arianas %riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 · ~ CV\1S Vol.25 No.41 .. ' . . ·. :· .?'. F ;.d. . . M ..,· 6 · ,· 9a.7 . . ·. '. ... :· Salpan,MP96950 . so· ·c·· .. : · ©1997. Ma~i~n_as Variety . · : .... · . . . ~; . ·· · ~I -~ ~ .~Y. ·,. , . , . ·. ~: · .· . :.. .- .. Servit\Q __ .PNMI f~r ~5 Y~ars · . .. -·\:.· : · -· MPI again protests contract . I
award for 60 PSS classrooms I. ,, By Mar-Vic C. Munar DPW awarded the contrac_t to j j Variety News Staff Dem apan last Monday, after I \ THEPUBLICSchoolSystem's holding a second bidding pur- j .I i emergency classrooms project suant to OPA 's earlier recom- j I faces delays anew after one of mendation. J i its bidders again protested the Acting on MPI 's first protest, \ j Department of Public Work's OPA ordered DPW to nullify · J recent awarding of the contract :,}fu;:f >/ · .. • .·:;~,.: , ', >·.:·-·. to order BOH and its owner Hyeon, an employee of plaintiff, Wiseman in the complaint. Thcf ·<>~ernor hii.s'urit1t·Mid,116,ait ori the 6ifi:wh1Jh 1ie' s~ici . BanCorp. Hawaii, Inc., to pay presented a check at BOH Susupe Instead, the lawyer pointed out, needs tfthet'arnertctrh11lrnT~(·y +:/' :: . : : ·,:: . _< Y:; >, $1,200,000 in punitive damages branch, directing the teller to pay BOH paid the full $400,000 to In ari unprecede11t.e{m:emorandu~ of imderstariding ·signed and $1,200,000 in damages for him $400,000 out of Changshin Hyeon in cash. Tuesday by Tenorio/HousfSpeaker Diego T, .Benavente (R,. alleged negligence, breach of con Resort's account. Wiseman said that a day after Saii:,an) ano acting s~~~.titresi_dent:P?ul f\. M.ang\o.ria(Il-Rofa), tract and conversion of funds. Wiseman said the check was the "withdrawal," Hyeon departed the governor :agreed.t<> sig~·111e bill, after which theJ..:egislature John F. Biehl, counsel for BOH, signed in the name of "Jo Jae Saipan, taking with him the . •, .,.. '...... ' .. •. <' .. -: .•· .. '.~~~~i.~~~~f~i~~~~,1'.~.. refused lo comment on the al lega Kuen" in Roman letters, followed money. tions, saying they haven't seen by the Korean character for the Continued on page 12 Gov't has extra $9.6M to spend for FY 1997 By Zaldy Dandan surplus is big enough for a supple clearly up," Muir said, "which Variety News Staff mental budget. means that the economy is still FOR THE third straight year, the He said the excess money was a :. going strong." CNMI government will have ex result of the CNMI's continued In the draft "wish list" for the tra money to spend for the re economic growth and the $9.6 million, Tenorio is propos maining months of the fiscal year, administration's policy of careful ing that $1.2 million go to the it was learned yesterday. fiscal management. Marianas Visitors Bureau, while Doug Muir, legal counsel to The $9.6 million, he added, is $2 million is to be spent for pri Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio ycster over and above the $247.5 mil vate land acquisition. lay said the governor will soon lion budget for fiscal year 1997, Tenorio may also propose giv submit to the Legislature a "wish raising the total appropriation for ing Civil Service employees a to list" for a $9.6 million surplus the current fiscal year to $257.14 tal of$2.8 million in pay increases, budget. million, the largest in CNMI his as well as allocating $1.5 million Muir noted this was also the tory. in matching funds for federal ClP second year in a row that the "Business gross receipts are Douglas Muir Continued on page 12 . . _ FRIDAY, MAY I 6, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIEi::t_t~.J~!'v'S AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16, t997 ------23 water projects to c0St $6iM By Rick Alberto year, and two on the fourth pipes in various areas like San spring water in accordance Variety News Staff year. Another proposed project Zairet Roqtie. San Antonio, San with the US Environmental for implementation in the sec THE Governor's W;1tcr Emer The first-year projects, cost Vicente, C'hin:1town/Su!.!a1· Protection Agency Water closing in on Kinsh,Lsa. gency Task Force has drawn ond year is the construction of By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS Chicm1e, din::ctor general in Deputy ing a total of $6,620.000 in King. Gualo Rai, Afetnas ;nd Treatment Rule. President TI1abo Mbeki's office. It But a Western diplomat in up a total or 23 water imprnvc a 1-miliion-gallon water res POl~TE-NOIRF.., Congo (AP) - clude the d1·illi11!! ;ind devel T;111apag. The Lask force said the two Effo1ts to avoid a bloody battle forthe W,Ls not elem-when:.: the meeting wou Id Kinshasa, speaking on condition of mcnt projects for future impk-· opment or new \~ells and the ervoir for the Kagman home According to lhe task force. springs e.ich needs a filtration steads. Zai1iu1 capital wen:: dealt a 111,\jor take place. anonymity, said the b1cakuownuidn 't mcntation Oil Saipan ;111d cost 1·clwbilitatio11 oft he Pump St.1- the. /\chugao and Tanapag system lo eliminate the tur Another reser'voir with a ca blow Wednesday when planned ··President Mm1Jclaspoke pcrson necessarily 111cm1 there would be a ing a total or S61.540,000. tion (costing SI .:i million): the springs have been deter· bidity and small or~anisms pacity of 4 million gallons of 1x:1cc talb \WIC called off at the h,t al ly to Kabila(byphone) ... m1uasked bloodbath in tl1e capital of 5 million. The projects arc lo be impk installation or filtr;1tion sys mined by the Division or En from the water. " minute. him fortl1esakeoftl1c pcopleofZain: He said tl1c key· will be whether mcnlcu. over a four-year pc water is proposed to be con tems in the Achu~ao anJ vironmental Quality to be The projects planned for 'Il1cuay LX!g;u1 with high hopes that tliat he should go to Soutl1 Af1ica," Mobutu ,L,sociates ,mu tl1c presiden l'IOd. with 11 of them on the structed in the third year to T,111apag springs: ;111:1 the n.: groundwater whicl; is di implementation in the second 7..ai,i;m P1csiJcnl Mobutu Sesc Scko Chik,mc said. "I k has indicated tl1at tial gum·d nee in prn1ic orsuut pillag first year, five Oil the second "meet existing storage needs placement of corroded ~alva rectly inf'Iuenccu by surface year include a $20-million re ;mLhdx:I kaderL1un.:ntKahila would he is committed to continuing tl1c ing. year. another five on the third for water." nized and asbestos c;mcnt w atcr. verse osmosis plant that can reach ,u1 ag1ce111cnt to cnJ tl1e rebels· talks." U.N. special envoy Mohamed Finally in the fourth year, The Commonwealth Utili deliver 3 mitlion gallons of milituy adv,uiccs ;u1d paw tl1c way Ivbmwhilc.inwhatChicm1ecalbJ Sahnoun was pale :md drawn the task force said a 6-mil ties Corp., the task force water per day. The plant will i'OI' a Jemocr:nic u·ansition. a "lwo-tmck approach,'' Mlx:ki will Wednesday evening ,L, he told re Iion-gallon reservoir should be PSS, scholarship heads not added, is required to filter and service Gara pan and nearby stay behind in Pointe-Noire to meet porters aborn·d the Soutl1 Africm1 na buil~ to meet the future stor It cmlcJ with mediators sc1~m1- treat the Achugao and Tanapag areas. bl ing tosal\·age theireffrnts ,md bring with Mobutu's delegation. · val supply ship Outeniqua tl1al the age needs for water. tl1e two men together quickly. possi i'vtmJela ;mu Mbcki wcnl to talk talks, ahcady delayed several hours too happy with teacher bill bly in South /\frica. although the with Mobutu late Wednesday night. before being postponed to ·nmr.;uay, ailing Mobutu h,L, claimed that is too Diplomatic sources said Mobutu had had been c.mcelcd. want to pursue a career in f:u· to u~1vcL· to l:.! roused i'rorn bed. mid tl1al talks "IL is a great disappointment rorus teaching would be assured South AfriGm President Nelson then l,Lsh::d ,u1 hour bcfo1c Mm1dcla ,LS mediators," Sahnoun said. ··we of stable financial assis UN envoy Mohammed Sahnoun announces that the meeting between Mm1dela. who w,L, to have mediated nex back to S0utl1 Africa. had worked hm·d to orgrn1ize tl1is." tance,·· Torres said. ''In that President Mobutu and rebel leader Laurent Kabila, which was sched tl1e talks. instead w ,Ls to host Kabi la in ·n,e mediators appe,m:d to be tlln But he vowed not to give up. sense. 1'm happy that this bill uled to take place Wednesday, will not take place after Kabila report wa~ signed.'' edly did not agree to come to the talks. AP South Africa on 'Jhumlay. said fomk ning against tl1cclock with 1clx:l tmops Continuedon -page37 For her part, Scholarship Administrutor Maggie Camacho urged the Legisla @PIONEER~ Israelis, Palestinians meet to ture to introduce a bill that would authorize the Scholar The Art of Entertainment ,.' I ship Office to fine-tune some try to restart ME peace talks '.'c,.,. a1-cas th.it "need lo be worked ·,, out. By SA MAR ASSAD ··Thr bill was amended in Pre-Tax Rebate Sale R-\\IALLAH. WL~t B.mk 1:\1') - William Torres su,h ;i wi1y that it didn't re I:011,1\\·ing tl1c Ii 1st talks bcl\\\Xll ls- ' ALL PRICE SLASHED DOWN 'I flect our real intention. I, 1·:1di ;u1d Pakstini.urncgotiat, 11si11 t\\'o 1!' By Mar-Vic C. Munar docs not address all our con 111,H1tJ1s. l i,S. 1m:&11or Dennis Ross Variety News Staff cerns," Camacho said. h.1,sdnlukdScp:u:11cm.xtings·111u1, TWO EDUCATION offil'ials Camacho mentioned for ex day with lkniamin Nc·tu1y;u1u ;u1d are not too happy with che ample the gr.adc requirement Y;L,scr ,\1:~·a1. 'Ille 111eeti11gs \\ itJ1 teacher scholarship bill. or 2.5 GPA which she said is the ls1:1di ,u1cl l'alestini,m leade1,m111e which Gov. Proilan C. "certainly too high." :unicl 1\111eric;u1 elfo1ts t,1 11:\iq: the .. • Teno.rio signed into law yes "(The scholarship grant) l>.?al'L' pi, 1ce,s. \\'hich h;IS l>.:c:JH )11 hold terday. saying it sets rigid may not be accessible to many since ls1:1d broke ground on a ne\\' requirements that many stu students who can't meet that 11eit!11lx111Hxxl in disputed c;L,tJen1sa . ,'.~;$.b~E;:"~>.c I dents may not be able to.meet. grade requirement. On the k111 in iltud1. House Bi 11 10-270, titled other hand, we want to have 'Ilic: Wednesday night meeting\\ ;ts A & B Constr;uct10'! wor_kers do backfilling for the Beach Road Pathway Project in San Joce yesterda Th "Teacher Education Program quality teachers here so we gMovemmeHnt s p_ro1ecct is funt:1ed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development _ NZther~ he IJ :ll tl1e home ofl J.S. A 111 h,Lssadm Israel's opposition party leader Shimon Peres shakes the hand of Act of I 997," establishes a have to accept this requfrec a nan as ous1ng orporat1on. Photo by Ferdie de la Torre !\ tutin lndyk north of Tel J\\·iv. Is1:1d Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as they meet in the West Bank city of scholarship grant of ''up to mcnt. I just feel sorry for YOU SAVE SALE., l\',b Ramal/ah Wednesday. AP REGUL/..R 1cp1cscmed by Defense Minister $12,000 a ye,ir'' per quali Yitzhak Mordcd1ai ;u1d the l'akstin those who won't be able to fied student. The bilt was ac get in," Ci macho said. Governor to name Aldan-Pierce 1229.00 430 799.00 ians by nego:iator Saeb I :1ckat. l.s1:1cli companied by a memorandum rndio said. 'Ilic Israelis ,u1J The language of the bill, ZA-V770 wherein the governor the she ad tied, is "misleading." l'akstini;u1sd id 1101 immediatcly rn111- ' Senate and ll:,use lea,ders "It sounds like one to Aldan, 2 others to lands board mc111 on tl1e talk,. But ls1:1ci radi,1 ha; agreed on some amendments By Za/dy Dandan quoted Ross ;Ls s:1yi11g 1hc talks \,ere be an enrol Ice at the that would be entered into T..::.ichcr's Aq1dernv in order Variety News Staff useful ;u1u each side binught up i!:i the signed version. (Sec re to qualify for the ,;rograrn," TWO FORMER rncmb<.'rs of the co nee ms. lated story on page I). she said. I ':!95 constitutional nmv,·11tio11· J)cspitc the t·autious Dptimism, tl1c One of the proposed amend The bill, Camacho said, an; among the four individuals two sides rcmain l:u· ap,ut on tl1c ques ments with which PSS Com shou Id have also covered pri who will be no111inatcd to the tion or Is1:1eli settlement buildin!! - a missioner William Torres vate schools students who Board or Public Lands. major issue bc~hind tl1e st:Jc111ate~ disagreed involves the adjust want to pursue teaching Gov. Froi Ian C. Tenorio yes 'Ilic M:urh ground-bn:aking or a a ca ment of residency require reer. terday said for111er dcle~alcs new Jewish ncighborii
• • • MPI ... nal proposal and the intention Continued from page 1 of DPW to handsomely com Continued from page 1 pensate them," Walker said. $303,700; CUC expenses up 30% in FY'97 "It is inconceivable that the • For the judiciary, $320.300; For example, Walker said, system can provide such an op By Rick Alberto • The CNMI Government Em Demapan was "privy to other inclu,kd rdirces and those portunity to manipulate public Variety News Staff proposers' prices and sched New hires contributed to increase, says report found to be: performing below ployees Credit Union, $40,000; and federal funds," Walker said. THE hiring of additional em • The Garapan Revitalization ules and this provides them a par. The project to be fully funded ployees at the Commonwealth Ralph prior knowledge advantage." firm's general and adminis year, according to the finan "This (increase) is Jue to an Mathis, however, said the de Project, $350,000; by the federal government in Utilities Corp. contributed to • The Office of the Attorney Walker said "there was no trative expenses during the cial .report prepared by the nual salary increases and Ihe crease in the workforce had been volves 60 classrooms to be built the 30 percent rise in the state General, $290,000; and ethical reason" for Demapan first five months of' this fiscal Comptroller's Office. hiring of additional employees," offset by some new hires. Joseph all over Saipan. ------~------~- ·-·-·--· - ··-··1 • The foeten-Kiyu Public Li to be invited to resubmit a pro The re port covers the period the report stated. The additional employees . The original plan of PSS was October 1996-Fcbruary 1997. CUC Public Information Of filled important positions. brary,$20,000 posal when it already submit to construct 90 classrooms to O.Arrogo NMC community meets The report said the new hires ficer Pi•mcla A. Mathis admit Mathis said. However, once the governor ted a price based on the re include Tinian And Rota, but ran counter to the 1994 Partner ted the CUC has not reached the Mathis also said the point of submits to the Legislature his let vised scope of works before Demapan Engineering, during in 'quest for quality' ship Agreement with the US De required 5 percent decrease, but We love r:;oCJ ter disclosing the surplus funds, other proposers did. a preliminary agreement with the report is that the hiring of .-::/'\ NORTHERN Marianas Col partment of the Interior requir .•· ', the tendency is there for some "Demapan had been permit DPW and PSS, dropped Tinian on how the plan could be she said it was three employees additional employees doesn't lege has adapted the prin ing the CUC to decrease its 420 Dad, Mom, Baby legislators to ask funding for their ted to alter what was obvi and Rota out of the scope of improved. shy of the required ceiling of help the CUC financially. ciples of Total Quality Man Emphasis on quality cus employees by at least 5 percent, 399. and Papa Rolly own pet projects and programs. ously a nonconforming origi- work. The report also noted in agement (TQM) to an educa tomer service, shared deci or 21. The last time she checked creases in the expenses for fuel tional setting in order to con sion-making, consensus The general and administra about two months ago the CUC during the first five months, by tinually improve its educa building, employee empow tive expenses, majority of which had 405 employees, and later $2.4 million, or 26 percent over Bank ... Governor ... Ano'ther amendment would tional services and overall in erment and teamwork," went to increases in salaries and three more employees were the same period last fiscal year: Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 state that money for the scholar stitutional effectiveness, the President Agnes McPhetres related benefits, increased by delisted from the roster, Mathis and fer maintenance by about ship fund will be included in the college said in a news re said, "is beginning to char about $1.7 million. said. Those who left the CUC $1.2 million, or 83 percent. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS RETIREMENT FUND When Changshin Resort no'ticed will pass another legislation to Public School System's budget. amend the new law. lease. acterize the continuous im the charge to its account, it conducted The bill mentions a non-exis On Saturday, May I 0, a provement initiative al the an investigation and promptly in One of Tenorio's proposed tent "scholarship board," which amendments would increase the College community meeting College." formed BOH of the forgery. will be changed to read "scholar consisting of faculty, staff It was recalled that back in Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, Section 11, Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor residency requirement for schol Wiseman argued that by maintain ship office." administrators and Board of 1993, Dr Jerry Glover of Jesus C. Borja, through the NMI Retirement Fund Board ol Trustees!Workers' Compen ing an account, Changshin and BOH arship appiic_ants from three to Under H.B. I 0-270, students Regents members was held Hawaii Pacific University sation Commission, are hereby giving notice that the regular meeting for the NMI Re entered into a contract of deposit and five years, which is the current applying for scholarship should tirement Fund Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at 6:00 p.m. in at NMC to introduce a draft and Dr Failautusi Avegatio that BOH had a contracrual obliga requirement of the CNMI Schol the Fund Conlerence Room, Saipan. be enrolled in an accredited Total Quality Improvement of University of Hawaii in tion to pay money out of Changshin arship Office. teacher training program at a col Likewise, instead of granting a (TQI) Action Plan for the troduced the TQM philoso AGENDA Resort's account only upon the lege or university. College and to obtain sug phy to NMC personnel busi plaintiffs authorization. scholar $12,000 a year, the bill Students chosen for the pro A. CALL TO ORDER gestions from College em ness leaders and CNMI gov The plaintiff did not authorize the now provides that scholars will gram are required to ·return to the B. ADOPTION OF AGENDA get "up to $12,000" a year. ployees and Board members et·nment officials. C. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES bank's payment to Hyeon, Wiseman CNMI and teach after graduation. D. REPORT OF THE HEARING OFFICER stressed. ':l E. REPORT OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL Subsequently, Wiseman said, the F. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR company requested BOH to resto DEQ marine water report G. REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT COMMIITEE its account with the sum represen H. CORRESPONDENCE by the forged check, but the defen form of the week THE DIVISION of Envirnn not usually disease causing. The I. OLD BUSINESS 1. Appraisal Reports-Rota and Tinian Properties dant has refused. mental Quaiity (DEQ) analyzed bacteria can indicate the pres 2. Article 4 for Retirement Fund By-Laws "BOH breached its duty of due water sampies collected from ence of human and animal waste 3. Selection of Fund Consultant care in that it failed to take reasonable Saipan 's recreational beaches . in the water. J. NEW BUSINESS steps available to it to ascertain the Fan Worms and storm water drainages this In order to adequately address 1. Financial Audit - Group Health and Lile Insurance genuineness of the signature on the week as part of the regularly public health concerns, DEQ 2. MHL Re-organization check," said the firm's counsel. scheduled sampling. maintains its policy of advising 3. Sale of Loan Portfolio He said the bank was grossly neg K. . MISCELLANEOUS The samples collected from the public not to fish or swim 1. Saipan Judicial Courts Complex-Monthly Project Report ligent by cashing the check presented the water front of Agingan Point within 300 feet of these loca 2. Provident Investment Counsel -1sl Quarter Proxy Voting Summary by Hyeon without following reason STP Outfall contained exces tions within 48 hours of this 3. Visit by Scott Merritt of Renaissance able commercial banking standards. sive concentration of fecal notice. Police Rapid Response Team members render a 21-gun salute during Monday's Police Officers Memorial L NEXT MEETING By refusing to credit the account coliform bacteria and/or chem The Division of Environmen Day Service at the DPS. -Photo by Ferdie de ta Torre M. ADJOURNMENT for the wrongful payment, the bank istry parameters (e.g. turbidity, tal Quality analyzes samples of converted the funds from plaintiff, dissolved oxygen, etc), which marine recreational and storm ALCOHOLIC' The Saipan Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday, Wednesday, Friday Wiseman added. exceeded the CNMI Marine drainages from 37 locations on and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Kristo Rai Church Social Hall Kitchen in Garapan, Water Quality Standards. the west side of Saipan island ANONYMOUS across from the Horiguchi Building. If you have a drinking or drugging problem call Fecal Coliform bacteria are this week. .·MEETS . 234-5100 and they will put you in contact with someone who might be able to help.
Sabellidae (Fan Worm)
THIS week's YOCR Life Form which will stimulate the radioles are Fan Worms. Fan Worms be to withdraw into the safety of the long in the Phylum Annelida, tube when disturbed by abnormal Class Polychaeta. Marine seg light or movement. The most dor r,1cnted worms are widespread and sal radiole, or the operculum, act very abundant in the ocean. Other as a protective plug and covers worms in the Class Polychaeta the encl of the tube when all of the include Christmas Tree and others have been withdrawn. Feather Duster Worms. The tube dwelling is a protec Fan Worms arc probably some tive retreat for the worm and it of the most beautiful of the ma allows the worm to live on other rine worms. They are called "fan wise inhospitable substrate. The worms" because they have a col tubes arc made of waste from the orful pinnate fan-like structure Lhal rauiolcs, sand and membrane i. : extends outward from it's tube materials. They arc segmented .- I , ,, ,,,· , , dwelling. The fan-like extension because the membrane mixture is - .. -··· I ,, -: '\ ,,;,' • ·>: > /,' is m:1dc up of mdioles which fi Iler added in concentric rings. • Dufal Airbags-' · ·' • Air Conditioning the water for plankton and other Most fan worms reproduce • Rear Anti Lock Brakes • AM/FM Cassette nutrients. The nutrients adhere to asexually by a process of bud ~,; . the filter feeders and arc brought ding or division of the body. • 50,000 mile or 3 year warranty to the mouth by ciliated tracts. Clifford Doris Ann Some arc hermaphroditic. in • PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE! These radioles also serve as sites which one worm will produce for gas exchange, as fan worms both the sperm and the eggs. c~h±- Cliff- Winning 1st place at the MVB Essay Contest do not have gills like other marine A few species may even worms. They also act as the change sex. They also have @ Doris Ann- Graduating at NMC College, May 17, 1997 organism 'scyes and posses highly the ability Lo regenerate lo:;t TRl~~S~OF~LE~P~!0 RS developed sensory appendages body parts. ISUZU n There's no romparison. Garapan. Beoch Rood 234-7133 Jrom: Mom &. Dad, ('Joe &. £.ydia) Brothers &. Sisters '14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16, 1997 ·------______l"_RIDA Y, MAY 16, 1_297 -MARIANAS VARIETI'~EWS A_1'11)_'-,:IE'Nl~_15 In Southern Philippines . les ·are in danger Blasts down power lines MANILA, Philippines (AP) - En The sanctuary wa~ built on Turtle dangered tu1tles mistake plastic bags Plastic bags threaten the species. says official Islands, along the Philippine-Malay thrown at sea for one of their main sian border. MANILA, Philippines (AP) province since January. He Marawi is a major trading buildings, an official said. Repair crews were working food items.jelly fish,causingthem to including plastics, into the ocean is sengers of ocean-going ships to dis lizards. Some of those that manage to The islands, about I ,CKXJ kilome - Three towers supporting declined to identify suspects city about 810 kilometers (505 An underground concrete to restore the lines and hoped die by choking or indigestion, a Phil one of the leading causes of the de cournge them from throwing garbage survive die frnm eating pla,tics. ter, (625 miles) southwest of Manila high-voltage power lines have in the attacks. miles) south of Manila. pipe housing the cable caved to finish the repairs by Thursday ippineenvironmental official wmned cline in the country's sea trntlepopu at sea However, Ramos said the main and 40 kilometers (25 miles) north been destroyed in explosions Police blame bandits acting Meanwhile, in Manila, a in near a construction site in morning, Lavidez said. He said Wednesday. lation. He said only one in I OOturtleeggs reason for the decline of the turtle westofSandakan in Malaysia 'sSabah since Monday, cutting elec on behalf of disgruntled road major underground telephone Mandaluyong City, a rapidly company officials were investi Environment Secretary Victor· He said the environment office is hatches. TI1e rest either are harvested population is still the overhmvesting state, are Southeast Asia's largest re tricity in several provinces in right-of-way claimants along cable was damaged Wednes growing co111mercial area in gating the cause of the cave-in. Ramos said the Jumping of gaJtage, preparing to distribute leaflets to pas- by natives ·or eaten by crabs and of tu1tle eggs, which many uibes maining green tuitle rookery and also the southern Philippines, the the path of the power lines as day, cutting off phone service metropolitan Manila, said PLDT, the former Philippine consider a delicacy and an aphrodi a vital nesting m-ea for the hawksbill state-run power company said probable suspects. for most of a day to large de Horace Lavidez, a spokesman telephone monopoly, is the siac. trntle. Wednesday. Power line sabotage is com partment stores, factories, a of the Philippine Long Dis principal supplier of telephone He said the govemmentha,hatched Six of the islancku·c claimed by the Two towers for 138-kilovolt mon in Lanao del Sur by ban hotel and other commercial tance Telephone Co. service in the country. l more than 3.6 million turtles in a I Fkilieclby Philippines mid three by Malaysia. lines wen: blasted Monday dits trying to extort money :-~~~~~~~~f breeding program since 1984. How ; ::j The World Wildlife Fund esti outside Marawi city in Lanao from the power company or --·.~.i§IP.~.Qt~.•~••i•·•~~~j~_ .. -. e~rernis.ts·- ever, he was unable to estimate how mates that 5,440 turtles a year nest on de l Sur prov incc:. said Perfecto by residents displaced by con ::\-'l many managed to survive to adult the islands, laying more than 15 mil Chiung. an official of the Na struction of power pylons. ,.: i. ]JP~' ~iili2~ r¢be]sjn.l\ ... fl~shY
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Box 1460, Chalan Kanoa From Your Family, Friends & Marianas Variety Tel.: 235-8572 Fax.: 234-6581 FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS.AND YIEWS-27 26-MAR!ANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16. 1997 _ ------~-· Senate ratifies CFE treaty Tokyo station homeless· haven By SHIZUO KAMBA YASHI longings.Isn't it lamentable?" said when Japan's economy slumped. new 1equi1-ements on chrniges to the By JOHfll DIAMOND "ll:mk agn:ement" to tl1e Conven failed to recognize new secutity cir TOKYO (AP) - Early last year, Tetsuo Ishikawa, one of· 300 He came to.Tokyo in search of a l 972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. WASHl;'\GTON (AP) - ll1e Sen tional Fo7-ccs in Europe treaty, which cumstances such as unrest in police nearly touched off a riot homeless people found during a job, but has been homeless for "When a ti-eaty serves the nation's ate lu>s ratified ch:mges in tl1e l Y 1E1EQUAL HOLISNG NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION OPPORTUNITY Mr. Juan S. Tenorio, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northern ·1arianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), announces that NMHC will be conducting a Home Ownership Seminar on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library. The purpose of this seminar is to provide information and the practical aspects in obtaining an ideal house. The event marks another step where the government agencies and private sectors working together to share the important functions and responsibilities in dealing with prospective homeowners. r. NMHC anticipates to have speakers who will present topics on choosing a house, energy efficiency, fire safety, selection of contracto~(s), construction methods, appraisal, shopping for a residential loan, title examination and insurance, project inspections, budget and house maintenance, permits (Building Safety office, Division of Public Lands and Environmental Quality, and Coastal Resources Management Office), etc ... Prospective homeowners who have yet to commence or complete construction of their house are encouraged to participate in this event. Anyone interested in receiving more details concerning the above, is encouraged to contact the NMHC at telephone numbers 234-7689/7690/6866/9447. (gJ H O.N o·A. ~ ... . y . • Sen. Rick Santorum, poses with Donna Joy Watts 5 of Greencastle "NMHC is an equal employment and fair housing public agency" Pa., Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Santorum attempted to have an age rule lifted to allow Watts on the floor to hear the debate on partial-birth abortion with the rest of her family. AP ______fRII>A Y, MAY _16,_1997 -MARIANAS YARl~TY~EWS AND_\,'l~\\IS-2~ Chirac arrives in Beijing Paris sold fighter jeL, to Taiw;m, which Denmark and supported by the United BEIJING (AP) - French President in large business contr<1cl~. visit would help develop economic Beijing considers a rebel province. States mid other countries, failed to Jacques Chime m1ived in Beijing AftcrChincscofficialsg1eetcdhim, and trJde tics between the two coun Chime left by limousine for central t:Iics, particularly because it follows France pledged in l 994tostopselling p,L'iS. Thun;day with rcpn.:sentativcs of In addition to meetings with some of Fmnce 's largest compm1ies Be~ing. on other high-level cxch;mges be weapons to Taiw,m. l.,;L,t month, France declined to China's top leaders, Chirac-will at for a four-day visit expected to result .A Chinese trade official said the tween the two countries last ye.u· to promote trade, the state-run Xinhua back a resolution at the U.N. Human tend a technology exhibition by :l[XJ News Agency reported. RighL, Commission in Geneva con Fiench compm1ies. open ,m Airbus Relations between the two coun dc~ming China's crackdown on dis trnining center in Beijing and visit tries suffcn.:d in the early 1990s when sent. The 1esolution, sponsored by S11m1ghai. COMMONWEALTH JUDICIARY SUPERIOR COURT JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The Commonwealth Superior Court (Family Court Division) is accepting applications for the.following positions: FAMILY COURT COORDINATOR 1. Duties & Responsibilities: Organizes, plans and directs the daily operations of the Family Court; coordinates with social service providers and other Commonwealth agencies in the treatment of family court cliens and their families; develops plans to assist clients; develops and implements investigative, counseling and mediation programs; develops and implements a one year outreach plan and presents them to the community; prepares, analyzes and evaluates family court policies, procedures and programs; prepares and analyzes family court budgetary needs; reviews proposed legislation and legal opinions affecting the family court; c1sses and evaluates job performances of subordinate staff; maintains records of client counseling sessions; prepares administrative reports and correspondences on division and/or program activities; develops and/or orders pamphlets, videos, and other visual aids aoout family issues; and other related duties as assigned. 2. Qualification: Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university in social work or related human services field with at least 3 years of supervisory and management experience. Preference will be given to applicants with working knowledge and experience with the CNMl's laws and regulations relating to family law matters. 3. Compensation: $35,000-$42,000 per year FAMILY COURT COUNSELOR 1. Duties & Responsibilities: Performs case status reports; updates the Associate Judge on cases referred for counseling; participates in the assessment and review process of cases referred for counseling; coordinates and schedules home studies, psychiatric or psychological report with DYS, CHC and private practitioners and advises the Court accordingly; testifies as requires; conducts group counseling as lead facilitator; and other related duties as assigned. 2. Qualification: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university or college in counseling or related field President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette step down the plus five (5) years of experience in individual, marriage and family counseling. Airbus Presidential plane shortly upon arrival in Beijing Thursday for a 3. Compensation: $25,000-$28,808 per year four-day state visit. It was the first visit to China by a French president Interested applicants must submit completed application form, resume, police clearance and other in 14 years. AP credentials to the Honorable Alexandro C. Castro, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, with attention to the Director of Court, no later than 4:30 p.m. May 22, 1997. Taiwan revamps Cabinet Please be advised that for those who have submitted their employment ap;:ilications do not have to resubmit another application. And for those that have submitted their resumes only must submit a complete Venue: Saipan .Multi-Purpose Center to appease crime outcry employment application • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tai tionalist lawmaker Yao Eng Date • June 20th, 21st, & 22nd wan partially reshuffled its chi. Cabinet Wednesday, promis But critics were dissatisfied. PUBLIC NOTICE • ing "a fresh start" in rebuilding Opposition parties and civic Time • 9:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m . public confidence that has been groups say they still plan to This is to inform the general public that the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation will hold its shaken by a crime wave. march in Taipei Sunday to de The appointments, seen as a mand improvements in law and State Plan public hearing for the islands of linian, Rota and Saipan on the following dates: Are you interested in building a house? prelude to a more sweeping re order. shuffle in July, came a day af "These changes were made Do you need house/real estate financing? ter the ruling Nationalist Party to pn.:serve the Nationalist gov narrowly defeated a parliamen ernment, not out of responsi Are you looking for construction materials? tary no-confidence motion. It bility to the people," said Wu May 27, 1997 linian 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. faces three more on Friday. Li-fen, organizer of a May 4 linian Elementary School Cafeteria Do you want to improve (Extend/Renovate) your home? The reshuffle gives Taiwan march by 50,000 people fol a new interior minister, former lowing the kidnap-murder of Come see what government & business do for you! judge Yeh Chin-fong. She will Pai Hsiao-yen. May 28, 1997 Rota 5:00- 8:00 p.m. oversee a police force under The opposition says it is de Office of Vocational Rehabilitation intense pressure to solve three termined to force out Premier Teneto Village high-profile murders, the most Lien Chan and make President Architects Homesteaders Engineers recent that of the kidnaped 17- Lee Teng-hui apologize per Appraisers CNMI Government Agencies Banks year-old daughter of a Taiwan sonally for the failure to curb May 29, 1997 Saipan 5:00- 8:00 p.m. ese singer-actress. crime. Joeten/Kiyu Public Library Block Plants Insurance Companies Quarries Peng Tsuo-kui will be The legislature doesn't have Contractors Private Projects Inspectors Developers come Taiwan's top farming the power to bring down the premier and no-confidence Copies of the draft State Plan and its attachments will be available on May 22, 1997. Savings & Loan Associations Surveyors official, heading the Agricul Hardware Store ture Council in place of Chiu motions aren't binding. But An~one int~rested in obtaining a c~py may call 66~-6537/38 for the islands of Saipan and Landowners U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lessees Mao-ying, who resigned over their passage would deliver a linian. Residents of Rota can obtain a copy by calling 532-8622, Rota Office of Vocational U.S. Rural Development an outbreak of hoof-and further blow to the National Landscapers mouth disease that devastated ists' already sagging public Rehabilitation on Teneto Village. the pig industry. approval ratings. Other changes involve a Lien, already under fire for In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals who wish to attend minister without portfolio and concurrently holding the vice a few vice ministers but do presidency, says he will step this meeting, but requires accessible format such as large print or sign language interpreter not affect foreign affairs, de down after constitutional ;e must call 664-6537/6538 (Voice); 322-6449 (TDD). "NMHC is an equal opportunity and fair housing public corporation." fense or the economics min visions are complete in July, istries. and his replacement is ex EQUAL HOUSING "Today the Nationalists are pected to fonn an all-new Cabi ls/Sarah D. Hunt OPPORTUNITY ·making a fresh start," said Na- net. Director FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3~' 30-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16, 1997 According to top US general: Vietnam drug smuggling trial: N. Koreabiggest threat to Asia Eight sentenced to death By ELAINE KURTENBACH U.S. military personnel had been surrounding area," Shalikashvili the spread of nuclear, chemical Gen. Fu Quanyou, chief of the BEIJING (AP) - Unpredictable cut by one-third, or 700,000 said. and missile technology and arms General Staff Department of the By IAN STEWART Four police officers and two bor- Van Minh. "I think that's too few. It's North Korea, apparently unable people, and that further "mod Food shortages aggravated by transfers from China to Paki People's Liberation Army, told HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A high der guards were among the eight a third of diem." to feed its people, poses the est cuts" were pending. but not floods in the past two years have stan. Shalikashvili that improved ties Collltsentencedeightpeople Wednes- sentenced to death by a panel of Minh waited with several hundred greatest threat to peace in Asia, in Asia. pushed North Korea's faltering But he emphasized that the depend on avoiding friction over day to die before a firing squad for justices. people outside Hanoi's top court- Gen. John Shalikashvili, chair ··To reduce our troop pres economy to the brink of ruin, United States had no intention Taiwan, the state-run Xinhua smuggling heroin into Vietnam from Outside the courthouse, onlook- house fornews on the llial. man of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of ence could destabilize the re raising fears that the country's of "containing" China's rise as News Agency reported. Zhang neighboring Laos. ers' discussions before the sentences Withpresumptionofguiltthenorn1 Staff, told Chinese army offi gion and could set off a heated reclusive leadership could lash a world power. Wannian, vice chairman of the All 22 defendants in the landmm"k wereannouncedfocusedonthetrial 's in criminal tri"als in Vietnam, defense cials Wednesday. arms race," he said. ·· And thus, out at rival South Korea in des "China is a great power and it Central Military Commission, llial were found guilty of participat- implications for Vietnam's efforts to lawyersspentmostoftheirtimeargu- The United States plans to we think the whole region, in peration. is rapidly becoming a greater also reiterated China's opposi ing in a drng syndicate that fcnied curb the flow of narcotics. ing to have the charges and potential maintain its current force levels cluding China. benefits from our "Today. the security situa power," he said. "We see your tion to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, hundreds of kilograms (pounds) of 'There are only eight people rec- sentences reduced. in the Asian-Pacific for the sake presence. tion on the Korean Peninsula is development as being in our in it said. heroin and opium into Vietnam and ommended for the death sentence," State-contr01led newspapers have of stability and U.S. national Foremost among dangers to worse than it was 25 years ago, terest." Repeatedly noting the impor its capital, Hanoi. said frumer and merchant Nguyen been filled with carefully selected """'-,r.,-;.------,"""'"-::-:-:"'"""""T"~"".""'1:------.,,- interests, Shalikashvili said in stability was the ··u~1predictable when I served there as a mili Shalikashvili 's four-day visit, tance Washington places on trans an address to the National De regime in Pyongyang, which tary planner," Shalikashvili which began Monday, was the parency -or sharing of informa fense University. poses a m:1jor threat to peace on said. first by a Joint Chiefs chairman tion between the two sides - He noted that the ranks of the Korean Peninsula and in the He noted U.S. concerns about sinceGen.JohnVessey'sin 1983. Shalikashvili said in his speech Washington and Beijing have that he was handing over to Chi stressed the need for more ex nese officials reports on U.S. changes between senior mili policy, on the location and status Top defendant at Vietnam's largest-ever drug trial, police inspector Vu tary leaders after tensions over of U.S. forces and on the charac Xuan Truong raises his hands in surrender as the presiding judge Taiwan last year. teristics of U.S. weapons systems. announced his death sentence on Wednesday. AP China considers Taiwan a Closer exchanges can improve breakaway province. It staged communication, reduce potential information and pictures from the stopped ,umthcr detcmhml from tes courtroom. tifying t11at he sold raw heroin to a mi I itary maneuvers and misunderstandings and improve launched test missiles to dis overall relations, Shalikashvili Vietnam hopes to use the uial ,ts a rrn1king Victrnuncsc p:1lice officer, courage independence senti said. showc:L-;c for it, campaign against the state-tun Voice of VicU1,un radio ment during a Taiwan presiden "But we should not fool our drugs. but revelations'that tl1c power rcponed. ful Interior Minislly's law cnforce 'n1e judge did not explain her ac tial election last March. The selves. Improving military-to mentagencics could be ti.mherimpli tions. ,md told the dcti.:nd,mt he could Uni tcd States responded by send militarycontacts will not be easy," cated !di the cour1c losed to all but tl1c confess his dealings to p:ilice investi ing warships near the island to he suid. "To succeed we will have state-run press. gators in private. signal its support for Taipei, a to overcome our past and strnggle ··It's appropriate to inunduce the Cold War ally. uphill against our suspicions." The top defendant. fonner police inspector Vu Xu,u1 Trnong. tl1reat deatl1 sentence because the counuy is cned before tl,e llial bcg:m to impli uying to show it 1e:Jly \\',UJL, to light cate senior Interior MiniSU)' officials drug crimes," said construction Chinese gov't decides to A motorcade carrying 22 defendants leaves courthouse in Hanoi after they were all found guilty on drug in his testimony. workerTr,m Van Duong, whoca;ne slow growth in Beijing related charges Wednesday. Eight people were sentenced to die before a firing squad. AP On Monday, a senior corn1 justice to l-lm1oi to attend the uial. BEIJING (AP) - The cen stricted and tightly managed tral government plans to by 2000, Luo Gan, a member NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION slow growth in Beijing, one of the State Council, said. of the world's most crowded "The current scale is not ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT C)WNERS Vice Chairman of China's central military commission Gen. Zhang Wannian, right, shakes hands with U.S. and polluted cities, the state al lowed to be exceeded," Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Gen. John Shalikashvili at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Shalikashvili run Xinhua News Agency re Xinhua quoted Luo as say TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE lCUAL HQU;SINQ was urged by China not to encourage independence sentiment on Taiwan. AP ported Thursday. ing. OPPORTUNITT The decision was made at Luo said Beijing. a city of INFORMATION FROM PROFESSIONALS ON THE TOPICS LISTED BELOW! ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE a recent meeting by a com I 2 million people and end LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE, RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!!! INTENT IS THE WORK FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT, GARAPAN mittee responsible for plan less traffic jams, needs more CALL NMHC AT 234-7689/7670/6866/9447 OR FAX 234-9021 BY MONDAY, MAY 19TH, FOR MORE INFORMATION. REVITALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS ning and construction in the parking spaces and green capital, Xinhua said. space. He also called for pun Land used for construct ishing companies that build HOME OWNERSHIP SEMINAR ing new projects will be re- illegally. MAY 21, 1997 The Office of the Governor, Planning Office will soon be soliciting bids from qualified firms for the Phase I and 2A Revitalization projec_ts in Garapan. Saipan. Start of construction is anticipated to be July, 1997. As an initial step towards lhe preparation of bids, all interested contrac~ors are invit~d to respond to a responsibility questionnaire. Completing a .Joe'lten-Kiyu Public Library •:cest1onnaire will be a requirement to the lnv1tat1on to Bid in order to expedite Contractor responsibility determination. 1he work includes, but is not limited to, demolition of the existing facilities. placement of rip rap stone, site work, utilities PROGRAM to include underground power. roads. water, wastewater, drainage, signalization, lighting, landscaping and monument construction. The NAURU COUNCIL is inviting qualified, TOPIC GUEST SPEAKER This responsibility questionnaire is required for both the Prime Contractors and Sub-contractors including landscape interested firms to submit a proposal for 09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Land Title Examination and Insurance Ms. Kim Anderson. Manager Pacific American Title electrical, concrete and earthwork. • management of the Nauru Building, Susupe Village, Insurance & Escrow (CNMI), Inc. Information rcques1ed in the Responsibility Questionnaire will include: Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 09:30 am. -10:00 am. Fire Safely Mr. Francis Taimanao Fire Division, P,ime Contractor Department of Public 1) Company information Proposals are sought for management, under Safety 2) Evidence of similar cons1ruction experience 3) Letters of reference for previous projects contract, of the building and its environs, including 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Owner/Contractor Relationship Mr. Elrain F. Camacho, President EFG Engineers and 4) Experience of key personnel marketing, leasing and maintenance, in exchange Archilects 5) Financial informa1ion A. Selection of Conlractor for a management fee. B. Construction Conlracl Sub-contractors Proposals may be submitted, in writing, by mail C. Payment Schedule 1) Company Information D. Inspection 2) Evidence of specialty to Nauru Council, Post Office Box 590, Saipan, MP E. Acceptance of the Project 3) Le1ters of reference for previous projects 4) Experience of key personnel 96950, or by personal delivery to theNauru Office, 11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Appraisal Mr. Gino Sgambelluri, Appraiser Micronesian Appraisal Sixth Floor, Nauru Building. Associates Saipan, Inc. Responsibility questionnaires can be obtained from the Planning Office, address: Planning Office. Office of the Governor Arrangements for inspection of the Nauru 01 :00 p.m. - 01 :30 p.m. Village Lot Homestead Program Ms. Louis S. Morisheta Division of Public Lands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Building and for obtaining information about the Aeling Homestead Administrator Department of Lands and Saipan, MP 96950 Natural Resources current status of building operations may be made Phone: (670) 664-2245 Fax: (670) 664-2242 by calling 234-6941 or by visiting the Nauru Building 01 :30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. Mortgage & Medical Supplement Insurance Mr. Joseph C. Reyes, PresidenUGM Pacific Basin Insurance, Inc. Questions should be directed to Ms. Evelyn J. Tenorio, Special Assistant for Planning. Office. 02:00 p.m. - 02:30 p.m. Termite Treatment Systems Mr. Lee Delos Santos, Gen. Manager Na Ka Qi Termite & Pest Control (Saipan), Inc. Responsibility questionnaires must be returned by 4 00 p.m., June 20, 1997, or earlier to the Planning Office. The Nauru Council reserves the right to reject 02:30 p.m. • 03:00 p.m. Bankoh Residential Lending Mr. Herbert G. Flores, VP/Gen. Mngr. Bank of Hawaii. Saipan Branches ls/Evelyn J. Tenorio any and all proposals or to engage a management Special Assistant for Planning firm by means of a negotiated contract. ,,•/ ;,/, , , r '' 32-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16. 1997 Indonesia gold mine standoff: Turkish troops attack Kurds in Northern Iraq ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -Turk ing .the Turkish Kurdish rebels. Miners free captive managers ish troops lawiched a cross-bor The group, the Kurdistan Demo deroffensive in northern Iraq early cratic Party, or KDP, controls the "I wish I could persuade JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) decided to accept the The company had claimed month. Wednesday to crack down on area along the Turkish border. the authorities to let them - ·1:wo Indonesian managers company·s assurances, said the field contained up to 200 Indonesian authorities have Kurdish rebels, the foreign minis · "Our troops are assisting the helJ by mine workers were police Lt. Col. Irwan million ounces of gold, mak suspended other Bre-X opera come to Jakarta, where we can try said. KDP from the air and with artil freeJ Wednesday after accept Nuriswan lsmet. ing it the richest find of the tions in the country and taken take care of them. They are Foreign ministry spokesman lery fire," Atacanli said. ing assurances :1 Canadian ··They left this morning for ce;llury, but an outside labo control of its site on Borneo to really ordinary workers who Sermet Atacanli said the troops The Anatolia news agency prospecting company at the Samarinda," Ismet, chief of ratory report said its ore preserve it for investigators. do not know much about the scan were backed by artillery and tanks said Turkish jets bombed at cen1er bf a gold-mining scan the Kutai district police, told samples were falsified. Bre-X employs about 1,000 dal," but did not give any figures on least five separate Turkish dal would pay their wages. The Associated Press by tele Bre-X, which has filed for people in Indonesia. Ambassador Eusebio Abaquin their numbers or casualties. Kurdish rebel bases along the pol ice said. phone. bankruptcy court protection in Also Wednesday, the Philip told AP. Private television NTV said border inside Iraq. About 400 mine \\\1rkers al Indonesian news reports Canada and claims it- was the pine ambassador said two Fili "But I told them to give the some 50,000 tFoops and 250tanks Thirty Kurdish rebels had been Busang on Borneo. where a said the workers became sus victim of fraud, has said it pino geologists working for Bre Indonesian police all the coop started to cross the border at 4:30 killed meanwhile in separate fight major -gold find reported by picious after seeing several planned to start laying off X were being questioned by Indo eration they can in order to help a.m. (0130 GMT) at Habur, on ing along the border within Tur Bre-X Minerals Ltd. turned out other Bre-X managers leave workers in groups later this nesian police in Samarinda. them in the investigation." the Turkish border. key, the regional governors' of to be a hoax. had held the man the mine site by helicopter. Atacanli said the troops crossed fice said. But there was no men a£crs since Sunday for fear Several staff members includ into northern Iraq to aid an Iraqi tion as to when the offensives tl;ev wouldn't be paid. ing some Filipino geologists Kurdish opposition group fight- took place. ihe 111;1nagers, identified as departed during the weekend. Idris Za :md Agus Tripadi, The Busang field is in East \ICrc ,ili,lwcd to leave for the Kalimantan province, about tank to the Habur gate for operation in Iraq Yemen names new' PM ' . . A Turkish long-vehicle carry a border a cross-border northern [HO\ incial c1pital of 1.500 kilometers (930 miles) against Kurdish guerrillas, seeking autonomy within Turkey. The incursion was launched early Wednesday. S,1marinda after the workers northeast of Jakarta. SAN'A, Yemen (AP)- In an ap South Yemen joined the con AP parent move to heal Iingering rifts servative, traditional North in a NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE between Yemen's north and south, union in 1990. But that union was the country's president named a almost wrecked by a 1994 civil southern official Wednesday as war and some southerners are dis 'The t3oard of f' No guarantee for lower tariffs By JANELLE CARTER with Ni1shville-based Corrections Under the $6.8 mi 11 ion contract. about 425 less than capacity. ing in the city's dilapidated cor NAFT A, instead of producing WASHINGTON (AP)- The Dis rections system. A prisoners' Corpor:ition of America. The con up to 900 medium-security in Officials are under court ore.la posal to expand free trnde across the By LAURA MYERS why," said Rep. Matthew Martinez.a jobs for the United States, has re ·trict of Columbia benan movino rights advocate re.jectcd that rea tract runs through Sept. 30. mates, housed at the city's Lorton to reduce overcrowc.linl! at three Americas by 2005 as a scheme for C, C, WASHINGTON (AP)- U.S. Presi California Democrnt "Why should sultoo in a Joss of thousands of manu 900 city inmates Wednesday to a son anJ said the transfer appeared Citing "sc:curity precautions," prison complex in suburban of the prison complex ·s ;ix facili putting more money into tl1e pockets dent Bill Clinton musi biiJge a wide we cxpm1d to other countries when officials refused to reveal exactly Fairfax County, Virginia, will be ties but none of those was at maxi of big business and conupt leaders facturing jobs to Mexico. private prison in Youngstown, · to be related to inadequate staff gap in congn~ssional views on free we 're not enforcing the mies in the when the iiimalc transrcr would moved to the Ohio facility. The mum level in the latest report. while "the geneml population is suf Clinton used several appearances Ohio, more th:111 300 miles (500 ing levels. u~1de to achieve success in the pmm agreement we have now?" during his trip Ja~t week to Mexico, kilometers) away. The city's rinancial control occur. but some city government city is soliciting bids for a Smith said. Meanwhile. the White House re fe1ing." ise he maJe to Caiibbean nations h,t Central America and the Caribbean Prison officials said the tram board approved an emergency sources said prisoners began mov multi year contract to house pris He said he suspects the trans affirmed its commitment to seek con The problems, Martinez added, week - ,uid the White House reaf to tout the benefits of expanding fcrwas needed to case overcrowd- contract for housing the inmates ing Wednesday. oners. fer was due to inadequate staffing gressional authoiity tl1is yeartonego are part! y ofU .S. making because the fo111ed Wednesday - to seek low NAFTA. "As a result of moving prison levels. tiate a hemisphere-wide free trade United States supported rotten re t;uiffs for tl1eir goods. Jamaican Prime Minister P J. ers to Youngstown, we will re Corrections officials Jid 1wt agreement. gimes for decades, including during Winiess a he:JJing Wednesday, Patterson, chairman ofthe Caribbean lieve overcrowding in the Lonon immediately rcspom.1 to a rc:qucst Like mm1y critics of the North severdl wars in the 1980s. Simpson says he hopes Marcia whereonepro-businesscongiessmm1 Community, expressed pleasure at facilities and incrcasc sarcty for for a popubtion and ,taff count. Ame1ican Free Trade Agreement, "We've ignored these counnies kept asking. "Why don't we just have the president's "firm and unequivo stall and inm,itcs." Corrections Lorton. established in 1916. Martinez believes the Mexican gov for so many years mid when we fiecu~1deT and:mothcrHouse mem cal commitment" to free trade, al Director Margaret Moore said. has been citc:J numc:rous times ernment isn't enforcing labor laws as weren't ignoring them we were rap Clark's book 'sells million copies' bervowed he would never agree until though Clinton said he made clear 13ut Jorwtlwn Smith. executive for its m·crcrnwJinc!. sc·c·uritv n:quired by the pact among Mexico, ing them," Martinez said during a Simpson view will air Thursday. wife Nicole Brown Simpson poor counuies stop exploiting low "that all I could do was ask the Con MIAMI (AP) -O.J. director or D.C. Prisoners' l.,el!al breaches and Ji\;1pii11c·d f;1ciJi. Canada and tl1e United States. And he House International Relations sub says he hopes Marcia Clark's Simpson said Clark, who :rnd Ronald Goldman. A civil wage workers. "I'm going to vote Bill Clinton gress" for the legislation. Services Project, said court-;r tics. Lawmah:ers frlllll ,uhurhan sees the Clinton administration pro- committee hearing on the Caribbean. book "sells a million cop was paid$ 4.2 million to write jury found Simpson I iab!e in against free trnde and I'll tell you On Wednesday, WhiteHousepress dered reports showed 6.021 in Virgini;: al,o k1, e L1unchcJ :111 "We've danced with dictators and ies." even though he called "Without aDoubt" about pros the slayings earlier this year, secret:ny Mike McCmr; nore . '''''•''I' ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,-.======-c.;_;__~fB.IDAY, MAY 16, 1997-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-39 38-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16. 1997 announces an immediate opening for: Pol) culture dominates Cannes WANTED . TIRE/SERVICE .SALESPERSON the film, pushed away the shrimp © Local hire By CHRISTOPHER BURNS lier, even spinning out of con salad, lit a cigarette and shared trol'l Nightly beach parties pro SALES REPRESENTATIVE © Minimum 1- year experience in sales CANNES; France (AP) - Ac her angst about beachsic.le parties moting films tum into near-riots tion-flick star Bruce Will is opened that many stars shun for the se • Must have own transportation @ Salary commensurate with experience the festival.Michael Jackson drew along. the Croisette beachwalk. cluded hillside villa soirees. @ Must have Police Clearance Rare street appearances by stars "There's this layer of aggres • Previous sales experience preferred throngs. and mobs have struggled © Must possess valid CNMI Driver's Licence to get into Planet Hollywood's turn into feeding frenzies of sion that's over t'he top," Lind • Salary depends on experience nightly show of glitterati. paparazzi and fa~s. Celebrities said. "People are barely dealing Interested applicant may contact: Trying to stay hip at 50, has the "are like caged animals hiding in with it." LAND FOR SALE Please inquire at 234-7242 Mr. Noel Taisacan Cannes Film Festival sold out to their suites," waiting for tightly At the film's beach party Sun BEACH FRONT GARAPAN Human Resource Manager controlled photo calls. said Bart, pop culture - weakening its origi day night, a co-producer screamed NEXTTO MOM HOTEL PROJECT R TRIPLE J SAIPAN.INC who's tracked the festival with nal function as a sunny Rivera at guards to let him in. "!fit weren't FOR MORE INFORMATION Pacifica Insurance Underwriter, Inc. Triple J Corporate Oft ice at Chalan Kanoa• Tel. No.: 234~1795 showcase fl,r independent and art the new book "'Cannes: 50 Years for my film, this party wouldn't CALL: FRANK 288-2078 has an immediate opening for 1 of Sun, Sex and Celluloid.'' exist!" films' ~ "By trying so hard to be hip. are Perhaps the festival is troubled Linc.I was scared away from the Life Insurance Sales Representative .... they going totipthc scales'>" asked because critics so far haven't been MTV party in the Palm Beach thrilled by the lineup. Granted, t'\__;l Peter Bart. editorofVaricty maga club Monday, where the waiting PUBllC NOTICf .Locat ~ t,"'9 zine. "It's arguably tipping tow arc.I there was the hallowed moment mob broke through a barrier and IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Insurance agency seek a highly motivated and energetic person as Life IMMEDIATE OPENING Sunday when the festival hon -.!':. the forces of pop culture:· ,1,,.' .. charged to the door. Organizers COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN Insurance Sales Representative. High School Diploma (1997 gradu And is the festival getting ug- ored 29 past Golden Palm win- handedout5,000passes,butmore MARIANA ISLANDS 1 ates welcome). Basic salary plus Commission. We will train qualified 1111 iJ than 6,000 people crowded in, EAST-WEST RENTAL CENTER, INC., person. Please apply in person at Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. ·~ rfJ 1 rn ,n ;,, t1fi a8 ;44J Itm 1,t1 according to fire officials who .Plaintilf, (Local Hire Please) or contact Joanne for an appointment at telephone no. 234-6267. orc.lerec.l the doors closed in the vs. faces of would-be pa1tiers. JUANA B. BORJA, MARIA B. Must have telephone skills and etiquette, knowledge KAMIYAMA and RENATO G. in computers, and speak fluent english. US actress Kim Basinger poses between actor Kevin Spacey, left, and The party was so hot inside AZUCENAS, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT Dany De Vito during the presentation of " L.A. Confidential " in that the two French actors in We, the family of the late Defendants. Interested individuals may apply at PCI Communications, Inc. competition for the Cannes film festival Wednesday AP Beavis and Buttheac.l suits took a CIVIL NO. 96-1364 break outside to cool off, then had INVITATION TO BID ners and gave a "Palm of Palms" the Croisette to stir up excitement or call 235-4724 trouble getting back in. 1TB NO. : IT897-0122 to director Ingmar Bergman. for their movie. SUMMONS Outside Planet Hollywood, FOR : NAP ISSUANCE AGENT, REDEMPTION AGENT AND COUPON PRINTER But without a major stir over "It is definitely surreal," said OPENING DATE: June 02. 1997 TIME: 2:00 P.M. steel crowd baiTiers hold the mobs TO: JUANA B. BORJA PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT P. ----- artsier films, media events seem Andie MacDowall, starring in Jesus GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA Wim Wenders' thoughtful "The at bay, making it look like an You are hereby summoned and required to have taken over. THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, ARE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Willis and Demi Moore were End of Violence," as she lunched armed camp. to serve upon Carlsmith Ball Wichman SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR "Some say the festival risks Case & lchiki, plaintiff's attorneys, whose RFP NO.: RFP97-0126 the royal couple when the festival on the beach Tuesday with re FIRMS FOR THE NAP ISSUANCE AGENT, REDEMPTION AGENT AND becoming a street fair," festival address is Carlsmith Building, Capitol Hill, COUPON PRINTER. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK-UP BID FOR: PROCUREMENT OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT opened May 7 with the action sci porters. "It's prestigious ... and on President Pierre Viol told The P.O. Box 5241 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950, FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR PRO fi movie "The Fifth Element," star- the other sic.le, it has this really an answer to the Complaint For Quiet TIiie CUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS OPENING DATE: MAY 30, 1997 TIME: 2:00 P.M. bizane sic.le." Associated Press. "I know that. and Slander of TIiie which is hereby served (7:30 A.M_ TO 4:30 P.M.) 1ing Willis. It closes Sunday with GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C BORJA Mafnas Tracy Lind, who also plays in But I need the stars.'' upon you, within twenty-one (21) days after ls/EDWARD 8. PALACIOS Clint Eastwood's "Absolute the last publication of this Summons, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, ARE SOLICITING Power." exclusive of the date of publication. If you COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR PRO _ Onvite all friends and relatives to join us for On the second night, thousands fail to do so, judgment by default will be CUREMENT OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP PROPOSAL FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE (:;/ the second anniversary of our beloved offans cheered Jackson up the red taken against you for the relief demanded PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT in the Complaint. DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORK husband, father, and grandfather. stairs of the festival palace as his ING HOURS (7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.). songs pounded through the loud ornca Space Wanted Dated.· April 30, 1997 Daily mass will be held at Kristo Rai Church speakers and French pol ice in for INVITATION TO BID IS/ EDWARD B. PALACIOS Isl DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY beginning Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at 6:00 a.m. mal attire looked on. 1TB NO.: IT897-0123 FOR : PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES 1he Spice Girls drew a mob on the On the final day, Wednesday, May 21, 1997, 2000 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE OPENING DATE: MAY 23. 1997 TIME : 2:00 P.M. breakf~st will be served after mass at the Social Cmisette ouL~ide the Mmtinez over COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN the weekend and announcec.l plans GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, Hall of Kristo Ra.i Church. MARIANA ISLANDS THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, ARE for their movie. "We don't take it too Square Feet + Or - SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIOS TO QUALIFIED INDlVIDUALS OR seriously," said Spice girl Ge1i, when In the Matter ot the Estate ol FIRMS FOR PROCUREMENT OF VEHlCLES. ,L,ked about Cannes. JOSEPHA ALDAN FIELDS, INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK-UP BID FORMS AND Please join us in prayer Deceased. SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT ANO Thank you yan Si Yu'us Ma'ase A 40-foot ( 12-meter) inflatable Ground Floor SUPPLY. LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS (7;30 A.M. TO mock-up of New York shock jock CIVIL ACTION NO. 97-439 4:30 P.M.) ls/EDWARD 8. PALACIOS 1-lowarc.l Stem floated in the bay Middle Road preferred DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY NOTICE OF HEAR ING ON PETITION ! V( ~~ Sue T. Mafnas & Family for a few hours Sunday until po lice ordered it taken down, and FOR LmERS TESTAMENTARY AND JPW~W~~1f1l@f~J \~~~ NOTICE TO CREDITORS ~~ "'l=~!::;;::r.: Beavis and flutthcad have strolled Occupancy desired no later than August PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT ' Date: May 27. 1997 )Jf;5 8)0 ~firrn[pD@ fil~ooo Please fax particulars to Guam nme: 1:30 PM Judge: Miguel S. Demapan INVITATION TO BID ,,---7 1TB NO.: ITB97-0125 8 &rn@uBDCKJ TO: ALL HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES FOR: lEASE-TO-OWN VEHICLE iJBeatb §nnouncement · 6714771555 AND CREDITORS OF: OPENING DATE: MAY 30, 1997 TIME: 1:00 P.M. JOSEPHAALDAN FIELDS, DECEASED L~1J @[? GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Michael THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, ARE SOLICITING WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT OR Fields, also known as Manuel Fields, has COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR A 8 ~@: ~BOu~ GERALD ''JERRY'' M. KOMAN liled with the Clerk ol this Court his Petition LEASE-TO-OWN VEHICLE. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP [iJJ CONDO UNIT TO RENT, WITH: lor Letters Testamentary al the Estate al BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR • 3 or 4 bedrooms with at least 2 bathrooms Josepha Aldan Fields. deceased. The hear PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORKING @[? Was called to his eternal rest on May 11, 1997, ing on the Petition is set for May 27. 1997 HOURS (7:30A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.). • 24 hours water al 1:30 p.m al the Superior Court, Civic at his home in Mountain View Drive, Atascadero, California, U.S.A. /SI EDWARD B. PALACIOS • back-up generator Center. Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT ANO SUPPLY El • aircon in every room Islands. ©@~10@[D] lliJ~[~ • preferably at Capitol Hills or Navy Hills L~JJ He was on Saipan from 1 988-1992 working as a Surgeon at the For lurther particulars, please reler to the Commonwealth Health Center. Petition on hie herein, or contact counsel DOYOUHAVE If you have an available unit, please contact us at lor petitioner, Richard W. Pierce al White, Tel. #322-9561 / 322-0529. Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Joeten Center, $2·00 He is survived by his wife, MARY E. FLANAGAN, who worked at Susupe, P.O. Box 5222, Saipan, MP 96950; TO THROW the Attorney General's Office and the Office of the Public Auditor telephone (670) 234-6547 and facsimile (670) 234-9537. AWAY? In As Lita near Saipan Paint Ball during the same period that Dr. Koman was here. MARKETING MANAGER WANTED Whether you are WAREHOUSE COMPRISING AN AREA She may be contacted at Tel. No. (805) 462-1 530 and Creditors al decedent or al her estate are OF 5,000 SO. FT. WITH PARKING LOT A well established local company is looking for a marketing manager to handle the hereby nolilied that they must file their walking, driving, INCLUDING TWO (2) BEDROOMS, ONE Fax No. (805) 462-1533. complete marketing and sales of a new and exciting residential and business alarm claims with the Clerk of the Superior Court (1) LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, RESTROOM system. He must have experience in recruiting and training a sales force. He must be within sixty (60) days ol the lirst publication sailing, or fiying ... AN ONE (1) OFFICE ROOM. able lo meet and talk easily with people. The person selected must be an American The Saipan Group of Alcoholics Anonymous me els every Monday, Wednes of !his Nolice, or the claims will be lorever LITTERING CONTACT: day, Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Kristo Rai Church Social Hall Condolences or flowers may be sent to: citizen. barred, MR. JAE YEOL LIM Kitchen in Garapan. across from the Horiguchi Building. If you have a Starting salary is high. In addition the manager will share in the profits of all sales. This is TELEPHONE NO. 234·320113202 drinking or drugging problem call 234·5100 and they will put you in contact an opportunity in which as sales increase so does the manager's income. He work IS ILLEGAL FAX NO. 234-9796 will Dated: APRIL30, 1997. wilh someone who might be able to help. 91 70 Mountain Viey,, Dr. closely with the president of the company reporting only lo him. For interview please call: 233-9298 or 233-9299-ask for Irene or Cora. Bring resume JOVITA FLORES, Clerk ol Court IN THE CNMI! Isl BERNADITAA. SABLAN Atascadero CA 93422 at inrerview. PELLEY ENTERPRISES INC. DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT ,__ __,_...... -...... _...... , (located above T1opical Color Shop in Garapan) ______-- FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-41 40:MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- MAY 16. 1997 DEADLINE: 12:00 noon the day prior to publication EEK&MEEK®· by Howie Schneider ~Did 1111 · r :sNV Pioneer Stereo Shop Tel. 234-9145(51 Contact: STAR FOUR CORPORATION Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD_ actors; Billy Martin, baseball that there is only so much you can someone's support. 30)F229331 Tel. 234-5520(5/16)F229111 Tel. 322-4692(5/23) F65813 isl DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT manager; Olga Korbut, Olympic do on your own. Teamwork is the ARIES (March 21-April 19) - gymnast; Studs Terkel, author; key today. It may be more difficult than ex 01 COOK-Salary:$3.25-4.00 per hour 02 DRESSMAKER-Salary:$528.67 per 01 OFFSET PRESS OPERATOR-Sal Debra Winger, act£'ess. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - pected today to say what is really month 01 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.75 per To see wnat is in store for you This is a good day for doing some on your mind. Keep in mind. hour ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: BONG ENTERPRISES, INC. Contact: AQUINO PRINTING dba Ex tomorrow, find your birthday and thing that may seem, to you, some though, that there's no need to Thursday Contact: AQUA RESORT CLUB what out of the ordinary. Others censor yourself. dba Esther Fashion Tel. 234-1899(5/ press Printing Tel. 235-2638(5/ read the corresponding para 30)F229343 SAIPAN CO. LTD. dba Aqua Resort graph. Let your birthday star be will be saying it's about time! Copyright 1997. United Feature Syndicale. Inc 7:00 Club Tel. 322-1234(5/23)F65781 23)F65788 03 COOK-Salary:S3.05-3.6B per hour ~ 01 AIRCON & REFRIGERATION ME 03 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT (SENIOR)-Sal Contact: MARIANAS SANSHO CORP. 7:00 ary:S5.00-7.26 per hour CHANIC-Salary:$3.10-4.00 per hour Contact: CHONG'S CORPORATION dba Coconut-Tei Restaurant Tel. 664- CLOSERS 01 SUPERVISOR, CASHIER-Sal 2265(5/23)F229216 9:15 ary:$3.50-4.67 per hour dba Chang's Corporation Tel. 234- 6560(5/23)F65817 COLUMN CLOSERS The state tree of Oregon is the Dou It took about 1,700 years to build the 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per 01 TOUR GU IDE-Salary:$3.50 per hour Saturday hour glas fir. Great Wall of China as it stands today. Contact: HANLYNN CORPORATION The basic monetary unit of Russia 01 ELECTRICIAN, MAl~JTENANCE 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal 3:00 dba Hanlynn Tour Tel. 288-6232(5/ is the ruble, and its chief fractional Salary:S3.05-3.65 per hour ary:S3.05-4.00 per hour It was less than five years between Christ's birth was first celebrated 23)F229217 Whether You're unit is the kopec. 01 CARPENTE R-Salary:$3.09-3.55 per 01 DANCER-Salary:$600.00-650.00 the time the Wright brothers began to on Dec. 25 during the fifth century. 7:00 hour per month Buying Or Selling. seriously study flight and their first 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per The state bird of Hawaii is the nene, 9:15 Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC. Contact: SAIPAN SEA VENTURES, success at Kitty Hawk. The first newspaper in Turkey was INC. Tel. 233-9298(5/23)F6581601 hour also known ~.s the Hawaiian gcose. founded in 1831. dba Incorporated Tel. 322-3311 (51 Conlact: JAMES C. WHANG dba South 30JF65893 Francis Hopkinson of New Jersey 01 COOK-Salary:$683.00 per month Pacific Lumber Company Tel. 322- The state flower of Montana is the designed the first American Flag, The more massive a star, the short 01 INSURANCE UNDERWRITER-Sal 01 WAITER-Salary:S683.00 per month 1655(5/23)F229184 Bitterroot which seamstress Betsy Ross then er its lifetime. ary:S2,750.00 per m::inth Contact: RDA ENTERPRISES INC. dba sewed. Contact: MOYLAN'$ INSURANCE Mary's Bakery, SBAR & Rest. Tel. 234- 01996 NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN. UND. Tel. 234-2489(5/23)F65783 6694(5/23)F229189 num 1)_-MARl1~N:\S V;\RIETY NEWS AND V!E\V_S-f'R!DAY- l\~AY 16. 1997 I---·------~------FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-43 All Stars... 64 ... position out of the opening." P. Security. .. $140 runner-up purse. Continued from page 44 Contiriue'!_f_r:_omp~_g~~~ Indeed; the computer's great Wushinended its campaign with a Nick C. Guerrero shines with 6 RBIs as suiength lies in its ability to calculate Continued from page 44 53.5-42.5 slate to place fourth in the Indonesia 3, CNM l 2 Kasparov walked away, grum moves, pm1icu!ai·Iy wlien the game overall standings. Indonesia dealt the CNMI bling, with £400.CXXJ. enters a tactical pha-;e. Whereas, hu second overall after beating Toshiba leaned on its impressive All Stars its second loss in the In the match. K,L,p:unv won game n1,ms, witl1 their intuition, can do Wushin Corporation, 927-878; rounds in the first two games to win tournament after a pulsatin!! I. lost the second. drew the next three better in positions where su·atcgy is I ,(XJ0..918; ,md 871-938 to finish the the battle for fifth place trouncing Brewers blitz 3-:Z \\ in. - garm:s befo1t' losing s1~ctacul:uiy in supn::mc. toumamcntjust one win behind Prn1- Microlffoyota, 941-910; 958-899; Thc• 111:nchup between the the sixth. Final score 3.5-2.5 in t;ivor Amazingly. Kasparov said the thers Security. ,Uld 942-982. . Team Stancli11gs w L erupted with a crippling I Orunexplo ing in five of his six· RBIs in the batting average. loss after yielding eight hits that t\\11 highh- L1n1r,·d team, k:1- \ll'!kcp Blue. same thing l~fore tl1c match! Herc '[llc team brought it., win lossmm-k Toshiba eventually finished the UMDA />.:..es 7 0 sion in the bottom of the sixth inning ballgame to spark the Brewers' I0 The Typhoons coo Id only connect resulted to IO runs, nine earned, two turcd 1'1c shnwdo\\'11 bct,Ycen K,Lsp:imY. in a press con shonly tJ1en is the gm11e in which tl1c champ to 57.5-38.5 mark 10 settle for the toum,m1cnt with a 51-45 tally while Miller Lite Brewers 6 2 fora 17 -7 lead. run spree. nine hit~ out of 32 attempts at bat for doubles and one uiple with two the 1ourn:1mc11t·s 1wo best aticrthc n1atch. hshed out at IBM: "It got ··wiped off the bom'd'" ,Lsan ,Lslon Microlffoyota w<1sjusta win behind Kautz Glass Glazers 4 2 Miller Lite secured the win via the 'The Brewers' short stop s!an1med a measly .281 hitting rate. suikcouls. pitchers Tony Satur and his w,Ls nothing to do alxiut science .... It ished GM Ily,1 Gurevich told rcpo11- men. at sixth. Toyota Wheels 4 3 "I 0-run mercy rule" after holding the hits that sent R,tlph Yumul, John Joe Gucnero took the win after Mariano Sablan paced the Ty Indonesian ,·,1untcrpart. w,L, one zeal to beat G,uy K,Lsparov. ers: In other result.,, L&W beat Duty Team Palau 2 5 Typhoons scoreless in the top of the Acosta and FrJ11ces George in the pitching fortwo and 213 innings y icld phoons' losing cause 1tftergoing I of . S:1tur pit,·hcd for seven And when a big corpomtion with Game of the week. Free Shoppers, 3- I; Kang' s Corpora Typhoons 1 6 sevenlli inning. homcplate to take tl1c starch out of inl! two hiL\ ,md one walk while 2 in knocking in two RBIs. strnn,2, inni11'2.s. allowi1w six unlimited resources would like to do Cuo-Kann Detense tion drew with Halina's Kitchen. 2-2; Sunrisers 0 6 '[llc Typhoons drew the first blood their rivals. retiring one batter. TI,e loss dropped the Typh(X)ns to hits. - three 1~uns. two e;rned so, there me mm1y ways to achieve Deep Blue-G. K,L,pm'Ov and Joe lcn Ente1p1i ses won a battle of by scoring a run in the first inning. Jerry Ayuyu typified tl1e Brewers' Marcus Ngiraidong took the a 1-6 sl:.rtc. By Frank M. Palacios and 'The team made it a 2-0 lead after the oflensive might by going 2 of 4 with and one walk while striking the result. And the result was New York, 1997 pride by defeating PSTC Bowlers, 3-· Erel A. cabatbat top of the second inning. two runs aside from knocking in two out two batters. achieved.'' 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. 1. 1997 Bud Light Dart League Jeff Cabrera went perfect He added, "I feel confident that the Nxc4 Nd7 5. NgS Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. Variety News Staff The Brewers were able to tie tl1e RBfa. Mm·k Halstead took the high indi ballgame in the changeover by rnck George pmvided solid supp:nt for after going 3 of 3 while Ron machine hasn't proved anything yet N 113 h6 8. Nxe6 Qe7 9. IJ.O fxt'6 10. NICK C. Gucm:ro went 4 of 5 scor vidual titleafterending the six-month ingtworuns. MillerLitelookthclead the winncrsaftcrhcdmve in two RB ls Pugua Power pulls away Benavente made up for his I It· snot ready, in my opinion, to win a Bg6+ KdS 11. Bf4 bS 12.a4Bb713. ing tworunsand drove inagame high toumm11ent with a whopping 193.98 six RBIs as Miller Lite Brewers in the third after knocking in three in I of 3 performance at the plate. of 3 attempts at the plate by big contest." Rel NdS l4.Bg3Kc81S.axb5cxb5 pin average per game. For his feat, Bud Light Dart League knocking in two RBIs. Pete shiuggedoffthcTyphoons, 17-7 last more iuns for a 5-2 lead. TI1e rest of tl1e Miller Lite crew at Standings as of May 1:2, 1997 He1e is the histo1ic game 6 of the 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Bl5 exf5 18. Rxe7 Halstead received a Special Bowling Wednesday nightintheongoing 1997 The Typhoons countered with a least had one hit and one RB I for the Masters Division Roberto was I of 3 for the match. in which Kasp,~v. as pait of Bxe719. c4 (1-0) Team W L Per. Achievement Aw,u·d from Drnnld Saipan Men's Major League Base five run mlly in the next two innings night as the team took its sixth win in "Llite Beer FBI" 114 51 69.09 ballgame and scored one run. his overall strategy not to play his Puzzler.Okay. Now I know what's Dobs. the Executive Director of the ball at the Francisco M. Palacios Ball while holding the Brewers to two seven starts. "Bad Boyz" 68 97 41.21 CNl\11 15, "Masters" 62 92 40.26 usual style, used the positional Cm·o the problem. After receiving the White to play ,md mate in four. A111cric,U1 Bowling Congn:ss mid a Field. runs to tic the ballgame at 7-7. OverJI!, the Brewers peppered the EPSI "This is It" 0 0 0 Northern Territory 5 A-Division Kann.andenteredtheopening'smain 5.678th faxed solution to our puzzle. Answers should be sent to ··64·· cl cash p1i7_e. The ballgame was close in the first Then the pivotal sixth inning came. Typhoons' bullpen with 18 hits in 35 Plavini: their second !!am~ of the "Pugua Powe(' 126 72 63.64 line, which is a honcndous blunder ,L, I finally realized that you guys actu o 11,c M,ui:u1w; Variety. P.O. Box D.umy Robles \\'ound up second in five innings before the Brewers Guerrero put a one man show knock- plateappearJ11Cesforascorching .514 Dart Busters 105 82 56.15 day. 1i1c C'NM! All Stai; leaned on Oleai Beach Reslauranl 104 94 52.53 British IM aml computercxpert David ally tJ1ink I. Qh7 is it. h's not. 23 I. Saip:u1 MP 96950. or foxed the high a1·cragc category witl1 his Manny's Flyboyz II 95 92 50.80 the "I 0-run mercy rule·· in over Levy noted. l .Qh7Be42. Nxd5 Nh6!-amlno through 2.,4-9171 . 191.79 1101111 while Jl'ss Rcbusada Team Red Dog 106 103 50.72 coming sloppy play and the gall:mt Lo Cash 96 102 48.48 He said K,L,p,u-ov should "never more mate in 4. 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Cabatbat I OOm breastroke in his age Winkfield clocked one Jennifer Pierce added an win Games after swimming to Variety News Staff division in the ongoing swim minute and 12.33 seconds to other silver to her medal haul a time of 34.76 seconds to JACOBY Winkfield added an ming competition.; of the 1997 bring CNMI's gold harvest to by taking runner-up honors in place third in the 50m back other gold to the CNMI medal Arafura Games in Darwin, three. Winkfield placed fourth the I OOm breastroke. Jenni stroke. harvest after winning the Australia. in the 100m backstroke after fer clocked I :22.16 to come Feger qualified in the 50m submitting a time of I :09.43. in 0.54 second slower than backstroke finals after finish Justin Pierce missed the the eventual winner. ing third in the qualifying bronze by 0.32 second after After wounding fourth in the heats while placing fifth in checking in fourth with a time I OOm butterfly with a time of the·IOOm butterfly. She even of I: 14.98 seconds in the same I: 17.90, Tracy Feger bagged tually placed fourth in the event. her second medal in the Dar- I OOm butterfly finals after clocking I: 17:90. 1997 Arafura Games' softball tournament Keoni lchihara came up with a fourth place effort in the All 'Stars enter medal. round I OOm breastroke final with a time of I: 19.16 and an alternate finish Final Standings w L the overall standings. in the I OOm butterfly after cover Indonesia 8 0 Indonesia took .the top spot ing the distance in I: 17.90. CNMI .6 2 after finishing· the. round robin The one gold, one silver and N. Territory 3 .• 5 eliminatiqmi.with a perfect 8-.0 one bronze performance by the Brunei 3 5 · slate.·.. N9rthern-Territory)uid· swimmers improved the CNMI's Brunei 'took ·the :other remain:. current haul to seven medals that By Erel .td:atiatbat ing semifinal betths\vitfriden- include three gold; three silver VaiietyNews·staff . . . tical 3~5 records.:' ? : :: : · · and one bronze. : 'fHE C~MI)\L.l; :s ~ars lost to . .; Iri theplayof(s)ncioii~sia will Earlier in the competitions, · Indonesia, 2~3 butbounced.back. · face '.Bruri~f'.whileCNMl takes Stuart Smith struck gold in the 35-39 age division in the triathlon while Justin came up with the second CNMI gold after topping the 15-16yearolddivision's200m backstroke. ·tl\lW~!ill11!~'. -i/fhe loss toiiidon¢s1a'at1d the .Indonesia and the CNMI are ·· Jennifer and Feger won the j win '.crver Noi~f?~m: Territory highly faV()red to prevairoyer team's two silver medals after the New York Knicks' Larry Johnson takes a shot over Miami Heat's Alonzo . brqugpUthe :All Stars :win::-loss their respective opponents and two came in second in the 50m Mourning during first half action of game five of the NBA Eastern , slateto (>~2tci 'YC>llp.d tip second advance to the. finals. breastroke and I OOm backstroke Conference Semin-Fina/s in Miami. The Heat won, 96-81 to force a sixth ::pehindun.~e,fe~tedindonesiain ~nued on page 42 respectively. ----. garr,a, AP ,. ·_\ '•.' • Zaldy Dandan Deep blue victory By Erel A. Cabatbat · Variety News Staff l PANTHERS Security came up I THE BEST chess player in his- 1 tory has, for the first time, Jost with big rounds in the first and third games to hack out a 3-1 win <: an official match. World chess champ Gary over highly-favored Saipan Ste Kasparov, 34, got cm shed last vedore in the final round lo win Sunday by his non-human op the Friday Intercommercia! ; ponent,DeepBlue,anIBMRS/ League at the Saipan Bowling : 6000 parallel processor with Center. i specialized microchips for With a slim half-victory advan : chess. The Great K bested this tage over the Stevedores, the team · same computer last year, but of Ador Dimaano, Pat Gagaring, ·. IBM scientists, with the help of Wency Lamson, Roman . former US chess champ GM Joel Benjamin, further enhanced the Mamauag and Danny Robles . computer's capabilities as the recently-concluded match showed. rolled 1,024; 90 I and 1,031 · Simply put, Kasparov, who sounded extremely confident in a pre- pinfalls to thwart theiropponents' bid for the title. ~- f: match interview, lost his cool during the six-game match, particu- ~ larly after game 5 in which Deep Blue managed to eke out a draw The Stevedores could only mus i from what was thought to be a losing position. · ter games of 948, 966 and 940 for Using its speed in calculation-200 million possible moves per the losing effort. I, second-and drawing from its vast databank ofgrandmaster games, The victories gave Panthers Se I Deep Blue coldly executed a precise sequence of moves that curity a final 58.5-37.5 win loss deprived Kasparov a win. slate to bag the championship and Says a wire report: "In the match, the frustrated grandmaster was the $200 cash prize. The losses so unnerved by the computer that he altered his own attacking style dropped Saipan Stevedore to third to that of a careful, anti-computer strategy. The mistake cost him the - overall with a final tally of 56-40 record. The team received $110 contest a~d he vowed not to play that way again." "Swinging Comish"-Department of Public Safety Commissioner for its efforts. The Deep Blue team got the prize purse of $700,000, while Jose _M. Castro prepares to take the ceremo,:,ial tee-off during the AlpzMerchandisingjumped to ~ Continued on page 42 ~ opening ceremomesyesterday of the 1997 Police Week Golf Tourna ...... -~---~.&dl-&"..Jl"..11::'1.(." ..... = ...... cr.~-·'~·~·~ur.-•-..rz;,.., ...... ,c:-,.-.,p,,:----,.,-..::i..r.:;.-...n;.--o,.;"'~~-n:=..--.-ar~:S Continued on page 42 ment held at Lao Lao Bay Golf Resort's West Course. Pho10 by e,e, A. cabatbat ------· -- ·-·-- -· ----·-·----·-----·--·------·------·---·------' ~arianas 9/ariety;~ I_::,';/: Micronesia's Leading NewsrJaper Since 1972 ~ ~ ~· \ .,. P.O. Box 231 Soipon. MP 96950 • Tel. (6i'O) 234-634 I • 7578 • 9797 rax: (670) 23'1-92i' I