U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1970 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Terrorists Kidnap Diplomat in Canada MONTREAL (AP/AFRTS) ---- The for the Quebec separatists be- believed responsible for Canadian government has pro- lieved to be responsible. A scores of bombings in Quebec for police spokesman says the man- since 1963. protection S sedreign extra diplomats, following hunt was called off after a A provincial official said the kidnaping of British Trade ransom note was received warn- the ransom note demanded a Commissioner James Cross. ing against police action. certain number of alleged po- But Montreal police have The kidnaping has been blam- litical prisoners and.one half temporarily halted search ed on a terrorist organization million dollars in gold be put on a plane for Cuba or Algeria by tomorrow morning. A Montreal newspaper---The Star---said the note listed 12 Assaults Eyed prisoners to be freed. Police said armed members of WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--The Senate Internal Securities Sub- the Quebec Liberation Front, a committee begins a four-day probe today into persons described French separatist organization as "organized urban guerrillas." that has been linked with ter- The so-called "guerrillas" are blamed for assaulting 300 po- rorism in the past, forced licemen in the past year and killing 20 of them. Chairman their way into Cross' home in James 0. Eastland, a Mississ- Montreal yesterday, handcuffed ippi Democrat, says the panel him, and kidnaped him in a ta- will hear policemen from more Satellite Now xicab. Police an a dozen cities. have set up road- spot checks at ma- The subcommittee blocks for is consi Can be Made Here jor arteries leading from the ering several proposed mea- city, including a number of sures to curb attacks on po- Personal telephone calls may the St. lice. now be made by base personnel bridges leading across One of them, sponsored by via communications satellite Lawrence River to the South. Eastland, would make it a fed- through facilities in Norfolk. eral crime to travel across Va., according to a message state lines to assault, kill flm RAdm. Brian NcCauley to or injure a policeman, all base cobbands. Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Tuesday, October 6, 1970 My Lai Trials Begin Today News Gazetteer FORT HOOD, Tex. (AP/AFRTS)--The first trial of a soldier accused in connection with the alleged My Lai massacre begins today here. Attorneys for the defendant, Sergeant David Mitchell, are demanding a change in site. If Communist Sunners Have Killed Seven, South Viet- it's granted a new panel of officers would name e and wounded 52 in an attack on a gov- have to be named for the court martial. ernment refugee camp at Phu My 285 miles Mitchell has pleaded innocent to charges of northeast of Saigon. Two U.S. installations assault with intent to commit murder by shoot- also were hit as intensified enemy attacks a- ing at 30 civilians. long the central coast continued. U.S. casu- Seven other soldiers have been ordered alties are described as light. court-martialed in the My Lai case, including .Mitchell's Platoon Commander Lt. Calley. Secretary General U. Thant, Warning That the UN's financial outlook is worse than ever and dete- riorating, has proposed a record budget of nearly $200 million for 1971. He told the Safety Board Probes Plane Crash General Assembly Financial Committee that the WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--The National Trans- world organization needs nearly $17 million portation Safety Board plans to hold formal more than he estimated it would last August. hearings on last Friday's plane crash that took the lives of 30 persons bound for a foot- Army Officers In Bolivia Have Voted, overwhelmingly ball game. for the resignation of both President Alfredo The victims included 13 members of the Ovando Candia and the army chief of staff. Wichita State University team. The chief of staff had been involved in an at- There have been reports that the company tempted coup. Ovando, seeking to quell the that operated the plane may have done so in simmering military revolt, earlier announced violation of federal law. that he had dismissed the chief'ef staff. The plane was one of two operated by the Military planes piloted by forces loyal to the Golden Eagle Company making the flight from president flew over La Paz last night in a Wichita to Utah. The second plane landed show of. power. And the rebels say the planes safely. were ordered to bomb their headquarters. The FAA says Golden Eagle was not certified to operate planes of that weight. The owner Soldiers in Sweden's Army Soon May Got hair nets of the planes, Jack Richards Aircraft, says it instead of haircuts. New regulations allow leased the planes to the school, which suppli- soldiers to have long hair, but they'll have ed the crews and to his knowledge the Golden to wear a hair net when there is any danger Eagle pilots were certified to fly them. of their hair getting caught in equipment. 2 e" Mideast- o bushed an army bus and two of their men were wounded in the action. Meanwhile, Egypt's only political party named Anwar Sadat to succeed late Pres. Nasser. Tuesday, October 6, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Bayh Seeks Compromise on Electoral Reform WASHINGTON (AP/APRTS)--Sen. office of Majority Leader Mike who has been working closely Birch Bayh conceded defeat Mansfield, D-Mont., was ar- with him for the amendment, is yesterday in his efforts to ranged to determine if this willing to take the compromise get Senate approval now of a proposal would be generally and it could be approved by constitutional amendment for acceptable and break the Sen- the Senate today. direct election of the Presi- ate impasse over electoral The Senate is to vote today dent, and has offered a com- reform. on a third petition to cut off' promise to opponents. Bayh said he did not yet the debate on electoral reform, The Indiana Democrat told know the reaction of Sen. Sam but Bayh said that, with so reporters that he is willing J. Ervin, D-N.C., and others many Senators absent, this to take an amendment under opposed to the House-approved "will be a fruitless gesture." which a Presidential candi- amendment to abolish the elec- Under the compromise he ad- date with a majority of the toral college and provide for vanced, the office of Presi- electoral votes would Lca the the election of the President dential elector would be abbl- winner if he also had polled by direct, popular vote. ished and each state's elec- the most popular votes. However, he said that Sen. toral votes would be cast the Howard H. Baker Tr., D-Tenn., automatically for the candi- meeting in * An afternoon date who was the popular vote winner in the state. MANSON: 'Someone Should Cut Your Head Off If a candidate won a major- ity of the electoral votes, he LOS ANGELES (AP/PRTS)-Cha les Manson lunged across the would be elected provided he counsel table at the judge in the Sharon Tate murder trial also got more popular votes Mon., then screamed "someone should cut your head off." than any of his opponents. He was pounced on by a bail- In other congressional newa if f, wrestled to the floor ing to do to me?" leaders met yesterday to sound and half-carried] from court. Manson said, "I'm going to out the possibility of early The outburst came after Man- fight for my life one way or adjournment, reached no con- son and three women co-defend- another. You should let me do clusions, but left the impres- ants were led into court for it with words.I'm going to sion that congress will be the start of a delayed morning have you removed. I have my back after the November elec- session. Attorneys said the own system, you know." tions. judge was giving them another The leaders will meet again chance to behave following today, after separate meetings their ejection twice last week Agnew Attacks Goodell of Senate Democrats and Rep- for singing and shouting in NEW YORK (AP/AFRTS)-Vice ublicans to discuss the pros- *court. President Spiro T. Agnew, con- pects of disposing of remain- The defendants sat quietly tinuing his attacks on Sen. ing legislation. for a few seconds, then Manson Charles E. Goodell, Republican Senate Democratic Leader Mike shouted insults at the judge seeking re-election here, Mansfield of Montana, who said and flung himself across the yesterday lumped him together earlier he dreads a post-elec- table in the direction of the with his Democratic opponent Rep. Richard Ottinger. page 4 Guantanamo Gazette Tuesday, October 6, 1970 Autopsy Ordered in Janis Joplin's Death HOLLYWOOD (AP/AFRTS)--Police ordered an autopsy after say- 'Maybe they can enjoy my music more if they think ing they found needle marks on I'm destroying myself.' the left arm of Janis Joplin, --- JANIS JOPLIN whose writhing, wailing and sometimes profane performances inside." Her galvanic style at the 1967 Monterey ?op Fes- electrified the music world. brought her the title "the Ju- tival. She had been singing in She was found dead in her dy Garland of Rock." She bore small clubs in San Francisco apartment Sunday at the age a resemblance to the previous and Los Angeles, developing a of 27. star in her full-voiced style, mournful blues style that "It didn't look like foul her complete openness with an harked back to her early idols, play," said an ambulance at- audience, and talk of self- Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter tendant who removed the night- destruction.