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Trusteeship Cou Neil
UNITED NATIONS T Trusteeship Cou neil Distr. GENERAL T/PV.l649 12 May 1988 ENGLISH Fifty-fifth Session VERBATIM REQ)RD OF THE SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Wednesday, 11 May 1988, at 3 p.rn. President: Mr. GAUSSOT (France) - Dissemination of information on the United Nations and the International Trusteeship system in Trust Territories; report of the Secretary-General (T/1924) [Trusteeship Council resolution 36 (III) and General Assembly resolution 754 (VIII)] Examination of petitions listed in the annex to the agenda (T/1922/Add.l) - Organization of work This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages, preferably in the same language as the text to which they refer. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also, if possible, incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent, within one week of the date of this document, to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorpora ted in a copy of the record. Any corrections to the records of the meetings of this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the end of the session. 88-60564 4211V ( E) RM/3 T/PV.l649 2 The meeting was called to order at 3.20 p.m. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM IN TRUST TERRITORIES; REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (T/1924) {TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL RESOLUTION 36 (III) AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 754 (VIII)] The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French): I call upon Mr. -
I N O S R E B U T S O N D E M a P a N S U I T
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRA! Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 Vol. 21 Wo. 26 ....... Saipan MP 96950 •&1992 Marianas Variety ' T uesday " A pril 21, 1992 Serving CNMI for 20 Years Inos rebuts on Dem apan suit, seeks dism issal by Rafael H. Arroyo cusations made by Demapan in to state a claim upon which relief and committee membership in the his lawsuit against the Senate can be granted; to state a claim Senate as effected by Inos. leadership. which is justiciable by the court; The suit, the first of its kind in President Josephs. Inos recently Senate Legal Counsel Pam and to allege a judicially cogni in the history of the lawmaking came up with a response on the Brown asked the court to dismiss zable injury which resulted from body, sought relief on two causes suit filed by Senator Juan S. the suit, saying the plaintiff failed the putatively illegal conduct of of action meant to correct the al Damapan asking the Superior to come up with a strong case the defendant. leged inequity as claimed by the Court to dismiss the complaint for against the defendant. Demapan sued Inos and his plaintiff. lack of merit. According to the defendant’s brother, Eloy, in the latter’s ca The first cause of action alleges The attorney for Senate Presi- response the complaint should be pacity as Finance director, over that Saipan senators are inad dentlnos last weekfiled an answer dismissed for failure to include the alleged inequity over the equately represented on certain in the trial court rebutting the ac all necessary and proper parties; distribution of operational funds Senate committees, thus, violat ing the “equal representation” IHVU cniLU KtiV , clause of Section 203 (c) of the Covenant. -
Saipan Tribune Page 2 of 2
Saipan Tribune Page 2 of 2 ,,," '."..,..US,." .Y """I,"', "...I,, -.-.A I., .I," -I...", .Y. ..,",. .'U""'J, I IYI""IIIIY."~I justified. The area is said to have vegetation and a small pond. The Navy's land use request was coursed through the Office of the Veterans Affairs. Story by Liberty Dones Contact this reporter http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=l&newsID=27904 4/29/03 Marianas Variety On-Line Edition Page 1 of 1 Community biiilcls ties with sailors (DCCA) - Saipan’s reputation as a port of call for U.S. Navy ships is receiving a big boost thanks to a new program that’s building personal ties between island families and sailors. Under its new Sponsor-A-Service Member program, the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs put 18 visiting sailors from the USS Antietam in touch with a local family who voluntarily hosted them while the ship was in Saipan earlier this month. “I want to thank... everyone on your island paradise for making our visit ...on Saipan the best Port Call I’ve ever had - ever!” said Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White, ship chaplain. “Your kindness and hospitality were like nothing we had ever experienced before.” Mite and other sailors were welcomed into the home of Noel and Rita Chargualaf, the first of Saipan residents to sign up for the program. “Every single man who participated has just raved about the wonderful time they had with the families,” said White. “You truly live in an island paradise and the people on your island are the nicest folks I have ever met.” “For the most, they were just thrilled to be around children and families. -
Pathologist Testifies in Santos Case
C T ¿J\4arianasMicronesia’s Leading Newspaper Sincefariety^ 1972 w O l* Pathologist testifies in Santos case by Ten M. Flores important to know what type of when he committed suicide by allegedly shooting his wife Earlier in the week, the gun and ammunition was used to hanging himself inside his cell, Erlinse, who was also a police neighbor’s housekeeper testified An expert in forensic pathol determine if the case was a sui several days after Santos’ death. officer, in their residence in diat Saimon yelled “you bitch, I ogy took the stand and testified cide or if a murder was com According to Camacho’s sis Dandan on June 12. Continued on page 6 that the gunshot wound sustained mitted. ter, Santos revealed to her that by Erlinse Santos was consistent In his testimony, Allen said Camacho was the father of one with that of a suicide. that the location of the wound of her children and that she was Dr. Terence B. Allen, a forensic was “somewhat an unusual site” pregnant with their secondchild. pathologist, was asked to testify however, he said that it was not Camacho’s sister went on to in the trial of Masaro Saimon, a inconsistent in any way with a say that Santos was happy in her former police officer who is ac self-inflicted wound. relationship with Herbert and cused of shooting his common- Allen testi fi ed that the location that she also revealed plans of law-wife in thge forehead. of the gunshot wound may make getting married right after Allen, who was hired by the a difference. -
United States/Cnmi Political Union
S. HRG. 110–164 UNITED STATES/CNMI POLITICAL UNION HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON S. 1634, A BILL TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER THE ACT APPROVING THE COVENANT TO ESTABLISH A COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN POLITICAL UNION WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JULY 19, 2007 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 38–192 PDF WASHINGTON : 2007 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota RICHARD BURR, North Carolina MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JIM DEMINT, South Carolina MARIA CANTWELL, Washington BOB CORKER, Tennessee KEN SALAZAR, Colorado JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JIM BUNNING, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana MEL MARTINEZ, Florida ROBERT M. SIMON, Staff Director SAM E. FOWLER, Chief Counsel FRANK MACCHIAROLA, Republican Staff Director JUDITH K. PENSABENE, Republican Chief Counsel (II) C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS Page Akaka, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator from Hawaii .............................................. 4 Bingaman, Hon. -
Investigation Into Health Care Disparities of U.S. Pacific Island Territories
INVESTIGATION INTO HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES OF U.S. PACIFIC ISLAND TERRITORIES HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 25, 2004 Serial No. 108–160 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house http://www.house.gov/reform U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 94–494 PDF WASHINGTON : 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:19 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 D:\DOCS\94494.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM TOM DAVIS, Virginia, Chairman DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut TOM LANTOS, California ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida MAJOR R. OWENS, New York JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JOHN L. MICA, Florida PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland DOUG OSE, California DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio RON LEWIS, Kentucky DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri CHRIS CANNON, Utah DIANE E. WATSON, California ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts EDWARD L. SCHROCK, Virginia CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland JOHN J. -
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
(j THE SENATE TWELFTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGTSLA TURE I FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2000 I ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING I I Monday, January 10,2000 (Introduction by Master of Ceremonies, Mike Evangelista) I (Singing of the Commonwealth National Anthem) The Senate of the Twelfth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature, First Day, First Regular I Session, 2000, was called to order at 10:15 a.In. in the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. I Senator-elect Paul A. Manglona, President Pro Tempore, presided. President Pro Tern Manglona: The Senate of the Twelfth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature is hereby called to order. I preside as President Pro Tern of the Senate pursuant to the request of the Senators and Senators I elect present today. Before I do that, I would like to call on Bishop Tomas Camacho, of the Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, to give the invocations. I INVOCATION Bishop Tomas Camacho: Gina'an I Tata yan I Lahifia yan I Espiritu Santo Amen. Loving God, we come to you today, the first month of the New Year, the first year of the New Century, and the first Century of the New I Millennium, to beg of you forgiveness for our past offenses and to seek your guidance and your blessings. Almighty and Eternal God, you have revealed your Glory to all nations. God of power and might, wisdom and justice, through you, authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment is decreed. Let the light of your divine wisdom direct the deliberation of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and shine I forward in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rules and govennnent. -
United States Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Rehabilitation Services Administration Washington, Dc 20202
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, DC 20202 INFORMATION MEMORANDUM RSA-IM-01-30 DATE: March 27, 2001 ADDRESSEES: STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (GENERAL) STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (BLIND) STATE REHABILITATION COUNCILS CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS PROTECTION & ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PROGRAMS REGIONAL REHABILITATION CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS RSA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM SUBJECT: Results of the RSA Longitudinal Study: The Potential Value of Basic Skills Training Among Consumers of Vocational Rehabilitation Services CONTENT: The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to report some interim results of the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA’s) Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program which indicate a positive impact of basic reading and math achievement on earnings levels. RSA's Longitudinal Study was commissioned in 1992 and conducted by the Research Triangle Institute. RSA’s Longitudinal Study The study’s overall purpose is to examine the performance of the State- federal VR program in assisting consumers to achieve long-term economic and non-economic outcomes. The study abstracted information from samples of VR case files, questionnaires completed by VR staff, and interviews of past and present VR consumers. Thirty-seven local VR offices were randomly selected, along with a sample of 8000 applicants and current and former VR consumers. Each individual chosen for study was followed for three years and interviewed annually; one purpose of RSA-IM-01-30 Page 2 following each consumer was to document the average two-year timeframe spent in receipt of VR services, along with a period of post-VR employment or other outcome. -
Oversight Hearing Committee on Resources Us House
AN EXAMINATION OF THE PO- TENTIAL FOR A DELEGATE FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OVERSIGHT HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Serial No. 108-85 Printed for the use of the Committee on Resources ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/house or Committee address: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 92-123 PS WASHINGTON : 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:02 Jul 27, 2004 Jkt 088533 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 J:\DOCS\92123.TXT HRESOUR1 PsN: KATHY COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES RICHARD W. POMBO, California, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia, Ranking Democrat Member Don Young, Alaska Dale E. Kildee, Michigan W.J. ‘‘Billy’’ Tauzin, Louisiana Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa Jim Saxton, New Jersey Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii Elton Gallegly, California Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas John J. Duncan, Jr., Tennessee Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey Wayne T. Gilchrest, Maryland Calvin M. Dooley, California Ken Calvert, California Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Islands Scott McInnis, Colorado Ron Kind, Wisconsin Barbara Cubin, Wyoming Jay Inslee, Washington George Radanovich, California Grace F. Napolitano, California Walter B. Jones, Jr., North Carolina Tom Udall, New Mexico Chris Cannon, Utah Mark Udall, Colorado John E. Peterson, Pennsylvania Anı´bal Acevedo-Vila´, Puerto Rico Jim Gibbons, Nevada, Brad Carson, Oklahoma Vice Chairman Rau´ l M. -
Marianas Islands Commonwealth (3)” of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R
The original documents are located in Box 17, folder “Marianas Islands Commonwealth (3)” of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 17 of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library MARIANAS POLITICAL STATUS NEGOTIATIONS Fourth Session SAIPAN May 15-31 1974 ~ __./ Office For Micronesian Status Negotiations Washington , D. C. MARIANAS POLITICAL STATUS NEGOTIATIONS FOURTH SESSION MAY 15 TO MAY 31, 1974 SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS * * * * * * * * * * * * PARTICIPANTS Marianas Political Status Commission United States Delegation Mr. Edward DLG Pangelinan, Ambassador Franklin Haydn Williams, Chairman The President's Personal Rep. Mr. Vicente N. Santos, Mr. James M. Wilson, Jr., U.S. Vice-Chairman Deputy Representative Mr. Olympia T. Borja Captain Richard Y. Scott, U.S. Navy, Mr. Vicente T. Camacho Director, OMSN Mr. Jose R. Cruz Mr. Herman Q. Guerrero Advisors Mr. Bernard Hofschneider Mr. Edward E. Archer, OMSN Mr. -
Arianas %Riety;;~ /' Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 '&1 Ews Pokerfeeh·
UNIVERSllY OF, H&Whll .L_I_BWY I arianas %riety;;~ /' Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 '&1 ews Pokerfeeh· By Aldwin R. Fajardo raising the licensing fees is ac supportanymovetoimposeaddi- areas that we can increase that Variety News Staff ceptable. tional tax "to burden the people will not really jeopardize the com- GOVERNORPedroP. Tenorio is "I think the legislature, from considering the present condition pany [private sector]," he added. supporting plans to increase li what I understand, is trying to of our economy." Rep. Karl Reyes earlier bared censing fees for poker machines, increase the number of poker "I am not in support of any plans to introduce legislation that in an effort to generate more rev machines at the same time in additional tax to burden the people would impose new taxes on banks enues for the government, it was crease the license fee. Well for because of the present condition and garment products. learned yesterday. me, that's okay," he added. of our economy. There are some Continued on page 46 This developed as Tenorio ruled Tenorio said if a person wants ri.~:!.£"-·;';\W·/ftil:¥p•-t-!-faili.i!M'£.li.2t'-21.:!.t~/;~c·,'.·.,,• .. ,.. ,.'i,-?.;.:>,\;;,,t;.$·.J;)l~~~4f:J out proposals that would impose to gamble "let his gambling be a additional taxes to the public sec source of additional revenues for tor, which he said will put addi the government." jUS ~ilitacy offers~ tional burden to the private sector " ... [if] we could generate rev enues for the operation of the gov amidst the declining local Pedro P. -
'Fishy' in 2 Members' Defection Senate Confirms 5 Appointees
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LWRARY arianas %riety.;~ · Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 . ~ pS Sablan faces bribery raps By Ferdie de la Torre defendant be freed on his own . Lane· said Sablan influenced cepted $1,000from Castaneda and· Variety News Staff recognizance. the acquisition of Filipino con EPC in exchange for influencing FORMER Congressman and Judge Alex R. Munson ordered. tract workers for CUC, through the acquisition of five Filipino Commonwealth Utilities Corp. the release of Sablan wtth .condi Castaneda and EPC, and received contract worker contracts for Board member Benjamin A. tions, that he: $200 per hired worker as reward cue. Sablan has been charged in fed •Not leave the Commonwealth for such service. Sablan received $200 from the eral court for allegedly soliciting without notifying the court. Lane said that from April to businesswoman per hired worker and accepting bribes from a busi •Avoid all contact with any per June 1996, CUC obtained per as reward for such service, the nesswoman in connection with sons who are considered either mits for and direct-hired approxi lawyer said. the hiring of some alien workers alleged victims or potential wit mately 12Filipinocontractwork Lane said that on Jan. 24 to 27, for the utilities firm. nesses in the case. ers with the assistance of 1997, Sablan again accepted Sablan, a.k.a. Ben Sablan or •Not violate any local, state or Castaneda and EPC. $1,400 from Castaneda ·and EPC Kappen, was named in an indict federal laws. · ··· From Dec. 17, 1996 to Jan, 2, in exchange for influencing the ment charging him with three Benjamin A.