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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
3
An independent Freedom newspaper asserts freedom as a Creator endowed gift and duty to preserve liberty. It urges self control guided by the Ten Commandments Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence and commits to furnishing information so readers promote freedom and harmony with moral principles. Dated Tuesday December 3 1968 Page 4 A.
Washington dispatch analyzes post election myths about Nixon's tiny edge due to Johnson's bombing halt. It credits black turnout and COPE gains, notes core city Democratic strength, and argues southern base erosion predates 1968 while Wallace shifted southern states away from Democrats.
NFIB warns that USDA enforcement of the Wholesome Meat Act will push out about 7,000 small locker and freezer plants, raise domestic meat prices, and force higher taxpayer costs for 30,000 new inspectors. The piece links inspectors to a broader power grab and laments the flood of imported meat while noting likely prosecutions for farmers and rising consumer costs.
The federal negative income tax trial in Trenton, funded with over 4 million dollars, pays selected families monthly checks with no strings. Critics compare it to a Broadway tryout while posing questions about government largesse and the impact on taxpayers as New Jersey plans to expand to 1,000 families in six cities.
The piece argues that despite a Nixon win there will be limited shifts in Washington. It predicts only a marginal slow-down toward socialism, no broad Vietnam policy break, and a possible division of power that might curb fiscal excess. It notes a cautious move toward private enterprise for urban issues and hints at a more realistic stance on communism.
Puzzle entry lists clues across and down with numbers 66 to 31, including definitions such as custody put in office is drowsy second in and fabled fruit two words. Solved indicates completion of the crossword.
A reader traces a provocative link between the Ku Klux Klan and 18th century Irish Whiteboyism. The essay notes secret sheets, terror tactics, and anti-tithe and anti-rent actions by Whiteboys, suggesting the Southern Klan founders in Pulaski shared ideological echoes with Irish protest bands, while acknowledging scarce corroboration.
Five years ago December 3 1963 Howard Garrison a Fort Worth insurance man was the principal speaker at the Odessa Underwriters Association dinner banquet. Ten years ago December 3 1958 Wayne Barton named president of the Ector County Sheriffs Posse. Twenty years ago December 3 1948 Chicago Opera and Ballet company performed before a capacity crowd at the Odessa Town Hall.
Bourbon whisky was first made by a pioneer preacher at Georgetown Kentucky in 1789 when Georgetown was part of Bourbon County. The 1909 Lincoln cent carried the motto In God We Trust. The female praying mantis may eat her mate if hungry.
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