Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 1

'-Vr 7 vf7 ESTABLISHED 1825 i VOL: CXXXVL-NO 23 AUGUSTA MAINE FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 27 1961 TWELVE PAGES PRICE SEVEN CENTS K-t Augusta Or mi a change la the taxable wage baac two years hence presumably by broadening coverage If the fund should begin to reotore Itself' he added the next legislature might consider farther benefit increases people whp 'are unemployed because of lack of work" --If unemployment compensation fund which has been dropping for three years continues to decline he said employers should consider Portland) said his measure would 'abuses in the present lafL Estey said fa a statement that curbing of abuses would "strengthen benefits and the rights of Scott JC Higgins director of tho Maine' Aoronautica 'Coaunfa- slon cited figures Thursday Indicating an area airport here would eoet twice as much as an airport at Sidney spoke from prepared material alleviate mtoundar-standings and poaalbla misquotes" The Commission has' taken a stand supporting tho concept of an area airport to replace facilities now at Watervlllo aad Augusta VITEK DAMBOEG Maine's climbing unemploy-V ment to a cause of genuine apprehensions to "John Reed labor leaden and Indue-'tiff v-: Bead eald Thursday ha ia "seriously concerned" LABOK LEADER Benjamin Dorsky Bangor state APlr-CIO head said "at the rate that unemployment li increasing there 1 ia every Uktt-- hood 1 that wt will discuss the altuatlon with the governor MI think the governor ahould do aomethlng right now became there ia every Indication that wr will reach the figure of IS per cent of the working force In the unemployed rank! ami possibly even more4' JoUeoa workera tboae eligible to draw eompensa- tlon waa 37700 last December 1400 more than a year ago and only 3400 below the figure at that point In 1058 a recession year In addition about 4000 covered by unemployment laws now have i exhausted their benefits Combining this group with the covered unemployed and those not recehr-' fag benefits the total now stands close to 33400 Beed indicated be favors a "mod-crulxattoa" of the employment aeeurlfy law to meet changing with aa additional $363400 for gfaeeriag aad contingencies With second stage construction the ultimate In Allure airport fadlltka the grand total would be $4481409 THE EXTRA 4400-foot runway an be constructed at Sidney very easily for utilization by general aviation aircraft In moderate cross-winds and sir carrier aircraft In extrema cross- -winds affecting the major run- -way he felt He aald the major runway at Sidney could bo extended to 8400 or even 10400 feet at a very nominal coat Ha quoted Northeast Airline as saying that 0400 feet of runway would be the absolute minimum acceptable consistent with the Intent to operate reliable and economte service First stage construction at Aik gusts according to Higgins Including engineering and contingencies would be $8491400 He said hfa figures were baaed on disturbing the entire landing fe-cUlty to obtain on cu bic yards of filL If tho landing facility wero not disturbed he pointed out and fin Is hauled from another source $350000 more should be added to the total $4041400 OPINION It fa tha oplnlm of the Com-mfasloo Higgins told Xlwanta Club members that a concentration of all ak traffic at an area faculty will bo necessary in order to qualfly it for an Instrument landing system "whkh fa essential to provide dependable air carrier 1 As a result of tho MAC stand ha added the Commission has "been called Just about everything printable fa news media1 through letters to the editors Ho emphasised "The Commission called irresponsible did not squander public funds You the citizens of Maine demanded through your legislative representatives that tha Aeronautics Commission be directed to conduct an area airport survey and also pay for this survey from- the Aeronautical Fund a special revenue accotint" -''The MAC director explained that tho Commission did not recommend an area airport bo located In Sidney but did fed that the expenditures of State and federal funds would be substantially leas In developing a new facility as opposed to expending existing ones He said tha Commission further felt a mw location would bo beat suited for ultimate development HIGGINS said the Comm fast all times considered both the requirements of the scheduled air carrier and those of general aviation and did not intend to favor one over the other the MAC has recommended that adequate facilities should bo provided to accommodate the preeent operators at Augusta and Witerville the speaker sold adding that with Instrument conditions general aviation as well as tho air carrier would have a better facility than presently exists Ha aald that safe landing celling and visibility with preeent aids fa 800 feet and oh mile By adding a marker beacon on each end of the runway this could be lowered to 400 feet and one mile has advised that even with an ILS system and approach lights tha minimum would still remain at 400 feet and one mile Therefore Installation of an ILS system could not be expected at Auguste" said Higgins Flrot stage construction costs at Sidney ha aald would be $2425400 The 8 Weather Bureau fa Portland said the anew would continue throughout the night and Into this morning with gradual clearing this afternoon The bureau tentatively estimated a snowfall of four Inches with considerable drifting It laid original higher estimates' had -been rMalne Thunday 'hl bfa the A revised ferecaat at 1 tadkated the fant af the alarm weoM hypase New Eagfand Tha saw was expected to light sad latermttteut this togas total hut twe to at- attacks or of ether tribnted to the weather The freezing rain sleet and mow created highway havoc from Texas to tha Northeast On one tee-slteked highway in Tennessee the collision of a truck and bos act off a chala of events that left another bus on 'fta aide and 11 Irani tmirallcu- fa cromwfas or in a ditch No one was Injured Ia the West a storm lying off the comt ended Southern California's drought with a rush 140 inches of min hit Los Angeles flooding streets snarling traffic aad causing soma earth WASHINGTON Aa soon as the storm warufag was issued government officiate ia Washington remembering the tremendous traffic marl created by the inaugural eve atorm or- SCOTT HIGGINS dered office workera sent homo faur hours early By 8 pm four glnia as lenburg County were given a fang -weekend because ley Power failed fa the South Carolina community of Edgefield aad the National Guard waa rushing fa portable generated to glvo the 3400 residents relief from the subfreexing cold Tha storm had barely reached New York when Idlewlld Airport began diverting sonm -Jet flights as far away as Montreal Buses from the South were arriving well behind schedule New York braced for Us third major snowfall fa seven weeks Chicago was blanketed far aa Inch of mow earlier fa the day The governor general of Angola -fold In news reports sent to Lfa- bon that Galvao would bo "crazy1 to head there "The entire population (of An- goto) fa fa a state of ngo against him" Dr Alvaro da Silva waa quoted The reports said Da Silva and his naval chief have taken "necessary precautions" in the event the Santa Maria goes to Lu- ends the port city and capital The Angola governor indicated worry that Galvao might attempt a landing on one of two small Portuguese Islands Sao Tome and Principe They are coffee and cocoa islands almost directly under the equator and off the West African state of Cameroon The governor said precautions wen being taken there too 1 NO REPLY While 1 the foe of Portuguese Premier Antonio do Oliveira Salazar had expressed a willingness to talk with officials he sent no reply to on urgent message Wednesday night from the Nivy "Bequest you proceed any port northern South America you choose to discharge- messaged Adm Robert Denni-son commander la chief of the Atlantic Fleet "Will attempt fa arrange conference aboard Santa Maria as you re-quest" The Navy put four destroyers and 19 planes into a trailing operation This fa primarily' to insure the safety of the passengers A CapL Edward Hunt assistant far the Impact of a atom roaring up tha eastern seaboard The massive atom borr fa the tropical gulf of Mexico battered Texas and tha southland with sleet and Icy rain before starting to dump heavy snow jm tha eastern coastal states FIRST SIGN 'Auguste got Its first sign of things to come at 7:25 when light mow started falling fall Intensity of tha atom asit heads out to SOUTH HIT Schools and offices were closed or let out early from Texas and Georgia to Maryland bed power lines mapped under the weight leaving many areas with out electric service in a cold wave that gripped the eastern two-thirds of the nation The death toll mounted quickly At least 48 persons died fa traffic accidents of exposure and heart --v US Asks Rebels Land Passengers WHILE taking no offlcUi stand be aald one measure slated to go before the Legislature -would be a "reasonable" change: extending the present benefit period now ia 88 weeks Maine Employment Security Commission Chairman Adrian Cloutier substantiated reports that the unemployment total fa rising "The peak is not expected to reach 88000 (covered) unemployed this spring" ho said "The peak In 1858 was 89700 in April" Cloutier said the unemployment fund collected from employers has dropped drastically in the last four years from over $45000000 to $27000-000 this week The "safety" figure on the fund in Cloutier's opinion fa $25400400 "When we get to that figure 1 feel wo should hold public bearings as required by law and consider going up on the rate We would have to collect the maximum if the fund drops to $20000000" THE COLLECTION "rate" from employers is a minimum of maximum of 27 per cent of annual payroll costa The MESC raised the minimum to 7 Jan 1 of this year Every time the ftud drops $5400000 the Increase fa automatic The fbnd has been- dropping about $400400 weekly The last two years dose to $13000000 annually has been paid out of the fund for jobless pay benefits In 1958 the total was close to $19-000400 "Baking the rate of collections from industry can harm our industrial development picture" Cloutier commented "One department (DED) is trying to bring in new industries On the other hand if we have to go up on the rate charged industry tot the fund it will cost industry lot of money and possibly new Industry Will look twice before coming here" i 1 SIXTEEN states now charge employers over the 27 jptx cent Maine rate for the unemployment security fund two collect over four per cent Elible employes now can draw Jobless benefits if they earn more than $300 annually The maximum that can be drawn fa $38 weekly the minimum fa $7 weekly' A Portland legislator is sponsoring a bill to adjust both figures: hiking the weekly benefit from $33 to $38 and setting the minimum to bo-earned at $800 fiy Is the lowest in Maine cu the nai mum with the $300 mlni- EEP Bernard Estey IB- Today's Chuckje Don race trains to crossings If tie you lose -3 (Owririit Oml Faatam Car) SLIPS DO COUNT Aa lee storm earned chala of traffic accidents sear Bar Dam Thursday tea mllef west of Chattanooga Tens mi UJL Rto 4L There were Injuries bnt the wreck included! Greyhound bos and transport trick eoDfaion a TraOwayi 5 bus which fflw 22 traetortrallen which beeeen an one ilde ef the highway while its trailer is 'on the vthen (AP Winphoto) Plane Lost With 22 Aboard ARGENT1A Nfld (AP) A UJL Military Air Transport Service piano with aboard vanished Thursday over Canada's frozen Atlantic coastline At Just about the same time a Navy plana reported seeing an explosion fa the air The transport was carrying 13 passengers and 19 crewmea from Morocco to its homo bom at Norfolk Va via tha Azores aad Newfoundland It was due to land at Argentic early in the morning Jhe air temperature waa around zero and tha water around 88 degrees LAST WORD The last word to the ground from 1 the faurengine 1 Clll waa received far the control center at Gander at 2:80 am local time The pilot made no mention of trouble and gave hfa position 455 miles southeast of Argratla site of a big military airbase The plane failed to report te an hour later aa scheduled Gander then declared an emergency The U4L: Air Fore said a Navy long-range patrol plane sighted the transport on Its radar and talked with the crew at 8:10 am At 8:45 am the Navy plane reported seeing an explosion In the air about 37 miles northeast Argentla That would be ie the city of SL John's on the const acrobs a narrow peninsula from Argentla Search officials here said the reported explosion might have been a flan WEATHER Tha weather was a serious obstacle both to search aad survivaL If the plane landed In the Icy waters the passengers and crew would have lUtla cbanca of staying alive High winds' and flying far the Tha piano waa attached to Transport Squadrou'28 in Norfolk Tha' squadron was organized fa 1950 and the Navy said the record had oo far hated Owner Donat Laperle ertimated torn at $84001 Cauao of tho lira warn not determined but Bulger said ho tbought tt waa started fa the living noin furniture Orino 8R waa manager of tha Bumford office of tho Pubile FL aaaeo Cocp His wife Baibara as uv-4 RICHMOND industrial development group confers with state officials GRIM FUTURE face decaying West Virginia mining towns WALDOBORO driver killed in South Portland oil tank blast TWO YANKS grounded in Newfoundland en route home from Russian prisons look forward to Washington reunion today with wives Ia obtaining minimum of 400 feet ceilings and one mile tho 650 foot building restriction Uno would bo closely adhered to ho said necessitating tho removal of all tho low bulldlnga now occupied by tho Civil Defense agency south of tho piesent terminal building land and two permanent typo buildings occupied by tho Adjutant General the entire Maine MUltary Academy and possibly a few residences on Blaine avenue No coat eetlmatea have been determined for this requirement Second stage construction here including relocating tho Adjutant Department for $1 845000 control tower and ILS would mean $4402400 or a grand total of to Higgins IN A QUESTION mid answer session Higgins acknowledged that the Legislature might gMrhothlng for an area airport unless same kind of unanimity wnsevldent among people -of Central Ho felt It would require the support of peopk oil over Maine William CuDInan Jr district airport engineer far'FAA briefly dfacused nmway lengths 4 P- 2 P- 7 P- 7 ALMANAC Sun Rises' 7:03 Sun Seta 4:41 Length 9:38 1 Increase 9:49 45 Jan 21 Feb 8 FCb IS Feb 23 RCA COLOR TV Frank Ponietieau Cm fct LINER'S COURSE Solld llnes show course of the Portuguese cruise liner Santa Marla since it left Vigo Portugal on a cruise which ended with Its seizure Cross Indicates Its position late Thursday Broken lines trace the course the liner taking (AP Wlrephoto) SAN JUAN Puerto Rieo The US commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier expressed concern Thursday night far the safety of 588 passengers on the Portuguese ship Santa Marfa and tha rebel skipper to arrange their quick disembarkation Rear Adm Allen Smith Jr messaged the rebel-occupied ship shortly after five of the 43 Americans among the shanghaied passengers had radioed that food and water aboard were adequate hut were being rationed -Other reports Indicated the passengers right be fa for several mom days of free cruising on the captive ship with Angola la West Africa aa tha declared destination but with the poMiwtity they might turn about for a landfall in Brasil if Porta- guest Navy shipi blocked their way MESSAGE Adm message was addressed to CapL Henrique Galvao who led a hardy band of about 70 self-declared revolutionaries in seising the 30906-ton passenger ship on the high seas early last Sunday The text of the admiral's mea-ige radioed far RCA and AH-America aald: VI note your Intention to land passengers in i tral country as soon as possible I am concerned about the safety id passengers and am anxious to arrange their safe disembarkation soonest What an your plane far landing passengers?" Galvao earlier had refused a GOVERNOR believes Legislature will go along with proposal for 1 per cent increase in sales tax -1 i M18 's Auwaatufa Fags': 7 ObHuarles Page 1 Comtes Page 19 'Radio Page 19 Crossword Page I Bedel 'Page 9 Editorial Page 8 Sports Page 2 Financial Page 7 Sportsmen Say Page- 2 Gardiner Pages 4-5 Page 15 HeUoweU Pago 2 Wtathrop Page 5 Weather Intermittent light snow ending In south portions this morning Partly cloudy and continued cold this afternoon Fair and colder tonight Saturday partly cloudy and con-' tinued cold with a few snow flurries north portions Gen Humberto Delgado Portuguese nationalist In exile mid at Sao Paulo ihat BraxllVpreildent-4 elect promised Galvao a permit to enter Brasil as a refugee- If he wants Delgado mid that if Galvao does decide on asylum 1b Brazil he will wait gustll Janlo Quadros takes over the presidency of that country next Tuesday NEUTRAL PORT All that Galvao himself would ay-fa his radio messages was that be was sailing far an unnamed -neutral port to discharge his chief of staff operations for the Caribbean Sea frontier' said therelsorfaco vends fa no intention of interfering with' The plane left Morocco! the linen- (stopped for refueling But taking note of Azores spray created king hazards Navy idea to ton back and disembark the passengers at 1 San Juan as an- and an offense" He mid he waa a ''Portuguese politician fighting for the liberty of Portugal and that he and hia band "will -not be confused with pirates" 1 don't have to receive orders from a foreign country" be declared Meanwhile' the Santa Marla aped on eastward in mid-Atlantic shadowed by the U8 Navy fa its biggest 'racking operation of peace times Tha owners of the ship predicted Portugal's fastest frigate aoon will cateh her PUMNTONBROSCO Set us before you buy: V- i GENERAL ELECTRIC or Cl MAYTAG APPLIANCES -and FURNITUREtSlfe threat to scutlle the ship he told reporters: "It would be nice to have ships around Just fa ease" The destroyers Wilson and Hamate aailed from Port of Spain Trinidad after refueling Fire Chief George Bulger said the fin damaged only tho living room But amoks filled tho entire eeood floor apartment Each body was found In a different room Four other famlliea safdy'fled the three-etory wooden ctructuro in below aero weather tempera-turn RUMFORU (AP)-: A minor fire confined to one room snuffed out the lives of a family of faur Thursday Mr1 aad Mrs John Orino and two childrm Deborah" 3 and Christopher wen asphyxiated far thtek smoke from smouldering npbolatexy '--I Cor Stefa nod Lonrol Sts 'fS 1 'r -fa 4 'r 'i T- -4 wv i 'tS- w-4 ''V A 1 U- i v'.