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100 years ago: 1925

“There will be a drastic change in the Lewiston police officers’ beats within the next week or 10 days. But one policeman is to remain at his present post after the new beats are assigned, it is said. Some of the special officers for traffic patrol and vacation officer’s duties will be added to the force at that time it is believed. The department motorcycle has been sent to Portland for repairs. A motorcycle patrol man will probably be assigned to duty within a week or 10 days. The Chief will ask for a second motorcycle officer at the next meeting of the police commission.”

50 years ago: 1975

“Members of Local 462 Textile Workers Union of America and Bates Fabrics Inc., Lewiston, have agreed on a new one-year contract giving employees a 25 cents an hour increase which later in the year will result in a $10 a week pay hike. The settlement was reached following weeks of negotiations and the threat of a strike by Bates employees. The Bates offer was made at the final negotiating session last Friday but not revealed until Sunday’s union meeting.”

25 years ago: 2000

“Maine’s shipbuilding tradition owes a lot to the workers who come from landlocked Androscoggin County. Allan Cameron, president of Bath Iron Works, said the company has 7,600 employees and nearly 1,500 come from this county. That makes BIW the largest private employer of Androscoggin residents. Addressing an Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Meeting audience at Lost Valley Thursday, Cameron painted an optimistic outlook for the company. He outlined current expansion projects at the shipyard and he emphasized the urgency of maintaining or expanding America’s sea power.”

The quoted material used in Looking Back is produced exactly as it originally appeared although misspellings and errors may be corrected.

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