Sidney Faces Energy Crisis and Power Plant Transition
Sidney officials grapple with rising fuel costs and dwindling oil and natural gas reserves. The city relies on oil and gas for about 80 percent of electricity, with plans to preserve generating capacity while considering coal and external power sources. The Bureau of Reclamation contract ends in 1976, prompting talk of buying power from Tri-State Wheatbelt or Basin Electric and conserving use to protect supply. Prices are rising as fuel oil climbs from 129 to 166 cents a gallon, and officials warn of possible rate increases after new structures are proposed in early 1974.
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Lwro
Sidney
Tsw
Exon
Ed Prince
11Th Ave
Hickory St
Prince
US Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Sidney Wheatbelt
Nebraska Public Power District
Basin Electric
Tri-State
Wheatbelt
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Interior Department
Oilgate saga over mineral rights near Sioux Army Depot
Federal plan to sell or lease mineral rights on 17 500 acres near Sidney triggered a dispute between GSA and the Interior Department. After a three way clash over policies, a compromise is eyed to speed development, with leasing now favored over outright sale. The Interior continues to map affected properties as federal shale lands are leased for production.
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Sidney
Panhandle
General Services Administration
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Interior Dept
Interior Department
Christmas Lights To Be Dark Until Week Of Dec 18 25
City Manager Ed Prince announced Sidney will keep Christmas lights off until the week of December 18 through 25 following a request from Governor Exon and energy conservation guidance from President Nixon. The earlier shortened schedule was reduced further by the new directive.
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Ed Prince
Sidney
Exon
Nixon
Sage Oil Co Discovers Gas East of Chappell
Sage Oil Co locates natural gas discovery east of Chappell in Deuel County. No further details are being released about the test or reserves found this week.
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Sage Oil Co
Chappell
Deuel
Elmer Johnson
Sene
Sage
Deuel County
Kuehne
NW SE
J.W. Gibson
Youth Leadership Winners Named in Sidney Elks Contest
Michael LeRoy Hare of Sidney and Vicki Smith of Potter won the Sidney Elks Youth Leadership contest and will advance to the Western Nebraska District event with a $75 prize. Runner-ups Don McNurlin of Gurley and Colleen Aurich of Potter receive $50 and may advance if Hare or Smith fail to progress.
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Michael LeRoy Hare
Sidney
Vicki Smith
Potter
Sidney Elks
Nebraska
Don McNurlin
Gurley
Colleen Aurich
Focal
Hare
Miss Smith
Local Station Closes For Lack Of Gasoline
The U-Gas-Um station at 16th Ave and Illinois St will shut down tonight at 10 pm due to an oil supply cut. Manager Harold J Kuhns says the firm, which operates about 15 self service stations and owns the Sidney building, will discontinue gas sales though the adjacent carwash may continue.
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Sidney
16Th Ave
Illinois St
Harold J Kuhns
U-Gas-Um
Kearney
Hampton
Colorado
Kuhns
Colonels Set For Shows Tonight And Saturday
Fort Sidney Colonel's annual presentation "'Colonel's Choice"' draws crowds with songs solos and skits. Tickets remain tonight at the door and Saturday at four drug stores American National Bank and Colonel members. Highlights include Camelot selections and pieces like Salvation Is Created I Believe In Music This Train and Colorado Trail with soloists Hull Cook John Laing Can Outright and Roger Benjamin.
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Fort Sidney
Bennie Hochman
American National Bank
Colonels
Hochman
Camelot
Merlin
Faisal
Howard Cosel
Bruiser LaRue
Geraldine
Psychiatrist
Hull Cook
John Laing
Can Outright
Roger Benjamin
Pearl Harbor Survivors Plan Meeting in Omaha
Nebraska Pearl Harbor survivors will meet in Omaha for memorial services 32 years after the attack. State president E Thompson notes the gathering with attendees including Mr and Mrs Robert Osborn of Sidney. Osborn served aboard the USS California during the attack. Omaha Councilman John Hlavacek will address the group.
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Nebraska
Pearl Harbor
Omaha
E Thompson
Robert Osborn
Sidney
Osborn
US Navy
California
John Hlavacek
Pleasant Nebraska Weather Stays Mild Through Weekend
A mass of cooler air from Canada should barely affect Nebraska as the state keeps fair to partly cloudy skies. The Weather Bureau notes dry air with little moisture and highs around the mid sixties, the warmest 66 at North Platte and 26 at Sidney, through Saturday.
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Associated Press
Canada
Nebraska
Iowa
Weather Bureau
North Platte
Sidney
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Frank Partsch
Sad
GSA
Kansas City
Sidney Telegraph
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
ICI
Card and Son Construction Co
Independent
Cable Inc
Card
Elks
Walt Skrdlant
Cheyenne County
Skrdlant
Goodyear
George Hare
Sidney High School
Civil Air Patrol
Douglas Smith
Potter High School
Washington, D.C
R. D. Brew
Sachs
Sachs Field
Golden Tend and
Exeter
Larson
Harper Oil Co
Ahlschwede
Rush Creek
Gear Drilling Co
Kimball County
Colton & Colton and
Wampco
West & Co
Colton & Colton
Wainaco
Floyd Miller
Amarex, Inc
Bobcat Oil and Exeter Drilling and Exploration
Dix
Banner County
Midwest
XO Exploration
National Oil Co
Petro Search, Inc
Banner Drilling Co
Bend Corp
Banner Drilling
National Oj Co
Scotts Bluff County
Banner Drilling, Co
C.C (Todd) Gross
Williamson
Aurich
McNurlin
United Fund
Union Pacific Railroad
Pat Heaton Jr
Barb Custer
Telegraph
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