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100 YEARS AGO Oct. 5, 1918
ENGLAND — While demonstrating the use of hand grenades during the visit of the Liberty loan war exhibit train here tonight, a soldier with the party was slightly injured by a premature explosion of the missive. His name could not be learned, but officers said that his injury was not serious. More than 3,000 persons gathered here to see the exhibits, and $30,000 worth of bonds were sold during the train’s short stay here.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 5, 1968
When President Johnson let it be known Wednesday that he would be unable to attend Friday’s dedication ceremonies at the David D. Terry Lock and Dam, the Army Engineers had to have a new bronze plaque made for the lock and dam operations building. One already had been made which read “Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson.” The new one, which was exhibited at the dedication, says that the lock and dam was “Constructed under the supervision of the United States Army Corps of Engineers” and makes no mention of who dedicated it.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 5, 1993
Recommendations on how to make the Jennings Osborne Family’s mammoth Christmas light display more palatable to area residents were not well-received during a public hearing on the issue Monday night. The proposals came from a group of city officials, Osborne family representatives and some area residents who served on a committee that met over the last four months, said City Director Joan Adcock, who organized the group. But when it came time for the residents to comment on the recommendations for handling the light show at 4 Robinwood Drive, even those who served on the committee disagreed with the proposals. “In my opinion, the recommendations will only increase the attraction of the lights,” said Scotty Shively, a resident who participated in some of the committee meetings. … The light display off Cantrell Road annually attracts thousands of onlookers. But neighbors say it has made their Christmas season unbearable because of the accompanying traffic, noise, litter and, at times, vandalism.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 5, 2008
Two new federal judgeships became available last week in the Eastern District of Arkansas with the announcements that two Democratic appointees have taken senior status. U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson Jr., who was sworn in on Oct. 1, 1993, and U.S. District Judge James Moody, who was sworn in on Sept. 21, 1995, both submitted letters last week to President Bush announcing that they would take advantage of the judicial perk effective Oct. 1. The Clinton appointees submitted identical letters, each dated Sept. 30, with both saying, “It is my intention to continue to render substantial judicial service as a senior judge beginning Oct. 1.” Senior status is a form of semiretirement. … Under senior status, judges continue drawing full pay and continue working, but with a reduced caseload.