What happened 49 Januaries ago?

By Randy Dixon,

Kyle Kellams

Published January 29, 2024 at 2:45 PM CST

On today's visit to the Pryor Center archives, host Randy Dixon looks back 49 years to January 1975, when Arkansas gained a new governor and a new, unpopular speed limit.

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