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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1957
Page
7
A reader letter argues that by 2000 about 72 million in the U.S. will be over 65 and questions whether government can or will fund rising pensions. It suggests private care through insurance, annuities, family support, or charities as a solution and asks about hiring senior citizens for productive work.
The Time and Life publishers released a brochure denying that magazines cost taxpayers money to mail and claiming lower handling costs than the Post Office’s figures. They cite a $55 million annual subsidy for second-class mail and argue magazines profit unlike other materials. They oppose shifting postal duties to private business and urge self sufficiency across mail classes.
A columnist argues genuine aid is private investment benefiting foreign economies, not government grants. He contends investors pursue profit, yet their capital acts as humanitarian progress, surpassing official foreign aid, while noting Washington’s political circuit along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Capitol and White House.
An irate Bostonian confronts Dr. Edward Everett after a local paper criticized him. Everett counsels do nothing noting mixed reader reactions and that many who saw or believed the piece were of little consequence.
A reader critiques two labor union anti right to work pamphlets funded by tax exempt groups. The CIO Council argues California workers lose one billion dollars yearly. the piece rebuts claims that higher California wages stem from more capital, resources, and markets, noting factors like transport, regional wealth, and union effects. The summary highlights named entities such as California CIO Council on Political Education and California State Federation of Labor, and references to Walter Reuther and right-to-work arguments.
Washington faces pressure from public and private groups urging higher federal outlays for social projects, power, housing, education, and defense. Economists warn that approving these requests could push the deficit above two billion next June and over five billion in fiscal 1939. Governors, mayors, veterans, labor, and industry push to shift costs to federal funds, while calls for modernization clash with calls for restraint.
A World War era essay argues that liberty and belief fuel upheaval more than living standards. It cites Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Marxist Russia as examples, noting imperial rules and betrayals shape power as much as economics. It closes with a reflection on Christian thought and a Russian priest. Flamingoes are briefly noted in a separate line.
A New York opinion argues railroads are owned by American investors, pressured by highways and autos, with subsidies shifted to taxpayers. It critiques the Interstate Commerce Commission, notes SOPAC and B and O cases, and favors shifting costs to users while embracing innovative truck on rail ideas.
In Eagle Rock, readers recall a December 1957 item claiming King Saud of Arabia would marry a nineteen year old girl. The piece notes he already has four wives and eighty concubines, with a humorous image of pictures and buzzers in his boudoir. It ends by suggesting the king would need to divorce, redo the room, and possibly face a high cost given his one million dollar daily income.
A jumble of crossword clues and broken phrases appears, listing various incomplete hints such as ballet dance, away from windward, and other partial terms. The text resembles a damaged puzzle page with misread letters and scattered entries.
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