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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1978

Page

4

Odessa American Capsule Policy Editorial Stance

The Odessa American outlines a voluntary spending philosophy urging individuals to keep what they earn rather than share it involuntarily. It states permission to reproduce editorials originated by the paper with proper credit.

Odessa American

Visions of power by little tyrants in regulation maze

Dr W Clarke Wescoe accepted the Midwest Research Institute citation and railed at a growing regulatory maze. He warned that consumer protection could be hollowed by ever more laws while government inefficiency and drug lag persist. He urged free enterprise and science to unite to curb bureaucratic overreach and restore power to the people.

W. Clarke Wescoe Midwest Research Institute Washington Wescoe United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Vesco case stirs White House inquiry amid odd Georgia ties

Washington observes a growing flap over whether Carter aides and Georgia lawyers intervened to aid fugitive financier Vesco. Key figures James Lee IV Harden Kirbo Jordan and Bell face questions as details about a cryptic Carter note surface and White House explains the unclear memo.

Washington Carter White House Justice Department Georgia Robert Vesco Griffin Bell FBI Vesco United States W. Spencer Lee IV Albany Lee Hamilton Jordan Richard Harden Harden Jordan Atlanta Charles Kirbo Robert Herring Kirbo Jody Powell Bell Powell Costa Rica Spencer Lee Rex Graham

Crane Amendment pushes limits on federal spending

The Crane Amendment aims to cap annual federal outlays at one third of the three year average gross national income. Proponents argue expenditure control is essential to balance the budget, while critics warn against growth stagnation and inflation from deficits. The piece cites Rep Philip M Crane and Rep Jack Kemp and discusses broader tax limitation as part of fiscal reform.

D. Engelmayer Robert Wagman Congress JJ Jack Kemp

Letters to the Editor Guidelines Published Here

The newspaper invites timely constructive letters of up to 500 words bearing a real signature home address and phone number. Only the writer's name and hometown will appear, and personal attacks or slander will not be considered for publication.

Scrounging for voters and the DC franchise debate

An op ed argues Congress uses rights rhetoric to extend voting to District of Columbia residents via a constitutional amendment. It warns this shifts power to DC, reduces accountability, and risks a government ruled by those who withhold participation while claiming popular legitimacy. The piece urges readers to reject forced expansion and to consider voting as a check on government.

Congress of the United States Congress District of Columbia States Washington 1.C

German influence in Africa sets new danger, not ethnicity

The piece argues that East Germany and allied Soviet blocs push arms and troops into Africa and across the Middle East, asserting German strategic skill in this conflict. It notes East German paratroops in Angola, Cuba and Soviet instructors, and warns of their aim to defeat Western interests in Africa.

America Africa Andrew Young Ian Smith East Germany South Yemen Gulf of Aden Horn of Africa Palestine Liberation Oganization Libya Ethiopia Angola Katanga U.N.S.T.A Sunday Times of London Namibia Fidel Clausewitz Napoleon German East Africa Tanzania Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck Germany Europe Rhodesia Kasama

Argentina Exports 8.9 Million Gallons Wine in First Half of 1978

Argentina exported 8.9 million gallons of wine during the first half of 1978 valued at over 641 million dollars. About 356 percent of the table wines went to the United States, reflecting shifting trade patterns in the period.

Argentina United States

Crossword Puzzle Clues Summary

A list of crossword clues with numbers ranging from 44 to 54 across including entries for actions like get-up and go, decrying loudly, overdue debts, and various noun and verb clues tied to common words. includes references to people, places, and objects across themes such as French WW premier, mountain ridge, dry gulch, stock- ings, and nativity.

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Freedom Permian Basin James Weighart Anthony Harrigan U.S Philip M Crane Kemp Alice USA Robert Lefevre Michael Kilian Togo Cameroons
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