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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1981
Page
6
A fragmentary report notes efforts to expand personal liberties amid wartime controls. It highlights tension between security measures and individual rights while detailing measures affecting travel and expression. The text references a specific policy shift and public response.
A congressional survey finds high on duty drug and alcohol use among Navy personnel in the Mediterranean with 42.3 percent of Army and 34.7 percent of Marines aboard duty flagged as users. Rep Zeferetti urges crackdown and higher pay to attract quality recruits and remove unacceptable conduct.
United Auto Workers prepares for contract talks facing a shift from wage emphasis to job security and product quality. Douglas Fraser urges the union to take responsibility for quality, signaling possible authority to police member workmanship and setting patterns for broader labor negotiations.
On this date in history, the first round the world flight by two U S Army planes landed in Seattle in 1924. Indonesia joined the United Nations in 1950. Cardinal Wyszynski was arrested in 1953. A volcanic eruption near Manila in 1985 caused at least 184 deaths. Japan and China moved toward peace and diplomatic ties in 1972. In 2011 Budapest housed Cardinal Mindszenty ending 15 years of asylum. CBS chairman William Paley turns 80.
The Odessa American invites reader submissions to My Turn Now a guest column on any topic from local issues to government. Submissions should not exceed three double spaced pages typed or legibly handwritten. Edited minimally to preserve the writer’s voice. Send to the managing editor per masthead.
Washington sources reveal Cyrus Vance opposed selling five AWACS to Saudi Arabia in a leaked reply to Alan Cranston. The leak complicates Reagan's plan to unite ex-presidents and ex-officials behind the AWACS deal amid broader budget and foreign aid clashes.
Paul Harvey notes that thousands work from home and millions consider it. He cites Continental Illinois Bank pilots, Donna Puccini in Arlington Heights, and firms like Aristics and Digital Equipment Corp as early adopters. He argues telecommuting can reduce commuting needs and even oil imports while stressing self discipline. Paul Harvey broadcasts daily at KOYL 1310.
James J. Kilpatrick argues that New York and American authorities sacrificed civil liberties by canceling a Springboks rugby match amid protests. He denounces Gov. Carey for yielding to mobs, contrasts anti apartheid protests with U S hypocrisy, and urges protecting rights at home to set a global example. He notes selective outrage over South Africa versus the Soviet Union and calls the stance a civic failure.
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