Tour of cable plant highlights convention in Sidney
Nearly 50 members of the Nebraska Telephone Association completed a Sidney convention. State Sen Robert Clark of Sidney spoke on telecommunications policy. An extensive tour of Eltra Corporation's Independent Cable plant east of town impressed the group. The plant runs two 12 hour shifts and has operated three months. Sessions covered locating buried cable trouble and central office inspections, with supplier briefs.
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Nebraska Telephone Association
Sidney
Robert Clark
Clark
Unicameral
Eltra Corporation
Independent Cable
Edwin Finigan
Independent Cable Manufactures
One Month Left to Register for Cheyenne County Voters
Cheyenne County Clerk Bob Hessle warns fewer than four weeks remain to register for the November 5 election. Registration closes at 6 pm on October 25 for those who changed addresses moved towns changed names or never voted. Absentee ballots available at the county courthouse until November 2 must be postmarked by 8 pm on election day and returned by 10 pm on November 7.
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Cheyenne
Bob Hessle Hessle
Hossle
Cheyenne County Court House
Hessle
Sidney Telegraph
Six Sidney residents charged in undercover drug bust
County Attorney Donald J. Tedesco announced in Cheyenne County Court that six Sidney residents face charges for being in a place where controlled substances are used. Jeffrey L. Spencer also faces a felony count of delivering marijuana. The undercover operation ran about two weeks at the request of the Sidney Police Department, with agents provided by the Nebraska Statewide Interagency Exchange. Cartwright, Cartwright, Besley, Howitt, and Wallace pled nolo contendere and were fined $100 plus costs. Spencer was arraigned with bond set at $2,000 and attorney P. J. Heaton Jr. appointed.
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Donald J. Tedesco
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Tedesco
Jeffrey L. Spencer
Philip A Cartwright
Harley J. Cartwright
William LR. Besley
Mark Howitt
Sandra Wallace
Tedescn
Nebraska Statewide Interagency Exchange
Nebraska
Philip A. Cartwright
Harley J Cartwright
Besley, Howitt
Cheyenne
Spencer
P.J. Heaton Jr
Disbarment Complaint Filed Against G Bradford Cook
The Nebraska State Bar Association filed a complaint with the Nebraska Supreme Court seeking disciplinary action against G Bradford Cook former chairman of the U S Securities and Exchange Commission State Senator Ernest Chambers of Omaha urged disbarment alleging Cook lied under oath in the Robert Vesco case.
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Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Supreme Court
G. Bradford Cook
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Ernest Chambers
Omaha
Cook
Chambers
Robert Vesco
Farmers Union President Dechant Warns of a National Low Mood
Farmers Union president Dechant from Denver spoke to about 100 at Gurley about high prices driven by political power. He urged international commodity agreements, warned of inflation from power pricing, and called for grassroots political participation to stabilize agriculture and energy policy.
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Tony Dechant
Gurley
Dechant
Denver
Farmers Union
Nebraska Farmers Union
Ford
Kissinger
United States
Kansas
Watergate
Louis Wiebe
Sidney Lions Club
The
Wayne Elsen
Ken Nienhuser
Farmer's Union
Telegraph
Sixth graders invited to enter essay contest
Cheyenne County sixth graders are asked to submit pencil or ink essays on Two Hundred Years of Transportation Progress in America by October 10. Entrants are guided by Frank Finney and a judging panel. winner receives a commemorative gift, honorary Grand Marshall status, a parade ride with Astronaut Robert Quermeyer and Gov Exon, plus a youth assembly presentation and publication in The Sidney Telegraph.
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Cheyenne County
Tom Dorwart
Finney
Dorwart
America
Robert Quermeyer
Gov Exon
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Denver Strike Hits Local Grocers Minimal Shopper Impact
Striking Teamsters and Retail Clerks picketed 41 Denver area supermarkets as a three day walkout moved from warehouses to retail outlets. Safeway stores faced deliveries disruption with main Denver warehouse closed while Sidney grocers anticipated no major impact unless the strike lasts longer. Teamsters Local 435 halted work at distribution centers serving Safeway Associated Grocers and King Soopers affecting Colorado Wyoming and surrounding states.
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Denver
Sidney Grocers
Safeway
Colorado
Don Neville Neville
Nebraska
Sidney
Retail Clerks Union
Associated Press
Teamsters Local 435
Safeway Stores
Associated Grocers
King Soopers
Teamsters
Wyoming
South Dakota
Kansas
New Mexico
Teamsters Union
Mountain States Employers Council
Yeutter predicts 1975 drop in crop exports by one third
Federal official Clayton Yeutter forecast a possible one third fall in fiscal 1975 agricultural exports and about a 10 percent rise in domestic food prices. He attributed the decline to worldwide market conditions, not export controls, noting reduced feed grain demand and European shifts to soybean production in Brazil.
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John Lunquist
Associated Press
ST Paul, Minn
Clayton KJ. Yeutler
International Affairs and Commodity Programs
Yeutterise
Europe
Yealter
Cozad
Neb
Yeutler
Brazil
Summer heat breaks Nebraska records across the state
Temperatures climbed into the 90s with Grand Island and North Platte posting record highs of 93, while Valentine reached 94. The National Weather Service warned of cooler conditions by Friday night and a chance of snow or snow mixed with rain in the northwest and north central areas.
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Associated Press
Mother Nature
Grand Island
North Platte
Valentine
National Weather Service
Ford to visit Nebraska for Lincoln rally date announced
President Gerald Ford will attend a Nebraska Republican rally in Lincoln on October 16, announced by Rep Cass Thene at a Cornhusker Republican Women’s Club meeting. Thene said the visit honors Lincoln and the state, and cited Ford’s integrity and fairness. He also noted upcoming House subcommittee hearings on meat price spreads set for early October.
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Gerald Ford
Nebraska
Lincoln
Cass
Levin
Theerm
United Fund reaches 21 percent of goal in Sidney
The Sidney United Fund stands at $2746, 21 percent of the $13,000 goal, says Advance Gifts Chairman Jack H. Lowe, who urges prompt donations to wrap up the advance phase by next week. A business drive starts Tuesday with a kickoff meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce office, led by Bill Wolf. donations can be made at the chamber or by calling 254-5851.
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Sidney United Fund
Jack H Lowe
Business Drive
Cheyenne County
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Paul Becker
Independent Cable Inc
Nebraska Telephone
Farmers Union President
Canada
Australia
Tage of
Federal Reserve Board
South Ward
Frank Finney
Yeutter
United Fund
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