Nixon Expected to Anno Unce New Pullout Tonight Charges Cover-Iup
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inmu i 0ztg TIDES WATER CONDITION HIGH LOW CHARLIE V 1:17 a.m. 6:58 a.m. U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA STORAGE ASHORE 1:47 p.m. 8:22 p.m. 13 MILLION GALLONS Phone 9-5247 Date MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1969 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) _ Nixon Expected to Announce New Pullout Tonight WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)-- President Nixon will address the nation tonight and is expected to an- I fi day Seasmo 0peMmi widt MIusi nounce further Vietnam troop withdrawals. The speech will be carried live by AFRTS radio at GUANTANAMO BAY-- The '69 holiday season had 6 p.m. local time. its official start Friday evening with a pro- In announcing the broadcast speech, News Secre- gram of Christmas music at the Naval Station tary Ronald Ziegler said the President will up- Lyceum. date his Vietnam policy speech on Nov. 3. Specu- Base Commander Rear Admiral J.B. Hildreth, lation is that the number to be withdrawn will be noting in the opening remarks that the Christ- 30,000 to 40,000. mas season represents a time 6f understanding, This would bring the total number ordered pull- urged the audience to compromise their differ- ed out to 100,000. Former Defense Secretary ences and seek peace with the world. Clark Clifford earlier had proposed a pullout of The Base Commander was then paid a surprise 100,000 by the end of this year, and Nixon once- visit from Santa Claus, who presented him with said he hoped to top this figure. a key. Actual withdrawal continues in South Vietnam Invoking an appropriate Biblical passage, The U.S. Command reports two U.S. Army units to- RAdm Hildreth said, "Let there be light," and taling about 400 men were de-activated yesterday, seconds later, the key had electricity to the ending the second-phase withdrawal of 35,000 men. tree of Christmas lights atop the Lyceum. The musical program opened Charges Cover-IUp in Alleged Massacre with the W.T. Sampson Chorus WASHINGTON AP/AFRTS)-- Sen. Charles Goodell said yesterday and ,Instrumental Ensemble, he does not think there is any question that someone has been which performed a medley of covering up" the alleged My Lai massacre. traditional Christmas carols. The New York Republican said in an interview that all evi- Vincent Corbisiero, best known dence shows the cover-up did not reach Cabinet level. Godell to the Base for his work in said the soldiers accused *of the alleged slaughter might be Little Theater productions and scapegoats. a talented singer as well, He said i f the evidence shows they should be charged, then, gave a solo of "0 Holy then it's importent to see Night." that "the col: nels, majors and es Bit To Sextuplets The W.T. Sampson Girls En- generals at higher levels are semble sang four songs of the also charged." LONDON (AP/AFRTS) -- A 23- season. One of their members, South Vietn m's minister of year-old woman gave birth yes- Lynn Proegler, accompanied the State said yes terday there is terday to sextuplets. One of girls on guitar.' She also no conclusive evidence that the children was stillborn. sang with the next two groups- civilians were massacred by Four girls and one boy survive - 2/8 Marine Hospital Corpsmen U.S. troops at My Lai last and are reported in good con- Al Kocken"wer and Tom Atkins year. dition, although none weighs Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Monday, December,14, 1969 BASE'S HOLIDAY SEASON BEGINS-- Cont'd fr. Pg.1 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP/AFRTS)-- Three "What Child Is This?" and "The Shepherd Boy." Guatemalan secret service agents were killed The Choraliers-sang four seasonal numbers with yesterday by gunmen in Guatemala City. Old English folk origins, concluding with "We Witnesses say a car of armed men pulled Wish You a Merry Christmas." alongside the agents' automobile and opened The W.T. Sampson Fifth Grade-nearly 45 voices fire. Police say the number and identity of strong-- ended the stage performances with the -gunmen are not known. three sbngs. Corbisiero then led the near- This marks the second shooting incident in capacity audience in six of the season's best- Guatemala in two days. Four persons were known carols and songs. killed Saturday when a group of armed guerril- A medley overture and accompaniment through- las attacked a police car near the home of outthe evening were provided by the Naval the Vice Minister of the Interior. Base Band. By the program's end, the strings of lights NEW YORK (AP/AFRTS)-- A heavy snowfall is above the stage looked a lot more like a reported throughout the Northeastedn United Christmas tree, and the yule season was a States with heavy accumulation stretching little closer to Guantanamo Bay. from the Great Lakes to the Appalachians. Snow-covered roads havebeen blamed for DAKAR, Senegal (AP/AFRTS)-- A huge 257,000- a rash of traffic accidents. Six persons ton tanker sank yesterday in the Atlantic were killed and 31 injured when a bus over- Ocean 50 miles northwest of Dakar. turned near Lancaster, Pa. The vessel, known as the Marpessa, was owned The U.S. Weather Bureau posted heavy snow by Shell International Marine. She was the and travellers warnings yesterday for the largest ship ever to sink. East Coast from West Virginia to New England. An explosion ripped through the ship Friday A storm in the Northwest continued yesterday - night and water poured into its engine room, in parts of Oregon, Washington and California. causing the tanker to slide under by the However, it was reported to be diminishing. stern. The Shell company has-mounted an operation to save the vessel using powerful NEW YORK (AP/AFRTS)-- New York's Metropoli- ocean tugs. tan Opera went into rehearsal Saturday after 0*.** a labor dispute delayed the opera's opening TEL AVIV (AP/AFRTS)-- Prime Minister Golda since September. Meir will pFesent her new Cabinet to the Isra- As performers readied for the Dec. 29th eli Parliamrnt tomorrow. opening, Manager Rudolph Bing told them: "If In its program of action, Israel's new gov- music be the food of love, play on." ernment has promised to seek peace with the Arabs. But it also says the army will be BRUSSELS (AP/AFRTS)-- The Eurepean Common "strengthened to deter and repulse aggression." Market begins a week of meetings here to-- The program clearly indicates that Israel morrow. Cabinet ministers from the six intends to establish permanent settlements on member nations will work to eliminate final Arab land that was captured during the 1967 obstacles to the opening of talks for the Middle East war. entry into the market of Britain, Ireland, Israel says that Jerusalem's Jewish and Arab Denmark and Norway. sectors will remain united as th- nation's cap- ital, and the government said it would continue ** * to insist on face-to-face talks in any peace treaty negotiations. .*** RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP/AFRTS)-- King Faisal of Saudi Arabia will meet with Presi- dent Nasser in Cairo prior to the opening of next Saturday's Arab summit conference in Zorocco. Monday, December 15, 1969 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Inquirng Reporter Air and laundry pollution crusaders take heart! The Guantanamo Bay City Dump, also known as "Sears, Guantanamo," will be moving to new quarters. To be more specific,the dump burning area will be moving away from existing quarters in the Nob Hill, Villamar, and Granadillo Point housing areas. YN1 Joseph W. Lamartina asked the INQUIRING REPORTER to look into why the dump was burning trash so close to living quarters in recent weeks, and causing a malodorous smokescreen to invade eyes, nostrils, and the week's wash. Mr. Lamartina's complaint was one of many received on the subject by Naval Base author- VC-10 "CHALLENGERS" will be firing air-to-air, ities, and it has been decided to move the trash-, missiles Saturday December 20, at 10 a.m. in burning area further from Base housing. the area south of the Naval Base. A heat-seek- The Public Works Center,expressed.regret at ing missile "Sidewinder" will be fired at a the inconvenience caused by the smoke, ex- para-flare. This display of pilot training plaining that in disposing of trash, it is may be viewed from Phillips Park, McCalla Field necessary to regularly change the burning site. or Leeward Point. All interested personnel are cordially invited to watch the demonstrat- One of the most enjoyable, and profitable, ion. aspects of the annual Mardi Gras Carnival is the selection of the Mardi Gras Queen. It is appreciated that a great deal of com- petition is inherent in such contests and the During the Christmas-New Years Holiday enthusiasm that can be generated within Season, leave and liberty for the U.S. more Naval Hospital will be regulated so as a command, the greater that command's chances to assure constant readiness for conduc- are of winning. However, certain rules have been establish- ting emergency operations, maintaining ed by the Planning Committee and the viola- routine watches and duties and, at the tion of these rules can result in an assessed same time, permit maximum leave and lib- penalty or suspension from the contest of the erty. command concerned. During the period 22 December 1969 to Specifically, commands are permitted to 2 January 1970, clinical services at the available to any hospital will be open for routine ap- give whatever publicity is candidates vying for the honor of being a pointments between 8 a.m.