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Oct. 29, 1918
NEWPORT– M. L. Adler, a salesman for a St. Louis concern, was arrested in this city this morning on a charge of disturbing the peace yesterday by making unpatriotic and seditious remarks concerning the United States government. He was tried in mayor’s court this morning and was given the maximum sentence, six months in jail and a fine of $300. At a late hour this afternoon Adler was trying to make bond, but had not succeeded.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 29, 1968
The state Racing Commission said Monday that revenues derived from the Southland greyhound racing track at West Memphis exceeded $2 million this year for the first time. Revenue Commissioner B. Bryan Larey, who is secretary of the Racing Commission, said the revenues totaled $2.18 million, compared with $1.98 million in 1967. Larey said admissions totaled a record 798,000 and that the wagering of $34 million was also a record.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 29, 1993
What next? Christmas in July? That’s the question a lot of people are asking after a vote by the Little Rock Board of Directors to move Halloween observance from Sunday to Saturday. And the directors aren’t the only Arkansans tampering with the calendar. In many cities across the state, government officials have declared that Halloween will be observed Saturday. But the apparently practical move — pushed by churches and civic groups — seems certain to create havoc in communities around the state. Even within the same city — especially when city officials have waffled on the date — Halloween will fall on different days for different people. Some children will celebrate Halloween on Saturday and some on Sunday. And there’s always those children who know a good thing when they see it and who will celebrate all weekend long.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 29, 2008
Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s promotion of a proposed lottery amendment means he isn’t a spiritual person, a pastor of a Little Rock church said Monday. Surrounded by several pastors, lottery foe Robert Smith, pastor of the Word of Outreach Christian Center, said Halter isn’t a spiritual person “because he thinks life is a chance that you have to gamble in order to give people money to go to college. You don’t have to gamble to give people money to go to college,” Smith told reporters. “All you have to do is tell people to study. They’ll earn the scholarship to go to college.” Smith also said the University of Arkansas at Little Rock raised nearly $1 billion in contributions and has plenty of money to give for college scholarships. UALR spokesman Joan Duffy said UALR hasn’t raised $1 billion, but recently launched a $75 million fundraising campaign.