100 years ago
Oct. 22, 1918
MAYFLOWER -- A wreck occurred to a freight train, north bound, here at 10 o'clock tonight in which Conductor J. A. Williams of Little Rock sustained a broken leg. Part of the train was derailed and the caboose overturning took fire. Mr. Williams was injured when the caboose turned over. No one else of the train crew was hurt. Mr. Williams resides at 120 Riverside avenue. His family was notified last night that he had been hurt, but the nature of his injuries was not known then. He left on his run at 8:30 last night.
50 years ago
Oct. 22, 1968
SILOAM SPRINGS -- Jack Cole of Fayetteville, who was to have become police chief here Monday, changed his mind Saturday. He notified the City Council that he had "mixed emotions over the resignation of the mayor and felt it best for me and my family that I step out of the picture." Eight of the 10-man police force resigned earlier this month, charging that the city and the courts would not support them and that the Fire Department was being shown favoritism.
25 years ago
Oct. 22, 1993
HUNTSVILLE -- A group of Cherokees hoping to establish an American Indian land base in Arkansas has agreements to buy 3,100 acres in Madison County and the nearby Huntsville Hospital that closed last year. Contracts, however, depend on the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians' efforts to get land base status, which is granted by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The status could be gained even if local residents oppose the plan, which -- based on a few early indications -- may be the case. The Keetoowahs, with about 7,600 members, claim to be the only recognized Indian tribe in the country without a land base. Previous attempts to establish a land base in Springdale and in Garland and Newton counties were dropped after strong local opposition developed.
10 years ago
Oct. 22, 2008
• Gasoline is flirting with $2 at some places in Arkansas. The Kroger station at 6929 John F. Kennedy Blvd. in North Little Rock, for example, offered regular at $2.069, which includes a 10-cent discount to shoppers who spent $100 on grocery-store items. Cars lined up for the cheap gas. Gasoline prices are dropping as crude-oil prices continue to weaken because of low demand as a result of the global economic meltdown. The average price of regular in Arkansas has dropped about $1.30 a gallon since it hit an all-time high of $3.972 on July 17, according to AAA, which reported on Tuesday that the state average was $2.664.
Metro on 10/22/2018