Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 11, 1966

Train Derails

A Central of Georgia train derailed here this morning, plowing up the street and dumping tons of coal. Police said no one was injured in the mishap.

Gifts for Viet Nam

Willie Hunter, a 17-year-old Negro who once walked to Washington in support of U.S. Viet Nam policy, has a new project-collecting Christmas gifts for servicemen in the Southeast Asian country.

Draft in Russell

Twenty Russell County men are scheduled to be drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces this month, according to the Russell County office of the Selective Service system.

This story was originally published October 10, 2016 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Looking Back."