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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1973
Page
2
The city of Sidney earns the AAA pedestrian safety award for 1972, marking its eighth win since 1964. The review shows no pedestrian deaths and only one injury in 1972, a strong contrast to 1971 when two deaths and technical shortcomings lowered the rating.
The governor toured Western Nebraska Technical College and emphasized the institution’s role in the state’s higher education system. Supporters argue the college serves the Panhandle and should receive strong state backing, while opponents wanting to dismantle it would violate public trust.
The downtown renewal effort remains active with projects in Sidney as the Doran buildings near completion and the Chamber of Commerce building now a showplace. Verne Draper prepares to renovate the Photo Center and John A Printing building, signaling ongoing confidence and broader interest for more merchants to spruce up their establishments.
Frank Partshh reflects on inflation, media hours, and local news culture in Cheyenne County. He notes council, gas, phone rates, pork prices, taxes, and a logroll quirk, then recalls storms, trout trips, and a failed diet pledge with his usual wry humor.
Louis Schuetz born 1963 in Darmstadt Germany faced hardship from childhood. He enlisted in the Army at fourteen and traveled from Washington to California before settling in western Nebraska. He and Margaret Jane Hughes married in Sidney in 1891 creating a large homestead of 840 acres with irrigation. The family hauled produce to Sidney during the droughts of the 1890s and maintained mail routes as rail access grew, with Schuetz’s daughter recounting life on the prairie and a notable Indian club gift from Mrs. Epstein.
A wounded baby seal crawls to a Maine beach and dies as state wardens cite federal law restricting aid. Guests call for help but federal authorities fail to respond, delaying aid for 14 hours until a state warden transports the animal to a lab.
In Bristol, Virginia Tennessee a widespread buying spree empties salt shelves as supermarkets report rapid sellouts. Observers compare consumer behavior to lemming masses careening toward scarce goods while editors note broader national shortages across gasoline toilets beef and building bricks.
The Des Moines and Lincoln Journal notes that land use planning gains urgency as federal action looms. Local and state authorities face questions over protecting farmland versus urban expansion, with pending federal standards allowing state flexibility but demanding protection of critical areas.
The Nebraska State Building Commission approved a joint venture between Clark, Davis & Associates of Lincoln and Henningson, Durham & Richardson of Omaha to design a new six story state office building north of the statehouse. Financing will come from Lincoln bonds and cigarette tax revenue diverted from a university project, with the state leasing to cover bond payments until paid off. Parking plans include a possible garage east of the site.
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