Plans unfold for big I-80 celebration in Sidney
Plans for the October 19 completion of Nebraska’s I-80 project center in Sidney with governor Exon and astronaut Overmeyer as grand marshals. The statewide celebration features a youth assembly, NASA film showings, a flag parade, several exhibits, art displays, races, flyovers, and a banquet, drawing officials, contractors, and communities along the route.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Cheyenne County
J James Hoon
Donald F Overmeyer
Exon
Tom Dorwart
Dorwart
NASA
10Th
Hickory Streets
Union Pacific
10Th and
Hickory
State Historical Society
Department of Roads
Highway Safety Program
Devaney
Leroy Neiman
West Sidney
Bernie Gass
Wes Jensen
Air National Guard
Strategic Air Command
US Air Force
Comprehensive plan amendments tabled by Sidney City Council
The Sidney City Council tabled consideration of amendments to the comprehensive development plan pending a conflict of interest review of four Planning Commission members. Ally Dorwart urged delay to avoid nullifying actions if a conflict is found, noting legal opinions from the city attorney and League of Nebraska Municipalities. The plan update, prepared by a Greeley firm, reflects growth and Interstate 80 expansion, with a decision expected after the league’s Friday input.
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Sidney
Planning Commission
Tom Dorwart
Dorwart
Council
League of Nebraska Municipalities
Greeley, Colp
Rural Zoning Authority
League of Nebraska
League
Arlo Jones
Jeff Bush
CR Cunningham
Warren Ellison
Elmer Ladine
Nebraska
New Jersey
Jones
South
Trails West National Park proposed for Oregon Trail corridor
Ogallala officials outline Nebraska Travel and Recreation plan to link the Oregon Trail region into Trails West National Park. The proposal envisions a North Platte River corridor for canoeing and hiking, info centers at rest areas, preserved historic sites, and expanded Panhandle attractions under National Park Service management. About 60 people attended Rosenow's presentation.
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Ogallala
Ft. Laramie
Wyo
Trails West National Park
Nebraska Travel and Recreation Interagency Council
Oregon Trail
Nebraska
John Rosenow
Department of Economic Development Travel and Tourism Division
Trails West National Historic Park
United Fund drive nears goal with 14 percent filled
Sidney United Fund reaches about 14 percent of its 13000 goal with 1807 collected today. Advance gifts total show encouragement from 200 names yet to respond as the drive plans October business and door to door phases led by Jack H Lowe and Bull Wolf with coordinators at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and Pizza Hut. Proceeds support ten organizations including Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts and United Services Organization.
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Sidney United Fund
Drive
Barb Custer
Advance Gifts Drive
Advance Gifts
Jack H Lowe
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Business Drive
Bull Wolf
Pizza Hut
Frank Partsch
Sidney Telegraph
King’s Daughters
Red Cross, Salvation Army
Boy Scouts Association For Retarded Citizens
Girl Scouts
United Services Organization
National Arthritic Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Research
Travelers’ Aid
Blood clot found in Nixon right lung medical update
Former President Richard M Nixon has a blood clot in his right lung. Dr John Lungren said the embolus moved from Nixon's leg and was detected by nuclear medicine tests in Long Beach California. The doctor described the condition as potentially dangerous but not critical.
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Nixon
Richard M Nixon
John. C. Lungren
Long Beach
Calif
Associated Press
Far Kenneth Dore
Long Beach Hospital
Lundgren
Little change in Nebraska weather this week
The Associated Press reports steady autumn warmth in Nebraska through Thursday with clear to partly cloudy skies and daytime highs in the upper 70s to 80s. Fire danger remains very high due to low humidity and dry rangeland while overnight lows dip to the lower 50s.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Nebraska-Iowa
Wyoming
Canada
Dakotas
Kansas
Chinese experts tour High Plains Lab at Sidney Nebraska
An 11 member delegation from the People's Republic of China visited the High Plains Agriculture Lab near Sidney to study breeding, seed production, and crop growing of cotton, corn, wheat, and soybeans. The group also toured Ray Cruise farm and met local guides before continuing a U S tour of land grant universities under CSCPRC auspices.
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People’s Republic of China
High Plains Agriculture Lab
Sidney
United States
Ag Lab
Ray Cruise
Yu Ch'i- Pao
Charles Fenster
Scottsbluff Station
Tom Gold
Anne Fitzgerald
National Academy of Science
Lincoln
Scottsbluff
Panhandle
High Plains Ag Lab
Nebraska
Committee On Scholarly Communication
Cscprc
Denver
California
Washington
China
Cscpcr
Chinese Scientific and Technical Association
Nixon
People's Republic of China
Wang Ping-chung
Chinese Society of Agronomy
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Gene Lienemann
John Gottschalk
Eli Yanney
Overmeyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B.E Stewart
Ed Haupt
Jackson St
Weymouth
King St
Sidney Municipal Airport
City of
Federal Aviation Administration
Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
Overland Trail Park
United Fund Drive
Saskatchewan
Mercury
McCook
Burwell
North Platte
High Plains
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Power Commission
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