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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1978

Page

3

Camp David style may be answer to boosting jobs policy

AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears reports on Rep. John Conyers push for Camp David style summits to pressure action on a full employment bill. The piece explores lingering White House plans, Johnsonian persuasion, and the idea of using isolated retreats or alternate sites to drive legislative compromise.

Walter R. Mears Washington (Ap John Conyers Jr Michigan White House Carter Congressional Black Caucus Conyers Camp David Maryland Mountains Middle East Robert S. Strauss Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson Senate Everett M Dirksen LBJ Menachem Begin Washington South Bronx

Dear Abby column notes on dentist bill and toilet lid etiquette

Dear Abby discusses a dental appointment mix up and a $30 bill for time, noting a request for courtesy and apology. The column then covers toilet seat etiquette and a reader query on TV viewing distance and eye safety, with expert guidance. The piece closes with a light human-interest note about Jack Thum, a Chicago man with terminal cancer visiting hospitalized children.

Abby Conn

Explosive Stuntman Faces Bond After License Charge

Patrick O'Brien a 61 year old stuntman known as Mr Dynamite was arraigned on a charge of dealing in explosive materials without a license. Magistrate Ronald J Blask set a 25000 bond to restrain him from further explosive acts. Police reported purchasing two sticks of dynamite and four blasting caps in August and later 56 more sticks. O'Brien claimed a trade secret keeps him safe while performing explosions and spoke of nitroglycerin demonstrations.

Houston Patrick O'Brien Ronald J. Blask O’brien Blask O'Brien

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