Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • 18

-i 5- 1 The Weather: I Official Bmu hrmil Sunny Pleasant Today' Rain Or Snow Sunday (Complete Report On Faye 2) CBS RADIO NETWORKS 560 kc WGAN Channel 13 WGAN-TVj i I 72 Pages VOL NO '168 Established Juna 33 1363 PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY MORNING- JANUARY 3 J959 i Entered As Second Class Mail Matter PRICE SEVEN CENTS Due Near Lunar Satellite About 1 1 PM Saturday MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet Union rifled a rocket ward the moon Friday Early Saturday they report-d it had climbed 85000 miles on course the farthest ipan has ever sent an object from the earth The rocket is due in the vicinity of the moon early Sunday Moscow time (about 11 prn Saturday EST)' Tn view of these developments Moscow radio announced Russian scientists will make preparations to equip an expedition to the moon would establish an observatory and an intermediary base there for a future space 1 Wait For New President appearance Machine guns are carried by sup porters of Fidel Castro (AP Wirephoto) i 1 i 1 Crowd In Central Park In downtown Havana Friday evening waiting to greet the new Cuban president Manuel Urrutla who failed to make ah ebels struments the rocket carries special equipment designed to create the sodium cloud of an artificial comet This Is to permit it to be observed and photographed "The experience of Soviet artificial earth satellites has made it possible to accumulate the mate rial necessary lor an implementation of apace flights and for reaching other Moscow radio said in announcing the launching 1 Soviet scientists and engineers it 'Mid had devised a multistage rocket which can reach a cosmic speed of 1U kilometers (7 miles) per second "making interplanetary flights The States has launched four moon shots All failed The Moscow broadcast said: "The multistage cosmic rocket has come out according to program on the trajectory of its movements in the direction of the moon1 The broadcast in English gave no details abdUt the expedition but the Soviets apparently had been waiting to see how the moon rocket fared before making even this brief statement about their plans The rocket was reported early Saturday to have reached "second cosmic which the Russians said ensured that it was in interplanetary flight rocket continues its flight toward the Moscow Radio said The highest that a man-made object has-been lofted from the earth before this waa a UB Aij Force moon shot which Went 71-300 miles before plunging back to the earth The Soviet rocket shows na signs of coming back the Russians indicated Moscow Radio said that instrument on It were working reliably and everything seemed to be going fine The nose cone carries the Soviet flag The announcement said In addition to many in- young rebels ranged the streets hunting their enemies or staking out claims to various sections of Havana as their own territory EX-PORTLANDER HELD i Rebels barred pedestrian and Bernstein Plan 1 stion 525 lastditch battle with Batista cionar where scores or Americans I man in Havana were anxiously awaiting transpor- tation home i Four Americans William Ryan Bob Clark and James Berlin of The Associated Press and Robert Perez of New York were picked up: by a rebel patrol while attempting to walk from tbe AP office to the: National Clark formerly worked in the Portland 'Maine AP bureau From 40 to 50 men were believed killed in a three-hour fight between Castro forces and diehard Batistans within sight of the presidential palace-as the city awaited the arrival of Manuel Urrutia the man Castro has proclaimed provisional president Estimates of tbs wounded ranged up to 450 Batistan groups numbering sev- Recommendations for formation of a citizens' com--mittee to study the efficiency of municipal operations' possible new tak sources and the need for reassessment of property went to members of the City Council Friday The three-fold study by a 21-member citizens committee was proposed by the one-man' Tax Committee Councilor Sumner Bernstein' assessment ideas to the council three weeks ago and In a three-page report delivered to councilors for was eral hundred were (apparently crushed But the action may portend even more vicious fighting Speaking nop of this action- but of a purported deal with Maj Gen Euloglo Csntillo of Batista's army Castro charged in A broadcast from Santiago that he had been betrayed in his plan to take over Havana peacefully CASTRQ AWAITED 1 Riot-scarred Havana tensely awaited the arrival 'ol both the 32-year-old rebel leader and Ur-rutia a judge banished by the fallen President Fulgencio Batista from eastern Cuba They had been expected at any hour but Castro's broadcast declaration indicated tbe possibility of a serious hitch i The shooting centered around a business block called the Minzafia de Gomez It broke out shortly before noon follower! rolled tanks armored cars and other equipment from Camp Columbia- mice Batista's firmest military stronghold to battle armed followers of the fallen dictator Gunshots hammered through the streets until about 3 pm Continued on Page 2i 4th CoL Exiled Batista May Come To US To Live Castro HasG 3 Escape Death As Long Train Demolishes Car NORTH Lady Luck was riding with three Pownal youth Friday noon A 90-car freight train smashed into their car on a railroad crossing here but nobody was seriously hurt The car 'a 1953 sedan -was demolished according to State Trooper Wolcott Gaines Riding in the car were George Anderson 17 the driver: Andrew Lafrerilere Jr 19 and Clayton Edwards 16 THE CRASH happened during a snowstorm on North road The crossing is at a 45-degree angle on top of a hill Anderson told Gaines he see the Grand Trunk Canadian Railway train until he got on top 'of the hllL He said he applied his brakes but skidded onto the ldeaths would not be matched the last stage of the rocket the requisite cosmic "Continuing its progress rocket has crossed the border of the Soviet Union over the Hawaiian Islands continues to move over the on Page 2 3rd Traffic Death Rate Slows By THE ASOC3ATED Traffic Fires Miscellaneous Totals Safety officials were cheered an apparent slackening of pace of highway deaths night as tbe New Year weekend passed the halfway National Safety spokesman said the slowdown enocuraglng enough to with some hopefulness that 1956-57 record of 409 To Resto re Honest 3T i i' reach a Uii pee: By WILLIAM NY AN AP Foreign News Analyst Havana Cuba ap Young Fidel Castrof riding Into power on rich and far out of reach of the poor I Throughout reign graft and corruption have peen on a REACHES SPEED to preliminary data received speed the eastern passed and it Pa-Continued CoL PRESS 204 38 55 297 by the Friday holiday mark rfrmyfl was predict the holiday The council said the earlier pace of traffic deaths more than four an hour would have shattered the record But the pace of about 3tt an hour Friday night indicated the pre-holiday estimated toll of 390 Uvea lost in traffic mishaps may be near the mark In addition to the highway slaughter there were numerous deaths resulting from fires and miscellaneous accidents Rain and snow in New England and patches of snow from the Great Lakes Into Pennsylvania made for hazardous driving conditions in the eastern half of the country There were icy conditions in the Midwest and snow fell from the Pacific Northwest across tbe Upper Mississippi Valley an enormous wave of personal popularity faces a golden -opportunity to jive Cuba what it ha long craved a tree and honest constitutional government First he must re-establish order Abuses and excesses must be expected In any revolutionary situation but at the moment nobody is safe here i Once order Is restored out of the current upheaval Castro will be in a position -to proceed' And those who have had contact with him say he has the ability and intelligence to get the Job under way! persistent July 26th revolutionary moment never gave up the when reduced to a handful of ragged guerrilla fighters in the fastnesses of the Sierra Maestra Mountains It performed an astonishing feat It rose from the ashes of defeat to resounding victory Friday its forces moving into Havana1 were jubilantly hailed as liberators SELECTIVE IN TARGETS -I i The New Year's Day mobs were selective in their targets They ran sacked gaudy gambling establishments which provided the glitter of Havana They looted the rooms of many Cuban millionaires who grew rich on political corruption The mobs turned on parking meters and -battered them with sledges They knew the meters were installed by Batista relatives who were suspected of reaping rich profits from them They smashed at establishments displaying luxuries meant for the The leader of a rebel group said he could not permit them to continue- because they were In danger of being shot by patrols from another rebel faction He promised they would be escorted to a nearby hotel for the night Earlier Castro's men engaged olden Chance fabulous scale Sophisticated Cubans would laugh when American courts prosecuted offenders for embezzling thousands In Cuba it 'Wasn't considered stealing until the loot got into the millions There have been ministers of government here who have received salaries in the neighborhood of 310000 a year and have banked millions of dollars in UB banks These are things the Cuban public knew and brooded about This is an informed public despite Batista's tight censorship Cuba Is about 60 pep cent literate and has had a higher standard than most Latin-American countries knewgoings-on It is kept informed by radios at least one to every six persons which could bring in -the outside world Cubans were not isolated They knew what was going on Now 32 Castro-faces a great challenge: I Continued on Page 2 2nd CoL Today Chuckle Man: did you coyie to "fall in the lake little -Boy: didn't come to fall in the lake' mister I came to en driving waa raised from five to eighth although MacDonald said this is largely to avoid misunderstanding Anyone convicted of that offense Automatically loses his license for a minimum of one year regardless of points MacDonald said the changes were made to make the system consistent with his depart practice in suspending licenses Suspensions for per' sons with less than ejght points created misunderstanding 'about the system he said SPEEDING was subdivided into five categories instead of the previous two Conviction of speeding over 80 miles an hour on the Maine Turnpike will give a eight points So will' speeding over 70 on any other road The Turnpike absolute maximum is 70 and that on other roads 60 except where posted for lower speed' Speed iiv excess of the posted limit but under 70 mph will carry five points': over the limit but under 60 four points and over the limit but under 50 three points HAVANA Cuba (AP) Fidel rebels Friday night completed their victory sweep across Cuba from easternmost Oriente to westernmost Finar del Rio province i 'Rebels from outside Pinar del Rio and groups which have been battling government troops from the bin for the last six months have captured every army garrison in the heart' of tobaccogrowing lands i As word came of the rebel action in Pinar del Rio a broadcast from headquarters in Oriente said he was leaving for Havana witlr armored forces and froops The broadcast did not say when the rebel: chief was starting bn his westward Journey to Havana but indications were be would be in the capital before the Week ended FIGHT BLOODY BATTLE i A bloody tank battle ushered In the occupation of Havana by Cas- field troops Gunfire broke out in various sections of the capital Friday night as more rebel i troops poured In from the e'astem provinces iTwo rebels were shot dead near theUniversity of Havana and another two near the Hilton Hotel Sporadic shootings pierced the night elsewhere as bands of armed 500 Americans Evacuated From Havana i HAVANA Cuba AP) The ocean-going ferry City of Havana sailed Friday night for Key West Fla with nearly 500 American citizens aboard i They' are fleeing the revolution troubles in this capital I The UB Embassy announced the vessel would return Saturday night to pick up any other Americans who wanted to get out of this city 1 I In Washington the White House said is no danger to aqy American' in the Cuban revolution-but the Navy stationed 'five vessels off the island just in CAM jt i The Navy said the ships three destroyer escorts and two submarine tenders are standing by at thd request of the State Department i The UB Embassy in Havana stood by its statements that it was not advising Americana to leave although it did advise them to stay off the streets and to exercise caution i There are approximately 12000 Americans In Cuba "i Regular airline and steamship service to Havana has been suspended for the time being Efforts also were being made White said to obtain permission for any commercial airlift that might be necessary 1 At Gettysburg Pa where President Eisenhower kept In touch With the situation at hie farm home reporters were told that if necessary naval vessels I could be sent from either Key -West or Guantanamo Bay Cuba "We have Navy vessels fairly close by in case the yare said press secretary James Hagerty Rep James Fulton (R-Fa) told newsmen he had urged the State Department to order paratroopers sent to Cuba If rebel forces seize UB citizens or prpperty there Fulton a member of tbe House Foreign Affairs Committee said he also proposed FBI protection for Cubans seeking political asy- lym in this country At the State DepartmentWhlte said ex-President Fulgencio Batista who fled from Havana to the Dominican Republic has not applied for a visa to enter the United States- would the United States vipw a request for such a a reporter asked PWe would view it when we see White replied Immigration officials reported that 261 refugees from the Cuban revolution had arrived in this country by air in the last 48 hours Sen Pres Haskell To Become! 49th Govemor-For 51 Days In Office named to-'prepare recommendations for tax stud-15- Bernstein said he added It "because it does not seem seasonable to assume the needs of new tax revenue without at the same time determining whether there are any Mvings that can be accomplished in the administration of our present "The tax study proposed by Bernstein would be the first in 10 years A 15-man citizens committee made an extensive study In 1948 A KEY PROPOSAL made by that committee for a vgross receipts tax was rejected bj-the 1949 Legislature The tax was to have replaced the personal property tax on business inventories thereby broadening the tax base and providing -more money Bernstein recommended that -all persons concerned read tha -1948- report Whether one agrees or dis agrees with the recommends- -tion for a gross receipts tax' he said? "there is no denial of the excellence of the analysis of tax pro Continued on Pago 2 2nd CoE' i-1 -r fclevmted Oct 29 from vice pres ldent and general manager to-: president of Bangor Electric Co -'l He is 55 years old'and single: He served one 2-year term In the House in 1945-46 and ha! been in the Senate since two separate terms as majority floor leader and two consecu five terms as president He was the third man ever elected Senate president twice i Secretary of State Harold Goss said he -assumes Haskell -will be entitled to yeceive as governor- "the same per diem-pay the governor 1 Based on the 810- 000 annual salary this would be approximately $2740 a day1 Prayer For Today i Lord- teach to pray and' to live more nearly as wo pray Make secure our time-' of' prayer each day for seeking -in quiet Thy will for ns Movo ns into the large room of in- terceulon where we open unto Thee the needs of other Broaden our concerns to-in-' elude home friends and our: brothers far beyond our ljuid and kin Ever hold the wprld -in Thy hands snd make ns one In Thee through Christ: Kennedy JV i rector The Church of tht jitceu-I tion consideration at'thei meeting next Monday Bernstein lndciated he hoped the cominittee study might be started promptly so a program could be presented to the 1959 Maine Legislature HE RECOMMENDED the committee: 1 "Study the operations of the entire: municipal administration -and determine if there that jii or in- WIlcrB uie erased municipal services can be rendered with greater jeffici-ncy and with greater economy" 2 the present tax structure and make recommendations as to how the' tax burden should be borne in order to-meet present' municipal serv ice programs and to meet any increased 3 the present assessment system and status and determine whether a reassessment is required in order to eliminate any present Inequities or the risk of Inequities In the future BERNSTEIN EMPHASIZED that reassessment "should not be' regarded as a basis for 'hew tax revenues" 1 The idea of a study- of the efficiency of city operations is a new one since -Bernstein broached the -revenue and re- Haskell said he will give an Informal reception aftr the ceremony in the Blaine House the governor's official residence He does not plan to occupy the Blaine House as an overnight resident gt any time during his tenure as governor He' will be in Augusta from Monday to Thursday he said but plans to return to his Ban-gorhome over this weekend second two-year term as Senate president expires When the new Legislature convenes Wednesday but under the wording of a 1957 constitutional amendment he will continue as governor until Clauson- is sworn in i r- THAT AMENDMENT also makes him governor in fact not just! acting governor as numerous earlier Senate presidents have been when succeeding to the: highest office A change in the wording has been Interpreted by legal officials to mean tha such a successor actually becomes the governor until succeeded by an elected governor On that basis he' will be 69th governor If all previous acting governors 'are Included in the list he will be 57th to occupy that office since Maine became a state in 1820 j-l i- HASKELL WAS elected last September to a seventh Senate' term but resigned from the 1959-60 term when he was 1959s Drivers Face A Stiff er System ints For Violations tracks on Ithe snow-covered highupy i Lafrenlerer Jumped from the car pulling Edwards to safety with him Anderson was unable to get free before the collision THE ENGINE HIT the left front of the car spinning It around- i LfTeniere waa struck in the hip by the spinning vehicle but seriously hurt Gaines said The train was heading toward Island Pond Vt The car waa going toward Yar mouth 1 The train engineer waa Robert E' Moore of Island Pond The fireman was Glyn Benjamin of 67 McKinley St South Portland Gaines re-portcd Price Of Liquor Up In Maine Wine Holds Maine liquor users emerged into the gray light of a bleak post-New DaylO find that the price of tippling had increased John Maloney Jr State Liquor Commission chairman announced Friday that every fifth of spirits sold in Maine increased cents as of Jan The price' of pints went up a nickel quarts cost 15 cents more than they did Dee 31: and half gallons rose a quar-tw- Wine- however waaat increased "Increased operating expenses -forced us to make the Maloney explained have higher wages now rentals are more expensive and transport costs are up We estimate that about a -half-million dollars additional will come in through these On Other Paget (Churches Jumble Classified 1 01 li Landers Comics Craig Crossword Davis Deaths -Editorials Financial Goren Horoscope Jordan 9 Letoumeau 6 Letter lOLippmann Radio-TV Theaters 10'Town City 9 News 9 1 Women's loj Page 9 6 TA 8 NEW ORLEANS Fulgencio Rubeg Batista 25 oldest son of the- exiled Cuban President said Friday his father may "come tg the United States to live maybe New The younger Batista one of the ousted children who sought refuge here along with 56 of the Batista family and friends The refugees huddled in motel rooms In fear that rebel sympathizers would kill them He said his father has many friendk In this country The dictator fled Havana to Cuidad Trujillo capital of the Dominican Republic The Princeton-educated Batista son his expectant wife and their one-year-old daughter fled first to Jacksonville Fla They arrived by plane here late Thursday He told reporters he knew of no plans to regain control of his revolt-torn country from rebel forces of Fidel Castro The revolution he said Is Communist-influenced Batista was elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in recent elections labeled fraudulent by Castro Previously speeding drew three points if over 60 mph and two points If under 60 The point penalty for improper passing was raised from three to five points and McDonald said this is one of the principal causes of accidents in Maine Operating after suspension or revocation -was left' at four points and operating' without a license or registration left at three 1V A NEW THREE -POINT category of "incautious or Imprudent was added to the list 1 The point penalty for passing a stop sign was raised from one to two MacDonald said more stress needs to be placed on this violation because of it! freoeuncy as a cause of accidents- j- -Any other violation with the vehicle in motion will! draw a three-point-penalty instead of the previous one A- written yarning from an officer and accident responsibility without conviction yin continue to carry penalties of one point each AUGUSTA (AP) Senate President Robert Haskell Bangor Republican will take his oath of office Saturday as governor of -Maine for a term to last 5 days Because of the resignation of Gov 4 Edmund Muski effective at midnight Friday Haskell will be governor until Dr Clinton A Clauson Water-ville Democrat elected last September is inaugurated next Itiursday Muskie resigned to obtain equal seniority with Other new senators taking year Although he will not take his oath until Congress convenes Jan 7 be had to be free of the position Jah 3 for seniority purposes He left for Washington with his family Thursday So there will be a short period of 'Republican- administration between two periods of four' years possibly more depending on the 1962 election when Democrats hold office oath-taking will be a simple and brief ceremony at 11:30 am Saturday in the 88tate House It will be open to the public and many of Has friends including numer-3 ous heads of state departments are likely to be present AUGUSTA AP) I A new and generally stiffer -point system of demerits leading license suspension for faulty driving 'took effect with the: new year Deputy Secretary of State Paul A -MacDonald said Friday i Only -one! type of violator- taking a motor -vehicle without the h' consent was cut! in point value from eight to six points MacDonald' said that offense is not as serious a problem in Maine as in some other states although- violators of this law probably are more lik than most laws Reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident continue to tir aw eight points the maximum number and operating soi as to endanger was raised from five to eight i i i DRIVERS WHO accumulate eight points in any three-year period either by one or a series of Convictions are subject to license suspension nearly automatically after earinf The point penalty for drunk- -1 break other vehicle 4 Administering the oath will be former Gov Perelvgl ter (R) of Portland whom Gov Muskie1 appointed a deglmus justice this week for that express purpose 1 f' A i 1-.