For peace in Easter speech Pope gives plea VATICAN CITY (AP)--"ope Paul VI.made new appeals in his annual Easter message yesterday for peace in Indochina, the Middle East and Northern Ireland and offered prayers for world leaders working to end strife and injustice. The Pope said he was directing his remarks in the 10th Easter message of his reign to "those places where peace does not yet exist, and where it is uncertain and in danger." The 75-year-old Pontiff, his white robes flapping in a stiff breeze, spoke to a crowd of 250,[)00 Romans, tourists and pilgrims standing shoulder to shoulder in St. Peter's Square under overcast skies. An estimated 200 million persons in Europe and Latin America watched on television. First the Pope celebrated an open air Mass on this most joyous of Christ- ian holy days, then after his message he gave his traditional urbi et orbi blessing to the city of Rome and the world. Noting "the many centers of strife (in the world) and situations of in- justice that provoke reaction and revolt," the Pope reserved his strongest words for Northern Ireland. He said the conflict still raging there be- tween Protestants and Roman Catholics, "contrary to the aspirations and will of the majority of the people themselves is an affront not only to 40% believe Nixon (See POPE, Page 2) knew of Watergate PRINCETON, N.J. (AP)--Four in 10 Americans believe President 11 R-11 Nixon had prior knowledge about the Watergate bugging case, ac- cording to a recent Gallup poll, A04 and the case itself has become familiar to "an extraordinary number" of people. A Gallup spokesman said the Monday, April 23, 1973 nationwide survey was conducted to determine the public's level of awareness about the case. A total of 83 per cent responding oaztttt to the poll indicated they have read about Watergate, an increase of 31 per cent from October when a similar survey was made. "This is a surprising figure, even considering the attention Hanoi: 10,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam given Watergate by the media," the spokesman said. than 10,000 U.S. The spokesman said 41 per cent SAIGON (AP)--Hanoi Radio claimed yesterday that more of those responding indicated military men remain in South Vietnam, gathering intelligence and advising they believe the President had South Vietnamese military forces at division level. prior knowledge about the bug- The U.S. embassy, while not commenting directly on the allegation over ging of Democratic National Head- Radio Hanoi, said there are fewer than 300 American military personnel The quarters in Washington's Water- left in Vietnam. The Communist side has made similar claims before. to the gate Building last summer. Radio Hanoi dispatch monitored in Saigon attributed its report Viet Cong's Liberation News Agency. The source, it said, was a South Viet- chief The spokesman said about one- namese junior officer working in the headquarters of South Vietnam's third of all persons in the sur- of staff. vey felt that the Watergate af- fair reveals corruption in the Some of the Americans are working directly for the U.S. Central Intelli- is to super- Nixon administration and a sig- gence Agency and another group are military advisers whose job nificant percentage of those re- vise directly Saigon government troops in launching military operations sponding called for a "clearing to encroach on liberated areas, the Hanoi broadcast said. (See WATERGATE, Page 2) Page 2--LATE NEWS ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Monday, April 23,. 1973 WATERGATE- from page one of the air" !y the President. GAZETTEER The poll was conducted April 7-10 and 1,528 persons were surveyed. .a digest of late news In Washington, meanwhilee, 'en. iEdward Brooke, R-Mass., said yesterday that the President cannot escape some responsibility for the Watergate case. Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press", Brooke said, "He can't escape it under any circumstances." SANTIAGO, Chile (AP)--Lxnlosives set off by unknown Asked whether he believed the President knew of the terrorists caused severe damage yesterday to the statue bugging plans before they were executed, Brooke said: of the Argentine-Cuban guerrilla, Ernesto "Che" Gue- "It's inconceivable to me that they would not have told vara in a Santiago suburb. The bronze head of the sta- the President. .but conceivably they could have con- tue was pulverized, and the structure suffered consid- cealed it from him." erable damage. A few of the buildings in the neighbor- hood suffered broken windows and light damages, owing There is no question, Brook said, "that the President to the strong explosion which the police reported to and the presidency have been harmed" by the Watergate be nitroglycerine. A second bomb failed to ignite. The incident. statue, in the suburban area of San Miguel, was dedicated However, asked whether the incident had harmed the two years ago. When Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba Republican Party, ae replied: "I think the American visited Chile in 1971 he said the statue was "the first people will know that this was not a matter that the raised in memorial to 'Che' in the world." Republican Party condoned or had anything to do with." NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)--James Earl Ray, convicted as- POPE- from page one sassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said in a letter yesterday that he has been trying for two years to be humanity but to the Christian name. released from solitary confinement at the state prison "Let the voice of violence become silent, and let here. "I'm only writing this letter for the legal there be heard instead the voice of wisdom and good record," :ay said. The letter was in response to an will. And may the official proposals which, as is well earlier story in the newspaper in which prison Warden known, have been recently made, offer a favorable basis Jim Rose said, "Ray now prefers to remain in his cell for a joint effort which will open the way to true re- and work on his appeals." "The implication is that I conciliation, justice and charity." am now what is referred to as a 'check in,'" -wroteRay. "however I have been trying for the last two years to The Pope added: ".may our greetings go to Indo- be released from solitary confinement at the Nashville china, which for so long has been the object of the institution." world's attention and fear. "The hopes, only recently enkindled for an end to the years-old conflict, are still exposed to the rough NEW YORK (AP)--Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed El- winds of an uncertain situation that makes them fragile Zayyat said yesterday that his nation is "trying every- and unsure." thing and getting every door open" to find a solution to its long dispute with Israel. "That is why we are Turning to the Middle East, the Pontiff remarked: going to the U.S. Security Council," Zayyat said during "May our greetings go to the land where the Lord Jesus an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation". "We want the was born--where he taught, suffered, died and rose council to discuss as profoundly as it can how to get again--that land where his greeting of peace resounded us out of the situation, because we may yet have an il- so many times and whence it spread over the whole lusion that we are living in a world under international earth, together with His message of love and justice, law," he said. "It may be that all the dreams of man, that land where, alas, neace does not yet reign." incarnated in the charter of the United Nations 25 years ago, are just illusions and dreams." Water status Guantanamo Figures for Friday, Saturday and Local Forecast Gazette Sunday: Partly cloudy with scattered WATER PRODUCED: 5,308,000 afternoon showers in the local area, becoming mostly clear WATER CONSUMED: 4,707,000 after sunset. Visibility . -. -S t . ..aio.n.bL~... unrestricted. Winds .ttB. .S. 601,600 N 6-10 WATER GAIN: knots becoming SE 12-16 knots with gusts to 25 knots during .t.t I~ttISI91. 19,387,000 Et~f* b WATER IN STORAGE: the afternoon, returning NE 6-10 knots after sunset. High today 85. Low tonight 74 degrees. Bay conditions 18 2-4 feet. High tide 1252. Low tide 1858. LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 Monday, April 23, 1973 Guantanamo Gazette Elaine -lcConnell About housing, clothing. wins golf crown The Ladies Golf Association held its annual 54-hole championship on April 9-11. Council answers questions Championship for 1973 was taken by Elaine McConnell, who had gross scores of 84-80-83 for a total 247 The following are questions presented to the Services and Benefits strokes. Council and their answers: First flight low net went to Bobbie Question: Why can't Women of the Navy place their names on the hous- Cadenas with a 70-73-76 net score for ing list like sailors do? a 219 total. Answer: OpNavInst 11101.13E states, "Assignment of public uarters Second flight low gross winner was to married personnel when both are military, without dependents when Shirley Drewry, with a total 304. both members reside at same or adjacent bases and neither spouse has dependents in his own right, then eligibility for family quarters rests A three-way tie for low net in the with the male member and they will be authorized to reside jointly in second flight between Pauline Jen- family quarters." sen, Miriam Smith and Jeannine Shear- at in necessitated an 18-hole playoff.