Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, December 13, 1966

Governor Odds

A check of Georgia legislators, who will elect the state’s next governor, gives Democrat Lester G. Maddox almost a 4-to-1 edge over Republican candidate Howard Callaway.

River Study

Representatives of four of the largest industries on the Chattahoochee River below Atlanta today pledged support for water quality standards and use classifications on the river as proposed by the Georgia Water Quality Control Board.

Sertoma

Mrs. Simon Schwob, who has devoted a large part of her adult life to helping young people, Monday was presented the Sertoma Club’s 1966 Service to Mankind Award.

This story was originally published December 12, 2016 at 3:22 PM with the headline "Looking Back."