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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1986
Page
4
The Odessa American promotes a message of peace and self control as guiding ideals for the Permian Basin. It stresses freedom as a personal responsibility aligned with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
Syndicated columnist Harlan argues that private suffering from terrorist kidnappings should not drive public policy. He cites Rev. Jenco and Dr. David Jacobsen cases to warn that meeting kidnappers demands risks broader harm, endangering Americans abroad and travelers while upholding a firm anti terrorism stance.
William K Kellogg, great grandson of Kellogg founder, volunteers one hour each Monday to teach literature at Chopin School on West Rice Street. He spends Sundays preparing Shakespeare and Dickens lessons and hopes to spark reading enthusiasm in seventh and eighth graders facing bleak city schooling conditions. Harvey, syndicated LA Times columnist, notes his commitment.
Rooney, a Chicago Tribune columnist, describes a small 9 by 12 foot room addition to a house in a small town. Delays loom from soft ground after heavy rain, mixed concrete needs, and a tangle of trades with shifting tasks delaying completion.
A columnist denounces the Civilian Materiel Assistance CMA a self styled border patrol with 5000 members calling to secure the Texas Mexican border amid guns but later drops patrol plans citing resources. The piece questions readiness speaking Spanish and risk to border security and condemns gun loving vigilantism.
Historical notes mark events from 1864 Brazos Santiago Pass battles to 1776 Continental Congress signings. Highlights include Wild Bill Hickok death in 1876 with the Dead Man's Hand, Caruso death in 1921, and President Harding's death in 1923.
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