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100 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1922
■ The reflection of the fire in several “smudge” pots left on the third floor of the new Boyle building, under construction at Capitol avenue and Louisiana street, caused some excited citizen to “pull” an alarm box at 10:20 o’clock last night … The fire was left in the building by workmen to keep the freshly poured cement warm while drying. If the cement should freeze before becoming firm, the result would be an unsound wall.
50 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1972
■ The attorney general’s office said Wednesday that a licensed nurse could perform ear-piercing operations. Assistant Attorney General Fred H. Harrison, answering a request for an opinion from the state Board of Nursing, said state law defined the practice of medicine as “performing any kind of surgical operation upon a human being” and that he viewed ear-piercing as a surgical procedure. Consequently, Harrison said, it can be done only by a licensed physician or a licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse or a physician’s assistant under the direct supervision and control of a licensed physician.
25 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1997
FAYETTEVILLE — Traditionally, most people pay the same monthly rate for sanitation service, whether they toss out one bag of garbage or 10. But many cities, including Fayetteville, are considering charging by volume. Susan Hubbard, recycling coordinator for the Four County Regional Solid Waste Management District, said people favor the idea when they realize it is fairer … Also, when residents pay in proportion to what they throw away, they become more serious about recycling, Hubbard said … Bill Reinhardt, recycling chief for the state Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, said few Arkansas cities have implemented volume-based charges. But as landfill operation costs increase, many are looking for ways to reduce the waste stream, he said.
10 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 2012
EURKEA SPRINGS — This Christmas, just like every Christmas since 1967, there will be light on a seven-story statue of Jesus that overlooks Eureka Springs from Magnetic Mountain. Two floodlights pointing toward the Christ of the Ozarks are scheduled to be turned back on around sundown tonight. The lights were turned off last month — for the first time in 45 years — to save money on electricity. The statue is part of the 700-acre campus of the Great Passion Play. The Passion Play closed for good after its Oct. 27 performance …Christ of the Ozarks is Arkansas’ largest and best-known sculpture, said Ralph Wilcox, national register and survey coordinator for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The statue, which can be seen from miles away, weighs more than 1,000 tons.