Prosecution Resting in Higdon Court Martial Case
The prosecution rests its case in the Higdon court martial as Las Vegas hotel manager Dick Chappelle is set to testify about a check cashing card possibly in Higdon's name. Two Army investigators and handwriting experts testified on signatures, with defense seeking to strike testimonies as inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Cooper
Redstone Arsenal
William Higdon
Las Vegas
Army
George Little
Dick Chappelle
Riveria
Chappelle
Higdon
Georg Schell
Seal
Military Defense Council
Gilbert Stroming
CWO
James P. Ryan
Carl Sensi
Stroming
More Victims Sought In Orchard Slayings
Juan V. Corona, 37, a farm labor recruiter in Yuba City, is charged with 10 counts of murder after 12 men were found hacked to death in Northern California peach orchards. A search for additional victims continued as Corona appeared before Judge Hawkins in Sutter County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuba City
Calif
California
Juan V. Corona
Sutter County
Corona
Justice Court
J. J. Hawkins
Dist. Atty
Dave Teja
Heroin Crisis Drives Vietnam Pullout Threat
A congressional report urges President Nixon to withdraw U.S. troops from Southeast Asia if heroin trafficking is not halted. The study accuses Laotian Thai and Vietnamese officials of smuggling, notes U.S. planes ferrying opium and heroin, and calls for full national effort to curb narcotics or a Vietnam withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Saigon
Southeast Asia
Robert Steele
R-Conn
Morgan F. Murphy
House Armed Services Committee
Man Charged In Slaying Near Danville
A 53-year-old Monsanto mechanic John D. Moore was shot dead near Danville Wednesday night. J T McCaghren 48 was charged with first degree murder and released on bond. The shooting occurred outside a mobile home on land owned by McCaghren. Moore died at the scene from a single .25 caliber shot. McCaghren surrendered and investigators pursued details. several witnesses were present. Moore's survivors include Elizabeth Moore and two sons. funeral services set for Friday. The notice also mentions The Decatur Daily's 1971 Biggest Fish Contest with a crappie category ending Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Moore
Decatur 3
Danville 3
J. T. McCaghren
Roy J. Vanden Heuvel
Sutter County
Corona
Roy D. Whiteaker
New Richland Road
Yuba City
Sandy Orchard
Goro Kagehiro
San Francisco
Feather River
Kagehiro
Kenneth Edward Whitacre
Alameda
Calif
Neel
Monsanto
Morgan County
John McBride
Danville
J.T. McCaghren
Danville Rd
McBride
McCaghren
Claudie Boger
Moore
Guy Hollaway
Hollaway
E. B. Watts
Bill Kappler
Harry Perry
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Johnny Roberts
Eric Bowling
Johnson's Chapel
Guntharp
Elizabeth Moore
Decatur
Dwayne Moore
Mike. Morgan
Garland Moore
Cleo Johnson
Lucy Johnson
Hartselle
Decatur Daily
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Winston
Carpeting Installed at Point Mallard Wave Pool Opens Saturday
Monsanto official Roy McAllister and plant manager Clarence Hiserman inspect 2,200 yards of Acrilan carpeting installed today at Point Mallard Park wave pool. The fiber was made at Monsanto Decatur plant and technical center. pool opens for summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto Co
Roy McAllister
Decatur
Clarence Hiserman
Virgil McDonald
Point Mallard Park
Monsanto
Tony Estes
Talented Beauties Ready For Pageant
Nineteen contestants from four counties prepare for the Miss Point Mallard Pageant at Point Mallard aquatic complex. The regional event leads to the June 21 Miss Alabama Pageant in Birmingham with scholarships totaling over 38,000 and prizes from local colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Point Mallard
Suzanne Dennie
Alabama
Jim Johnson
Deborah Lynn Aker
Decatur
Elizabeth Kay Brooks
Nancy Childs Eich
Kyle Ellis
Judith Gaye Jones
Carol Denise Medders
Sandra Maxine McWaters
Lisa Lynne Scott
Sherri Lynn Smith
Rebecca Lucile Stephenson
Sandra Gale Thompson
Ardmore
Tenn
Janet Lee Cannon
Phil Campbell
Linda Faust
Hanceville
Merry Leigh Giarratano
Hartselle
Audrey Giarratano
Carol Faye Cotton
Russellville
Pam Osborn
Susie’ Howater
Gwendolyn Bradley
Athens
Albright College
Athens College
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Battle Of The Sexes Near Bachelors Iil Restaurant
A New York City policeman pins a female demonstrator against a car hood as she grabs his throat outside Bachelors Iil, protesting firing of waitresses and male replacements. The scene features AP Wirephoto with local names and a pageant mention for Miss Daphne Grimsley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Joe Namath
Girl
Braves official hints Boyer release after commitments
In Atlanta, Paul Richards, Braves VP, told third baseman Clete Boyer he would be released if he fulfills certain commitments. In Nashville, National Guardsmen on duty in Chattanooga were kept due to racial disturbances after a last minute delay. In Montgomery, Alabama, a Senate recess with pay decision was postponed to at least next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Paul Richards
Atlanta Braves
Clete Boyer
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Chattanooga
Tennessee Military Department
Robert Kirk Walker
Montgomery
Ala
Senate
British Navy Sinks Bismarck with 2300 Lives Lost
On this date in 1941 the British navy sank the German battleship Bismarck with about 2300 lives lost. The wartime item also includes ads and weather notes for Athens and the Tennessee Valley.
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Two
South End
Donnie Cathcart
Guy Holloway
Fred Lee
George Phillips
Juan Corona
Grigidatre
Robinson Furniture Co
2Nd Ave
Downtown
Kenneth Howard
Howard
The
Defense Council
Battle of the
Diamond
Bob’s Pine
Landers
Tennessee Valley
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