Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 1

I SIM FRIDAY JULY 14 2Q06 Oldest Newspaper Founded in 1825 A Blethen Maine Newspaper Copyright 2006 Augusta Maine i i' Stained-glass relic of city train station up for bid i 1 Militants fire rockets into 3rd-largest city violence kills 57 By SAM RGHATTAS Associated Press Writer BEIRUT Lebanon braid un- leashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon main airport highways military bases and other targets Thursday retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as for as Haifa its third-largest city for the first time brad kept up the barrage early Friday with airstrilces in south Beirut where Hezbollah headquartered Lebanese police and witnesses said The deadi toll in two days of fighting rose to 57 people with die sudden burst violmice sending shock waves through a region already traumatized by Iraq and die ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas It shattered die relative -calm' in Lebanon that followed brad Is pullout from its occupied zone in south Lebanon in 2000 and! die withdrawal of Syrian forces last year Israeli target was Hezbollah die Iranian-backed militant Shiite faction which has a free hand in southern Lebanon and also holds seats in par- liament Hezbollah sparked the current conflict Wednesday with a cross-border raid that captured two of b-rad's soldiers brad said it was determined to beat Hezbollah back and deny the militant fighters positions they have held along the border since 2000 -The Lebanese government caught in the middle pleaded for a pease-foe the government of Lebanon fails to depkry its forces as is expected of a sovereign government we shall not al jets damaged two bridges and a plaza collapsed building Thursday after le-radl warplanes targeted In the southern town of iyra Lebanon RELATED STORIES i Bush defends Israeli attacks but worries about fragile Lebanese government AS 1 CHmerfs fete rests with ability to handle Lebanon Gaza conflict AS Contributed photo ON THE AUCTION BLOCKrTMe large window that once wee part of Ilia 1913 railroad station In Auguata will be aoM Saturday to the highest bidder Whan Ilia Water Street station of the Maine Central Ratt-' road was tom down In 1Nl-thb and other wlndowa ware taken to Ybrk and indudad In the construction of a home there By BETTY ADAMS Staff Writer large stained glass window that once graced the rounded waiting room of the' ornate 1913 railroad station on Water Street will go to the highest bidder Saturday Nine feet tall and 6 feet wide the window features the Maine motto atop a pine tree and a recumbent mooseThe scene is from the Maine State Seal adopted in 1820 the visitors bad little doubt where they were Augusta historian Anthony Douin wrote in a 2003 article about the station and its four unique windows Syhda Lund now a dtycoundku recalled seeing the window in the train station "All I can remember is that big one It was so she said Howard Koeppel found thf window built into a wall in a home on Southside Road in York The house Was erected in 1961 die same year that the Augusta station of the Maine Central Railroad was tom down The window is one of 600 items from various homes iq New England to be auctioned on Saturday by estate auctioneer Hap Moore Theowner somehow obtained the window and installed it in the house between the gunge space and the living room Moore said Koeppel said ownership of die home had changed hands and die present owner is taking die house down The window designed by architect Robert Reamer (designer of die Old Faithfril Inn in Yellowstone National Park) will go to the highest bidden there is nb reserve price Td love to see it in someplace like LL Bean or the Kittery Trading Post It may be going for resale said auc- tioneer Hap Moore The main auction starts at 11am Saturday at die Goodwin Building 611 UAIoute 1 In York Previews are set for 2 to 6 dal day and from 8 am Saturday until the start of die auction Moore ex- pects die window to readi die auo tion block shortly after noon Moore anticipated a price of between $4000 and $8000: -Koeppel says be wants it to remain I in the state but he has no idea of what it will fetch at auction Earlier 1 1 he called Augusta officials to see if any public body was interested in purchasing it-" -0' He proffered a price of $50000 to Cedi Munson of the Augusta Historic Preservation Commission was a starting Koeppel said Eight other leaded glass windows from the'statkm also were in the same home in York and will be auctioned at die same time There are four matching windows and two of windows each about 2 feet pairs by 3 feet in size Information on the auction Is available at http Jhvww hapmoore com or by calling 363-6373 Bitty 631-5631 basUUns0centralmaintxom I 800 volunteers set to join annual loon count Record rain-fell waterfroqt development high Imb of mercury lead sinkers and boats are Just some of die threats to Mainek iconic loon The plight will be weighed Saturday as some 800 volunteers fen out to lake and ponds across the state in fifaine Audubonfc 23 rd annual loon countBI' '-V Warren wins Maine Amateur by 6 shots Marshall University senior Shawn Warren of Windham finished at 1 -under to becomq just this second player to -win both die Maine Open and Maine 'Amateur champi- onships Manchester native and 13-time champion-Mark Plummet who entered die round tied for second finished fifth after -Thurs- dayk 7-over-par Tony Specter placed third Cl where Hezbollah leaders hold rallies They carried unconfirmed reports of several people injured The TV footage showed broken glass and debris cover- -ing streets and a young man with bloodied face and chest walking from a damaged apartment -Friday momingfe violence came hours after brad dropped leaflets In the area warning residents to avoid areas where Hezbollah operates Fears mounted among Arab and European governments that violence in Lebanon could spiral out of controL PLEASE SEE MIDEAST AB DIG chief pushed to resign Photo courtesy of Kennebec Historical Society A LOOK BACK: This undated file photo shows the Mains Central Rail Road Station that stood on Water 8treat In Augusta from 1913 to 1961 low Hezbollah forces to remain any further on die borders of the state of Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said: Israeli warplanes stepped up the pressure early Friday Police and Witnesses said strikes targeted a fuel storage tank and southern suburbs where Hezbollah has its political headquarters Explosions from at least seven missiles were heard by two AP journalists and other witnesses pear the scene Anti-aircraft fire echoed as brad jets roared over the capital- Lebanese television stations said the BIG Turnpike Authority By GLEN JOHRSON -v Associated Press Writer BOSTON Inspectors cm Thursday quadrupled the number of possible ceiling bolt problems in a Big Dig tunnel where a woman was crushed by falling concrete adding to die urgency of the growing debate over who should ensure the safety of the troubled project The Massachusetts Thmpike Authority said Inspectors found addition- al bolt assemblies that were separating from 3-ton concrete roof panels raising die number of potential defects to 240 compared with previous inspections that found 6Q defects The earlier problems were enough for officiab to order a sweeping review of every roadway tunnel and bridge in Boston's entire highway system Michael Lewis director of the Big Dig said inspectors found 68 suspect bolt assemblies over the westbound lanes of a connector tunnel providing the main route tot Logan Airport Forty-five more were discovered in a lane carrying carpool traffic as well as 69 in ramps connecting two Interstate highways Gov Mitt Romney filed emergency legislation Thursday to fake control over inspectiqns and when to reopen the tiinnel which has beep closed for three days The governor has also called for the resignation of the head of the Turnpike Authority which cur- Where to Find It Annie1! 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Use mass transit AS 1 rently oversees inspections of the Big Digthe most expensive high- -way project "When it comes to an issue of in- peering this tunnel system to have the person who's been responsible for it for the last several-years say Tm go- to inspect and tell us now not the governor said public wants to see an inde- pendent inspection effort" He added: should no longer be any doubt that the Turnpike Authority has failed to do its job effec- dvely" Lawmakers passed the governor's plan fate Thursday Romney planned to signit Friday Lewis sdd the road 'may remain closed for weeks until federal officiab review die panels and workers' fix any needing repair will be reopened in segments not all at he said -On Wednesday Attorney General Tom Reilly said die contractor and' state officials were warned of problems with the tunnel ceiling as far back as 1999 when five bolts came but during tests But it remained unclear Thursday what if anything was done to' resolve those problems "PLEASE SEE TUNNELS AB Sox fall in 11th inning BOSTON Bobby breaking single drove in Jason Kendall in the 11th Inning and the Oakland Athletics started the second half of the season with a 5-4 victory over die Boston Red Sox Klelty stole second and scored on Frank single off Julian Ihvarez (1-3) Cl TOMORROW CENTURY OF PEOPLE: In Hal-lowell today artist Peter Buotte attempts to display collection of people 'from newborn to age 100 Read about his effort to "highlight the diversity of die community by -displaying a century of in Saturdays Kennebec Journal K-.