Texas Democrats back Reagan tax plan praised for economic sanity
The piece defends Texans Kent Hance Charles Stenholm and Phil Gramm for backing Reagan's tax and budget proposals, arguing their actions reflect constituency demands and fiscal responsibility. Rep Mickey Leland seeks censure, but the columnist admires the trio for bucking party lines and supporting economic sanity. The column emphasizes the need for representatives to act in voters' interests.
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Lubbock
Kent Hance
Washington
Reagan
Hance
Texas
Charles Stenholm
Stamford
Phil Gramm
College Station
U.S
Mickey Leland
Gramm
Stenholm
Leland
Dlutch
White House
Rep. Hance
Rep
Democratic Party
Tip O'Neil
Ronald Reagan
XM-1 tank struggles with fuel economy and reliability
Chrysler built XM-1 battle tank fails durability and reliability tests amid frequent breakdowns. Report cites 130 miles per 500 gallon fuel, high costs around 2 million dollars each, and a 19 billion dollar procurement plan for 7,058 units, with Pentagon urged to fix issues promptly. July 14, 1981 context provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Chrysler Corp
A conservative view It's about time for a lady Justice
James Kilpatrick reflects on Myra Bradwell and Sandra Day O Connor as milestones in women entering the judiciary. He notes Bradwell faced a hostile era and that O Connor’s nomination marks progress, arguing personal experience shapes the courts while acknowledging the enduring human limits of Justices.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Myra Bradwell
Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court
Mrs. Bradwell
Mrs. O'Connor
Bradwell
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois
Salmon P. Chase
Joseph P. Bradley
Westminster Hall
Bradley
Sandra O'Connor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon Johnson
O'Connor
Potter Stewart
Boards of Law
Times That Try Men’s Vocabularies in Budget Debate
Commentary notes inflation of phrases as Tip O’Neill and Trent Lott face criticism in the 1981 House budget debate. It contrasts Paine’s line with modern rhetoric, cites Roosevelt’s infamy remark and the word choices by Michel and Bolling, arguing language fairness and bipartisanship.
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Baltimore
House
Tip O'Neill
Tip
Tom Paine
Trent Lott
America’s Choice critique on welfare and freedom
Paul Harvey cites James Evans on a new book asserting welfare and security overburden Uncle Sam. He argues freeloaders threaten fiscal balance, notes growth in nondefense spending, Social Security taxes, and a misdefined freedom from want versus freedom to own property. He cites a paradox of defense versus domestic programs and a shift from earned earnings to collective theft.
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Paul Harvey
James Evans
Sam
Reagan
Evans
Cowboy writer Carl Raht honored in reader letter
Joan M. Neilson of Fort Davis praises the paper for centennial sections and identifies Carl Raht, author of Romance of the Davis Mountains and the Big Bend Country, as the cowboy pictured on Page 2BB. She notes Raht’s obituary in Odessa and a gravestone in Fort Davis cemetery dated 1917.
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Carlysie Graham Rait
West Texas
Davis Mountains
Big Bend Country
Carl Raht
Ft. Davis
Barry Scobee
Carl
Joan M. Neilson
Fort Davis
Courthouse Tour Appreciation Letter
Linda Whitten from Odessa thanks organizers for the courthouse tours held Saturday July 4. She notes the tours were interesting and educational for her children but laments vandalism and litter that mar such events and deter future participation.
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Linda Whitten
Odessa
Odessa American Letters to the Editor Guidelines
The Odessa American requests letters typed double spaced or legible handwritten no longer than two pages. Each letter must include writer name address and telephone number for verification, publication will use name and town only, with rare hardship exceptions. Submissions are edited for taste and libel.
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David F. Lyons
Jim Welsh
Rep. Stenholm
Paris
Bastille
New England
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Block Island
Richard Speck
Chicago
Jordan
Palestine
Vermont
Supreme Court of Illinois
O'Neill
Paine
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
Lincoln
Pearl Harbor
Franklin Roosevelt
Robert Michel
Richard Bolling
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