Meddling' by Jojo Dass Cause Those Islands' House Mem Leaders from Saipan Who Are Go Been on Tinian and Rota
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 -~ ews Speaker raps 'meddling' By Jojo Dass cause those islands' House mem leaders from Saipan who are go been on Tinian and Rota. Variety News Staff bers decided to support (Rep. ing to have to try to protect Saipan Palacios also said that the pres THE ALLEGED meddling by elect Benigno R.) Fitial for when allocating and prioritizing ence of Rep.-elect Stanley T. · congressional aides in CNMI poli speaker. Members of Congress the expenditure oflocal revenues," Torres (R-Saipan) in Rep. He.i.11z tics could create "disharmony" are not dumb. And the process Benavente said. S. Hofschneider's (R-Saipan) among lawmakers of Saipan, certainly would not allow "that," "I hope that the leadership on camp was another factor in his Tinian and Rota regarding appro Benavente said. Rota and Tinian would not be decision to switch votes. priation issues, House Speaker In addition, Saipan's elected fooled by such promises because Torres has filed a lawsuit alleg Diego T. Benavente (R-Saipan) officials would block any con I don't think that it will ever hap ing that the number of senatorial said yesterday. gressional appropriation that will pen," he said. seats currently allocated to Rota The speaker was reacting to re not consider their island's needs. Palacios, on Sunday, confirmed and Tinian goes against the U.S. ports that the recent visit of uni "If there is any chance for that that two congressional aides had . Continued on page 26 dentified U.S. congressional aides kind of appropriation, I certainly "convinced" Rep. Alejo M. Speaker Diego T. Benavente would stand up against it. We are Mendiola Jr. (R-Rota) and Rep. not going to just sit back and Help is coming January elect Norman S. Palacios ofTinian Benavente said Rota and Tinian allow Congress to appropriate to support Rep.-elect Benigno R. officials should have known bet directly to Rota and Tinian," Fitial for speakerof the next House ter than to consider the promises Benavente said. on PCB contamination·· of Representatives. · allegedly made by the congres He said the defection of RESIDENT R~presentative to Mendiola and Palacios were .sional aides as an iron-clad com Mendiola and Palacio~ in ex the U.S. Juan N. Babautayester- • part of an earlier Republican cau ·mitment. change for the commitment made day announced the Department · cus that endorsed Rep. Heinz S. 'Tm sure that Congress will by the congressional aides is of Interior has formally agreed Hofschneider for the House's top not act on an appropriation for "wrong." to provide funds to cover the post. Rota and Tinian alone just be- "Now, you are going to have travel expenses to the Common wealth of a doctor with special ized knowledge of polychlori nated biphenyls (PCBs). EMO: Always be prepared This means Dr. Gershon Bergeisen is expected to be on By Haidee V. Eugenio has been no alert raised for the calamity. We have to be cau Saipan in January to train physi Variety News Staff CNMion the possibility of a tem tious that such a thing might hap cians in recognizing symptoms FOLLOWING a series of earth Juan N. Babauta blor just like what struck Guam pen. So always be prepared. and illnesses associated with ex quakes in the neighboring areas last Sunday morning, the CNMI Al ways have at the back of your posure to PCBs and other envi PCB contamination in Tanapag of Guam, Philippines and Tai government is not taking any mind that disasters do happen, ronmental toxins. village. wan, the CNMI Emergency chances. they are unpredictable. But don't Interior's Office of Insular "This is the beginning of what Management Office (EMO) yes As of press time yesterday, no F*fiic because if you panic, some Affairs is the granting agency I hope will be a sustained effort terday reminded the public to tsunami alerts pertaining to the body is going to be hurt," and will use $7,000 of its "tech ·to help people in Tanapag un "be always prepared" for any Guam quake were raised, but Guerrero said in an interview. nical assistance" funds to reim derstand the extent they have kind of disasters, considering Guerrero assured the public will EMO is closely monitoring the burse theAgencyforToxicSub been exposed to toxic chemi the islands' vulnerability to ca be immediately informed of any tremor measuring 6.1 on the stances and Disease Registry cals, what the health risks are, lamities. major concerns. Richter scale which rocked (ATSDR) for Bergeisen's trip. and what they can do to stay Gregorio DL. Guerrero, EMO "We are a very small island, we Guam at around 10 am on Sun- The training session is part of · healthy," said Babauta in a news director, said that while there are very vulnerable to any type of Continued on page 26 the response to the problem of Continued on page 26 r~~~•ana=,=~·-,,=,-~~-·-=~·,,r f Search targets 1: Beware of the ,, possible sites for;, Christmas Earhart plane computer vim§ By Giff Johnson By Eric F. Say For the Variety , Variety News Staff MAJURO - The first ever !; HAGATNA - As if worrying deep ocean sonar search for Ii about the "Y2K" bug is not Amelia Earhart's airplane has j enough, computerusers are being ended with several ''targets" / warned about a computer virus identified that could be the f set to go off on Christmas Day. Electra aircraft that went down Ii Subscribers to many free in the central Pacific 62 years 1 Internet e-mai I services are being ago, one of the trip's coordi warned to check information nators said Monday. downloaded on to a hard drive Williamson and Associates, because of a potentially devastat Inc. - an ocean engineering ing virus that could wipe out all firm that has located long-lost . programs and data contained in j schooners and more recent their computers. i vintage submannes from deep The virus, which is still un ocean locations - will begin named, is said to be contained j \ , i processing its sonar images at 1,, within e-mail that is in the form of I its Seattle, Washington office, i games. Particularly those called I according to Dana Timmer of , "'Elf Bowling" or ··Frogapult." According to computer pro land Landing, Ltd., Dr. Chris Ebert-Santos (2nd left), who is leaving Saipan after serving for many years as pediatrician, receives h together with 1, a plaque of recognition for her outstanding volunteer services to Karidat, yesterday at the PIG. With her are gramming specialist Bert (from left) Karidat board members Mafua Peter, Abed Younis, Ned Arriola and Esther Fleming, and Karidat Middleton, the virus that also acts c~~~ Executive Director Angie Guerrero. Photo by Marian A. Maraya Continued on page 26 PAC NEWSPAPER STACKS WORLD/NATION 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- DECEMBER 21, 1999 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1999 -MARIANAS V ARI_ETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 News. Briefs . For Y2K rollover 2 hanged for drug trafficking Malaysian opposition SINGAPORE (AP) - Two drugs to an undercover officer, clined to say what drugs the 1inian plans big celebration Malaysian men were hanged CNB spokeswoman Catherine men had been carrying. walks out of parliament here last week for drug traffick Gomes said. He was sentenced Under Singapore's strict drug KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)- Malaysia's new Parliament TINIAN - The Municipality The Dec. 31 events will be "This fireworks show will works display. laws, adults caught trafficking ing, Singapore's Central Nar to death in November last year. got off to a shaky start yesterday when all oppo~ition me~be:s staged of Tinian and Aguiguan in gin at 6 p.m. and end at sun mark an unforgettable begin "This party is for the people cotics Bureau said yesterday. Goh was arrested at a border more than 15 grams (half an a brief walkout to protest the session, calling 1t unconstltutJOnal. conjunction with Tinian Dy rise on January 1, 2000. ning to the ,new millennium," who have chosen to celebrate ounce) of heroin, 30 grams (one Malaysians Lai Chaw Won, checkpoint in August last year All 45 opposition lawmakers left for an hour to pr?test the 11_1anner nasty Hotel and Casino and Jose P. Cruz, overall chair says Tinian Dynasty Chairman the New Year with us here on after trying to smuggle 160 ounce) of morphine or 500 23, and Goh Choon Meng, 25, in which the session had been called. It was the openmg gathermg for_ will be hosting a huge Millen man of the 1999 Tinian Michael Kwan. "I am very Tinian," says Borja. were hanged on Friday at grams (5 ounces) of illegal grams (18 ounces) of marijuana the newly elected lawmakers after a hotly contested ge~eral p_oll !ast nium Countdown Party on De Mayor's Holiday Season and pleased to be able to contrib "On behalf of the people of Singapore's Changi Prison. drugs into Singapore from Ma face the death penalty. month ushered Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad mto his fifth cember 31st, Friday a Y2K Celebration Committee, ute to this momentous celebra Tinian, it gives me a great They were arrested last year in laysia, Gomes said. He was sen Singapore has sent more than for consecutive term. 300 people to the gallows, many hodgepodge of fun, food and describes the event as a grand tion to be held and enjoyed on pleasure to invite ou·r neigh separate incidents. tenced to death in February this Opposition leaders complained th:it the country's king had an for drug-related offenses, since entertainment.