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Dateline . TEHRAN (AP) -- More executions were reported in Iran early today. State radio said six more men were tried and executed in Tabriz in the northeastern part of the country. All six were said to be interrogators for the shah's secret police. The latest executions bring to 394 the total number of those killed by firing squads since the February Islamic revolution. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is said to have agreed to provide Egypt with engineering and technical aid to get Egypt's defense industry back into production of basic weapons. Carter administration sources describe the plan as a "modest Program which will not involve much in the way of American personnel or money." COMPILED FROM AP -- Seven thousand men and women are battling 24 separate forest fires in several western states. Fully half the nation's federal firefighting forces are involved, but the situation remains out of control. The fires have devastated more than 143,000 acres. Admiral Harry D. Train, II, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and Cap- Base, record a TV program tain John H. Letterman, Jr., Commander, Naval WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Former Florida Governor Reuben Askew yesterday con- in Gitmo Tuesday evening and in the TV-8 studios. The admiral arrived firmed that he will become President Jimmy Carter's chief trade negotiat- locally soon. The exact time left yesterday. The program will be shown or in October. photos of Adm. Train's visit, see will be announced later. For more And Askew admitted that his decision to accept could boost the presi- page three. dent's support in Florida's presidential primary, but added "It would be unfair to say he offered the position simply because it would assist him politically." SAN DIEGO (UPI) -- A report released yesterday told the story of two U.S. Guantanamo helicopter pilots who rescued 28 Vietnamese sailing on a sinking fishing boat Sunday morning. The pilots, flying over a freighter in the South China Sea, saw a sig- nal fire in the early dawn light and found 28 people crammed onto a ves- sel that had water coming in over the sides. The Americans hovered over the boat for 90 minutes until the supply ship USS Wabash picked up the refugees. Gazette picked up again this morning CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (AP) -- The winds had off the gulf coast spurring the advance of a giant oil spill from a Mex- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ican well blowout. The stiff winds had diminished Tuesday stalling the slick until last night. Thursday, Aug. 9, 1979 No. 34 Vol. 150 Oil has been lapping at Texas' beaches since Tuesday. conomists predlidt food prices will continue moderate increase fuel and He predicted that Congress will (AP/UPI) -- Economists The Council on Wage and Price tape along with outrageous WASHINGTON become more receptive to such con- said Stability yesterday said higher other energy cost increases," he at Georgia State University trols as election time approaches. yesterday they anticipate the mod- food prices should not be blamed on said. agreed food prices Kirkland appeared at a news eration in food price increases farmers or grocers but on mark-ups The council moderately higher briefing after presiding over the that began in the second quarter by processing companies. should be only the year. final session of the federation's of this year to continue. for the rest of warned that some of three-day summer executive council The University's economic fore- President Carter has announced But it also will be a direct re- meeting in place of ailing Presi- casting project said of last month plans to summon food industry of- the increase week's decision to dent George Meany. that at the wholesale level, food ficials to the White House soon to sult of last 10 million met- He said rising prices is the root and nonfood prices rose at a moder- discuss the situation. sell an additional wheat to the of the problem which allows infla- of one percent. This is the first time adminis- ric tons of American ate six-tenths tion to continue. The government was expected to tration anti-inflation efforts have Soviet Union. Meanwhile, AFL-CIO Secretary- He said there is no indication announce its report on food and focused specifically on one indus- Lane Kirkland said admin- growing sentiment in Congress for nonfood wholesale prices for July try. Treasurer failure to adequately mandatory controls, but said that today. The president of the Food Market- istration prices may force President as election time grows near and the However, yesterday the Carter ad- ing Institute defends higher control Carter to resort to mandatory nation is "bankrupt of ideas," Con- ministration, alarmed by the ever prices. Jimmy and price guidelines by next gress will lean toward the manda- rising cost of food put a spotlight "Food price increases reflect wage year. tory measures. on the food industry's middlemen. government-imposed costs and red Spies harass opponents in U.S. according to Washington Post the WASHINGTON (AP) -- The intelligence the study were Yugoslavia and agencies of several foreign govern- Soviet Union. ments have conducted systematic The report said Yugoslav agents campaigns inside the U.S. to spy posing as diplomats routinely on and harass their opponents, ac- threatened dissidents in the U.S. cording to today's Washington Post. with death. The charges were made by staff It said the Soviet Union, unlike investigators for the Senate For- the other five countries studied, eign Relations Committee in an as concentrates must of its spy ac- yet unreleased report. tivities in the U.S. on classic The Post, which obtained a draft espionage efforts of trying to oh- copy, gave details of its contents. rain secret information. There's been no comment from U.S. The Sonny Bradshaw Seven, a band from Jamaica, provided their profession- It said a principal target of officials on the charges. The al music at the Jamaican Independence Day Celebration on August 6. the spy campaigns by four coun- Other details included in the of festivities were highly succussfull with a large turn-out and plenty tries -- Iran, the Philippines, Post story: anni- food and drink to carry the day's merriment. This was Jamaicas 17th Taiwan and Chile -- appears to have -- During his final three years versary of their independence. been American public opinion. in power, the shah of Iran warned Spies were set loose on critics U.S. officials that he would expel whose speaking out might have dis- CIA agents from his country if ac- turbed close relations between tion were taken against Iranian Inside today's Gazette and the U.S. spies in the U.S. each of the countries special article about the history of concluded that none Inside today's Gazette is a Methods used by the countries -- The study at Gitmo from an officer in- smoking in the military. There is also a look ranged from the reported sendings of the agencies most directly on page the USS Emory S. Land who used to live here. That's all of assassination teams to the U.S. volved -- the CIA, the FBI and the from made it a di- three. from Iran and Chile to the moni- State Department -- list on page two. po- On there is also a special non-U.S. job opportunity toring of student political discus- rect responsibility to monitor on other And on page four are soccer standings plus a rundown sions on U.S. campuses. litical harassment by foreign gov- from yesterday. Two other countries included in ernments in the U.S. contests Gazette Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1979 Page 2 Guantanamo Clubs & Organizations community THE DAYCARE CENTER BOARD MEETING AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING of the will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday Pen-Pal Women bowling league at August 13 in the daycare center. Marblehead Hall on Tuesday afternoon August 14, at 1 p.m. beginners are welcome. For further DEPUTY GAME WARDEN MEETING to be information contact Beth Stanbro held at 7 p.m. at the Base Police 99198, or Donna Johnston 90161. bulletin board Training Room. rrled co te Pulic t 0U33. 3ie 30.a., o4:30 p. Monday codensedand included in a daily calendar action during the week of h event: Comrcial advertisl1 is prohibted although ann ounca of available series will be pemitead but limited to w3ice3nthly. Amrumm ents for buasineu o r a ce require ng commnd approval my dl. 31to t. "bdi fc3 t . d . color, o33c ona origi V BS-- --is coming! A1ter4Workin4urs). 9 51 1 44 J Special announcements Movie ec GOLF TOURNAMENT to be held August LEARN CAKE DECORATING using the Local Forecast 11, at 12:30 p.m. Pro-Am Blitz, Wilton method, instructed by auth- high tide- 11:05 pm - 8813 Lyceums C plus 2 man best ball, blind draw orized Wilton cake decorating in- low tide-- 4:16 pm Downtown:Dirkie, for partners, $2.50 fee, full handi- structor, course will cost $30 for sunrise--- 6:39 am high--- 93 HcCalla: The Kil ler Inside cap. August 12 at 9 a.m. Pro-Am 5 weeks. You furnish your own equip- 7:33 pm low---- 76 Me, R sunset---- ('o110 Blitz, plus blind bogey tournament, ment, NEX has all supplies for this Marine:lMlar IL Carrie,R $2.50 fee. course, for more information call Today's forecast is for partly Leeward: Hi -Riders, R David A. Safford at 8426 DWH, 96208 cloudy skies with rain and thun- STEAK & CLAW NIGHT will be held AWH. der showers over the mountains, Clubs Friday, August 10, at the Blue southeasterly winds at 10-15 kts.