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100 YEARS AGO July 14, 1919
MOUNTAIN HOME — Strong efforts are being made by the Picnic Committee at this place to get an airplane to come here for the picnic on August 1 and 2. Many residents of this section have never seen an airplane, the county being passed up for some reason by aviators making their flights over the state.
50 YEARS AGO July 14, 1969
PINE BLUFF — Ceremonies marking the official opening of the United States Coast Guard facility located in the harbor adjacent to Port Pine Bluff will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce and the Coast Guard announced. Admiral Russell R. Waesche, commander of the Second Coast Guard District, will attend. The Coast Guard facility here will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of channel-marking bouys and will patrol the Arkansas River from its mouth at the Mississippi River to Little Rock.
25 YEARS AGO July 14, 1994
CONWAY — Police accused a Missouri man of being drunk or insane Wednesday after he shot at his tractor-trailer about 3:26 a.m., causing a fuel tank to leak 100 gallons of diesel, authorities said. Sgt. A.J. Gary said Timothy Steven Oden, 36, of Parkville, Mo., told officers there were “10 bodies” nearby. Oden also told officers that he was shooting at people who were after him, Gary said. Officers found no bodies at the Conway Towne Centre parking lot. They confiscated a 12-gauge shotgun nearby and took Oden to Counseling Associates, which released him later, Gary said. Gary added that officers discovered no evidence that Oden had consumed alcohol or drugs. The Faulkner County Office of Emergency Services and the Conway Fire Department cleaned up the diesel fuel, officials said.
10 YEARS AGO July 14, 2009
■ Even in delaying action on a city proposal to protect bicyclists from harassment, North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Hays said Monday the plan is already accomplishing its goal. Hays introduced his proposal to the North Little Rock City Council Monday night to make it a misdemeanor for anyone to harass bicyclists within the city, punishable by fine and possibly jail time. Hays held off a vote on the ordinance and set a public hearing for the next council meeting July 27. Aldermen raised concerns about an ordinance favoring bicyclists, saying it would create bad feelings between bicyclists and others if a driver can be punished for blowing a horn at a bicyclist. Hays said the purpose of the legislation is to help educate the public, including bicyclists, of traffic laws, safety, courtesy and responsibilities of being on the road. “The goal is not to create animosity between cyclists and anyone else on the road,” said Hays, an avid cyclist. “I am committed to raising the education of this in the city.” The law, if approved, would forbid any conduct that creates a risk to cyclists, including throwing things, making threats or taunts, or sounding a horn in a manner meant to frighten. Minimum fines would be $250 and up to 30 days in jail. While prior focus has been on motorists, Alderman Charlie Hight said the proposal would also apply to nonmotorists who might harass a cyclist.