Safety engineer warns of perils from H2S leaks
Odessa safety engineer Jim Truesdell warns that hydrogen sulfide leaks from high pressure pipelines threaten hundreds of lives in West Odessa. He reports testing high gas levels near homes and a past leak near a woman's complaint, urging action in a June 8 letter to County Commissioner David Childers.
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Jim Truesdell
Stockton Drive
West Odessa
Truesdell
West University
Safety International
Andropov offers to liquidate missiles in arms talks
Soviet leader Yuri Andropov proposed publicly to liquidate medium-range missiles including SS-20s if a U.S.-Soviet agreement on arms reductions removes them from Eastern Europe. Tass quoted him praising the gesture though with conditions as Geneva talks near a late stage. Reagan said he had not reviewed the statements.
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Yuri V. Andropov
Europe
Tass
Andropov
U.S
Kremlin
Pecos City Council Forms Industrial Development Board
Pecos City Council unanimously approves establishing an Industrial Development Corp to accept applications for industrial revenue bonds. The board aims to attract industry, offering bonds at 4 to 5 percent below typical loans, while the city avoids guaranteeing losses. Unemployment stands at 13.5 percent as local efforts focus on garment industry potential and local advertising.
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Pecos
Industrial Development Corp
West Texas
Bill Hubbs
Hubbs
Monahans
Richard Hoyer
Industrial Board
Ron Knott
McAnally
Knott
Chamber of Commerce
Reagan vows fight for women's rights
President Reagan pledged to speed up the project to identify and revise laws that discriminate against women. He told the Republican Women's Leadership Forum that legal equity for women is the goal, directing the Justice Department and Cabinet Council to accelerate their review and present concrete proposals after his vacation.
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San Diego
Calif
Reagan
Barbara Honegger
Justice Department
Maureen
Republican Women’s Leadership Forum
Honegger
Cabinet Council
Washington
Washington march marks 20th MLK anniversary in capital
Thousands of blacks and whites gathered in Washington to honor Martin Luther King Jr and push to make his birthday a national holiday. Mayor Andrew Young Jr. urged that the event spark a new era of organizing and shaping a free world as delegations from 332 cities and foreign nations joined more than 50 speeches and performances. Coretta Scott King and Jesse Jackson were among expected attention grabbers.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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America
King
Andrew M. Young Jr
Atlanta
U.S
National Press Club
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam
South Africa
Coretta Scott King
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
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Jackson
Reagan
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