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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1983
Page
22
Tom Nickell Managing Editor states the Odessa American commitment to freedom and responsible self control as guiding principles for living in the Permian Basin. The piece links freedom to moral guides and urges readers to promote and preserve liberty locally.
The District Judge Gene Ater requested an airport style metal detector outside his 70th Judicial District Court before sentencing two men for aggravated kidnapping. The defense called it a circus and a race issue, but officials defend the move as courtroom safety.
On this date in history, December 8 1983, the 342nd day of the year, 23 days remain. Notable events include the 1980 assassination of John Lennon outside his New York City residence. Also, 1948 saw NBC broadcast split screen television concept via John Cameron Swayze in Washington.
Andy Rooney reflects on a dime’s sound drawing attention in daily life and compares urban and rural responses to sirens. He notes New Yorkers tune out sirens while his Connecticut town reacts to distant emergency sounds, urging careful ambulance use and reminding readers how sound shapes awareness.
Rooney reflects on how quiet sounds affect us more than loud ones describing night awakenings, noises like dripping faucets and creaks, and different sleepers reactions. He contrasts pleasant sounds such as typing with irritating noises like car horns and sneezing. Rooney is a Chicago Tribune syndicated columnist and Emmy winner for 60 Minutes commentary.
Boston Globe columnist Diane White laments holiday doll mania and questions the ethics of birth certificates and adoption papers with Cabbage Patch Kids. She mocks the marketing gimmick, notes chaos in stores, and ponders the dolls' future identity and well being.
U S Marines invasion of Grenada paid off as Cuba's Fidel Castro delivered an hour and a half eulogy for 37 Cubans killed there. He blamed the United States while admitting his diminished regional influence after the operation. Grenada’s churches now report broad gratitude for the invasion ending in U S success.
Paul Harvey notes continued U S troop presence pending elections and stability. Washington opposition fades while President Reagan loses early critics including Tip ONeill. Thatcher faces intra party and media criticism about the invasion. Army civic action aids Grenada reconstruction with an airstrip and roads repair. Nicaragua claims U S Marines infilitrate Latin nations, signaling a potential noose. Harvey, syndicated columnist, weighs public mandate and regional moves.
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