Looking Back

Fifty years ago today

October 15, 1966

Wallace

Gov. George Wallace Friday angrily threatened to arrest federal education agents if they don’t stop “harassment” of Alabama school authorities.

Maddox

Segregationist Lester Maddox predicted today that he will receive a majority of the Negro votes in the governor’s race “if they are given the truth so that they can understand the issues.”

Religion

Dr. Walter H. Judd, former Minnesota congressman, will speak Sunday at two morning services at The First Baptist Church. Dr. Judd will discuss the subject “Our Kind of World.”

This story was originally published October 14, 2016 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Looking Back."