* AFL-C10 Blasts Nixon
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* AFL-C10 blasts Nixon UASHINGTON (AP)--The -AFL-Clo began a nationwide lobbying campaign yesterday for the immediate im- peachment of President Nixon, saying the President "has given clear evidence he does not intend to re- sign." The 13.J million-member labor federation is the first national organization with political muscle to push actively for Nixon's impeachment. A sharply worded statement accusing the President of, among other things, having "consistently lied to the American people," was prepared by the leadership for distribution at factory gates, union meetings and for mailing to rank-and-file workers. It urges all union members to write their congress- men and Chairman ]eter Rodino of the House Judiciary Committee to make them "aware of the need for urgency in voting the impeachment of the President." With congressional mail running heavily in favor of impeachment, Rodino's committee has begun studying possible grounds for such action. The AFL-CIO is creditied with having one of the most effective lobbying organizations on Capitol Hill when it comes to bread and butter issues affecting worker's pocKetbooks. Its successes on philosophical issues, however, have been limited. At its convention last month in Miami Beach, the labor federation unanimously adopted a resolution urging Nixon to resign "in the interest of restoring a fully functioning government." The resolution called for impeachment if he refused. Nixon declared Wednesday in a nationally televised address that he has no intention of stepping down as long as he is physically able to carry on. An AFL-CIO spokesman called the lobbying campaign "a major operation," and said: "We just don't adopt resolutions to hear the sound of our words. We mean it." I (See IMPEACHMENT, Page 2) . impeachment called for Nixon's secretary testifies quality of U.& NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA subpoenaed Watergate tapes poor WASHINGTON (AP)--President Nixon's one of the controversial tapes personal secretary testified yes- Sept. 29, 1973, when, at Nixon's terday that parts of the subpoenaed request, she began the task of Watergate tapes are very poor in transcribing them at the President's quality, and that it is humanly im- mountaintop retreat at Camp David, possible to hear every word on them. Maryland. Rose Mary Woods, Nixon's secre- "The quality is very bad on some," tary for more than two decades, said she said, "depending on the room. that it took her nearly a month,- There are lots of funny things in working off and on, sometimes on them." weekends and far into the night, to type a rough transcript of seven Among the oddities, she said, "If conversations between President the President puts his feet on the Nixon and Watergate figures. desk, it sounds like a bomb. Boom." She said a similar sound is Friday, November 9, 1973 Miss Woods said she first heard (See TAPES, Page 2) Ia'e 2--LATL NEWS ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Friday, November 9, 1973 IMPEACHMENT- (Continued from Page 1) GAZETTEER The spokesman jqid 500,000 copies would be printed initially of the statement calling for Nixon's im- .a digest of late news peachment. It will also appear in the next edition of the AFL-CIO News, the organization's official pub- lication due out today. The AFL-CIO listed 19 reasons why Nixon "must be im- peached now." MIAMI, Fla. (Ar)--C.G. "flebe" Rebozo, a close friend nas filed a $10 million libel suit Most dealt with the Watergate affair and what it con- of President Nixon, Post. Attorneys for Rebozo filed siders erosion of confidence in the government. It against The Waslington the suit in federal court Vednesday, charging the Post also accused Nixon of using his office "to attempt to libeled the Key Biscayne banker in an Oct. 25 article put himself above the law7" that claimed Rebozo cashed $91,500 in stolen stocks in told they were stolen. Rebozo's suit "Until Richard Nixon is removed from office, we will 1968 after being and malicious. The Post not be able to get Watergate behind us," the AFL-CIO charges the report was false on the sworn statements of an insur- said. article was based that are contained in a Miami court "We will not be able to proceed with sober and con- ance investigator Jr., the investigator, testi- structive solutions to our economic and social problems file. George H. Riley at home or to the dangers of war in the world." fied under oath that he told Rebozo on Oct. 22, 1968, that 900 shares of lIM stock accepted as collateral for a loan by Rebozo's bank were stolen. TAPES- TEL AVIV (AP)--A highly placed source indicated yes- terday that Israel has accepted a compromise Mideast President Anwar (Continued from Page 1) proposal reached in Cairo by Egyptian Sadat and U.S. secretary of State Henry Kissinger. De- tails of the Cairo plan were not disclosed, but the created on the tape recordings if someone sets a authoritative source told newsmen privately it was ac- coffee cup on a table. ceptable to Israel. Prime Minister Golda Meir called a special meeting of her cabinet to consider the com- Miss Woods said she returned to Washington with the promise, described by one Israeli as "not so bad for President on Sunday, Sept. 30 and continued working Israel." She also summoned Menahem Begin, leader of on the tapes for almost a month. Once she said, on the major opposition bloc, Likud, to fill him in on the Oct. 4, she sequestered herself at Key Biscayne, move. Political observers seel'this as a step to win Florida, and worked while secret service agents opposition approval of the government decision. guarded the tapes, which were in a safe, on a 24-hour- a-day basis. TAIPEI (AP)--Perhaps in muted reply to the world's Miss Woods said she made a single typewritten copy energy crisis, a Taiwan professor announced yesterday of her transcriptions with no carbons. Her typewriter he has perfected a way to make charcoal-like fuel out ribbons were burned to prevent anyone from reading words which might be left on them, she said. of discarded rice husks. Wang Tsu-Tao, director of the Taichung Agricultural Experiment Station in central press he Her final product "was given directly, personally Taiwan, said that by using a five-horsepower can turn 220 pounds of rice husks into 194 pounds of by me to the President," Miss Woods said in her a fuel that costs only one-seventh as much as real testimony. charcoal. He claims it is both lighter and cleaner to burn than the real thing. Water status Guantanameo Local Forecast Gazette Water figures for yesterday: Mostly clear becoming WATER PRODUCED: 588,000 partly cloudy during the afternoon. Lt. Jama3t .u blic Affai. Offi- Visibility unrestricted. Winds JE Brad . .i -a A .o WATER CONSUMED: 1,260,000 J02 s e vi . light and variable except SE JosN j.c.o mea- .3.3 10-12 knots. Max. temp today WATER LOSS: 672,000 Jos .sandy .an0.,.*** .M-1 89. Min. temp tonight 75. J030 Righy****. porte Bay conditions 2-3 feet. WATER IN STORAGE: 18,913,000 High tide 0844. Low tide It 1 panted f.u. directiop of th. - 3a.v p.ic affr. tr. 0124. days0 a3w3k at30.0033 3 ame30. n3 03.amm.e 30. .po 3hi or. 01 Friday, November 9, 1973 Guantanamo Gazette LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 Capt. Durkin outlines money, personnel problems By JOSN Sandy Warren Though money presents a big nrob- communications, the senior enlis- lem, Capt. Durkin believes improve- ted advisor, Chief Eberlin, moved Management of the three "M's": ments can be made and is open to his office to Gold Hill Bachelor money, men and material is the job suggestions. Enlisted Quarters. of Captain Michael F. Durkin, naval "I hope to create what we already "I felt he would be more acces- station commanding officer. have to a certain degree--an en- sible to Navy men and women if he Of those three, the first presents vironment in which people with con- were at Gold Hill. Chief Eberlin perhaps the biggest problem. structive ideas can feel free to will still attend my morning meet- come forward with concrete sugges- ings with department heads and "The current challenge is to hold tions," Capt. Durkin says. will maintain his direct contact the line in view of heavy financial with me at the Admin Building. cutbacks," Capt. Durkin explains. The average person, I feel, will "Recently, we received what amounted be less hesitant to see Chief to a $1 million cutback. Despite Eberlin at Gold Hill than he would this we hope to maintain all the be at Admin." benefits now being received in the way of personnel support activity Capt. Durkin spends one or two and benefits, special services and hours each day visiting various utilities." areas on the naval station in an To accomplish this, Capt. Durkin attempt to get to know the people, has deferred maintenance on buildings their problems and situations (not public housing) and roads. better. Here since Aug. 22, Capt. Further cutbacks have been made in Durkin is well acquainted with the transportation and the number of departmental problems and person- boats in operation and being main- nel but hopes to go deeper into tained. No routine alterations each department and its divisions will be made in maintenance but in coming months. emergency repairs only. He also wants to help close the gulf between two groups of ex- Although operations and maintenance tremes in the service: those who money is feeling the greatest pinch, feel that emphasis on individuality $188,000 of it has been placed in conflicts with discipline, high special services in addition to the standards and ability to get the profits from the exchange.