Guntharp Jury Selection Begins in Murder Trial
Qualification of prospective jurors started as the first degree murder trial of former Decatur Mayor Charles Guntharp opened before Circuit Judge Tom Coggin. Testimony not expected until Tuesday. Gunthath and Decatur policeman Stewart Weaver face charges in the December 12 death of James F. Davis.
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Winford Turner
Decatur
Charles Guntharp
Tom Coggin
Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
James F. Davis
Weaver
Kathleen Smith
Coggin Overrules Objection In Morgan County Jury Case
Judge Coggin explained a local law allows excusing jurors without state or defense attorneys present and overruled Straub's constitutional challenge. Jurors will be questioned before selection. several venire members reported police relatives. one juror briefly left court. Baxley’s team includes Dist. Atty. Mike Moebes and Marty Van Tassle with others assisting.
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Morgan County
Bill Baxley
Gunthorp
Nelson
Noble Russell
Robert Straub
Baxley
Coggin
Circuit Court
Cleo Teague
Straub
Louis Shelton
Davis
Shelton
Lois West
Hartseller
Mike Moebes
Marty.Van Tassle
Don Valeska
Bingham Edwards
Guntharp
Patman Seeks 60 Day Price and Rent Freeze
House Banking Committee Chairman Wright Patman proposes a 60 day nationwide freeze on all prices rents and interest rates asserting Phase 3 controls fail to curb inflation. The bill would lock rates at March 16 levels and give the president 60 days to craft rollbacks.
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Washington (Ap
Nixon
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Patman
Banking Committee
Area Students Win Science Fair Honors
Area students earned top prizes at the 19th North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Winners include Austin High School students Bobby Ray Harrison Jann Davis Lynn Oliver Susan Wood and Ray Paul Richards in various senior and junior divisions across chemistry physical science and environmental categories.
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Decatur
North Alabama
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Bobby Ray Harrison
Austin High School
Micki Garmon
Jann Davis
Sylvia Teague
Falkville Junior High School
Lynn Oliver
Ray Paul Richards
Leanne Prickett
Cullman Junior High School
Cindy Buettner
Susan Wood
Austin H School
Carolyn Laux
Cullman High School
Caron Durgess
Dougleson School
Austin Junior High
Michael McGahan
Steve Harris
North Okays POW Release Schedule Shifts By One Day
North Vietnam agrees to release 139 American prisoners in three batches from Tuesday to Thursday in exchange for a one day delay in U.S. troop withdrawal under the Paris peace plan. First group of 32 to Hanoi Gia Sam airport, 40 more at Gia Lam Wednesday, 67 Thursday. Patrol Marine guards unresolved.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Gia Sam
Tin
Gia Lam
Pathet Lao
Laos
Patman Seeks Record 1.162 Billion School Budget
State Supt LeRoy Brown asks the Legislature to approve a two year school budget totaling 1.162 billion dollars aimed at funding a 1000 dollar annual raise for most teachers. Manufacturers Hanover Trust cuts prime lending rate back to 6 percent after Nixon administration criticism. Sir Noel Coward, British playwright actor, dies at age 73 in Kingston Jamaica from a heart attack.
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Montgomery
Ala
LeRoy Brown
Alabama
New York
Hanover Trust Co
Kingston
Jamaica
Noel Coward
Joan Hirst
London
Decatur’s Friendliest Shopping Area Spotlight
On this date in 1953 Dr. Jonas E Salk of the University of Pennsylvania announced the discovery of a polio vaccine. Weather today high near 60 low 30s with a 30 percent chance of rain. River map page 13. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Jonas E. Salk
University of Pennsylvania
Athens
Tennessee Valley
McCord Begins To Tell Bug Story
Watergate defendant James W. McCord Jr has begun telling Senate investigators more about the Democratic headquarters burglary and wiretapping. He reportedly gave names of others involved and plans to supply more, while some named were said to be higher up. Magruder denied advance knowledge. Dean denied it as well.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Samuel Cash
John J. Sirica
Los Angeles Times
McCord
Cash John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart
Magruder
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Times
Dean
Siria
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Price Freeze
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Associated Press
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