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100 YEARS AGO April 5, 1918
Fifty-one deaths occurred at Camp Pike during March, according to the death certificates filed with Dr. M.J. Barlow, registrar of vital statistics in Hill township. Pneumonia caused the largest number of deaths; meningitis claimed five. One soldier committed suicide by drowning. The homes of the dead soldiers was as follows: Arkansas, 11; Mississippi, 10; Louisiana, 9; Iowa, 4; Alabama, 3; Kansas, 2; Minnesota, 2; Ohio, 1; Massachusetts, 1; Missouri, 1; North Dakota, 1; Michigan, 1; Illinois, 1; Georgia, 1; Norway, 1.
50 YEARS AGO
April 5, 1968
Eddie Croston, 45, of Route 2, North Little Rock, was convicted Thursday in Circuit Court of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his stepson, George Jones, 29, on May 12, 1967, at Croston’s home in the Marche community west of North Little Rock. A Circuit Court jury fixed his punishment at five years imprisonment, the minimum for second-degree murder, but did not specify how much of the time he should actually serve. Under the new state penal law, the verdict means Croston can be paroled any time.
25 YEARS AGO
April 5, 1993
MALVERN — Hot Spring County Sheriff Mike Collie wants the public to tell him what kind of jail would be best for the area. Collie said last week there are three options to replace the crowded 18-bed jail at the county courthouse. The options differ in who would be responsible for construction costs and who would be responsible for operating the new jail once it is built. Since Collie took office Jan. 1, he has held two public meetings to invite residents to look at the pros and cons of building a regional, county, or county/city jail.
10 YEARS AGO
April 5, 2008
A 25-year-old Little Rock man who claimed he tried to rescue two women who had been kidnapped from a Little Rock nightclub and raped was convicted Thursday of participating in the attacks and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Jeffery Hayes told jurors he was just as much a victim as the two women who were abducted and raped outside Impressions, 5201 Asher Ave., in January 2006. One of the women was pistol whipped. Hayes was one of three men arrested and charged with two counts each of rape, kidnapping and aggravated robbery, each a Class Y felony that carries a potential life sentence.