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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1983
Page
4
The Odessa American lists contact for correspondence as Box 2952, Odessa, Texas 79760. This address appears in the publication's guidance for readers seeking timely replies, notices, or submissions.
City leaders press Cablevision over outages and phone outages while weighing franchise terms. Mayor Bryant and Councilman Sivalls push for Jan 9 meeting to hear complaints and consider adding competition to improve service for Odessans.
Boston columnist Ellen Goodman reflects on 1983 missteps and regrets, recounting factual errors and generalizations that drew reader pushback. She notes corrections for Johnson, Thatcher, Gandhi, and McGovern, and vows tighter qualifications for future columns. Goodman, a Pulitzer Prize winner, remains undaunted in her critique of public discourse.
Margaret and Bill Bruder welcomed home their 27 year old son Sgt William Bruder Jr after Beirut’s deadly blast that killed 241 Americans. The survivor recalls fear on shift from safe HQ to a frontline bunker and the haunting memories that linger despite being home for Christmas. He notes the hard healing ahead and the need to share what happened with his children someday.
A columnist recalls the 1980s Cabbage Patch dolls from a study in grotesque charm. The author notes the dolls were adopted for 45 dollars in an Atlanta display case and wonders what became of the cottage industry that produced them. He muses that modern children might shun the dolls for their ugliness and quirky traits.
A reflective piece recalls Sasha dolls and Cabbage Patch dolls amid midwestern Christmas memories. The author notes cost, fashion, and toy trends while musing on how readers perceive oddities and asks about aging playthings like a boots with a jackknife pocket. Segal leads as Freedom Newspapers Inc. president.
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