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WEATHER WATER CLOUDY 4) CHARLIE f. l01 'Az U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 TUESDAY Date NOVEMBER 29, 1966 WGBY Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Brundi Coup Lull in SVN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (AP) The irmy has seized power in .the Ground Action tiny African kingdom of Brundi. SAIGON(AP)(By Robert Tuckman) The U.S. and South Vietnamese The coup d'etat was led by commands reported 75 communists killed in small skirmishes in Prime minister Michael Micombero the past 24 hours as the lull in ground fighting in the Viet- an army captain. He deposed nam widened for the third day continuing foul weather once the king, 19 year-old Natrev, again slowed the U.S. air offensive. who is presently in Kinshasa The U.S. command reported as a guest of congolese Pres- 53 enemy killed in more than IN THE NEWS TODAY ident Joseph D. Mobutu. a dozen patrol contacts. Mobutu said in a radio broad- The South Vietnamese head- cast this morning that since quarters said their forces Natare is still his guest, he killed 22 communists in --U.K. seeks U.S.backing for considers the takeover "a dis- three small engagements. Rhodesian sanctions.Page 2 courteous gesture". He has Vietnamese headquarters withheld recognition of the new also reported that a Viet -VOX POPULI.Page 3 -egime but -a pledged min-inter- Cong force ambushed a 17- Werence in Burundi's affair. vehicle Vietnamese military --Hungarian Reds warn ChiComs The king could not be found. convoy this morning on its of delay of World Communist In a broadcast from Bujumbura way to the mountain city of Party Conference.Page 4 last night Micombero said that Dalai, causing some casual- he was taking over as chief of ties. --Ortiz & Cokes retain their state and as head of a commit- The ambush 98 miles North- titles.Page 5 tee of National Liberation. east of Saigon was the third The government was dissolved. in the Dalai area in less --Gitmo Basketball. Page 6 For some time the influence than a week. There were no of Watutsi extremists with details on the rumber of gov- --Adds and Notices. Page 7 close contacts with the Chinese ernment casualties or damage communists has been growing. (Continued on page 2) Burundi and the neighboring republic of Rwanda have been torn for years by conflict be- tween the rival Watutsi and Bahutu tribes. UKSeeksUNAi*d The two countries located in the heart of Africa have a LOND-N(AP) Britain moved with a heavy heart today toward total area of 21,000 square seeking a United Nations action on the intractable Rhodesian miles and a total population of problem today but still kept alive faint hopes of a direct 5.6 million. settlement with Ian Smith's rebel regime. They were former United Reluctant to proclaim a final rupture between London and Nations trust territories under Salisbury, Prime Minister Harold Wilson called a full cabinet Belgian administration and be- meeting to examine whether any grounds remains for belief came independent four years that Smith may yet come to terms. ago. But officials were skeptical that the leader of Rhodesia's The area was at one time mil- 225,000 whites has had a chance of heart that will meet itarily occupied by German Britain's demands for an eventual end of aparthied and major- forces and was part of German ite rule by the African majority. East Africa from 1890 until the At the same time Wilson ordered a top-level mission to erman defeat in World War one. Washington and Ottawa for talks on what seemed likely to be ')e population was predominrtly the outcome --- a British appeal to the U.N. security council soman Catholic. for compulsory sanctions against Rhodesia. Burundi has long been see- The mission, led by Sir Saville Garner, head of Britain's thing with policical unrest. diplomatic service, was leaving later in the day for two days (Continued on page 2) of talks with American officials before going to Canada. -IC H R I S T M.A S M US I C F E S T I V A L --- D E C E M B E R 9 - PAGE 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1bb GITMO GAZETTE BRUSSELS (Cont'd from page one) An earlier BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (AP) (By RobertBerrelez) attemptto overthrow the old king,Mwambuta IV, The mood of festive anticipationquickened in October 1965 was crushed. The revolt was this tiny tropical isle today asthemajor de carried out by a group of Armyand gendarmerie. egations arrived for tomorrow's celaIxation of More than 50 of the leaders, including some Barbados' national independence. politicans, were later executed. The Duke and Duchess of Kent landed fronr Among those executed was Joseph Bamina, who Montego Bay, Jamaica, at 4:30 Monday. Chief was Prime Minister until Sept. 1965. Justice Warren,representing the United States Tribal disorders broke out after the first came in at 9 PM last night. he was due at executions. Bands of Bahutu were reported to 6 PM and there was no immediate explanation be Killing Watutsi, apparently in revenge for for the delay. the deaths of tneir fellow-tribesmen. Almost all the official guests--about 400-- The executions brought world wide protests. are already on hand for the independence of The International Commission of Jurists in this 166 square mile island which becomes the Geneva reported in January that the number ex- smallest nation in the Western Hemisphere to- ecuted was 86. morrow. As an independent country it wall join three other former Caribbean British LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Wilson today colonies now members of the Commonwealth--Ja- sent a high-level diplomatic mission to Wash- maica, Trinidad-Tobago and Guyana. ington to get American backing for any com- The airival of the Kents was the highlight pulsory sanctions sought to bring the Rhode- of the pre-independence festivities. Radiant sian rebels to their knees. in a shocking-pink voile dress with large$ As the mission left.bar the United States polka dots, topped by a matching coat and Wilson met with his cabinet for a final de- hat, the young blonde duchess drew smiles of cision on whether to break off negotiations approval from the large official welcomingW with the rebel regime and take the dispute to party and a small crowd of onlookers at Sea- the United Nations' Security Council. well Airport. Wilson dispatched Sir Saville Garner of the Commonwealth Office to sound out the United SAIGON (Continued from page one) inflicted States in the conviction that mandatory sanc- to the convoy. tions without U.S. backing would be unwork- U.S. Air Force B52 bombers returned to tl able. central highlands near Cambodia today and Garner told newsmen at London Airport: "The struck at North Vietnamese troop concentra- government is hopeful that it is going to get tions 35 miles northwest of Pleiku. the full backing of the united States." The Pentagon, aware the Viet Cong fear sud- The cabinet had before it certain "minor den bombing attacks most, has almost doubled concessions" brought back to London yesterday the force of B52s flying missions to Vietnam. by Commonwealth Secretary Herbert Dowden af- Sources said today about 20 of thez big ter his weekend talk with Rhodesian Premier bombers have joined the 30-plane fleet of Ian Smith. stratoforts based on Guam, 2,000 miles fro Bowden did not announce just what the con- South Vietnam. cessions were, but government informants said Plans are to step up bombing raids against% they fell short -of satisfying the British communist troop concentrations and supply government demand that Smith guanantee even- areas. tual majority rule by the four and a half Informed sources say interrogation of cap- million Rhodesian Africans. tured Viet Cong shows the guerrillas dread the unexpected rain of bombs more than any THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA(AP) Actress Jane hardship or war tactic, including encounters. Mansfield's 6-year-old son, Zoltan, is recov- with U.S. ground troops. ering from his second serious operation since The explanation for this is that the guer- being mauled by a lion, a hospital spokesman rillas are fairly successful in avoiding com- reported. bat with American units. But they get no Doctors removed the boy's spleen last night warning from the high-flying B52s and, unless after confirming that the lion's attack had they are near reinforced underground tunnels,. ruptured the organ. have no way to evade the 500-pound and 750- The spokesman said other organs will take pound iron bombs. over the function of the boy's spleen in man- ufacturing blood corpuscles. Zoltan was reported in good condition after the operation. Zoltan was attacked by a chained lion Saturday at an animal compound here while his mother posed for publicity pictures. 4 PAGE 3 NOVEMBER 29, 1966 GTTM0 GAZETTE "Why does a lack of discipline exist at the NavSta Lyceum? I have witnessed, as I feel certain, have many, many others, swarms of dependent children continuously climbing upon chairs and running wildly throughout the movie area. In addition, the appropriate wearing apparel at movie spaces is clearly stated in NAVBASE- GTMO instructions, yet it is an every-evening occurence to see boys and girls(dependent children) in all stages of filthy garments. Frequently I have heard boys and girls, both pre-teen and teen-age, using foul language. This type of conduct is not restricted entirely to dependents by any means; however it ap- pears that the majority of the adult civilian and military personnel who attend this recrea- tional activity dre more interested in watching and listening to the attraction on the screen than in exhibiting themselves as immature, foul-mouthed, and very poorly reared individuals.

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