Morgan Grand Jury to Hear Davis Case Friday
A special Morgan County Grand Jury session is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday to consider evidence in the Dec 12 slaying of James F. Davis. Arrested for first degree murder are former Mayor Charles Gunthorgh and suspended officer Stewart Weaver, as District Attorney Mike Moebes announced.
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Morgan County
Grand Jury
James F. Davis
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Davis
Charles Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
Moebes
Bit Baxtey
Baxley
District Attorney's Office
Bombing Deepens as U S Loses Bomber and Ships Hit
U S forces press the Hanoi Haiphong corridor with heavy raids yielding another B52 loss and more fighter bombers. Polish sailors die as the Joseph Conrad is hit in Haiphong harbor. the destroyer Goldsborough is damaged by a North Vietnamese shore battery. crews are wounded and captured. The war continues with dense Blackouts and widespread bombardment across the region.
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George Esper
Saigon
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
Warsaw
Haiphong Harbor
Air Force
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Goldsborough
Navy
Joseph Conrad
Poland
Ocean Lines
Haiphong
Hanoi- Haiphong
Radio Hanoi
Goldborough
Franklin and Almanac Start In Philadelphia On 1732 Date
A fragment notes Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac in Philadelphia in 1732. The piece also mentions local ads and weather estimates with highs near 60 and rain probabilities increasing through today tonight and Thursday. It ends with a Tennessee Valley living sentiment.
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Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Philadelphia
Daily Want Ad Sells Electric Organ in Decatur Daily
James L Herrin sells his electric organ at a low price through the Decatur Daily Want Ad. The ad notes nine additional responses and advertises an EMENEE electric organ table model, like new, $20 firm. Contact 353 1789 for details.
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James L. Herrin
Parks St
Decatur Daily Want
Emenee
Pope voices doleful upset over renewed U S bombing of Vietnam
Pope Paul VI expressed a doleful upset at renewed heavy U S bombing of North Vietnam during his weekly audience in St. Peter's Basilica. Denmark Sweden and China condemned the action as negotiators warned of a prolonged war amid international protests and headlines calling Nixon bombing.
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Associated Press
Paul VI
U.S
North Vietnam
St. Peter's Basilica
Vietnam
Denmark
United States
Anker Joergensen
Washington
Nixon
B.T
Ekstrabladet
Krister Wickman
China
Hsinhua
U.S. Reports Very Significant Bombing Damage in North Vietnam
The Pentagon said U.S. bombers inflicted very significant damage on about a dozen military targets in raids on Hanoi Haiphong and other North Vietnamese areas. Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. noted the ongoing nature of the strikes.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
Jerry W
Friedheim
Haiphong
Culver Talks Bootleg Haven in North Alabama
State Rep John Culver of Tuscaloosa testified before a Lawrence County grand jury about a proposed bill to stop dry counties from receiving tax revenue from alcohol sales in wet counties. He warned Madison County in North Alabama has become a haven for bootleggers amid the regional dry wet split.
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Bill Cornwell Moulton
John Culver
Tuscaloosa
North Alabama
Lawrence County
Culver
Madison
Truman in serious condition as toxins enter blood stream
Kansas City brief reports that more poison is entering former President Harry S. Truman's blood stream despite increased kidney output. Doctors say he remains in very serious condition. Washington brief notes President Nixon underwent a two hour physical checkup with doctors reporting all results fine but criticizing his lack of exercise.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Nixon
Fishermen Spot Four Duck Hunters Missing Since Saturday
A Trinity commercial fisherman reported seeing Birmingham men Charles Bradford 40, Allen Bradford 17, Robert DeLoch 44, and Jimmy Roddam 20 on an island near the 3M Co plant as darkness fell Saturday. He noted rough river conditions and that search teams had given up hope of saving them.
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Trinity Commercial
Birmingham
3M Co
A. L. Roberts
Roberts
Charles Bradford
Allen
Robert DeLoch
Jimmy Roddam
Decatur Boat Harbor
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Richard Simpson
Robert Certain
Fernando
Morgan Grand Jury
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Ben Windham
Alexander
Charles Brows Jr
Hal Wilson
Henry Barrows
Barrows
Reds
Gunthorp
Weaver
Lee Morgan
Jimmy Henson
Henson
A- 2
Bobby Herbert
Thanh Hoa
Aia
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Daily
Dial
Lee
Rep. Culver
Friedhei
Robinson Furn
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