J. Reginald Murphy was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ...

On February 20, 1974, he was kidnapped by a man and his wife. Two days later, he was released after a payment of $700,000 had been made. The man and his wife were arrested. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...