Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 27, 1966

Tragic Ambush

U.S. troops who set up an ambush for the Viet Cong eight miles north of Saigon opened fire on a group of friendly Vietnamese by mistake early today, killing eight civilians including women and children. Another seven were wounded.

Fears Maddox

A prominent psychiatrist and author said Wednesday he “fears” four years of federal troops and racial disorder if Georgia elects Lester Maddox as governor. Dr. Corbett Thigpen of Augusta, co-author of the bestseller “Three Faces of Eve,” charged that Maddox “preaches love and practices hate.”

Sports

Knoxville’s withdrawal from the Southern League yesterday could be the opening Columbus needs to return to the Class AA circuit in 1967.

This story was originally published October 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM with the headline "Looking Back."