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— 100 YEARS AGO Nov. 7, 1912 PARAGOULD - The trials of violators of the gaming, liquor and other state laws, upon whom warrants were served the latter part of the last week and the first of this week by local officers, were begun in the court of Justice Grooms yesterday. Prosecuting Attorney M. C. Huddleston recently organized a secret band of lawabiding citizens, who have been collecting evidence against criminals of all kinds and especially violators of the gambling and whiskey laws. As a result 72 warrants have been issued so far.

50 YEARS AGO Nov. 7, 1962

Arkansas was still in the Democratic column today, but Republicans vowed more battle in 1964. Heeding the cry of Democratic Party solidarity and seniority, voters in the state’s general election yesterday returned Gov. Faubus for a fifth term, over a GOP opponent, William Ricketts of Fayetteville and U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright for a fourth term, over GOP candidate Dr. Kenneth Jones, who campaigned primarily as a conservative. Incomplete returns from over the state early today showed no Republican candidatewinning an office under the party label.

25 YEARS AGO Nov. 7, 1987 KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Police seized a 400-pound bear owned by an Arkansas man after learning that customers at a private club were being encouraged to pay $5 to wrestle with the animal. The bear’s owner, Burlie Webb of Hot Springs, was charged with one count of illegal exhibition of a wild or exotic animal. Police intervened Thursday night at Ms. Kitty’s after Toby, a defanged Brown bear, had wrestled his first match.

10 YEARS AGO Nov. 7, 2002 HIGHFILL - The federal government took responsibility Wednesday for screening airline passengers at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, the third airport in the state to receive federal screeners since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Thirty-three passenger screeners had to pass background and training requirements before starting at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, said Jerry Henderson, the Transportation Security Administration’s security director for Arkansas airports.

Arkansas, Pages 16 on 11/07/2012

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