Egging Co. shines for western Nebraska in tough times
The editorial notes two western Nebraska towns losing promising industries Alliance and Rushville face shutdowns while Columbus stands out for home grown growth. It lauds The Egging Co. of Gurley as a bright exception, a major tractor and cab maker with future products, and urges optimism for Sidney and Cheyenne County despite recent blows.
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Nebraska
Alliance
True Temper Co
Rushville
America
Columbus
Neb
Egging Co
Gurley
Ted Egging
John
Egging
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Questioning Federal Agencies Role In Community Projects
A reader questions whether federal agencies like the Office of Economic Opportunity should merely administer aid or actively create demand for their programs. While praising some OEO efforts, the letter argues that senior citizen center funding should originate locally, with city and county money, and urges communities to reclaim initiative from Washington.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Uncle Sam
Senior Citizens’ Center
Washington, D.C
The Painless Pennies Gas Tax Spread Nationwide
The piece traces Oregon 1919 one-cent per gallon gas tax as the start of a widening nationwide levy. It notes U S highway users pay huge taxes today totaling about 9 billion in 1969 and that motor fuel taxes fund much of the highway system while government appetites grow. It warns tax collectors capture roughly 30 percent of national output.
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Oregon
U. S
U.S
Figures And Faith In A Nation Of Belief
Analysis outlines Gallup survey showing high belief in God in the United States with 98 percent belief, 73 percent life after death, 65 percent Hell, 60 percent Devil, Greece at 67 percent for the Devil. It notes Madalyn Murray O’Hair opposing prayers broadcast from the moon and warns that belief varies by concept, urging caution in interpreting statistics.
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George Gallup
United States
Hell
Greece
Madalyn Murray
God
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
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Venetian Blind
Multitude
Toward
News Service
Ohio College
Capitol News Slow Senate Pace Blamed On Finances
Lincoln reports the 1969 Nebraska Legislature, slowed by budget headaches, foresees adjournment as late as October. Key issues include sales and income tax rates, school funding, and local government mill levies, with debate over aid to private schools and state aid programs.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Earth
Lester Harsh
McCook
Harsh
Richard D. Marvel
Hastings
Norbert T. Tiemann
Tiemann
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Charcoal grilling safety and local stripers report
Nebraska safety note from the State Medical Association warns charcoal grills emit carbon monoxide, urging outdoor use and well ventilated areas. In southwest Nebraska stripers are biting, with 16 and 11 inch fish landed at Lake McConaughy and Johnson Reservoir, likely stocked around 1965 per Game Commission technicians.
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Nebraska
Lake McConaughy
Johnson Reservoir
Lincoln County
Game Commission
Skepticism grows over Tiemann tax equalization push
As editors weigh Gov. Tiemann's directive for the tax commissioner to hold property tax equalization hearings in all 93 counties, supporters urge action to reduce cross county disparities. The piece notes past reliance on the State Board of Equalization and questions how closely equalization will be applied and measured.
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Tiemann
Tax Commissioner
State Board of Equalization
Cattlemen See Prosperity Amid High Nebraska Prices
Nebraska cattlemen enjoy a new era of prosperity as livestock prices reach peaks not seen in two decades. Fed steers fetch 35 dollars per hundredweight in Norfolk, with hogs at 25 and steer calves 40 to 45, while consumer prices rise slower due to processing costs and demand for specific cuts.
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Nebraska
Fed
Norfolk
South Omaha
Worfolk Daily News
Pleasure Of Driving Replaces Fear Theme In State
AAA safety campaign in Nebraska urges motorists to ignore holiday fatality hype and drive alertly over the Memorial Day weekend. The Bring ’em Back Alive program emphasizes driver responsibility, seat belt use, and reducing holiday accident risk with longer trips.
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Nebraska
AAA Cornhusker Motor Club
Jack Yeager
Yeager
AAA
Chris Sorensen
Chris
Vale H. Sorensen
Omaha
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