Sidney Telegraph editorial page description
The Sidney Telegraph, Cheyenne County official newspaper, published Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co. in Sidney Nebraska, claims status as Western Nebraska’s oldest paper since 1873 and notes AP association and Nebraska Press Association membership.
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Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
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Associated Press
Signs Of Confusion On New Toll Highways
Thousands of motorists returning from vacations face mixed feelings about the miles of toll roads and freeways. Road engineers lack language expertise, producing signs that are hard to read at speed. terms like median create unnecessary confusion. clearer, simpler wording is urged.
One Man Iliad? Computer Supports Homer Authorship
Columbia student James McDonough applied an electronic computer to the Iliad and found evidence favoring a single author. He plans to test the Odyssey with the same method. The results are not conclusive but tilt toward traditional single authorship.
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Friedrich Wolf
James McDonough
Columbia University
McDonough
A Nutty Idea Daylight savings would be replaced by a seven to four workday
The piece argues daylight savings time is chaotic and suggests a simple shift to a seven to four work schedule. It mocks Americans for making changes complex and notes how cities differ on standard vs daylight time causing travel and scheduling headaches.
Decline of Small Towns Amid Agricultural Change
A discussion on how rising farm efficiency and land retirement programs shrink rural towns. An Iowa bank report cites roads and autos as the real drivers of decline, with small towns needing painful yet necessary adjustments, including consolidating general-stores to serve staples while preserving essential services.
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America
Iowa Bank
PANHANDLE MOTHER By Betty Knicely Have Tips Will Travel
Traveling with kids prompts humorous tips on window seats safety belts and the lure of vacations. A weather observatory on Mt Washington sits bolted to rock to withstand hurricane winds. Soybeans inspire a versatile crop usage and a new firefighting foam. Betty Knicely shares parental travel anecdotes and reflections on preferring home vacations.
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Panhandle
Betty Knicely
Will
Jim
John
Nancy
Susan
Johnny
Betty
Alaska
Mt Washington
New Hampshire
Polio gains praised as Nebrasians unite for health drive
Capitol news reports officials applauding progress in fighting polio in Nebraska as state leaders highlight education and rural teacher shortages. The piece notes figures from the State Department of Education showing only half of graduates stay in state classrooms, with salaries and job mobility driving brain drain.
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Kevin Paul
Statehouse
Nebr. Press Assn
Lincoln
State Department of Education
Nebraska
LeRoy Ortgiesen
Ortgiesen
Crossword Puzzle ACROSS and DOWN Clues
Puzzle list shows across and down clues with numbers and partial words for a printed crossword. Contains varied definitions from Lofty mountains to Like, indicating a standard puzzle draft.
Five-man Republican state commission named to replace late Dr. Watson
Gov Frank Morrison announced the replacement slate for the Mitchell post under party rules. The five commissioners are Doug Borman Gordon Dan Ramsey Scotts Bluff Don Steen Morrill Earl Cherry Mitchell and Bern Coulter Bridgeport. The group met with the governor at the monthly commission meeting. Inmates on a cereal bar diet report no worse physically after ten days. they did request flavoring. Safety belts for state vehicles: new bids opened Sept 11 after late low bid rejected, Morrison pushing belt use. Gasoline tax receipts show $27.2 million year to date versus $26.9 million last year. August receipts $34.3 million up from July. special fuels $15 million. aviation gas $432,713.
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Frank Morrison
C. R. Watson
Mitchell
Doug Borman
Gordon
Dan Ramsey
Scottsbluff
Don Steen
Morrill
Earl Cherry
Bern Coulter
Bridgeport
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