U.S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 Date MONDAY, JULY 27, 1970 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Jordan Accepts United States Peace Proposal JORDAN (UPI/AFRTS) --Jordan has joined the ranks with Egypt in accepting the latest United States peace initiative in the HARL E V Retuns, Middle East crisis. Premier Monem Rifia says the Jordanian answer was "positive Guantanamites Take and inline with. the answer given by the United Arab Repub- lic." That answer was given last Thursday by President Nass- er. By siding with Cairo on the peace plan issue, Jordan ap- Three GameI Series parently decided to ignore Palestinian guerrillas in Amman who flatly rejected the peace proposals. GUANTANAMO BAY (AFRTS)-With BThe guerrillas say they'll the return to water condition fight on. Iraq and Syria sim- President WanIs To AVoiU ply denounced the American Charlie V, the third phase of peace plan without issuing of- repairs to the Desalinization Power Collision In Egypt ficial rejections. Plant comes to an end, and CHICAGO (AP/AFRTS) -- A Chi- And Israeli Premier Golda "Homeowners" can turn their cago newspaper says the White Meir briefed her cabinet yes- attention to lawns and gardens the United terday on her anticipated ac- once more. House has ordered States Navy to sail no closer The past repair periods re- ceptance of the plan. than 25 miles from the coast mind us that our water situa- of Egypt. tion is always tenuous, and Serious Split That's to avoid any con- not to be taken lightly. frontation with the Soviet The people of Guantanamo Bay The refusal of Syria, Iraq fleet. Pentagon officials are thanked for their patience and the Arab guerrillas to ac- say they are unable to com- United States peace and for their ever- present cept the ment on the Chicago Sun Times plan has created what is de- saving consciousness,in .water story. scribed as the most. serious helping these repairs go The newspaper said the new split in the Arab world since smoothly. sailing order, in effect for the June 1967 war. several weeks, reflects the Syria's rejection was "abso- President's desire to avoid a lute." Sources in Jordan collision of superpowers in said that country's acceptance the Middle East. hinged on refusal to accept - - - - 41%414 +-, -F- Vh-~ -n-4 a Monday, ,age 2 Guantanamo Gazette July 27, 1970 Navy Halts Missile Launch CAPE KENNEDY (AP/AFRTS)--Today's scheduled launch of the Navy's undersea multi-explosive poseidon missile has been scrubbed. Officials News Gazetteer report that the shot from the nuclear-powered submarine JAMES MADISON may be postponed for one month. A Navy spokesman said that a complete surface testing is necessary before it can be W. Germany, Soviets Near Pact launched beneath the sea. MOSCOW (AP/AFRTS)--The West German and Urged to Yield to British Workers Soviet foreign ministers began talks here to- LONDON (AP/AFRTS)--A British government day to completee a nonaggression pact that the board has reportedly urged employers to give Bonn governmenthopes will open the way to way to striking longshoremen. Sources say the better relations with Eastern Europe. board, a court of inquiry, will recommend West German foreign minister Walter Scheel that employers begin negotiations with the and Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko unions in an effort to end the 11-day walkout. are trying to conclude an agreement in which West Germany andthe Soviet Union renounce UAW States Raise Case the use of force against each other and West DETROIT (AP/AFRTS)--The president of the Germany accepts the post war .loss of German United Auto Workers says the car makers can territory to Poland and the Soviet Union. give union members a good raise without rais- ing prices. Bombers Hit Cong Targets Leonard Woodcock claims that the industry SAIGON (AP/AFRTS)--U.S.B52 bombers attack- works on a 20 percent profit rate after taxes. ed North Vietnamese positions at eight points along South Vietnam's border with Cambodia and Laos today amid reports of new enemy Gazette liuildups. Guantanamo The raids were the heaviest by the giant eight-jet bombers in two weeks. ComNavBaseRamB.MCom~ aue av~ aseRadm. Public Affairs Officer B McCauleyLt D. S. McCurrach Aide Airs Welfare Views Editorial Advisor JOC Jim Teague WASHINGTON (AP/AFRTS)--One of President Editor 0J2 Bob Lowell gixon's top advisers says the administration's Staff JOSN .Jerry Campbell welfare reform program will be doomed for an- JOSN Tom Betz other decade if it is not passed by Congress this year. The GUANTANKMO GAZETTE is published according to Daniel Moynihan made the forecast during a the rules and regulations for ship and station news- papers as outlined in NAVEXOS P-35 and under the radio interview. nationwide direction of the Naval Base Public affairs Officer. It is printed four days a week at government expense Black Militant Leader Killed on government equipment. The opinions or statements in news items that appear herchi are not to be con- strued as official or as reflecting the views of ComNavBase or the Department of the Navy. Monday, July 27, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 3 Rock Festival Promoters Find It Rough Today's Quiz NEW YORK (AP/AFRTS) -- Rock ordinance that makes it impos- music festivals attract great sible to hold it." 1. Sofia is the capital and publicity, top performers, of what country? huge crowds. The only thing Promoters of the Mountain- dale Music and Arts Festival they have trouble generating, 2. The Roman numeral for in Fallsburg, New York, said apparently, is a profit. zero is what? In fact, many promoters say they lost tens of thousands of are a dying dollars when a last-minute rock festivals 3. The winning of two court injunction obtained by phenomenon-one of the early games in contract bridge county officials forced them casualties among the offspring constitutes a of the Age of Aquaris. to cancel the first of a ser- ies of planned events. 4. Miller, Stubldreher, "Anybody who puts on a large "The county was afraid we'd Laydon and Crowely were bet- have another Woodstock with the festival next year is out of ter Mea as what? his mind," says Don Friedman, huge crowds and drugs," a spokesman said. "They went to whp helped promote such a show 5. The expression "War is recently on Randall's Island court despite the fact that Hell" is attributed to-- Fallsburg city-officials had in New York. The festivals what general? turned into a disaster with already approved the event." red ink running all over the 6. What commander was kill- A rock concert scheduled in ledger books. ed at the battle of Chance- the Shediak section of Cana- llorsville? Working against the commer- da's New Brunswick Province was canceled Thursday by the Pro- cial success of rock festivals: if the President and vince's Premier. Premier Louis 7. 1. Strong opposition by lo- Vice President both died, J. Robichard said the govern- cal communities; 2. Unwieldy who would succeed to the and 3. Wide- ment was convinced "that the production costs office of President? spread gate crashing. promoters of the proposed event cannot meet the standard When promoters saw how the security, hygiene, medical, Answers Woodstock Rock Festival last food , water and other servio- sumner drew an estimated es which the province would esnoH eq ;o me crowd of 300,000, "They began require." -eds *L uosXowR ITeAeuoIS thinking, wow, this is where -*9 uuuZeqs *s emea axoN we really can score," said ;o ue9eSsoH ano& eq *e e Mike Lange one of the Wood- -qnd *E euON *l se- yn* stock Producers. Page 4 Guantanamo Gazette Monday July 27, 1970 FRA Installs New Officers CDR Mesimer ins- talls the new FRA officers. They include: G. Clary, Pres.; T. Auston, RADM McCauley delivers V.Pres.;R. Mosher, principal address. Sec-Treas.; and New FRA president, EOC G.E. Clary Mitchell,Tracy,Faust, is installed by CDR G.F. Mesimer. Wood & DensieskiI Board of Direct"- Monday July 27, 1970 Guantanamo Gazette Page 5 NbTES ADRIFT I would like to thank the base community for its outstanding cooperation in conserving water during the last two weeks. by JOC JIM TEAGUE Due to a combination of factors at the Desalinization plant, our capacity for pro- ducing fresh water was extremely low, and we fully expected to suffer a sizeable loss in water reserves. You've probably seen this thing somewhere Instead, thanks to an extremely low daily else already, but let's run it through the water consumption rate of 1.4 million gallons, chocks one more time, just in case a few of the base actually gained water. Because of you weren't paying attention last time. (I'm *this we have been able to go to Charlie Five referring to the wives, of course.) directly after the completion of the overhaul It's a marriage contract, as drawn up by work on the plant. a seafaring man who wants to keep everything We will never know the individual actions shipshape. which kept that consumption so low, but it is "Having read to her the Articles of War, obvious that there were many thousands of I explained to her the conditions under which them. we were to sail in company on life's voyage, We all owe the engineers and contractors namely: of the Public Works Center a vote of thanks for shortening the necessary repair period and * She is to obey signals without quest- keeping water production as high as possible. ion when received. To everyone --- Naveymen, Marines, Civilian employees, and dependents --- a much deserved * She is to steer by my reckoning.