Saipan Were Found Monday in Sand Project Is Resumed
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,, .... ar1anas• M·ack, Conley found dead at Obyan Beach By Nick Legaspi from where Mack's light brown Chevy Blazer was parked. Staff reporter The person called the police. The bodies of Galen Mack and Remedio C. Conley were Manibusan said the clothed bodies, which were identi }~CJ:~" ...-:c· .. found Wednesday night at Obyan Beach, Public Safety fied through pictures given to the police by the victims' fa . ....~:-'·•{. -:-.~ ,~- '".. ' Director Edward Manibusan said Thursday. milies, had puncture wounds. However, he declined to Manibusan said in a press conference that a private specify if the wounds were stab or gunshot citizen found the bodies in the boonies about half a mile east See "GA YLEN MACK", page 19 Officers examine scene when truck was found. Tenorio signs '· budgets; CUC now· is funded By Nick Legaspi $892,000 for the operation of the Staff reporter House of Representatives, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio $988,000 for the operation of the signed a $9.2-million budget Senate and $200,000 for the op Tuesday for the operation of the eration of the Legislative Bureau. legislative and judicial branches The judicial branch will re and the Commonwealth Utilities ceive $481,700 for operations Corp. in fiscal year 1988. while t!te CUC will get $5.9 mil I J Public Law 5-44 breaks down lion. ~~oking over the b~nes are (from. left; Joseph Deleon Guerrero and Diego Camacho. See additional photo, page the constitutionally set legisla The first app;opriation law for tive budget of $2.8 million into fiscal year 1988 which began $720,000 for salaries of nine Oct.I allocates $70,000 from the Bones delivered to newspaper senators and 15 representatives, See"BUDGETS SIGNED", Page 7 project aids in island's history By Nick Legaspi facts or bones are found and to notify the Division of Manglona says Staff reporter Historic Preservation and to let the latter agency Pieces of bones of at least two prehistoric human recover the ancient remains before the construction inhabitants of Saipan were found Monday in sand project is resumed. story distorted I dug from the Hopwood Junior High Schoolcampus ii On the Hopwood project, he said "we could have 'i in Chalan Piao. done a better study of Marianas prehistory" if the Editor's note: because this newspaper believes in "truth in discovery of the bones was reported properly. media", we felt the readers should know the following was written Joseph Deleon Guerrero and Diego Camacho, by David T. Hughes. because he is most familiar with the subject. Guerrero made an appeal during the interview for It is written in the third-person as if he was interviewing himself. both from the Division of Historic Presel'Vation, contractors, specially in coastal areas, to stop dig found parts of jaws and other skeletal parts in sand A Republican candidate for one of Rota's Senate seats, gings or excavations whenever artifacts or ancient Paul Atalig Manglona, has responded to a story in the delivered to the Marianas Variety by a contractor. bones are found, and to notify the Division of His Guerrero said in an interview Tuesday that the Marianas Variety which appeared two weeks ago. He toric P~eservation about the findings. said in a letter to the editor which appears elsewhere in sand came from the Hopwood campus where the "We're looking into stricter measures," he said. foundation of a proposed building was being dug. this issue that the October 16 story was grossly inaccu Violation of regulations regarding destruction of rate and "leads me to question your professional compe- The age of the bone remains is still to be es historic properties is currently punishable by a fine tablished through scientific means but Guerrero tence and personal inte 't .... " of $1,000. ..,,,.....,,.,,,.,,~,.,,,,,,.,...,,,,,~"""'""""~~~= said it could be about 600 to 800 years old based on Education planner Juan L. Babauta, who is run artifacts found with the bones. He pointed to the ning in the villages of Tanapag, San Roque and teeth in the pieces of jaw which were free from Capitol Hill for a scat in the House of Representa cavities, stained with betel nut and ground flat on tives, expressed support for stricter measures to the top. He said the bones were of "at least two protect ancient burial sites. "I'm pushing for this," prehistoric Chamorros." - Babauta, who witnessed the collection of bones from Guerrero said existing regulations require con the sand de! ivered to the Marianas Variety, said in an struction companies to stop any digging when arti- interview. age its' own affairs; then he favored an alliance with another nation. The candidate said in the interview that he felt Russia might treat the people of the Commonwealth Senate hearing turns into name-calling better. By DAVID T. HUGHES by the local cable company's prime purpose before the com Manglona alleges in his letter to the editor that the comments were made during a discussion in which he and editor president, Lee Holmes. mittee was to discredit the island A Wednesday public hearing Despite an early admonition by millionaire. Plus, Holmes de Victor Hocog were heatedly discussing the question of called by the Commonwealth committee chairman senator Jose famed several members of the gambling. He said that in addition to he and his opponent, Senate to hear input on a pro Mafnas not to engage in personal legislature -specifically Senators that Hughes and two other Rota residents were present - posed bill which would give more attacks, after the first few minutes Juan and Herman Guerrero - Tommy Mendiola and Wendy Lusa. rights to minority stockholders in of Holmes' testimony it was saying that they "were in Larry See "MANGLONA", page'51 companies here turned into a obvious to everyone in the Hillblom's pocket." denunciation of Larry Hillblom packed hearing room that his See "Name-calling", page 22 PAC ~:,.~l';;.~.til~a.DC# •'· ), ..~·,~~,'\(' . ·' f t )~!" , '\ ~ ,,, 'I I 'i, " OCTOBER 30, 1987 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS -- Page 3 Pag~-1- 11A.Rri<.NAS VARl~TY NEWS AN() VIEWS - O~OBER 30, 1987 ' I' Pranci•co T aga, reaidont ot Si hereby •wear that l napolu, Rota' CNMI Truth ...... t1itn , the Rota San Pranci1co ~ eu to a converaation at l ue Borja Pi l, 1987 which took l esta on Sunday, Oct: be P ace betwoe o r in the A, Manglona and tho !dit n Senate candidate Paal or ot tho 8U9hea at which time Paul A II llarianu Variety, David va1 elected h • anglona stated th Vote-sellers prostitute democracy • would see to it at if he media ated. filiated with II that the emu be uoia, and other •uch CAl!le •t- literal millions of people who All of this is so familiar. The printed in tlte ll•ri •tatemonta wh.!ch Most of the time I try to keep Sworn statement of eye ana1 Variety. were this column fairly light. If I can came through Ellis Island inthe ways are a little different, but the witness to an interview make folks crack a smile or two, United States' early years same tactics were used in my I further t I between one of this •n fy that I did struggle to become citizens, then beloved Southland in the early Are we getting our in f not hear him then that makes my day, But, on avor of tho United Stat ma1to any r""'4rlt• perhaps a greater appreciation for newspaper's reporters 91 occasion I take off my clown hat 1960's. Many folks went to jail at that time Th as be h .. now Claimed h and Rota Senatorial • e converaation be e •toted and replace it with the green eye being called "American" would and a lot of politicians were con pr.. 11n hi . !l•n when Mr II money's worth now? candidate Paul Manglona 9 • disagreement , i • an9lona vu e- shade of a hard-bitten, ink come forth. victed of felonies which made i v th tile Ri ~- The purpose of this column them ineligible to hold public The Marianas Varietyfeels much of the structure damage from t nued !rOlll that point, At llblom la1t1uit and con- slained, and angry journalist on hia no time did Mr really has nothing to with citizen office ever again. Typhoon Lynn may could have been avoided if the comment• even tho h • Manglona baekdovn This is one of those times. h u9 I heard Hr ship - it has to do with the Consti Also, think about the credibil Commonwealth's people had been given adequate warning. e meant what he oaid ' Bu9hea Uk hilll it' I am fiercely proud of being an l and it' he va tution and how many people in ity and honesty of someone who We depended on the Civil Defense office to warn us but they ie, Paul ••id he nted the remarks mad American because of all that na a federal grand jury. wanted the public to e pub- the Commonwealth either It makes me want to puke that would PAY you to v·:te for them, didn't. should taxpayers now be asked to pay almost a know Vhere he •tOOd. tionality entails. Mostofall when .~hy t~e through arrogance, ignorance or anyone would become a prosti The way the sct.eme was re There is an old Sl:tying that one half-m1lhon dollars in 1988 to fund this office of almost do - " people in other parts of the world just plain old stupidity are vio tute to a politician just for a few lated to me was that the candi nothings? hear the name "American", they doesn't get something for noth lating the basic human rights lousy bucks.