TV and the Good Guys Myth Busted in Wry Riff
A humorous tirade on TV era clichés argues that cinema and newsmen misrepresent law and order. It mocks gunplay, Irish humor, Mike Hammer, Lassie longevity, and the idea of audience speech dying from TV’s glare, claiming viewers are drawn to the screen despite flaws.
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Siam
Near East
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Mike Hammer
Mike
Ivory Tower
Bridgeport Enacts Sewer Use Fee for Plant Fund
Under Bridgeport City Ordinance 297 local water users will pay a sewer use fee to build a sinking fund for a sewage disposal plant. The charge is $1.00 per month with utilities bills. The Nebraska Health Department sets target dates for plant construction: Bridgeport by June 30, 1964, with nearby towns following in 1965.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport City
A. C. Johnson
Fed
Nebraska Health Department
Scottsbluff
Gering
Terrytown
Bayard and
Mitchell
Oshkosh
Lancaster County
Pall
Dillon
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Nebraska
Donald Ross
Omaha
Ross
Lincoln
Ag Research
Capitol News Switch In Statehouse Brings New Bosses
Lincoln report outlines shift in Nebraska state government with possible changes in top executive positions and department heads after the 1960 election. It notes the Legislative Council's role, the governor’s transition, and potential policy and budgeting impacts.
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Lincoln
Statehouse
Ralph G. Brooks
U. S. Senate
Robert Conrad
Robert Crosby
Brooks
Conrad
Morrison
Legislative Council
Newman Ranch of E. S. Newman in Sheridan County
The Newman Ranch, begun in 1877 on the Niobrara River about twelve miles southeast of Gordon, was among the first cattle ranches in Sheridan and Cherry Counties. It marks early settlement days after Sioux resistance waned following 1876 campaigns.
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Gordon
Sheridan
Cherry Counties
Newman
E. S. Newman
Niobrara River
Platte Valley
Republican
Sandhills
Niobrara
Platte
Dismal River
Birdwood
Blue Creeks
Sioux
Sandhills Take Root as Cattle Ranching Expands Near Agencies
The passage traces how ranching grew near Indian agencies at Camp Robinson and Camp Sheridan, aided by government cattle deliveries. The Sandhills were long deemed dangerous and barren, with few watercourses, but two harsh winters in 1879 and 1880 81 changed opinion as cattle survived and spread. The Newman ranch played a pivotal role in shifting perceptions and opening the Sandhills to grazing.
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Camp Robinson
Camp Sheridan
Sandhills
Indiun
Newman
Newman Ranch
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Heaven
Law and Order
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Crosby
Hope
Uncle Sam
Capitol News
Melvin Paul
Cer
Nebraska Press Assn
State Agriculture Department
State Agriculture
Pearle Finigan
Agricultural Products Research Committee
Finigan
Old
Tarr
Nbc-Tv
Cherget
Wamsley's Rambler
Illinois Street
Ioc
Chas
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Sidney
Pataers
Mie