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AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Comp troller Bob Bullock on Wednesday stepped up warnings that lawmakers should not count on a state lottery to solve their budget problems. Bullock said new lotteries started in other states experienced longer- than-expected start-up times. His projections show a Texas game gen erating less money initially than some reports indicate. Bullock said -it is unlikely that a lottery, if the Legislature decides to create one, would raise more than about 10 percent of the money needed to wipe out a projected state deficit of $5.8 billion over the next 2!/2 years. In a letter to Rep. Ron Wilson, D- Houston, Bullock said he is con cerned by some news reports that have indicated a state-run lottery game could generate $700 million over the next two years. Bullock said he has prepared sev eral estimates on how much a lottery possibly could raise in the 1988 and 1989 budget years, but “none of the ’88-89 numbers match the $700 mil lion cited,” he said. In five estimates prepared for va rious possibilities — depending on what kinds of games were started and how quickly — the most profit projected for 1988-89 was $381.4 million. “There is no way to certify when a (lottery) commission would make the kind of decisions necessary to get a lottery in operation — or what kind of decisions they would make with respect to the game,” Bullock warned. The state’s 1988 budget year be gins Sept. 1. Bullock noted that seve ral other states which have started lotteries have experienced delays in getting their games rolling. “The experience of other states shows it has been the rule, not the exception, for start-ups to take longer than had been envisioned,” Bullock said. Former jurors of murder trial enjoy reunion SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the Autumn Hills nursing home murder trial gathered Wednesday on the anniversary of the conclusion of the marathon case and reminisced about the friendships they formed. A year ago Wednesday, a mistrial de ' - - - was declared after jurors deadlocked 9-3 for conviction for the Texas City nursing home and five of its exec utives. It was the first time that a cor poration had been indicted for mur der. The case took $1 million to pros ecute and $3 million to defend. Some of the jurors gathered Wednesday night in a downtown bookstore and posed for photo graphs together and with Steven Long, a Galveston author who has written “Death Without Dignity,” which chronicles the problems and the trial. Ugly tales of patient abuse and ex haustive nursing home rebuttal kept jurors in session for six grueling months before then-State District Judge Don Morgan declared the mistrial. The defendants in the trial were charged with causing the deaths of Edna Mae Witt in October 1978 and Elnora Breed in November 1978. Man charged after accident leaves 4 dead BROWNSVILLE (AP) — Four counts of involuntary manslaughter were filed Wednesday against the driver of a station wagon involved in an accident that killed four young people on spring break. Gregory Mikolajczak, 29, of Cor- Christi was held in Cameron pus County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $200,000, Cameron County District Attorney Ben Euresti said. A Dog’s Life Photo by Bill Hipt Thor gets his dislocated wrist checked by Dr. Mi chael Herron, right, and vet student Jim Crumm. Herron intailed a Kirschner device to help the dog’s joint heal. The Kirschner device consists of steel pins placed through healthy boneabow below damaged bone tissue with a conneoinjE-' bai that holds the pins in place. Six weeksiltht: erage healing time with the use of the splint T-shirts (Continued from page 1) the shirts were going to be damaging to their cause; I told him that, and he agreed to stop selling them.” Council members admitted they were aware their original permit did not include permission to sell the shirts, but said historically the Con cessions Committee was not partic ular about the technicalities of the permits they issued, and they’d as sumed that would be the case this time as well. Jo Hudson, Concessions Commit tee chairman, admitted that it was possible that infractions of the rules may have once been much over looked. council’s next move was to apply for a permit to sell T-shirts. As the advi sor to Student Government, Adair had to approve the application be fore it could be passed on for the ap proval of the supervisor of the area of the MSC where the shirts would have been sold. At that time Adair said she was not sure she’d approve the sale, add ing she had “a call out” to Meneg- hetti to discuss the issue later that af ternoon. “I’m not sure that the shirts are really tasteful, or that it’s a good idea for them to be selling them at this time,” Adair said. Meneghetti and Adair give differ ent versions of the actual content of the meeting. She said that if the wanted to appeal Adair's would Ik’ a complicated mm most appeals by other organ are routed to Adair hene: Concessions Committee is Adair’s administration. Meneghetti said, “I was told we will no longer be allowed to sell the T-shirts.” He added, “I don’t think it was her decision. I think it came from much higher up.” Adair denied that, insisting the choice was completely hers. She said, “I talked to Louis as an advisor. I felt “This may have been true in the past, but in the two years I’ve been on the job we’re very specific about that. We have to be, because we get lots of questions from the scheduling office,” Hudson said. “As far as the procedural end of it goes, it was all very normal.” “I guess they would haven Koldus,” Hudson said. Tit! by policy. I wouldn’t sign ihtj without, an advisors signatm Carolyn is their advisor.” Meneghetti said he wc peal. Student Government mt who are working against tit plan responded angrily to tlfi move. Ordinary procedure when there are complaints about items being sold in the MSC is that the group selling the items are called in to meet with Adair and asked to quit selling them. Susie Pollard, a member Traditions Council who had volved in selling the T-sfe “I’m hoping the senior fintii isn’t starting a trend of Vantfr coming a pawn of the Fanilt ate.” Re Rudd calibe comp Student Body President Sims said, “I’m really disapp that the students’ rights to it pression seem to have been disregarded.” Peace Corps (Continued from page 1) Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. Peace Corps offers programs for these countries in several fields in cluding agriculture, forestry, fish culture, health and nutrition, educa tion, engineering, industrial arts, and small business and cooperative development. Dallas recruiter Matt Wunder says last year Peace Corps hired more college graduates in these fields than any other employer, and this year it again will be the number one em ployer as it seeks to hire 2,800 Amer ican men and women. fit into their career plans as well,” Booker says.“Peace Corps experi ence has always been a big plus for international careers in business and government. “For example, 10 percent of U.S. diplomats are former volunteers. But many volunteers have also used their experience to open the door to executive-level jobs here in the U.S.” State S< propose £ ate appro , low electe public ui service fe and fro® stance dn Mikolajczak was treated at HCA Valley Regional Medical Center and released Wednesday morning after suffering head injuries in the March 19 head-on collision, which also left 10 people injured, hospital spokes man Tom Preu said. “We’re looking for people who are willing to share their skills and knowledge while learning about cul tures vastly different from their own,” says Pat Booker, Dallas Peace Corps recruitment manager. “Besides having a desire to help people and a strong sense of adven ture, a volunteer needs to be flexi ble, resourceful and above all, have a good sense of humor,” Booker says. Booker says volunteers today see their overseas experience in a more practical light. “The idealism survives, but stu dents today want to know how it can Currently, there are 20 A&M alumni serving in the Peace Corps. Since 1961, more than 150 Aggies have taken part in the program. There are 140 Texas residents cur rently serving in the Peace Corps. “I’m glad it’s here,” DeMoss says. “I’m glad the United States has a program like Peace Corps that has managed to stay apolitical and non religious and has managed to keep its original idealistic focus for 25 years.” transportation „ mr Vll t overseas site and 24 vacationt of private year. L Capert Following Peace Corps ^ amendme volunteers receive a readjust”' <*(jy 8 t U( j ( lowance of $175 for each W in Texas training and service, totalingi not authi after a two-year assignment j service fe merits. “It has its high points and® \ £ a p e points,” says McGarrityofW the amem Corps experience. “Thehigtj feted in tl definitely outweigh the M tee on Mo Corps is a transcendentexpflLviews ge Wunder will talk to A&M appropria interested in available p If acce] April 1 and 2 in the Memonf allow stiie dent Center from 8:30a.m.ifj they choo from thei A lover of music, DeMoss says the first things on her list of “things to take,” are her radio, her favorite tapes and a solar-powered battery recharger. Through a monthly al lowance, the Peace Corps will pro vide for other needs such as allow ance for housing, food, clothing, and incidentals. Volunteers also re ceive free medical and dental care, student ac Midterm! /‘according (Continued from pageII || 1® Texas Policy he mailed to parents who Usaid.'Thj them, computer time requir/ meni the i the above, postage costs forU COn ceins mailed to parents, and parti jjsues like bor costs for workers wno^ < *. ru g and. the reports in the Pavilion. their These costs could be cuttf pve., 60 percent to 70 percent if li 11 . This c posal is approved, Carteretti® eight to sf “There would be fewerse® j* ees in the run,” he said. “The postage onlv throi be reduced, although prow ;A&M Leg proportionately, because aic n< 'ed li[(| e renorfs we’re mailincr nut art to op era ^ (Continued from page 1) The victims were identified as Jo- Lene Mary Christensen, 19, of San Antonio; Larry Dean Flippen, 22, of Fort Worth; Elaine Marie Hull, 17, of Dallas; and Nancy Ann Kirven, 19, of Dallas. Department of Public Safety spokesman David Wells said tests de termined Mikolajczak had a blood alcohol level of. 18. dean of engineering, said advisers in the various engineering depart ments decide questions of scholastic deficiency. Mary Broussard, assistant to the dean, said, the College of Liberal Arts does not use midterm grades to make decisions about scholastic defi ciency. “Midterm grades are not always an accurate record of the student’s performance,” she said. There is no University-wide regu lation concerning the use of mid term grades with regard to preregis tration, so if upperclassman midterm grade reports are elimi nated, colleges and departments us ing them will have to devise an alter nate measure of satisfactory academic progress. reports we’re mailing out art man reports. “We won’t have as many handing out grades, andwe’lf j bly hand them out for a shot 11 riod of time. And there wor ; much computing time involve “It probably would beafaif portionate reduction (in costs! If the proposal takes effa 1 one with 29 hours or less fied in the computer as Ul- 1 automatically be generated term grade report. frecausi l! re at th ase did a y’s Baa ets any j