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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEOERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Volume 5 Kolonia, Ponape, June 30, 1984 Number 12 COMMISSION TO REVIEW COMPACT DRIVE

KOLONIA, Ponape - The FSM Commission on Future Political Status and Tran- sition will meet here July 10-13 to organize and to review progress made on the information program before the U.S. Congress on the Compact of Free Association, according to CFPST Chairman Andon Ama- GOVERNOR ADDRESSES CCM GRADUATES - ?9nape Gov. raich. Resio Moses, standing, is addressing June 18 Amaraich was reappointed the Community College of Micronesia 1985 grad- to a two-year term, effec- uating class during commencement exercises in tive June 8, on the com- the Catholic Mission, Kolonia. Seated are Col- mission by the Truk State lege of Micronesia Executive Director Loren Legislature. Peterson, center, and FSM Resources and Devel- The Ponape State Legis- opment Secretary Bernard Helgenberger, a COM lature named State Senator regent. Kasiano Joseph to replace Itor Harris on the commis- CCM urged to expand services to FSM sion, the Kosrae State Le- gislature reappointed Lt. Gov. Moses Mackwelung and KOLONIA, Ponape - Ponape Noting that "we all Speaker Bethwel Henry re- Gov. Resio Moses urged the dream of a four-year col- appointed Senators Isaac Community College of Mic- lege, offering profession- Fjgir of Yap, Jack Fritz ronesia to expand its role al degrees," Moses said, in serving the FSM in his of Truk and Peter Christ- "I believe very strongly ian of Ponape to represent June 18 address to the that with sufficient plan- the FSM Congress. 14th CCM graduating class ning and coordination, during commencement exer- most of our training needs (Continued on Page 3) cises in the Catholic Mis- can be accommodated local- sion here. ly." Moses, a former CCM pre- The governor said that sident, cited the need to the state is planning to (Inside.... upgrade teacher certifica- establish a second high tion and said that "our school in fiscal 1985, or BUDGET FIGURES INCREASE need for training exists 1986, at the latest, which in other areas as well. means that "the .state will (See story on Page 3) "Recently, the state be looking for" additional budget has had to absord college opportunities -for TRUK JUSTICE CONFIRMED heavy burdens for training our graduates." abroad sumply because the He said that FSM state (See story on Page 6) College of Micronesia has and national government been unable to establish officials joined him in programs reflecting our INVESTMENT ACT PROPOSED needs," he said. (Continued on Page 2) (See story on Page 7} Tosiwo Nakayama Kosrae, and Delphia Wil- whose daughter, Rita, was funds, the dormitory may son, Ponape. not be ready for the Fall, valedictorian and Joseph Third Year Elementary Rodrequez, salutatorian 1984," Cantero said. Education--Aichy Aisek, "During the last 14 for the class of 168 grad- Marshalls; Arwelson Arpo- uating seniors. years, 688 students have na, Ponape; Emerida Edwin, completed their associate Ponape; Angelina Gootnag, < degrees at CCM," Cantero Yap; Nelsin Iriarte, Pon- HONOR GRADUATES NAMED said, adding, "of these 68 ape (honor roll); Caleb LEI.tl, Kosrae - Valedict- are from Palau, 81 from Ludwig, Ponape (honor orian Semeon J. Phillip Yap, 163 from Truk, 177 roll); Kikiko Nelson, Kos- and Salutatorian Lelean S. from Ponape, 101 from Kos- rae; Major Paul, Truk; Ittu of Malem were among rae, 26 from the Northern Santiago Palemai, Yap; the 27 Kosrae High School Marianas and 81 from the Thomas Sefairal, Yap; Wal- seniors graduating with Republic of the Marshall ter Hugolino, Ponape, and honors on May 31, accord- Islands. DelaRosa Yalap, Palau. ing to a June 19 Kosrae "The above figures do Third Year Special Educ- State Release. not include those grad- ation--Antreas Anton, Pon- Other honor graduates uates completing their ape; Leidy, Aron, Truk; were Castro Nedlic, Nora programs at the off-campus Etsinter Elias, Ponape; Abraham, Elsey Alokoa, centers," he said. Tridell Elidok, Ponape; Florence Freddy, Linda The valedictory address Sonster Hedgar, Ponape; Likiak, Merisin Palik, was given by Shamgar Wil- Jobidrik Ittu, Marshalls; Marylinda Sigrah, Primo liam of Kosrae. Regina Rosendo Paulis, Truk; Tom Aliksa, Golaid Johannes Poll of Ponape spoke on Silk, Marshalls, and Glad- and Rhine William of Lelu. behalf of the pre-nursing well Willy, Truk. Also, Cathrine Charley, students who completed cSpanish Wall cleaned up Jane O'Daol, Mary-Ann their first year of train- Freddy, Palokoa Tara, ing here and will transfer KOLONIA, Ponape - A Pon- Thompson Shrew, Tilson to the CCM Nursing School ape women's group has been Kephas and Carolyn Dison in Saipan. cleaning up and planting of Malem; Aliksa Mondeya, The presentation of dip- flowers on the grounds ad- Arthurson Albert, Nena To- lomas and certificates was jacent to the Kolonia's lenoa, Walter Asher and made by FSM Resources and historic Spanish Wall in Yoshiro Sanney of Tafun- Development Secretary Ber- conjunction with a propos- sak, and Norson Nena of nard Helgenberger, a mem- al to create a state park Utwa. ber of the COM Board of there, according Ponape CORRECTION Regents. First Lady Sue Moses. MOEN, Truk - The title. Thirty-two students re- The women's group had Internal and External Af- ceived associate degrees worked for four weekends fairs chairman, was drop- and 21 were recognized for with the aid of Community ped mistakenly from the completing third-year College of Micronesia stu- appointment of State Sena- training in elementary and dents on the proposed tor Tatasy Curley by Truk special education, includ- park, after initial clear- State Legislature Speaker ing: ing by state prisoners, Simion Innocenti in the Associate of Arts, Lib- she said. June 15 NATIONAL UNION. - a Congress budget COMMISSION TO REVIEW CAMPAIGN M (Continued from Page 1) H Figures up Appointments were pend- I hearings for FSM and Mar- H ing for the Kosrae Cong- 'shall Islands witnesses in 2 KOLONIA, Ponape (Cong- ress and the Yap state re- . September. > ress Release) - The Third presentatives. The incum- 1 The June 12 House hear- FSM Congress approved a bents are former FSM Sen- ing was on Compact legal $10.5 million fiscal 1985 ator Hiroshi Ismael of provisions, such as immi- budget for the national Kosrae and Gov. John Man- gration, trade and tax be- government, instead of gefel of Yap. nefits and dispute resolu- $9.9 million reported in Vice President Bailey tions, according to a Sta- the June 15 NATIONAL UNION. Olter represents the nat- tus Commission official. The total included $3,- ional government and is 747,466 from the general the Status Committee A major part of the .C fund, instead of $3,117,- chairman. Fritz is the hearing was spent on FSM 3 466, and the total was Transition Committee law enforcement capability (D $3,350,874, instead of chairman. with Deputy Assistant In- CO $3,980,874, less than the Washington attorney Ja- terior Secretary Kittie O President's $14,233,000 mes T. Stovall III is Baier and Ambassador Fred request. scheduled to attend the Zeder, President Reagan's The Congress cut the meeting to report on the personal representative President's request for lobbying effort by the for Micronesian status ne- 00 the FSM Postal Service by Compact Planning Committee gotiations, praising law $132,417 to $165,383, in- there, Amaraich said. enforcement development stead of increasing it by Amaraich, who returned ^here. $9,433. June 22 to Ponape after The Congress reappor- seven weeks in Washington The June 28 hearing on (g tioned fiscal 1984 funds and New York City, said, Compact impact on social for the Attorney General's "The program is going as development was scheduled co Office and supplemented well as expected. to include testimony with Finance Department funds "There is a definite Micronesian Legal Services to pay Plebiscite Commis- difference when Micrones- Corp. board chairman Rob- sion bills, instead of re- ian leaders make their ert Ruecho of Yap and Exe- apportioning and supple- case face-to-face (with cutive Director Tom Matt- menting AG funds as repor- U.S. Congress officials)," son of Saipan attending ted. he said. the hearing. "I see a need to contin- ue making contacts," Ama- College of Micronesia raich said, adding, "The Executive Director Loren need is going to continue Peterson of Ponape and Re- until final action is tak- gent Claude Phillip of en by both houses (of the Kosrae were scheduled to U.S. Congress) and beyond testify on the impact of that to deal with the the loss of student grants (trusteeship) termina- and land grant status on tion issue in the U.N." COM and cited it capital Amaraich said that the requirements, including Senate Energy and Natural the proposed new campuses Resources Committee, which at Palikir, Ponape, and held hearings May 24 at- Majuro, Marshall Islands. tended by President Towiso Nakayama, was working to The third FSM state and finish its report on the national government dele- Compact by June 29 when gation, which departed May the U.S. Congress was 24-26, said in a June 10 scheduled to recess for report to the President, the Democratic National speakers and governors Convention in San Francis- that "it would be a mist- co. ake for the people and of- The House Interior Sub- ficials in the FSM to be- committee on Public Lands lieve that approval (of and National Parks held the Compact) is assured," six hearings through June ,as "the battle is far from SPECIAL ED GRAD - Goy. 21, and scheduled three i won." Resio Moses, right, is additional hearings: June presenting a diploma 28 on Compact impact on The fourth delegation, to Menorihna Costica, social development in the which left June 7-14 and one of 11 persons gra- FSM and Marshall Islands, was scheduled to return at duated June 15 from July 26 on U.S. foreign the end of June, includes the Ponape Special Ed- policy implications and FSM Senators Figir, Otto ucation program during Aug. 7 and 9 on U.S. na- and Christian; Lt. Gov. a ceremony at the Pon- tional security implica- Mackwelung; Kolonia Town ape Nahs, with Severe- tions, primarily for U.S. Mayor Victor Edwin; Nan- ly Handicapped Super- government witnesses. mwarki of Kitti Benito visor Henry Phillip a- The House subcommittee Peter and his interpreter. ssisting. is expected to schedule Edgar Edwards. • PRESIDENT NAK A YAM A, CA KOLONIA, Ponape - Below are brief teacher in Truk where he served as 1983, to continue in the second. biographies of the top officials in the assistant clerk of courts, Chief Public Born June 3, 1937, in Ponape, Pangeli- 00 second FSM administration which began Defender and Assistant District Ad- nan was graduated from Xavier High May 12, 1983. The Secretary of Social ministrator for Public Affairs. He served School, Truk, and attended the Univer- Services and National Planner positions in the Truk District Congress, Council sity of Guam. o are vacant. of Micronesia, Con- Pangelinan served in co PRESIDENT gress of Micronesia the Trust Territory Tosiwo Nakayama, 52, the first FSM Senate 1965-74, and Finance and Budget President, began a second four-year temi as special consultant departments in Sai- on May 12, 1983. to the Micronesian pan, the Saipan Utili- Born Nov. 23, 1931, in Truk, he at- Delegation to the ties Agency, as tended the University of Hawaii as a U.N. Law of the Sea Ponape District Ad- East-West Center grantee and served as Conference. While in ministrative Officer Truk Assistant District Administrator for Congress, he twice and as Micronesian Public Affairs and in the Truk District served as advisor to Amarich Hangelinan Washington Office ad- Legislature, Council the U.S. Delegation ministrative assistant, of Micronesia and in to (he Trusteeship Council. before joining the FSM. the Congress of Micro- Amaraich is the chairman of the FSM I nesia where he was Commission on Future Political Status PERSONNEL OFFICER H Senate President in and Transition. He is married and has Kohne Ramon, 33, was sworn in the First-Third and 11 children. Dec. 7, 1983, as the second FSM Per- Fifth-Sixth congresses. sonnel Officer, replacing Kasio Mida Nakayama served as SECRETARY, FINANCE who resigned to be- W W President of the 1975 Aloysius Tuuth, 45, served as Secre- come a Special As- EH 'Nakayama FSM Constitutional tary of Finance in the first FSM adminis- sistant to the Presi- Convention,, Micro-- tration and was nomi- dent. nesian advisor to the U.S. delegation to nated by the Presi- Born Feb. 11,1950, the U.N. Trusteeship Council. dent to continue in in Ponape state, the new administra- Ramon was graduated VICE PRESIDENT tion. from high school in Bailey Olter, 52, is the second FSM Born AprillS, 1938, Elma, New York, and Vice President, replacing Petrus Tun of in Yap, Tuuth attend- Ramon from the University of Yap on May 12, 1983, after serving four ed the College of Guam. years as the Ponape at-large member of Guam, University of Ramon served in the Trust Territory the Congress. the Philippines, Uni- Personnel Office, as the College of Born March 27, versity of Hawaii, Goldengate University Micronesia Personnel Director and as 1932, in Ponape, and Garden State University, San Fran- special services coordinator in the FSM Olter was graduated cisco, California. Representative Office, Washington, D.C. from the University of Tuuth served in the Trust Territory Hawaii. Personnel, Education and Budget offices. ATTORNEY GENERAL Olter served as As- David R. Nevitt, 38, was sworn in Nov. sistant Ponape District 7, 1983, as the second FSM Attorney SECRETARY, RESOURCES AND Administrator for General, replacing Fred Ramp who Public Affairs, Presi- DEVELOPMENT Bernard Helgenberger, 45, joined the resigned in Septem- Olter dent of the Ponape ber, 1983. District Legislature first administration in 1981, replacing the late Ambilos lehsi and was nominat- Born Feb. 9, 1945. and Senate Vice President in the First in Seattle, Washing- Congress of Micronesia. He represented ed by the President to serve in the se- ton, Nevitt was gra- Ponape on Advisory Board to High Com- duated from the Uni- missioner and the Council of Micronesia cond administration. versity of Washington and was Micronesian advisor to U.S. Born March 12, 1938, in Ponape, Hel- and the University of delegation to U.N. Trusteeship Council in California, Berkeley, 1965. A prominent Ponape businessman, genberger was gradua- Nevitt Law School. he was chairman of the Ponape Transpor- ted from Xavier High School, Truk, and he Nevitt practiced law tation Authority and is vice chairman of' in Seattle, before coming to Ponape on the FSM Commission on Future Political attended business training programs at Aug. 29, 1982, to servers Chief Litiga- Status and Transition and chairman of its Heiyeiiuciy-jer tor in the FSM Attorney General's Status Committee. the University of Cali- Office. fornia, Berkeley, and in Fiji. SECRi f ARY, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Helgenberger is a prominent Ponape INFORMATION OFFICER Andon Amaraich, 51, was nominated businessman who served for 10 years Ketson Johnson, 35, joined the FSM by the President to serve in the second in the Ponape District and State Legisla- Information Office staff in September, FSM administration, after serving asj ture before joining the FSM government. 1982, after serving as Assistant Congress Secretary of External Affairs during the Information Officer. He was appointed four years of the first administration. BUDGET OFFICER June 1, 1983, Information Officer, re- Born Aug. 24, 1932, in Truk, he Idelphones (Del) Pangelinan, 46, placing Torn Bryan who became Informa- attended the College of Guam and began served as Budget Officer in the first FSM tion Advisor. his professional career as an elementary administration and was sworn hi Nov. 19, (Continued on Page 5} BINET MEMBERS FEATURED Born April 5, 1944, and personnel from the State Univer- H (Continued from Page 4) in Truk, Mida was sity of New York in Albany. graduated from Xavier He interned in the U.S. Interior De- 1 Born July 18, 1947, in Ponape state, High School, Truk, partment Office of Territories, taught Johnson was gradu- and Rockhurst Col- at Xavier High School and the Communi- ated from Xavier High lege, Kansas City, Mis- ty College of Micronesia Extension Ser- School, Truk, and the a souri, and took cor- vice in Truk and serve as a Truk High H University of Guam respondence course in School counsellor, before becoming the and attended Ateneo management from the FSM Assistant Liaison Officer in Washing- i de Manila University, University of Oklaho- ton in 1979. Philippines. Mida ma, Norman. Johnson was a tea- C Mida served as a Truk District Politi- 3 cher and counsellor cal Affairs Advisor, Truk District Legis- • (D at Xavier and PICS PC trainees arrive Johnson lature aide and executive secretary, Truk High School, Ponape, Community Action Agency deputy direc- and editor of the defunct Ponape Sun, tor, Trust Territory personnel manage- before joining the Congress staff in 1981. ment specialist, Truk District Personnel KOLONIA, Ponape - Thir- M Officer and Congress of Micronesia ty-six Peace Corps train- vo PUBLIC DEFENDER administrative Officer. ees for volunteer assign- °° John Brackett, 41, was the FSM ments in the FSM national ,f" government, Kosrae and Public Defender in the first adminis- DEPUTY SECRETARY, EXTERNAL Ponape state governments hj tration and was reappointed by the AFFAIRS and the Marshall Islands C" President to continue Asterio Takesy, 39, became Deputy arrived here June 27, ac- 4? J in the second adminis- Secretary of External Affairs on Dec. 31, cording to Country Direct- tration. 1981, after serving as the FSM Liaison or Jerry Penno. in Born Oct. 5, 1942, Officer in Washington. Following two weeks of in New York, Brac- He was reconfirmed orientation in Kolonia, kett was graduated by the Congress to the new volunteers will from Glen Rock High serve in the second move to sites in Ponape, School, New Jersey; administration. Kosrae and the Marshalls Hobart College, New Born May 25, 1944, for eight weeks of inten- Brackett York, New York Law in Truk, Takesy was sive language, culture and School. work training, Penno said. graduated with honors The now arrivals are: Brackett practiced law in Newark, from Xavier High Andrea Novak, Jeffrey New Jersey, where he served as a deputy Takesy School there, before Strauss, Jeffrey Girdner, public defender, and served as a research attending the University of Guam and James Hamilton, Royal Has- attorney at the National Judicial Col- the University of New Mexico. srick, Joel McCravy, Jeff- lege, Reno, Nevada, before coming to He began his career as an administra- rey Northenr Christopher the FSM. tive assistant in the Truk District Educa- O'Connor, James Toledano, tion Department, and served as chief Mark Want, Thomas Becker, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE clerk-, of the Congress of Micronesia Britt Dveris, David ?,on- PRESIDENT House of Representatives, assistant secre- tcndeyk, Charles Sayon, leske K. lehsi, 29, was appointed by Carlos Cianchini and Ter- tary for the 1975 FSM Constitutional esa Herring. the President in July, 1982, to serve Convention and executive director of the Also, Dennis Linebarger, as his special assistant for legislative Commission on Future Political Stntus Theron Moore, David Rog- affairs and was renamed to the position and Transition before his posting at ers, Janean Robinson, Ar- in the second adminis- the Micronesia Washington Liaison thur Demers, Timothy Al- tration. office. ien, Lorna Amdal, Pamela Born Jan. 4, 1955, Bridges, Fredrick Clark, in Ponape state, lehsi FSM WASHINGTON REPRESENTA- Teresa Descher, Jean Down- was graduated from TIVE ie. David Nettleton, Cyn- Platteville, Wisconsin, Epel K. lion, 32, was appointed and thia Hall, Alien Ickler, High School and the Carol Li Hie, Dennis Mc- confirmed as the FSM Liaison Officer in Carthy, Douglas Smith, Ka- University of Hawaii- Washington in 1982, and was recon- ren Stetson, Martha Murphy . Manoa. firmed to serve in the second adminis- and Barbara Hellier. lehsi lehsi served as assis- tration in 1983, be- "All of these trainees tant clerk of the fore the position was either have college deg- Senate in the Congress of Micronesia upgraded to FSM rees in marine resources, and the FSM Interim Congress, FSM Washington Represen- business administration Liaison Officer in Saipan and FSM tative. and other fields, or have Attorney General's Office office manager. Born April 8, 1952, extensive work experience in Truk, lion attended to qualify them to work in Truk High School and Micronesia," Penno said. SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE "The goal in two years PRESIDENT was graduated from of volunteer service is to Kasio Mida, 39, served as FSM Per- Saratoga Springs High train at least one Micro- sonnel Officer during the first adminis- lion School, New York, nesian in the skill spe- tration and was sworn in Nov. 10, 1983, and Chaminade College, Hawaii, before cialty of their assign- as Special Assistant to the President. receiving an MA degree in counselling ment," she said. vo fr0)l cmia MARAR CONFIRMED TRUK JUSTICE Briefs.... MOEN, Truk - The Second state government, as the Truk State Legislature previous Indefinite Land KOLONIA, Ponape - Sgt. CO confirmed the nomination Use Agreement under the TT O'Neil Weilbacher of Pon- of Keske Marar of Moch, government expired on May ape is in the U.S. Marine Mortlock Islands, as the 10 under terms of the FSM Corps because his "comman- third associate justice in ders put up a fight," ac- O Constitution. cording to the ^June 9 Pa- CO the State Court, according to State Information Offi- The state government and cific Daily News. foreign and Z June 5 to the FSM Congress interstate commerce. H Services Director Mary Fi- by President Tosiwo Nakay- "Foreign and interstate gir and Administrative ama. commerce is defined by the i Services Director James The bill was drafted by act as involving business Gilmar, according to Yap the FSM Foreign Investment activities in more than State Information Officer Task Force headed by Re- one state, business activ- c Henry Muthan. sources and Development ities receiving 50 per Mrs. Figir, wife of FSM (D Senator Isaac Figir, is a Secretary Bernard Hclgen- cent or more of total graduate of the University berger to replace the ex- revenue from exports to co of Guam who attended the isting Foreign Investment another state or nation, o University of Hawaii Pub- Law. manufacturing involving lic Health School and ser- In a June 1 letter to the importation of at ved as a high school tea- the President, Helgenber- least 50 per cent of the vo cher, nurse and medex in ger cited the Ponape pos- materials involved in the oo ition of regulating its manufacturing process and, *» Yap, and as Community Col- own foreign investment Jaw finally, tourist type lege of Micronesia student and other states consider- businesses in which 50 per counsellor and acting ex- ing similar laws, and said cent or more of the total 0) tension service director that "the task force grap- revenue is derived from in Ponape. (D Gilmar, 33, who attended pled with this issue at providing services to for- Guam Trade School, now great length and finally eign and interstate tour- -o Guam Community College, came out in favor of shar- ists," Helgenberger said. and the University of ed power between the The national government Guam, served as a Conti- states and the national would have exclusive auth- nental-Air Micronesia government." ority over these activit- station manager in Yap, He said that the propos- ies, so "state regulation Ponape and Truk, and as of foreign investment will assistant station manager 10 drifting rescued thus involve businesses in Saipan, before becoming MOF.N, Tr.uk - Ten people, which do not engage in Administrative Services including a woman and her foreign and interstate deputy director here in one-year-old son, were commerce," and a potential May, 1983, and acting di- picked up June 14 by the foreign investor would de- rector July 1, 1983. MS Micro Dawn, after being termine whether to file an Eusebio Taleng was be- spotted by a U.S. Air application with the state latedly sworn in as Public Force plane drifting ]60 or national government, he Utilities and Contracts miles northwest of Moen in noted. director, as he was on a a 36-foot fiberglass boat, The proposal would est- field trip to the outer according to Capt. Thomas ablish a new national For- islands when the initial Narruhn, Assistant State eign Investment Board, re- swearing-in ceremonies Transportation Officer. placing the present board were held here last year. The boat left Fono Is- with one consisting of one land, Truk Lagoon, on June member appointed by each Yap honors trees 8 and was scheduled to governor and the secretar- take the woman and child ies of External Affairs, COLONIA, Yap - Acting to Nomwin Atoll, Hall Is- Finance and Resources and Gov. Hilary Tacheliol pro- lands, 60 miles north of Dcvelopment. claimed June 1 "Tree Moen. The board would consider Planting Day" in Yap and It was spotted by the applications for foreign planted two Cook Islands Air Force weather recon- and interstate commerce pine trees near the new naissance aircraft at Grey with state officials, or State Administration Buil- Feather Bank 40 miles nor- representatives directly, ding, according to State thwest of Punlap Island, thus speeding up the pro- Information Officer Henry Western Islands. cess. Muthan. The proposal would est- In his May 31 proclama- ablish two foreign invest- tion, Tacheliol said that FIVE GRADUATED ment license classes: An "Trees protect and improve KOLONIA, Ponape - Five investment approval cer- soil and bind promises for Micronesians, including tificate for at least 10 the future for food, shel- Agnes G. Tinag and Moses years for investments over ter and other necessities M. Moglig of Yap, Albert$150,000 and a business and pleasures of the L. Panuelo and Elaine M. permit for at least five people of Yap state." Mendiola of Ponape and years for smaller invest- The Cook Islands pines Rosina Y. Saipweirik of ments. grow as tall as 50 feet Truk, received bachelors The proposal also sets and have many uses, accor- degrees June 1 from East- criteria for evaluating ding to Pius R. Liyagel of ern Oregon State College, foreign investment applic- the State Agriculture For- according to an EOSC press ations and priorities for estry Division. release. foreign investment. 00 0) nO)i FSM POSTAL SERVICE INAUGURATION CEREMONY PROGRAM SET

i KOLONIA, "Pohnpei," fiscal 1984 supplemental for $20. [President Tosiwo Nakayama CO funding request for $6,523 In addition, a 20-cent 'and Congress Speaker Beth- to hire a financial offic- pre-stamped legal-size en- r-H wel Henry are scheduled to er to set up accounts be- velope bearing the FSM ^address the July 12 inaug- fore July 12 and to finan- * flag is being prepared to o ,uration ceremony for the ce the July 12 reception. be issued on July 12. JPSM Postal Service, accor- Falcam and Crown Agents Official firs~t day can- ding to Postmaster General Philatelic Corp. also an- celled envelopes with the 0) Leo A. Falcam. nounced the preparation of inscription, "Federated The ceremony is schedul- 10,000 Inaugural Presenta- States of Micronesia jed for 10:30 a.m. at the tion Folders, containing 96941;" the date, July 12, Ponape Post Office Build- the 23 stamps, four com-1984, and the words, ing where the U.S. Postal memoratives, three airmail "First Day Issue," will be I Service sign will be re- and 16 definitives, in the sold for 23 cents each. H i.placed by an FSM Postal FSM's first issue to be Issuance of the inaugur- 'Service sign, after a relfsased July 12. signing ceremony by Falcam al folder and postal sta- and U.S. Postal Inspector Tne 9 by 11 1/2-inch tionary completes all it- Robert Bidwell of Honolulu. blue vinyl folder with the ems to be included in the : The ceremony, which is Official Seal of the Fede- first postal release, and §'open to the public, will rated States of Micronesia a complete list of the FSM H .be followed by a reception stamped in gold on the Philatelic Program may be in the Postmaster Gener- front and the official obtained by writing to FSM al's office for invited first day cover bearing Stamps-CAPC, 115 Main iguests, including the Pre- the. block of four commem- Road, Montville, New Jer- W sident, Speaker, Gov. Resorativ- e stamps will sell sey 07045. -- EC io Moses, state and nat- ional government officials and Pohnpei traditional leaders. Hospital autonomy needed for insurance plan Similar inauguration ceremonies are being plan- KOLONIA, Ponape - If the covered by the plan, he ned by the FSM Postal Ser- proposed National Health said. vice officials in Truk, Insurance Plan is to be In return, the proposed Yap and Kosrae, according successful, it will be es- plan will remit back to to Falcam. sential " for the state hos- the hospitals payments for Falcam left June 23 for pitals to have the flexi- qualified claims, provid- Honolulu for a final meet- bility to utilize addi- ing the hospitals a more ing with U.S. Postal Ser- tional revenues from cost steady and increased cash vice officials on the claims processed under the flow with which to provide transfer of facilities to plan, according to FSM improved services. the FSM. Budget Officer Del Pange- For the state hospitals He also was scheduled to linan. to fully benefit from the meet in Honolulu with The National Health proposed plan, it will be George King, a consultant Insurance Committee chair- essential that the hospit- contracted by Crown Agents man said that a key objec- als become more organiza- Philatelic Corp. of Mont- tive of the proposed plan tionally and financially ville, New Jersey, to as- is to improve provision of autonomous, he said. sist the FSM in implement- medical and health care Such autonomy could be ing its postal service who within the FSM and reduce each state hospital having was scheduled to return the need for much more 1) its own governing board June 29 to Pohnpei with costly medical referrals of directors, 2) the abil- Falcam and visit all of outside of the Federated ity to retain the claims the states before the July States. payment revenues it recei- 12 ceremony. With the national health ves and 3) improved inter- Falcam said that the FSM care plan, the state hosp- nal administration and fi- Postal Service is being itals will have the abil- nancial management capab- inaugurated on scheduled, ity to submit claims for ilities, according to Pan- despite the failure of the payment of medical servi- gelinan. FSM , Congress to act on ces rendered to patients

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