Sgt Beeken Honored For Heroism In Vietnam Action
Sgt Beeken received the Army Commendation Medal for valor at Fort Carson Colorado after heroism June 17 1968 under Viet Cong attack. He also earned a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. He served in Vietnam April to December 1968, then returned to the United States for medical treatment. He now serves as an instructor at Fort Carson. He is a 1966 graduate of St Patrick High School and the son of Mr and Mrs Leslie H Beeken of Sacramento formerly Sidney residents.
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Leslie E. Beeken
Fort Carson
Colo
Beeken
Serpennt
Becken
Vietnam
United States
Fort © Arson
Colorado Springs
U.S. Reconda School
Spt
St. Patrick’s High School
Leslie H. Beeken
Sacramento
Calif
Sidney
173Rd Airborne
Ruinous State Described On Wheat Farms
Washington wheat farmers warn of inevitable ruin without more government help as stocks rise and prices stay low. Glen Hofer of the National Association of Wheat Growers urges extension of price support laws with stronger export and domestic sales terms.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Glen Hofer
National Association of Wheat Growers
Nixon
Sterling plans indoor pool and recreation center near NJC
Sterling officials consider a brick veneer complex proposed by Henry Glisan of Fort Collins to adjoin NJC housing. The project seeks to remove a 1917 pool hall ordinance restricting minors and Sunday closings, with a hearing set for Sept. 23 before final approval and a 60 day construction window. The facility would include an Olympic size pool, recreation room, laundry, gym, and sauna.
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Sterling
Colo
Sterling Council
Henry Glisan
Ft. Collins
Prospect Plaza
NJC
Glisan
Graydon Dowis
Dewis
Campground At Sidney Lauded By Traveling Public
Mrs J C Kanouse of Laceyville Pa praises Sidney fairgrounds camping facilities. She and her husband, traveling from California to Alaska via Interstate 80, found free electricity at the site during a thunder shower on Friday July 18. She asks the community to thank those who made the overnight stay comfortable.
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Fairgrounds
J.C. Kanouse
Laceyville
California
Alaska
Power and Light Company
Sidney
Printing Service Ad From Sidney Telegraph
Local print shop offers pickup and rapid printing with delivery. Call 234 5555 for fast service. Sidney Telegraph at 830 Yith Ave promotes prompt printing for customers.
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Sidney Telegraph
Yith Ave
West Nebraska Visitors Council Sets Promotion Plan
Western Nebraska Visitors Council advertising and promotion section met in North Platte to plan color brochures and brochures for travel advantages in Western Nebraska. Ed Sykes Ogallala leads promotional efforts and will draft a brochure layout and other materials for communities and visitors. Membership categories were approved including business $10 annual, community $25, organizational $25, and individual $1 with no voting rights. The council adopted the slogan Dedicated to showing the REAL WEST to the WORLD and approved a buffalo head decal with Nebraska outline and WNVC letters. Discussions continue on formal ties with Old West Trails Foundation toward official Regional Council status.
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Nebraska
Western
State of
Old West Trails Foundation
Regional Council of the Trail
Farmers Increasing Crop Insurance to Shield Storm Losses
Washington reports farmers are buying more crop hail insurance to offset annual losses, with hail storms causing about 284 million dollars in crop damage. Last year a record 3.5 billion dollars coverage was purchased protecting wheat corn soybeans and tobacco, with 126 million in premiums and 69 million paid to growers. The Agriculture Department notes all risk insurance from the Crop Insurance Corp. has paid about 5.4 million annually in bail claims recently.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Corn Belt
Crop Insurance Corp
IRS Questions and Answers Tax Tips for Taxpayers
This local IRS column answers common tax questions for readers. It covers records for new workers like a beautician, W-2 attachments, keeping deductible expense receipts, tips reporting for Social Security credits, updating W-4 after divorce, adjusting estimated tax payments, and using the decedent's fair market value as the basis for inherited stock.
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U.S. Internal Revenue Service
IRS
North Sidney gas producer now shut in
Natural gas is found in two horizons of the D sand at a well north of Sidney in the Engelland Field but the well is shut in awaiting connection to a gas gathering system. The No. 1 Kettler was drilled by Braden Gear Drilling Co two miles north of the original discovery site. Other fields show oil and gas activity with several wildcat proposals and planned drilling across Cheyenne, Deuel, Kimball, Banner and surrounding counties.
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Sidney
Engelland
Howard Kaler
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County
Ferguson
Cayman Corp
R. E. Maresh
Cheyenne County
Exeter Drilling Co
Deuser
Deuel County
Chappell
Continental Energy Corp
Oakley and Hayes
Nitzel Ges
Braden-Gear
Goodwin
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Kimball County
Continental Resources Corp
B-W Drilling Co
U. S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Chamberlain
Hussner Field
Gable Drilling Co
Chandler and Associates
Kasmarek
Rue-Griffith
Dust Gathers In County's Rain Gauges
Cheyenne County faces worsening drought as August through September totals stay tiny. Observers report Dalton at 1.10 inches since Aug 1, Potter 0.65, Lodgepole 0.40, Sidney only 0.02, with wheat farmers drilling into dust. Forecasts linger around low rain chances, one day promising relief.
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Cheyenne County
Great American Desert
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Potter
Lodgepole
Sidney
Sam Countryman
George Coulter
Sidney Public Schools List of Bills and Vendors
A long vendor list for Sidney Public Schools shows numerous suppliers and amounts, including American Express, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw Hill, and local firms. Totals suggest an extensive accounts payable ledger with numerous line items and small to mid sized payments.
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Sidney Public Schools
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Tri-State
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