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Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 46 -- No. 132 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Monday, July 2, 1990 Communist Party Congress asks for Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation as party chairman Colorful July 4th fireworks display AP - The Soviet Communist gates to the Congress. slated for 9 p.m. at Phillips Park Party Congress has voted to put The Congress is continuing as Gitmoites, the 4th of July's 4th of July coordinator. aside a demand that Mikhail Gor- other delegates offer proposals on theme is ". and the walls came It will exhibit the destructive bachev resign as party chairman- procedural matters. tumbling down," which was pro- power and ear shattering noise that until later. Gorbachev won approval to posed by Ms. Nina Nelson, local Marine and Navy team can produce Just nine minutes after Gor- hold the party Congress a year early resident of Gitmo. "The theme when it sets its sights on a target. bachev opened the 28th Party to hasten changes in the Kremlin's Colombia - The Colombian govern- hails emerging communist coun- Everyone will want to get a ment is taking steps to avoid terrorist Congress today, a delegate from old guard. But conservative dele- tries striving for democracy," said good seat for this event at Phillips retaliation following its decisionto ex- Siberia rose and demanded he and gates will dominate the meetings, Staff Sgt. Guillermo Martinez Jr., Park, so come early. The team will tradite two suspected drug dealers to the top leadership resign immedi- and he may not find approval for assistant coordinator for the Ma- be firing at targets in the channel. the U.S. It's the first time in three ately. sweeping changes. rine Barracks. The 40-minute fireworks aerial months that Colombia has turned over Gorbachev did not comment on Despite the crumbling of the As the 4th of July theme sets in. display is slated for 9 p.m. drug suspects. the substance of the demand and Soviet-bloc military alliance, U.S. There's only two days til the big 1st Lt. Dan Elzie suggests that proposed that the delegates return to officials want the London "NATO" Israel - Hopes for another hostage fiesta begins. boaters to stay a half-a-mile away the issue later. His suggestion was summit this week to reaffirm the release in the Middle East are on the At noon, there will be a fire- from the pier to ensure safety at all approved by 4,000 of the 4,683 dele- need for nuclear weapons in Europe. rise,fueledinpartby twonewdevelop- power demonstration put on by times. ments. Israel released more than 400 Marine Barracks and VC-10. This Residents bring a friend , and Palestinian prisoners today, on the eve Father says son knew suspected kidnappers performance is a definate of a three-day Islamic celebration. crowd enjoy the view by the MFM section AP - The father of Peace Corps leaving the Peace Corps members pleaser, said Capt. Brock Stoley, of the Marine Barracks. volunteerTimothy Swanson says his alone. London - The British transportation son knew several members of the secretary wants to know howa collec- A U.S. embassy spokesman tion of batteries, electronic parts and Philippine Communist group sus- says the rest of the Peace Corps Factory workers striking in East Germany candy dough-made to look like a pected of kidnapping him. volunteers in the Philippines have AP - Workers at two East Ger- The walkouts could be just the bomb-got by security at London's Leonard Swanson of Cheyenne, been accounted for. man factories are staging warning first in a wave of work stoppages Heathrow Airport. A man whose Wyo., says his son tried to get along They were recalled after intel- strikes today, in the first full day of in the East. daughter died in the bombing of Pan with all the people he saw on the ligence reports warned of possible economicunity with WestGermany. The strong West German mark Amflight 103 says hebuiltthedevice island where he worked. kidnappings or violence. U.S. offi- Workers at an automobile parts is now the currency for both and checked it aboard a flight to the The elder Swanson says he and cials say the Peace Corps office in U.S. plant just south of Berlin walked Germanies, and that could prove fa- his wife visited their son in May, and Manila will stay open, to show the out, to press their demands for a tal for many of East Germany's it looked like the insurgents were withdrawal is temporary. Iran - Forty more tons of U.S.-do- shorter work week and better pay. 8.000 companies. nated relief supplies have arrived in Iran. The goods are the second big Slow mail in Guantanamo could be shipment sent over by the Connecti- caused by incorrect addresses cut-based "Americares" relief agency Guantanamo Bay - To speed Name and Rate dress, it's just like sending a letter to Norfolk may be quicker. However, to help survivors of lastmonth's disas- up mail service for Guantanamo Box #/Work Center somewhere in the states and using the survey also shows the majority of trous earthquake. A spokesman for the customers, the local post office FPO New York 09508 the wrong zip code," explained mail received in Gitmo comes faster relief group says it's "embarrassing" wants commands to use their correct DeWeese. "The letter will go to the Americans haven't done more to help. through New York. He says Americares has plenty more address. If you are assigned to the Marine city with that zip code and the post "That's because FPO New York supplies it wants to send over, but it's According to Gitmo's Postal Barracks, this is your correct ad- office returns it to you or it's sent to has experience with processing mili- having trouble raising money to cover Officer, Senior Chief Melvin- dress: the correct city after they correct the tary mail and they sort our mail by the quarter million-dollar cost of each DeWeese, there are three basic ad- zip code." class," explained the Postal Officer. flight. dresses for Guantanamo. Name and Rate We sort mail using command "The downtown sectional center If you are attached to the Naval Box #/Work Center box numbers. Always use this num- facility in Norfolk sorts Norfolk (continue to page 3) Station you can use either of the FPO New York 09596 ber first for your address. Any addi- addressed mail. It arrives in Gitmo following two addresses: tional box numbers assigned by your with all classes mixed, not sorted." DeWeese says ifyouuse adiffer- command or work center should fol- DeWeese said there are many USA Name and Rate ent address instead of the one as- low your command box number. If more direct flights to New York so Box #/Work Center signed, it will delay your mail be- you reverse the numbers, the wrong mail gets to the FPO New York faster News FPO New York 09593 cause the Gitmo Post Office will command will get your mail. Here than FBPO Norfolk, which sees have to sort it by zip code when the are two examples of correct box fewer direct flights. Wisconsin - Authorities in Wiscon- Name and Rate mail arrives. If you use your correct numbers: Box 55-258 orBox 8-WC- A truck travels every day, seven sin say an environmental activist's P.O. Box #/Work Center address, the mail will come pre- 64. days a week frbm FPO New York to body parts have been found in plastic FBPO Norfolk, VA 23593 sorted by zip code andbe available as DeWeese says the base is experi- FBPO Norfolk. ItleavesNew York at trash bags along the roadway. The soon as it arrives at the Gitmo Post encing problems with mail coming midnight and arrives in Norfolk at 5 Racine County Sheriff's department If you are attached to Naval Air Office. through the FBPO Norfolk address. says 24-year-old James Madden was Station, this is your correct last seen in a rural area, soliciting address: "When you use the wrong ad- In some cases, mail thatgoes through Please see MAIL, page 2 donations for Citizens for a Better Environment. The group's state direc- tor says Madden was well-liked. And Navy wife receives direct commission in Northeast Gate ceremony she says authorities have told her his foreign soil. goes down the tubes," Ripley said. "I death was probablyrnot linked to the or- Friday, June 29, at 8:17 a.m., wanted more experience in my field, ganization. Linda E. Ripley, wife of EM1 Trey and everytime I go to a civilian hos- Washington - Americans I Ripley, of Naval Air Station's Secu- pital, they like to keep me in the same may be losing confidence in the president's rity, took her oath of office, at the field I've always been in." War on Drugs.