100 years ago
May 14, 1914
• The swimming pool at the Young Men's Christian Association will be opened in a few days. The association has the only swimming pool in the city, and for that reason it is expected to be very popular this summer. The organization is at present conducting a membership campaign among the school boys of the city and the pool is advertised as one of the principal features.
50 years ago
May 14, 1964
• Arkansas now is spearheading a national drive for the establishment of a technical-vocational school for the deaf and there is a possibility that the school might be located in the state, according to Roy Parks, superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf. Parks outlined the program offered at the School for the Deaf for members of the Little Rock Lions Club who were guests of the school Wednesday for their weekly luncheon meeting. The teacher training program for deaf students throughout the United States was initiated in Arkansas, according to Parks.
25 years ago
May 14, 1989
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tommy Robinson, D-Ark., admits he made a mistake. Such an admission is rare. When a reporter from the Arkansas Gazette called Robinson to ask about the $60,000 annual salary his 22-year-old administrative assistant makes, Robinson replied, "It is none of your business who I hire or what I pay them." Some of Robinson's constituents took that comment to mean it was none of their business what he paid Charlotte Jones, the daughter of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Her salary comes out of the taxpayers' pocketbook. "I meant it was none of the Gazette's business," Robinson said. "Of course, it is my constituents' business how I spend the taxpayers' money. In retrospect, I realized I should have done a better job telling them about Charlotte's background. I should have explained that she is highly educated and has traveled all over the world."
10 years ago
May 14, 2004
• North Little Rock's Advertising and Promotion Commission is sending a letter to the City Council opposing a proposed ban on smoking in restaurants and other public places. Commissioners will forward the letter in time for the City Council's next meeting May 24, commission Executive Director Karen Trevino said. City Alderman Greg Yielding's proposed ordinance would force restaurants, offices, stores and other enclosed areas to become smoke free or face penalties.
Metro on 05/14/2014