100 years ago
May 13, 1917
• The army fare of the First Arkansas Regiment today will be sweetened by Little Rock hospitality. Donations of cakes, pies and candy from Little Rock people, a whole truck load sent to the Gazette office yesterday, were delivered to the headquarters of the regiment, where Colonel James placed them under heavy guard. A red, white and blue Smith Form-A-Truck, loaned by the Motor Truck Sales Company and piloted by John M. Thurman, sales manager of the company, made safe delivery, although the route of the "pie train," after arriving at the post was through almost unbroken lines of guards, student officers, regulars and laborers.
50 years ago
May 13, 1967
FAYETTEVILLE -- Eleven doctors on the medical staff of the Washington County General Hospital filed suit Thursday asking the Chancery Court to stop the Hospital Board from making any long-term contracts. Their action is aimed mainly at stopping the Board from hiring Glen W. Estes, 39, of Sherman, Tex., as the hospital administrator. A feud has developed between some of the county's doctors and the Hospital Board over the hiring of an administrator.
25 years ago
May 13, 1992
• Failure rates increased for North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school district eighth-graders taking the Arkansas Minimum Performance Test in March. Ninety-seven North Little Rock eighth-graders failed the test, as did 223 Pulaski County pupils, putting them in jeopardy of not being promoted to the ninth grade. The MPT is mandated by the state for pupils in third, sixth and eighth grades. Only eighth-graders, though, are required to pass the test to be eligible to move to the next grade.
10 years ago
May 13, 2007
• Arkansas' General Assembly paid little attention to reducing the ranks of the medically uninsured this year, but there was a bill the sponsor said would create a financial incentive to medically treat poor people. House Bill 2791 by Rep. Robbie Wills, D-Conway, would have granted an income tax credit to some medical service providers. Physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, physical therapists or occupational therapists would have been eligible for a credit, which is a direct reduction of the amount of tax owed. The credit would have been equal to 10 percent of the cost of the health care provided if the provider wasn't compensated for it and made substantial and continuing efforts to collect the debt.
Metro on 05/13/2017