Odessa Zoological Society eyes a city zoo
A new Odessa group, the Odessa Zoological Society, launches a membership drive at Permian Mall to fund a nonprofit city zoo. Estimated initial construction costs range from 500,000 to 1 million dollars, with rising prices expected. The campaign relies on private funding and lectures and field trips may start before funding is secured.
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Haig vows candid talks with Begin over Israel weapons use
The editorial notes Haig and Begin had frank discussions on Israel using U S supplied arms. It argues the Military Assistance Act limits weapons to defense and that 68 days of talks led to lifted suspension while urging restraint and empathy on both sides.
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Menachem Begin
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Begin
Middle East
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Proxmire Faults Social Security Fund Investment Policies
Sen William Proxmire awards the Golden Fleece to Treasury Department managers for poor investment choices in the Social Security Trust Fund. He says the fund lost about 2 billion in earnings in 1960 due to investing in low yield government securities. Private managers earned 13 percent versus 8.3 percent for Treasury, hampering yield while reducing national debt concerns. St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Today in History on Friday August 21 1981
On this date Hawaii joined the United States as the 50th state in 1959. In 1911 Kaiser Wilhelm I asserted Germany would secure a place in the sun. In 1940 Léon Trotsky died from wounds in Mexico City after an assassin attack. In 1968 Soviet troops occupied Czechoslovakia and ousted Alexander Dubcek.
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Reagan must own the economic program’s fate, not dodge blame
OTIS PIKE argues that President Reagan cannot claim credit for a tax cut and deficit-reduction package while blaming Congress if it falters. The piece traces the signing ceremony, bipartisan lobbying, and the so called voodoo economics label, urging accountability for the program’s outcomes.
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Senate
Baseball Dream At Wrigley Field
A writer observes Mets centerfielder Lee Mazzilli during batting practice at Chicago’s Wrigley Field before the new season. About 7,000 fans arrive as players loosen up and interact, children press close for a glimpse, and the scene hints at the glamorous, heady world of professional baseball.
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Mazzilli
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Wrigley Field
A Ballpark as Park and Stage for Baseball Dreams
A warm August afternoon at a major league park reveals the players’ lifelong rise from child prodigies to televised stars. The stadium becomes a city park where fans seek quiet nature between towers, while players face the pressure of fame and civilian life beyond the arena.
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Democrats need a man
Ralph de Toledano analyzes Republican gains and Democratic woes in the 1980s. He argues the Democrats suffer from overlong tenure and internal division, while the GOP gains in Senate, governorships, and state legislatures. He surveys potential presidential candidates Moynihan, Kennedy, Hart, Mondale, Glenn, Jackson, and others, noting Moynihan’s mixed record and poor timing. The piece concludes with the question of where the Democrats will find a unifying leader for 1984.
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