Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 177, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 27, 1980 Page: 6 of 22
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Although the Toronado has s
soft msprahm, with front-
wheel drive it can take fast
carves on a winding road Hoe a
make. Qa rough read serfaces
the usually act op a chappy
ride, the Toronado rides
smoothly and qnietly, thanks to
ns lnoroenoem rcdi susucir
It is not a sports car by any
mcnas bat its saperior traction,
espedsHy in snow or rain or on
Wright says holdings
in well, not oil firm
FORT WORTH, Texas <AP)
— House Majority Lender Jim
Wri** says be never owned
stock in an oil company he tried
to help “ > lease depute with
‘'What I actually own is
financial interest in an East
Texas (as well operated by that
company." Wnght said.
The Dallas Thus Herald
reported Friday that Wrist’s
filed in May droned be had
purchased between $15,008 and
MMM of stock in Texas OQ &
Gas Co in April.
The Port Worth democrat
later wrote Interior Secretary
Cecil Andrus about a lease
dispute unrolvtag the company,
the newspaper said.
Wri0t said his SepL S letter
was only a “routine attempt to
help a Texas company.”
Chock Williams, manager of
investor relations with Texas
Oil k Gas, said Friday, “as far
as we can tell, Mr. Wright not
only does not own stock in the
company now, but our records
show he has never owned any.”
Wright told the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram that whatever
profits be might make would be
baaed on the production of the
well and not on the financial
health of the company which
operates it.
Wright said he has invested
about $35,000 - half of It
borrowed — into the well so far.
He said be expects to make a
profit eventually, but “hasn’t
done so yet.”
In a financial disclosure
report, required from membov
of Congress. Wright listed
hoklngs of $13,000 to $35,000. He
told the Fort Worth
Wright sent Us Sept. M letter,
resigned by Texas Senators
Lloyd Beotsen and Martin
Frost, after six U.S. senators
wrote Andrus objecting to an oil
and gas exploration lease
awarded the company.
Despite the letter from
Wright, Andrus canceled the
lease on 33,000 acres of federal
property at Fart Chaffee, Ark.
The matter is being heard in a
Washington federal court
Wright's letter was in
response to an objection by the
Louisiana company AriLa, that
the Texas Oil k Gas firm had
obtained mineral rights on
33,000acres of land for leas than
the land was really worth, and
that the land should not have
been leased without com-
petitive bids, the newspaper
said.
The letter also described
Arkla's objection to a proposed
Texas Oil 4 Gas pipeline
through territory served by the
Louisiana company, the Times
Herald said. Wright called that
battle “a very important
collateral issue which must
have played a rote in the
decision of Arkla to protest the
lease award.”
Bentaen and others pointed
out that the letter, unlike those
written on Arkla’s behalf, did
not ask Andrus to do anything.
You'll Find People's
Needs Are High Priority
bumpy surfaces, makes it an
easy car to drive, nimble in city
traffic and easy to park.
TheimTanonadeuthe best
handling Toronado 1 have
ikiven, much more manageable
than the larger Toronado was
before two feet in length and 900
poinds of weight were shed a
year ago. Another 100 pounds
has been trimmed this year.
Despite the downsizing, the
shorter Toronado — now only
306.1 inches in length - has
more interior room than ever
before for both front and rear
seat riders. Front legroom is
now 42.1 inches and rear
legroom has been increased to a
generous minimum of 38.9
inches.
The standard engine for the
1900 Toronado is a 307 cubic
inch (5.0 liter) four-barrel V-8
which EPA rates at a respec-
table 17 mites per gallon in the
city and 25 miles per gallon on
the highway.
However, I tested the 1980
Toronado with Oldsmobile's
optional 350 cubic inch (5.7
liter) V-8 diesel engine which
virtually puts the Toronado in
the economy car class as far as
fuel economy is concerned.
I averaged 23.2 miles per
gallon in a week of combined
city and urban driving at
prevailing speeds — the EPA
estimate is 22 mpg for strictly
city driving — and 30.4 miles
per gallon on the highway at 55
miles an hour. The EPA high-
way estimate is 34 mpg.
In acceleration, tests, I did
zero to 50 miles an hour in 12.4
seconds and 30 to 50 miles an
hour in 8 seconds flat.
With its 23 gallon diesel fuel
tank, the Diesel Toronado has a
one tank highway driving range
of nearly 700 miles.
The base price of the
Toronado was $11,933.68 at the
time of the test and that in-
cluded air conditioning,
automatic level control, six-
way power driver’s seat, power
windows and door locks, power
steering and brakes, remote
cpnrol outside mirrors and AM-
FM stereo radio with power
antenna. The diesel engine was
a $910 option.
The other principal options on
the test car were an AM-FM-CB
radio, landau roof, electric rear
window defroster, cruise
control and a tilt-away steering
wheel.
Oldsmobile Diesel Toronado
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 177, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 27, 1980, newspaper, July 27, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824340/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.