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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1978
Page
9
The Odessa American states a belief in voluntary spending of earnings over involuntary distribution. It invites reproduction of editorials originated by the paper with proper credit.
A critical Broadside cites Conservative Digest examples of U S government blunders. It mocks Labor Department grants to Cesar Chavez and HEW disability logic for English or math inability. It notes a 487000 grant for urban violence hoax research and laments vast, uncaring bureaucracy.
West Germany uses a regional bargaining structure with 16 unions in the DGB representing about seven and a half million workers, while the BDA employers’ federation covers around 80 percent of private firms. Bargaining is region specific, with agreements extending to nonunion workers. unions charge about 2 percent dues, and social contributions equal between workers and employers. The system preserves peace, boosts wages and productivity, and keeps unemployment levels reasonable.
In a full page Wall Street Journal ad just before California voters faced Proposition 13, 25 leading California professors argued for substantial government reductions. They claimed essential services would survive, costs would fall, and private schools outperform public ones, potentially saving taxpayers billions annually. The letter urged action to curb rising spending and taxes, noting government employment levels and pension burdens.
Today's almanac notes July 8, 1978 as the 189th day with 176 left. Highlights recount Norway moving government to London in 1940 after 62 days of resistance, Rhode Island charter by Charles II in 1663, Shelley's drowning in 1822, the Liberty Bell crack in 1835, Wilson in New York in 1919, Saipan victory in 1944, unification defeat in 1969, Johnson's Central America trip forecast, and postwar China postal resumption five years earlier. Birthdays include Nelson Rockefeller age 70, Steve Lawrence 43, Cynthia Gregory 32. Thought for today offers a Chinese proverb on riches and virtue.
The United States novelist Saul Bellow is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1976, honoring his rich and diverse body of work that reflects modern life and explores moral and intellectual questions.
The newspaper invites timely constructive letters up to 500 words. Submissions must include real signature home address and phone number, though only the writer's name and hometown appear. Personal attacks or slander will not be published.
The piece argues Prop 13 shifts power from government to people, citing private museum takeovers in Los Angeles and fee-based summer schools, with citizens volunteering for crime prevention and businesses absorbing laid-off workers. It criticizes opponents for calling taxpayers selfish and warns of a renewed faith in personal charity over bureaucratic governance.
A regional editorial argues the United States faces folly rather than tyranny. It cites Cuba backed action in Africa, Nkomo's visit, a Moscow arrest, stalled trade with the Soviet Union, and shifts on Chile and Taiwan as signs the Carter administration weakens allies and emboldens enemies. The piece warns barbarians may rise if U.S. policy does not change.
On August 28, 1938 Northwestern University conferred the degree of master of innuendo and snappy comeback on Charlie McCarthy the ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's wooden dummy. The text notes lizards can shed tails to escape danger as a predator distracter.
A compact list of crossword clues from a vintage page including entries for 44 through 56 across and down, with references to authors, crafts, and various objects. The puzzle spans topics from anthropology to astronomy and features familiar theme words like Lat and Mauna Loa and targets solvers with a range of easy to medium hints.
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