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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1978
Page
2
The Odessa American states a capsule policy encouraging voluntary spending of earnings and opposing involuntary distribution. It grants permission to reproduce editorials from The Odessa American with proper credit, reflecting the paper’s stance on personal freedom and editorial propagation.
The text reflects on Pope Paul VI after his death, noting his fifteen year tenure amid internecine church disputes. It highlights his balanced leadership between reform and conservatism, the church's wide reach to 500 to 700 million Catholics, and the looming conclave to choose his successor amid debates on world affairs and church authority.
In a Letter to the Editor from Odessa Catherine Smith argues against dollar dependence and deficit spending. She cites critiques from European leaders at Bonn and warns that American fiscal policy risks currency instability while urging Britain France and OPEC to move away from the dollar. She proposes a gold backed ECU style eurocurrency and declares the author’s own property not yet in the noose.
NEW YORK The nine day mourning for Pope Paul VI nears end as 115 cardinals prepare to vote in the Vatican to choose his successor. The article notes ritual fuel smoke signals the outcome, the vast influence on global affairs, and media myths about the conclave, highlighting past papal picks and media bias.
An analysis argues the overpopulation threat is overstated. It notes dense, high income nations like the Netherlands Belgium Japan West Germany and Switzerland prosper with high population density while the United States struggles with low fertility. The piece critiques birth-control fantasies and links population myths to energy and economic concerns.
Almanac notes mark August 22 as the 234th day of 1978 with 131 days remaining. Historical events include Japan annexing Korea in 1910, Richard III killed in 1485, Jacob Barsimson arriving in New Amsterdam in 1654, Ann Franklin's Newport Mercury editor work in 1762, William Howe landing 10 000 troops on Long Island in 1776, and the 1846 Santa Fe annexation announcement of New Mexico.
The newspaper outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with full home address and telephone, though only the writer's name and hometown appear in print. Suggested maximum length is 500 words, and submissions should be timely constructive and free of personal attacks.
Bits of history recount Earhart and navigator Noonan disappearing during the final stages of their around the world flight in 1937. The event remains one of aviation's enduring mysteries.
Washington sources say President Carter is shaping a Camp David plan that accepts Begin's five year self rule for West Bank Palestinians as the basis for eventual Arab sovereignty while the U S acts as guarantor for Arab sovereignty and Israel's security. The plan omits the PLO and seeks curbs on West Bank settlements as a concession to Israel.
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