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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1983
Page
4
The Odessa American declares its mission to promote freedom in the Permian Basin. It emphasizes reader information, responsible self control, and alignment with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
The piece argues President Reagan’s push to reorganize the Commerce Department into a broader free trade voice may not advance policy. It questions the motive, cites ongoing quotas and limits on imports, and urges clear free trade decisions from the president rather than bureaucratic reshuffles.
On May 10 in history events spanned from Chamberlain's resignation and Churchill's rise in 1940 to Vespucci's voyage in 1997 and the Ogden Utah transcontinental railroad completion in 1869. Notable later items include the 1871 Frankfurt treaty ending the Franco Prussian War and Hess parachuting into Scotland in 1941. One year ago Britain reported a warship firing near the Falklands. Thought for today quotes Confucius on humility.
The Odessa American invites reader letters up to two pages typed or handwritten with name address and phone number for verification. Names should rarely be withheld, letters may be edited for taste and libel, and brief quotations are allowed while long quotations are discouraged.
The House spent seven weeks debating a mutual verifiable nuclear freeze. Despite passing 278 to 149, lawmakers question its binding power without Senate action. Amendments watered down the measure, with Republicans claiming victory and Democrats calling the change a nuisance.
April 26 educators were summoned to the White House as a National Commission on Excellence in Education read the deteriorating state of American schooling. The panel urged tougher standards, longer days and years, with four years English and three years each of math science computer science and social studies.
Paul Harvey critiques a Reagan era education commission noting its omissions. He argues that restoring local control requires removing costly federal constraints and calls for a Supreme Court reversal in national interests. He frames education as financially and structurally mismanaged over decades.
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