Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, July 19, 1966

Guide for GIs

If you’re in the service, what are you going to do when you get out? Before you answer that, you’d better take a look at a series now running in The Ledger. It’s called: “What You’ve Got Coming in Benefits for U.S. Veterans.”

Bradley Center

City Commission Monday cleared the last hurdle for relocation and expansion of The Bradley Center. The commissioners voted to rezone about seven of 11 acres formerly occupied by the Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home from R-2 to R-3. The property is near St. Elmo School.

Desegregation

Former Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd’s school desegregation guidelines suit goes to U.S. District Court here Friday. Judge J. Robert Elliott announced Monday that he had set a hearing for 9:30 a.m. on Byrd’s suit against application of the guidelines in his home county of Taylor.

This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 3:08 PM with the headline "Looking Back."