Fifty Years Ago Today, October 29, 1965

Prober: Ga. Klan Ran 'Guerrilla' School

The Georgia Ku Klux Klan ran how-to schools for its members on time bombs, booby traps, judo and karate, a House investigator has testified. With Georgia Klan Grand Dragon Calvin F. Craig sitting on the witness stand, investigator Philip Manuel testified Thursday that such a school was held on a farm near Macon in October, 1961.

Draft Standards

In another move to fill the ranks for Viet Nam, the Defense Department has lowered mental fitness standards to assure a uniform for most high school graduates who pass their physicals as draftees or volunteers.

Rehab Residence

A Feb. 1 target date has been selected for the opening of the Columbus Rehabilitation Residence, Mrs. Charles E. Smith, chairman, steering committee, Muscogee Mental Health Association, reported Thursday.

This story was originally published October 28, 2015 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, October 29, 1965 ."