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SEKMJKJEL CENTRAL MAINE TeltTMMl VOL 76 NO 271 24 PAGES 25 CENTS Soviets eto UN Sanctions STOHl Winds armington Roof Iranian Minister Wants UN Probe Heavy East Afghanistan ighting CMP To Ask $35M Rate Jump Hants Thompson said CMP More On Damage In Storm: Page 13 ground floor of the building The second story a former meetingplace for a civic organization is now vacant A store employee said the roof was only two years old Meanwhile in Wilton high winds forced that fire depart the be the ment to postpone plans to bum a gutted house oh McKeen Way as a practice ex ercise The structure was burned Sun day instead The 150 year old building owned by Doug Swan was gutted in a Dec 18 fire which killed a 93 year old man mourn DOlitical orisonen the nrevious Marxist regime Rui Moslem Afghan rebels who fought that regime renewed their struggle in the countryside against the Marxist month Diplomatic sources In capital of Islamabad said rebels were putting up stiff resistance to Soviet troops in the eastern portion of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan even as the new government scheduled special services for the dead Newspapers in Pakistan carried Ington ire Chief Robert McCleery said i some tight sealing around a skylight were the main things keeping the roof from coming completely off and sailing across Main Street The roof did knock a number of bricks from the chimney sending them to the sidewalk below but no one was injured Police soon blocked off the street armington firemen and workmen from oster of Wilton a general contractor were called to the scene and labored for some seven hours in a biting wind A large crane brought from a construction project at ranklin Sav ings Bank just two lots away was used to pull the roof free and lower it to the ground By The Associated Press Thousands flocked to mosques Sun The Soviet Red Army newspaper said Sunday that a of the hawk and the was developing between the United States and China It said the two countries had already agreed on the supplies of arms and ammunition to counterrevolutionary bands in Afghanistan military aid to Pakistan and on increasing subversive activity in Iran and in the Middle The Soviet Union said it intervened in Afghanistan at the re quest and claimed agents of the United States China and Pakistan supplied arms to and trained the Afghan guerrillas Gen Mohammed Zia ul Haq president of Pakistan said Sunday dur ing a news conference in Peshawar the major Pakistanjzfly nea the Afghan Pakistan bonier: two countries (China and Pakistan) always are in close touch with each other in normal times but in these highly abnormal cir cumstances because of the recent developments in the region Pakistan is in very close touch with China Zla said his nation has no intention of supporting the guerrillas in Afghanistan But he also said of the Soviet military action there: this at tempt to Impose a government and an ideology of own choice on others is not checked the existence of small and weak countries will be Iran meanwhile which is at western border reportedly received a letter from More on AGHANS Page 12 Chinese officials focused on stepping up aid to Pakistan to improve its defense capabilities Pakistan is at eastern and southern borders Brown heading home said Sunday in Tokyo that China like the United States was prepared to help Pakistan protect itself against further military moves by the Soviets who now have up to 100000 troops in Afghanistan China will be assisting Pakistan in various Brown said adding: "We ourselves are considering assistance economically and (in) military sales probably be doing it as part of a consortium of industrial Western democratic I uruv a winnow and a 1 chtbu on the apparently a false brick chimney and building were broken in the operation a store employee saia ana mere was no damage Inside was fairly successful considering all the problems it could have McCleery said Once on the ground the roof was cut up and hauled to the dump an operation which required two trips with a pulp truck The store was open for business as usual Sunday Owner Don Gossom was out of town but through an employee expressed appreciation to the firemen and Construction workers He reported ly plans to use sealer to hold for the rest of the winter then put on a new roof in the spring grocery store occupies the plants Thompson said CMP needs higher rates be able to attract new and to keep up with the grow ing demand for power Other costs include the construction of a $21 million hydroelectric station in Brunswick and the possibility of ac quiring more shares in the beleaguered Seabrook NH nuclear plant Thompson said How much of the $35 million the PUC will approve in higher rates remains uncertain The $155 million rate hike the PUC approved in October 1978 was less than More on CMP Page 12 come to a frustrating end It would be Irresponsible for us to delay any longer in discharging our the ambassador said Voting for the resolution were the United States Britain rance Por tugal Jamaica Norway Zambia Tunisia Niger and the Philippines East Germany joined the Soviet Union in voting against the measure Last week the Soviet Union vetoed a Security Council resolution opposing the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan Before the public meeting McHenry said there had been no progress in com munications over the past few days bet ween Iran and Waldheim supposed new proposals (from Iran) are not new he said Asked about a latter to Waldheim published in Tehran earlier in the day McHenry replied heard anything new from the authorities in More on VETO Page 12 High winds over the weekend rolled up the tin roof atop Don's AG iremen with the aid of a crane finished the work and supermarket In armington like it was a lid on a sardine can lowered the roof to the street (Sentinel Photo by Neil Geniingr) Of Shah Hostages By STEVE HINDY TEHRAN Iran (AP) In an apparent policy switch foreign minister said Sunday that he wanted Waldheim is now seeking further uic vii xjvuviai tu UlSvUSS the US Iran crisis the return of the deposed shah and his wealth along with freedom for American hostages in Tehran At the occupied US Embassy mean while an American Indian visited one unidentified hostage and said he was taking some 150 cards letters and other messages from the captives for delivery to relatives and others in the United States Calm was reported Sunday in Tabriz the northwestern regional capital where rioting mobs ransacked and set fire to buildings Saturday after 11 members of a dissident political party were executed by firing squad However foreign correspondents were being barred from Tabriz capital of East Azerbaijan province and those arriving were being sent back to Tehran because the governor general said they displayed and in reports on provincial strife Reports of oreign Minister Sadegh request for the UN Assembly session appeared in two mor ning newspapers here and was confirm ed later by the oreign Ministry Iranian officials charging that the world organization was under US con trol have in the past refused to take part in several UN Security Council debates on the crisis which began when the Americans were seized Nov 4 at the US Embassy here The question of sanctions has not come before the Assembly But on riday Iranian authorities sent a verbal message which was not made public to UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim The secretary general who visited Iran during the first week of January re quested it be clarified and received on Saturday the written message ap parently from Ghotbzadeh By PETER JACKSON AUGUSTA Maine (AP) Central Maine Power Co the state's largest electrical utility is preparing to seek a record setting $35 million rate hike a CMP spokesman confirmed Sunday A formal application will be filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission by mid ebruary 16 months since CMP won permission to boost residential and commercial rates by $155 million utility spokesman Peter Thompson said The forthcoming rate request amounts to 11 percent of estimated 1979 revenues he said Thompson said it is to predict the impact of the full rate in ire effect immediately Thompson said An across the board adjustment of about 4 percent to all customers' bills would be the simplest and most likely way to raise that money he added An average residential customer who uses 500 kwh a month now pays $2603 a month A 4 percent increase would boost that bill to $2707 The rest of the rate hike would show up in bills after the PUC grants final approval to new permanent rates and that could take nearly a year ormer state Sen Bruce Reeves who heads the Maine Citizens Committee for Utility Rate Reform said his group will oppose the rate request when it is filed with the PUC WAITER VILLE WINSLOW MAINE MONDAY JANUARY 14 1980 By NEIL GENZLINGER Sentinel Staff ARMINGTON There were some anxious moments in downtown arm ington Saturday when high winds rolled im the metal roof on AG foodstore lUte a giant piece of aluminum foil and threatened to send it flying into nearby buildings and power lines With the help of a crane borrowed from a nearby construction site however local firemen and a crew from 4 oster Inc were able to lower the ominous hunk of metal to the pavement below without major damage The roof began to come loose about 10:30 am and had soon crumpled almost completely perching on the edge of the two story building arm ing into the country Christmas Eve and helped overthrow Hafizullah Amin's government that took power last government three days later Neither repuriB auout uie ngnung nor uie casualty figures could be confirmed independently The sources in Islamabad said Chinese oreign Minister Huang Hua will begin an official four day visit to Pakistan On riday Just concluded talks between US Defense Secretary Harold Brown and Against Iran UNITED NATIONS (AP) The Soviet Union Sunday night killed request for economic sanc tions against Iran casting its second veto in the UN Security Council within a week The 15 member council voted 10 2 with two abstentions to approve the sanctions sought by the United States to press for the release of some 50 Americans held since Nov 4 at the US Embassy in Tehran by Moslem militants China did not participate in the voting Mexico and Bangladesh abstained In the public debate before the vote US Ambassador Donald McHenry urged approval of the sanctions to show world is determined to see the hostages He noted the council delayed action riday and Saturday to explore any possibility that messages from Iran might propose the release of the hostages our efforts at clarification have reports of heavy flehtina throughout Thousands flocked to mosques Sun countryside some near day in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul to the mountainous Central Asian mourn political prisoners killed during northern border with the Soviet Union it une report said soviet troops had kill it ed 4000 Afghans since they began mov Meantime two scheduled council ses sions to vote on economic sanctions against Iran were postponed and clarification from Iran In Tehran a oreign Ministry spokesman said request for the Assembly meeting was made public to explain the letter he had sent to Waldheim A spokeswoman for the students oc cupying the embassy said they had not been notified of letter but had seen it in the newspapers have not decided to release any statement on the letter she said The letter the paper said was from Ghotbzadeh referred to a pledge made here by Waldheim for a UN probe of the alleged misdeeds but threw little light on behind the scenes maneuvers to end the crisis the basis of negotiations we had Ghotbzadeh wrote was agreed that you form an interna tional delegation to carry out its job as soon as possible and considering the details discussed with you Uie only solution is the one we talked about and naturally the mere formation of this committee or expression of a view by it will not solve any problems demands for Uie extradition of the shah and his property should take a legal form I hope there will be no vagueness In this field I declare once again that If the decisions of the Security Council are not based on accepting it and carry ing out our wishes they will be regard ed void from our the letter said according to the newspapers The United States is seeking the sanc tions in an effort to force release of the hostages US Ambassador Donald McHenry has said he had siderable the Iranian communication would break stalemate but that "It would irresponsible of us not to pursue More on IRANIAN Page 12 'J 7 4 UK A 'Vv A aaMBW I HHniMb isnBB L' WO crease on individual bills because commercial customers that consume large amounts of electricity will absorb a larger share of the overall increase But CMP will ask that part of the rate increase about $12 million go into Why is such a large rate request necessary? "The main thing is said Thompson have increased Besides the cost of ongoing maintenance at various power Inside Campaign Running Well But How About Moscow (Idaho) Page 9 5 Vehicles Go Through Ice In Area: Page 13 Weather Today Cloudy chance of snow Rain likely Tuesday? Sunday temperatures: him 22 low 15 (ull report on page 7) Sentinel Index Amusement 8 Jumble 20 Classified 21 23 Living 10 11 Comics 20 Obituaries 12 Crossword 20 Sports 17 19 Dear Abby io Sportsmen Editorials 4 Say 5 Helolse 11 Television 7 Hosp Notes 9 The Calendar 6 GoodMorning Asked what gave him the idea far his second book the novelist said it camo to him while watching the movie version of his first book gone WITH THE WINtO mMM KKjnl a Bl i wMLVs IB 46 Waterville 'B And How! 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