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100 YEARS AGO Dec. 13, 1918
WASHINGTON – Representative Wingo of Arkansas today introduced a bill in the House providing that any member of the military forces of the United States upon receiving an honorable discharge shall be permitted to retain and wear without limitation his uniform and all wearing apparel issued by the government, without being required to pay for them. A month’s extra pay and transportation to their homes, with proper allowance for subsistence en route, is also provided in the bill.
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 13, 1968
State Welfare Commissioner Len E. Blaylock told the state Welfare Board Thursday that an investigation had shown “plainly” that Marion H. Crank’s campaign organization had tried to “affect” the vote of welfare recipients last month with campaign mail to them. The Democratic-controlled Board with apparent reluctance voted to condemn such practices which are against the law. It did that in a simple motion made by Ray Maxwell of McGehee, a holdover appointee on the Board of former Governor Orval E. Faubus. It was not all that Blaylock seemed to be asking. He gave the Board members copies of his investigation report to Governor Rockefeller which recommended, that “persons responsible for obtaining and using welfare lists be identified and prosecuted.”
25 YEARS AGO Dec. 13, 1993
A new noise reduction study for the Little Rock Regional Airport has added a chorus of complaints to the sound of jet traffic. The study by airport consultants determined which homes suffer the most from aircraft noise. It will form the basis for Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission decisions about buying homes and moving residents to quieter communities. The buyout and relocation program would cost about $8 million, according to the study. Sound insulation of remaining homes would cost another $2 million… The issue is an emotional one for many residents of Rose City, Pieron Hill, College Station, Granite Heights, Fourche Dam Pike and East Roosevelt Road neighborhoods. Many people have lived all or most of their lives there… “I lived out here before the airport ruined this community. It devoured most of it,” said Paula Miller of 5906 Fourche Dam Pike.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 13, 2008
Arkansas had the second highest rate of parolees to adult population in the country in 2007 nearly triple the national average, according to a federal government analysis released this week. With 904 parolees for every 100,000 Arkansas adults, the state ranked behind only the District of Columbia in an annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics that showed that 360 of every 100,000 Americans were on parole.