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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1986
Page
4
David F. Lyons is listed as Publisher with Tom Nickell serving as Editor for A Freedom Newspaper. The byline highlights Lyons as publisher and Nickell as editor in the masthead style typical of the publication.
A community notice from The Odessa American discusses freedom, self control, and moral guidance anchored in religious and classical sources. The piece advocates responsibility and self-improvement as foundations for a better Permian Basin, inviting readers to engage with the paper’s mission.
Congress and the two rivals, Norfolk Southern and Morgan Stanley, clash over selling Conrail. The government should quit subsidizing a railroad and exit the business. Norfolk Southern offers a proven profit path. Morgan Stanley argues for keeping Conrail independent. The sale should be completed and taxpayer costs halted.
On this date in 1874 three Taylor faction members were dragged from Clinton DeWitt County courthouse and hanged after a sham cattle theft arrest. In 1935 Congress created Texas first national park at Big Bend to protect its landscapes.
On June 20 1782 Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, marking a key step in establishing national symbols. The milestone is noted among history daily highlights for June 20.
Sgt Kelton Crumbunn of the U S Army earned the Medal of Honor for action on June 15 1986 at Fort Benning Georgia. He dove onto a lit cigarette in a non smoking area risking his life to save fellow soldiers, demonstrating extraordinary bravery and self sacrifice.
The essay argues public welfare risks entrenching poverty while private charity and mediating structures between individuals and the state can foster social ties. Tocqueville’s critique echoes modern calls for decentralization and private initiative, linking 19th century ideas to Reagan era voluntarism and contemporary black leadership emphasizes. Raspberry, Washington Post columnist, discusses education urban minority affairs.
The speaker extols two newsroom anchors the telephone operator and the publisher as key assets. He mocks calls for free publicity and urges moderation in spending, noting editors and staff merit while stressing leadership by absent publishers. He hints at future remarks for editors and cites Horace Greeley in “Go West,” as a caution. Sega is president of Freedom Newspapers Inc.
A light exchange between two socialites at a Peachtree Cafe lunch in Atlanta covers hair styles, jewelry, dresses, and shopping stops from Palm Beach to New York. They gossip about Macy, Bloomingdale's, The Plaza, and Maui while noting fitness, children, and a mixed doubles club plan.
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