Former Mayor and Suspended Officer Indicted in Morgan Murder
Charles Gunthorp and Stewart Weaver, both linked to Morgan County leadership, were indicted by the Morgan County Grand Jury for first degree murder in the Dec 12 killing of truck driver James F. Davis. Bonds set at 10 000 each, with Judge R L Hundley directing prompt, orderly handling of the cases.
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Cleo Teague
Charles Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
Morgan County
Grand Jury
James F. Davis
Catur 5
James Floyd Davis
Cett McRae
Mike Moebes
Gunthorp
Weaver le
R. L. Hundley
Hundley
Weaver
Carver School To House Retardates Plan For $80,000 Renovation
The Carver School project aims to renovate the old building at 809 Church St NE to house classes for trainable retarded students. The board approves applying for a $64,000 Appalachian grant as matching funds, with $8,000 from the city and $8,000 from the Association for Retarded Children. If funded, work would start summer 1973 for a September opening and include a cafeteria. Approximately 40 students are in Cherry St operations.
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Carver
City School Board
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Association For Retarded Children
Church St. NE
Cherry St
Carver School
National Guard
4Th Ave
Gordon Dr
Seventh Eighth Bombers Down In Heavy Actions
U S air strikes against Hanoi and Haiphong intensify with two more B52s and two fighter bombers lost and 16 crew missing. Overall toll reaches eight B52s, four fighters and 43 airmen since Monday night. Hanoi reports downed planes and POW camp damage amid claims of civilian tolls and international protests.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Radio
Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Joan Baez
Telford Taylor
China
Man Shot Near 3M Plant Gate
A man was shot near the 3M plant rear gate around 1 p.m. and rushed by ambulance to Decatur General Hospital. Police detained him briefly after the shooting as an ambulance crew observed he appeared wounded. identity not released.
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Decatur General Hospital
Southend
Rangoon bombed by American air forces in 1942
On This Date in 1942, Rangoon Burma, then under Japanese occupation, was struck by American bombers. The page also notes weather for the day and references local ads, classifieds, and sections in the Tennessee Valley newspaper.
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Rangoon
Burma
Daily Want Ad Sells Piano and Draws 19 More Buyers
Mrs Jimmy Appleto of 2314 Hamilton Dr SW sold her piano using the Decatur Daily Want Ad and received 19 additional responses. The notice promotes ongoing piano sales with contact numbers 353-4739 or 232-1535 for Athens.
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Jimmy Appleto
Hamilton Dr
Decatur Daily
Athens
Dial
Shopping Time Ad Promises Furnishings Deals
Local advertisement promotes furniture sales with emphasis on discounts and new arrivals. Shoppers are urged to visit the store to take advantage of limited time offers and seasonal selections.
Pentagon denies Hanoi prison camp bombing claim
A Pentagon spokesman rejected North Vietnamese assertions that U S bombs struck a Hanoi prisoner camp for captured pilots. Consumer prices rose three tenths of one percent in November erasing Nixon’s goal of three percent inflation or less in 1973.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Nixon
Child Dies In Lawrence Wreck
Three month old Andrea Marie Sneed died in a two car collision on Alabama 157 seven miles south of Moulton. Parents Robert Thomas Sneed and Marie Sneed were injured and hospitals treated the family. William Edward Walker of Birmingham was injured then released. Grandfather Thomas E Sneed of Atlanta lamented the loss and the family’s Christmas plans were dampened.
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Moulton
Andréa Marie Sneed
Robert Thomas Sneed
Marie
Sheffield
Alabama
Andrea Marie
Decatur General Hospital
Eliza Coffey Memorial Hospital
Florence
William Edward Walker
Birmingham
Lawrence County Hospital
Thomas E. Sneed
Atlanta
Sneed
Fleming Supports Regional Planning
Morgan County Commission Chairman Dick Fleming urged regional health planning to cut costs, flagging rising federal health funding and local burdens. He cited plans to dissolve NCARHPC and form a federal guideline agency, with Dennis Opheim as executive director, as a cheaper regional alternative.
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Lee Sentell
Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Fleming
North Central
Alabama
Morgan County
North Central Appalachian Regional ‘Health Planning Commission
Dennis Opheim
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Ncarhpc
Opheiny Group
Daily Want Ad Calls for Sell of Used Sports Gear
Stop your action and sell no longer used sports equipment with a daily Want Ad. Dial 353 4612 for details.
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Decatur Daily
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State of Alabama
Circuit Court
Tony Estes
Davis
Morgan County Grand Jury
Lee Carver
Peking
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Decatur
Landers
Tennessee Valley
Sap Tamer
Luang Prabang
Laos
Miles
Fientiane
Vinh
Gulf of
Tonkin
Iyang
Hanoi-Haiphong
Mar
Robinson Downtown
Second Ave
Shopping TN A
Furn
Lawrence
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