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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1990

Page

4

Odessa newspaper masthead and contact line

A compact display masthead from the Permian Basin publication featuring David F. Lyons as publisher and M. Olaf Frandsen as managing editor. The note emphasizes a community aim to improve life and work in Odessa, Texas, with a P.O. Box address for correspondence.

David F. Lyons M. Olaf Frandsen

Government Should Not Target College Football TV Deals

In a debate over a FTC antitrust suit against CFA and Capital Cities ABC the piece argues the case is misguided. It notes ABCs 300 million five year deal and notes Notre Dame USCs UCLA Michigan and CFA member count while stressing consumer choice and many viewing options beyond CFA avenues.

Washington, D.C Federal Trade Commission College Football Association Capital Cities ABC ESPN Notre Dame CFA U.S. Supreme Court

Guest towels and a Boise friendship tale

Lewis Grizzard recalls visiting a married friend's home in Boise Idaho and the awkward shower challenge. He wrestles with a single shower knob, guest towels, and decorative mauve towels with blue kittens, finally drying on carpet as a loyal friend observes. Grizzard writes as an Atlanta Constitution columnist about domestic etiquette and humor.

Boise Idaho

Stress Test Fiasco Turns Werewolf Hospital Showdown

Dave Barry recounts a Thallium Stress Test in a hospital Stress Department. A nurse named Bette scrubs his chest while tubes and wires attach him to monitors. Despite fear, Dr Frankfurt makes him run on a treadmill as thallium is injected. He ends up in Nuclear Medicine with a radiation glow and learns his heart is fine.

Bette America Institute of Punitive Medicine Dr. Hamburg Dr. Frankfurt James Arness

Paul Harvey on Liberia and American policy

Paul Harvey argues that Liberia began as a Liberian republic founded by freed American slaves then split along tribal lines. He details Samuel Doe’s dictatorship, rebel violence, and U S aid amid alleged corruption and hypocrisy, criticizing ongoing American funding and influence.

Monrovia Monroe Liberia Samuel Doe Doe Beverly Hills John F. Kennedy Hospital Reagan

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