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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

Page

11

Is It A Racket The Government Or Insurance

A critical essay argues that government protection resembles extortion when paid for but not voluntary. It contrasts gangster protection with insurance, noting how compulsory payments enable coercion. The test is whether one can stop paying and withdraw consent to govern. If yes, government rests on consent. if no, it operates as a racket requiring protection.

Milk price wars cross state lines draw broad scrutiny

The Odessa American notes a Springfield milk dealer whose undercutting prices sparked lawsuits by Massachusetts milk control and mirrors New York anti trust action against seventy five dealers for alleged price fixing. The piece questions legality and urges consistency with moral truths while highlighting broader state and federal price policies.

Springfield Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Division of Milk Control Concord United States State of New York

Private Enterprise versus Government Monopoly in the Post Office

Admiral Moreell argues the Post Office’s losses stem from unrecovered costs and taxes. private firms offer similar services at lower effective rates. He warns government operation creates double taxation and laments bureaucracy. He compares monopolies to socialism and cautions against government control of all production.

Ben ‘Moreell Nopoly Nait Vut US Jones & Laughlin Povernment Shiaidown Communist Party America

Franklin's harmonica and eight major health charities noted

The text states Franklin invented the harmonica made from bowl shaped glasses played by dampened fingers. It also lists eight major voluntary health agencies raising funds nationally to combat diseases such as polio tuberculosis cancer heart disease cerebral palsy cerebral palsy muscular dystrophy rheumatism arthritis and mental illness.

Benjamin Franklin

Supreme Court judges face outside duties warns Warren

The piece discusses Chief Justice Earl Warren's potential warning to federal officials about outside employment. It recalls past presidents and justices who took outside roles, noting Justice Wozanski's refusal of a UN delegate post to avoid entangling the court in politics and citing historic examples from Taft, Hughes, and Brandeis.

Washington Earl Warren Federal Audienna Supreme Court F.D.R Harry S. Truman High Tribunal White House Owen Roberts Pearl Harbor Truman Robert H. Jackson U.S Stalin Vinson Taft Hughes Stone Holmes Brandeis William O. Douglas Warren Charles E. Woyzanski Jr Boston Dulles United States General Assembly of the United Nations Wozanski

Zionist origins and early Israel formation 1897 to 1949

The piece traces Zionist roots from 1897 Basel Congress, led by Theodor Herzl, to Palestine under Ottoman rule and the Balfour Declaration of 1917. It notes Weizmann and Ben-Gurion shaping statehood, the diverse Jewish diaspora, and early Arab–Jewish tensions, with Soviet and American policy influences shaping the region.

Palestine Jerusalem Choavevei Zion Baron de Rothschild Theodor Herzl Paris Herzl Europe Basel Switzerland United States League of Nations Great Britain iChaim Weizmann Israel United Nations Weizmann David Ben-Gurion Estadruth Abraham Land Canaan Chaldees Nazi Germany Yemen Morocco Africa Malabar Mediterranean Spain Germany Poland Ben-Gurion Moshe Sharett Soviet Russia Nasser Egypt Saudi Arabia Sharett

Mantle Hits Two 500 Foot Homers in One Year

The text quotes Mickey Mantle insisting he does not deserve comparison with Ruth Williams or Musial after launching two 500 foot homers this season. It also includes a Humphrey quote on Israel and freedom and a Johnston remark contrasting U.S. and Soviet peace messaging.

Ruth Gelvig Williams Musial Yanks Mickey Mantle

Controversy Over U S Seal Designs The Great Seal Debate

The Christophers and critics debate the obverse and reverse of the one dollar bill. Morgenthau and Wallace are cited for altering the seal to include the pyramid and motto Novus Ordo Seclorum. Roerich figures into the discussion amid wider questions of symbolism and national meaning.

The Christophers Roosevelt United States Roerich Collier's Henry Morgenthau Henry Wallace Morgenthau Wallace James Keller Outer Mongolia Slapsy Wallace Fk. D. ‘Roosevelt Sara Father Keller Mis& Fran

Government paternalism vs Founding ideals

A column argues that government overreach contradicts the Founders’ aim to secure unalienable rights. It cites Jefferson Lincoln and Napoleon to frame a critique of federal bureaus and “welfare” meddling that erodes individual freedom and property.

Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln United States Hape Piness

HORS RIM Across Puzzle Clues

A dense puzzle listing many clues and partial answers across across and down entries with varied wordplay and potential letter patterns. Includes references to geography, objects, and terms like sea god vapor and fortress names, requiring crosschecking to complete grid.

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