Fifty Years Ago Today, October 20, 1965

UG Drive Sets $718,644 Goal

With more than $26,000 already in hand, the Columbus United Givers drive officially opened today.

At a kick-off breakfast this morning, 42 Group 1 volunteers mapped plans for reaching their goal of $469,574 by Nov. 15, with the rest of the total by Dec. 1.

Klan Probe

The Imperial Wizard of the largest Ku Klux Klan refused to answer questions at a House hearing about an Alabama radio network purportedly set up by his organization.

Wallace Succession

Lt. Gov. James Allen, in his role as presiding officer of the Alabama Senate, will likely prove the pivotal figure today in the latest round of the fight over a proposed amendment to allow Gov. George Wallace to serve successive terms.

This story was originally published October 19, 2015 at 2:03 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, October 20, 1965 ."