Fifty Years Ago Today, December 16, 1965

Vance Awaits Wallace's OK

Lesley Vance, 26-year old Phenix City funeral director, today was expected to get Gov. George C. Wallace's nod to succeed the late Horace Posey as Russell County Coroner.

Mental Facility

Local political leaders will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday to map strategy for getting a state regional mental hospital in Columbus or Muscogee County.

Sports

The going price of a major league franchise at current rates was placed at $11 million Wednesday, but two top baseball executives said there was no immediate plan for further expansion of the major leagues.

This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 16, 1965 ."