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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1985
Page
4
The paper asserts freedom as a God given gift and self control, not license or anarchy, promoting individual responsibility and accountability aligned with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence. It invites readers to participate in preserving liberty while addressing correspondence to Odessa American in Odessa, Texas.
Texas Prison Director Ray Procunier resigns after 13 months highlighting a 37,000 inmate system in disarray. Gov White and Speaker Lewis largely ignored prison issues amid budget aims. Deputy Lane McCotter, 43, now leads with a heavy task to restore order and seek greater Austin support.
The Beaumont Enterprise reports that President Reagan, during a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Dole and House Minority Leader Michel on Nicaragua, allegedly struck the Oval Office desk in frustration. The event prompted questions about whether the gesture reflected anger or emphasis amid U.S. policy debates with the Sandinistas.
The Texas City Sun notes that championship wrestling has become popular with youngsters who know wrestlers by name and cheer their moves. A recent show featured a crowd favorite and dramatic stunts, suggesting TV wrestling offers excitement over crime shows and thefts.
Fidel Castro backed by Soviet subsidies calls debt-ridden nations to repudiate their obligations to U S banks. Argentina has flirted with default, which could trigger a financial shock in the United States, though most debtors intend to pay.
June 24 marks notable events from 1647 when Margaret Brent pressed for a vote in Maryland, to 1793 France adopting its first republican constitution. In 1908 Grover Cleveland died at 71 in Princeton New Jersey, 1940 France signed armistice with Italy, and 1947 Kenneth Arnold reported flying saucers near Mount Rainier.
A list of lawmakers and office addresses is provided, naming U S Representative Larry Combest from Lubbock, Ronald Coleman from El Paso, Lloyd Bentsen, Phil Gramm, and state figures Rep Larry Don Shaw, Kelly Godwin, Tom Craddick, Sen John Montford, Sen Bill Sims, and Gov Mark White with their respective Capitol Station contacts and city affiliations.
A review of Russia Dies Laughing, a collection of Soviet jokes translated from taped Leningrad material and published in London. The pieces expose egalitarian deceit, deprivation, and anti-Semitism, yet show humor as a shield against life under a threatening regime.
Goodman argues against the idea of a fixed cancer personality linking psyche to cancer outcomes. He notes overstatements by mind body researchers and cautions that positive thinking does not extend survival in advanced cancer. He urges skepticism toward blaming victims. He signs as Boston Globe syndicated columnist.
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