THIS DATE IN ARKANSAS HISTORY 30-Jan 1914 United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a Confederate statue in the center of the Bentonville square, where it still reigns 100 years later. 30-Jan 1899 Funeral service for former Governor, Senator, and U.S. Attorney General August Hill Garland held in Senate Chamber of Arkansas State House. 30-Jan 1948 Herbert L. Thomas, Chairman of UA Board of Trustees said, I feel that any Negro student applying for undergraduate work will be rejected and any qualified Negro applying for graduate work will be accepted. 30-Jan 1977 Rev. Peggy Bosmyer, 28 of Pine Bluff, became Arkansas first female priest in ordination ceremonies at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 30-Jan 1990 USW union representatives confirm that Aluminum Company of America will close the ore-refining part of its Benton plant in June and shut down the only commercial bauxite mine in the country. 30-Jan 2007 Brinkley Mayor Barbara Skouras breaks 3-3 tie of City Council to raise her own salary from $6,500 to $38,000 plus $6,500 expenses. 30-Jan 2007 Former Greenwood Mayor Garry Campbell filed suit claiming Mayor Ken Edwards, who defeated him by 39 votes, is usurping office and isn’t qualified to serve due to 1996 felony theft and forgery convictions. 30-Jan 1969 Former Attorney General Bruce Bennett and three officials of the bankrupt Arkansas Loan & Thrift were charged in a 28-count grand jury indictment with violating anti-fraud provisions of federal securities laws. 30-Jan 2004 State Treasurer Gus Wingfield was fined $750 and reprimanded by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for giving promotions and pay increases to members of his family on his office staff. 30-Jan 1995 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that dioxin 2,3,7,8-TCDD continues to flow into Jacksonvilles Rockey Branch Creek and into Bayou Meto from the old Vertac Chemical Corp. plant. 30-Jan 2008 U S Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) gave presidential campaign speech on ending the war and the economy at North Little Rock High School; introduced by Governor Beebe, Congressmen Ross, Berry, Snyder.
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