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100 YEARS AGO Sept. 6, 1918
HOT SPRINGS – Governor Brough opened the campaign for this city’s quota for the Girls’ Industrial Home in a speech at the First Baptist Church tonight. The first day’s drive netted more than half the $2,000 Garland County has been assessed. Following his address at the church, the governor went to Whittington park where he spoke to 3,000 negroes who are attending the ninth annual convention of the Royal Circle of Friends.
50 YEARS AGO Sept. 6, 1968
The Little Rock Municipal Police Association adopted a resolution Thursday night opposing the recommendations of 25 Negro organizations for certain changes in the Police Department. The Association opposed the recommendations as a whole because they were being acted upon by a citizens group. The Association, which was particularly concerned about the recommendation that a citizens review board be established to review police actions, also appointed a six-man committee to get in touch with authorities to look into the legality of the recommendations.
25 YEARS AGO Sept. 6, 1993 Sooner or later Arkansas will have to come to grips with the spread of gambling in border states, tourism officials say. “Whether you like it or not or think Arkansas should have it or not, you can’t ignore what it might be doing to you,” said Richard Davies, director of the state Department of Parks and Tourism. Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri allow casino gambling; Oklahoma permits high-stakes bingo on Indian-owned land; and Louisiana, Missouri and Texas have lotteries. A report prepared this spring for the Parks and Tourism Department said Arkansas faces a difficult time maintaining its customer base as other states increase promotional budgets and add attractions ranging from theme parks to family music theaters and casinos.
10 YEARS AGO Sept. 6, 2008
The U.S. Department of Transportation will delay and even cut back payments for state road and bridge construction after it disclosed Friday that the nation’s fund for those projects has been cleaned out. “At current spending rates, we will start the new fiscal year on Oct. 1 with a zero balance in the Highway Trust Fund and will continue to spend more than we take in,” Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said in announcing the measure to reduce spending. The move caught the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department by surprise, forcing it to weigh whether to scale back a bid-letting Tuesday in which the agency planned to accept low bids on a dozen projects worth an estimated $48 million. The state Highway Department has 408 contracts in force as of Friday, but spokesman Randy Ort said he didn’t know the precise amount of outstanding bills.