100 years ago
April 18, 1915
FAYETTEVILLE -- In line with the policy of the extension service of the College of Agriculture, recently inaugurated by W. C. Lassetter, newly appointed director of extension service, to acquaint the farmers with the exact status of agricultural affairs in Arkansas, the extension service, working in co-operation with the county demonstration agents, has announced a campaign against crop destroying insects that will save Arkansas farmers millions of dollars annually.
50 years ago
April 18, 1965
• The tornado which struck Conway at 6:35 p.m. April 10, leaving in its wake a path of death and destruction, was a nearly perfect textbook example of a poorly understood weather phenomenon. It was also a forceful reminder that the "tornado season" had come to Arkansas. A tornado is one of nature's smallest and most destructive weather monsters. While no wind speed measuring instrument has ever survived the passage of such a storm, meteorologists estimate that the winds in a tornado's swirling cone may be as high as 500 miles per hour, twice the speed of winds in a severe hurricane.
25 years ago
April 18, 1990
JACKSONVILLE -- The state Game and Fish Commission has charged three Little Rock Air Force Base military personnel with night hunting for illegally killing seven deer near an airport runway at the base, a spokesman for the commission said Tuesday. Also, Richard J. Munch, a civilian who works for the 314th Civil Engineering Squadron, has been charged with aiding, abetting and accompanying for allegedly ordering that the deer be killed, Mike Knoedl, a wildlife officer, said.
10 years ago
April 18, 2005
• A Sunday morning fire started by an arsonist gutted a large portion of Hope High School, causing millions of dollars worth of damage to the 1930s era school, school and fire officials said. A new computer laboratory, the library and an old cafeteria slotted for new classroom space at the Southwest Arkansas school were destroyed in the blaze. Smoke and water severely damaged the rest of the school at 1700 S. Main St., said Hope Police Chief J.R. Wilson. "Someone broke in windows and set fires. This was an arson. No doubt about it," Wilson said. "We're compiling a list of people we want to talk to." Classes for the high school's 763 students and 62 teachers are canceled today and until further notice, Hope School District Assistant Superintendent Steve Bradshaw said.
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