Guntharp Trial Set for March 23 in Davis Case
Circuit Judge Coggin sets the first degree murder trial of former Mayor Charles E. Guntharp for March 23 after defense declines further delay. Trial will start March 26 with testimony to follow. Guntharp and Stewart Weaver face murder charges in James F. Davis’s December death.
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Tom B. Coggin
Charles E. Guntharp
Guntharp
Stewart Weaver
James F . Davis
Decature
Dist
Atty
Mike Moebes
Coggin
Dan Nelson
Robert Straub
Noble Russell
Nelson
Moebes
Montgomery
Austin Highs Black Bears Eye NCAA Tourney
The Austin High School Booster Club begins a drive to raise 1000 dollars for the 20 member Black Bear party to attend the NCAA Regional Tournament in Nashville with games set for Thursday and Saturday. Contributions are tax deductible and will be published in The Decatur Daily.
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Austin High School
Black Bears
Nashville
Austin
Lee Deal
Deal
Decatur
City Board of Education
Black Bear Fund
P.O
Decatur Daily
Ala
Austin High School Booster Club
Decatur High School Booster Club
Austin Lions Club
Kentucky
Austin Peay
Indiana
Marquette
Old Armory to Become City Recreational Center
Councilman Charles Martin announced plans to convert the old armory at 4th Ave and Gordon Dr SE in Delano Park into a city recreation center. The project follows a council authorization to hire an architect for renovations including roof rest rooms auditorium and climate control. The center will include game craft and conference rooms and support multiple uses as part of Decatur’s park and recreation expansion.
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Charles Martin
Delano Park
Beltline Rd
4Th Ave
Gordon Dr. SE
Martin
Parks and Recreation Department
Julian Walker
Decatur
Irving couple pleads guilty in Hughes biography scam
On this date in 1972 in New York writer Clifford Irving and his wife Edith pleaded guilty to conspiracy and grand larceny for faking an autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes. The Weather page notes upper 70s to near 80 with a 30 percent rain chance Wednesday.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
Tennessee Valley
Alabama Civil Liberties Union Sues Over Prison Conditions
The Alabama Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of state prisoners and demanded sweeping changes to Alabama’s correctional program.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Civil Liberties Union
Three Austin High Students Among Gorgas finalists
Austin High School reports three students Jay Michael Davis Decature Vickie Ann Gothard and Lynn Olivia Oliver named finalists in the 1973 Gorgas Scholarship Foundation Alabama Science Talent Search They earned honors for their high school records and Westinghouse Science Talent Search entries Finalists compete April 5 at the University of Alabama Huntsville for four four year tuition scholarships plus 450 yearly prizes Judges are UA Birmingham faculty and Southern Research Institute staff Dr William A Short of Athens College chairs the committee
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Austin High School
Gorgas
Alabama
Lynn Olivia Oliver
Westinghouse
Jay Michael Davis
Decature
Vickie Ann Gothard
8Th St
Miss Oliver
Nell St
James Davis
Bobby Gothard
John Oliver
M. Dean McMinn
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Alabama Academy of Science
Gorgas Foundation
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
U.S. Army
University of Alabama In Birmingham
Southern Research Institute
William A. Short
Athens College
Decatur Council weighs school funding options
Decatur officials met to address a 1973 74 school budget shortfall and discussed two main revenue ideas. An automobile sticker tax and ad valorem taxes from large plants were considered, with the sticker tax drawing more support.
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Winford Turner
Decatur City
Board of Education
Fund Requests Top Expected Revenues
A joint legislative budget hearing opened Monday with state agencies requesting 106.3 million more than anticipated general fund revenue for the next two years. Budget Officer James Jordan noted total requests reach 368.4 million, versus 262.1 million expected from taxes. Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley sought a 66 percent budget rise to handle more criminal cases and federal suits, while Sen. Pelham pressed Baxley on a $22,500 salary.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Bill Baxley
State Budget Office
James V
Jake) Jordan
Baxley
Two Charged In Armed Ramada Inn Robbery
Detectives charged Larry Wayne Curtis and Mark Anthony White after an early morning armed robbery at the Ramada Inn on U S 31 S. A night clerk was struck and sprayed with chemicals during the heist which netted more than $1,000. White listed San Angelo Texas as birthplace. arrests occurred about 2.5 hours after the incident.
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Ramada Inn
Jep Tallent
Larry Wayne Curtis
Florence
Mark Anthony White
White
San Angelo
Tex
Tallent
U. S. 31
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Tokyo
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Japan National Railways
Austin Booster Club
Barrett Shelton Jr
Robert Miller
Austin Black Bear
Billy Mitchell
Old Armory
Jay Dave
Vickie Gothard
Council
Russell Bolding
Curtis Sellers
Bolding
Sellers
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Lynn Oliver
Pierre Pelham
Mobile
Bob Wilson
Jasper
William J. Pitts
G. G. gicCracken
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