100 YEARS AGO April 1, 1914
FAYETTEVILLE - “That hazing, which consists of cruel, abusive, highly humiliating treatment, or any other treatment which is devoid of good feeling and fellowship and which is applied in a spirit of derision and mockery should be abolished,” was the decision of the Student Council of the University of Arkansas at a recent meeting. A committee was appointed to explain what is meant by the term “hazing,” and to suggest rules for governing the Freshman next year. Last year the student body ratified the Student Council’s decision to abolish hazing, but nothing could be done until hazing was defined.
50 YEARS AGO April 1, 1964
State Sen. Q Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs said today that circulation of petitions designed to legalize gambling in Garland County by popular vote will start next week. Hurst said proponents of legalized gambling will attempt to get both a constitutional amendment and an initiated enabling act on the November general election ballot. The amendment will state simply that gambling in Garland County shall be legal on approval of voters of the county in a local option election.
25 YEARS AGO April 1, 1989
North Little Rock officials made a serious mistake Thursday. Cleveland Bailey’s home at 222 Mosley in Rose City was bulldozed at 3 p.m. Thursday, which came as a complete surprise to the owner. “There is nothing. Nothing but the ground,” Bailey told Mayor Patrick Henry Hays during a confrontational meeting Friday morning. “It appears the city just made a bad mistake,” Hays said. Hays said the city will make an “equitable settlement,” estimated at about $10,000, to Bailey. The property, purchased by Bailey for $6,000 in July 1988, was apparently condemned before the property title was transferred, Hays said.
10 YEARS AGO April 1, 2004 Acxiom Corp. announced a company-wide reorganization Wednesday, providing the first public details of a plan that is expected to boost profits at the cost of 230 jobs. “We always hate to do any kind of work-force reduction,” Company Leader Charles Morgan said. “It’s something that keeps me up at night. It’s as stressful a thing as we do.” The company cut 93 jobs in Conway and 37 in Little Rock, where it is based. Another 100 positions were cut from Acxiom’s operations in Arizona, California and Illinois. Those cuts represent 5.4 percent of the company’s U.S. work force.
Arkansas, Pages 12 on 04/01/2014