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100 YEARS AGO

Nov. 23, 1914

FAYETTEVILLE — John Clinton Futrall was this morning formally inaugurated as ninth president of the University of Arkansas, and the inaugural banquet, attended by over 300 persons of note, was held in the Armory at noon. The formal academic inaugural procession, clad in cap and gown, left Peabody Hall at 10 o’clock, and marched to the main building, where the exercises were held.

50 YEARS AGO

Nov. 23, 1964

The executive secretary of the Arkansas Council of Churches has praised the promptness of Gov. Faubus in setting up a state office to implement the anti-poverty act in Arkansas. Rev. Sam J. Allen also commended Faubus for supporting a minimum wage law for the state. Allen said Sunday that the Little Rock Conference on Religion and Human Relations, made up of Catholics, Protestants and Jews, would be called on to take a lead in working at the local level in the war against poverty.

25 YEARS AGO

Nov. 23, 1989

The North Little Rock Planning Commission laid claim Tuesday to the Marche community in its planning jurisdiction. But Maumelle wants Marche in its planning area. Cities closer than 10 miles apart are directed by state law to agree to a planning boundary between them. Maumelle had agreed to a planning boundary between the two cities that followed Interstate 40 to a point just southeast of Marche, a small community off I-4o. North Little Rock wants the boundary to stop short of Marche before turning south.

10 YEARS AGO

Nov. 23, 2004

Pit bull dogs not already licensed in North Little Rock are no longer welcome in the city. Ending a debate that began two months ago, the North Little Rock City Council on Monday voted 6-1 to ban pit bulls and pit bull types of dogs, citing the danger those dogs can present. North Little Rock joins neighboring Sherwood and Maumelle, which have prohibited pit bulls since the 1980s. Little Rock has no breed-specific prohibitions. “I do believe that breed, as defined, has a much greater strength in its jaw pressure than other breeds,” said Mayor Patrick Hays, a co-sponsor of the ordinance with Aldermen Martin Gipson and Gary Berry. Alderman Greg Yielding cast the lone opposing vote after he failed on a 4-3 vote to soften the legislation’s language by changing all “ban” references to “restrict.”