Guntharp Freed On Bond After Murder Conviction
Former Mayor Charles E Guntharp released on a 36000 appeal bond after a Morgan County Circuit Court jury convicted him of second degree murder in the Dec 12 shooting death of James Floyd Davis. Sentenced to 18 years, his case heads to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. bond signed by Frank Lee Mary Lee and Lucian McCulloch.
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Winford Turner
Charles E. Guntharp
Morgan County
James Floyd Davis
Gunthorp
Frank Lee
Mary Lee
Lucian McCulloch
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Montgomery
Stewart Weaver
Weaver
Ralph Slate
Davis
Atty
Bill Baxley
Mike Moebes
Baxley
Decatur
Moebes
Guntharp
James F. Davis
Bobby Herbert
Flood Victims Urged To Register For Aid
Federal officials urged flood victims in Decatur Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties to register for aid at the One Stop center. Disaster area coordinator John Donnelly said only 15 registrations were made on opening day and warned the center may close if turnout does not improve.
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Decatur
Bobby Herbert
Ben Windham
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone County
Riverside School
John Donnelly
Office of Emergency
Donnelly
Small Business Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Red Cross
Alabama Employment Service
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
SBA
Russell Bolding
Fighting Rages Around Two South Viet Bases
Fighting intensified near two ranger camps 50 miles north of Saigon and 30 miles from the capital as cease fire tensions rise. The International Control Commission urged Viet Cong and South Vietnam to resolve the issue, likely by force if needed.
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Saigon
San Antonio
Tex
Elliott Richardson
U.S
Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Commission
South Vietnam
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
Tong le Chan
Rach Bap
Tong le See
Eiffel Tower Opens in Paris on Opening Day
The Daily On This Date notes that on this day in 1889 the Eiffel Tower was officially opened in Paris. The landmark sparked global attention as a centerpiece of the Exposition Universelle and a lasting symbol of French engineering.
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Paris
Weather Alert and Local Dial Listings
Quick weather notes rain today with locally heavy thunderstorms. High near 65, low around 50, high Sunday about 65. Dial numbers 353-4612 or 232-1535 for wants and weather updates. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Athens
Tennessee Valley
McCord Implicates White House Aide in Watergate
Convicted Watergate figure James W. McCord Jr. says presidential chief of staff H R Halde man knew of break in plans for the Democratic National Committee. Senate subpoenas target three campaign workers while the White House denies advance knowledge. McCord’s sentencing is postponed to June 15 to allow Senate and grand jury testimony. Liddy invokes the Fifth and faces possible contempt charges.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
H.R. Haldeman
Senate Committee
McCord
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
G. Gordon Liddy
Teen smokers rise with girls leading the trend
AP reports teen smoking climbs with girls 12 18 rising from 8 4 percent in 1968 to 13 3 percent in 1972 while boys grow from 14 7 to 15 7 percent government surveys show adult smoking at 43 2 percent men and 30 9 percent women Lung cancer deaths reach about 72 000 of 350 000 from cancer in 1973 and most are preventable, says Dr. James from Ohio State in a Cancer Society seminar.
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Nogales
Ariz
American Cancer Society
Arthur G. James
Ohio State University School of Medicine
Columbus
The
Cancer Society
James
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Dan Nelson
Noble Russell
Robert Straub
Lovie Durden
Charles Gunthorp
John McBride
Goince
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Second Avenue
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