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100 YEARS AGO

April 13, 1914

The city fathers of Little Rock recently denied the request of the City Federation of Women’s Clubs that two women be placed on a permanent Board of Censors for moving pictures shows and that police women be appointed to look after the welfare of unprotected girls. Little Rock has no permanent Board of Censors. Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, Brooklyn, Washington and other cities having moving picture censors and “The Traffic in Souls,” which was exhibited in Little Rock this winter, was not allowed to be presented.

50 YEARS AGO

April 13, 1964

Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett said today’s Supreme Court opinion on voter registration leaves the poll tax intact in Arkansas for all elections. He explained that a person holding a poll tax will continue to vote in all elections, in one single line, just as before. He did say that today’s opinion set up a dual registration system as far as the free poll tax is concerned. Those persons who become free registrants without paying the customary $1 for the poll tax will have to go into a separate line at the voting precincts and be given an extra ballot, a smaller one, containing only national offices for Congress and President.

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25 YEARS AGO

April 13, 1989

Thirteen citizen groups from four states announced that the Ouachita Watch League will be formed. The new coalition that will work for changes in the way the Ouachita National Forest is managed. What brings these widely varied groups together is a shared vision for the future of the South’s oldest and largest national forest, said Mike Crawford of Hot Springs, chairman of the Ouachita Watch League. Crawford outlined a seven-point plan the coalition adopted to protect the 1.6 million-acre forest, including restricting clearcutting to no more than 25 percent of the available timber land, protecting sensitive areas and waterways and halting the use of herbicides and pesticides.

10 YEARS AGO

April 13, 2004

A decision to ban smoking in North Little Rock restaurants will not be put on the ballot until the November general election, if the issue reaches voters at all. City Alderman Greg Yielding postponed a vote at Monday night’s North Little Rock City Council meeting that would have asked voters to decide whether restaurants, stores, offices and other enclosed areas in the city should become smoke-free. The ordinance would have put the issue on the May 18 state primary election ballot.