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Guantanamo Daily Gazette O Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:35 A.M Tomorrow's flight Editor's Choice Energy Conservation 727 Friday - Sunday, July 5-July 7 Arrive Depart Supervisor/Manager of the Year Total Usage: 809,000 KWH NAS Norfolk, Va. ---------- 8:00 a.m. Total Cost $101,125 Guantanamo Bay 11:30 a.m. noon nominations due Norfolk: $60,675 Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. July 10. Comparison cost for April Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Call 4612/4614 Villamar Gitmo Norfolk NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. One bedroom $427 $135 See page 3 I I Guantanamo Daily Gazette O Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:35 a.m. Sunset: Today, 8:37 p.m. W. Vol. 47 -- No. 126 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Monday, July 8, 1991 Thomas faces confirmation fight AP - The Senate returns to William Casey during the Proclamation signed work this week with two po- Iran-Contra affair. The Wash- tentially controversial confir- ington Post says CIA officials mations in the wings. may reveal new information The Senate Judiciary Com- about that. mittee will begin to lay the Also before the Senate is South Africa - Unidentified gun- groundwork for hearings on the nomination of Robert men shot and killed five people and wounded 14 in an assault on a the nomination of Clarence Gates to head the CIA. Sena- bar in the black South African Thomas to the Supreme Court. tors will want to know how township of Sebokeng. The shoot- Thomas, a black Appeals much Gates knew about the ing spree came only days after Court Judge in the nation's Iran-Contra affairs. In his Nelson Mandela and South Afri- capital, has been tapped to capacity as deputy director. can President Frederik De Klerk affirmed their commitment to replace the lone black on the In the case of Thomas, his ending township violence, which court, Thurgood Marshall. conservative views are sure to has rocked South Africa since His nomination has hit a be closely examined by the 1984. snag. Gates' confirmation Democratic-controlled Sen- hearings were to have started ate. Senators are expected to Philippines - Mount Pinatubo is Capt. Bill McCamy, naval base commander, signs being blamed for three more this week. But they have been question Thomas about his the "8th Annual National Night Out" proclamation, deaths. Police found three bodies delayed indefinitely while views on abortion, affirmative making August 6 the official date to give neighbor- in villages buried under ash. That senators wait for written an- action and the right to privacy. hood crime and drugs a going away party. Crime makes 341 people killed since swers to scores of questions Hearings are expected to being fighter McGruff and P01 Thomas Krall, National June 9. Pinatubo has had another about his role as an aide to in the fall. Night Out coordinator, join in the event. mild eruption today, raining fresh ash on three towns to the west. Philippine volcanologists also report about 30 low-frequency Tentative pact to avoid Civil War in Yugoslavia Prosecutors tremors at the mountain. UPI - European commu- Yugoslav international border part of a plan to break Yugo- England - Two Irish Republican nity negotiators and Yugoslav in Slovenia. slavia apart. bargain Army suspects described as very leaders reached a tentative The agreement allows Serbia says a German plan for testimony dangerous have escaped from a accord early today on a plan to Slovenia police to control would have Slovenia become a south London prison. Police say AP - Iran-Contra avert an all-out Civil War in Yugoslavia's borders with It- part of Austria, which would the men seized two hostages after prosecutors are report- a church service and forced their Yugoslavia. aly, Austria and Hungary, but allow Germany to realize its way to freedom. The hostages The declaration was ac- under federal rules. long-time aspiration of gain- edly negotiating a pos- were later released, one of them Slovenia officials would ing access to the Mediterrean sible plea agreement shot in the leg. The suspects were cepted after 16 hours of talks due to stand trial next year for between Yugoslav leaders and also have to pay customs Sea. with a retired CIA offi- attempted murder. the foreign ministers of Lux- duty collected at Slovenia bor- Both Slovenia and Croatia cial in exchange for his embourg, Holland and Portu- ders to a federal fund. have coastlines on the Adriatic testimony against others gal. The Communist-ruled Sea, which leads to the Medi- in the agency. Alan Fiers Republic of Serbia has terranean Sea. USA A Yugoslav official says charged had worked closely with the declaration was "accepted that Germany and Austria have But political observers see Oliver North when the News in principle" and that it will be contributed to the unrest in Serbia's claims as part of the submitted to the Slovenian Yugoslavia. Republic's attempt to obscure White House aide was New England - Thousands of gov- and Yugoslav federal govern- The Serbian government its own deep role in Yugosla- running a secret network ernment workers in Maine and to supply arms to Nica- Connecticuthave a job. Although a ment for approval. says both countries have been via's crisis and consolidate its week late, Maine's governor The main obstacle in the helping Slovenia and Croatia support among Serbian nation- raguan contra rebels, signed a budget today. If state talks had been the issue of the in their independence drives as alists. despite a ban by Con- lawmakers fail to approve cuts in workers' compensation by House Democrats to choose a new leader gress on such assistance. Wednesday, the budget will be Fiers hasn't been canceled. Even though Connecti- AP -- House Democrats Democratic Caucus Chairman sented specifically in House charged with any crimes, cut remains without a budget, the will choose a new majority Steny Hoyer of Maryland. leadership. The position is governor has ordered state em- but is being investigated ployees to return to work. whip this week. But women, minorities and vacated by William Gray, The top contenders for the conservatives have been who's leaving Congress to for perjury. Washington - A report to be pre- post are duty whip David stirred up by the vacancy, with head the United Negro College sented to President Bush blames Bonior of Michigan and House all saying they should be repre- Fund. government regulations, zoning laws and unreasonable building codes for driving the cost of hous- Curbside recycling's success depends on Gitmo residents ing out of range for poor and mod- erate-income people. The report Guantanamo Bay - Recy- ville" only has five members and jars. Some are easily re- These are just a few hints says federal officials should be cling has become a part of now on its staff. If the commu- moved, such as prepared food that will help our recycling able to financially penalize local everyone's daily life, whether nity does not separate re- cans. program an effective one. A governments whose zoning laws and building codes increase hous- you're at home or at work. One cycables at home, personnel Rinsing all cans, bottles small effort on each resident's ing costs. of "Operation Bright Side's" become buried with re- and jars will help. It would part, will help enormously special programs is Curbside cycables. And when you're help control "Trashville's" ant "Operation Bright Side." New York - Jury selection begins This program has collecting material from 1,200 problem. Residents who don't have a today in the trial of a man who says Recycling. anger at his former girlfriend been in effect for more than a homes, this task is very de- In Gitmo, there is no mar- curbside bin can visit the recy- drove him to torch a New York month. manding. ket for low grade paper. The cling center and get one. nightclub, killing 87 people. Julio This program can only be Guantanamo Bay residents "Trashville" staff ask that you "Trashville" is located just off Gonzales has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity. He's charged successful with the commu- can help by separating cans do not send in waxed card- Rogers Road, behind the Pub- with 178 counts of murder in the nity's cooperation. The sepa- and bottles. One suggestion is boards. These include milk lic Works Gas Station. They're March, 1990 fire at the Happy ration of recycable material is to place two paper bags be- containers, cereal and food open Monday through Friday, Land social club. of extreme importance at the tween the two in your blue bin. boxes, color paper or stateside from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. point of generation. "Trash- Remove labels from all cans newspapers. Their phone number is 4376. PAGE 2, MoNDAY, JmnY 8, 1991, GUANTANAMO DAu.Y GAzzTn unusual ideas. No limitation is placed on your thoughts or Lee Remick, Michael Landon remembered LIFE'S feelings. The entire universe is AP - Colleagues of Lee Fans of the heavy metal landed in journalism purga- stretched open before you, Remick say she was talented, group Guns'N Roses went on a tory, but he says he doesn't SECRETS eagerly awaiting your initia- beautiful, and very brave in her tear last week, smashing honestly think he's "commit- did do, tive and daring. fight against cancer. Jack chairs and throwing them on ted a sin." What he according to Sister Mary Ann Originality You have the right to send Lemmon, her co-star in "The stage at a concert in Maryland Walsh of the Catholic News your originality into any lati- of Wine and Roses," says Heights, Mo.
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