100 YEARS AGO Jan. 8, 1914
After a threatened “muster out,” the Arkansas National Guard now is assured a rejuvenation and future success. Under the direction of Adjutant General Lloyd England, and with the concurrence of Gov. Geo. W. Hays, $65,000 in overdue appropriations, recently withdrawn by the War Department, have been procured and will be expended upon the guard by the department upon but two conditions that easily will be met.
50 YEARS AGO Jan. 8, 1964
Rainmaker (Snowmaker) Homer Berry said he’ll have a 6-inch snow in Arkansas, starting tomorrow. “When you wake up in the morning, it will be snowing,” he said.Berry said he’s been running his “generator” that he says sends special chemicals high into the air to bring down precipitation since yesterday morning. He’s bringing the snow, he said, as a public service - to benefit hunters who like to track predators, farmers and the state’s timber. The Weather Bureau forecast does not call for snow tomorrow, only cloudy to partly cloudy and colder.
25 YEARS AGO Jan. 8, 1989
Arkansas will send a message about itself to the rest of the nation during the legislative session that starts Monday, Gov. Bill Clinton says. And what a depressing message it will be, he adds, if the 77th General Assembly votes for more road construction but rejects his own $211.5 million program that emphasizes further improvements in education. “What kind of a statement will it make to the country to say: ‘Here we are. We are 46th in per capita income, with only six states taking a smaller percentage in income in taxes than we do, but it’s fine with us. We’ll have the highest gas tax in America and the lowest paid teachers and the lowest expenditure per child in the schools’?” he asked rhetorically during an interview in his office last week.
10 YEARS AGO Jan. 8, 2004
Gov. Mike Huckabee on Wednesday said an amendment that gutted his school district consolidation bill passed because five lawmakers lied to him about their support for his plan. Meanwhile, talks continued at the Capitol as supporters of Huckabee’s plan reviewed possible alternatives put forth by House Speaker Herschel Cleveland, D-Paris. One of those options would consolidate about half as many districts as Huckabee’s bill would. Lawmakers said they feared that without a compromise on consolidation, the special legislative session on education reform will implode.
Arkansas, Pages 15 on 01/08/2014