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— 100 YEARS AGO Dec. 16, 1912 An eloquent inebriate entertained a crowd of at least 100 people at Eighth and Main streets at 7 o’clock Saturday night until such time as the police patrol arrived to gather him in and convey him to a place where he could find convivial and congenial society. He began to attract attention in front of the Majestic with loud and vigorous denunciation of the world at large and a desire to meet an unlimited number of his fellow citizens in combat, singly or in numbers. Patrolman Fred Wolters interrupted the monologue with the assistance of the negro porter Lotts, who stacks up as big as two ordinary men. Held by both arms, the man found his tongue to be loose, and he started a speech which drew a crowd whichblocked the sidewalk and spread out into the street. He was strong on the vox populi theme, declaring that the people ruled and not the blankety, blank police, and he called for volunteers to release him from the uniformed minions of the administration.

50 YEARS AGO Dec. 16, 1962

Baptists and Methodists aimed a couple of their biggest guns at efforts tolegalize gambling in Arkansas yesterday. Such efforts “should be viewed only with a sense of revulsion,” Methodist Bishop Kenneth W. Pope said. “Gambling depraves the individual and degrades society,” said Dr. S.A. Whitlow, executive secretary of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

25 YEARS AGO Dec. 16, 1987

Urban League President Howard Love surrendered Tuesday on a warrant charging him with withholding public records from the Arkansas Democrat. Democrat reporter Jim Keary sought a warrant Monday against Love for violating the state Freedom of Information act. The Democrat has made three FOI requests for Urban League documents.

10 YEARS AGO Dec. 16, 2002

When it comes to alligators, Arkansas is no Louisiana. At least not yet. But an alligator population survey for the southern part of the state found that the reptile has in fact made its way back into Arkansas. The survey, based on a study by a group of wildlife biologists from Florida, recorded 250 alligator sightings in the southern part of the state during about 30 days of field time.

Arkansas, Pages 20 on 12/16/2012

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