State Readies Final Argument In Guntharp Case
District Atty. Mike Moebes urged a first degree murder verdict against former Decatur Mayor Charles Guntharp in closing arguments. He described the killing of truck driver James Davis on December 12 as an assassination and pressed for a pivotal verdict as jurors prepare to hear Judge Thomas Coggin's charge.
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Decatur
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James Davis
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Big Daddy
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Davis
Cross
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Guntharp
Weaver
Russell
Stewart Weaver
Judge Horton 95 Dies in Alabama Local News Leader
Athens obituary reports former State Sen and Equity Judge James Edwin Horton of Greenbrier dies at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. at Athens Cemetery. McConnell Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons and six grandchildren. Horton had a long career from Limestone County to the 8th Judicial Circuit and helped in the Scottsboro Boys case. He also served as bank director and Angus breeder pioneer.
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Greenbrier
Athens-Limestone
McConnell Funeral Home
James Edward Horton III
Donelson Branch Horton
Madison
Maclin Hobbs Frierson
Wright Frost
Los Angeles
Horton
8Th Judicial Circuit
Tennessee Valley Authority
Angus Breeder's Association
First National Bank of Athens
Bank
Judge Horton
Sons of the American Revolution
First Presbyterian Church of
Flood Aid Center Opens Friday in Decatur
The Office of Emergency Preparedness will open an assistance center Friday at Riverside School to hear flood damage reports from individuals and businesses in North Alabama. The center aims to serve three weeks to a month with agencies including SBA HUD Red Cross and IRS present. The office hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
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Riverside School
Robert L. McFerren
Atlanta
OEP
North Alabama
The
Red Cross
Alabama Employment Service
Internal Revenue Service
Wilson St
Huntsville
Muscle Shoals
Haleyville
Scottsboro
McFerren
Robert Sahadi
R. M. Brady
Government Services Administration
Alabama Senate Reapportionment Session Goes Open
The Alabama Senate reversed a closed session plan on reapportionment and held an open session amid concerns about federal court views. President Nixon set to address the nation tonight at 8 on Vietnam era policy and the economy in a White House announcement.
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Alabama Senate
Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Mitchell denies he okayed wiretapping
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell rejected claims he approved wiretap plans for the Democratic National Committee. The Washington Post cited James McCord Jr. alleging Mitchell approved February 1972 wiretap operations while Mitchell led the department. Atty. Gen. Liddy and McCord details tied to Watergate were noted with denials and references to the Ervin committee investigation.
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John N. Mitchell
Washington Post
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
Committee For
Nixon
Ervin
McCord
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Liddy
On This Date 1847 Vera Cruz Occupation
In 1847 American forces under General Winfield Scott occupied Vera Cruz Mexico marking a key early phase of the Mexican War. The note appears in the daily calendar and classified sections with a historical reference.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
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Morgan County
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Birmingham
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Morgan
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Cumberland Law School
Lebanon
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