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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1980
Page
8
The Odessa American announces a policy urging voluntary spending of earnings and opposition to involuntary distribution. It grants permission to reproduce editorials from The Odessa American with proper credit, reflecting the paper’s stance on personal economic freedom and editorial reuse.
The FBI steps up a nationwide drive after reports of Medicare and Medicaid fraud costing taxpayers up to 700 million annually. Doctors bill for unnecessary labs, labs offer kickbacks, and public programs suffer from misaligned incentives. The piece argues bureaucratic motives and lack of profit drive waste, questioning national health insurance fixes.
A letter from Bill G. Elms of Odessa argues that regional taxes fund shared services and that a proposed Centennial Center will boost the city without federal dollars. He notes benefits to all Ector County residents, cites a home value example, and stresses community investment over division. He asks residents to see the center as a unifying asset for a dynamic economy.
A letter urges opposition to S 1722 in Congress claiming it would shield union leaders from prosecution for extortion arson and assault if acts occur during legitimate union activity. The note urges writing Senators Tower and Bentsen and warns urgent action is needed to prevent the measure from becoming law. Mrs. Bennie J. Christian directs the appeal.
A Dallas family kept an eight foot pet python. it escaped, entered the baby's crib, and suffocated the infant as the father killed the snake in a display of shock and anger. Humane Society seeks stricter laws on private ownership amid broader petitions for animal welfare reforms.
A Paul Harvey commentary notes Greece faces Council of Europe scrutiny for animal cruelty and cites abuses in the United States from show business to university life. The HSUS urges states to ban private ownership of exotic animals, suggesting broader limits on private animal ownership.
On December 6 1980 the almanac notes 25 days left in the year and marks events such as Franklin Roosevelt appealing to Hirohito in 1941 before Pearl Harbor, Columbus discovering Haiti in 1492, Lincoln taking Illinois seat in 1847, the 13th Amendment ending slavery in 1865, the Halifax ammunition ship disaster in 1917, and Pope Paul VI's Vatican return a decade ago.
The piece critiques waste economies in politics, cites Lewis Lehrman and Robert Sherrill, and notes Peters’ four inflationary abuses. It discusses 1978 federal waste figures, proposes sunset legislation, and links the idea to Reagan’s upcoming challenges. It also lists historical anniversaries and a fort变 names.
Readers may submit timely constructive letters under 500 words. Signatures must include full name, home address, and telephone. only name and hometown appear in print. Personal attacks or slander will not be published when space permits.
A compact crossword style clue set with numbered hints across and down including Vatican resident exam sight diverging into various everyday terms such as entree nettle treaty and erosion of comfort. Answers span noun verb and descriptor forms with cross referencing for a complete grid.
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