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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1967

Page

4

The Odessa American Mission Statement

The Odessa American presents a declaration of liberty based on self control and moral guides. It asserts equal rights, individual responsibility to God, and respect for others freedom. It emphasizes understanding daily living, the Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence to preserve freedom.

Satirical Piece Bemoans Tax Burden Across Many Levies

An editorial style spoof questions why a dollar remains after paying numerous taxes. It lists income, state, sales, gas, medicare, hospital, road, school and other charges. The piece jokes about hidden taxes from lawyers, babysitters, and service fees, ending with the finder fearing government scrutiny.

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Education gap and youth aims in public debate

A South Boston Gazette-Virginian editorial warns that youths lacking a high school diploma face dead end jobs and higher unemployment while finishing school can shape future welfare. a Minnesota review cites Tennessee Valley Authority power rate hikes as government inconsistency affecting private business.

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Caudle Planned as Ector County Commissioner

E. B. Butch Caudle is preparing to take office as an Ector County Commissioner. Hendessa High School, after two Bronchos attempts, reached the quarterfinals of the State Class AA playoffs with a 40-14 win over El Paso Austin, led by quarterback Paul R. P. Robinson. Matejowsky and fullback Byron Townsend were elected president and among the newly named Townsend group.

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Complex views on communists as feared yet admired exist in Hunt text

The author argues communists are dangerous collectively and admirable individually. He claims their spread from 40,000 Bolsheviks to a third of humanity and cites famines purges and rivalries. He urges freedomists to study, copy, and even pity communists rather than hate them.

Fresh Face Sought for Key Cabinet Posts in 1968

Washington debate centers on replacing veterans like McNamara and Rusk with a "fresh person" as secretary of defense and secretary of state. The piece weighs fatigue in Johnson's administration, the political cost, and potential posts for others, including Freeman and Udall, amid 1968 campaign pressures.

Washington McNamara World Bank Johnson LBJ Secretary of Defense Pentagon State Rusk Rusk Labor Willard Wirtz Wirtz White House Kennedy Stewart Udall Freeman Udall Senate Arizona Barry Goldwater Agriculture Department

Powell Seating Fight Shapes 1968 Democratic Ties

President Johnson dobrs into Powell expulsion case as Vice President Humphrey weighs a constitutional path. McCarthy backers court Harlem’s Powell with King backing a major rally to demand seating ahead of the 1968 convention. Circuit Court ruling looms, while Powell vows a civil rights showdown in Congress and beyond.

Washington Johnson Adam Clayton Powell America Congress Humphrey House Hariem Eugene McCarthy D-Minn White House McCarthy Powell Martin Luther King King Harlem Democrat U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Harlem U.S George Hart Jr Bimini Island Henry Williams U.S. Circuit Court Williams Hart U.S. Supreme Court House of Representatives Bimini Circuit Courts Justice Department House Labor and Education Committee

Crossword Puzzle 1 Talent- 7 Square cap 14 Typewriter parts 16 Scott novel

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Peace March on the Pentagon draws Protestant Catholic and Jewish clergy

Clergy leaders and activists joined a Communist directed Peace March on the Pentagon in Washington on October 21. The event featured Yale's William Sloan Coffin and Berkeley figures, with 60 000 non Communist participants. Reports described vulgarity and immorality amid police inaction and light penalties for most arrests.

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Barbs Red China Miffed Over Lon Don Embassy Doorbell

The embassy in Lon don complains its back doorbell button is missing. Opinion argues Mao’s crowd may be short of buttons, while leaders remain cheerful despite grumbling.

Red China London Mao

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