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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1972
Page
6
The Odessa American advocates voluntary spending of earnings to improve the Permian Basin, arguing personal financial freedom yields longer term satisfaction and better living, opposing involuntary distribution of income.
Geologists writing in science magazine forecast that Earth’s four billion year upsets—earthquakes volcanoes uplifts and subsidence—will yield to a long uneasy calm within less than a billion years. The piece notes humanity’s fragile span and hints at peace among species amid rapid modern change and global interconnection. Don Oakey offers reflections.
This Almanac notes events on January 1 across years such as Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and Rio de Janeiro’s founding in 1531. It lists birthdays of J Edgar Hoover and Barry Goldwater, plus a thought about leap years for pedestrians.
The 1961 highway deaths in Ec tor County dropped by half from a record high set in 1960 when 35 people died in traffic accidents. A city ordinance requires sanitary fly proof garbage cans with fines up to 100 dollars for noncompliance in corporate court.
Thirty years ago on January 2 1942 and twenty years ago on January 2 1952 Odessa residents learned steel rationing would delay equipment for oilfields but local oilmen said shortages were not critical.
Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons recalls in Washington that the loss of Senator Robert A. Taft was the era’s worst event. The two leaders had once been rivals for the 1952 Republican nomination, but Taft’s loyalty and blunt honesty earned Eisenhower’s respect as they grew closer in the new Congress before Taft’s death in 1953.
The snippet notes Camden New Jersey claiming to have the first drive in theater for films in 1933. It also mentions the US government not paying a premium on rare coins due to not engaging in rare coin business.
The piece argues India’s 250000-strong occupation in East Pakistan, funded by massive aid and backed by the Soviet Union, will strain India’s economy and infrastructure. It highlights rebuilt rails, food demands, and the broader geopolitical spillover, noting factionalism in Bangladesh and tough questions about governance and aid sources.
Bruce Biass argues that despite rapid change and pervasive TV coverage Americans grow bored by endless repetition. He cites city council clashes and presidential campaigns as examples and calls for fresh approaches to serious issues rather than phase after phase of sameness.
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In Groton and off Sandy Hook the 4600 ton nuclear attack sub Billfish conducts test ops aboard with Cmdr Richard Hughes at the helm. Analysts warn the Soviets outpace the U S in numbers while the real edge lies in crew training, quiet operation, and advanced technology.
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