Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 1

1 i i i Vol 125 35 Cents i The Lewiston -v 1 1 Lewiston-Auburn Maine Friday July 24 1987 A r1 A': L- 1 Mine blasts hole in By Barry Mothes Journal reporter John Rice Associated Press Writer LISBON FALLS Local fire- fighters many of them running on little or no sleep were at the Worumbo Mill today flooding the burned-out shell with water as parts of the 123-year-old mill complex still burned The cause of the fire which broke out on the third floor of the mill building shortly before 2 pm yesterday and virtually de- strayed the historic building has not been determined Representatives from the State Fire Office arrived mi the scene just before noon They were expected to amine the site and interview witnesses who were working at the mill at the time the fire broke out getting all kinds of stuff why talking to KUWAIT A Kuwaiti tanker flying the American flag under US Navy escort hit a mine in the Persian Gulf today as it passed an island fortified by Iranian Revolutionary Guards No injuries were reported among the 26 people on board the giant tanker Bridgeton but tne vessel took on water After a brief delay it proceeded toward Kuwait its destination In Tehran Iranian Prime Minister Hussein Musavi called the incident an blow to political and military He said Joseph Menezes with the state fire an investigator office See MINE page 12A knowj people were work- i- but we know the area but ingin exactly what they he said He expe expected were today to come up with the point of origin Once that is established he hopes to be able to determine Ban gets lead out of hunting what 'may have ignited it Menezes added that the fire By Mike Boehmer Journal reporter The Worumbo Mill is turned into a fireball as flames racai through the structure Russ Dillingham Journal photographer AUGUSTA Waterfowl hunt: ers in coastal Mainefounties no longer are allowed to shoot i shoot shells containing poisonous lead shot appear suspicious at this time It appears most probably it was an accidental However he added rule out anything at this Lisbon Deputy Fire Chief James Kelly said this morning that wooden beams in the fin- ishing area of the mill were still smouldering beneath layers of bricks and debris There were four engines from the Lisbon and Lisbon Falls fire departments pumping water from the river onto tne1 smouldering site throughout the morning Kelly said there were approxima tely 30 On the fire: And this morning the state In-ries and Wildlife Advi- land Fisheries and 1 fire although many were in the building when the fire broke out The owner of Camden Yarns Herbert Miller of Lewiston was at the scene this morning but re- fused to -talk to the media Camden Yarns is a division of Miller Industries Miller was in New York City on business when the 1 fire broke out and returned terday upon being inform were tearing down a section of the mill Ricker addded that it appears a hydroelectric dam site located along the side of the mill is not seriously damaged fire also destroyed equipment inventory and the office space of Camden Yarns Inc which was located in part of the mill building and employs about 70 people according to an employee of the company No employees were injured in the in there the crumbled brick walls and charred towers that resembled a World War II bomb site with smoke still rising into the sky and jets of water streaming everywhere safely get in there 'Lisbon Fire Chief Howard Ricker said this morning that it appears the fire started in an area where construction workers sory Council took action outlawing the use of lead shot for waterfowl hunting statewide in 1988 Ducks and other game birds have been poisoned by the lead according to wildlife experts Pictorial coverage of the fire and its aftermath 2-3A Memories cleanup duties mingle at fire station 2A Residents wiping up after wind-swept ashes debris settle on town 3A from Lisbon and Falls at the scene this Sou FIRE page 3A See LEAD page 12A Crew overpowers hijacker Harm to US credibility 'remedied' Shultz says By Tony Czuczka Associated Press Writer chute after the hijacker was subdued said police spokesman Jacques Zweigert The pilot Capt Edouard Artizzi said the hijack- ing ended when steward jumped on the guy ana police arrived at the aame Security police had ringed the jumbo jet and had been planning to storm it Zweigert said The dead passenger who was shot in the head was identified as Xavier Beaulieu a French citi- zen according to officials in Paris One of the crew was slightly injured Zweigert said The jetliner was carrying 163 people i i on a flight ond day Shultz said there was nothing more he could have done in January 1986 to persuade Reagan to abandon secret arms sales to Iran He and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger matte their case1 Shultz said WASHINGTON AP Secretary of State George Shultz today brushed aside gentle questions about whether he should resign from President Cabinet and declared that the damage done to US credibility abroad by the Iran-Contra affair been Testifying at nationally televised congressional hearings for the sec GENEVA A gunman identified as a Lebanese Shiite Moslem hijacked an' Air Afrique jetliner today but was overpowered by the crew after he killed a passenger white the plane refueled in Ge- neva authorities said -Sources in Paris said the hijacker had demanded West Germany free the two Hamadi brothers who are jailpd in connection with the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner to Beirut -Hie passengers aboard the Air Afrique DC-10 fled out the rear of the plane down an emergency think there are any more arguments I could have thought See HIJACK page 12A See SHULTZ page 12A George Shultz Sun Belt cities grow Soviets join ban on dumping at sea aens Fakes may help fight real war says Pentagon By Randolph Schmid 1 Press Associated 1 from 2930568 in 1960 the agency said That moved Dallas past Houston and into 8th ranking in By Christopher Callahan Associated Press Writer size among metropolitan Phoenix ranks: WASHINGTON Cities in the nation's Sun Belt are continuii to set the population pace wi Phoenix and Dallas the The Beatles sue record company Other fast growing communities of 1 million or more people were all located in the South or West They included Atlanta up 20 percent San Antonio Texas 19 major metropol-us Bureau re- (KNT) A few weeks ago Air Force researchers asked a group of defense contractors to help them build new fighter jets planes that were never intended to fly The researchers wanted that looked enough like real aircraft to bamboozle an enemy into wasting bombs and missiles on them Not to be outdone the Army has been buying its own phony equipment They're pictures WASHINGTON The United States is expected to join the Soviet Union in ratifying an international agreement to ban ocean dumping of plastic garbage a practice researchers say kills hundreds of thousands seabirds and marine mammals each year A top Coast Guard official revealed Thursday before two House subcommittees that Soviet officials recently approved the agreement known as Annex of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships The agreement is effective one year after na-turns representing half the shipping ton- percent Tampa-St Petersburg Fla 19 percent San Diego 18 percent Sacramento Calif 17 NEW YORK (AP) The Beatles have filed a $40 million lawsuit against their firmer record company and demanded Vje return of master tapes of their top albums according to reports published today The defunct rock group charged Thursday in a Manhattan court mat Capitol Records and its parent EMI unfairly withheld release of fastest itan areas the ports Phoenix grew to an estimated 1900200 people in 1986 Up 259 percent since the 1980 Census of 1509227 to lead the major communities in growth the bureau reported Thursday Close behind with a 247 percent growth over the past six years was Dallas which climbed to an estimated 3655300 people percent and Houston 17 percent The nation as a -whole increased by 64 percent between 1980 and 1986 Sh BEATLES page 12A See FAKES page 12A See BAN page 12A See CITIES page 12A i MEE Special notices Gangster-style fedoras in style slouchy fedora in of the Lost Ark" insti- tute president Quentin Hatfield said in a statement Wednesday up a If You Reach Your Florist This Weekend CALL ROAK 784-4061 They'll Give You The Service You Deserve NEW YORK (AP The Headwear Institute of America is giving rave reviews to the movie not for the talents of actors no-traying Al Capone and Elliott Ness but for what wore on their heads they For those who want to pick resemble a character in the nek "AFFORDABLE FLOWERS" Roses 7Qt Carnations each Bird Baths fazing Globes ROAK chapeau to drama Hat-retail 8 tores field reports that the styles wtyl in the fall We been this excited over the impact of film on headwear since Harrison.