Saturday and Sunday were big days with the Lake Auburn fishermen, and these two days nearly 50 salmon and trout were taken aggregating more than 155 pounds in weight. This breaks all previous records this season and was, indeed, encouraging to local anglers. There were a large number of boats on the lake and nearly all were successful.
Among the lucky fishermen at Lake Auburn Saturday and Sunday:
Eddie Mellheron, 4½- and 5½-pound salmon. Arthur Lovehoy, 2½-pound trout. F. E. Sawyer, 6½-pound salmon.
50 years ago, 1957
Maine automobile insurance rates went up today.
The revised rates were announced for member and subscriber companies by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters on liability insurance and by the National Automobile underwriters Association on material damage.
Auto liability, for the minimum to qualify under the Maine financial responsibility law ($10,000 to one person, $20,000 in one accident, $5,000 property damage): the increase is $13.80 (from $143.60 to $157.40) for the unmarried male under 25 years old who is the principal owner and operator.
The increase is $5.80 (from $89.80 to $95.60) for the young married male under 25 who is the owner or principal operator and for family cars with an incidental driver under 25.
25 years ago, 1982
Brantiff Airlines, deeply in debt, abruptly called back its jets and halted all operations. Its executives say a shortage of money and passengers gave them “absolutely no reason to continue.”
Delta Air Lines, a steady profit-maker for a quarter-century, lost $18.4 million in the first three months of 1982. It was Delta’s first loss since 1957.
These are not isolated instances of corporate difficulties. The U.S. airline industry is going through its worst economic period in history.
Last year, the 12 biggest airlines lost nearly $600 million, and medium-size “national” carriers earned a mere $176 million profit.
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