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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1983
Page
26
David F Lyons Publisher Tom Nickel Managing Editor proclaim a dedication to the Permian Basin residents. The piece asserts freedom requires self control and counters libertine notions, aligning with moral guides and independence ideals.
In Monahans a group calling itself the Gleaners coordinates with local grocery stores to rescue near expired or ripe food and distribute it to about 50 families and individuals who would otherwise miss regular meals. The program relies on volunteers and fuel for collection, offering companionship to home bound recipients and a model for voluntary, taxpayer-free charity that could spread to other towns and even inspire broader national practice.
The Lemmon Co plans to halt Quaalude production after the year ends, ending methaqualone pills once and for all. U S DEA data shows thousands of emergency room cases and hundreds of deaths in 1980, reflecting the drug's toll and abuse.
Highlights mark December 1 with events across years including the 1824 House decision on presidential electors from Adams Jackson Crawford and Clay, 1878 White House telephone, 1909 first Christmas club payment to Carlisle Trust, and 1913 first drive in service station opening in Pittsburgh. Thought: Use it up wear it out make it do or do without.
DOJ officials, facing a Los Angeles racketeering trial tied to porn and organized crime, condemn a judge's ruling in a case involving Louis Tom Dragna. The seven week trial and undercover Forex operation built to indict several mobsters for racketeering after a hit man turned state's evidence.
The article details how Louis Tom Dragna, acting mob boss tied to the Los Angeles family, received a two year sentence, then a reduced one year community center term after pressure. It covers co-defendants Brooklier Sciortino Rizzitello LoCicero and broader context of law enforcement and justice system challenges. Kilpatrick comments on prosecutorial rates and police risks.
In this commentary Ray Jenkins argues the arms talks are in disarray and urges new ideas. He proposes three common sense steps starting with President Reagan privately considering delaying the deployment of Pershing II missiles to reduce tension and create space for renewed negotiations.
Jenkins argues for a quick nuclear arms offer to the Soviet Union with equivalents in missiles and a restructuring of talks. He proposes a joint reconciliation commission for ongoing dialogue to reduce risk of accidental war and criticizes current stalemate and race dynamics.
Paul Harvey argues that both nations claim freedom as a goal while citing Grenada and democracy. He criticizes empty phrases used by Reagan and the Soviet Union and notes widespread lack of human rights in many nations. The piece questions moral legitimacy of these rhetoric claims and calls for realism.
Harvey argues leaders mislead the public about motives for war and nuclear deterrence. He critiques reliance on force to defend hemisphere interests, warns of war’s reach into homes, and says only civilized means will end future conflicts as the bomb’s pressure grows.
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