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Editor's Choice Energy Conservation Water Usage Tuesday, May 7 Bicycle Safety Usage: 267,000 KWH Tuesday, May 7 Bicycle riders must wear helmets Cost $33,375 (84%) Storage: 11.7 MIL and safety vests, except children Cost in Norfolk: $20,025 Production: 547K riding to and from school 7-8 a.m. Comparison cost for April Consumption: 1.6 MIL & 2-3 p.m. weekdays. Center Bargo Gitmo Norfolk Two bedroom $743 $236 I I I I Guantanamo Daily Gazette Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:37 a.m. Sunset: Today, 8:18 p.m. 91. 47 -- No. 087 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Wednesday, May 8, 1991 Good, bad news on Gitmo MAC flights Navy jet shot at By JO3 S. VELAZQUEZ forcing a fare increase. "An $59 for visitors overall 14.8 percentincrease in $60 for contractors AP - U.S. officials now say "It's a mixed blessing, but a all passenger fares took effect an American warplane appar- blessing nonetheless," says January 1," Legrande said. There are no discountsI for ently came under fire twice last Naval Base Operations Offi- "Gitmo's Transportation Of- round trip tickets. night over northern Iraq. res- There's no damage to the based relief.S- ceorganizationmit. ise (n"Beginningwid ofJunee 14h callmedMACe oracezti),did"Benotig get 1the MAmessageid nervatthionsage caneasti of Navya Tuesdayy, A-6 plane and the pilot's unhurt. The plane is abomber that Riefoficalhsy otoliran. flights on Friday will follow a on these changes. We did get purchase their ticket at the old can also be used for jamming Reifoficials say doctors and"Ortasoaini of- nurses fled from a medical clinic nwrue htruei rm temsaeTedy n f rc.Ortasotto radar or eavesdropping. on- A U.S. spokeswomaninTur- near a Kurdish refugee camp in Norfolk to Jacksonville to festive Tuesday new tariff flee has a record of all c key says thepilotreported he saw Iran. A doctor who headed the Gitmo, back to Jacksonville fares are implemented." firmed reservations," s aid anti-aircraft guns fire on him the up says Iranians harassed and on to Norfolk. And, that's The following rates apply Legrande. "As far as fulture first time about 20 miles north- lunteers. He says the team fi good news," the she added. (one way): price increases, I can only say second inci- nallyhadenoughwhenantranian west of Mosul. The tan- dent happened six miles west of pointed a gun at the head of a "The bad news is that fares will we y expe nurse. increase," she said. Norfolk to Gitmo -$192 forbase dard fiscal year adjustment it in Dohuk, just outside the security residents (was $168) October when rates vary. But zone for Kurdish refugees. According to Ensign Kathy Another U.S. military China - Chinese officials say $223 for visitors Legrande, acting officer in there's no way of knowing for spokesman says officials don't lax safety measures led to a coal $227 for contractors the plane, but mine accident that killed at least charge of Personnel Support Gitmo to Kingston- $51 for base sure at this time," she con- know who fired on he also says it's hard not to think 147 miners. The Chinese News Detachment, fuel prices are residents (was $45) cluded. it's the Iraqis. Agency isn't saying what caused the April 21 explosion at the The spokesman won't com- ment on whether U.S. forces government-owned mine, nor U.S. troops pulling out in 48 hours says Cheney was any reason give for the delay AP - The U.S. troop In addition to visiting U.S. are under way in Baghdad will retaliate. in reporting the accident. Many pullout from southern Iraq is troops, the Defense Secretary between the Kurds and the Chinese mines lack modern equipment and accidents are nearing completion today. is making the rounds in the government of Saddam common. Defense Secretary Dick Ch- Gulf to discuss the region's Hussein. Yesterday, both sides Bangladesh's eney visited the U.N. con- future security needs. Cheney tried to fix the details of an woes continue South Korea - South Korean trolled buffer zone yesterday meets with the leaders of agreement that would give the cabinet ministers are looking for and said all U.S. troops would Qatar today before heading to struggling Kurds autonomy if AP - Storms have brought ways to deal with a growing cri- Oman and Bahrain. Cheney they end their revolt against sis. Protests by radical students be out within 48 hours. Mean- new misery to Bangladesh , have shaken South Korea since time, thousands of Kurdish says he's making significant Saddam. Iraq's official news which is still reeling from last police fatally beat a student April refugees have been streaming progress. He suggests an ar- agency says the two delega- week's devastating typhoon. 26. Earlier today, a protester set from mountain camps on the rangement that includes U.S. tions discussed the means of Reports say a tornado left at himself on fire and jumped off Iraq-Turkey border back to training of Arab forces, joint promoting positive dialogue to people dead and in least 50 theroofofafive-storybuilding Iraq. A U.S. Arab military exercises guarantee Iraq's unity and sta- Seoul. their homes in northern 1,200 injured. For seven United Nations envoy says the and the stockpiling of U.S. bility. At the same time, minutes last night, the twister (Continued on Page 3) refugees are responding equipment and supplies in the Kurds who fled to the Iraq- destroyed various buildings in enthusiastically to Allied region. Turkey border are returning 15 villages 20 miles north of assistance. Meanwhile, negotiations home in large numbers. the capital. USA The area hit by the tornado bill on guns too close for betting in the path of the April News Congressional was not AP - Too close to call. allow instant checks of crimi- gell is an influential opponent 30 typhoon, which struck the That's how it stands in the nal records for gun buyers. of the Brady Bill. The Demo- southeastern coast and killed - The House Washington House, as lawmakers vote Both sides are hunting for crat says it loses support as more than 125,000 people by Armed Services Committee is closely, official counts. Some newspa- expected to act today on a $291 today on the controversial a handful of votes to decide people look at it more billion Defense budget for next BradyBill,themeasurerequir- the issue late today, and no- and he predicts the NRA sub- pers say the death toll will fiscal year. One item of conten- ing a seven-day waiting period body's certain of the outcome. stitute will pass. surpass 225,000 with one tion is the B-2 Stealth bomber. A for a handgun purchase. Brady advocate Charles The Brady Billis named for newspaper saying the figure House panel has recommended control advocates Schumer says he wouldn't former White House Press will exceed half a million. against adding four more of the Gun $800 million aircraft. back the bill, but the National know how to bet. The New Secretary James Brady. He Rifle Association wants to York Congressman says, "it's was shotintheheadinthe1981 Bush's heart Washington - Congress is em- substitute its own plan, a na- that close." attack on then-President Re- barking on the most ambitious tional computer system to Representative John Din- agan. trouble solved overhaul of the nation's banking AP - The White House laws since the depression. The says President Bush is elated first step was taken yesterday by Calm sets in overnight in Nation's Capital a House subcommittee, which that the cause of his irregular K'd $25 billion in taxpayer AP - A dusk-to-dawn cur- police, but they all disappeared ers say a lack of jobs and heartbeat has been found, and funds to shore up the Federal few apparently is bringing as the deadline passed. police harassment are at the that the problem is not with Deposit Insurance Corporation. calm to a hispanic neighbor- Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon root of the problem. hisheartafter all. The problem which ends at Mayor Dixon says she's is an overactive thyroid, and New Hampshire - State House hood near the White House said the curfew, members here are asking busi- after two nights of unrest. 5 a.m. is necessary to restore recommending more Hispan- doctors say it's easily treated nesses that are thinking of testing Several youths were ar- order. ics be hired by the Washing- with drugs. The president re- anew abortion pill to conduct the rested Tuesday night, but there The violence began Sun- ton, D.C. Police Department turns to Bethesda Naval Hos- tests in their state. The state that pital today for more tests. gave George Bush his second- was no repetition of the vio- day night, following the shoot- and at city hall. largest margin of victory in 1988 lence that rocked the Mount ing of a Hispanic man during has broken with him on the issue Pleasant section of Washing- an arrest. of abortion and is blocking the flight laws. ton, D.C. on Sunday and Some witnesses say the Tomorrow's adoption of anti-abortion C-212 The state's Right to Life chapter man was handcuffed when he Monday. Arrive Depart is fighting the resolution, saying Hundreds of youths as- was shot Police say the man Bay- --------- 1:00 p.m. supporters of the French drug Guantanamo officers with a knife Fla. 6:00 p.m. ----------- RU-486 exaggerate the drug's sembled in the streets just be- lunged at Opalaca, other potenital uses.