Fleming says tax crisis not urgent enough for special session
Senator George H. Fleming of Sidney says Nebraska must draft a new tax system after voters rejected property and income taxes but there is no rush for a special session. He notes January session begins with possible sales or combined sales income tax, aims for a workable system by mid-1967, and plans to consult with colleagues while pressing for equitable tax reform.
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Sen. Fleming
Nebraska
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Fleming
George Gerdes
Alliance
Tourism Group Forms Under Lynn Russell as Chairman
Lynn Russell heads a new committee formed this week to promote tourism and historical interest in the region. Seven to eight people attended the first meeting, with a next meeting set for next Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Lynn Russell
Russell
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Council Committee
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
George Felsch
Trail Re Run Proposed For Centennial Plans
Lloyd Carr president of the Chamber of Commerce says Ron Mercer is in Alliance coordinating a re run of the Sidney Deadwood stagecoach line for the 1967 Nebraska Centennial celebrations Gothenburg also proposes a Pony Express re run Carr notes but questions its link to Sidney Deadwood Senator Fleming says a state backed rehabilitation center at Sioux Army Depot will be discussed with Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce meeting on Nov 17 He and Sen Gerdes and Cecil Stanley vow to seek agreement on a proposal for January Legislature consideration Facilities at Sioux could house rehab and would complement the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School now operating
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Sen
Fleming
Gerdes
Norbert Tiemann
G. F. Bush
Cheyenne County Historical Assn
Old Ft. Sidney
Gurley Centennial
Association
Mary Egging
Gurley
Ickes
Sidney-Deadwood
Lloyd Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Mercer
Alliance
Nebraska
Carr
Gothenburg
Sidney Deadwood
George H. Fleming
Sioux Army Depot
Sioux
Western Nebraska Vocational-Technical School
Sioux Army Depot status report on phasedown progress
Lt Col Cyril P Williams of Sioux Army Depot outlined phasedown progress noting ammo storage fell from 5000 carloads in 1964 to 34. About 200 workers now, expected 150 by year end, with a large staff until June 30. A caretaker crew to follow for 18 months. Egging Co authorized to lease storage space. Williams plans to stay until closure and then a foreign tour. Depot appraisal for GSA completed but figures withheld.
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Cyril P. Williams
Sioux Army
Sioux
Army
Egging Co
Col. Williams
General Services Administration
Manpower Program at Sioux to Expand and End
Joe Schaf administrator of the manpower restraining program in Sioux says about sixty students are in classes now, with twenty clerical trainees expected by month end. The program will be phased out by mid next year as federal emphasis shifts to on the job training and Sioux school does not qualify.
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Joe Schaf
Sioux
Taxpayer warning on delinquent Cheyenne County taxes
Cheyenne County treasurer Mrs Mable Jorgensen warned residents that unpaid personal taxes will begin to accrue interest as of December 1 1966. All property taxes have been certified by the county assessor and may be paid at the treasurer's office at any time. Tax statements will be mailed around December 1.
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Mable Jorgensen
Cheyenne County
Sundance Starts No 1 Atkins Wildcat in Kimball County
First Of Ten Sundance Oil Co begins a wildcat test at No 1 Atkins in Kimball County south east of the East Simpson Field aiming to 5,900 feet. The venture, first of a western Nebraska series, is reported to include at least ten wells.
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Sundance Oil Co
Kimball County
Atkins
East Simpson
Sundance
Nebraska
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Snow Flurries Expected
Partly cloudy conditions continue this afternoon tonight and Saturday with a chance of light snow flurries. Temperatures rise with highs in the mid 40s to near 50 and lows around 15 to 20. Winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph this afternoon easing tonight. Snow chances stay below five percent through Saturday. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday with a warming trend next week and little precipitation anticipated.
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Panhandle
Suit Charges Crop Dusters In Potter County
A damages suit filed in district court names Leonard E Nelson of Potter and American Dusting Co Inc seeking 1500 from Nelson and the firm. The Weirs allege on July 9 1965 Nelson sprayed cropland east and south of their farm despite a storm and wind conditions that would carry 2 4 D onto their shade trees shelterbelt and windbreak injuring 17 Chinese elm trees two Russian olive trees three locust trees 27 feet of Chinese elm and 196 Chinese elm trees and 98 locust trees overall. They claim negligence.
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Potter
Ruby Spindler Henkle
Charles E. Weir
Doris E. Weir
Leonard E. Nelson
Potter and the American Dusting Co., Inc
Nelson
Weir Farm
Weirs
United Fund Campaign Faces Slow Business Drive
The United Fund mid campaign lags with only about half of a $12,875 goal raised. Residential drive succeeded near $1,000 while advance gifts reached about $2,500. The bottleneck is business house solicitation and employee-drive captains are urged to clean up territories and push to close the drive promptly.
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United Fund
Benny Hochman
Hochman
Cheyenne County Fair Board to meet November 14
The Cheyenne County Fair Board will hold a meeting on Monday November 14 at eight p m in the 4 H Building.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
East West Grid Link Ties Vast Power Areas
A planned early 1967 interconnection will tie eastern and western U S and Canadian power systems through new high voltage lines in Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Wyoming and Montana. The closure creates a single operating grid spanning most of the United States and major Canadian systems with 230 000 volt lines and one 161 000 volt line enabling four tie locations. Generating plants coast to coast would respond to emergencies and allow large blocks of power to be traded across zones and seasons under coordinated operation by a task force from NAPSIC. Initial closure to be tested with lines in operation but main switches unopened.
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United States
Canada
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
North Platte
Yellowtail Hydro
Hayden
Oahe
Tri-State Generation and Transmission and
Consumers Public,Power District
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
North American Power Systems Interconnection Committee
Napsic
Atlantic Coast
Missouri River Basin
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Southwest
Utah
Courthouse Contracts Approved by County Commissioners
The County Commission approved a 454385 dollar contract with Carl W. Christ Construction Co for the new Cheyenne County Courthouse. The agreement includes demolition of the old building, glazed brick corridors, and a courtroom sound system, with construction likely to begin in about two weeks and a completion goal of March 1, 1968.
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Cheyenne County
Carl W
Would Present Courthouse Be Good Museum
Cheyenne County residents discuss relocating the courthouse to another site and converting the current building into a permanent historical museum to boost tourism. A meeting with county commissioners is set for next Tuesday at 7 30 PM at the courthouse to explore the idea.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lafler Abandons Court Test Over County Courthouse
Leon Lafler said he will not pursue a court test to block the county courthouse project without a bond issue. In a letter to the Sidney Telegraph he noted the Tuesday vote showed no broad opposition and thanked readers for the lesson, planning to move to sunny Arizona.
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Leon Lafler
Sidney Telegraph
John Gay
Arizona
Urban help urged for wheat programs at NWGA meet
Holdrege Nebraska. Richard K. Baum of Western Wheat Associates urges Nebraska wheat growers to back market development programs with urban support to protect funding. The NWGA convention begins November 16 and will host 200 farmers debating freight rates and international market access along with talks from Norman J. Raithel and Leonard G. Wolff.
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Holdrege
International Wheat
Nebraska
Richard K. Baum
Western Wheat Associates
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Baum
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Western Wheat
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
NWGA
American Maritime Association
Norman J. Raithel
Department of State
Iowa
Leonard G. Wolff
Wolff
Latin America
Singing Sky rehearsals for Sidney play announced
Rehearsals proceed for The Land of the Singing Sky by Dr James Thayer of Sidney to be staged by Panhandle Players and Fort Sidney Colonels at the high school auditorium Friday and Saturday November 25 26 at 8 PM A cast of about 40 will perform while the story follows pioneers from Omaha to near Sidney including Calamity Jane and Belle Starr and the search for a missing relative Prompting will be used as scripts are not on stage tonight
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Sidney
James Thayer
Panhandle Players
Fort Sidney
Thayer
Nebraska
Omaha
Calamity Jane
Belle Starr
West Wing
Panhandle
Honors To Be Given Monday
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting is expected to draw a good crowd next Monday evening. A banquet will be served at 6 30 p.m. in the Youth Center.
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Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Industrial Conference to Spotlight Community Development in Sidney
Sidney hosts a Community Industrial Development Seminar on November 17 at 2 p.m. at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Gene Wheeler of the Nebraska Resources Division says the event, one of four statewide meetings, will introduce the new booklet and cover prospecting techniques and case histories for locating plants, plus discussion with development groups and access to related publications.
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Sidney
Gene Wheeler
Division of Nebraska Resources
Nebraska
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Barry Myhr Dies In Carrier Fire
Barry Myhr a 20 year old Sidney native died in a fire aboard the USS Roosevelt. He was the son of Mr and Mrs E D Bud Myhr now of Ft Collins and formerly connected with The Cheyenne County Lumber Co in Sidney. The blaze in a lower deck paint room lasted about 15 minutes and seven other Navy men also died.
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Sidney
Roosevelt
Barry Myhr
E. D
Bud? Myhr
Ft. Collins
Navy
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Lafler
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