Texas petrochemicals face foreign competition and slow growth
Texas dominates half of U S bulk petrochemical capacity and supports 80 000 jobs but faces rising U S and foreign price pressures. Tarillion warns of grim growth without U S market recovery while Canada Mexico and Saudi Arabia pursue subsidies and tariffs. Domestic policy shifts threaten basic petrochemical stages.
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Dustry
Tim Tarillion
Texas
United States
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
At a Glance Fire Officials Probe Plane Crash Deaths
Fire officials survey the Burbank scene after a twin engine plane struck a home killing three people. The crash prompted investigations into the aircraft’s route and maintenance records as investigators work to determine the cause and identify victims.
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Burbank, Calif
Plane crash in Burbank kills three in backyard wreck
A twin engine plane ploughed into a backyard garage in Burbank California on Saturday exploding and tearing out part of a house. Two charred bodies believed to be the plane’s occupants were found beside the wreckage along with a small-statured elderly woman found in the rubble. In Washington, President Lea proposed a ceiling of 850 intercontinental missiles with no more than 5 000 warheads for the United States and Soviet Union to gradually reduce arsenals. NASA at Houston reports possible legionnaires disease tied to a technician case and a survey of Johnson Space Center workers.
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Burbank
Calif
Richard Fischer
Washington
Lea
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Four-year status at UTPB sparks faculty concerns at OC
Odessa College leaders fear four-year status at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin would affect jobs and program diversity. OC professors worry about student transfers, class duplication, and recruitment, while UTPB staff point to potential improvements in faculty strength and offerings if four-year status becomes reality.
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Betty Gillette
Gillette
UTPB
Hertenstein
Odessa College
Paul Hodges
Hodges
Nuessendorfer
Edwin Kurtz
Kurtz
UT of
Austin
George Brewer
Brewer
Gillete
Schizophrenia Tied to Brain Structure Findings
Texas researchers report CT scans of 25 relapsing and chronic schizophrenic patients aged 20 to 30 show 67 percent have reduced brain tissue and increased space. The study by Dr. Robert Smith, Dr. John W. Largen Jr., and Dr. Marco Calderon links brain structure to the mental disorder.
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Houston
Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences
Robert Smith
Institute
Biological Psychiatry
John W. Largen Jr
Marco Calderon
Odessa American subscription notice and delivery details
The Odessa American lists daily and Sunday home delivery options with annual and shorter term rates. Subscription prices include second class postage, with mail options and contact details for changing delivery or reporting delivery problems by calling 337-7314.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
P.O
Eens
Vbuen
Warm Permian Basin Weekend Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland reports partly cloudy warm conditions today with highs near 90 across West Texas and the Permian Basin. South winds 15 to 20 mph, some gusts. tonight partly cloudy mild with upper 50s lows. Sunday and Monday remain warm with scattered showers possible, and statewide temperatures generally in the 80s to 90s with variable cloudiness and rain chances mainly in western and southern areas.
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Permian Basin
Texas
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
South Texas
North Texas
Jury selection debate in Ector County hinges on key man system
In Ector County the dispute over grand jury selection centers on the key man method versus random selection. Judge Gene Ater and ADA Ken Cowling Jr defend the key man system as best for finding qualified jurors despite potential abuse, while acknowledging possible manipulation, insisting it yields jurors with backbone ready to avoid rubber stamping official actions.
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Ector County
Gene Ater
Ken Cowling Jr
Ater
Grand jury selection in Ector County sparks debate
Judge Ater outlines a careful process to appoint commissioners of good character who will select jurors from a cross section of the county. Prosecutors defend juries as independent bodies, citing need for ethnic and economic mix while acknowledging variance in zeal and independence across panels.
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Ater
Cowling
Mike Holmes
Ector County
Holmes
Tony Chavez
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