U. S. NAVAL BASE FORD APPEARS WINNER IN RACE TO GET CREDIT FOR ECONOMIC MOVES GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA WASHINGTON (AP)--By design or hap- penstance, the impact of promised economic proposals by House Democrats has been blunted by widespread leaks of President Ford's recession-fight- ing tax cut plan. Because headlines already have gone to the Ford initiative, the President would appear the winner in what some regarded as a race to see whether the administration or the Democrats who control Congress would get first credit with the public for coming to grips with the economic slide. The Democratic blueprint for the economy is to be made public today. Monday, January 13, 1975 Details of the Ford package will be unveiled formally when he de- NAVAL BASE TO RECEIVE livers his State of the Union ad- dress to Congress and the nation FREEDOM SHRINE PRESENTATION Wednesday. Already it is known the President The Guantanamo Bay Naval Base will favors a one-shot income tax re- receive a Freedom Shrine presentation duction of about $15 billion. The from the Hato Rey Exchange Club of President wants to pump out the Puerto Rico tomorrow morning. money quickly, apparently through details remain undisclosed to guar- The general public of the base 10 per cent rebates on 1974 taxes antee him another round of head- is urged to attend the 10 a.m. that will be due April 15. lines after his Wednesday television/ ceremonies in the base chapel. Also disclosed in advance was radio appearance in the House Robert Rivera, president of the Ford's support of a $3*a barrel Chamber. Hato Rey Exchange Club, will charge on both imported and dom- In advance of the disclosure of present the Freedom Shrine present- estic oil. This move to discourage the Democratic alternative, in- ation. He and 12 other Exchange consumption of oil-based energy coming chairman Al Ullman, D-Ore., Club members will be in Gitmo for would net the treasury about $18 of the House Ways and Means Com- the ceremony. billion a year in revenues which mittee--the panel that has first I The presentation consists of a Ford wants returned to the spend- crack at all tax legislation--ex- visual display of American his- ing stream through still further pressed misgivings about any Ford torical documents. and more permanent tax reductions. proposal for a rebate on 1974 taxes. In addition, the Exchange Club So far at least, there has been But Ullman, talking to reporters will present 250 copies of no indication of Presidential ir- after meeting with Ford Friday, American historical documents to ritation at the leaking of major acknowledged he and the President local schools. features of his new economic- were within striking distance of energy plan. Presumably enough agreement on the tax relief. ISRAELI PATROL BATTLES GUERRILLAS NEW CONGRESS WILL FACE SAME LEGISLATIVE HURDLES AS OLD ONE An Israeli patrol crossed into southern Lebanon early yesterday WASHINGTON (AP)--The 94th Congress committees for.the first time in an and battled. Palestinian guerrillas convening tomorrow will face some of effort to spee up its procedures. before returning to Israel. the same legislative hurdles as the This could mean that hearings on The Israel command said it blew old one did in dealing with major different subjects could proceed up three bridges and two water con- issues like taxes, national health simultaneously. duits and killed one guerrilla in a insurance and welfare reform. As always, Finance must wait on brief skirmish. The command said No action was taken in any of these action by the House since the Israeli soldiers suffered no cas- fields in the preceding Congress Constitution specifies that revenue ualties. It gave no further de- although Democratic leaders assign- bills must originate in the House. tails. ed a high priority to tax reform Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., the A Palestinian communique issued and a health plan. finance chairman, experienced in the in Beirut said: guerrillas battled One of the biggest hurdles to 93rd Congress with holding advance 200 Israeli troops in armored cars legislation in these fields is hearings on tax reform and health near the village of Kfar Chouba, that these issues, along with Social insurance. one mile inside the Lebanese border Security, trade and unemployment But this came to nothing since on the southern edge of the Arkoub. compensation, are handled by a bills on the two subjects never The guerrillas said the "enemy single committee in the House, Ways arrived from the House. force was repulsed and barred from and Means, and its counterpart in the A tax cut bill seems certain to entering Kfar Chouba" with heavy Senate, Finance. get first attention from Ways and Israeli losses. The communique This committee bottleneck is ex- Means and Finance this year, since said Israeli helicopters were pected to operate in the 94th Con- this is regarded as the most im- sighted evacuating casualties. It gress just about as it did in the portant anti-recession move the -said three guerrillas were wounded 1973-74 Congress. government could make. and two others were missing. Ways and Means is setting up Sub- Page 2--NATIONAL NEWS Guantanamo Gazette Monday, January 13, 1975 FORMER XO OF PUEBLO REFUSES TO ACCEPT NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP)--The former navigation charts for the North executive officer of the captured Koreans who wanted "evidence" that U.S. spy ship Pueblo refused to ac- the Pueblo had penetrated their cept the Navy Commendation Medal coastal waters in a spy mission. at a Navy ceremony last Thursday. North Korea accepted the chart, but Instead, former Lt. Edward R. the U.S. Navy said a facsimile Murphy issued a written statement proved the Pueblo had never viola- at the ceremony describing the ted North Korean territorial medal as "so shallow an apprecia- waters. tion." In recent months, the Navy has Murphy also criticized sharply his presented higher awards than the ieo Magruder former commanding officer, ex-Cdr. commendation medal to several of Lloyd M. Bucher, for allowing the the Pueblo's crew members for MAGRUDER SAYS FEELINGS OF GUILT Pueblo to be captured and for de- heroism during the January 1968 cisions which were "to cancel our capture and imprisonment. HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY repatriation for nearly three A court of inquiry recommended a months." general court-martial for Bucher WASHINGTON (AP)--The feelings of After nine months of imprisonment for giving up the ship without guilt have been washed away, says in North Korea, he and another of- firing a shot and for allowing Jeb Stuart Magruder, former deputy ficer accepted a request by their some of his secret materials to be director of the Committee for the captors "to man the USS Pueblo and seized, and a letter of criticism Re-election of the President, who return it and the crew to our coun- was placed in Murphy's files. was released Wednesday from a try," but Bucher and other officers Murphy, now a mobile home dealer prison term for conspiracy to ob- refused, Murphy said. in nearby El Cajon, was one of a struct justice. The United States and North Korea dozen men aboard the Pueblo when Magruder, one of three Watergate had agreed on the release of the 83- North Korean gunboats surprised and defendants whose sentences were man crew by that time, Murphy's captured it on Jan. 22, 1968. reduced by U.S. District Judge statement said. Rear Adm. Gillmore Gilkeson, 11th John J. Sirica to time already Bucher with "self-centered antics" Navy District, was described Thurs- served, appeared yesterday on CBS' caused the delay by refusing to go day as "taken aback" by Murphy's "Face the Nation." along with the plan in 1968, Mur- action in refusing the commendation. Asked if he would advise other phy said. However, he presented two other defendants to admit their role in Bucher, who lives near San Diego, decorations to the former Pueblo Watergate as he did, Magruder said is visiting in Hawaii and was not officer--a purple heart, for beat- "The thing that made all the diff- available for comment, but his wife, ings and torture which Murphy en- erence for me was admitting it." Rose, said Bucher had never told dured in captivity, and the Navy He said he feels he has been for- her of such a thing. Combat Action Ribbon. given by his family and by God and Said Mrs. Bucher: "I can't imagine All of the Pueblo crewmen, inclu- the "feelings of guilt have been that it could be true. It would have ding Bucher, have been awarded simi- washed away." meant his sitting in prison there lar ribbons. One benefit that may have come three months longer." from his Watergate experience, Ma- The Navy announced it was giving SOUTH KOREA MAY RECOGNIZE PLO gruder said, is that it may help the Navy Commendation Medal cita- his children better understand life. tion to Murphy for helping frustrate SEOUL, South Korea (AP)--South He has been very frank with his Communist efforts to discredit the Korea is considering recognition of children, he said, explaining that United States while in prison. At the Palestine Liberation Organiza- he made a mistake. one point, they said he prepared tion. Local Forecast Partly cloudy with unrestricted WATER STATUS visibility. Winds light and variable, becoming southeaster- Water figures for yesterday: ly at 15 knots with gusts to 25 WATER PRODUCED: 1,413,000 knots, then abating to light and variable after sunset. Sun- . 1,334,000 set tonight at 6:41 p.m.