Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, April 26, 1966

County Mergers

Gov. Carl Sanders issued a blunt warning to Georgia county commissioners today that consolidation and mergers of services across county lines is the only means of halting the exodus from smaller counties.

Bama Election

Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenback today put 4,000 Alabama voting officials on notice FBI agents and federal observers will be watching for intimidation of Negro voters in the state’s May 3 primary.

This story was originally published April 25, 2016 at 6:13 PM with the headline "Looking Back."