through the drill shaft and out the drill bit to lubricate and kill the dust in the drilling area. Air pressure is also introduced down through the drill shaft to activate the bit and to cause the water to rise back up the outside of the drill shaft carrying with it the drilling debris thereby clearing the drill hole. In oil well drilling slurry diverters have a series of thick rubber washer-like gaskets which tightly compress against the drill shaft. Beneath these gaskets the slurry is contained in a secondary chamber and forces its way out through a pipe to another area where its release will not interfere with the work being done at the drill site. In the slurry diverter used in the oil drilling industry, theRights Act.

Texas will have 36 seats in the next Congress, a gain of four districts. A divided court in San Antonio drew maps that differed from the legislature's efforts, giving Democrats a chance to prevail in three or four more congressional districts. Republicans now represent 23 of the 32 current districts.

The high court said the judges appeared in some instances not to pay enough attention to the state's choices. The judges made mistakes in their plans, particularly in altering district lines for state legislative and congressional seats in parts of the state where there is no allegation of discrimination on the part of the legislature, the high court said.

"In the absence of any legal flaw in this respect in the state's plan, the district court had no basis