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The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 2

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A AIL OKs Reagan ATLANTA (UPI) Hie federal government gave Atlanta nearly $1 million Thursday to combat the social repercussions ok the child slayings but made no commitment on the plea for money to help fund the investigation A White House aide said the administration was still studying Atlanta Mayor Maynard request for $15 million to help pay overtime and other expenses for the special ee task force investigating the kill-of 19 black youngsters and disappearance of two others President' Reagan announced the grants in Washington saying the city would get $650000 from the Justice all 21 names should be the list of the special task force investigating the crimes in Atlanta you would" have at least 10 children murdered by family one source said7' yearthey have zero because they are all being lumped into this task investigation getting reports that children thousands of miles away are- afraidFourteen (deaths) sounds a lot --better than 19 not going to have that much of a psychological effect but: still if there are lower numbers some of the national media attention will taper off and we have kids in Buffalo- -(NY) and San Francisco wm0 ft 1' 2-: Bangor Doily Nw Friday Morch 6 1981 -People in the Muskie accepts position with international law firm ByJohnSDay NEWS Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Former Secretary of State Edmund Sv Muskie has been named senior partner In an international New York-based law' firm which reportedly will guarantee him an income in excess of $250000 per year salary as secretary of state and senator never exceeded $60000 per year Spokesman Robert Rose said Muskie will begin work in the Washington office of Chad-bourne Parke Whiteside and Wolff early next week and will spend a portion of his time in the New York office The firm specializes in corporate law and has offices in Washington New York and the United Arab Emirates Muskie said "I am excited and enthusiastic about returning to the law and I plan to devote a substantial portion of my energies to my new The former secretary and Maine senator said will not abandon my interest in national affairs I intend to remain an active citizen and I plan to speak out from time to time on foreign and domestic Muskie said that be and his wife Jane have kept their home at Kennebunkport Maine and plan to be in the state as often as his new duties will allow Edmund Muskie ine otter from Chadboume Parke Whiteside and Wolff was one of a half-dozen weighed by Muskie during the month following his resignation as secretary of state all of them said to offer incomes of at least $250000 per year A local magazine recently reported that income for senior partners in successful Washington law firms can range as high as $500000 per year took a long time in making up his mindand the longer he waited the better the offers he said Rose related to the case but Brown said has nothing to do with the direct financial aid -j Reagan said the federal money would be used to provide guidance and care for youngsters in six areas of the city where most of the victims -lived to fond a 24-hour counseling hotline for parents and children and facilities for disadvantaged or homeless teen-agers On Good Morning America Thursday Jackson said he believes investigators are to solving the baffling case but know when a break would come Some investigators who asked to remain anonymous questioned whether the Northeast on which millions of people Lewis said the warning was The secretary did say some routes will be eliminated specifically naming two between Washington and Cincin- -nati that Amtrak itself already has recommended be dropped would be cheaper if we bought all the passengers airline tickets gave them the tickets and eliminated the he said of those routes proposed budget also would cut service to three times weekly between Chicago and San Antonio In an interview before the hearings Florio called the Stockman-proposed cuts and said it would spell the Administration split orv Amtrak Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and $329000 from other government agencies in an effort to end the Reagan called the unsolved crimes of the most tragic problems facing our In Atlanta police located lOyear-old Orlando Carter Robinson one of two youngsters reported missing this week They said Rcbinson was unharmed The other Joseph Bell 15 remained unaccounted for but police said they also considered him a runaway Jackson and Public Safety Commissioner Lee Brown said they were happy to receive the federal government aid for work in fields substantial cutbacks of routes inefficient Lewis discussed immediate future during the hearings on the passenger rail corporation and other rail systems in the Northeast The OMB has called for Amtrak fares to cover 80 percent of its costs by 1985 and that fares on short-distance trains be doubled But Lewis said his department is only considering fare increases 13 to 20 The subcommittee chairman Rep James Florio D-NJ opened the hearing with a warning that the cuts proposed by budget director David Stockman force the collapse of commuter and intercity rail systems in syeemed Grime from fare hike death of Amtrak except for corridor service between Boston ands Washington Los Angeles and jan 5 Diego and perhaps one or two routes ln the Chicago area At the hearing Lewis strongly back- ed the budget proposed $310 million cutback in the Washington Boston corridor rail improvement pro-' ject to be accomplished mainly abandoning plans for 120-mph trains' and for electrification of the line between New HavemConn and Boston I Florio said the Reagan program falls to recognize that higher meed would suade millions of Americans to use ins rather than cars and that it calls for passengers to pay more than on any other rail system in the world task force formed Tiny little gun' disappears that the group would a good hard greater FBI participation in drug enforce-- -ment idea that FBI director William Webster advocated that he hoped the new effort would not -take away from the federal efforts against organized crime and murder rape burglary larceny or theft He said that violent crime increased 11 percent between 1978 and 1979 and that preliminary FBI figures showed it grew 10 percent in 1980 figures are Smith said alarming and continuous Increase in the commission of yiolent crimes raises a serious question whether the federal government is doing enough to meet its obligations to ensure domestic The attorney task force on violent crime will be co-chaired by Griffin Bell who was an at- WASHINGTON (AP) Nancy Reagan says she got rid of the little that drew so much fire a few months back And she insists she spend as much on clothes as some nave reported that what clothes she does buy she wears In her first interview since the inauguration Mrs Reagan said first ladies have been criticized through the years Mrs Lincoln was criticized for spending $2000 on her inaugural responded Chris Wallace of NBC News in a reference to published reports that the present first lady's inaugural wardrobe cost more than $10000 he had been aware of or involved in a Justice Department investigation of the of profits from a Westchester County Smith said he had not Court indicate that entertainer Frank Sinatra subject of the investigation Smith said he withdrawn from that case but added the anything would involve him or anyone situated I would have no participation in a casual acquaintance of and c-has the birthday party and: -was recently where Sinatra was a guest academics and state and local officials involved in the criminal justice system Smith said that the commission will report within 60 days on what can be done within existing law and with existing resources He said the second phase to be completed by midsummer would include recommendations for new laws and spending levels Pa8C 1 out alone But Pinkham would not comment on whether be thought the slayer was local or from out of town Doe said be thinks the tragedy is still in the back of most most minds only takes something small to remind them of it For some people time he said But for Pam McLain and younger sister Wendy the tragedy will never be forgotten bell right here on Mrs McLain said like I lost two daughters -Wendy trill never be the same a lot for someone to take away from you You try to do your best and work hard and then someone comes along and wipes it all out got a cross to bear for life our State police detectives think Joyce a victim of circumstance rather was Smith said at an has recently Smith said resources existing white-collar Asked if pending skimming NY theater documents may be a had not extent that similarly Smith is attended at a party August slaying of East Mjllinocket girl remains a mystery tion of 2300 people police estimate 700 believe that a person who would do this in the area working on con- type of crime st and 300 participating believe he will repeat softball tournament Doe said he feels strongly there still is xl children from page 1 While she did not jog daily and had no regular route or set time to jog she knew many people in this paper mill town of 2300 and had a warm smile for Two days later shortly before 7 am Joyce body bound and partly clothed was found on a power line clearing 200 feet from the soccer field behind Schenck High School about one evidence with lasers Police revealed the weapon had been found but would not say what it is Police interviewed 700 to 800 people with typed interviews more than six inches thick ami boxes of people were in the area traction projects and in a women's state scheduled Aug 9 a danger and urged i than the crime The believes circumstance Mrs Mrs Reagan also denied she had tried to get the Carters to move out of the White House early a widely published report that President Carter dismissed as inaccurate at the time Asked if she regrets saying in an interview that she kept a small eagan said: the little disappeared quite a long time ago I had the tiny little gun when my husband was away a great deal of time and I was alone and I was advised to have the tiny little mile from her Spruce Street home East Millinocket Police Chief John Doe said some police officers could not control their emotions and openly wept over the young body An autopsy concluded the teen-ager was killed by a blunt blow to the head and neck The medical examiner Dr Henry Ryan said there were a number of blows to the head and her skull had been crushed Evidence led him to believe the slaying took place Aug 8 Polled still seeking Miss slayer this week released a composite drawing of a possible witness a jogger seen at North and School streets about 5:30 to 7 pm t- A police 'dog searched the scene Police and game wardens conducted shoulder-to-shoulder searches of the area The Royal Canadian Mounted Police laboratory in Toronto tested work those attending seemed to agree with Ethel Matthews of Atlanta who said put on our marching shoes and take to the Mrs Matthews a grandmother on welfare angrily denounced the plan to Increase defense spending while cutting back on welfare and food stamp programs kids eat bullets and they sure as bell eat she said super rich sitting up in the White House are cutting back on money poor people Against Hunger said hear from our empty stomachs by way of paper ACVfcATOMQ WASHINGTON (UPIjf Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis Thursday assured a congressional panel he will not follow budget office recommendations to substantially increase Amtrak fares is unfair to indicate this budget has been jammed down our throats oy OMB (the Office of Management and Lewis told the House transportation subcommittee plan to follow program on how to run Amtrak" he said emphasizing operational recommendations will continue to come from experts in Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration However Lewis warned the passenger rail corporation will face up William French Smith Attorney General notebooks Several possible witnesses were hypnotized Several persons underwent polygraph tests The Behavorial Science Division provided police a psychological profile of the A criminologist brought from Montgomery Ala told ponce after four days that they had done about everything they could do Pat Penrino of the attorney office and a state police detective Sgt Ralph Pinkham said Jthis week that they think sexual assault was committed At the scene Pinkham said several things hindered the investigation: The killer had 35 hours to remove himself and destroy evidence and a downpour might have washed away some nair fiber blood or fingerprints Adding to the confusion Aug 8 was that besides the normal popula- tm sanooe daily mw fcntf tmtm tmim MM Nwfor WHW1 if Mi Iru MAapiipaUfli Mn 4411 MfM AMfl 49 Mmh lot UN Min HkHwHmwm krnpmmm ftrivitflacttoMaylblM 9wUy fcy carrtor ip Ml Mata I Mm I7M ywritf UIJI Mrttw IHJI I muM MM pm mm Ovt it pm nMpmmPLO4UX4lU pmmmtk Mil 9 of Curoifetleei MtMMlOT MSOGAnomS Yetterday't M011 for TRAVEL Ail Om We 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something would happen in town I felt maybe someonwr had picked her up and left her out Mrs McLain feels the person who killed Joyce had to know her daughter someone her daughter would not have -been afraid of -7r i Mrs McLain said she finds it hard to-L' believe someone might know something but would not come forward but feels down inside someone must have some doubt about where someone tbeyr know was between I pm and 9 pjn that Police were Sidetracked by an unknown prankster who had scrawled on a board at Great Northern Paper East Millinocket mill: me before I kill Police later found it had been written before the slaying In September police were told the same message was found on the Appalachian Trail near Mousoo Mysterious telephone calls appeared on both Pam McLain's and Schenck High telephone bills calls were made the day before and day after the slaying Police have checked all of the calls but one collect call to the McLain residence remains a mystery Although the' calls and messages have been written off as pranks police rbo killed Joyce think the same person who killed Joyce McLain could strike again Pinkham said: chances are very good we got him We All ESPEIAUY ME PEHCEOil Stamp recipients denounce cuts NOW OPEN SUNDAYS 9-2 irirytblng for Mergy tarings I If SPECIAL PRICE THROUGH MARCH 7 'nCII 750IIL REGS97IK CcdM33 1 Jw I ATLANTA (UPI) Food stamp recipients protesting their children eat guns and bombs rallied Thursday denounce President proposed budget cuts About 150 people from eight southern states attended the meeting which was called by the Council of Southern Hunger Coalitions The session took on the atmosphere of a civil rights rally with chants of says cutback we say fight -The group crowded into a small auditorium at the Trinity United Methodist Church listened as various Representatives said congressmen should be made aware of over welfare and Food Stamp program cuts I But if individual lobbying Bangor Unite Nrod 491 Main St Bangor Me 94441 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