rl-- UNNERSIT{ 9E HAWAl_l_ LJ1RAR.1 ---·-·'. , '' , ~ - • ' " , .,, ~. , ' ~ ,... • "'.. , , • .. ' ,' • • • ' ,• , " J1: • / t 1 -•,/~ • ,, " ,' • '· ,, '.'s , , , '..':,''•, . •', ,.~~~ •• ·';'-rTt ~r\.~,11.;..., .A•'t-;i.:>f·.··.. ,-.,,~ Vol. 24 No. 169 · ·.- ..· . · . , ' · •' . , · . · · ·: ·• · · · · :. -1.. · ·1 · ,, ·," ·. : · '. ... ,--._: ,: , · · ·.. - >, '.:_ .. .. , . •. .-Sai_pai1,-:MP_9b95D'·:· •'. :· ·ll!:ft~\1:1'-} ©1995.MarianasVariety' ' ::, ·.;. ,' '· ..... , fr1d~Y:- ·• N~~em~er 3_, .-:1 _995 . ';·. ,-·· .. ·Servi~-gCNMlto/23Y~ais>'~'-V\'.~-? . , , 0 - • , , ' 'h. l • • • • ~ •, ':,- ••• • :, .t,'\a , .'., • , I ,_._.,~c. •., :,,• "("• Election day tomo1Tow EVERYTHING is set for tomorrow's midterm elections as 10,870 voters, 72 candidates, 33 seats candidates made their last-ditch efforts to win the island people's ways been this way," Diaz said. There are seven aspirants vying Three Democratic candidates, mandate. "Wedon\tforeseeanyproblems." for three senatorial positions while whose nominating petitions were Some 10,870 voters in the A total of 32 polling places will 39 are racing for 18 seats. dismissed by the elections board, CNMI will troop to polling places open for the political exercise from Nine councilmen from among belong to the write-in category. to choose from among 72 candi­ 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Count- 20 candidates will be elected, and Write-in candidates are those dates vying for 33 positions in the three for the Board of Education whose names do not appear in the Senate, House of Representatives, ••Elections in the which is being contested by six Board of Elections' official bal­ municipal councils and the Board candidates. lot. of Education. CNMI has always Of the total number of candi­ Aside from choosing public Also at stake at tomorrow's dates, 25 are reelectionists, three officials, the voters are also asked elections is the fate of Legislative been this way. We senatorial, 16 congressional, and to decide whether or not they want Initiative 9-1 which seeks an in­ two each for the councils of the legislature to raise its budget crease in the budget ceilings of of don't foresee any Saipan, Rota and Tinian. ceiling. JuanM. Diaz the legislature and legislative bu­ The Republican Party fielded The question written on the stitution by Legislative Initiative reaus. problems.'' 18 _candidates, the ·Democratic ballot reads: "Do you approve the 9-1, entitled to amend article of Party has 13. proposed amendment to the Con- "We're all ready. We're just --Juan Diaz, BOE Continued on page 52 waiting for polling precincts to open," Elections chief Juan M. ing of the ballots will start at 9 Diaz said. p.m. Work problems, not tsunami The Board of Elections expects Each precinct will be manned the electoral process to be peace­ by four poll officials. Policemen ful and honest. will be fielded in every polling forcing garment workers out "Elections in the CNMI has al- place, Diaz said. By Mar-Vic C. Munar nese community and told them to go ,.· to come for their passports. Variety News Staff about their nonnal activities. "Some of them said they were CHINESEgannentworkerssaidyes- 'There is no tsunami heading to- scared of the tsunami," Doolin said terday labor problems rather than wardSaipan,"thegovemorsaid. 'The "Others said they just want to go 'tsunami scare was the main reason alert sounded last week was only an homebecausetheyaretiredofwork- that made them decide to leave the alert." ingandthattheymisstheirfamilies," island. Tenorio said Saipan residents will Doolin said. ' Aworkerwhorequestedanonimity be safe and protected. Lastweek,govemmentemergency said she and her co-workers have Workers from the Tan Holdings officials flashed an alert and advised been wanting to resign from the gar- Inc. trooped yesterday to the US Ia- Saipan residents to flee tc, higher ment factory "because of hard work bordepartment'sofficeinHoriguchi areas as soon as they feel a tremor/ that is not compensated well." · building to retrieve their passports. The Emergency Office has said "Reports about the tsunami gave Labor investigator Joseph Doolin there were signs of undeiwater vol- us more reasons to run home," the said about 90 Chinese workers canic activity 24 miles northwest of worker said through an interpreter. showed up at his office, as of press Saipan. As this developed, Gov. Froilan C. time. "When we heard about that report, Tenorio tried to calm down the Chi- Moreofthem,hesaid, were likely C!)__ntinued on page 18 f: i Governor backs Torre-s, ' I Hofschneider ~eelection l By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff EVEN AS he yesterday urged ' all citizens to vote Democrat in tomorrow's mid-term con­ gressional elections, Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio said he is supporting two independent candidates in the House Pre­ cinct 3 race. In an interview, the gover­ nor said he is backing the re­ election bids of Congressmen ·' . Heinz S. Hofschneider and ··,,c:.c,.,.,,,. .;~,-- ... Stanley T.'Torres and will in fact be voting for the two inde­ Stanley T. Torres Heinz S. Hofschneider pendent candidates. Although the official Elections Executive Director Juan precinct's candidates for the governor's residence in Capi­ M. Diaz and will be voting in that House of Representatives in­ tol Hill falls under the juris­ precinct. dicate that indeed there are only diction of Precinct 4, Tenoijo "Yes, I am supporting Stanley four Democratic .aspirants for said he is just a temporary resi­ and Heinz. For one thing; there the six House seats allocated dent of that precinct. are only four' Democratic Party for Precinct 3. This means he is still con­ candidates in precinct 3," said the They are Jack M. Aguon, sidered a resident of Precinct 3 governor. Jose S. Rios, Juan B. Tudela J.R. Sablan, a 2nd-grader at the Garapan Elementary Schop/, dons ~is as acknowledged by Board of A look at the list of that Continued on page 52 fower Ranger outfit to the amazement of a classmate (right) during yesterday's Halloween Costume at the Garapan campus. -~ i:- ~. pER sJ_ACK5. PAC N~f&r.t.)....---·· '/•, ·.~ 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 3, 1995 ,, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Clinton, GOP leaders discuss budget DPS braces for elections ' w~~~~!o~A~)-Republi- No accords, but final version coming By Ferdie de la Torre · Some 10,870 voters in the cans may be willing to postpone a Variety News Slaff CNMI will troop to polling insurance and other domestic pro­ The more immediate issue of the 27 cops to be fielded at polling places crisis over federal borrowing for a the budget, the soon-to-expire debt THE DEPARTMENT of Public places to choose from among grams too deeply and delivers too government's boirowing authority, few weeks, but a meeting with Presi­ limit and Bosnia. It yielded no ac­ Safety will deploy enough po­ ing places. Three cops, how­ replace those taking a break the polling places. dent Ointon large a tax cut. House-Senate bar­ whichcouldrunoutthismonth,seems 72 candidates vying for 33 po­ has moved them no cords, other than an agreement to lice officers at the polling places ever, will be deployed at some from the polling places. "They will be solely there for closer to resolving their dispute over gainers are working on a final ver­ likely to be resolved more easily. sitions in the Legislature, mu­ meet again. schools that have two pre­ Some officers will be tapped balancing the budget. Participants said Ointon reiterated sion of the legislation, which they Gingrich and Senate Majority to maintain peace and order dur­ security of persons and ballots," nicipal councils and the Board A two-hour White House session his detennination to veto the Repub­ hope to send Clinton later this month. Leader Bob Dole said Republicans ing tomorrow's midterm elec­ cincts like Garapan Elemen­ not only to conduct regular traf­ he emphasized. of Elections. Wednesday among Ointon, top ad­ lican package. It is aimed at balanc­ White House spokesman Mike were considering extending the tions. tary School. fic and patrol operations but to Tenorio said all officers will Tenorio said they are expect­ government's boirowing authority ministration officials and congres­ ing the budget by 2002, but Clinton McCurry said afterward that dis­ In an interview yesterday, He disclosed that three to four monitor the polling stations as convene on Saturday at 5 a.m. ing an orderly elections. agreements over spending and tax into early December. A lapse of that sional leaders ofboth parties covered believes it cuts government health Lino S. Tenorio, DPS deputy officers will watch the Multi­ well, said the deputy commis­ at the DPS to discuss specific "I don't foresee big chaos go­ cuts "are likely to remain undecided authority could prompt a first-ever commissioner for operations, P\\rpose building in Susupe sioner. instructions to be enforced. for a long time." Republicans did not federal default, which Democrats and ing on. We haven't received a Bill Clinton said 27 officers will be fielded where the tabulation of ballots Tenorio claimed that they Tenorio said they are await-· dispute that, but said their goal was to most economists say could send in-· Earlier Wednesday, Gingrich used threat. I think it's gonna be very will be held. work out a deal with the president. terest rates higher and trigger panic a more confrontational tone describ­ to ensure security of the voters want to make it clear to the ing for other instructions from peaceful, "he said. "You know ultimately, sometime in financial markets. ing Republican feelings about the and ballot boxes. On the other hand, three to officers that they are not allowed the Board of Elections follow­ Elections in the CNMI are this fall, we want a signed bill," "We agreed there's an immediate debt-limit showdown. He said Wall Tenorio said two officers four will also serve as roving to be utilized by members of ing a general meeting sched­ generally characterized as House Speaker Newt Gingrich told problem- thedebtceiling," Gingrich Street investors had told Republi­ will be assigned at every poll- officers assigned to temporary either party or people managing uled last night.