100 years ago
Jan. 26, 1921
• The Tuberculosis Sanatorium needs an appropriation to enable it to enlarge the scope of the excellent work being done there, according to the report of Sen. W. H. Latimer, a member of the legislative committee that recently visited the institution. During the visit of the committee there were 175 persons in the sanatorium, with a waiting list of 32. "This is a matter of importance in connection with the tuberculosis patient," said Senator Latimer, "since delay only makes a case of tuberculosis the more dangerous."
50 years ago
Jan. 26, 1971
• The plaintiffs in the Little Rock school desegregation case have asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis to reconsider its order that they post $25,000 bond to keep an injunction prohibiting the Little Rock School District from constructing an addition to Henderson Junior High School. The Court of Appeals said last week that it would rescind an order authorizing an injunction to halt construction at Henderson and Amboy Elementary School at North Little Rock unless plaintiffs in the Little Rock and North Little Rock school cases posted a $25,000 bond in each case by February 1.
25 years ago
Jan. 26, 1996
• Figuring out the cost of land for the new Pulaski County arena will begin next week. The arena board Thursday hired real estate appraiser Ronald E. Bragg of Little Rock to start putting a price on property in downtown North Little Rock for the 18,000- to 20,000-seat arena. The board will pay Bragg $34,500. He said the appraisals would be completed within 90 days. The board's real estate consultant, Dickson Flake, said Bragg would begin work next week once a contract is signed.
10 years ago
Jan. 26, 2011
• A federal agency threatened to pull Medicare funding for the State Hospital, citing problems with patient policies and treatment plans identified in a random site visit to the psychiatric-care facility in Little Rock. The problems included restraining and secluding patients without proper documentation, "stigmatizing" new patients by requiring them to wear medical garments, and creating patient treatment plans without specific measurable goals related to their illnesses, said a statement of deficiencies. The State Hospital still carried its status as a Medicare services provider Tuesday, awaiting follow-up visits from the federal agency to ensure it had returned to compliance with care guidelines, said Julie Munsell, spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Human Services, which oversees the hospital.