LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO June 30, 1912
FORT SMITH - After a preliminary hearing Everett Halstead, a well-known local loan man, who was arrested on complaint of C.T. Mitchell, an attorney of Stigler, Okla., who charged Halstead had stolen a diamond ring from him while Mitchell was negotiating a $1,000 loan, was dismissed by Justice Fisher. After returning to Stigler, Mitchell, through his wife, notified the local authorities that he found the missing ring at home. In dismissing the charge, Mitchell was scored by the prosecutor.
50 YEARS AGO June 30, 1962
Thirty-six big sign boards will tell travelers in neighboring states about Arkansas. The Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission yesterday approved the erection of the big boards which will be in several colors and carry the lettering: “Get away today. See Arkansas.” Nine of the boards will be 10 feet by 30 feet and will placed on the major highways leading toward Arkansas in the vicinity of such cities as St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston and Memphis. Then there will be 27 smaller boards six feet by 12 feet spaced along highways closer to Arkansas.
25 YEARS AGO June 30, 1987
State officials and Arkansas Power & Light Co. on Monday announced a plan to save ratepayers $31.8 million over the next 12 months, and afterward, state Public Service Commission staff members complained that Attorney General Steve Clark was trying to take all the credit. Most of the savings come from a $26.3 million rate reduction that will be used to mitigate the effect of a Grand Gulf-related increase scheduled to take effect Sept. 1. The other part of the savings come from a pledge by AP&L to postpone until next year a $5.5 million rate increase.
10 YEARS AGO June 30, 2002
The fire that destroyed Wakefield Elementary School in southwest Little Rock was ignited by an errant welding spark during renovations at the school Friday afternoon. “We have no reason to believe it was arson. This was a very expensive accidental fire,” Little Rock Assistant Fire Marshal Randy Davenport said. “There is no question of negligence. Welding produces tremendous heat and sparks. It happens.”
Arkansas, Pages 13 on 06/30/2012