Looking Back at November 1968

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November 4, 2017

This a photo from Nov. 1968 of the first Albany Junior College Cavaliers. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

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Albany Junior College selected five cheerleaders, as well as two alternates, to pump up fans of the first Cavaliers. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The newest menswear store in Albany was the Surrey Shop at 238 Broad Ave. in Nov. 1968. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

For the eighth consecutive general election cycle, Donald Duck was a write-in candidate for president in Dougherty County in 1968. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Ladies wishing to drop a dress size by Christmas were invited to the Elaine Powers Figure Salon on W. Oglethorpe Blvd in this Nov. 11, 1968 ad. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Albany’s new Wash-A-Rama had permanent press cycles on its washers and dryers. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The band at the Teen Center at the Marine Corps Supply Center was called the Sobs. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Over just a few weeks in late October into November of 1968, 138 divorce decrees were granted in Dougherty County. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Widows and Wives were added to the GI Bill as eligible for educational benefits in the latter part of 1968. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Dougherty County voters passed a school bond issue in Nov. 1968 totaling $1.6 million. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

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