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100 YEARS AGO

June 13, 1923

■ DE QUEEN — Seventy Ford automobiles took part in the Ford Day parade in De Queen Saturday and it is believed the total number of Fords in town that day was over 100. Prizes were offered by the merchants for the oldest person, the most attractive new married couple, and etc, driving a Ford in the parade.

50 YEARS AGO

June 13, 1973

■ The United States circuit court of appeals at Washington upheld a district court order to speed up desegregation in Arkansas and 16 other states, but 10 states, including Arkansas, got an additional six months to bring their colleges and universities into compliance.

25 YEARS AGO

June 13, 1998

■ WASHINGTON - Half of Arkansas’ congressional delegation have assets in the million-dollar range. The other half have considerably more modest holdings. Democratic Rep. Marion Berry’s vast eastern Arkansas agricultural holdings make him the delegation’s wealthiest member, with assets totaling at least $985,000. Democratic Sen. Dale Bumpers’ eclectic stock transactions, with more than a little help from his wife’s investments, have given him financial security.

10 YEARS AGO

June 13, 2013

■ Arkansas higher-education leaders announced Wednesday a new “reverse-transfer” program that will allow students who have transferred from one of the state’s community colleges to earn associate degrees as they continue to work toward bachelor’s degrees at one of its universities. The initiative, called “Credit When It’s Due,” will alert a university when one of its students has met the requirements for an associate degree from the community college he transferred from. That student can then “transfer back” credits he’s earned since leaving the original community college in order to obtain a degree from that institution, said Shane Broadway, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.