0t~4aittztrnurnt0zt SATURDAY'S TIDES WATER CONDITION HIGH LOW Charlie V 11:36 a.m. 5:34 a.m. U.S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA STORAGE ASHORE 11:54 p.m. 5:34 p.m. 14.0 Million Gallons

Phone 9-5247 Date FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1969 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) aster of Egypt's Nasser Reported Virtual Certainty Heavy Vietnam Ffighting Continues WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS) -- An SAIGON (AP/AFRTS) -- Heavy The U.S. and South Vietnam American journalist reported fighting continued yesterday denounced the latest upsurge from Cairo yesterday that the in parts of South Vietnam as in fighting at yesterday 's fall of Egyptian President Ga- Allied troops tried to break 30th full-scale session of the mal Abdel Nasser was a virtual up enemy troop concentrations. Paris Peace talks. No.: pro- certainty and it would take Most of Thursday's action gress was made at the five- only a heavy Israeli military was near the Cambodian border, hour session. But the negoti- blow to bring it about. from 60 to 80 miles north of ators agreed to meet again According to Scripps-Howard Saigon. next Thursday. correspondent Richard Starnes, Later, it was anounced that Americans and Europeans in Uneasy Peace Comes the chief U.S. peace negotia- Cairo have concluded that to Northern Ireland tor, Henry Cabot Lodge, will "there is little question LONDONDERRY (AP/AFRTS) -- An return to Washington today for whether Mr. Nasser will go-- uneasy peace prevailed yester- 10 days of consultations. His only when and by whom pushed." day in riot-torn Northern Ire- place at the Paris conference Mr. Starnes said, in a dis- land. will be taken next Thursday patch to the Washington Daily British troops have moved by Philip Habib. News that one Cairo source into Londonderry to halt riot- forecast that Israel would ing that has raged there for Tropical Storm Camille take Port-Said if guerilla three days. Four hours after harrassment continues and the troops arrived, a Royal Builds off Western Cuba "when they do, it will be the Ulster Constabulary spokesman MIAMI (AP/AFRTS)-- The sea- end of Nasser." said: "All is quiet." The ri- son's third tropical storm, But, Mr. Starnes continued, oting appeared to have ceased. Camille, continues to grow there are "some thoughtful peo- The British troops have stronger in the . ple in Cairo who are beginning ringed the predominantly Roman Miami weathermen say condi- to question the basic assump- Catholic Bogside district with tions are favorable for it to tion that Nasser's downfall is barbed wire barricades. So intensify into a hurricane. a prime objective of Israeli far, they have made no effort The storm now packs winds of policy." The Israelis fear to enter the cordoned-off area. 50 to 60 miles an hour. that an alternative to Nasser, Shortly after the first troops Camille's center was report- backed by the Egyptian Army, arrived, a fire truck was per- ed yesterday at 460 miles might be tougher and carry on mitted to go through the bar- south-southwest of Miami and the war even more vigorously ricades to put out the fires. nearly 140 miles south of Cu- than Nasser, Starnes wrote. ba's Isle of Pines. All interests in the Isle of Pines, Western Cuba, the Flor- Kennedy 'At Peace' Over Accident ida Keys, Yucatan Peninsula BOSTON (AP/AFRTS)-- Sen. Ed- the Massachusetts Democrat and the southeast Gulf of Mex- ward Kennedy says he is pri- said in an interview with Mat- ico have been urged to keep in vately at peace with himself threw V. Storm of the Boston close touch with storm advi- about the automobile accident Globe's Washington Staff. sers. in which Mary Jo Kopechne, 28, "I feel the tragedy of the a secretary to his late bro- girl's death. That's on my The Base is now in Hurric- ther Robert, was killed. mind. That's what I will al- ane condition IV. "I can live with myself," (CONT'D ON PAwE 2) Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Friday, August 15., 1969

WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)-- Rep. Peter Rodino CONT'D FROM PAGB 1 Jr. says one of the eight Green Beret soldiers ways have to live with," Kennedy said. "But charged with murdering a Vietnamese man con- what I don't have to live with are the whis- tends he was acting under orders. pers and innuendoes and the falsehoods, be- The New Jersey Democrat says the statement cause they have no basis in fact." came from Capt. Robert Marasco of Bloomfield, In other developments involving the July 18 N.J., during a 20-minute telephone conversation accident on the Chappaquidick Island section arranged by the Army. of Martha's Vineyard: Rodino told a Washington news conference: -- The Manchester, N.H., Union Leader said "The captain didn't discuss what happened. The that inethe hours immediately after the acci- captain said he was only acting under orders." dent, when Kennedy said he was in shock, 17 Rodino said he was shocked to learn from Maras- telephone calls were charged to his credit co that he is being kept in solitary confine- card. In Boston, a spokesman for the New Eng- ment in a five-by-seven foot cell. land Telephone Co. said legal restrictions prevented him from confirming or denying the ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP/AFRTS)-- A 22-year-old report, but he said the use of the card did college senior, John Collins, has been ordered not necessarily mean that the senator made the to stand trial in Ann Arbor for first-degree calls. murder in the slaying of 18-year-old Karen -- In Wilkes-Barre, Pa., officials of the Com- Beineman. mon Pleas Court said a written petition that The order came after a woman identified as Dist. Atty. Edmund Dinis sent seeking to have the man with whom the victim was last seen Miss Kopechne's body exhumed for an autopsy alive. was not adequate. President Judge Bernard C. Miss Beineman's death was the latest in a Bromonski said either Dinis or a representa- string of seven slayings in two years in the tive must appeal in person. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area. -- In Berkeley Heights, N.J., Miss Kopech- ne's father said he and his wife are firmly MIAMI (AP/AFRTS)-- A Northeast Airlines jet- opposed to having their daughter's body ex- liner, carrying 52 persons, was hijacked to humed. Cuba yesterday. Northeast Flight 43 had been on a flight HAVANA (AP/AFRTS)--Maj. Rene Vallego, 49i a from Boston to Miami when it was diverted, confident of Prime Minister Fidel Castro and about 40 miles east of Jacksonville, Fla. his personal physician, died Wednesday night The plane landed at Havana at 3:26 p.m. of a stroke, the official newspaper Granma A spokesman for Northeast in Miami, Todd reported today. Clay, said the pilot gave no information about Often described as the man closest to Castro the hijacker. The plane carried 45 passengers Vallejo had been in a coma since the stroke and a crew of seven. It was the 39th commer- July 3. He had been almost constantly at cial airliner forced to fly to Cuba this year. Castro's side although he held no official po- Seven other attempts failed. sition.

WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)-- A New York Congress- man said yesterday that Israel, Syria and Leba- non recently signed a 1925 Geneva Convention barring the first--use of chemical and biologi- Guantanamo Gazette cal warfare. Rep. Richard D. McCarthy, a Democrat and a leading opponent of CBW, chided the State De- CoimNavase RAda J.B. Hildreth partment for allegedly being unaware that the Public Affairs Officer Lt D.S. McCurrach Middle East Countries have acceded to the pro- tocol which was never signed by the U.S. He urged Secretary of State William P. Rogers to take prompt action to do so. Pages Missing or Unavailable Friday, August 15, 1969 Guantanamo Gazette Page 7

MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING (300 AT BATS)-- Carew, Minn.,.352; R. Smith, Bost.,.333; F. Robinson, Balt.,.324; Oliva, Minn.,.323; Petrocelli, Bost., .309. RUNS-- R. Jackson, Oak., 101; F. Robinson, Balt., 90; Blair, Balt., 897 F. Howard, Was., 83; Buford, Balt., 73; Bando, Oak., 73. RUNS BATTED IN-- Powell, Balt., 104; Kille- brew, Minn., 101; R. Jackson, Oak., 927 F. How- ard, Was., 83, -Yastrzemski; Bost., 82. HITS-- Blair, Balt., 146; Oliva, Minn., 1421 Clark, N.Y., 133; R. Smith, Bost., 133; F. Rob- inson, Balt., 132. DOUBLES-- R. Jackson, Oak., 29; Oliva, Minn., 29; T. Davis, Sea., 27; Carew, Minn., 26; Bu- ford, Balt., 26. TRIPLES-- Clark, N.Y., 6; R. Smith, Bost., 5; McAuliffe, Det. 5; Blair, Balt., 5. HOME RUNS-- R. Jadkson, Oak., 42; F. Howard, Was., 37; Powell, Balt., 321 Killebrew, Minn., 31; Yastrzemski, Bost., 31. STOLEN BASES-- Gagler, Sea., 56; Campaneris, Oak., 40; Kelly, K.C., 35; Tovar, Minn., 30; Foy, K.C., 29s PITCHING *12 DECISIONS)-- McNally, Balt., 16-2, .889; Palmer, Balt., 11-2, .8461 Lolich, Det., 15-5, .750; McLain, Det., 18-6, .7501 dom, Oak., 14-5, .737. STRIKEOUTS-- McDowell, Cle., 1911 Lolich, Det. 179f Culp, Bost., 164; McLain, Det., 141. waeTain joMmz. w. bnuar, u5N , aenivers na2 NArIONAL IE AGUE farewell address to the ship's company of USS BArTING (300 AV BA!S)-- Clemente, Pitt., Northampton (CC-1). .357; C. Jones, N.Y.; .3481 A. Johnson, Cin., .342; M. Alou, Pitt., .338; Rose, Cin., .337. RUNS-- Bond, S.F., 901 Rose, Cin., 89; Wynn, USS Nolhampon Changes Command Hostt, 88; KCssinger, Chi., 88; Perez, Cin., GUANTANAMO BAY-- Capt James W. Short, USN 85RUNS BA TED IN-- Santo, Chi., 93; McCovey, ended 16 months of commanding the USS North- S.F., 91; Perez, Cin.,89; L. May, Cin., 87; amptbn. (CC-1) in formal ceremonies aboard Banks, Chi., 84. the Northampton at Guantanamo Bay yesterday. HITS-- M. Alou, Pitt.,167; Perez, Cin.,147; Capt Short, who departed the Northampton to Kessinger, Chi., 146; Brock, St.L., 143; B. become Deputy , Naval Communications Williamd, Chi., 142. Command, Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, grad- DOUBLES-- Kessinger, Chi., 32; M. Alou, uated from the Naval Academy in 1942 and was Pitt., .32; Brock, St. L., 27f Rose, Cin., 25. assigned to the USS Niblack (DD-424) and in TRIPIES-- B. Williams, Chi., 9; Tolan, Cin., 1945, the USS Rodman (DD-456). 9; Clemente, Pitt., 8; Rose, Cin., 8, His subsequent sea duty assignments include HOME RUNS-- McCovey, S.F., 361 L. May, Cin., service on the staff of Commander - 321 H. Aaron, Atl., 31; Perez, Cin., 28; Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, on USS Sa- H. Wagner, Mil., 14. lem (CA-139) as Communications Officer, USS STOLEN BASES-- Brock, St.L., 44; Bond, S.F., J.B. Blackwood (DE-219) as commanding officer, 32; Morgan, Houst., 30; Wills, L.A., 24; USS Eversole (DD-789) as commanding officer, Wynn, Houst., 18. and USS Bellatrix (AF-62) as commanding officr- PITCHING (12 DECISIONS)-- Selma, Chi., 11-4, er. .7331 Caroll, Cin., 12-5, .706; Merritt, Cin. Ashore, Capt Short served as head of the 12-5, .706; Carlton, St. L., 14-6, .7001 Sea- Shore Systems Operations under the director of ver, N.Y., 16-7, .696; D. Dean St.L., 16-7, Naval Communications; as Commanding Officer, .696. U.S. Naval Communications Station, San Franci- STRIKEOUTS-- Jenkins, Chi., 209; Gibson, sco; and as Assistant Naval Attache, London, ST.L., 1981 D. Wilson, Houst., 189; Singer, England. L.A., 183; Perry, S.F., 160. CONT'D ON PAGE 8 Page 8 Guantanamo Gazette Friday, August 15, 1969

CLUB ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

CPO CLUB Movie Schedule - August 17-23

Sun. "THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS" Peter O'Toole,. Omar Sharif 4 Mon. "A FINE PAIR" Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale Tue. "HATE FOR HAIE" Antonio Sabato, John Ireland Wed. "FRULEIN DOCTOR" Suzy Kendall, Kenneth More Thu. GAME NIGHT Fri. "HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISON" Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum Sat. "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO" Omar Sharif, Julie Christie

ACEY-DUCEY CLUB Movie Schedule - August 16-22

Sat. "LZW AND ORDER" Ronald Reagan, Dorothy Malone, "QUANTEZ" Fred MacMurray, Dordthy Malone SHORT (r) and Captain Poe (1) exchange Sun. "A FINE PAIR" Rock Hudson, Claudia salutes in Northampton Change-of-Command cere- Cardinale monies. Mon. CLUB CLOSED Captain Poe served on the staffs of Comman- Oliver Tue. "THE ASSASSINATION BUREAU" der in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Director, Reed, Diana Rigg Defense Communications Agency; and the CChidf Wed. "BLICKBEARD'S GHOST" Dean Jones, of Naval Operqtions. Peter Ustinov He attended the Navy Postgraduate School in Antonio Sabato, Thu. "HATE FOR HATE" Communications and the Armed Fprces Staff John Ireland College. Fri. GAME NIGHT Captain Poe is the son of Lloyd Poe of Bloom- field, Mo., He is married to the former Helen COMO CLUB Movie Schedule - August 17-21 Drumwright of Norfolk. They have two daught- ers, Sue and Jeri. Sun. "PINK JUNGLE" James Gardiner, Among the dignataries attending the ceremony 40 Eva Renzi were RAdm James B. Hildreth, USN, Base PAIR" Rock Hudson, Claudia Tue. "A FINE Commander Guantanamo Naval Base, and the prin- Cardinal ciple speaker for the occasions Capt Raymond M. GUN" George Montgomery, Tab Thu. "HOSTILE Harris, USN, Commander Fleet Train- Hunter ing Groupy and Capt Grover L. Rawlings, USN, Commanding Officer, Guantanamo Naval Station. CONTID FROM PAGE 7 During his farewell address, Captain.Short He is married to the former Dorothy A. Mil- touched on several points affecting the free ler of New York and has two children-- a son, world today. He commented on the rights of James Jr., and a daughter, Diane. theindividual versus the rights of the group. Capt Short was relieved by Capt Donald T. After the formal reading of their orders, Poe. Capt Poe comes toiNorthTampton. from Captain Short, obviously *with regret, relin- the National War College. His many-faceted quished his command to Capt Poe. career includes service in USS Cleveland (CL- i5) in the Pacific Theater until the end of forld War II and subsequent sea duty tours in :wo experimental ships in the Operational De- )artment Forces on the USS Newport News (CA- .48), on the staff of Battleship Division Vo, as Executive Officer, USS Vesole (DDR-878) nd USS Hull (DD-845), and as Commanding Of-