Lii'! :\/[~: -_~;· - arianas %riet~~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ evvs Micronesians to be labeled aliens By Zaldy Dandan something ... the executive branch why they're not given housing," Variety News Staff (can do). without having to go to Tenorio said. i-:EDERATED States of the Legislature:· Tenorio said. Micronesians will still be al Micronesia (FS M) residents com Micronesian children, he added, lowed unlimited entry, but com ing into the CNMI \\'ill soon be have a 'big impact'" on CNMl's panies hiring them will have to classified as aliens. Gov. Froilan public school system. give them the same housing and C. T enmio announced yesterday. "We continue lo build classes other benefits provided to alien Citing the failure of the federal every yea!· when the population workers, he said. gon:rnment to reimburse the of the locals (and other U.S. citi Because the CNMI has no for Commonwealth for the costs of zens) is not really increasing as mal contacts with the FSM, allowing unrestricted entry to much.'" T cnorio said. Tenorio said he will inform the Micronesians. Tenorio said he has Under the governor's new Micronesian states about the to take "correctin: measures." policy. Micronesians seeking policy through the U.S. State De He said once implemented. his employment in the CNM l will be partment. new policy will impose a fee on treated as non-resident workers. "I can (already) hear the rum all tv1icronesians attending pub "This might even be for the bling from the State Department lic schools. benefit of the Micronesians. (At once they hear what I'm going to "I don't know how much at this present). they" re hired as locals tell them," he said. point, but we'll come out with and paid the locals' equivalent Under U.S. Public Law 99-239, something. I hope this is salary. There is no reason at all Continued on page 27 Toin Pangelinan quits; Farrell new BOE chair By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff TOM Pangelinan resigned yes terday as chairman of the Board - of Education and former board ,, chairman Don Farrell was unani mously voted to replace him. The election was held during a closed-door executive meeting of the board. Dan Phillips, public infonna tion officer for the Public School System. said it was Pangelinan . who sought the election. citing as -"". - ~~. a reason his "growing commit Don Farrell ment lo my work at the ( Paci fie Regional Educational Lahora Pangcl inan hut he jumped the gun tor1). l lll them. PangL·I i rian is pnigram spL·cial "lk (l'all,!2clinan) handbl it isl for l'RLL. gr:1ccfully because he did nol 11 :111l The hoard ha, yet lt l \'olc for a lo be I utcd out." an insider ,aid. vice chairman. Phillips said. "He has been travelling a lut and Sources said before the meet Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio, flanked by Labor and Immigration Sec. Thomas 0. Sablan (left) and Labor Director has been too busy with his job at Frank M. Camacho, tours the San Vicente factory of Eurotex Garments. The governor made the surprise ing was called, board members PREL. He han.lly had time for the inspection to see for himself whether sw.eatshop conditions exist in the plant. Photo by Ratty Arroyo had actually planned to "oust" Co-n-ffnued-011· page.38 :Weather Congress can restrict US citizenship in NMI-- Aloot By Rafael H. Arroyo "I don't know if it's a long shot. strict US citizenship owing to :.outlook Variety News Staff But citizenship by birth in the concerns over a large number of THERE IS a good chance that fifty states is constitutional. How children born here of non-resi · Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio's pro ever, out in the territories, it is dent workers . . posal to restrict US citizenship statutory," said Aloot. U ndcr the Covenant, children by birth in the CNMI could get a "In my opinion, having been born in the CNMI automatically . favorable response from the US, born in the territc-ries doesn't make gain US citizenship regardless acting Attorney General one a US citizen by Constitution, of the nationality of their par Sebastian Aloot said. although it does by statute. So as ents. In an interview, Aloot said the far as the CNMI is concerned, US The governor's proposal, question of whether US citizen Congress can change the law con which has been elevated as a .Cloudy wit~ widely ship could be applied selectively cerning citizenship in the Com topic in the Section 902 consul ;;:: scattered sh<>wers and is a timely one to delve on, con monwealth," said the acting AG. tations, would only allow chil k: isolate thunderstiowers sidering the focus currently given Gov. Tenorio rnrly in his term dren with at least one US citizen ~·: \ ·-> .. ·.: .. : .: ~/. '· .. ·.-·. ·,. ·. . it by the federal government. Sebastian Afoot came up with the proposal to re- Continued on page 38 arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews Micronesians to
I ,1 ·I be labeled aliens ,' By Zaldy Dandan something ... the executive branch why they're not given housing," Variety News Staff (can do), without having to go to Tenorio said. FEDER A TED States of the Legislature," Tenorio said. Micronesians will still be al Micronesia (FSM) residents com Micronesian children, he added, lowed unlimited entry, but com ing into the CNMI will soon be have a 'big impact" on CNMI' s panies hiring them will have to classified as aliens, Gov. Froilan public school system. give them the same housing and C. Tenorio announced yesterday. "We continue to build classes other benefits provided to alien Citing the failure of the federal every year when the population workers, he said. government to reimburse the of the locals (and other U.S. citi Because the CNMI has no for Commonwealth for the costs of zens) is not really increasing as mal contacts with the FSM, allowing unrestricted entry to much," Tenorio said. Tenorio said he will inform the Micronesians, Tenorio said he has Under the governor's new Micronesian states about the to take "corrective measures." policy, Micronesians seeking policy through the U.S. State De He said once implemented, his employment in the CNMI will be partment. new policy will impose a fee on treated as non-resident workers. "I can (already) hear the rum all Micronesians attending pub "This might even be for the bling from the State Department lic schools. benefit of the Micronesians. (At once they hear what I'm going to "I don't know how much at this present), they're hired as locals tell them," he said. point, but we'll come out with and paid the locals' equivalent Under U.S. Public Law 99-239, something. I hope this is salary. There is no reason at all Continued on page 27 Toin Pangelinan quits; Farrell new BOE chair By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff TOM Pangelinan resigned yes terday as chairman of the Board · of Education and former board chairman Don Farrell was unani mously voted to replace him. The election was held during a closed-door executive meeting of the board. Dan Phillips, public informa tion officer for the Public School System, said it was Pangelinan who sought the election, citing as a reason his "growing commit Don Farrell ment to my work at the (Pacific Regional Educational Labora Pangelinan but he jumped the gun tory)." on them. Pangelinan is program special .. He (Pangelinan) handled it ist for PREL. gracefully because he did notwant The board has yet to vote for a to be voted out," an insider said. vice chairman, Phillips said. "He has been travelling a lot and Sources said before the meet Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio, flanked by Labor anq Immigration Sec. Thomas 0. Sablan {left) and Labor Director has been too busy with his job at Frank M. Camacho, tours the San Vicente factory of Eurotex Garments. The governor made the surprise ing was called, board members PREL. He hardly had time for the inspection to see for himself whether sw.eatshop conditions exist in the plant. Photo by Ratty Arroyo had actually planned to "oust" Continued on page 38 fCongress can r~strict US citizenship in NMI-- Aloot By Rafael H. Arroyo "I don't know if it's along shot. strict US citizenship owing to Variety News Staff But citizenship by birth in the concerns over a large number of THERE IS a good chance that fifty states is constitutional. How children born here of non-resi Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio's pro ever, out in the territories, it is dent workers. posal to restrict US citizenship statutory," said' Aloot. Under the Covenant; children by birth in the CNMI could get a "In my opinion, having been born in the CNMI automatically favorable response from the US, born in the territories doesn't make gain US citizenship regardless acting Attorney General · one a US citizen by Constitution, of the nationality of their par Sebastian Aloot said. although it does by statute. So as ents. In an interview, Aloot said the far as the CNMI is concerned, US The governor's proposal, question of whether US citizen .,~9ng~~j tan change the law con which has been elevated as a ship could be applied selectively ~"c*-ming 'citizenship in the Com topic in the Section 902 consul is a timely one to delve on, con moil\yealth," said the acting AG. tations, would only allow chil sidering the focus currently given Gov. Tenorio early in his term dren with at least one US citizen . it by the federal government. Sebastian Afoot came up with the proposal to re- Continued on page 38 FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 \ .i Handicapped man sues Nikko Vi .···• By Mar-Vic C. Munar rooms, public telephones, eleva access by plaintiff and other per I''-~·µ~.-.. -: ... "_;;_ the National Transportation Safety vide crucial evidence about why the forts, Francis said investigators would pression chamber will also make the ,,.,(' By LARRY NEUMEISTER Variety News Staff tors. The height and quality of sons with disabilities." L..__J La..----=' Board,saidtheblackboxeswerefound Paris-bound747explodedshortlyafter now tell families first whenever bod search safer, allowing immediate treat EAST MORICHFS, New York AS THE United States celebrated ramps and slopes, as well, are Unless Nikko Hotel complies underneath the Navy search-and-res takeoff from New York on July 17 ies are recovered. Francis apologized ment of divers who suffer from de (AP)- Divers searching the wreckage ··.1 yesterday the sixth anniversary of "not in compliance with the law." with the law and makes its facili of TWA Flight 800 have found the cue vessel anchored above the largest and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, for the sluggish flow of information compression sickness or the bends, a ' \ the signing of the American with Cabrera is a tourist from Guam. ties "readily accessible," flightdataandcockpitvoicerecorders, concentration of wreckage. killing all 230 people aboard. and said he would begin holding brief painful, potentially fatal condition authorities said Wednesday. Investigatorsexpecttheblackboxes The voice recorder picks up cock ings twice a day. caused by the body's absorption of Disabilities Act, a local agency Along with his family, he arrived Campbell said, physically handi Robert Francis, vice chainnan of - which are acn.tally orange - to pro- pit conversations and could indicate The search is now focused on an nitrogenatdeep-seadepths. Twodivers observed the event with the filing on Saipan Wednesday to be capped people "will continue to whether the crew knew if there was a area about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) were treated for the condition Tues of a lawsuit against Nikko Hotel. greeted by the "handicapped-un experience unlawful discrimina· problem before the crash_ The data long and a half-mile (0.8 kilometer) day. On behalf of a "physically friendly" establishment. tion." recorder picks up altitude, speed and wide, wherea60 foot(l8 meter) by 30 The funerals continued Wednes handicapped" Jose Palacios "I wanted to stay at Nikko Ho The law invoked by Campbell engine measurements, and could de foot (9 meter) piece of twisted fuse daywithaMassatStPatrick'sCathe Cabrera, the Northern Marianas tel but I ran into complications was signed in 1990 by former termine if there was a mechanical lage thought to contain or cover doz dral in New York City for Jill Ann problem. ens of bodies lies. Ziemkiewicz, a rookie flight atten Protection and Advocacy System, down there," Cabrera told the President Bush to "protect he The recovery of the boxes is a The Coast Guard brought its dant. Hundreds of family and Inc. sued the hotel for violation of Variety. 'Their parking lot is dan rights of 49 million Americans breakthrough in what had been a re vessels closer together to recover de friends attended. the Disabilities Act. gerous as it is right beside the who have disabilities. covery effort notable for what it had bris freed by divers that might float to In Montoursville, Pennsyl va In the case filed before the US traffic area. Their ramp is not Campbell demanded for a jury not found. The FBI has not deter the surface. nia, about 200 relatives and friends DistrictCourt, NMPSI!egalcoun smooth and accessible enough. trial. mined if the plane was downed by a Overnight, the guard recovered mourned Monica Cox, one of 21 se! William Campbell II stated Guys from the lobby had to lift In a press statement, meanwhile, bomb, a missile or mechanical fail about 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of French Club members and chap that the defendant hotel my wheelchair. Their bathrooms Lisa Barcinas Santos, NMPS ex ure. plane parts from the surface, including erones from the local high school discirminated against Cabrera have no railings." ecutive director said: "Compli Victims' relativeshavebeencom seat cushions, sheet metal and insula who died. Six more ceremonies (and other persons with disabili Cabrera said he had·a hard time ance with the ADA provisions is plaining bitterly about the pace of the tion- Still, only 1 percentoftheplane's were planned by Sunday in the ties) as it failed to make its ac moving around the hotel premises more than a matter of obeying the search, and the White House said wreckage had been collected. town of 5,000. commodations and facilities ac that he deciced to move to another law. It is good business sense to President Bill Clinton would fly to With a map of the ocean bottom Jeff Bohlin has yet to schedule a cessible to people on wheelchairs. hotel. only New YorkonThmsdaytomeetthem. sketchedbysonar,thewaywascleared funeral for his 15-year-olddaugh have your establishment acces For a limited time. 'This is a political thing," com for use of Navy "hard-hat'' divers, ter, Michelle, whose body has been Campbell mentioned among Campbell asked the court to sible to a market of millions of plainedMichel Olivier, one ofseveral who can stay down longer than scuba identified but not returned. other things the hotel's parking order the defendant hotel "to make persons with time and the finan relatives ofFrench victims who urged divers. "This was my daughter's first lot which is "not located close to all necessary modifications to cial means to travel and who have the French government to send tech The anival of a portable decom- plane ride," he said accessible route," inaccessible rest eliminate all barriers that prevent disabilities." nical assistance. That offer was made, and turned down, said France's coW1sel in New Yark, Patrick Gautrat Death in China's Three more bodies were brought Tenorio 'raids' Eurotex 6" ashoreearlierWednesday.Ofthe230 By Zaldy Dandan ruary, Sen. Frank H. Murkowski not informed of the visit, people killed, 116 bodies were still Variety News Staff (R-Alaska) told a U.S. Senate Tenorio said. missing. Of the bodies recovered, 95 floods near 1,000 GOV. FROILAN C. Tenorio hearing that Eurotex was one of Asked after the inspection if have been identified by the Suffolk BEUING (AP)- Deaths from floods swamped 39 counties and cities in JOSE CABRERA (on wheelchair) with wife Lolita dming an interview Turkey yesterday paid a surprise visit the "sweatshop" factories on he would classify Eurotex' s fac with the Variety at the NMPASI office in Garapan. County Medical Examiner's office. that have submerged much of central Hunan, some under six meters (20 to Eurotex' s garment factory in Saipan. tory as a "sweatshop," Tenorio Divers believe they have spotted and southern China are rising even as feet) of water, the newspaper said. San Vicente to look into alleged "I don't want them to con said he will ask the Occupa Breast seven more bodies in the wreckage, waters in swollen rivers and lakes Some 3.3 million people were Francis said. "sweatshop" working condi tinue to harass us and slander us tional Health and Safety Ad World Corp. project Workingabout IOOfeet (30 meters) have receded, official media reported stranded and 47,203 injured. tions. by saying that we have a sweat ministration (OSHA) to inspect down on a sandy ocean floor that Thursday. In HW1an and neighboring Hubei Tenorio, however, arrived at shop here," Tenorio said. not only Eurotex but all gar puffs up silt when stepped on, about Nationwide, at least 962 people province, 6 million soldiers and civil the factory past 12 noon. His "My position has always been ment factories in the CNMI. may face new delay 75 Navy divers negotiated their way have died since seasonal rains began ians have been posted along the inspection took place while all that it's their responsibility to "We came in the wrong time," THE START of the road improve Since the project involves federal through wires and cables that hang soaking nine provinces and regions Yangtz.e, China's longest river, to the workers were out for lunch. see that we don't have a sweat he said. "I'm not in a position to ment project coritracted to World funds from FHA, the latter's approval over the wreckage like a spider web. in late June. More than one out of fortify dikes and flood walls. "I just want to lay this issue to shop over here. I don't want say if it's a sweatshop." , Co:rporation may have to wait more of the contract was ne.:essruy before "Large aircraft have miles and every four deaths- 286 people -have Although water levels have rest. That's why we' re here. I them using the issue of sweat Tenorio added, however, that after the Federal Highway Adminis the CNMI commits the monies. miles of wires," said Ray Downing, a occurred in Hunan province, the China dropped this week, the Yangtze is want to know for myself if we shop in order to deny Guam he will also ask his Labor offi tration decided to alter the CNMI The new condi_tions put up by the Subway Central Subway Deli supervisor of New York City Fire Daily reported. two meters (six feet) above the dan approved contract, the Department of FHA is seen as a :safeguard to ensure do have a sweatshop here. We control over their own immi cials whether Eurotex is com Public Works said_ that the CNMI gens it1 money's worth Department divers. "If it becomes ger level in the Hankou area of the Gualo Rai (Tel. 235-2255) Chalan Kanoa (Tel. 235-7051) Hooding along major tributaries will close it down if they're not gration. First of all...this is a plying with workers' living con Under the original road repair con in terms of the projo:t- loose, it floats." of the Yangtze and Dongting Lake, provincial capital, Wuhan, China After relatives demanded to get complying with our regula labor problem, it has nothing to ditions required by law. tract, the CNM1 is entitled to 80 per 'This may be a IJOSitive step thut Available at Guam and Saipan Participating Stores only more information about recovery ef- China's largest fresh water lake, Daily said, citing flood-control offi tions," Tenorio told members do with immigration.'' "I don't know if factories centof whateversavings WorldCorp. will benefit all pacties," said Guerrero. cials. of Saipan · s media. Tenorio, who was joined by should be airconditioned," he and project partner Dong Bu Corp. As soon as World and Dong Bu The Yangtze and its tributaries "(But) if we find that it's not Labor and Immigration Secre said. (Eurotex's work area has realizes on the road project a~stothenewprovisions, Guerrero In an interview Wednesday after a flow through some of China's best true, that we don't have a sweat tary Thomas Sablan and Labor no airconditioning system.) "But said the project ·will be off and run telephone conference with FHA offi ning. and most densely populated farm shop, then I will write a letter to Director Frank Camacho, said maybe it's not necessary so as cials in Washington D.C., Honolulu The project which broke ground , Carrier Air· Conctitioning : · land. Intensive cultivation, poor wa the federal government and tell he made sure his visit was "un long as it wasn't too hot. It's the and San Francisco.Public Works Sec. some time ago, h.is yer w begin · ® . . tershed management and uncon them to shut their mouth down announced." middle of the day and I don't feel Edward M. DL. Guerrero said the construction. trolled building of factories have or up, whatever," he said. Even Sablan, Camacho and it's very hot in there with the FHA has given the CNM1 the tJex.ibiJ When contacted Wednesdiiv - turned summer flooding into annual After visiting Saipan last Feb- Tenorio· s security detail were fans on." ity to take away such a provision. about the new co1Jdit.ions, WorlZI 9,500 BTU Window Unit catastrophes. However,theamendmentwillhave Corp. Vice Presidenl Manny A. lowered down the estimated project Sablan declined co1rnnent saying In an indication of the severity of Liberation Sale/ cost for one phase of tl1e road im- it is under review. SALE PRICE this year's disaster, China's Red Cross .... I a, ;If'.~:~.~:- . ·.-,...... ;.. ..ll(:~· .··· - 1 provement project from $9.6 million A meeting between DPW amJ this week appealedfor$ 3.6 million in to $8.2 million. which may not be to Sablan was scheduled vcstcrdav 1 Reg. Price $555 ' ---,, aid from other national chapters. The . the contractor's liking. to di~cuss the mmer b-u, it w:i, h of I Bn. 4 July Sale World and Dong both Korean reportedly postpomeJ to a latercbte. Red Cross has sent 1,500 medical 7,000 BTU Window Unit 18,000 BTU Window Unit I:·. , developer.;,haw e11ter~d into an agree In an interview \.Vedne,Jav. teams to flooded areas. JULY 1 - 31st ' I, ment with d1e CNMl government to Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio ,aid l1c Relief groups have warned that SALE PRICE I finance and con,u11ct the Chalan Pale wou \d like to know what is keep AT CARRIER CALL 233-COOL cm> SALE PRICE CS> more deaths are certain as diseases ' Arnold and the Cross-L~land Road. ing W or\d from sLar,ing. thqirnject. spreadthroughinundatedareas.Many the two REMEMBER!! Reg. Price $459 Reg. Price $719 TheCNMl will repay com He, however, ha,s been infonne
, '"' ,, ,.,, ... ,_' ...... , ,.. '"• ' .. ,.", '_,, .. 1!••.. 0 , • < • • l • •A• • •• ~· ., ,.-,••••"-~,,,.,.;..( - ,I"; ' • 0 0' " ., 0• l >• ·-• •,. •. ~-·~· ••-' .•. ,I:"(,,•~<-~ \, ~ ,A• ••. ;'·' ... _,_ 0 \'s- ,_ o,._ 0 Letter sender p leased with cue Dear Editor. We would like to change that and nately we did not get their names), that · On papalatong and other 1his is an open lenerto Ms. Pamela thank the staff of CUC that a~sisted us solved the problem. t KNCW YOU LGVf Mathis. · with a major electricity problem on the It is always a pleasant surprise t We all love to complain and when evening of July 17. First of all, Mr. encounter efficient and courteous ser ~LVIS .... BUT CAN'T pre-prandial pabulums the problem is finally solved, we for &!die Dela Cruz of the trouble desk, vice. Please extend our thanks to those get about it until we have something who made certain the crew anived, employees and continue to keep up the Good faith effort needed YOU PLAY SOMbTMING PERHAPS inevitably, I first heard the word in one of those places along new to complain about Rarely do we even infomting us about the location goo:! service. WORD about Hawaii joining the Guam lawsuit over Compact OTf.lbR TUAN i.:@f !* Beach road my pal Fil Olimpo used to frequent as part of his, he said, thank the people who helped solving they were coming from, and then espe impact certainly makes good news for the "small and powerless" "social investigations." (Mom, sweartogod, I thought Nagoya was the the problem. cially the crew themselves (unfortu- Jurgen and Vinnie Reusch I' insular areas like Guam and the CNMI. , JAILROOst ldX~f latest thing in Japanese restaurants, and the girls undulating on stage to As Teo Finally, they have someone as big as a full state government ,__.,,,,; . the tune of a Bon Jovi song, so-called, were the waitresses practicing for advocating for them in their fight to make the federal government a beauty pageant talent portion; really.) Rights advocate: 'No to random drug test' follow the dictates of the law concerning the issue of Micronesian Anyway, while in such a place, I told the, uh, guest relations officer migration. beside us how pretty she was-it was dark, my contact lens's needed to Dear Editor, cence by urinating in a bottle or face are legal in the CNMI, both contain However one looks at it, it is really puzzling how the US govern be upgraded and the six cans of beer in my head had it all under A great deal of controversy has been iennination is not only degrading and narcotic substances which when used in combination may produce unpre ment has been denying the two insular areas the benefits due them control-and, of course, she chuckled, brushed back a wisp of her hair generated in recent weeks concerning humiliating but morally reprehensible. the proposed implementation of man Our government must be committed to dictable results. Alcohol levels will under US P.L. 99-239. and said, most tenderly, as if a touch of satin on one's ear, "Umm, datocy drug testing for government defending the human rights of our also be tested in the specimens gath As the world's premier showcase of freedom and democracy, itis papalatong. " employees. While this proposal raises workers, such as due process and the ered from our worlrers. Tolerance lev expected that the US should at least do justice fo the concept of Ah, I told myself, an old-timer on the island. For like most Filipinos numerous constitutional questions re right to privacy, not actively involved els have been set at JJ2 percent, far Compact impact reimbursement. working here I thought that the word was indigenous. garding the legality of such testing, with violating them. below the legal driving limit of .08 But apparently, it failed to. Until a Carolinian friend asked me about its meaning. there also exist moral and etllical impli Just as tht'\ Communist paranoia of percent It is then possible that those It is very irritating indeed, that not much attention was placed on "What do you mean what does it mean?" I asked. "Isn't it a Chamorro cations should the plan be instituted. the 1950'sgaverisetothefanaticismof who receive communion before worlc Mandatory drug testing for certain the McCarthy hearings, so too many maytestpositiveforexcessivelevelsof the issue, most notably on the requirement that the Interior Depart word." employees such as school bus drivers testing ruin lives and reputations of alcoholandbeforcedtofacetheconse "No." ment submit a yearly report to US Congress to gauge the economic and those who operate heavy machin those we are intending to help. As these quences. impact the Compacts of Free Association may have on the insular "Carolinian?" ery may in fact be justifiable and pru tests are to be conducted on a random \Vhile the intent of those who sup areas. "No." dentlmposingthis practiceonall work basis, ii is quite possible that they may port this policy may be noble, manda This despite continued pleadings by the island governments for Chuukese? Pohnapeian? Kosrean? Paluan? Marshallese? Samoan? ers in the govenunent will do little become politically motivated tactics tory drug testing of our workers is not compliance to the reporting requirement. Yapese? Tahitian? Papua New Guinean? Bikinian? English? towards fostering the cooperative at used to purge opposition from any the answer. No amount of paranoia So when Gov. Froilan Tenorio yesterday announced he will make "No. No. No." And he popped in his mama, which, in these cases, mospherenecessarytoassistthosewho government agency. should ever be used as a means to have fallen prey to the clutches of sub Not only will these tests violate the justify violating our rights as Ameri migrating Micronesians pay for services like public education, no could only mean that he's already bored with ourconversation. And you don't usually bore a person twice your width, height and built, even if stance abuse. inherent human rights of our govern cans. As always it remains the duty of blame ~ould be leveled against him. If instituted, these tests may evolve ment workers but there are some tech all citiz.ens to remain vigilant in oppo The US failed the CNMI and Guam on this issue so blame the US. Anomaly in NMI/US Relations he's your friend. Particularly around lunch time. intoamodemdaywitchhuntrelyingon nical problems as well. Those of use sition to any tool of tyranny. For how can the US expect the CNMI to share its commitments in "Isn't it a Tagalog word?" A Chamorro friend once asked me. fear and hysteria in order to accomplish who enjoy chewing betelnut or drink NMI/US relations may not be at its best or at a level we federal architects who operate under the assumption that the good faith when the federal government itself fails to keep its end of HNo." its goals of a drug free worlc place. ing sokao may e11:perience problems Eric Gregoire all want it to be. It evolved from the high}y misunder NMI is a tenitory like Guam. We're only a territory within the deal. "Visayan?" Requiring workers to prove their inno- with the testing. Puguaandsokao, which Human Rights Advocate stcxxl anomaly in NMI/US relationship. the context of a sovereign state. Otherwise, the Covenant And yet when it comes to certain things expected of the territories, "'No." Washington bureaucrats think they know the sub Agreement explicitly prohibits federal meddling of any sort the US readily comes in and threaten federal action because the "Pampangueno? Iluko? Ivatan? Pangasinense? Waray? Ilonggo? stanceofourrelationshipemployingtheusual ''territorial on matters of a local nature, including taxes, immigration, CNMI has been adopting a policy of vacillation. Bicolano? Boholano? Chabacano? Tausog? Maranao? English?" OSHA regional administrator writes mentality". Therefore, the anugance in lording over the labor and minimum wage. The question inevitably arises, "Why is the Interior not doing it? "No. No. No." I said, suddenly developing a craving for mama. My Dear Editor, notintendtogointoalistingofprevious NMl Meanwhile, the NMI isn't S\ll'e footed what the I'mstrugglingtocometotermswithhistory-USspilling have been as great or as rapid without Is it because it would be better for the federal government ifit did not, friend, who was half my width, height and built, probably noticed. He I read with interest your Friday,July violations here because that is in the their attention. The other point has documents says and heavily relies on hearsay on what bloocl and losing the lives of young American soldiers during so the US government could go on giving out meager Compact dropped the subject. And it was around lunch time. 12th article entitled "No sweatshops in past, and we are encouraging compli been the commitment of the De others think they think the docwnent says. WorldWarll-toens=politicalfreedomforthepeopleof impact amounts? As it is used, the word usually means either of the following: NMI." Frankly, while I have great re ance with the OSJL,\ Act now-but partment oflnterior to bring agen Herein lies the most fundamental problem in our these islands. It was a sacrifice in the name offreedom. We "Yeah, right." spect for Mr. James Lin, Chairman of obviously we wouldn't have a story cies together to provide the kind of While it should be acknowledged that the federal government is in relationship where both sides refuse acceptance that the were subsequently granted such political freedom and have "Tell that to the Marines." the Garment Manufacturers Assccia about improvement if there were only support intended by the US Sena itself trying to make ends meet, there should be more openness and NMI is not an "agency" nor "instrumentality'' of the painstakingly learned the very essence of democracy even "You're sh-ing me." tion in Saipan, I believe he has not one or two factories with a history of tors. This has made our job of pro sincerity when it comes to fulfillment of certain commitments. federal government against certain time honored traditions. Young Americans "You're di-ing me." understoodthesignificanceofOSHA's labor violations. tecting workers a lot easier. True, the federal government is on a cost-cutting mood, trying to press release dated July 3rd in which Our press release attributed the In conclusion, I believe Mr. Lin IfI may illustrate a point Guam is an unincorporated are sacrificed in other parts of the world for freedom and "You can osculate mv entire derriere." deal with deficits and a whopping $5 trillion national debt. we announced the preliminary re progress in the factories to a num has every right to be proud of his territory of the US. Under such a rel.ationship, "the democracy. Somehow, it loses its meaning as dictates, "You'reagoddarnn-McGovernik-anti-family-values-grass-srnoking- But even if there is disagreement over Compact impact criteria, the sults of our inspection effort on ber of factors. We recognize the conscientous efforts and those of people don' thave their own constitution and any right of mandates, harassment, sanctions and threats are bombarded liberal-Bill-Clinton-is-a-sex-maniac-Communist." (But only if you're Saipan. effort by many employers. We have main thing is that Interior should come up with a report, no matter his association to improve safety local self-government is dependent upon an organic act new democracies. The NMl is no exception. Should we go a Limbaugh Republican.) Our press release indicated there had a good OSHA training and edu and health conditions in the gar what. which can be amended unilaterally by Congress". on or trash this relationship altogether three years from now? "You 're a goddamn-cryptofascist-sexist-racist-conservative-Rush has been progress in the occupa cation effort through the College of ment industry. However, I do not It is important that the requirement is met so as to maintain Toe NMI, however, was established tqrough the Though I'm convinced that the NMI can survive without Limbaugh-is-a-big-fat-id"iot-Nazi." (But only if you're a Jackson Demo tional safety and health conditions the Northern Marianas. We believe the believe he is correct in his criticism credibility in the eyes of the· insular areas under the US flag. of most of the garment manufactur Garment Manufacturers Association Covenant Agreement It has its own constitution. The US grant funds, we still need our national government in crat.) of Senator Murkowski. I know there Unless, maybe, the sentiments of hapless territorial governments ers in Saipan. Our press release was has worked hard to improve condi is still work to be done before we Covenant included mutual consent provisions. Under forging greater political stability over the next two decades. To be sure, part of the confusion lies on the fact that the word sounds is not that important anymore that the US can take the luxury of to indicate factually that there has tions. We believe Secretary of Labor can all conclude that the industry Sections 101 and 105wereestablishedourinherentright Federalization of any sort won't help the indigenous people so Malayo-Polynesian. The round vowels and the biting consonants Reich' sstrong commitment to enforce choosing when to uphold the law pertaining to the territories. been improvement. However, our has "cleaned up its act" to the satis to govern ourselves. Section 105 guarantees our right to learn the actual refinement of our democratic institutions. It that one can pronounce harshly, gently or even playfully as the situation press release also made clear tat labor laws throughout the US has also faction of OSHA. This is when the participation of Hawaii comes in handy. • ~ 1 self-government which cannot be amended by Congress would only be a denial ofan exercise other US citiz.ens have ;.. :1. for it demands. And it's definitely not English. notwithstanding the progress, con been a major impetus. I hope in the interest of balance you At least, the federal government may now probably listen to the without our consent · had rhe opportunity to experience and learn from over the So what is it? ditions in labor camps still need work. There are two other factors that I will be able to present my perspective two island entities' pleadings, as they would now also be dealing We also made clear OSHA intends to wish to add: The attention of Sena to the public. Unfortunately, federal officials and even members of 200-some year history of American Democracy. Perhaps it was coined by a Filipino playing, as usual, with words with a full-fledged state represented in both houses of US Congress. Chamorro or Philippine in origin. Our national language, itself, Filipino keep an eye on conditions in the shops. torsMurkowski and Akaka and their Congress treat the NMI with the "territorial mentality" Fits of frustration will continue to visit and revisit or support funding necessary to Although it has to be recognized that some dollars have been (not Pilipino or Tagal.og, but based on it), continues to grapple with a The representation of the article that for like Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands. challenge the test of leadership as per the letter and spirit of "there might be one or two Saipan ensure equal protection for workers Frank Strasheim pouring from the federal coffers to address Micronesian migration, mess of "Filipinisms" and slang words regularly tossed around by our This meddling is in violation of specific Covenant the Covenant Agreement and all the concomitant meddling garment factories with a history of in the Northern Marianas is crucial. I do Regional Administrator the question remains whether the insular areas are being justly and teenagers, gays, politicians, tabloid reporters, gag-show hosts on TV, provisions respecting the right of the NMI to local self from the federal government None ofus should despair for . labor violations" is not accurate. I do not believe that the progress would OSHA, Region 9 adequately compensated for the effect of the Compacts on their among others. E.g., "salvage," "fiscalize," chukchak. chenes, chugee, government itisasperennial as the grass. Bothsidesmustconstantlyrneet fledgling economies. afafloo, kuflang, etc. Thus, the rash of wrongful impositions of mandates andiron-out issues wheredifferencesexistforthey are man How can Compact reimbursement be correctly given Guam and ls there a linguist in the house? Anyone'1 and dictates from federal officials exerting a baseless made mistakes that can be resolved forthwith. Nothing the CNMI, when there is no adherence to the mechanism that allows authority. None of them wanted to recognize and should stop illlY honest effort to re-establish true partnership for a credible measurement of such impact? DOD understand the anomaly inourrelationship. Toisanomaly within the context of the Agreement This is tl1e greater We join the call for a more responsive attitude from the federal Those of you wondering why Governor Tenorio and mostofSaipan's is also misunderstoocl at the local level. As such, local mission for leadership en both sides of the pacific. government when it comes to its commitments to the insular areas. media people seemed "tanned"-rest assured that the governor is not, policymakers aren't s\ll'e.footed when threatened, with I might note that the I 04th US Congress has forged strong The indifference could be very demoralizing and may only open I· repeat, is not conducting his press conferences at Managaha while all out basis, by federal officials or even members of leadership in returning governance to the people. Such up more ill-feelings and misunderstanding. I· of us lie on the sand sunbathing. Congress on policy matters. commitment must be made equally applicable to the Com i It's just that to interview Mr. Tenorio nowadays, a reporter has to About the only perscn in the NMI government who monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. After all, we I "stake him out," as one of his special assistant's aptly put it. The understands this anomalous relationship is Governor are no lesser Americans as our brothers and sisters across the governor usually gets out of his office around lunch time-when the sun Froilan C. Tenorio. Others think they know when we great US of A. is at its blistering worst---0nly to be "ambushed" by the press. Ever know that they know not You need not go further than t}Aarianas ~riety;~ If it matters to Interior's Allen Slayman that we are gracious, Mr. Tenorio, squinting and sweating with the rest ofus, will their statements in our legislative chambers and in the Serving the Commonwealth for·24 years, treated equally under the Stars and Stripes Forever, it's give us IO or more minutes just to answer our questions. Published Monday to Friday By Younis Art Studio, Inc. news media It's pathologically pathetic! time that he puts his mouth where his money is by Maybe a regular presscon on Managaha is in order, what do you say Soyoucanenvisionwhytheexacerbationofastra'ined lobbying the halls of the US Congress so that we are Mark? relationship where the blind leads the blind. Local given full representation in our national legislative ODO poµcymakers walk around with "learned helplessness" body. To grant the NMI a Non-Voting delegate whose Rafael H. Arroyo ...... Editor thinking they must accede to whimsical federal dictates vote counts when it doesn't count and doesn't count My colleague and kumareng hilaw, Flor Pamintuan of the Trib, celebrated her birthday last July 24th. Flor is one of the few people I Member of 1ying down. Thus, the agility to genuflect and pound their when it should count is a continuing admission on the P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950-0231 know who actually loojcs younger with the passing of years. Tel. (670) 234-6341/7578/9797/9272 The Associated Press (AP) chest with mea culpa before self-anointed lords in Wash part of the federal government that its commitment on MIDIIOstNCt 1DI! And there is, of course, the possibility that she might have a beach Fax: (670) 234-9271 ATIONAL ington. It illustrates how well they understand the basic equality for all Americans is far from total fulfillment. Q 1996, Marianas Variety NEWPAPER document that established ·our relationship. This is where we need Allen Stayman and not in his barbecue this weekend. All Rights Reserved ~- 1. . ASSOCIATION ToeNMI is strangely a territory, state and nation all in fault-finding mission and constant bashing of the NMI ODO - one. Thisanomalyneedstobeunderstoodespeciallyby without foundation. Speaking of the Tribune, there is no truth to the rurn~r~at, if~ wer~ writing for them, ~y op-ed column would be known as 'Tnbulallons.
. ' I~ (·.·'.... r .. f 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 .FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7 No release for slay suspect Marshalls eyes $1B in resorts By Gill Johnson which the developers like be- · to move is the job of the lcoal By Ferdie de la Torre the only offense for which a in gaining landing rights for ers currently Ii ving on the For the Variety cause of the beautiful white direct flights to service Majuro traditional leaders, who have Variety News Staff Judge Bellas junks ·nasto's modified bail motion defendant does not have an main island. Bien said that Korean investment snd beaches. The investors signed the business deal with SUPERIOR Court Associate informed the court that there absolute right to be released MAJURO-A and Mili from Korea. there is a lot of land on neigh group is moving ahead on plans to have indicated they will spend the Korean development Judge Timothy Bellas issued are persons residing in Basto'.s•, on bail before conviction," he The Mili Island resort plan boring islands for resettling ~ ' t. group, said Bien. an order yesterday denying the grandfather's residence in il.1'1'. . said. invest close to $1 billion in major up to $300 million on a Laura includes resettling the island- people. Arranging for people release of a teenager tagged Antonio who are potentl'b:t . Turning to the weight of the resort developments in the resort/casino, Bien said. as one of two suspects in the witnesses in the case. · evidence against the accused, Marshall Islands, including casi Mo, who is the chairman of murder of a Japanese woman. The judge said the financial Bellas· cited that the court nos, hotels and golf courses, in Hanppuri Group in Korea Underwood says CNMI may see In a two-page order, Bellas ability of the accused is of no again does not have the ben Mili and Majuro atolls. which operates food, live denied Bas to' s motion for significance in this case as efit of an ample presentation Haeng Yong Mo, president of stock, industrial and publish modification of bail, stating Basto is 16 years old who is of evidence. the Development Corporation for ing companies in addition to a a delegate by next US Congress that the court feels that the not employed or has any other "The defendant's own state the Republic of the Marshall Is hospital, led a group of about $50,000 cash bail already set personal source of income. ment, while perhaps insuffi lands, said his group of investors 20 Koreans who also visited By Jacob Leon Guerrero is reasonable considering the As to the character of the cient to result in a conviction wants to create a "Korea town" in Majuro, Arno and Mili atolls. For the Variety serious nature of the main of ace.used', Bellas said there has without other corroborating the Marshall Islands that will at "Marshall Islands is very GUAM-If things tum out right, the fense charged. j been no evidence introduced evidence, is an indication that tract Korean tourists by the thou beautiful," Mo said. "Korean CNMI may see a non-voting del The judge agreed with As I on this subject other than the this is not a case of mistaken sand. visitors will come here be egate as early as the next US Con Local business partner Kejjo cause of the beauty of the is gress, Guam Delegate Robert A. sistant Atty. Gen. Yvonne Lee Timothy Bellas Basto (profer) of the prior juvenile identity, and a likelihood that that the mortgage documents matter. there is substantial evidence Bien said that President Amata lands." He said he expects to Underwood said presented by the defense, con Henry S. Ada, were arrested modify the bail. The most significant factor against the defendant," he Kabua and Mo signed agree be back next inonth, and that In a press release issued Wednes tain no indication of the fair Friday for the killing of 60- DeRienzo presente'd Bas to' s to tlie court is the nature and said. ment in Majuro for ):>oth the the hotels will going within day, Underwood said Congress may market value of the property. year-old Kazuko Izawa in the mother and grandfather to the circumstances of the offenses Coupled with the mandatory Mili and Majuro (Laura) the next three months. Bien act as early as this September on Bellas cited that there is no latter's house in Afetnas last witness stand. The defense of charge~, the judge stressed. minimum sentence as well as the projects, demonstrating the confirmed this, saying that proposed legislation to provide for preliminary title report to July I. fered to post a property bond "The nature of the first of maximum penalty of life impris governments support for the both projects should get un CNMI representation in the United show that Basto's mother still Izawa was reportedly as of $50,000 which consists of a fense is of paramount gravity. onment, Bellas added that the like Korean investment plan. derway in October or Novem States House of Representatives. owned the property or there saulted with a hammer on the mortgage on the defendant's Murder in the first degree is lihood of flight is great. The Mili resort project is ber of this year. , If passed, the proposal will mean are no prior obstacle on the head. The suspects then took a mother's house in Koblerville. the larger of the two. "They The group is also looking at that the Commonwealth will have a Robert A. Underwood Elton Gallegly property. shopping bag containing three While t!iis property is a plan to spend $500 million for other islands in addition to delegate who will have floor privi If the court was inclined to cameras and three boxes of homestead, Bellas pointed out AGO files charges vs the Mili resort," Bien said. Majuro and Mili. "They like leges and become a member of the oversight hearing. The CNMI ha., sent a "resident accept a property bond, the .22-cal. bullets belonging to that it appears that the 10-year Mili will be developed with Arno," Bien said. "But they House of Representatives. The delegate bill sponsored by the representative" to the US Congress judge said, the court would the victim. homestead disability imposed hotels, condominiums, shops, haven't signed an agreement "It is conceivable, although a lot of Subconunittee's Chairman Elton since the mid-70' s, however, the resi require, as in other prior cases, During Wednesday's bail by the CNMI Constitution, has teenager in shooting casinos, golf course and a yet with local leaders." things have to worlc out right, that in Gallegly and the Resources Conunit dent representative is not a mem~r at least a two for one ratio of hearing, Basta, through coun already expired. power plant, Bien said, add The biggest attraction for the the 105th Congress, we will have a tee Chainnan Don Young and co of the House of Representative and By Ferdie de la Torre Bellas ordered that the bail property to cash. sel Chief Public Defender Dan Bellas said the prosecution ing that the Korean company Korean investors is the new delegate from the CNMI, andfor the sponsored by Congressman does not have floor privileges. Variety News Staff remains at $30,000 cash. Basto and another teenager, DeRienzo, asked the court to presented no testimony but plans to construct a runway law legalizing gambling in the fust time, I'll be able to speak Underwood, mirrors legislation A non-voting delegate has been THE ATTORNEY General's Bellas also set the prelimi on an island neighboring Mili Marshall Islands. "The casino Chamonu to someone on thefloorof authored by Underwood earlier this an ongoing goal of current CNMI Office filed criminal charges nary hearing on Aug. 8. to handle jets for direct 11ir law is bringing their interest the House,',' said Underwood. year and in the 103rd congress. Resident Representative Juan N. yesterday against a teenager Sources said Xiong was connections with Korea. in the Marshall Islands," Bien TheCNMidelegatebillwasamong The current bill is expected to be Babauta, who has been working who was allegedly one of five tagged as one who shot and The Korean group plans a said. "There will be casinos in several territorial issues addressed by marked up in full conunittee next closely working with Underwood suspects in the shooting of a wounded the 21-year-old Ping 1,000 room hotel/casino com· all the hotels." the House Subconunittee on Native weekandwillgototheHousefloorin to line up support for the delegate Chinese man last month. at Talafofo Beach. plex at the end of Majuro, The investors are interested American and Insular Affairs in an September, Underwood said. bill. ' \ Chen Guo Xiong, 19, was Prior to the sho.oting, JU[IL Y charged with attempted mur sources said five Chinese men I'' der in the second degree, as - ' I /' blocked the victim's car at the FRIDAY . .,, ..: ,-, - sault with a dangerous parking lot of L&T Garment , I , l - ; ' , weapon, aggravated assault Factory in Lower Base. - ., ... J Seafoocl Dinuel' Buffet '... ( I ' I \ and battery, and robbery be Three of the suspects en , - - Featuring: - \ / ' , I 1996 ~ SENTRA fore the Superior Court. I~•. I~ I~1--M I ,_ tered the car and forced Ping Tiger Shrimps, Fresh Oyster and Mussels, Sashimi, Broiled Marinated Salmon, Seafood and , ' ' I ti - In the complaint, Assistant to the back seat. ~ Low Price , - I Vegetable Tempura, Mahi-Mahi, Seafood Pasta and awide selection of other hol &cold ~ I \ \" Atty. Gen. James Norcross ' I I Two other suspects on board I\ I, ' ' ' • Low Payments ,, - seafood dishes, salads and desserts. ADULTS: $22.00 KIDS: $11.00 • "' I / ',. said last June 27 Xiong at a car followed as the suspects ,,. .: I-' - tempted to kill Cheng Rui Ping drove the victim to Capitol , I , From: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm J I' - ., • Lots of Standard Options ' ' - , ' I by shooting the victim with a Hill then to Talafofo Beach. SATURDAY - , ' , " .,I ' I - I _' ~ I gun on the right forearm. At the beach, the suspects \, - ,_- \ GalifoPuian DiuneP Baffet \ ., ' ~ I Xiong, a Chinese, was also mauled the victim who refused , ' I \ . ./ I Featuring: / - - accused of robbing Ping. to give them money. ., - .' I I I ' " Start your evening with our exotic "Sangria" or selection of the wines from the Robert \ ' Associate Judge Timothy One of the suspects then \I\'' I I I , I ~ Monchvi Vineyard. grabbed the victim's wallet ,, -, -_ 1_ 1 , , ,,' Fill your plate with our BBQ Short Ribs, Swordfish from the Grill, well presented Hot ... l \ -: containing $3,000 cash and I ' - # , ' 20,000 Japanese yen, sources Dishes like "Sacramento Sluffed Flank Stea~·. Deepfried Calamares, Vegetable Curry, - , '' " I " / ~ Salmon's "Sausalito'', Fettuccine and tempting Desserts. , I I said. ' -- \ ______. ADULTS: $22.00 KIDS: $11.00 ' , I Xiong then shot the victim , ' , I.'\.._ I .- From: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm - ' with a rifle on the right fore / -- I I ' ' SUNDAY \ ' arm. Ghampadue Si!e~a~ Branch ' , ' The suspects handed back ' ' - the key to the victim and aban Featuring: , , doned him at the beach. C?mplete Y!ith Black Angus Prime Rib (Cut lo Taste) Roast Suckling ·,',' Sources said the incident Pig, lrres1s\1ble Hol and Cold Items. Freshly Baked Bread, Tempting , , , was another gang-related ex ',:-======~ Desserts and many more. ' ' tortion activity possibly per ' ' petrated by the so-called -·-- ADULTS: $20.00 KIDS: $10.00 ' From: 11 :00 am - 2:00 pm Fujian Group. One of the suspects being hunted by the police, sources said, is an 18-year-old male who AQLu\ R.ESORT CWB @Jllal/~lt01V was recently arrested during a riot STANDARD OPTION • 1.6 Liter Engine • Power Windows/Door Locks at GIG disco in Garapan. 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'' • t' • • • • •" •' • o. \ \ i ,'- ~ I '•''I'••'•.~ • ,. • • • . 1 FRIDAY.JULY 26, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND. VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 j Woman in bribery gets leniency For not looking into Perez's activities i The charges stemmed from al months. unsuspended portion of the sen tencing recommendation prima Afoot part of problem, says Torres By Ferdie de la Torre Duenas, through counsel Baka, tence on any factor other than the rily upon Duenas prior convic . Variety News Staff legations that while Duenas was By Zaldy Dandan Torres said. (Aloot) would find out he is work And nobody can say you can't up non~resident workers and tak employed by the then DCL, she appealed the sentencing issue to degree to which Duenas has co tion, and only secondarily upon THE SUPERIOR Court ordered Variety News Staff He added that if Aloot were to ing for the union right under your look for a job." ing them to NLRB hearings. the Supreme Court. operated with the authorities. her cooperation with the authori yesterday a fonner employee of accepted $600 payments from BY NOT doing anything to stop investigate Perez's activities, "you nose." He said the AGO is not looking "How many tourists do that?" three non-resident workers in Last May 29 the Supreme Court Baka said the trial judge sen ties, the defunct Department of Com Filipino labor leader Vicente Aloot, in an interview with the into the activities of Perez due to Torres said. separate incidents on May and ruled to vacate the sentencing tencing remarks indicate that he Toti High Court pointed out that merce and Labor to spend 10 days Perez's "illegal activities," acting Variety, said Perez is not "mak a lack of a "basic preliminary In an earlier letter to Gov. in jail in connection with hercon July 1994 in exchange for the imposed and remand the matter considered various factors in im in the plea agreement the govern Attorney General Sebastian Aloot ing a mockery" of the Attorney infonnation" that should justify Froilan C. Tenorio, Torres said viction to a 1994 bribery case. issuance of certain work permits. for re-sentencing before a differ posing the sentence, including ment promised to base its recom has become "part of the prob General's Office (AGO), as initiating investigation. Perez "is not a tourist and his real During a re-sentencing, Presid Duenas, through counsel ent judge and specific perfor Duenas' prior conviction, the fact mendation regarding further sus lem," Rep. Stanley T. Torres(Ind. Torres has earlier alleged. The AGO has a lot of other purpose is to help organize union ing Judge Alexandro Castro gave Deputy Public Defender Gregory mance of the literal terms of the that she had committed the of pension of the sentence upon the Saipan) said yesterday. "I don't believe that you give cases that need to be looked into membership." Lillian T. Duenas five years jail Baka, entered into a plea agree plea agreement. fense while in a position of public extent of the defendant's coop Perez, who returned to Saipan term, all suspended except 10 days. ment with the government. She According to the unswom ar trust, and her "cooperation with eration with law enforcement of In his most strongly-worded Jet up certain rights just because first, Aloot said. ter yet, Torres dismissed as "cr you' re a tourist," Aloot said. Torres, in a letter to Lt. Gov. last July 2, successfully organized Pursuant to a plea agreement, pleaded guilty to one count of gument of Baka, the government the government pursuant to the ficials. p" Aloot's recent comments re "You have a right not just to lie JesusC. Borja last July 17, said he a labor union at Hafa Adai Hotel Castro asked Duenas to pay $200 bribery and in return, the pros provided discovery to the defense plea agreement." "Having later opted to base its garding Perez's stay on Saipan as on the beach, you can also see has "strong evidence" showing where he was a non-resident restitution to Relagaya Pelayo and ecution dismissed the remaining on January 5, 1995; including In its ruling, the Supreme Court recommendation instead on other a tourist your friends, drive them around. . Perez driving to barracks, picking worker for two years. charges. "papers showing defendant had a said based on the plain language factors, the government cannot $600 fine. "Stop walking around blind The parties agreed that the prior conviction before the United of the plea agreement, it is clear now claim that it gave Duenas the Duenas was also asked to reim folded. (Y)ou helped him take a government's recommendation States District Court on Guam" in that the government's argument benefit of her bargain, said the burse $400 to the Attorney 'short vacation' to escape depor with respect to the length of the which she pleaded guilty in 1990 at the sentencing hearing breached Supreme Court's decision. General's Office's Investigation tation (last) Feb. 5 .... You even We'll do everything except carry your suitcase suspended jail tenn would de to embezzlement of government its promise to Duenas. The High court ruled that the Unit. advised (union) lawyer John Cool Duenas reportedly had already pend on the extent of the monies. In the transcript passage, the government's conduct breached But if you take us with you, we'll do that too! as to his best course of action," settled the fine and all the required defendant's cooperation. The next day, the parties filed a High Tribunal said the govern the plea agreement. Stanley T. Torres payments pursuant to the terms The agreement allowed the plea agreement. ment very explicitly based its sen- . Your only and conditions of the plea agree court to sentence the defendant When Manibusan asked for a ment. within the range of five years in sentencing recommendation, then CUC is now accepting Castro said Duenas shall not be jail with at least four years sus prosecutor Christine Zachares DEA nabs 'ice pusher' Call right now and ask about our great package tours. employed by the CNMI govern pended. mentioned Duenas' 1990 convic credit card payments ment or any of its agencies, de Duenas agreed to cooperate re tion for embezzlement of over By mar-Vic C. Munar partments or subdivisions, or by garding the investigation and pros $3,000. Variety News Sta ff THE Commonwealth Utilities this time will be Master, Visa, any municipality of the Common ecution of government corruption Zachares recommended nine AGENTS of the US Drug En Corporation w°ill start accept Diners and JCB. wealth during her probation pe and other crimes involving the months in jail for the defendant. forcement Agency on Tuesday ing credit card payments be CUC implemented the credit riod. fonnerDCL. Baka objected stating that the arrested a man who was indicted ginning Wednesday, July 24, card payments as one example On July 25, 1994, the AGO On Sept. 14, 1995, Associate argument violated the plea agree for drug pushing, US district at 1996, at either the Oleai Pay of providing convenience to charged Duenas with three counts Judge Edward Manibusan sen ment. He contended it was im torney David Wood said. ment Branch or the Main Pay its customers. of bribery and three counts of tenced Duenas to five years in proper for the trial court to base Wood said Rode! Reyes was ar ment Office at CUC in Lower For its Rota and Tinian cus misconduct in public office. jail, all suspended except six its recommendation as to the rested by undercover agents. Base, the utilities firm an tomers, CUC is working to The district attorney was not nounced. make credit card payments . sure if the suspect was using his In a news release, CUC said available to them as well in Please Call Us At 233-3650, 3750, 3800 real name. "He calls himself Rode I the credit cards accepted at the near future. Reyes." And Ask For Edgar, Mira, Juvy or Miss Huang Wood said Reyes was indicted Northern Marianas College in connection with an incident on I Nov. 8 last year when the suspect Office of Occupational Safety & Health was found in possession of unde David Wood termined amount of crystal Outreach & Training metamphetarnine (locally known arrested on Tuesday two young Take it from the experts: Toshiba Air Conditioners are as ice) "with intent to deliver. Irish men found in possession of ,,.~1 Details of the case were not ice. the powerful, quiet, economical way to stay cool! ~~:~ available as of press time. A DEA official confirmed the .!..·.~.:.,.· ..· !·. Meanwhile, sources said DEA report but won't give any detail. ·.... 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'I FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11 10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 C gears for end of Section 8 Ramos orders Dengue drive THE Northern Marianas Housing In line with tl1isquest, the NMI-IC Corporation (NMHC) is gradually Board has approved approximately MANILA, Philippines (AP) In severe cases, patients suf phasing out the Section 8 Rental $ l million in loans for eligible and - President Fidel Ramos on fer hemorrhaging of internal Subsidv Prmmun under the De qualified low-income applicants, Wednesday ordered a nation organs. pmtme~t of lfousing and Urban at 7% fixed rate, for 30 years. wide campaign against mos A vaccine has not been de Development (HUD) and will con According to NMHC, snmc of quitoes that transmit dengue veloped. centrate effons in its home owner- its former tenants have graduated fever, which has killed at least As part of the program, I ship programs. from renter-occupied units to 25 people this year in the Ramos also said schools : I This was according to Board owner-occupied units, which is the Manila area alone. should begin teaching children Chairman Juan S. Tenorio who ideal move. Ramos ordered a wide about dengue and how to pre said the Hm1sing Assistance Pay TI1is allows clients lo advance range of government agencies vent its spread. ment Contracts for the 20 (Phase I) their Ii velihood through the myriad to help eliminate mosquito Health officials have ex Section 8 housing units located in of programs the agency adminis breeding habitat in swampy pressed alarm over this year's the Garnpan Annex II will not be ters, it said. areas, canals and sewage sys outbreak, which they attribute renewed when thi:y expire in De The programs available for home tems. to a resurgence of the Dengue cember, 1997. ownership include the NMHC Di On Saturday, Ramos de 3 strain of the virus. As a result, families who are rect Family Home Loan, Rural clared metropolitan Manila, Dengue 3 is more virulent currently occupying those units will Development Guaranteed Rural Central Luzon and a region of than the three other strains and have to resort to an alternate means Housing Loan, Rum! Housing (RH) Mindanao island in the south the illness it causes is more dif of housing. 502, 504 and Housing Preserva as calamity areas because of ficult to treat and manage. Home ownership being the de tion Grant Programs, Depanment the upsurge of dengue cases. Eric Tayag, a spokesman of sirable alternative, NMHC said it of Veterans Affairs (YA) Native The viral disease is trans the health office in Manila, said is exploring avenues to make this a American Direct Loan and HOME mitted by mosquitoes that at there had been l,339casesofden reality for those who are eligible Programs. tack during the day. They are gue fever in Manila and its sub and have the repayment ability to The VA Native American Direct ;I different from the mosquitoes urbs since January, including One of the houses benefitted by the rehabilitation project under the "Home Program." become homeowners. Loan is a pilot program, which was that C 25 deaths. Tayag said 14 of the implemented in the CNMI in the arry malaria, which bite at deaths were reported in July. · Philippine President Fidel Ramos, center, gestures in front of the joint session of Congress as he cites his latter part of 1993. The initial pro night. The mosquitoes breed Other deaths have been reported administration's achievements through the last four years and laid out his plans for the la?t two years _of his } gram period will expire in October, in stagnant water, particularly outside Manila, but complete sta term in his State-of-the-Nation address Monday, in suburban Quezon City. Applauding Ramos m t~e 1997. during the rainy season. tistics have not been gathered by background is Senate President Neptali gonzales, left, and Speaker of the Lower House Jose de Venecia, right. AP Photo J If the U.S. Congress determines Dengue fever leaves its vic the health office. tha there is demand for the pro tims with high fever, rash, "\ \. gram, it might let the program con nose bleeds and severe pains. tinue. [ . l It is hoped that the program will ll extend beyond October, 1997, so Typhoon veers %~~~ 't 1 that more CNMI descent veterans SAIPAN , may benefit from this flexible pro from Northern. Throughout the month of Jul:, < LOBSTER... ( gram, the only VA loan program Philippines, .now , that has been implemented in the It's the catch of the month THE a.INESE RESfAURANf PAHROISf BAHKIHG , CNMI. heads to Taiwan • is o!Tcri ng up -< r I NMHC is encouraging CNMI Ll,VE MAINE LOBSTER descent veterans to take advantage MANILA, Philippines (AP) just got better .as we of this program while it is still - Typhoon Gloria, packing ~E t:ilNESE RESTAURANT Imagine. succulent Li\·c Maine Lobster: available. sustained peak winds of 120 Sauteed. Steamed or Wok baked. For more information and/or as kilometers (75 miles) per hour, with a choice of Hot Chili. Black Bean. celebrate our birthday sistance, interested parties are en When you open your r veered away from the north Ginger Garlic or Cream Sauce. couraged to contact the Mmtgage ern Philippines and is heading individual CHECKING or \ Credit Division of the Northern with youl I for Taiwan, the Manila For the ama1.ing price of $-1-5.00. ' Marianas Housing Corporation at SAVINGS ACCOUNT at weather bureau said Thursday. you also get Lobster soup & Lobster fried rice. 2 34-7689/76 70/6866/944 7; But Gloria, the sixth major Guam Savings throughout Charles A. Manglona in Rota al storm to strike the country this This special Lobster Catch is on the month of July, our ' 532-9410; and in Tinian, Francis year, has a 350-kilometer H. Diaz at 433-9213. (218-mile) rain cloud radius offer Tuesday through Sunday birthday gift to you: that will continue to dump rain at dinner from 6:00 p.m. lo l/l:00 p.m. ·Power outag~ in many areas on the main is land of Luzon, including vol Open for Lunch: I I :.10 a.rn. - 2:00 p.m. • For personal checking ac,counts set tom·orrow· canic debris-covered villages 1· around Mount Pinatubo, said Dinner: 6:00 p.rn. - IO:OO p.m. we 'II buy your first 200 weather forecaster Lenny I IN an effort to improve its power Duplicate Safety Paper Checks Ruiz. Club at the Hyatt cards welcome. < / .... services and safeguard the public, the At 10 a.m. (0200 GMT), Commonwealth UtilitiesCorporation Gloria was spotted near the ' ------...... • YOUR OWN Guam Savimgs ' will be replacing rotted power poles Batanes island group, the APAS ATM CASH CARD! ' on Saturday, July 27, 1996. This re country's northernmost prov placement will result in the following ince, said Ruiz. temporaiy power outages: · The typhoon was packing • UNLIMITED TRAVELER'S •8:30-11 :30 Fina Sisu peak sustained winds of 120 •8:30-12:00 Capitol Hill I 300 kph (75 mph) and gusts of up CHECKS, CASHIERS Block down to Donni Sp1ings and A~ CHECKS AND MONE\' to 150 kph (94 mph) and was Too; moving northwest at 15 kph 8:30-2:30 From the Black Micro ORDERS with NO SERVICE ·GARAPAN, SAIPAN (9 mph) towards southern Tai Quarry in Marpi going north and FEES for one year. (670) 233-GSLA wan, he added. from the Navy Hill Calhoun Well to There was no immediate re Chalan Galaide port of casualties. But several · AGANA, GUAM • So you look good for our CUC asks its customers in the af villages in the north were re (671) 472-6704 •472-8593 fected areas for their patience, ,md ported to have been isolated birthday... we'll even clean power will be restored as soon as because of landslides. your clothes for FREE. With a •PALAU August 1996 possible. Residents of villages around FREE $10.00 certificate for Mount Pinatubo have been ad Mon.Thurs.: 9 a.m. · 4 p.rn. vised to be on the alert be services at MARIANAS "Where Others Put Branches, Friday: 10 a.rn. · 6 p.m. cause the rains could loosen CLEANERS. Saturday: 9 a.rn. · 12 noon tons of debris left over from We Place Roots." its eruption in 1991 and that are still lodged on it's slopes, 7M 421/eevu! Ruiz said. 1'he PhlUpplnes ls struck by an average of 20 storms every year. FRIDAY,JULY 26, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-13 . l 12-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 1 I In the Philippines Nl\fi does good at Panasonic Bowl ,I THE TEAM representing the vanced to the third round of the The sixth member of the gratulated the CNMI team for By the time the third round Commonwealth at last month's event before being eliminated. CNMI team, MHS student Jong its performance and said the came, the CNMI found it diffi Japan minister wins RP award cult to compete without Kim, a national Panasonic Academic Competing for the CNMI' s Ho Kim, couldn't make the trip hours of practice before the standout iri science and math. through the region he noted thatpeople Bangladesh in 1970 in which he Takami came from an impov Challenge Bowl in Orlando, national team were Marianas due to problems with his travel event paid off. l\.1A1''ILA, Philippines (AP) - A Tochigi Prefecture (state), was cite I 1-··1 . ,'1,. ',.1 '. (,· ·a.'T- ~. i;'.• FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15 14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 \j Discovery Channel apologizes -j .;' By Giff Johnson with our programming depart For the Variety Marshalls assured offending remark edited out ment to correct anything like this MAJURO-The Marshall Is happening in the future." lands Secretary of Education has Discovery Channel that "such a apologize profusely for the "ra Taafaki. McDonald said that this pro received an apology from the Dis comment is culturally insensitive cial slur" that "should have been "The comment was equally gram episode of Mac & Mutley, covery Channel for a racist slur at best and, at worst, racist. It is edited out of the program. shocking and offensive to our which is scheduled to air again on that was aired in a program broad insulting to all Fijians and, by It is our fault entirely that it was multi-cultural staff, and it was a July 31, "will be appropriately cast locally recently, and a prom extension, all the people of the missed," said Anya McDonald of grave mistake that the program edited by our staff to ensure the ise that the offending remark-in Pacific." the Hong Kong office of the Dis was not properly edited," she said. insensitive comment is not heard which the intelligence of Fiji is She said it wa a great concern covery Channel in response to "We are looking into the situation again." landers was compared to an that an internationally' broadcast iguana-will be deleted when the network, that is aired extensively program airs again later this in the Pacific, "should allow such PN;G official: Let's·· bite the month. comments to air." Taafaki ques The program, Mac and Mutley, tioned why the show, which is was on the Cayman Islands. In it aimed for children, should con bullet· to Inake reforms work an American resident of the Cay vey "such inappropriate and anti- · PAPUA New Guinea's Pro provinces except Bougainville is not good and we must all man Islands who keeps iguanas quated attitudes." vincial Affairs Minister Pe and the National Capital Dis come to grips with this and She called the used of the of was asked if a certain iguana was ter Barter has conceded "real trict, there are many problems, really bite the bullet. we need fending interview as an "unseemly intelligent. The response was problems" in implementing the minister told the parlia to be honest in our assess "smarter than a wonn? Yes. Com misjudgement on your part" and the provincial government ment. ment and in our collective asked for the show to be immedi pared to a Fiji Islander? Breaks reforms. Delivering his re All the provinces shared approach to resolving the situ •We Accept Mfg. Coupons •Quantijties limited to •We reserve the right to SALE PRICES EFFECTIVE ately withdrawn. even." port to parliament on the similar problems, including ation". . & Foodstamps stock on ha"d · limit quantities · . July 26th • August 1st . In a reply received from Dis Irene Taafaki, the Secretary of progress of the organic Law shortage of funds, Jack of in The governors at their forum covery officials this week, they Education in Majuro, wrote to the on Provincial and Local frastructure, rinalisation of on July 12 had raised concerns, Level Governments, Barter public service reforms, lack the main one being "the short urged parliamentarians, pub of capacity at provincial, dis- · falls in grants being distributed lic servants, non governrrien trict and local levels and "a by the national government". tal organizations and the pri widespread !ah of awareness Barter also says, the prepara vate sector to cooperate in a and understanding of the true tion of the 1997 election were concerted effort to "bite the nature and meaning of the re lagging and except for Sandaun · bullet" in order to make the forms in general by the lead and Morobe, the rest of the prov reforms work, the Post-Cou- . ers, politicians, public ser inces had yet to complete "all the rier reported. vants and the population in formalities and requirements Australian Ocean Wave Eventhough the reform general". necessary" for setting up iocal =r1 n"'n r::i process were running in all Barter says: "The situation level govemments .... Pacnews ©£~.,.~©~!E ~~c~ Chunk iJ ,!,dJ tr'Jj'.~ Fiji's Regent Hotel up for sale REGENT International Hotels and the resort is part of the Denarau shareholding in The Regent Fiji. (RIH) has confirmed that an Island's fully integrated resort and On completion of the sale RIH aqreement has been reached to leisure complex, the Daily Post will cease to manage The Regent sell The Regent Fiji in conjunc reported. Fiji. tion with the sale of the assets of Denarau island has been in re RIH is the Hong Kong-based Denarau Island. ceivership for some time and in subsidiary of Four Seasons, Re The Regent Fiji was owned by order to facilitate the successful gent Hotels and Resorts, Toronto, a partnership controlled by Hotel sale of the Denarau Island, HIC the world's largest operator of 49 Investment Corporation (HIC) has agreed to sell its minor luxury hotels .... Pacnews Lb. us. • t'rn'~~"'\At~~/~!)' Sapporo lchiban · GROUND ROUND ...... cec.2:::J Lb. ~@@[Q)[L~~ U.S. BEEF SHORT RIBS B·B-Q Cut •••••.•••.• -••••.••••••.• Lb• U.S. .. : .__P.·UBLIC NOTICE .· PORK FOR ADOBO Family. Cut ••....••...••...•.•... Lb. Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund U.S. The Board of Truslees.Worf:ers' Ccmpensation Commission will hold a regular meeting at 6:00 WILL BE p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. 1996, in the Funj Conlerenoe Rco,11, first ltoor of tr,e Nauru Build WHOLE BRISKET ...... Lb. ing, Susui:,e. Saipan Interested persons are welcome to attend. For more information, please call 234-7228 U.S. Seedless U.S. CLOSED EGGS Med. Doz ...... ~ ·" A,GE=NDA A. Ci>.LL TO ORDER TOP SIRLOIN STEAK ...... Lb. B. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Thrifty ,-:.: . .' C. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES ,..J D. REPORT OF THE HEARING OFFICER FOR ICE CREAM Asstd. 1/2 Gal ...... U.S. E. REPORT OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL Lb. TOP ROUND ROAST ...... Lb; F. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR G. REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Corn King H. CORRESPONDENCE INVENTORY. MEAT HOTDOG 12 oz. Limit: 4 ...... ' Red I. OLD BUSINESS 1. Commonwealth Credit Union-Updale I I 2. Fund's Office Building-Update Springfield 3. Fund Consultant-Selection AMERICAN SLICED CHEESE 12 oz ..... :... Frozen 4. MHLP Regulations-Final Adoption SUNDAY JULY 28, 1996 ~QUID 3 Lb. Box ...... Ea. J. NEW BUSINESS 1. Prol)Osed Amendment to Fund's Rules and Reguiations-Oi:,en Period for Class 'Lb. Lb. II Memb€rs 2. Commonwealth Jud,c,al Complex-Change Order No. 2 MONDAY JULY Z9, 1996 3. Group Health and Lile lnsuranoe Program-Relocation MILKFISH ••••••••••••••••••••• Lb. K. MISCELLANEOUS DINNER ROLLS 12 oz ...... ,.. : ' ·: 1 Report at the Fund Consultant 2 Report of the Fund Custodian ,,..., Peeled & Deviened 3. Report of the Money Managers DOUBLE FUDGE PUDDING CAKE 0)) SHRIMP 1 Lb ...... 4. NCPERS-Defined Contnbution Plans WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY Ea. 5. Atalanta Sosnoff-Com11ission Recapture Programs 15 oz ••••••..•••••••••••••..•.•.•.••••••.••...•.•• tL~G Lb. 6. RIM-Proxy Summary INCONVENIENCE TO 7. INVESCO Realty Advisors-REIT L. NEXT MEETING M. ADJOURNMENT OUR CUSTOMERS. -Everything You Need • Everytinie. '!ou Shop \; ''i' FRIDAY, ruL Y 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17 16-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND.VIEWS-FRIDAY-JULY 26, 1996 Bank union strike to continue THE national secretary of the unexpectedly at 9.30 am af FT A hall as the strikers drank liament, some members of the scribed as excessive a redun Fiji Bank Employees Union, fecting civil servants, various Yaqona and played cards. union and Shankar were dancy demand by the Nl!,tional Dewan Shankar, said Wednes businesses and individuals When the second reading of present in parliament. Bank of Fiji employees. day night the Fiji National who wished to withdraw and the Restructuring Bill began But House of Representa President Thomas Raju said Bank workers strike would depost money. Wednesday afternoon in par- tives Speaker Doctor Apenisa the Fiji economy cannot sus continue unless reasonable re The Suva and Market Kurisaqila deferred further de tain the large package de dundancy packages were branches were empty by J0 bate to this morning. manded by the NBF employ agreed to by the NBF manage am as workers left to gather at Presence Finance Minister Berenado ees and its union. Describing ment and government. the Fijian Teachers' Vunibobo refused to comment the strike action as "unfortu National Bank of Fiji em Asssociation hall to protest. of.police·. on the strike Wednesday. . nate", Raju predicted an ad ployees staged a lightning Only the NBF's Samabula The NBF management de verse effect on the business walkout at its branches around and Lautoka branches were eases_fear plored the actions of its em community being disadvan the country Wednesday, the serving customers through se ployees saying in a statement taged through not having Fiji Times reported. nior management staff. of villagers that the union had been spe banking facilities with the The bank workers acted out Employees from other NBF cifically asked to give advance NBF. a strike mandate that was branches around the country FEAR among villagers in the notice of any impending in The federation has urged agreed upon on Tuesday night also sat in protest outside their Shortland Islands of Solomon dustrial action. government to quickly solve leaving teller booths empty. respective buildings. Placards Islands is easing as the country's Meanwhile, the Employees the problem for the benefit of The strike happened and banners enveloped the police field force continues to Federation of Fiji has de- everyone .... Pacnews main lain a presence on several islands in the border region. The tension arose following a Air Niugini sues twenty series of cross-border incursions by Papua New Guinea citizens entities to recover debts, is proud to announce its commitment to equal opportunity and including members of the PNG defence force since March, PAPUA New Guinea's na debts. diversity in education and employment. SIBC reported. tional airline Air Niugini has The airline took to the Na Members of the police field sued about 20 entities includ tional Court clients that owed forces stationed in the Shortland ing some of its major corpo it more than 10,000 Kina Northern Marianas Academy does not discriminate on the ba rate clients in a bid to re ($57,000) while clients and Shrimps 1lb/Bag ...... 3.98/ea sis of nationality, racial or ethnic background, gender, or reli Islands told the assistant com missioner of Police National cover debts of over half a individuals who have debts Dungeness Crab ...... 3.98/lb gion in !he administration of any of its policies or programs. Reconnaisance and Surveil million Kina (US less that 10,000 Kina (US lance, Michael Wheatley, dur $5400,000). $7,900) were served default ing a meeting at the field According to court docu summons at the Port Moresby forces base at Lofung Mon ments the debts have accu District Court. Beef Back Ribs day that some people are re mulated over the years since Out of the 15 clients two 201bs/cs · Beef turning to their villages after the late 1980s, the National have not responded and these running away into the bush. reported. petitions are currently being People are also starting to go Since the filing of about 15 pursued by the law firm. One Shank fishing, attend to their gar winding up petitions before of these two companies is for dens and.cut copra. the National Court by eign-owned. Among the cor The meeting was told that Patterson Lawyers at the start porate clients that allegedly the people appreciated the of year most of the corporate owe money to Air Niugini are 8 Northern Marianas Academy is an independent, co-educational presence of the police field clients had paid up their debts logging firms and hotels in college preparatory high school located 6n the campus of North force in their villages and at or had . made arrangements the Solomon ~b with Air Niugini to pay their lslands .... Pacnews 1 ern Marianas College. nearby posts and were very co operative. At the meeting, Wheatley ex For admissions and other information, call at (670)235-5597, or plained the outcome of the meet Taro growers in Cook write us at Caller Box 10006-834, Saipan, MP 96950 ing held with the PNG defense force at Oema Bay Monday. Islands hit over prices He later visited the police field COOK Islands taro growers cheaper in New Zealand, force posts at Komaliae and %" l:a have been accused of being RNZI reported. •LI,,-. Tuluve Island. too greedy and pricing them Taro growers haven't made The Tuluve police field force selves out of the New Zealand use of cheaper freight rates <.. .. post is on! y about seven kilometres 1 ~ 10 ~lh~OJ market. offered by the country's big from the PNG defence force post Cook Islands taro is not gest shipping company in an across the border at Mamalohu moving as quickly as produce effort to stimulate ~~j::~~A~:~:i Island .... Pacnews from Niue and Fiji which is export .... Pacnews 11". 0/. . ,Ql , ~ HOOKED ON i I 10 10 Summer SONY® MINI HIFI .2 0 •5 0 Jt HONG KONG (AP) - Police in south China have told their Hong Kong counterparts they seized 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of heroin in the first five YEAR CLEARANCE months of this year, a three-fold increase over the same period last year. Police in Guangdong, which bor . IUlY 26 TO AUGUST 4 ders Hong Kong, also said that crime in the booming southern limited Quantities province dropped 11 percent in REG. $289.95 SAlf: $230.00 i ALL SALES FINAL the first six months of the year, a .... Hong Kong police statement said DRIVER~ & UIRWAY WOODS REG.PRICE SALE MEN'S IROP SE]] REG. PRICE SALE Wednesday. WOMEN'S WOOD SH REG.PRICE SALE Guangdong's deputy director LYNX BOOM BOOM #9',11',#3,#5 ...... $259.95 ...... RAM FX FORGED GRAPHITE 3-SW (R) .. $1,292.95 .. $799.9] $129.97 LYNX TIGRESS ...... $499.95 ..... of police, Zheng Mingjian, told a DAIWA HI TRAC GRAPHITE 3-PW (S) ..... $999.95 $699.97 ,249.97 WILSON STAFF OVER SIZE DRIVER BRIDGESTONE ALLURE 1·3-5 ...... $329.95 164.97 visiting seven-memberdelegation 10.5' ...... $254.95 ...... $127.97 TOMMY AMOUR 855'S 3-SW ...... $1249.95... 899.97 COBRA LADIES WOODS 12', #3,#5 ...... $239.95 ..... 199.9] from Hong Kong that the drop in TITLEISTOFFSET (LH) 3.SW ...... $792.95..... 549.97 TOP FLITE HEAT DRIVER 9.5',10.5' ...... $254.95 ...... $127.97 YON EX SUPERADX 13°#3,#5, #7, #9 ..... $324.95 ..... 299.97 crime was due to China's nation TIGE~SHARK G.W. 3-SW ...... $1,119.95 .. 789.97 MIZUNO MSX WIDE BODY 9.5°, 11 ', #3 ..... $265.95 ...... $127.97 CALLAWAY LADIES GEM 110, 120 wide "Strike Hard" crackdown POWER BILT TPS 3-SW ...... $949.95 ..... 699.97 #3,#5,#7,#9,#11 ...... $289.95 ..... $239.97 MIZUNO MSX 500 9.5' ...... $209.95 ...... $104.97 on crime. WILSON STAFF MIDSIZE 3-PW (STL) ..... $295.95 ..... 669.97 f.llN'S WOOD SH At least 1,000 people have been PING EYE 3 PERSIMMON WOOD MIZUNO 14 FORGED 3-PW ...... $709.95 ...... 497.97 #3,#5,#6,#7 ...... $180.95 ...... $89.97 POWER BILT CITATION GRAPHITE executed and tens of thousands WILSON STAFF MID SZE GRAPHITE 1-3-5, ...... $949.95 ..... $414.91 arrested in the campaign, which 3-PW ...... $1,199.95 .. ,4 RAM ZEBRA 11',#3,#5 ...... ,...... $295.95 ...... $141.97 839.97 WILSON 1200 GEM EFFECT 1-3-5 ...... $169.95 $ 84.97 began two months ago, according MIZUNO MSX (LH) STEEL 2-SW ...... $575.95..... THE WHALE #1,#5 ...... $299.95 ...... $149.97 397.97 to the London-based human rights RAM ACCUBAR STEEL 1-3-5/3-SW ...... $649.95 ..... t-459.9] GOLF BALLS group, Amnesty International. TAYLOR MADE MID SIZE 9.5' ...... $299.95 ...... $149.97 POWER SILT CITATION PLUS 3-SW ...... $286.95 .... i 199.97 TITLEIST HP2 90,100 ...... $29.95 ...... $ 24.00 The Hong Kong police delega TAYLOR MADE #5 ...... $314.95 ...... $157.97 MIZUNO MP-14 STEELJ-PW ...... $799.95 ..... 559.97 MAX FU XD 90,100 ...... $31.95 ...... S 26.00 tion, including two Interpol offic WILSON WS 1000 3-PW ...... $399.95 ..... 297.97 SLAZENGER BALL ENTIRE STOCK ...... $32.95 ...... $ 28.00 1,•. Jbhr.hA- r.h~®>1;11. ers, visited Guangdong on July rlt~~B~~~.~.'.?.: ..~?!..!.~'.· .. ~: ..~ ..... $ 79.95 ...... s39.97 PING EYE 2 ORANGE DOT 3-SW ...... $999.95..... 649.97 Jh\0:~'lb,~ L yf °A ·A ULTRA DISTANCE WHITE/ ORANGE/ 15, part of efforts to increase con ST. ANDREWS WIDE BODY POWER BILT GRAND SLAM 3-SW {LH) .. $379.95 ..... ,269.97 YELLOW ...... $29.95 ...... S 22.00 tact between the two police forces GRAPHITE#3,#5 ...... , ...... $129.95 ...... 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Clothier, DVM By DEXTER CRUEZ said on condition of anonym "We must finish the war be soldiers in Mullaittivu were pre ity of discrimination in education third jail inmate on a mass hunger Three leading Turkish writers The government was anticipat COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ity. fore the end of 1997 ... If not, sumed dead and 37 commandos and jobs. strike died Wednesday, his law appealed on Wednesday to au ing riots or clashes with inmates if - An army assault force moved In Colombo, the government the government will be forced from a relief force also had been The escalation in hostilities yer said, as the government sought thorities to end the crisis. Yasar it attempted to overt:tlce the pris Saipan Veterinary out of its beachhead Wednes came under fire in Parliament to cut many subsidies," she killed. It said 400 rebels were came as Sri Lanka marked the to regain control of three prisons. Kemal, Orhan Pamuk and Zulfu ons. day and began advancing to for its news blackout on what told a business convention. killed. 13th anniversary Tuesday of na Sixty-one more prisoners joined Li vaneli said the deaths were "the Turkey's prison system, which Hospital PH: (6.10) 233_73s1 ward a military base which could be the worst debacle of The officials said eight sol The rebels have said l,20S sol tionwide anti-Tamil riots in which the fast. More than 1,900 inmates responsibility of the whole Turk has allowed inmates to stay to T Tamil Tiger rebels claimed to the 13-year war. diers died from wounds in diers and 241 guerrilias were more than 2,000 people died. The in 33 prisons have been refusing ish nation." gether in wards in groups of a few Emergency PH: {670) 233-6594 have overrun last week, offi Opposition legislators ac curred when their landing craft killed in the assault. riots are regarded as the start of ( solid food for the past two months Another leftist inmate at dozen, has always hampered ef cials said. cused the government of act came under mortar fire. That Military sources, who brief the war. to protest prison conditions. About Bayrampasa, Altan Berdan forts to maintain discipline. • Pet Supplies •Puppies The force of some 1,500 ing irresponsibly in censoring raised the death toll from that foreign reporters on condition that No independent information ·I 275 irunates are refusing even sug Kerimgiller, became the second The protests began after the available and men, supported by warplanes, news of the assault on the engagement to 30, while 20 they are not identified, indicate· from the area is available. Jour ared water. victim of the strikes Tuesday. previous government carried out Collars, leashes, helicopters and naval gun Mullaittivu camp on the north others remained on the that the camp has probably fallen nalists are barred from the war The 35-year-old prisoner, llginc Aygun Ugur, the first death, died large-scale transfers of prisoners toys, bowls, by order from ships, moved northwards from east coast. wounded list. to the rebels. zone, and telephone links were ~ Ozkeskin, who died Wednesday at Umraniye Sunday. to remote parts of the country, kennels the U.S. their assembly point in an ap "The country is not being Reports on the fighting, 275 Those sources said earlier that severed years ago with the north, had been awaiting trial since 1994 Ozkeskin was facing a IO-year canceled visiting rights for politi Mainland parent drive to retake com told anything about the situa kilometers (170 miles) north of 19 survivors are known to have much of which is held by the on charges of membership in an prison sentence if convicted. He cal prisoners and otherwise mand of the base at tion in Mullaittivu," said Rani! the capital, Colombo, in non-gov fled the rebel onslaught and rebels. outlawed left-wing group, accord had lost consciousness before his cracked down. Mullaittivu, officials said. Wickremasinghe, leader of the ernment newspapers have large reached safety, but the fate of the The rebels claimed in a state ing to the People's Law Office, death, said Behic Asci, a lawyer Kazan has eased some of the Rebel resistance was light, main opposition United National wide gaps, in which the word "cen rest of the camp's defenders was ment Tuesday that 50,000 people which represented him and other from the law office. restrictions, including scaling SPECIAL Party, which is demanding a full· sored" is written in big letters. Kazan told Parliament Tues back the transfers and giving back July 30 · August 30 according to early reports, and still unclear. had fled into the jungle to escape l political prisoners. He was a pris the officials said they believed parliamentary debate on the battle. Rebel statements, published from Just two months ago, troops military shelling and bombing of oner at Bayrarnpasa jail here. day night that authorities were visitation rights to political pris Cat Spays - $80 Save $20 most of the rebe.l force had "The government should make the Tigers' offices in Europe, do drove the rebels from the north nearby vilJages, but the military The government said Tuesday unable to force feed those in criti oners, but that didn't stop the pro Dog Vaccinations - $30 Save $10 faded back into the jungle af a statement and lift the censor not appear iq the Sri Lankan press. ern Jaffna Peninsula where they said it was only attacking known l. night inmates were in control of cal condition because other in tests. (Distemper Parvovirus Parainfluenza ter stripping the base of its ship on the local media," he Televised reports on the battle had run a virtually autonomous guerrilla targets. Bayrampasa and Umraniye in mates would·not allow prison au The cabinet was to meet Adenovirus) weapons and destroying some said. by the British Broadcasting Corp. state for years. The battle is the biggest in the IstanbulandBucaprisoninlzmir, thorities to enter the wards. Wednesday to discuss the prob of its buildings. Meanwhile, President are blacked out by cable opera More than 42,000 people have war, surpassing the casualty toll Kazan, a member of the pro lem. with a total estimated 1,600 pris SATURDAY It was unclear how far the Chandrika Kumaratunga tors wary of the censorship rules been killed since 1983, when the of 754 soldiers and sailors and oners. Islamic Welfare Party, the lead There are 9,000 political pris troops had marched, but the Wednesday said the escalat imposed last April. Tamil Tigers launched their war 700 rebels in the four-day battle Eleven fasting inmates at ing party in Turkey's new Islam oners in Turkey and a total of Office Hours vanguard troops were about ing war was now consuming . The Defense Ministry has made for an independent homeland. for the Pooneryn base in Novem Bayrarnpasa were in critical con inspired government, said the 52,000 people are incarcerated, Available two kilometers ( 1.5 miles) one-quarter of the national no statement about casualties They accuse the Sinhalese major- ber 1993. dition Tuesday, said Ali Dizdar, a three prisons had become "terror according to the Human Rights 9:00 A.M. - 1 :DO P.M. from the camp, the officials budget. since Sunday, when it said 300 lawyer who visited the striking ism training centers" under past Association. prisoners. Rebels believed behind Justice Minister Sevket Kazan · ,- . PUBLIC NOTICE . flew to Istanbul Wednesday to NOTICE TO BIDDERS bomb that killed 63 In order to give Bidders additional time to prepare their Bids, the deadline for the submis By DEXTER CRUEZ commercialdistrictJan. 31 and East German JJJJ!J) jj JjJ J sion of Bids for the Construction of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund Build COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) . killed 88 people,. . . . ing will be extended from July 31, 1996 to August 9, 1996 at 2:00 PM local time. • A week after they-overran a The attackoccurred as 2,000 rock singer major military base, Tamil · Sri Lankan army . reinforce Please be informed that the following Contract Documents can be obtained at the NMI Re rebels are being blamed for a ments reached the Mullaittivu dies at 43 · _jyJJ. }!_]j)jJJ!) tirement Office: bomb attack on a commuter . military base in the northeast, train outside the capital that · where the government had suf BERLIN (AP) - Tamara Danz. ,..j . . . . . ' killed 63 people .and wounded fered one of its worst· defeats 1. Pre-Bid Conference Minutes of the Meeting-issued July 17, 1996 one of the most popular rock sing more than 350. in 13 years of •civil war last ers of the former East Germany, 2. Addendum No. 01- issued July 17, 1996 Two bombs - one in the fifth Thursday. · · ::JJjjJJ has died of cancer at the age of 43. 3. Addendum No. 02 - to be issued on July 29, 1996 car, the·'other in the eighth_ Only 30 men fromthe 1;200- Danz died in her Berlin apart ripped through the train man garrison are.· known to ment on Tuesday. For further information please call Cathy at the NMI Retirement Fund, Nauru Bldg., Susupe, Wednesday as it pulled out of have survived, although oth Danz and her group "Silly" re Saipan, Telephone #234-7228/Fax#234-9624. the station at Dehiwala, a ers may still be hiding in the !)J} j.!JJ_;J !JJJ1 leased their most successful al middle-class suburb 10 kilo Jungle around the isolated bum, "Bataillon d' Amour," .in (S) EDWARD H. MANGLONA meters (six miles) south of coastal base, 275 kilometers 1986. It was chosen in the former Administrator/Contracting Officer Colombo. The train was packed ( 170 miles) north of Colombo. East Germany as album of the NMI Retirement Fund with commuters returning The rebels fired long-range home from work in the capital. mortars at the reinforcements, year. Danz belonged to a group of Since 1989 "1 was walking to the exit but offered only light resis artists who protested against the when I heard to two explo tance. Most of the rebels had sions behind me. When I turned faded back into the jungle af communist government of the INVITATION TO BID around, the whole station was ter stripping the b?se of its former East Germany in the 1980s. filled with smoke. People were weapons and destroying some The album "Mont Klamott," re leased in I 984, was censored by The Northern Marianas Retirement Fund is soliciting bids for the construction of screaming and running," said of its buildings. the East German regime for its the Northern Marianas Retirement Fund Building in Capitol Hill, Saipan. Bids will Lakshman Sooriyawardene, 23, Military officials said "a ,,zzA politically incorrect-content. The be received at the Office of the Retirement Fund at Nauru Building in Susupe until an office worker who had just large number" of decomposing group often faced restrictions on 2:00 pm, July 31, 1996 at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened gotten off the train. bodies were found among the travel. and read. Any bids received after the above date and time will not be accepted There was no claim of re ruined buildings. Sunday, the On Silly was one of the few rock under any circumstances. sponsibility, but the attack bore guerrillas said they cremated 486 bands of the former East Ger the hallmarks of Tamil Tiger A security bond of 15% of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security bodies and handed 55 to the In many, however, that was allowed rebels, who marked the 13th an . may be certified check or cashier's check. Security must be made payable to the ternational Red Cross . to work with a West German niversary this week of the be The attack on both a military Northern Marianas Retirement Fund. The bidder is required to submit along with musician,JimRakete. Theircom the bid proposal! ~ copy of the business licen:3e. _Attention is called to the labor ginning of their campaign for and a civilian target within one bined projects allowed Danz to SPECIAL Standards Prov1s1ons for wage rate determination and must comply with the an independent homeland for week showed that · the Tigers gain a limited following through minimum wage requirement by the Government of the Commonwealth of the the Tamil minority in this pre have lost none of their fighting concert tours in Western Europe. Northern Mananas. dominantly Sinhalese nation. edge, despite defeats over the Danz had been suffering from plans and specifications are available at the Northern Marianas Retirement Office "This is obviously the work last seven months that encour of the Tamil Tigers," said D.M. cancer for the past two years. She 1n Susupe upon payment of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). This payment is aged some Sri Lankans to hcipe had not appeared in public for Tennakoon, one of the first po non_-refundab/e and checks must be made payable to the Northern Marianas that the war was corning to an several weeks before her death. Buy any Large Pizza and get a Retirement Fund. licemen to reach the scene. The end. bombs "are similar to others In December, the army ex A pre-bid_ conference is scheduled for July 10, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. at the Retirement they have exploded." medium pepperoni or spicy Fund Office, Susupe. pelled the guerrillas from Jaffna Police quoted eyewitnesses as City, which had been the capital saying two people had disem of a virtually independent beef pizza FREE! Plus buy All ~id documents r~ceiv~d shall be t~e sole pr~perty of the Northern Marianas barked at a earlier station. They ..__ , .... Ret1rem_ent Fund Office wit~ the exception of the bid bonds, which shall be returned fieldom for five years. By May, .. to the bidders upon selection of a contractor. believed the explosions were the Tigers were evicted from all two BUDS for -.,. --····-·"'· caused by parcel bombs. An --- ..... _ .... - of the Jaffna Peninsula, the gov ·- ...... 11.,r,1 .,. ..,. other bomb hidden in a briefcase ernment said. T_he Northern ~ariana~ Retirement Fund reserves the right to reject any or all was defused by soldiers later, ·.the price of one*· bids, and to waive any imperfection in the bid proposals in its interest. Morethan43,000peoplehave • Limit two BUD cans per pizza special. police said. been killed since 1983. Tamils ON PREMISE ONLY Isl Edward H. Manglona It was the worst terrorist at accuse the Sinhalese majority of Administrator/Contracting Officer tack in the capital since a truck discrimination in education and Ill~~) Y(~ 1.. 1~ GARA PAN NEXT TO WINCHELLS • CALL 234-3976 or 233-1180 bomb devastated Colombo's jobs. : ~ : - _ .. _.. -- .. ' ' ...... --- - . - - .. - - ...... ;. t;. -----~ '_' -_,, -~·.,.,:~-·,_,_, .... FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-25 24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY - JULY 26, 1996 MORA ROKUI CHAD ER BELAU NGARA SAIPAN Fresh attacks on Turkish targets CHELCHAD LOLDUBUCH RA YUTAKA M. GIBBONS A OLENGIT E MENGEMEDAOL STUTIGART, Germany (AP) munity center and a furniture busi ently linked to death of a second for the Protection of the Constitu suburb was severely damaged early ER KEMIU ROKUI EL MERA CAMPAIGN RALLY MORNGII Arsonists set fire to a Turkish com- ness Wednesday in attacks appar- leftist hunger striker in an Istanbul tion, which tracks extremists in Wednesday in a fire that was be prison, officials said. Germany, have linked the attacks lieved to have been set, police said. PLACE: ROYAL TAGA BEACH CLUB ·DATE: JULY 28, 1996 TIME: 12:00Noon - 6:00P.M. In a third overnight attack in the to the two-month-old hunger strike A fire bomb damaged a Turkish I Case vs ex-Indian Stuttgart area, an incendiary de by more than 1,900 inmates in Turk community center in Asperg, and vice scorched the outside ofa Turk ish jails who are protesting prison assailants threw a bottle filled with ish snack bar. conditions. flammable liquid at a Turkish 1 No injuries were reported. A leftist jailed since 1992 on snack bar in Pforzheim, police I PM gets adjourned \ Six Turkish installations were suspicion of murder died Tuesday said. NEW DELlil, India (AP) - A adjourned the case until Aug. 2, firebombed Tuesday in Berlin, at Istanbul's Bayrampasa prison, The bottle failed to break the I c.ourton Wednesdayadjoumeduntil United News of India reported. Bremen and North Rhine the second hunger strike victim. window and burned outside, caus next week the fraud case against Early this month, businessman Westphalia state, and one man was The first hunger striker died Sun ing minor damage. I fonner Prime Minister P.V. Lakhubhai Pathak testified that he injured. Police in Cologne arrested day at another Istanbul prison. Baden-Wuerttemberg state in Narasimha Rao, a news agency paid a holy man known as five Turks after an attack on a Turk This week's attacks are the lat terior ministry officials said the reported. Chadraswarni $ 100,000 to ar ish cafe but did not immediately est in a series that began in May. attacks appeared to be connected ii Rao has been accused along range a government contract. He identify the suspects. The warehouse of a Turkish with the hunger strike in Turkish if with a Hindu priest ~n charges of claimed that Rao, who was then Officials at the Federal Office owned furniture firm in a Stuttgart jails. I swindling a businessman of $ India's foreign minister, en I , 100,000in 1983. Rao has denied dorsed the deal. \ I any wrongdoing. In his appeal Monday, Sibal \ On Tuesday, Rao won an appe.al told the court that Rao was not in . against a magistrate's summons to New York when Pathak claimed l ':\· .., appear personally to answer the to have met him in a hotel. charges. Chandraswarni, a well known WhenR..10'sllltomey,Kapi1Sibal, holymanwithtiestomanyoflndia' s informed Magistrate Prem Kwnar leaders, was arrested in May and ofthatdecision Wednesday, Kumar has been denied bail. :YM1cRoL<=c(JRPORATION~i' P.O. BOX 267 San Jose, Saipan MP 96950 Tei. 234-5911-8 EL MO DAITORIO Tl.A. KID A UCHUL ENG REMURT : BELAU ER KID I. UCHETEMEL A ULDASU a babier er seia rak ra 1980 ma 1982 Riot police clash with demonstrators as they block the main road leading to the Philippine Congres? Mond_ay, in suburban Quezon City, Philippines. Riot police clashed with demonstrators hours before President Fidel ABecheklubak el lbedul Yutaka M. Gibbons a melatk el mo President ra Beluu er Belau er Ill. LUKEL ERA KLENGAR Ramos delivered his annual state-of-the-nation speech to Congress. I AP Photo elecha el mei el klou el sengkyo me bol sebechel otaut aikal meklou a ultutelet tekoi ma U95-239 ! 1990 ABC-475 -/ .. 1. 26-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-JULY 26, 1996 FRIDAY, JULY 26, I 996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-27 Israel ready for Syria talks CPA BOARD Russians, Chechens delay meeting JERUSALEM (AP) - Foreign ter Herve de Charette. Israel broke off negotiations after a OF DIRECTORS Minister David Levy said An official close to Arafat said the series ofsuicide bombings by Islamic By MISHA JAPARIDZE them civilians, have been killed since Wednesday he had sent a mes Palestinian leader told Levy that militants in February and March. NOTICE OF MEETING GROZNY,RDS.9ll(AP)-Ameeting President Boris Yeltsin sent troops sage to Syria's foreign minister peacemaking could not be limited to TheisraelidailyHaaretzsaidPrime between a senior Russian commander into the southern republic in Decem proposing a meeting "any place, Israeli-Palestinian negotiations: "We Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will Pursuant to Section 11 of Public Law 8-41, The Open Government Act andtheChechenrebels' militarychief ber 1994 to crush its bid for indepen any time" to talk peace. have to have a peace in all the area, propose to Ross that Israeli-Syrian of 1992, the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Ports Authority to arrange new peace talks was dence. Levy asked Palestinian leader including the Syria and Lebanese negotiators tackle an agreement hereby serves notice that it will hold its regular Board Meeting on Fri postponed Wednesday when the . Meanwhile, a man claiming to be in Lebanon before discussing the day, July 26, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. at the CPA Seaport Office Conference separatists failed to show up, a Salman Raduyev, a Chechen guer Yasser Arafat at an ice-breaking tracks," Arafat was quoted as saying. Room, Charlie Dock, Puerto Rico, Saipan. meeting Tuesday to convey the Arafat was expected to fly to Cairo Golan Heights, which Israel cap The following items are on the agenda for the above-referenced meet mediator said. rillacommander long reported dead message to Syrian Foreign Min later Wednesday for talks with Egyp tured from Syria in the 1967 Mid ing: Col. Gen. Anatoly K vashnin and by the Russians, told journalists ister Farouk al-Sharaa. tian President Hosni Mubarak and east war. I. PRELIMINARY MATTERS Asian Maskhadov, the separatists' Tuesday night he was responsible "If the Syrian foreign minister is then fly on to Damascus, returning After defeating Israel's Labor 1. Call to Order military chief, were supposed to for placing a bomb that failed to interested ... I am willing to meet him Friday tomeetwith U.S. peace envoy Party in the May 29 elections, 2. Roll Call meet in the village ofNovye Atagi, explode last week in a train station at any place, any time," Levy said Dennis Ross. Netanyahu has hardened the gov 3. Adoption of Agenda south of the Chechen capital, in Voronezh, 475 kilometers (300 4. Adoption of Minutes (June 14, 1996) Wednesday at a news conference U.S.-mediatedtalksbetweenSyria ernment position, saying Israel Grozny. miles) south ofMoscow. II. CORRESPONDENCE with visiting French Foreign Minis- and Israel have been frozen since should keep the strategic heights. Tim Guldimann, head of the The man earlier claimed re Ill. COMMITTEE REPORT Chechnya mission of the Organi sponsibility for a pair of Moscow 1. Adoption of Financial Statements zation for Security and Coopera bus bombings two weeks ago that 2. Other Committee Report IV. EXECUTIVE REPORT tion in Europe, told a news con injured 33 people. Group criticizes Israeli V. OLD BUSINESS ference in Moscow the meeting But Chechen separatist leaders 1. New CPA Flag was postponed "for technical rea haverepeatedlydeniedhavingany VI. NEW BUSINESS sons" and would take place soon. part in the bombings. VII. PUBLIC COMMENT(S) He said the rebels had "big The identity of the man, who shelling in South Lebanon VIII. (Executive Session) LEGAL COUNSEL'S REPORT problems with communications" surfaced last week, has not been LONDON (AP) - Israeli forces nearby Hezbollah positions. Is bility," organization said. " IX. ADJOURNMENT and were often unable to talk to positively confirmed. deliberately attacked a United Na raeli officials said troops inaccu "Even if it was a mistake - and All interested persons are welcome to attend and to submit written or each other to arrange for the meeting. He sounds just like Raduyev oral testimony on the above agenda items. He saidMaskhadov decided to de but looks different, which he said tions compound in southern Leba rately measured the distance be Israel has failed to show that it Isl Victor B. Hocog non and killed civilians in viola tween the base and the Hezbollah was - the IDF would still bear Chairman, Board of Directors lay the meeting because he got details was because of plastic surgery tion of the rules of war during its position, and that only a few shells responsibility for taking the risk about it only Wednesday morning. after a severe head wound. "Grapes of Wrath" offensive in landed on the base. to launch an attack so close to the Russia's Minister of Nationali He said Tuesday that railroad April. Amnesty International said "The available information in U.N. compound, killing so many ties, Vyacheslav Mikhailov, told · stations were legitimate military civilians." the Interfax news agency in Mos targets and he would continue to The U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he talks to press while Russian Prime Minister Viktor in a report released Wednesday. dicates that the Israeli Defense ARE YOU IN NEED OF Chernomyrodin stands at left during their meeting in Moscow. President Boris Yeltsin canceled a planned A report by the United Nations Forces intentionally attacked the More than 150 people, most of r:,LEY'S cow that the two commanders bomb them. c~SELF Monday with Gore which immediately raised concerns about the Russian's leader flagging health. AP Photo in May said the shelling of the U.N. compound," Amnesty In them civilians, during the offen planned to discuss fulfillment of STORAGE STORAGE SPACE? military accords and cease-fire compound at Qana, which killed ternational said. sive. ~ Place them inside. agreements signed in May and 91 refugees, was "unlikely" to "The horrific nature of the Amnesty International' s report Lock the door-take the key. June. events at Qana has only been made also accused Hezbollah of attack have been an accident. Rent for a month rate. Bad weather in Chechnya kept Israel says the shelling on April worse by the Israeli government's ing civilians in breach of interna Low-Low Monthly Rate. Russian combat aircraft from fly 18 was provoked by fire from refusal to won up to its responsi- tional law. Select the size you need. Clean and Secure. ing for a third day Wednesday, but In and Out as you need. clashes on the ground were reported "/\\::: .... >::.:_ in the mountains south.ofGrozny and at the town ofBamutin southwestern , Use your store for sales Chechnya , Use your office for business Four Russian soldiers were killed when Chechen rebels surrounded an ~On91taluZalidvhs •Use your home for living Interior Ministry unit near Bamut, 60 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of NOT FOR STORAGE Gromy,theITAR-Tassnewsagency ~ said, quoting a military command Store your business records, inventory, or personal possession in spokesman. Elsewhere in Chechnya,· rebels YOUR PRIVATE MINI-STORAGE CUBICLE' opened fire on Russian positions 32 Leilani times since Tuesday, including eight Look for attacks in Grozny, the spokesman MAP Cora or Ester call: said. TwoRussiansoldierswerekilled and 17 wounded, he said. 233-9298, More than 30,000 people, most of Nichole 233-9299 Open Mon. to Micronesians . . . Sat. 8-6 Continued from page 1 the federal government is reg uired Aldan to reimburse U.S. island entities ~TANAPAG ELEMENTARY SCHOO~ for the costs involvi!d with the for receiving free entry of Micronesians. •TATAGA•LIBWOTOMARA•IIG-FALAFAL•UNICDRN . ·.. San Vicente School's Treated as U.S. citizens, 1 Micronesians qualify for free so nr.fAZt'·•rr ~nrr cial services in the CNMI. "MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT Tana~ag Elementary School would like lo thank the following vendors for con "I welcome anybody to come OF THE YEAR" AWARD tributing lo our Cultural Day on April 11 , 1 996. We appreciate your community · over here and attend schools, but support and concern for the Tanapag students. Your generous donations helped to make !he event a big success ! in the case of Micronesians, it is 1996 HONDA CIVIC DX HATCHBACK "OUTSTANDING "A" HONOR federal statutes forcing us to do AA ENTERPRISES ROSE'S KITCHEN-TANAPAG -1 I this," Tenorio said. ROLL" AWARD ISLAND BOTILING COMPANY AQUA RESORT CLUB "(Because we're) not being re • MORE ROOM BASIC CONSTRUCTION CORP. LOLLIPOPS imbursed or compensated for it, "TWO-TERM CLASS GOVERNOR GOLDEN LOBSTER RESTAURANT TRIPLE J MOTORS then I say to the federal govern • MORE POWER FOR 4TH GRADE CLASS" HAFA ADAI HOTEL TOWN HOUSE ment, If you won't do it, if you HYATI REGENCY won't reimburse us then we have SAIPAN SHIPPING COMPANY to (act) ourselves." J.C.T. ENTERPRISES UMDA ca MORE OPTIONS TROPICAL PLAZA·LA FIESTA MALL Tenorio blames the federal gov We would like to give special thanks to Mr. Richard JTG BOWLING CENTER ernment for not "doing its job." McDONALDS Gramlich-4th grade teacher of San Vicente School for SHIMIZU "(Office of Insular Affairs Di bringing out the best in Leilani. MICRO SCHOOL SUPPLY RAY DIAZ-CUC rector Allen) Stayman wrote to • MORE FOR YOUR MONEY PACIFIC ISLANDS CLUB JESS QUITANO me saying ... they've been work We love you Nichole and we are so proud of your TRIPLE J WHOLESALE ROSE OMAR ing (on it) all this time, and that's accomplishments!! DEPARTMENT OF LANDS & MANUEL OUITANO a lot of 'B.S .' The fact is they never did anything until now ( and NATURAL RESOURCES MAGDALENA C. CRISOSTOMO With Love, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE it's only) because were suing • Automobile MR. ALEX FALIG them. Congress is not going to MOMMY, DAVE, BOOM &.. ANA MARIE JUAN N. BABAUTA-WASHINGTON • Powe, Product., PATFALIG appropriate the money," Tenorio &.. your Grandparents Mr. &.. Mrs. Joe 8./Lydla H. Aldan AEPRE:SENTATIVE P.O. DoK ~:SB, Saipan, mp 9695D MR & MRS BENIGNO SABLAN said. CONGRESSMAN DINO JONES • Tel, U'I-BS :S :S/8:S :S'I ~t- C 1r.:r-, 1• , r. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-~2 28-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 Coal miners strike spreads MOSCOW (AP)· A coal miners' A union official at Artyom ii Japan's vehicle production NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS RETIREMENT FUND strike over back wages in Russia's warned that if wages aren't paid, : falls 4.3 % in first half of '96 RP refinery mulls $100M Far East spread when another mine the coal industry will come to a VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT joined on Wednesday. complete halt in the already en :j TOKYO (AP) - Japan's pro accounted for the fall, an asso equipment investment About 500 miners from the ergy-starved Far East. duction of vehicles fell 4.3 per ciation spokeswoman said. Prirnorskaya Mine in the town of "It is impossible to stop angry cent in the first half of 1996 as Between January and June, MANILA, Philippines (AP) continuous catalyst regenera generation reformer, the first Artyomjoined about 4,000 strikers people by mere discussions, and manufacturers continued to domestic auto sales rose by - Petron Corp., the Philip tion reformer unit, a sulfur of its kind in the Philippines, Loan Servicing Officer • Saipan from five mines in the town of therefore we clearly realize that move overseas. 0.9 percent to 3.56 mmion pines' biggest oil refiner, said recovery unit and assorted will give Petron the flexibil Partizansk, the IT AR-Tass and all mines of the (region) may stop A total of 5.09 million cars, units, while exports are esti it plans to invest between $ other facilities. ity to produce more unleaded Nature of Work: This position is located within the Member Home Loan Program (MHLP). Interfax news agencies reported. tomorrow,"PyotrKiryasov,chair trucks and buses were produced, mated to have plummeted 12 i I 00 mill ion and$ 120 million The new investment was ap gasoline and help utilize die The responsibilities of the incumbent include developing and maintaining borrower loan ac The miners have not been paid for man of the Far Eastern branch of down 4.3 percent from the same percent. in new refinery processing proved by Petron' s board of sel desulfurizers in producing counts, extending to activities related to collection, insurance coverage, and compliance with five months. thecoalminers' union, was quoted j period in 1995, said the Japan The downtrend is expected equipment that will allow it to directors at a meeting Tues more low-sulfur diesel, the Automobile Manufacturers As to continue for the rest of the loan requirements; monitoring construction progress, disbursements and deadlines; maintain In addition, about 7,000 miners as saying by IT AR-Tass. produce more environment day, and the new equipment is company said. went on strike Tuesday in Consumers' debts to the in sociation. year, the spokeswoman said, friendly petroleum products to be completed in 1999. In early I 995, Petron com ing the subsidiary ledger; and generating financial statements and reports on all MHLP finan Cheryungri in the eastern Sibe dustry total 450 billion rubles Sluggish demand in Japan and leaving the possibility that such as unleaded gasoline and Petron said the sulfur recov pleted the installation of an cial activities. rian region of Y ak:utia, and a (about dlrs 87 million), he said. a decline in exports resulting yearly production could fall low-sulfur diesel. ery unit will improve the qual 800 million peso ($ 30 mil smaller strike was reported in the President Boris Yeltsin prom from higher overseas produc below 10 million units for the Petron announced Wednes ity of emissions at its refinery lion) gas-oil desulfurizer, Qualifications Requirements: Any combination equivalent to graduation from college with a northern Russian republic of ised during his recent re-election tion by Japanese automakers first time since 1979. day that it will construct a in Bataan, northern Philip which increased the major in accounting or business management with two years of responsible work experience in Kami. campaign to resolve the crippling pines. company's production of low The miners' union leadership is issue of back wages and debts, accounting; or a high school diploma with six years of responsible work experience in mort The continuous catalyst re- sulfur diesel. to meet in early August and might but has had limited success find Stocks, dollar finish higher at late afternoon gage lending, three years of which must be in accounting. Knowledge of IBM-PC compatible consider a national strike. ing the money. software such as Lotus, Quattro Pro and WordPerfect is required. Also, incumbent must be a TOKYO (AP) -The Tokyo Stock buying and the establishment of a 2.52 percent, its largest single Customs tariff cuts may Exchange' s benchmark index surged new investment trust fund helped day loss this year. U.S. citizen. Universities offer Master's Thursday, bouncing back from the push up prices, trader,; said. The Tokyo Stock Price Index previousday'sdrop,thelarge$tsingle The 225-issueNikkei Stock Av of all issues listed on th"UN"CEIV.IEN"'.T . · In which regions. are wmmded Bangladesh, she says, hungcy survi their television sets to fall by about . ' . . . ~ ~... . " . . wani.orslikely to reject women doc vors received· shipments of dried LOCO rupees ($ 27), the newspaper tors? jXltato JXlwer labeled ina language quoted industry executives as saying. In order to assist its newly hired, What kinds of labeling do ill they could not read. The refugees The TV sets cost between 20,0CO off-island teachers in finding housing, educated refugees need to properly used it as detergent. and 25,0CO rupees($ 555 and$ 694) use aid supplies? A 1988 international appeal sent CHMI lotterv SUPE,,RDRAW and most dealers sell them ut dis vehicles, and telephone and television service, counts ranging from 10 percent to 15 the CNMI Public School System is inviting all And what about security mea 5,000tons of drugs to Anneniaafter suresfortheaidworkers themselves? an e.arthquake. Aid workers spend percent. 'Things are much more compli months sorting the medicine only to House and apartment owners cated now. It's more .dangerous, discover60percent was of no use in TOMORROW! RPmayget . Car and vehicle dealers more perverse. People need to un the emergency. It's Easv to Plav ! Telephone and television stations derstand that," says George To avoid such blunders, Guha over IMF- loan Radcliffe, the American head of Sapir hopes the year-long programs Banking institutions CARE International. offered by Louvain and the other MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An aid worker with 30 years schools will create a core of profes Pick up a game coupon at one of our CNM/ Lottery shops. The Philippines· recent favorable experience around the world, sional aid worl ------~ FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-31 30-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-JULY 26, 1996 New Simpson judge celebrity-tested EU faces crisis in Mostar By LINDA DEUTSCH attract intense publicity when Alan Haber, saying he was Fujisaki spent time in the LOS ANGELES (AP) - After it begins in September, par biased against them. Manzanar internment nmp in the voting was flawed. Talks to The EU took over adminis the strongest advocates of a Spring, foreign minister oflre MOST AR, Bosnia presiding over cases involv ticularly since Simpson will Fujisaki's appointment Inyo County where 10,000 tration of Mos tar in 1994 after separate Croat state in west land, warning of the serious Herzegovina (AP) - With resolve the crisis got nowhere. ing Zsa Zsa Gabor, Elke testify for the first time. seemed to please everyone. U.S. citizens of Japanese de ern Bosnia-Herzegovina. ness of the Croat boycott. Bosnian Croats refusing to sit That left the new EU admin a U.S.-brokered agreement Sommer and Jack Nicholson, The words "low key" and A defense source said their scent were forced to live dur The local elections, the first Izetbegovic said the on the new city council, Euro istrator, Britain's Sir Martin ended the fierce Muslim-Croat Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki now "tough" recur in conversations team was "elated with this ap ing World War II. He has said in postwar Bosnia, that con Bosnian Croats were estab pean officials administering Garrod, no choice but to inform war-within-a-war of 1993- faces the Olympics of celeb with lawyers about Fujisaki, a pointment," calling Fujisaki the experience left him with political bosses in Brussels that 1994. firmed the ethnic divide. Mus lishing the principle of not Mostaron Wednesday faced the rity justice - the O.J. Simpson judge of 16 years. "a good judge, unbiased and sympathy for the underdog and failure of their two-year quest there was no basis for cooperat The Muslim-Croat federa lims and allied Serb_s won 19 recognizing results that don't civil trial. "He doesn't care if people fair." memories of childhood an to bring peace to Bosnia's most ing with a non-existent city gov tion formed under tliat agree seats; Croats and their allied suit them. With the world following like him or not," said one Plaint;ff's lawyers Daniel guish. divided town. ernment, Gasic said. ment has functioned mostly Serbs won 18. Their boycott is "blocking this sequel to the widely pub "We are in a vacuum," said "The new local government when Washington has exerted The European Union, which (the) entire process of over source who spoke on condi Petrocelli and Michael Brewer Fujisaki has resolved sev licized and criticized Simpson eral celebrity cases. He threw Dragan Gasic, European Union has not been formed, and a strong pressure on its parties. administers Mostar, declared coming of the Mostar crisis tion of anonymity. "If a law were equally pleased, saying criminal trial, Fujisaki will be yer doesn't have a witness out a woman's sexual harass spokesman in Mostar. solution for that has not been Efforts to unile Mostar, di the election results legal de democratically ... and creat they are "delighted" with his under intense scrutiny. ready on time, he should be ment suit against actor Steven The EU's mandate to run the found," hj! said. vided between the Croat west spite Croat complaints of ir ing a dangerous precedent for appointment. Those who know him say he prepared to be chewed out. "He's a no-nonsense judge city expired at midnight Mon "It is possible that in the ern half and the Mu slim east, regularities. the September elections." Seagal. will tone down proceedings This judge doesn't put up with who runs a very tight ship. We He ruled that former televi day, he noted. On Tuesday, last moment some solution have been even more difficult. Bosnian's Muslim presi Izetbegovic asked Spring to for the nation's most famous delays." expect he will move this case sion sitcom star Gary Croats boycotted a meeting of will be found," he added. The Croat leaders of west dent, Alija Izetbegovic, wrote pressure Bosnian Croats to 0.J. Simpson defendant. The atmosphere rn along quickly," Petrocelli Coleman's parents were the council elected in June 30 "Meanwhile, we are awaiting ern Mostar have been among to current EU chairman Dick participate in the city council. 'He'll keep a very tight rein Fuj isaki' s courtroom is all said. was widely criticized when he wrongly paid $ million in balloting narrowly won by Mus the results of the meeting in 1.3 on what happens in court," business but Bisceglia said: In New York, John Q. presided over Simpson's lim parties. The Croats insist Brussels." commissions and salaries and US scientific bodies appeal for said Julie Bisceglia, a lawyer "It's not grim or oppressive. Kelly, attorney for Ms. criminal trial. Both men are awarded the money to who represented Elke Sommer He doesn't° suffer fools Simpson's estate, praised Japanese-Americans, but the Coleman. And just last month, Unmanned NATO 'recon' in a lawsuit against fellow gladly. But I've never heard Fujisaki, saying: "I think he is similarities appear to stop he refused Jack Nicholson's ·relea$e ·of dissident ·scientists actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. him raise his voice to an attor strong, even-tempered and there. bid to dismiss a $ I million HONG KONG (AF) ~ Three PremierLlPenglatelastmontb, the ing senleJlreS of~p to2Q years. Fujisaki was the judge and ney. He's efficient and well fair-minded. I look forward to While Ito was a genial per breach of contract suit filed plane crashes in Bosnia . U,S.-based scientific -bodies · petitioners saii:I. Others, ·S11Cfr, !IS engini:er ·.Tang Bisceglia believes he treated prepared and he wants you to trying the case in front of sonality at the start of the by the actor's former lover. SARAJEVO, Bosnia Investigators were looking into have seni:a petition t~ the Chi~ They said Beijing wwi violating Yuanjuan,areillinjail,thepetition- everyone fairly. Her client be prepared." him." criminal trial, Fujisaki "is not Asked about his role in tri Herzegovina (AP) - An un the cause of the crash. Moyer said -nese govemrnentdeqaanding the -- ,· ' China's constitution by detaining the elS said...... won a$ 3.2 million award. Fujisaki, 60, inherited the A former deputy public de as much of a schmoozer," said als, Fujisaki told the Los An manned NATO reconnaissance that first reports suggested that a release of 36 Chinese scientists ., scientists, 21 of whom an:known 1D Others mentioned in fue petition· "There will be no spec case this week after Simpson fender, Fujisaki may find him defense attorney Harland geles Daily Journal: "I'm just aircraft crashed in northern technical malfunction was the detained for'peacefully adv~ be jailed. The other 15 have disap-. included: · · ·· · · tacle," she said. "He's a very defense attorneys exercised self compared to Superior Braun. "He won't try to he the umpire. I'm just here to Bosnia, NA TO officials said likely reason. eating democra(}y. : <· . · :peared, but are believed to be in jail, : ,Kang Yu FRIDAY, JULY 26, I 996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-33 32-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 26, 1996 Gov't: Group killed 21 villagers Anned men storm Chiapas jail PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Lapress also claimed that SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS (AP) - Khmer Rouge guerril the Khmer Rouge had press Commonwealth Utilities Corporation .·. ·. ·. ganged people in the same ~ ~ CASAS,Mexico(AP)-Eightypeas las have shot and killed 21 Procurement and Supply Division ants armed with poles, machetes and villagers in northwestern province to transport fertiliz riflesstorme.dajailinsouthemMexico Cambodia during a raid on a ers on ox carts to help manu ~ Jotnt JJBeatb ©:nntbersarp l.osatp · ·~ military base, a government facture a new type of mine the on Wednesday, freeing four men ac cused of mw-der in recent political official said Wednesday. guerrillas call the "B-52." REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS violence. The incident occurred last Clandestine Khmer Rouge week in the Samrong district radio Tuesday called the mines CUC-RFP96-0034 JULY 9, 1996 · The breakout occurre.d about 6:30 The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting proposals from qualified engineering firms for the comglete a.m. (0730 EDT) north of the colonial of Siem Reap province, 100 "easy to produce and easy to design of San Rogue and Tanapag Waterlines Replacement project in the island ofSaipan, Commonwealth of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas in kilometers (60 miles) north of kill the enemy." Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Chiapas state, the government said. the famed Angkor temples, Named after the U.S. bomb The proposal shall address the A/E firms ability to perform the following essential elements. Guards reportedly watched help information ministry spokes ers that devastated Cambodia 1. Complete design of the project in 60 days from the receipf of Notice to Proceed. The design shall include lessly as the peasants escorted the man Sieng Lapress said. in the early 1970s, the mines study orthe existing water systems, hydraulic analysis and calculation. The guerrillasinfiltrateda vii have emerged as substitutes 2. Prepare construction documents consisting of plans, specifications, and project cost estimates. prisoners to freedom. 3. Perform top99raphic and horizontal surveys for the pipeline route . Three of the escaped prisoners had . !age and briefly occupied a gov for ordnance whose source has 4. Perform limited soils analysis at intervals along the pipeline route. been jailed since February and one ernment military post, Lapress dried up since China, a former 5. Prepare O&M Impact Statement. Khmer Rouge ally, stopped since Monday. said. The key elements of the design are the following: They abducted 25 villagers and arms shipments. · Calistro Ayu)11 Crisostomo Jose Aj,uyu Crisostomo The men are accused ofparticipat 1. Design of approximately 2.5 miles of underground water line within villages on San Rogue (1 mile) and Dolores Ayuyu Tailingfong Ana Ada Ayuyu Taitingfong Daniel Campus Taitingfong ing in a shootout in a nearby town that later killed all but four of them. The Khmer Rouge ruled Cam Tanapag (1.5 miles). Water lines shall be laid within the road shoulder and outsiae tne existing 3rd Anniversary .. 9th Anniversary. 9th Anniversary . 25th Anniversary asphalt pavement. !st AnniHrsary killed two members of Mexico's The injured survivors were bodia from 1975 through 1978, Juh 29, 1995 October 13, /993 Ju(v 3, /9fI1 OctoberO!, /9fI1 · Febriimy 19, 1971 2. The water line shall include appurtenant valves, fittin~s, fire hydrants, service laterals and meters. Labor Party. hospitalized in the town of imposing an ultra-radical com 3. The submittals shall be made at 50%, 90%, and 100 7o. All submittals shall be in two sets of plans and & Chiapas, scene of a brief Indian Siem Reap, Lapr·ess said. munist system that left up to 2 specifications, except for final SLibmittal. Five sets will be required for final submittals. e the Children, Grandchildr. en Great grandchildren would lik. e to in.· vi.te o_ ur rel a·. tive_ s .and .friends tojoin us for the It was unclear whether the million people dead. Anniversary Rosary of our beloved, Mother, Grandmother, Father, & Grandfather.· Rosary will be said nightly at uprising in January 1994, has long Proposals will be evaluated and selection made based on the following criteria: been wracked by religious and politi guerrillas had clashed with Pockets of guerrillas still 1. Qualification of the principal and proposed staff (25%) W8:00 p.m. beginning July 21, Sunday 1996thm July 29, Monday 1996. At the residence of Vicky T, Deleon cal violence. government troops or whether battle the present government, 2. Experience in similar proJects (25%) U.N. 3. Proposed project approach /20%) Guerr~ro (Jess) at As Perdido. On the final day, July 29, ~ondarRosary will be said at 12:?0 n_ oon; followed by Mass of ~ troops on either side suffered which emerged from 4. nme frame of the work (15%) intention at 5:00 p.m. at St. Jude Church. After the Mass dmner w11l be served at the above residence. . casualties. sponsored elections in 1993. 5. Completeness of the proposal (15) Prop9sals s.hall be marked CUC-RFP-96-0034 and submitted as. an original and live copies to Mr. Frank T. Flores, Kindly Join Us. · . Special Advisor - Procurement and Supply, CUC, Lower Base, Sa1pan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m., local time, August?., 1996. --c:,, Thank you yan Yu'us Maase ginen i Familia. · · _ ~~ CUC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in the said proposals, if in its sole opinion ~ . ~ to do so would be in its bes! interest. All proposal will become the property of the CUC. BRIAN JAMES C. TAITANO All inquiries shall be directed to Mr. Ernesto L. Villarin, Water Division Engineer, at telephone number (670) 322-9383. LONDON (AP)-Seeking to head off OOETHEfAMilyof THE IArr BRiAN JAMES TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ anotherfood scare,Britainon Wednes Executive Director, CUC day announced new slaughterhouse CRuz TAiTANo{AqAqA) would likE 10 iNviTE rules to stop the heads of slaughtered AIIREIATivES&fRiENds TO joiN us iN THE sheep and goats entering the human 22Nd ANNiVERSARY ROSARY of OUR bE..- food chain. Death &Funeral Announcement But Agriculture minister Douglas lovEd brtenHER bEqiN-- NiNG SuNdAy, July Hoggsaidtheriskofmadcowdisease, 28TH, 1996. t scientifically known as bovine 7 spongiforrn encephalopathy, being NiqHTly ROSARy will bE SAid AT 8 .00 .p.M~T transmitted to sheep and goats was of MR. & MRs. JESus S. lAiTANO (Aq ·, ~, DEATH AND FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT merely theoretical. THE fiNAl dAy AuqusT 5TH, 1996, ''" , 'These steps (to destroy the heads of slaughtered sheep and goats) are bE SAid AT 12:00 NOON. MASs'of. 38-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-JULY 26, 1996 FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-39 is an issue of great importance tance that it be brought up for a It is whether on a public policy basis, zens. NxBP Black sees that he can only prolo1;1g L.Kxe4 is discovered check and it's Congress . . . and uncertainty among many resolution. it makes sense and if it furthers the "So it's not a large step. It's some Ireland's... Chess... Better than 7... BxP. the game-not save it.After26... Q-B1 no longer mate in two. people on both sides of the Pa thing that need to be explored and 8. P-QN4 N-Q2? Continued from page 1 "I think once it is fully under interest of everybody concerned. Continued from page 40 Continued from page 40 27. QxBP! with the main threaJ o/28. ButthanksanywaytoCUC'sSixto cific "precisely because it is un stood, people can move. The pro "Legalargumentscanberaisedon resolved. The biggest danger to the Inconsequeru. The correct line of B-N5! Whitewouldwinmorequickly. Igisomar, JCW's Fe Valdez, Bobby parent may gain US citizenship. clear as to its implications." posal is possible yes, but the real it and that is why we have lawyeis on development ofany local jurisdiction Hungarydominatedthe200-meter Nelson Pillsbury ( 1872-1906). play, according to Lasker, was 8... P 27-NxQRxN Cadilac's Fred Sprovle, Bob Pillsbury, no doubt, was the great According to Aloot, citizenship He said it is of great impor- question is not whether it is possible. both sides of the issue. But it all boils is having a lot of unresio!ved ques breaststroke as Norbert Rozsa and Q5 9. QN-K2 P-Q6! 10. N-N3 Q-Q5 The rest is simple. Catequistaandtothisanonymousdude Karoly Guttler finished 1-2. Andrey est American player since Paul down to policy, on what's consistent tions. Andi don 'tthinkthe programs, with promising play. 28.B-BSR-QB129.BxBKxB30. whose answer was written on a small whether made by litigation or nego Komeyev of Russia wa, third. Morphy (1837-1884}-until Bobby 9.B-Q3P-QR410.P-N5N(3)-Nl Q-K3 R-83 31. Q-N5+ K-B2 32. R piece of paper, stapled and passed on to the fundemental precepts of gov The only U.S. medal Tuesday night Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tiation, toresolvethosequestions were Fischer appeared on the scene, of 11. N-B3 N-B4 12. B-K3 N(l)-Q2 Bl Rx.R+ 33. QxRR-QBl 34. Q-Kl to me at the office-salamat po for ernment," he said. came from the women's 400 medley course. A very strong contender for bad," said Aloot 13. ~ P-KN314. N-K2 B-K2 P-R6. checking out this column. Office of the Secretary of Public Works Aloot pointed out that the federal relay team, which burst ahead on the the world championship, Pillsbury "In fact, the failure to raise these 14 ... B-N2 followed by 0-0 would The immediateadvanceoftheother As for indicating White's side ofthe government is right now grappling third leg with Angel Martino swim unfortunately was not able to play Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 issues is far worse than the potential ming the butterfly. It took the gold, have been better. rook-pawn is also u.seless. board, as the anonymous dude re with all sorts of issues in the area of against the titleholder Emanuel Lasker. 15.Q-K1N-N316.N(3)-Q4B-Q2 35. PxP R-Nl+ 36. K-B2 P-RS '3'!. quests, White's is always at the bot immigration, citizenship being one that the issues can be resolved against Australia won silver and China bronze. No test so far has detected any drug Pillsbury was also one of the finest 17. Q-B2N(3)-R518. QR-NI P-R4 Q-N4 R-N3 38. K-B3 P-R6 39. QxP tom side of the board. That goes with REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL · of them. our interest Because once they are blindfold players there ever was, and, resolved, people understand and they use by Smith, who has won Ireland's Black slwuld have castled instead. RxP 40. Q-85 R-K3 41. Q-B7 K-K2 out saying. It's been a time honored In fact, he said there's a proposal first swimming gold medals in her for quite some time, most believed · . ·. DPW96-RFP-23 · can move on, make plans and de Attenpting to win a pawn by 18... NxB 42.K-B4P-N343.P-R4R-QB344.Q tradition ever since the first system of now that children born in the US of three races so far. that his early death (at the age of 34) 19. PxN B.xRP would have cost a N8B-Kl4S.KxPR-R346.Q-B7+K chess notation was inventedhwufreds illegal aliens do not become US citi- velop policies." After her victory in the 200-meter was caused by the strenous lll{!ntal The Department of Public Works is solicitin·g sealed proposals for the Design-Build of the Marpi I piece: 20. R-Rl Q-K2 21. N-B2, etc. Bl 47. Q-Q8P-N448. P-K6 R-R249. of years ago. individualmedleyWednesday,aneyif strainheunderwentwhilegivingblind 19. P-N6! NxB 20. PxN BxP K-K5 P-N5 SO Q-Q6+ (1-0). For this week, try this three-mover: Pathways and Parking Areas Project, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. /;, she had ever used performance-en outside their regular duty. fold exhibitions. Not so. Pillsbury ac Not a blunder for the kniglu is pro Puzzler. My favorite suki Sonny ;f(#,('~ ~ lnsterested contractors must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of sealed proposals to the hancing drugs, Smith said, "No. I have Dela ... Since an employee is not allowed tually died of syphillis which, during tected; 21. R-RJ would achieve noth Cui-who had also kept the faith dur a~ Ottice of the Director, Division of Procurement & Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950 no later never used performance-enhancing the pre-penicillin days, was fatal to Cofltinlled from page 1 to accept two different checks from drugs." Then she smiled. ing. ing the past five months, and whose ~ii ~J. ~fi than 4:00 local time, August 16, 1996. A selection committee will convene soon after the submis- · differentcompanies,theirchecksfrom On Friday night, the last day of the anyone who contracted it How he 21. P-85! NPxP name l inexcusably forgot to mention more nonresident workers," Dela managedtostillparticipateinthestron w1·1 f0}?~¥t~?- sion deadline to review and select the best qualified contractor for the project. the other company were named Wl swimmingcompetition,sheplansto go After21...KPxP22N-84 Whitewins two weeks ago-was the first one Cruz said. for her fourth gold medal when she gest chess events with more than ex easily. who gottherightanswertolastweek' s .§ The idea came up when one of der his own firm "with a pennission Proposals will be evaluc1ted by the Office of the Governor, Planning Office Committee, evaluation fromthelabordepartment,''Pellegrino swims the 200 butterfly. She's ranked cellentresults while sujferingfrom the 22N-B4P-R5R-R1!B·K2RxN!! puzzle. Sonny, by the way, left for the [ff the employers present at the meet disease 's symptoms is a testament to will be based on the following criteria: said. 33rdin that 24. BxR 35. N(Q4)xKP!! PxN 26. PhilippineslastJuly 20th.Ihopesome ing complained of legal problems She'sbeenthebigstoryoftheOlym his genius. Labor director Frank Camacho, in NxKP one sends a clipping ofthis co!W1U1 to it 1. Time frame for design and construction faced by some companies who have pic swimming competition that began Here then is his "Immortal Game" an interview, said Dela Cruz's pro The greaJ virtuoso of the break Sonny; sana nama'y makabalik. ka 2. Price "moonlighting" workers. with questions about China's swim wrnotatedbyEuwehimse~ posal to legalize "moonlighting" through preserus his chef d'oeuvre. pare. 3. Innovative design concepts Under the CNMI Jaw, a nonresi mers. Seven of them tested positive for French Defense would require research and study. drugs before the Asian Garnes in Sep Black, a clear rook ahead, must now Aside from Sonny, Shell's Tess 4. Warranty of products supplied dent worker is prohibited from raking H.N. Pillsbury-Em. Lasker lose, play as he will To have forseen Gan, MDC' s Lemuel C. Arabelo and White to play and mate in three. Yesterday's forum nearly turned tember 1994, and so far have failed to 5. Financial and Manpower capabilities of contractor two jobs at the same time, or from Nuremberg, 1896 all this is a brillinnt piece of work by AIIS's Peter D. Silby sent in the cor Answers must be sent to "64" do into a gripe session as the employers perform as well as they did prior to that performingajobnotdelineatedonhis 1.P-K4P-K32.P-Q4P-Q43.N- Pillsbury. There are few combina rect solution: I. Qf1 ! Kxe6+ 2. Qf5 Marianas Variety, P.O. Box 231, complained about the bureaucratic The United States had been the most A copy of the Scope of Work may be obtained from the Technical Services Division, Department of or her contract · successful team before Wednesday QB3 N-KB3 4. P-K5 KN-Q2 5. P tions on record to be compared with it. mate! Saipan, MP 96950, or faxed through Public Works, Lower Base, Saipan, on or after August 1, 1996. Business owner Anthony mazeinthelabordepartmentsofboth night with seven golds and 17 total B4 P-QB46. PxPN-QB3 7. P-QR3 26 .. .B-Q2 I. Rxe4+ is not enough because 234-9271. Pellegrino, on the other hand, said the CNMiand the Philippines. Some medals out of the 54 awarded the first could not help raising their voices. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any imperfection in there is a legal way to go about the four nights. Employers asked why papers have Smith, though, is the nd backstroke the proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands legal impediments oftaking part-time iegs. But she faded to fourth on the 50- work. to pass through several channels and also complained about the number of meter brea,t,trokc lap before speeding Isl EDWARD M. DELEON GUERRERO Pellegrino said he has employed away during the freestyle. She won in documents required for submission, Secretary of Public Works musicianswhoworkonlythree-hours 2 minutes, 13.93 seconcl,. some of which, Pellegrino said, "are Isl EDWARD 8. PALACIOS a day. Upon his permission, he said, Marianne Limpert of Canada took these employees have taken extra job not being read at all." silver in 2: 14.35, and Lin Li of China Directors, Division of Procurement & Supply Philippine Labor Attache Jesus won the bronze medal in 2: 14.74. Varela said papers are processed ex The United States' most famous peditiously in Manila swimmer, Janet Evans, earned an ROIJND THE CLOCK OLYMPIC COVERAGE "We have now cut down the pro other shot at tying spcedskater Bonnie PUBLIC NOTICE Blair's record of five Olympic gold COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT cessing time," Varela said. "A two medals by a U.S. woman when she DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES week thing for the POEA now takes had the sixth best qualifying time in C:ONTIIIIIIJES ON MCVI 2ND FLOOR, MORGEN BUILDING, SAIPAN only 24 hours to finish." the 800 freestyle Wednesday morn COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 Labor director Camacho said the ing. Brooke Bennett of the United TEL. NO. 234-6623n320/3970 • JULY 25,1996 • FN: PN079AA.25 documents required by the depart States had the fastest time. THE FOLLOWING IS A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE CAM OFFICES: ment serve as "mechanisms that pro DATE ·. APPLICATION . . vide for better tracking and monitor Barkley... APPLICANT ' RECEIVED PROJECT LOCATION TYPE STATUS ing of foreign nationals." . · APPLICATION DESCRIPTION . · . Continued from page 40 "One of ourgreatestfears is certify 1. MARIANAS TUG & BARGE 07/03/96 SPlm-96-X-254 DRYDOCK SEAPLANE RAMP PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC APP ROVED(07 /09/96) ing the employment of foreign na let them dominate, has grown in tionals who may tum out to be a creasingly frustrated. 2. SHUEI-SHA INC. 07 /03196 SSm-96-X-256 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(07/10/96) terrorist," Camacho said Thus the "Our society always wants con requirement for a police clearance. troversy," he said. "No one is satis 3. MR. JUNG HAN KIM OV15/96 SMS-96-X-63 UTOPIA HOTEL GARAPAN MAJOR SITING APPROVED(07/11/96) '"That is a valid concern," Varela fied and that's why our country has so many problems. Sometimes these 4. -MABU CORPORATION 07/09/96 SSm-96-X-258 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(07/11/96) said. "We have to make sure the employees who come here have no guys are just a Ii ttle too W1selfish." 5. SA/PAN MARINE TOURS 07/10/96 SPlm-96-X-259 DRYDOCK SEAPLANE RAMP PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC APPROVED(07 /11/96) police record and are qualified to The problem with tmselfishness WATCH IT LIVE ON perform a job." was evident against Lithuania, espe 6. HANSAE GARMENT 07/08/96 SMS(AJ·96-X-260 STAFF HOUSING GUALO RAI MAJOR SITING AMENDMENT UNDER REVIEW* The forum turned a bit emotional cial! yin the first half as the Americans when business owner Judie Abasta. slowed down after a strong start. 7. AIRPORT FINA SISU HOTEL 07/11/96 SMS(A)-96-X-261 CANOPY FINASISU MAJOR SITING AMENDMENT UNDER REVIEW* who formerly worked as administra Lithuania coach Don Nelson's J(MC.117 team, which lost to the United States 8. MVB 07/17 /96 SSm-96-X-262 RAIUFLAGPOLE BANZAI CLIFF SHORELINE APC APPROVED(07/17/96)* tive assistant for Camacho, came to her fonner boss' defense. by 51 points four year.; ago, expected MORNING, AflERNOON & LATE NIGHT 9. USE US INC. 07/11196 SSm-96-X-263 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APG SHORELINE APC APPROVED(07 /17/96)' "Mr. Camacho is a hard working to lose by at least 30. As a result, man; he sacrificed his family to be l\elson decided not to play Sarnnas 10. H\110URS, INC. 07/15/96 SSm-96-X-26415 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(0?/18/96) • able to do his job; he has done his Marciulionis (swollen knee) and sig best...... " said Abasta. nificantly reduced center Ardydas WITH REPLAYS ON CH. 42 11. MVB 07112/96 RSm-96-X-266 PICNIC SHELTER ROTA SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW* The bashers fell silentandAbasta' s Saboni::;' minutes. 12. MVB 07112/96 TSm-96-X-267 RESTROOM TINIAN SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW IO-minute "speech" brought Still, Lithuania ·frustrated the Camacho to tears. United States with a 1-2-2 zone de CHECK CH. 41 &. 42 FOR THE MCV OLYMPIC SCHEDULE 13. MAYOR OF TINIAN 07/15/96 TSm-96-X-268 ROCK REMOVAL TINIAN SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW' fense and went 10-for-21 from 3- point range, often converting wide OR LOOK IN SUNDAY'S ISLAND TV TIMES 14. MAYOR OF TINIAN 07/15/96 TSm-96-X-269 RETAINING WALL TINIAN tfi-sNJ SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW' Tom ... open opportunities from behind the FOR MORE INFORMATION FLAMETREE SPORTS NETVI/C>RK Continued from page 1 arc. 15. YELLOW CAB 07/19/96 SSm-96-X-270 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(07/24/96) • ALL DAY. ALL NIGHT. board." 16. ANTHONY PELLEGRINO 07/24/96 SPfm-96-X-271 SOIL BORING TEST DELTA DOCK PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC APPROVED(07/24/96)' Coverage brought to you in part by: The board had only met two times Dream. • • 17. WANI BOOKS CO., LTD. 07/24/96 SSm-96-X-272 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW' since new members were sworn in Continued from page 40 lastJanuary. a reboW1d basket by Ortiz. MARIANAS 18. SABLAN ENT. 03/20/~6 SMS-96-X-114 21-UNIT TOWNHOUSE AS LITO MAJOR SITING CERTIFIED COMPLETE Variety tried to get comments PredragDanilovicscored I 9points (07/19/96) from Pangelinan but he won't take to lead eight players with at least eight telephone calls. CABLEVISION Publication of the above.list is in accordance v~th CRM Regulations which require all permit applications to be published in a local newspapers within 15 days of receipt of application. The list reflects recen~y ·, points as Yugoslaviacrushedwinless ~'i!l:Jllil!it ISHOE GALLERY I recerved permit applications and those with a recent change in status. New applications are marked with an asterisk('). Duringhisbriefstintasboardchair South Korea 118-65. man, he figured in verbal tiff with Danilovic, who plays for the Mi The Public is invited to submit written comments regarding any of the above projects for which apermtt decision has not been issued. All permit comments should identify the project by application number. Education Commissioner William ~ Ill MODERN STATIONERY ami Heat, had 13 points in the first ;~,; .• ,;.;.;,;,:,,•;,:,:,;,:,;,;,;,;.;,;,;,;,;,}:•:·:·:·;.;.;.;.;-;.;;,:,:,;,;,:.;.,.,w,,•,·,•:•,·,·,·,·,·,w,·,,•,•,yM•~.•.w.',,•:,;,,,wM•,,w• 1-~ I Your comments should be mailed or hand-delive.red.to the CAM Office. AU persons who desire apublic hearing. regarding any project may do so by submitting a written request for a public hearing to the CRM ::rn:IJ~,i iFDD1i Torres over personal and policy dif ""!J,,!fi7 ~~~ &. TRADING CO. INC. ._ ~ice wrthin fourteen (14) calendar. days of pubilcati@ of this notice: Residents of Rota a.nd Tirn~n may submit comments and hearing requests to their focal CAM Coordinator. Persons wishing ta retain the half as Yugoslavia (3-0) took a 57-28 nght ta appeal a CRM Perrrnt dec1s1on must file a notice of apf)e A1LANTA (AP)-Australia got a finished with 35 points in his team's overtime. He finished with 24 points. led by eight points at halftime and took a 59-33 lead with 16:40 to play clutch performance from Shane Heal 109-101 victory over Brazil. It was the seconddouble--0vertime pulled away easily in the second half. by scoring the first eight points of the .to eclipse Brazil in double-overtime He completed a four-point play game of the men's Olympic basket While not as overwhelming as the second half. while the U.S. Dream Team kept nine seconds into the second over ball tournament. Lithuania beat first Dream Team that ran away with But Greece's Efthimis Rentzias, a rolling on in Olympic men's basket time and Australia (2-1) never trailed Croatia 83-81 in a SO-minute game the gold four years ago in Barcelona, first-round pick of the Denver Nug ball Wednesday night again The point guard added a 3- Saturday. the U.S. team has so far controlled gets,andPuerto Rico' sRamonRivas, The results left the United States, pointer, four free throws and a nice The Lithuanians were considered play and never been truly troubled by who played briefly for the Boston 'I with its team of top professionals driving basket after killing most of a possible tough test for the dominant opponents content to slow up play to Celtics, got tied up under the basket \ considered the only sure bet for gold the30-secondshotclockbydribbling Dream Team, but ended up losing keep the scores down. and fell to the floor in a brief scuffle. at the Atlanta Olympics, and Yugo through traffic. 104-82 and never really challenging Gintaris Einikis led Lithuania with The Greece bench was charged slavia as last undefeated teams three Australia did an outstanding de the Americans. 21 points, whileSarunasMarciulionis, with a technical foul for coming onto matches into the tournament fensive job on Oscar Schmidt, limit Charles Barkley scored 16 points who plays for the Denver Nuggets, the floor and those two free throws, Heal scored 13 of Australia's 17 ing Brazil's international scoring with Reggie Miller and Karl Malone sat out with a swollen right knee. which were made by JoseOrtiz,started points in the second overtime and machine to just one shot in each adding 14 each as the United States ArvydasSabonisofthePortlandTrail a 20-0 run over the next 6: 16. Blazers scored only six points. A suddenly inspired Puerto Rico Nikos Economou scored 19points (1-2) was helped by the fact that and Greece held off a furious rally by Greece couldn't make a shot from Puerto Rico for its 80-69 victory. anywhere. ButtheclosestPuerto ~co Greece (2-1) appeared in full control could get was 72-68 with 2:01 left on against a sluggish opponent when it Continued on page 39 Lakers sign Bryant INGLEWOOD, California (AP) - 11. Kobe Bryant, the 17-year-old guard Bryant averaged 30.8 points, 12 who skipped college to play jn the rebounds and 6.5 assists last as a high NBA, signed a three-year deal with schoolsenioratl..owerMerion (Penn the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednes sylvania) High School. day worth about$ 3.5 million. Los Angeles, which signed The I.akers acquired the 6-foot-6 Shaquille O'Neal last week, now has (1.98-meter) Bryant, the 13th pick in all nine of its players under contract the draft by Charlotte, from the Hor The team will fill the remaining three Ireland's Smith wins 3rd gold nets for center Vlade Divac on July spots on the roster with free.agents. i { By HOWARD ULMAN took the spotlight from a world Yankees thump Rangers ATL ANT A (AP) - Ireland's record performance by Denis Michelle Smith sped away from Pankratov of Ru~sia. NEW YORK (AP) - Andy big league start the field for her third Olympic He won the 100 butterfly in Pettitte became the American Athletics 6, White Sox 5 · swimming gold medal Wednes 52.27 seconds, breaking the pre League;s first 15-game winner In Chicago, Made McGwire hit his day. She still can't escape specu vious mark of 52.32 he set Aug. and Tino Martinez hit a three-run 36th homer and Scott Brosius hit a lation that she has used banned 23, 1995. Scott Miller of Austra By CHRIS SHERIDAN · double Wednesday, giving the go-ahead double in the eighth inning substances. lia was second and Vladislav ATLANTA (AP)- Underwhelmed New York Yankees a 4-2 victory as Oakland sent Chicago to its Smith's domination of swim Kulikov of Russia finished third. by the Dream Team? Get used to it over the Texas Rangers. sixth loss in seven games. ..~ ·, ming so far at the Atlanta Garnes Continued on page 39 "Beating teams by 50-60 points, · Bernie Williams, who missed The Athletics, with eight wins thosedaysareover,"CharlesBarkley Tuesday night's game because of a in their last nine games, blew a 5- said Wednesday after the United sty !fihisrighteye, went2-for-2 with 1 lead but recovered to complete States shookoffLithuaniaearly in the asolohomerforthe Yankees.Healso their first-three game sweep at second half for a 104-82 victory. walked twice and scored two runs in Chicago since July 2, 1970. It was the highest point total for the the meeting of division leaders. McGwire's 31st homer in 56 team of all-stars from the NBA in Pettitte (15-5), second in the ma games traveled an estimated 470 three games, but it also was the lowest jors to John Smoltz's 17 wins, im feet (143 meters), 18 feet (5) margin of victory following a 28- provedto9-0indaystarts.Hepitched longer than the homer he hit Tues point win over Argentina and· a 33- six innings and gave up two runs on day night, and is the longest ever point victory over Angola nine hits, including a solo homer by by an opponent at new Comiskey .·BUTWE'REdefillitely pushing through with itJ~hnVillaminandN~li One other indicator of the game's Ivan Rodriguez. Park. ·oan Pasqua, then playing ! Pamatmatdropped by the Varietyofficelastweek--0ntheirway toa place closeness: Lithuania moved into a tie The Yankees, 47-2 when leading for the White Sox, had a 484-foot '.· somewhert!, where it's dark, the lights are dim and multicolored, the beer at 40-40 and trailed by only eight after six innings, again let their relief (147.5 meters) homer in 1991, the J· is $3.50 a can and girls love to dance wearing only a band-aid; what? that's. points at the half. . tandem of Mariano Rivera and John year the ballpark opened. ) a bikint!! Anyway, our two CNMI Chess Association comrades told me "We're still 30 points better than Wetteland finish off the victory. Mike Bordick and Tony Batista \ that some of the island's chess players are asking for more time to set up everyone else, and that's a lot," said Rivera.pitched two perfect innings also homered as the Athletics ex- . a team. The event will definitely begin on Aug. 4. Barkley, who led the United States and Wetteland closed with a perfect . tended . their · club record to 20 I also had a chat with Alm.er Santos at Town House last Sunday: He with 16 points. "I want to enjoy the ninth for his major league-leading· straight games with a homer. They \ confinned to me iliat the CCA now has "sister organizations." We've l Olympics and stop he.aring all the 35thsave. had nine in the three-game series ~ established. he said, fraternal ties wifu the ladies of Nagoya and one other · criticism. The only thing we have to Jose Alberro (0-1) lost in his first and have 170 for the season. ~ new night spot. Consequently, attendance to CCA non-official gatherings do is represent the U.S., play as hard f have increased remarkably, particularly if word com_ es out that our as we can and win the gold medal." f "sisters" are also attending. Barkley isn't the only one who has Meeting. Othello Gonzales told me yes~rday that there will be a grown tired of living up to the stan SYFL regi~ltP.ti()n. meeting tonight at Rambie' s Restaurant On the agenda is the chess team dard set by the 1992 team staning .• -..·.The Saipan Youth Foot~aU -·•·-· c~il Don't get mental about the work week. Just join us! Me_v11-~L Mo\-11D~Y f\Otr1~/4V Brainstormer - Vodka, amaretto, cranberry juice, sweet in sour topped with grandmarnier $3.50 6 pm - Closing Brain Tumor - Peach, Schnapps, Bailey's & Grenadine $3.50 Mind Eraser - Vodka, Kahlua & Club Soda $3.50 Pitchers of Beer $9.00 ~EJUPbE'S NIGHT f~f/~Ar Buy one of our grilled items, get 50% off any second grilled entree of equal or lesser value. 6 pm - Closing Complimenta,y glass of house wine for you and your sweetie. Music by Leonardo playing your favorite oldies & goodies. In tribute to Saipan's beautiful women . .. .S, ~ODIE'S HIGHm ~~ 6 pm - Closing W12ll Drinks:. DornQs:tic ~12Qr. Glas:s: of Win12 O LadiQs: On!~ TEQUILA TI-IURSDAY Budweiser JOIN US FOR OUR NE¥! MEXICAN BRUNCH BUFFET Raffle ft,U~/DAV All Bud Family Margarita $3.00 Tequila Shots $1.00 6 pm - Closing Cans Pitchers of Margarita .Jose Cuervo Gold Shots $2.50 Pitchers of Gold l\largaritas Corona $3.00 $1.50 f~l~AV & //4fU~~/4f Order any Schnapps or Shooter for $3.00 6 pm - Closing Keep the glass After golfing, bring your scorecard to /Uf1~/4tr Rudolpho's Clubhouse for a free well drink 2 pm - 7 pm or domestic beer. Limit one free drink per golfer per visit. 8 - 11 ... V EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK f \ TUf/~/4J w,~neJD/4J frjU~/D/4V £2C'Jl1PbES IRDIES TEQUILA NIEittT 6 pm - closing B16Rm THURSDAY 6 pm ... closing ff; '-:¥ ~ C:C.Qlll(IO; WELL DRINKS DOMESTIC BEERS GLASS OF WINE I'{ $2.50 ~+"\: (LADIES ONLY) ,a-~ ALL DAY LONG ~ Order any Scnapps or Shooter -- 8 pm - closing for $3.00. Keep the glass 2tCIRt tHe. we.e.~ off RiGHt WitH tHe." 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