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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
3
The Odessa American editorial argues that freedom is self control grounded in divine gifts and moral guides. It urges readers to understand and apply the Ten Commandments Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence to daily life to preserve liberty and encourage others.
An analysis of conscription argues that any draft system imposes involuntary service and biases who is selected. Proposals include lotteries and universal service, with ideas like drafting teachers or doctors. Advocacy groups push for ending the draft, while others warn of costs of a volunteer force.
You Know Friendship 7 joins Smithsonian. Vic the blaze-faced horse linked to Custer lost at Little Bighorn. Socrates known through Plato. 1943 pennies steel with zinc coating. Windier cities Chicago vs New York and San Francisco. Bologna University hosts first law school in the 1200s. Lincoln Gettysburg Address drew little applause. Pronghorns once numerous in the West as buffalo.
A column notes whimsical New Year wishes for flower children and questions the after season oddity of holiday merchandise. It mentions the backsmith clan finishing a garage and marvels at the reliability of home electricity despite a faulty office line.
The piece cites Albert Schweitzer who argues that setting a good example is the best way to achieve action. It contrasts force with logic and persuasion, noting force wastes time and energy and lacks voluntary cooperation. It cites Napoleon on the impotence of force against spirit and explains most people lack a fixed standard to reason from.
Almanac for December 23, 1968 notes Wake Island surrender in 1941 and events from 1783 Washington resignation to 1962 Bay of Pigs prisoners airlift. Mentions Churchill urging Italians in 1940 and Tojo execution in 1948 plus other 18th to 20th century milestones and recent anniversary items.
Five years ago on December 23 1963 Donna Russell aged 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Rex Russell of 904 Autumn was named Odessa College Homecoming Queen in a campus ceremony crowds cheered as her name was announced and a small reception followed at the college gym.
Odessa Youth Center offers special Christmas gift memberships for local teenagers. Director Jack Hans announces the program as a community outreach effort aimed at engaging youth during December.
Odessa Elks Club members will dance to the music of Bill Gross and his orchestra during the annual Christmas dance event.
A quiz item asks which star is more than a million times as large as the sun. The answer choice points to the bright red Betelgeuse in Orion.
In a New York 45 minute discussion Nixon and Senator Jackson agree that priority must be stronger deterrence to deter Soviet moves. They foresee a heated debate in Congress over defense spending as the 1960s era arms race continues.
Washington analysts question if Moscow anticipated the Prague uproar and instead used it to project dangerous unpredictability. They argue the Kremlin aims to deter global opposition by forcing fear and doubt, likening tactics to strategic terror to boost credibility and restraint in future actions.
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Washington seeks to tackle the U S rat problem in slums using 15 million in federal funds with New York receiving 3 6 million Chicago 2 1 Philadelphia 2 5 and Washington 1 1. Delays in Congress and the bureaucracy slowed action after Johnson pressed for 40 million in 1967.
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