Growth and Education Funding Debate
A Rural Electrification Administration report shows 132 thousand rural connections in 1959, boosting total REA loans to 394 billion dollars since 1935. It highlights Nebraska projects, the Cana day plant loan, and a 99 million dollar telephone loan. also notes a proposal for corn based industrial alcohol and a costly Interstate overpasses fix. Federal aid to education faces uncertain passage as Senate and House disagreements stall a funding plan.
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Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Nebraska Electric Generation and Transmission Co-Operative
Fort Randall
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lexington
Tri-County
Washington
Congress
Senate
House Rules Committee
House
Gerrymander and landmark notes across cities
The text defines gerrymander as district rearrangement to favor in power parties. It notes Statue of Liberty height 305 feet 1 inch to the torch. It states Tokyo tops population, cites a 1959 figure 9,100,539, and mentions a 30 acre Chinatown section on Manhattan Island.
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Tokyo
Manhattan Island
Chinatown
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PTA
Naval
Tim Star
Hyseria
Bernie Camp
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Capitol News
Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Capitol
REA Lines
Carl Cutis
Department of Agriculture
Industria
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