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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1970
Page
2
After the first Woodstock screening at the Fox Theatre, every theatre door stood open both front and back, creating a complete airing of the building. The observation prompts inquiry into possible significance behind the unusual access.
Sidney readers are urged to back the United Fund with a $12,700 goal for 1971 through upcoming business and residential campaigns. The appeal emphasizes a per-person contribution of about $2 based on preliminary census figures and notes progress from an early advance gifts effort. It cautions against shortfalls and calls for year-round support to sustain charities and organizations, aiming to finish the drive by October.
The University of Nebraska group Committee for Undisrupted Education condemns campus violence and distraught dissidents. CUE distributes 10000 leaflets urging students to stop radical protesters and defend orderly learning. The statement argues reforms are needed but violence is not the answer and calls for student-led action.
Two eastern establishment papers Agnew often targets, the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times, defend editorial purpose. They describe journalism as a beacon of sanity and open dialogue, expanding reader letters while exploring culture amid upheaval.
The Scranton commission report argues for reason over division amid Vietnam debates. It praises lucid analysis and urges the President to lead a national effort to heal the generation gap, while critics say it offers no new policy.
In a nostalgic plea fans recount decades of watching the Chicago Cubs chase a World Series and Ernie Banks's hopes for a title. They admit aging, fatigue, and lagging arms while expressing shared longing for a fair shot at the big leagues and a brighter moment before time runs out.
A presidential panel recommends distributing pornographic books and magazines via mail, arguing public apathy justifies deregulation. The speaker laments eroding moral standards and cautions society risks self-destruction through permissive attitudes.
The piece defends a presidential commission report on campus unrest sparked by Kent State, Jackson State, and Wisconsin incidents. It argues for honest appraisal, condemns violence by students and, while praising peaceful dissent, urges universities to refocus on teaching, neutrality, and adapting curricula to youth culture.
The commission blames all sides for campus turmoil and offers remedies while upholding campus independence. It urges restraint by civil authorities and calls the President to lead in reducing divisive rhetoric, though Nixon has not yet commented. White House action is deemed essential for impact.
Lincoln report analyzes University of Nebraska College of Agriculture data from 1937 to 1970 revealing dramatic growth in graduates. It notes 45 grads in 1937, 86 in 1947, and 243 in the present year, with comparisons across departments and decades, highlighting rapid expansion despite wars and economic shifts.
University of Nebraska expert Dean Axthelm explains eutrophication as lakes aging from nutrient enrichment. He outlines natural aging via erosion and silt, plus human inputs like phosphates from detergents and waste discharges accelerating the process. Control erosion and reduce phosphate output to slow aging.
Public information director M. M. Van Kirk outlines all 15 amendments from the 1969 Legislature that Nebraska voters will decide on November 3. The proposals cover voting age, redistricting, legislative bill readings, temporary judges, university bonds, tax and local government changes, compensation, home rule, court restructuring, property taxation, educational fund investments, nonpublic school grants, lieutenant governor roles, higher education governance, and annual legislative sessions.
Residents praise the Cheyenne County Fair and volunteer efforts while criticizing delays in publishing ribbon results. The Sidney Telegraph acknowledges the demand for Open Class winners, explains copy-setting constraints, and commits to an easier method to list future winners while reaffirming the fair’s importance.
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