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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1983
Page
16
Tom Nickell managing editor outlines Odessa American values and editorial stance. The piece reaffirms commitment to informing readers, promoting freedom, self control, and moral guidelines, with contact address in Odessa Texas.
Our Opinion cautions that proposed county computer fees amid city and school cooperation risk bad feelings and a cost war. Auditor Max Wilson floated charges for election work and jury lists, but the matter was tabled as officials seek a cooperative path.
An Arkansas town tale recalls early car arrivals amid a Golden Age. Americans celebrate post Spanish-American War gains while trains, the canal, and debt norms shape travel. A cyclone barely misses the town as residents ride the train to Fort Worth and learn about public transportation.
The article recalls the heyday of horse drawn vehicles and street cars, noting 5 cent fares and transfers enabling widespread town travel on trolley lines. It contrasts private electric trains with postwar automobile decline, praises trolley reliability and accessibility, and quotes Texan officials on car dependence while noting limited public transit for the elderly and disabled.
Andy Rooney recounts a vacation mishap when a 10 foot ladder rung broke as he fixed a roof. He describes two broken ribs, emergency room delays, and the cold reception from Florence Nightingale era remarks. He notes recurring rib pain and seeks comfort rather than sympathy from others.
A mid August lull yields a vivid example of pack journalism as a single reporter, amid competing networks, bursts from his booth to chase a lead, while others wait for a story for the evening news. The scene unfolds as reporters jockey for material.
White House press secretary Larry Speakes triggers a chase for a hot story that turns out to be a bluff as reporters return to work. Reagan tells a winter joke about a teacher and a dead boy, prompting silence before a reporter asks Where's his sled. Gerstenzang reports from the White House for the Associated Press.
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