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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1980
Page
6
Surgeon General Julius B. Richmond reported that death rates for Americans aged 15 to 29 are higher now than 20 years ago. He noted motor vehicle crashes as the chief killer of the young, with alcohol and drug abuse driving much of the toll, and outlined a goal to cut deaths among the young by 20 percent by 1990.
In Marana Arizona the Solar Challenger, a 29-foot craft designed by Paul MacCready, flew about 90 minutes reaching 3,400 feet in a sun powered test. Cloud cover shortened the 40 mile route planned from Marana Air Park toward Coolidge while solar efficiency dipped.
Champlin Petroleum Co in Corpus Christi Texas was fined 420 for safety violations after a November explosion that seriously burned a refinery employee. OSHA said the firm failed to protect workers from fire and explosion hazards from mixing incompatible chemicals. Trainee Anna DeLeon suffered burns over more than 30 percent of her body and remains in fair condition. The company may contest the citation and has until December 16 to respond while still investigating the incident.
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