Call 8777 GAZETTE For police Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Emergencies The Naval Station Police Dep- artment has been receiving a large Vol. 35 No. 205 Friday October 24, 1980 volumn of information type calls on extension 8777. This number is for EMERGENCIES only. Anyone wishing to call the Relatives less than enthusiastic police station for information 6n rules or regulations or whether or not a beach is open or Closed, Relatives of some of the American hostages crisis. U.S. officials call them, "normal etc. - please call ext. 8105. hostages held in Iran for nearly Iran's parliament has scheduled readiness plans." Effective immediately, all one year are less than enthusiastic calls received on 8777 will be . resumption of debate of the issue Among what one State Department about a new rash of reports that notified that this number is for on Sunday, four days after prime spokesman calls "a myriad of the captives may soon be released. emergencies only and to call back minister Mohammed Ali Rajai rumors" is one that freedom day on ext. 8105. Even the White House, cautioning could come as early as Monday. declared that the United against over-optimism, sides with States is ready to accept Iran's terms family members who say they've seen for releasing the hostages. up that road before. The feeline is summed up by the And there was a report today Candidates pulling even mother of one of the 52 hostages, that workers in Wiesbadden, West who declares, "you get to the point Germany, have hooked up a bank of President Carter seems to be pull- program. where you just can't believe any- telephones in the hostage wing of ing even in the polls, and Ronald He promised to bring inflation thing." the U.S. military hospital used Reagan is trying to bring the cam- under control, so improvements in Still, there's more activity than early in the crisis when some of paign back to the economy. these programs would not simply be usual behind the scenes of the the captives were freed. The two are not necessarily washed away by higher prices. connected, but they just might be. Reagan's plan to counter inflation After all, it is Reagan who has involves reducing government outlays, RHRHR RM MMALWRk@RRERWWRuseMEMMMAMMHMZE4tWERK admittedly suffered from the and government requirements that he recent concentration on the "war and says force localities to spend more Following is a transcript of the Oct. 22 peace" issue. than they ought to. airing of TV-8's TARGET with COMNAVBASE, Capt. He has publicly said that the Carter says inflation must be effort to portray him as likely John H. Letterman, Jr. Questions currently be- _r ,?, to fought with government action, ing researched will be answered in the GAZETTE involve the U.S. in a war has hurt, and the voluntary help of business upon completion. but he says it is a stereotype that and labor. isn't accurate. Both say their program is the one Yesterday, Reagan was talking of compassion, and claims the other strong economy, not strong defense. has been, or would be, bad for He was in St. Petersburg, Florida, TARGET- A- - W RW - people on fixed incomes. and he was talking to retirees They'll get a chance to compare about inflation, social security notes next week, in the debate with Captain John H. Fetterman, Jr. and the balloting on Noveamher fourth. scheduled for Tuesday in Cleveland. Reagan's message, in a nutshell, Reagan is taking today, and the was this: Jimmy Carter has "given weekend, off, so he can bone up, QUESTION 6. Automobiles and wood that are taken to the dump seem to be us an economic record of misery although he'll be giving a broad- piled up or burned before anyone has a chance to get any of the useful and despair unparalleled in cast address tonight, on the economy. recent history." And parts.,- Would it be possible to give the folks several days to salvage this contention Anderson, who isn't invited to some of that material before it is destroyed? was paired with it: Reagan would the Tuesday showdown, is suffering do better. from a slippage in the polls. ANSWER 6. The dump did provide a lot of parts, but it also became a The Republican candidate promised Of course, with such a large very big problem. It was both an eye sore and a rodent haven. Because a stronger economy. He promised a undecided vote showing up in the of this we established a new dump away from the housing area. At that stronger social security system. surveys , anything could happen on time it was intended that cars be made available for salvage. I'll look He promised a stronger medicare November fourth. into that one and see what we can do to ensure that adequate time as available to get parts. Alexei Kosygin QUESTION 7. Why are the taxi cabs so expensive? resigns ANSWER 7. Everything has to be self sufficient. The cabs and the dri- The shuffle in the Kremlin leader- Brezhnev, Tikhonov is regarded as vers and the fuel, especially the fuel, combine to dictate the price. ship yesterday wasn't exactly a a Brezhnev protoge. changing of the old guard. Brezhnev announced Kosygin's Alexei Kosygin turned in his resignation and Tikhonov's advance- QUESTION 8. Is there anything that can be done to speed up the mail resignation after 16 years as prime ment to a meeting of the Supreme service? minister of the Soviet Union. He is Soviet, the nation's parliament. 76 years old and suffers from a bad Kosygin came to office on the 8. All the mail ends up in Norfolk, regardless of the FPO address heart. ANSWER ouster of Nikita Khrushchev 16 years that is used. It comes under the Military Airlift Command (MAC) control Into his place as nominal head of ago. At first he was the equal of and again emergency cargo bumps the mail and slows it down. the Soviet government moves deputy and every now Communist Party Chief Leonid get mail here quicker additional flights would have to be premier Nikolai Tikhonov, 75 years In order to Brezhnev, but later Brezhnev moved I wish I had a better answer. I've studied it and I've old, but physically fit. scheduled. to the forefront. The 73-year-old about it. The mail leaving here should get to its des- Like Kosygin, Tikhonov is a tech- written letters president retains the real power to faster than the mail coming in because the bottleneck is in nocrat with a background in engineer- tination mold Soviet policy. Norfolk for the flights coming down. ing and economics. And as Kosygin once ran the day-to- Tikhonov's job will be to guide day affairs of the Soviet government the Soviet economy through its next QUESTION 9. Why is it so difficult to pay for something at the ex- with the approval of Leonid five-year plan. change with a $50 bill, while the commissary accepts them without question? Monday Power Down Day ANSWER 9. The exchange did receive a bogus $50 bill several weeks ago caution to make sure it doesn't happen again. All and is exercising By EOC G.E. Carter base facilities should be on the look-out for this funny money. minimize the space you cool, and Monday is the day! Join the cool it only to the temperature effort to raise awareness of the required. QUESTION 10. There is a lot of gravel along the side of the road where Guantanamo community during the Remember too, that water in the bicycles travel. Can anything be done to clear the sotnes away? Navy's Third Energy Awareness Week. Guantanamo Bay is energy! Don't Captain Fetterman has asked us all wash clothes Monday; don't wash flow ANSWER 10. We'll take a look at that and get it cleared, but it will be to demonstrate the spirit he knows your car; don't let a drop a recurring problem. That's why we've asked all drivers to be very exists in ourselves and our friends that is not needed. day- careful when that approach little guy and gals riding a bicycle or on by cooperating in an effort to POWER DOWN can be the first for you and foot. A bike path should be paved and clear of debris but it's also an Power Down this Monday, October 27. of a new understanding expensive proposition to construct. Whenever you use energy - your family. Learn how much energy electricity or water - chink you need and you will realize how about what you are doing and con- important the effort is to save for of the QUESTION 11. It is my understanding that the Navy Exchange has a 20 sciously reduce your dependence. the future! Be part of the problem. percent profit mark-up on gasoline. Is that true? For one day, make the effort to solution, not part totally eliminate waste in your Power Down Monday! things that can ANSWER 11. Your figures are eroneous. It is substantially less than 20 energy use. Go one step further. There are many percent. Please call the Navy Exchange officer and get the correct fig- Make a sacrifice for your community be done. Use your imagination. You'll be surprised what you can ures. The exchange bottom line profit must be, by directive, 12 per- effort, such as not using your air cent. Some items are marked-up more and some are less.