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UNIVERSITY OP HAWAII LIBRARY Senate Resolution Agrees To Forgive $945,000, Defaulted Student loans by Patty Jacob» program." DiaZsaid, "Ourdefaultrateon They may or may not be back on student loan cannot be Ray DiaZ, Northern Marianas student loans is about 90%. In the island. We usually have a dischargedby bankruptcy and LastFriday.SenatorJoseph; College Controller said, "The other words, about 10% have grace period of six to nine that the person must prove Inos introduced a resolution : default onloans is nothing unique repaid their loans. months. hardship in order for a judge which would "forgive and: to the CNMI. In the USA there "I think part of the problem is "Then we send them a letter. to allow a student loan to be cancel all outstanding is more than $10 million that people in the CNMI have. When a letter is sent care of included in the bankruptcy. delinquent student loan outstanding in defaulted student customarily been used to a cash 'General Delivery' anyone can However, DiaZ said, judges payments." loans. It’s a problem system. They are not used to pick up the mail. We’re never do it all the time and the Tlte resolution, No. 6-35, everywhere." credit and may not be familiar sure that the mail reaches the Department of Education in would also "uigethe Board of According to statistical with the obligation which it right people," he said, Washington, D.C., even Regents of the Northern information, more than 600 entails/he said., DiaZ explained that the loan though they guaranteed Marianas College toabandon people have received more than "This whole thing with trying program at NMC was set up student loans through banks, its repayable student loan $945,000 in student loans, dating to collect on these loans is so under Federal guideline under there is still a high percentage program and to adopt a non back to 1981, which have not difficult here," he said. "First of the Perkins Loan Program. The of default. repayable student grant been repaid. all we have to try to find them. Perkins program states that a Continued on cage35 ¿ M a r i a n a s W a r t e t y icNevts Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1 9 7 2 Vol. 18 No. 46 Saipan MP ©1989 Marianas Variety September 1, 1989 Serving the CNMI for 18 Years 500 Commonwealth Leaders Welcome Guerra by Dan Phillips consultations." Department. Manglona said the appeals to foreign governments particularly on the water system. Guerra, who has been in her type of third-country assistance in Japan, Korea and Taiwan to Guerrero also said that he Stella Guerra said yesterday position for just over a month, he had in mind includes possible help the CNMI with coping with expressed to Guerra concern over that she has enjoyed her said she and her office are "doing help from the Japanese the impact foreign investment the Inspector General's attempts whirlwind trip through the everything we can to get a person government in the construction has on the infrastructure, Continued on page 35 Commonwealth, and that she nam ed as soon as possible," and wishes she could have more time that she hopes to see the 902 to enjoy the beauty of these negotiations resumein the "very islands. near future." Guerra, the new Assistant Being an advocate of the Secretary of the Interior for CNMI, Guerra said, doesn't Territorial and International necessarily mean that she will Affairs, met with CNMI leaders always agree with the position on Saipan all day yesterday and of the CNMI on issues. "I do, on Wednesday and will travel to however, intend to work very Tinian today. hard to insure that the Secretary At a press conference held (Manuel Lujan) and others in the yesterday, in which she referred Administration are fully aware to herself as "an advocate of the of the interests and problems of CNMI,” she said that one the CNMI as federal programs particular issue was raised in andpolicies are developed," said virtually every meeting she had Guerra. with government officials - the She met Manglona and House appointment of a Special Speaker Pedro R. Guerrero and Representative of the President for a discussion over lunch Stella Guerra, center, held a short press conference yesterday. Also shown is Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, to the 902 Consultations. Wednesday afternoon. Guerrero left, and Sen. Pres. Benjamin T. Manglona, right. Guerra completes her three-day visit to the Sen. Pres. Benjamin Manglona said an important issue that he Common wealth today. presented Guerra with a Senate and Manglona raised in their of a control tower at the Saipan Resolution to "urge the President meeting was third-country International Airport. Charges Filed Against Rape Suspect oftheU.S. to promptly designate financial assistance, a subject In addition, Manglona said he his special representative to the which Guerra promised to has ideas on how the CNMI and by Dan Phillips to aggravated rape, which Covenant Section 902 discuss with officials in the S tate foreign investors can make joint The Attorney General's involves serious bodily injury. Office filed charges of rape and According topolicercports.a Lepislatorè Can Stili Act On Gam bling assault and battery Wednesday 30-year-old woman was the against a man suspected of victim of the attack. The victim initiative. Given M ore Time By AG raping a woman in the Sugar testified that she met the man at Dock area last Saturday night Len's Restaurant in Susupe and by Dan Phillips for yesterday, it appeared that House Speaker Pedro R. Alfredo Cano, a 33-year-old talked to him for around two When the House failed to reach the anti-gambling initiative Guerrero yesterday, Assistant Mexican American, was hours, then decided to leave the aquorum forasession scheduled would not be addressed by the Attorney General Gail Geiger Legislature, which had until informed both houses that they arrested by police after restaurant, Nutting said. She today to address a Joint may "disregard the previous date witnesses provided a detailed started walking home, but the man followed her and grabbed Resolution to approve the of September 3." description of the suspect. Cano In d e x her from behind and dragged initiative. Geiger said in her letter that appeared before Judge Robert DPS Creates N ew However, the supporters of the the AG's Office had initially A. Hefner at the her lonhe Sugar Dock area, according to Nutting. Office p .3 initiative that proposes a indicated that the Legislature had Commonwealth SuperiorCourt Tuesday, and his bail was set at He said that the victim Music Rev/evi, "City Constitutional amendment until September 3 to act on the Called Heaven" p .6 banning gambling for^profit in initiative, but that the date was $75,000. testified that she was knocked the CNMI got a reprieve based not on the CNMI Assistant Attorney General to the ground and had her Filipino Soothsayer yesterday in the form of a letter Constitution, but on a request by Stephen Nutting, who filed the clothing removed, but was able from the Attorney General's the Board of Elections. charges, said he was waiting to fight off the attacker and get Coast Guard Academy Office. She said the Boardof Elections for medical reports to see if he away. would change the rape charge Seeks Applicants p.2 I In a letter sent to Sen. Pres. was concerned with having Continued on page 35 Benjamin T. Manglona and Continued on page 35 Ÿ a c . PAGE 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND V1EWS--FR1DAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1989 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1989--MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-PAGE 3 A MEETING PLACE FOR OUR DPS Creates New Legal Affairs Office OPINIONS AND YOURS by Patty Jacobs ivgoi wuuiibwuug \Jll JJUA1UC Castro promoted to Chief of Police Officer III Justo R. Commander. FORUM According to Capt. Tony matters. The Internal Affairs Fire Division; Fire Crew CruZ is appointed as Acting Other promotions include Reyes, a new office is being personnel will be assigned to Supervisor Jesus M. Limes Summons Sgt.; Fire Chief Jerry Cristostimo to One issue that has begun to created within the DPS. It will this office, he said. promoted to Asst. Fire Chief; Administrative Specialiast Deputy Director in charge of receive greater attention among be called the DPS Legal Affairs Reyes said the following Capt. Tony Reyes transferred Alice Agulto is appointed Administration andCapt. locals pertains to the influx of Office. The office will hire promotions and transfers will and promoted to command of Acting Asst. Chief o f Francisco Camacho to Deputy people from the neighboring JR's Agenda jf EDITORIAL legal counsel for the take effect Sept. 3: Asst Chief the Detective section of DPS; Administration Services Director in charge of Microncsian Islands. It isn't so By John DelRosario Department and will provide of the Fire Division Jesus M. L t Juan P. Sablan promoted to ’Division; Operations. much that they migrate to the Capt. and to command Patrol Lt. Ramon B. Camacho is The Director of the DPS is Sex Crimes: What Can Be Done About Them? islands in large numbers that The opinion expressed in this column are the personal opinions of the author and may or may not express the opinions of the newspaper. section of DPS; Lt. Joaquin J. transferred from Traffic to the being sworn in by Chief One thing the Commonwealth can't do about sex crimes is to concerns us as much as the Castro promoted to Capt. in Dept, of Internal Affairs; Sgt. Justice Jose dela CruZ, this ignore them or treat them as though they aren’t important.