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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1983
Page
1
A former Reagan adviser addresses oil industry leaders sharing a bullish outlook on energy policy. He discusses market potential, regulatory climate, and investment signals shaping exploration and production activity for 1980s energy sectors.
Five people including a man, a woman, and three girls were killed when a propane line was pierced during post hole work with a truck mounted rathole drill. The explosion sent flames hundreds of feet high and injured five others hospitalized for severe burns. The dead were believed to be a single family. The rupture occurred near Chaparral and Bighorn drives, south of Yukon Road, with warning signs present at the site. The fire and rescue crews tried to vent gas before the flames subsided.
Tim Madigan reports on a gas line explosion west of Odessa that killed five and injured five. Blount, first on scene, saw a shirtless man burn and run across a stubble field before collapsing. the man said his wife and kids were at the trailer. Firelighter explosions lit the night as a drilling rig hit an 8 inch gas line, cutting power to the mobile homes and igniting flames seen for miles.
A second Texas Legislature bill seeks four year status for University of Texas at the Permian Basin with Sen. John Montford saying he has the votes to move it. The plan would remove the 60 credit requirement for admission and phase in four year status with support from the University of Texas System Regents and the state Coordinating Board.
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