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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1990
Page
4
The phrase Let peace begin with me appears under the masthead of a local Odessa publication. David F. Lyons is listed as publisher and M. Olaf Frandsen as managing editor guiding efforts to improve life, work, and recreation in the Permian Basin.
The piece argues Texas now ranks third in state sales tax nationally and depends on the tax as petroleum revenue declines. It predicts 58 percent of state income coming from sales tax next year, warns the tax discourages retail sales, and burdens the poor equally with the wealthy on essential purchases.
The piece criticizes NASA for a flawed month of June with the Hubble telescope misfocused and the shuttle fleet grounded. It argues the reliance on costly manned flights over unmanned launches undermines the space program and its finances.
James Kilpatrick argues against the 1990 Balanced Budget Amendment proposed by Rep. Stenholm. He mocks the plan as a paper tiger, noting its three fifths vetoes and budgeting traps, and urges Congress to show guts and pay as you go without a constitutional mandate. Kilpatrick labels the measure impractical and stresses moral obligation to meet lawful spending.
The State Textbook Selection Committee in Texas heard public input on 1991-92 adoptions. Optical Data Corp presents Windows on Science a 54 000 image laser videodisc basal tool with English and Spanish audio. Costs include $300-$400 disc players and monitors raising concerns about district wealth disparities.
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