County Clerk Reveals Cheyenne County Redistricting Figures
County Clerk Ralph Englert presents proposed district splits for Cheyenne County to meet one man one vote criteria. He outlines Sidney divided into three districts with voter counts around 1,650 to 1,756 per district, and asks whether redistricting should base on registered voters or total population, noting uncertainty pending AG guidance and the 1970 census.
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Cheyenne County
Ralph Englert
Englert
Paul Huff
Lodgepole
Douglas Boyd
Sidney
Billy Smith
Potter
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Englert
High Court
Lincoln conference eyed for family type vo tech plan
A Lincoln meeting next Tuesday will pursue a family based education program at Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Sidney. HEW regional rep and state education officials attend with Merle Rudebusch and local officials. plan aims to boost enrollment and address tuition for students on state property.
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Lincoln
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Kansas City
State Department of Education
Cecil Stanley
Sidney Vo-Ted
Merle Rudebusch
HEW
Oil drill sites spotted near Nebraska Colorado line
Oil exploration expands in southwest Cheyenne County with No. 1 Hiett G well and nearby No. 1 Spearow Rohlfing Field postures. Multiple operators test Cove Field reservoirs in Banner and surrounding counties while water intrusion challenges production. Northwestern efforts in Sioux and Dawes counties continue with several wildcats and staked locations awaiting tests.
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Cheyenne County
Colorado
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co
Allison Drilling Co
Nebraska
Holly Resources
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
K&m Associates
Burks Oil Ltd
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Nelson
Banner County
Larry Martin
Stan Juelfs
Stauffer Gese
Howard Wy Kaler
Nelson GE NW
Sand Creek
Braden- Geat
Bethel
Sioux and Dawes
Sioux-Dawes-Box Butte
Fellowship Worth $10 600 To Adamson In Missouri Opening
In Columbia Missouri Ronald E Adamson a University of Missouri Columbia political science graduate student receives a Fulbright Hays Fellowship of 10 600 for a year in India to cover travel and living costs for his wife and three children He has Hindi study background and holds a Master of Arts in Political Science and South Asian Studies from Wisconsin His adviser Dr Paul Wallace notes the program cuts back on Fulbright Hays and Adamson has been at UMC since 1967 The Buffalo Bend Steak House in Sidney recently reopened under Don Challberg with a grand opening planned Saturday serving meals 4 to 9 with a dance combo at U S Route 30 east of Potter.
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Columbia
Fullbright-Hays
U. S. Office of Education
Ronald E. Adamson
University of Missouri-Columbia
India
UMC
Paul Wallace
Wallace
Adamson
Advisson
University of Wisconsin
Wowerd Adamson
Sidney
Buffalo Bend
Car Damaged In Monday Upset
Trooper Jack Robinson of the Nebraska Safety Patrol reports a one car accident at 1 PM Monday on a county road 16.4 miles east of Dolton. Wills Brown of Lisco, driving a 1962 Dodge, was southbound and failed to turn, causing the car to roll into a field. The driver was not injured. Damages estimated at 400 dollars.
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Jack Robinson
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Dolton
Wills Brown
Lisco
NFO Meeting Set For Sidney Armory May 19
The Cheyenne County chapter of the National Farmers Organization will hold its regular meeting at the National Guard Armory in Sidney Monday May 19 at eight o clock. Meetings now occur on the third Monday of each month per publicity director Mrs Norman Steffens and county president Erwin W Phelps.
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Cheyenne County
National Farmers Organization
National Guard
Sidney
NFO
Norman Steffens
Erwin W. Phelps
Road E O Set For Sunday Youth Driving Contest
The Jaycee Road E O comes this Sunday at 1 p m on the street north of Sidney High School. Open to drivers aged 16 through 19 by Aug 1 with licenses. Prizes include 100 scholarships from Sidney Beauty Academy and Nebraska Institute of Broadcasters plus two 8x10 photos from The Photo Center. Winners advance to Holdrege for state competition on June 8.
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Sidney High School
Larry Franke
Gibson Ford Motor Co
Sidney Beauty Academy
Nebraska Institute of Broadcasters
Holdrege
Franke
Gibson’s
Nebraska State Patrol
Sidney
Two Accidents Reported in Sidney Police Log
Sidney Police investigated two accidents on Thursday. The first at 11th and King involved Kay Pederson and Charles Wright with about 60 and 150 dollars damage respectively. The second at 13th and Quince involved Irene Carlin and Mark Votaw with about 75 and 90 dollars damage. Votaw charged with following too close.
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Sidney
11Th and
King
Kay Peder
19Th Avenue
11Th
Charles Wright
Alvarado
Wright
Pederson
13Th and
Quince
Irene Carlin
Gurley
Mark Votaw
Mission Drive
Votaw
Carlin
Kimball Pioneer Succumbs At 85
Kimball Mrs. Frank Smith died at 85 in Ventura California. A longtime Kimball resident, she and husband Frank moved from Kimball in 1948. He worked in the insurance and land business, later with Fred Enders in Smith Enders Co. Oil discoveries in 1948 boosted their fortunes, Enders Field becoming a major Nebraska producer.
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Kimball
Frank Smith
Ventura
Calif
Smiths
California
Smith
Fred Enders
Smith-Enders Co
Nebraska
Unusual Western Style Terminal Proposed for Sidney Airport
Kirkham Michaels and Associates presented a western style terminal design for Sidney Municipal Airport featuring a sloped uneven roof, shake shingles, and rock-on-brick facade. The city would share costs with State and Federal funds, likely next year, with an estimated price of 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. The council will study the plan before ruling.
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Sidney Municipal Airport
Sidney
de Sign
Kirkham, Michaels and Associates
Omaha
Nebraska Road Bond Act clears way for I 80 upgrade
Nebraska Legislature approved SB 948 creating a six member Nebraska Highway Bond Commission to issue up to 30 million dollars in bonds over the next two years funded by highway user revenues. The act, speeding planned completion of Interstate 80 in the Sidney area, becomes law immediately with Gov Norbert Tiemann's signature. Federal funds matching I 80 projects may advance western Nebraska and Omaha links from 1974 toward 1973 or even late 1972.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Nebraska Highway Bond Commission
State Highway Advisory Commission
Norbert T. Tiemann
Omaha
Three Breakins Reported In Dalton Firms
Three breakins were reported Friday morning in Dalton by Cheyenne County Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh. Incidents occurred after midnight at Dalton Co-Op Association Texaco station and Co-Op filling station. Items stolen include an electric razor radio and minor cash from cigarette machines. Authorities suspect the same suspects for all three breakins. repairs could total around $200.
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Dalton
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Dalton Co-Op Association
Dalton Texaco
Texaco
Dalton Co-Op
Sheriffs Office
Panhandle Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a 40 percent chance of showers. Clearing tonight with near zero precipitation and cooler by night. Saturday will be fair and warmer with highs in the 60s and overnight lows 35 to 45. Five day outlook calls for temps 2 to 8 degrees above normal, highs 75 to 85, lows in 40s, and a few afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms through midweek courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Tornado Season Brings Warning in Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska enters peak tornado season as Edgar Van Tassel of the Scottsbluff Weather Bureau appeals to Panhandle residents to help issue warnings. Radar may miss storms within 20 miles, so locals should call 632-6822 to report tornadoes or dangerous cloud buildups. Storm bulletins go to TV and radio stations during threatening weather.
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Nebraska
Edgar van Tassel
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Panhandle
van Tassel
Weather Bureau
Soaking Rain Brightens West Nebraska Farm Outlook
A broad Panhandle rainfall from Thursday through Friday morning boosted crops in the Nebraska Panhandle. Totals range from .46 to 1.16 inches in towns like Potter Lodgepole and Gurley, with May totals around 4 inches, easing dry conditions from April. Weathermen expect clearing skies tonight as rain subsides.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Potter
George Coulter
Walter Hilpert
Coulter
Lodgepole
Ruth Dykman
Earl Lessig
Gurley
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Sidney
Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney Sam Countryman
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Vo-Tech Adds Coed Legal Secretarial Course
Western Nebraska Vocational School marks a milestone as the first co ed student registers for the legal secretary course in the new Business and Office Occupations department. Miss Karen Wieser, of Sidney, will graduate from St Patrick's Academy this spring. LB 91 sets the program with no emergency clause. the fall quarter opens October 27 registration.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Karen Wieser
Mark Wieser
Newton
Wieser
St. Patrick’s Academy
Vo-Tech
Merle Rudebusch
Kenneth
Bud) Mayer
Kay McCumber
Telegraph
Western Nebraska Vocational School
Sidney
St. Patrick's Academy
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Howard Adamson
Kimball Pioneer
Dalton Firms
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