Budget as horror tale of federal waste and wasteful spending
A satirical take compares horror fiction to the federal budget, listing trips by bureaucrats, costly outside consultants, year end spending sprees, and programs that could be cut. Reagan’s proposed cuts are cited, with figures on potential savings and reform targets.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Odessa
West Texans
Bermuda Triangle
Federal
James Sasser
Tennessee
Government Accounting Office
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Commerce
Dr. Frankenstein
Igor
Igors
Department of Energy
National Tax Limitation Committee
Office of Education
HUD
Reagan
Pets need care not cruelty in Midland notice
Midland S P C A urges Odessa readers to prevent pet abuse after a teenager stoned a kitten, leaving it with injuries and ringworm. A vet offered treatment or shelter, but the animal was euthanized amid concerns and calls for responsible ownership, spaying, and humane care to curb such acts. W T Probandt Midland
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Midland
S.P.C.A
Permian Basin
Odessa
S. P.C.A
W.T. Probandt
Reagan’s political craft reshaped budget battle in Washington
A veteran observer argues Reagan mastered legislative navigation, using tactful persuasion with leaders in Congress. The piece contrasts him with Carter and highlights the Republican president’s pragmatic, shrewd approach, which others claimed violated norms.
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House
Thomas P. Tip’’ O'Neill Jr
Reagan
White House
Carter
Washington
FDR
LBJ
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors Guild
California
Scylla
Charybdis
Public keeps out bills threaten access to information
The Minneapolis Tribune argues against 65 congressional bills restricting information and press access. It notes proposed exemptions for FBI CIA records, criminalizing identifying agents, and warrantless wiretapping. The piece urges citizens to urge representatives to oppose laws that hide government actions.
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Congress
CIA
FBI
Minneapolis Tribune
Patriotism reshapes pride in America by Moynihan and Stevenson
A columnist argues American patriotism ebb and flow since the Bicentennial. It notes Moynihan’s critique of symbols, the Civil War as nation’s crucible, and Lodge’s hyphenated American misreadings. It praises a revived civic love, Reagan’s leadership, and Stevenson’s definition of patriotism as steadfast freedom and duty.
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David F Lyons
Jim Welsh
Odessa Texas
Ralph de Toledano
Copley News Service
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Oval Office
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Senate
Tip O'Neill
Consumer Product Safety Commission
America
By David Wilson
Field News Service
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
Henry Cabot Lodge the Elder
Lincoln
Adlai Stevenson
Harry Truman
Stevenson
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