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(*rutaui azIt U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1970 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Healing economy FACING NIXON : and Vietnam critics SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP/ Vietnam to 280,000 by Dec. 31, 10AFRTS)-- President Nixon has 1971. called key cabinet members and But the new version allows budget officials to the West- the President to suspend the ern White House today to re- deadline for up to 60 days view policies on the home without congressional approval front. if there is a clear danger to Meanwhile Senate critics of U.S. troops. the White House Vietnam policy The amendment was proposed by have offered Nixon new flexi- South Dakota Sen. George Mc- bility under the so-called a- Govern and Oregon Sen. Mark P IDENT NIX N mendment to end the war. Hatfield. .summons advisers. Some of the main topics for D'mestic Council discussion ale the fight against infla- tion and the sharing of feder- American Vietnam Death Toll al revenues with state and local governments. Yesterday, the President got his second encouraging report Hits Lowest Level Since 1966 n the fight against inflation in two days. The federal gov- (Related Story, Page 2) the lowest reported in more ernment said the wholesale SAIGON (AP/AFRTS)---The U.S. than three years and the South price index dropped one-half command says 52 Americans were Vietnamese toll was the lowest of one per cent. Monday, the killed and 358 wounded in the in one month. President's economic advisers Vietnam War last week--- the A U.S. spokesman says Ameri- told him cost of living in- lowest total in 4 years. can casualties last week were creases are slowing up. South Vietnamese and enemy the lowest since the week And on the end-the-war casualties also were down last which ended March 5, 1966, front, the Senate amendment week with 247 government sold- when 61 Americans were killed has been altered to include iers and 1,055 of the enemy and 177 wounded. the President's announced goal reported killed. The new casualty report of reducing troop levels in The Communist death toll was raises to 43,418 the total number of Americans reported killed in the war since Jan. 1 nbodian venture 1961. AGNEW: Ca And it increases the total to Ispeed withdrawal wounded to 287,216. SAIGON (AP/AFRTS) --- Vice it," Agnew told newsmen accom- President Spiro Agnew arrived panying him on the flight ac- Inside in Vietnam today for his sec- ross the South China Sea from ond visit of the year and de- Formosa. The present program WAVE SUES NAVY clared that the success of the calls for U.S. forces in Viet- . Page 3 Cambodian venture has insured nam to be reduced to 284,000 that U.S. troop withdrawals men by next April. TATE MURDER TRIAL will proceed as planned. The Vice President spent .Page 5 "We will go forward with (Please see AGNEW, Page 2) Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Thursday, August 27, 1970 Kids, Drugs Problem News Police Hit Detroit Suburbs Summary DETROIT (AP/AFRTS)--A state of emergency has been declared in the Detroit suburbs of Birmingham and Royal Oak following another night of clashes between young people and police. A Panther Jury Deliberates police spokesman says at least 400 young people were arrested NEW HAVEN, CONN. (AP/AFRTS)- last night, raising the total since Monday to more than 500. A jury in New Haven, Conn, is Most of last night's arrests were for curfew violations, scheduled to resume delibera- but the spokesman says several persons were arrested on sus- tions this morning in the picion of narcotics-possession. Lonnie McLucas trial. The jury retired yesterday after- noon after four and one half Chicago Opera House Cleared hours of deliberations. The CHICAGO (AP/AFRTS)--Some 3,500 persons were evacuated from 24 year old Black Panther mem- Chicago's Civic Opera House when a tear gas grenade was ber is charged with conspiracy hurled from a balcony last night. The incident led to a and kidnapping in connection cancellation of a performance.,by a Soviet dance troupe. with the May 1969 murder of Five persons were treated party member Alex Rackley. for inhalation of fumes and a English Police Raid Arms Caches woman who said she was struck ONDON, ENGLAND (AP/AFRTS)- from Page 1 by the canister also was Police carried out more than most of the afternoon in con- treated at a hospital and 100 raids throughout England ference with South Vietnamese released. during the night, rounding up President Nguyen Van Thieu a Witnesses say the gas gren- weapons believed destined for and Vice President Nguyen Cao ade was thrown into the orch- Northern Ireland and the Mid- Ky, reviewing the progress of estra area about 40 minutes dle East. Several men were the war in South Vietnam and after the opening night perf- arrested in the biggest drag- neighboring Cambodia. They ormance began. net in British police history, last met when Agnew was here The Chicago Tribune and a considerable amount of at the beginning of the year. reported receiving a phone' weapons was believed confisc- Agnew was maintaining a fast call a short time later from atedi. pace on his current Asian a person quoted as saying if visit, with 48 hours in South the dance troupe doesn't Copter Crashes; Two Dead Korea, 24 in Nationalist China leave, "The next one will not SAIGON (AP/AFiT)--Two Amer- and now 24 or less in South be a smoke bomb." icans are known dead and 30 Vietnam. He goes to Thai-- others are missing and feared land Friday, and although he Gaze dead in one of the worst heli- said again today he would not gGumasm Raf. B. .auley copter crashes of the Vietnam visit Cambodia, officials in abic MfainL fc L US. S . ch war. Seven Americans were Phnom Penh were making plans Staff Jn03 A- Sth reported wounded when an enemy for him to stop for lunch "3 ftWllM there thfl St.,tnOa.Nk)1,3,.tl.I ltiO s f.In t., sp "Sdant3d S1tlo statrimt tos rocket grenade slammed into en route to Bangkok. ~pos as M i. in MtS P-3S and u0 ts i f:dr the _a asu lic \ffairs Office. the U.S. Army helicopter and :It is print.d f.m days a mk t garm0,~ot exa~se ta ttu t= qt .t. fle *ilolo r 0stat ts in uns. lts thrt a. r herte;are tt to be tco- it fell among American troops st050 as official or as ref ltn te vius of C1. s. t ht .t f the ty. near the Laotian border. I -- Temperatures Around U.S. Cities 880 Charleston 77 rain Columbus, Ohio 83 Erie, Pa. 89 AAA M Ft. Smith, Ark 93 . 0541 0134 On this date in 1640, the mak- Ft. Wayne 89 Tides H1 1947 L0 1204 ing of Rhode Island laws began Jackson, Miss. 88 when Roger Williams signed a Lake Charles, La. 88 document to govern Providence. Macon, Ga, 87 Sunrise 0643 Sunset 1920 TODAY is the 239th day of the Miami 89 year with 126 left in 1970. Nashville 87 Forecast.Partly cloudy with Norfolk 81 thunder storms W San Antonio 97 and N of the station. August 27, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 WAVE Sues Navy Claims Discrimination Against Women PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP/AFRTS)-- Navy Seaman Anna Flores has filed a federal court suit claiming the Navy discharges pregnant servicewomen but takes no action against the sailors responsible for the preg- nancies. CPL. LARRY COLEMAN, right, receives According to the suit, Seaman Flores, 22, became a meritorious mast from Lt. Col. C.A. pregnant by her fiancee, a sailor stationed with Webster, commanding officer of the her at the Navy's Whiting Field near Pensacola. 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. The letter Miss Flores claimed the Navy took steps to dis- *f commendation was awarded for his charge her. She miscarried last spring. The dis- utstanding performance in B Battery. charge is pending. So is the marriage, the suit said. In the suit, Miss Flores asked the U.S. District Court in Pensacola to prohibit the discharge on American Youths grounds that the Navy discriminates against women by discharging them for becoming pregnant, while not discharging the sailors who make them pregnant. In her complaint, Miss Flores said male members of the U.S. Navy: On Cuba-Bound Ship "-have sexual intercourse with women to whom they are not married and are not discharged therefore. SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP/AFRTS) "-father children out of wedlock and are not dis- Bound for Cuba, the freighter Conrado charged therefore. Benitez slipped out of Saint John har- "-incur in their sexual activities veneral disease bor Tuesday carrying about 500 young and are not discharged therefore. Americans who say they are going to har- "-are not subjected to the moral standards set for vest citrus fruit in the island. women in the Navy." They are members of the "Venceremos Miss Flores enlisted in the Navy in 1968. rigade," an organization of Cuba's ommunist government. The travelers were the third group of Women March For Liberation pro-Castroite Americans to leave, they WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)-- Led by a banner reading, say, for harvest work in Cuba. The "We demand equality," about 1,000 women marched others reportedly worked in sugar cane down Connecticut Avenue here yesterday demanding fields. Tentative plans call for a jobs, free abortion and 24-hour child care centers.