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100 YEARS AGO

Jan. 16, 1923

■ H. L. Remmel, collector of internal revenue and member of the Republican National Committee, who returned from Washington yesterday morning, said that in his opinion it is very probable that authority for the construction of a $1,000,000 Federal Reserve bank branch building for Little Rock will be granted before the adjournment of the present Congress on March 4. Mr. Remmel based his opinion on the favorable comments relative to the proposed building from several congressmen.

50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 16, 1973

■ Free bus service for Pulaski County senior citizens who do not have access to the reduced fare service provided by the Central Arkansas Transit Company will begin soon, according to Rod Jones, director of the state Office of Aging. … A 15-passenger bus, once owned by the Arkansas Travelers for Senior Citizens program, whose funding ran out last year, has been assigned to Central Services. The bus is being used for residents of three high-rise apartments in North Little Rock.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 16, 1998

■ The state Supreme Court reversed Thursday the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by an Arkansas football player’s mother against University of Arkansas athletic department officials, including Athletic Director Frank Broyles. In its 4-3 decision, the high court said Washington County Circuit Judge Kim Smith should not have dismissed as a matter of law the suit filed in February 1995 by Jacqueline Wallace, mother of deceased Razorbacks linebacker Shannon Wright. … Wallace sued Broyles, Head Athletic Trainer Dean Weber and several others. … The suit followed a highly publicized investigation into drug-dispensing practices at the university. An eightmonth investigation by the Arkansas State Police led to charges in November 1993. … The case hasn’t been set for trial.

10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 16, 2013

■ Three members of the Alexander City Council walked out of their first regular meeting of the year Monday during a dispute over finances. Debate started when the city treasurer reported that the Police Department had $1,200 in the bank, which was not enough to meet the next payroll for its officers. To cut spending, Alderman Juanita Wilson suggested laying off the secretary hired by Mayor Michelle Hobbs last week. … Hobbs defended hiring the secretary, saying she was just filling a vacancy. … Also on Monday, Hobbs announced that anything passed during a special meeting last week was “null and void” because a quorum wasn’t present, and neither she nor members of the news media were notified of the meeting. The council members at that meeting enacted a hiring and spending freeze, according to the minutes.