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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1983
Page
6
A historic newspaper pledge declares dedication to informing readers so they may promote freedom, self control, and moral guides, asserting freedom as a gift from God, not government grant, and rejecting license or anarchy.
The Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving urges a national minimum drinking age of 21 enforced by withholding highway funds from states that do not comply. It argues uniform age will reduce teenage drinking and the about 4,900 annual deaths from young drivers, despite President Reagan's opposition.
On this date in history many events are noted including the death of Harry S. Truman in 1972 at age 88. Henry Lee eulogized George Washington in 1799. James Nason patented the coffee percolator in 1865. In 1971 Vietnam veterans seized the Statue of Liberty. In 1980 hostages in Iran sent holiday greetings via TV. Nixon flew commercial in 1969.
Samuel Johnson’s reflection frames a debate on capital punishment’s cruelty and physiology. Experts note hanging may cause instant unconsciousness, while electrocution can cause prolonged agony before numbness. States consider injections, options expanding in Washington and Montana, with prisoners often choosing injection over hanging.
Hines of the Chicago Sun-Times notes experts from Georgetown and Britain discuss injection versus other methods like electrocution, gas, gallows, and firing squad. They compare pain, consciousness, and historical practices including the guillotine and garrote, highlighting fears, sensations, and public ethics surrounding capital punishment.
Robert A. Jordan catalogs reader requests for President Reagan asking for policy shifts and humanitarian actions. The list urges troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Mideast peace, civil rights focus, welfare support, education funding, and more humane governance.
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