Environmental teach-in sparks youth drive to save Earth
Amid a national push for conservation, 900 college editors met in Washington to back an Earth Day teach-in on April 22. Organizers plan mass actions, including a 300 mile march, filth-in protests, and phone-ins to polluters, while some critics fear the move shifts focus from war and poverty.
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Nixon
Viet Nam
Washington
Peter Dogan
Environment
Night Watch
Hunter College
New York
Dupont Circle
Baylord Nelson
D-Mis
Senate
Dennis Hayes
Scottsbluff tar-Herald
Garnishment method aims to secure child support payments
The county adopts wage garnishment to enforce court-ordered support for divorced mothers and children. A Welfare Department attorney handles the garnishment process, withholding part or all of the delinquent father's paycheck and sending funds to meet obligations. The plan targets employed delinquent fathers, reducing prosecutions and jailings while easing court and welfare workloads.
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Welfare Department
Omaha World Herald
Special Formula May Beat Phosphates in Detergents
Health Bulletin reports Marquette University tests comparing a phosphate detergent, a phosphate-free detergent, and a special chemical formula. The special formula scored top in stain removal with total points of four, outperforming the others. whiteness and dirt removal were similar, while plain water served as a control.
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Marquette University
Milwaukee
The
Health Bulletin
Nebraska Considers Agency Shop Amendment Proposal
The Nebraska Democratic Central Committee proposes amending the state constitution to permit agency shops. An agency shop would require workers to pay a representation fee to a union without mandatory union membership. Nebraska currently bans compulsory unionism and shows little public support for change.
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Nebraska Democratic Central Committee
Nebraska
Foolish Idea A Clean Car Moratorium Proposal
An editorial argues against a voluntary moratorium on new car designs citing automakers resistance to a pollution free engine. It contends millions are spent on design changes while urging serious action to reduce pollution, urging industry progress over protracted delays.
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Mom
Dad
Pa America
Lincoln Star
Teens favor European Union joining but resist loss of sovereignty
A Consensus survey by Ronald Inglehart at the University of Michigan shows German French and British teenagers favor a United States of Europe more than their parents on joining. Yet both groups hesitate on allowing a supranational government to override national decisions, highlighting a mix of pro integration and sovereignty concerns.
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Ronald Inglehart
University of Michigan
United States of Europe
United
Europe
Britain
United States
Lincoln Star
Soviet Slant on Arms Race Aims for Parity Not Superiority
Lincoln Star notes Pravda policy statement portraying strategic arms talks as salvageable. It claims virtual parity exists, the USSR seeks no nuclear edge, and expansion of the US Safeguard system won’t derail talks. Observers see domestic strain and public weariness with the arms race.
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Pravda
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
ABM
Lincoln Star
Mack Radcliffe and the 1870s cattle drive to Miles City
Mack Radcliffe led a cattle drive from Ogallala to Utah with the Sheidleys and Brigham Young, then recovered stolen Keystone horses for Panhandle outfits. Gen Miles aided the roundup at Miles City, then the party crossed the Platte by swimming the herd at Camp Clarke Toll Bridge to reach the home range.
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Mack Radcliffe
Texas Trail
Ogallala
Bill Sheidley
Washington Territory
Ogallala Co
Mack
Utah
Sheidley
Brigham Young
Young Radcliffe
Nebraska
Indian Territory
Ogallala Company
Paxton
Radcliffe
Miles City
Montana Territory
Nelson A. Miles
Omaha
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Ft. Buford
Montana
Miles
Bosler
Tusler
Ft. Meade
South Dakota Territory
Ft. Meade Giurgis
North Platte River
Camp Clarke Toll Bridge
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed in One Page
Readable clues include Across entries such as Fling Owned and Vocalist plus Down hints like Baby powder Serene and Medley. The page lists numerous wordplay items and puzzle answers with partial numbering and some garbled lines.
MACK Weds Bertie Gast in 1885 at Sidney Whitehouse Hall
In 1885 on Thanksgiving Day Mack married Bertie Gast from Ogallala, and the couple traveled to a Cedar Creek log ranch 35 miles northeast. The journey crossed a snowbound prairie with no habitation found along the route. The note ends with an advertising insert for The Sidney Telegraph offering help with printed forms and sales needs.
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Mack
Ogallala Co
Bertie Gast
Ogallala
Sidney
Whitehouse Hall
Cedar Creek
Equalize School Tax Levies for Nebraska Education
Retired citizen Daniel E. Snyder urges a state wide plan to equalize education funding. Proposals include uniform tax rates, inclusion of parochial schools, county redistricting, state supervision by districts, and a secular education focus financed by a single mili levy with shared surpluses and deficiencies among counties.
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Daniel E. Snyder
Nebraska
State Educational Department
State Committee
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Pacity
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Constitution Committee
Ave
Llth Ave
Holstein, Nebraska
Wayne Henzl
H & R Block
America
Kimball, Nebraska
IHC
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Chevrolet
Royker
New Holland
Lockwood
J.D
New
Forney Electric
Ingersol Rand
Ys H.p
Westinghouse
August Stahla
Kenneth Fritzler
Maurice and
Elmer Kath
Banner County Bank
Harrisburg
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