Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, June 17, 1966

Bama Court Fight

One chapter in Alabama’s battle to keep federal welfare funds intact closed Thursday with notice that the state will challenge any cutoff in court.

A federal examiner last April contended that all federal welfare assistance for Alabama should be terminated because the state has failed to comply with non-discrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act.

Space Flight

Astronauts John Young and Michael Collins will try to set a world altitude record of 431 miles in the flight of the Gemini 10 next month.

Cobb-Medicare

Cobb Memorial Hospital in Phenix City has been approved to handle Medicare patients beginning July 1.

Cobb is the only hospital in the area so approved.

This story was originally published June 16, 2016 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Looking Back."