Lewis working for Lamar
25 years ago — 1993
WASHINGTON — A federal judge held the Clinton administration in civil contempt Friday over its failure to draw up guidelines to preserve millions of computer documents. U.S. Dist. Judge Charles Richey gave the White House and the National Archives until June 21 to put new guidelines into place for preservation of the computer tapes from the Bush and Reagan administrations and restoring damaged backup tapes. Thereafter, Richey said, he will impose daily fines of $50,000 the first week and double them each week thereafter — $100,000 a day the second week and $200,000 a day in the third week.
50 years ago — 1968
While it’s a long way from a chicken farm in South Africa to a grass factory in Memphis, Gary Player has made the trip profitably on several occasions. Player has endorsed several big checks signed by the Memphis Open more than enough to pay that plane fare, and he’s back to pick up some more expense money if he can. He’ll be among the big muscular field that tees off tomorrow morning at Colonial Country Club. Jack Nicklaus will be there, too. So will Arnold Palmer. And so will 141 others.
75 years ago — 1943
Allied Headquarters, North Africa — More than 113 Axis planes were destroyed by American bombers and fighters yesterday in widespread raids across the Mediterranean to an airdrome 90 miles north of Rome. It was one of the blackest days of the war for Axis air forces. The Allied loss for the day was one plane.
100 years ago — 1918
NEW YORK — President Woodrow Wilson marched at the head of the Red Cross parade yesterday and was accorded the greatest ovation this city has ever given a president. At least 75,000 were in the parade and tens of thousands more lined the sidewalks for the opening 100million-dollar Red Cross drive.
125 years ago — 1893
CHICAGO — Buffalo Bill has come out in favor of closing the World’s Fair on Sundays. The fair was open last Sunday, but the controversy still rages, and courts may be asked to intervene. No wonder Mr. Bill is in favor of closing. His Wild West Show would be exempt, and there are 18,000 fair visitors in Chicago.