Former Mayor Guntharp and Officer Charged in Slaying
Former Mayor Charles Guntharp and Officer Stewart Weaver were charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of James F. Davis, 43, in Decatur. Davis was found in the back seat of Guntharp’s car near the former mayor’s funeral home. Both men posted $10,000 bonds after arraignment before Morgan County Judge C. Bennett McRae.
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Charles Guntharp
Stewart Weaver
James F. Davis
Decatur
Morgan County
C. Bennett McRae
Davis
Guntharp
Weaver
McRae
Gunthorp
Robert Straub
Noble Russell
Ralph Slate
McBride
James Floyd Davis
Decature
Guntharp Funeral Home
Jerry Bottoms
Jubilant Astros Set For Last Lunar Trip
Two American astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt prepared for a final geology mission in Taurus Littrow valley. They explored with an electric car and collected orange lunar soil samples possibly from recent volcanic activity, while Ronald Evans orbited overhead collecting data.
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Taurus- Littrow Valley
Cernan
Schmitt
Moon
Robin Brett
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Ronald E. Evans
America
Evans
Brett
Taurus-Littrow
Arrested City Policeman Moved For Murder Arraignment
Morgan County Sheriff moved Stewart Weaver from jail to face Judge C Bennett McRae on first degree murder charges in the Tuesday slaying of James F Davis. Former Mayor Charles Gunthorp was also arrested as the investigation at the Westgate Shopping Center scene continued.
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Post Securities
B. Frank Chenault
Lucian McCulloch
Gunthorp
McBride
Weaver
Richard Lee
Donald W. Moore
J. R. Dobbs Jr
Robert Hancock
Davis
Browns Ferry
Hancock
Westgate
Funeral Home
Funeral
Morgan County
John McBride
Pack Self
van Pruitt
Guy Holloway
Stewart Weaver
C. Bennett McRae
James F. Davis
Charles Gunthorp
Gibson's Department
Nixon reshuffles top posts with Keogh Sneed Walker appointments
President Nixon announced new leadership to U S agencies naming James Keogh to head the U S Information Agency replacing Frank Shakespeare. He also designated Joseph T Sneed of Duke Law School as deputy attorney general and Ronald H Walker as National Park Service director. George Hertzog Jr. leaves post. Ralph Erickson to be offered judiciary. William Brown III remains EEOC chair as panel gains new powers.
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Washington
Nixon
James Keogh
Time Magazine
U.S. Information Agency
Frank J. Shakespeare Jr
Duke Law School
Joseph T. Sneed
Durham
N.C
Sneed
Ralph E. Erickson
White House
Ronald H. Walker
National Park Service
George B. Hertzog Jr
William H. Brown III
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Kissinger Tho Wrap Peace Talks Without Accord
Paris AP report says Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho concluded a pivotal peace talks session without finalizing an agreement to end the Vietnam War. Washington AP notes Arnold Miller leads over UMW President Tony Boyle in the court ordered union election.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Washington
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Work Begins On First Section Of Tennessee Tombigbee Canal
Gainesville ceremony opens the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project with a seven year build and a 465 million dollar price tag. The initial phase at Gainesville Lock and Dam includes a navigation lock and approach channels, contractor Guy H James of Oklahoma City. Gov Wallace and officials spoke as about 3 000 watched the blast. The project aims to create a southward water route to the Gulf and was praised as a modern canal effort by officials and lawmakers.
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Lee Sentell
Gainesville
Tombigbee
Tennessee
America
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterways
Guy H. James
Oklahoma City
Striam
Jorge Wallace
Corps of Engineers
Wallace
Infield Dunn
Bill Waller
Mississippi
John Stennis
Corps
Harry Griffith
On This Date 1781 End of War Thanksgiving Theme
A fragment notes 1781 commemorations in the states marking the end of the Revolutionary War and a Thanksgiving sentiment. Also referenced are contact numbers for want ads and a brief weather snippet predicting rain with temperatures in the upper 40s.
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Tennessee Valley
Robinson Furniture Ad Promises Appliance Service
Local notice advertises service for all makes major appliances from Robinson Furniture on Second Avenue in Decatur with a contact phone number 353-2320.
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Robinson Furniture
Ntown
Second Ave
Decatur
Decatur Daily Classified Ad Promotes 1965 Chevrolet Pickup
Robert Pettey of 2108 11th St SE sold his 1965 Chevrolet Fleetside pickup using a low cost Decatur Daily Want Ad and received 19 other responses. The ad notes excellent condition and provides contact numbers for nights Sundays and holidays.
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Decatur Daily Want Ad
Robert Pettey
11Th St
Decatur Daily
Chevrolet
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Jep Tallent
Harry Perry
Bob Hancock
Tony Estes
Shorty
Earth
Alabama
Russell Bolding
North Alabama Mayor’s Association
Lee
Decatur 5
Livingston U
Landers
TV Log
Ted
Athens
Dial
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