Amtrak Route Favored by Nebraska Leaders
Nebraska officials and business leaders push for a Chicago to Ogden Amtrak route with Portland and Los Angeles legs while two thirds of Nebraskans live within fifty miles of the proposal. Rep Virginia Smith notes the plan is among six options for 1975 76 and cites support from local chambers of commerce. The article also covers funding debates tied to the Rural Development Act and endorsements for a state humanities program.
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Nebraska
Amtrak
Virginia Smith
Nebraska Committee For the Humanities
Schmidt urges return to elected Nebraska judges
Belwood Senator Loran Schmidt said he is strongly considering a shift to a competitive election system for judges. Under the current process judges are nominated by a committee and appointed by the governor with retention ballots. He argued the present system insulates the judiciary from public opinion and harms citizen concern. He cited crime trends and criticized the judiciary and legal profession for rising crime rates.
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Lincoln
Belwood Sen
Loran Schmit
Nebraska
Schmit
Nebraska Peace Officers Association
United States
Call to shuffle rural schools by 1980 fits into local plans
Nebraska officials debate a proposed 1980 deadline mandating Class 1 rural districts to merge with K 12 districts. The NSSBA backed a reorganization measure, arguing it would expand access to accredited education and give rural voters a voice in larger district elections.
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David Hende
Nebraska State School Boards Association
NSSBA
Nebraska
Lincoln
Associated Press
Cheyenne County
I.A. Caldwell
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole, Potter
Sidney
Caldwell
Sidney Board of Education
Elizabeth Young
Young
Association
Associaton
State Board of Education
Potter
Lorenzo
Cheyenne County Hears Plan For Home Health and Civic Involvement
The Cheyenne County Advisory Council discussed creating a county home health service and boosting senior citizens' participation in legislation. They approved continued leadership by Lawrence Marrin with Wayne Elsen as vice chair and Sister Agnita as secretary.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Marrin
Wayne Elsen
Gurley
Agnita
Surrey Blanks
Mackrill
Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska farmers form Nebraskans for Progressive Agriculture
Lincoln reports the formation of a new statewide association, Nebraskans for Progressive Agriculture, led by Glenn LeDrout of Omaha as president with David Burkholder and Ernest Rousek as officers. The board includes Bryce Barr, Ralph Beerman, Tom Olson, and E H Shoemaker Jr. The group aims to promote individual farming rights and reduce regulatory burdens on Nebraska agriculture, with a membership drive and 1976 legislative issues to be announced.
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Lincoln
Nebraskans For Progressive Agriculture
Glenn LeDrout
Omaha
Nebraska
David Burkholder
Cozad
Ernest Rousek
NPR
Bryce Barr
Neligh
Ralph Beerman
Dakota City
Tom Olson
Lisco
E H Shoemaker
North Platte
LeDiout
NPA
Scottsbluff
Western Nebraska Technical College board to review plant report
The Western Technical Community College Board of Governors will hear recommendations on the college's physical plant at the 7 p.m. November meeting in Scottsbluff. A four member committee appointed by chair Albert Crites studied capital construction funding for three campuses amid tight budgets. The panel includes WNTC President John Hawse, Western Area presidents Ptacek and Teton, and Western area business manager Bensman. A Sidney campus building proposal and options for improving the Sidney site are under consideration.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Western Technical Community College Board of Governor
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Albert Crites
Chadron
Western Area
John Hawse
WNTC
William Ptacek
Eldon Teton
Charles Bensman
Sidney
Ptacek
Larry Buhlman
Albion
H.C. Q. Nelson
County to Act on Withholding Tax Levy Funds
County Commissioners plan to consider a resolution directing the Cheyenne County treasurer to withhold the county share of the Western Technical Community College Area tax levy pending a lawsuit on its constitutionality. The move mirrors a prior action after a 1 mill levy was found unconstitutional.
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Cheyenne County
Western Technical Community College
Bob Hossle
Panhandle
Hessle
Office of Mental Retardation
F B
Tommy’’ Thompson
Snow May Hit Northwestern Nebraska Tuesday
Cooler air moves into Nebraska with a chance of light snow in the northwest on Tuesday as a developing low pressure system over southeastern Wyoming tracks northeast. Temperatures vary from the upper 20s at night in the northwest to the lower 40s in the southeast with daytime highs ranging from the mid 50s to near 70 across the state. A stationary front lies across western Iowa into central Nebraska as the low intensifies toward South Dakota. McCook reached 77 yesterday and Chadron saw 19 in overnight lows.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Wyoming
Prospect
Iowa
South Dakota
McCook
Chadron
Fund passes 2 3 plateau in Sidney United drive
Sidney United Fund reports 10024 dollars raised toward a 15000 goal for ten local charities. The campaign continues in advanced gifts and business and residential drives with a goal to finish by November end. Contributions can be left at Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce offices. Recipient groups include Boy and Girl Scouts and Red Cross among others.
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Sidney United Fund
iThe Board of
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
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