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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1983
Page
2
Spill from iA ed Friday by Rollins Environmental Services Inc. of Deer Park. Contaminated soil in 55-gallon drums will be disposed of or incinerated at the firm’s toxic waste dump in Houston suburb. TESCO criticized by DWR for late PCB spill report.
Sen. Tati Santiesteban says he will call a Senate Natural Resources committee meeting virtually to review a brucellosis control bill. He notes focus on teachers and the upcoming school year as a special session tackles two topics only. The TEC faces a Sept. 1 one year phaseout after a failure to pass a 12 year extension. The fate of unemployment program administration remains uncertain with federal oversight possible.
A speaker argues that legalized aliens would access all health services available to legal residents of Bexar County. Local taxpayers would bear higher taxes to cover the services, and the act lacking federal funding for medical assistance would simply shift the burden to local taxpayers.
Pope John Paul II urged reinstatement of the outlawed Solidarity union during a mass in Warsaw and agreed to a private audience with Lech Walesa. Thousands marched after the papal event, unfurling Solidarity banners amid clashes near the Poniatowski Bridge and a large crowd at the 10th Anniversary Stadium.
Federal regulators said on Friday that uninsured deposits in Penn Square Bank may recover about 65 percent. The FDIC calls the figure tentative, pending future asset collections and legal actions. Penn Square failed July 5, 1982, in a massive bank collapse tied to oil and gas lending.
Congress grilled El Salvador president Alvaro Magana over human rights while President Reagan praised progress toward democracy amid a Marxist threat. Magana insisted elections will occur in December, though the date rests with the National Assembly.
The Odessa American lists daily and Sunday edition pricing and delivery terms. It states mail subscriptions and home delivery details, with rates for daily and Sunday editions and renewal addresses in Odessa Texas. The notice includes post office information and subscription costs.
The article notes hot weather across Texas with sunny periods and highs in the mid-90s to upper 90s, southeasterly winds 5-15 mph, and fair tonight with mid-60s lows. It recalls recent heavy rains from a Gulf air trough, flooding in Tyler, and rains around Galveston, Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur.
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