Soviet grain sale cancellations spark farmer discontent
Local reaction to the cancellation of $500 million in grain shipments to the Soviet Union mirrors nationwide farmer anger. The farm sector blasts the Ford administration for the move on Friday as buyers vanish and prices fall, with Don Hoffman of the Sidney Co-op Elevator warning of deeper declines. Wheat prices were cut by 70 to 80 cents with no buyers in sight.
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Soviet Union
Ford
Don Hoffman
Sidney Co-op
Potter
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain Co
Hoffman
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Washington, D.C
Kansas Wheatlands
Associated Press
Clarence Ochs
Otis
Kan
Ochs
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Cook Industries Inc
Memphis
Continental Grain Co
New York City
White House
Ron Nelsen
United States
Farmers urged to resist panic selling after grain cancellation
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association president Holly Hodge urged farmers not to sell grain in a panic amid the Ford administration move canceling $500 million in grain sales to the Soviet Union. The move sparked lower cash prices and futures declines. officials cited uncertain impact and expected further developments from trade talks.
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Holdrege
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Holly Hodge
Ford
Continental Grain Co
Cook Industries
Russia
United States
Hodge
United Fund reaches 55 percent of goal in three-part drive
The Sidney United Fund enters phase three with $7,185 raised toward a $13,000 target, 55 percent of the total. Advanced gifts and business drives are ongoing as workers and contributors are urged to complete those campaigns quickly. Door-to-door canvassing begins today.
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Sidney United Fund
Barb Custer
Advanced
Jack H Lowe
Bill Wolf
Fire Prevention Week activities in Sidney aimed at home drills
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department outlines a National Fire Prevention Week plan including a repeat Operation Edith home fire drill this Saturday at 3 p.m. Fire Chief Dan Benzel urges families to participate and plans home inspections on request. A Thursday planning session and Red Ball stickers aid escape route planning as Mayor Ed Haupt proclaims the observance.
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Sidney
Edith
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Dan Benzel
Benzel
Nebraska
Bill Meehan
Ed Haupt
Upland Agrees to Sell 76 Acres Near Sidney for Housing
Upland Industries of Omaha plans to make about 76 acres west of Highway 19 and south of Legion Park available for local development. The Cheyenne County Housing Association led by John Gottschalk and Gene Lienemann requested the land for multiple housing units and additional residential and commercial space. A planned unit development with full streets utilities and zoning was proposed and will be presented to the Sidney Planning Commission after design input from Upland.
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Upland Industries of
Omaha
Arlo Jones
Highway 19
Legion Park
John Gottschalk
Gene Lienemann
Cheyenne County Housing Association
Upland
Jones
Gottschalk
Lienemann
Sidney Planning Commission
Leonard Bourke
Rourke
Roger Zaniini
Cheyenne County Housing Assn
Lincoln plans I-80 Bicentennial sculpture project
A Oct 18 meeting in Ogallala by Lincoln Chamber of Commerce discusses a Nebraska Interstate 80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project. Twelve rest stops across the state would host commissioned outdoor sculptures by artists in residence. Ogallala would host two works at eastbound and Roscoe westbound stops. Financing seeks matching funds from national and state Bicentennial Commissions and the NEA.
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Ogallala
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Lincoln Chamber Tourism Committee
National Endowment For the Arts
Nebraska Business
Nebraska Arts Council
Auto crushers set to move across Panhandle sites
A mobile auto crusher sponsored by the Panhandle Resource Council will open at Sidney then Dalton Gurley Kimball Lodgepole as county crews haul junked vehicles to sites Wednesday and Thursday. M&M Wrecking Co of Sioux Falls will crush the junk and donate per ton proceeds to Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp fund.
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Panhandle
The
Panhandle Resource Council
PRC
Dalton
Gurley
Sakurada
Sidney
Wed
Kimball
Lodgepole
Scottsbluff
M&m Wrecking Co
Sioux Falls
S.D
Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp Lodge
Sidney woman fights to regain ADC payments
Sidney resident Josefina Flores seeks restoration of Aid to Dependent Children after removal from ADC rolls due to overlapping agency duties. A Scottsbluff hearing will determine whether she or her son’s city continues to receive aid amid a WIN program dispute and claimed language and health barriers.
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Scottsbluff
Josefina Flores
Sidney
Cheyenne
Scoltsbluff Star-Herald
Scotts Bluff Records High and Low Temperatures
The Associated Press reports Omaha and Norfolk set a state low with 24 degrees, the coldest for early season. Omaha also posted a record low for the date, beating 25 degrees from 1952. Highs reached 58 in Scottsbluff as sunny, warmer weather was forecast for Monday night and Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Norfolk
Scoltscluff
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Roy Call
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Jim Payne
Jack Lowe
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Sidney Industrial Corp
Tom Kokjer
Maynard Dill
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Sidney Housing Authority
National Guard Armory
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York, Kearney, Brady, and
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Melia Hill
Ken Sakurada
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Scotts Bluff County Win
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