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Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, September 16, 1967

Suspect Caught

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in Miami this morning arrested accused murderer Edward Albert Seibold, wanted in the slayings of three girls in Auburn, Ala., Sept. 6. The local FBI office said the 21-year-old former Auburn University student from Slidell, La., was arrested while asleep at approximately 7 a.m.

Abortion Poll

Legalized abortion drew backing of almost 60 per cent of the readers replying to a “Your Opinion Counts” question this week.

Police Trial

Former Columbus policeman G.L. Buntin was convicted Friday by a Muscogee County Superior Court jury of two counts of burglary, and sentenced to five years in prison. Neither of the burglaries involved any cash gain.

This story was originally published September 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Looking Back."

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