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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1980
Page
6
The Odessa American promotes limited government and voluntary spending, expressing that individuals would gain more satisfaction if they could spend earnings freely rather than have portions involuntarily distributed. The piece underscores editorial independence with proper credit to contributors.
GAO report analyzed by Rep. James Collins shows federal consulting costs likely range from 1 to 2 billion dollars annually with unreported contracts potentially reaching 5 billion. Of 111 contracts studied 74 had competitive bids totaling 12 million, while 23 of 24 last year contracts were awarded on the fiscal year’s final day.
The case of 68 year old Roman Welzant, accused of killing 18 year old Albert Kahl during a snowball dispute, ends with an acquittal. Supporters sent thousands in defense donations while neighbors debate age related fear and justice. Welzant and his wife leave their Baltimore home after the verdict, burdened by national notoriety and survivor guilt.
The piece argues Reagan faces a difficult, battle–tested path to the presidency. It weighs Carter’s incumbency advantages, media influence, and potential strategy shifts while warning against overconfidence and alienating non Republican voters who backed Reagan in California. It contemplates scenarios involving hostage news, Fed policy, and foreign events shaping the election.
The piece surveys Ronald Reagan's struggle with RNC chair Bill Brock and the push within the Democratic Party for Edward Kennedy to disrupt the Carter nomination. It weighs Brock's opposition, Reagan's desire for party unity, and Kennedy’s potential to shape the 1984 convention, including risks of a bruising battle and Kennedy's resolve.
Readers lash out at Dr Cranes editorials accusing racism sexism and elitism. The letter denounces his defense of large families as urging procreation for war recruits and calls his reasoning obscene and fecal.
In a confidential Foreign Report from the London Economist, Carter’s failed hostage rescue is questioned. The piece argues that mechanical helicopter faults do not explain the abortive mission, alleging Soviet tips alerted Iran and Iran failed to intercept, while U S fighters dispatched.
The letter outlines how Soviet air power and a looming Iran crisis escalated toward a possible Kremlin White House hotline moment. It describes MiG sorties over Iran, a predicted massive Soviet thrust if Americans did not leave, and President Carter ordering a withdrawal to avoid deadly misfires amid conflicting reports of a C-130 and helicopter explosion in Odessa.
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