100 YEARS AGO April 24, 1914
FORT SMITH - More than 50 boys at the Fort Smith High School today signed a roster offering their services to the government in case of war with Mexico. The movement was launched by Randolph Sengel, a 17-year-old sophomore. The boys range in age from 15 years to 20 years. They made known their offer to Secretary of War Garrison by telegraph this afternoon.
50 YEARS AGO April 24, 1964
Winthrop Rockefeller filed Thursday as a gubernatorial candidate and set August for his campaign opener. But this didn’t stop newsmen from asking him some pointed questions, some pertaining to his wealth. The Republican candidate didn’t hedge from answering any of the questions, and took a couple of digs at Gov. Faubus, the Democrat he expects to challenge for the governor’s seat. Faubus filed Wednesday as a candidate for re-election. In filing he remarked that it would be interesting to see if a poor boy could still beat a millionaire, referring to the Rockefeller wealth. Asked Thursday whether a poor boy could defeat a millionaire, Rockefeller replied, “It has been done.” He explained this by saying he didn’t consider Faubus a poor boy. “After all,” he said,“I don’t have the taxpayers’ money to help me.”
25 YEARS AGO April 24, 1989
The Arkansas Department of Education apparently is not complying with federal law in its administration of adult educational programs. The conflicts revolve around provisions of the federal Adult Education Act, which requires that preference be given to “educationally disadvantaged adults,” defined as operating below the sixth-grade level. In Arkansas, the vast majority of students served by the Adult Education Division are above that threshold.
10 YEARS AGO April 24, 2004
The state-run Conway Human Development Center is not only giving inadequate medical and preventative care to its residents but also falls short in federally required educational services and the opportunities provided to disabled people to live in the community, a report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division says. The 50-page report sent to Gov. Mike Huckabee on Thursday accuses the state of being in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in several ways. It also reminds officials that federal authorities can sue the state under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to force reforms.
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