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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1973

Page

5

Community Events Calendar Highlights Local Hosting

A dense schedule lists church services musical events and meetings across Morgan County including Calvary Echoes and Evangeliers at New Center Church Decatur. Also noted are the North Alabama Industrial Nurses Association session at Russell Erskine Hotel Huntsville and Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast benefiting the Sheriff's Boys Ranch Morgengan County.

New Center Cone Loca Decatur Calvary Echoes and Evangeliers North Alabama Industrial Nurses Association Russell Erskine Hotel Clinton Ave. W Huntsville Louis G. Horn Hunt Room Martha Schoonover Mary Cash

Trial closes with fiery defense and DA rebuttal in Decatur murder

Prosecutor Baxley accuses Charley Gunthorp of premeditated murder and asserts James Davis was the real victim of a trap. He argues Gunthorp and Davis shared blame, while defense contends Guntharp acted under pressure as the case nears jury verdict.

Guntharp Baxley James Davis Big Daddy Weaver Davis Stewart Charley Gunthorp Hancock Gdnthorp Gunthorp Coggin Dist Mike Moebes Dan Nelson Noble Russell Moebes Nelson Bob Hancock Decatur Stewart Weaver Russell

Morgan County murder trial rhetoric sparks verdict stakes

Prosecutor and defense speakers clash over justice in Morgan County as closure looms in the Davis case. Trailed testimony details and public accusations frame the jury’s looming verdict while local traffic deaths and a Joppa collision add contemporaneous notes.

Limestone County Padgett Limestone Joppa New Harmony Rd Melba Mason Arab Hospital Peggy Noles

POWs Maintained Codes and Camp Organization

Prisoners of war organized like a unit inside camps and used elaborate codes to share information about the war and fellow servicemen. New arrivals passed on whatever they could learn, keeping contact and cohesion among detainees.

Nixon speech moves senator amid Vietnam turmoil

Bagley praised President Nixon after a nationwide TV address, saying it brought tears to his eyes and lifted spirits. The excerpt notes a South Carolina officer’s claim of being beaten again after capture by North Vietnamese forces, reflecting ongoing wartime hardship.

Bagley Nixon South Carolina

Soyburgers Seen as Health Savers in New Orleans

In New Orleans, Lynne Morvant promotes soyburgers as a healthy meat substitute amid a meat boycott trend. She suggests inexpensive 50 cent meatless meals and explains how to make soy patties from soy flour with water onions and seasonings.

New Orleans Lynne Morvant

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