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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1981
Page
1
A trucker found a man who appeared bitten by a snake and REACT volunteers guided him to hospital. The rapid action of the Ector County CB monitored group ensured the victim survived. Page 1D.
Weiskopf captured top honors at the Later Classic in Abilene on Sunday, passing the $2 million earnings mark. He finished with a 278, two strokes ahead of Gil Morgan, with Page 1B carrying further details.
NRC officials say one third of U S reactors rated below average shows strict safety standards, with no public risk, while critics from Ralph Nader's Critical Mass Energy Project urge Congress to review lowest rated plants for possible shutdown. The final NRC report remains unreleased. Critical Mass released a copy.
About 5,000 protesters gathered near the Diablo Canyon plant as officials weigh starting low power testing. NRC expected to grant interim approval to PG&E, possibly intensifying anti-nuclear tactics by the Abalone Alliance. Arrests totaled 1,108 with 400 still jailed. planners warned of wider protests if testing proceeds.
Federal researchers drill deep into Texas Panhandle saltbeds as potential repositories for highly radioactive wastes. Test holes reach 5,000 feet near Tulsa and south of Amarillo with sites in Randall Swisher Donley and Oldham counties under study. Officials narrow to Mississippi Louisiana or Utah options. Texas Panhandle basins favored for their pure bedded salt.
An Air Force C 130 carrying 68 on an Army training mission crash landed near Indian Springs Nevada and burst into flames. Officials reported three killed four missing and 20 hospitalized. The aircraft from Dyess AFB Texas was part of a night training exercise with the 9th Infantry Division from Ft Lewis Washington.
Holiday Inn owners unveiled revised plans to build a luxury 200 unit hotel on 11 acres along Highway 80 in Odessa and an adjacent convention center seating 1,000 to 2,000. The motel will front County Club Drive near Hospitality Lodge and include a pool, sauna, whirlpool, and a 500 seat ballroom. The two facilities will be connected for combined events, with construction to begin in two phases pending approval.
Washington AP report on a presidential panel recommending that 52 former American hostages in Iran receive 12.50 per day as tax exempt compensation for 444 days in captivity totaling 5,550 each if approved by President Reagan. The panel also urged higher damage limits, unlimited medical benefits, and amended hostage legislation for future cases.
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