Morning Sentinel from Waterville, Maine • 1

SPORTS Ulnnting Srntind 1 RIDAY EBRUARY 13 1998 High school basketball tournaments start today at Augusta Civic Center pg 2 1 40 PAGES 50 CENTS:" C1998 Guy NO DEAL: Monica Lewinsky heads home to Washington without a deal IN AUGUSTA Kennebec County seeks promised state money PAGE 1 1 IN ORONO: UMaine students deconstruct romance 3 Mostly sunny PAGE 14 windy dry: PAGE tfc 1 ji 7 1 ft'" I i PAGE 7 I WEATHEkL I ''Xj 1 1 1 4 '2 i Serving Waterville Winslow Oakland airfield Northern Kennebec and Waldo county communities NAGANO less 1 or complete coverage see StaffHOLLIS Page 24 V'V 1 4 yf dK7BBBBLf MET in A fO'S wl 1 i 1 I i TKf" UM Wt a While Plcabo Street Is winninggold in downhill Maine i native Kirsten Clark above Is ialso making a name for herself JNSIDE US Ski Team member Kirsten Clark the 20 year old Raymond native has I been called one of the group's bright est talents At the Winter Games in Japan had to be con tent so far with learning from her first Olympic start in the super which was won by the team's star Plcabo Street PAGE 24 Canadian snowboarder Roas Re bagliati who's gold medal was rein stated after a drug controversy has vowed to change his lifestyle but not his friends whether they smoke marijuana or not PAGE 24 Pre race men's downhill skiing favorite Hermann Maier lost control on a turn sailed about 30 yards through the air and crashed through two safety nets on the downhill course The Austrian who landed on his left shoulder and back came to a rest awkwardly in the snow alongside the course after the spectacular crash Maier did not appear to be seriously injured although he looked stunned for a few minutes before walking away PAGE 24 TODAY'S TV 1 pm TNT Men's ice hockey (teams TBA) nordic skiing (combined 90k 1 st jump) luge (men's doubles run 1) at Nagano Japan (same day tape) I 8pm CBS Alpine skiing downhill live) figure skating (ice dancing compulsories) speed skating (women's 500m first race) l(jge (doubles) at Nagano Japan (same day tape) CS Men's ice hockey (qualifier1 i vs US) at Nagano Japan tbr Olympic results and sched uls go online at wwwcentral mainecomsportsolympics i 4U i 1 Winslow roof collapse kills 1 Some roofs need attention Please see ROOS Page 2 Arthur McNeff was standing next to his truck owned by Winslow Aluminum Co after getting gas at Kwlk Car Wash when the roof began to fall He jumped Into the pay booth near his truck and was unharmed Roofs collapses In Cornville and Industry: Related stories: Page 9 By JOHN BANKS Staff Writer By DOUG HARLOW Staff Writer WINSLOW An Oakland man was killed Thursday afternoon when the canopy over the gas pumps at a Winslow cat wash collapsed under the weight of ice snow and rain authorities said Shawn Bickford 28 an employ ee at Kwik Car Wash and Gas Station on Bay Street was chipping ice from the ground when the roof gave way He was crushed under the wood and metal structure A spokesman for the State Medical office in Augusta said the exact cause of death would be released riday irefighters and rescue workers from Winslow Waterville Wfield and Oakland worked for nearly two hours before finding the body Rescue workers arrived minutes after the structure collapsed and volunteers with earth moving equip ment joined the effort shortly after the collapse was reported to police at 12:32 pm Within minutes a combination backhoe and front end loader was clawing into the heaped debris and ice piled up to 4 feet thick below the I beam frame A logging truck also worked on the debris trying to lift the splintered lumber with its pulp loader At the northwest corner of the sta tion debris rose to a height of about 8 feet where it covered a pickup truck that had been parked at the Staff nhntnn RON MAYWI I Area flrefightersand volunteers dig through the collapsed roof and snow that fell on and killed a worker at Kwlk Car Wash on Bay Street In Winslow on Thursday Shawn Bickford of Oakland died at the scene come in the wake of a canopy roof col lapse in Winslow where a man was killed Roofs also collapsed Thursday in Cornville in Somerset County and at the Industry town office in ranklin County The chief said many mobile homes have roofs with just a slight pitch or slope Insulation inside the homes pre vents rising heat from escaping and assisting in the melting process Many businesses are constructed with flat roofs he said like the roof at the Kwik Car Wash in Winslow ournier said warning signs inside a home or a business that has too much ice and snow on the roof include doors sticking that once closed easily or doors swinging freely that once inter fered with floors or frames Weight on the center carrying beam can also cause cracks in plaster or cement the chief noted are all indications that there could be a weight problem on the he said said anyone who has to up on a roof should anchor the ladder Staff graphicSUSAN VARNEY Myself I hired a local contractor who was ournier said the safest way to Rescue workers volunteers attacked debris to no avail ner souare foot of ice irefighters surround the accident victim with tarps after finding and snow on a surface his body In the rubble near the gas pumps at the car wash comments Thursday shoveling the roof a flat roof gas pumps was standing beside my said the driver Arthur McNeff of Winslow heard one crack and I knew it was coming down I jumped inside the little building right on top of two McNeff and two employees were protected inside the sales atten cubicle They were able to escape unharmed by scaling an 8 foot section of the roof that leaned against the pickup Please see COLLAPSE Page 2 WATERVILLE Emergency man agement officials repeated warnings Thursday of the potential hazard of accumulated ice and snow on the roofs of homes and businesses The message officials said is to remove ice and snow which got heav ier with rain and to clear roof drains and gutters but to do it safely first concern is that fiat roofs are more subject to weight load than peaked Waterville ire Chief and Emergency Preparedness Director Darrel ournier said He said ice 1 foot thick on a 1 square foot of roof weighs 62 pounds Homes1 that were built to modern construction codes allow for a maximum 56 pounds go that it slip and should wear Llll a rope and harness so they don fall the fire station we ended up i I I "I I I I I xr "Ji A man was killed Thursday I I when the roof over the gas I pumps at the the Kwlk Car Wash I collapsed 'll Li 1 1 I i I vh 1 i I tl BErT WR iC wMm 'ft 1 or a schedule of events on CKSH a rench only channel on State £ajle see Page 24 hzlnside Palendar18 Maine12 Classified28 40 Nation2 7 19 fcomlcs17 ObituariesIO Crosswords18 Sports21 27 jetters5 Weather8 (ottery2 Worfd7 19 Entertainment in Happening or updates of top stories please calk liorridgewockSkowhegan Waterville 634 4967 877 0618 II I I 16198 20050" Joseph may yet buy Head of alls By AMY CALDER Staff Writer WATERVILLE An effort is afoot to sell land at Head of alls to John Joseph Sound familiar? It is except the latest proposal involves selling him a minimum of 2 acres for fair market value not for $1 Joseph is interested in negotiating a deal for the Head of alls City Councilor Dana Sennett Ward 4 said Thursday is willing to make a fair market Sennett said he approached Joseph with the idea of buying the land to build a HealthReach facili ty The building would house about 200 employees from Health Highwood and Main street locations The City Council is inviting mer chants and residents to a council meeting at 7 pm Tuesday in the council chambers at The Center to discuss the issue more the Sennett said Joseph could not be reached for comment Thursday at either his Waterville or Key Biscayne la homes 1 The council voted last fall to sell land to Joseph at Head of alls for $1 but opponents gathered nearly 1600 signatures on a petition that Please see COUNCIL Page 2 JOSEPH '0rk w1 MOSCOW defense minister accused the United States Thursday of being in dealing with Iraq and rushing to military strikes before diplomatic avenues are exhausted Defense Secretary William Cohen termed called unlike ly to end the standoff with Saddam Hussein the uncompromising and tough stand over the situation in Iraq help to strengthen stability in the world? Is America ready for all the possible conse Sergeyev quizzed Cohen speaking through a translator can conquer all but its victory is short Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev in an unusually strong rebuke at the opening of talks during first visit to Moscow also warned that a US military strike against Iraq would harm the two post Cold War military cooperation Cohen calmly took notes during the defense minister added noting that DtrgcycY iv mujuie leuiure as several aides sat motionless with stunned looks on their faces Normally at such appear ances both sides exchange pleasantries for the cameras he was quoting Abraham Lincoln on his birthday a military man it is the worst Please see IRAQ Page 2 Russian defense minister scolds Cohen By SUSANNE SCHAER AP Military Writer Response to verdict AModatod Prwa Casey Martin of Eugene Ore pictured In this Jan 11 photo won the right on the PGA Tour to uae a golf cart due to his rare circulatory disorder that makes It painful and even dangerous to walk or local reaction: Page 21 I IS 4 MeesjasaisrfsHsi TODAY'S TV A i.