100 YEARS AGO June 6, 1913
When is a drunken man drunk? How many drinks should a man put under his belt before he reaches that beatific condition where he imagines John D. Rockefeller is a pauper in comparison with himself? These questions, which belong to the same family as the old puzzle, “How old is Ann?” were propounded to Attorney General William L. Moose in a recent letter from W. B. Lloyd, a justice of the peace at Damascus. The attorney general, used to cracking hard legal nuts, threw up his hands and the sponge in despair when he read the letter. But he sought refuge behind the Supreme Court and here is what he handed back to Justice Loyd yesterday: “The Supreme Court puts its approval upon the following definition of drunk:Under the influence of intoxicating liquor to such an extent as to have lost the normal control of one’s bodily and mental faculties and commonly to evince a disposition to violence, quarrelsomeness and bestiality.” With this guide before him, Justice Loyd is expected to mote out justice to the remorseful John Does who appear in his court.
50 YEARS AGO June 6, 1963
Arkansas Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett took a look at troubled racial relationships throughout the United States and told the Arkansas Peace Officers Association today: “It would appear to me that Emancipation Day - which is I believe on June 19 - will be a crucial day. I don’t want to say anything more than that. But there was the meeting of rabble rousers in Washington last weekend, and they said they would issue manuals for demonstrations. The situation is getting out of hand, and no one knows what the eventualities will be.” 25 YEARS AGO June 6, 1988
Park Plaza Shopping Center will showcase an ultra-modern escalator and elevator system when the shopping center opens July 27. The only “mechanically visible” escalator system in Arkansas was completed recently and includes fourglass-covered escalators which allow shoppers to view all moving parts.
10 YEARS AGO June 6, 2003
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is considering extending fringe benefits to professors’ same-sex partners and other nontraditional households. The idea emerged as part of a recommendation from the UA Diversity Task Force to support all campus employees living in a wide range of households, officials said.
Arkansas, Pages 12 on 06/06/2013