Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 6, 1967

Infantry Museum

A nationwide campaign to build an Infantry Museum at Fort Benning will be held by the recently formed Infantry Museum Association. The association’s executive committee set a target date of fall 1969 for letting a contract for a building, and a completion date of fall 1970 or possibly spring 1971. The committee also voted to recommend to the trustees that a site on the main post, just east of Infantry Hall, be the location for the proposed new museum.

New Prison?

Columbus may be the site for a new $1 million prison for women. Georgia Corrections Director Asa Kelley said Thursday that Columbus is being considered for the facility. He indicated the city may be top choice.

Lummus Strike

A meeting Thursday of Lummus Cotton Gin Co. officials and representatives of the striking Machinists Union brought “no progress” in the strike, according to Lummus president Harold Lummus Sr.

This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 1:53 PM with the headline "Looking Back."