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S Burning Ship * the Capital Where invasion began. ~r ~ IY IA , - - -SYR* keg - **.;~ ;. ,-*-,iV.~ ?.49 . 1. .N * JORDAN MN NAVAL SE. EBRTA2AM1 1AY, Ph o A INVADED BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP/AfTs) ---Syria launched two armored invasions of northern Jordan yes- terday, the Jordanian government claimed. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1970 Phone 9-5247. It said one thrust came across the Syrian border at Ramtha and 15 hours later another was directed at Irbid. Both towns are about 10 miles from each other 50 miles or so north of Amman,and ne Seeks Burning Ship * the capital. A Coast Guar4 plane rejoined east of Kingston, Jamaica, the The Amman broadcast said a USC Morg theau today as Coast Guard in Miami told the "fierce battle" was under way crewmen continiued a search in Associated Press. near Irbid. the Caribbean for a freighter Naval Air Station duty- offi- President Noureddin Atassi reported afire with its crew- cer here yesterday said the of Syria issued a denial after men abandoning ship. plane searched for five hours, Jordan reported a first inva- The vessel reported it was. but sighted nothing. (Please see INVAS ION, Page 4) burning about 200 miles south- The distress calls were mon- itored by ham radio operators in the United States and South Libya Threatens America. Involvement in Crisis The Coast Guard said the TRIPOLI, Libya (AP/AFRTS)--- geria to forms a peacekeeping vessel, identified itself as Libya warned last night that force separating embattled the Gold Coast carrying coal it would take "individual ac- Palestinians and the army in to Panama. tion.to support the Pales- Wartorn Jordan. But it said The duty officer in Miami tinian people" if the Jordan- that if this and a proposed said there was no ship listed ian conflict is not settled in Arab summit meeting in Cairo with that name but that the 24 hours. Monday fail to materialize, Coast Guard assumes it is the It proposed to join with Al- (Please see LIBYA, Page #) (Please see SHIP, Page 2) Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Monday, September 21, 1970 Chaban-Delias Elected Premier BOREAUX, France, Sept. 20 (AP/AFRTS)--French Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas tonight won a stunning victory in a legislative by-election that self-styled reformer Jean-Jacques Servan- Schr6iber tried to transform into a national test of the government's policies. Chaban-Delmas said it was a victory caused because the electors distinguished between "those who speak of reform and those who do it." Sir Alec 00 glS-flme , British foreign Servan-Schreiber admitted that "I certainly secretary, in NewYork was asked to comment on committed an error over the local electoral the reports of the Syrian invasion of Jordan. situation." He would turn in his resignation He said if the reports were true, it was a Tuesday as secretary-general of the radical serious situation indeed. party. But he stressed that Britain would not inter- vene militarily in the Middle East and would CO Plane Seeks- play a diplomatic role only if Jordan appealed Costa De Oro, whose name translates to Gold to the United Nations Security Council. Coast. The Costa De Oro is listed in Lloyd's reg- Officials of The UAW return to Detroit today to prepare for a resumption of contract talks ister of ships as a 397-ton steamship flying with strikebound General Motors. Negotiations the Spanish flag. "We're treating it as a true report, which are expected to resume tomorrow , the start of it seems to be as far as we can evaluate," the second week of the strike. There have been no national-level negotiations since said the Miami duty officer. The Coast Guard said the vessel reported contracts between GM and UAW expired at mid- its position at latitude 15.18 North and night last Monday. The President of the UAW, longitude 75.06 West. Leonard Woodcock, said yesterday that there is "No quick settlement in view." Senate Leaders are expected to make another attempt today to force a vote on a constitut- Guantanamo Gazette ional amendment to do away with the electoral college in favor of the direct election of ComNavBase RA. B. McCauley presidents. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield Public Affairs Officer Lt. D.S. McCurrach has said a second attempt to end debate today Editorial Advisor JOC Jim Teague. Editor JO1 Jack Leigh on the proposal would depend on whether a new Staff 303 Allan Smith attempt would be more successful than one last JUBN Tom Betz week that failed. he GUANTANKMO GAZETTE is published according to Libya Threatens- the rules and regulations for ship and station news- prove how to tran- papers as outlined in NAVEXOS P-35 and under the Libva "will then practically direction of the Naval Base Public \ffairs Officer. sform words into action." It is printed four days a week at government expense Official Libyan sources declined to say whe- on government equipment. The opinions or statements ther this mean armed intervention in the civil in news items that appear herein are not to be con- strued as official or as reflecting the views of conflict in Jordan. ComNavBase or the Department of the Navy. Temperatures Around U.S. Ciies Boston 74 Norfolk 86 Jacksonville 92 New Orleans 91 0111 722 1505 Anyone who takes any at all Memphis 88 Tides Hi L 2140 is exceeding the speed limit. Chicago 71 Brownsville, Tex. 92 Don't smoke, don't drink, St. Louis 77 Sunrise 0648 Sunset 1858 go to bed early, watch your Minneapolis, St. Paul 79 cholestrol level, and at least Casper Wyo. 83 ForeCst: Partly cloudy skies surface winds it's going to seem like a Denver 87 Fe northeast long long life. Albuquerque 85 five miles per hour; southeast Seattle 64 eight to 12; gusts to 20 knots. Monday, September 21, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Russian Moon Probe LUNA 16 Soft Lands' MOSCOW (AP/AFRTS)--The Soviet for Space Re search in Bochum, as LUNA 16 was due to dtsap- Union's unmanned moon probe, West Germany, monitored sig- pear below the horizon," a LUNA 16, Made a controlled soft nals from LU TA 16 during the spokesman at Jodrell Bant said. landing in the Sea of Fertility landing and, reported that it It was the first lunar land- yesterday, Tass reported. began transm hitting pictures of ing reported since Apollo 12 The news agency sid the craft the lunar su face at 3:40 a.m. carried two Americans to the landed "as part of its flight The pictures were of "excel- moon in November 1969. No. 9 program." lent quality ," said Dr. Heinz in Russia's LUNA series made LUNA 16 was launched Sept. 13 Kaminski, i institute director. history's first soft landing and went into Lunar orbit Thur- The giant telescope at Jod- on the lunar surface on Feb. 2, sday. rell Bank, E ngland, reported 1966. The last sucessful Sunday's announcement was the receiving cl ear signals for landing reported by the Rus- first word on the craft since almost three hours after LUNA sians was LUNA 13, Dec. 24, it began orbiting. Tass said 16 landed. 1966. LUNA 15 orbited the the moon prooe touched down at "We lost t hem when the Rus- moon and crashed about 500 1:18 a.m. EDT. sians appare ntly switched off miles from where the Apollo 11 Scientists at the Institute transmitters in the spacecraft men were working.on the sur- face. Draft Hearings To Tass said all equipment a- Be Exposed board LUNA 16 was functioning WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--Closed House subcommittee hearings normally. this week on the draft are going to be at least partially ex- Describing the landing, Tans posed to the public eye-with some congressmen demanding open said ground controllers put and broader study of basic re- the craft into an elliptical forms in selective service. forum for political trapeze lunar orbit Saturday, looping Rep. Jonathan; B. Bingham, acts," Hebert said in a tele- it from a high point of 65 mi- D-NY, says that when armed ser- phone interview. les to a low point of 9 miles vices chairman L. Mendel Rivers Hebert described as accurate above the surface. D-S.C., urged House members- Bingham's statement that the A rocket blast thrust the last year to hold off on draft- review is on operation of the capsule out of orbit yesterday reform proposals because there present draft system, not on toward the moon, and ground would be a review this year, reform proposals. controllers fired braking they understood that to mean He said his subcommittee will rockets at 1,968 feet. The their proposals would be con- make a complete report before main braking rockets were shut sidered this year. the end of the year. He would down 65 feet over the surface, "I'm trying to hold Rivers to not elaborate but this presum- and a smaller rocket floated his promise," Bingham said in ably will recommend how the the craft to within about six an interview. "I don't realis- House should-proceed on draft feet. Lunar gravity then tically expect action on my' action before next June 30, pulled it gently into the Sea ill this year. But there when the present draft law of Fertility. should be public discussion and expires. Tass said LUNA 16 "Has begun that's why these hearings should The record shows that Rivers research on the lunar surface," be open." did not promise future consid- disclosing no further details . Bingham announced he will bration of draft-reform propo- about its mission. publicly release and discuss sals, he promised only a re- Such secrecy is normal in his testimony after a closed view, when.
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