Tomorrow's flight C-130 Guantanamo Bay 1:30 p.m. 3:25 p.m. t NAS Norfolk, Va. 8:25 p.m. See page 3 Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 45 -- No. 206 --U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Accidents plague Navy, even after 214 years rt WIRE REPORT and rescue helicopters, but crews land on the carrier, USS Lexington, streets. Officers, semor and junior were detained and man ly STAFFfailed to find the third. in the Gulf of Mexico. enlisted GAZETTEGAET SAFIn aseparate incident, a sailor And on Monday, five sailors were beaten with clubs even thought t ofailedwasoutfind0 ahettyhtirce The avysayits opratonsare aboard the aircraft carrier, USS where injured when a U.S. plane they were not involved in the fight- The Navy says it's operations are CarlVinson, washed overboard accidentally dropped a 500-pound ing. In the other incident, an Nav ry safe in site of the seven different inci- some 600 miles north of Wake bomb on an American cruiser in the officer was killed and a petty officer dents that occurred during the month of Nicaragua - No explanation was morning. The Indian Ocean. injured as a result of a gunnery exer- October, including yesterday's two Island yesterday made public as to why Nicaraguan sailor disappeared in 12-foot In other October incident.More cise 80 miles southeast of Norfolk. A President Ortega put off announcing incidents in which sailors were washed swells and 10-knot winds. A Navy than 1,000 crewmembers of the air- round fired by the USS El Paso at a the end of a unilateral cease-fire with overboard, leaving two sailors lost at him. craft carrier, USS Forrestal had to aircraft-towed target in the area of the U.S. backed contra rebels. The sea. search has not yet found evacuate a ship during an in-port the El Paso and USS Iwo Jima sent announcement, was made this With yesterday's tragedies, the Navy spokesman Lt. Bruce one air- shrapnel flying into the bridge of the morning. Whatever the reason for the Navy has had four accidents in three Cole says the incidents are "totally electrical fire in the number sepa- delay, it came after Ortega visited a days. unrelated" and share no "common craft machinery room. In two Iwo Jima killing Lt. Cmdr. Timothy 140 sailors W. Kirtley and injuring Petty Officer farming cooperative where the gov- Three sailors and 38 missiles on the thread." rate events on Oct. 11, killed five First Class David K. Rawls. enmment said rebels aircraft carrier, USS Eisenhower went On Sunday, five sailors were and marines were injured when Por- civilians earlier in the day. On Oct. 14, the Navy celebrated overboard yesterday. Two survivors killed and 19 injured when a fledg- tuguese police used 'excessive by Navy ling pilot crashed while trying to force' in an altercation on city it's 214th birthday. China - It was just about five were plucked from the ocean months ago that Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy House to boost minumum wage demonstrators in Beijing's Tian- the employer has a training pro- Square. Today.under cover WIRE REPORTS Bush, Gorbachev talk economics anmem gram in effect. of pre-darn darkness.the troops The federal minimum wage quietly withdrew from the square, to The House has tentatively sched- during casual summit meeting not been increased since be replaced by armed police officers. uled a vote today on a plan that would has Westem diplomats say the move is 198 1.Under the new bill, it would commercial co-operation with increase the nation's minimum wage WIRE REPORTS aimed at restoring international from $3.35 an hour to $4.25 an hourin rise by 45 cents next April and the United States." confidence in China's stability and two installments. another 45 cents for the following In Washington, President goodwill from the West. Economic reforms in the garnering The vote comes after democrats in year. Bush said he wants to talk to Congress and President Bush broke a In a statement released at the Soviet Union will be on the agenda when President Bush and Gorbachev to compare notes New Zealand - New Zealand scien- long stand-off on differing proposals. White House, President Bush said tists detected another nuclear test in Soviet President Gorbachev meet about the economies of both Under the new compromise plan, a the package "gives relief to those French Polynesia in the South Pacific December 2 and 3. nations. with the greatest need in our work today.the second atomic blast by training wage.85 percent of the full The summit will be held on Shevardnadze and Bush both wage.could be paid to new force while at the same time pro- France within a week and the sixth minimum U.S. and Soviet warships in the stressed that the December workers for just three months. It could tects job opportunities for young one this year. Mediterranean after Gorbachev meeting will be informal, with a workers." be extended for another three months if finishes an official visit to Italy. full-scale summit to be held in Japan - Seattle's Boeing is talking Soviet Foreign Minister the spring or early summer. with Japan's three largest aerospace Bombing kills eight in El Salvador Bush said rapid changes companies about becoming partners Shevardnadze told reporters in leader r. under way in eastern Europe in making a larger 767 passenger REPORTS people, including the union Moscow that the Soviet Union is WIRE d nhnrne jet. Boeing says talks are under way Ytrv'ester ay s oomg nppea "for equitable and mutually ad- convinced him that now was the through the headquarters of the right time for the meeting. with Fuji, Mitsubishi and Kawasaki Salvadoran Union members and vantageous economic and federation of Salvadoran heavy industries. The Japanese role rebels are blaming the government for national could range fon full partnership to a bomb that exploded in union head- workers, El Salvador's second sub-contractor. quarters in El Salvador, killing eight largest union. (continued.page 3) Army Maj. Gen. speaks at Guantanamo luncheon the vice president for the South improvements on the base," Oakes The society gives those who are By JOSN LISA M. ENLOE Atlantic Region of Society of said. professionally associated with or USA American Military Engineers. Cmdr. Arthur Corsona, Public interested in military engineering Guantanamo Bay's local chapter of The local chapter of engi- Works Officer agrees with Oakes matters a chance to come together in Society of American Military Engi- neers is continuing the strong and is proud of the good relations a professional and social level. News neers is sponsoring an all-hands lunch- camaraderie between the military between the military and civilian The monthly meeting for mem- 8, at 11:30 a.m., at the eon, Nov. bers officers clubs. and civilian contractors. engineers here. only is scheduled for Nov. 7, at U.S. - Reports of three Halloween- According to Lt. Cmdr. Mike 6:30 p.m. at the Officer's Club. The related shootings around the country. The guest speaker will be Maj. Oakes, resident officer in charge The local society was founded price of the members-only dinner is Two children were shot in Philadel- Gen. Robert Bunker, Corps of Engi- of construction, the monthly in December 1987 and was char- $5 and the price of the all-hands phia in a drug shooting. A four- neers U.S. Army and the Commander/ meetings usually revolve around tered in 1988. It is open to line and luncheon is $6.75. For further year-old was accidentally shot in Division Engineer of the South Atlan- technical engineering and naval staff officers, all services, senior information or to purchase a ticket to Chicago by a victim of a holiday subjects. "Some of the ideas enlisted and civilian and local con- either the dinner or luncheon, con- prank. And near Bryan, Texas, a tic Division for the U.S. Army Corps of discussed indirectly help with the tractors. tact Ensign Amy Gallen at 2552. child shot himself with a gun that Engineers. The major general is also was part of a day-care worker's costume. Marine, Tonto? will make this list available at NAVY RESALE ACTIVITY As I stated on Openline, retail our Customer Service Desk for Oakland - Two bodies were pulled prices almost always move in one interested customer to review. Tuesday from the debris of the earth- ACTIONLINE & NEWS direction - up. Our mark-up pol- We hope will put these accusa- quake-ravaged Nimitz Freeway. (TON84355 With that, sheriff's police say there's icy has not changed, but our cost tions to rest no reason to believe there are any ~ (CAPTAIN'S HOTLINE,4800) of goods certainly has. Our prices more bodies still in the wreckage would have increased regardless When prices are compared, that once was the double-decker Query: Last Wednesday, I arrived. After she canceled her if we were in the new mall or old we compare apples to apples, Cypress Freeway section. ordered a white rose corsage and order we received our flower store. not apples to oranges. For was told it would be ready by shipment and were then able to example we compare the Washington - The House voted Friday at 2 p.m. My corsage was sell white roses. While on the subject, two regular retail prices at Sears, yesterday to tentatively boost at 2 p.m., and all they people called on Openline to state K-Mark and Wal Mart with our funding for the drug war to $8.8- not ready billion dollars.