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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1978
Page
3
A reader praises Woody Palmer known as Injun Woody for his wit and crusades against government overreach. The letter cites H R 23 the Liberty Amendment and calls for tax cuts and a gold standard, praising his reporting and challenging critics. Signed by Catherine Smith Odessa.
The Odessa American expresses a自由 policy supporting voluntary spending over involuntary distribution. It grants permission to reproduce editorials in part or whole with proper credit, reflecting a stance to improve the Permian Basin community and encourage independent editorial content.
The article notes market forces spur innovations and highlights Keycon led by Donald O. Richardson with a new anti theft device. The system locks doors and ignitions when the driver exits, requires a coded card to reenter, and is priced at 359 dollars, with expectations prices will fall as mass production begins. Insurance executives monitor for regulatory impact.
Washington column attacks Amnesty International for appointing Derek Roebuck, dean of law at the University of Tasmania and Australian Communist Party member, as head of research. It questions his Communist ties and the implications for AI policy and credibility, citing his Tribune interview on alliances and bases.
In letters to the editor, a parent urges safer crossing at school crosswalks and criticizes drivers who ignore pedestrians. The second letter questions school lunch quality, noting food is undercooked or burned and that mothers have complained to the school.
Argentina shipped 12,848 tons of fish worth 12.1 million dollars to the United States in the last year. Government sources say this was the largest export to the US in five years, with over 80 percent of shipments being fresh and frozen fish.
Congressman Robert K. Dornan proposes a bill to cut salaries of congressmen and top federal officials by the same percentage as inflation, repealing the escalator clause and excluding the president and judges. The plan targets those deemed responsible for inflation and envisions a floor of 42500 for representatives, with potential raises only if inflation stays low. Dornan cites deficit spending and political budgeting as causes, recalling past clashes with Carter over votes and arms deals as part of his critique.
A list of U S federal and state lawmakers with names party affiliations and Washington or district addresses. Highlights include Sen Lloyd Bentsen Jr of Houston Sen John G Tower of Wichita Falls Rep George Mahon of Lubbock Rep Richard C White of El Paso Sen W E Pete Snelson of Midland Sen Kent Hance of Lubbock Rep John Hoestenbach of Odessa Rep Richard C Slack of Pecos with their respective office locations and ZIP codes.
Forbes reports a four billion dollar annual U S pornography industry with two million weekly admissions and fifty million ads yearly. federal state and local authorities are urged to crack down while organized crime controls many firms.
Fossilized layers of grasshoppers in the Rocky Mountains indicate insect swarms predated European settlement by centuries. Separately, records show General George Patton placed fifth in the pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. A historical note states that between 1274 and 1281 the Greek and Roman Catholic faiths were united.
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