New York detects plutonium in water
Mayor Edward I. Koch said low levels of plutonium were found in New York City drinking water after an anonymous threat tied to dropping charges against subway gunman Bernhard Goetz. Officials could not determine the contamination source. tests showed 21 femtocuries versus a 0.1–0.6 background.
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New York
Bernhard Goetz
Edward I. Koch
Koch
Goetz
Manhattan
Robert M. Morgenthau
Environmental Protection
Joseph McGough
Federal Energy Department
Energy Department
Herbert Volchok
Agency
Environmental Measurements Laboratory
Volchok
Beer's Canon: Lone Man's Obsession With Beer Cans
Tom O'Keefe and his son scoured the country since 1965 for rare beer cans. They faced rattlesnakes red ants and even a friendly lion near San Angelo while building a 7000 can collection. The project began with parental disapproval and grew into a shared passion.
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Tom O'Keefe
O’keefe
Tom
O'Keefe
Dakota Ave
Canada
San Angelo
Oil firms agree on refunds for overcharged crude
Three California companies will pay the government over 3 million dollars to settle claims of overcharging for crude oil under federal price controls. Amerient Petroleum, Coastal Petroleum Refiners, and Century Resources Development face staged payments, as the government tally surpasses 1.8 billion from 916 firms since 1973 81.
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Washington
California
Energy Department
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Amerient Petroleum Co
Laguana Niguel
Calif
Coastal Petroleum Refiners Inc
Tustin
Century Resources Development Inc
Orange
Divorce settlement devil of a problem
Eva and Martin Pinnas divorced in Houston over who keeps Satan the Doberman. The judge granted temporary custody of the dog to Mr Pinnas after evidence showed Satan had lost weight and become less spirited since their separation. The couple had previously shared visitation rights for Satan.
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Houston
Eva
Martin Pinnas
Satan
Pinnas
Dean Huckabee
Earle S. Lilly
Chamber bids for maximum security prison in Odessa
A Greater Odessa Area Chamber of Commerce representative urged state prison officials to build a new maximum security unit in Odessa as part of a five-city Texas bid for a $60 million 2,250-inmate facility. The chamber voted to bid, though some directors warned of reputational and security costs, noting the project would employ about 500 people and diversify the economy with a $10 million payroll.
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Greater
Odessa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Chamber
Texas
Chuck Bernhard
Chamber Economic Development
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Tana Stewart Perry
Rosewood Ave
Austin
Mike Holden
Data Proo Sing Department
Ector County
Odessa Savings Association
John Minor
Judy
Lauderdale Ave
Vista Savings of
Minor
Vista
Midland
Edward
Stephen Driscoll
Medical Center Hospital
Delta Drilling Co
Linda Kerr
Permian Basin
Kerr
West Odessa
Bill Kent
Kent Oil Co
Kent
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