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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2004
Page
10
Texas lawmakers hear opinions from former judge Scott McCown and others on school funding. They warn reducing property taxes by half is unlikely and discuss options like statewide property tax, a personal income tax, or a broad business activity tax to raise money for education. Consensus remains elusive as questions about the funding mix persist.
Odessa Red Cross urges donations after fires in Midland and Big Spring and a Midland kitchen fire. Families of LaPharoah Spain, Felicia Lees, and Eddie White lost nearly all. Red Cross Month noted. donations aid disaster victims. call 570 6161 or 800 219 2154 or mail to Odessa office.
In Atlanta an 80-year-old man with Alzheimer's disappeared after a flight layover and was found nearly 24 hours later near a downtown bus station. Relatives say he needed dialysis and could have slipped into a coma without it. Delta says it was not told of his condition and could not be held responsible.
A 17-year-old Lamesa boy, James Koehler, died in a fiery crash in southeastern New Mexico when his pickup hit multiple cars and a tractor trailer in a construction zone on Highway 380 between Roswell and Tatum. Passenger John Wells, 17, was seriously injured and taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock. Police report fatigue and no seatbelt as factors. investigation ongoing.
A 49-year-old Odessa man was arrested for aggravated assault after a car slicing at 4:57 p.m. on South Jackson Avenue. An Odessa doctor heard an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by someone she knows, Tuesday in western Odessa. A woman reports sexual assault of her 3-year-old son between Sept 1 and March 13 in western Odessa. An Odessa woman cites $1,500 vehicle damage on Amber Drive between 8 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday. A 7-Eleven clerk says three men stole $50 in beer and one man shoved him at North Dixie Boulevard at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Samuel Rojas-Hernandez and Ana Maria Rameriz were sentenced in El Paso for immigrant smuggling and transporting about 100 illegal entrants. Rojas-Hernandez received nearly three years with a $2000 fine and deportation after prison. Rameriz got two years and 200 hours of community service.
MCCALLEN AP Five men from Miami and Sullivan City were sentenced by US District Judge Randy Crane for roles in an attempt to move more than a ton of marijuana in September 1993. Brian Lee Cossin and Rodolfo Ricardo received 10 years and one month, along with Francisco Quintana Miguel Ortega Armando Gonzalez in the wake of December convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana.
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials say poaching fines totaling about 365000 dollars annually support wildlife management areas game wardens and salaries. Kris Bishop notes the restitution money funds a state parks critical needs amid statewide budget cuts.
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