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Gitmo has new command master chief He's a portly man with gentle have a person doing an outstanding that "command master chief" is new blue eyes and an apparent apprecia- job, to seek official recognition terminology for the same position tion for individual integrity and for that person," he said. which has in the past been called honesty, and he's the new Naval Furthermore he is interested in "master chief petty officer of the Station command master chief. getting senior petty officers to comand." "I believe in being very truthful. encourage younger, lower-rated The new terminology in no way, There are a lot of things that I people to work for advancement, however, changes the nature of the cannot grant, but I believe in CUCM Starr said. job, he said. telling it like it is," Master Chief Another of his pet projects will "It's a very important job. I'm Constructionman James W. Starr said be the sponsor program. It is looking forward to the challenge," recently about his job philosophy. important to get "the most factual he said. "I'm here to help. I He said he's hoping he can help information we can give people will in all cases get an answer the enlisted people assigned to coming down here." Anyone having back to anyone who has a question the Naval Station and that they will ideas on how to improve the sponsor or problem." not hesitate to visit him. program should let him know, he Master Chief Starr said his "major He feels strongly about recogni- added. role" as the command master chief tion of the hard-working sailor. CUCM Starr, who was a collateral will be "to represent the crew and "I would like to encourage senior duty command master chief at the to keep the C.O. advised of any petty officers and those in a posi- Pacific Beach, Wash. Naval Facility problems." ( (Continued on page A f responsibility, if they before reporting in here, explained 3) U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Vol. 33 No.g206 Administration says anti-inflation plan might not be felt until next year WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Carter admin- annual limit on pay is not confined wages and prices. It wants controls The administration lost no time in istration says it could be more than to straight-time salary and wages. on rents, dividends, profit margins, reacting to the statement from a year before the new wage and price It said the pay limit also applies interest rates and other factors George Meany. guidelines will result in a slow- to employers' costs for a variety of contributing to inflation. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall said, down in the current inflation rate fringe bennefits and payments. They The inflation rate is now running "The AFL-CIO leadership waited less of about eight percent. include paid leave, vacations, holi- at about 10 percent a year. than a week before condemning the Chairman Alfred Kahn of the Coun- days, personal leave and retirement The AFL-CIO issued its reaction a program, obviously without a fair cil on Wage and Price Stability said programs. week after the Carter program was test." yesterday there should be some posi- Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO rejected announced and following a two-hour Marshall said the administration tive results of the program within a the inflation-fighting program and meeting of its executive council. will continue to work with those few months. called on Congress to impose manda- The statement represents a severe leaders and rank and file workers But he emphasized they may not tory controls to halt inflation. blow to the program, which would re- interested in fighting inflation. show up in the government's infla- The Labor Federation charges that quire cooperation from the 14 mil- He also said the administration tion statistics. Carter's voluntary wage and price lion-member Labor Federation. will not hesitate to use its full The administration spelled out in guidelines do not "meet the princi- Carter's voluntary program pro- authority to encourage compliance detail the wages, fringe benefits ples of equity and fairness" to posed a guideline limiting price in- with the guidelines. and prices that will be limited un- workers. creases to an overall increase of The White House said it thinks in- 4 resident Jimmy Carter's anti- The AFL-CIO called for a special 5.75 percent, although the guide- dividual unions will go along with tion program. session of Congress to impose manda- lines for individual industries were the program even though Meany is op- The Council said the seven percent tory controls -- and not only on less specific. posed. Mideast peace talks ending third week ITT WASHINaiua The Egyptian-Is- attempts -- to avert disclosure ujiu) gation this morning. Then Vance -- International WASHINGTON (AP) to unseal the charges filed by the raeli peace talks here are ending and the Israelis will fly to New Telephone and Telegraph made a new Securities and Exchange Commission, their third week today. York to meet tomorrow with Begin, attempt yesterday to avert govern- pending review of the case by the And, the official pronouncements who's is on his way to New York to ment disclosure of charges concern- U.S. Court of Appeals. about what's is going on are begin- receive an award tonight. ing foreign bribes allegedly made Yesterday morning, SEC lawyers ning to sound the same: progress is Before he left Tel Aviv this mor- ITT. by brought Hart a proposed order to being made, but fundamental issues ning, Begin repeated his vow to ex- And the whole matter may end up in that effect for his approval. remain unresolved. pand Israeli settlements in occupied the Supreme Court again. That was the word again late yes- Jordan despite protests from the Judge ITT asked Washington Federal But the judge is not expected to terday, after negotiators held their United States. George Hart to delay unsealing pa- take that action until the govern- first formal talks in 10 days. He also pledged that Jerusalem, pers that would disclose details of ment has had time to answer ITT's They'll go back to informal con- including East Jerusalem, will re- the charges until the Supreme Court latest request. tacts again today as everyone awaits main the capital of Israel. can be asked to take a close look at The charges against ITT reportedly the arrival of Israeli Prime Minis- Arab hard-liners are getting ready the issues in the case. deal with some $9 million in alleged ter Menachem Begin in the United to open a summit meeting in Syria The High Court turned down an ITT payoffs made by the huge conglomer- States. tomorrow to decide how to deal with request for a stay of Hart's order ate from 1970 to 1975. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Egypt for engaging in peace talks was to meet with the Israeli dele- with Israel. Banks may be causing fluctuations of dollar --- NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS--- WASHINGTON (AP/UPI) -- The Justice Chase Manhattan Bank has boosted WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's themselves to heavy equipment at Department reportedly is probing al- its prime interest rate to 10.5 per- railroads will ask the Interstate Claremore, Okla., where the site of legations that major U.S. banks cent, effective today. Other banks Commerce Commission for an 8.3 per- Oklahoma's first nuclear power plant worked to cause fluctuations in the are expected to follow. cent increase in average freight is located. dollar on the world money markets. ates today. After they were cut loose and The Washington Post says an uni- The increase had been expected in The increase could affect the jailed, they vowed they would not ified spokesman has confirmed some quarters on Wall Street and prices of such items as vegetables, eat until they are freed without an investigation is now under that has been given as one reason liquor and electricity. bail. wa' for the precipitous fall of prices Alfred Kahn, the new head of Pres- The 11 men and three women were The Post says the Justice Depart- in the New York Stock Exchange in ident Jimmy Carter's anti-inflation taken to a county jail and held on ment is investigating the possibili- the past two weeks. The blue-chip program, says the proposed increase charges of trespassing. ty some banks designed their over- Dow Jones Industrials average fell may be in excess of federal stan- seas dollar-trading to reap profits another 19.40 points yesterday, dard. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- U.N. Ambas- by forcing fluctuations. leaving it below the 800 level at sador Andrew Young said yesterday Meanwhile, investors are bracing the close for the first time in six WASHINGTON (AP) -- According to fig- that Patricia Hearst is a political for more bad news on interest rates. months. ures released by the Justice Depart- prisoner. ment, about 2,700 U.S. immigration Young told a group of high school inspectors earned an average of students this that society not only U.S. may protest if Cubans were sold MiG-21 $5,500 each overtime last year. discriminates against the poor, but A Justice Department official said also against the super-rich. BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- An Air Force it is, we don't have too much to be that because of a 1931 law, however, Young didn't state specifically intelligence official said yesterday worried about." inspectors can earn more than the why he thinks Miss Hearst is a po- that the United States would launch He added that Cuban-based MiG-27 attorney general.

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