100 years ago
Oct. 6, 1915
• A proclamation declaring October 24 Fathers' Day in Arkansas was issued yesterday by Governor Hays, on a petition signed by ministers and educators. Messages were received last night from Arizona and Texas saying that the governors of those states late yesterday afternoon proclaimed October 24 Fathers' Day. To make the observance nation-wide, a committee has been appointed, with a representative in every state.
50 years ago
Oct. 6, 1965
• A plan under which eight mental health centers would be established throughout the state, the first one to be a $680,000 project at the State Hospital in Little Rock, was approved today. Making the approval was the Advisory Council on Mental Health Facilities, comprised of persons interested in mental health. State Health Officer Dr. J. T. Herron, is chairman. The meeting was held in his office.
25 years ago
Oct. 6, 1990
• Little Rock television station KARK-TV, Channel 4, got the jump on rival station KATV-TV, Channel 7, by starting a 24-hour news service Friday. "We may have ruined some weekends," said Bob Steel, the Channel 4 news director. "We launched this in secrecy because we'd heard that they were about to try to copy us." Channel 7 was expected to announce Wednesday when it would start 24-hour programming. Dale Nicholson, Channel 7's general manager, announced in August he planned to pick up a 24-hour service from ABC News.
10 years ago
Oct. 6, 2005
• Little Rock officials have asked several organizations that feed the homeless under the Broadway Bridge to find a new location, citing complaints ranging from harassment to public drunkenness. Although they haven't ordered the move, Little Rock city officials have begun meeting with about 10 different groups that feed the homeless throughout the week and asked them to consider alternate locations for the meals. The southern landing of the bridge, which spans the Arkansas River and connects with North Little Rock, has been a spot for the meals for the past several years and has become a hangout for the homeless, Assistant City Manager Bryan Day said in a meeting with homeless advocates Wednesday. "Eighty percent of the time, it's worked great," Day said. "But lately we've had some problems."
Metro on 10/06/2015