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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1986
Page
4
A local newspaper column extols freedom as self control and responsibility. It frames liberty as a gift from God, not government, and references moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
The Marshall News Messenger condemns sensational journalism while noting Ryan White, an AIDS patient, faced renewed backlash as he returned to school. Editors urge reporters to avoid adding to his misery and highlight the flaws in the system and public reaction.
Aid should promote growth for Mexico and its creditors alike are far too high to permit either an economic collapse or an outright default on Mexico's huge foreign debt of nearly $100 billion. Accordingly, another bailout fashioned by nervous bankers, the Reagan administration and the IMF seems inevitable. The best bailout would enable Mexico to help itself by creating conditions for a resumption of growth.
From 1982 to 1985 Texas climbed six places in per student education spending from 40th to a higher rank yet still trails. The state confronts severe budget shortfalls as oil prices fall, threatening education funding. Legislators and the public should push for higher priority to education.
The University of Texas, while improving in attracting and keeping minority students, should do more. UT has about 1,600 black students among 48,000, with 55 percent of black students not earning a degree within six years versus 40 percent of white students. Austin American-Statesman
On this date in 1836 Col William Travis reinforces the besieged Alamo vowing to die for liberty with the famous signature God and Texas Victory or death Travis. In 1837 the final act of his chronicled fate followed.
Federal and state lawmakers are listed with district and office addresses in Washington and Austin. Notable names include U S Rep Larry Combest from Lubbock, Rep Tom Craddick from Midland, Sen Lloyd Bentsen from Mission, Sen Phil Gramm from College Station, and Rep John Montford from Lubbock, among others. The compilation covers representatives from both parties and multiple Texas cities.
March 2, 1836 marked Texas declaration of independence from Mexico, followed by the Alamo defense four days later. The piece weighs myth versus history, noting Travis and about 180 others fought and died while historians debate motives including constitutional rights, territory, and home defense.
Kidd, chief of The American's Austin Bureau, reflects on Texans at the Alamo and Washington on the Brazos, arguing their steadfast beliefs in liberty and patriotism define Texas history and the meaning of its Sesquicentennial beyond fleeting symbols.
Don Mattingly will earn 1.375 million dollars for up to 176 Yankees games this season, about 7,800 per game and 1,900 per at bat. The piece surveys skyhigh pay across sports and media, contrasting real achievements with the cash figures.
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