LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Oct. 8, 1912
Dr. J. L. Greene, superintendent of the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, yesterday stated that in his report he will recommend that another ward, similar to the one recently remodeled out of a dairy barn, be built for the accommodation of chronic male patients who are not violently insane. The hospital, recently made from a barn for the use of women patients, is said to be one of the unique buildings of its kind in the country. It is thoroughly modern in every respect and was completed at a cost of only about $15,000.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 8, 1962
For the third time in less than a year, another section of ceiling in the main building at the State Hospital has fallen. “I don’t know how long we can be this lucky and not have someone get hurt,” said Dr. George Jackson, superintendent, today. A section of plaster ceiling about 6 feet wide and 30 feet long crashed down in the corridor of A-2 South at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dr. Jackson said.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 8, 1987
The ballot title and description of the proposed constitutional amendment allowing an Arkansas lottery was approved Wednesday, and a signature drive will begin within days. James Lee, spokesman for the state attorney general’s office, said Wednesday the ballot title was “approved as stands” and was being mailed to Robert Walker of Vilonia (Faulkner County), chairman of Arkansans for Legalized Lottery. The next step is collecting 68,000 signatures by June 1988 to put the issue on the November 1988 general election ballot, Lee said.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 8, 2002
WASHINGTON - Arkansas’ congressional delegation Monday night mostly praised President Bush for promising not to abandon diplomatic efforts to disarm Iraq. And with the exception of Rep. Vic Snyder, a Democrat, most thought the president’s speech was an effective outline of why Congress should support his request for a resolution authorizing military action. “I think it was an important step in reinforcing the case to the American people. I think it is a very convincing case,” said Sen. Tim Hutchinson, a Republican.
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