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100 YEARS AGO

May 9, 1920

■ The stage is set for the big horse show at Camp Pike Saturday and all indications point to the most incomparable horse affair in the history of the state. The Board of Commerce has exerted itself in the matter of souvenir programs, prizes and trophies; sufficient decorations have been secured to transform the somewhat drab ball park into an attractive pavilion and enough entries have been received to insure a long day’s sport.

50 YEARS AGO

May 9, 1970

■ At Arkansas State University at Jonesboro more than 200 students packed into the Fine Arts Theater for a noon memorial. Among the speakers was Linwood Davis of Jonesboro, a peace leader, who said that “the days of innocence of the movement are over now. Hippydom is dead. The fun and games are over. The struggle must be in earnest.”

25 YEARS AGO

May 9, 1995

CONWAY — Beavis and Butt-head could become a thing of the past on Conway’s city-owned cable television system. Last week, the Cable Television System Programming Committee, a panel of area residents that has proven influential in the past, voted 7-4 to recommend that

MTV be removed from the system’s lineup. The recommendation was made to the Conway Corp. board of directors, which oversees the city-owned utility service. The committee recommended replacing MTV with VH1, a station that broadcasts softer rock. The Conway Corp. board will consider the issue at 4 p.m. May 16 in the utility’s offices at 1319 Prairie St. “I feel it’s not the type of programming we need on our television cable system for our young people to watch,” said cable committee member Norman Crass, who represents Central Baptist College.

10 YEARS AGO

May 9, 2010

■ North Little Rock will apply for millions in federal transportation dollars to help it meet the projected $15 million to $20 million cost to replace the Main Street viaduct, Mayor Patrick Hays said. Replacing the deteriorating viaduct, a primary north-south thoroughfare in North Little Rock’s downtown, would also be a first step toward extending the River Rail north on Main Street to Pershing Boulevard. “Replacement is necessary for the extension of River Rail, but it’s really more directed at extending the long-term viability of that crossing,” Hays said, adding that bicycle and pedestrian access across a new viaduct would also be part of the plan.