50 Years Ago
March 24, 1976
Lexington City Manager John Doane announced the appointment of Capt. James Kirby as chief of police for the city. Kirby succeeded chief A.E. Rhodenizer who died Feb. 28. -A Xero mammography unit providing an improved method of detecting breast cancer was set to be installed at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. - Frank Johnson Gilliam, dean of students at Washington and Lee University, died at the age of 80. His career at W&L began in 1926.
