Oil firms close outs quicken a wary oil market
Energy securities brokers foresee more oilfield firms failing before year end 1982 as Rotan Mosse flags rising bankruptcies. Drilling counts shrink from 1981 highs, with Hughes Tool Co noting 2656 rigs last week and Permian Basin at 286. Recovery seen slow unless Middle East upheaval occurs.
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Houston
Rotan Mosse
Pierce Reisnes Inc
Liberty
Hughes Tool Co
Reed Rock Bit Co
Permian
Permian Basin
Middle East
Trucker fatally shoots six in Grand Prairie rampage
John Parish of Dallas killed his boss and five others in a half hour spree before a police shootout left him dead. Six victims, three injured, and a stolen 16 wheel truck used to crash into a patrol car ended the attack. Parish had worked two years at WTS Enterprises and cited pay as a motive.
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Grand Prairie
Murphy Parish
John Parish
Dallas Morning News
David Kunkle
Parish
Dallas
WTS Enterprises Trucking Company
Voluntary integration sought in Baton Rouge school case
The Reagan administration asks the appeals court to rely on voluntary desegregation measures in East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Justice Department officials urge changes to Judge Parker’s September 1981 busing plan amid claims of white-student exodus and practical consequences of mandated integration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louisiana
Justice Department
Sth Department
U.S
John V. Parker
Court of Appeals
John Wilson
East Baton Rouge Parish
Parker
Department
Appeals Court
East Baton Rouge
Odessa City Council votes to raise water and sewer rates
The Odessa City Council adopted a second reading ordinance boosting water rates to new highs and signaling increases will appear on bills mailed after September 10. The unanimous vote follows prior rate hikes and a $16.6 million revenue bond plan.
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Julie Bird
Odessa
Rey Garcia
Conn Seabolt
Dick Sivalis
Harrison
Seabolt
Garcia
Clean air compliance could curb Texas growth this year
Washington reports Texas cities including Dallas Fort Worth and Houston moving toward federal air quality standards for carbon monoxide sulfur dioxide nitrogen dioxide dust and smog. By end of 1982 all counties and cities were required to meet the standards with potential federal sanctions for delays. The move risks halting highway sewage treatment plant and air pollution funding if Congress does not pass the bill this election year.
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Washington
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Texas
Israel Accepts Plan With Reservations Amid Lebanon Fighting
Israel approved in principle U S plans to evacuate the PLO while demanding changes. Israeli warplanes hit Syrian missile batteries in eastern Lebanon and Palestinian guerrilla positions near Beirut after cease fire violations. Cabinet Secretary Meridor said Israel seeks a swift list of Arab states taking guerrillas and wants numbers matched to those in Beirut.
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Associated Press
Israel
West Beirut
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
U.S
PLO
Jordan
Syria
Iraq
Sudan
Egypt
Philip C. Habib
Beirut
Begin
Samuel Lewis
Tel Aviv
Bekaa Valley
Bourj el-Barajneh
Jerusalem
Dan Meridor
Meridor
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