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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1986
Page
4
An editorial page outlines the newspaper's philosophy that freedom comes from self control, not an grant from government. It argues freedom aligns with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence.
The Mexican American Scholarship Committee pledges to fund scholarships for Mexican American students in the Permian Basin. The May ball, a key annual fundraiser, starts at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Centre Ballroom, highlighting private donations to support college-bound recipients amid rising education costs.
Segal, president of Freedom Newspapers inc., laments overextended conservation efforts favoring whales while deeming condors and other creatures less essential. He recalls saving whooping cranes, snail darters, and a lake as byproducts of broader battles, insisting whales merit funds and that one can save only so many things in a lifetime.
On this date in 1874 the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers was placed under Maj John B Jones of Corsicana The battalion fought Indians subdued mobs and captured criminals in its service.
A syndicated columnist lambasts France and Spain for denying overflight rights for U S bombers heading to Libya. He cites a lost plane and argues Western Europe should back the fight, praising Perot’s stance while venting anti French and anti Spanish stereotypes.
Today highlights include Civil War casualty Stonewall Jackson wounded at Chancellorsville and dies eight days later. Also marks Hudson Bay Co chartered in 1670 Good Housekeeping first issue 1885 Oklahoma Territory organized 1890 Jack Benny debut 1932 Berlin fall and Nazi Italy surrender 1945 Hoover dies 1972 Reagan meets Pope 1984 in Alaska on China trip.
Raspberry, a Washington Post columnist, argues that the repeal of pass laws and related apartheid provisions may be too little and too late to prevent continued violence. He warns that Group Areas, independent homelands, and Bantu education reforms remain inadequate, risking revolution rather than evolution.
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