New Year's Eve dry for Maine Elks lodges ruling
The Maine Liquor Commission vetoed license renewals for Elks lodges in Portland and Bangor, threatening a dry New Year's Eve and a loss of revenue for charity. Elks lawyer Seymour Nathanson said the ruling would be appealed, warning it would shrink membership and curtail fundraising events supporting wheelchairs, scholarships, and youth programs. The commission cited discrimination concerns while noting exemptions for religious or ethnic groups. Elks representatives argued their practices are no worse than other fraternal orders.
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Elks Lodges
Maine
Portland
UPI
State
Liquor Commission
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Commission
Seymour Nathanson
the Elks
Nathanson
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Daughters of Isabella
Milwaukee Jews Work Christmas Eve to Aid Christians
Albert Rosen, Franklyn Berg and Alfred Jacobs lead about 40 Jewish men volunteering on Christmas Eve to substitute for Christian workers. Rosen will bartender at Sardine's South Lounge, Berg directs floor at WITI, Jacobs to clerk at a hospital. other volunteers plan roles at St. Mary's and St. Michael's hospitals. The effort aims to embody peace and goodwill across faiths.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Albert Rosen
Franklyn Berg
Alfred Jacobs
Bethlehem
Rosen
Sardine’s South
Berg
Witi-Tv
Jacobs
John Volpe Jr
Sardino’s
Volpe
Congregation Emmanu-el
St. Mary’s Hospital
Emmanu-El
St. Michael’s Hospital
Channel 6
Jim Major
Washington State
Moslem seeks Christian host for Christmas labor share
Mohammed Nazzal an Indiana based Moslem and Palestine native seeks any Christian to host him for Christmas at home. The 35 year old accountant with a master's in economics offered to work without pay on any shift or multiple jobs to spread holiday cheer, but few calls came by Wednesday night.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Mohammed Nazzal
Nazzal
Palestine
United States
White Christmas hits New England amid heavy snow and travel chaos
A second snowstorm cripples New England as Logan Airport closes for five hours and highways clog with traffic. Snow totals exceed six inches with more forecast along coastal New Hampshire and western Maine. An 15 year old Mil ton boy dies in a Scarborough crash. a Christmas tree fire forces a family to flee. Maine Turnpike faces closure and multiple pileups.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Logan International
Edward J. Ribbs
Massach
Setts
New Hampshire
Maine
National Weather Service
Steven Wentworth
Milton
Mass
Scarborough
William Trowbridge
Maine Turnpike
York
Boston Area Extended Snow Chance Into Weekend
The National Weather Service forecast shows a possibility of snow flurries Saturday and a chance of snow or rain Sunday and Monday. Temperatures will rise slowly from teens Saturday to about 30 by Monday, with southern areas in the 30s and overnight lows from 5 to 10 above in the north to the 20s in the south.
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Boston
UPI
New England
National Weather Service
Holiday cease fire begins in Vietnam amid raids and low weekly deaths
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces start a 24 hour Christmas Eve cease-fire as Communist forces begin a three day truce. Early today a brief attack near Duc Pho costs the Americal division two dead and three wounded. Weekly U.S. war deaths drop to the lowest in over five years with 23 killed and 160 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Americal
Duc Pho
11Th Brigade
Vermont Revenue Outlook Rises As Budget Moves Forward
The Davis administration boosted its revenue forecast to exceed the nearly 110 million dollars previously projected for next year while withholding exact figures, with a budget release set for next week. Agencies seek 1.3 million dollars in supplemental funds, including 400 thousand for property tax relief for the elderly, as Davis outlines a three-address plan for 1971.
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State Tax Department
PSC requires higher refunds for service outages in New York
The Public Service Commission ordered New York telephone companies to refund subscribers at one thirtieth of their monthly bill for the first full 24 hours of a service interruption caused by the company and two thirtieths for each additional day. The rule replaces the prior one thirtieth per day. Gov Rockefeller commuted L Judson Morhouse's 2 to 3 year bribery sentence due to Parkinson's disease. Two Rensselaer families fled a two alarm fire damaging their home. Christmas presents saved.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
PSC
Rockefeller
L. Judson Morhouse
Ticonderoga
Morhouse
Upstate
Rensselaer
Fire destroys Crown's Fields Motel in Lanesboro
A Yule decorations overload caused a catastrophic blaze at the Crown's Fields Motel on North Main Street in Lanesboro. Water shortages forced a three mile shuttle to refill pumpers and after a three hour effort only ashes remained. Nearby Pittsfield officials discuss housing expansion while authorities report a fatal apartment fire in Springfield and a new legal partnership forms in Pittsfield. Unemployment in Northern Berkshire climbs to 12.4 percent in November with nearly 2,000 jobless.
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Lanesboro
Crown
North Main Street
North Adams
Berkshire County
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Marion Batchelder
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Arthur M. Kelton
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Michele Zoufaly
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New York
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Springfield
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Law Partnership
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