Skunk Story Draws National Attention in Sidney
Skunk issues in Sidney attract letters and media interest from New York Times to CBS News. Local Animal Control Officer Hodglin notes declines in skunk activity as fewer calls come in and trappers catch fewer animals. Residents from Elyria Ohio to Madison Wisconsin send humorous and humane suggestions while reporters chase a possible documentary.
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Gregg Piburn
Sidney
Bill Bethel
Elyria
Ohio
Billy
Brooklyn
N.Y
George Scott
Harland Grinnell
Lansing
Mich
WITL
Skunk
Black and White
Illinois
Page Darraugh
Olean
Francis
Hedglon
Hedglin
New York Times
Jim Ganser
CBS News
Ganser
Wisconsin
Hodglin
The
Meredith Chaplin
National Star
New York City
Telegraph
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Nebraska
Artives
Agriculture talk highlights wheat and cattle prices in local forum
Richard Bell, assistant secretary of agriculture, spoke at Fort Sidney about rising farmer income, production, and commodity stocks. He defended price gains since the late 1960s, warned against high loan rates harming exports, and cited record exports and a long-term grain agreement with Russia as key to policy.
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Richard Bell
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Johnson
Bell
Joe Kielian
Sidney
USDA
Kielian
Jimmy Carter
Canada
Illinois
Ford
Hubert Humphrey
Senators discuss opening beef import law to zero
Both U S Senate contenders joined cattlemen in Sidney urging hearings on the 1964 meat import act to curb imports and stabilize prices. McCollister warns of political hurdles while Zorinsky says the law should be changed. farmers urge zero imports to aid production and consumer stability.
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U.S Senate
Sidney
Executive Council
The
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Richard Bell
U.S
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
John McCollister
Congress
McCollister
GOP
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Zorinsky
Senate
Candidates press full cost of production for farms
Agriculture features prominently at a Sidney fund raiser for Cheyenne County Democrats. Edward Zorinsky and Jim Hansen back a policy to cover full cost of production, linking farm relief to inflation and tax changes, while criticizing government waste and energy policy.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County Democratic Committee
Edward Zorinsky
U.S. Senate
Jim Hansen
House of Representatives
St. Patrick's
Zorinksy
Washington, D.C
Gering
Virginia Smith
Chappell
Zorinsky
John Y. McCollister
Lockheed
WNITC Seeks Remodel Bids for East West Wing
Western Nebraska Technical College in Sidney seeks permission at the board meeting to remodel the east west wing of the Marathton Building to accommodate the cosmetology program. Dr Charles D Michael says the project will be modest and bids will be accepted from the best proposer so construction can begin soon.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Western Technical Community College
Box Butte General Hospital
Alliance
Charles D Michael
WNTC
Social Security Beneficiaries In Six Counties
The series begins today detailing Social Security by county. Records show 5,108 residents across Cheyenne Banner Kimball Devel Garden and Morrill Counties receive benefits totaling $97 982 each month.
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Cheyenne
Banner
Kimball
Devel
Garden
Morrill
Elderly housing project gains local approval in Sidney
Construction begins today on the Sidney elderly housing complex after the Farmers Home Administration closes its loan. The project cost is 751,200 with 731,000 financed by FmHA and 20,000 paid to First Christian Church for the Parkland and 11th Avenue site. Don Rice Construction will build in Bayard, aiming for completion within a year.
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Sidney
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Parkland and
11Th Avenue
First Christian Church
Sidney Housing Authority
Housing Authority
City Atty
Tom Dorwart
Fmha County
Gene Rainbolt
Don Rice Construction of
Bayard
School board to hear architect proposal for $2 million plan
The Sidney Board of Education meets at 8 30 p m with Lincoln architect Dean Arter to review a proposed 2 million building program. The session is open to the public but input from the community will come later.
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Sidney Board of Education
Dean Arter
Lincoln
Arter
Supt Russ Pedersen
North An South
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James Hansen
Omaha
Hansen
AFL Cio
WNITC
Ron Reichert
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