MID-SOUTH MEMORIES
25 years ago — 1995
Washington – Millionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes Jr. said Saturday he will decide by September whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination, and will pay initial campaign costs out of his own pocket. Forbes, 47, used an appearance on CNN’S Evans & Novak to outline his stand on a range of domestic and international issues. Faulting the political vision of the current array of GOP candidates and dubbing himself a “pro-growth, proopportunity” Republican, Forbes endorsed replacing the present income tax system with a flat tax.
50 years ago — 1970
Sen. Albert Gore, D-tenn., opened his Shelby County campaign headquarters yesterday on a general election — rather than a primary — note. He all but ignored Hudley Crockett, his chief opponent in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary, and chose instead to make Rep. William E. Brock, a Republican candidate, his main target.
75 years ago — 1945
Washington – The Republican party Sunday night opened a drive for a constitutional amendment to limit presidential tenure to two terms, as a safeguard against any president who might seek to perpetuate himself through “tricks of chance, patronage or manipulation.”
100 years ago — 1920
Henry Ford said he will accept the nomination for the presidency at the hands of the third party, if tendered to him. Charles F. Hoffman, personal friend of the automobile manufacturer, is a member of the executive committee which has called a third party convention in Chicago for Saturday.
125 years ago — 1895
The notorious Earl sisters have been arrested again, this time for refusing to pay a seamstress what they owed her. Famous for their fantastical costumes, they were arrested last summer parading down Main, one dressed in the stars and stripes of the United States, the other representing the Queen of Sheba in a gown made of gold, silver, purple and orange.