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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
9
Leonard Read argues in The Freeman that unearned increments arise from a vast cooperative economy. A wage earner benefits from others’ inventions, capital, and exchange without producing all goods himself, while inheritance reflects the same system of production and trade. The piece emphasizes division of labor and productive cooperation as the source of all prosperity.
Washington reports a sharp rift in the Democratic Advisory Committee as Rayburn Johnson style clashes expose bitter divides between liberal and conservative wings. The Butler slate excludes key minority and labor voices while elevating aging party luminaries, signaling a shift in postwar party balance.
The piece argues the United States should receive credit for UN aid programs such as UNRRA and Point Four, warns against SUNFED under U.N. control, and critiques redistribution of wealth and public versus private capital. It cites Soviet imperialism, fears of widespread poverty, and questions the proper use of American tax money.
In a September 1932 reminiscence the author recalls Roosevelt in Miami, the push for a county government reform led by Abe Aronovitz, and the era's push to adjust production to consumption while praising Florida's growth from a railway town to a booming metropolis.
Merle J. Pusey’s NYT Book Review excerpt argues for a balance between liberty and government power. The real debate centers on two philosophies of governance: justice and liberty versus economic security. Government should match its duties, not exceed them, to protect rights. What should America expect in the mid twentieth century?
Dr Arthur Bestor, Oxford historian and Council for Basic Education president, argues in U S News a World Report that American schools have lost purpose. He decries focus on life adjustment and social studies, notes lack of physics and chemistry in many high schools, and calls for reemphasizing reading writing arithmetic and core subjects. He warns the system risks backward movement and urges reforms to separate education from politics.
A correspondent in Bavaria recounts a tense winter training scene with the Sixth Armored Cavalry Regiment facing the Eleventh Airborne and Second Armored Divisions near the West German Czech oslovakian border. He notes severe cold, horses and soldiers moving briskly, and a small wildlife tableau as troops endure the weather. He reflects on memory loss from 11 years out of the Army while offering a humane gesture to a shivering rabbit.
The Odessa American page displays a garbled ad and pricing snippet from 1956. It mentions subscriptions with rates such as two years for eight dollars and other short terms, plus scattered editorial fragment and date references. The readable bits show city notices and financial figures in a historical format.
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