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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1982
Page
4
Local advocates push ongoing projects and policies to make the Permian Basin a better place to live. Community groups, businesses, and public officials emphasize housing, traffic, and services to boost livability.
A civic statement extols freedom as self control grounded in moral guides and divine gift. It declares freedom not license nor anarchy and asserts the Odessa American welcomes correspondence at its Odessa Texas address.
An opinion notes Woodbridge New Jersey passed an ordinance banning pedestrians cyclists and drivers from wearing headphones on streets with sidewalks allowed The piece critiques patrols of modern urban safety and predicts future odd laws while offering thin laughs at lawmakers efforts and the headphone craze evolution
Federal court debates passive automatic seat belts amid public resistance and by pass schemes. Chrysler and American Motors warn they cannot meet the September 1 1983 deadline. Reports note air bag issues and a minibus rollover injures 10 Boy Scouts in Oklahoma as coverage continues.
Paul Harvey argues that war remains a harsh reality despite global fatigue with conflict. He cites Britain’s Beirut lessons, U S budget and oil tensions, and Begin’s decisive stance as a corrective to perceived modern pacifism, urging a return to resolute action and peaceful settlement only through strength.
Andy Rooney offers sharp guidance on office power by emphasizing the strategic value of an assistant. He argues that hiring an executive style aide boosts status, expands duties, and creates leverage, including the ability to manage through fear and arrange raises or titles.
Highlights include Elvin Presley death in 1977 at 42 in Memphis Tennessee. Entries note 1777 Hessian defeat, 1914 BEF landings in France, 1960 Cyprus independence move, and Johnson backing McGovern ten years ago plus Ford ending two day flight boycott. Birthday birthdays include Frank Gifford aged 52 and Eydie Gormé aged 50.
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