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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1986
Page
4
A statement from The Odessa American promoting reader information, freedom, and responsible living. The short address note urges readers to correspond with the paper and reflects the editorials on civic improvement and personal responsibility in the Permian Basin area.
The Chernobyl disaster coincides with renewed debate over the Price-Anderson Act which caps liability at 640 million dollars. The piece argues that subsidies and extensive regulations distort risk assessment, urging repeal to reveal true costs and promote safer, market-based nuclear power.
Religious fundamentalists threaten Republican control as county and district conventions leave leaders unsure who will dominate the June 28 Dallas state convention. George Strake and Dianna Denman vie for state chairmanship while the party contends over resolutions shaping official positions.
Harlan LaRouchers discusses the paradox of educated fundamentalists who push zealot agendas in politics. He cites ministers exploiting sanctuaries and TV, pushing limited government yet enforcing moral issues. He notes Americans for a Biblical Government influence in Austin and upcoming Dallas Republican test on constitutional interpretation.
On this date in 1841, Texas Rangers and militia led by Gen Edward Tarrant captured three Indian villages in what is now Tarrant County. The operation highlighted ongoing frontier conflicts as Texas expanded settlement and faced Native groups along the frontier.
Today in history notes Captain John Denton death in battle after which Denton County is named. Indians moved westward paving settlement. May 24, 1844 marked Morse's telegraph opening with the message What hath God wrought. Queen Victoria born May 24, 1819 in London.
Rooney imagines a year in prison as a writer's retreat. He describes a 10 by 8 cell with basic meals, daily exercise, no media, and full days for writing a novel and a play. He plans to read eight to ten books, including Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, the Bible, Darwin, Joyce, and Hemingway, while losing weight and debating literature with guards.
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