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100 YEARS AGO Sept. 20, 1919
■ PINE BLUFF — “Pine Bluff Welcomes and Keeps You” is the slogan chosen by the judges in the slogan contest conducted during the observance and manufacturers’ week. The prize of $50 was awarded to J.A. Andrews, author of the slogan. Several hundred were submitted.
50 YEARS AGO Sept.20 , 1969
■ Governor Rockefeller said Friday that he was “deeply concerned” about attacks on the newsmen at Forrest City and that if the police there did not protect the newsmen he would take steps to provide protection. Mr. Rockefeller said at a press conference that he hoped officials of the news media would call the Forrest City police and ask for protection for reporters. If none is provided, he said he would consult with legal advisers and take action to protect the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press.
25 YEARS AGO Sept. 20, 1994
■ A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the head Monday afternoon in south Little Rock. Police said two armed assailants wounded Kenneth Bernard Stokes of 2405 Pulaski St. about 4 p.m. in front of 2908 S. Main St. Police said the two were at large Monday night. Stokes was transported to University Hospital, where a spokesman listed him in critical condition Monday night. Stokes was riding in a rental truck with Robert Douglas Cooley, 20, of 2018 Cross St., south on Main Street when two armed men got out of a maroon Cadillac and fired at the truck, police said. The gunmen ordered Stokes and Cooley out of the car, witnesses told police. Cooley told police he and Stokes got out of the truck and fled north on Main Street. The gunmen fired on the fleeing men. Police found Stokes lying on the west side of Main Street, shot in the head. Cooley escaped unhurt. Police reports indicated the assailants fled north on Main Street. Although the police categorized the shooting as first-degree battery, they said Stokes suffered massive brain damage and his chances of survival were slim.
10 YEARS AGO Sept. 20, 2009
■ Health officials said the state is headed into a busy flu season as Arkansans battle the seasonal flu as well as the new, rapidly spreading swineflu virus. That means more people will be sick, and more people will miss school or work. “Most people have not been exposed,” said Dr. Gary Wheeler, physician consultant with the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. “What that means is the number of people susceptible is much, much larger than in a regular year when you have just the seasonal flu. So there are going to be more cases of the flu in our community than we’re used to be seeing.”