Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, December 3, 1966

Chamber Chief

Area leaders Friday paid tribute to Thomas G. Moore, Jr., executive director of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Moore died Friday at St. Francis Hospital.

Religion

The indefinite postponement of Pope Paul’s promised statement on birth control has been a sharp disappointment to Catholic couples who were expecting a liberalization of the church’s stand.

Business

Columbus Mills Inc. has been awarded a $1,036,475 U.S. Department of Defense contract to produce 1,728,000 square yards of plastic insect screening, Sens. Richard B. Russell and Herman E. Talmadge announced in Washington Friday.

This story was originally published December 2, 2016 at 12:14 PM with the headline "Looking Back."