Fifty Years Ago Today, December 25, 1965

Cardinal Blesses lst Air Cavalry

Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York blessed the troops at the lst U.S. Air Cavalry Division's jungle camp on this Christmas Day as men are shouldering the hopes of peace.

Bo for Governor?

Georgia Republicans are circulating a petition in an effort to get Rep. Howard (Bo) Callaway, R-Ga., to run for governor. Callaway is Georgia's first Republican congressman in 90 years.

Sports

Happiness is an all-star football team, which both Jack Mollenkopf of Purdue and Bill Elias of Navy have until the end of the 28th annual Blue-Gray game today.

This story was originally published December 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 25, 1965 ."