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Phone 9-5247 Friday Date December 8, 1967 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Last Rites Held For Cardinal Spellman Navy to Provide More Men NEW YORK (UPI/AFNB) Presi- dent Johnson, government offi- cials and 50 ecumenical leaders For Ships in Vietnam Area of all faiths were among the 3,300 mourners yesterday at- SAIGON (UPI/AFNB) The United States says the Viet Cong in . tending the last rites for recent months has sought to send representatives to New York Francis Cardinal Spellman. but had dropped the idea when told they could come only on Mr. Johnson and Vice Presi- United Nations business. dent Humphrey flew from Wash- This disclosure was made last night at the U.N.by the United ington to New York to attend States. the pontifical high requiem $475 Million in Gold Made Heavy combat moved through massat St.Patrick's Cathedral. i econd day on South Viet- The Vatican Apostolic dele- Cover Pound narns Bong Son coastal plain. gate,Pope Paul's personal rep- Available to Some 1,300 American and reseptative, celebrated the WASHINGTON (AP/AFNB) The South Vietnamese continued to mass aided by 18 prelates of Treasury Department says it pour fire into trenches and the Roman Catholic Church. has made available $475million fortifications held by an es- O Loud speakers carried the in gold to cover sales on the timated 900 Communist troops. sounds of the mass to the hun- London gold market as a result Reports from the field said dreds of people standing in of last month's de-valuation 146 North Vietnamese were the streets around the church. of the British pound. killed. Allied losses were Cardinal Spellman died last The Federal Reserve Board 11 killed and 56 wounded. Saturday of a stroke at the reports the $475 milliontrans- Officials believe the Coi- age of 78. fer to the exchange stabiliza- munists moved Into the Bong He will be buried in a crypt tion fund brings to $725 mil- Son plain searching for food beneath the Cathedral's high lion the announced loss of supplies. altar. monetary gold to the U.S. this The Navy moved yesterday to Authorities estimate that year. provide more personnel for 250,000 persons filed past the This.compares with a total vessels operating in the Viet- bier during the four days he loss last yearof $575 million. nam war area. lay in state. The $475 million transferred -it will be achieved by cut- The doors were finally closed was a record weekly drop in ting back to skeleton crews on at 10:30 a.m. to prepare for phe monetary gold stock. more than two dozen ships, the funeral services. The Federal Reserve(Cont'd 2) mainly in the Atlantic Fleet. In addition, a number of other vessels will have their 100 trews slightly reduced. Willian Liedtke Appointed Civic Council Mayor The commander of a Viet Cong GITMO--The Naval Base platoon that switched to the Civic Council appointed government side said yesterday JOC William Liedtke(1)to life in his Communist-control- succeed AEC M. Truelsen led village had been a miser- as mayor yesterday. able existence. Chief Liedtke, who "We've had to pay high taxes works at the Public Af- and work hard with no compen- fairs office, has been a sation," Tran Tuay, 40, told member of the Civic Coun- newsmen through an interpreter. cil since he arrived in The 38 guerrillas, four of Gitmo a year ago. them women, surrendered Wed- Chief Truelsen, the nesday in what U.S. officials outgoing mayor, has hel called the largest mass defec- the post since (Cont'dZ) tion from Viet Cong (Cont'd 2) Page 2 Gitmo Gazette Friday, December 8, 1967

ComNavBase RADM E.R. Crawford Public Affairs Officer Lt. Paul E. tamey Editorial advisor JOC Dale L. Kite Editor CTl (JO) F. Rogers Layout CT2 LaRue Griffeth News J03 Lonnie Sexton Sports J02 John Baldwin The GITMO GAZETTE is published according to the rules and regulations for ship and station newspapers as out- lined in NAVEXOS P-35 arid under the direction of the Naval Base Public Affairs Officer. It is printed four days a week at government expense on gove at equip- ment. The opinions or statements in news item that appear herein are not to be construed as off cial or as reflecting the views of ComNavBase or the N vy Dept. Ads and notices will be accepted between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. I MON thru FRI only and _41be publish- ed in either Monday's, Tuesday's or Thurs ay's GAZETTE. No ads or notices--except command notices--will be pub- lished more than once a week nor will they be run in A $100 DONATION from ATC William Burke of the Friday's paper. Naval Base Civic Councilis presented to Debbie Cislo, Student Council representative of W.T. NEW MAYOR (Cont'd from 1) January 1967. He Sampson High School. The money will be used is due to leave Gitmo shortly. to pay for the publication of the' high school Chief Liedtke lives with his wife and two year book, "Cora4 Reef)" children at Nob Hill 68-A. WASHINGTON (UPI/AFNB) The White House was VIETNAMESE ROUNDUP (Cont'd from 1) Ranks in closed to tourists at mid-day yesterday to let the war. workmen speed up preparations, for the big Wed- They gave themselves up under the South ding. Vietnamese government's Chieu-Hoi "open arms" Carpenters began assembling the altar and program at a Vietnamese military outpost near florists decked the East Room with bushels of the provincial capital of Tam Ky, 250 miles holly, orchids and mistletoe. northeast of Saigon. Lynda Bird Johnson will become the bride of Brought to the Chieu Hoi center in Tam Ky Marine Capt. Charles Robb in the White House for questioning, they were permitted to talk ceremony tomorrow afternoon. with newsmen. Tuay said the Viet Cong "took over our vil- NEW YORK (UPI/AFNB) New York police picked lage about three years ago andfbrmed a platoon up some 300 anti-draft demonstratorsto prevent wfth me as their leader." an outbreak of Vietnam protests during the "Our duty was to guard, to patrol around our visit of President Johnson and Vice President village and carry food and equipment for the Humphrey yesterday. front line troops," he said. Despite the large number taken to local The defectors ranged in age, from 15 to 47, precinct stations, only 140 protestors were They were what are known as local force Viet actually booked. Cong. The demonstration began about dawn when 500 protestors marched for the third straight day GOLD LOSS (Cont'd from 1) Board of New York to an induction center in in lower Manhattan. said the nation's monetary gold stock stood at After being turned away by police, the pro- $12.434 billion as of Wednesday, the lowest, testors broke up into smaller groups for a by $1 billion, in more than 30 years. march uptown. At least 75 were arrested at the United MIAMI (UPI/AFN4) President George Meany of States Customs House in the Battery where some the AFL-CIO delivered a doublepunch, keynote had tangled with flag-waving longshoremen. address at the opening of the federation's con- Most of the protestors, however, were picked vention in Miami Beach yesterday. up at the United Nations building. Meany took a public slap at the United Auto The police moved so quickly that the fleet Workers president Walter Reuther, anddenounced of paddy wagons was not always able to keep up the critics of President Johnson's Vietnam pol- with the flow of arrests. icy. Some demonstrators said the police had trap- Meany said, "we in the AFL-CIO are neither ped them by urging them to go to.tbe U.N.where hawk nor dove nor chicken." the paddy wagons were already waiting. Pages Missing or Unavailable Friday, December 8, 1967 Gitmo Gazette Page7

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East-West Game Slated for Dec. 13 5 Resg at UNiv1Sy Of Utal SAN FRANCISCO (UPI/AFNB) The 43rd annual SALT LAKE CITY ( UPI/AFNB ) Five members of East-West Shrine game in San Francisco on Dec- the University of Utah coaching staff have ember 13 shapes up as a battle of one of the submitted resignations to athletic director, nation's greatest runners against one of the James "Bud" Jack. nation's passers. Jack was in Denver attending a meeting of Fullback , who re-wrote the re- western conference officials and was not imme- cord book in three varsity campaigns at Syra- diately available for comment. cuse, leads an All-American studded East team. The only members of the staff not resigning Heisman Trophy winner of UCLA, were head coach Mike Giddings and defensive generally regarded as one of the best colle- line coach Don Bennet. giate passers in recent years, sparks the The action came after the Utes finished one Westerners. of their worst seasons on record, four and Four other All-Americans will play for the seven. East. They include, guard Harry Olzewski of Although the letter requested the resigna- Clemscn, Notre Dames' defensive end Kevin Har- tions be effective immediately, a university dy and defensive backs, of Notre spokesman says acception or rejection of the Dame and of Virginia Tech. resignations will be deferred until the ath- Loria is the first representative of his letic director returns. school to play in the Shrine Game. NEW MEXICO ( UPI/AFNB ) The final weekly statistics compiled by the National Colleg- College Basketball iate Sports Services show the leader in total Louisville 57, Kansas 51 offense is senior quarterback Sal Olivas of North Carolina 107, Kent State 83 New Mexico State while the pass completion Kentucky 111, Xavier of Ohio 76 title went to junior quarterback Terry Stone West Virginia 65, New York 63 of New Mexico. Cornell 88, Syracuse 70 Olivas gained almost 2,200 yards and ws re- Duke 9 , Michigan 72 sponsible for 21 touchdowns. North Carolina State 75, Maryland 62 Stone completed 160 passes, good for over Virginia Tech 71, Wake Forest 67 1,900 yards. Georget6wn 86, St. Joseph's of Phila. 74 Army 74, Seton Hall 70 Loyola of Chicago 102, Eastern Michigan 78 National Basketball Yale 84, Fordham 73 Boston 115, NewYork 113 Oklahoma City 90, Southern Methodist 73 Los Angeles 136, Baltimore 125 Philadelphia 108, Cincinnati 107 In local basketball action tonight, Naval Detroit 135, Chicago 121 Security Group will play High School on Court #1. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. On Court #2, also beginning at 6:30 p.m., American Basketball Naval Air Station #2 will meet Fleet Training Indiana 100, Kentucky 97 Group. Anaheim 124, Houston 100 Beginning at 10 p.m., Public Works Center Minnesota 119, New Orleans 113 and Naval Station will play on Court #1 while VC-10 and Naval Air Station #1 clash on Court Attention all Base golfers: There will be a #2. three men and a girl tournament on Sunday,Dec. 17. Shotgun tee time 12:30 p.m. Come out and Come to the Family Corral this Saturdaycr win your Christmas turkey. Sign tp at the Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. for pony rides--only Golf Shop right away. 504. Page 8 Gitmo Gazette Friday, December 8, 1967 Club Activity Schedules Notice CPO Club Effective Monday, Dec. 11, the hours of op- Sat. Love in the Afternoon-Gary Cooper eration at the Industrial Dispensary located Sun. A Guide for the Married Man-Inger on Pier Bravo will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stevens Mon. The War God-Charlton Heston Tue. Come Spy With Me-Troy Donahue A Christmas Festival of lessons and carols Wed. Panic in the City-Nehemiah Persoff will be presented at the Naval Chapel on Thu. Game nite Sunday at 7 p.m. All are cordially invited Fri. In Like Flint-James Coburn to attend.

Marine Site Staff NCO Club Sat. Gang War-Charles Bronson This evening is LADIES ONLY NITE at the Navy Sun. Desperado Trail-Lex Barker Exchange from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This special Mon. A Guide for the Married Man-Walter night for ladies will feature door prizes, Matthau free coffee and doughnuts. Tue. In like Flint-James Coburn Wed. Come Spy With Me-Andrea Dromm The Naval Station Ham Shack will be closed Thr. Panic in the City-Anne Jeffrey until Wednesday, Dec. 13, therefore, patches Fri. Second Chance-Robert Mitchum called into the Base telephone operators will be placed in the afternoon. Evening patches Acey Ducey Club will not be made until the Naval Station Ham Sat. The Murder Game-Ken Scott Shack reopens. Here Comes the Girls-Bob Hope Sun. Cast a Giant Shadow-Kirk Douglas Mon. Come Spy With Me-Troy Donahue Southern Cal Sends 3 to All-America Team Tue. A Guide for the Married Man-Walter LOS ANGELES (AP/AFNB) Three stars from the Matthau nation's no. 1 team, the Uni- Wed. The Fantastic Voyage-Raquel Welch versity of Southern California, including the Thr. In Like Flint-Lee J. Cobb peerless 0. J. Simpson, head the 1967 All- Fri. Game Nite- The Versatiles America Team. , offensive tackle, and Adrian Young COMO Club a linebacker, fellow Trojans from the national Sat. Dancing-Wayne Naus and "The Swing Set" Championship eleven, joined Simpson, one of Sun. The Yellow Rolls-Royce-Rex Harrison the greatest of modern running backs. Mon. Duplicate Bridge The only other school to place more than one Tue. No Movie man on the first team was Notre Dame, repre- Wed. A Guide for the Married Man-Walter sented by Kevin Hardy, 270pound defensive end, Matthau and Tom Schoen, a defensive back. Thr. Come Spy With Me-Troy Donahue Two players are repeaters from the 1966 All- Fri. Cartoons-Here Come The Girls-Bob Hope America Team: , Nebraska, middle Sat. In like Flint-James Coburn guard, and Frank Loria, Virginia Tech. defen- sive back. WASHINGTON (UPI/AFNB) Four more big steel The team was selected on the bases of recom- companes Thursday ignored a hold-the-line ap- mandations from the top ten AP.football.boards peal from President Johnson and raised prices in each of the eight national collegiate ath- on types of steel used in consumer products. letic association districts. They were Jones and Laughlin.National Steel Not since 1946 has there been such unanimity . Youngstown Sheet and Tube. and Pittsburg on the All-America backfield. That was the Steel. year of Army's Felix "Doc" Blanchard and Glenn Senator Philip Hart of Michigan asked the Davis, Georgia's Charley Trippi, and Notre Justice Departme9t to investigate the indust- Dame's Johnny Lujack. ry's pricing practices. In 1967 itis Gary Beban of UCLA, the Heisman Trophy winner, as quarterback , WASHINGTON (UPI/AFNB) A $2,730,000 foreign Purdue's versatile halfback; Larry Cosonka, aid appropriation has been okayed by the Sen- Syracuse's great, 230-pound fullback and Sim- ate. pson, sometimes known as "orange juice", whose The approval--on a vote of 56-22 is seen as real name is Orenthal James. at lest a temporary victory for the White House. Eleven members of Michigan State's 1967 Soc- The bill still has to be compromised with a cer team call St. Louis, Mo., their home. record-low $2,190,000 house version.