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TTvT i 1 i 0- 'V -rJ I I I irJJs jpivH 1:5 iU- fs I- 1 I 4 -T-- Vi Maine's dumber One Daily Newspaper V- -s -v Xj- Ti' i A v't v--- IL 11 I 1 nnUntaiDrirMHMMI tnd Clm rHf Vbi94 lewiston-auburn MAINE Friday morning January 9 1987 Takes oath as 70th governor pledges better schools jobs By Peter Jackson Associated Press writer AUGUSTA (AP) Better schools and better Jobs era the keys to making Maine opportunity Gov John McKernan Jr said in his inaugural adfass Thursday night and he pledged to pursue both goals without a major tax increase will not -be a status quo administration We will dare to be McKernan told a near-capacity crowd about 000 supporters legislators Judges and dignitaries at the Augusta Center McKeraan the state's first Repub- tican governor in two decades and viewed as a political moderate appealed for cooperation from the Democrat-controlled Legislature which convened at the civic center for the ceremony is little we can do he said: is much we can do see a Maine as the opportunity state as the very beet place in Amer- "hiTLw fly he said in an U-minute speech that was punctuated by applauee 16 times McKeraan took the oath of office as 70th governor from Senate President Charles Pray at 7:93 6 mi his left hand on a Bible held by 16-year-old son Peter The open-1 tog of the eeremony was delayed by 10 minutes so latoorriving caught to a traffic Jam could i ushered to (Outside the main entrance to the civic center as the guests arrived a couple dozen demonstrator Caried crosses and signs criticizing UA mil-i itary involvement in Nicaragua which McKeraan supported to Con- grass Jeanne Davis an organizer of the protest said it was 'designed Jet (McKeraan) know that we have naw governor qvV -v Bahre family sells Oxford speedway 30 CENTS not forgotten1 his vote to send aid to the McKernan while saving mqst of his specific proposals for planned legislative addresses in the weeks ahead said his initiatives in education would include report that would enable parents to compare McKERNAN on page 12 McKernan gets mixed reviews By Glen Chase Sun staff writer AUGUSTA Some legislators are wondering how new governor will be able to keep a promise not to taxes after-calling for-new nnvvvnir and (durational initiatives economic and educational initiatives In his inaugural address Thursday Gov John McKernan Jr said southern prosperity needs Jo be expanded to the rest of the state and that education is closely tied to (his goal run -the risk of becoming a state divided two Maines which offer starkly different qualities of McKernan fold an audience of 6000 people at the Augusta Civic Center For Maine to continue to grow MC-Kcman said improvements must be made to the education system and called the Educational Reform Act of 1964 only one step towards that goal He called for an end to the state REACTION on page 12 saying he had been leas than candid with the Intelligence Committee when he appeared before the panel last November The report indicates Casey had been aware of the possibility of the funds diversion as early as Oct 1 1986 several days earlier thanhe had contended NBC said The report said the committee never established how much if any money was actuafly diverted from the arms sales to the Contras i or whether Lt Col Oliver North the White House aide who was the purported engineer of the diversion was acting alone or with orders from above NBC said But the report portrayed former National Security Adviser Vice Adm John Poindexter and Northas frequently acting on their own and misleading or ignoring their Whitdfouse superiors'- I ARMS SALE on page 12 In addition she ordered a' lawyer appointed at government expense to supervise the VA's compliance with foture requests for documents Patel said she was aware of Attorney General Edwin to special masters being appointed" but given the record to this case hardly to a position to -The action "sends a strong message to the VA that it is not out- siae our legal system" said Erspamer whose father took part to a post-World War II atom bomb test FINES on pago 12 Restaurant 'ms 16 DAYS' Left to Enjoy Just Good Food Before Winter Vacation Rt 4 Auburn-Turner Line VL business over the last two years and ble sale of the track to me this past will be no change in the personnel or the operation at the speedway said Libety Bob will continue to run the Oxford BO a NASCARoanctioned race that has drawn top drivers from the South and Canada Liberty said immediate ulans by Liberty are the addition of twenty corporate skybax suites atop the grandgands as well as promotion of By Bob Morris Special to The Sun PORTLAND The sale of Oxford Plains Speedway leadkg auto racing track to a group of Maine businessmen was announced Thursday by the Bahre family The new owners are headed by managing and controlling general partner Michael Liberty of Liberty Group' Inc a real estate development firm South Paris businessman Bob Bahre and his son Gary announced Ji Reagan arms for hostages leaked report says Reporter WASHINGTON (AP)-Contrary to President assertion that he was not swapping arms for hostages a Senate committee report says Reagan authorized resumption of arms shipments to Iran last January with the understanding all US hostages would be released NBC News reported Thursday The report by the Senate Intelligence Committee said the president gave Us approval to January 1986 hat if the hoe- with the understanding that if 1 tages were not released there would be no more shipments the network reported And while the report found no evi-dence the president knew about the diversion of money from Iran arms sales to Contra rebels it raised questions about the roles of key administration officials For example the report was critical of CIA Director William Casey Gina FerauiSutf staff 'j- -sw w- corporate ticket sales As for the dragway the new owner stated that tha drag racing series will continue Iwith the poseihility of a couple special events for the coining season trying to bring in the Amoy cars and the the Jet-engine powered cars When asked about a timetable for the construction of the' superspeedway Bahre stated everything goes OK the superspeedway will be completed foe the 1988 racing sea- SPEEDWAY on page 12 outside Kuos i SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal Judge on Thursday ordered the Veterans Administration to pay an es-timated 9115000 to fines and legal fees fey destroying documents and making evasive responses to a suit by veterans who were exposed to radiation UB District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said the VA destroyed numerous documents after being aware they were needed for a suit challenging the 115-year-old limit of $10 on fees for lawyers to (Usability claims She also said the agency to resisting the requests for documents had tailed to reveal the exis- tracked radiation claims The VA displayed a disre- ARGENTINES aovS frnnrew wifi If Ufll rrwoTCV the sale of the speedway and Oxford Plains Dragway owned -by the younger Bahre at a held Thursday at the Sonesta Hotel The Bahre family had owned the one-third mile asphalt track for S3 years At the same time Liberty and Bahre aimouncud the pmihilty of building a superspeedway of a Vn lie or mfletond-e-quarter and seating 90000 fans 1 has been a pleasure for me to know and be aeeodated with the stated Liberty have been talking to me about the racing press luncheon contempt opinion in this Brennan told Holder understand that you are exercising what to your view wav important- privilege and I respect that I hope likewise that you respect my The Judge said Holder would proba-biy be ordered to return to Maine at an unspecified date for a hearing on whether he should be found to contempt- Maine has no statutory guidelines spelling out penalties far criminal contempt 'Assistant Attorney General Thomas Goodwin who rested the case against defendant Richard Steevee late Thumfeyrrequested that Holder be held to criminal eon- REPORTER on pugo 12 Weather Mostly sunny 20s Weather Details on Page 19 Maine: A New Jersey state pfilice detective gave a markedly different ac-1 count Thursday of the effort to track suspects with bloodhounds a few hours after a state trooper was gunned dsfcm to 1961 Story an Page 6 On the Inside is Uviai Lottery numbers 12 is cited for By Carey Goldberg Associated Press writer ROCKLAND (AP)-A New Hampshire newspaper reporter was cited for criminal contempt of court Thursday for refusing on institutional grounds to testify to the murder trial of a former mental patient he had interviewed At a special hearing to Knox County Superior Court Justice Arthur Bran-nan ordered Concord Monitor reporter Robert Holder fo testify about a 1966 interview he had conducted iwith the defendant When Holder announced he had decided to Hilly Brennan cited him for 1 contempt1- understand and respect Dow Jones tops 2000 first time Wall Street analysts reacted mildly Thursday when the Dow Jones industrial average surpassed the 2000 mark for the first time The pow Jones avenge of 90 industrial blue chips dosed at 100326 up 630 points Financial news on Page 16 AT COURT Concord (NH) Holder is questioned by newspeople Superior Courthouse Thursday AP VA fined by judge gard far all processor of was guilty of reckless disregard for a to respond fairly to requests for information to a suit and provided answers filled with misrqkesentations and misleading information" Patel said She ordered the agency to pay the legal fees anti costs on all matters related to its failure to produce information an -amount esti- mated at 100006 by Erspamer a lawyer for the veterans Patel also fined the VA $15000 for tak-ing up the time on the issue ordering the money paid into a court Amd for student aides to the federal RemmberRogk The Florist Is OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY ft SUNDAY For Your Convenience' ROAK THE FLORIST 245 Cantor St Auburn 784-4061 Nation Rep Lee Aspin was rejected for another term as chairman of the House-Armed SerrieesCemmittao -because' his Democratic colleagues did not trust him after he broke with the party and backed A candidate? Conservatives looking for someone to raHy around in the 1968 presidential election are focushw'bn White House director Patrick Buchanan Story onpagea the White House on two key votes Democratic legislators said 1 IThurs- fey- story on Page ii CgWggwMhw OKNNL-BAT pm-IOpiii MM II mm pm Eta 4 Tumor Mq 225-3999 i 1 -t I i.