Texas OKs GM rebate plan amid auto market strain
The Texas Motor Vehicle Commission approved a compromise to allow General Motors rebate and low interest rate offers in Texas. The measure requires disclosure of dealer contributions to savings. GMAC officials said the plan would extend nationwide, benefiting shoppers without harming others.
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Tom Ryan
Houston
Ford Motor Co
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Fondren
General Motors Acceptance Corp
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Fainter
Dan Boone
Motor Vehicle Commission
Rebecca Lightsey
Texas Consumers Association
John Thede
Haig rejects no first use pledge amid NATO debate
Four veteran U S international affairs specialists urged a no first use policy in Europe but Secretary Haig rejected it saying it would invite Soviet victory. The proposal by McNamara Kennan Gerard Smith and Bundy appeared in Foreign Affairs Quarterly with CFR sponsorship.
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NATO
Europe
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Foreign Affairs Quarterly
Robert McNamara
George Kennan
Gerard Smith
McGeorge Bundy
The
Council On Foreign Relations
Odessa American Address and publication details
The Odessa American publishes daily and Sunday at 73 dollars per year. It provides USPS details, mailing address, and contact hours for address changes and inquiries, noting post office classification and service times.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
Weather outlook for Odessa area stays cool clear
Southwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph tonight rise to 15 to 20 mph Thursday. Fair skies tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures on Thursday. Lows in the upper 40s tonight and highs in the mid 70s Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms in Northeast Texas tonight and partly cloudy elsewhere. cooler conditions expected in West Texas on Thursday. Forecast from Midland Regional Airport NWS. Tuesday high 70, low 55. Sunset 7 12 p.m. Thursday sunrise 6 29 a.m. Precipitation trace last 24 hours and for April.
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Beaumont
Brownsville
Childress
Rail siding sale aims at turning track site usable status
Richardson Gasoline and Carbon Black seeks to buy rail property from Missouri Pacific Railroad to transfer title to OIDC. Willard Schultz of Missouri Pacific says regional office backs the sale, awaiting final approval at headquarters in St. Louis.
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Tonjes
Richardson Gasoline
Carbon Black
Missouri Pacific Railroad
OIDC
Missouri Pacific
Willard Schultz
Dallas
Richardson site eyed for non oil park by OIDC
Tonjes says OIDC may pay about 1 million for the abandoned carbon black plant cluster and a 50 to 100 acre first phase. Two firms are weighing the Richardson site with diversification the main goal and speed of development depends on the buyer. Odessa word expected in a week per Schultz. Texas temperatures show highs near 60 to 90 and varying patterns across the state.
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The
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Chamber
Richardson
OIDC
Permian Chemical plant evacuated over acid fumes and spills
The owner reports extensive shrubbery death and plant damage at Permian, with transformer lines damaged by acid twice, causing two evacuations. Yarberry confirms visible HCl vapors from the plant, strong odors, coughing, and respiratory issues. Doctors link symptoms to HCl exposure and recommend relocation if emissions continue.
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Yarberry
Permian Chemical Co
Permian Chemical Sued Over Chlorine Acid Emissions
Getty Oil workers report corrosion and burns from hydrochloric acid at the Headlee Devonian plant complex near Permian Chemical. Sunset Memorial Gardens seeks over 250000 for vegetation damage as four Air Control Board staff corroborate eye and skin irritation and emissions samples.
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Getty Oil Co
Headlee Devonian
Permian Chemical
Sunset Gardens
State Air Control Board
Odessa
Fly and Buy Plan Draws Texas Car Buyers Abroad
Dallas Telecorp offers Texas shoppers a 12.8 percent GM loan by flying buyers to Oklahoma or Louisiana for out of state purchases. Seventeen GM dealers in those states participate. Texas rules ban dealer rebates and share of savings, prompting an emergency hearing to consider repeal.
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Gene Fondren
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Dallas
General Motors
Telecorp
Texas Motor Vehicle Commission
Dianchi
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