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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1970
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph calls for a massive flag display in Cheyenne County on Veterans Day 1970. The editorial blasts pseudo liberal critics and urges appreciation for American freedoms while criticizing protests by various groups and noting World War II-era resilience.
The article highlights King's Food Host in Scottsbluff supporting the 1971 Sidney United Fund appeal. Employee volunteers donate time to the fund and urge customers to contribute as part of their workday. The Sidney campaign is described as a calamity needing disinterested community efforts to improve participation.
Native Iowan Norman Borlaug wins the Nobel Peace Prize for work at the Rockefeller Agricultural Institute in Mexico City. His development of superior grain strains aided India and other underprivileged nations, highlighting abundance as insurance against hunger and revolution.
The Sidney Telegraph invites letters from readers to gauge public opinion and improve coverage. The piece highlights past awards for excellence and asks subscribers to send praise or criticism to help them refine their reporting.
Prominent Sidney residents the Mark Howards celebrated 66 years of marriage. After many years here they moved to a senior citizens home in Loveland Colorado where they now reside.
Americans plan to donate about 18.5 billion to charity by year end 1970, up nearly 1 billion from 1969. Individuals provide 13.6 billion, 77 percent of last year’s 17.6 billion total, with foundations and corporations making up the rest and 60 million volunteers aiding causes.
The West Bend School Board forms a citizen committee to study year round schooling. They anticipate a likely negative outcome for a 12 month plan, citing disruption and limited cost savings compared with a nine month system.
A 14-year-old girl pleaded guilty to making fear calls to the Lincoln Police Department claiming a bomb would explode in the County City Building. Judge Ralph Slocum fined her $50 and warned that such pranks waste police time and may endanger others. probation was available and a stiffer penalty could have applied.
Sidney area items include hospital observation for a city official, elections talk on Kennedy-Nixon, visits by families, local appointments like Dr Paul Adkinson optometrist, and land sales near Dalton. Reports cover a corn picker accident, Armistice Day events, high school football ties, tax crackdowns, and notable community notices.
The Omaha World Herald contends the University of Nebraska regents correctly declined to hire Michael Davis, citing a troubled record outside the classroom. It argues the regents weighed potential for trouble over instructional merit despite Davis's bids to frame the issue as academic freedom.
Clarence Palmby, assistant secretary of agriculture, told a Kansas State seminar that rising world meat demand will push farmers to use more wheat for livestock feed. He cited the European Common Market's growth in feed use and discussed farm bill provisions aiming to align programs with market needs, while noting the sturdy $1.25 per bushel wheat loan rate.
Puzzle lists across and down clues for a mixed theme crossword with entries like Prevaricator Bargain Utter and Rocky hill across the grid includes numbers 29 to 51 with varied prompts such as Nickel symbol Mine Wharf and Inquisitive.
Eighty years ago south county teachers journeyed to Redington for an educators' gathering. Other items note Asa Remsburg opening a Cedar Creek meat market in Sidney, sheep sales by B A Jones, and a sheriff injured boarding a moving train.
Dr. Gary Hansen warns 200 million cards in circulation fuel fraud. Cards can be stolen from wallets and mail, used by non payers, or lost at purchase. Polaroid ID warns issuing color photo data on film with lamination to deter forgery.
Community members push to reach the $12,700 October United Fund target. The piece asks readers what they are doing, whether they are working or giving, and implies action is needed to avoid inaction. It notes Colombia's GNP rising six percent annually with oil exports now second to coffee in revenue.
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