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One town's vote seen as possible start of Ky. prohibition drive

BURNSIDE Ky. A Kentucky town's vote Tuesday on whether to continue or abolish the sale of alcohol within restaurants is being watched as a potential flash point for a push to curtail drink sales elsewhere in the state.

Residents of Burnside voted in 2004 to allow alcohol sales within restaurants, but state law allows for a new vote after three years have passed, according to a report in the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Restaurants in the town that sell alcohol must receive at least 70 percent of their total sales from food.  The sale of beer, wine or spirits through other types of establishments is not permitted by local law.

David Carr, the religious leader spearheading the drive to ban alcohol sales in Burnside, said a success there could encourage a statewide drive to prohibit restaurants from selling beer, wine or spirits, according to the Herald-Leader report.

"It'll shock the entire state," Carr was quoted as saying.

An increasing number of restaurants in Kentucky have been selling alcohol during the past few years. Alcohol opponents say those sales could lead to more instances of drunken driving and other crimes.

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