Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, April 10, 1967

Apollo Deaths

A spark from sloppy wiring and lax safety precautions by the “team” have been blamed for the Apollo 1 moonship holocaust Jan. 27 that killed three astronauts. In issuing its final report Sunday on the nation’s first space disaster, an expert review board repeatedly was critical of workmanship and design that went into the first “man rated” Apollo capsule.

Maddox

Gov. Lester Maddox announced today that he has decided to veto Georgia’s controversial highway radar bill and said he doesn’t think he will sign Muscogee Rep. Milton Jones’ “anti-bugging” bill.

June Draft

The Pentagon today issued its biggest draft call of the year, asking for the induction of 19,800 men in June-all for the Army.

This story was originally published April 9, 2017 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Looking Back."