100 years ago
Nov. 27, 1915
• John Fried, 105 East Tenth street, attacked his wife at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon because she did not have his lunch ready. Fried was arrested by Patrolman Burns, who was summoned by a neighbor. When the patrolman arrived Mrs. Fried had locked herself in an outhouse in an attempt to keep her husband from further attacking her. Fried is docketed at police headquarters for wife-beating and will probably be tried this morning in the First Division Municipal Court.
50 years ago
Nov. 27, 1965
• State Trooper Tony McDonald couldn't catch a driverless State Police car in time to keep it from a collision on Roosevelt Road, so a motorist is asking for $303 in damages to his car. Robert Joseph Rodgers of Greenbelt, Md., said he could not avoid the collision with the police car, which rolled down from behind a large sign Aug. 1. Rodgers said the first time he saw the car was when Trooper McDonald was trying to catch it on foot.
25 years ago
Nov. 27, 1990
• Exactly a month after it was closed, the Pulaski County juvenile detention center reopened Monday ready for business with a new administrative officer and a part-time staff. Melvin Collins, the center's newly appointed supervisor, said Monday he anticipated the admission later in the day of the center's first inmate, who will be transported from Phillips County.
10 years ago
Nov. 27, 2005
• A new state law creating a temporary license plate for buyers of new and used vehicles has overcome objections from dealers concerned about regulations governing dealer plates. The temporary cardboard plate will be available for demonstration vehicles, loaner vehicles, vehicles being transported and newly purchased vehicles when Act 1929 of 2005 goes into effect Jan. 1. Dealers have long sought a temporary plate that would provide a uniform way for law enforcement officials to identify newly purchased vehicles that haven't been registered. The temporary license plate wouldn't last much longer than the 30-day period that vehicle buyers are allowed between the time of purchase and the time they must register and pay the sales tax on the purchase. The state already has a temporary tag for people from other states who purchase vehicles in Arkansas.
Metro on 11/27/2015