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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1967
Page
12
The Odessa American asserts freedom comes from self-control guided by the Ten Commandments Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence. It stresses readers should apply these moral guides to daily living to preserve liberty and encourage others to do the same as a civic duty.
A historical anecdote recounts Romulus devising a festival to attract outsiders to Rome then seizing and retaining brides. It describes how the ritual of carrying the bride over the threshold commemorates ancient coercion at Rome’s founding and notes the ceremonial symbolism across ages.
The piece praises university actions disciplining unruly students who blocked Dow Chemical recruiters and disrupted campus life. It argues freedom must not license violence and defiance, urging administration to uphold order and protect scholarly inquiry.
Five years ago on December 6 1962 Mrs A E Koch 1414 Emerald was elected president of the Ector County Republican Women's Club succeeding Mrs Edgar B Francis. The note also recalls ten and twenty year-ago items about a garage burglary on West Lindberg and Odessa High School music director Robert L Maddox being named in Who's Who in National Music.
Chaplain Earl Grandstaff of the Fort Worth Sheriff’s office bought 1,000 copies of HLH COLUMNS for use in a rehabilitation program affecting 2,000 inmates. The author notes the book is a 188 page compilation of five columns weekly and highlights its impact on behavior modification and offering alternatives to crime.
Letter from D L Cleveland urges Odessa voters to approve a one percent sales tax to fund civic improvements and address dump issues, street paving, and welfare needs while criticizing council for low tax stance and waste.
The State Department eased tensions during Mrs. Kennedy’s visit by allowing Soviet bloc ships to carry rice arms and oil to Phnom Penh, then onward to South Vietnam. U.S. intelligence cites Cambodian and Chinese involvement and Viet Cong supply links. Westmoreland warns of renewed Mekong blockade risk. Rusk opposes? blockading as international waterway. Ho Chi Minh trail expands with new Laos route as combat forces rise to 333 000 with 85 000 Communist strength split between cadres and regulars.
A playful reader note lists quirky lines about Christmas eve work, a teasing remark about mistletoe, a joke on vegetarians and meat prices, a quip about cookies after the rush, and a miscounted bone joke ending with catfish.
General Westmoreland presented a four phase outline of the Vietnam conflict, detailing 1965 deployments, 1966 completion, and projected phases through 1968 and beyond. He described rapid troop buildup, modernization of the South Vietnamese army, and a gradual switch of control as U.S. units phase down and Saigon assumes more responsibility.
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