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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1973
Page
3
A Sidney park bench loss was recovered when a Kimball woman and her daughter found a purse containing over $60 in cash and 10 credit cards. They returned it by mail the next day, preserving the owner's relief and gratitude.
Dix Correspondent notes preparations for Potter Dix Days with a community shower for Donna Waderman at Lodge Hall on Tuesday. Entries for household projects are due Friday at the old Hagemeister building. Football opener at Potter on Sept 7 and Miss Dix ballots due Sept 6.
M M Van Kirk warns against relying on export controls to placate consumer pressure. He notes the Nixon Administration may act politically, possibly spreading controls to corn and soybeans, risking lower farm prices and higher costs. He argues expanded exports support jobs and a stronger dollar, while price safeguards under the new farm bill could cost taxpayers billions if prices dip.
Police investigate two Crawford break-ins involving stolen food. Last Tuesday the Dairy Sweet was entered with 51.40 worth of groceries including 18 pounds of hamburger patties corn dogs frankfurters and four pounds of sliced cheese and chicken fried steaks. Sunday a burglary at Ron Hotchkiss residence took a small amount of canned goods. Authorities caution the two crimes may be unrelated.
Murrell McNeil, Nebraska ombudsman and ex tax commissioner, is among possibles to replace the late George Gerdes as executive director of the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council Executive Board will pick the successor in Lincoln with full legislature to confirm later. Other candidates include Sen. Wally Barnett, Dale Payne, Vincent Brown, and Jack Rodgers.
Lyman mayor Dick Schmitz age 47 filed for governor on the Democratic ticket at Scotts Bluff County Courthouse in Gering. He serves six years as mayor and works as an office and credit manager for a Lyman firm. He called it early to determine issues and cited gubernatorial timing unrelated to Governor Exon’s Panhandle visit.
Two off campus courses sponsored by Chadron State College begin in Sidney Saturday with meetings at Sidney High School at 9 a.m. Vocational Education 531 Introduction to Special Vocational Needs Programs is led by Dr JB Jackson and English 332 Advanced Grammar by Vasant Joshi. Tuition is 55.50 for Nebraska residents and 88.50 for non residents, with three hours of credit each.
In 1971 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officers issued 2,642 arrests and summons with 2,580 convictions. Fines and costs paid to counties totaled $58,767.20 and the Commission collected about $10,930 in liquidated damages.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Station study white mold in field beans with Dr. Charles Maier and Dr. James Steadman leading work on spread via irrigation water, life cycle, and conditions fostering infection. Findings show sclerotia survive in soil and irrigation tail water, with no practical current control and emphasis on resistant varieties and management practices.
Cheyenne County ASC chairman Ray Davis explains the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 replacing the 1970 act. The bill expands farmers freedom, adds income protection via target prices and deficiency payments, and includes disaster-affected farmers payments and cost sharing for conservation programs under Rural Environmental Assistance and Water Bank.
Nebraska state sales tax revenue rose about 24 percent in July from a year ago with roughly 31.1 million dollars in total taxes collected. Net refunds and transfers reduced gross figures to about 28.0 million. city taxes in Omaha and Lincoln added to the totals under the state collection system.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues auto standards to push states to adopt mandatory vehicle inspection programs. States failing to implement brake, steering, suspension, tire and wheel requirements risk losing 10 percent of federal highway funds.
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