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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1986
Page
4
The Odessa American invites readers to engage in community betterment in the Permian Basin. The publisher and editor emphasize freedom, self control, and moral guidance inspired by religious and civic principles. Correspondence should be addressed to The Odessa American, Box 2952, Odessa, Texas 79760.
In Odessa six miles west of the city English doctors and local officials pursued a controversial plan to turn trash into fertilizer. From 1975 to 1980 more than 150000 a year of public funds funded a private land trial on the Johnson Ranch yielding cattle gains, moisture retention, and soil readings. After a million dollars and five years the project was dropped, leaving a cautionary tale about government overreach and unchecked enthusiasm.
On this date in 1861 Union and Confederate forces clashed at Fort Bliss El Paso as part of preparations for a push into New Mexico. In 1889 Texas established its first rural mail route at LaGrange. In 1966 Charles Whitman killed 17 and wounded 30 from the University of Texas tower observation deck.
Today marks the anniversary of Andrew S Hallidies successful private and public tests of his cable car system in San Francisco on Clay Street The note recalls the achievement and the underground cable propulsion that moved cars past Jones and Kearny highlighting a historic transit milestone.
The National Urban League convention in San Francisco shifted toward self help within a framework of government support. Leaders praised reforms in housing and education while urging blacks to lead public education improvements and design self reliant programs. A $4.5 million Ford seed gift and other grants from Philip Morris Coca Cola Xerox IBM and the MacArthur Foundation seed a $50 million permanent fund to back this effort. The overall theme: societal responsibility including government, not just private action.
Goodman writes in The Boston Globe that AIDS once labeled high risk groups now spans broad society. The piece argues virus does not discriminate by race, sex, or orientation and warns against fear and stigma. It includes a reader letter recounting a dean’s list daughter diagnosed with AIDS and reflects on national responses.
Grizzard notes a Tennessee case where parents seek removal of books including The Wizard of Oz from classrooms arguing they teach ungodly traits. The satirical dialogue frames the Scopes era parody with modern pastors and media figures like Pat Robertson, implying a rising anti sex education sentiment and potential political shifts.
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