Odessa American Mission Statement Reprint Sparks Local Pride
The Odessa brimmer i can Ever Striving For The Permian Basin To Be A Better Place To Live promotes reader information, freedom through self control, and moral guidance aligned with the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence, inviting correspondence to The Odessa American.
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Our Opinion on Arms Control and Soviet Tactics
The piece rejects NBC’s Chris Wallace framing of Soviet behavior as a new arms control failure. It argues Soviets use duplicitous, Attila the Hun style bargaining, blaming Western intransigence while deceiving observers about their weapons programs. It recalls Reagan's 1981 double-zero idea and Gorbachev’s 1986 revival, claiming motives shift with military positions and media deception.
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Iran
Chris Wallace
NBC News
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Kremlin
Wallace
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Gorbachev
Red Army
Western
NATO
Nikolai Ogarkov
Soviet ball game: Kilpatrick lampoons baseball myths
James Kilpatrick riffs on Soviet claims of inventing baseball and fielding a team for Barcelona 1992. He mocks communist egalitarianism, the idea of four ballets, and a strike zone while imagining Earl Weaver coaching Tallinn Tractors.
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Washington
Will Rogers
Soviet Union
Bill Keller
New York Times
Moscow
Alexandr Kalivod
Tashkent
Earl Weaver
Baltimore Orioles
Tallinn Tractors
Weaver
Nyet
Mikhail Mikhailovitch
Estonia
Andrei Andreievitch
Land of Freedom
Paul Harvey Trampling the grass underfoot
Paul Harvey weighs in on hate in divorce courts and public feuds among celebrities. He notes how money fuels custody battles, cites Joan Collins Peter Holm and William Friedkin Lesley Anne Down cases, and questions religious infighting. Falwell Bakker PTL finances draw IRS scrutiny. Belli accuses Falwell of manipulating records.
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Joan Collins
Peter Holm
William Friedkin
Lesley-Anne Down
United States
Jim Bakker
Jerry Falwell
PTL
Falwell
Melvin Belli
Rev
Lynchburg
Fantasy Postcards With Realistic Reality Checks
Bill Camfield invites readers to savor fantasy postcard scenes from faraway places while noting practical details. He highlights cathedral monks robes, Colorado snow, rocky ranch life, Pacific beaches, and local comforts, urging balance with a touch of realism and American Express.
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Pacific
American Express
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