October 14, 2008, Tuesday

State

Alabama (AL) was the 22^nd State admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.

Capital: Montgomery

Bird: Yellowstone

Flower: Camellia

Tree: Southern Pine

A southern State

Nickname: Heart of Dixie and the Yellowhammer State

Fact: Rosa Parks’ 1955 refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery sparked the civil rights movement in AL.

NEWS

1. President Bush pledged $250 billion for troubled banks.

2. Both Presidential candidates have proposed changes in taxation.

3. Canada is holding national elections today.

AZ NEWS

1. AZ gas price is $3.24 lowest since April.

2. Candler Police arrested three Mexicans for fraud in a credit card scam.

3. U of A will fill three deans’ positions in spite of a hiring freeze.