GAO Rejects Protests On M16 Rifle Contracts
The GAO rejected protests challenging Army M16 rifle contracts. GM and Harrington and Richardson secured two year deals totaling 56 million and 42 million respectively, with Maremont and Cadillac Gage ruled out before price data were opened. The decision faced criticism from Rep. Kyros over potential bidders and technical qualifications. In another note, Sen. Richard N. Berry clinched the GOP nomination for District 8 in Maine, facing no Democratic challenger and likely re election.
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Hydra- Matic Division
General Motors
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harrington and Richardson Co
Worcester
Mass
Harrington and Rine
Maremont Co
Saco
Maine
Cadillac Gage
Warren, Mich
GAO
Maremont
Peter Kyros
D-Maine
Harrington
Richardson
Portland
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
John E. Gill
South
Berry
Senate
Log an Will Seek Recount In Tight York Senate Vote
YORK The race for Republican State Senator from District I was decided by a single vote as Richard W. Logan of York led Walter E. Webster Jr of South Berwick 1104 to 1105 with Zacharias Kagilery of Kittery in third with 513. Logan said he would request a recount to erase any doubt about the outcome.
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Richard W. Logan
South Berwick
Walter E. Webster Jr
Zacharias Kagilery
Kittery
Logan
York County
Congress
Richard W. Lozan
Alias H. Kagilery
Saco Voters Narrow Kyros Victory In Primary
Saco voters backed incumbent First District Congressman Peter N Kyros 435 to 172 over Plato Truman in Mondays primary. Republican Ra hal A Hildreth Jr led 357 to 74 for Ault and 76 for Merrill. State Senator Paul E Reay led 482 to 77 and 41 in the Democratic race for county commissioner. Republican Roger C Walker led 454. In state races Mayor Donald C Doyle led Republican votes 435 while Raymond J Letourneau led Democratic 479 for state senate. Sheriff Democrat Richard D Dutremble led 549 to 449 for George W Garnache. Republican write-in George Brickates reached threshold for November ballot with 110. Incumbent Be dard 492 for House seat amid several write-ins. John G Smith 467 lost to J Woodrow Vallely 476 for Register of Probate. County Attorney Ayotte 527 to Rust 441. (Continued on Page Two)
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Saco
Peter N. Kyros
Plato Truman
Biddeford
David L. Graham
Freeport
Annered
Thut
Hora
A. Hildreth Jr
Falmouth
David R. Ault
Wayne
Gary F. Merrill
Senate
Donald C. Doyle
Raymond J. Letourneau
Sanford
Richard D. Dutremble
George W. Garnache
George Brickaies
Maine
Camile L. V. Bedard
Peter W. Danton
Theresa Hammond
Marion Banks
Brickates
Dr. J. Edward Whelan
Lloyd M. Anderson
Richard Braley
Robert H. Knox
Harold P. Waight
Maine Maritime Academy
Farmington State College
Hildreth
Merrill
Isle Au Haut
Penobscot Bay
Kyros
Johnson
Graham
Paris
Truman
Ault
Vietnam
Neil Rolde
York
Armand Duquette
Arthur Webster
Kennebunk
Duquette
Peter Farley
Atty
Edward Caron
Webster
John Xaphes
Old Orchard Beach
Raymond Letourneau
Paul Reny
Reny
Raymond Nadeau
Leo Larochelle
Biddeford Voters Deliver Clear Wins in Local Races
In Biddeford, voters backed Peter N. Kyres 2,484 to 1,406 for Plato Truman in the U S House race. Armand Duquette defeated Peter Farley for the new district senate post, with Caron and Fecteau also winning notable shares. Three bond questions passed with large majorities, total Biddeford turnout 4,248. Republican turnout was light. local sheriff candidates saw Garnache leading. Ward reporting times noted.
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Ate Post
Atty
Edward L. Caron
Biddeford
Armand Fecteau
Maine
House of Representatives
Napoleon L. Nadeau
Carl F. Sheltra
Romeo Sevigny
H. Clifford Berry
Maine primary lines up battle in November race
In Maine, Rep. Peter Kyros led in the 1st District with 14,928 votes to Plato 3,120 and Graham 1,857 as Vietnam moderates Kyros and Horace Hildreth Jr. led the field. In the 2nd District, William Hathaway and Elden Shute Jr. ran unopposed. Merrill, Ault, and Graham trailed in major contests amid cold rain and low turnout.
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Robert H. Boone
Associated Press
Portland, Maine
Maine
Gary Merrill
Peter N. Kyros
Dmaine
Horace Hildreth Jr
David L. Graham
William D. Hathaway
Elden H. Shute Jr
Farmington
Kyros
Washington
House
Portland
Plato
Graham
Broadway Shows Closed By Strike
New York AP says Actors Equity strike closed 19 Broadway shows and nine road shows from Wilmington to San Francisco. Curtain time Monday night saw darkened marquees for Cabaret George M Hello Dolly Hair and Fiddler on the Roof. Off Broadway productions were not affected. Producer David Merrick warned the conflict could last five years with theaters at risk. Picket signs read Actors on strike no show.
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Dolly
Fiddler
Actors Equity
Aret
Wilmington
Del
San Francisco
David Merrick
Times Square
Flying Saucer Hoax Foiled in Kennebunk
Kennebunk police chief Frank Stevens says last night’s reports of flying saucers were traced to combustion filled plastic bags. The mastermind of the hoax remains unidentified.
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Kennebunk
Frank Stevens
Indonesian Officers Visit Maine for Civilian Training
A 33 member Indonesian Armed Forces delegation toured Maremont Corp. in Saco as part of a U S plan to train officers in civilian business and government. They will study at Syracuse University through December, then tour Maine and return home. They praised American life, spoke of economic development needs, and emphasized peaceful problem solving.
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Peg Hendrick
Maine
Maremont Corp
Saco
Civil Action Group
Syracuse University
New York
Indonesia
U.S. State Department
CED
Charles Evans
Maine Maritime Academy
Eisenhower Holds Own After Major Heart Attack
Washington AP Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, remains clinically stable after a new major heart attack. Doctors say the early postattack period, the most critical, has passed the halfway mark while he continues to show favorable response and comfort at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
California
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
March Air Force Base
Calif
Liberal gains in western Canada boost Trudeau bid
In Calgary and across western Canada the Liberal party shows rising support ahead of the national election. Analysts predict Trudeau could double core prairie seats and gain in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia, while Conservatives stand to benefit from the shift amid redistricting and the decline of Social Credit.
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Alta
Liberal
Western Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Liberals
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Social Credit Party
Manitoba
Quebec
Social Credit
John G. Diefenbaker
Stanfield
Diefenbaker
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