Editorials Comments The Odessa American 1969 freedom credo
An editorial from The Odessa American proclaims freedom as a divine endowment, urges personal discipline and self control, and links moral guides to national liberty. It asserts duty to uphold freedom through daily conduct, referencing the Ten Commandments the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Power to Tax Labor and Forced Unionism Foes Rise
The May 1969 Right to Work Newsletter reports three cases in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and California where compulsory union shop efforts led to plant closures, job losses, and violence. Royal Typewriter in Springfield closed amid clashes. Coleman Co. faced a strike but settled without a compulsory shop. a Standard Oil boycott in Richmond targeted unions. The piece argues that forced unionism harms jobs, production, and consumer choice.
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Right To Work
National Right To Work Committee
L. Streets N. W
Washington, D.C
Springfield
Missouri
Royal Typewriter Company
Allied Industrial Workers Local No. 469
Somerset
Coleman’ Company
United Steelworkers
The
Coleman Company
Coleman
Richmond
California
Aflcio
Standard Oil
Standard
National
Equal Opportunity Risks Tyranny in Reverse Discrimination
Washington column argues that pursuing equal opportunity through reverse discrimination harms civil rights, warning of a police state and ethnic power. It cautions against quotas, government overreach, and social engineering in schools and industry, urging adherence to liberty and justice.
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Washington
Office For Federal Contract Compliance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Question Box on Bastiat and the state as a tax burden
The answer states Bastiat’s claim is generally true with few exceptions. It notes Bastiat himself served in France’s legislature briefly and paid by taxpayers. It endorses reading his works for understanding state funded living and argues those who oppose taxation or protectionist competition still support living at others’ expense.
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Frederic Bastiat
Bastian
France
Supreme Court rulings blamed for union fines on pieceworkers
The Guest Pen by W L Thornton scrutinizes a 7 1 decision upholding unions’ right to fin e pieceworkers who miss quotas. It argues the ruling ignores industrial incentives and questions employee mobility when shop contracts lock workers to unions. The piece cites Justice White’s comments and speculates on broader impacts, even imagining pro sports wage dynamics under union pressure.
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Bryon R. Pany LS
TeGuiTe
Ts EmMevess
Blackstore
Amd
Iniiye Ryvstom
Siren
Toms
Wren
Marcia
Justice White
Thieu pushes anti Communist alliance aims in Asia
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu seeks to lead a new anti Communist bloc in Asia as diplomats split on U S backing. Thieu’s Seoul Taipei talks with Pak Chonghui and Chiang Kai-shek are seen as shaping a regional alignment amid Paris peace talks and Saigon’s fragile leadership.
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Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Asia
Thieu
South Korea
Formosa
Midway Island
Nixon
Midway Thieu
Pak Chonghui
Chiane Kai-shek
United States
Thien
Seoul
Taipei
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Pak
Chiane
Malaysia
Philippines
Saigon
Viet Cong
South
Paris
U. S
Pyongyang
Hanoi Radio
Nhan Dan
Chiang
Hanoi
Pak Chenp Hui
Chiang Kai-shek
Beene Reaches Finals in Corpus Christi Tennis
Odessa player Mike Beene advances to the finals in bow singles at the Texas Sectional Tennis Championships in Corpus Christi. The June 20, 1964 event marks a key stage in Beene's bid for the title.
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Mike Beene
Texas
Corpus Christa
Odessa Youth Center Dance to Feature Classics Band
Gene Babb, director, announced a dance at the Odessa Youth Center with music provided by the Classics of Odessa College. The event showcases local arts and student musicians in a community gathering.
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Gene Babb
Odessa Youth Center
Classics of
Odessa College
Odessa Moves Noted Former National Chamber Leader
Twenty years ago on June 2 1949 F Littlejohn former national director of the U S Chamber of Commerce moved to Odessa.
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Dim F. Littlejohn
U.S. Iatiot Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Crossword Puzzle Dense Clues From 1 Large Bundles to Hoosier State
A crossword puzzle item presents clues such as Large bundles six letters Waugh or Guinness ten Official sanction fourteen Rocket stage fifteen New star sixteen St Pauls dearxists by Schock practice 20 Hoosier state abbe.
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New Star
St. Pauls Dearxists
Y Schock Pnacteal
Warren Court Faces Powell Case and Burger Shadow
Capitol Staff review the Warren court as it rules on Adam Clayton Powell exclusion from the 90th Congress. The article argues the court met the controversy, argues about Moonlighting and ethics rules, and casts Burger as Warren's successor facing a legacy of not sidestepping landmark constitutional issues. The piece notes the six justices who joined Warren on Powell signaling opposition to bury controversial cases and urges continued focus on individual rights.
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Washington
Warren Court
House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
Warren
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Forlas
Douglas
Powell
Congress
House
Legislative Branch
Warren Burger
Burger
Court of Appeals
District Court For
District of Columbia
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Sonce
Nixon
Powel
FBI
Black
Dougal
Harlan
Brennan
White
Marshall
Burge
Cour
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