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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1995
Page
4
The critique highlights how mid-1980s defense contractor fraud and inflated costs like toilet seats and coffee pots spurred procurement reforms aimed at contractors, while neglecting a critical review of the Pentagon’s ability to track billions in defense spending.
In a sharp editorial, Texas voices condemn the Defense Department and GAO findings of hundreds of millions mispaid yearly and 15 billion untracked over a decade. They fault a paper based system with uncommunicative computers and multiple program directors. The piece backs a defense budget freeze until proper accounting is established led by Sen Charles Grassley.
Galveston County Daily News reports millions of Texans boat each year with 600 plus thousand boats registered. State and Coast Guard urge life jackets for all ages and to avoid alcohol while on water to reduce about 600 annual boating deaths where most victims were not wearing jackets.
Syndicated columnist laments ABC's Peter Jennings and Ned Potter shaping "For the Record" to expose truth versus rhetoric. He cites NBC and NYT-like accuracy clashes, OSHA misreadings on teeth and white out, DBCP pesticide claims, and environmental scare tactics, praising Bozell of Media Research Center.
Royko argues against cruel and unusual punishment in death row cases. He notes last meal choices reveal state lines and liquor bans, citing Illinois Texas and other states. He questions denying alcohol before execution while urging humane justice.
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