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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1968
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph argues to retain the state income tax, back Amendment 14 for road bonds, and keep Cheyenne County in Educational Service Unit 19. It states opposition to abolition or exclusion, urging a vote against tax repeal and for inclusion in the ESU 19 plan.
The Sidney Telegraph urges voters to elect Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew next Tuesday. It argues Humphrey and Wallace offer no change, cites inflation and war economy as harms under Democrats, and calls for a Republican Congress to enable a fair chance for a Nixon administration.
McGeorge Bundy, former White House foreign policy aide and Ford Foundation president, calls for a steady, systematic withdrawal from Vietnam, arguing escalation will fail and continued fighting harms U.S. interests and world peace. He maintains the 1965 decision was not wrong but urges limits on further involvement. The piece also notes Congress setting a $5 million IDA bonds ceiling and contrasts IDA subsidies with REA financing. Biologists at Michigan State predict flies will gain DDT immunity, creating potential superflies within five years.
The Sidney Telegraph outlines positions on all fifteen amendments on the blue ballot. It backs FOR votes on Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Part 2 14 15 and AGAINST on 10 11 Part 1 13 while offering no recommendation on 12. It advises voters to consider the proposals and vote their choice.
The Telegraph argues Nebraska should retain its income tax and vote against Initiative Petition No 300 to prohibit it. It urges voters to mark against the amendment, explaining that a yes would sustain the income tax and a no would prohibit it.
A Bridgeport News Blade editorial urges voters to back Amendment 14 on November 5. It argues the state lags in highway modernization and that issuing highway revenue bonds, with a three fifths Senate approval, offers a prudent funding method without raising current gas taxes.
Lincoln Journal notes Sen George Gerdes of Alliance in the 49th District as a standout among Nebraska lawmakers. The piece highlights his role on the Budget Committee advancing administrative services and data processing, agriculture and conservation legislation, education improvements, and educational television. It emphasizes his impact over the past decade and invites voters to decide on his re election.
A Scottsbluff Star Herald note endorses moving Nebraska to Central Time to create a single time zone. It argues the sun time difference across the state is minimal and would simplify timekeeping, while acknowledging some residents prefer current zones and others oppose change. The editors suggest reopening the discussion if Rocky Mountain Zone residents show interest.
Dr H C Q Nelson of Sidney defends Educational Service Unit 19 against NSIA attacks to exclude Cheyenne County. He argues unit consolidation funds speech therapy, nursing, testing and special education for small rural schools, notes threecounty budget rests at $50,000, and urges residents to vote against exclusion to keep shared services and cost efficiency for mentally retarded and other special needs students.
Johnson Lemoyne of Lodgepole backs keeping Edu cational Service No. 19 in Cheyenne County and clarifies why rural schools receive no added services. He cites state map data, unit formations, tax figures, and county votes to argue Unit 19 offers only existing school-law services when requested, urging voters to consider historical tax and funding details.
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