Sidney Telegraph editorial page description
The Sidney Telegraph claims to be Western Nebraska s oldest newspaper founded in 1873 and the official Cheyenne County newspaper. It is published Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co Inc at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska with AP and Nebraska Press Association associations.
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Western
Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co.,, Inc
11Th Ave
Idney
Wyoming incident and the race tensions at a rural university
A Wyoming editorial argues over the dismissal of fourteen black Wyoming University football players for protesting with arm bands against Brigham Young. It frames the event as part of broader racial strife, defends coach Lloyd Eaton, and critiques rules that govern school athletics and civil rights, noting isolation from urban realities and urging rules to be reviewed.
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Wyoming University
High Plains
Lloyd Eaton
Wyoming
Eaton
Brigham Young University
Wyoming University Board of Trustees
Mr. Eaton
The Wheat Bag and Communist Contract Breaks
The Soviet Union defaulted on a 1966 wheat contract to buy nine million tons by July 31, 1969, leaving Canada with a $200 to $300 million loss as Moscow bought only 5.2 million tons. Canada avoids formal protest, while the Kremlin pursues political aims through trade. Wheat sales fell since 1967, aided by strong Russian harvests, and Canada seeks deals with China as Ottawa argues that honoring such contracts would conflict with Marxist principles.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Canadian Wheat Board
Peking
China
State Department
Alliance Daily Times-Herald
Teachers Meet in Sidney on 1969 Sixth District Convention
The Sidney host of the Sixth District school teachers and administrators outlines how youth voices reshape education. It stresses teachers as professionals, parental influence, and the need for adaptive classrooms, praising western Nebraska schools for progress and generosity as the convention opens.
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Sidney
Boards of Education
Nebraska
As Other Editors See It: A Hog Sound Problem
A Lincoln Star column riffs on minor local annoyances as a respite from world crises. The piece highlights a rural neighbor keeping 100 hogs whose automatic feeding bellows at night, a trivial clash compared to global tensions, yet oddly soothing amid larger worries.
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Lincoln Star
Don’t Challenge Winter Roads Special Driving Skills Needed
Nebraska drivers are urged to prepare for winter hazards such as reduced traction and impaired visibility. The guide covers windshield and light maintenance, using proper wiper blades, low beam usage, avoiding alcohol impairment, starting and stopping tips, traction aids, tire chains, skipping abrupt maneuvers, skid recovery, and trip planning. It emphasizes vehicle readiness, including battery, brakes, tires, exhaust, chains, cables, flares, shovels, sand, deicer, and emergency supplies.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Nebraska
Bread Day Honored Across States and Nations
Lincoln Nebraska joins international observances for Day of Bread on October 28 with a Lincoln luncheon led by Forrest Wilke of Wilke Baking Co and Elmer Schlaphoff, Nebraska Agriculture Director, amid Harvest Festival Week. Governor Tiemann proclaims the day. national sponsors include ABA and Wheat Growers.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Division
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Forrest Wilke
Wilke Baking Company
Beatrice
Aciivities
Washington
D.C
Europe
South America
Asia
Elmer Schlaphoff
Tiemann
Nebraska Bakers Association
American Bakers Association
Associated Retail Bakers of America
Millers National Federation
National Association of Wheat Growers
Wheat and Wheat Foods Division
Mahatma Gandhi
West Germany
South American
United States
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Senate
United States of America
Congress
Washington, D.C
ABA
Clifford M. Hardin
Robert Thom
Nixon
Hardin
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