U.S. Ships Diverted to Grenada

Bolton W A TE R W O E S U.S. ships has day for itself diverted By James P. Sacks Herald Reporter BOLTON - Members of the town Board of Selectmen Friday to Grenada night highlighted the final event in 2 a day-long celebration of the first A Marine force left Lebanon annual Bolton Day with a warm, if WASHINGTON (UPI) - A 10- ship task force carrying 1,900 several weeks ago on the way slightly off-key, rendition of home to San Diego, Calif., and was "Happy Birthday to Bolton” at Marines diverted from a course to Lebanon Friday and headed to ordered to head for the Indian Community Hall. Ocean''fh the event Iran followed The Informal town meeting ward Grenada to signal U.S. intentions to protect American through with threats to close the capped the celebration of Bolton's Strait of Hormuz. 263rd birthday, which included citizens on the Caribbean island. Meanwhile, Cuba Friday de speeches, dances, skits, tours, art Pentagon sources said. nounced the “ savage” killing of contests, songwriting and displays The force, headed by the helicop Grenadian Prim e Minister Mau- at Bolton's three schools. Many ter carrier Saipan, received new rigfiBishop and his top supporters, present at Community Hall said orders Friday from its position in 'msisttngJH^vana had nothing to do they hoped it would be the the eastern Caribbean, the sources with the internal affairs of the tiny beginning of a tradition of larger said. Caribbean island nation. and more expansive Bolton Days The sources, who requested anonymity, said there were no The pro-Cuban nation’s new in the future, though they were UPl photos perfectly happy with the celebra intentions to land the Marines on ruling Revolutionary Military tion Friday. Too much water was the problem in problem in the Springfield, III., area. A the island, where the military Council Friday lifted a curfew for overthrew the Cuban-backed go four hours to allow the islands “ I think it was, so far this year, Oklahoma, where Guthrie firefighters boat on Lake Springfield (bottom) sits the event of the year,” said vernment of Prime Minister Mau 110.000 people to buy food. It Selectman Larry Converse, who (below) had to use a boat Friday to high and dry as drought has left the rice Bishop. announced all Americans and helped found the celebration. He look for victims of flooding that has lake four feet below normal and given Bishop was among at least 15 other foreign citizens were safe. said he meant primarily the events left many homeless. (See other photo, the city a water shortage. people killed Wednesday in shoot The Cuban statement was issued ing at the army headquarters in St. jointly by the Cuban government at the town's schools, which story on page 4.) Too little water is the included both learning and George's, Grenada, in a power and the Cuban Communist Party enjoyment. struggle over control of the and quoted by the Prensa Latina The gathering, which featured Marxist-led nation 90 miles north news agency. doughnuts, milk, coffee, and of Venezuela. "No doctrine, no principle, no Bolton-made cider, drew between The new ruling Revolutionary position proclaimed as revolution 0 SO and 60 people. The crowd Military Council said none Of the ary and no internal division can filtered in and out of the large, 1,000 Americans on the island, Justify savage methods such as wooden-floored room at Commun most of them medical students, this physical elimination of Mau ity Hall during the meeting, which was hurt during the coup. rice Bishop and the outstanding lasted almost two hours. They “ There are not going to be any group of honest and worthy leaders discusssd - evesidhlns ■ ftom tha landings or anything like that,” who died," the statement said. celebration itself to history, ioning one source said. "This is not to be “ The death of Maurice Bishop matters and local schiiols. construed as a provocative act.” and his comrades must be clarified C The group included the select The Marines and their force of and if they were murdered in cold men, zoning officials, and repre amphibious ships and support blood, the guilty deserve an sentatives of other town boards, as vessels were headed for the island exemplary punishment.” well as average Bolton citizens. "as a signal to the government that The statement noted Cuban During the day, which included a we are concerned for the safety of President Fidel Castro got in touch school luncheon for officals and U.S. citizens,” the source said. with members of Bishop’s New various gatherings organized by The source said the force will Jewel Movement on Oct. 15, while teachers and students, presenta "swing by” Grenada “to provide Bishop was still alive under house tions were given on everything support for any contingency which arrest, and vowed to continue T from the town seal to the history of may arise” affecting the Ameri support regardless of who led the the Quarryville area, said Con cans on the island. country. verse and Board of Educatioil There was no indication how long U.S. officials have accused Cuba member Pamela Sawyer. Fourth the Marines will remain in the of involvement in the overthrow of and Sixth graders wrote a “ Bolton Grenada area and the sources said Bishop, who once had been so close Day Song” to be sung to the tune of the force will stay out of sight of the with the communist regime in "You're a Grand Old Flag,” and island. • Havana that he became known as almost everyone in the schools was "They won’t be near enough to the "black Fidel Castro.” involved, said Mrs. Sawyer. eause any alarm to the Grenadi Her daughter, Elizabeth, 3'/t, ans," one source said. “ They’re "Fidel Castro sent a message to had a friend in the high school Jazz Just going to be swinging by. Their the Central Committee of the New band, so their performance was stay will be dictated by events in Jewel Movement expressing ... the her favorite thing about Bolton the country." principle of (Cuba’s) absolute Day. The force departed Norfolk, Va., abstention from the internal af Some students, performed a skit Wednesday with orders to proceed fairs of the party and the country,” on the “ Legend of Squaw's Cave.” to Lebanon to relieve the 1,900 the Cuban statement said. " I guess there's a million different Reagan visits all-white club Marines ashore at Beirut Interna The sources said at least 15 versions of it but it's uniquely tional Airport and aboard five people died in Wednesday’s gun- Bolton,” Converse said of the ships off the Lebanese coast, the battle. including Bishop, three legend. AUGUSTA, Ga. (U P I) - Presi Speakes said the White House, play. Navy has said. Cabinet ministers, two union lead “ I think it's a nice idea, with dent Reagan flew to Georgia sensitive to suggestions the club A source close to the club A cruise through the Caribbean, ers and four soldiers. everyone getting together,” added Friday for a relaxed golfing barred blacks, checked into the estimated the membership roster near Puerto Rico and Guantanamo The 16-man military council that his mother, Ruth Converse. Mrs. weekend at the Augusta National bylaws and found “ no contains “ under 300” names, with Bay, Cuba, is routine en route to seized power immediately afte- Converse, who moved to Bolton Golf Club, having deflected ques discrimination.” about a dozen from the Augusta the Atlantic and the Mediterra the killings has said "m any people with her family in 1951, when the tions over the fact that the posh Club Chairman Horde Hardin of area. nean beyond so that the Marines were killed" — including men, town had only 800 residents, said club has no black members. St. Louis said “ our bylaws have A golfer who has played the can conduct deployment exer women and children — in crossfire she loves the town because, despite The president and Mrs. Reagan nothing on that subject what course said while blacks are not cises. the sources said. between soldiers and Bishop’s Its growth, it's “ still the country.” left the White House in late soever,” but as far as he knows the barred by the bylaws, club regula The force received new orders to supporters. The celebration, said Commis afternoon en route to Augusta, club has no black members. tions "say nothing about how picky change course and head toward Soldiers opened fire Wednesdav sion on Aging member Bette where they arranged to Join three The club is the home of the the club officials can be about who Grenada earlier Fridhy, they said. on a crowd that freed Bishop from The administration has not been house arrest and marched on a 2 Martin, was “ a good start — other couples for what an aide Masters, America's premier golf gets let in.” ' they're going to get bigger and described as "a purely social tournament, played every April But sources said club officials reluctant to dispatch the Marines military base to protest his oustei better.” weekend.” over the sprawling ^65-acre course expressed “considerable relief” to trouble spots throughout the by hard-liners within the Ne’' Bolton native Morris Silverstein, Reagan, who has tried to shake designed in the early 1930s by when Lee Elder became the first world, aside from Lebanon. Jewel Movement. wbo belongs to the Board of the image of "rich man's presi legendary champion Bobby Jones. black professional golfer to qualify Finance, said he thought it was dent,” was put on the defensive on Reagan, an infrequent golfer for the Masters, “ bec'huse they had "good to have a day to reflect and his trip early when he was asked at known for an annual New Year's been under considerable pres vmoiN 1 0 0 mHas look and think of the town that you his nationally televised news con Day round at the Palm Springs sure" from allegations of ISLANDS live In.” Town resident James ference Wednesday night how he estate of publisher Walter Annen- discrimination.

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