Ismael Ahead in Kosrae; Killion Wins in Truk; Falcam Leads by 15 Votes

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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA^ -Volume IX Kolonia, Pohnpei, March 15, 1987 Number 2 Ismael ahead in Kosrae; Killion wins in Truk; Falcam leads by 15 votes

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Two incum- served as the first FSM President dur- bent FSM Congress at-large members ing the past eight years, will step apparently lost their reelection bids and down when a new chief executive is in- Postmaster General Leo Falcam was augurated in May. winning in Pohnpei by 15 votes over Congress Floor Leader John Haglel- Vice President Bailey Olter in the gam, who ran unopposed in Yap, is March 3 final unofficial vote counts re- the only incumbent at-large senator ported by state election officials. scheduled to retain his seat in the Fifth The next President and Vice Presi- Congress. dent will be elected from among the Former FSM Senator Hiroshi Is- four at-large senators with four-year mael apparently defeated Congress terms by the Fifth FSM Congress aft- Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah in Kosrae in er it convenes here May 11. a rematch of their race in 1983 when Tosiwo Nakayama of Truk, who Ismael gave up a two-year seat to un- successfully challenge the at-large incumbent. Ismael received 715 votes; Sigrah, 654; former State Senator Don- ald Jonah, 440, and former State Sen- FALCAM CASTS BALLOT - FSM Post- ator Akira Tosie, 410. master General Leo A. Falcam is cast- FormerStateResources andDevelop- ing his ballot March 3 at the Awak Ele- ment Director Redley Killion was the mentary School, U Municipality. He was leading by 15 votes in the Pohnpei apparent winner in Truk with 9,329 or at-large Congress seat race. 51 per cent of the votes to 8,980 or 49 per cent for incumbent at-large Senator Koichi Sana. The Vice President said March 10 Inside. that he intends to challenge the voting and counting procedures in Pohnpei FSM, Ml exchange notes where Falcam received 4,043 votes; Ol- (See story on Page 8) ter, 4,028, and Congress Speaker Beth- wel Henry, 1,959. FSMDB bill vetoed BAILEY OLTER VOTES - FSM Vice President Bailey Oiter is casting his The candidates have two weeks, or (See story on Page 4) vote March 3 in the Mokil ballot box at until March 17 to file challenges, Capitol site danger seen the Kolonia Town Building. Olter, trail- according to Heinrick A. Stevenson, ing by 15 votes, said he plans to seek a (See story on Page 7) recount. (Continued on Page 2) V______THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 2 Siron defeats Setik, Halbert wins Henry's seat

(Continued from Page 1) Senator Raymond Setik of Truk was National Election Commissioner for the only incumbent to lose his reelec- Pohnpei. tion bid for a two-year seat. Presi- The election commissioner would be dential Special Assistant Nishima Si- the first to rule on a challenge and his ron was the apparent winner in District decision could be appealed to the FSM 1 with 1,362 votes to 1,305 for Walter Supreme Court, Stevenson said. Tim and 1,294 for Setik. Olter was elected to the at-large seat In Truk's District 2, incumbent it in 1979 and 1983 and was succeeded was Senator Nick Bossy, 1,794, and Ismael Killion by Pedro Harris in a special election former FSM Senator Sasao Gouland, held after he became the second Vice 1,677; District 3, incumbent Senator Refalopei, 2,620, and Switer Eter, President in 1983. Sana succeeded Jack Fritz, 2,826, and former State 2,285, and District 5, incumbent Sen- Nakayama for the at-large seat in 1979 Senator Simiran Sipenuk, 1,874; ator Tony Otto, 1,065, and John Uruo, and 1983 special elections. District 4, incumbent Senator Kalisto 413 Incumbent Senator Isaac Figir ran Voting by Congress District unopposed for the two-year seat in Yap. At-LargeSeat Two-YearSeat Amendment For the Pohnpei Pohnpei District 1 seat be- District 1-Kolonia. Sokehs, Southern Islands ing abandoned by Bailey Olter, 1 ,71 7 Annes Lebehn, 1 ,443 Yes, 1,196 Bethwel Henry , 1 , 1 67 Dohsis Halbert, 1 ,653 No, 1,892 Henry, State Sup- Leo Falcam, 434 Koffer Sos, 1 42 reme Court Chief District 2-Madolenihmw. Kitti Clerk Dohsis H. Olter, 1,305 Elias Thomas, 1,812 Yes, 1,8 12 Halbert had 1,653 Henry, 359 Albert Augustine, 1,388 No, 2,625 votes; State Sen- Falcam, 1,673 District 3-U.Nett. Pinaelao Mokil ator Annes Leb- Olter, 968 Peter Christian, 1,470 Yes,1,117 ehn, 1,443, and Henry, 422 Oliver Joseph, 1,097 No, 2,622 Koffer Sos, 142. Haglelgam Falcam, 1 ,901 Kikuo Apis, 743 In District 2, incumbent Senator Elias Overseas, off island Totals Thomas had 1,812 and Albert Aug- Oltnr *^fl - -4,028 Yes, 4,1 25 Henry, 11 ———————— —1 ,959 Nd,7,139 ustine, 1,388. In District 3, it was in- Falcam, 35 ————————— 4,043 cumbent Senator Peter Christian, Truk 1,470; Oliver Joseph, 1,097, and Kik- District 1-Mortlock Islands uo Apis, 743. Koichi Sana, 2,672 Nishima Siron, 1,362 Yes, 1,572 In Kosrae, incumbent Senator Redley Killion, 1,189 Raymond Setik, 1 ,294 No, 2,205 Walter Tim, 1,305 Claude Phillip apparently retained his pistrict 2-Moen two-year seat with 933 votes, while Sana, 1,449 Nick Bossy, 1 ,794 Yes, 1 ,331 Simion Sigrah had 747; former State Killion, 2,019 Sasao Gouland, 1 ,677 No, 1,992 Senator Luey Luey, 353; former State District 3-Dublon. Fefan Senator Rison Wakuk, 148, and Sana, 2,115 Jack Fritz, 2,826 Yes, 1 ,498 Killion, 2,549 Simiran Sipenuk, 1 ,874 No, 3,004 Kiupu Palik, 35. Pistrict 4-Faichuk A proposed amendment to the FSM Sana, 1 ,966 Kalisto Refalopei, 2,620 Yes, 1,535 Constitutition to provide four-year Killion, 2,863 Switer Eter, 2,285 No, 3,131 terms for all 14 senators was defeated District 5-Halls. Western Islands in three of the four states. The 10 dist- Sana, 778 Tony Otto, 1,065 Yes, 682 Killion, 709 JounUruo, 413 No, 772 ricted members are limited to two-year Totals terms. Sana, 8,980 Yes, 6,618 In Kosrae, the vote was 1,040 for Killion, 9,829 No, 11,104 and 1,016 against the amendment; Kosrae Pohnpei, 4,125 for and 7,139 against; Hiroshi Ismael, 715 Claude Phillip, 933 Yes, 1 ,040 Truk, 6,618 for and 11,104 against, Joab Sigrah, 654 Simion Sigrah, 747 No, 1,016 Donald Jonah, 440 Luey Luey, 353 and Yap, 201 for and 820 against, AkiraTosie, 410 RisonWakuk, 148 with the outer islands votes remaining Kiupu Palik, 35 to be counted. The unofficial totals Yap Proper are 11,984, Yes, and 20,079, No, or al- John Haglelgam, Isaac Figir, Yes, 201 ; No, 820 most two to one against the measure. THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 3 President returns from China, accord signed

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - President Tos- iwo Nakayama returned March 5 to Pohnpei, after leading a delegation of FSM state and national government officials on a visit to the People's Repub- lic of China which included signing an economic cooperation agreement between the two governments. The delegation, which included the President, Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses, Yap Gov. Petrus Tun, Pohnpei Legis- lature Speaker Ambros Senda, Kosrae Lt. Gov. Moses Mackwelung, Truk Lt. Gov. Robert Mori, FSM External Affairs Deputy Secretary Asterio Tak- CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT WELCOMES FSM PRESIDENT- People's Republic of esy, President's Special Assistant leske China Vice President Ulan Fu, second from right, is officially welcoming FSM Pres- lehsi, Truk governor's Special Assis- ident Nakayama and his delegation to Beijing on Feb. 20 in the Great Hall of the tant Hans Wiliander and Washington, People. From left are Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses, FSM External Affairs Deputy D.C., attorney Barry Israel, arrived Secretary Asterio Takesy, Nakayama, Ulan Fu and Xu Zhaolong, Vice Chairman Feb. 16 in Beijing, the capital of and President of the China International Trust and Investment Corp. (CITIC). China. years of contact between China and the 20 in the Great Hall of the People, cit- Takesy and Xu Zhaolong, Vice FSM on possible joint economic dev- ing a good beginning in further rela- Chairman and President of the China elopment and trade relations which in- tions between the Chinese and Mic- International Trust and Investment cluded two trips to China by Takesy in ronesian peoples and repeatedly invit- Corp., the ministerial-level Chinese 1985 and 1986 and a two-week trip in ing the President to return to China. government foreign investment agen- 1986 to the four FSM states by Yao The governors hosted a dinner Feb. cy, signed Feb. 20 in Beijing a memo- Wei and Mrs. Xu Weiyun of CITIC 19 for the CITIC staff and the Pres- randum of understanding which pro- and Chinese wood, power and fisheries ident hosted a return banquet Feb. 20 vides that the CITIC will "assist the experts. in the State Guest House for their FSM in development in the areas of In addition, Wiliander, a former Truk hosts Rong Yiren and Xu Zhaolong power generation, canneries and fish- state lieutenant governor, spent one and the ministeries whom they met eries, textile production, kitchen cabin- month in China in 1975. with. et production and tourist-related pro- The FSM delegation was greeted on During their stay in Beijing, besides jects," according to a Feb. 27 press re- its arrival in Beijing by the CITIC on-site tours of canneries, textile factor- lease issued by the FSM delegation. President and were welcomed with a ies and wood processing and power The MOU concluded that "both sides banquet that evening in the Great Hall plants, the FSM delegation visited hist- are confident that this is the beginning of the People hosted by Rong Yiren oric and cultural sites such as the of a lasting and fruitful relationship and attended by Deputy Foreign Affairs Mausoleum of Chairman Mao Zedong, which will promote friendship and Minister Zhu Gizhen. the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden understanding, benefiting both our The President and his delegation re- City and the Ming Tombs, and attend- peoples," the release said. sided in Beijing in the Diaoyutai State ed several music events. The delegation visited China by Guest House complex which is reserv- After leaving the capital on Feb. 21, special invitation of Rong Yiren, ed for foreign heads of state and, during the FSM delegation, accompanied by CITIC Chairman and Vice Chairman the week spent there, discussed future CITIC and Foreign Affairs Ministry re- of China's National People's Con- political and economic ties with the presentatives travelled to Xian, Shang- gress. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister; hai, Guangzhou (Canton), the Shen- It was the first visit by an FSM pres- Xiang Zhongyang, Deputy Agricul- zhen Special Economic Zone and idential delegation to China and the ture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister; Hong Kong, before arriving March 2 first by a high-level FSM group to Wu Wenying, Textiles Minister; in Guam. begin the process of establishing eco- Zhang Haoruo, Deputy Foreign Econo- At each location, the President was nomic and diplomatic ties with other mic Relations and Trade Minister, and received by local leaders and discussed nations, since the Compact of Free Shi Dazhen, Water Conservancy and economic and trade relations, in addi- Association was implemented Nov. 3, Power Minister. tion to touring factories, farms and the ending 40 years of U.S. trusteeship ad- People's Republic of China Vice countryside and visiting cultural and ministration of the Federated States. President Ulan Fu officially welcomed historical locations with the dele- The visit culminated about three Nakayama and his delegation on Feb. gation. THFSMDE N&TIONALL BUNION seek. March 15s. 1987fund. Page s4 for development loans

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - With a loan port- or more, including two additional slots in dustries, while we fund small and medium folio of more than $4.5 million, the FSM the headquarters here which has eight em- industries," he said. Development Bank exhausted most of its ployees. The Pohnpei and Truk offices "We are in the process of negotiating loan funds and is seeking the release of $3 now have four employees each and the Yap with the states, but nothing is finalized," million in Compact of Free Association and Kosrae offices, two employees each. Mori said, adding that the states would save funds for development loans, according to The Board of Directors also has two on the administration of small loans by FSMDB President Manny Mod. vacancies with the resignations in January turning them over to the FSMDB which The bank is scheduled to take on an ex- of Redley Killion of Truk, who ran success- has the mechanisms to administer and col- panded role in economic development under fully for the at-large FSM Congress seat in lect repayment of loans. the Compact, Mori said, as it was desig- the March 3 elections that state, and Nena The bank exhausted its available loan nated during the Ninth FSM Chief Execu- Nithan of Kosrae. funds during fiscal 1986 and has had little tives Conference here in December to ad- The three remaining members are James loan activity since Sept. 30, according to minister the Investment Development Fund Lukan of Yap, chairman; Herman Semes, Mori who said that he had 168 pending economic development loans and grants. Pohnpei, and Al Tuuth, FSM. Four mem- loan applications from the four states total- The IDF was added to the Compact by bers are required for a quorum. ing $6,413,031 through Aug. 30. the U.S. Congress in 1985 to compensate The directors lowered the bank's maxi- It is operating on interest revenues, hav- for its removing tax and trade provisions mum interest rate from 12 per cent to 5 per ing received no operating funds for fiscal which were negotiated by the FSM. The cent in December, Mori said, because a bill 1987 from the FSM Congress which pro- IDF will include appropriations of $8 mil- to lower the rate was pending in the FSM vided $425,235 in operating funds for fiscal lion through the first three years of the Congress which approved it during a spec- years 1981-86, he said. Compact and $12 million after the third ial session in January. "Our average monthly collections are ap- year to encourage U.S. private investment President Tosiwo Nakayama called for proximately $30,000," Mori said, adding in the FSM. further study of the interest rate and interest that "from this we are able to continue to The FSM Congress must enact enabling moratorium provisions in the bill in a make small loans. legislation to govern the use of IDF funds March 5 veto message. "We have used up most of the loan attracting U.S. investments, Mori said. In addition, "we are asking the state gov- funds, except for $750,000 from the EDLF In order to administer the IDF funds, ernments to give us part of their develop- (Trust Territory Economic Development Mori said that he is planning to double the ment loan funds for administration by the Loan Fund) which was invested, based on FSMDB staff from the present 26 author- bank," Mori said. our manual of administration, through Mer- ized positions with six vacant posts to 50 "We want the states to fund cottage in- rill Lynch Securities Trust Fund in Hono- lulu in secured instruments such as bonds," he said. The transfer of EDLF funds to the FSM bank began in fisc-il 1983 and was com- FSMDB interest rate bill vetoed pleted in fiscal 1985. It included $586,279 in "Old EDLF" loan accounts granted by the Trust Territory government and trans- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The President that would adequately safeguard what the ferred to the FSMDB for servicing and and Vice President completed action bill intends." collection; $3,033,826 in "New EDLF March 5-6 on legislation passed during The Vice President signed the brief funds" for the FSM share of the fund, and the Jan. 10-24 Fourth Congress Fourth note to the Speaker, returning the meas- $663,072 in operating funds for a total of Special Session by approving seven ure, Congress Bill 4-368, on March 5 $4,283,177, according to Mori. bills and vetoing one measure which when he also signed into law: In addition to the old and new EDLF would set a 5 per cent interest ceiling Public Law 4-99, decreasing the maxi- funds, the FSMDB loan portfolio includes and other conditions for loans made by mum amount of indemnification to the a total of $651,510 in development loan the FSM Development Bank. University of Hawaii for medical mal- funds provided by the FSM Congress in fis- A March 5 veto message to Speaker practice; PL 4-100, amending public cal 1981, 1985 and 1986 and $230,500 Bethwel Henry sent by TELEX from projects bidding requirments, and PL 4- from the Pohnpei State Revolving Loan President Tosiwo Nakayama who was in 101. establishing an FSM Airline Corp. Fund, which is part of economic develop- Guam on his return trip from mainland The President, on returning March 6 ment assistance provided to the state by the China said, "I am vetoing the bill, not to his office, signed into law: PL 4- Congress, for a total of 195 loans totalling on policy grounds but because I feel the 102. requiring licensing of pharmacists; $4,522,295 as of Feb. 28. matter merits further examination and PL 4-103, authorizing promulgation of The 142 loans totalling $3,936,016 ap- evaluation. regulations for aid to non-public proved by the FSMDB through Feb. 28 "There are compelling reasons for and schools; PL 4-104, giving the External include by industry 43 in agriculture total- against the bill that could have decisive Affairs Department regulatory authority, ing $363,676; 13 in fishing totalling effect on the bank," the President said. and PL 4-105, adopting provisions for $106,700; 22 in manufacturing totalling "With this message, I am inviting Con- diplomatic immunity and other $543,500; 25 in real estate totalling gress to work closely with the executive requirements for foreign missions in the $2,165,235, and 39 in commercial enter- branch to formulate a consensus measure FSM. prises totalling $756,905. THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 5 Governors back Health Plan Summit for COM funding planned KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Pres- pact grant assistance by the state and na- ident and governors adopted resolutions tional governments to include the IDF (Continued from Page 8) approving an agreement to continue the division agreement and an agreement to Micronesian Occupational College facilit- U.S. Peace Corps program in the FSM compensate the state for costs incurred ies in Palau, in addition to seeking con- and the proposed National Health Care under their Joint Law Enforcement tinued U.S. Interior Department grants for Plan, during the Ninth Chief Executives Agreements. COM operations and continued U.S. post- Conference held Dec. 15-20 and 10th During their 10th conference, the secondary financial assistance, including CEC held Jan. 26-29 in Pohnpei. chief executives adopted: loan programs. The resolutions adopted by the ninth CEC Res. 10-1, approving the pro- Palau agreed to dedicate all of its 1988 conference, include: posed National Health Health Care Plan Interior grant, which is expected to be CEC Res. 9-1, approving a direct which would establish a mandatory some $300,000, to COM, in addition to its agreement negotiated between the FSM health insurance program for all FSM share of board expenses, and provide addi- and Peace Corps to continue the pro- residents with payroll deductions for tional funding, after its Compact of Free gram, which began in 1966 in Micro- Association with the United States takes health insurance premiums. The plan, effect. nesia, under the Compact of Free As- which is subject to FSM Congress ap- The Marshall Islands and FSM represen- sociation which was implemented Nov. proval, was developed over a three-and- tatives advanced proposedformulas forfund- 3. one-half-year period to maintain present ing the COM system which are to be re- CEC Res. 9-2, requesting that the health care levels without increasing the viewed by the three governments, prior to FSM Congress take all possible steps to cost to the state and national govern- the next pre-summit meeting. coordinate its appropriations activities ments. The COM Regents requested a summit with the state and national development Sitting as the Federated Development of Micronesian presidents on future funding plans. Authority Board of Directors, the Presi- for the system to replace U.S. student as- CEC Res. 9-3, requesting the Presi- dent and governors adopted a resolution sistance funding under the Basic Education dent to expeditiously conclude and the endorsing the selection by Finance Secre- Opportunities (Pell) Grants, Supplemental FSM Congress to ratify agreements tary Al Tuuth of Merrill Lynch as the Education Opportunities Grants and Col- lege Work-Study program which are sche- with the U.S. government to extend its lead manager and First Boston and Solo- duled to be phased out under the Compacts. Overseas Private Investment Corp. mon Brothers as co-managers for pos- In addition to CCM, MOC and the (OPIC) services and programs to the sible bond issuance against Compact Nursing School, the COM system includes FSM to help develop its private sector. funds. Continuing Education Centers in the Mar- CEC Res. 9-4, urging the governors The chief executives endorsed a pro- shalls, Palau and four FSM states; the Col- to submit by Dec. 30 to the President posed retirement plan which would sup- lege of Tropical Agriculture & Sciences in names for nomination to the Investment plement state and national government Pohnpei which administers Land Grant- Development Fund Board of Advisors employees' Social Security benefits. sponsored cooperative extension, research for confirmation during the Congress The retirement plan was transmitted by and resident instruction programs, and the special session in January; agreeing to the President to the FSM Congress COM Central Office in Pohnpei. There allocating 50 per cent of the IDF funds which has not acted on it. were 1,285 students enrolled in the system equally among the states and 50 per cent The chief executives also agreed to at the beginning of the 1986 Fall Semester. COM received a $1,522,000 grant from to a central reserve for large-scale pro- Amendment No. 2 of the MOU on Interior for fiscal 1987 and received about jects; agreeing to the national Finance Compact funds division to divide the an- $2 million from the Pell grants during Secretary managing IDF investments and nual post-secondary education grant of fiscal 1986. Pell grants will continue only the FSM Development Bank administer- $1.59 million by allocating 26.43 per for those Marshallese and FSM students ing the program, and agreeing that the cent to Truk, 18.51 per cent to Pohnpei, enrolled in college programs prior to the national government will complete by 10.31 per cent to Yap, 8.25 per cent to Compact starting dates. May a plan for utilizing the fund and Kosrae and 36.50 per cent to the nation- Other members of the delegations to the measuring the adverse impacts of U.S. al government for the first year of the pre-summit meeting were: Assistant Educa- congressional tax and trade amendments Compact period. tion Secretary Jim Bogden, Secondary and to the Compact The national government may allocate Post-secondary Education Chief Tony Jetnil (The IDF was added to the Compact up to $200,000 of its share to the and Assistant to the Chief Secretary Peter National Student Revolving Loan Fund Oliver from the Marshalls; Post-secondary by the U.S. Congress in 1985 to com- Education Chief Steve Umetaro and pensate for its removing tax and trade during the first year with the remainder Foreign Affairs Chief Vie Uherbelau, Pal- provisions which were negotiated by the to be dedicated to loans and grants to au, and Education Administrator Daro Wei- FSM. It includes an appropriation of $8 qualified FSM students attending the tal, Status Commission Legal Counsel million through the first three years of College of Micronesia or any successor Greg Swartz and Congress Chief Counsel the Compact and S12 million after the institution. Gary Takeuchi, FSM. third year to encourage U.S. private in- Division of the post-secondary COM was represented at the meeting in vestment in the FSM.) education grants received during the se- the Ala Moana Building by Board of Re- CEC Res. 9-5, approving Amend- cond and subsequent years is to be gents Rector Alfred Capelle of the Mar- ment No. 1 to the 1984 Memorandum determined by mutual agreement at a shalls and Vice Rector Damian Son] of of Understanding on division of Com- later date. Pohnpei, Executive Director Singeru Sin- geo and legal counsel Barrie Michelsen. THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 6 Court says defendant must know plea terms

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Su- Herlino Makaya in Madolenihmw Munici- with a deadly weapon on Herlino Makaya preme Court Appellate Division ruled that pality, Pohnpei. in Count I and assault and battery on the a criminal case defendant may withdraw a Dores is serving a sentence to five years other victim in Count II with the court to guilty plea, if the conditions of a plea agree- in the Pohnpei State Prison which began defer acceptance of the first count and the ment were not fixed and fully explained Jan. 28, 1985, with two months and six government to dismiss other charges. prior to sentencing by the Trial Division. days credit for time served awaiting sen- The court accepted the agreement on In a Feb. 6 opinion signed by FSM As- tence for the assault conviction. He is May 9, 1984, and said it would defer the sociate Justice Richard Benson and two scheduled to begin at the end of the assault first count, if the defendant fulfilled condi- designated justices, including Palau Su- sentence, or Nov. 21, 1989, a 10-year sen- tions to be announced at sentencing. preme Court Chief Justice Mamoru Naka- tence for manslaughter in the May 31, When sentencing was held July 3, it was mura and Northern Marianas Common- 1984, death of Ruben David in Mado- announced that Dores was convicted by the wealth Court Judge Herbert D. Soil, the lenihmw. Pohnpei State Court of assault and battery Appellate Division remanded to the Trial Dores was accused of assault with a for May 13,1984, incident. The defendant Division the July 11, 1984, assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault on was then sentenced on the second count en- deadly weapon conviction of Andonio Herlino and lowana Makaya and entered a tered May 9. Dores in a Feb. 15, 1984, knife attack on written plea agreement of guilty of assault On July 11, 1984, the government moved to accept the guilty plea on the first count on the grounds that the incident in the State Court conviction violated conditions of the plea agreement. FSM Supreme Court Calender On July 18,1984, a judgement was entered imposing conditions for deferring the as- TRIAL DIVISION-STATE OF POHNPEI Date/Time Case name sault with a deadly weapon guilty plea. Type Proceeding The conditions stated 1) that Dores would March 23, 9 a.m. Michelsen v. FSM Foreign investment Pre trial not violate municipal, state or FSM laws; Falcam v. FSM Contract breach Pretial 2) that he would not enter any tavern or FSM v. Thomsin Burglary Arraignment FSM v. Ringang Assault with deadly purchase and consume alcoholic beverages weapon (AWDW) Trial anywhere in the FSM, and 3) that he would March 24, 9a.m. FSM Development Bank v. not communicate with the Makayas or their Nanpei Estate Debt Trial relatives. March 25, 9a.m. Sets v. Pohnpei State Debt Trial The government then moved that the March 26, 9a.m. FSM v. Ocean Pearl! Fishing violation Hearing guilty plea on the first count be accepted, 9:30 a.m Rampv. Mid-Pac Damages Hearing because the first condition was broken in 2p.m. FSM v. Ezra AWDW Sentencing the state court conviction and Dores was March 27 FSM v. Johnny AWDW Pre trial subsequently sentenced. 9a.m. FSM v. Rodriquez AWDW Sentencing FSM v. Mauricio AWDW Sentencing The Appellate Division opinion stated March 30, 8:30 a.m FSM v. Smith Burglary Arraignment & that "until the court has fixed all conditions Pretrial and explained them to the defendant, there 9a.m. PT&S v. FSCO Damages Trial is no firm agreement and the defendant is April 2, 9a.m. FSM v. Gallen Burglary Sentencing entitled to decline the agreement." FSM v. Smith Burglary Trial Citing the basic assumption of "due Aprils, 9a.m. FSMv. Johnny AWDW Trial process," the opinion stated that in pleading April 13,9a.m. FSM v. Aron Burglary Pretrial guilty and waiving his rights to stand trial, FSM v. loanis Burglary Pretrial April 14,9a.m. FSM v. Walder Theft Sentencing "the steps involved which lead to the loss April 15,9a.m. FSM v. Aron Burglary Trial of liberty must be understandable to the de- April 16,9a.m. FSMv. loanis Burglary Trial fendant at each stage of the proceedings." April 28, 9a.m. FSM v. Kalio Manslaughter Hearing It said, "The defendant is therefore to be May5, 9a.m. PT&S v. Aquilizan Debt Trial given the opportunity, within a period of time set by the trial court, to withdraw his TRIAL DIVISION-STATE OF KOSRAE pleas of guilty to Counts I and II. April 7, 9 a.m. FSM v. Alokoa AWDW Hearing "If he does not so move, the judgements 9:30 a.m. Ehmes v. Nena, et. al. Land Pretrial of conviction for assault and battery and as- 9:45 a.m. Killin v. Skilling Land Hearing sault with a dangerous weapon are affirm- 10:15 a.m. Mongkeya heirs v. ed," the opinion said. Mackwelung heirs Land Hearing 1:30 p.m. Likiaksa v. Kilatwa Lonno heirs Land Pretrial If he moves to withdraw the pleas, the 1:45 p.m. Ittu v. Charley Land Pretrial court may entertain a government motion 2p.m. Edwin v. Sigrah Land Pretrial to vacate dismissals of all remaining Aprils, 9a.m. Oiler v. Kosrae State Contract breach Trial counts and the court shall order the man- April 9, 8:30 a.m. Nena, et. al. v. Kosrae State Civil Rights Pretrial slaughter sentence to run from the date it V _/ was imposed. THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15.1987. Page 7 Population education officials plan next cycle

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - State and national awareness information into social studies Kosrae officials are "continuing with education officials began working on a new programs in Kosrae, he said. their curriculum integration efforts to have three-year funding cycle proposal for the During the recent conference, the states population education modules developed for U.N. Fund for Population Activities, dur- were asked to begin delineate their popula- the secondary social studies courses," Amo ing the Population Education Conference tion education needs to be included in the said. held Feb. 23-27 in the President's Con- proposal to UNFPA, according to Amo. "Pohnpei state is delineating in its cur- ference Room here, according to Stuart Ar- "Hopefully in July we will be able to riculum where population education topics no, project director for the FSM Education finalize our proposal with input from Dr. are presently and where they may be dev- Office. (Allan K.) Kondo and the states to go to eloped for the future," he said. TheUNFPA-sponsoredpopulationeduca- UNFPA through our External Affairs De- Some themes stressed in the population tion program began with seminars held partment for funding," he said. education programs are: 1) The purpose of 1982-84 throughout the FSM for state and The conference was attended by Kosrae the program is to help students understand national leaders' awareness which resulted State PopulationEducationProjectCoordin- the interrelationshops between population in a decision to continue the program in ator Henry Robert and Curriculum Writer factors and human welfare in improving the the Federated States, Arno said. Palikun Shrew, Truk State Population Ed- quality of life; 2) the goal is to generate a The UNFPA provided $72,000 for the ucation Project Coordinator Takesy Rey- rational balance between population and re- second cycle, which will end this year and nold and Assistant Coordinator Robert sources growth; 3) planning for the future includes general awareness programs in Eram, Yap Population Education Project must be done at individual and family lev- Truk and Yap and integration of population Coordinator Calistus Legdesog and Assis- els, in determining family size, as well as tant Coordinator James Yangietmai, Pohn- the national level, and 4) studying demo- pei Social Studies Specialist Bender Enicar graphy provides useful tools for population Yap gets relief and Science Specialist Marcus Rosario, growth and future planning. Arno and Kondo who is the UNESCO Re- These themes may be used in educating COLONIA, Yap - The FSM government gional Adviser for Population Education in children, the general population and decis- field trip ship, MS Caroline Islands, picked the Pacific headquartered in Suva, Fiji. ion-makers in shaping future policies. up Feb. 28 U.S. relief supplies and The states also began, during the confer- Population education can be introduced at building materials in Guam and delivered ence, revising their programs for the re- the primary school level with projects such them March 2 to Ulithi and March 5 to mainder of 1987, Arno said. as village surveys and throughout all grades Fais Island which were hit Jan. 10-11 by Truk and Yap revised their work plans in teaching civics, health, geography, Typhoon Orchid with 140-mile-an-hour for the year to enhance their community biology, mathematics and environmental winds, according to Yap state and national and village programs to increase awareness sciences, according to the materials utilized government officials. of population effect on the quality of life. in the workshop. Gov. Petrus Tun declared Jan. 14 a state of emergency for the two areas which also suffered damages inflicted Dec. 18-19 by Capitol site could be dangerous Typhoon Marge and directed his special assistant for outer islands affairs, former KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM capital Hanil is commited by contract to hire at Lt. Gov. Hilary Tacheliol to assess the construction site and road leading to it from least 15 per cent of its workforce locally damages. Kolonia may be hazardous to the public, for the project, Crooks noted, adding that it Tacheliol reported an estimated loss of due to the movement during the next is scheduled to employ a maximum of 168 $1.5 million in damage to crops and public month of heavy equipment to the project, persons in March, 1988. and private buildings, according to a Yap according officials here. There are about 700 local applications state news release. "Our main concern is keeping people off for work on the project, he said. The area was declared a "major disaster the site, because it is going to be dangerous Work on paving the four miles of road area" by President Reagan in a Feb. 4 for the next 30 days," Architects Hawaii between Kolonia and the capital site is telephone communication to President project administrator Lloyd T. Arakaki said, scheduled to begin in August and be com- Tosiwo Nakayama, according to Special citing the arrival scheduled for March 11 of pleted in April, 1988, Crooks said. Assistant to the President for Disaster a chartered ship from the Philippines with Won Mon Kim is the Hanil superin- Coordination and Special Programs Ehson bulldozers and other heavy equipment being tendent for the $10 million project is Johnson. brought in by Hanil Construction Co. of scheduled to be completed by October, A nine-member team from the U.S. South Korea. 1988. Federal Emergency Management Admini- Hanil has constructed since the Feb. 9 Other firms, all in Honolulu, contrib- stration arrived early in February, according groundbreaking ceremonyfiveprefabricated uting to the project include: Austin Tsut- to Tacheliol. buildings, including two dormitories, one sumi and Associates, civil engineer; ECS, Donations of local food from Yap bathhouse, one warehouse and one office Inc., electrical engineer; American Struct- municipalities and individuals were being building, plus a 20-foot water tower at the ural Engineers, Ltd., structural engineer; distributed through the traditional Council Palikir site in Sokehs Municipality, Benjamin S. Notkin/Hawaii, mechanical of Pilung of Yap proper to Ulithi and Fais, according to Arakaki who said that it also according to Tacheliol who said that is constructing a building to house field of- engineer; Phillips BrandtReddick and Asso- emergency food and clothing donated by fices for Architects Hawaii, the FSM Office ciates, landscape architect; William A. people in Guam at the request of Gov. of Planning and Construction and GEO En- Brewer and Associates, environmentalist; Joseph Ada also were received via two gineering Testing. Ivan Tilgenkamp, land-use planner; John military flights arranged by Rear Adm. OPS Construction Division Chief John Mink and Associates, hydrologist, and Chauncey Hoffman, commander, U.S. Crooks said the FSM is recruiting a project Construction Services, Ltd., cost Naval Forces, Marianas. engineer to work at the capital site. estimating. THE NATIONAL ONION. March 15. 1987. Page 8 Summit planned by May on future COM funding. FSM, Marshalls exchange diplomatic notes KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Marshall Is- minutes" signed Feb. 27 by Domnick, They said that COM "should be an in- lands and Federated States of Micronesia Amaraich and Palau Social Services Mini- dependent legal entity, separate and distinct formally extended diplomatic recognition to ster Nobuo W. Swei. from any of the contributing govern- each other Feb. 26, during a meeting of The cabinet-level officials declared, "The ments." their foreign ministers in Honolulu, accord- three governments reaffirmed their support They agreed that the Board of Regents ing to FSM External Affairs Secretary An- for the Saipan Accords of 1983 and the con- should be expanded to nine members with don Amaraich. cept of a unified College of Micronesia sup- two members each from the Marshalls and The exchange of notes extending diplom- ported by equitable contributions from each Palau and five from the FSM. The present atic recognition was made by Marshalls of the governments." board has eight members, including one Foreign Affairs Minister Charles T. Dom- They concurred that "final agreements re- each from the Marshalls, Palau and the four nick and the FSM External Affairs Secre- garding the future of the college will be set FSM states and two named by the Trust tary, during a Feb. 23-27 pre-summit meet- forth in a treaty among the three govern- Territory High Commissioner. ing on future funding for the College of ments." "The cost of operating the board and its Micronesia. And they said, "The three governments staff will be shared by the three govern- Diplomatic recognition is accorded for will seek to conclude staff level negotia- ments, either through equal contributions the first time since their Compacts of Free tions on the future of the college by May, or through contributions based upon each Association with the United States were im- 1987, so that a summit meeting of the government's proportional representation plemented Oct. 23 for the Marshalls and three Presidents can be held immediately on the board," they said. Nov. 3 for the FSM, ending 40 years of thereafter." The ministers directed the COM staff to Trust Territory administration by the United They set the next pre-summit meeting provide more detailed information on COM States for the two new nations. for March 30-April 3 in Pohnpei. operating costs for the next three years, Marshalls, FSM and Palau representa- The cabinet ministers agreed that the including what it would cost to expand the tives agreed to a presidential summit by three governments will accord liberal im- Nursing School campus in Majuro to a early May on future COM funding, ac- migration treatment to one another's col- liberal arts-vocational training program, as cording to the pre-summit meeting "agreed lege and secondary students. requested by the Marshalls, beginning with first year instruction during the 1987-88 academic year. They also requested more information on student enrollment and out-of-pocket student costs in the system with a future tuition policy statement which would cite "a reasonable range of costs to be bome by students." They concurred that "students attending (COM) should bear a greater responsibility for funding the cost of their education." They asked for available information on what has become of graduates from each COM campus, plus costs, benefits and future plans for COM programs, and detailed NURSING STUDENTS CAPPED - The 29 sopnomores scheduled to graduate in May upon information by jurisdiction and campus on completing spring semester courses are shown at the Feb. 7 capping ceremony held at the the impact of phasing out U.S. post- Community College of Micronesia campus in Majuro after they demonstrated basic nursing secondary education funding on the system. procedures. They are, from left, back row, Henny Lavin, Marshalls; Maryrose Kattil, Marshalls; Assanisa Ruben, Truk; Calina Salmon, Kosrae; Tamar Lakien, Marshalls; Agnes Nennis, Truk; The ministers agreed that their govern- Nenik Rantak, Marshalls; Loretta Philip, Palau; Begonia Saipweirik, Truk; Markita Sana, Truk; ments will seek together U.S. funding for a Tionicia Rain, Truk; Liwisa Pitiol, Truk; Merlyn Basilius, Palau; Risa Jarom, Marshalls; Clara new Community College of Micronesia Gallen, Pohnpei; Francisca Secharkebur, Palau; Maria Laaken, Yap; Delphina Silk, Marshalls; campus in Pohnpei, expansion of the Sandy Balos, Marshalls, and Anna Boliy, Yap, and, front row, Aurre Lomae, Marshalls; Vincent Tafleimal, Yap; Bosco Buliche, Truk; Moses Haleyalur, Yap; Akwino Masauo, Truk; Paulino CCM Nursing School and other facilities Gallen, Pohnpei; Aterino Oliver, Pohnpei; William Rhine, Kosrae, and Zachraias Zachraias, in Majuro and improvements to existing Marshalls. 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