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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1983
Page
6
The Odessa American proclaims a commitment to informing readers and promoting freedom in the Permian Basin. It declares freedom as self control aligned with moral guides, stressing it is not license or anarchy and should reflect the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
The Supreme Court narrowed its decision to strike down California’s vagarancy law as too vague. It notes police cannot rely on vague “suspicious person” grounds and leaves room for future clarifications. The piece argues for broader removal of vagrancy crimes while acknowledging limited current protections.
Ellen Goodman argues Citibank's policy creates a two track system where only wealthy customers receive human tellers while others use machines. She traces a shift from real people to impersonal devices across households and services, calling for attention to the rising value of access to people.
In a column by Goodman, the rise of automated services replaces human interaction from supermarkets to banks. Designer venues keep human clerks while discount outlets use answering services and machines. He cites a Maryland community college speech by a computer and Citibank's 2000 daily transactions per machine versus 200 per human weekly hours.
Bob Green argues that a presidential candidate should promise not to live in Washington. He notes Reagan's likely re election and urges a Democrat to campaign on living elsewhere during the four year term. The idea rests on removing the president from the capital to reflect American life and values.
A columnist argues the president should abandon Washington for a four year residence in Tulsa Denver or another city to live as ordinary citizens. He envisions telecommunication keeping governance intact while the leader shares common fears and dreams, yielding a festival atmosphere and renewed trust. Greene notes the piece as his Chicago Tribune column.
The film adaptation of Jacobo Timerman’s book critiques Argentine fascism, yet treats it as domestic melodrama. It presents lessons for the United States about state terror, showing how dissidents are abducted at night or seized in broad daylight by plainclothes security forces.
The junta's report on the disappeared provides no body counts or names and calls all tortures acts of service to the nation. Italy France and the Vatican denounce it while the Reagan administration remains silent, signaling a failed human rights policy.
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