100 YEARS AGO March 26, 1914
EL PASO - Twenty-three race track followers, who had not enough money for railroad fee to Kentucky, were found tonight in a horse car which had been billed through to Lexington, Ky. The valuation of the shipment was $10,000 and the car had been marked “handle with extreme care.” However, the local freight agent opened up the car this afternoon to see if the thoroughbreds had plenty of hay to last until the first stop. He found the men practically covered up under the hay. The entire shipment of hoboes, tents, track followers and penniless stable boys were rounded up and taken to the police station.
50 YEARS AGO March 26, 1964
Freedom schools will be established to educate students who boycott schools here April 6, two anti-segregation groups said Wednesday night. The Council on Community Affairs and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee said that white parents also were asked to keep students home from school that day. The two groups have protested what they call token integration in Little Rock schools.
25 YEARS AGO March 26, 1989
An antique radio, $200 pens, alcohol, expensive chocolates and meals were among items bought in the past three years with money contributed to the Arkansas Educational Television Network. The items were among employee expenses reimbursed by the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network Foundation, a non-profit group formed in 1984 to raise money for the network. Foundation and network employees said no limits were imposed on spending while they traveled to seminars, conventions and training sessions.
10 YEARS AGO March 26, 2004
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will recommend its trustees raise tuition nearly 8 percent this fall for in-state, undergraduate students - the highest increase in seven years. Despite a recent student push to rein in some campus wide student fees, Fayetteville administrators also plan to recommend a rise in mandatory student fees from $23.86 to $25.01 per credit-hour. The UA board of trustees will meet April 2 to consider tuition and fee charges for its campuses statewide. Increases would vary widely depending on students’ residency status, campus, courses and class load.
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