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Friday's flight Water 727 Usage NAS Nor folk, Va. -------- 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 Guantana mo Bay 11:00 a.m. noon Usable storage: 6.80 MIL - 48% Kingston ,Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Guantana mo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Goal: 825 K NAS Nor folk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Consumption: 847 K See page 3 Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 45 -- No. 197 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Wednesday, April 11, 1990 Gitmo 111still hanging tough Saved by the barge, 4 million gallons delivered yesterday Guantanamo Bay - Gitmo's "Our professionals in the Desal help get the units on line as soon as and the two Army R.O. units are only water storage will get a boost today plant, both military and the Kellogg possible." able to produce between 600,000 to as4million gallons offreshwaterare contractors, are hanging by their Corsano said on last night's 650,000 gallons a day, more than pumped off the barge that arrived thumbnails each day while they give public affairs program that the fix 100,000 to 150,000 gallons Iran - In Tehran, an English- a day yesterday from Mayport, Fla. Gitmo III all the tender-loving-care "would be very expensive" if Gitmo short of consumption levels. language newspaper says yesterday's "We'll be pretty close to 11 mil- they can. Unfortunately, they see the III were to fail. The alternatives in- hostage release should be a prelude "With thenew R.O. units online, lion gallons in storage, but we're far outlook for Gitmo III to be poor." clude to freedom for all hostages in major repairs to Gitmo III, and if Gitmo III can stay healthy a from out of the woods with our water Lebanon. It's the third time in three According to Corsano, they hope bringing in another R.O. unit, and little while longer, we'll make more problems," said Lt. Cmdr. the aging evaporator months that a "Tehran Times" Joseph will last another barging water. Theprice tag foreach than 1 million gallons of water per LoFaso, editorial has taken such a stand. assistant public works offi- two months to allow two commercial ranges from the hundreds of thou- day," said LoFaso. "With that kind cer. reverse osmosis units, now being sands to millions of dollars. of production, we can get our water Soviet Union - A top Soviet The major problem still rests installed, official time to increase water stor- "The good news this past week," storage levels back up." is offering a new wrinkle to Soviet with Gitmo which m, is producing age levels to their maximum of 14 said a pleased Capt. John Boyd, the But LoFaso said it's not time to willingness to accept a unified between 500,000 to 600,000 gallons million gallons. naval base commander, "is that celebrate yet. Germany. The official tells "The Until the two new of water each day. "We're fairly confident that we we've been able to keep our con- New York Times" Moscow could multi-effect evaporators, being built On Guantanamo's "Openline" can meet the April 20 deadline to accept a Germany that belongs to sumption below 800,000 gallons for by Israeli Development Engineering television program last night, Capt. both "NATO" and the Warsaw Pact. start producing water through the three straight days." Water usage in (IDE), are installed and operational Art He suggests both U.S. and Soviet Corsano, Public Works Officer, R.O. units," said LoFaso. "The con- the 700,000 ranged has helped de- next year, Guantanamo will con- briefed Gitmo troops could be stationed in Germany residents on the status tractor, as well as Public Works crease the amount of water being tinue to conserve and hope for better of during a five-to-seven year transition Gitmo III. military personnel are chipping in to used daily from storage. Gitmo III "water" days ahead. to a new European security arrange- ment. Israel still trying to form coalition government Czechoslovaki - Soviet troops AP - Israel radio now reports pulling out of Czechoslovakia are Labor's efforts to form a coali- might not be allowed the time exten- Peres had expected to form a leaving behind a mess. that political leaders are trying to tion without Likud suffered a seri- That's the sionhe wants. That's becausehe had government based on a majority of assessment of an Alaska environ- cobble together another coalition be- ous blow today when party leader three weeks to form a government, 61 votes in the 120-seat Israeli par- mental service hired by the Czecho- tween the country's two main politi- Shimon Peres had to withdraw his and that period expires today. liament. slovaks to clean up the abandoned cal parties. plans. He took action after two Soviet bases. The report says there are be- members of his party defected from hind-the-scenes efforts to join the the coalition he assembled. Mother Teresa retires at 79 Scandinavia - A maritime commis- center-left Labor party and the right- Peres is expected to ask Israel's sion from three Scandinavian AP - The Vatican says Pope talized wing Likud Bloc in anew govern- president for more time as he tries to last year for heart troubles, countries is trying to prevent John Paul II has accepted the ment. According to the report, reassemble his coalition-without and surgeons implanted a permanent disasters like the fire that killed up resignation ofMother Teresa as head to 200 people Yitzhak Rabin of Labor and Yitzak Likud. pacemaker on Dec. 1.The spokes- last weekend. It's religious ode he f d dd so of the sayMav uissus icsasnu ;er cracking down on foreign-flagged Shamir of Likud would each take Sources say extra time would A Vatican spokesman says the able to leave Calcutta, India, whet ships and tightening safety turns being prime :re regulations minister. never give an allied religious party Nobel Prize-winner submitted her her order is based. for all ferries. The last Labor-Likud govern- a chance to deal with two hard-liners resignation for health reasons and She founded the Missionaries of ment fell apart last month over who've balked at endorsing a labor was happy so tom over the reins to Chariyin95in Calcutta's squall (continued to page 3) whether to talk peace with the coalition. d Palestinians-something Labor fa- ButanofficialwithLabor'schief "young eads." wslums.rthe ordemonsa g vors and Likud opposes. rival-the Likud Bloc-says Peres USA Guantanamo Bay housing slated for repairs in May News Approximately two weeks be- house, one of the adult occupants tractor is working on said Kelley. "It By JOSN LISA M. ENLOE fore the work is scheduled to begin, St. Louis - Two striking Greyhound must be present at all times," said should be turned back on at night. drivers have been charged in another notice will be sent out as a Kelley. "A waiver form will be sent Toilet facilities will also be operable Five-hundred-forty housing connection with the shooting at reminder. "This notice will go out on along with the first two notices. By at this time." units are scheduled to have their occupied busses near St. Louis last an individual basis," Kelley said. returning the waiver form, the hous- There will be a separate work month. They're kitchens and bathrooms renovated A third notice being held without will be sent out ing occupant can allow the contrac- crew, under the same contractor, bond, pending another appearance starting at the end of May. about three days prior to the renova- tor to work alone, can name another working on outside repairs, such as in federal court this afternoon. The "The contractor will begin work- tion. "This notice will tell the resi- adult who will be present or can patios. "A notice will also be sent out Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and ing on the individual residential units dents exactly when the contractors allow the contractor to work with a informing the residents of this work Firearms is investigating more than in the EastBargo housing area," said will be there," Kelley added. youth present." crew's schedule," he added. 24 shooting incidents that have Ensign Steve Kelley, Assistant Resi- occurred "Residents will be asked to move "Construction is estimated at The housing units affected are in since about 10,000 dent Officer in Charge of Construc- stuff out of their cabinets and off taking eight days per house," said the C and Greyhound workers walked off the tion (AROICC). D categories, Deer Point job March 2. their walls and floors in both the Kelley. But he added that residents 1101 and Marine Site 101. Kelley explained before the con- kitchen and bathroom," explained are going to be able to stay in their "Category D houses were built Indianapolis tractor moves into a housing area, - Teen-age "AIDS" Kelley. "This will be detailed on the houses while the repairs are being priorto 1949," said Gitmo's Housing victim Ryan White will "we're going to send out a notice to be buried notices we're sending out." completed. Director Charles Veccione. "Cate- today in Indianapolis. White died everyone." This notice will list the "Right now, in order for the During the day, the water may be gory C houses were Sunday, after a long and much contractor's built 1959 schedule. contractor to go into someone's shut off, depending on what the con- publicized battle with the deadly through 1969." disease.