Vandalism costs face board tonight
The Sidney Board of Education meets at 7:45 p.m. in the junior high library to hear band instrument vandalism costs, name a voting delegate, appoint a graduation committee member, receive school reports, consider a fiscal agent for a bond issue, and welcomes the public.
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Sidney Board of Education
R.J. Pedersen
Nebraska School Board Association
Lincoln
William Fankhauser
George Hinn
Tax hike could be minimal in 1976 plan
Gov. J. J Exon announced an opinion from Atty Gen. Paul Douglas that could reduce proposed 1976 tax increases. Exon told the state Board of Equalization the attorney general’s view centers on a narrowly defined term and its tax impact remains under review.
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Lincoln
J. J Exon
Bill Peters
State Board of Equalization
Nebraska Tax Debate Shapes State Revenue Outlook
Amid weather updates a Nebraska tax dispute centers on express obligations and future budget forecasts. Officials caution against projecting beyond June 30 while lawmakers press for tax relief and potential rate adjustments.
Smith Rejects federal grain marketing folly as wasteful
Nebraska congresswoman Virginia Smith denounces proposed CCC exclusive export agent and grain reserve plan as government overreach. She urged opposition to hearings, citing risks to farmers, consumers, and taxpayers while noting veteran pension gains and a stalled consumer agency bill.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Virginia Smith
Chappell
Subcommittee
WR Poage
Poage
Tower to speak at Scottsbluff dinner for Virginia Smith
Sen John G Tower of Texas will headline a Scottsbluff dinner honoring Congresswoman Virginia Smith. The event at VFW Hall unites Smith Committees from eleven Panhandle counties to support Smith, in her first term on Education and Labor and on Interior and Insular Affairs. Tower is a senior Texas senator and Republican leader with a long career including chairmanship of the Republican Policy Committee. He was born in Houston in 1925 and elected to the Senate in 1961.
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House
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Ford
Virginia Smith
Scottsbluff Nty
John G. Tower
Texas
VFW Hall
Scottsbluff-Gering Highway
Smith
Panhandle
Ens . Smith
Chappell
House Committee of Education, and Labor
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Tower
Senate Committee On Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Armed Services Committee
Republican Policy Committee
Houston
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Lyndon B Johnson
Upset Weekend Shapes Telegraph Football Contest Winner
In a week of upsets the Telegraph contest winner endured five missed games while several rivals were within six errors. Readers are directed to Page 7 for full results and standings.
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Sidney’s Telegraph
Retarded Programs Face Funding Shifts In Nebraska
Nebraska lawmakers backed no further cuts to programs for the mentally retarded amid out of court Beatrice Home settlement talks. ESU 14 plans reorganizing to save services, seeking private grants as federal Title XX funds were cut, while expanding a preschool program and boosting volunteer engagement.
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Beatrice State Home
Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney United Fund
Tri-County Association For
Dunkle
ESU
Department of Education
Bids Set for Paving Access Road to US 30
State Engineer Tom Doyle announced apparent low bidders for over 13 million dollars in highway work on the 35 mile access road from the east Sidney I 80 interchange to US 30. Metro Pavers Inc and Olson Construction Co led concrete paving at about 15 million. K and H Co bid 41000 for seeding. Joseph T Grof 38000 for guard rails. Century Fence Co 42000 for overhead sign supports. Dominion Construction Co was low bidder at 72000 for interstate lighting between Pine Bluffs and Sidney.
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Tom Doyle
Nebraska Department of Roads
Sidney I-80
Metro Pavers Inc & Subsidiaries
Olson Construction Co & Subsidiaries
Lincoln
K & H Co
Lexington
Joseph T Grof
Tecumseh
Century Fence Co
Waukesha
Wis
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Sidney Dominion Construction Co
Scottsbluff
Sidney Council to Meet Wednesday on Power Pool Plans
Sidney Neb public meeting set for 4 pm at City Hall to consider joining the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool with a 1500 dollar membership fee and approval of the pool's articles and by laws. Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co representatives will seek approval of a proposed rate hike.
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Sidney
City Hall
Nebraska Municipal Power Pool
Generation of Electrical Power Council
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Nebraska Gov Announces Vet and Bank Closures
State officials say Veteran's Day Tuesday leads to closures of city and county offices and all five county banks. The Sidney post office will remain open.
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Nebraska
Sidney
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