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LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO July 20, 1910

J.C. Millspaugh, assistant general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, spent a part of yesterday in this city and expressed himself as surprised at the freight and passenger facilities here, declaring that Little Rock is the greatest railroad center for its size in the United States. “The energy of the railroad people and their enterprise, as well as that of the merchants here, is a great asset for the city of Little Rock,” said Mr. Millspaugh yesterday.

50 YEARS AGO July 20, 1960 HELENA - The critical job-site installation of the 257-ton inner core of the world’s largest turbine generator was begun here today at Arkansas Power & Light Co.’s new 325,000-kilowatt steam electric station. When the generator spins into operation early in 1961, it will increase the electric company’s power supply by about one-third. The unit is the first of four which are planned for AP&L’s $43 million steam-electric station on the Mississippi River near here.

25 YEARS AGO July 20, 1985

Insurance problems could force Central Arkansas Transit to shut down Aug. 1 unless local governments appropriate up to $278,000 to maintain coverage for the bus system, transit officials said Friday. In response, the Metroplan Transit Policy Board, which oversees CAT, asked governments in Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County to make additional emergency appropriations. Under a long-standing formula, Little Rock will be asked to cough up 50 percent of the additional funds, while North Little Rock and Pulaski County will be asked to contribute 25 percent each.

10 YEARS AGO July 20, 2000 FAYETTEVILLE - Every operation of state government will be ordered to hold the line on spending so teachers can get a raise, Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday. “We’re going to have a Cabinet meeting [later] today to begin our overall budget recommendation process, and the response I’ll give to each proposed spending increase is ‘How will that help raise teacher salaries ?’”