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Dance tonight changed to GAZETTE 0fl. Barrel Club Guantanamo Bay, Cuba The Christmas Dance originally scheduled for the FRA/Morin Center ballroom will be held at the Bar- rel Club instead. Volume 35 Number 142 Friday December 19, 1980 People between the ages of 12 and 17 are invited to attend at a cost of $1 for singles and $1.50 for couples. Music will be provided by Ulti- Iranians burning Khomeini's pictures mate Productions. This dance was originally book- In what may be an ominous sign The Algerian envoys in Tahran unlit again this year in honor of ed as a seniors dance at Morin Cen- for the Khomeini regime in Iran, are reportedly still waiting for the hostages, who are spending their ter, but the lowering of the age reports yesterday detailed what an official Iranian statement con- 412th day in captivity. Carter de- group prompted a move to the Bar- were called the most extensive cerning the possible release of dicated the 30 foot tree last night rel Club. rioting since the late shah was the American hostages. in Washington. This dance was advertised in the O erthrown in February of 1979. White House officials say they Gazette twice as being held at the don't expect to hear from the in- The State Department is working But this time, it was his arch- FRA, but will be held tonight, the enemy and successor, the Ayatollah termediaries until the weekend. on arranging a "Christmas obser- President originally scheduled time, despite Khomeini, who was the object of Carter has decided to vance" for the hostages, in the leave the change in places. all the wrath. the national Christmas tree event they aren't home by then. The reports, indirectly con- firmed by Khomeini's office, said rioters in several cities tore up pictures of Khomeini and the cleric Santa arrives considered most likely to succeed Power to th11e telephone him. It sits there, a neat little pack- could do was roll her eyes and cuss The rioting was related to an age, almost always taken for granted a bit. tomorrow at increasingly bitter power struggle If you need it and it should Agnes slammed down the phone and between hard-line clerics and pre- happen to be broken, you suddenly tried to figure out what to do. sident Bani-Sadr, who has accused appreciate the importance of the She was trying to call her mother the clergy of instigating a reign Brownieville telephone. to tell her that she would visit of terror as bad as any in the Agnes Q. Pilp's telephone went out that afternoon. How could she days of the Shah. Santa Claus and his sleigh will the other day. show up without warning? arrive The demonstrations came at Brownieville on Leeward Tuesday, Never mind who agnes Pilp really Being the practical sort, Agnes the same day Khomeini approved Point tomorrow at 1 p.m. is. It does' t matter. She decided that the thing to do was Iran's final terms for the release From the starting point, at the could be any one of us, anyone who to call the phone company and of the American hostages. corner of 2nd and 4th Streets, the has a telephone. tell them that their blasted machine procession will travel through the In Washington, Secretary of Poor Pilp. She went to call her wasn't working. They'd be glad to housing areas, stopping in front of State Muskie says the Iranians mother on the phone on Saturday fix it. each unit. finally seem to understand the morning, and found that she held So Agnes picked up the phone, and The stops will be long enough American position, judging from in her hand a dead instrument. realized that it was dead. So much for the kids to talk to Santa and reports about the Iranian corres- There was no humming dial tone when for that idea! receive some of the candy and soft pondence, which has not yet been she lifted the receiver. When she She stormed out of the place and drinks that he will be handing out. transmitted to the United States. said "Hello, Hello" into the mouth- down to the doorman of her apart- There will even be time for pic- Muskie said the hostage situation piece, her voice did not echo back ment building. "Please," she asked, tures. is still up in the air. at her in the earpiece. All she "May I use your telephone for a At 2:30 Santa will invite all moment?" kids to join him on the sleigh for He was suspicious, but when she a ride from the Brownieville Park explained that her phone was busted, area to the Navy Exchange for Kids Following is a transcript of the Dec.17 and she had to call the phone com- Day. No parents will be allowed in airing of TV-8's TARGET with COMNAVBASE, Capt. pany to get it fixed, he the exchange from 3 to 5 p.m. in John H. Fetterman, Jr. Questions currently be- acquiesced. order for the younger generation ing researched will be answered in the GAZETTE The operator asked first for the to buy gifts. upon completion. phone number she was reporting, then Don't forget! That's Saturday for her name, and then for a afternoon; one o'clock at Brownie- description of the problem. Then ville he asked this question: "Will TARGET anyone be home if we call you about this problem?" Agnes replied, "How can you call with Captain John H. Fetterman, Jr. me if the phone is broken?" The operator asked, "All right. Will you be near a phone where we QUESTION 7. Is there any possibility of getting the MAC flights to de- Service slated can reach you?" part earlier so there would be a better chance of making connections out of Norfolk? Agnes asked, "If I'm near a phone, I can't be home for the repairman ANSWER 7. Those times are pretty well locked in by MAC and almost im- when he arrives." in memory of "That's possible to change because of the other committments they have, not only alright," the operator said. going to Jamaica, but throughout the Atlantic region. "We'll try to fix it from here. If not, the repairman won' t be free for another three days." FN Jesse Snow A thoroughly discouraged Agnes QUESTION 8. Would it be possible to have a base wide Christmas card that There will be a memorial service then asked the operator to please we could send to the hostages in Iran? for Fireman Jesse E. Snow on Monday call her mother to tell her that at 10:30 a.m. at the Base she wasn't going to visit today. Chapel. ANSWER 8. I would think so. Let me turn this one over to my public af- FN Snow died on December 15 of The operator, of course, refused. airs officer, who will get in touch with you. undetermined causes and was buried And poor Aggie now more fully today appreciates the power of the in his hometown of Rocky telephone. Mount, North Carolina. Are you going to build a new Stop Light Inn? ANSWER 9. No, we don't intend to build a new one, but we will be making improvements to the interior of the existing structure. Deer Park Zoo : A time of crisis By Ron Tidball base activities. QUESTION 10. They are selling snow at the Navy Exchange, but there is a However, the funds needed for warning that goes with it., saying that if you put it on your windows you The U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo maintenance and improvement of the will be held responsible for any damage that may occur. Why would they Bay, Cuba is unique in many ways, facilities have not been obtainable. sell something like that if it was potentially damaging? and one of these unique features is A study has been completed, and the Weer Park Zoo. We are the only it has been estimated that if each ANSWER 10. I don't go to the exchange very often, so I don't know. I'll Naval Base to have a zoo. resident at Guantanamo Bay were to have the Navy Exchange officer get in touch with you. The zoo belongs to the Giantanamo donate only $1 per year, sufficient Community and must rely on the funds would available to meet oper- generosity of the community resi- ating expenses plus accomplish the QUESTION 11. Is there any reason why the public never has a chance to dents to provide funds for the badly needed improvements. talk with the dignitaries that visit Guantanamo Bay? operation and maintenance. To make it easier and convenient As we all are painfully aware, for Community residents to become ANSWER 11. The reason the community doesn't have a chance to meet with the physical condition of the zoo participants in supporting "heir them is time. They come for anywhere from five hours to over-night, and is something less than satisfactory. zoo", a donation-collection box by the time I finish with them there simply isn't any time left. It's The zoo Committee, as operator- has been located outside the so critical for them to understand the importance of Guantanamo Bay; trustees for the Civic Council, has Commissary Store. what we're doing here and more importantly, what we need in military been able to acquire the funds It must be realized that if the money, family housing and the operational aspects, that there really isn't necessary to feed the animals and Community does not support the zoo, any time.

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