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Micronesia are equally en- . enrolled in local pubtic sc.:hoolif. titled. to educational, .health, : in school year 1995'.:.96.·- ·• .·. i ciridfriedical services given to ,... The C.9111pa(:~" whicl) pet~· :· pellllanentresidents in the ter­ Saipan Cable TV president Lee Holmes (left) and Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio (center) share a laugh during the !mitMicronesians1 ufuestricted <titories. ' . '._ . · . proclamation signing Saturday for SCTV's Fox Kids Club Day. At least a hundred children signed up for the insut~:~~§}t<l{ -• •• __ :·: :, "6o~tln1Jed, page 16· club's launching held at the Garapan Central Park. At right is Bishop Tomas Camacho. Photo courtesy 01 PIO (eritryin~oE-~; cm ·GOP le~ders defend Del.· __ Copter crash kills 2 Underwood· By Jojo Dass victim survived. All looked like Variety News Staff Three others 'fighting' for their lives they had a very slim chance," he ondeleg~t~ TWO PERSONS died and three lish the identity of the other fatal­ witness said on condition of ano­ added. others were fighting for their lives ity, a Japanese national, as well as nymity. Rojas said two of those in­ By Zaldy Dandan as of last night after a helicopter of the three others pending notifi­ Reynaldo Rojas, supervisor of jured were women taking a dip Variety News Staff lost control and crashed on the cation of next of kin. Grand Hotel's Surf Cafeteria, a when the incident happened. THREE Republican Party stal­ beach fronting Saipan Grand Ho­ Witnesses said they heard a loud beachside establishment a few Public Safety Department warts said Friday the CNMI tel in Susupe yesterday afternoon. explosion shortly before the heli­ meters from the crash site, said chief, Commissioner Jose should continue asking Congress Emergency Management Of­ copter crashed. police arrived at least 15 min­ Castro said the incident is the to grant the Commonwealth a non­ fice Director Robert Guerrero, At least one bystander who was utes after the mishap.occurred. second in seven years. voting delegate, despite the "ad­ who rushed to the scene, said the standing a few feet from where "One of the dead was pulled Officials said they are still fig­ vice" of two U.S. congressmen it aircraft, operated by Macaw He­ the helicopter landed said he saw from the debris. He was very uring out if the helicopter. firm is better off without one. licopters, fell 25 feet from the Caldwell "in a pool of blood, chok­ pale," he said. which chartered the flight can In separate interviews, Senate beach at about 4 p.m.' ing in his own blood." "I saw them [first aid person­ be held liable for yesterday's President Jesus R. Sablan, Speaker He refused to divulge any more "His [Caldwell's] chest and nel] giving CPR to one of the incident. Diego T. Benavente and former details saying the incident is still head were one .big bruise," the victims .. I don't know if the -With reports from Zaldy Dantlan Lt. Gov. Benjamin T. Manglona under investigation. also commended Guam Delegate At least five Commonwealth Robert Underwood for introduc­ Health Center personnel, request­ ing a bill that would give the ing anonymity, however said two Borja may take Teno to court CNMI representation in Congress. of the helicopters' passengers Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio in a By laldy oa·ndan died, one of which has been iden­ recent interview said Underwood Variety News Staff should stick to legislation that af­ tified as a certain Brian Caldwell. LIEUTENANT Governor Jesus· fects Guam. Authorities have yet to estab- C. Bprja would challenge in "He shouldn't be doing any­ court the eligibility of former thing where his territory is not two-term governor Pedro P. affected," Tenorio said. Tenorio' s candidacy, "if no one But according to Benavente, el~e' would do so." Underwood was only helping the The CNMI Constitution im­ CNMI. poses a two·-term limit on the "We don't have anyone at this governor. time in Congress," he said. "It (the former governor's "He's doing this on behalf of candidacy) should be chal~ the people of the CNMI, and lenged," he said in an interview through our own request." Saturday. Jesus C. Borja Pedro P. Tenorio The Legislature, Benavente "I've said that before. (The said, as well as the CNMI's mu­ Democratic) Party should chal­ against the Republican Party's c allenge it? nicipal councils have passed reso­ lenge it if anybody should, but gubernatorial candidate, but "the 'Do we have to have another lutions urging Congress to give if nobody would, I'll do it prob­ consequences would be worse." el(lction?~ (Should) the actions the Commonwealth a non-voting ably." "If he's allowed to run and if he 'took during the time he was delegate. He said he does not want to he wins, what's going to happen gqvernor (be declared)'n~ll and. Manglona, for his part, said "appear to be afraid" of running when later on somebody does Continued on_ page 16 Continued on page 15 2-MARJANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JANUARY 13, 1997 MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY.NEWS AND VJEWS~J RP 'rethinks' worker ban Peacet s in 'crisis' By Jojo Dass stressed Varela. Variety News Staff Options muiled due to reluctance on ,free food policy The granting of a free food al­ By IBRAHIM BARZAK That withdrawal was supposed to oc­ THE PHILIPPINE government lowance was "temporarily placed GAZASTRIP,We;,1Bank(AP)-Urg­ Palestinians ask int'l help to save Mi'dEast dialogue cw- by March under Israeli-Palestinian These developments came in on hold," Varela said, as part of ingthc international community for help, peace accords, but it was delayed after a is now "re-evaluating its posi­ ers ... there are indications ofthese tion" on the deployment of Filipi­ benefits being stonewalled," he the midst of a bill pre-filed by agreements reached with the lift­ the Palestinian Authority warned Satur­ meeting reflected Arafat's appeal to the peace process is not saved." We don't have an agreement yet," Ross spate of suicide bombings by Muslim House Minority leader Rep. Dino ing of the ban on the deployment day that peace talks with Israel were in a international community to intervene to Ross also met with Mubarak on Sat­ said. militants ki~ed 63 people in Israel. nos to the Commonwealth in light added. crisis that could lead to an "explosion." save the talks. urday and said he failed to bridge the gaps The U.S. envoy then held nearly four Israel later demanded more sccu of the CNMI' s alleged "reluc­ Philippine Labor AttacheJesus Jones [D-Saipan] which stresses of Filipino workers to the CNMI Meanwhile, US. mediator Dennis OnSaturday,ArafatheldtalksinCairo in the Hebron talks. hours ot: talks with Palestinian negotia­ rity for Hebron's Jewish senlcrs and tance" to grant free board and Varela, for his part, said other that CNMI laws should govern in May last year. Ross, who has hccn shuttling the region withEgyptianPrcsidentHosniMubarak. After meeting Mubarak, Ross said he tors Saeb Erakat and Mruwan Kanafani Palestinians have insisted that Israel live lodging to the contract workers, measures that may be considered Commonwealth empioyer-em­ The ban was imposed in 1995 for several weeks in an effort to broker a He refused to speak with reporters, but did not win agreement on "non-Hebron before he returned to Israel saying more up to iLs promise for a broader pullback high-level sources in Manila said aside from re-imposing a ban is ployee relations. after a five-man fact-finding mis­ deal on Israel's long-<lclayed troop rede­ laterconvcnedhisCabinetin G= which issues," essentially a timetable for pull­ negotiations were needed. that would give them control of wide over the weekend. the escrow bond system where The bill, according to Varela, sion led by lawyer Manuel ployment from Hebron, w:Ls expected to areas of the West Bank. issued a statement lamenting failed peace ing out Israel's soldiers from additional Ross has been in Israel since late "We are now assessing the situ­ employers are required to pay as may open the door to rampant 'Manny' Imzon, Philippine Labor return home late Sunday, Israel Radio Ross said the security arrangcmenLs efforts. areas ofti1e West Bank, the key Palestin­ December trying to get the two sides to ation based on information gath­ much as $20,000 to ensure that contract substitution by CNMI Attache to Washington OC, found reported. 'The peace talks have hit a dead­ ian demand for signing a Hebron deal. agreeonalroopwithdrawalfmmHebron, in Hebron were basically resolved. ered from reliable sources includ­ the concerned worker's welfare employers who· may abide with out that close to 500 complaints filed The report said ti,e Americans fell that lock,·· ,aiJ a Palestinian Authorilv state­ The Palestinians insist that the further the la,t West bank city under occupation "Weare working with the non-Hebron is upheld.
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