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100 years ago

April 5, 1919

FORT SMITH -- Bonds for the construction of the Garrison Avenue Bridge into Oklahoma across the Arkansas River were sold today to the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, H.G. Walker & Co., and the Mortgage Trust Company of St. Louis for 97.19. The issue amounts to $514,000. The bridge is now being built. The bonds are dated April 1 this year and mature in 20 years. They bear 5 percent interest. Seven bids were received, including one from the City National bank of New York.

50 years ago

April 5, 1969

PINE BLUFF -- James L. Stanley, 25, of Woodson was killed Friday when his car collided head-on with a tractor-trailer truck loaded with boats on U.S. Highway 65 one mile north of Jefferson. State Police said Stanley, traveling north, ran off the highway then pulled back onto the pavement into the south lane striking the truck head-on. Another truck, also traveling south, then struck the rear of the tractor-trailer truck, officers said. Officers said the car and tractor-trailer burst into flames after the accident.

25 years ago

April 5, 1994

A Conway man remained in serious condition Monday with gunshot wounds in his chest after a weekend incident in which he kicked open the front door of a Pulaski County man's house and was shot, sheriff's deputies said. Terry Pikschus, 31, kicked open both the front door and the bedroom door of a mobile home at 6513 Gribble Road in north Pulaski County, where he was found looking for his wife early Sunday, detective Cpl. Terry Ward said. Pikschus entered the bedroom with a large knife and confronted Michael Munn, 30, Ward said. Munn grabbed a 9mm pistol and shot Pikschus, Ward said. After he was shot, Pikschus attacked Munn and cut or bit off a portion of the man's right ear, Ward said. Both were taken to University Hospital in Little Rock, where Munn was treated Sunday and released.

10 years ago

April 5, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE -- An Arkansas judge has allowed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corp. and others to continue over claims employees posted nude photographs on the Internet from a cellular phone left at the restaurant. Washington County Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn denied a request by the fast-food chain Friday to remove it from the lawsuit by Phillip and Tina Sherman. Though the nude photographs will remain sealed, Gunn denied a request by the Shermans to prevent releasing some information about them to defense lawyers. Tina Damron, the attorney for the Shermans, argued Friday against releasing the information, saying she wanted to protect the couple from further embarrassment or harassment. She said more than 1 million people have searched the Google Web site looking for information about the case after the story about her clients' lawsuit made international news. The lawsuit by the Shermans claims that Phillip Sherman lost his phone at the Fayetteville restaurant on July 5. The phone contained nude photographs his wife sent him.

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