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The Miami Heraldi
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Much Cooler Windy and much cooler High temperatures will be near 60 low ones near 50 (Details Page 2A) First Edition 20 cents 69th Year No 34 Wednesday Januan 1979 2 Pages Copyright 979 Thi Miami Htrald Floridai Complete A Lat-n American Edition Is Published Oailv He Can tfaice Preoma Come Frue' ret Iici in cms utes early at 11:45 am as the inaugural ceremonies were hurried to be completed ahead of threatened snow flurries which came two hours later Also sworn in was former State Rep Wayne Mixson of Marianna Graham's lieutenant governor "WE CAN MAKE dreams come true" Graham assured the crowd which initially-had been close to 4000 but dwindled with each passing moment as temperatures dropped "Ours can be a Florida in which we will cherish our past be confident of our future and be proud to say 'I am a Floridian' he said By JOHN McDERMOTT Herald Political Writer TALLAHASSEE Gov Bob Graham of Miami Lakes the first South Floridian ever to win the governorship took the oath of office as Florida's 38th governor Tuesday in bitter-cold windy weather that would have pleased only an Eskimo But despite heavy storm-laden skies and swiftly dropping thermometers the wind-chill factor was a brisk 21 Graham painted a bright picture of his hopes plans and especially his dreams for Florida's future The 43-year-old millionaire land developer took over the reins of state 15 min newcomers George Firestone of Miami as secretary of state and James Smith of Tallahassee as attorney general Although the weather kept many people away in the stands cheering Graham in his hour of greatest triumph were many of the co-workers men and women from all walks of life whom he had met during his 100 workdays It was his workday program which caught voters' fancy and is generally credited with having been a significant part of his victory over six other Democrats and two Republicans in the 1978 governor's race Although he made no promises and avoided specifics the new governor did emphasize that Florida's greatest obligation to the future lies in education "That of teaching our children we must educate them and prepare them as best we can to participate in the continuing community of Florida and the world" he said Florida Chief Justice Arthur England a former Miamian administered the oath while Adele Graham the new First Lady and the four Graham daughters looked on ALSO SWORN IN for four-year terms were the six Cabinet officers including The inauguration also brought out a nostalgic bit of "the "Old South" Just before the swearing-in and the subsequent booming 19-gun salute to the new governor Ju-lianne Rolond sang Florida's state song Sn-uunee River TO OUTGOING Gov Reubin Askew and to former Gov LeRoy Collins who served from 1955 to 1961 Graham paid particular tribute He promised that he would try to lead Florida with "the dignity the humanity and the statesmanship of Leroy Collins and the commitment the lasting achieve- Turn 10 Page 20A Col 1 Has US Given j) On Shah? Earl) Exile Seen A Key lo Peace 1 Associated Press By RAY MOM i Chicago Tribune Service TEHRAN The United States quietly has dropped its support of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and is now resigned to his early departure from the country The Chicago Tribune learned Tuesday Publicly the Carter Administration will continue to voice support for the Shah whenever the question comes up because it feels it cannot be seen to be turning its back on the monarch But privately the United States has concluded that there is little possibility of a restoration of normal government in Iran as long as the Shah stays it was learned In Washington Tuesday White House Press Secretary Jody Powell was asked about a possible change in the President's previously stated conviction that the Shah would survive the present crisis "So far as I know there is no change in policy" Powell said HOWEVER he said the President had made "decisions which we are not prepared to discuss" As for offering the Shah asylum Powell said "he would always be Turn to Page 8A Oil 1 Graham's Kijy Day IT STARTED with a shave left as daughter Suzanne took the first picture of the day of her dad the governor Then the family went to Florida in Tallahassee above where Graham and his wife Adele bowed their heads during a prayer service The big day was capped off by the swearing-in ceremony administered by Supreme Court Justice Arthur England below HfaH I idel Pone Und rrscorcs US mpassc By WILLIAM LONG Hrald Latin America Stall In a speech aflame with revolutionary bombast President Fidel Castro has underscored the already existing impasse in US -Cuban re lations Castro chose New Year's Day the 20th anniversary of his rise to power for a verbal attack on the US government that was harsher than anv in re NEWS ANALYSIS To British Cold Snap 1st I a Cup qi Tea SEE YOU VfRAID NOT MAiE HAD THE 1 I'M STANDING GOO SENSE ON THE TO LEAVE BLOODY VOUR CAR AT UIAF -r Herald Stall II riter Guy Gughotta was ttranded in London by ilf weather while on hi way i an as tutntnent in the Middle coat Here he takes a no if bom the traditionally stiti British upper lip quivered in the cold By GUY GUGLIOT1 A Herald Stall Writer LONDON They're billing it as the "worst freeze since 1963" but if you're a disaster freak hold the groan Britain perched on the western edge of a New Year's blizzard that is turning much of Northern Europe into a giant snowdrift Tuesday experienced its fourth day in a row of sub-freezing temperatures with more promised for the rest of the week This event in a nation where weather is as prized a conversation topic at the football pools has grabbed hold of public consciousness with a vengeance The satellite weather map got the featured photo spot at the top of enough to keep roads open during the cold snap THE AUTOMOBILE Association warned motorists to "leave your car at home" Weather department spokesmen said "I told you so" And the unions refused to take the blame for unsalted roads "Pretty Awful!" exclaimed the tabloid Evening Standard "Big Freeze Tightens Its Grip" intoned the more sober Guardian "Whole of Britain Under Snow No Let Up in Worst Freeze Since 1963" said The Daily Telegraph But after assessing the actual damage and testing conditions for themselves in a quick stroll around Turn to Page 12A Col I BBC's evening television news show Environment Minister Denis Howell ordered an investigation into snow-removal procedures amid widespread allegations of truancy in local town councils which didn't mobilize enough equipment soon Itouiii Scores Up and Professional bowlers Dick Weber and Don Carter say high scores are the natural result of bowlers getting smarter and proprietors improving their scoring conditions and still staying within the lane regulations set down by the American Bowling Congress Sports Extra Page ID li in Court Fur I Fathers The Supreme Court this year will determine whether Abdiel Caban of New York will ever again see his son and daughter and could have broader ramifications for a growing number of men who cherish the children thev father out of wedlock Page 4A 1 urn cent months He said Washington is guilty of "infinite hypocrisy" in the Carter human rights campaign and of "economic genocide against Cuba" in the 17-year-old US trade embargo against the island Analysts agreed Tuesday that Castro was angry with Washington perhaps because of building irritations between the two governments perhaps because Washington has been ignoring his conciliatory gestures notably in the area of human rights "I THINK he's just saying to hell with it" said one seasoned Castro-watcher The Carter Administration has recognized the impasse with Cuba for months stressing repeatedly that no significant headway can be made in relations until Castro reduces the level of Cuban troops in Africa "So long as they (the Cuban troops) continue to be there operating as they are operating we will continue to have very real problems with any kind of normal relations" the State Department reiterated Tuesday Castro badly wants the United States to lift the anti-Cuba trade embargo however as he said in his anniversary speech "Cuba cannot be pressed nor bribed nor intimidated nor purchased" The 52-year-old commandante's Turn to Page 12A Col 1 Today's Chuckle Wasteful federal spending is a budget which doesn't include 1 ttr inter rri ing for Sure I pper ids Expected By ROBERT LISS Herald SUM Writer Light snow flurries sprinkled Gov Robert Graham's inaugural parade and storm warnings dominated the weather wires Tuesday as a record-breaking cold air mass pushed a storm front across the state "This will be the coldest weather of the winter for sure" said Elbert Hill a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center "I expect Miami to get into the upper 40s by Wednesday morning The afternoon high will be around 60 degrees so it's going to feel cold" A hard freeze was predicted for North Florida where temperatures dropped into the low 30s shortly after noon Tuesday Snow fell in Milton and in Tallahassee "It got so cold the musicians in the band couldn't play their instruments" a Graham press aide said "We had to cut the inauguration ceremonies short" Despite the freeze warnings which extended to central Florida farmers did not expect crop damage "We don't worry unless the temperature goes down to 27 degrees for four hours or more" said a spokesman for Florida Citrus Mutual in Lakeland He added that cold weather could help the trees by sending them into a dormant state in preparation for the colder weather that usually comes through January and February FARMERS NORTH of South Florida were warned of possible cold shock to unprotected poultry and livestock Hill warned that although South Florida will not have a freeze residents and visitors may find the sudden chill a shock "It's going to seem a lot colder than it is" he said "because we haven't had much cold weather this season The wind will be prettv strong too about 1 5 to 25 miles an hour" The unusually strong front that preceded the cold air mass could be seen on satellite photos Tuesday as a cloudy mass stretching from western Cuba to New England Behind that front were gale force winds in Louisiana and temperatures in Texas that broke 75-year-old cold records HILL DID NOT expect skies to clear after passage of the front The cold air mass is a shallow one he said and rising air condensing above it will cause cloudy skies Amuse 6C Goren 5E Bishop 4E Horoscope 4E Business 4B Huddy 7C Classified 13D Landers 4C Comics 4E Latin News 17A Crossword 4E Liv Today 1C Deaths 3B Movies 6C Dynamite 3E Sports ID Editorials 6A Television I0B Fla News 2B Weather 2A your district 1.

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