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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1978
Page
9
The Odessa American endorses voluntary spending of earnings over forced distribution and grants permission to reproduce editorials in part or in full with proper credit. The policy reflects a belief that individuals gain more satisfaction by choosing how to spend their money, shaping a better Permian Basin.
The July Consumer Price Index shows food at home fell 0.4 percent. GMA asserts inflation is driven by government spending and money creation, not rising food costs, and contrasts food prices with government services over a 1967 to 1977 span.
Former president Gerald Ford cautions the GOP against drifting too far right lest it lose the presidency in 1980. The piece notes recent primaries favoring conservatives, cites Dukeakis and King victories, Gallup's conservative leanings, and concerns over fund-raising used to challenge conservative candidates. It highlights the clash between moderates and conservatives within the party.
Fall River Mass outlines industrial decline driven by tax disincentives and underinvestment. It argues America trails Germany and Japan in capital investment, warns of aging plants, and calls for renewed capitalization of U S industry to sustain productivity and growth.
The author recalls conflicts with Blue Cross and Blue Shield over hospital bills for a terminally ill father in Colorado Springs. He opposed Social Security links, refused government assistance, and notes personal estrangement from Blues, Medicaid, and Medicare while paying heavy taxes.
Senator Orrin Hatch reports funds are needed for Jeff Bell's bid against Bill Bradley as Kemp Roth tax plan and Propositon 13 shape New Jersey Senate race. Bell must mobilize money for TV ads to reach voters beyond border states. Bradley relies on Big Labor ties and rising spending rhetoric, while Bell seeks Brady.
History snippet recalls Jerusalem falling to Saladin in 1187. It mentions The Evening Star sinking off New York in 1866 with 250 drowned and notes opera singer Maria Callas died in Paris in 1977 at age 53.
Germany began its occupation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia in 1938. In 1946 the Nuremberg war trials sentenced 11 Nazi criminals to be hanged. Former British and French Cameroon Colonies formed the Federal Republic of Cameroons in Africa in 1961.
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