Chemical options fading
A Texas Air Control Board supervisor said Permian Chemical Co. is not close to compliance with the Clean Air Act as the state file d suit seeks 1,000 per violation for 88 alleged offenses against Permian Chemical and Dorchem Inc. The state seeks injunctive relief and warns a temporary restraining order could close the Odessa plant until a viable compliance plan is submitted.
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Sheila Welsh
Texas Air Control Board
Permian Chemical Co
Permian Chemical
Dorchem Inc
Atorney
David Preister
244Th District Court
James Draper
State Air Control Board
Odessa
Draper
Com
On The Road Again by Howard Benedict AP Aerospace Writer
Cape Canaveral reports Columbia, tail heated by sun, continues a demanding seven day test plan. Astronauts Lousma and Fullerton report a few missing heat shield tiles and mild cabin temperature issues while NASA engineers monitor the ship. The crew shows enthusiasm as mission advances with control noting a strong start and busy schedule ahead.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Neil Hutchinson
Mission Control
Earth Time
Jack R. Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
Willie Nelson
Fullerton
Lousma
Harold Craughon
Charles Redmond
NASA
Craughon
China
Iran
Draughon
Ector County projects soaring costs for Schlemeyer Field
Ector Commissioners face mounting airport upgrade bills as hangar construction, lean-tos, and runway lighting repairs push costs upward. Taxway repairs draw calls from pilots while officials seek federal and state funds and study revenue options.
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Ector
Schlemeyer Field
Andrews Highway
George Steding
Ector County Aviation Association
Gary Watkins
Steding
Charles Willis
Murrell Howell
Airport Board
Everett Berry
Aviation Association
Howell
Berry
Inflation Eases to 3 Percent Annual Pace in February
Inflation rose 0.2 percent in February enough to bring the annual rate to 3 percent, the smallest gain since mid-1980. Analysts noted that falling gasoline prices and recession pressures tempered overall price growth while food and oil supplies remained ample. The Labor Department reported a 1981 rise of 8.9 percent for the year, with forecasts for 6 to 7 percent this year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Ocean caldrons fuel seafloor study
Scientists report dramatic seafloor discoveries from two expeditions near Mexico. French American and Scripps teams found giant bacteria, vast sulfide mineral deposits, and dense vent activity with black smokers. Vent chimneys rise up to ninety feet, with oils bubbling from underground sources in waters about 9,000 feet deep.
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Mexico
Acapulco
Robert Ballard
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ballard
Scripps Oceanographic Institution of
la Jolla
Calif
Gulf of California
Guaymas
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Tommy K. Holloway
Houston
Johnson Space Center
Sahara Desert
Hol
Ector County
Julie Bird
By Robert Cooke
Boston Globe
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