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Maine's largest daily newspaper sale 89553 VOL NO 163 Travelers' advisory this morning Weather on Page 40 42 25 CENTS Iranian foreign minister says: 'We will fry to defuse crisis' 9 that the shah has left the United States The minister told reporters that revolutiofftiTy-rieader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had decided on an international jury- believe anyone can resist that including the he said Previously Ghotbzadeh had been overruled by students when he promis-' ed an early release of US Charge Bruce Laingen and two other senior American diplomats detained at the Foreign Ministry He was also flatly contradicted by students last week when he expressed hope that diplomats consciously in- volved in would be freed soon Observers believe however that when it comes to a trial date trump card against the United States the revolutionary leaders will make the decision A government radio commentary earlier in the day said expelling the shah the USA accepted a part of what Iran insisted upon military intervention in Iran was a bluff The ruling statement also attacked Panama saying: giving sancturary to this great criminal the See on Page 2 TEHRAN Iran (AP) Iran claimed Sunday that the flight to Panama was a defeat for the United States and a partial acceptance of Iranian demands in the deadlock over the 50 US Embassy hostages The statements by the ruling Revolutionary Council and Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh appeared to signal that the Iranian side is eager to And a way out of the 43-day-old crisis now that the deposed monarch is out of the United States In his most conciliatory statement yet Ghotbzadeh said will try to do our best to defuse the He also said some hostages might be freed by Christmas and he playea down talk of putting the hostages on trial as At the same time however the Revolutionary Council denounced as decision by the unotnzaaen saia it was possn International Court of Justice in The hostages would be freed by Christmas from Texas to Panama for at least a temporary stay -A Revolutionary Council statement broadcast on Tehran radio on Sunday said Iran had the US government to retreat reduce its support of the deposed shah and accepting defeat compelled him to Some observers believed the council might now consider the move combined with some kind of hearing by an international tribunal on and other US as sufficient at least to free most of the captives Ghotbzadeh told reporters the international investigating the US role in Iran would begin a hearing about Jan 1 or 2 and that it would last about two weeks hostages will appear as witnesses but not as the he said Ghotbzadeh said it was possible some Carter hopeful now shah's gone Shah in Panama Hague Netherlands calling for release of the hostages Since Moslem militants seized the embassy Nov 4 they and the government had demanded that the United States hand over deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in exchange for the hostages But Pahlavi flew Saturday and despite angry declarations by the militants who want to try the hostages as spies said the authorities were not currently debating setting a trial date He spoke carefully when asked whether he could sell his approach to the students some of whom nave called for action against the hostages now health reasons Sunday he said he hopes his move will help speed the release of the American hostages in Tehran Story on Pago 2 AP Photo) The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi shown with his wife Empress Farah Saturday on Con-todora Island in Panama was allowed to enter Panama on Saturday Iran Libya set big oil price hikes think actions would be more indicative than Earlier Defense Secretary Harold Brown said US pressures on Iran appear to be having an impact on the hostage crisis ana added do not" want to be the first to shed At the same time Brown pointedly noted the US military presence in the region hear Iran and served notice on the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that any trial of the hostages would escalate the confrontation between the two countries In that event Brown aid the United States Brown said appropriately res- WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter expressed hope Sunday that the departure of the Shah of Iran from the United States will be a step toward release of American hostages held in Tehran since Nov 4 hope this will be a step in the right direction but no way to Carter told reporters on his arrival at the White House by helicopter from an overnight stay at Camp David Md The president refused to characterize comments made Sunday by Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh in an American television interview from Tehran in which Ghotbzadeh said will try to do our best to defuse the Carter said he saw the interview at Camp David rather not try to characterize it because he said a lot of things with which we strongly disagree But I hope that the Iranian government officials are -also beginning tb see that what doing is counterproductive not only for the hostages and our own bilateral relationships now and in the future but also not good for Iran in that relationships with all the other people on Asked if he saw any movement in the deadlocked hostage situation in remarks Carter replied: CARACAS Venezuela (UPl) Iran and Libya Sunday announced substantial increases in oil prices one day before the OPEC cartel meets to formally consider even higher prices oil minister Sutraay announced an increase in crude oil prices by 65 a barrel effective Dec 1 The increase will push the price of Iranian light crude to $2850 a barrel and heavy crude to $2770 Iran was the fifth largest supplier to the United States before the revolutionary regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini cut production after the February revolution Earlier Sunday Libya the third largest supplier of oil to the United States raised its price of 41 gravity crude the major crude in Libya by $323 a barrel to $2950 retroactive to Nov 1 Libya said it will collect an additional fee of 50 cents effective Dec 16 to compensate for the retroactivity bringing the price of a barrel to $30 Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Sunday worked on a formula aimed at avoiding a confrontation over oil prices at the conference which begins in Caracas Monday Some nations such as Saudi Arabia want only modest increases But Iran proposed Sunday that OPEC oil prices be doubled Currently the official base price of OPEC oil is $18 for a 42-gallon barrel with an official ceiling of $2350 a barrel Those prices are for long-term contracts Prices on spot markets are higher But the quickly became the base price and not even that held Libya one of key members decided Sunday to jack up its oil prices to $2950 a barrel Libyan oil is sought after because it is low in sulfur content or Price rises by Libya traditionally have been followed by price increases from Nigeria and Algeria the fourth largest supplier to the United States In a dispatch to Tehran from Caracas Pars Sed Oil Minister All Akbar Moinfar as saying the ian price increase was effective for the last month of 1979 Moinfar announced last month Iran sold its oil on the spot market at $45 a barrel but wanted to reduce production from the present level of 35 million barrels a day during 1981 LastFriday four moderate OPEC members Qatar the United Arab Emirates Venezuela and Saudi Arabia the largest producer boosted their prices by 33 percent raising the base price for the light crude to $24 a barrel The formula involves a base price for light crude oil of $24 per barrel while the cartel members work out a uniform long-term- pricing system that would allow for gradual increases Over the past few months the organization has been losing control over prices as several of its members broke through the ceiling while others such as Iran sold their oil on the spot market for more than $45 per 42-gallon barrel Iranian oil Minister Ali Akbar Moinfar said Sunday he thought the price of oil should be raised to the level of competing energy sources which he said were comparable to $35 to $55 dollars a barrel pond by increasing its Carter said said the primary iss the prompt release of the hostages unharmed plan to hold firm to our own position that the important issue as expressed by us and expressed by the United Nations as expressed by the International Court of Justice is the return of the hostages safely and immediately That is the Carter said The president was asked if he thought the hostages will be released hy Christmas I hope they will Of course we want them all to come home but it would be gratifying to see some of them SeeUSonPage3 Annual planning meeting is slated By Clayton Beal NEWS Machias Bureau MACHIAS The 11th annual meeting of the Washington County Regional Planning Commission Jan 16 at the Machias campus of the University of Maine will feature a presentation of future plans of municipalities According to Nick Greer executive director of the commission the brief business meeting will include the election of a chairman vice-chairman and treasurer and approval of the proposed 1980 budget A 6:30 pm supper will open the series of events at Dorward Hall on the -University of Maine campus Two commission representatives from each municipality will participate in the meeting The commission this month has produced an up-to-date listing of towns and cities in the county including a roster of selectmen planning board members and municipal clerks The compilation was made response to numerous requests for information in key town officials Earlier in December the commission staff outlined the proposed planning that should be performed in the county in the next several months The session was held with the down East Resource -and Conservation recreation committee Each recreation facility in the county is to be inventoried and each city and town will be visited by the commission staff The recreation needs will -be See REGIONAL on Page 22 UMO disc jockey raises $5000 for Cambodians By Dave Cheever Of the NEWS Staff ORONO Most of the time Peter Madigan is cilled might be a little closer to the truth at least for the next few days Madigan a University of Maine junior majoring in broad- -casting went on the air at WMEB-FM the campus radio station at Orono and proceeded to stay on the air 100 hours In the process he managed to raise more than $5000 to help feed starving Cambodians The Portland native started at the turntable at noon Wednesday and wound down to a stop at 4 pm Sunday think I had two sllep total during that Madigan said at the end of his marathon Individual listeners called in pledges for each hour he stayed on the air Appearing tired but still alert Madigan said near the end of the marathon stint could probably go another couple hours if I already know I could stop at four Called for the program was promoted by Madigan to WMEB as a means to show the concern of the campus community for the plight of starving people have way around the globe from Maine Madigan volunteered to do the air shift all 100 hours of it and station staff led by Tom Kevorkian agreed to provide the support See $5000 on Page 4 Punning broke Lobster farming research gams subway workers in Chicago threatened to strike on Monday and the Long' Island Rail Road the nation's largest commuter rail line returned to service Sunday after President Carter ordered a temporary halt to a week long strike Stories on Page 5 AP Photo Trolley cars line up jon tracks in Boston's Watertown Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority yards The Boston mass transit system running in the red is the nation's oldest transit system and is nearly broke A possible shutdown this week during fhe height of the Christmas shopping crush looms Meanwhile bus and Amusement Area State New Classified Ad Comic Deaths Funeral Editorial Feature Page Financial Maine Street Mainly People Sport Sylvia Porter TV Schedule Weather 33 2122 35-40 41 35 18 19 34 25 10-12 28-32 19 34 40 the 37year-old scientist The next step he said is to utilize breeding-system hardware developed in years of research to set up pilot plants Conklin said plans are under way to establish the pilots at $2 million each in Southern California and Maine Each he said will tdst research technology under commercial conditions to produce 6000 pounds of lobsters a year Conklin said the pilot equipment will include breeding systems automatic feeding equipment diet water treatment and controls of temperature light and disease He said a computer model set the lowest production cost for cultured lobsters at $2 24 a pound The West Coast wholesale price exceeds $5 a pound in most places while lobsters sell for as much as $25 a pound in Europe and Japan Some biologists have warned that ocean availability of lobsters may be severly depleted some day that captive- See LOBSTER on Page 4 BODEGA BAY Calif (AP) Marine scientists say they have scored a breakthrough in research on commercial quantities of lobsters in captivity for hungry markets now subject to fickle nature for their supplies They envision commercial plants that would annually produce a million pounds of true clawed lobsters to reverse the shrinking availability of the tasty creatures taken what is essentially a wild animal and domesticated said Dr Douglas Conklin associated director of the aquaculture program at the University of California at Davis He is in charge of 22 scientists at the Bodega Marine Laboratory 45 miles north of San Francisco working on one of the largest lobster projects Conklin talked to a reporter recently as he walked between rows of about 600 lobsters claws waving snappingly and moving energetically about their tanks moving from a hunting stage in the ocean to a farming stage "said Britain talking with guerrillas Undeterred by the collapse of the three-month-old Rhodesia conference Britain resumed secret talks with guerrilla leaders Sunday in a last-ditch bid to patch together a cease-fire agreement Page 6 Carter faulted on ERA The president of the National Organization of Women says President Carter probably could have 1 won ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment if he had spent a fraction of his re-election efforts on 1 that issue Page 7 Energy crisis cripples Turkey A severe energy crisis has hit Turkey foiling plans for rapid industrial development and making daily life miserable for the average citizen Page 11 7 shopping days left Best schools consult parents Effective schools use a variety of techniques to keep open the lines of communication with parents Page 42 Downeast edition JLL.