Kejtar
August 1st, 2006, 20:41
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Battle-of-Athens.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) -- Harold Powers was only 20 when he watched a frightening sight unfold here 60 years ago: Battle-hardened World War II veterans in a shootout with armed sheriff's deputies.
The so-called ''Battle of Athens'' began Aug. 1, 1946, when veterans opened fire on the local jail to stop corrupt local officials from stealing an election.
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) -- Harold Powers was only 20 when he watched a frightening sight unfold here 60 years ago: Battle-hardened World War II veterans in a shootout with armed sheriff's deputies.
The so-called ''Battle of Athens'' began Aug. 1, 1946, when veterans opened fire on the local jail to stop corrupt local officials from stealing an election.