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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1983
Page
4
The Odessa Assy ridete commits to improving the Permian Basin by focusing on community building and civic projects to make the area a better place to live. Members emphasize service, outreach, and local engagement to address neighborhood needs.
The Odessa American editorial asserts freedom depends on self control and beliefs freedom is a gift from God not a government grant. It emphasizes liberty aligned with the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence, signed by publisher David F. Lyons.
In Ector County HUD programs face backlash as federal rules clash with local needs. Landlords report losses and tenants struggle to find qualifying housing while Alpine faces similar restrictions. The author argues for local control to reduce costs and fraud and speed up housing for 500 to 600 families.
A government brief lists federal and state lawmakers with their official Washington and Austin addresses. Notable names include U S Rep Kent Hance of Lubbock and U S Sen Lloyd Bentsen of Mission, plus state representatives Larry Shaw of Big Spring and Jay Gibson of Odessa. Additional entries note Sen John Montford of Lubbock and Rep Ronald Coleman of El Paso with respective office details.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak argue Reagan's plan to reduce big government faces high interest rates. They cite Fed actions, the Nixon era break from gold, and Warren Brookes on confidence as essential to stable currency and inflation control. Sen. Roger Jepsen supports returning to gold to tackle inflation and long-term capital markets.
Inside Report explains how the Fed under Volcker fought inflation by constraining the money supply, driving real interest rates higher from 2.5 to nearly 10 percent, halting the housing boom, and triggering a stock-market rally as rates eased. GOP and Greenspan supporters push a gold standard as fiscal inflation cure.
In early 1983, Willie Moyers of Knoxville Tennessee emerges as a top candidate for Gun Owner of the Year amid nationwide letters urging recognition. He keeps a .22 pistol on his nightstand for readiness, a practice noted alongside a past incident attributed to a previous winner. The anecdote recalls a late night call and related concerns about safety and responsibility.
Royko recounts a bizarre incident where Moyers, not fully awake, grabbed a pistol from the nightstand and shot himself in the ear after answering a ringing phone. He survived with no skull entry, and no comment was available. The tale segues into a Canada themed anecdote about Fred in North Vancouver who shot his left testicle with a .357 Magnum, despite prior target practice.
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