Agency stores spark debate over Maine liquor plan
State lawmakers criticize how the agency store law is being implemented with liquor shops in populated areas replaced by privately owned agency stores. In Saco and Scarborough two agency outlets opened, drawing scrutiny of licensing links to Senator Danton and associates. Officials defend the policy saying agency stores profit for the state despite higher local business costs.
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Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages
Saco
Scarborough
Peter Danton
D-Saco
The
Journal
Danton
Boucouvalas Bros
Maine
State Liquor Commission
Boucouvalas Brothers
Charles
Peter
Petro
William
Theodore
Charles Spirounias
Senate
Shaw's
Saco Valley
D’amato’s
Grossman's
Mammoth Mart
Joseph Angelone
Portland
Charlie
Angelone
Keith Ingraham
Maremont Eyes Five Year Gun Contract
Maremont Corp plans to win a five year multimillion dollar Army bid for the M-2 50 caliber machine gun with the Saco plant led by Berge Thomasian. Bids go out around Nov 1 with production to start after contract award and reach 500 guns monthly within 27 months. If not awarded, layoffs are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maremont Corp
Army
Berge Thomasian
Saco
The
Journal Today
Thomasian
Maremont
Belgium
Fabrique Nationale
Bowdoin Drug Trial Witness Reverses Testimony
In Portland the prosecution witness Peter Kapelos altered his earlier statements about forged prescriptions at Bowdoin Pharmacy in Kennebunk. He testified nine prescriptions were forged and admitted passing both valid and forged copies under cross examination. He previously claimed 175 forged prescriptions. The case ties to a federal non jury Bowdoin trial with related testimony from a woman whose forged prescription was filled at Bowden in 1974.
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Larry Stains
Portland
Warren Bowdoin
New Hampshire State
Peter Kapelos
Bowdoin
Kennebunk
Dotor
Rufus Stetson
U.S
Edward Levi
Kapelos
Edward Gignoux
John Kelly
Frank Stevens
Dilaudid
Kelly
Stetson
Phar
Macy
Bowens Ennebunk
Alpha Carbide employees face unpaid back wages after closures
Bank and IRS claims leave no funds to pay back wages for workers at Alpha Carbide Inc. in Biddeford and Brunswick. State labor official Paul Lovejoy cites lack of money despite meetings with the federal labor department. The IRS has filed liens totaling 145000 dollars for social security and withholding taxes.
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Internal Revenue Service
Alpha Carbide Inc
Biddeford
Brunswick
Paul Lovejoy
State Bureau of Labor
IRS
Federal Department of Labor
Portland
Alpha
Raymond Carignan
Lovejoy
Federal Labor Department
U.S. Department of Labor
Spumante
von Py
Weather forecast brief for October 27 1976
Forecast clear and cool temperatures in the 20s. areawide conditions expected to be dry with light winds. No precipitation expected through the day.
Saco considers in school suspension to curb suspensions
The Saco school committee sketches an in school suspension plan to keep suspended students in class. Five Middle School pupils have been suspended this year. The new room would offer supervised study but bar participation in some classes and activities.
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Saco
William Bogas
Elizabeth Shaw
Bogas
Howard Cushman
Washington
Cushman
Muskie Leads Maine Poll but Stays Cautious About Victory
U S Senator Edmund Muskie sits ahead of challenger Robert A G Monks in Maine polls yet rejects overconfidence citing past frontrunner setbacks. Monks touts momentum with a $262 500 self financed campaign and heavy TV advertising as Muskie highlights job inflation and energy policy themes.
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Steven P. Rosenfeld
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
Edmund
Muskie
U.S
Robert A.G. Monks
Monks
Senate
On This Date In 1976 Calendar Highlights
On this date October 27 marks historical events including Limerick’s surrender in 1651 and the hanging of Quakers in 1659. Theodore Roosevelt born 1858 in New York City and Adrianople siege in 1912 are noted with the League of Nations move to Geneva in 1920. A ten year economic pact between Russia and France is also listed.
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Limerick
William Robinson
Marmaduke Stevenson
Massachusetts Colony
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Adrianople
League of Nations
London
Geneva
Russia
France
Candidates Clash in Final Campaign Week
Six days remain before the ballots mark the next U S president as Ford and Carter outline core aims. Carter pushes for more competent government while Ford defends two year policy course. Full coverage continues on page 10.
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United States
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Sign in a Laundromat Laugh Line
A playful caption in the humor section quips that laundromats invite customers to leave their clothes and spend the day having fun. The item reflects light entertainment in the daily paper.
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Boozee
By Larry Stains
Sen
Portsmouth, N.H
John Kapelos
Linda Brickley
Ionwewly
Aine
Democrats
Ed Muskie
John Ewing
Abby
Mavne-Com
New England
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