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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
8
The Sidney Telegraph notes its status as Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It is an associate AP member and Nebraska Press Association member, serving Cheyenne County as the official county newspaper.
The piece argues President Johnson renouncing a bid for a third term reflects the 22nd Amendment limits, noting vice presidents who succeed by other means escape the two term cap. It contrasts historic tenure with Roosevelt and analyzes shifting political tides in the South amid Republican gains and civil rights influence.
Look Magazine and the Rocky Mountain News condemn the $500 000 CU project led by Dr Edward A Condon as a wasteful effort by a capable team to find unidentified flying objects. They accuse conflicts and back biting while noting no evidence of space vehicles after years of Air Defense Command and Air Force involvement.
North Platte residents reflect on local cultural life after a University of Nebraska Singers concert draws 200 to 300 attendees. The piece urges more community participation and budgeting time for cultural events to prevent the town from becoming a cultural desert.
The columnist returns with reflections on aging, politics, youth, and culture amid 1960s turmoil. He recalls Lyndon Johnson, King, Vietnam, and popular media while noting personal changes, family dynamics, and a wary optimism about the future, ending with a satirical public service nudge for National Prevention Month.
Calvin Craig resigns as grand dragon of the Georgia United Klans of America and advocates a united America where black men and white men stand shoulder to shoulder. Skeptics question motive, while supporters urge action to match words. In Nebraska Linus Burr Smith criticizes Capitol maintenance and calls for urgent upkeep of the State Capitol, warning it could deteriorate without proper funding.
Bernie Camp asserts the 1967 Nebraska sales income tax blend is fair and more equitable than a 5 percent sales tax. A study by Jack Timmons shows a four person family earning 2 000 would pay under 1 percent under the combined tax versus about five percent under a pure sales tax, with higher incomes facing similar shifts. The article argues petition drives to repeal the income tax benefit higher earners and burden lower incomes, and notes federal deductions further even out tax loads.
A telecast era critique by media insiders notes color TV impact on candidate appearance and voice. Reagan and Nixon facial makeup, Wallace and McCarthy complexion needs, Kennedy hair and tone, Johnson voice blamed for not running. Report cites Times and Journal observations with personal commentary.
Joe A. Larson argues about civil rights riots and white attitudes toward negroes. He reflects on riots in Omaha, urges discussion of true aims, notes white and black perceptions, and questions political stances on equality and opportunity.
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State Engineer John W. Hossack says federal officials will release 3 million dollars in frozen road funds to Nebraska this summer. The money restores about half of the cut ordered last January and will support the Omaha downtown interstate gap paving and Big Springs area work while funding miscellaneous improvements statewide.
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