100 years ago
June 27, 1918
LONOKE -- Prompt action taken by County Food Administrator J. M. Gates not only prevented a serious ice famine in this town, but also saved large quantities of perishing food from spoiling, as well as assuring the preservation of fruit that had been canned. The Lonoke Ice Company had been unable to operate its plant. It claimed it could get neither men to make necessary repairs nor proper connection with the water company. County Food Administrator Gates, when he realized the seriousness of the situation, acting as a government representative, immediately took charge temporarily.
50 years ago
June 27, 1968
• The Dollarway School Board filed a motion Wednesday in federal District Court asking for authority to continue to use the freedom of choice desegregation plan for the 1968-69 school year. The Board said it was making a study of the distribution of the students in the District "for the purpose of developing residential zones upon which student assignments could be made." It said the study would be completed by March 1 and that it would file a report with the court by that date.
25 years ago
June 27, 1993
PINE BLUFF -- An estimated 17,000 Arkansans could die under the worst-case scenario for an accident or espionage involving chemical weapons stored at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, according to a study recently released to the media. Nationwide, an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people could be killed and 5.2 million exposed to chemicals if the worst-case disaster scenario occurred at all eight sites where the Army stores the chemicals, the study says.
10 years ago
June 27, 2008
• The Arkansas Supreme Court denied without prejudice Thursday petitions from Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to have their cases re-examined by their respective trial courts. Baldwin, Misskelley and Damien Echols were convicted in 1994 of killing three West Memphis boys in 1993 in what prosecutors deemed a satanic ritual. Several weeks ago, defense attorneys filed two petitions asking the high court to give the trial courts authority to consider facts not known at the time of trial through no fault of the defendants. By denying the petitions without prejudice, the Supreme Court has left open the possibility for more filings on the matter.
Metro on 06/27/2018