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3-B The Tampa Tribune, Friday, June 16, 1989 Lottery ticket probe exonerates ex-official Retiree arrested after search uncovers lewd photos of teens forcement to conduct the investiga- tion in early May after state Rep. Al I Gutman, R-Miami, said he was con-1 cerned about "large-scale wrongdo- lug LXtausc uaustu iuivi vm work for the ticket manufacturer. "The placement of the order for 1 4 TALLAHASSEE (AP) A probe into an order for 50 million scratch-off lottery tickets that later had to be destroyed turned up no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, according to a report issued Thursday. After interviewing 45 people at the Florida Department of the Lottery, investigators concluded that a "collective assessment was made by key DOL staff members of projected and current ticket sales data" before David Bausch, former assistant lottery secretary, Increased the order for instant winner tickets from 200 million to 250 million in February 1988. Only two-thirds of the "Fortune" tickets were sold when the Lottery Department ended the game this January.

Some 85 million unused tickets had to be burned at a cost of more than $1 million. Gov. Bob Martinez ordered the Florida Department of Law En told authorities that Hicks had photographed them in lewd poses. Some of the photographs were found in the auto. When local officials searched Hicks' condominium on Tuesday, they seized 129 photos of females in various states of undress, including some in sexually explicit poses.

Also confiscated were adult movies, books, cameras and other sexually-oriented paraphernalia. Investigators said they found photographs of at least 16 different girls. Sgt. Connie Shingledecker, a sheriff's department specialist in sex crimes against children, said, "They were given alcohol, money and drugs in exchange for the photographs." The girls were paid from $180 to $200 for each session. Hicks listed his occupation as "retired" in arrest papers.

Investigators haven't yet determined whether the photographs were sold or kept for personal purposes, Shingledecker said. The runaways, one 17 and the other 16, were in the photographs for which Hicks was charged, she said. Detectives have been unable to Identify any of the other girls in the photographs. According to a search warrant affidavit, the older girl met Hicks about April 1 through a friend. Hicks allowed the girl to move in and two weeks later asked whether he could photograph her in a bathing suit, according to the affidavit.

Eventually the girl was persuaded to pose more provocatively, according to the affidavit; she later introduced the other runaway to Hicks. Investigators said Hicks made By JOHN GIBEAUT Tribune Staff Writer BRADENTON BEACH When Thomas W. Hicks walked into the Bradenton Beach Police Department about midnight Wednesday to report his condominium had been burglarized, he was arrested and Jailed. It turned out his apartment had been entered the night before by police officers and Manatee sheriffs deputies authorized to search for pornographic materials. What they found resulted in 10 warrants for his arrest on charges of procuring a sexual performance by a child.

Hicks, 67, was being held on $35,000 bail Thursday night in the Manatee County Jail. According to police, Hicks' car was wrecked Monday in Okeechobee and the two runaways inside extra tickets by Bausch was moti-j vated more by administrative demands' than by the result of an autonomous decision by the report summary reads. Lottery Secretary Rebecca Paul, I who authorized the increase accord- ing to the report, said she was obvi-; ously pleased with the finding of the investigation. The report also noted that Bausch had been recruited by Sci-i entific Games Inc. before his em-, ployment at the Florida Lottery! Department and that he had "strong personal family considerations" for later accepting a job with the com-! pany.

Photos of females in sexually explicit poses were seized at Thomas Hicks' condominium. sexual advances to the girls and they stole his car to escape when the advances became more Park's new ride creates splash old ride provide scenery for the new ride. The attraction also includes a lush tropical nature walk that features waterfalls, blooming orchids and exhibits of pythons, boas and playful black-tailed lemurs. Park officials expect the Tidal Wave to be the park's most popular ride and hope it will boost attendance at the park past last year's record 3 million visitors, said Glen-da Gilmore, the park's publicity director. "We're always thinking about additions to the park since much of our support is locally based," Gil-more said.

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Soaking wet. In these dog-day summer afternoons, Busch Gardens hopes that doesn't sound that wet The theme park unveiled its newest attraction Thursday, the Tanganyika Tidal Wave. Named for the mainland region of Tanzania on the east coast of Africa, the new water ride features a water safari in boats that float free not on a track through a jungle complete with exotic animal sounds and live white rhinoceroses and American crocodiles. The ride lasts six minutes, but the drenching comes in a 55-foot plunge at the end. The ride, in the Stanleyville section of the park, circulates 54,800 gallons of water per minute through four 42-inch pipes.

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