Epstein refuses to resign from Sidney School Board
Sidney Board of Education member Jerry Epstein will not resign after taking a plant manager job with Alpine Designs in Cheyenne Wyoming. He says his family remains in Sidney and he will attend upcoming meetings while renovations continue and he does not plan to move for several months.
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Sidney Board of Education
Jerry Epstein
Alpine Designs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sidney
Sidney Public Schools
Epstein
Nebraska Democrats dissatisfied with Carter farming plan
Narjes, vice chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party, says Nebraska Democratic farm leaders led by Exon and O'Donnell are disillusioned with President Carter's agricultural program, comparing it unfavorably to the Freeman era and arguing farmers cannot pay bills on promises. He notes critics may be unable to run for federal office if they continue opposition.
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Nebraska
Ed Narjes
Sidney
Orville Freeman
Narjes
Republican Party
Carter
J J Exon
Frances Ohmstede
Allen O’donnell
Exon
O'Donnell
Robert Raunner
ASCS
Earl Butz
Raunner
Narses
Butz
Conservative women seek signatures against abortion ERA and more
Conservative women led by Phyllis Schlafly collect signatures on a counter document denouncing abortion federal child care and the ERA at the National Women’s Conference in Houston. They promote a pro family agenda and plan a counter rally.
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Sara Fritz Houston
UPI
Houston
Congress
Phyllis Schlafly
Bella Abzug
Carter
Reappointed to Nebraska Aging Commission
Gov James Exon reappointed six members to the Nebraska Commission of Aging for new four year terms. Reappointed were Ruth C Blankenship Omaha Mrs C B Dorwart Sidney Dr Charles Evans Hastings Claudieile Gerlach Lincoln Mrs Irma Elrod Kimball and Mrs Eldon C Bull Wayne.
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Lincoln
UPI
Nebraska Commission of Aging
James Exon
Ruth C Blankenship
Omaha
C.B. Dorwart
Sidney
Charles Evans
Hastings
Claudieile Gerlach
Irma Elrod
Kimball
Eldon C Bull
Wayne
Needs of college area presented to board in Lincoln
Tom Brower, WTCCA representative, showed a slide-tape on Western Nebraska Technical College, Nebraska Western College and Alliance School of Practical Nursing. He warned of a $237,000 deficit and incalculable renovation costs, urging a new funding formula to avoid loss of local control and possible state takeover.
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Liz Watts
NACCT
WNTC
Scottsbluff
Ted Egging
Egging
Western Nebraska College
Juniors to study government at County Government Day
About 80 juniors from Dalton Gurley Lodgepole Potter Sidney and St Patrick's high schools will participate in County Government Day in Cheyenne County. Officials from several county offices will be sworn in at 9 am and students will tour offices visiting half at a time, with noon lunch at the Elks Club and a State Patrol program to conclude at 3 pm.
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Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Sidney
St Patrick's
Ron Draper
Cheyenne County
American Legion
Draper
District Court, Welfare
Veterans Office
Elks Club
P J Heaton
Paul Manley
State Patrol
Nebraska State Patrol
Harms Rejects Names for College Study Panel
SCOTTSBLUFF Dr John Harms acting president of the Western Technical Community College Area rejects the first names for the committee to study the three college area. He wants members familiar with rural educational issues and aims for a fair objective study. He plans to decide by December 21 and has asked Gary Lund to review the study, with a minority report if bias is found.
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Liz Watts Scottsbluff
John Harms
Western Technical Community College Area
Harms
Michael Paradise
WNTC
Gary Lund
State Board of Vocational Education
Lund
Winter storm watch shifts across western Nebraska
Western Nebraska residents are urged to stay alert as a developing storm system in the central Rocky Mountains prompts a winter storm watch. The National Weather Service cautions the watch does not guarantee a hit, but urges preparedness amid unsettled forecasts. The brief also notes Egypt's President Sadat visiting Israel this weekend, with flags and protocol steps underway in Jerusalem.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
National Weather Service
Omaha
Far West
Weather Service
Mideast
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
Jerusalem
Sidney Men Earn Water Plant Operators Award
Five Sidney men are named recipients of an award recognizing outstanding water treatment plant operators. The Telegraph notes additional features across pages including club roundups and MAC all conference volleyball selections.
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Sidney
the Telegraph
Whelan Enters Governor Race On Democratic Ticket
Lt. Gov Gerald Whelan announced at an Omaha news conference he will run for governor next year as a Democrat. He was handpicked by Gov James Exon, who cannot seek re election and is expected to run for the U.S. Senate. Whelan planned events in Lincoln Hastings North Platte and Scottsbluff plus a rally at the Omaha Armory.
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Omaha
UPI
Gerald Whelan
James Exon
Exon
U.S. Senate
Whelan
Omaha Civic Center
Lincoln
Hastings
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Omaha Armory
Farm outlook brightens as prices rise says state official
Bob Rauner of Sidney lauds a brighter farm outlook with higher loan and target prices for wheat and corn. He cites a more realistic Washington attitude, farm bill loans, deficiency payments and planned state funding, noting wheat prices up to 216 a bushel in Cheyenne County and Nebraska loans totaling over 700 million to 800 million dollars.
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State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Bob Rauner
Sidney
Rauner
Washington
Earl Butz
Congress
Cheyenne County
ASCS
Cheyenne
Nebraska
ASC
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