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-m TheFifst And Wofst Of AU Frauds Is To Cheat Oneself Bailey VOLUME 106 PAGES LEWISTON-AUBURN MAINE THURSDAY JANUARY 5 1967 LAST EDITION PRICE CENTS FTT1 -V-74 IO 1 1 Exec Council ft Wants Power to Appoint Sec of State-Treasurer And the Attorney General AUGUSTA (AP) Kenneth Curtis took his oath ss governor of -Maine today then anifbuueed plana for a major government shake-up He called for the abolition of the- Executive Council the election of a lieutenant governor the creation of two new state departments and the reorganisation of a present one- Staff PlMta By NEW GOVERNOR Kenneth Curtis from this' moment on Was Governor Curtis of 'the State of Maine The photo was taken at the moment of the taking the oath of office -and no: nutter-how many times it has- witnessed it always is a most impressiver moment1 To the left of Goverfaor Curtis is the President of the Maine State Senate Joseph Campbell of Augusta Curtis said that of all the challenges facing Maine the greatest ia the need expand and the- educational system in Maine have lagged so far behind in educational development we now have long long way go just to eaten up with tha rest of the he said He called education keystone in the arch of aH and said ultimate goal must be education beyond high school'tof-cvery Maine boy and 7 Here he let it be known that he would be after new tp expand college programs and facilities increase salaries at the University of Maine and provide more mopey for public school systems -On another subject Curtis said that for too long Maine hai considered economic development and neiural resource velopment separately often ai conflicting objectives truth ie that the one cannot survive without the oth- Right Te Appoint He also asked for the right for tiie governor to appoint three key state officera-tne secretary of state the attorney general and the treasurer Now aQ of them are elected by the legislature Curtis spefled out his revamping ideai in a 3500-wond inauguration address to a -joint session of the' legislature is a can for change that can be heard throughout he said will meet this call with vision and His Proposals Curtis at 35 the youngest governor categorized his proposals into five aections-edueation economic and natural resource development welfare and labor state government and financing The governor touched only briefly on what he called of his program More detailed proposals win be contained in the budget message he delivers to the legislature one week from today: He said the elimination of the Executive Council the gubernatorial appointment of the three constitutional officers and election of a lieutenant governor would serve to strengthen the organisational structure District Attorneys Of equsl importance he said was the establishment of a district attorney system- to match the network of district courts The dress with the hand ho said THE FIRST LADY Mrs Kenneth Cnrtia and bar younger daughter five-year-old Angela are seen ae they were escorted from the office down tha State Honae corridor to special acata in the Iloiuq of Representatives for the inauguration ceremony 3frp Curtis wore a simple whi te wool sheath and a minjk hat Young Angela was in light pink with hand ttmoeklng and was a bit overwhelmed by the ap- pldurn that greeted them as she endher mother walked through'the throng of people who formed an aisle from the door' of the Maine Senate to the Maine House of Representatives: Mny veteran observers said it was the biggest eorridor erowd they witnessed in their years of attending inauguration ceremonies to truly prosper both bread and challenge and ae- deep mod and the big square edged with lace right Sue Curtis eight This is A slightly smaller double edition of big-eyed blonde dressed in pink and as equally charming appeared on the scene Angela smiled but let Sue do the honors and Sue is just like her father not at all forward but never meeting a stranger order man needs beauty-both Technical Assistance To provide a of technical to Indus-' tries and local development agendea Curtis he intended to and See CURTIS Page II Col 1 FaL l-FORTHRIGHT the time Sue edged closer ROSE Whe was giving the grided snr at the Blaine Haase this AJL about minutes beta the Governor-elect was -foe at the State ChplM te be Inaugurated as the Mth Governor of the' State ef Maine? Why nobody but the Governor-elect himself He was taking his aunts and uncles Mr and Mrs Ben Tumor of Auburn and Mr and Mrs Roy Turner of Leeds and bis most attractive mother Mrs Harriet Curtis on a personal tour of the beautiful mansion that for- the next four year? will be home to me youngest governor ia the nation and his very veryodee family And whet' is more the young Governor-to-be took the time to personally introduce the members of hi family individually to the newspaper people on hand That is courtesy beyond the cal of duty on any inauguration day Complete Text Of Gov Curtis9 Address onPage 12 -The complete text ef Gev Keiseth address befare a joist session of the 113rd Maine Legislature this morning will be fans eu page 13 of this edition all to the grand piano When she ranched there (he stopped all talk stopped ae Sue with absolute concentration carefully picked out with one finger na lister Angela witched hi breathless admiration L-A Lawmakers Listen Approve Gurtis Address Maine has been very fortunate in having very friendly- very hospitable First Families but none has ever exceeded the Curtises who moved in this morning THEY malm you ii still You know me and she said smilingly but why she dodges them is beyond understanding NOBODY looked nicer than this lady dressed very simply Among the outstanding -well as always in a beautifully dressed ladies at the tailored coat with a mink hat inauguration were the wives of feel the Blaine House it YOUR house and that your lightest wish will be met at once Press people accustomed to sueh qmnners ordinarily By DICE PLANTE AUGUSTA Lewiston nd Auburn lawmakers attending the open In session of the 103rd Legislature today voiced support and enthusiasm -for the programs and changes proposed by Democratic Gov Kenneth -M Curtis to his inaugural address POIGNANT John IT Reed who served the state of Maine as governor longer than any other man in history walks alone much alone the stairs while ringing applause echoed through the corridors of the State House greeting the hew -Governor as he entered the House of Representatives to take his oath of office Mr Reed alone for long Hard on his hSes-was a crowd of people and who wanted to let him know he will be remembered When ho reached the center the stairs were lined with people calling out: "Good Luck and' he had tp stand and wave and wave and then go on his lonely way albert noted that he ia a member of the House Appropriations Committee ana stated he would wait untH the new governor delivered his budget message next week before making a comment Another Lewiston -legislator Rep Lorenzo Gaudreau who ia serving his second term in the legislature told the Journal he ia impressed with all' of the programs proposed by CurtisT good way to start commented Gaudreiu who indicated that he wilt lend his support to the proposals Auburn Rep Romeo Laberge 'another Democrat summed up his feelings by saying with him ail the way Laberge Expressed the hope that he will continue to ser to the 193rd Legislature noting See PLANTER Page 19 Col 4 First Live Televising Of Inaugural' AUGUSTA (AP) The inauguration of Gov Kenneth Curtie- was watched by hundred in the State House today and thousands throughout Maine It was televised live for the first time Curtis took bii oath of office shortly after J1 am pledging in a steady voice to discharge hie duties to the best of his ability He was sworn in by Senate Pftsident ph Campbell R-Augusta The satire ceremony lasted just about one hour It began at about 19:40 ato when 34 state senators led by Campbell met with 151 state representatives in the House Campbell took the rostrum from the apeaker of the House Rep David Kennedy RMil-bridge Both men were dreised to formal attire For the next 20 minutes the audience in-the chamber and visitors standing before television lets placed throughout the friimng watched processions See TELEVISION Page 19 2 the Maine Supreme Court Justices Mrs Thomas Driahanty chose Sue" said the little girl "ft greenish jilue knit and who came literally dancing into high crowned wool plaid hat the State reception room of the1 matching tones -Mrs Alton Blaine House She looked as A Lessard was to beige knit education and major re-thoqgh she had been blown off beie organization a number of Most of the legislators many of them newcomers to State House 'proceedings- commented favorably on the recommendations of Gov Curtis for expanded programs in education and major hat Mrs KAKN' jttOMEKT Seldom were these two well known Democrats left alone long enough to exchange a complete sentence this morning at the' Maine State Capitol beford-the inauguration ceremonies Everybody wanted to'fehake hands with Congressman Hathaway 4f Auburn and the very personable Elmer IL Violetta of Van Burra unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the US Senate in November page of Kate Greenaway illustrations with- her long straight blonde hair big eyes the lovely old-faihkmed print Randolph Weathertwe wore -a- green knit complementing her reddish blonde coloring beautifully and wore a Urye fur hat Mrs James Archibald chose black with matching accessories See Page 19 Col tote offices nd department iSIbccib99 Rep Louie JaAert (D) oi Lewiston reserved comment on the governor's address other than to say that he felt the message1" war and Your Fish Will Be Good! 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