100 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1914 LEAD HILL - His friends turned from him, his merchant refused to extend credit on the grounds that he was unknown, and his wife screamed when he spoke to her today, following the visit of James Morarity to a local barber shop, the first time he has been guilty of such a thing since 1871. Morarity’s beard had grown to great length and his hair hung over his shoulders in great folds until the barber sheared him. 50 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1964

Arkansas trailer manufacturers asked Gov. Faubus if state highway regulations could be changed to enable them to follow the industry trend toward 12-foot-wide mobile homes.Mobile homes more than 10 feet wide cannot now be moved over Arkansas highways without a special permit. The manufacturers told Faubus that the 10-foot-wide regulation is costing them $5 million a year in business. They said 29 states, including Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas, permit movement of 12-foot trailers and, if Arkansas eases its regulations, the manufacturers will be able to ship from coast to coast.

25 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1989

A strange flavor in a salad Beth Stewart ate turned out to be a wad of chewing gum, the Pulaski County resident contended in a lawsuit against Mr. Gatti’s, the restaurant where she allegedly purchased the salad. As a result of the incident, which happened Sept. 17, 1988, at the Mr. Gatti’s at 8824 Geyer Springs Road, the lawsuit said Stewart since has been unable to eat at restaurant salad bars, something she used to enjoy. The suit alleged Stewart suffered further anguish when she went to see a doctor, fearing she may have contracted a contagious disease, and the doctor told her she could only wait and see if she developed symptoms.

10 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 2004

A survey of law enforcement agencies shows that more than 20 police departments and sheriff’s offices are complying with a new state law requiring them to have written policies against racial profiling. Arkansas Code 12-12-1403 prohibits racial profiling and requires all law enforcement agencies to have written policies. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette contacted 23 of the state’s sheriff and police departments, and all but one confirmed they had adopted policies prohibiting racial profiling.

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