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Arianas %Riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 · ~ ~ La Fiesta Reports Guam ~--·. arianas %riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 · ~ ~ La Fiesta reports Guam. legislature .1,· 30% revenue drop I Mall tenants come and go, says GM By Jojo Dass with tenants closing down rented in 'land:mark win' Variety News Staff space for new ones to occupy. LA FIESTA San Roque, seen as "It's not permanent," he said By Jojo Santo Tomas legislation. Saipan 's premier shopping mall, though. Variety News Staff Charfauros played a tape he is experiencing a 30-percent rev- Aria, nevertheless, dismissed HAGATNA - In a ruling that received anonymously during ses­ i enue decline due to decreasing the possibility of closing down effectively kills a current Supe­ sion last week, causing a stir that t tourist arrivals, Toshiro Aria, its the five-year old retail estab- rior Court case regarding tapes of led to a civil case, a temporary ' general manager, said yesterday. lishment, saying management is telephone conversations played restraining order, over a dozen i "We are suffering from that "doing every effort" to survive. inside the legislature last week, subpoenas, and emergency appeal 1 (low tourist arrivals). Sales are This, he said, include making the Supreme Court of Guam to the Supreme Court. '. getting low. Thirty percent of the mall more enticing with ten- : granted a stay on Civil Case No. The Supreme Court has can­ : the .revenues decreased in the ants doing more services to sur- i 2211-98. celled all depositions and lifted past nine months," said Aria, in vive. "This is a landmark victory, and the restraining order which had an interview. La Fiesta has lately trans- i a case that sets precedence," Sen. prevented Charfauros from dis­ Aria said the shopping mall is formed into a haven for bargain j Mark Charfauros said. "This case cussing the contents of the tape. ; also having a high turnover rate Continued on page 34 ! will be discussed in law schools Charfauros said he might ad­ ·-·--------·---------------·---------·-····------··-----·-------·-------------------·! from now on whenever legisla­ Mark Charfauros dress the contents of the tape dur­ tive immunity is questioned." ing session today if he feels it is ·Retail giant ·DFS· Saipan · The civil case that began last clause. That clause states that leg­ necessary. week involved a question of indi­ islators are immune from inter­ Legislative legal counsel Doug .also striving to ·stay afloat vidual privacy violations versus ference during session, provided Moylan asked for clarification . the legislative Speech and Debate that what they discuss pertains to Continued on page 34 By Jojo Dass our expenses until business turns Variety News Staff around," Pierce added. MANAGEMENT of the Duty She said DFS has implemented Free Shoppers Inc. (DFS) yester­ cost-cutting measures over the Guam session on today· amid threat day said the current economic past several months including· a By Jojo Santo Tomas plaint with the Guam Police Depart­ Unpingco said. "I've instructed the slump is hitting them "badly." reduction in its employees' work · Variety News Staff ment and stated his concerns to the protocol office to take the necessary In an interview DFS President hours. HAGATNA-TheGuamLegisla­ speaker. precautions." Marian Aldan-Pierce said they Pierce however, denied reports ture reconvenes this afternoon in a "I aminformingyou of the serious­ On Wednesday, it was evident are now "looking at every way about a 25-percent cut in the sala­ heightened state of alert after a death ness of this development and that all those measures were in effect as possible to reduce cost." ries of the company's managers. threat was given to Sen. Marie precautionary measures toensure the protocol officers made sure all "We are badly hit like every­ She said DFS is doing every­ Charfauros and his staff last week. safety of all senators and staff during badges were wom, even by those body else," she said. thing to avoid it. CharfaurossentalettertoSpeaker session proceedings should be initi­ familiar to the legislative session. -~-------- "We have been watching all of Continued on page 34 Tony Unpingco stating his office ated," he said. Session is scheduled to recon­ received an anonymous call on Unpingcothenrequestedhelpfrom vene at 2 p.m. today. There are Thursday,Sept 24. The caller said, GPD as to how he should handle the more than 30 bills to be voted "Watch out, all of you in your of­ matter with regard to control, access on, with another 30 bills await­ fice, I will kill you all." and protection. ing discussion in the second read- ! Charfauros filed a fo1TI1al com- "W,e will be a little more careful," ing file. r Teno shares U.S. view that prison Rep. Palacios points to labor ; abuse in Miller's home state project is priority li-~--1 I. By Haidee V. Eugenio 'i '' l·1 ' I' Variety News Staff 1-: r: I' SHUNNING insinuations the I'I; Clinton administration is dictat­ I: I, l; ing on the disposal of$5.5 million ! j out of the $ I I million worth of [. Covenant funds, Gov. Pedro P. (., Tenorio yesterday said both the local and federal governments want to prioritize the constrnc­ tion of a new prison facility and :,,, crime laboratory. '·' "We should not be dictated as Herman T. Palacios George Miller to where we will use the money By Zald!' Dandan Cal ifomia), said gam1ent work- but I think the U.S. Congress just Variety News Staff ers in the congressman's own ,;_., want to make sure. .. that they THE CHAIR of the House state are "enduring more than L want to put speci fie provision that Committee on Labor and Im- I 0-hour workdays, horrendous i $5.5 million will go to the prison :l , migration yesterday "re- living conditions, cramped I: (facility). i. ; minded" one of the CNMI's working spaces and have very I , "I don't think they're dictating t:j most vocal critics in Congress little opportunity fora recourse 1 • on us ... but I know the impor­ t::1 that labor abuses are also oc- of their grievances." ,~?( tance of the prison (facility) so we [:J curring in the mainland US. Palacios took issue with a 'j have to find a funding for that," ii'.J Rep. Herman T. Palacios (R- recent Associated Press report j .. Tenorio told reporters. ~1 Pree. J, Saipan), in a letter to that came out in Sacramento : Lt. Gov. Jesus R. Sablan joins San Vicente students in a tree-planting The governor also pointed out 1 activity that DLNR hosted in Susupe to kick-off the celebration of Arbor L,i US Rep. George Miller (D- Continued on page 36 :~ Month. Photo by Louie C. Alonso Continued on page 34 bJt:z::·::-~•Ft:f.;).~~yr.;~~·r ,,,-:.. ·{l.i.:ci:'.di.::.~~fu~~~~~-m::r,~;.·.:Z'1~~I.:rr21 I PAC NEWSPAPER STACKS ''' '''' 1,. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- OCTOBER~~~~~"~~--------------------------------------- 2. 1998 Group petitions Teno: Perot urges Clinton South Korea calls resignation petition 'Fire Hawaii liason officer' scandal involving former White for talks with North By Zaldy Dandan bility. tries to control his employees (causes we have mentioned) Variety News Staff In their letter, the liaison em­ personal time "by advising them should be enough to warrant House intern Monica Lewinsky. SEOUL (Reuters) -South Ko­ concerned the channel for dia­ STAFF members of the CNMI's ployees further allege that that they cannot visit patients his dismissal." and implied that Clinton's "er­ rean President Kim Dae-jung on logue is wide open." liaison office in Hawaii is asking ratic behaviour" in the White Thursday renewed his call for bi­ The enigmatic regime in North Guerrero doesn't pay overtime on their free ti me." Copies of the letter were also Gov. PedroP. Tenorio to fire their House could be caused by drngs. lateral talks with rival North Ko­ Korea last month re-elected Kim and discriminates patients "by He supposedly told them that sent to the media, Lt. Gov. Jesus "I'm making an appeal to all rea, but said Seoul must also Jong-ii chairman of the National boss, Juan Q. Guerrero. visiting only those he likes." his only interest in Hawaii is to R. Sablan, SenateJudiciary, Gov­ veterans ... all ministers. the strengthen defence cooperation Defence Commission an<l said In a letter to the governor, 13 Moreover, they claim that sent his daughter to school. ernment and Law Committee churches. the synagogues to get with the United States and Japan. that post was now the highest in staff members, including three Guerrero "uses certain employ­ The Variety tried but failed to Chair Edward U. Maratita (R­ organised ... the parents ... se­ "With the inauguration of the the state. trainees, allege that Guerrero ees to use government vehicles reach Guerrero, or the Office of Rota), House Judicial and Gov­ nior citizens. the small business new leadership, I hope that North Kim's father and North Korea's "openly makes racial slurs" dur­ during afier-work hours and on the Governor, for a comment. ern mental Operations O\vners ... we 're going to have Korea can start a new age of rec­ founder, Kim II-sung, was named ing staff meetings, is inconsis­ weekends to cater to his family "There are many grounds for Committe Chair Frank G. the largest petition drive from onciliation and cooperation with "eternal president." Top military tent, abuses medical referral as­ and friends while denying the (his) removal from office Cepeda (R-Prec. 4, Saipan), grass-roots America in history ... us," President Kim said at a cer­ and cabinet positions were also sistants, lacks leadership skills and same privilege to others." which we can list here," the and Public Health Secretary Joseph Kevin Villagomez.
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