19 Jun 1983
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1983
Page
1
The Ec tor County Coliseum grounds host the Continental Antique Show this Saturday with about $2 million in antiques featured. The exhibit runs from 1 to 5 p.m. today and highlights dolls and stuffed toy bears in a lively display.
Sally Ride, a 32 year old astrophysicist, becomes the first American woman in space aboard the Challenger on mission STS-7. She conducts checkout, deploys the Anik C satellite, and reports the operation fine as a crowd watches from Cape Canaveral. Ride notes PAM deployment success and prepares for a second burn planned for Sunday.
A formal Texas Water Commission hearing begins July 7 to decide if Odessa can raise permitted effluent disposal from 5.5 million to 10 million gallons daily into Monahans Draw. Midland officials dispute the plan, citing groundwater contamination concerns, while noting similar issues near Midland's plant.
State asserts jurisdiction over downstream wastewater even from Midland County holding ponds. Officials note thousands of treatment plants discharge effluent to rivers while landowners seek irrigation use. Reused water must return to the river basin, but seepage raises groundwater contamination concerns. Local hydrologists cite rising water tables and mounding near Monahans Draw. Texas A&M experts explain irrigation can cleanse ammonia and nitrates if soils aren’t oversaturated. Page 2A provides further detail.
President Reagan announced from Camp David that he will renominate Paul A. Volcker to a four year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, with Volcker expressing gratitude for the president's confidence. The move follows Volcker's role in fighting inflation amid a slow economic recovery, and Senate confirmation is anticipated with limited opposition.
In Ector County minority defendants face disproportionate charges while juries show few Hispanic or Black members. Attorneys say Hispanics on juries are rare, with 22 percent Hispanic population but only 11 of 252 jurors have Hispanic surnames in 21 trials since January.
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