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Today in History

By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
On May 18, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley

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Public Affairs Calendar

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City officials: Municipal Center more quiet

Tami Wynn | The Sun

Erick Woodruff, Jonesboro’s director of Information Systems, on Friday hands a receipt to Nikki Nottingham, the city clerk’s office manager, on their way out of the Municipal Center on Church Street in Jonesboro.

By Keith Inman, Sun Staff Writer, inman@jonesborosun.com
JONESBORO — The reverberating noise of many voices on the first floor weren’t transferred from Jonesboro’s former City Hall to the Municipal Center.
Visitors will find almost complete

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Red Wolves clinch despite defeat

Tami Wynn | The Sun

Arkansas State's Bradley Wallace (24) pitches to an Arkansas-Little Rock batter during the third inning Friday at Tomlinson Stadium.

By Matthew V. Roberson, Sun staff writer

JONESBORO — Arkansas State slipped into the postseason while Arkansas-Little Rock kept its hopes alive.

ASU failed to take advantage of a multitude of scoring opportunities and UALR’s Bryson Thionnet. . . more »

Judge issues injunction against abortion ban
U.S. denounces Russian missiles going to Syria
Powerball jackpot fuels California ticket sales
Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
OJ’s ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
Iraqi bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76
Protesters: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt in training accident
Stocks rise on hopeful signs for U.S. economy
Defense chief orders sex-abuse prevention review
Arkansas House speaker won’t run for governor
Some lost everything to Texas tornado
Venezuela’s military enters high-crime slums
Woman describes Berlusconi’s disco parties

Read about all these and more in today's print edition or online e-Edition.

Former U.S. Open champion Venturi dies
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.
His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. . . .
Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.
"I promised her if we made it out of alive, I'd do . . .

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