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100 YEARS AGO March 12, 1918
FORT SMITH — Samuel Van Houton, aged 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla., a Bible student, who testified he had consecrated his life to Christ, and who declared the world war forecast the overcoming of all kingdoms and the establishment of Christ’s kingdom as a successor, was held to the United States Grand Jury under $2,500 bond today by Commissioner W. H. Dunblazier, on a charge of circulating seditious literature.
50 YEARS AGO March 12, 1968
An informal ceremony was held in the rain Monday morning at the University of Arkansas Medical Center to mark the beginning of construction of an institution dedicated to the improvement of the mental health of the children of Arkansas. This description of a Child Study Center, which will be part of the Greater Little Rock Community Mental Health Center and companion to the central component at the Arkansas State Hospital, was delivered by Storm Whaley, University vice president of health sciences, who acted as master of ceremonies.
25 YEARS AGO March 12, 1993
A Jacksonville convenience store clerk who was shot Wednesday night during a robbery lived long enough to call 911 and report the robbery before she died, police reports indicate. Jacksonville police Thursday were seeking two men involved in the shooting of Stacie Summers, 22. “The robber entered the convenience store and demanded money,” Jacksonville police Sgt. J.J. Martin said Thursday. “The young lady gave him the money and he shot her.” Police also sought a second man who remained in a car outside the Stax convenience store at 309 Graham Road during the robbery, then drove away with the killer, Martin said.
10 YEARS AGO March 12, 2008
A Pulaski County sheriff’s patrol car fitted with two cameras that can scan between 500 and 800 license plates per hour hit the road Tuesday to begin searching for stolen vehicles and other cars linked to crimes. The $20,000 unit, paid for with donations from four insurance companies, can use character-recognition technology to read license plates on vehicles traveling at speeds up to 75 mph, Sheriff Doc Holladay said. The device is the first of its kind in Arkansas. “It will allow us to impact the overall crime rate,” Holladay said.