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Tide, Sun, Temp. Weather Forecast 85813 A & isolated Low tide- 6:39pm I ,& Awith W showers. Winds Sun6 e-- 7:38am E-SE at 12 Sum e- - 6:48pm4 knots. Bay con- Hi~h - 83ditions 1-2 Low------ 72 The Navy' only shote-baed daLty Ifeet. Vol. 32, No. 16 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Monday, January 24, 1977 Oio declares LOCAL NEWS energy emergency BRIEFS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)--Ohio Gov. A two-car accident yesterday after- James Rhodes has declared a state- noon sent three people to the hospi- wide energy emergency. Rhodes' tal, fortunately none of them were action, which primarily calls for seriously hurt. The accident, in- voluntary energy conservation, volving TV-8 station manager Art opens the way for the Ohio legis- Riccio and his wife, Toni, occurred lature to consider the problem. at the intersection of Mobile Point Last week, the governor declared and Sherman Avenue. Riccio is home a similar emergency for the 24 nursing a sprained ankle and his counties served by the Dayton Power wife received superficial cuts. The and Light Company, which shut off name and condition of the other natural gas to about 2,000 commer- driver has not been released yet. cial customers because of short Base Police are investigating the supplies. The shortage resulted accident. from increased demand during weeks in which temperatures frequently fell below zero. However, no resi- dential customers were affected. A C-118 was dispatched from the Rhodes, in extending the energy IS THIS TROPICAL GITMO? You wouldn't know it by looking at these Naval Air Station yesterday morning emergency to all 88 Ohio counties school children dressed in jackets and sweaters. This was the scene Fri- to participate in a search and res- today, stopped short of declaring day as the temperature dropped to 64 degrees, and the wind chill factor cue mission for a Dominican Republic an energy crisis, which would have plunged to 57 degrees. (Photo by PH1 T.G. Alsop) Army helicopter which was reported meant mandatory conversation mea- missing. Shortly after the plane sures. The Ohio Energy Resources 'Working trip' took off at dawn, the helicopter was and Development Agency had urged located in Santo Domingo and the the governor to declare an energy C-118 returned to Gitmo. It is not crisis, but Rhodes rejected that known if the helicopter had crashed option. His main reason, he said, Mondale begins around-the-world mission or was lost. was the law permitting him to de- clare a crisis had no effective Mondale's first stop was Brussels, means of enforcementor penalties. where he was greeted by the Belgian and NATO protocol chiefs. While in Approximately 15 ships will pull Belgium, the vice president will into Gitmo tonight for liberty, in- Standby draft talk with NATO leaders and the cluding the aircraft carrier Inde- Western European community about pendence. The total liberty party preparations for an economic summit could reach as many as 3,000 men. recommended conference sometime this spring. WASHINGTON (AP)--The Defense Dept. Pres. Carter gave Mondale a per- is recommending that Pres. Carter sonal send-off for his nine-day mis- create new standby draft machinery. sion. Speaking on the White House TV-8 and movie This would include a revival of an lawn, Carter said Mondale's journey annual lottery for young men to de- was a sign of the importance the termine the call-up order in a na- United States places on friendly re- schedules inside tional emergency mobilization. The lationships. And Carter had some recommendation was sent to the White presidential advice for his depart- This week the Gazette will House in the final days of the Ford ing emissary. He told Mondale feature a daily listing of TV-8 administration for consideration by "Don't get too much rest." programs, club movies and features Carter's National Security Council. Later, en route to Brussels, at the lyceums. See page 3. A year ago, Pres. Ford reduced the WASHINGTON (AP)--Just 69 hours af- Mondale told reporters he didn't ex- Selective Service System to a small ter he became vice president, Walter pect his journey to make a lot of Washington planning staff. He also Mondale left the United States on an headlines. Instead, the vice presi- Take stock in America. ended the registration of 18-year around-the-world foreign policy mis- dent billed his mission as a "work- Buy U.S. Savings Bonds. olds. sion yesterday. ing trip." RIVERSIDE, Calif. (UPI)--Arson in- vestigators in Riverside, Calif., re- Carter calls cabinet 'superb group' port 14 local teenagers have been 150 fires. charged with starting WASHINGTON (AP)--Pres. Jimmy Carter says he feels quite confident that Among those charged are eight Boy he can do a good job as the nation's chief executive because of the qual- Scout Explorers sponsored by the lo- ity of his cabinet and advisers. Carter called the 12 top-level members cal fire department and two former of his administration who were sworn in yesterday a superb group. And he World News Digest volunteer workers with the state vowed to keep his promise to let the cabinet members run their departments. Division of Forestry. Those sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger included eight MOSCOW (AP)--In the Soviet Union, cabinet members and four aides. the economic growth rate last year But there were three appointees who didn't make it. Atty-Gen.-designee re- Ala. (UPI)--A disabled failed to meet already greatly BIRMINGHAM, Griffin Bell, Health, Education and Welfere Secy.-designee Joseph Califano, charged with threatening the duced goals in a number of areas. veteran and Carter's choice to head the Labor department, Ray Marshall. Pres. Carter will appear be- Official statistics revealed gains life of With that in mind, Carter chided the Senate during the East Room cere- magistrate today. in industrial output were the low- fore a federal mony, saying it was "a little stronger on advice than consent." Service says Travis est since World War II. The low The Secret But it appears that the President has little to worry about. The Senate of Gadsen, Ala., apparently growth rates were partly attributed Griffin is expected to confirm his other three appointments later this week. to the effects of the 1975 grain was irritated at Carter's blanket crop failure, and a shift in plan- pardon of Vietnam-era draft evaders. ning emphasis from quantity to qual- ity. CONCORD, N.H. (UPI)--Gov. Meldrim WASHINGTON (AP)--Labor Secy. Ray Thomson has ordered New Hampshire Marshall says the Carter administra- agencies to fly American and state tion will have difficulty meeting flags at half staff for four days. its economic goals this year. Carter Thomson says Pres. Carter's first says he wants to cut unemployment day in office will be remembered as from last month's 7.9 per cent to a day of infamy for his pardon of 6.5 per cent. He also said he wants Vietnam draft resisters. to boost national growth to 6 per cent by year's end. PANAMA CITY, Panama (UPI)--Gen. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)-- Omar Torrijos, in one of his strong- Haitian officials have banned a est statements yet on the Panama scheduled contest between a karate Canal issue, said Saturday he will champion and a Bengal tiger. The not permit a U.S. military presence match, scheduled for next month, in the Canal Zone past the year had been turned down by 18 nations 2000. "I will not tolerate the OS2 J.S. Bowen, before Haiti gave permission to first military intervention of the PROMOTED TOGETHER: OS2 D. Bowen and stage it. But protests from out- 21st century," said the Panamanian husband and wife, were recently promoted to second Anti- side the Caribbean island led of- leader, referring to the possibility class on the same day. The couple works at the C.W. ficials to cancel the bout this U.S. troops would remain to guard Air Warfare Center. Doing the honors was Lt. weekend. the canal past the year 2000. Mills. Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Monday, January 24, 1977 Today's meeting Tomorrow's meetings GITMO BAY BRIDGE CLUB meets at ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets to- 7 p.m. at the COMO Club. Call Jim night at 6:30. For more informa- Cossey at 85149 AWH. The club is tion call 85697 or 90269 AT. Community open to all base residents. GITMO COIN CLUB meets in quonset hut 1817 behind the old elementary school at 7:30 p.m. For more in- / formation call Reggie Tullis at I Bulletin WATER STATUS 97256 or Carl Harvey at 952243. ALATEEN meets in McCalla Chapel YESTERDAY'S FIGURES at 7 p.m. For more information call 86871. Board TARGET CONSUMPTION: 1,200,000 o ACTUAL CONSUMPTION: 1,179,000 TOTAL IN STORAGE: 17,198,000 ANOTHER FLEA MARKET IN GITMO CUBAN COOKING CLASSES Clubs and Commissary-Exchange Organizations Specials Services will have Cuban cooking classes will be another Flea Market Feb. 20 from given by Mrs. Delores Duffus on FUMIGATION CHAMBER 12:30 p.m. until? This is for Jan. 24. For more information, FURNITURE STORE anyone who was fortunate enough to call 97120 between 4:30 and 6:30 The fumigation chamber will accept attend the last two flea markets, p.m. Stop by the Furniture Store and articles for fumigation on Friday, you have another chance. Don't check out the latest shipment of Jan. 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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