Terrorists Cause Saigon Security Alarm SAIGON (AP/AFRTS)--- A precautionary alert age of knowing what he wants to do, where he tightened the security net around Saigon's wants to pit an explosive charge and when." 25,000 American residents yesterday, but one At least three Americans-and three Vietnam- U. S. general said that the capital is still ese, including a National Assemblyman, have vulnerable to terrorist attacks. been killed in a three-day spree of bombings, "No security can be good enough to stop grenade attacks and a shooting. Fourteen A- this kind of thing," said Brig. Gen. Michael mericans and 23 Vietnamese have been wounded. J. L. Greene. "The terrorist has the advant- Greene, who is in charge of military secur- ity in Saigon, indicated he expected stepped- U.S. NAVAL ES.~ PIJAkEAN"60 SAY, CUBIA up terrorism throughout the Christmas season. "The Viet Cong are not succeeding militar- ily in the countryside, so they're trying to make themselves felt in the cities," he said. "They've done it before. There are a num- ber of Communist holidays this month and we might have a Christmas truce. If they follow their pattern they'll try to take advantage of 0*iutattint this. "Besides Communist-led guerrillas, we also have to put up with anti-American demonstra- tors and just plain disgruntled people," the general said. December 18, 197C Phm 9-5247 The general's Saigon area headquarters has increased military police patrols and advised 10,000 servicemen billeted in Saigon to "keep moving when on the streets and avoid crowds and congested areas." Polish Riots Spread The U. s. 7th Air Force warned its 11,000 airmen at Ton Son Nhut Air Base there is "a very likely possibility of increased attempts WARSAW (AP/AFRTS)---Broadcasts from Gdansk of assassination and kidnaping of U. S. ser- last night told of "gangs of hooligans" at- vicemen by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese ter- tacking food trucks and "many of the trucks rorists." were thoughtlessly destroyed" as rioting fan- ned out across northern Poland. In Szczecin, the latest Baltic city to be ,it by the riots, radio reports said public uildings there were set afire and shops loot- ed. Early today the station appealed for ob- servance of curfew restrictions, indicating that unrest in the port had not subsided. Another report from the area told of tanks charging crowds of demonstrators, running down at least one woman and her child. Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz told the nation by television last night that 10 to 20 persons have been killed and hundreds wounded in the rioting, which started Monday in Gdansk when shipyard workers demonstrated against increas- es averaging 20 per cent in the price of food, fuel, clothing and other commodities. Informed sources said a bomb exploded in the back yard of the Soviet Embassy in Warsaw, but no one was injured, Western diplomatic missions in the capital say tensions appear to be mounting in other parts of Poland as well. A South Vietnamese guard in Saigon. Page 2 Gieantanamo Gazette Friday, December 1P, 1970 Brazil May Meet Kidnapers' Demands GAZETTEER RIO DE JANEIRO (AP/AFRTS)--The Brazilian .a digest of late news government had given first indications today that it was willing to exchange 70 political prisoners for the kidnaped Swiss ambassador, but has stopped short of an outright commit- fnent. First contacts with t' e Chilean and Algerian The U.S. command in Saigon the loss announces embassies had been officially announced in of planes and three helicopters, with two more preparation to their transportation and grant- fo-r American crewmen killed, three wounded ing of political asylum to the prisoners in and two missing. This raised to 7,392 the those two countries, according to the Jornal number of Americai planes and helicopters lost Do Brasil News A-necy. in e war. The latest losses include a e The Brazilian government's preliminary con- Marine fighter-bomer slot down in Laos and a tacts with the two embassies marks the first forward control plane which did not return indication that authorities here are consider- from a mission over Laos. As for the heli- ng meeting the kidnapers' demands. copter losses two collided in the Mekon Delta and te third was shot down. Attorney General John Mitchell holds. todav his Divorce Legal in Italy Now What * first, full-scale news conference in five ROME (AP/AFRTS)--The divorce law officially months. Mitchell is expected to provide a took effect today in distinctly Italian style- rundown on how school integration facts have laden with controversies. matched earlier administration claims that 95 There are more questions than answers: How per cent of the segregated systems in the many will accept divorce in this Roman Catholic So th would be integrated by this fall. land? How many couples will actually seek to The White House Conference on Children ends to- dissolve their marriages in courts? Or, even, day, following a stormy breakaway session. A- how long can the divorce law last? bo-t 1,000 of the 4,000 delegates last ni-ht If you ask LID, the Italina Divorce League, demanded an end to the Vietnam war, and end to separated couples number 500,000 and they are hunger in American and an end to the super- anxious to flood the courts by the thousands sonic transport program. at once. The Helsinki round of U.S.-Soviet Talks.ends to- day, without either notable progress, or set- British Airlines May Halt backs in the effort to curb the superpower arms race. As matters now stand, the Soviets LONDON (AP/AFRTS)--British airlines were to- have yet to put foreward a full-scale response day in daner of grinding to a halt over the to a missile-limitation package offered byN the peak Christmas rush as around workers pressed United States last su'.-er. The talks are to home their claims for higher pay. W resume in Vienna next March. Talks over a four-day old go-slow dispute by 60,000 airport workers collapsed yesterday and American and South Vietnamese forces. in Vietnam union chiefs escalated their action with a will observe 24-ho-r cease-fires for Christmas complete ban on all overtime work. and New Year's. B-t informed sources say British European Airways, one of the world's on American bombers will continue heavy raids busiest carriers, said it could visualise North Vietnamese supply routes in Laos and very quickly coming to-a halt." A union Cambodia during the truces. chief said the airlines could be grounded in a matter of hours. Stateside Temperatures Portland, Oregon 45 St. Louis 3C , Guantanamo Gazette San Diego 60 Local Forecast ComNavBase.RAdm. B. McCauley Washington D.C. 49 Public Affairs Officer.Icdr. W. Boer II. Editorial Advisor.JOC Jim Teague New York 38 Mostly clear with unrestrict- Editor.303 Allan Smith Miami 78 ed visibility. The surface Editorial Assistant.J03 Bob Wellborn Staff Photographer.J03 Tom Betz Houston 65 winds will be Northerly 3-5, Staff Artist.JOSN Steve Duren Cleveland 38 becoming Southwesterly 8-12 Beeline Editor. .YN1.Bill Walker The GU ANTAN GAZETTE is published according to Seattle 48 with gusts to 16 knots. The the rules and regulations for ship and station news- papers as outlined in NAVEXOS P-35 and under the Atlanta 50 high for today will be 84 direction of the Naval Base Public Iffairs Officer. degrees It is printed four days a week at government expense Denver 62 and the low forecast on government equipment. The opinions or statements 35 for tonight will be 74. in news items that appear herein are not to he con- Detroit strued as official or as reflecting the views of Raleigh, N.C. 51 ComNavgase or the Department of the Navy. December 17, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 WORLD NiXon-Heath W ROUNDU-Pi Meet for Talks U.S. Military WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--President Nixon and British Prime Minister Edward Heath called Thursday for resumption of Israeli-Arab Middle East peace talks under United Nations Em- missary Gunar Jarring as soon as possible. Says No on Presidential press secretary Ronald Ziegler gave that repor t after the two leaders conclud- ed the first session of their talks on global politics. .Discrimination Police Sea rch, They will resume Friday at Camp David, Nixon's mountain WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--The retreat in nearby Maryland. Pentagon today armed base com- Europe, the common market, manders in the United States Find Nothing east-west relations and pend- with touqh, new authority to ing U.S. trade legislation declare off-limits apartment MONTREAL (AP/AFRTS)--Police were among the topics covered houses, stores and other est- and soldiers conducted a house- at the meeting in.Nixon's oval ablishments that discrimi- to-house search in a four- office at the White House, nate against black servicemen block area of suburban Longu- following colorful south lawn The authority is contained euil today, then left apparen- arrival ceremonies for Heath. in a directive issued by Sec tly without finding any sign Nixon's national security retary of Defense Melvin R. of the kidnappers and murder- affairs adviser, Henry A. Kis- Laird with the aim of streng- ers of Quebec Labor Minister singer, and Britain's counter- thening equal opportunity in Pierre Laporte. part Sir Burke Trend, Secreta- the services and curing rac- Soldiers piled into buses ry to the British cabinet, ial tensions. that had been used as road- were in on the top level talks. Until now, base commanders blocks during the two and one While they met, a meeting on have been required to check half hour search in the south similar topics was underway in with Washington headquarters shore .community across the St a nearby cabinet room between before acting against land- Lawrence River from Montreal.