Record York County Election Voter Turnout Shatters All
Thousands of York County voters turned out in record numbers for yesterday's election. The Journal presents complete county-wide vote tabulations showing local races were often as close as the White House contest. Page 6 carries town by town totals with Biddeford and Saco markets enduring ballot shortages and blackouts before counts were finalized. Ward by ward tallies for Biddeford and Saco appear on pages 6 and 7.
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York County
White House
Biddeford
Saco
Phinney Elected York County Sheriff in Tight Upset
Clinton Wesley Phinney Jr., 22, a Eliot Republican, beat incumbent Richard Dutremble by 157 votes in York County sheriff race prompting a planned recount. Dutremble voiced acceptance despite hope for accuracy, noting past recounts. Phinney's victory followed a coastal and rural swing across Eliot York Kittery Kennebunks Wells and inland towns.
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York County
Eliot
Richard Dutremble
Clinton Wesley Phinney Jr
Dutremble
Portland-Gorham
Clinton Sr
Kittery
G.O.P
Biddeford
Sanford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Phinney
York
Kennebunks
Wells
Everett Knight
Limerick
Harold Nason
Buxton
Nason
Hawes seeks recount in Saco Ward 3 council race
Republican Richard Hawes will request a ballot inspection after a 14 vote margin between Lamontagne and Hawes in Ward 3. If irregularities are found, a full recount could follow, with the inspection overseen by City Clerk Joan LaMontagne and observed by candidates or their representatives. A date is to be set this week after Hawes submits the request and Lamontagne is notified.
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Linda Brickley
Saco
Richard Hawes
Paul Lamontagne
Ward 3
Lamontagne
Hawes
Joan LaMontagne
Maine Bottle Bill Passes In Statewide Vote
Maine voters approved a bottle bill imposing a minimum nickel deposit on beer and soft drink containers starting January 1978. Results varied by town with Kennebunkport and Kennebunk strong for, Biddeford and urban areas against. The measure aims to cut litter and boost conservation, though some opposition cited burdens on residents.
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Maine
Biddeford-Saco
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Biddeford
Robert Farley
Appa
Farley
Carter Triumphs In 1976 Election Victory
Democrat Jimmy Carter won the presidency, defeating Gerald Ford as Ford conceded. Carter will take office January 20 as the 39th president, carrying the Solid South and key industrial states to a narrow electoral and popular victory with Walter Mondale as his running mate.
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Carter
Walter Mondale
Congress
Carter elected 39th president after long campaign
In Atlanta at 3:45 a.m. in Omni International Hotel suite 1522, Jimmy Carter, Jody Powell, and Powell’s wife Nancy embraced as Carter was officially announced as the 39th president. Rosalynn Carter and daughter Amy shared the moment, reporters entering the Capitol suite after 9 p.m. during the night’s events marking the culmination of a 22-month, 500,000 mile White House bid.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Jody Powell
Powell
Nancy
Omni International Hotel
Carter
United States
White House
Rosalynn Carter
Amy
Carters
Capitol Suite
On This Day November 3 Historical Highlights
Notable events on November 3 include the 1783 Congress ordering the Continental Army demobilized after the Revolution and 1964 Lyndon B Johnson’s landslide victory over Barry Goldwater. Also in 1975 Ford nominees Elliott Richardson for Commerce, Donald Rumsfeld for Defense, and George Bush as CIA director.
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Mars
Venus
William Cullen Bryant
Congress
Continental Army
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Ford
Elliot Richardson
Commerce
Rogers C
Morton
Donald Rumsfeld
George Bush
CIA
Voters flood Ward 3 Saco election for City Council
Voters packed Ward 3 in Saco to cast ballots for city councilor Paul Lamontagne and other listed offices. The surge caused ballots to run out prompting a fresh print run as Biddeford Saco area reported similar turnout. Five charter amendments were approved in Old Orchard Beach, excluding the Public Safety Commission change.
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Saco
Paul Lamontagne
Biddeford-Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Commission
Today’s paper teases comics and columns inside the journal
The page announces cartoons, classifieds, crosswords, Dear Abby, editorials and horoscopes. It mentions the Maine Community, New England and sports sections on pages 11 to 12, with a quip about today’s girls and opening cans.
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Abby
Maine
No upsets in area bids for seats at state house
Local representation to the next session of the State Legislature was unaltered by yesterday's election. Half the candidates ran unopposed and the other half easily won their seats. Democrat Peter Danton of Saco heads for a fourth term in the State Senate after his former Saco Republican Mayor Berton Braley in the District 4 race. With 11 of 12 precincts counted, Danton leads Braley 8828 to 7130. Danton's position as assistant minority leader is expected to be unchanged. Republican Elmont S. Tyndale remains in the State House after beating independent M. Abbott Pendergast 3157 to 1584.
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Peter Danton
Saco
State
Senate
Berton Braley
Danton
Braley
Gerard Conley
Portland
Andon
Old Orchard Beach
Scarboroug
South Portland
Buxton
Hollis
Kennebunkport
Elmont S. Tyndale
State House
M. Abbott
Pendergast
Tyndale
Arundel
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Ernest Gallant
Secretary of State
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University of Maine At
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Ward
Stephen Foss
van Psomiades
Saco Seat
Nahoo
Washington
Georgia
Gerald Ford
Jimmy
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