Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, January 23, 1968

Lunar Module

The ugly-duckling spacecraft built to set Americans on the moon — Lunar Module 1 — performed so gracefully in Monday’s maiden flight that the next one launched probably will be used by men, top space agency officials said today.

Police Training

Columbus City Commission has taken initial steps to investigate the feasibility of establishing a full-time training program for the city’s police department. The commissioners voted Monday to ask City Attorney Lennie Davis to draw up a resolution asking the Columbus Board of Public Safety to study the possibility of such a training program, including expected cost of setting it up.

Airport

Muscogee County Commissioners today authorized Airport Manager Guy Kilgore to represent them in Washington next Tuesday at a Civil Aeronautics Agency hearing on Southern Airways’ application for direct flight service from Columbus to Washington.

This story was originally published January 22, 2018 at 12:04 PM with the headline "Looking Back."