Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, December 26, 1966

Russian Photos

The Soviet Union displayed Sunday night two photos of a rocky, possibly volcanic moon surface radioed from its new spacecraft, Luna 13, which sat down softly on the moon Saturday.

Sports

“The Bear” says he figures Nebraska will have a decided psychological advantage in the 1967 Sugar Bowl Classic. “Nebraska,” says The Bear — Paul Bryant, the Alabama football coach — “is stronger defensively than a year ago and larger than a year ago if that’s possible.”

Librarian Honored

Dr. Sandor Szilassy, an Auburn University librarian, a native of Hungary and now an American citizen, is one of eight winners of the Arpad Medal, named for Hungary’s founder and first ruler, and given those who have done most to promote American Hungarian relations.

This story was originally published December 25, 2016 at 3:06 PM with the headline "Looking Back."