Letters on Cable TV and Graduation Reflections in Odessa
A reader rails against Cablevision of Odessa for outages during a storm, urging a reliable service. The note praises Odessa High School graduation on May 24 with tape recording and future viewings. A second reader criticizes public displays during Oakridge Boys performance, calling out behavior as improper.
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J. Gordon Lunn
Antenna TV
Cablevision of
Odessa
Bailey Stone
Odessa High School
Odessa American Motto and Mission Statement
The Odessa-Primarican paper presents a personal motto for freedom, underscoring self-control as essential to development and contrasting freedom with license. It asserts God-given freedom, moral guides, and a commitment to informing readers in the Permian Basin.
Abandoned Cars and Neighborhood Taste Clashes
Odessans may resist new car purchases if they must bury them when they die. Many let old vehicles rust on lawns while some see it as private property decay. Solutions include city laws, salvage removal, or burying junked cars as art following Stanley Marsh III’s odd example.
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Pontiac
Amarillo
Stanley Marsh III
Senior citizens urge tax relief over high property values
Claris Rich appeals to Ector County Appraisal District and its board, urging action on soaring property assessments that threaten homes for seniors relying on Social Security. She asks members to respond and address exemptions that fail to curb bills.
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Ector County Appraisal District
Ector County Appraisal Board
Claris Rich
Comics removal sparks reader fury over Latigo and Tracy
A reader from Monahans criticizes removing Latigo and Dick Tracy from the paper. The editor replies Latigo was dropped by the cartoonist who drew it. the critic cites Wichita and Odessa as comparison points.
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Dick Tracy
Latigo
Wichita
Kan
Praise for Odessa High School Graduating Class of 1983
Note of praise highlights ongoing records broken by Odessa High School students in 1982-83 across athletics, music, and academics. Emphasizes continued improvement and achievements by the school community.
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Odessa High School
Michael Murphy and Oakridge Boys Concert at Ector Coliseum
A May 26 Michael Murphy and Oakridge Boys show at Ector County Coliseum drew praise for the performance but was marred by disruptive couples in the audience who talked and necked during the performance, affecting several attendees.
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Michael Murphy
Oakridge
Ector County Coliseum
Unclear link among three May edition items
UNICEF reports 40 million impoverished children in Latin American cities. Fort Worth district Hispanic enrollment up about 50 percent over 12 years. Mother Teresa appeals to Spain's Parliament against abortion legalisation and cites church guidance on birth control. The shared theme is social policy and vulnerable groups across regions, but direct causal connection is not stated.
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Unicef
Latin America
Fort Worth
Mother Teresa
Letters Policy for Publication
The policy requires letters to be typed and double spaced or neatly handwritten and not more than two pages. Each letter must include the writer’s name address and telephone number for origin verification, with the number not published. Names should not be withheld except under substantial hardship cases.
Ten steps for ERA revival and a new beginning
Ellen Goodman reports that after the ERA’s death supporters seek a fresh start. NOW president Judy Goldsmith urges a careful redo, comparing it to a chance to “do it right.” Yet the Senate’s Tsongas shows unpreparedness against Hatch, underscoring risks in reassembling political support.
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Boston
Marold Stassen
Judy Goldsmith
NOW
Gassie
Senate
Sen
Paul Tsongas
D-Mass
Orrin Hatch
Phase II Ten Things to Do Over Again the Right Way
Goodman of The Boston Globe offers a reformulated checklist for ERA supporters in a syndicated column. The piece outlines ten strategies from reframing civics to addressing tough questions, plus cautions about opponents and political tactics in the national debate on equal rights.
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ERA
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis
Peru imposes 60 day emergency to fight Shining Path
The United States should back Peru as nationwide emergency powers suspend civil rights for 60 days after President Belaunde Terry’s announcement. Hundreds detained, public meetings banned, travel restricted, and arrests without warrants authorized as Sendero Luminoso carries out a violent, anarchistic campaign across Peru’s Andes.
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Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Belaunde
Sendero Luminoso
Shining Path
Perus Struggle Deepens as Shining Path Attacks Rise
Nationwide disorder by the Shining Path hits Lima and northern and southern cities with power outages arson and attacks on police posts. The group targets President Belaunde whose democratic reforms face a brutal insurgency amid Peru’s poverty and weather disasters. President Reagan seeks 28 million in military aid to back Peru’s anti guerrilla fight. The movement threatens Peru’s fragile democracy.
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Lima
Belaunde
U.S
Peru
Latin America
Sendero
Reagan
Congress
Shining Path
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