Neighborhood child dies. funeral set in Decatur
Jack Maynard Mooney a fourth grade Gordon Bibb Elementary School pupil died after not being admitted to a reunion event. Survived by parents Charles and Carolyn Mooney four brothers and grandparents. Gunthorp Funeral Home to announce funeral arrangements. Pallbearers listed. body to remain at the funeral home until burial.
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Jack
Gordon- Bibb Elementary School
Charles Mooney
Decature
Gunthorp Funeral Home
J. C. Mitchell
Gordon Bibb
Mitchell
Carolyn Slattery
First Baptist Church of
Austinville
Charles Ed Mooney
Charles Michael Mooney
Chicago
Ill
Kim Mooney
Decatur 5
Bradley Keith Mooney
Timmy Porter Mooney
Porter Harris
Decatur
Roy Byrd
Glenn Robison
E. G. Wallace Jr
William Hancock
Charles Smith
Fletcher Byrd
Mastectomy Now Can Spare Muscle in Radical Cancer Cure
Doctors discuss a modified mastectomy that preserves the major chest muscle while removing likely diseased lymph nodes. The approach aims for easier recovery and better cosmetic results, though physicians cannot predict which cancers will spread.
Bomber’s New Pulse Weapon Aims to Hit Hard
A report describes a B1 flying craft using a single light pulse to destroy interceptors or missiles, boosting its strike accuracy. The piece notes Capitol Hill criticism, mentions Royer, and lists legal details: Smithson free on a $10,000 appeal bond with Judge Taylor Crawford and others in Fayetteville and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Royer
Smithson
Witness details payments and Vietnam fraud links at trial
Prosecutors allege Higdon earned about 20000 from Maredem Ltd tied to defrauding service clubs in Vietnam while serving 24 years with a nine thousand annual salary. Evidence included a 1968 tax return and a Las Vegas hotel check cashing privilege card amid questions of authentication and relevance. James McGinley testified about a contract between Liggett and Myers and the James Henry Organization selling whisky and tobacco to military groups abroad.
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McGinley
Vietnam
Higdon
Las Vegas
George Little
Higdon’s
Maredem Ltd
Kenneth Howard
Little
James McGinley
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Inc
James Henry Organization
Southeast Asia
Europe
Woman dies in well explosion in Austria
An Austrian woman was killed when a gas-filled well exploded after she lit a candle to inspect a bad odor. Police say a small amount of gas from a nearby gas works caused the blast. Separately a U.S. figure notes about four million working mothers have children under six.
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Gmunden
Austria
U.S
Bartonville Reports Decline in 1970 Crime Arrests
Bartonville police chief Jay Helmick reports a fall in crime in 1970 for the village population of 8 423. total arrests numbered 610, down from 864 in 1969, with juvenile arrests at 37 versus 76 last year.
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Bartonville
Fil
Jay Helmick
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Joe Evins
D-Tenn
John Rhodes
Rariz
Evins
George Andrews
Ala
Joe Sir
Fayetteville
Tenn
W. L. Lester
Pulaski
Thomas Lee Hammons
Athens
Maynard
House Appropriations
Elk and Upper
Duck River
Sawyer
Layman
Taylor Crawford
Ed Sandlin
Edward Hopper
Hopper
Florence
Decatur General
Freezer
Hotpoint
Hotpoint 12 Co
South
2Nd Ave
S.E
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