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Tomorrow's flight Water Usage 727 NAS Norfolk, Va. -------- 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 22 Guantanamo Bay 11:00 a.m. noon Usable storage: 9.87 MIL - 70% Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Goal: 850 K NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Consumption: *974 K See page 3 * Five water breaks in two days Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 46 -- No. 167 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Thursday, August 23, 1990 Foreign embassies ignore Iraqi order to get out of Kuwait AP/UPI - Jordan's King of western hostages held by Iraq. will be considered an act of aggres- Meantime, Iraq's foreign minis- Hussein says he's going to Baghdad In Washington, the State Depart- sion. In an interview published today ter is reaffirming that the fate of within the next 24 hours in a last- ment says it's ignoring demands by in a French newspaper, Iraq's infor- foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait is ditch effort to mediate the Persian Iraq for all foreign governments to mation minister also says his country linked to the intentions of the United Gulf crisis. close their missions in Kuwait and probably won't need to use force to States. Jordan yesterday sealed it's bor- that all essential embassy personnel close the embassies. The deadline for The Iraqi News Agency says der with Iraq to halt the flood of will remain in Kuwait. Iraq says the closings is tomorrow. Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz made Persian Gulf The Middle East foreign nationals fleeing Iraq and embassy personnel will lose their The Iraqi official says foreign that statement Wednesday to top crisis has claimed its second victim. Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. diplomatic protection if they do not embassies that try to stay open in aides of the United Nations Secre- The Navy says 19-year-old Daniel Baghdad radio says Iraqi Presi- leave tomorrow. Kuwait will be acting against Iraqi tary General. They're in Baghdad to Jones of Wakefield, Mass., was dent Saddam Hussein will address The Kuwait embassy in Wash- sovereignty. And lie says, that would discuss the future of an estimated electrocuted Tuesday while working the Iraqi people today in response to ington says the 12 members of the be equivalent to an act of aggression. two million on a ventilation system on the USS foreigners in Iraq and a call for peace from Egyptian European community, Japan, Bang- Most countries have Antietam. dismissed Kuwait. President Mubarak. The state-run ladesh and Pakistan also are refus- Baghdad's order to close their The report quotes Aziz as saying Philippines - Defense Secretary radio also said talks will resume ing to close their embassies as well. embassies in Kuwait. Lebanon said the world should pressure the U.S. to Fidel Ramos sayspolitical assassina- today between Iraqi Foreign Minis- In Paris, an Iraqi official is today it will comply with the withdraw it's forces from the Persian tions may be the next step taken by ter Tariq Aziz and U.N. envoys warning that keeping foreign em- ultimatum. Iraq says Kuwait is now Gulf region and let the Arab world rebel soldiers to gain power. Officials trying to gain freedom for thousands bassics open in occupied Kuwait part of Iraq. deal with it's problem by itself. say the recent state of terrorbombings in Manila could be part of a plot to overthrow President Aquino. Goal of Safety Office is to help make Guantanamo Bay hazard free immediately. South Africa - President De Klerk Nelson recommends reporting "Always be cautious of what is appealing for African National By JOSN CHRIS CORBIN "Military personnel need to re- all accidents as soon as possible. you are doing," Nelson says. Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Man- port 'on' and 'off' duty mishaps to "We need the report to get to the "Through proper training, supervi- dela and Zulu leader Mangosuthu Over the months, the Naval Base the Safety Office. And civilians need Safety Office within a 24-hour pe- sion and a hard conscious effort, Buthelezi tomeetand putan end tothe has had a problem with accidents in to report 'on' duty mishaps only," riod. This gives the supervisor time preventing mishaps is possible." 10 days of fighting that's claimed the workspace not being reported to says Nelson. to look into the situation," Nelson The Chief of Naval Operation's more than 500 lives. The ANC consis- the Safety Office. After the supervisor receives the says. goal is to have a 2 percent or more tently has rejected Buthelezi's de- According to Guantanamo's report of the accident, he needs to The Safety Office visits the reduction on Navy mands to meet Mandela. mishaps. Occupational Safety and Health Di- investigate it. "This is because the Naval Hospital once a week to com- "Our goal in Gitmo is to stop all rector Dave Nelson, it's a combina- Tokyo - Reports from Tokyo say supervisor is more knowledgeable of pare the emergency treatment log preventable mishaps," Nelson says. three earthquakes registering about tion of both the employee and the what happened at the time and he can against all the names on the mishap The Safety Office's goal in five on the Richter scale jolted employer not following proper pro- tell if the mishap was caused by an reports. Guantanamo Bay is to promote central Japan this morning, disrupt- cedures. unsafe condition," Nelson says. "Ifa name on the emergency log safety awareness programs and edu- ing rail trafficfor morning commut- "In a lot of cases the employee The report goes to the Safety does not match ones on our report cate everyone of occupational safety ers. The National Policy Agency re- doesn't notify the supervisor about Office once the supervisor finishes list, we notify the individual's de- and health. ports no damage or injury resulted the mishaps as required. And then his investigation. A safety specialist partment head," Nelson says. "This According to Nelson, "With our from the series of mid-sized quakes. sometimes it's the supervisor who's will review it and assign it for a gives the department head a chance annual inspections, we try to educate notified and he doesn't report the departmental investigation, depend- to act within his department and it everybody. We're not here to put accident to the Safety Office," (continue to page 3) Nel- ing on the severity of the mishap. keeps the chain of command and him anyone on report for not practicing son says. "This is the normal procedure informed." safety awareness, but to keep Guan- If an accident occurs, the em- especially if employee sought medi- Are they're any secrets to actu- tanamo Bay a safe and hazardous ployee should notify his supervisor cal treatment," says Nelson. ally being safe? free place to work in." USA Naval Base recognizes its Sailor and Non-Rated Military of the Quarter News Guantanamo Bay-Petty Offi- Award, Coast Guard Special Opera- cer 1st Class Vicki Estridge and tions Ribbon and her third Overseas Lance Cpl. Peter Quinn received rec- Service Ribbon. ognition as the Naval BaseSailor and Estridge intends to stay in the New York - Detectives hit the Non-Rated Military of the Quarter Navy and become an instructor for streets early in another effort to track during ceremonies held in the naval Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler the elusive Zodiac killer. Today base commander's office. (ABH) "A" School. marks the 63rd day since the killer's Estridge joined the Navy in June Quinn joined the Marine Corps last shooting. Police say there appar- 1980. ently was no attack this morning. When she graduated from Sept. 4, 1987. During basic training basic training in Orlando, Fla., she at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Par- Los Angeles-A federal judge ruled received a promotion to E-2. ris Island, S.C., he earned a meritori- today that former Savings-and-Loan Gitmo's Sailor of the Quarter's ous promotion to Private First Class. Chief Charles Keating must disclose first duty station was with Fixed- After special screening, the his assets and nottransfer money out Wing Training Squadron, VT-23, Marine Corps accepted him for of the United States. The ruling in Kingsville, Texas. There she ad- Cryptologic Communication Los Angeles upholds an order from vanced to airman and qualified as a Schools and he attended class at the federal regulators. The government plane captain. Signals Intelligence School at Fort seeks more than $40 million in resti- PROUD GROUP - All smiles reflect the pride for tution from Keating, Estridge then transferred to Devens, Mass. and theNaval Techni- the Rated and the head of the Non-Rated Military of the Quarter. From left parent of the failed Lincoln Savings- Naval Air Station, Bermuda Crash cal Training Center, Corry Station, to right are, NAS Com- and-Loan, and five of his associates. Division. She worked as a fire- Pensacola, Fla. mand MasterChief Ron Parks, Lance Cpl. PeterQuinn, Base Com- fighter, divisional yeoman, training Later that same year, he com- mander, Capt. Bill McCamy, PO1 Vicki Estridge, and Naval Base California- Good news for NASA. and supply petty officer. pleted Cryptologic Technician, Spe- Command Master Chief Bill Kranz. Engineers at the jet propulsion labo- In 1984, she received her first cial Intelligence Communications ment was to Company "L," Marine ratory in Pasadena, Calif., have re-es- Activity (NSGA). Good Conduct Award and two Over- Operator training. Support tablished contact with the Magellan Battalion and laterhemoved Quinn's awards included three seas Service Ribbons.