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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1985

Page

4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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David F. Lyons Tom Nickell Edom Newsf Permian Basin Odessa Jakobovits Grizzard The Atlanta Constitution Ter 'Ely Harvey Los Angeles Times Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Nyhan Boston Globe
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