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Chinese claims pact signed They're walking less now] COMPILED FROM AP/UPI -- Treasury Sec- ring. The 125 Cuban commuters employed in the afternoon. retary Michael Blumenthal said a Although President Jimmy Carter here are now walking less and enjoy- As of yesterday afternoon, Captain last-minute agreement signed just be- couldn't attend the low-key ceremo- ing it more. John H. Fetterman, Jr., Commander fore he left Peking made his trip to nies in Washington, he accepted the Naval Ease, approved the Navy busses China a success. iew Chinese ambassador's credentials Each working day Monday through to embark and disembark the commuters Under the agreement, China promises n the Oval Office. Friday, the commuter employees must at the Northeast Gate and save them to pay Americans more than $60 mil- Carter called the occasion of of- walk 1400 yards from theCCuban bus the 200 yard walk on this side of lion to settle property claims out- ficial diplomatic recognition "a mo- stop area to the Northeast Gate, the fence. A ,commuter commented, standing since and then another 200 yards to the "It was a very nice gesture and we the communists took -nentous day." 3 power in 1949. area where the base busseas are appreciate it. It's nice to know Such a settlement had been consid- Once the new plaque reading, "Em- parked. The same walk is reversed the Captain is so concerned." ered a prerequisite to full-scale bassy of the People's Republic of trade relations between the two coun- China" was in place, Chinese diplo- tries. mats raised their red flag over Wash ington for the first time, as their national anthem played in the back- h- lumenthal left Peking last night Guantanamo ground. Shanghai, the port city where he In Peking, American diplomats gath ved as a teenager during World War ered to toast the Chinese with Coca- Vol 34 No. 42 II. cola, the first American product to His parents fled to China from go on sale in Chi"- Friday their native Germany to escape perse- March 2, 1979 Gazette cution by the Nazis. Boise-Cascade, meanwhile, the Am- The diplomats' children sang erican corporation with the largest "America the Beautiful" and fire- single claim against Peking, is crackers snapped in the air. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba pleased but disappointed with the Blumenthal attended the Peking agreement. ceremonies- in place of Ambassador n ' I Blumenthal has announced that U.S. Leonard Woodcock. claimants will receive 41 cents to Meanwhile, on the Vietnam-China Begin encouraged by talks border, bitter the dollar for their claims. fighting continued. WASHINGTON (AP/UPI) -- sraell Primq to confer with Begin over lunch at China and Vietnam reportedly have Minister Menachem Begin, who arrived the State Department. Boise-Cascade, who has a claim of been fighting bloody but indecisive' in the United States yesterday talk- Althoughh the White House is doing nearly $54 million, said it's "pleas- battles around the provincial capi- ing tough about a Mideast peace its best tto enforce a complete news ed the settlement was reached with- tal of Lang Son. treaty, said last night he was en- blackout on Begin's visit, there ard, out lengthy drawn-out negotiations.' In the latest battlefield communi couraged after a two-hour meeting fears the prime minister would make However, the Boise, Idaho-based que before press time Hanoi claimed with President Jimmy Carter. good on a vow to take his case to company said it's dissapointed that its troops had killed or wounded Begin said the meeting was "one of the Ameri can people. the payout figure is not higher. some 27,000 Chinese soldiers since the most important and constructive" Begin's visit has been termed Earlier in the day, toasts with the invasion began. talks he'd ever had with the presi- "open-endeed" by administration Coca-cola and the raising of the There was one hopeful sign yester- dent.sources. There is no deadline for Chinese flag opened American and Chi- day, however. China proposed peace A ioint statement issued after the the discu ssions. nese embassies in Washington and Pe- talks to end the two-week-old war. talks by White House News Secretary Among tihe differences the two men Jody Powell said the talks were Are hopingg to resolve: the future "most friendly" and are a useful pre- bf Palest:inians living in occupied dgfQh lude to forthcoming sessions. territorieses, when to exchange ambas- Two more meetings were scheduled padors bettween Egypt and Israel and or today, one in the morning and Whether thhe hoped-for treaty would WA another afternoon session. take preciedence over Egyptian commit4- Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was stenta to othr Arab nations. Dateline a wa zon. Soe cvilinscp- onuct. Seabees' birthday upcoming WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Congressional study concluded yesterday that the On March 5, Seabees the thanf979, theWWorld War II Construction Iranian oil shutdown has had little effect on worldwide oil supplies. world over will celebrate their Battalionsis. The Seabees again took The report by the Library of Congress said the loss of Iranian oil 37th anniversary. The Seabees, as part in am]iphibious landings at has been made up almost entirely by increaseS prdiction trom uthuL we know them today, were established Inchon and built three major air- oil-exporting nations. early in World War II after the fields for the First Marine Air Is said the net effect of the Iranian production halt is about 240,000 United States learned the undesir- Wing. able rea the size of the Naval barrels of oil a day. effects of using civilians in CstutiAfter Kowrzn.Smcilascp- The administration has been saying the net loss in 2.5 million barrels ion Forces were stabilized daily, and Energy Department officials reject the study's conclusions. tured early in World War II were at 10 Mobi:ile Construction Battalions actually executed and families of plus 2 Amp]hibious Construction WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Party officials said yesterday President thoseSecretary detained ciila in StateCrece prison campsinorwa toet thei Battalionss. They remained this size Jimmy Carter's proposed military budget should be increased by at least suffered financially because the until Nay 1965 when the Pacific $5 billion, even if that means increasing the federal deficit. contractor could not continue to alert Battttalion on Okinawa deployed They said the administration's plan for spending $122 billion next pay their salary nor did the govern- to Chu Laii, RVN to support the year is inadequate, and they warn the United States is rapidly becoming meant have an obligation to. Marine min phibious force. Between number two in military power. and May 1968 the MCB's Ben Morell was successful MADRID MaAdmiralgrew in nu umber to 21 Mobile Con- (AP) -- Nearly half the votes had been counted at press time in ingl steveores, WarbIoafer linee, Te a the Spanish national elections, and it looked like the Centrist Party in selling his plan for a military struction]Battalions. Two of these of Premier Suarez was headed for victory. construction force for the Navy. Battalionss were Reserves activated The early results were a suprise to pollsters who predicted the So- In order to successfully recruit and sent oi to RVN within 4 months of cialist Party of Felipe Gonzalez would come out ahead in the popular construction men from high paying reporting for active duty. Again vote. draft exempt jobs it was necessary the Seabeees recruited directly from Suarez headquarters were forecasting a gain of seven seats in the to establish a recruiting program the cirtheauctionn ranks and again auctionn workers responded lower ITouse of parliament. That would still leave the premier short of swfeled toancalstecause of comnii a majority. country's call. physical defects were overlooked. As the last of the Seabees left GEORGETOWN, Guayana (AP) -- A judge in Guyana will rule Wednesday on a Age and experiencelbecame an asset RN in 19 173, it was with the know- defense motion to dismiss murder charges against "Peoples Temple" mem- rather than a hinderance. Patrio- ledge tha t they had again served r Larry Layton. tism played a large role in recruit- their co entry in a proud manner. Chief Justice Harold Bollers took the motion under advisement yester- construction supported Marine, Army, stiffs and knockabouts day. Air Force and Navy operations from It was the second day of Layton's trial on charges of murder in the from construction trades. Khe Sanh to An Thouy. death of U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan and four others on Nov. 18. Today Se,eabees continue to serve CHICAGO (AP) -- Police are searching for more bodies at the suburban The accomplishments of these men all ower thei world. They deploy to home of John Gacy. during World War II are legendary. U.S. ove seas base. Seabee Teams The Naval Construction Forces are helping He's reported to have told police he murdered 32 young men, but over ng underdeveloped island the Christmas season, searchers fourth 27 bodies buried in Gacy's house es in Micronesia. A large and two in a nearby river. 12,000 officers and almost 250,000 contingentt continues work on Diego enlisted men. They built more than Garcia. More than 200 are assigned PARIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- The Marine Corps has decided to change its 400 advanced bases throughout the at Guanta namo Bay. The Seabees, as policy regarding tattoos. world from Newfoundland to England, we know thhem today, are younger in A controversy on the regulation began Wednesday when a woman was or- from the Caribbean to Africa, age but w hat they lack in experi- dered discharged because of a tattoo that would have been allowed on a Sicily and up the Italian penin- ence they make up in enthusiasm.