Odessa American Editorial Statement Promotes Freedom and Self-Rule
A historic editorial paragraph from the Odessa American proclaims freedom as self control grounded in moral guides and the Declaration of Independence. It asserts freedom as a gift from God not government power and addresses readers about civic virtue.
Opinion condemns embryo animal implantation from test tube pioneers
The Odessa American column rebukes Edwards and Steptoe for proposing brief embryo implantations in sheep, rabbits and pigs to study early development. It cites moral concerns, cites Winston Jakobovits stance, notes UK panel recommendations, and argues such experiments cross ethical lines and amount to child abuse.
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Robert Edwards
Patrick Steptoe
Edwards
Steptoe
Steptoe-Edwards
Steptoe and Edwards
Immanuel Jakobovits
Britain
On This Day Highlight January Eight History
Today marks January 8, 1985 the year’s eighth day with notable events. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 and Galileo died in 1642 while the Eleventh Amendment was ratified in 1798. Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed near Paris in 1973. Chou Enlai died in 1976.
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Elvis Presley
Galileo
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Chou Enlai
Never Bogey the Same Hole Twice Advice Letter
Sally writes of a 15 year old heartbreak and a rekindled romance asking whether to run off with her old love. The columnist cautions that people change, warns against hurting others, and cites the phrase Never bogey the same hole twice while noting Grizzard's Atlanta Constitution role.
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Sally
Ann Landers
Welfare failure and the shifting aims of aid in America
Harvey, a Los Angeles Times syndicated columnist, argues welfare promises failed from the 1960s onward. He traces shifts from advocacy to service delivery to job focus, contending anti poverty programs inflated costs yet left poverty persists. He criticizes organized poverty professionals and calls for a safety net focus.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Saul Alinsky
Great Society
Lyndon Johnson
Deng Xiaoping makes China open to the world in bold speech
Nyhan of the Boston Globe reports on Deng Xiaoping's New Year address signaling China's shift from isolation to reform. He urges combining Marxism with capitalist incentives to boost economy and security, while cracking down on corruption and pressing for intellectual openness amid modernization.
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Deng Xiaoping
Texas
Department of Political Survival
Deng
China
Albania
Great Wall
New York Times
John F. Burns
Peking
Mr. Deng
R. Reagan
Mao
State Department
Ford
Zey
United States
Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
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Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
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