Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Overview
The Sidney Telegraph, Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873, is the official Cheyenne County paper. It operates as an associate AP member and Nebraska Press Association member, delivering editorials and local coverage three days a week from 830 11th Ave, Sidney Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Men Without A Country in Sidney Cable Fight
In Sidney and nearby areas cable tv customers face uneven access and preemption by Channel 3 due to Frontier Broadcasting Co ruling. The piece critiques FCC for denying equal rights, cites repeated outages during top shows, and questions political influence behind the policy. The writeup urges awareness of alleged favoritism toward Channel 3 and laments democratic rights lost to fringe-area cable dependence.
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Sidney
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
Frontier Broadcasting Co
Cheyenne
Scottsbluff
Sterling
Sidney Cable
Channel 3
Channel 8
FCC
EFCC
Washington
Johnson
Texas
Western Nebraska Chamber Backs Patrol on Speeders
Discussion at a Western Nebraska Chambers of Commerce meeting praised the Nebraska Safety Patrol for enforcing speed limits and ticketing offenders without bias. The editorial opposes radar as a trap but supports the patrol’s use of established policy. The piece urges an Interstate Commerce Commission merger approval for Union Pacific and Rock Island Railroads, backed by stockholders and transport experts after four years of study.
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Nebraska Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Union Pacific
Rock Island
UP Merger Plan Seen Favoring Shippers and Sidney
The Union Pacific argues that a merger would benefit shippers communities employees and the public as it seeks a direct link to Chicago or St Louis. With three existing west coast routes and two more likely to be approved the UP urges ICC approval to secure competition and safeguard Sidney's economic future.
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St. Louis
Union Pacific
Omaha
Kansas City
ICC Examiner
Commission
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
ICC
Chicago Northwestern
Milwaukee
West Coast
Sidney
U. P
Rock Island
Denver
Twin Cities
Southwest
Eastern
Peoria
Joliet
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Farm aid debate in Nebraska weighs costs of giving away food
An editorial in The Lincoln Star argues against using surplus U S food for overseas aid as it burdens taxpayers and may depress domestic production. It urges aid to focus on production and education, not continued dependence, while noting European gains from improved beef imports. It also reports on Armour’s sale of Nebraska beef to West Germany and discusses the Union Pacific Rock Island merger details and regional rail impacts.
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Nebraska
America
United States
The
Lincoln Star
West Germany
Washington
Lincoln Journal
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Rock Island
U. P
U. S
Canada
UPRI
U.P
Kansas City
Southern Pacific
Torch protest mockery sparks odd acts across the nation
A string of eccentric protests began with burning draft cards and spread to odd acts like a St Louis man burning his library card over higher overdue fines and a University of New Mexico student burning his Social Security card to oppose work rules.
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St Louis
University of New Mexico
Vale of Tears
North Diafts Telegraph-Bulletin
BE AN OPTIMIST BOOST NEBRASKA Across puzzle clues
Across clues present a themed word fill with terms like Half boot, Handle roughly, Separate, Interna tional language, Goddess of infatuation, Leg joint, Nine-sided figure, Solar disk, Footprint, Lets it stand, The casings, Equal, Chums, In what way, Obese, Friend Fr, Channel, Persian fairy, Smear, Pinnacle of glacial ice, Startle, Helpmeet, Buckwheat.
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Puzzle Clues and Terms From a Historic Word List
A compact set of crossword style hints and terms includes entries such as Decades Sweetsop Baste and Health resort. Other clues touch on Smoked meat Caldron Center of activity Nipa palm Jamaica beverage and Stain tree among others.
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Jamaica Beverage
Jral. Com
Letter Box Dear Editor Commends editorial on civic funding critique
A reader praises a Nov 8 editorial for critiquing the drive to raise 18000 for a High School band trip to Pasadena while the United Fund languishes at 16000. The writer questions local priorities, values musical culture, and notes lack of support for pianists and violinists vs brass and marching bands.
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Pasadena
United Fund
John Phillip Sousa
North America
Eisenhower
Enid
Okla
Portland
Ore
Mexico City
Sidney High School
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebr
Top Hand praise for Francis Lynde Kroll book
The Sidney Telegraph notes good reviews and early sales for Top Hand by Francis Lynde Kroll. It highlights radio praise from Shirley K Sullivan and a Chattanooga Times obituary-like lead, plus mentions Kroll’s ties to Suno and Palisade schools. Dorothy Weymouth scores a hole in one at Apache Wells. neighbors witness and note her six years of golfing.
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Francis Lynde Kroll
Thibodaux
Bert
David McKay Co
Chattanooga Times
Mr. Kroll
Francis Lynde
Bert Weston
Spot
Gramp
Elsie Planck
Dorothy
C. J.) Weymouth
Apache Wells
Weymouth
Mobile City
Warren Mettlen
Sidney
Mettlens
Farm Land Values Show Rapid Rise in 1964 Nebraska
Lincoln Neb 1964 farm real estate values climbed nationwide and in Nebraska reaching new highs per P A Henderson Extension economist. Nebraska land values rose since 1941 with 1940s 50s and early 1960s gains averaging 6 percent yearly from 1940. Rangeland ranch land irrigated areas saw up to 2000 percent increases since depression lows, adjusted by irrigation investments to 500 600 percent. Nebraska per farm real estate value up 85 percent since 1954 versus 141 percent nationally.
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Lincoln
United States
Nebraska
P.A. Henderson
University of Nebraska Extension
Henderson
Economic Research Service
USDA
Retail Sales Rise in Nebraska Statewide
Nebraska retail sales rose 3.5 percent in September from a year earlier while general business activity increased 2.8 percent. Sixteen of 20 cities posted gains with Chadron up 30.7 percent and Hastings up 14.1 percent. declines appeared in McCook Holdrege Sidney and Lincoln. Bank debits life insurance and electricity saw notable gains. construction and newspaper advertising fell.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research
Beatrice
Grand Island
North Platte
Columbus
Fairbury
Scottsbluff
Norfolk
Falls City
Fremont
Omaha
Nebraska City
Kearney
York
Broken Bow
Alliance
South
Sioux City
McCook
Holdrege
Sidney
Lincoln
Chadron
Hastings
Coast Guard Academy Seeks Applicants for 1966 Class
The Coast Guard Academy invites applications for the class convening July 12, 1966. Deadline is December 4, 1965, coinciding with the December College Entrance Examination Board tests. Applications and info available from guidance counselors or the Director of Admissions, US Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. 06230.
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Washington, D.C
United States Coast Guard Academy
U. S. Military Academy
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
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