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100 YEARS AGO Aug. 27, 1919

■ W. J. Moriarty of St. Louis, department director of the Central and Southern jurisdiction of the war camp activity service of the Knights of Columbus, is here in connection with the establishment of a permanent community center for the benefit of soldiers in Little Rock. This center will be located at the Knights of Columbus hall 609 Scott street. It will be one of 1,800 free employment bureaus for soldiers now operated by the Knights of Columbus throughout the United States.

50 YEARS AGO Aug. 27, 1969

■ Attorney General Joe Purcell said Tuesday that the Jonesboro Water and Power Plant was a governmental entity and not a private corporation. The opinion went to Everette E. Talburt, state director of Civil Defense and Disaster Relief. The opinion apparently will help the water and power plant get federal assistance to repair damage from a tornado that struck Jonesboro in May 1968. Talburt said the question of the status of the plant was a major factor in deciding whether the damages are covered under the Natural Disaster Act.

25 YEARS AGO Aug. 27, 1994

FAYETTEVILLE — John Ozment, director of the Center for Transportation Research in the College of Business Administration at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, will receive the American Society of Transportation and Logistics 1994 Presidents Award on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The award recognizes dedication, ability and service to the society. Ozment has published several articles in the fields of marketing, transportation and logistics in a variety of international journals, and is currently investigating the impacts of rail abandonment and motor carrier deregulation on rural areas.

10 YEARS AGO Aug. 27, 2009

■ With the state’s lottery to begin in about one month, a Murphy USA gas station in Magnolia on Wednesday became the first lottery retailer to be licensed by the Arkansas Lottery Commission. Fifty-six other Murphy USA stores throughout Arkansas also were licensed, said Ernie Passailaigue, executive director of the commission. The lottery’s net proceeds — what’s left after expenses and prizes are paid — will go for scholarships for Arkansans at higher education institutions in the state.