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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
2
A Copley News Service editoralist argues the energy problem is long evident, not a sudden crisis, and urges decentralization of energy to reduce risk. The piece critiques government control, favors private suppliers, and calls for development of nuclear, coal gasification, and exploration for domestic fuels.
President Nixon and Japanese Premier Tanaka face a thorny Hawaii talks as U S Japan trade tensions intensify. Tokyo seeks to raise imports and boost public works while arguing that visible trade volume misstates balance. Tanaka plans to press for accelerated U S goods purchases to shrink the deficit.
Almanac style recap listing historic events on this date from 1951 atomic submarine order to 1959 Hawaii statehood, plus notable birthdays including Princess Margaret and Wilt Chamberlain and a philosophical thought for today.
A playful note contrasts horses and fathers with sleeping upright. It comments on stoplights as meeting spots for risk takers, hints at skyjackers with a family newspaper stance, and reflects on expectations not growing in gardens by August.
In a Miami Beach report, Nixon signals a 1976 bid with Spiro Agnew as his preferred successor. The convention fight centers on delegate rules, threatening liberal conservative splits, and a drive to tailor the 1976 lineup. White House planners, Ehrlichman and Klein, steer sites and security, while labor unrest and union violence at non union sites in Pennsylvania Ohio and Maryland spark national concern.
Nonunion builders now command about 80 percent of industrial and commercial construction in middle Tennessee, up from about 40 percent five years ago. Critics cite featherbedding and idle union staff as drivers, while officials admit difficulties, though reforms lag.
Commentary argues Grace Paley’s antiwar stance ignores Communist atrocities in China, Russia, and Vietnam. It accuses doves of hypocrisy for mourning American lives while disregarding millions crushed by Communist regimes across Asia and warns against restraining aid to Chiang Kai-shek or backing generals in Korea and Vietnam.
Ector County's 1962 summer recreation program attracted 11,514 participants. Officials are considering broadening activities next year.
Twenty years ago on August 21, 1952, crews started paving East Second Street in Odessa as part of the million-dollar U S Highway 80 project, marking the first phase of the new roadway’s development.
The Chamber of Commerce announced on August 21 1942 that it is searching for 32 homes for employees who will move to town to work for Gulf Research Company.
Puzzle clues mix across and down list items with mixed typos. Reads like a fragmented crossword page segment noting numbers, names, and partial hints across many entries. Strong entities include US cartoonist and various place names while many clues appear garbled.
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