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Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 44 -- No. 16 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Commuters receive W E Bay News their tickets for Cuban-American Power outages set Friendship Day There is a scheduled power outage Monday, Feb. 1, from 8 By JOSA M.A. Riess a.m. to 2 p.m. for contract employees to install high voltage Capt. John connections R. Condon, COMNAVBASE, for East Caravella presented Cuban housing. Locations commuters with tick- listed below ets to this year's Cuban-American will be affected by the outage: Friendship Day, Monday, Jan. 25, as Caravella Point housing, Hospital the commuters crossed Enlisted Barracks Recreation through the North East Gate on their way to Room, and East, West, Center work. Cuban-American Bargo housing. Friendship Day will be held Friday, Jan. 29, at Mc- There will be a scheduled power Calla Hangar, from noon to 5 p.m. outage Thursday, Jan. 28, from 8 Advance purchase ticket prices a.m. to noon, for PWD personnel are, $6 for adults and $3 for child- to replace transformers and one ren ages 5-11, with children under power pole within base housing five admitted free. Tickets can also areas. Locations listed below be purchased at the door for $7 for ill be affected by the outage: adults and $4 for children ages New Villamar housing, Villamar 5-11. Ticket Presentation -- Capt. John R. Condon, COMNAVBASE, presents a housing 1st through 5th streets, Capt. Condon will be the keynote Cuban commuter with a ticket to this year's Cuban-American Friendship Day. Villamar pool, Granadillo Circle speaker at the event and this year's (Photo by PH1 Nat Ray) Cuban-American and Point, PWD Batch Plant, PWD Friendship Day will also feature Rock Crusher, PWD Asphalt Plant, music by "The Hot Walk- service and friendship er that was 4847; FTG, YN3 Meir, Admin, Constractors Asliphalt Plant, SKI Band" of Miami. acheived from 5328; Dinner Cubans and Americans YNC Abbott, 4511 or 4723; FSC, Ellen offices and warehouse, Nob Hill will be served at 12:20 working p.m. with one another. Fischer, 4141 or 4153; ROICC, Terry housing, ITT Transmitter Site, and will feature salad roast The annual event pork, mince meat Cuban was held in De- Brown, 4814 or 4162; Legal, LNC Antilles Cable, Navy Broadcasting style, chick- cember each year for 12 consecutive en fricassee, rice and Callahan, 4749 or 4927; PAO, J03 Service, Villamar Day Care beans, Cuban years. bread, carrot cake, coffee, Then, in 1981, the Cuban- Gaona, 4502; Communications, Chief Center. ice tea American Friendship Day and Kool-aid. Committee Mead, 4143 or 4788; NEX, Peggy Al- decided to change This is the 19th annual Cuban- the date of the ley, 4348; Dental, DT2 Watson, 4554; Legal Office closed event from December to January. This Naval Hospital, American Friendship Day. The first Vines Wright, 7205; was done to avoid any conflicts Commissary, SH2 The Naval Legal Service Office was held Dec. 10, 1969, when the Osuchowski 4134; caused by the December holiday sea- Supply, Detachment will be closed for base celebrated its 66th anniver- son. Aston Wright, 4535; SIMA, sary, proclaiming it Cuban-American YNCS Abbott, 4120; Resource Manage- court today through Friday, Jan. Tickets for the event are avail- Friendship Day. ment, Sue Hilton, 4837 or 4671; Mar- 29. Business will resume Monday, able from the following The event became a way command rep- ine Barracks, Master Gunnery Sgt. Feb. 1 at 8 a.m. for legal of paying resentatives: assistance. tribute to the years of cooperative PWD, Mr. McPherson, Ezell, 2642; and CPO Club, Harry 4630; NBCPO, Tina Bacon, 4679 or Sharp, 2501. Day Shopper info OSH oversight inspection dates set for Feb. 1-5 The Day Shopper to Montego Bay, Under the direction of the Naval scheduled for Feb. 2, has been military personnel and serves the Personnel wishing to remain anon- Inspector General, an Occupational Secretary of the as cancelled. Navy the offi- ymous may phone Rodrick directly Safety and Health (OSH) Oversight cial to whom Navy civilian The Day Shopper originally employees Feb. 2 during those hours. All Inspection of the Naval Station and may, per- 3 without fear of reprisal, sonnel should provide scheduled Feb. to San Juan has Naval Air Station will be conducted copies of any been rescheduled to leave Feb. 2 provide facts concerning alleged supporting documentary information. Feb. 1-5. violations of civil service rules. (Destination is still San Juan). The inspection team, headed by Station personnel wishing to meet Personnel who have submitted senior inspector D.J. Alleged violations in the process Rodrick, will privately with Rodrick Feb. 2, from requests for this Day Shopper be located in the OSH Department of grievance or formal appeal, or should call their R and R 1:30 to 4 p.m, to present alleged matters related to OWCP handling of training room in Bldg. 13. violations coordinator immediately if they of OSH program require- workers compensation, environmental The Naval Inspector General pro- ments cannot make the trip should make an appointment by differential pay, or past disagree- Feb. 2. vides an alternative to the chain of calling 4526 or 4529 prior to Feb. ments with supervisors will not be command for complaints from Navy 1, 1988. All Hands Briefing entertained by the senior inspector. There will be an All Hands Direct deposit news Briefing on Personal Security and All personnel having Direct Depo- Hostage Survival. The briefing is sit System accounts with the unclassified. It will be Balboa ® 800 National Bank of San Diego will not conducted by NSIC MTTLANT Captain's Hotline on Feb. receive any future deposits 3. The approxmiate duration to their of accounts. Balboa National filed for the briefing is 1 1/2 hours and bankruptcy Jan. 15, 1988. starts at 7 p.m. at the FTG Starting with the Feb. auditorium. For more information, 1 payday, Query: Can someone lower the Reply: The Marina manager will personnel with DDS call accounts will be flag on the Leeward side that keep boats available at both 4952. paid locally until the member makes indicates whether the river is off marinas as long as they are not further arrangements. limits? The flag is always flying, reserved. If a boat breaks down Any questions should be directed but Vet Clinic note should only be flown when the and must be removed from Leeward, to PSD Disbursing at 4415 or 4113. river is off limits. it will be replaced when there The Veterinary Clinic is will one available. close at 2 p.m. every Thursday Reply: The Guantanamo River afternoon for training. Regular Installation of which runs through the middle of hours will resume Query: Can a bus stop sign be at 7:30 a.m. on the Hicacal ordnance Friday mornings. phone jacks is range is off put up on Sherman Avenue by the limits whenever any of the ranges Hospital Sign? are scheduled Visitor requests suspended for use. Hicacal is scheduled during most workdays, Reply: This suggested bus stop some nights and occasionally has Visitor requests taken to the on been looked at in the past. By Wendy McIntosh weekends. NAS Base Police That Housing Office for signature will raise particular area is considered Housing Office and lower the flag on as being be given to the receptionist. The Leeward side a housing area bus stop. based on direction from NAS According to Department of Defense requests may be picked up at 3:30 Due to an increase in scheduled Weapons to ensure that there is no so p.m. daily. work and a reduction guidelines that is unauthorized of manpower in danger to boaters before allowing we will not have a bus stop the base Telex at Office, installation access to the river. We'll be sure that point. of additional Speed limit reminder phone jacks or reloca- the flag accurately reflects the tion of existing phone jacks in status of the range. Keep in mind Query: It appears to me that Motorists are reminded housing the units has been temporarily restricted access to the skateboarders have no place to official speed limit for vehicles suspended. Normal telephone main- Guantanamo River is for your skate. Can something be done about is 25 miles per hour, unless tenance will still be provided by protection. Therefore, we do not this? otherwise posted. the Telex Office. want the flag lowered in error. Occupants of housing shall be Query: I live on Leeward. Can Reply: The folks at Public Works Daily safety notified through the local tip news the Windward Marina give a few are in the process of building a media should circumstances boats Help new change to the Leeward Marina when skateboard ramp and a half-pipe. employees out - give that will allow continuation them safety of the the boats at the Leeward Marina I've been told that it should be tips. installation of additional jacks or are broken? completed by Feb. 29th. relocation of existing jacks. Medical Adviser Contributed by the staff U.S. Naval Hospital the Capt. Paul Campbell, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer Scoop Safety comes first at work Deer Point BOO meeting Banking hours for Jan. 29 On-the-job safety meahs freedom from accidents. The Deer Point Bachelor Officer's Central Fidelity Bank will be open from According to the National Quarters Advisory Board will meet Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Jan. 29. We will Safety Council, over 2.2 at 3:30 p.m. in the Bachelor Officers' close at noon in observance of Cuban million injuries occur from Quarters Lounge.