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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1983
Page
4
A Odessa American letter praising freedom as a God given gift and not a government grant argues freedom requires self discipline and aligns with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It stresses that freedom is not anarchy but self control.
Garden City Georgia, population 6895, has no city property tax and relies on resident volunteers for water sewer trash and services. The mayor and council work without pay as residents donate time for ballpark field maintenance fire hall and ambulance corps. The town promotes self reliance and civic pride as the world notes its tax free status while others face rising burdens.
On May 27 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge opened linking San Francisco Bay. Other events include Garibaldi's Sicily invasion in 1860 Palermo capture, the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, the 1941 sinking of the Bismarck off France with about 2300 deaths, and a 10 year retrospective on Watergate coverage by the Fair Campaign Practices Committee.
A columnist recalls a 1950s graduation story about a girl pressured by parents to attend college. She leaves after a year and a half, pursuing work and marriage, illustrating college as a privilege not suited for everyone and showing how early ambitions can be redirected by life choices.
A late bloomer, she left homemaking to return to college at Virginia Commonwealth University. Over four years, she balanced family, work, illness, and study to graduate with honors in fine arts, earning a Magna Cum Laude distinction while her family watches in pride.
Reagan signals willingness to negotiate a new long range grain purchase agreement with the Soviet Union, arguing it reflects interdependence and would help American farmers plan crops. The piece contrasts this with past embargoes and notes the political need to keep farmers satisfied ahead of elections.
The Soviet Union needs foreign grain to boost meat supplies and offset domestic lag, while the Reagan administration accepts interdependence as an unavoidable reality. Despite mutual grain necessity, Andropov’s regime escalates Afghanistan atrocities, stirs Central America, disrupts the Middle East, and fuels espionage against the West, with no clear progress in Geneva arms talks.
By D R Segal the narrator recalls seeing extra virgin olive oil on a grocery shelf and notes it comes from the first cold press. He questions the distinction between virgin and pure as he reflects on the label and its wording.
Segal, president of Freedom Newspapers Inc., discusses a satirical legal concept proposing an official Virginity status for women. He critiques libel norms and suggests formal titles like Virg. for certain ladies to avoid bias in judgments.
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