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— 100 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1910

The “Royal Blue Flyer,” that pilot pigeon, is in the limelight again. Or if not in the limelight, it, at least, has been in the headlight of an Iron Mountain locomotive, as it piloted a train from Witherspoon to Donaldson yesterday morning, taking its accustomed position just in front of the engine. Engineer Frank Derr and Brakeman Holloway of the Iron Mountain, who arrived in Little Rock with a train yesterday morning, reported that the pigeon joined them at Witherspoon, 60 miles south of this city.

50 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1960

The mayors of Little Rock and North Little Rock have proclaimed tomorrow as “Public Safety Day” in conjunction with the safety campaign being conducted by the Young Business Men’s Association of Greater Little Rock. Some 60 YMBA members will operate six roadblocks in the city tomorrow asking for donations for its public safety and courtesy campaign.

25 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1985

Mayor Terry Hartwick said he would be running “a tight ship” with the 1986 budget he released last week to reporters. “If you need it, you got it,” Hartwick said of department head requests. “But I cut the frills out,” he added. He will file the budget before December 1 with the City Council. He said he provided only for the necessities and if new equipment or purchases not included in the budget are needed, then the department head may come to the City Council.

10 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 2000 FORT SMITH - Fort Smith directors have hired a consulting firm to develop a master plan for the city’s development as it enters the 21st century. At a meeting Tuesday, the directors agreed to pay the Kansas City, Mo., consulting firm Gould Evans Goodman Associates $280,954 to work with the community to draw up the plan. Assistant City Administrator Dean Kruithof said the plan will take 18 months to two years to develop.

Arkansas, Pages 16 on 11/24/2010

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