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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1985
Page
6
An editorial statement highlights the newspaper’s mission to inform readers so they can safeguard liberty and promote personal responsibility. It emphasizes freedom as the key to individual development and invites correspondence to The Odessa American.
John Norton, a Phoenix businessman, discussed as candidate for deputy secretary of agriculture, defended his participation in the payment in kind program that linked surplus California cotton and wheat valued over 1.5 million to him by transferring crops from one farmer to another. Critics say the program exemplifies government inefficiency and should be cut under Reagan free market goals.
Kilpatrick rates Marriott for good hotel service and complains Eastern Airlines food. He names a top limousine driver and calls for more cabin space. The author offers travel notes from 1984 including Air Chance, a Cleveland smell, a David’s meal in Winder Georgia, and a pricey Omni Park Hotel NY visit with a hard hat lobby.
Harlan reports on Texas Bar Foundation convening Chief Justice Pope and Judge Onion for a Conference on Professionalism. Leaders acknowledge ethics, competence, and service gaps, urging weed out incompetent and unethical lawyers, enhance pro bono, and promote client needs over billable hours. The conference aims for concrete actions beyond talks.
Harvey, a syndicated Los Angeles Times columnist, notes nuclear power's renewed momentum in the United States with 87 operable plants and 40 constructing permits, but warns of rising construction costs while comparing national debt burdens to other nations and urging balanced value judgments on fiscal policy.
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