Friday's flight EDITOR'S CHOICE Water Usage NAS Norfolk, Va. --- 8:00 ajm. Tuesday, May S Navy Relief Fund Drive meeting Guantanamo Bay 11 00 am. noon 'Thursday. May 10.-1 pam Usable storage: 14.60 MIL - 100% p.m. Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:00 COMNAVBASE Conference Room Goal: 825 K Guantanamo Bay 2:15 pm. 3:20 p.m. If you missed the May 3 meeting. NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Consumption: 996 K See page 3 you need to make this one GuantanamoDaily Gazette Vol. 45 -- No. 215 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Wednesday, May 9, 1990 Gitmoites, we're back in water condition Bravo Guantanamo Bay - We're "Itmay be a short period that we tonal or dive gear In Jacksonville, Fla., limited back in Water Condition Bravo. have to be in Bravo," said Boyd. - Wash clothes on even days rainfallcauses thecitytoseverelycut Captain John Boyd, the naval "We'll know more as we fix the only, full loads please. waterusagebecause oflimitedreser- base commander, says that Guantan- evaporator." "We may not have to contend voir supplies. amo is again in a water restricted Guantanamo Bay residents en- with theserestrictions long. If Gitmo The same water restrictions that status. This announcementcamelast joyed less than three weeks out of III comes back on line quickly, we Gitmoites endure are now becoming night during the "Openline" public Water Condition Bravo since June can work ourselves out of another a part of the daily lives for West Germany - The Bonn gov- emment is assuring the world's Jews affairs program on cable channel 2. 1989 when Gitmo II failed. With water production problem," said Americans. As Gitmo II goes, so that when the two Germanys re- "We are having some problems renewed problems in Gitmo III. the Boyd. goes Guantanamo's water situation. unify, it will not mean a resurgence with Gitmo M. It's producing salty following waterrestriction are again Gitmo residents need not feel The aging evaporator is due for a of anti-semitism. During their three water so we're opening her up to in effect likethey're the only people suffering major fix. days of meetings in Berlin, delegates make repairs." - No watering lawns, trees, through water restrictions. News Your Daily Gazette will follow to the world Jewish Congress Gitmo IIl has tube leaks and the shrubs or plants reports from Los Angeles and San this watersoap opera as Guantanamo expressed fears that a United Desal plant personnel will be plug- -No washing vehicles, govern- Francisco show that a drought, now struggles to end the water problems Germany will provoke extremists in ging those leaks today in an effort to ment or private in it's fourth year, plagues Califor- plaguing the base since December the country who sympathize with the bring the aging evaporator on line. - No washing boats, recrea- nia. 1988. Nazi regime that killed six million Jews. Conyngham returns Too much water is plaguinig the South Costa Rica - The new president of AP - Arkansas residents Costa Rica took office today, after deadly fire are aftermath of floods. More than 1,600 area's fourth consecutive drought pledging to make his country "A AP - Anxious relatives were casting a wary eye skyward as they people along the Trinity River have this year is forcing the city to enact world power of disannament and standing by early today at Virginia's pray for no more rain. Hundreds of been forced to shelters by the over- the emergency plan and raise water human rights." Rafael Calderon Norfolk Naval Station, as the people have already been forced flowing waterway. In addition to the rates by about nine percent Under succeeded Nobel Peace Prize Winner crippled guided-missile destroyer from their homes in the state by hundreds of homes and businesses the plan, hosing down sidewalks is Oscar Arias. USS "Conyngham" returned to its downpours that have raised the Ar- that have been flooded, thousands of prohibited, decorative water foun- home port. The vessel was towed to kansas River to more than four feet acres of farmland are under water. tains are being drained and restau- Nicaragua - In Nicaragua, 80 above flood stage. Toobad there's not away to send rants customers won't get a glass of Contra rebels tuned in their weapons port after being crippled by a boiler Texas is also struggling with the some of that water out west. The water unless they request it today to United Nations Peacekeep- room fire that killed the ship'sopera- ing Forces. The disarming was the tions officer and injured 12 other first under an accord reached sailors. Agents of the NavalInvesti- Primary election results reveal few surprises between the new government of gative Service have started trying to AP - Ohio Representative Virginia easily captured nomina- for the U.S. Senate from North Caro- President Violets Chamorro and the determine the cause of the blaze. Donald "Buz" Lukens, disgraced by ions for new terms. lina this century. leadership of the Nicaraguan The Navy is reporting a second a sex scandal, has lost his seat in a In North Carolina's Democratic In North Carolina, 100-year-old resistance. fatal accident that happened Tues- Republican primary. Lukens re- primary, Harvey Gantt, the black Henry Merritt Stenhouse is running Moscow - The victory by the allies day. A crewmnember aboard an air- fused advice from his party toretire. former mayor of Charlotte, is strug- second in a three-way Republican over the Nazis 45 years ago is being cushioned landing vessel off the He finished a distant thirdin a four- gling to avoid a runoff as he led a primary for Congress, behind busi- celebrated in Moscow's Red Square way race. crowded field for a chance to oppose nessman Don Davis. The winnerwill today. Russians and other Soviet Virginia Coast was killed when a face Democrat Martin Lancaster in a Veterans of World War II joined propeller malfunctioned. The Navy Republican Senator Jesse Helms the arch-conservative Helms in together for Victory Day. They had aworldwide stand-down last fall of North Carolina and Democratic November. Ganttisvying tobecome district that has notsenta Republican marched past President Mikhail because of a series of accidents. Senator Jay Rockerfeller of West the first black candidate nominated to Congress. Gorbachev and the rest of the Soviet leadership standing atop Lenin's New Physical Readiness Testing program toughens standards mausoleum. (continue to page 3) the physicalreadiness branch of the same way as in enlisted evalu- screening form, which must be By JOSN CHRISTINE Navy Health and Physical Readi- ations-as coded entries. Before, completed by all members prior to CORBIN-KRUER AND ness Division in Washington, D.C. PRT and body fat were included in taking the PRT, will better identify MIKE CAMPBELL "Before, therewas alot of gray; now the narrative portion of fitness re- members who need further medical USA it'sblack andwhite, soit's alotmore ports," said Chief Gary Mullins, evaluation. The new form reports The new Physical Readiness understandable." Naval Stations PRT Coordinator. "significant change" in risk factors News Testing Program instruction con- Probably the most significant of "There are no double standards," such as chest pains, dramatic tains several important changes, all the instruction's revisions is a said Mullins. "Equal reporting re- changes in body weight or smoking Washington - The man who headed aimed at improving the already changeto theReportontheFitness of quirements equate topersonnelof all habits since the last PRT. The old the House Iran-Contra committee says there maybe a need to examine the healthy state of physical fitness in Officer's instruction requiring that grade levels taking the physical fit- form's wording wasn't specific scandal again. Lee Hamiliton com- theNavy. "Overall, it's just amatter officers' Physical Readiness Test ness requirements more seriously. enough, said Marcinik, and many mented after excerpts from diaries of of closing all the loopholes and re- results and body fat data be included You'll see more officers taking the people were being sent for medical former White House aide Oliver moving all the vague language," in annual fitness reports. "This in- PRT." North were released yesterday. One said Lt. Cmdr. EdMarcinik,head of formation is now reported in the A change to the risk factor Please see PRT, page 3 entry suggests North met with then- Vice President Bush just after lying to Congress about illegally supplying the MWR gives fleet sailors a break from tough training Nicaraguan Contras. wants to do, Gitmo's MWR fleet they have liberty until everything Diazsaidsheenjoysher job."It's Washington - The state department By JOSN LISA M. ENLOE recreation coordinator gets to work. closes at night" not just a job, it's a passion. These says the US. and Iran are close to For example, Diaz said, "if a ship Diaz says she brings the bus itin- sailors are only here for a short sealing some 2,600 claims filed by It's the mission of the naval base wants to have a picnic at Phillips eraries toeachship. "Thesebusesrun time."butshe said"there's somuch Americans against Iran after the 1979 to support the training of the Atlantic Park on a Sunday, I schedule the bus, twice an hourto all the high points on to do. Islamic Revolution. Settling the Fleet. But when fleet sailors need a make sure the ship's food and bever- the base. I even have a straggler bus "We can make a difference," claims would end a spat between the respite from the rigor of constant ages are pickedup, and even arrange that goes around after the lastbus has said Diaz.