0Rnrttun for Security Assistance, the President Wants to Spend $1 Billion in the Year Starting July 1
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Nixon Aid Plan! Foreign Aid More Arms Help (AP/AFRTS).---President Nixon is U.S.NAVALUS.?uAriAoA. A WASHINGTON calling for a continued high rate of U.S. arms help abroad and a modest increase in foreign usN~aeaen ama ca economic assistance, under a sharply revamped foreign aid program. Nixon called for a $4 billion outlay for in- ternational affairs and finance in his fiscal 1972 budget message. This figure surpasses this year's outlay of $3.6 billion. 0rnrttun For security assistance, the President wants to spend $1 billion in the year starting July 1. This level is about the same as in this fiscal year. But this does not include $2.4 billion this JANUARY 29, 1971 Phone 9-5247 year and again next year for South Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. That money comes out of regular Defense nday Department funds as part of the war budget. Apollo Launching Su Of the $1.7, the President earmarks $658 million for a- or 'support as- CAPE KENNEDY (AP/AFRTS)--The tomic defense . mainly for South Vi- Apollo 14 launch crew pumps sistance, etnam and Cambodia. supercold liquids servicing development aid, the the Apollo command ship's fuel For President allots $1' billion cells today in preparation for in fiscal 1972. This is a Sunday's moon launching. REPORT million increase over Temperature controls must be $200 this year. by technicians in SPAACE maintained He says much of this econo- the delicate operation. An ex- Edgar mic assistance will be chan- plosion in one of the fuel nauts Alan B. Shepard, Roosa neled through international cell oxygen tanks aborted the D. Mitchell and Stuart organizations such as the last Apollo mission in April spent several h ours yesterday World Bank. as it neared the moon. Astro- with trainers. MCB 71 to Begin Sherman Avenue Repaving Project Monday Cdr. Hawkins mentioned the Mobile Construction Batta- the. .section will be removed attributable 71 will begin Monday the completely, and four layers of delay was also lion of facilities first phase of a four-phase the roadway will be replaced. to the capacity needed a- repaving project on Sherman "If everything goes very on base to produce mounts of asphalt and crushed Avenue. smoothly, hopefully we will be The first part to be paved through with it by the middle rock. of will be from BOQ 3 to the in- of March or the beginning of Hawkins said the purpose sectioning of tersection at Hospital Point April," he said. the four-phase project is to avoid block- Road. He said the repaving didn't the on the road. The section will be closed begin this month as previously ing intersections the first re- for about three weeks, accord- announced because "we wanted Traffic during be detoured ing to a release from Public to be sure that we had every- paving phase will Street in Villamar Works Center. thing operational so that to Sixth Skyline Drive to Kit- Cdr. Robert Hawkins, PWC ex- everything would go swift- and over ecutive officer, said parts of ly." tery Beach Road. Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Friday, Jan- ary 29, 1971 r, GAZETTEER Cambodia Aid Protects U.S. Forces KANSAS CITY (AP/AFRTS)--Vice President Spiro .a digest of late news T. Agnew said yesterday U.S. aid to Cambodia is designed primarily to protect American I - troops in South Vietnam as President Nixon's troop withdrawal timetable contiues. "We are engaged in one principal objective, Senator William Fulbright says any furtherCongres- that objective is to take care of the security sional effort to limit U.S. airpower in Cam- of our forces in South Vietnam as we continue bodia will be futile. The Arkansas Democrat to make the President's timetable for their :eads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, withdrawal," the Vice President told newsmen. which questioned Secretary of State Rogers yes- Meanwhile senators fearful of expanded in- terday on the U.S. role in Cambodia. Fulbright volvement in Cambodia questioned Secretary of feels Congress would not pass any such bills. State William P. rogers yesterday while Democratic leader Mike Mansfield expressed United Auto Workers officials plan meetings. today to concern abo t a suggestion that U.S. support discuss details of a tentative contract agree- might have to be increased. ment with the International Harvester Company. "I think we are treading dangerous ground," A strike has idled 40,000 employes at six Mansfield told reporters, when about the locations of the heavy machinery manufacturer statement Wednesday by Sen. John C. Stennis, since Jan. 14. D-Miss. Reports from Mozambique describe the deaths of hi-ndreds from flooding after a cyclone sent torrential rains down on the Portugese ter- Truman Continues to Improve ritory. The reports say the cyclone h t the KANSAS CITY (AP/AFRTS)--Former President Quelimane area, 200 miles up the Indian Ocean Harry S. Truman spent another good night at coast from Mozambique's capital, Beria. Research Hospital and his doctor said today High International Oil Company officials meet with he is pleased with Truman's progress. oil ministers of Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia In a mid-morning bulletin, Dr. Wallace today in further oil price negotiations. Ser- Graham, the 86-year-old doctor, said his con- ious bargaining and offering prices have been dition remains good and his appetite is im- reported between the Persial Gulf producers and proving steadily. the companies. One report~ says the producers are asking for oil prices as high as $3 a barrel. (Related story on Page 7). More Problems inCulebra DEWEY, Culebra (AP/AFRTS)--Three more Communist supply routes along the-North Vietnam- civilians yesterday penetrated the U.S. Navy Laos border have been hit by B52 bombers today. firing range on Flamenco Beach on tiny Culebra The military command in Saigon has released no Island after the Navy arrested five others reports of communistssurface to air missile late ,Wednesday night. threats from the North Vietnamese side of the Head of the Puerto Rico Independence Party border. The strikes in Laos reportedly are (PIP) Ruben Berrios Martinez said in San Juan close to the North Vietnamese missile sites. that "the Culebra residents, including women, No major ground fighting has been reported in are willing to enter the area to replace those South Vietnam. that have been arrested. They will continue Stateside Temperatures until the Navy stops their maneuvers." Albany, N.Y. 17 Guantanamo Gazette Albuquerque 61 Ashville, N.C. 27 Local Forecast ComsoavBase.RAdm. B. McCauley Birmingham 35 Public Affairs Officer.ICdr. W. Boer II. Bismark 18 Partly cloudy this afternoon Editorial Advisor.JOC Jim Teague Editor. JO3 Allan Smith Minneapolis 0 becoming mostly clear tonight. Editorial Assistant.J03 Bob Wellborn Phoenix 67 Winds will be NE-10-15 with Staff Photographer.J03 Tom Betz Staff Artist.JOSN Steve Duren Seattle 50 gusts to 23, becoming N 4-8 Beeline Editor. 1YtBill Walker Memphis 33 after sunset. The high today The GUANTANA4D GAZETTE is published according to Philadelphia 22 will be 80 and the low to- the rules and regulations for ship and station news- papers as outlined in NAVEXOS P-35 and under the Norfolk 36 night will dip to 68 degrees. direction of the Naval Base Public \ffairs Officer. It is printed four days a week at government expense Chicago 10 The low last night was a cool on government equipment. The opinions or statements 67 69 degrees. in sews ites that appear heroin are not to he con- San Francisco strued as official or as reflecting the views of Denver 26 ComNavnase or the Department of the Navy. (6 a.m. temperatures) Friday, January 29, 1971 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Pay Hike Sentimental Here's how you get those greenbacks Journey And everyone went away with a chunky paycheck. That's the A former admiral end of our story, here is how it happened: comes back A scant two weeks ago, Pres- ident Nixon ordered into ef- for a visit fect a 7.9 per cent pay raise By TOM BETZ for all active duty military personnel. "The only way up John Paul Jones Hill was by horseback," The new pay hike, retroac- retired VAdm. William G. Coop- tive to Jan. 1, brought the er, former base commander, military man's wage level to a said. little more than twice as much Adm. Cooper described the as he was making in 1958. VADM. COOPER biggest change in the base Last payday came a bit'too ,,fewer ships now. since he was in command from early for the money issuers to September 1955 to October 1956, adjust to the new pay scale. He was here on a sentimen- So, left with all this extra tal journey with his wife Lo- money in the till this week, Sewing Cente is. He retired from the Navy they are going to make sure r in 1960, military personnel get not on- He was an executive with ly their regular number of United Fruit Company and re- greenbacks, but they'll get Set to Open tired in 1966. all that back pay too. The admiral and his wife The Navy Exchange will open came here on the SS Fra Ber- a new Sewing Center tomorrow langa, a United Fruit ship at 2 p.m. which brings fresh fruits to Here's the new pay scale that went into ef- Admission will be by ticket fect after an order from President Nixon about the base every two weeks. two weeks ago: only after the preliminary Adm. Cooper was base .com- Pay ceremonies. mander during the construction Grade 2-under over 2 over 3 over 4 over 6 Free tickets will be avail- E-9e and establishment of the re- E-8 able at the Customer Relations E-7 399.00 478.50 496.20 513.60 531.30 creation area which now bears E-6.