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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1985
Page
4
Tom Nickell writes a front matter piece stressing the newspaper's mission to inform readers, promote freedom, and encourage others to see its blessings. The note invites correspondence to The Odessa American in Odessa Texas.
A reader argues statues in churches are reminders of faithful lives not idols and defends reverence for Mary. The letter cites Bible verses on Mary, priests, confession, celibacy, and fasting to counter Jeanette Washington's sermon, urging respectful dialogue and warning against future attacks in religious discourse.
Ken and Carol Bryce from San Antonio visited El Paso where a grenade like object hidden in a purse was found at the airport security scan. Security guards halted the couple before they could dispose of it. The incident questions trust in the screening system and its credibility.
The Texas Legislature completed a busy 140 day session with a major water program and a $36.8 billion two year spending plan without new taxes. A special session was needed to finish funding for indigent health care and the Blue Law repeal ends the sale ban on consecutive weekends.
The East Coast endured the driest April on record and May worsened the drought. Experts warn water use outpaces population growth, calling for a national comprehensive water policy rather than local or regional fixes. The proposal is controversial but likely to be debated more in the future.
The Galveston Daily News laments poor speech in television chats with celebrities. It notes repeated filler words like you know like I mean and suggests even college graduates struggle for simple words, decrying decline in American language.
The Laredo Morning Times reports Castro’s regime reacts with fury as Radio Marti begins broadcasting. The piece notes a chilling, educational crescendo of abuse from Havana, reflecting fear of truth in totalitarian regimes and warning that Castro may listen at night.
A compiled roster lists U S federal lawmakers from Texas including Rep Larry Combest Rep Ronald Coleman Sen Lloyd Bentsen Sen Phil Gramm and state officials Rep Larry Don Shaw Rep Kelly Godwin Rep Tom Craddick Sen John Montford Sen Bill Sims Gov Mark White with their Washington and Austin addresses for official correspondence.
Today marks the 161st day of 1985 with 204 days left. Notable anniversaries: 50 years since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith in 1935. Also, in 1942 the Gestapo killed 173 male residents of Lidice in retaliation for a Nazi officer’s death.
A personal confrontation frames a broader critique of mandatory drug testing across sectors from Pentagon civilians to baseball staff. The author argues urinalysis erodes Fourth Amendment rights under a veneer of science, likening it to Orwellian Thought Police and warning of invasive future surveillance in daily life.
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