Rig count climbs as Permian oil activity recovers
A steady rise in Permian Basin rigs signals renewed energy confidence after a July low. Reed Rock Bit Co. reported 256 rigs this week, up 10 from last week and 48 more since July 10, with 208 then. Ed Thompson of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association cited a slow, steady gain amid crude near $29 a barrel and lower drilling costs.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Reed Rock Bit Co
Reed Rock
Ed Thompson
Permian Basin Petroleum Assocation
Thompson
The
Oil and Gas Journal
National Guard on hand as Phelps reopens Morenci mine
National Guardsmen and state police are deployed to Morenci Arizona as Phelps Dodge announces the reopening of its mine mill and smelter after a 10 day shutdown sparked by a major strike. About 2,300 workers are idled while contract talks resume with federal mediators in Phoenix. A defamation suit by United Steelworkers seeks $2 million over a rally sign.
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Phelps
Arthur H. Rotstein
Associated Press
Morenci
Ariz
Phelps Dodge Corp
Phelps Dodge
Ajo
Douglas
Bisbee
Roy Gann
Boilermakers Local 506
Department of Public Safety
Department
Allan Schmidt
National
Arthur Kinneberg
No. 2 Copper Company
United Steelworkers
Arizona Right To Work Committee
State Capitol
Jerry Pollock
Union
Strike tangles Texas phone repairs crisis
A national telephone strike with 700000 AT&T employees continues amid informal talks. CWA and AT&T clash over emergency repair work caused by Hurricane Alicia in eastern Texas from Galveston to Houston. Leaders say formal bargaining may resume on short notice, but no settlement is near. Watts offers emergency repairs by CWA members without pay to safeguard health and safety services.
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Washington
Communications Workers Union
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Texas
Company
Communications Workers of America
At&t
Charles Dynes
CWA
Duayne Trecker
Galveston
Houston
Glenn E. Watts
Watts
Reagan declares major disaster in Texas for Alicia damage
President Reagan issued a major disaster declaration for Texas after Hurricane Alicia. Federal aid from the disaster relief fund includes grants and temporary housing for eligible victims, with SBA disaster loans and FEMA coordination. Counties named include Harris Galveston Brazoria Chambers Matagorda and Fort Bend.
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Calif
Reagan
Texas
White House
Small Business Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
John Tower
Houston
Galveston
Tower
Harris
Brazoria
Chambers
Matagorda
Fort Bend
Rural Texas hospital faces closure over nurse shortage
Culberson County Hospital in Van Horn, Texas, has six months to hire three registered nurses or lose Medicare funds totaling about 175000 dollars. The 25 bed facility serves a 6000 square mile, 2900 population area with Alpine Pecos and El Paso as distant neighbors and relies on Medicare for a major share of its budget.
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Texas
Culberson County
Jerry Sconce
Dallas
West Texas
Ron Ballew
Alpine
Carlsbad
N.M
Pecos
el Paso
Ballew
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Standards
Kenneth Schneider
Delaware
John Conoly
Sconce
Conoly
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Mexico
Plainview
Amarillo
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