Bomb threat
closes plant
United Press International
HOUSTON — Gulf Oil Che
micals Co. Thursday completed
shutdown of its sprawling Cedar
Bayou oil plant in response to a
bomb threat coupled with a de
mand for a reported $ 15 million
ransom.
“As of 6 this morning, the
plant was essentially shut down,”
Gulf spokesman Jerry Bradley
said. “The plant will remain
essentially shut down until we
feel safe to resume normal oper
ations.”
Gulf said a skeleton force of
650 Gulf employees and 450
contract workers would remain
to monitor systems and provide
security.
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Officials confirmed that a
search of the plant by FBI,
Houston police and an Army
team from Ft. Hood had dis
closed several suspicious devices
which the company said were
being evaluated.
But Gulf and law enforce
ment officials refused to con
firm reports that six devices
were found, including two said
to be bombs, and that the
threatening letter to the presi
dent said there were 10 devices
in all.
Unconfirmed reports de
scribed the devices as metal
boxes about the size of a small
tape recorder. None had been
removed pending X-ray exami
nation.
Gulf spokesmen, hinting the
plot included threats the devices
would be exploded in the event
of publicity, refused to confirm
that the letter demanded $15
million or to say from whom the
threat had come.
Spokesman Kirk Vogeley said
Gulf facilities in other parts of
the country also were searched
Wednesday.
He refused, however, to say
why the other searches were
conducted or exactly where.
The searches were a precaution
ary measure and were ordered
in consultation with Gulfs Pitt
sburgh headquarters, Vogeley
said.
The Cedar Bayou plant is lo
cated about 30 miles east of
Houston on Interstate 10 in a
rural area, 8 miles north of
Baytown and 2 miles west of
Mont Belvieu.
Officials said there were no
occupied neighborhoods close
enough to the plant to be
threatened, although there is a
small apartment complex one
mile to the east.
“It is our best judgment that
there is no danger to the com
munity. We’re checking and
double checking to be sure. If
that changes, we would notify
the proper authorities,” Vogeley
said.
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Amusement rides
may be insured
United Press International
AUSTIN — A San Antonio
lawmaker says the Texas Leg
islature would abdicate its
duty if it depends on insur
ance companies to make safe
ty inspections on amusement
park and carnival rides..
“We’re turning our re
sponsibility over to the insur
ance industry and I think
that’s wrong,” Democratic
Rep. Paul Elizondo said
Wednesday.
Despite Elizondo’s objec
tions, a House committee
voted 6-4 to recommend to
the Legislature that amuse
ment ride operators in Texas
be required to purchase $1
million in liability insurance.
The State Affairs Commit
tee rejected Elizondo’s alter
nate plan, which called for the
creation of a new regulatory
agency to license and inspect
amusement rides.
The committee also re
fused Elizondo’s request to
extend its hearings in the
wake of an accident Sunday at
the Comal County Fair at New
Braunfels in which six people
were injured.
a year, collect data on
dents and injuries ai
on to the state.
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envisoned by Elizondo kkI
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hard thing to do/’hesaidl
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when one of the arms of a re
volving “octupus” ride col
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the insurance requirement
would be a “great first step” to
insure safety on amusement
rides, which are currently not
regulated in Texas.
The liability insurance,
Ceverha said, would force the
insurance companies to in
spect rides two or three times
on a list compiled by
tional Consumer Proten
Safety Commission. Hes
more children are hurt
play grounds, roller rinlsj ; Mount
in such sports as volleybal;
soccer.
Elizondo said rides shot
be licensed and inspettt
under an arm of thee
Health Department,
the insurance requiteiM
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Kidnap suspect caught
after high-speed chase
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United Press International
BROWNSVILLE — A self-
described terrorist wanted for
kidnapping and two other
abductions committed during
his escape attempt was captured
Wednesday during a high
speed, fender-rattling chase
along rural Rio Grande
roads.
Valley
Raymond Floyd White, 38,
who lived in a house trailer in
the woods near the community
of Rye northeast of Houston,
was held in the Cameron County
jail awaiting arraignment.
White was charged in a war
rant with aggravated kidnap
ping in the abduction of Michael
Baucom, 21, of Santa Fe, Texas.
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mer boss, was buried thrft
underground in a woodes
and given only bread and
while White and at least
other men negotiated
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accused of abducting two
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on the kidnapping cl
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