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Tomorrow's flight Energy 727 I Editor's Choice Conservation Arrive Depart Volunteers are needed to Friday - Sunday, June 28- June 30 NAS Norfolk, Va. ---------- 8:00 a.m. Totsl Usage: 957,000 KWH keep the library open on Total Guantanamo Bay 11:30 a.m. noon Cost $119,962 Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Sundays and for Sleepy Time Norfolk: $71,977 Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Hour Tuesday nights. Comparison cost for April NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Call 4541 for information. Tierra K Gitmo Norfolk One bedroom $723 $230 See page 3 I I Guantanamo Daily Gazette r rise: Tomorrow, 5:32 a.m. Sunset: Today, 8:38 p.m. ww Vol. 47 -- No. 123 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Monday, July 1, 1991 Military bases in Pennsylvania and California closing AP - In Philadelphia, among the military bases of 26,000 is expected to also on the list. Democratic Cic shipyard worker Albert for recommended closure by a dramatically fall off. Johnsen representative Tom Fogliettaa, White is wondering.i«. how he'llA.a'1.C federal._._,. panel._of_26,000_ More than says now comesis expected,.,tothe hard part, who represents Philadelphiaa, feed and clothe his five chil- 80,000 military and 37,000 restructuring. says the Bush Administratio n dren. And in Marina, Calif., civilian workers will be af- Officials say the closing of has told the state and the city to Philippines - The U.S. returned Mayor Edith Johnsen wonders fected by the recommenda- Fort Ord will cost $2 billion "drop dead." the Camp John Hay Military Rec- how the town next to Fort Ord tions. annually, 25,000 jobs and But the Borough President reational Facility to the Philip- pines today. The camp, located will survive losing more than Mayor Johnsen says there's many businesses. of Staten Island, N.Y., says about 120 miles north of Manila half its population. a sense of relief that the deci- Pennsylvania has taken a the decision to keep the Navy nd named after former Secretary The Philadelphia Naval sion has been made, even hard hit with other facilities in port open is good news for fState JohnMilton Hay, is one of Shipyard and Fort Ord are though her town's population our small facilities the U.S. has Philadelphia and Warminster New York's economy. agreed to turn over to the Philip- pines under a 1947 treaty that Hispanic may fill Supreme Court vacancy exrires in September. UPI - A Hispanic judge a successor to Thurgood Secretary of Defense from Texas appears to be the Marshall, the court's only Iraq - U.S. forces in the Persian front-runner for President black and most liberal mem- Independence Day Message Gulf region are ready for any con- tingency plan that may be needed Bush's nomination to the Su- ber. Two hundred and fifteen years ago, America declared its against Iraq. Iraq has refused to preme Court. Other possible successors independence, then had to back up the declaration with courage, comply with U.N. inspections of Sources familiar with the to Marshall include Clarence strength and sacrifice. Today, you who serve this country in uniform preserve the precious its alleged nuclear weapon sites. Thomas, a black conservative legacy of freedom our forefathers screening process say 43- fought to secure. Air Force and Navy spokesmen in year-old Federal Judge Emilio federal appeals judge the region say forces are undergo- in A few months ago, our resolve as a nation was tested during ing daily training. The U.N. does Garza from San Antonio is a Washington and Ferdinand Operation Desert Storm. The victory we achieved reflected your have authority to respond toIraq's top contender and among the Fernandez, a federal appeals readiness, your determination, and your professionalism. The refusal. finalists who have been prestige of the American military has never been higher, thanks to judge in Los Angeles. your discipline and courage you demonstrated. interviewed by Administra- - workers Bush has said race should As we celebrate the day on which our nation was born, I want to Cambodia U.S. relief tion officials. in Cambodia say a cease-fire in not be a factor and would con- thank eachofyouformaintaining and protecting our republic. Your Aides say Bush may select devotion to duty and your commitment to the cause of freedom have that country's 2-year-old Civil centrate on finding "the best War has been broken with a a nominee as early as today or set a standard of excellence to which all Americans can aspire. I Khmer Rougeguerrilla attackon a wait until he returns to the candidate for the Supreme wish each of you and your families a safe and happy Independence Day. refugee camp. The attack came White House tomorrow from Court vacancy." just six days after the Cambodian This will be Bush's second government in Phnom Penh and his Maine vacation. the three resistance groups last Bush said yesterday thathe Supreme Court nomination in week agreed to a well-publicized was "getting close" to picking less than a year. cease-fire and ban on foreign arms shipments. Voyage of the Hutia; A contemporary saga i ns is the first install- shooting diesel engines. The ment of a three part series on craft came equipped with a ) . USA the Voyage of the Hutia. The Yanmar, 2 cylinder, 18 hp. sailboat was recovered in a diesel engine, that devoured News Coast Guard drug haul and diesel fuel at the rate of a gallon turned over to the Navy after an hour. The vessel's capacity Washington - Senate Majority criminal proceedings.Parts is 20 gallons in the main tank Leader George Mitchell says he two and three appearin tomor- and 17 gallons in auxiliary hopes to pass a crime bill today, row and Wednesday's edi- storage. but gun-control opponents can tions. The Coast Guard had taken propose further amendments that the boatto Coast could delay passage of the legisla- Guard Base in tion. The senate early today re- For Chief Warrant Offi- Miami, Fla. until after the trial. jected an amendment backed by cer Ben Meier, it was just an- After the drug runner was con- the National Rifle Association other open ocean adventure. victed, the boat was released to that would have given states He'd spent 35 years in the the Coast Guard and they money to set up computerized Navy sailing and navigating passed it to the Navy. background check systems in two It was all manner of vessels. One of years. then that our crew flew to After 13 days covering 760 miles, the crew of the Hutia his tours was at the Naval Miami to prepare the boat for are safely in port at the Guantanamo Bay Marina. Left Maine - With today the startof the Academy, running the sailing transit to Guantanamo Bay. to right, Chief Warrant Officers Dan Edwards and Ben fiscal year for most states, efforts program's maintenance and Edwards was the first to Meier, and It. Dan Cummings. to enact balanced budgets aren't support for its 4,000 midship- arrive in Miami June going well in some places. In 4, to as- Maine, more than 10,000 state men. Being at sea on a small sess work required to make the employees were told to stay home sailboat is almost second na- vessel sea worthy. He had to June 13 and together they put treacherous Gulf Stream and today after the state failed to enact ture. get the boat moved from the the finishing touches on the forging narrow channels of a spending plan. Connecticut is For Chief Warrant Officer Coast Guard impound Marina newly christened sailboat Eleuthera Island. We'll be also without a budget, and the Dan Edwards, it was a chance to the Miami Coast Guard governor has put "The Hutia." withthem asthey visitfaraway off a similar to put his electronics skills to shutdown. Base. On June 7 he was joined The work was completed places with strange sounding work and crew a 1978 25-foot by Cummings. They spent on Father's Day, June 16 and names like Lucaya, Berry Is- Florida - Florida's Seminole In- Erwin fiberglas sailboat on the most of their time trouble the plan called for setting a lands, Governor's Harbour, dian tribe has asked permission to open ocean. Although his 19 shooting the engine, electron- course for Guantanamo Bay Stella Maris, Acklin Islands, open gambling casinos in the state years in the Navy included 12 ics, wiring and hull fittings. despite repeated early the next morning. and Great Inagua. rejections by years at sea, none was aboard voters. Governor Lawton Chiles One major item missing was We'll follow the Voyage of Be with us when the motor is expected to consider the tribe's small sailing vessels. the center board, which had to the Hutia in the next two in- mounts break, the center request to open casinos on its res- For Lt. Dan Cummings, be manufactured locally - and stallments, as they sail where board detaches, the boat runs ervations. Local prosecutors and this was a first. He's a Navy became a source of challenge no three sailors have sailed aground, the waterpump fails, police fear casino gambling could Supply Officer and his exper- throughout the voyage. open the door to corruption. before, seeking out adventure and other minor open water tise is logistics and trouble Meier then joined the crew and challenge. Crossing the adventures.