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Photo by Rick McFarland
IC Corp. worker Bill Traffanstedt, 39, and his granddaughter, Ivy Sutterfield, 6, sit on the porch of their Atkins home Friday. Traffanstedt has worked at the Conway bus plant for 18 years.
ADVERSTISMENT
Conway layoffs cut deep
Bus plant part of city since ’33
Posted: November 7, 2009 5:26 a.m.
For weeks, rumors flew down the assembly line at one of the city’s oldest employers — a bus plant that’s been tightly woven into the fabric of Conway since 1933.
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Felsenthal watching water rise
Town already half underwater; Ouachita River to crest next week
Posted: November 7, 2009 5:24 a.m.
Mike Nash has spent the past week watching the water rise.
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Retirement system gains $856 million
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:15 a.m.
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments jumped $856 million in value to $9.66 billion last quarter as the system reaped the benefits of a rebound in the stock markets, the system’s investment consultant said.
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Plane crash kills 1 in Fulton County
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:15 a.m.
Authorities said Friday that one person died in the crash of a single-engine airplane in Fulton County. Arkansas State Police said the aircraft had only one person aboard.
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Calendar
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:14 a.m.
MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT Aglow International of Little Rock will present the music ministry of Mary Etta Mohan at Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 1204 S. Jackson St., at 10 a.m. today. (501) 425-3969.
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Defections, lawsuit rock Scientology
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:13 a.m.
The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:13 a.m.
Christmas parade canceled in Ohio. An Ohio village’s Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems.
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Unfulfilled quest
Adventurer makes it to Mount Ararat, but doesn’t find ark
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:11 a.m.
Standing atop Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey this summer, Maumelle’s Holt Condren was certain the legendary Noah’s ark lay beneath the frozen summit.
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Daily record
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:11 a.m.
Marriage Licenses and Divorces
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Camping is free on Veterans Day
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:10 a.m.
Camping along the Buffalo National River will be free to veterans, servicemen and their families on Veterans Day.
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State park to host Civil War weekend
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:10 a.m.
More than 500 re-enactors and park staff will portray a town in the clutches of battle as re-enactments are presented at Historic Washington State Park’s Civil War Weekend today and Sunday.
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Band bus accident leaves 14 injured
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:09 a.m.
Members of the Grambling State University marching band and a bus driver were injured Friday afternoon when one of the band’s buses rear-ended another on U.S. 167 in Dallas County, according to the Dallas County sheriff’s office.
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Police beat
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:09 a.m.
LR gunfire leads to arrest of man Police arrested a Little Rock man on gun and drug charges Friday after witnesses told police he fired a gun at a woman and her children, according to Little Rock police.
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DRIVETIME MAHATMA Pedestrian bridge; so many cars
Posted: November 7, 2009 4:07 a.m.
Hi: I was at the Big Dam Bridge. It was a lovely day and it seemed EVERYONE was out. The little parking lot was full, and there were more than a dozen cars parked on the side of the road where there were signs plainly stating “No Parking Anytime.” How vulnerable would one be to a ticket if one were to park on the shoulder like that? — Mary Louise.
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