Acid blamed for lung ills at Odessa chemical plant
Affidavits filed in a lawsuit against Permian Chemical Co claim hydrochloric acid emissions from the Odessa East U.S. 80 plant caused health effects including a plant superintendent losing 40 percent of lung capacity. Plaintiffs seek over a half million dollars in damages with the state seeking a temporary emission injunction.
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Sheila Welsh
Permian Chemical Co
Odessa
U.S. 80
Permian Chemical
Steve McConnico
McConnico
Sunset Memorial
Dorchem Inc
Dorchester Gas
Jerry Caddel
Texas
Joe Connally
Connally
Larry Wayne Yarberry
Chemcentral
Jerry Sweatt
Sweatt
HCI
Odessa group nears 370 acre carbon plant site deal
Odessa Industrial Development Corp plans to acquire 370 acres west of Odessa near an abandoned carbon black plant. The site, eight miles west on I-20, features 9,000 feet of railroad siding and existing utilities except sewer, with decisions pending on waste disposal and sewer options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Industrial Development Corp
Odessa
OIDC
Sid Richardson Gasoline and Carbon Black Co
Texas Air Control Board
Art Roberts
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Development Group
Richardson
Development Corporation
Industrial Development Division
Chamber of Commerce
South Odessa
Gary Tonjes
Carbon Black
Richardson Carbon Black
Odessa Richardson Co
Ron Howell
Energas
Texas Electric Service Co
Petco Oil Co
Tonjes
Texas
FBI reports crime rate holds steady in 1981
FBI preliminary figures show total serious crimes reported to U.S. police in 1981 roughly matched 1980 levels after 9 percent increases in 1979 and 1980. Robbery rose 5 percent while murder fell 3 percent and other categories declined.
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FBI
Washington
United States
Rudolph Giuliani
Survey finds many Texas immigrants want U.S. citizenship
A Texas Governor task force hears researchers report most illegal aliens in Texas head for Dallas or Houston, with 600,000 to 900,000 undocumented workers. The study, using two counting methods, narrows the estimate but contrasts with a wider Census range. About half of surveyed legal and illegal Mexican residents express citizenship interest.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Dallas
Houston
U.S
Texas Tech University
Lauro Cavazos
Frank Bean
University of Texas
Bean
Lance Torrance and
Copters to try again at rescuing peasants
In Villahermosa Mexico a Pemex helicopter squad plans another rescue flight to reach El Chinchonal slope villages where thousands reportedly trapped by the March eruptions. Clouds of ash force earlier attempts back. officials fear many may be dead as paratroopers plan to drop aid once possible.
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Villahermosa
Mexico
Chinchonal
Pemex
James Ballard
el Chinchonal
Defense
Felix Galvan Lopez
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Rex Henderson
James Fyfe
American University
Fyfe
Survey of Immigrants
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