0WWMiitiltY00 Ti DES aztt 'st daily ape o win te CHINFO Afezts crwrd Water Condition High Low CHARLIE III 1 :59 p.m. 5:58 a.m. U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Storage Ashore 8:59 p.m. 15.3 Million Gallons Phone 9-5247 Date Monday, October 14, 1968 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Wallace Releases Platform, Cils for Military Victory Snipers Open Fire in Panama As SAN FRANCISCO (AP/AFNB) -- George Wallace, campaigning in San Francisco, issued his Am- Provisional Government Takes Over erican Independent Party's of- PANAMA CITY (AP/AFNB) Snipers opened fire Sunday night on ficial platform Monday. National Guard soldiers after the junta that overthrew Pres- The platform calls for a ident Arnulfo Arias installed a provisional civilian-military military victory in Vietnam if government, naming a Guard leader ag President. Arias pledged peace talks fail; a crackdown a "total war" against the new regime. on lawlessness in the cities; At least four guardsmen were and a restoration to state wounded. Other soldiers raced governments of control over into the side streets of the Apollo SpaceCrew AOK'; public schools and voter qual- downtown Maranon district, ificati6n : standards. hunting for the gunmen. Car- Listen to Music Wallace also advocates a loads of plainclothesmen moved CAPE KENNEDY (AP/AFNB) The O number of health and welfare in to back up the soldiers and Apollo 7 space crew listened improvements, including higher a spotter plane circled over- to music about the angels Sun- Social Security payments. And head, day as they orbited the earth he pledges immediate price From his refuge in the U.S.- for the third day. supports at 90 percent of par- administered Canal Zone, Arias It was the third time in two ity for farmers. predicted his followers would days that the astronauts had And in Washington, retired soon start a general strike musical company by way of com- Gen. Curtis LeMay told inter- backed by urban guerrillas mercial radio. The astronauts viewers he decided to run with searching out guard leaders. - said they heard a Houston rad- Wallace after seeing a list of Arias was ousted from the io station, probably FM, play- potential Cabinet members for Presidency of Panama on Friday ing the song, "Fools Rush in a Richard Nixon Administra- after having served 11 days in Where Angels Fear to Tread." tion. LeMay said the list led office. The Apollo 7 astronauts, him to believe thatuNixon had Unless tht military leaders Navy Captain Walter Schirra, delivered. himself into the "leave the places they con- Air Force Major Don Eisle, and hands of the liberal wing of trol," Arias said, "there's civilj~an Walter Cunningham the Republican Party. to be death (Cont'd on Page 2.). spent a quiet third day Sunday in their scheduled l-day orb- ital shakedown of the lunar Campaign '68--N.Y 1 Daily News for Nixon-Agnew spacecraft. NEW YORK (AP/AFNB) The New York Daily News, the nation's The cold contracted by Wal- largest circulation newspaper, has endorsed the Nixon-Agnew ter Schirra is shaping up as ticket, saying Hubert Humphrey would be too expensive a Pres- an unscheduled experiment. It ident and George Wallace a "national liability." The paper may give doctors some valuable criticized Humphrey for believing federal spending is a cure- informationabout what happens all for the nation's ills. when a person becomes infected Meanwhile, Vice President Humphrey has reserved an hour of in space. television time for next Sunday night for a three-way debate Only minor problems have with Richard Nixon and George Wallace -- provided is rivals thus far plagued the Apollo 7 agree to appear, Republican leaders have ::ndenn Humphrey's crew, Colds have been con- insistence on a nationwide television cv .0 a "zcoerne" to tracted by Shrr an']Crn Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Monday, Oct. 14, 1968 Morin Center Copacabana Reopened GUANTANAMO BAY -- With a snip of the scis- Guantanamo Gazette sors Saturday, Rear Admiral J.B. Hildreth, Commander Naval Base, signaled the return of live entertainment and Spanish cuisine to ComNavBase RAD4 J.B. Hildreth Guantanamo Bay. Public Affairs Officer Lt D.S.McCurrad After being closed for renovation for sev- Editor JO2 Jerry Marshall eral months, the Morin Center Copacabana re- Associate Editor JO3 Tom Meyers opened Saturday afternoon. Layout SN Larry Long The crowd that had gathered for the opening ceremonies was rewarded with a colorful wel- The GUANTANAMO GAZETTE is published according to the come and gifts from the Spanish dance troupe rules and regulations for ship and station newspapers performing at Morin Center. Soon after the as outlined in NAVEXOS P-35 and under the direction of is printed official ceremonies, the guests were treated the Naval Base Public Affairs Officer. It four days a week at government expense on government free banquet and show inside. to a equipment. The opinions or statements in news items JO1 Mike Greenman was among the guests at that appear herein are not to be construed as official Morin Center Friday evening for a special pre- or as reflecting the views of ComNavBase or the Depart- view of the restyled Copacabana. His report: ment of the Navy. "Guests who attended the sneak preview op- Ads and notices will be accepted between the hours ening of the new show at the Morin Interna- of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MON through FRI only and will be published in Monday's, Tuesday's or Thursday's GAZETTE. tional Room Friday night were very pleased to No ads or notices except command notices will be pub- find that Guantanamo was once again in the en- lished more than once a week nor will they be run in viable position of being host to some of the Friday's paper. most talented entertainers to be found any- The GAZETTE welcomes contributions of a newsworthy where. nature. All contributions should be forwarded to Box "It is said (quite rarely, thank goodness) 22, in care of the GUANTANAMO GAZETTE. The GAZETTE re- that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder,' serves the right to modify the content of any-story to and format standards and perhaps some might cite this cliche'.in make it conform to -typographical for nghlicatio~n explaining the appeal of these entertainers to Guantanamo's old-timers. I don't think this is the case. This is a situation where ab- Power Failure Repaired on Apollo 7 sence has improved the talent. Those who have CAPE KENNEDY (AP/AFNB) An electrical fail- returned have added more verve, more life, ure aboard the Apollo 7 spacecraft almost end- more enthusiasm to their various acted, and ed the mission early Monday morning, but the have an entirely new wardrobe and repertoire." failure was immediately corrected by astronaut Walter Cunningham. The failure was in the spacecraft's alter- nating current system, and would have made an immediate termihition of the flight necessary had it not been corrected. The crew s still baffled as to-the cause of the failur.e. VIOLENCE FLARES IN PANAMA (Cont'd from Page 1) and desolation." The shooting was about a mile from the Pres- idential Palace where Col. Jose M. Pinilla was sworn in as provisional President. Pinilla, who helped lead the bloodless coup that de- posed Arias Friday night said the new govern- ment will stay in power only until conditions permit restoration of "civilian authority." The new government includes eight civilians picked to serve as Cabinet members. ,LONDON (AP/AFNB) Priceless relics of two World Wars are feared to have been lost in a HOLLYWOOD (AP/AFNB) Bea Benaderet, star of fire on the upper floors of Britain's Imperial the television series "Petticoat Junction," War Museijm. died Sunday in Hollywood at the age of 62. London police are investigating reports the A spokesman said the death resulted from fire was touched off by an explosion, possibly pneumonia and a relapse from treatment for a time bomb. lung cancer. Monday, Oct. 14, 1968 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Civilian Employee Finishes Big Task fishing boats -- but if anybody else has ever put together one this size, I sure haven't heard about it," he said just before the third launching, the official one at the Yacht Club. The "Jenny" is quite a vessel, as any boat fancier would probably tell you. Even a one- minute trip through its interior reveals a host of refinements. Not the least of these is the power. It runs on a water-jet pack instead of the con- ventional propellers. And top speed is list- ed at 38 knots, which makes the "Jenny" fast enough to compete with just about anything 'in': the water. Other gear includes al depth-find- :r and a vapor fuel detector. The boat -has two berths forward, a galley,a fresh-water system, a dinette and a marine head. A veritable home wrapped up in a 22- foot craft. It's powered by a 210-horsepower ford Inter- BIG WINDUP FOR BIG PROJECT--Miss Cathy Camp- ceptor, marine engine. bell smashes the traditional champagne bottle T1e all-fiberglass "Jenny" was Schneible's against the hull of "Jenny," a 22-foot cabin project alone from start to finish. A neigh- cruiser built by Base resident Ray Schneible. bor or two would occasionally drop by to lend The christening was doner at'. the Yacht Club a hand, he said, but for the most part it was Saturday. a solo effort. For this reason he built it on the trailer rather than building it at ground- 'By Jbzi Jerry Marshall level and then having to find a way to get it onto the trailer.