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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1990
Page
4
Public message from publisher David F Lyons and editor M Olaf Frandsen inviting community uplift in Odessa Texas. They express commitment to improving the Permian Basin as a place to live work and play and provide contact box for correspondence.
Our Opinion notes Ramon Gonzales Vergara and family fled Cuba after his Moscow posting, traveling via Berlin to Madrid and Washington for asylum. The piece argues Moscow’s shift toward market mechanisms undermines Castro, predicting Cubans will pursue capitalism and US ties, tiring of dictatorship.
Lewis Grizzard critiques Roseanne Barr and others who mocked the national anthem at a major league game in San Diego. He contrasts past outbursts by Johnny Paycheck and Barr, argues football and baseball fans deserve respect, and defends the anthem as the nation's time-honored ritual. He jokes about infield fly rule and crotch adjustments in baseball.
Will discusses a wave of New York violence that claimed multiple children and others, noting a 9-year-old, 3-year-old, and 1-year-old fatalities among random shootings. He contrasts political rhetoric about security with real danger, citing Mace and gunfire from a rooftop as residents cope with daily fear amid national discourse.
Paul Harvey notes that Guillain Barre syndrome though frightening is often not fatal and patients can recover. The Sandusky case of Joe Faber shows progression from paralysis to long hospitalization then gradual return to mobility and independence.
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