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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1983
Page
4
David F. Lyons states the Odessa American mission to inform readers so they may better promote freedom and its blessings. The paper invites correspondence to its Odessa, Texas address.
Our Opinion warns that promises of deficits reduction through spending cuts have fallen short amid Reagan era tax hikes. It notes a pattern of rising outlays and delayed enforcement, urging genuine spending restraint and growth as paths to balance. It cites a proposed plan by Orrin Hatch and argues against more tax hikes.
On August 26 1920 the 19th Amendment took effect granting women equal voting rights. Events include Julius Caesar invading Britain in 55 B C the first use of artillery at Crecy in 1316 Hutchinson accused in 1765 mob sacks his Boston home and in 1945 Japanese envoys boarded USS Missouri to receive surrender instructions marking the end of World War II.
President Reagan faces a new public relations issue as a disputed Easter bunny tale underscores tensions over gender policy. Barbara Honegger, a Justice Department official studying sex discrimination, resigned after accusing the administration of inaction on law changes, while aides dismissed her criticisms.
Washington coverage notes the clash over women’s rights figures and a White House brouhaha surrounding Bunny-gate. It highlights Honegger’s criticisms of Reagan and the administration’s need to address sex discrimination as the gender gap may affect November votes.
Columnist Andy Roone criticizes July gambling losses totaling 193 million in Atlantic City. He argues legal casinos drain funds from productive economy and questions public policy, contrasting casino jobs with manufacturing work and urging protective measures.
Rooney argues Atlantic City casinos will gross about 2 billion this year, with New Jersey taking 8 percent. He contrasts Atlantic City with Las Vegas, notes losses are likely over time, and imagines how billions could fund education, housing, and consumer goods. Rooney is a Chicago Tribune syndicated columnist with a 1979 Emmy.
Glen Stadler of Mission Viejo offers to buy ten gold plated Golden Slinger golf irons from President Ford for an Orange County journalism scholarship fund. The note mentions the Society of Professional Journalists and a humorous reference to a Triple Bifurcated Chauvinator that allegedly "lurches to life" with its message.
D R Segal discounts a solicitations offer from Glen M Stadler for ten gold plated so called Triple Bifurcated Chauvinators not insured and not tied to any real value. Segal mocks the proposal and provides Stadler contact in Mission Viejo California for a demonstration. Segal notes he is president of Freedom Newspapers Inc.
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