LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1911
Unless some philanthropist donates about $100,000 to the state treasury today, it is certain that the state officials and employes will be forced to discount their vouchers to obtain cash on them. “Back to the scrip basis,” said Auditor Jobe yesterday to Private Secretary Bruce T. Bullion, who in return said “I think I shall come down in the morning about 7 o’clock and get my warrant and take a sneak on the rest of the bunch.” Auditor Jobe stated yesterday that there was no probable chance of escape from this embarrassing position.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1961
Shock waves from the Russians’ 50-megaton nuclear explosion were recorded about 12 minutes yesterday at the Weather Bureau at Little Rock. Weather Bureau officials said the shock wave was recorded from 9:35 to 9:47 a.m., about seven hours after the explosion. The recording device was the microbarograph, which makes a continuing record of atmospheric pressure.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1986
The Arkansas Gazette will be sold for $51 million to the nation’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett Co. Inc., it was announced Thursday morning by top officials of both organizations. “The Gazette will be operating under a fairly large umbrella and with a company with deep pockets,” Gannett Chairman Allen H. Neuharth said during a packed news conference at the Capitol Hotel.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 2001
Animal-welfare activists quietly held vigil outside the Pulaski County jail Tuesday where more than a dozen of their comrades were being held after a protest outside the Stephens Building turned violent Monday. A crowd of about 20 people mingled in the parking lot inan area cordoned off for them with police tape. They talked about posting bond for fellow protesters, all of whom don’t eat meat or animal products and refused to eat the hot dogs that were served for lunch in the jail.
Arkansas, Pages 8 on 10/31/2011