Weather Bureau Predicts Long Winter For Western Nebraska And Colorado
The Weather Bureau warns of well below normal temperatures for the next thirty days in western Nebraska and much of Colorado as December approaches. Heavy snow fell in Sidney over the weekend, with unsurfaced roads becoming treacherous. Farmers face beet crop losses due to ground freezing, and corn harvesting may be delayed. winter wheat could gain from moisture but needs warmer days for root growth.
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United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Colorado
Sidney
Farmers Almanac
High Plains
Sidney Loses Two Passenger Trains as ICC Stops Nos 5 and 6
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized removal of Union Pacific Trains Nos 5 and 6, leaving Sidney with only the City of Los Angeles (No 103/104) for east west service. The trains were mail carriers and minimal passengers, heavy losses led to their demise. Observers foresee further reductions in Union Pacific passenger service within three years as auto and bus travel rise. Frontier Airlines contemplates suspending service to small Nebraskan cities without federal subsidies, amid shaky aviation prospects.
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Union Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Los Angeles
Omaha
Toonerville
City of
San Francisco
Ogden
ICC
Greyhound
Continental
Air Line
Frontier
Nebraska
Frontier Airlines
Vault Door Is Peeled In Break-In At Sidney High
A weekend break-in at Sidney Senior High School failed to net valuables. Entry began with a pried front window, then access to the shop door, and finally the office safe. The safe door and its concrete backing were damaged, tools were found, and most contents had been moved to other locations. The incident was discovered Sunday afternoon by assistant principal Bill Fankhauser.
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Sidney Senior High School
Sidney High
Bill Fankhauser
Father Linn of Creighton Dies
The Rev H W Linn J 65 president of Creighton University died Saturday in Omaha from a heart attack He apparently died in his sleep and was found by Reverend Robert Flahavan at about 9 30 a m Funeral services will be at 10 00 a m Tuesday at Saint John's Church The Rosary will be recited at 8 00 p m tonight at Saint John's
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H. W. Linn
Creighton University
Omaha
Father Linn
Robert Flahavan
Creighton
Saint John’s Church
Saint John’s
Pancake Day Feed Co Sponsored By Lions Club
The annual pancake feed co sponsored by the Sidney Lions Club and the Band Auxiliary is this Saturday at Sidney High School Cafeteria. Serving runs from 6 a m to 7 p m with grills and two serving lines to speed service. Menu includes orange drink coffee milk pancakes sausage and eggs. Proceeds benefit youth projects and attendees are asked to bring discarded eyeglass frames for Lions Sight Saving program DRIVE CAREFULLY.
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Sidney Lions Club
Sidney High School
Lions
Judge Kuns to preside in Pope murder bank robbery case
Judge John Kuns of Kimball will preside next Wednesday at the state trial in Chappell for Duane Pope 26 of Roxbury Kansas. Pope faces state murder and bank robbery charges in connection with the June 4 1965 holdup of a Big Springs bank in which three persons were killed and a fourth wounded. Pope already has a life sentence on federal charges. A state conviction could subject Pope to the death penalty.
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John Kuns
Kimball
Chappell
Duane Pope
Roxbury
Kaw
Pope
Big Springs
Neb
Panhandle forecast calls for fair, warmer weather
The Panhandle region will see fair skies and rising temperatures this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with highs around 40 to 50 this afternoon and 50 Tuesday. Lows will be 20 to 30 with zero precipitation chance. The five day outlook shows above normal temps through Saturday and frequent changes with highs in the 50s and lows 25 to 35 and a chance of a few showers midweek.
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Panhandle
Frontiér Airlines
League Seminar On Union Procedure Nears In Ogallala
The League of Nebraska Municipalities will host a two day seminar at the Ogallala Holiday Inn on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss LB 15 the 1969 law on labor negotiations with unions and its impact on city management. City figures John Baudek and L M Clinton of Sidney will attend.
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League of Nebraska
Ogallala Holiday Inn
R. Theodore Clark Jr
Chicago
Seyfarth
Shaw Farr
Weather and
Geraldson
John Baudek
L. M. Clinton
Sidney
Second Trial Set for Killer of Three in Wheat Country
Duane Earl Pope, 26, faces a nonjury trial in Kimball Nebraska for first degree murder in the 1965 Farmers State Bank robbery at Big Springs. Pope, who confessed in Lincoln to ordering four people shot, seeks to avoid a death sentence previously imposed and later reduced to life. The hearing, presided by District Judge John Kuns, will exclude cameras and tape recorders and is expected to last two or three days. Pope is defended by former Nebraska Gov. Robert Crosby and law professor Wallace Rudolph.
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Chappell
Wheat Country
Duane Earl Pope
Kansas
U. S. District Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Nebraska
Devel County
Pope
John Kuns
Kimball
Kuns
Sidney Telegraph
Robert Crosby
University of Nebraska Law
Wallace Rudolph
Lack of Authorized Wheat Spray Worries 1970 Cutworm Threat
Pale Western cutworms threaten the 1970 winter wheat crop in western Nebraska per Extension Agent Ivan Liljegren as FDA clearance for effective chemical controls stalls. He notes high moth counts in Cheyenne County light traps, warns Endrin clearance expires year end, and urges farmers to write Congress for immediate clearance of Avodrin or other suitable chemicals to curb the outbreak.
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Ivan Liljegren
Food and Drug Administration
Nebraska
Liljegren
Cheyenne
Food and Drug
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Martin
Hruska
Curtis
Colorado
Wyoming
Goodland
Kansas
Eight Wildcat Drilling Permits Approved in Nebraska
Western Associates of Dallas and Brinkerhoff Drilling Co of Denver announced plans to drill eight wildcats in Sioux County near the Wyoming line. Wells target Morrison formation at 5100 to 6100 feet, over 25 miles from Nebraska oil production, among 18 permits approved by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission during a busy week. Scotts Bluff County added four locations and a new Morrill County wildcat, the Meyer CNE NW Sec 12 23 52, was designated No 1.
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Western Associates
Dallas
Tex
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Denver
Sioux County
Nebraska
Wyoming
Morrison
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Scotts Bluff County
Morrill County
Meyer
CNE NW
Sidney Implement Co Used Machinery Sale Postponed
The Sidney Implement Co used machinery sale planned for last week is rescheduled for Thursday December 4. E R Jim Jimerson cites bad weather and roads as causes and notes anticipated attendance from a large area. sale postponed to improve conditions.
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Sidney Implement Co
E. R
Jim) Jimerson
Jimerson
Kimball Chamber Protests Oil Depletion Cut
A petition drive began in Kimball to urge Congress to reject reducing the 27 percent oil depletion allowance. The Kimball Chamber of Commerce said the cut would threaten the oil industry’s independence and U.S. crude independence, with petitions to Nebraska lawmakers. Kimball County leads the state in oil production.
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Kimball
Congress
Kimball Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
United States
Kimball County
Skies Clear For A Time At Start Of Hunting Season
Weather summary notes brief clearing after wet weekend as hunting season opens. Fog delayed Frontier flight into the valley but 8 am plane landed. FAA station recorded Friday highs of 26 and lows 45 with trace precipitation, Saturday 31-39 with .06, Sunday 27-37 with .01, and Monday near 91 by noon.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Wheatbelt Hosts Wednesday Meeting and Chuck Wagon Feed
Wheatbelt Public Power District invites customers and families to an annual meeting at the National Guard Armory in Sidney this Wednesday evening. Program starts 6:30 with Panhandle Fid dlers entertainment, reports by Wayne Bond and Gene Liene mann at 7:30, and Emmett F. Butler speaking at 8. Chuck wagon dinner features beef sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and drinks. Tickets at the door Eelectric circular saw grand prize. clowns will supervise children during the event.
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Wheatbelt Public Power District
National Guard Armory
Sidney
Panhandle Fiddlers
Wayne Bond
Gene Lienemann
Emmett F. Butler
Newton
Iowa
Wheatbelt
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Lois Ann Hothan
Franklin Kjeldgaard
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