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100 YEARS AGO July 22, 1913 WASHINGTON - Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas, president pro tem. of the Senate, faced that august body today with half a shave. Vice President Marshall was out of town and as the bells were tinkling the call for assembly, Senator Clarke, comfortably stretched out in a chair in the barber shop, was warned by pages that the Senate was without a presiding officer. The senator hurriedly wiped the lather from his face and bolted for the chamber. The Republican side saw him clean shaven; the Democrats viewed a day’s whiskers.

50 YEARS AGO July 22, 1963

Already wed couples seeking remarriage to protect their Social Security rights increased the past week as they applied for marriage licenses at the office of Pulaski County Clerk R. S. Peters. One couple today who filled out an application had been married more than 21 years and had five children. They said they had been married under age in another state, where the age laws were tighter than Arkansas. As of the past week, about a dozen licenses have been issued and Peters said there are many applications on file, all involved remarriages for Social Security purposes.

25 YEARS AGO July 22, 1988 ATLANTA - The spirit and enthusiasm of Arkansas delegates sank Wednesday night along with Gov. Bill Clinton’s speech to the Democratic National Convention they admitted Thursday. But Clinton surfaced Thursday morning with a smile on his face, obviously determined to take the high road in the face of widespread criticism that his speech was too long and boring. “You just blow it off,” he said with a shrug. “It’s just one of those amusing things that happen. I wanted to chuck the speech, go out there and do about seven minutes and get off,” Clinton told the Arkansas Democrat. “But I spent three hours with Mike Dukakis right before I went on and he read the speech and said ‘that’s exactly what I wantyou to say.’” 10 YEARS AGO July 22, 2003

Little Rock’s only private secondary school affiliated with an Episcopal church has changed its name to better reflect its heritage and identity as well as its mission as a college-preparatory school. The Cathedral Middle and High School, which opened in 1999 on Cantrell Road in Little Rock, was renamed Episcopal Collegiate School by the school’s Board of Trustees on July 15. The action was announced by the private school on Monday.