U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Thursday, March 14, 1974 Libyan official reports oil embargo to be lifted TRIPOLI, Libya (AP)--The Arab oil than six hours after it began. Al- The embargo was imposed against ministers ended a one-day meeting gerian Industry Minister Belaid the United States and the Nether- here late yesterday and a high Lib-. Abdesselam was in the chair as lands because of their support of yan official said they decided to president of the Organization of Israel. Arab countries have also lift the oil embargo against the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries. cut back production about 25 per United States but would not offi- cent in the hopes of getting other -cially announce it in Tripoli. Egyptian sources said the confer- oil-buying countries to bring pres- The oil ministers adjourned their ence here would translate into ac- sure on Washington. closed meeting without announcing ceptable diplomatic language a po- any decision. litical agreement worked out in Egyptian sources here reported the Algeria last month at a mini-summit ministers would reach agreement to The Libyan official said the meet- of the chiefs of state of Egypt, end the embargo, and an article in ing would resume in Geneva on Sun- Syria, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. the authoritative Cairo newspaper day. The sources, which could not be Al Ahram also stated this. But Egypt's President Anwar Sadat had independently confirmed, reflected there was no confirmation from pressed the Arab oil exporters for Egypt's leading newspaper Al Ahram's other sources here. weeks to lift the embargo, in re- prediction of the end of the embar- cognition of American efforts to go. The meeting is the third try by obtain an Israeli withdrawal from the Arabs to get together on a pro- appre- the Suez Canal. Just prior to the start of the posal to end the embargo in conference, all line communications ciation for the U.S. Secretary of The Tripoli meeting, in a hotel between Tripoli and Europe were cut State Henry A. Kissinger's efforts of the Libyan capital, ended less by a Mediterranean storm. to get Israel to leave the Suez Canal. Meany urges Cosgress e deal with major oil cempemiles WASHINGTON (AP)--AFL-CIO President conducted by the Oil, Chemical and George Meany yesterday urged tough Atomic Workers International Union. congressional action to deal with Meany termed Nixon's veto of the oil companies,which he said have energy measure "one in a long series "a stranglehold on the American of vetoes of measures aimed at ser- economy." ving the interests of plain people, The union leader called on Con- as against the interests of corp- gress to override President Nixon's orations and money manipulators." veto of emergency energy legisla- tion that would provide special He said the oil companies "have energy crisis unemployment compen- a stranglehold on the American econ- sation and an oil price rollback. omy and the Nixon administration has done not one thing to find out "We still believe that Congress how hard they are squeezing." can be persuaded to enact an energy Meany said that while the admin- bill that means something and over- istration is against gasoline ration- come the pressures of the oil firms ing, it has encouraged fuel price and override Mr. Nixon's veto," hikes and thus "rationing by the Meany said. pocketbook, rationing by privilege." His remarks were prepared for a He said gasoline was being guaranteed seminar on the energy crisis being only to those who could afford it. Page 2--LATE NEWS ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Thursday, March 14, 1974 World War II holdout 0 GAZETTEER commended for memory ddigest of late news TOKYO (AP)--Lt. Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese intelligence officer who held out for nearly 30 years in the jungles of the Philippines, has made his final report on American troop movements in World War II and won his former commander's congratulations for his memory. TEL AVIV (AP)--Syria and Israel clashed yesterday for "He gave me a detailed report on his activities, the second straight dayalong their tense border in the giving me intelligence reports such as enemy move- Golan Heights. The Syrian military command claimed its ments including the size of the U.S. task force off forces wiped out an Israeli patrol and four artillery Lubang Island in 1945, fortifications, munitions and batteries. There were no immediate casualty reports. supplies, " the former commander, Yoshimi Taniguchi, The Syrian command said yesterday's fight raged for said yesterday. nore than 3 hours along the northern and central sectors of the cease-fire line, part of the 300-square- Taniguchi was a member of the Japanese expedition nile area that Israel captured in last October's Middle that discovered Onoda last Saturday and formally ordered East war. Although both Israel and Syrian authorities him to end his mission. Onoda, now 52, made his reported the latest border clash, each side claimed the report to Taniguchi Monday night before flying home other had begun the fighting. to Japan. Included in the report was word that the U.S. task ATHENS (AP)--It is an occupational hazard if a sailor force off Lubang in 1945 had 143 aircraft carriers, dies while having sex on shore leave and his family is warships and escort vessels, Taniguchi said. The for- therefore entitled to a Navy pension, Greece's highest mer commander said he was surprised Onoda had carried court ruled yesterday. The court said that having sex out his duties so faithfully, and more surprised at while on shore leave was part of a sailor's "normal Onoda's "amazing capacity for memorizing." recreation dictated by his profession and death there- fore is an occupational hazard." The issue arose when Asked if Onoda had presented a writen memo, Tanigu- the wife of an unidentified sailor appealed for a chi replied: "No, that was one of his duties: never family pension on the ground that the death of her hus- carry written information on your person because it band came under the category of "professional accidents'- was liable to fall into enemy hands if the officer all subject to compensation under Greek law. was captured or killed and his body was recovered by the enemy. Onoda committed everything to memory." TORONTO (AP)--Xaviera Hollander, author of "The Happy Taniguchi said Onoda had also memorized a calendar, looker," has lost an appeal in Canada's federal court in but was six days off by the time he was discovered. He which she contested a deportation order. Miss Hollander, based the calendar on Filipino villagers' Christmas a 32-year-old Dutch citizen, wrote a best-selling book observances. recounting her life as a prostitute and brothel owner in New York. The decision on her appeal was handed Taniguchi said that after he found Onoda, he told down Tuesday. She said in an interview she would live him,"The first thing we'll do when we return to Japan in France or Italy if she is deported. The deportation and you've settled down is to get you a bride." order was issued last year on the grounds that she had "But Onoda didn't show any interest," he said. "He committed crimes involving moral turpitude. The deci- was apparently too concerned with completing his mis- sion later was upheld by the Canadian Immigration Board. sion." 4iss Hollander's lawyer said she might appeal the fead- eral court decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. Local Forecast * Guantanamo Water status Q00,4 lI~~~t-e- .Fe.leStaki Mostly cloudy today and tonight with Water figures for yesterday: c. scattered showers in the local area. Visibility WATER PRODUCED: 1,332,000 unrestricted. Winds N er. .ph.5 y .co.t.ihalt.r 6-8 knots becoming SW 10-14 knots a3Oeth Il .S.t. te with afternoon WATER CONSUMED: 1,507,000 gusts to 21 knots. oN Pe. -s - , . High today 84. Low tonight 69. - . , -. o . .t Bay conditions 2-3 feet. High tide t Attt I& Petel -4te u te . te. Id .t~WATER LOSS: 175,000 -ep:-e e 0237. Low tide 0853. f.,tt ip I t. =tt . tup. 1et.r it 1_t t1t -. te - Oc-tlur.-I-;. Itee- I.taf e- lt III "ES. , ue . ftee. .ee,- It the pt.t ".1a .teth ,b ,e"u*ee, 11 WATER IN STORAGE: 18,895,000 Thursday, March 14, 1974 Guantanamo Gazette LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 Drug smuggling is big problem for base police By JOSN Sandy Warren Drug detector dogs can't be used One has, in fact, found grass con- (Fifth in a series) because they are taught to retrieve cealed in a homemade candle which drugs when they smell them. arrived via airmail. According to base police, there is The dogs have, however, speeded To protect the dogs, a large flow of drug traffic base police from up the drug busts here, although try to keep anyone various Caribbean from knowing the ports to Gitmo. they haven't been used to their location of Therefore, their kennels. certain methods of .fullest capabilities. For example, drug detection are used to stop this they can't go aboard ships and air- The Jamaican customs official had flow. The newest, begun in Septer- craft unless invited by the command- planned a visit to Gitmo to watch ber, is the stripping of men and ing officer. What they do is con- the dogs in their searches, with women at the airport when they ar- duct customs on incoming baggage, the intention of employing rive from Jamaica, the main source.