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100 YEARS AGO April 6, 1918
CAMP BEAUREGARD — One of the best soldier fights yet staged in Camp Beauregard was pulled off at the Beauregard theater, between Battling Minor of Memphis, Tenn., now of the Military Police, and Billy Morrow of Hot Springs, Ark., now with the Company C, 154th Infantry. The main bout was preceded by two New Orleans newsies now in camp, Young Dawson and Young Russo. The newsboys’ quartet, which was also at Hot Springs recently, sang for the soldiers and the shower of coins thrown to the stage demonstrated the pleasure of the audience.
50 YEARS AGO April 6, 1968
Following the lead of President Johnson, Governor Rockefeller called Friday for a day of mourning Sunday for the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The governor’s proclamation directed state agencies to join with federal agencies in lowering both the state and national flags to half staff until the burial of Dr. King. Like the president, Mr. Rockefeller also called for calm and the eradication of racial and religious barriers. As the governor prepared the proclamation at the Governor’s Mansion, Negro leaders headed by Dr. Jerry D. Jewell of Little Rock were arranging a memorial service in front of the Capitol for 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
25 YEARS AGO April 6, 1993
Six firefighters were injured, one critically, while battling a house fire Monday night at East 38th Street and Jeck Court in east Little Rock. Doctors listed firefighter Marvin Benton on critical condition late Monday night at Arkansas Children’s Hospital with burns to more than 40 percent of his body, acting Capt. Russell Wilkerson said. Three firefighters were listed in satisfactory condition late Monday night at University Hospital. Two others were released from the hospital about 11:15 p.m.
10 YEARS AGO April 6, 2008
An Arkansas High School special-education teacher surrendered to police Friday after she was accused in a sexual assault, school officials confirmed. The Texarkana, Ark., Police Department charged Brenda Shellene “Shelly” Fant, 31, with first-degree sexual assault. She is accused of having sex with a male student, according to a police report. The purported assault did not occur on campus. “She was suspended Tuesday with pay pending an investigation,” said Superintendent Russell Sapaugh of the Texarkana, Ark., School District.