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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Volume 8 Kolonia, Pohnpei, April 30, 1987 Number 5 for Pohnpei at-larae seat in FSM Congress Falcam wins recount by 18 votes

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Postmaster General Leo A. Falcam was declared April 27 the winner by 18 votes over Vice President Bailey Olter in the Ap- ril 24-26 recount of March 3 votes cast for the Pohnpei at-large seat in the FSM Congress. National Election Commissioner for Pohnpei Heinrick A. Stevenson issued the declaration in an April 27 letter to President Tosiwo Nakayama which in- cluded the vote totals of 4,052 votes for Falcam and 4,034 for Olter, as certified by Recount Committee Chair- man Valerio Hallens. Stevenson certified March 18 totals which gave Falcam a 14-vote margin with 4,045 votes; Olter, 4,031, and Congress Speaker Bethwel Henry, 1,960. CHIEF hXECUTivES AT 11TH CONFERENCE President Tosiwo Nakayama, center, is (See related stories on Pages 5, 6) with the four FSM governors on the FSM Congress grounds during the 11th Chief The FSM Supreme Court Appellate Executives' Conference held April 20-24 in Pohnpei which is expected to be his final Division ordered the recount on April chief executives meeting. From left are Truk Gov. .Gide6n Doone, Kosrae Gov. Yosiwo 21, following an April 20 hearing on George, Nakayama, Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses and Yap Gov. Petrus Tun who chaired Olter's petition to overturn Steven- the conference. son's April 3 decision denying a re- Chief Executives agree to concentrate Japan aid count. , The outcome will help determine Scheme proposed to end (Continued on Page 3) X——————————————^x 'pork-barrel'project funding inside..... KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Presi- 24 in the Congress Chamber, reso- dent and four governors agreed to ask lutions which would: the FSM Congress to adopt a sys- -Concentrate Japanese foreign aid Inauguration May 19 tematic scheme for funding state in one state each year on a rotational projects to end "piecemeal, pork-bar- basis, beginning in fiscal 1987 with (See story on Page 3) rel" appropriations in one of six re- Pohnpei. solutions approved during the llth -Have the national government Kosrae gets plant Chief Executives' Conference here. hold 5,000 shares of United Mic- The chief executives also adopted, ronesia Development Association (See story on Page 7) during the conference held April 20- (Continued on Page 4) THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30. 1987. Page 2 FSMTC offers satellite data links Computer communications come to islands KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The time has come for Micronesia to Dial-up computer communications is availabe within each of enter the age of computer communications, according to FSM the state centers and will be improved with overseas direct dist- Telecommunications Corp. General Manager Fred Stout said. ance dialing which is scheduled to be installed later this year in High-speed data communications by telephone voice circuits Pohnpei and Truk, according to Stout. can reduce the cost of sending and receiving messages, compared In addition, FSMTC is now able to provide dedicated 110 baud to the cost of TELEX service, while connecting public and priv- data circuits between each state and these data circuits could be ate offices and private computer users with computers through- utilized in "an FSM interstate data communications network out Micronesia and in other parts of the world, Stout indicated. eliminating interstate government TELEX (messaging) alto- Computer communications is less expensive because the line gether," Stout said. time costs are the same per minute, whether data is transmitted "Conceivably, we could provide the facilities to tie together at the slower teletype rate of approximately 60 words a minute all the Wangs (state and national government mainframe comput- or 600 words a minute and more which may be used in computer ers) to have the same data base and share resources at fairly reas- calls. onable cost," he said, noting that if linked by dedicated circuits Regular telephone lines can be used for connecting computers, or telephone lines, one state could use the payroll or other pro- locally or overseas, with the use of moderns and communi- grams in another state when its computer is not functioning, cations software which allow one computer to dial up another, without having to send someone to the other state. he said. FSMTC established on-line data communications between its Overseas computer connections must be made through over- central office here and its Yap and Truk offices, and the system is seas operators who should be told that they are computer calls, being set up in Kosrae, he said. Dedicated line data com- so the operators will not interrupt the data transmissions by munications also are being used by the U.S. Coast Guard and the cutting in on the calls. FSM Weather Service. First complex program produced during PACBROAD training KOLONIA, Pohnpei - State Broadcasting Station WSZD staff August in Kosrae and Pohnpei and October in Truk and Yap. He al- members produced their first complex radio program with sound ef- so is scheduled to go to Tonga and Palau between FSM visits. fects and a Pohnpeian narrative dubbed over an interview in Eng- Hogan first came to Pohnpei in May, 1984, to serve as the broad- lish, during a radio production training workshop conducted here cast instructor in the three-week Micronesian Area Media Training April 3-16 by Tom Hogan, a senior broadcast consultant from Workshop sponsored by the South Pacific Commission and the Australia. U.S. Interior Department. He returned to the FSM in 1986 to con- The workshop was sponsored by PACBROAD, the Pacific Broad- duct on-site training workshops in radio news writing in the four cast and Training Development scheme funded by the Fredrik Ebert state broadcast stations. Stiftung West German foundation and the U.N. Educational, Social "One thing I have witnessed since last year is the acquisition of and Cultural Commission (UNESCO) and headquartered in Fiji. sufficient equipment to enable production by all of the four states, Hogan, a resident of Bathurst, New South Wales, also conducted so I have noticed progress," Hogan said. March 27-April 3 training in radio programming for the State Broad- WSZD purchased two reel-to-reel recorders and two mixers, PAC- cast Station WTFL staff in Kosrae as part of a five-week Pacific BROADdonatedoneportablereel-to-reelrecorderandbroadcasttech- tour which also included Fiji and Kiribati. nician Michel Ferand of France, who was sent by the UNESCO He is scheduled to conduct on-site workshops beginning May 12 headquarters in Paris in March to meet with state and national broad- in Truk and May 22 in Yap and to return for follow-up programs in cast personnel here on equipment and maintenance needs, hooked up the equipment to make a production studio. The four WSZD staff members who participated in the training were Wihden Manuel, Daniel Johnny, Emiko Boaz and Paulino Pablo. Marialice Eperiam, press secretary to Gov. Resio Moses, as- sisted in the training. They produced the eight-minute program on "Treatment of Water to Make It Safe to Drink," which was selected from issues raised in the Pohnpei State Development Plan, by planning, researching, re- cording interviews with State Health Services Director Itor Harris and state hospital physicians and editing the interviews with sound effects to emphasis the importance of providing clean and safe drink- ing to the health of Pohnpei residents, Hogan said. In Kosrae, 11 staff members completed the training in program- ming which includes determining what goes on the air and when it is scheduled. They are Lisina George, McDonald Ittu, Keitson Johnas, Merian Kilafwakun, Nena Shrew, Maiyomina Berghard, Filmore Timothy, Kester Joel, Austion Esau, Carmelina Tilfas and Kun Olter. Under an agreement with the South Pacific Commission, PAC- PLANNING RADIO PROGRAM - PACBROAD instructor Tom Hogan, BROAD is concentrating on training broadcast station personnel, left, is training WSZD Radio personnel in radio program production while the SPC Regional Media Centre in Suva is providing train- with the assistance of Marialice Eperiam, second from right, Press ing for people outside of broadcast who use radio to communicate, Secretary to Gov. Resio Moses. From left are Hogan, Wihden according to Hogan. The SPC center also provides video and print Manual, Daniel Johnny, Eperiam and Emiko Boaz. graphics training. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30. 1987. Page 3 May 19 Inauguration set for President, Veep

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - An inauguration is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 19 at the Administration Field in Kolonia for the new FSM President and Vice President, according to FSM Education Administrator Daro Weital who is the Overall Inuguration Committee Chairman. The Fifth FSM Congress will elect the President and Vice President from among its four at-large members, John Haglelgam of Yap, Leo Falcam of Pohnpei, Hiroshi Ismael of Kosrae and Redley Killion of Truk, after its First Regular Session is convened on May 11. VOTE RECOUNT UNDERWAY - Pohnpei's National Election Com- Invitations were mailed to more than 600 individuals missioner Heinrick A. Stevenson, standing in center, is supervising including foreign dignitaries and state public and private April 21 the recount of March 3 ballots which gave Leo A. Falcam a 14- vote leade over Baih. y Olter for the state's FSM Congress at-large officials. seat. The recount ended April 23 with Falcam winning by 18 votes. FSM Health Services Administrator Eliuel Pretrick is the From left are Akilino Susaia, an Olter observer; Yasuo Yamada, a Overall Vice Chairman; Personnel Officer Kohne Ramon, Falcam observer; Election Board Chairman Albert Iriarte; Stevenson; Overal Secretary; Budget Officer Del Pangelinan, Overall official tabulators Dusty Fredrick and Phillipus Oliver, and Herbert Treasurer, and lufert Hainrick, Overall Assistant Secretary. Gallen, an Olter observer. The chairpersons of the committees responsible for Falcam wins in recount inauguration functions are Tadao Sigrah, Program Committee; leske lehsi, Invitation Committee; Gene Babauta, Welcoming (Continued from Page 1) Committee; Bumio Silbanuz, Set-Up Committee; Wehns who will be the next FSM President and Vice President, as they Billen, Decorations Committee; John Sohl, Logistics will be elected by the Fifth Congress, after it convenes here May Committee; Melody Musrasrik, Refreshment Committee; Jack 11, from among the four at-large Congress members. Jack, Crowd Control Committee, and Elieser Rospel, Clean- In Election District 1, which Kolonia, Sokehs and the southern Up Committee. atolls, the vote from Falcam was increased from 434 in the original count to 435, while Olter remained at 1717. Substance abuse program continues In Election District 2, which includes KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Education Office is Madolenihmw and Kitti, the total for Falcam continuing its Eduction Against Substance Abuse Program to was increased from 1,673 to 1,680 and for combat existing drug problems and prevent them from Olter from 1,305 to 1,309. becoming worse, according to Education Director Daro Weital. In Election District 3, which includes U, "We want to make people aware that we do have a problem Nett, Pingelap and Mokil, Falcam's total right now and the problem is going to get much worse, if we was reduced from 1,901 to 1,900 and Oiler's don't do something about it," Weital said, citing extensive from 968 to 967. alcohol abuse and illegal marijuana cultivation and use in In both counts, Falcam received 35 Micronesia, and fears that hard drugs, such as heroine and overseas and other absentee ballots and two cocaine, will be introduced soon from outside of Micronesia. Falcam votes found March 13 when the Congress Noting that alcohol and drug addiction can ruin peoples' Chamber, site of the original count, was inspected by attorneys for lives and lead to violence and suicide, he said, "We want to the two sides and the FSM Attorney General, while Olter received expand to create an effective preventive program." 38 absentee ballots and three votes found March 13. A substance abuse education program which can be integrated into school curricula at all levels beginning with the first grade in science and health education courses was developed by FSM Health Services psychiatrist, Dr. Pauline Langsley, and National Education Advisor Ayin acting U.S. Relations chief Stuart Arno and made available to the state education departments, Weital KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Micronesian Relations Division Deputy said. Chief Gabriel Ayin was named March 16 acting chief of the new The FSM Education Office has a resource center on substance abuse materials which are available to the states on request, he added. U.S. Relations Division by External Affairs Secretary Andon The FSM office is working with the state education departments to Amaraich. find out their needs and to develop a plan for substance abuse Ayin is being assisted by FSM External Affairs Department Foreign education funding by the Compact of Free Association education Service Officer Emilio Musrasrik and Status Commission Legal Counsel block grant in fiscal 1988 for curriculum development, teacher Gregory Swartz. training, community education and instructional materials. The U.S". Relations Division was authorized by Presidential Order No. 1 The substance abuse education program began with a national to conduct relations with the U.S. government, its subdivisions and workshop held in 1985 for educators at the Community College of agencies and Government of the Trust Territory and its agencies, in Micronesia by Lt. Col. Bill Castro Jr. and Sgt. First Class Joy coordination with the FSM Status Commission and supervise FSM liaison Marshall of the 322 U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs in Honolulu. offices in U.S. jurisdictions, now existing in Guam and Honollulu. It was continued by Dr. Alicia Dondero, Ventura County, Ayin, 37, is a native of Maap, Yap proper, who received a BA degree in California, Center for Drug Problems program director, who visited American history from Barrington College, Rhode Island; an MA in Truk and Kosrae in June, 1986, and by Castro and Marshall who political science from Norther Arizona University, Flagstaff, and attended returned to hold Alcohol and Drug Awareness Instructional Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasedena, California, for three years, before Workshop(s) primarily for teachers April 27-29 in Kosrae and April becoming Micronesian Relations deputy chief in 1983. 29-May 2 in Truk. He served as a Yap High School teacher, State Public Affairs Department legislative liaison officer and Yap State Legislature chief clerk. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30. 1987. Page 4 Governors back pension for President, Veep

(Continued from Page 1) ditional contributions, if the FSM shows additional adverse impacts shares to be distributed in settling litigation over control of Air from amendments to the previously negotiated tax and trade pro- Micronesia. visions of the Compact of Free Association which went into effect —Designate the FSM Education Board as the advisory committee on Nov. 3. for recommending U.S. education transition funds allocations. The IDF "can play an important role in the economic develop- —Urge the FSM Congress to act promptly on Investment De- ment of our nation and the prompt organization of the advisory velopment Fund Board of Advisors nominations. board will encourage that development," the resolution said, asking —Ask the FSM Congress to establish a pension for former Presi- the Congress to "act as promptly as possible on the pending nom- dents and Vice Presidents at 80 per cent of their salaries while in inations." office. CEC Res. 11-3 asks the President to appoint all members of the The Chief Executives' Conference is the last expected to be held FSM Education Board to the Funds Advisory Committee to assist before President Tosiwo Nakayama leaves office in May. The first in allocating the U.S. Education Consolidation and Improvement was held here in September, 1981. Act Chapter 1 and 2 funds to be provided at the rate of $9,282,000 Yap Gov. Petrus Tun chaired the meeting also attended by the for fiscal 1987; $6,211,800, fiscal 1988, and $3,070,200, fiscal President and governors Yosiwo George of Kosrae, Gideon Doone 1989, under agreement with the Marshall Islands to divide education of Truk and Resio Moses of Pohnpei. transition funds which was ratified April 4 by the Fourth FSM Con- In CEC Resolution No. 11-1, the chief executives asked the gress during its Fifth Special Session. President to submit legislation to the next Congress to establish a FSM Education Board members are FSM Education Admini- systematic scheme for appropriating funds for state projects which strator DaroWeital, executive officer; Santiago Joab, Pohnpei; Sing- would be in accordance with national programs available to the kitchy George, Kosrae; Manuel Sound, Truk, and John Rulmal, states as grants-in-aid or matching funds to be utilized at the dis- Yap. cretion of the states in implementing their five-year development The transition funding is scheduled to begin in July to assist the plans. FSM in adjusting to the termination of education programs on Dec. The resolution said that "Congress appropriations for the states 31, due to the implementation of the Compact have been for piecemeal, pork-barrel projects which too often were The chief executives agreed in the resolution that the national requested by certain state individuals and agencies so that such pro- government should limit its portion of up to 20 per cent of the jects are not in accordance with the duly adopted state plans, and grant for administrative expenses "to the minimum feasible therefore often interfere with planned state projects." amount" and allocate funds remaining from its portion to the states The proposed scheme, it said, would allow the states to identify for their indirect costs. programs which could be funded under national programs and which CEC Res. 11-4 said the chief executives agreed to change an Oct. require state and outside funding, and would "reduce pressures on in- 11, 1984, agreement by the Sixth Chief Executives Conference to dividual Congress members from constituents for small localized distribute Japanese government aid among two states each year. pet projects, enabling the members of Congress to devote their It said that "the conference agrees that the beneficial impact of time and energy to funding national programs and dealing with na- Japan foreign aid will be enhanced if it is concentrated each year in tional issues." one state, providing opportunities for larger scale projects of parti- CEC Res. 11-2 urges the FSM Congress to act on the five nom- cular priority to each state to be funded." inations by Nakayama to IDF Board of Advisors. Four were based It said the rotation would begin with Pohnpei this year, followed on the recommendations of the governors. They are Higinio Weir- by Truk, Kosrae and Yap. langt, national government; Lt. Gov. Moses Mackwelung, Kosrae; CEC Res. 11-5 endorsed holding at the national government any State Senator Annes Lebehn, Pohnpei; FSM Senator-elect Redley shares of UMDA stock which may be received in settlement of the Killion, Truk, and James Gilmar, Yap. Air Micronesia-Continential Airlines litigation, instead of dividing The three remaining members of the eight-person board are to be them among the states. appointed by the U.S. government. "It appears that an effective use of the shares at this time would The advisory board is required by the law enacted in 1985 by the be to keep their income and voting power consolidated," the reso- U.S. Congress to provide a total of $20 million to promote private lution said. development in the Federated States and an up to $40 million in ad- UMDA officials announced here in February that a settlement was reached with Continental, subject to U.S. court approval, AIDS screening funds sought which make available 5,000 shares of its stocks to the FSM or its 1 KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Health Services Office an- designees, in addition establishing a new joint venture with Air nounced April 28 that it is seeking funding to establish a voluntary Mike, giving UMDA 86 per cent of Air Mike's shares and setting blood screening system for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or payments by Continental of $850,000 immendiately and $1 mil- AIDS which reportedly is becoming a serious epidemic throughout lion annually to UMDA stockholders. the world. CEC Res. 11-6, which was not signed by Nakayama, states that The Health Services Office can provide educational information the President's and Vice President's salaries are not sufficient for and speakers to interested persons and groups on the deadly disease them to set aside money to live on after their terms in office and en- which is being transmitted by sexual intercourse, transfusions of dorses the enactment of pensions amounting to 80 per cent of their blood from infected persons and drug users sharing intravenous salaries which are $32,000 a year for the President and $25,000 for needles, according to its director, Dr. Eliuel Pretrick. the Vice President. "No definite cases of AIDS have been confirmed so far in the A law enacted Nov. 27 will give the Vice President a pay raise to FSM, although it is possible that one or more persons from over- $30,000. seas (who are no longer in the FSM) may have been carriers of the The resolution asks the FSM Attorney General to draft the virus (HIV or human immunodeficiency virus) causing AIDS, or legislation for review by the Pohnpei governor, "consulting with have later developed AIDS," Pretrick said. other state chief executives as he finds necessary, and to make ar- "Most persons who are infected with the virus do not have the rangements for submission of the legislation for action" by the disease AIDS, although many of them have milder symptoms," he FSM Congress in the May regular session "or as soon thereafter as said. possible." THff NATIONM. UNION. April 30. 1987. Papa 5

'We achieved it together.' President Commissioners Governors pay tribute to Nakayama to recommend code changes KOLONIA, Pohnpei - President Tosi- in the years to come." wo Nakayama, whose eight years as the Truk Gov. Gideon Doone said, "We KOLONIA, Pohnpei - A National Elec- tion Commissioners' Conference is schedul- first FSM President are coming to an will miss the smiling face of Mr. Naka- ed for May 6-7 to consider proposals to the end, was hailed as a great leader who led yama, his Micronesian urging for solv- FSM Congress for changes in the National the Federated States into nationhood and ing problems and everything else about Election Code, according to Micronesian gained for it respect throughout the him. Relations Chief Johnny Hadley. world, during an April 24 reception in "We in Truk are proud of him," Doone The conference, which will be held in the Village Restaurant. said, noting that "we may not see anoth- the Congress Chamber here was requested "What we have achieved, I've not er Trukese in the role of President for by Yap National Election Commissioner achieved alone, we have achieved it to- another 24 years," if representatives of Fran Defngin and agreed to by the other gether," the President responded. the three other states serve two terms commissioners, including Pohnpei Election The reception was held by the four each as President. Commissioner Heinrick A. Stevenson who FSM governors at the close of the llth Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses said that cited problems in the Election Code raised Chief Executives' Conference in honor "we found his leadership honorable" and by the FSM Supreme Court in its decision of the President and First Lady Miter to override Stevenson's April 3 decision "a model for us to follow." denying a recount of the March 3 ballots in Nakayama. Moses said that "under his leadership the race for the Pohnpei at-large Congress Nakayama, who is from Truk, is this young nation, though it is poor, seat. scheduled to leave office, after a new will live." The other national election commission- President and Vice President are elected Nakayama responded that lie was mov- ers are Iskia Sony of Truk and Fred Skil- by the FSM Congress when it meets ed by the governors' remarks and said, ling of Kosrae. here May 11. "Whatever has been accomplished is not FSM Chief Justice Edward C. King, He served two four-year terms, begin- my doing—it is the result of the col- who presided over the three-judge Appellate ning with the implementation of the lective effort of the leadership confer- Division panel which ruled on the case, FSM constitutional government in May, ence and the cabinet. said that the Congress should be concerned 1979, and presided over the Nov. 3, "What we have achieved in status is about the fact that 41 of 88 ballots sent to 1986, implementation of the Compact something we can be proud of for our Hawaii were returned and only five were valid. of Free Association with the United children and grandchildren," the President He suggested that consideration be given States which ended U.S. administration said. to whether: 1) The ballots should be sent through the Trust Territory government. While many nations fought for inde- more than 20 days before an election, 2) the Yap Gov. Petrus Tun, chairman of pendence, he said, "We in Micronesia can requirement for notarizing should be the Chief Executives' Conference, noted be proud because we attained indepen- removed or amended, 3) instructions should that the conference was most likely the dence in a more peaceful manner, though be more clear and 4) the deadline four days last Nakayama will attend, before the it took 16 years." before the election should be changed. end of his term. The national government was able to Stevenson, who is the state Public Af- Tun, who served as the first FSM solve problems because of the cohesive- fairs director, said the Congress should con- Vice President and was succeeded in ness of the FSM, Nakayama said. sider designating overseas polling places, 1983 by Bailey Olter of Pohnpei, said, The FSM has received letters of recog- changing the period for accepting absentee "I enjoyed working with the President nition from Fiji, New Zealand, Nauru, ballot requests from 90-20 days to 150-30 days before an election and changing the during his first term. among other nations and will become deadline, now four days before the election, "He is a great leader and a very dedi- this year a full member of the South Pac- for absentee ballots to arrive in the states to cated public servant," Tun said. ific Forum, he said. be counted. "His administration made many ac- Nakayama said that he recalled many "I want to see the law amended so we complishments," the Yap governor said. of his teachers in the United States say- could count absentee ballots received (up "What 1 think is important to express is ing that Micronesia would never change to) one week after the election," he said, to our appreciation to the President and its status and would remain a U.S. ward give overseas voters a better opportunity to Vice President for having done so much because it is poor and has no resources. participate in the elections. for our nation....for having dedicated "We have proven differently, though He also would like to see the voter regis- eight years of his life for our nation." we remain poor," he said. tration deadline fornational elections chang- Kosrae Gov. Yosiwo George cited Na- "It will not be easy for me to retire, be- ed from 30 days before an election "to be inclusive of election day. kayama's leadership in building a new cause I have spent most of my life -work- "That's what the states are doing," Stev- nation and seeking international recog- ing for the people," Nakayama said. enson said when asked whether election of- nition for the FSM. He said that he has two answers when ficials could administer registration at the "We can see that the FSM has gained asked what he will do when he leaves of- polls. alot of respect among the Pacific Islands fice, including one that "I don't know" "In the future, we may want to see an au- nations and the rest of the world," and the second that "I'm a fisherman, so I tomatic recount, if the margin is 1 per cent George said, adding that "what he has probably will fish. or less," he said, adding that due to the started is what we must all follow in "When I come to you, please buy court decision, "if we have 1 per cent or building this nation to be a great nation fish," he said. less, I will get at this (recount) right away." THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30. 1987. Page 6 Court cites 'substantial error question1 in count

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Su- there be "a substantial question of fraud recounting only those (31) boxes," he preme Court Appellate Division ruled or error" to justify a recount, King said, said, "but those records were not avail- that there was a "substantial question of "We on this panel are pleased that we able to us." error" in the way tabulations were made are not dealing with a question of fraud. The election code language provides in 31 of the 97 ballot boxes in Pohn- "There is no question that anybody a second test, whether there is a "sub- pei in ordering April 21 a recount of strived for anything but a fair elect- stantial possibility" that a recount will March 3 votes which left Vice President ion," he said, calling it "a tribute to change the election outcome. Bailey Olter trailing Postmaster General the FSM and Pohnpei. This term "defies precise definition," Leo Falcam by 14 votes out of more "We do find that there is a substan- King said, stating that "clearly there is than 10,000 for the state's at-large tial question of error," the Chief Justice a possibility" that the outcome would FSM Congress seat. said, citing the procedure used of hav- be effected. The Appellate Division panel, which ing three tabulators tally and report the He said the court is to use its discre- included FSM Chief Justice Edward C. totals of each ballot box and taking the tion in deciding whether the possibility King, Associate Justice Richard Benson totals of two out of three, if the third is substantial. and Pohnpei State Chief Justice Edwel differed by no more than one or two The court denied Oiler's request to in- Santos, heard oral arguments April 20 votes, without recounting the boxes. clude in the recount 18 ballots which ar- in the expedited proceedings on Oiler's King noted that the procedure was us- rived from Hawaii after the Feb. 27 appeal of the April 3 decision to deny a ed for 28 boxes when the difference was deadline for absentee ballots, citing recount by National Election Commis- one vote and three boxes when the dif- contradicting affidavits on how the ab- sioner for Pohnpei Heinrick Stevenson. ference was two votes. sentee voters were instructed by the The Fifth FSM Congress is scheduled "Anytime the count of one of three FSM Liaison Office in Honolulu to vote to elect a new President and Vice Presi- persons obligated to count is disregard- and stating that "we consider ourselves dent from among its four at-large mem- ed, it raises a substantial question of bound by the statutory language." bers, after its First Regular Session is error," he said, adding that the proced- King said that the Congress should convened on May 11. ure "worked fine" in past elections be concerned about the fact that 41 of It was the first time in the eight-year which were not so close. 88 ballots sent to Hawaii were returned history of the FSM that a recount re- Benson commented that the two-of- and only five were valid. quest was denied by a national election three tabulation procedure was the only He suggested that consideration be commissioner and appealed to the FSM thing considered by the panel in deter- given to whether 1) The ballots should Supreme Court as provided by the Na- mining that there was a substantial ques- be sent more than 20 days in advance, tional Election Code, King noted in tion of error, though other possibilities 2) the requirement for notarizing should delivering the oral decision on behalf of error were raised. be removed or amended, 3) instructions of the panel. "If the tabulation of every box were should be more clear and 4) the deadline Because the election requires that complete, we would have considered four days before the election should be changed. FSM Administrative Procedures Act FSM Supreme Court Calender which requires prolonged hearings and a deference to the administrative decision Trial Division - Pohnpei State being appealed "does not apply to an Date/Time Case Name Tvoe Proceeding appeal such as this," King said. May 4 FSM v. Kinam Sexual assault Pretrial motions "Based upon our finding, the Na- FSM v. Obed Sexual assault Pretrial motions tional Election Code has provisions May6, 9a.m. FSM Dev. Bank v. which don't fit into agency review und- Nanpei Estate Debt Hearing er the APA" which often run counter to May 7, 9a.m. FSM v. Soswa Assault with deadly the election code provisions, he said. weapon (AWDW) Pretrial "The purpose of the statute (election FSM v. Hainrich Forgery Pretrial code) is to insure a fair election," King May 8, 9 a.m. (Juvenile) In re. Charley AWDW Hearing FSM v. Aron Burglary Sentencing said. "We should approach the statute May 11 FSM v. Kinam Sexual assault Responses in a liberal spirit to reach a result and FSM v. Obed Sexual assault Responses an election outcome that would be re- 9a.m. FSM v. Soswa AWDW Trial cognized in the community as fair." May 1 2, 9 a.m. FSM v. Hainrich Forgery Trial The public interest in determining FSM v. Smith Burglary Sentencing the final results of an election without May 14,9a.m. FSM v. Kinam Sexual assault Pretrial delay "would not be served in denying a FSM v. Obed Sexual assault Pretrial recount in so close an election," the May 18,9a.m. FSM v. Lohn AWDW Sentencing (Juvenile) In re. Lohn AWDW Sentencing Chief Justice said, adding that "where May 19, 9a.m. FSM v. Kinam Sexual assault Trial the election is extraordinarily close, it Falcam v. FSM Contract breach Oral argument is almost certain that denial of a re- May 20, 9a.m. FSM v. Obed Sexual assualt Trial count (by the National Election Com- May 26, 9 a.m. Michelsen v. FSM Foreign investment Oral argument missioner) will lead to an appeal of V this nature." THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30, Igg7, Page 7 Cabinet factory set for Kosrae KOLONIA, Pohnpei - A joint venture officials on the agreement. They met April agreement to establish a wood manufact- 13 with President Tosiwo Nakayama in his uring plant in Kosrae was approved during office. an April 10-13 visit by an American Kosrae helped fund with the three tribes Indian Trade Mission which also is in- the feasibility study for the wood finishing terested in other projects, including plant, Sleeper said. fisheries development technical assist- Construction on the concrete and steel ance to the FSM. beam factory with metal sides is expected The trade mission included Joe DeLa- to begin by October and be completed by Cruz, president of the Quinault Indian Na- the end of 1988, according to Sleeper who tion, Washington state; George DuCharme, said that it will employ about 25 local tribal forestry director, Flathead Indian Re- people during the first year and 300 people servation, Montana; Robert Ferguson, Tim- in the fourth year, in addition to three ex- ber Committee chairman, Colville Indian patriate supervisors and temporary TERMINAL CONTRACT SIGNED - Gov. Re- Reservation, Washington; Fred Lane, a trainers. sio Moses, left, is signing April 15 in his Lummi Indian who is the Northwest Re- The joint venture is the first to be office a $1,888,000 contract with Hanil Con- gion international trade and development established by an American Indian struction Co. of South Korea to construct a new terminal building at the Pohnpei coordinator for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Trade Mission, since the first mission International Airport. Construction is sched- Affairs; Stanley Speaks, BIA Northwest came here with Sleeper in 1985 to look uled to begin in June and to be completed Region area director; George Smith of into the possibility of a wood process- in 340 days from the time it startts. With the Portland, Oregon, BIA Northwest Re- ing enterprise in the FSM. governor are E. H. Park, right, Hanil Pacific gion area forester; Ghodrat Kholgi, an The first trade mission was followed by area regional manager, and W. M. Kim, FSM Alexandria, Virginia, trade consultant; a visit to the FSM in 1986 by officials of capital construction project manager for the Washington, D.C., attorney Barry Is- the China International Trust and Invest- firm. rael, and Louis Sleeper of Arlington, ment Corp. and a trip to China in February Virginia, vice chairman of CITIPAC, a by an FSM delegation headed by Nakaya- 47 get ILO Trades joint venture between the People's ma. The trip included signing Feb. 20 in Republic of China, American Indians Peking an economic cooperation agreement Test certificates and the firm, Pacific and Western between the FSM and China. KOLONIA, Pohnpei - International La- Ventures which he heads. "This is the first concrete project which bor Organization Trade Test certificates The agreement to establish a plant in - has resulted from the first trade mission, were presented by ILO consultant and Kosrae to manufacture ready-to-as- implementing the triangular concept, in- plumbing expert Joe Mailulu of Fiji to 47 semble kitchen cabinets from hardwood volving the U.S., FSM and China," Sleep- Pohnpeians, during an April 15 ceremony cut on the U.S. Northwest tribal land er said. at the Trades Training and Testing Center was approved April 10 in Kosrae by "We hope there will be some more pro- here, according to FSM T3 Program Coor- Gov. Yosiwo George, the Intertribal jects," he said. dinator Henry Hickey. Timber Council representatives and DeLaCruz said he discussed fisheries de- "These certificates are recongized in all Sleeper for CITIPAC. velopment with officials in Kosrae and of the 12 participating countries in the After leaving Kosrae, the trade mission Pohnpei. (ILO) T3 program," Hickey said. visited Pohnpei, April 13-14, to brief FSM "We are trying to put together anoth- "Similar ceremonies will be held in Yap er trade mission just on fisheries, and Truk in the near future to honor train- probably in November," he said. ees in those states," he said. DeLaCruz said his tribe with a popula- The skills, levels and trainees receiving tion of 60,000 people catches, processes certificates here are: and markets some 3.5 million pounds of Construction: Basic—Welterino David, fish, mainly salmon, a year. Elson Eliam, Erwin Fred, Domingko Nen- "The tribes in the U.S. are only about nis, Akim Bernard, Kilarnes Peter, Ben K. 20 years into development," he said, credit- Eliam, Paul Obed, Leion S. Setik, Sederes ing President Lyndon Johnson's 1960s war Kerry, Boner Edward, Kadalino Paul, Ro- on poverty with launching that develop- tines Roffis, John Johnny, Epa Kilawaken, ment and calling "Native Americans an un- lokapw Paul, McNutt Poll, Garistian Som- developed nation right in the middle of the son, Anderson Louis, Welplerino David, United States." Bemel Dewey, loanis Tipen, Johnwayn Santos and Kehn Daniel. Intermediate- Library construction near Kadalino Paul, John Johnny, Akim Bern- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Gov. Res.ip Mos- ard, Pedrus Edward, Rotines Roffis and MEETS INDIAN MISSION - President Tosiwo es and other state officials participated in an Kilarnes Peter. Nakayama, left, is meeting April 13 in his April 15 ground-breaking ceremony at the Electrical: Basic—Robert Bartolome, office with American Indian trade mission Pohnpei State Agriculture Station for a James Samuel, If Manasa, Pedrus Edward, members, from left, Robert Ferguson (back new $40,000 public library, according to Hugo Gonzaga and Chester Lucios. to camera), Joseph DeLaCruz, George Kohne Ramon, president of Friends of the Mechanical: Basic—BehlisSpencer.Bern- DuCharme and Louis Sleeper, who briefed Pohnpei Public Library. ard Ehmes, Ikku Ekit, John Setsuo and him on plans to establish a wood manu- Construction is expected to begin in mid- Ricky Solomon. facturing plant in Kosrae as a joint venture June by the U.S. Army Civic Action Team Plumbing: Basic—Sostos Henly, Kami- with the Indians and the Peoples Republic stationed here and to be completed in ya Bobo, Casiano Henry, Joe Hafler, Si- of China. October, Kohne said. mon Helgen and Joanis Bartolome. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 30. 1987. Paye 8 Mokil scheduled Sos regains Truk Speakership to become MOEN, Truk - State Senator Kisande K. communications Corp. board and State Sen- 'Mwoakilloa' Sos was reinstated as Speaker of the Third ator Detor Santos for the Micronesian KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The draft muni- Truk State Legislature during a Dec. 4 reor- Legal Services Corp. board; amending the cipal constitution which changes "Mokil" ganization meeting, according to a Truk legislature Rules of Procedure for reor- to "Mwaolkilloa" was ratified April 21 by State Information Office release. ganization; requesting a national conven- a vote of 246 for and 35 against it, ac- Sos, who served as Speaker during the tion to amend the FSM Constitution, and cording Mokil Chief Magistrate Sahn Second Truk State Legislature, replaced approving Pay P. Tiernan as TSL legisla- Johnson. Fritz Hartmen who served seven months. tive counsel. The constitution will take effect June 5, Kenchy James was reelected vice speaker During the Second Special Session according to Constitutional Convention and Detor Santos, floor leader, while losy which began March 16, the legislature: Chairman Sailas Henry, who said the chief Ludwig was replaced by Komber Kumo as -Approved a $10,809,446 capital im- magistrate had 15 days to review the voting Education Committee chairman and Tomio provements projects fiscal 1987 appropria- and another 30 days was to lapse before it John by Roosevelt Kansou as Judiciary and tion; earkmarked $600,000 for the Truk became effective. Government Operations chairman. state government debt; approved a bill to The constitution was drafted in com- Committee chairmen who were reelected remove the state Budget Office from the pliance with a provision requiring each include Resty Shotaro, Ways and Means; Finance Department; a resolution com- municipality to draft its own constitution Singkoro Harper, Federal and Foreign Af- mending former Guam Legislature Speaker in the Pohnpei State Constitution which fairs; Helbert Dereas, Resources and Dev- Carl T. C. Gutierrez for his service as went into effect on Nov. 8, 1984. elopment; Hayashi Naka, Health and Wel- APIL chairman; approved establishing a fare, and Tatasy Terry, Transportation, State Debt Committee, and approved a rider Communications and Public Works. to legislation overriding Gov. Gideon EPB approves MOU During its First Special Session which Doone's item veto of fiscal 1987 budget KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Envir- began Nov. 10 and ended March 9, the provisions. onmental Protection Board approved a mem- Third Legislature adopted the following —Confirmed nominations of Bonsiano orandum of understanding delegating some bills: Nethon to the Truk Coconut Development of its authority to the Kosrae State Environ- —Amending requirements for lawyers to Authority board; Namie Alexander, Truk mental Protection Board, during its fourth work one year for the Truk Legislature be- Health Services Advisory Board; Karson meeting held March 4-5 in Pohnpei, fore being admitted to the FSM Bar; a Enlet, State Education Board; Dr. Ngas Kan- according FSM EPB Executive Officer Don- fiscal 1987 budget supplement; a legisla- sou, Truk State Environmental Protection na Scheuring. ture office equipment appropriation; provid- Board, and College of Tropical Agriculture The meeting was the first held by the na- ing $400,000 for municipal operations and Sciences Assistant Cooperative Home tional board since the Compact of Free funds; providing a $25,000 contribution to Economist Ansina Kony, Truk Health Association was implemented Nov. 3, dis- the Association of Pacific Islands Legisla- Services Advisory Board. solving the Trust Territory EPB and ture; amending the Truk Scholarship Board making the FSM EPB the recipient for composition, and establishing a politically U.S. Environmental Protection Administra- independent office for the Truk State Elec- Land team takes office tion program grants and Office of Planning tion Commissioner. and Construction recipient of EPA sewer —Adopting Compact of Free Association LELU, Kosrae - Members of the Kosrae construction grants, during the three-year division of funds memorandum of under- Land Registration Team were sworn in, dur- phase-out transition assistance period, standing amendments; confirming State ing a Feb. 17 ceremony at the State Court Scheuring said. Senator Bonsiano Nethon for the Truk Co- here by Chief Justice Harry Skilling, accord- The FSM board approved fiscal 1987 conut Development Authority board, State ing to a March 4 Kosrae Information Re- sewer construction projects, including 1) Senator Helbet Dereas for the FSM Tele- lease. Nan Pohnmal sewer extension, Pohnpei; 2) Team members in each municipality Southfield-Pou Bay sewer extension, appointed by Senior Land Commissioner Moen; 3) Kosrae Sewer Project grant Truk prosecutor dies Mitchell Aaron and confirmed by the Kos- increase; 4) Kolonia sewer system cor- MOEN, Irak - Acting Gov. Bob Mori de- rae State Legislature are: rections, Pohnpei; 5) Rural Sanitation Pro- clared March 31 a five-day mourning period for Lelu-Bryan William, Walton Palik, Tru- gram, Phase II, Pohnpei; 6) Rural Sanita- Truk State Prosecutor Fujita Peter who died man Welly, Raynold Tilfas and Joshua Alo- tion Program, Phase II, Yap, and Rural March 30 in the Truk State Hospital, according koa; Tafunsak-the Rev. Alik Palsis, Inus Sanitation Program funds increase, Truk. to a State Information Office release. The board members are Chairman Robert Mr. Peter served in the public service system Albert, Hiroshi Kinere, Joseph George and 35 years, including as corporal, sargeant, deputy Kun Caleb; Malem-Johnston Jonas, Mario Weilbacher, national government; Vice sheriff and district prosecutor in the Truk District Lonno, Palikkun Charley, Takao Olter and Chairman John Sigrah, Kosrae; Sabastian Constabulary and as a legal specialist and prose- Taldon Langu, and Utwa—Himul Tulenkun, Anafal, Yap; Masao Nakayama, Truk, and cutor in the State Attorney General's Office. Mores Wakuk and Makoto Edmond. Elsihner Ramon, Pohnpei. The NATIONAL UNION Published by: FSM Information Office P.O. Box 490, Kolonia, Pohnpei Federated States of Micronesia 96341 - Telephone: 548. TELEX 729-6807

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