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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1990
Page
4
Local message by David F. Lyons and M. Olaf Frandsen calls for community service to improve Odessa Texas life, work, and recreation. The statement appears from the Permian Basin publication urging civic participation and better living.
Our Opinion argues the March 1989 Tibet killings, including 387 Tibetans killed and 2 100 detained, were obscured by coverage of Kuwait. It cites Tang Daxian’s March document, alleges Li Lianxiu ordered provocations, and criticizes the Bush administration for silence toward Tibet and the Dalai Lama.
A reader asks for more public input in Odessa and provides the mailing address P O Box 2952 for submissions to the Odessa American offering opinions on local issues and community coverage.
Paul Harvey argues the Vietnam era and modern conflicts pivot on oil rather than democracy. He questions U.S. military involvement in the Middle East, urges full domestic oil development and alternative fuels to avoid further bloodshed, noting Iran and Iraq war dynamics and criticizing reliance on imported oil. Harvey, LA Times columnist, frames skepticism toward moral justifications for war.
Lewis Grizzard recalls a Frank Sinatra concert incident in Atlanta where a police officer threatened an elderly couple with jail over an expired handicap parking sticker. A city councilman intervened, calming both sides. no tickets were issued and the couple possibly won’t return.
James J. Kilpatrick argues against Puerto Rico statehood citing cultural and constitutional issues. He warns that statehood would keep Spanish as the island language, disrupt national unity, and may bring higher federal welfare and tax implications, urging defeat of related bills.
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