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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1992
Page
3
A lighthearted look at what people might do if they win a lottery big prize. The piece toys with scenarios and personal reflections, featuring ordinary folks imagining sudden wealth and its social effects.
Midland Fort Stockton residents Craig Raughton Rosa Leyva and Elizabeth Poppell from Sanderson Ba eon Rudy Sotelo Monahans and Charles Sikes Odessa imagine retirement and spending sprees in a light Friday column. Readers name personal goals such as building a home on a golf course paying off a mother’s house buying cars and gifting or donating funds.
UT System Regents approve a 203 million capital budget for 15 campuses. UT Permian Basin receives 1.4 million for repairs and 600 thousand for equipment and library material, part of a plan funded by the Permanent University Fund. The budget aims to renovate labs and classrooms, add library books and computers, with UT Austin leading in allocations.
Billy McPherson an Odessa electrical repairman has become the first local resident to win 10 000 in the state instant win lottery. He bought the winning ticket at a 7 Eleven near 16th Street and FM 1936 after buying 12 tickets with a recently won 24 from Monahans. He plans to use the prize for a family vacation and may continue playing.
The State Board of Education committee approved a proposal to remove watered-down courses from graduation credit for below level English, math, and science. The plan could take effect in the 1992-93 school year for some courses, or later for others, affecting between 40,000 and 130,000 students in 1990-91.
Former Odessa College trustee William Michael Furman was found guilty by a New Orleans federal jury of conspiracy and attempted bank fraud after a weeklong trial before U S District Judge Veronica Wicker. Sentencing likely in August. Furman remains in custody and faces related charges in New Mexico and Arkansas.
Veasey, the sole candidate for the Permian Basin regional pathologist post, seeks start amid departure from Amarillo lab. Counties and hospitals back his hire after recent autopsy practice scandals, set up space at the Basin Regional Blood Center, and await cost details before formal talks.
LUBBOCK AP The investigator leading scrutiny of pathologist Ralph Erdmann says sloppy bookkeeping does not excuse autopsy discrepancies. Tommy Turner reports many cases where Erdmann’s records and autopsies do not align, with some autopsies never performed yet billed. Erdmann declines to comment. A state court inquiry is set for June 2.
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