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100 YEARS AGO March 27, 1914

The porter at the Owl saloon, West Capitol avenue and Louisiana street, in attempting to wipe up a damp spot on the floor caused by the leak in a barrel of alcohol by burning the liquid, unwittingly ignited the contents of a full barrel of alcohol and in addition to blowing the top off the barrel almost blew the top off the building. The well meaning porter at once evaporated, as did the spot on the floor. The Fire Department was called, but the fire did not spread to other parts of the room and was quickly extinguished.

50 YEARS AGO March 27, 1964

Gov. Faubus declared today that if Garland County authorities do not close down gambling in Hot Springs, he would do so with his state police. The governor set no time limit for the closing. This was the governor’s reaction to a resolution passed by the House of Representatives Thursday calling on authorities to end illegal gambling in the Spa resort. The governor issued this handwritten statement to the Democrat shortly before noon today: “The members of the House of Representatives are from all sections of the state. The vote on the resolution calling on the authorities to act to shut down gambling in Hot Springs was overwhelming. In the face of this sentiment, I expect the proper (local) authorities to act.”

25 YEARS AGO March 27, 1989

Teacher preference, and maybe a little “Cadillac” budgeting led the Little Rock School District to buy the most expensive music equipment bid for Mann Arts and Science Magnet School’s Jazz Band, the district’s purchasing director said. Charles Neal, director of purchasing, stressed in a recent interview that no purchasing policies or regulations were broken in the November 1988 bids for instruments.

10 YEARS AGO March 27, 2004

A bill that cleared the University of Arkansas student government this week aims to help students take more control over required campus fees. Resolution 50 - also known as the Student Tax Relief Act of 2004 - was approved by the Fayetteville campus’s Associated Student Government on Tuesday night, said student government Senate President Skinner Layne. The student legislation comes two days after officials released Chancellor John White’s plans to recommend a 4.8 percent rise in student fees this fall, along with a nearly 8 percent tuition increase.

Arkansas, Pages 12 on 03/27/2014

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