LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO August 29, 1909
The action of the business men of Fort Smith in asking the railroads to establish the same rates for Fort Smith as for Little Rock has caused the merchants and shippers of Little Rock to sit up and take notice. It is stated that the Fort Smith shippers want the same rates established from New York, St. Louis, Chicago and other Eastern points to Fort Smith as are now in force from these Eastern points to Little Rock. In other words, although the haul is more than 100 miles greater from the East, the Fort Smith shippers ask the same rates as Little Rock now has at a much less distance from the originating point of shipment from the East.
50 YEARS AGO August 29, 1959
The groundwork for Little Rock School Board rebuttal in further court battles over the state pupil placement law and the board's regulations was apparently laid in the manner in which an initial 13 hearings on reassignment requests were held last night. With the hearings in back of them, the members will hear one group of eight students at 7:30 p.m Wednesday and still another group of 12 at 10 a.m. Friday. The 13 white students, accompanied by their parents were given individual hearings on requests for reassignment to either Central or Hall in the board room wherevestiges of tear gas caused a stinging in the eyes.
25 YEARS AGO August 29, 1984
The Little Rock School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved an interim set of guarantees for district teachers that will serve until a negotiated contract for the 1984-85 school year is settled. The interim measure includes a 5.25 percent salary increase to the beginning teachers' salaries. Dr. Ed Kelly, district superintendent, said the district could operate the entire school year on the set of guarantees, which includes a teacher evaluation process, a process for dismissing teachers in compliance with the state's Teacher Fair Dismissal Act and specified working conditions.
10 YEARS AGO August 29, 1999
Last year, David Glass chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., brought home $9.93 million in total compensation, making him the state's highest-paid corporate executive. Still, Glass' pay - which includes salary, bonus, realized stock options and longterm incentive payouts - was "wildly below market," according to Graef Crystal, a former compensation consultant who tracks executive salaries for his monthly newsletter, the Crystal Report. Glass' counterparts at companies of similar size and performance brought in an average of nearly $34 million in 1998, Crystal said.
Arkansas, Pages 16 on 08/29/2009