LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO June 26, 1910
Uncle Sam will probably give new recruits a chance to make good in the army next month, according to Maj. Charles B. Ewing, who took charge of the recruiting station in Little Rock yesterday. For several months men without previous army experience have been barred from entering the ranks and only a limited number of applicants have been allowed to re-enlist as there have been but few vacancies to fill.
50 YEARS AGO June 26, 1960
Efforts of the city of North Little Rock to acquire the 5,200-acre tract of the Maumelle Ordnance Plant were deflated last night by the government’s rejection of the city’s offer to buy the property. Mayor Casey Laman expressed his disappointment following receipt of a message from General Services Administration stating that the city’s offer was not acceptable and that the $5,000 accompanying the offer was being returned.
25 YEARS AGO June 26, 1985 JACKSONVILLE - A $10 million lawsuit was filedin federal court Tuesday against Hercules Inc. and Vertac Chemical Inc. on behalf of 20 people living near the old Jacksonville city dump. The suit, filed by the McMath Law Firm of Little Rock, charges reckless, negligent and willful disposal of toxic wastes resulting in damage to health and property. It asks the court for both compensatory and punitive damages as well as an injunction requiring the two chemical firms “to locate and remove all vestiges of toxic wastes from the area.” 10 YEARS AGO June 26, 2000
Akin Industries Inc. will get as much as $14,000 for each job it creates by reopening a Dumas furniture plant - just $2,000 less than the average annual salary it plans to pay there, government documents and company officials say. The subsidies include a 10-year, $1.7 million interestfree loan with no payments for two years, as well as an estimated $400,000 in tax breaks and cash. And, if the company creates 100 jobs as promised, it won’t have to pay back $500,000 of the loan, according to the government contract.
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