MID-SOUTH MEMORIES
25 years ago — 1995
Chamique Holdsclaw was a freshman in high school the last time Tennessee lost a home game. She says she was probably at home watching basketball on television. Sunday, she was no spectator. She led No. 2 Tennessee to an 83-67 victory over Texas for the Lady Vols’ 68th consecutive homecourt victory, tying the NCAA women’s record. ”I think to win 68 games is an indication this is a tough place to play and we’ve had a lot of good teams,” Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt said. ”We really haven’t talked about it.”
50 years ago — 1970
Two Memphis Industries which closed almost at the beginning of the nation’s brief rail strike were making plans for reopening last night as an estimated 3,000 local rail employees began returning to their jobs. Pledges by the major area rail carriers to have some services restored today also brought relief to other companies that had begun eyeing tentative closing dates. Richard Hart, Kellogg Co. plant manager who closed his 600-employee plant at 3 p.m. yesterday, said it would begin operating again Sunday night. Harry E. Steele, division traffic manager for National Distillers Products Co., said the company’s barrel plant, which employs 300, will reopen Monday.
75 years ago — 1945
LITTLE ROCK – A nine-man advisory committee charged with the task of nominating a new head football coach for the University of Arkansas did not break up until after midnight Monday. One member said at 10 p.m. that completion of study of the records of more than 50 applicants for the job and interviews with candidates was “far from being in sight” and that another session Tuesday morning might be necessary. The group convened at 10:30 a.m. Monday and adjourned briefly only for lunch and dinner. The committee, made up of leading Razorback boosters, has been asked to make recommendations to the University Board of Trustees Tuesday, at which time a successor to Glen Rose is scheduled to be named formally. 100 years ago — 1920
NEW YORK – More than $1,000,000 was paid out for every calendar day in 1919 by the insurance companies of the United States, William J. Tulley, general solicitor of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, told the 14th annual convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. The total amount claimed last year, he said, was $400,610,916.35, and the total amount paid was $391,917,875.17. The total amount to be paid this year, he added, will be much less, because normal health conditions have been returned throughout the country.