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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1950
Page
6
The weather forecast shows Monday night temperatures near record highs for this season due to a warm front extending to Canada. A slow moving cool front from the northwest is shown on the map, but it is expected to weaken before reaching Austin, offering little relief.
Testimony centered on an oral confession alleged to be coerced and ruled admissible after objections. Prosecutors argue the statement ties Carlino to the July 15 1949 shotgun slaying of Vincent Vallone while defense insists rights were violated by warrantless arrest and lack of counsel. The case proceeds with possible night sessions to accelerate the trial.
Texas will stay warm through Tuesday and Wednesday with highs near 88 in Austin and a slow moving cool front expected to take days to reach Central Texas. The report notes cloudy mornings and sunny afternoons with 88 degree highs and provides river stage readings for Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis along with scattered city temperatures across the state.
Juarez Mexico rises to seventh largest city after a census shows a population of 121,761. The data places the border city five minutes by streetcar from downtown El Paso.
Emmett L. Bauknight overruled objections and admitted minutes from the Jan 17 19 meetings and a March conference on the Brown and Root power plant bid. Union complaints centered on pay scales and job classifications with concerns Brown and Root would not pay union scale. The hearing, led by Morgan, mentioned no direct city official discussions beyond one mayor organized meeting as Glass and Seaholm planned to testify. The Austin hearing aims to move to Houston after further testimony.
Dr. W. R. White president of Baylor University will be main speaker at the First Baptist Church Stewardship Banquet in Austin. About 300 people expected marking their first official visit since marriage last summer with a reception afterward. The dinner leads to dedication day services next Sunday when pledges will be made to support 1951 church work.
A loaded gasoline truck and a freight train collided in Longview on Monday causing a blaze that burned power lines and left a large city area without electricity for about an hour. The driver, locomotive engineer, and firemen escaped injury. The 5200 gallons of gas heated intensely, twisting the locomotive engine. both the truck and train were moving slowly beneath power and telephone lines.
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