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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1983
Page
4
A local newspaper piece highlights ongoing efforts by The Odessa Inn Epic to support a better living environment in the Permian Basin. It emphasizes community improvement, civic engagement, and the newspaper’s voice urging continued progress.
A civic compass column argues freedom hinges on self control and moral guides. It reflects on God given liberty, warns against license, and cites the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. Addressed to Odessa readers by Tom Nickell Managing Editor.
The Ector County school board weighs a proposed reduction in force policy to lay off teachers as enrollment shifts. It would assign 39 points from evaluations to employees, prompting fears of subjective bias and politics influencing job loss chances.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a forged March 13, 1978 memorandum alleging Zbigniew Brzezinski advised President Carter to destabilize Poland by leveraging the Catholic Church. The fake document, publicized five years after its creation, aims to divert attention from Soviet complicity in Pope John Paul II's 1981 murder attempt and to taint Solidarity leaders. State Department officials weigh a public denouncement.
The piece describes a forged KGB memorandum claimed to show Brzezinski and Cardinal Krol plotting to secure Wojtyla as pope and push Poland toward revolt. It notes the document lacks factual basis, cites Brzezinski memoirs, and calls for an American response to counter Soviet counterattack framing and Andropov's rhetoric.
On March 31 1492 Jews in Spain were ordered to accept Christianity within three months or depart. The historical note marks this as Today in History for the date.
A mixed collection of Rooney style letters and replies. From Leslie Cartwright seeking help with a dripping faucet to Mrs. Cartwright’s students, to a misaddressed note to Andrew Rooney, and invitations Rooney declines. Includes responses to Mrs. Welles and Mr. Wilson regarding subscriptions and a library fundraiser. Rooney signs off describing his reactions to readers in New York.
Paul Harvey analyzes Chicago politics as fickle and crude as its voters. He notes Jane Byrne’s past write‑in bid, Harold Washington versus Bernard Epton, and the lack of administrative experience on both sides. The piece mocks debates, highlights wit over substance, and suggests Chicago mirrors national perceptions of sophistication.
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