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U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 Friday Date June 9, 1967 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) * Israelis US Ship By Accident WASHINGTON (AP) ISRAELI WAR- Syria Joins UAR-Jordan PLANES AND boats mistakenly strafed and torpedoed a U.S. Navy ship off the Egyptian coast yesterday, killing In 10 UN Cease-Fire Americans and wounding 75 BEIRUT, LEBANON (AP) others, the Pentagon SYRIA ANNOUNCED EARLY Friday it has said. accepted a cease-fire with Israel. The United States promptly The announcement was made by Radio Damascus protested the incident, which decision which said the- was taken at an emergency session of came a few hours before Egypt Ministers. the Council of notified the United Nations it was ready to accept a At the same time the Damas- cease- Sword Passes cus Radio fire heralding an end to the On made its first ref- four-day old Middle East erance to acceptance of the War. cease-fire The Pentagon said 15 of the by Egypt. wounded were in critical Syria, which had been the con- most vociferous dition. Two destroyers were in support of speeding through war, was the last of the four the Mediter- principal ranean to aid the damaged ves- belligerents to ac- sel, a lightly armed cept the cease-fire call of research the ship that had been helping U.N. Security Council. relay communications from U.S. installations in the Mideast. C Pro There was no immediate White A Horns House comment on the attack, but Secretary Of State Dean Rusk was summoned from a Capi- a m D c t m Damascus tol Hill briefing to meet with GITMO--Colonel Gerald Sea President F.Rus- Haift h Johnson and other sell, Commanding Officer E a U.S. officials. of the Ground Defense Forces, S Rusk delivered a speedy oral presents Sergeant Major Ted protest to Israeli Ambassador Grant with the symbolic Avraham Harman, Seg- who came to eant Major's Sword for the the State Department to keep Gitmo Ground Defense Forces. an appointment with Assistant In the center is the departing TelD AmBI Secretary Lucius(Cont'd pge 2) Sergeant Major, James Turner. Alert Drill Continues This weekend the Base is engaged in a Hurricane Alert Drill, testing the responses of the various activities cane conditions. to our Hurri- achad b anicially This drill is NOT designed to cause a on the or have households Commissary The announcernterrted a busy scurrying about moving lawn furniture Hesidte onclofMn indoors, boarding up shutters and hoarding food. It is, how- Geea ever, intended that families be U Tanti e ok aware of what is required of isters"took them IF a hurricane should head our way. hir(Cnm pg 2)ik The Base is currently programascu meitame usic in Water Condition BRAVO which means that water WILL NOT be used for watering fieo orsafertes.pta lawnsor washing cars. he saidthe inciluof a Tomorrow part of the Drill will be for personnel in essential not engaged duties to report to their hurricane shelters. Your command Admin office or Personnel office can tell you irs o what hurricane shelter you are eir to AFRTS assigned. Be sure andlisten radio and television Saturday for instructions. GITMO GAZETTE PAGE 2 FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967 CAIRO (AP) THE NASSER GOVERNMENT announced to the Egyptian people on Cairo Radio early today it bad accepted a cease-fire with Israel Ch~o Q61uttle that began Monday. I (8 to stop the Mideast war ComNavBase.RADM E.R. Crawford The announcement came midway through a reg- Public Affairs Officer.LT Paul E. Lamey Liedtke ular post-midnight news broadcast. Editorial Advisor.JOC William A. elaboration a news Editor.JOl Sam Herzog The announcer read without News Editor.CT2 Vic Griffeth dispatch from New York reporting Egypt's note Feature Editor.SN Ed Sullivan to U.N. Secretary-General U Thant accepting Sports Editor.J03 Sig Couch Council's call for a cease-fire. to the rules and reg- the Security ,The GITMO GAZETTE is published according The news in NAVEXOS There was no immediate comment. ulations for ship A station newspapers as outlined people after a P-35 and under the direction of the Naval Base Public Affairs Of- was broken to the Egyptian ficer. It is printed four days a week at government expense on series of brief radio commentaries that seemed news items government equipmnt. The opinions or statements to be cautiously preparing the country for the appear herein Bre not to be construed as office f or as re- that announcement. flecting the ;views of ComnavBase or the Navy Departtand.\ of the cease- Ads and notices will be accepted between the hours 6f. 8 a.m. Soon after Egypt's acceptance either Mon- Egyp- and 5 p.m. MON thru FRI ONLY and will be published in fire, the high military command reported day's, Tuesday's or Thursday's GAZETTE. No ads or notices--ex- fought agbinst Israel a battle than once a week nor tian forces had cept command notices--will be published more "unprecedented in its ferociousness" and that will they be run in Friday's paper. fighting was still going on on all fronts. to ac- -ilERUI (Cont'd from page 1) decision SIMON Wiesen- Council's call for a VIENNA (UPI) EICHMANN HUNTER cept the U.N. Security welcomed Brazil's decision to after considering the present situ- thal yesterday cease-fire alleged war criminal Frank Stang1 to ation and informed U.N. Secretary-General U extradite Syria would agree to a cease-fire West Germany. Thant that thinks that jury decisions in S condition that the other side accept it." Wiesenthal on trials of war criminals "usually are more just D. Battle. in West Germany than in Austria." WASHINGTON (Cont'd from page 1) office of Dussel- him to Rusk's office where the Moreover, the prosecution Battle escorted Germany, possesses all the material was delivered. dorf, West protest for a verdict in the upcoming Stangl Pentagon said the Israeli government in- necessary The trial. In Dusseldorf the so-called Treblinka formed the United States "that the attack was forces." It added; trial has been conducted. made in error by Israeli of the extermination "an apology has been received from Tel Aviv." Stangl was commander Treblinka and is held responsible for reported his government's apology. camp of Harman the death of at least 700,000 people. The vessel was identified as the USS Liberty, some twenty ship that According to Simon Wiesenthal, a lightly armed technical research still at large in communications for subordinates of Stang] are was in position to assure therefore will try to get posts in the Middle East and Austria. Wiesenthal U.S. Government prosecutor tothe upcoming trial in relay. information in the evacuation an Austrian to help Germany to have him hear of the evidence of Americans from the war zone. West Press Officer Robert J. against these men. State Department Stangl's arrest possible in said he had-no reason to think that Wiesenthal made McCloskey by paying $7,000 for his address in Sao the damage to the Liberty resulted in any dis- Brazil Paulo to a former Gestapo officer. Wiesenthal ruption of communications. one cent per body---700,000 cents said the 11,510-ton Liberty was had to pay Officials most cynical bargain ever proposed to flying its colors when attacked at mid-after- in the his exceptional career as a war criminal noon. They fixed its position at the time as him in 15 miles off the Sinai Peninsula and 90 miles hunter. southwest of Tel Aviv. SENATE YESTERDAY con- Assistant Secretary of De- WASHINGTON (UPI) THE Phil G. Goulding, Johnson's appointmentof Covey Public Affairs who made the announ- firmed President fense for as Assistant Secretary of State for cement, said the ship suffered at least one T. Oliver that she is in Inter-American Affairs. torpedo hit. "It is reported debate and came said. The action was taken without no danger of sinking," he Foreign Relations carries a crew of 15 shortly after the Senate The 450-foot long ship recommended confirmation. officers, 279 men and three civilian aides. Committee unanimously did not immediately '-release The Pentagon CITY (UPI) PRESIDENT JOSE' JOAQUIN names of the casualties. MEXICO Fernandez of Costa Rica returned home yester- visit during which TALK THAT CUBA may not be able day after a 71-hour official NEW YORK (AP) for a large-scale Mex- meet all of its sugar export commitments the groundwork was laid to American Market. and dealer interest to buy Brazilian sugar ican entry into the Central world sugar futures yester- spurred demand for DUTCHMEN were at one time extended to 15 points. THE HAGUE (UPI) ALL WORKING day. Gains three hours wages or said the latest Havana reports placed urged yesterday to donate Dealers aid to Israel. the Cuban sugar production at about six mil- more for economic lion metric tons. Pages Missing or Unavailable GITMO GAZETTE FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967 PAGE 7

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP--An abbreviated fifteen homers to lead the Natio-nal League *in schedule in 1he Major Leagues yesterday, in the that department, and Frank Robinson has collec- , Bob Gibson fired a four hit- ted 15 homers to lead the . Ken ter and Julian Javier's leadoff homer in the Holtzman leads National League with a fifth inning snapped a tie as St. Louis whip- 5-0 record but Ken is now serving six monthsac- ped Houston, 6-2. The victory ended a string tive duty with the National Guard. Boblbale is of three straight losses that the Cards had right behind him with a 7-1 record. In the Am- suffered against the Astros. Javier's homer erican League Joe Horlen leads the League with ignited a three-run St. Louis burst in the seven wins and no losses. fifth. Gibson who struck out nine coasted the Club Won Lost Pct. GB rest of the way and picked up his seventh win. Cincinnati 35 20' .638 -- Howie Brown's tie-breaking single and atwo- San Francisco 30 21 .588 3 run throwing error by Johnny Edwards gave the St. Louis 28 20 .583 3 San Francisco Giants 3 game-winning-runs as the Pittsburgh 26 22 .542 5 Giants beat Cincinnati, 8-5. The loss broke a Chicago 25 24 .510 7 string of eleven straight 1 run decisions for Philadelphia 24 25 .490 8 the League-leading Reds. Willie McCovey hit Atlanta 25 26 .490 8 his 10th homer with a man on in the fifth. Los Angeles 21 30 .412 12 Felipe Alou's ninth inning single brought Houston 20 32 .386 13 the rallying Atlanta Braves a 5-4 victory over New York 17 31 .354. 14 the Dodgers. Dennis Menke opened the ninth with a single, went to second on Woody Wood- Detroit 31 19 .620 wardb sacrifice, and came home on Alou's Chicago 28 19 .596 1 single. Baltimore 25 23 .521 5 A header highlighted the action in Boston 25 24 .521 5 the American Leagueo Gary Bell made his debut Cleveland 25 24 .510 5k for Boston, scattered nine hits and rode afive Minnesota 25 25 .500 6 run second inning to a 7-3 victory over the New York 24 25 .490 6 , giving the Red Sox a split Kansas City 23 28 .451 8 in the twin bill. Unbeaten Joe Horlen backed Washington 21 30 .410 10 by home-runs by Jerry McNair and Ken Berry, California 22 32 .407 11 posted his 7th victory in the opener, pitching Chicago to a 5-2 triumph. Bell whose record NEW YORK (UPI) Willie McCovey may have brok- is now 2-5 was acquired in a recent trade with en Gary Nolan's heart Wednesday night but he Cleveland. didn't give him any nightmares. Max Alvis opened up the game with a "I'll beat them tonight in my sleep, there's and collected another one in the ninthi inning no way they'll beat me,' the remarkable 19-year to break a tie and power the old Cincinnati said after he turned in to a 7-5 victory over the . Al- a gallant performance that went awry on just a vim drove in 3 runs and scored the samennber. pitch. Rich Radchardt topped off a home-run barrage Outduelling Juan Marichal of the Giants, No- with a two run shot in the sixth inning that lan had a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning when brought California from behind to a 6-5 vic- he struck out Willie Mays for the fourth time tory over the . The :.Arghls to boost his total to 15. But Mc- were trailing 5-4 when Jimmy Hall singled and Covey hit his next pitch for a three-run hhomer Radchardt connected off loser Stu Miller to that tied the game 3-3. drop his record to 1-5. Hall and Jim Fregosi Nolan then left the game with the cheers sluoged earlier two run homers in the third from the standing ovation of the crowd of inning staking the Angels toa4-0 lead against 21,693 ringing in his ears but in the ninth starter . Fregosi's sixth homer inning Tom Haller's infield single scored the followed a walk and Hall's eighth came after winning run in San Francisco's 4-3 victory over an error by Boog Powell. the League-leading Reds. Pitcher Joe Verbanic's second inning double Nolan, displaying amazing poise for a teen- ignited a string of 5 straight two-out-hits ager, took the heartbreaking setback with his that produced 5 runs as the typical class. blanked the Senators, 6-0. Verbanic allowed "Honestly, I didn't hear the crowd, all I just four hits, to win his second straight. could think about was the ball he hit," Nolan The victory was the Yanks 4th in the five game said. "I have no -excuses, McCovey hit the series with the Senators and lifted them to best pitch I had to throw up there, a fast within one game of the .500 mark. ball." The Reading Phillies of the Class AA of the Nolan's 15 in 7 2/3 innings were Eastern League defeated their parent club the just three short of the Major League record , 8-4 in an, exhibition for a nine inning game of 18 held by Sandy game played at Reading. Koufax and . Roberto Clemente continues to lead the Nat- That kid was just tremendous, what else can ional League batters with a .370 average and you say?" Bristol said. "When a kid's -young, Al Kaline is tops in the American League with you have to watch that sentiment doesn't cloud a .349 average. Hammerin' Hank Aaron has hit your judgment but he's such a man." PAGE 8 FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967 GITMO GAZETTE The Naval Base Chaplain's Sunday evening fellow- Paiewonsky sent his answer to the ad to members ship group has been invited by Lieutenant Colo- of the House and Senate Insular Affairs Commit- nel W.S. Fagen, Commanding Officer, 3/6 Marines, tees and to some federal officials. to hold its service at Camp Bulkeley this Sun- A spokesman for the Governor said Paiewonsky day evening, June Ilth. The service will be was leaving here for New York en route back to held in the outdoor theater beginning at 7:30 the Virgin Islands. p.m. Chaplain Duncan will be the guest speaker Paiewonsly's statement to the committee said: and the fellowship will be led by Chief Campbell. "The elective-governor legislation will pre- There will be music and refreshments. The pub- vail in Congress because it is a necessary step lic is invited. Transportation will leave Naval away from the last vestiges of colonialism. Base Chapel at 6:30 p.m. "It may well be that 'the publisher' and his advertised objections addressed to members of Kittery Beach will be opened tomorrow, June 10th this Congress will hasten and broaden home rule tCOTE6MILE"at 10:00 a.m. for families only. in our territories. "If even one of 'the publisher's' innuendoes NEW YORK (AP) THE REPUBLIC OF Venezuela ob- is true, what better way to discover and correct tained a court order yesterday to examine books the abuse than to entrust the responsibility for and recordsofthree financial institutions where correction where our democratic systems says it it was alleged former Dictator Marcos Perez must--in the hands of a free elecorate." Jimenez may have had millions of dollars on Paiewonsky asked also: deposit. "Does 'the publisher' have a better means of State Supreme Court Justice Abraham J. Gellin- allaying his professed fear of 'dictatorial re- off signed an order which named Jay H. Schaf- gimes' than by permitting the voters to choose rann as commissioner to take testimony for the their chief executiveshy the secret-ballot pro- First National City Bank of New York, the New cess." York agency of the Royal Bank of Canada and the In addition to his reply to the ad, Paiewonsky French American Banking Corp. I sent the committees his statement, issued Tues- The commissioner is authorized to issue sub- day at Government House in St. Thomas, to a cri- poenas for witnesses and records and to send tical editorial in the San Juan Star of Puerto transcripts of testimony to the Venezuelan Su- Rico. preme Court of Justice. The Senate had been expected to vote yesterday In court papers, Venezuelan officials charged on the elections bill but did not get to it. that starting in 1951, various sums were deposit- Yesterday it put off action until Monday. ed in the former dictator's accounts, including one for $1 million with the French American LONDON (AP) THE BRITISH PETROLEUM CO (BP) an- Banking Corporation. nounced yesterday its biggest tanker charter In an affidavit, Abel Clagijo Ostos, acting operation to date--nearly one million deadweight Venezuelan Consul General in New York, said that tons--"for immediate loading in the Persian Gulf" an action was underway in Venezuela for the re- of oil supplies for Western Europe. covery by the country of "certain funds alleged- A BP spokesman said 20 tankers totalling ly misappropriated by the defendent, Marcos 800,000 deadweight tons had already been char- Perez Jimenez. tered and six more were expected by last night to bring the total to 1,000,000 tons. WASHINGTON (AP) GOV. RALPH M. PAIEWONSKY of The tankers are to make the long haul around the Virgin Islands said yesterday that an adver- the Cape of Good Hope as long as the Suez Caral tisement which appeared here Wednesday was "a is closed. politically inspired continuation of the venom" All are already east of Suez, the spokesman aimed at him by a longtime political.opponent in said. the Virgin Islands. The half-page ad in the Washington Post listed UNDERWRITE YOUR COUNTRY---BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS 34 alleged governmental irregularities and sug- gested that I Congress should investigate Palewon- WATER REPORT AS OF MIDNIGHT JUNE 8, 1967 sky's administration before giving the Islanders the right to elect their own governor, now an PRODUCED 2.249 MILLION GALLONS appointee of the U.S. President. CONSUMED 1.934 MILLION GALLONS The ad was signed "the publisher, The Daily IN STORAGE 13.114 MILLION GALLONS News" a Virgin Islands newspaper headed by Ariel TARGET 14.700 MILLION GALLONS Melchoir Sr., a political foe of Paiewonsky. I GN 6EE MYSELF I HAVEVE A COTE 6MILE! IN MW WATER D15H. A

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