Trial details unfold in Guntharp murder case testimony
Prosecutors present Lt. Shafer and Hancock testimony about the shooting of Davis at the funeral home while defense cautions on witness reliability. Key witnesses include Davis family members and Mrs Guntharp, with allegations of an affair and gun ownership tied to the scene. jurors hear statements about who shot Davis and the sequence at the funeral home.
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Guntharp
Russell
Davis
Stewart Weaver
Weaver
Baxley
Witneses
Frank W. Shafer Jr
Gunthorp
Shafer
Stewart
Nelson
Hancock
Coggin
Morgan County
Self
Bob
Patti Davis
Lth
Ave
Woodmeade
Miss Davis
Jay Davis
James Sadler
Funeral Home
Sadler
McBride
Reds To Free 49 Prisoners
At Clark Air Base Philippines the Communists released 49 American POWs in Hanoi including a long-held civilian prisoner and nine captured in Laos. Two large flying hospitals transported them from Hanoi with 10 Pathet Lao prisoners and 40 others arriving later. The week’s releases cap a February 12 repatriation program totaling 587 Americans freed.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Laos
Pathet Lao
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Clark Field
Return of 10 freed captives from Laos welcomed home
Air Force Lt Col Walter M Stischer of Austin Texas led the returning group of 10 captives freed by Laotians after being held since October. Among them Lloyd Oppel a Canadian missionary and Samuel Mattix an American missionary waved as Ernest Brace a charter pilot shown emotion at the welcome.
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Air Force
Walter M. Stischer
Austin
Tex
United States of America
Lloyd D. Oppel
British Columbia
Samuel A. Mattix
Centralia
Wash
Oppel
Mattix
Kingkok
Laos
Ernest C. Brace
Indochina
Prayer poem by Mary Moore
A short devotional poem reflecting on life’s swift passage and seeking mercy through prayer. The speaker asks for God’s protection and healing while expressing gratitude for divine kindness.
Weather Snapshot Decatur Area Highs Near 70 Soon
Morning river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 19.16 with sea level 553.46. Today’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, slight thunderstorm chances 20 percent today, 50 percent tonight and Thursday, with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the 50s. Extended outlook: rain Friday, clearing and cooler Saturday, then fair, cool Sunday with highs near 70 Friday and in the 60s over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
Asphalt Plant Opposed by Memorial Gardens Officials in Limestone County
Limestone Memorial Gardens Inc and Athens real estate executive file in Limestone County Circuit Court to block Burgreen Contracting Co. from building a hot mix asphalt plant on a 9.8 acre site off U.S. 31 citing nuisance concerns. City board recommended approval despite Memorial Gardens claims of noise and odor.
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Athens
Limestone Memorial Gardens Inc
Athens Real Estate
Limestone County
Burgreen Contracting Co., Inc
U.S. 31
Memorial Gardens
Wayne B. Jennings
City Board of Appeals
Zoning Commission
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Moebes
Reds
Viowa, S
Catalina
White's
Briggs & Stratton
Phillips 66
Mary Moore
Asphalt
6Th Ave
S.E
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