100 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1914 CAMDEN - The case of J. E. Anderson, charged with assault and battery, caused more local excitement than any lawsuit here has for some time. Mr. Anderson is a minister and educator of this county. At present he is principal of the school at Finns. He was accused of whipping Asa Gordy without reason. Young Gordy is a son of L. F. Gordy and a nephew of Gov. George W. Hays. The prominence of the parties caused an unusually large crowd to fill the courtroom. Anderson was declared not guilty by a jury.
50 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1964
In a yearend report, the state director of civil defense said that a total of 715,904 fallout shelter spaces had been located throughout the state. Stewart K. Prosser Jr., director, said that of that number a total of 665,055 had been licensed in 457 buildings and 684 special facilities. He said most of the buildings had been stocked but only a few of the facilities have been stocked. Limited space has prevented the inclusion of local civil defense projects and exercises, he said.
25 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1989
Influenza outbreaks continued to force some schools to close and to create high absentee rates in other districts around the state, according to school and health officials. The Cathedral School at 310 W. 17th St. will be closed today and Friday. DeValls Bluff Independent School District suspended classes Tuesday and Wednesday because of flu outbreaks. The outbreak involves Type B influenza, with the first cases in this outbreak reported in the last three weeks. The illness commonly produces a fever of 101 to 103 degrees, sore muscles, headaches, sore throat and a dry cough.
10 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 2004
Hundreds of bus drivers, custodians and other support staff with the Pulaski County Special School District will go on strike today, leaving thousands of parents scrambling to find ways to take their children to school. A union representing the district’s support staff, including about 300 bus drivers and 500 other employees, on Sunday called the strike in protest of the district superintendent’s decision to stop paying for the time drivers operate buses without students. The strike by the Pulaski Association of Support Staff means parents of many of the district’s 18,000 students must find a way to get them to school today.
Arkansas, Pages 18 on 01/26/2014