Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 24, 1966

Wallaces in PC

Gov. and Mrs. George Wallace will appear in Phenix City tonight, speaking at the Russell County Courthouse at 7:30.

Courthouse

A tax increase of one-half mill can be expected if the proposed bond issue to finance one-third of the cost of the new $8.5 million city-county courthouse is approved by the voters of Columbus.

Viet Nam

President Johnson told his Asian colleagues at the Manila summit conference today he hoped their deliberations would provide “new fuel for the cause of peace in Southeast Asia.” The President spoke at the end of the first day’s meetings after a tough-turkey military briefing from Gen. William C. Westmoreland, U.S. Commander in Saigon, who reportedly asked for more troops in Viet Nam.

This story was originally published October 23, 2016 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Looking Back."