Fifty Years Ago Today, January 29, 1966

Citizens Study Bond Issue Plan

Muscogee County Commission took an important first step Friday toward calling a $4 to $5 million bond issue referendum next fall. The five commissioners agreed unanimously to name a seven-member citizens bond study committee next Tuesday to study the country's long-range needs for capital improvements in many fields.

Castro

Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro says he sees no immediate prospect of normalizing relations between Cuba and the United States.

Julian Bond

A three-judge federal court has given attorneys until Wednesday to file briefs on the "novel and important" issues raised by Rep.-elect Julian Bond's suit for an order seating him in the Georgia House.

This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, January 29, 1966 ."