100 YEARS AGO June 28, 1913
FORT SMITH - Two policemen were severely injured today in a fight with Amos Jones, a blind man, who rebelled against being arrested after he had enjoyed a ride over the city in a cab for which he refused to pay. Jones bit Patrolman John Williams several times in the arm while his dog attacked Patrolman Shepperd from the rear and almost put the officer out of commission. Jones was fined $60 in Police Court and sent to the rock pile.
50 YEARS AGO June 28, 1963
An unsuccessful attempt yesterday by six Negroes to integrate the city’s all-white War Memorial Park swimming pool may result in court action, Jerry D. Jewell, president of the Little Rock branch of the NAACP, indicated. Jewell implied that since the Negroes were denied admittance to the pool, the only other recourse is to seek legal action. He and five others, including L.C. Bates, NAACP field man, turned up at the pool yesterday afternoon. City officials had advance warning and five plainclothes detectives were on hand. There were no incidents. The Negroes, some carrying towels and swim suits, approached the ticket window but were met by pool manager LeRoy Scott who told them to go swim in the all-Negro pool at Gilliam park, which he described as being as nice as the white pool.
25 YEARS AGO June 28, 1988
A federal jury Monday awarded $625 to each of four Beebe students expelled from school for violating a school alcohol policy that was struck down last week as unconstitutional. On Friday, U.S. District Judge George Howard Jr. ruled the Beebe School District violated the rights of four students when it expelled them last October for drinking alcoholic beverages before attending a September football game at Batesville. In his ruling, Howard struck down the district’s policy as unconstitutional because it was vague and failed to define the term “prior to” a school function.
10 YEARS AGO June 28, 2003
Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field, has joined other U.S. airports in requiring passengers to present their boarding passes before passing through security checkpoints. The new procedures eliminate at least one post-Sept. 11 hassle: No more searches or requests for identification at departure gates. “Once you get through the checkpoint, you’re done,” said Jerry Henderson, the Transportation Security Administration’s top official in Arkansas.
Arkansas, Pages 14 on 06/28/2013