Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, December 15, 1967

Grand Jury

Two witnesses this morning came before a special grand jury as the jury opened its probe of the Columbus Police Department. The 23-man jury was called into session in the wake of charges of “irregularities” in the police department’s investigation of a burglary ring composed of policemen. There also have been charges that tavern owners paid protection to policemen to allow them to sell mixed drinks.

Chamber: Protests Are ‘Treason’

A strongly worded resolution labeling current peace demonstrations “tangible aid and comfort to the enemies of this nation,” and saying the question now “is not only one of dissent, but of treason,” was unanimously adopted today by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce directors.

Death Penalty

A House committee Thursday recommended continued use of capital punishment in Georgia and called for a study into the feasibility of using the gas chamber instead of the electric chair. The panel, which includes Rep. Tom Buck of Columbus, also rejected the idea of a statewide referendum on whether the death penalty should be continued.

This story was originally published December 14, 2017 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Looking Back."