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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1982
Page
1
The Ector Eagles opened their 1982 baseball season at home Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over Alpine. It marked the team’s second straight win to start the season.
UT McDonald Observatory staff report the doomsday scare stems from a 96 degree solar alignment seen about every 180 years. Astronomers note the moon’s pull outweighs any alignment effect and call the Jupiter Effect theory unsubstantiated while urging calm and observation.
A World Bank style analysis notes that oil demand is weak amid a recession, pressuring OPEC to cut output by 15 percent to prop up prices. Saudi Arabia has already cut 1 million barrels per day, while Nigeria Iran and others face hard currency strains, risking a broader price collapse without unity at the March 19 OPEC meeting.
Air Florida executives testified about rule violations in snowy conditions after the January 13 Flight 90 crash that killed 78. Documents show crews were warned to de ice and check wings and engines while cautions on ice related control problems remain under review. Roger Pettit, a Crane High School graduate and Air Florida pilot, was second officer aboard the doomed Boeing 737.
State District Judge Hume Cofer in Austin denied Bell’s request for a temporary injunction and ordered a $21 million refund to Odessa residential customers. Credit refunds will be distributed over months as credits on current bills, applying to those with service from Oct. 20 to Dec. 23. Bell contends the rate case should be higher and plans to appeal after Cofer explains his ruling.
Ronald O Bryan maintains his innocence in the 1974 Halloween death of his 8 year old son Timothy. He says he will not change his story at execution and hopes for relief though his appeals have continued. Judges and death row peers recall the Candy Man nickname and the long-unsolved questions about that rainy Deer Park night.
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