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4 Sunday, June 8. 1980 Austin American-Statesman B13 Jury fails to reach verdict in inventor's "case Eagle Pass banker convicted The charge stems from the collapse of the South Texas bank, which was closed by state bank examiners in June 1976 because of questionable financial deals. Salinas was convicted in 1977 on charges of conspiracy, misapplication of bank funds and falsifying bank records. Citizens State Bank president Lewis Woodul and vice chairman Dan Sanchez Jr. also were convicted.

SAN ANTONIO AP) Jurors in the retrial of Enrique Salinas convicted the Eagle Pass banker-rancher Saturday of misapplying funds from the now-defunct Citizens State Bank of Carrizo Springs. U.S. District Judge William Sessions set sentencing for July 8. Salinas, 38, faces a seven-year prison term and a $15,000 fine. American Statesman Correspondent BELTON Temple inventor Arnold Burke walked out of 27th District Court a free man Saturday after a jury of nine men and three women failed to reach a verdict in Burke's grand-theft trial after more than 12 hours of deliberations.

Assistant Attorney General Charles Campbell and Willis Flowers declined to comment on whether the state would seek a new trial. "The only thing I'm seeking." Campbell said, "is about a week's vacation." District Judge Duncan's decision to release the jurors came at the end of a 10-day trial in which prosecutors and defense lawyers presented more than 100 pieces of evidence In debating the state's contention that Burke stole more than $10,000 from Hamilton rancher Bill Wearing to finance Burke's "perpet- ualmotion" electrical generator, named "Jeremiah 33: 3." Prosecutors argued that Burke "used this contraption as a sell gimmick" to obtain almost $1 million from investors. After the trial adjourned, defense lawyer Sib Abraham said. "I don't think they ever will get a verdict in this case." i II IMIII I I "'1WWr t. fi-lBl OF AUSTIN LOUIS SHANKS CENTRAL -1 1 05 NORTH LAMAR BLVD.

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