Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Notes Other News
The Sidney Telegraph identifies itself as Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873 and the Cheyenne County official paper. It notes AP associate membership and Nebraska Press Association status, with publishing dates Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. in Sidney, Nebraska.
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Western
Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Alsn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
School argued for relocating or closing vo tech at Sidney
A Nebraska legislative study panel hears Dr. Allen Burkhardt urge moving or shuttering the Sidney vo tech because of low population and limited reach. Critics defend the school praising trades training, job placement, and student discipline as evidence of value.
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Allen Burkhardt
State Board of Education
Legislative Study Committee On Education
Sidney
Burkhardt
Dr. Burkhardt
Speeding Trucks Threaten Sidney Community
A Sidney plea urges city leaders and police to launch a sustained crackdown on trucks on U S Route 30. The writer notes trucks travel at forty mph in a twenty five mph zone and warns several carry explosives while praising trucking’s economic importance. Continuous enforcement is demanded until speed limits are obeyed.
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Sidney
U.S
Respect For The Flag And The Use Of Half Mast Status
The piece argues flag etiquette should not make half mast a common protest tool and urges citizens to reflect on their roles in national welfare. It condemns using the flag to emphasize every emotion and calls for sustained respect rather than symbolic gestures amid campus tragedies.
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United States
Kent State
Jackson
Miss
Plumbers settle for eight ninety an hour in Omaha
The item recalls a joke where a lawyer complains about a plumber charging $40 an hour while the plumber notes he once earned $25 as a lawyer. The humor contrasts lawyer and trades work. It also notes Iceland’s geography, stating barely one eighth remains ice covered year round.
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Omaha
Iceland
Panhandle census shows regional losses despite Scotts Bluff gain
Preliminary 1960s counts reveal Scotts Bluff County up 2,192 as the Panhandle districts shed 11,459 people. declines in Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan and Sioux. Regional leaders urge RC&D projects and coordinated efforts to reverse outmigration and spur growth.
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Scotts Bluff
Nebraska Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Banner County
Box Butte
Cheyenne
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Sheridan
Sioux
Wyoming
Goshen
Panhandle
Scottsbluff - Gering
Scottsbluff and
Gering
North Platte Valley
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Critics Question College Leaders as Vietnam War Voices
An Alliance Times-Herald column argues that college presidents and professors urging policy on Vietnam and Cambodia are uninformed and emotional. It defends free dissent but warns student thinkers should not dictate national strategy.
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Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon
Chiefs of Staff
Alliance Times-Herald
Questionable Practice Reflects School Discipline Debate
A Lincoln Star opinion argues parents should support school discipline over challenging authority. It questions minors rights in routine rulings, urges traditional respect for rules, and warns early independence may be harmful to youth discipline.
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The
Lincoln Star
We are here to develop students not to destroy them
Chancellor D. B. Warner urged the idea in a Regents meeting, proposing a campus unrest context. The Lincoln Journal notes the slogan could inspire Nebraskans to focus on development rather than destruction, hoping the 1970s bring progress if state understanding aligns with campus aims.
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D. B. Warner
Nebraska
Board of Regents
The
Lincoln Journal
Remembering Teeth In Central City Legion Joke
Walter Ashley received a new set of false teeth from friends at the American Legion but forgot them in his hip pocket. He sat down and realized the mishap, prompting a light moment at the post.
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Central City
Walter Ashley
The
American Legion
Ashley
Should Man Be Required To Work In Welfare Reform
The piece argues that work incentives are central to welfare reform and that Congress faces a complex path to a fair sliding scale. It notes conflicting views from Democrats and Republicans, cites HEW figures on a New York City mother’s income under the bill, and contrasts welfare with the Soviet approach while urging retention of work requirements to avoid undermining support.
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Congress
House
Senate
John J. Williams
Senate Finance Committee
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
New York City
Russia
Soviet Union
Western Union
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clove Hitch and More
Puzzle list shows across clues including Clove hitch White lie Flight record From to across 32 1 33 Trainmans car 4 35 Copyread 7 Auctioned 37 Varangians 1 Generation 38 Toward 12 Sacred 39 Mother composition 40 Remove the ar 14 Spelter 43 Japanese 16 Steadying rope statesman 17 Terminate 75 Maorifern 18 Flowering tree rootstock 21 Function 46 Let it stand 22 Type square 49 Multiple 24 Swift stream dwelling 25 Beige 52 Container 27 Pithy 53 Elm 30 Part of the 54 Bishopric face 55 Shack Down 1 Tarboosh 2 Biblical character 3 Judge s bench 4 Behold 5 Inborn 6 Frenchman 7 Accordingly 8 Unsmelted metal 9 Language expert 10 Extinct bird 13 Classify 15 Neck artery 19 Large cask 20 Approaches 22 Moose 23 Voracious shark 26 Greek letter 28 Edible fish 29 Old Italian coin 31 New combining form 34 Anaconda 36 Duration 39 Baseball glove 41 Hostile forces 42 Engrave with acid 44 Single 47 de cologne 48 Explosive 50 College degree abbr 51 Tellurium symbol
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Cologne
Built-In Alarm Clocks On Highways Keep Driver Alert
Nebraska Roads report rumble strips built into highways act as audible alerts to hazards and monotony, with 27 locations including two on Route 19 near Sidney. First installed 1964 they renew patterns as three year life ends. One farmer complained but location adjusted.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Department of Roads
Sidney
Humphrey-area
Hard work may fade as economy shifts to service era
Dr. Paul G. Craig of Florida State University spoke at a Minneapolis seminar with cooperative managers, saying hard work as a means of earning a living is ending for much of America and technology is making 1930s production obsolete. He argued for a service oriented society where work and leisure blur. A University of Minnesota professor urged making work more meaningful, especially for disadvantaged groups, advocating job development around abilities rather than training alone.
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Paul G. Craig
Florida State University
Minneapolis
United States
Canada
America
Dr. Craig
Farmland Magazine
People You Know highlights from Sidney Telegraph column
The Sidney Telegraph retires memories of local figures including John Williams the Cheyenne butcher, Wayne Brown visiting Sidney, Leo Shuman retired from Bellevue High School, and Dr. Arthur B. Hardy named MRI president. Also notes Mrs. Ethel Woods’s death and other local ties to Sidney.
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John Williams
Cheyenne
Sunday Tribune-Eagle
Mr. Williams
Frank Schwasnick
Sidney
Star Market
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Army
Kentucky
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Venango
Columbus
Spencer
Sterling
Bridgeport
Leo
Dorothy
Bellevue
W. 23Rd Avenue
Chester Vetter
Denver
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Nebra
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Vetter
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Greenlees
Medical Research Institute
Palo Alto
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MRI
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Menlo Park
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Visalia
Merna
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