Budgets Get Gramm-Rudman Ax Today King's Birthday, Federal Holiday
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DAILY GA ZETTE Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Vol. 42 -- No. 10 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Wednesday, January 15, 1986 Budgets get Gramm-Rudman ax today (UPI) -- Under the will be affected. filed a class action suit amm-Rudman Law, federal Amtrack already has cut yesterday on behalf of the ncies learn today how much some service. nation's 60 million children. Around the globe eir budget will be cut. The Gramm-Rudman requires It said they will have to pay The Congressional Budget the federal deficit to be cut $10,000 in taxes every year Office and the Office of to zero in five years, but it the deficit is above its Management and Budget have is being challenged in the current $200 billion. figures ready that reportedly courts. A lawsuit charges One of those children will Jury Acquits Navy Petty Officer (UPI) -- A San call for nearly $12 million part of the law is be Will Bonner, 7, son of an Diego jury has acquitted a Navy petty officer of in spending cuts beginning unconstitutional because it official of the taxpayers' involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a March 1. gives the president authority union. He does not know what 10-year-old boy. Ralph Moritz yesterday was found The military faces a nearly to make cuts, a duty the suit a deficit is. He says he does innocent in the shooting last sumner of young Clark Key five percent reduction. Other says belongs to Congress. not want the government to in National City. Moritz had picked up a rifle in his federal agencies except The National Taxpayers take his money. He said, "I apartment and it accidently went off. The bullet passed Social Security and some Union says if Gramm-Rudman won't have enough to do other through a window and struck the youngster while he programs for the poor will be stands up in court, Congress things with it." played outside. cut 4.3 percent. Even the will find a way to avoid National Zoo in Washington balancing the deficit. It Congressmen Leave For Vietnam (UPI) -- Four congressmen were briefed yesterday at an Army laboratory in Hawaii that identifies remains and then left for Southeast Asia. They will visit Vietnam and 31 OzanfinUsmn u} Target Range, Naval Statin. Laos. Senator Dennis Deconcini, an Arizona Democrat, says resolving the issue of missing servicemen in Southeast Asia is a top priority with Americans. Arab Merchants On Strike (UPI) -- Arab merchants in Jerusalam's walled old city are on strike. They are protesting a visit by right-wing Israeli politicians to the Temple Mount. Arabs, Jews and Christians all consider the temple holy. Yesterday, hundreds of Arabs surrounded the politicians and forced than to flee. West German Defects -- A news agency says a West German enlisted army man apparently has defected to East Germany with his family. The soldier had a job dealing with "sensitive material" but he did not have much access to secrets. The agency quotes an official as saying, "It apparently is not a big case." Church Contributions Increased (UPI) -- Fewer Americans belong to churches, but they are putting more in collection plates. That is the report from the National Council of Churches. It says membership in nine Protestant denominations fell nearly one percent from 1983 to 1984. Contributions increased nearly eight percent, twice the inflation rate. Drug-related Fire Causes Crash (UPI) -- There is a report in this morning's Washington Post that federal investigators suspect a cocaine-related fire might have Old Guantanamo - In the final of our old Kichlmeier for submitting the series of led to the New Year's Eve plane accident that killed post cards of the Guantanamo area, a target cards. singer Rick Nelson and six others. But a spokesman for range at the Naval Station. We thank Eugene the National Transportation Safely Board says the board has not yet seen any evidence to support the theory. King's birthday, federal holiday Monday Company And Union to Bargain (UPI) -- The Normal Meat Company in Austin, Minn., says it is handing out (UPI) -- Today is the fifty- of the principles set forth another school yesterday, the applications to people who want the jobs vacated by seventh anniversary of Martin in our Declaration of John Hope Elementary School strikers. Negotiators for the company and the union are Luther King Jr.'s birth, an Independence." in Atlanta, where he taught a going back to bargaining today, trying to settle a *servance getting special Reagan concluded, "Let us third-grade class. walkout that has been going on since August. ention this year because work without tiring for a Bennett said King worked it becomes a federal holiday. world at peace, in which for the moral improvement of President Reagan, who had justice and freedom prevail." white people as much as he opposed every major civil Today, Reagan will visit a did for improved conditions rights bill King wanted, Washington, D.C., school for blacks. compared King to Abraham named for King, to talk about The federal holiday will be Lincoln. In a statement yes- racial equality. observed Monday and the third terday, Reagan said they Secretary of Education Monday of January thereafter. "sought the full realization William Bennett was at Libyan jets "checkout" American plane (UPI) -- Defense Secretary The interception between No missiles or shots were Weinberger says yesterday's the Navy EA3-B Bravo plane fired during Monday's close encounter between a and the Soviet-built MIG-15 incident, the first between r : .: r . U.S. Navy surveillance plane fighters occured over the the United States and Libyan .Y. ":Y. / . .fit . P' .: and two Libyan fighterjets Mediterranean, west of the forces since President Reagan C was nothing "unusual or Gulf of Sidra. That is a body accused Moammar Khadafy of My. rrr' remarkable." of water claimed by Libya as supporting the terrorists '". .s inberger says the Libyans part of its territory. The that carried out last month's e just, "looking United at the States does not attacks on the Rome and Q: rican plane." recognize the claim. Vienna airports. Shuttle ordered to come home tomorrow t (UPI) - The shuttle Columbia flight scheduled in March. come back tomorrow. not only got a late start but In addition, if for some The seven crew members also now it is coming back early. reason Columbia could not had another disappointment. The space agency ordered land Friday, a Saturday An electronic device intended the crew to prepare for a landing in Florida might be to intensify photographs of landing at Cape Canaveral difficult because of expected Halley's Comet never worked. Page 2 - Scheduled power outages tomorrow, a day sooner than bad weather. A California They tried to repair it, but Page 3 - Naviagtion rule of the road originally scheduled. landing is possible, but that could not. The flight in Page 4 - New G.I. Bill getting good grades The astronauts' blastoff would mean more lost time in March will have another study Page 4 - Rockets winning streak over Sunday was 25 days late. That returning the shuttle to of the comet using an left engineers at the cape .a Florida. observatory called Astro. tight schedule to get So, the word was radioed to s .e. Columbia ready for another the spacecraft yesterday to ______ Several power outages scheduled on the There will be a scheduled a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and to minimize loading St andby power outage to remove and Wednesday, Jan. 22, 7:30 a.m. Leeward Point int will repair existing fused cutouts - 3:30 p.m. Generator. Leeward Poi orator feeding all of Granadillo I srqetdta eo islgn area. The dates, times, and Leeward Point residents turn Tueeday, Jan. 21, 7:30 a.m. - y, areas affected by this outage off all air conditioning and 12:30 p.m. and Friday Jan. are: Thursday, Jan. 16, 8 - other electrical appliances 24, 8 a.m - 3 p.m. 10 a.m.: Granadillo Point, Circle, AFRTS, W J.JGranadillo SERVMART -- Due to scheduled inventory, SERVMART will Batch Plant, and Quarters be closed Jan. 15 - 17 and, because of a federal 942. holiday, will be closed Jan. 20, too. SERVMART will Scheduled power outages to reopen Jan. 21 for regular business. replace split power pole between Granadillo area: Chief Petty Officer Exam -- The January 1986 Chief Friday, Jan. 17: 8 - 8:30 Petty Officer Advancement Examination will be a.m. and 1 - 1:30 p.m.: administered Thursday, January 16, at the Windjammer Granadillo Point, Granadillo Club. Candidates should muster at 7:15 a.m. with Circle, AFRTS, Batch Plant identification and in proper uniform. and Quarters 942; 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Granadillo Point, Fire Warden's Training Class -- "Inspection and AFRTS, Batch Plant and Maintenance of Portable Extinguishers" will be the Quarters 942. subject of the next Naval Air Station Fire Wardens There will be scheduled Training Class at the Naval Air Station Training Room, power outages at the Taurman Friday, January 17. For more information, please Avenue substation concerning contact ABH2 Mitchell, extension 6450. the following dates, times, and the areas: Tuesday, Jan. Martin Luther King Activities -- There will be a 21, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, softball tournament Jan., 18 and 19, Cooper Field. For 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: more information, call Rec Services, 2248. The 5K Oceanview Housing, Corinaso run/walk will be held Monday, Jan. 20, 7 a.m., Windmill Housing, Gasolean Hill, Beach. A memorial prayer service will be held following McCalla Hanger, Transporta- the race, beginning at 8 a.m.