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100 YEARS AGO May 23, 1917

HOPE — The Hempstead county courthouse removal case was set for argument today, but was postponed until Wednesday, May 30. The reading of several hundred depositions, which required several weeks, was concluded two weeks ago and the case was set down for argument today. The cause for postponing the argument was the death of Mrs. T. M. Mehaffy in Little Rock. She was the wife of one of Hope’s attorneys.

50 YEARS AGO May 23, 1967

■ The state Public Service Commission Monday dismissed J. C. Hawkins, an appraiser with the Assessment Co-ordination Division. It said he had not been at work since November. Hawkins, a brother of Conway County Sheriff Marlin Hawkins, had been working for the agency since 1965. The position, described officially as junior evaluator, pays about $6,000 a year. Robert E. Downie, who was appointed by Governor Rockefeller to the Public Service Commission last month, said Hawkins’ dismissal grew out of a study the PSC requested from the new director of the Assessment Co-ordination Division, Joe Burlingame. He said the Commission wanted to know about work regularity, expense accounts and general efficiency.

25 YEARS AGO May 23, 1992

■ Gov. Bill Clinton remained resolute Friday in his refusal to resign should he win the Democratic nomination for president. His resolve came despite a poll released Thursday showing that 75 percent of the electorate wants him to resign if he wins the nomination, which virtually is assured. Clinton also spoke briefly about his support for removal of the state sodomy law and the resignation Thursday of the director of the state Department of Human Services.

10 YEARS AGO May 23, 2007

CONWAY — Mayor Tab Townsell said Tuesday night that he doesn’t think aldermen are ready to act on a proposal to extend zoning regulations outside the city limits, and he broached the possibility of a meeting with Faulkner County officials on the subject. Commenting after a City Council meeting in which several area residents turned out to oppose the plan, Townsell said he thought a discussion with the county “might be a good idea” before aldermen make a decision. The mayor was not specific about which county officials, but said County Judge Preston Scroggin might want the City Council to get together with justices of the peace who represent areas that would be affected by the proposal.