Mobil to expand Basin activities in Midland Texas
Mobil Corp plans increased oil exploration and production in the Permian Basin with a Midland division office and expanded CO2 recovery plans. Fries F. Martin, Mobil Producing Texas & New Mexico Inc. president, said Midland is crucial and the merger with Superior Oil will boost opportunities including many wells and CO2 projects in Texas and New Mexico.
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Midland
Permian
Mobil Corp
Texas
Mobil Oil Corp
Fries F. Martin
Mobil Producing
Texas & New
Martin
Mobil
Denver City
Shell Western E&p Inc
Houston
United States
New Mexico
Superior
A.G. Peperone
Hoppers Ranked Worst In 30 Years Near Odessa
Hoppers swarm through Glasscock and neighboring counties causing damage across about 30 acres on the Hirts 1000 acre spread with up to thousands of insects seen on fence lines. Entomologists estimate similar losses across 50 farms in Glasscock and Reagan counties while Tarzan area and northern Howard County report heavy damage. The outbreak coincides with late April cotton planting as grasshoppers migrate through ripening wheat areas feeding on cotton foliage.
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ST. Lawrence
Lana Hirt
Chris Hirt
Glasscock County
Odessa
Hirts
Hirt
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Garden City
Odessa weighs federal challenge to city charter amendments
The Justice Department probes two April charter changes over minority representation concerns. One lets the City Council remove a mayor or council member for missing half of six meetings. the other requires a runoff when no candidate wins a majority. Also reports on Stacy Dam approval, tax rebates, officer suspensions, and a water supply study for Odessa.
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Justice Department
Odessa
Joel Roberts
Roberts
Reagan to undergo surgery for likely cancer in colon
President Reagan will have surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove a large potentially cancerous growth in his colon discovered after removing a benign polyp. Doctors say the polyp was precancerous, with a biopsy to determine malignancy. Vice President Bush remains in contact as contingency plans are discussed.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Navy
Dale Oller
Military Hospital
George Bush
Speakes
Bush
Kennebunkport
Maine
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Vincent
Coahoma
Minzenmayer
Multer
Howard
Big Lake
Stacy
West Texas
Mark White
Big Spring
Bill Hobby
Colorado
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Ector County
Bob Brookshire
Padilla
Jerry Don Smith
Alan Stewart
Astok Varma
Camp, Dresser and
Sheriff
Carlos Padilla
Charter
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