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100 YEARS AGO July 15, 1920

FORT SMITH — Jack Bishop, aged 19, overseas veteran, is in Sparks Memorial hospital dangerously injured as a result of an accident in a coal mine at Tahona, Okla. Bishop was struck by a pit car, and will be a cripple for life even if he survives. His left leg was fractured and a bone in his right ankle was torn out of place and pushed backward. It may be necessary to amputate his foot, and if it is saved, his foot will be stiff. Bishop’s right hand was also badly lacerated and the middle finger was cut off.

50 YEARS AGO July 15, 1970

■ Robert C. Compton of El Dorado, another Democratic candidate, outlined five tax proposals that he would try to implement. He explained them at a news conference later in the day. He said they would raise revenues “a minimum” of $100 million, which would go a long way toward meeting the needs of education.

25 YEARS AGO July 15, 1995

PINE BLUFF —Police use of pepper spray to disperse a crowd outside a movie theater was justified, state police say. A civic group called the Right Action Committee had questioned use of the pepper spray outside the Broadmoor Cinema after a crowd had gathered April 29 to see the movie “Friday,” starring rap singer Ice Cube. “I commend (Police Chief Brad) King for having an independent investigation,” said the Rev. Jesse Turner, a member of the Right Action Committee. “Since it is an independent investigation, I’m satisfied with the report unless someone comes forward and says they were directly sprayed.”

10 YEARS AGO July 15, 2010

■ Teachers and other employees at Little Rock’s three eStem charter schools received checks Wednesday totaling nearly a half-million dollars in return for the achievement gains their students showed in the 2009-10 school year. The eStem schools, which will serve 1,235 students in kindergarten through 11th grades in downtown Little Rock this year, are among a very small number of Arkansas public schools that give performance awards to teachers in addition to traditional salaries based on education level and years of experience. Every current employee, certified and noncertified, received an award for last year’s work, John Bacon, chief executive officer for eStem Charter Schools Inc., said Wednesday.