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100 YEARS AGO

April 19, 1917

NEWPORT — A young man named Gentry, employed as a clerk in a drug store at Algoa, was attacked and rendered unconscious Tuesday night between 10 and 11 o’clock as he was leaving the store. He was robbed of a gold watch and $5. The footpad struck Gentry a terrific blow over the head and it was thought for a time that he would not recover. He was not found until about 6 o’clock Wednesday morning, having been alone in a suffering condition all night.

50 YEARS AGO

April 19, 1967

■ There is no plan to replace Col. Herman E. Lindsey as State Police director nor is Lindsey planning to leave, State Police Chairman Clark (Rusty) Ralston of Little Rock said Tuesday. The statement was prompted by what Ralston said was a revival of baseless reports of a change in the State Police leadership. Ralston said Governor Rockefeller had assured him two weeks ago that no such change was being contemplated. Ralston said that the rumors “obviously hamper Colonel Lindsey” in directing the agency. Lindsey has not commented on the reports.

25 YEARS AGO

April 19, 1992

■ Gov. Bill Clinton, back in Little Rock on Saturday night after campaigning in Pittsburgh, sidestepped questions about his draft status during the Vietnam War and Arkansas’ welfare system. Clinton said he had gotten “a great reception” in Pennsylvania — site of the April 28 presidential primary. He attended a game Saturday between the state’s two professional baseball teams. Clinton, wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes, told reporters gathered at Little Rock Regional Airport, Adams Field, that he is looking for “whatever information I can find to tell the whole story” about his draft status during the war.

10 YEARS AGO

April 19, 2007

■ State House members from Pulaski County have requested “to be included” in how local officials in their districts spend their share of $24 million in state General Improvement Fund dollars targeted for cities and counties across the state. Rep. Sid Rosenbaum, R-Little Rock, acknowledged Wednesday the lobbying effort is a result of a Supreme Court ruling last year calling a local appropriation for Bigelow unconstitutionally local legislation. “We just want to give our two cents,” Rosenbaum said. “Ultimately, the [Little Rock] Board of Directors and the [Pulaski County] Quorum Court has to approve the money. In the end, the money goes to them, and they can spend it however they choose.”