Nixon orders swift action on gas price controls
Gas dealers applaud Nixon move to raise wholesale gasoline prices under Phase IV. He directed the Cost of Living Council to expedite a retail price adjustment this week, with station owners like Ken Bagby expecting a one cent per gallon increase in Sidney. Protests and closings swept parts of the country as stations reduce hours to conserve scarce fuel.
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Nixon
Living Council
John Dunlop
Ken Bagby
Bagby
Texaco
Sidney
Dunlop
Associated Press
Washington, DC
Indianapolis
California
Gessman to Speak at RCD&PC Meeting in Bridgeport
Dr. Paul Gessaman, an economist from University of Nebraska Lincoln, will address the Panhandle Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council in Bridgeport. He will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of comprehensive planning at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall. Don Jacobson of the Scottsbluff Gering United Chamber of Commerce will report on his Washington trip about the Rural Development Act.
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Bridgeport
Panhandle
Centennial Meeting on Cheyenne County Centennial Plans
Cheyenne County residents are invited to a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the basement of the Courthouse to discuss a 1974 centennial celebration. Jeff Vines of Rogers Co of Fostoria Ohio will explain his firm’s program for developing celebrations. The session aims to gauge local interest and identify proper ways to mark the 100th anniversary.
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Cheyenne County
Jeff Vines
Rogers Co
Fostoria
Ohio
Phase 2 United Fund kicks off in Sidney drive
The Sidney United Fund begins phase two of its 1973 drive with a breakfast kickoff attended by about 25 local businesspeople and representatives from beneficiary organizations. The campaign aims for $18,000 to fund eleven local groups including the Salvation Army Red Cross Sidney Day Care Center and Muscular Dystrophy efforts.
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United Fund
Sidney
Sidney United Fund
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
King’s Daughters
Dorothy Seidel
Salvation Army
National Salvation Army
United Fund Drive
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Dave Sherrerd
Chuck Liess
Fugitives Escape Laramie County Jail Car Theft Case
Three men identified as Keith Rocky Robert Reed and Harley Corn overpowered a guard at Laramie County Jail and fled in a sheriff's department car They then stole a second vehicle near Cheyenne injuring a ranch owner and tied him in the trunk The trio were last seen in a larger car owned by Ronald Willoughby of Dix as authorities pursued them across Wyoming and into Nebraska.
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Wyoming
Nebraska
Laramie County
Banner County
Neb
Keith Rocky
Houston
Texas
Robert Reed
Memphis
Tenn
Harley Corn
Cheyenne
Sheriff's Department
Associated Press
Albin
Ronald Willoughby
Dix Willoughby
Geri Anthony Wins $25 In Sidney Telegraph Football Contest
Geri Anthony of Sidney won The Sidney Telegraph weekly football prediction contest with 19 correct picks and the best tie-breaker score. Warren Horst and Scott Borcher of Gurley tied for second with 19 correct, while 19 others had 18 of 20 right. the top prize is $25 plus $10 if all 20 games are predicted correctly.
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Geri Anthony
Southern Panhandle
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Warren Horst
Scott Borcher
Gurley Butlers
Nebraska
North Carolina State
Warren
Scott
Baylor
The
Day Care Center Faces Financial Strain in Sioux Villa
Sidney's Day Care Center, the state’s only non federally funded facility, operates at $900 monthly costs and relies on fees and donations. With funding changes and a fee increase taking effect, the center risks closing as Neighborhood Youth Corp ends and Mainstream assistance shifts in January. Peggy Lewis directs a 15 of 20 capacity program serving 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with meals, activities, and a babysitting option.
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Sidney
Sioux Villa
Jean Holly
United Fund
Holly
Peggy Lewis
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sidney's
Red
Ron Holly
Panhandle Community Action Agency
Neighborhood Youth Corp
Mainstream
Susie Sharp
Micky Tallmage
Sidney Hines
Georgiana Hines
UP Expands Westbound Main Line Track Across Plains
Union Pacific Railroad plans more than six miles of new track along its westbound main line through Nebraska eastern Colorado and Wyoming at a cost near $1 million. The work adds a side track at Owasco and lengthens westbound sidings at Sidney Ogallala Julesburg Egbert Wamsutter and Bitter Creek.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Owasco
Sidney
Ogallala
Julesburg
Egbert, Wamsutter
Bitter Creek
August Oil Activity Here Leads Nebraska Industry in State
Cheyenne County led Nebraska in oil wells drilled last month with three exploratory and four development wells as state total reached 11 exploratory and eight development. The Field west of Gurley stayed the second most productive with 681 barrels daily and 21 117 total for August. New drilling intents include Stoeppelworth Drilling Inc and v C Oil Co in Hitchcock County Bush Creek Field and several Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, and Red Willow County wildcat tests.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Nebraska State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Gurley
Stoeppelworth Drilling, Inc
V&c Oil Co
Ailes
CNW
Hitchcock County
Bush Creek
Stoeppelworth
Gear Drilling Co
Camberley Corp. and Petroleum Inc
Chester L. Walters
CSW
W Drilling Inc and
Shay Oil Co
Banner-Statz
Cse
Banner County
Pan-Am
Floyd H . Miller
Amarex, Inc
Bobcat Oil Co
Kimball County
Wildcat
Tom Jordan
Harris
Skull Creek
Sundance Oil Co
Ear Yung
R D Brew
Walla
Empire Drilling Co
Nicholson
Red Willow County
Midway Field
Muffin Drilling Co
Kansas City
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Silver Springs
Utah
Dr. Gessman
Rcd&pc
Nishing
Environmental Home For Children
Bernice Russell
Bertram O’connor
Carol Hickox
Sidney Day Care Center
Judy Bruns
Sorority
Association
Arthritis Foundation
U.S.C
United Services Organization
U.S O
National Travelers Aid
Traveler's Aid
International Social Service of America
Shirley Empson
North Carolina
By Gail Bergstad
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