Odessa American Jever Striving for the Permian Basin
Editorial note granting permission to reproduce editorials from The American. The date is Wednesday August 4 1971 and page 10 A.
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Jever
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1971
Page
6
Central City Declares Death and Hopes for New Birth
An analysis by George S Sternlieb of Rutgers University suggests letting Central City die as experts admit failed urban renewal efforts. The piece notes congestion and rapid transport strain, with the city’s middle class seeking out suburbs and a future city rising from decay.
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New York
Crete
Chan
Central City
George S. Sternlieb
Center For Urban Policy Research
Rutgers University
Sternlieb
U.S. News and World Report
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Syeuile
Atanata Pints
Rutgers
Los Angeles Basin
Almanac highlights and history notes for August 4 1971
Almanac entry for Wednesday August 4 1971 noting events across history including Britain declaring war on Germany in World War I and U S neutrality, formation of later Coast Guard, wartime disasters, a 1944 Stockton train wreck, and political statements. Also lists birthdays and a thought for today from Chesterton.
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Britain
Germany
United States
You Know over 40 000 Patents and Clock Towers
The text claims over 40 000 patents in a year and references a U S patent clock tower in London. It mentions ministers clocking in Parliament and cites Encyclopaedia Britannica. It then states Big Ben is attached to the Westminster clock, and mentions Stockholm as the Venice of the North with its islands and waterways.
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United States
Virgin Islands
Elizabeth
Denmark
Francisca
Franco
Spain
Lord Hal
Chesterton
U.S
London
Encyclone Paedia Britannica
Stockholm
Sweden
Venice
Sond
Imbyue Lekine
Egypt
Dionysus
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Euripedes
Aristophanes
New York
Greece
Florence
Michelangelo
David
Wm Rex
Rep
Mahon
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Towa
Kansas
Nebraska
White House
Culture, education, and politics in a changing era
Washington reports critique of modern culture and praise for ancient Greek and Renaissance achievements. The piece discusses education, degrees, and the job market while noting shifts in the Democratic Party toward unity ahead of the 1972 presidential race, highlighting reformist impulses across factions.
Reform factions clash over McGovern-Fraser guidelines at convention
The Guest Pen notes a split among Democratic delegates over reform guidelines. Hardliners demand 100 percent compliance while unity types seek pragmatic gains to defeat Nixon. State compliance rises slowly, with about 28 states pledging full compliance by 1971 and nearly 40 by including unofficial pledges, risking legal challenges to 1972 delegations and convention chaos.
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Illinois
Minnesota
California
New York
Chicago
Reform
Nixon
New Jersey
National Party
Kenneth Bade
commission _ research
Siami Beach
Reform Commission
Paul Justin Ranney
University Wisconsin
Thenarauers
Commission
Robert Nelson
Bode
House
Richard Nixon
CROMLEY'S COMMENTS On Russian economic problems and Czech reforms
The article analyzes Soviet style centralized planning in Russia and Czechoslovakia's 1968 reforms, noting distortions from price and output controls. It discusses Russia's impact on imports, investment, and productivity, and cites figures on Czech labor efficiency and delays, framing a broader critique of central planning.
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Sihide Cavavic de
U.S. Information Agency
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sik
Washington
NEA
Ota
Ex- Sik
U.ss.r
Belgium
West Germany
United Kingdom
United States
Qs and As from a historical quiz clippings questions
A series of quiz questions and answers about Pitcairn Island dog breeds and palm usage on Palm Sunday. It notes Pitcairn inhabitants as descendants of mutineers and cites the Towchen dog as rare, with 49 left, and mentions Malaysia as the only elected monarch country.
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Pitcairn Island
Europe
Malaysia
Ten Years Ago Move to Impeach Warren Meeting Set
Aug 4 1961 report notes B J Rhoads chaired the Dessa Committee of the Movement to Impeach Earl Warren calling a public meeting for 8 p m Friday in the East Side Community Building at 13th and Adams. The item also recalls events from 1951 and 1941 in Odessa.
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B. J. Rhoads
Dessa
Earl Warren
East Side
13Th and Adams
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