BOSTON – The Supreme Court in deciding against the validity of a voting machine in Ward 10 of this city, a prescript of which decision was handed down yesterday, went further than the particular case and in a lengthy opinion given out today applied the decision to the entire state. The opinion, signed by a majority of the judges, declares that any method of voting which hides the ballot from the voter is unconstitutional.

50 years ago, 1957

• Lewiston citizens are being forced to use “filthy” restrooms on the bottom floor of the city building while they are locked out of well-kept facilities on the second floor of the same building, Ward Six Alderman Paul A. Couture charged last night at a meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Couture demanded that the second floor restrooms, now utilized by City Building employees and kept locked, be opened to the public. Or else, he added, additional rest room facilities should be provided for citizens visiting the City Building.

BOSTON – The Boston Globe will announce in tomorrow’s editions that the price of its morning paper will be increased two cents to seven cents effective Monday. The evening editions will continue to sell for five cents a copy.

25 years ago, 1982

• Neighborhood streets in Lewiston and Auburn were spiritless and quiet Sunday night, with few reports of hobgoblins or hauntings. Children avoided the season’s traditional trick-or-treating and flocked to alternative activities planned by parents concerned by a wave of pre-Halloween poisonings around the country.

• Actor David Hasselhoff wants it understood that HE is the hero of NBC’s “Knight Rider,” and not his automobile. But he’s not too upset about all the attention the futuristic vehicle gets. “It doesn’t bother me a bit,” Hasselhoff says. “Most people don’t know me as David Hasselhoff. You can promote the car. But if I come on and say watch me, people won’t know me. Later they will.”