Central Texas Showers and Warm Weekend Outlook
Central Texas expects showers with cloudiness and moderate temperatures Friday, rising to around 85 by Saturday. East Texas may be partly cloudy with scattered showers. west portions similar. Hourly readings show mid 60s to mid 70s. Austin Friday sunrise 5 38 am sunset 7 95 pm. moon phases noted and recent rainfall totals listed. Colorado River levels and forecasts given for local area reservoirs.
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San Marcos Rites Set For J. T. Ellis
Funeral services will be held in San Marcos for John T. Ellis Sr. 62 prominent lawyer and former Caldwell County judge and longtime legislator who died in Lockhart. He served as county judge in 1912 and was elected to the Legislature in 1938 serving four terms.
MacArthur Takes AN Flag In Tokyo
General MacArthur received the United Nations flag in Tokyo in a brief ceremony at supreme headquarters. The banner, a white globe within laurel on blue, was presented by General Joseph L. Collins for General Omar N. Bradley. Collins pledged full support to MacArthur’s efforts and the UN cause.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Mrs Attlee Says Election Shocked Her
Mrs Clement Attlee recalled during a school gathering that her husband’s election as Britain's prime minister was among the worst shocks she had endured. She noted the unpredictability of life, joking she would not have wished to be the prime minister’s wife.
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Eng
Clement Attlee
Britain
Alamo City Population Rise May Boost Texas Gain
Texas may have added over a million people since 1940 with Bexar County showing a tentative 496 050 and the state tally at 6 883 238. San Antonio leads Texas big four growth, Dallas and Fort Worth also up, while final counts will come later with revisions.
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US Stand in Korea Encourages Europe
A returning government official said United States intervention in Korea was a morale booster for Europeans. Milton Katz, newly arrived as US special representative to Europe, told reporters the action had a tremendous effect on the people of Europe. He noted a Frenchman compared the crisis to Germany in 1937.
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Germany
Two Indictments In July Knifings Made by Jury
Travis County grand jury returned two murder indictments Thursday in fatal July knife slayings. Jack Dempsey Jackson and Augustine Ruiz were named, both held on $5,000 bonds. Jackson linked to Henry Ray Banks death July 3 on East Sixth Street, Ruiz to Jesus Cabello death July 2 after a Del Valle fight.
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Jesus Cabello
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Brackenridge Hospital
Equal Pay Bill Approved by Senate Labor Panel
The Senate labor committee approved an equal pay bill for women on Thursday. It declares pay discrimination on the basis of sex an unfair practice with penalties up to a $5,000 fine or one year in prison for violators.
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