Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, July 7, 1966

Officer Charged

A Fort Benning officer today faced a charge of involuntary manslaughter resulting from the death of another soldier late Wednesday night in a one car smashup. A small foreign car, driven by 2nd Lt. Norman G. Brightman, 24, 55th Co., 5th Student Battalion, rammed into a concrete pillar under the Oglethorpe Bridge around 11 p.m., killing a passenger, 2nd Lt. William Queen, Jr., 22, Infantry School Weapons Dept.

Man’s Mink

It’s time to start saving money to buy a mink coat-for your husband. It appeared on the runway in the ballroom of the Hotel Pierre Wednesday before fashion editors assembled here for the New York Couture’s semi-annual press week.

Wilson Visit

Prime Minister Harold Wilson cast himself in the role of Viet Nam peacemaker today by arranging a surprise visit to Moscow prior to a conference with President Johnson in Washington later this month. Wilson’s chances of success were not rated high.

This story was originally published July 6, 2016 at 1:53 PM with the headline "Looking Back."