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US bank goes CHC niay cut back on after Tinian Shipping Co. By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff sonie health services A DELAWARE-based banking institution yesterday filed a law­ By Haidee V. Eugenio place, highly-critical medical ser­ nurses, has never stopped, suit in [ederal court against Tinian Variety News Staff vices will suffer. Villagomez said. Shipping Company, Inc. and oth­ CURRENT economic conditions "We may institute stronger aus­ DPH, together with the Legis­ ers for alleged non-payment of a may force the government-mn terity measures, including cutting lature and the Attorney General's Commonwealth Health Center to back certain services to the com­ Office, is also studying whether $7.6 million loan. stop providing certain medical ser­ munity ... But that's only one of the cut in personnel hours will Debis Financial Services, Inc. vices and to slash its non-medical the options we have been looking also translate to reduced benefits also named as defendants in the staff's working hours, it was dis­ at seriously. or not. suit Hong Kong Entertainment closed yesterday. '"We are also looking at the pos­ "It has to be cleared first by the (Overseas) Investment, Ltd., and businessman Kwan Man. Although the Department of sibility of cutting back the hours legislatureorthe AGO ... whether Public Health did not reveal what of the administrative staff from people who work less than 40 Defendants' counsel G. An­ particular health se1vices may be eight hours to (less) ... One of the hours per week are still entitled to thony Long, when contacted by affected in light of a measly $33.9 first things that the staff have re­ the benefits that come with it like the Variety refused to comment, saying he has not seen the com­ mi Ilion budget for fiscal year alized is cutting back on hours is the hours of annual leave," he plaint yet. 2000, this area remains to be one better than bein_g laid off," he said. said. Joseph Kevin Villagomez Debis, through counsel Davie.I of the major options currently Aside from these additional The health secretary said while P. Ledger, sought to recover from being studied. belt-tightening schemes, DPH has projects and the halt to the annual certain services may be sus­ Tinian Shipping, Hong Kong En­ Health Secretary Joseph Kevin already observed other measures salary increase. pended, critical medical areas will tertainment (HKE), and Man the Villagomez said unless stiffer like the freeze hiring of adminis­ However, the hiring of medical be given more prominent atten- entire amount owing under the austerity measures are put into trative staff, suspension of certain staff, particularly doctors and Continued on page 22 promissory note, plus interest. Ledger asked the US District According to report: Court for the CNMI that the M/V Gov't intensifies effort Saipan Express and the M/V Tinian Express be condemned and NMI gov't practically against prostitution sold to pay the claims of Debis. Ledger requested the court to By Aldwin R. Fajardo Mark Zach ares was asked Tues­ declare that Debis may become a subsidizing industry Variety News Staff day by the governor to maintain . purchaser permitted to credit bid By Zaldy Dandan WHILE stressing that no evi­ a vigilant policy to track down : any amounts adjudged to be ow­ Variety News Staff dence has been forwarded yet to possible groups or individuals ing at any sale of the mortgaged THE GARMENT industry's operational impa'ct costs the CNMI verify allegations that foreign in the CNMI engaged in the properties. $3.89 million a year, with alien workers contributing most to this women are being brought to the world's oldest profession. According to the complaint, negative impact, a report commissioned by the US Interior Depart­ CNMI for prostitution, Lt. Gov. He added there is not any lead plaintiff and Tinian Shipping en­ ment said. Jesus R. Sablan yesterday dis­ yet that would establish the ac­ tered into a loan agreement on The I 90-page report, w}lich was prepared by Robert W. Rudolph, closed that the labor and immi­ curacy of reports spreading Oct. 8, 1996. M.A. and James C. Nicnolas, Ph.D., said this figure was·based on gration departme!1t has already throughout the United States Under the agreement, Ledger I 997 data from the Department of Labor and Immigration, which been instmcted to look into them. mainland that foreign women said Debis agreed to loan Tinian estimated that there are close to 13,000alien workers employed in 32 Sablan said DOLI Secretary Continued on page 22 garment factories. Continuea on page 22 The repo1t, which came out before the enactment of the "garment ~... addition" legislation, said

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\, • I Juan Dela Cruz said, in an in­ tc1vicw yesterday. Dela Cruz said the utilities company is investigating the Juan Dela Cruz matter to ensure that "every­ By Jojo Dass thing is paid for." Variety News Staff Dela Cruz's statement came THE COMMONWEALTH at the heels of mounting oppo­ Ready to defend. Many faces looked like this one during the last da:y of a two week long Tandem Thr_ust on Utilities Corp. (CUC) is going Continued on page_2_6 Tinian yesterday. The men and women of the U.S. Forces, Austra/Ja and Canada conducted exercises to increase combat readiness. Photo by Eduardo c. Siguenza THURSDAY, APRIL l, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS.AND VIEWS-3 As C.D.C. officials' visit draws near Food suppliers under watch By MERIT A DHIMGJOKA simply too old or weak to survive By Haldee V. Eugenio vent food poisoning from hap­ thereby a threat to public health. will assist CNMI's lone epidemi­ KUKES, Albania (AP) - More the forced journey. Variety News Staff ratory test results done with sent pening since they will be made to These mini-stores - which ologist, Ed Diaz, in pinpointing refugees joined the tens of thou­ "We've helped them, but we food samples eaten by L&T em­ FOOD SUPPLIERS operating in comply with existing health and · sells cucumbers, apples, oranges, sands of others overwhelming can't keep them here forever," the cause of the recent food poi­ ployees last week. the CNMI are currently under sanitation laws. eggplants, among others - are soning incident. Kosovo's neighbors Wednesday Cenaj said. "For the moment, "It may take couple of days to close scrutiny, with some of them "There's only a few food ven­ often parked outside garment as internatiom;I relief agencies and we've stopped admitting local With the completion of the in­ take definitive results but prelimi­ facing possible closure or cease dors here that sell product to the workers' barracks or factories. governments prepar;d to rush people unless it's an emergency.'" vestigation, theCNMiwill be able nary reports show there are or­ in operations due to contaminated community and if those food sold Some of the mobile stores to determine how best to prevent ;upplies to ease the worsening In Geneva, Kris Janowski of ganisms in all the (food) samples products being sold to the public. are contaminated for whatever would also park on the roadside humanitarian crisis. the U.N. Hil!l1 Commissioner for food poisoning from recurring. that we took, both the water and Health Secretary Joseph Kevin reason, we need to ensure that leading to Capitol Hill where leg­ Villagomez also expressed hope NATO estimates I 18,000refu­ Ref ugces said about 550,000 refu­ food," he said, clarifying that DPH Villagomez yesterday disclosed they are closed down," islators and most government of­ gees have reached Albania and gees had now left Kosovo since that the CDC representatives will is not out for citation but for cor­ that there are only few food sup­ Villagomez pointed out. ficials pass. Kosovo's other two neighbors, Serb-ethnic Albanian tensions already bring with them the labo- rective measures. pliers here that sell local produce Aside from big food suppliers At the same time, DPH dis­ Montenegro and Macedonia, as a worsened more than a year ago. to the community, making it easier here, there are also more than I 00 closed two epidemiologists from result of a Serbian campaign "We are seeing a very serious to track down their products and 'illegal' mobile stores full offruits the Atlanta-based Centers for Dis­ against the majority ethnic Alba­ refugee crisis, which is worsen­ operations. and vegetables that ply the streets ease Control are set to arrive in nians in Kosovo that intensified ing by the hour," Janowski said. The big bulk of CNMI's food of Saipan everyday, according to Saipan anytime now not only to after allied airstrikes began last "There 1s a campaign of ethnic ·(l supplies come from off-island, Patrick Calvo, member of the help the local government in track­ Wednesday. cleansing with people being 1awa,1aii .._ !' mostly from the U.S. mainland. CNMI Food and Nutrition Coun­ ing down the cause of last week's Albania has received the most. pushed outoftheir homes and the While most of local food sup­ cil. massive food poisoning incident Macedonia says it cannot accept border being opened so they can . .i ItJ{r~ritlii/ . . .. fiTu1s1~riiitit 11·;,~rD1t! pliers cater to garment workers, These mini-stores in pick-ups at L&T Garment Manufacturing, any more. Already some 30,000 leave.'' ·•••z1313fl;J;{)l~9ftp~~?P.~.~ C9.gi\•·.· ·,····.• >He}~i p~opbi~ont().Crp'a.bquty.'ehave •••• ~wkpuise!llissiles.toti)e.latest others trying to flee Yugoslavia up a new international appeal for alr S(;hopl B: Pentagon is scrambHng !<> ~yoid a suppiypowHe~tit JllqdeLwith µpg~ded. g1J)411p~. •• depart(llentheads;ponepfthose ···•Mq11tW1ue, J'inian• Elementary won't)~( \ by car. Kosovo because the existing ap­ An official in Montenegro, the peal for$64million was no longer whp d.id11}attend the 11:irqh l~ S.chopl princip;iL Helen . H. a s11ortage of cruise :q)i~si!es., i11,: .... Joreyet} I3~t ••• v.e .f.el1*1irt}Y have rah· .... n·.·.e·.··d" ...... ·.·.a ... •.... ·.· .. •.·.·.. c· •.·····o·········n······".·.··.e·· ·.•. •.·.·.n ..•. u·····.·. o•. ·.•... ·.•··•· ..n·.•.• .. •.a.•.·.l .... b.··. I. a·.·.·.s··.···t····.· •.·... •w ... a.··. r., .QSNi!)g ..op Saipiinpwyi• ...· .. · ...•••. •. < .•...• ~YJ11eonqo.s1osec1its.'fuc­ inces, said 25,000 new refugees Ag-encies including the . a\Jp!"esent;itiy~. ·... ·..... •... · era/public, gets in pla<::es 1ikeJraqand Yugo-· ••· .. TheAir1;orce ajmpuric:e'.1[ue~... ·· s9?i~.2:on~ ~ctiQl'.IJJeein UNHCR, World Food Program have been registered there in the Faigo prgeQ tI1y g2ve.1nor. to · · A. sirnilar hearing was already slavia. · . ,dayth.arthebffi~of~~gem~Bt Jari~ i!f~r<1e]iveri1Jg the last last three days alone. and U.N. Children's Fund all Before the latest NATO strikes Budget ww.r,eiryittifg.i~ to) new 1!'ofl!hl1awis.to .. the ~ee t9 it depar:trnentoffi- heklon·Rota, 8Jld of the "The humanitarian situation is mobilized emergency teams and that over Kosovo and Serbia; the Air conv.ert:. •9:2 ?~?leaI"-tiRIJF ciy\se; N'ayy( <> .·. \ > ••·•·.•. alarming," said Djordje supplies. ci.a1§jl1Yi\e.µJoa,publichearing ·· ·• \yfiile most, if !lOf alt; com­ Force was dow11 to so >.. ':Yllli:11~ta.ll9fpurpri#ri1}/prial .. Montenegrin government. million). European Union hu­ •111e~.;'J)+ / i i ....· i .... ·· fayOr,aqle, .•..•Rgtarvt;iyor.~e.n• launched sincc.theri. The•Navy $5L!IUJlion wilL refi§Y<:.Ille?ts,''>N.nvx Tiif f!"O~ J,L. Nine refugees have died in the manitarian affairs chief Emma ><.~e. Jm.. :~···th···· .f .•.•..•. i.ss.••.•...• ut 9.f P.f.. 11:.P. arr.. ·.•.. · Jall!irtJ' ..~.~p,iion\lbaru.rged has mote than2,ooo, bu.tis using requi~congressfonalapprova!.'fhe••••·•• r,,t.egpa~ Marin1an sn1<1 ... >•·• /.: •·· small hospital in Kukes, Albania, Bonino was to travel to the region ···r~e\.sq1?'nt1tfo?\to ''prqc~ed them upat a faster rate.•No cruise last .such nuclear:t9-conventio11a!•···•· •.. ·.•. I11 an era in whkh aye:sionto . with cautionJ' \. < ..· ...•.... · ... ·· · which is struggling to care for Wednesday to assess the situa­ missile production line is in op· conveimonstolli{! off i ra;;uaj~e.sJops of mill· the µ~. ~ t~f list those in need. tion. •.• ..•. >·.·.·il)ipng.f~.~ Fr~~~¥••?f s§pcfr Halaiihas already. erntion. . 1993)1i1d the1,~~Tlle .• ~PCW airs .. ····J~ priorj~es,•.cru.ise·missiks Hospital Director BajramCenaj "The worst scenarios we had a.tedSfafos; "The stocks of alr~faunched . launchedc11Jisemissile Wll.S <1eJit haveincrea~ingly become Pen. ·•·•···.·· ..· .. ·.·.·•••···· iX l!$i~J9p\19 t~f/ cruise missiles arelimit&I, and ered was 1986/Theprirnecontr'dC~ .• .·· tag on •.• planners' Preferred said some patients suffered gun­ imagined are cu1Tently unfold­ shot wounds and a few had been ing," said EU spokesman Pietro it's so1ne:thirig we're addressing," tor was Boeihg Co. << .. ·· ...... weapon.But Pentagonpurcbas- Petrucci. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth The Navy, meanwhile, is seeks inghaslaggedbt:hinduseofthe beaten by Serb forces. Most were ·.•·•·•••••·>•••·~··~~~fi~•.·i~•t;s•··•~~=·.·• ~cting wri~(¢ii J'¢.sf11t19ny · Bacon said Tuesday. ing a $113 million emergency ap- weapons. ARMORED VEHICLE. U.S. Marines trek downfield on Tinian yesterday ready to penetrate the opponents' ''M'e{~w~it.t~th.emaspublic .··•·fromiFederated.•States. ·of positions as the end of Operation Tandem Thrust draws to a conclusion. Pho10 by Eduardo c. Siguenza se1Yants(be saitL · · President Jacob N. Korea rejects US demand ·tNs ·depjdys.'. OPA finds faults in some Anti-Melissa. · f'aisas., .n1ea11~hlJe, has sclled0 to halt missile development -in·-11 states Strategy see_n 'No political pressure on ofWRO's expenditures Variety News Staff By PAUL SHIN South Korean reporters that while By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT THEOFFICEofthe Public Au­ OPA said Babauta has agreed HAGATNA - Kuentos Com­ homestead inspections' SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - maintaining its recalcitrant stance, WASHINGTON (AP) - The ditor finds that the Washington to formulate such a policy munications Inc. announced Nonh Korea rejected a U.S. de­ No11h Korea agreed in principle to immigration service is deploying By Jojo Dass Representative's Office should manual. yesterday that it has quickly re­ mand for a halt to its missile devel­ hold another round of missile talks 200 agents to help state and local Variety News Staff improve or correct its proce­ . Of OPA's 15 recommenda­ sponded to the threat of the "Me­ opment and exp011s but agreed to with the United States "as soon as law enforcement agencies in 11 THE recent homestead inspec­ dures and establish more effec­ tions to WRO and the Depart­ lissa Virus". fu11her talks with American offi­ possible." states,buildingonareccntly imple­ tion was not done under pressure mentofFinance, nine have been According to Vice President cials, S~uth Ko;.can o(ficials said The venue and date of the next mented shift in its interior enforce­ tive controls over its personnel from "politically-connected indi­ "closed" while the other six was Paul Carlson, Kuentos has Wednesday. rn\ks, the fifth since 1996, will be ment strategy. budget. viduals" out to grab the slots from described as "resolved." implemented an anti-Melissa "A~ expected, there was no agree­ decided throut:h consultations be­ Immigration and Naturalization ln a report issued Tuesday, delinquent permit holders, the Among OPA's findings: Virus strategy. ment reached at the U.S.-North tween U.S. and Nor1h Korean dip­ Service- Commissioner Doris OP A said its review of the Wash­ Division of Public Lands (DPL) ington office's records for fiscal • WRO employees assigned Carlson said that Kuentos au­ Korea talks," Kwonlong-rak. a lomats assigned to the United Na­ Meissner announced Tuesday the assured. years 1995 and 1996 revealed in Washington, D.C. were given tomatically scans e-mail for key­ South Korean Foreign Ministry tions in New York, he said. fo1mation of 45 quick response "Absolutely not. The DPLstays errors and "misclassifications" excessive expatriation and re­ words indicating that the virus official. said after meeting with At the Pyongyang talks, No11h teams that will be sent to Arkansas, away from getting politically in­ in recording expenditures. patriation benefits and higher may be included in a message. U.S. negotiators. Korea maintained that it will con­ Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Ken­ volved. We try to enforce regula­ annual leave than employees as­ Kuentos then inserts a warn­ Kwon, director-general of the tinue its missile development un­ tucky, Missouli, Nebraska, Nrn1h Resident Rep. Juan N. tions the best we can," said DPL Babauta, in his reply to OPA, signed in the CNMI; ing message, telling the reader American Affairs Bureau in less Washington ceases its hostile Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes­ Director Bertha Leon Guerrero. agreed with its recommenda­ • WRO employees entitled to not to open the attachment. Seoul's Foreign Ministry, was policy toward thecommunistcoun­ see and Utah. She explained DPL inspectors Bertha Leon Guerrero tions, saying that his office has housing benefits were given the It is the action of opening the briefed on two days ofU.S.-North try, Kwon said. Congresse.un1arked new money are required to submit detailed maximum housing allowance infected attachment that causes Korea missile talks which ended N011h Korea, Kwon said, also already taken·corrective actions. reports from which the decision free from political influence ped­ specifically for those states, which even if the allowance exceeded the infection and spread of the in the North's capital of repeated its eru·Jier stand that it have seen a surge in immigrant OPA at the same time noted to revoke the permit will be based dling. the actual housing cost of some virus. Pyongyang on Tuesday. would stop missile exports if the smuggling in recent ye,u·s, Meissner that the Washington office, or on. Guerrero's remarks came at the employees; Carlson said that there have Robert Einhorn, U.S. deputy United States makes financial com­ said at a news conference. WRO, has no policy manual or She added that DPL's Board heels of complaints from several • There was no description of been recent mutations to the assistant sl!crctary of state for po­ pensation. The No11h reportedly is handbook to provide guidelines will first have to decide whether As cnf orcement increased in re­ original virus. affected homestead permit hold­ litical and military affairs, Dew in demanding $1 billion annually fo1· for the office's day-to-day ad­ the qualifications necessary for cent years on the Southwest hDr­ "The mutation of this virus or not to grant permit to an appli­ ers who claim ranking govern­ late Tuesday night to brief South three years. ministrative and management each employment position; der, undocumented immigrants in­ Indonesian police officer hits a retreating student from Trisakti Univer­ means anything could change cant following a close scmtiny, ment officials may be out to dis- Korean officials on his talks with Einhorn scheduled a separate creasingly tum to smugglers to sity after their protest was dispersed at the Defense Ministry office in functions. Continued on page 2-3 thus making the whole procedure Jakarta Wednesday. AP Continued on page 23 Contmued on page 23 North Korean officials. briefing for the foreign news media Continued on page 21

later Wednesday. 0 Quoting Einhorn, Kwon told # • • , 1'>,·.'1' ',, •' . ;, ,I~ J I I I'• I I .\·~ ~ . ,, ,.·f.,1 I I_+• 4- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-APRIL I, 199

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J ····31}~1 tJ-Jeii re~Jhe··*etl.tl.'.··· >) ...• yesterday expressed optimism that Placing the business licensing ATE MY ·•....••..• ot.··.·· .• d.·..•.n ...... · .. ··T.·.·.t· •.·• •. ·.·1.·.·.•o.·.a..•.•. ·.n.•.•·o··.· .•. • .. •.•.•.. o.·.•..·.•· ..• ··s .•.· .. ".·••a.· ..·• •. "u.•• · •... ·.··.···o,•...•.•••..• •.. ··········a·.··.···.·.·... •· •. •.••••·· .•. s.. •·.. • .... -.·.···.·y·.····· ..••.• ... ea.:·.·.·.·····.· ..·• ..r.•.· •.·.·.- ....•. · •... ·.•.·.•.· ... • ..·.•··· · ..... the transfer of business licensing i••·1.0 •... ·.;a.o.....•. f.. ·fi.as....•. llVc,,"··.·.1..i..•..•....•.... •.r....· ..· .. I.....•. !PF~~(!~ffiqersinvtsti1JaM11gt~~~~ ,yJ11etl#¢r}haf aarii1·•• function to the taxation division ..•.•.· .• {?.r~tlj~ry}~$*i~ ~4S ~t- .•...... •. h/S Jt!$ide~ce UI)d HOMEWORK! function to the finance depart­ was expected to help the govern­ (Ti11y~ .. atrette1hin:.: then:.booked •:and ment will go on smoothly despite ment detect tax evaders, as well res~.fPf ii?f~XA\e4.ass~ulV~t .·.. ·...•.. Q.i11es was the absence of additional appro­ as asce11ain whether taxes have 9.isr§~iqq11PB i.p ~~llfo• t•.. ··.·· < so.tifin{4; <•···.···•···<>> ...•..••. ·. ·····.· •·· .. · priation for the agency. 6-~~8(9jrk.tp gg!\£$ spq~~Sj ./ PI~~r p9li99 pe':"'!i•·•thre~·· Trek to Tapochao been paid prior to the issuance of J?. Tenorio said the department's a renewal of business license. •.•.•.•... ::.·.... ·.·•. •.· •.• .. a.••• rt.·.·.n •.. ·.·.·.e.•.·.·.· .•. ··.d.R .....••... •.6.·.ffi..•. ·.. ·.n ... •.•.·.•.. a.·•.•.. •.r.·.·.·.·.•.• .. •.. :.·.·.·.· .• ... ..• t.·..•.. ru.·.·•.h... ·.·.. '.. e.o.·.·•. ·.. •·.·.·.)M .. w.. •..... b•. ·······.··.oa .. ·.•.•.. 1y.. ·.k..·..• •.. ••.·.·.•1.·.'.· ...n•.. ··..~g·.·.········.····.··.·,•· ...•...• THE FIRST person who accompanied me to Mt. Tapochao many years ago Revenue and Taxation Division ~" ~ \<11!yr•'.:1~n~eret{"f7S11•···~dpJii~t{Fu~sMday uctn~ l?1l e •~yerpp\/ a~ The new law would also allow with other boys o Miguel >.. ~/lf. ~iyf!, '.f-aniunip~. •· · was Aklas, our non-Catholic former photographer. Aklas was so busy was organized to be able to deal the Department of Finance to close m taking pictures as hundreds of devout Catholics joined the yearly tradi­ with business licensing functions down the businesses of delinquent tional carrying of the cross to the mountain peak. I was so excited observing without the need to hire addi­ Pedro P. Tenorio tax payers, and verify if an inves­ ••.;s·L·····r·· ..tr·.Qll.i.:.e.·c···.·ke·.~ .••.• ··t··········.d·······.• ..•.t ....•... .. 1.·.·.T·y··········.·'.t·A·.·······.·.a.' .•..•..~.,.•.;m ...... ·· ..•.o ..·.•. '..·an.······.~ ..·..•.... o..• ..•.··················.··h·.·~.·.1 ..•. o.•.•.....••..•. ·t·.·w.·.······.······.·i~,.·c .•.·c.·.·.•.:.k ..·.oa ...... ~.•n.·~ ..·.·~.-.•·.•··········· tional employees to handle such a RU ~'"" ~. ~ri.•. " effi;~rli1i~l~i;1r1*f@t\, pqn11nu~\i·OJl g~ and interviewing some people who participated the Good Friday ritual tor is engaged in the activity ap­ p~g~ which highlighted the observance of Lent in the Northern Marianas. duty. chief executive said, stressing that plied for by comparing business *** *** *** Under the new measure, Public there will be no need for addi­ license application and tax re­ The trek began from Capitol Hill where police officers blocked vehicles Law 11-73, the Dep"'1rtment of tional FTEs. turns. from entering the narrow road leading to the mountain's summit. Kids too, Commerce shall transfer two full­ He explained that the commerce The new measure which de!- t-irLL • together with their parents felt the hardship in reaching Tapochao. I time equivalents (FTEs) and the and finance departments have egates to the taxation and revenue sAN vi'ceNr1:: sArPAN witnessed Catholics from different nationalities extending helping associated personnel funding to been sharing information which division the issuance of licenses hands to the participants. The spirit of sharing was amazing. Different the finance department for the should make it easier for the Rev­ and the CNMI Taxpayer Identifi­ groups, clubs, organizations, sports teams, offered cold water and softdrinks purpose of administering the is­ enue and Taxation Division to cation Number (TIN) would give along the rough road. suance of business Iicenses. assume the issuance of business JACK ANDERSON and JAN MOLLER DOF the capability to track down *** *** *** The governor expressed confi­ permits. and strictly monitor licensed busi- :~;~n:~o~~ht: '29 I saw some groups giving cookies and bread. Others offered local foods WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND dence on the Revenue and Taxa­ Tenorio said the centralization nesses. and even betelnuts. All for free. American Red Cross volunteers were all tion Division's capability to take of business licensing would help Officials are optimistic that the • Split Aircon around as police officers positioned themselves at several outposts waiting over the issuance of business li­ weed out bureaucratic red tape integration of issuing business • Swimming Pool in case of emergency. I spotted some government officials quietly follow­ censes from the Department of in the government, adding that licenses into the taxation di vi­ • Cable TV ing those men who carried the wooden cross. The cross was first Number of small farmers continues to shrink Commerce, adding that DOF the move would help enhance sion would yield positive re­ • Cleanest Rooms blessed by the Bishop at Mt. Carmel before it was brought to the employees were properly trained compliance with and enforce­ sults including the collection of mountain. I heard wild cheers when the giant wooden cross was finally This week, Dwight Pederson watched as a farm ing practices or give unreasonable preference or for such undertaking. · ment of the laws related to the a significant amount of taxes erected on the mountain's peak. auctioneer sold the equipment he's been using to advantage to any person." He said the function transfer issuance of licenses and per­ which remain delinquent due to *** *** *** grow durum and barley for 25 years. But because the pricing information is consid­ does not involve additional funds mits to investors or entrepre­ the absence of a single control. Along our way, Aki as and me passed by a construction worker who made The auction wasn't Pederson's choice. The bank ered proprietary, only the USDA knows what the for the finance department to hire neurs wishing to put up busi­ Under Public Law 11-73, the his own carrying of wooden cross starting from Sadog Tasi towards the has already told him he won't make enough money packers were paying for their meat. An amend­ new full-time employees to su­ ness in the CNMI. DOF can have the authority to mountain. Upon reaching the top, the worker, described as a faith healer, this year to save his last 720 acres. And it's not for mentattached to last year's Agriculture appropria­ pervise business licensing for the He said occasional inconsis­ suspend, revoke or deny the is­ DINNER also erected "his cross" near some other crosses that he had installed in the lack of effort. Pederson spends four or five days a tions bill would have required mandatory price revenue division. tencies have previously un­ suance of business licenses of previous years. The man then stretched his both arms to the cross. He week farming, and drives a tractor trailer to make reporting and country-of-origin labeling. But at "Finance [department] is ca­ avoidably occurred despite the establishments found to be in \ ~~·····.··;Y B.B.Q BUFFET "stayed" on the cross until 12 noon. We gathered that the man had been ends meet. Before he became a trucker, Pederson the behest of a high-powered groupoflobbyists led pable of handling the function. cross-referencing of informa­ violation ofCNMI laws such as doing the same ritual back home in the Philippines for more than 15 years. worked as a mechanic during the day and fanned by the American Meat Institute, the amendment It's a lateral transfer of function. tion between the commerce and non-payment or false reporting 1/[/'v (Fridays & Saturdays 7 - 9 PM) He decided to continue such religious act here on Saipan. until two or three in the morning. was watered down to a three-month study by Rep. No money involved," the CNMI finance departments because of of taxes. *** *** *** The short North Dakota growing season - JOO Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and Rep. James Walsh, R­ For HOTEL GUESTS: $6 • For OUTDOOR GUESTS: $9 The following year, Aklas went back to Bangladesh so I found days in a good year- leaves scant room for errors. N.Y. myself alone covering the yearly carrying of the cross during Good During last year's harvest, Pederson lost both his The threats had one positive effect: According to From HOTEL Friday. I observed the same things-food offering, dry trail, familiar mother and oldest daughter. Then his combine farmers we spoke with, hog prices rose 3 cents a Only 4% of limited iminunity to faces. But I noticed it was hotter as compared to the previous year. That motor blew, costing him $16,000. day for almost a week. CHALAN KANOA & time, I was the photographer so it took me almost two hours to reach But what tragedy and backbreaking work could Meatpacking is just on~ of many farm sectors GARAPAN SHOPPING AREA the top where a Mass was later held. I stood on the mountain's peak, not do, low grain prices have done: put Pederson that is becoming more concentrated. Returns on applicants have found work under. 'Tm a 50-year-old man that's basically been equity for the top four cereal manufacturers, which viewing the beauty of the entire island. An hour-long reflection By Jojo Dass amnesty program took effect They are followed by 884 destroyed by the economy," Pederson says. control nearly 90 percent of the market, have followed. Variety News Staff late last year up to March 20. Chinese nationals, 154 Pederson's situation is not unique. Nationwide, averaged 25 percent, while the percent of purchase *** *** *** A MERE four percent of the Camacho said the program Bangladeshi nationals and 45 hundreds price received In the succeeding year. I was again alone covering the event. But that of small farmers are being forced out, by wheat farmers has dropped to 2,180 illegal aliens who signed will expire on June I, after which Korean nationals. morning, I woke up late. Many people were already on their way back leaving experts to compare the rash of liquidations Jess than I percent of the total price. up for government's amnesty government resumes its cam­ There were al so 17 Sri to Capitol Hill as I patiently ascended the rocky and dusty route. Those to the farm crisis of the mid- I 980s. Low prices, the A coalition of 23 farm-state senators led by program have so far found jobs, paign against illegals who failed Lankan nationals and 13 who recognized me would greet: "Lanya Freddie, you 're late?" I result of decreased demand, are driving many of the Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., according to Task Force Lim­ to avail of the amnesty program. Nepalese who have availed of The Commonwealth Law Revision Commission simply smiled at them. But as more and more people asked the same farm fo1feitures. Market crashes in Asia, typically have called for a formal White House investigation ited Immunity chief, Jeffrey Registered illegal aliens who the program. Will Hold a Special Meeting question. I decided to answer them: '"No, I'm not working today, it's a strong importer of U.S. agricultural goods, are into the "growing concentration" in the agriculture Camacho. failed to find jobs are required Camacho said other amnesty partly to blame. industry. Tuesday, April 6, 1999, I 0:30 a.m. personal. .. Good excuse. Camacho, who also is the De­ to be repatriated. seekers include IO Thai 's, six Commonwealth Supreme Court Conference Room *** *** *** But not every farmer is feeling the pinch. Last Agricultural economists say that, simply put, big partment of Labor and · Government officials have Japanese national, two Indian Susupe, Judicial Complex During my fourth coverage of the event, I was so happy because I found quarter, Iowa Beef Processors, one of the nation's farms are growing because they can handle low Immigration's (DOLi) deputy earlier predicted that amnesty nationals, and two Pakistanis. a new companion-Rick Alberto. Rick, who obviously more religious than largest meatpackers, recorded record profits: $205 prices better than small ones. Take pig farming for labor director, said 1,147 of the seekers may have difficulty in "Hopefully, we can have me, was assigned to do the story. The older Rick walked very slow so it took million on $12.8 billion in revenues. example: The costs of production on farms with amnesty seekers were allowed looking for jobs due to the Com­ more people to register," said AGENDA us longer than the usual time to reach our destination. Rick was a good While IBP's stockholder information credits "stra­ more than 3,000 pigs are estimated to be.roughly to seek temporary employment monwealth present economic Camacho. companion. He explained to me about the significance of Good Friday. I tegic growth," some on Capitol Hill are concerned one-third less than on farms with less than 500 of which only 89 got one-year crisis. Government put amnesty I. Preliminary Matters learned that Rick was a frustrated priest. Since then, I called him Father that companies like IBP are banding together and head. work permits. According to Camacho, the program into apparently to A. Call to Order and Roll Call Rick. Apparently, he liked it. using their near-monopoly status to squeeze small "Agriculture is undergoing a major paradigm The figures were based from bulk, or 1,040 of amnesty seek­ flush out the illegals. Initial B. Proof of Notice of Meeting (Compliance with farmers out of the market. *** *** ;j:** shift," said Dan Maternach, president of the Pro­ DOLi's most recent tally cover­ ers is composed of Filipino na­ estimates placed theirnumber Open Government Act, I CMC § 9901 et seq.) The following year, Rick was again my partner to cover the occasion. USDA figures reveal that four meatpacking com­ fessional Farmers of America. ing the period from which the tionals. at nearly I 0,000. 2. Old Business However, we were a little bit late so I advised Rick that we should cover our panies, IBP among them, control nearly 70 percent For centuries, Maternach notes, farmers them­ A. Review of Minutes of March 12, 1998, Regular faces with a piece of cloth or towel so that no one will ask why we're late. of the overall beef market. Further breakdown of selves have driven the markets. "If they produced Meeting I told Rick it's a small community. A piece of towel, did not help us, the data reveals that the four packers control as too much, prices went down. If they produced too Women's event 8. Continuing Services; Sales of Publications anyway. I realized that Rick was getting popularon the island. While on our much as 80 percent of certain markets within the little, the prices went up. The paradigm we 're Public works budget woes way back to Capitol Hill, Rick asked me why do I like covering the industry. moving to is the markets· driving production," By Tanya M.C. Mendiola employees may be retained if they on Guam slated 3. New Business A. Staffing: Effect of Austerity Measures Tapochao trek every year. I told him, I don't really know. But I jokingly The packers buy their meat in one of two ways: Maternach said. Variety News Staff are deemed essential. B. Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request assured him that as long as we reach Capitol Hill, there will be rains. Rick Either from sale barns, where independent farmers In a report titled "A Time to Choose," then­ HAGATNA- As the newly ap­ DPW Director Dan Lizama said Variety News Staff laughed because at the time, it was too hot. As we were approaching our car sell their cows, or through contract farmers. Some agriculture secretary Bob Bergland told President pointed director for the Depart­ he will try to avoid any termina­ HAGATNA - The Andersen C. Update on Publishing Projects; Progress Report which was parked at the Capitol Hill, it started drizzling. My buddy looked lawmakers arc concerned that the packers are at­ Cuter that unless the federal government changed ment of Public Works settles in to tion of the limited term employ­ Federal Women's Program an­ and Approval of First Supplement to I 997 Edition at me. We both laughed. tempting to squeeze independent farmers out of the its policies, a few large corporations would control the first few weeks at the helm, he ees because the loss of manpower nual luncheon will be held on of Code (with Case Annotations) *** *** *** market by paying them less than their contract the U.S. food supply. will be very busy trying to iron would severely affect two sec­ April 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at D. Commission Policies Tomorrow, Rick will not be my partner. He decided to stay for good in farmers. But the Carter administration - and every suc­ out the concerns the department tions of the department. the Marianas Ballroom in the E. Other Business Manila. I am not so sure who will be among my co-reporters who may join In 1918, after the Federal Trade Commission cessive White House occupant - chose to do is currently facing in light of the Limited term employees are in Hilton Hotel. 3. Adjournment me in this year's trek to Tapochao. But I am almost certain, I will be there determined that five packers were slaught.ering 70 nothing. All of which helps explain why America financial crisis. all sections of the department, but Sen. JoAnne Brown will be the guest speaker and will expound earlier than the previous year. As long as I can still drag my feet. Whether percent of the nation's beef, Congress passed the now has 300,000 fewer farmers-and counting - Contracts for 82 limited term if the employees are terminated For Further Infomiation, Contact the Commission Office on this year's theme "Women to work or for personal reasons. It doesn't matter. Sometimes, it's good to Packers and Stockyards Act. The act made it illegal than during the Carter administration. It's a list that employees at the department will the areas that would be most af- Susupe, Judicial Complex - Tel. 236-9820 sacrifice. At least once a year. Along that mountain track. for meatpackers to "engage in discriminatory pric- now includes Dwight Pederson. expire by May I, but some of the Continued on page 23 Continuea on page 23 THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7 6- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- APRIL I, 1999 With conditions ..though Fund defers JVA Teno: Choice of new NMC L&T cafeteria allowed to reopen for administrator president is all up to board Haidee V. Eugenio By Since mid-December last By Aldwin R. Fajardo By Haidee V. Eugenio cafeteria last week, but was re­ where BEH personnel must be food poisoning victims at L&T Variety news Staff year, the Fund has been operat­ Variety News Staff Variety News Staff opened a day after but with con­ stationed at the cafeteria during to 1,167 as of Monday. DUE TO lack of quorum, theNMI ing with an acting administra­ SERIOUS violations of exist­ ditions. hours of food preparation to en­ Of this figure, 900 workers GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio Retirement Fund's Board has tem­ tor. is giving the Board of Regents DPH's Bureau of Environ­ sure proper compliance with were seen by doctors right at ing health and sanitation stan­ porarily deferred a job vacancy Acting administrator Fred F. dards had forced the Depart­ mental Health had imposed vari­ health and sanitation rules, ac­ their own barracks, while the of the Northern Marianas Col­ announcement for the long-va­ Camacho, meanwhile, said the ment of Public Health to order ous conditions on the cafeteria cording to Health Sec. Joseph 276 victims were sent to the lege a free hand to decide cated agency administrator, it was Board is currently urging the the temporary closing down of for it to re-open. Kevin Villagomez. hospital. whether or not there will be a learned. governor to speed up the ap­ L&T"s Trans-Asia Employees' These include the condition "One of the conditions of their Aside from Trans-Asia caf­ need to appoint a new president Vicente Camacho, Fund Board pointment of two members. eteria, DPH also inspected other once Agnes McPhetres retires chairman, said the current five­ In an earlier interview, the nine food estaqlishments from in December. member Board is still awaiting March 21 to 27. governor expressed difficulty in "The decision will have to for Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's ap­ In a media statement, DPH selecting a candidate for the come from the College Board of pointment of two new members also said it gave Grade A to Board since the vacancies call Regents if they want to hire a before making public the for Carolinian representative Pedro P. Tenorio Agnes McPhetres Wendy's Restaurant in Garapan a new president or appoint some­ administrator's position. as well as a woman representa­ and to three establishments of one from among the qualified Steven P. Pixley "We called of the JV A for tive for the entire CNMI. searching for someone to tempo­ the Marianas Resort Hotel in ranks," Tenorio told reporters. dents with a better quality of administrator until we have While one Board member po­ rarily replace McPhetres. The act­ education. Marpi: Paseo Coffee Shop, The governor came to enough votes," said Camacho, sition has been vacant since last ing president will administer the he word "Triduum" comes from the Latin word which means "three days." The EasterTriduum re-opening is to have BEH in­ Amigo Open Air Restaurant and McPhetres' rescue as he pointed He expressed optimism that referring to the recent Board year, another post was vacated day-to-day activities in the col­ consists of the three most sacred days of the church year. The faithful are called to bear in spectors there every time food Marianas Beach Resort Barbe­ out that the outgoing NMCpresi­ the reorganization of the Col­ meeting's result where only in January. lege while concentrating on work mind solemnly Christ's passion and death and to celebrate joyfully His resurrection on Easter are prepared to ensure that work­ cue Stand. dent should also get credit for lege would improve existing three of the five members agreed The current members of the her significant contributions to for a strategic master plan. Sunday. It is one continuous liturgy equal to three days from sundown Holy Thursday to Sundown ers are safe, until we know ex­ Grade B was give to Saipan policies, management processes to post a JV A even before the Board are: Vicente Camacho The outgoing president's re­ Easter Sunday. actly the cause of the food poi­ Ocen View Restaurant in the college ducing her more than and procedures. completion of the Board. (chairman), Charles Reyes Sr. placement will also be delegated soning," the health secretary Garapan, and to Entrada Main I 0-year term at the institution's The reorganization plans in­ The law requires the Fund to (Saipan representative), Rosita with othertaskssuch as the imple­ , HOLY THURSDAY April 1st 1999 7pm Mass of the Lord's Supper. said. Restaurant and Adventura Dis­ helm. volve cutting down several of­ have seven Board members, Santos (Rota representative), mentation and evaluation activi­ Since the food poisoning last cotheque Bar both in Marianas Last week, McPhetres has of­ fices and employees especially which means a quorum needs at Peter Cruz (Tinian representa­ fered to retire by December ties, the annual report, the new The Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the week which downed more than Resort Hotel. affecting the dean and directo­ least four members to act on a tive), and Suzanna "Sue" college catalogue and self-study Lord's supper on Holy Thursday. Our Holy Mother 1, 100 garment workers, BEH Wongwa,n Restaurant in which the· NMC Board of Re­ rial posts along with the middle certain decision. Mafnas (Saipan representative). gents accepted readily accepted for accreditation purposes. level positions. the Church commemorates the farewell supper of inspectors have been checking Garapan and Boogie Restaurant "F:or the meantime, we have The Board chairman said the in a unanimous vore. An acting At the same time, Tenorio com­ The board has been asked to Jesus as the institution of the eucharist. The Mass on Trans-Asia cafeteria which also at Marianas Resort Hotel to wait for the governor to ap­ current acting administrator has president will be appointed mended the NMC Board for its adopt a standing policy with will include a ceremonial footwashing in remem­ served the food eaten by the in Garapan were given the low­ pointnew Board members," said already expressed his intention while McPhetres goes on leave recent reorganization efforts those who would be transferred brance of the example of service that Jesus set. He victims of the massive food poi­ est Grade C, and were asked to Camacho. of applying for the position. prior to her retirement. which, he said, has been designed from their present positions in indeed showed his· love to the end - and that love is soning incident. immediately comply with sani­ The board is still reportedly to continuously provide NMI stu- Continued on p~ge 23 still shown to us in the Blessed Sacrament. 1l1e Lawyer Steven Pixley, chief tation laws. washing of the feet is not so much a ritual imitation legal counsel of Tan Holdings DPH also warned the com­ of what the Lord once did, but an effective exhorta­ which is the mother company of munity of other unsanitary food tion to serve one another as the Lord has served us! L&T, said his client has been establishments, saying continu­ very cooperative in the investi­ ous patronage may add to the gation being conducted by both food poisoning incidents in the -••ti:: , GOOD FRIDAY April 2nd 1999. local and federal agencies on CNMI. ~~Fij~(~\'l~.,#*;:;¥<< ······· i• I··········i p···· ·r······································ the food poisoning incident. DPH has been regularly con­ Sam Stations of the Cross He said L&T cafeteria has al­ ducting g regular and unan­ 12 Noon a liturgical celebration of the Lord's pas­ ready implemented some of the nounced inspections of eating sion. This celebration includes the veneration of ·••k[~~~~·r.;IJ'.!~~·~tiif!iJ; corrective measures recom­ and drinking establishments in the cross ... Our Lord was innocent. yet he suffered mended by DPH to ensure com­ the CNMI to ensure their com­ ·············t···········'······················ ...... •...... •...... ·..... B~Mfi~.·.· ••••••••••••.•tti~~.~·rr t~~ill{,~JttilY!•~:si.n.~t••·•• because of our sins. He is truly a man for others. pliance with health and sanita­ pliance with health and sanita­ He Jied that other might live! tion regulations. tion laws, and to institute cor­ Villagomez said DPH has rective and preventive measures Confessions 7pm-9prn. pegged the the total number of to ensure public health safety. llffilliiit!l!Jll!D•. ·gfaiJt\ll.lJh¢r¢qt,j¢$t i:lf Po!\¢e•••·•· · •• an<:!. <:1.etji§#d\l<:t.ifr91J1 fointo , EASTER VIGIL April 3rd 1999 7pm. o ·· ····· ·· cflHs Leoh atmfr@fo n 1:~1t~*t}~~@f~Pm Jt,1 Pi§iiti /\ vigil of the Loni's Resurrection begins with the ceremonial lightening of the paschal candle. 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In tl1is cel­ ·••··•·\''arietyNews.8cta.1L r , •.• •.···t\/ ··91pstj-a;~@~~; Y?'·"l~~·mqptt iajaWi¥ !'i\?fo/¢ he< Guef'i'~1·0 will, pg. tq11g4:r t,~ .· .···da11.t threatening that they can ebration of the Paschal Vigil. we join together pro­ s~.l;ij~~sw ... \hp .P~P~~\.rntrE gt... .e1l?ily kill him,,said·Ifob[e~: in each division claiming the victory of the Lord over death - that I>QIJ.•···· ~? ~~.s .•. ~ai.a1scutfie~llbfY- our God is a living God' r~111;t~r~1ti ···· ··· •fher~P¥Bbttin a~ir~t~r1fh:s~ <..•. 9u~.J1tlyp(:C.~!'r~dr111.ns\l;.r~i ·9(secu#tyfbrl:ifnrand his> .. ·. sl.ilt;fhe ininates.•.temporarily $lOENTRf' , EASTER SUNDAY April 4th 1999 7:30 am. ..•. ffllflf:·•~git,······· Jamil}'/ ••.•.• >\ •... >•··· ./·.··················/ restfairied.thfjailguard. . •.. ~oil G uerrer8 )"~~ foll pd •. 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Variety News Staff in nursing and to cover a $27 by Sen. Simon Sanchez, hospital cerns were raised that administra­ in premiums, if the GMH increase HAGATNA-THE Guam Me­ million loan that the hospital bor­ officials said GMH charges for tive expenses were climbing is granted. The insurance compa­ morial Hospital (GMH) is push­ rowed a few years ago. various areas of services such as hioher and ifGMH rates are to be nies are also concerned whether onBy Zaldy Dandan vetoed bills local fishers assistance ing for a $10 million rate increase Testifying before the legisla­ radiology, anesthesia, and skilled raised to pay for more nurses and the costs are in line with what Variety News Staff By Aldwin R. Fajardo He said a resolution has been activities off CNMI waters. to help pay for additional services tive committee on health chaired nursing facilities are too low and doctors, then taxpayers should not other hospitals charge for the same SENATE President Paul A. Variety News Staff adopted to allow Guam and the Meanwhile, the governor said have t; be raised to keep the hos­ be paying for more administra­ level of se1vice. Manglona (R-Rota) said Tuesday THE GOVERNMENT should CNMI to use grants in things other members of the Committee on pital competitive and to allow it to tive expenses. During the hearing, hospital that Rota's legislative delegation intensify its efforts in providing than fisheries research like the Agriculture, Fisheries and recover its costs. "For the last few years, GMH's officials also discussed the need will soon pass an improved version local fisher men with the neces­ development of sector-related in­ Aquaculture have been continu­ According to GMH, the hospi­ administrative costs seem to have to have more funds to open the of two local environmental protec­ saiy technical and financial as­ frastructure while adding that a ously exploring all possible ways tal is suffering from financial increased more than their medi­ Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) in tion bills that Gov. Pedro P. Ten01io sistance in order to develop the permanent anchorage for fishing to help local fishermen and farm­ problems because it recovers so cal costs. So if we are going to Banigada which could accom­ vetoed recently. modate patients and help decon­ CNMI's rich marine resources. vessels should be installed in any ers increase their productivity. little of its cost ofoperations. Debt spend more money on our hospi­ Manglona cited Tenorio's veto Discouraged. by the hardship of the CNMI's major islands. The Administration is await- se1vice alone for the hospital's tal, we want more going to medi­ gest the hospital. messages, saying that the At present, long term care pa­ experienced by the local tour­ In efforts to protect the region's ing the recommendations ex­ $27 million loan is costing GMH cal, rather than administration," governor's concerns were merely tients continue to stay in the hos­ ism and apparel industries, Gov. rich marine life, members of the pected to be submitted by the $5 million a year. Sanchez said. "technical" and can be easily cor­ pital and when critically ill people Pedro P. Tenorio stressed the Association of Pacific Island Leg­ Committee in order to fast-track Senators and parties opposed to Representatives from the rected. island's health insurance compa­ are brought in, the hospital is find­ need to fast-track efforts to de­ islatures has adopted a resolution moves that would develop and the rate hike focused on whether "We know that the governor sup­ Paul A. Manglona the hospital is nmning as effi­ nies said the rate increase might ing it difficult to accommodate velop CNMI's agriculture po­ pushing for the development of a improve the CNMI's agricul­ ports the intents 9f such legisla­ tentials. regional fishing cooperative ar­ ture potentials. ciently as possible. Some con- result in a two to three percent rise them. forts. tion," Manglona said. "And we At the same time, House natu­ rangementamong island member The CNMI chief executive He stressed, however, that S.L.B. agree with him that there may be ral resources committee chair states. cited the recent meeting held on 11-13 's proposed ban on net fish­ conflicting provisions in the local Rep. Manuel Tenorio said there "Local fishermen need techni- Saipan by the Western Pacific ing and high-tech fishing would be Underwood: Tandem Thrust 1999 bills as drafted." is also a need to develop the cal assistance, the same thing we Regional Fisheries Management imposed only within 300 feet out­ Vetoed were Sen. Edward U. Commonwealth's fisheries-re­ need to know how much fish we Council as a concrete move to side the reef surrounding Rota. Maratita's(R-Rota)S.L.B. 11-13, lated infrastructure to entice have. There have been reports that ensure that island-nations in the underscores Guam's 'importance' 'That area is a favorite diving &Post which proposes to ban all forms of more local participation to the we have so much and that offers a region continue to enjoy abun­ By Jacob Leon Guerrero where logistical as well as tactical spot for tourists," Manglona said, net fishing and high-tech fishing sector. good opportunity for our local dant marine life from its vast - ·----·-·-··-=:::-cc..-==·-=- c::.=== Variety News Staff support flows smoothly to wher­ adding that the ban was not meant devices between and including The congressman said con­ fishers," he added. ocean. HAGATNA - Congressman /I ever it is needed. to cover the entire sea area sur­ Mon.-Fri 8:am-6:pm Rota's. Puna Point and the Coral cerns on the development of the The House natural resources Despite its rich water re­ Robert Underwood announced The congressman added that rounding the island. Gardens; and Sen. Ricardo S. fisheries sector has been com­ ·committee chair also mentioned sources, the CNMI is consis­ Sat. 8:am-2:pm from California yesterday that al­ Guam's participation in opera­ He said even Rota fishe1men have Atalig's (R-Rota) S.L.B. 11-12, mon among the island-nations that it would be more beneficial to tently importing more fish prod­ though Tandem Thrust means a tions like TT '99 is important. which would establish the Pinatang expressed concern over the pro­ in the Western Pacific Region. encourage local people to be ac­ ucts from other Micronesian and great deal to our economy it shou Id Underwood also mentioned that posed ban. Middle Road, Garapan Park Marine Wildlife Reserve on "We're still trying to get our­ tive participants in the fishing in­ Asian countries. not take away from the fact that another combined exercise in~ "We just wanted to protect ma­ Next to Pacific Galleries the island. selves organized to address cur­ dustrythan allowing foreign com­ The Department of Commerce Guam still has a strategic value to valving the U.S. Air Force as well rine life in that diving area," Manglona said the local bills are rent problems." mercial vessels conduct fishing Continued on page 23 Tel. 233-7 678 the U.S. Military. as units from the Japanese Self aimed primarily to "enhance and Manglona said. "The local bill Underwood said that the U.S. Defense Force might be taking promote" Rota's eco-tourism ef- would not ban fishing on Rota." military presence will probably place this summer. Underwood said the signifi­ Robert Underwood cance there is the fact that it may represent that for the first time since the end of WWII that Japa­ ,,,,.1111,1 not be as large as it was during the nese Military aircraft will be op­ cold war, but that Guam's role erating in our airspace. ~~f§g~tj¢.iMr···(Ri~1$ri1\~?11• will be one of support for opera­ Underwood said that this ac­ tions in our region or anywhere tion might be viewed by some as else in the world. an attempt to re-militarize Japan, TT '99 He said that is evidence but he views it as a step to have 1m11ar1:J?ff g§fup¢jl:{ •• j;lg¢ajp!ll tyqµJq of the reality of Guam's strategic Japan ta_ke more of a responsible significance by being a point role in the region. BULLDOZERS (2)ea. 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.... Canada Navy . . Jones raises water woes to Teno takes part in By Zaldy Oandan Variety News Staff TT exercises HOUSE Minority Leader Dino By Louie C. Alonso M. Jones (D-Prec. 4-Saipan) is Variety News Staff seeking Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's CANADIAN and Australian de­ assistance in solving the contami­ fense forces took part in this nated or poor quality water prob­ year's US military exercises un­ lem in As Mahetog, Tanapag, der Tandem Thrust '99. FURNITURE Achugao, San Roque and As Vice Admiral Walter Doran, Matuis, which he said poses a Commander of the Combined Made Just For You! health hazard to residents. Task Force of Tandem Thrust Jones, in a letter to the gover­ said. the Canadian forces, Culinary Culture is custom ordering teak furniture nor, said Commonwealth Utili­ Dino M..Jones Pedro P. Tenorio though not actually part of the from Indonesia. Choose from a variety of designs or provide ties Corp. estimate.s that$2. I mil­ coalition portion of the exer­ Ways and Means Committee will your own. \Vhere else on Saipan can you buy quality lion is needed for improving the the$8.84 million appropriated for cise, have agreed to serve as the include water projects for Pre­ furniture to meet your needs and that reflects your stylt.:? water system in these areas, which the adult prison/crime laboratory, opposition force for this year's cinct 4 in the next CIP appropria­ Orders must be placed by April 8th! are in Precinct 4-the northern labor, immigration detention and scenario. tion bill. part of Saipan. youth facility project. ··Tandem Thrust '99 is the re­ Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Jones, in his letter, said As He urged the governor to re­ "While I support improve­ sult of nearly two years of care­ Come see us or call Mahetog, Tanapag, Achugao, San quest a reallocation of funds ap­ ments/development of prisons, ful planning to ensure that train­ 233-POTS (7687) Roque and As Matuis residents propriated in the capital infrastruc­ immigration detention facilities, ing is realistic and challenging, for more information. have been experiencing, for years, ture projects (CIP) appropriation etc., I cannot, in good conscience, while minimizing our impact on bill, H.B. 11-380, which is before accept the argument that funding poor quality and low supply of -.·_,:_:_,_j} the environment and on the cul­ l~~'I these facilities are more critical water. :«- Tenorio. tural and historical treasures of He said the Division of Envi­ Jones expressed disappoint­ and important than improving the the Marianas," Doran said in a ronmental Quality has determined ment that during the deliberation water condition [that] directly af­ j statement for Tandem Thrust that water supplied to Tanapag on the bill his efforts to secure fects the health and livelihood of '99. our citizenry," Jones said. and As Mahetog is contaminated i funds to remedy the critical water A total of 12,364 personnel The USS Kitty Hawk in this handout photo from the US Navy. The aircraft carrier is in Marianas waters for the Tandem Thrust '99. During the Feb. 11 House ses­ due to the presence of embalming problem were unsuccessful. from the combined forces are sion, Jones was assured by the chemicals that came from the Jones said he was hoping that now participating in the on-go­ Republican leadership that the Capitol Hill public cemetery, and the funding could be taken from ing military exercises. spills of oil, lubricant and other l .i The Canadian Navy has a to­ Kitty petroleum products left buried Hawk awes media persons tal of750 personnel, Australian during the US military occupa­ Defense Forces got 1,100 per­ By Louie C. Alonso cises of the air wing which consists According to Public Affairs Of­ Matthew W. Tuohy, the vessel's tion of the island. sonnel, US Navy has 8,000 per­ Variety News Staff of 8 squadrons and a detachment. ficer Marc Boyd, Kitty Hawk is commanding officer. In Achugao, San Roque and As sonnel on board, US Marines FOUR media groups from Saipan Kitty Hawk is one of the 12 capable of sailing over 700 nauti­ The Navigational Bridge area is Matuis, the water is extremely has 859 people, US Air Force and one group from a Taipei-based aircraft carriers in the American cal miles a day, and its self-suffi­ the most important section of the salty, Jones said. has a total of 700 personnel and magazine were invited to witness naval fleet. cient carriers and embarked air carrier where the ship's commands He said the problem will be US Army has 955 people. military exercises aboard the naval As a permanent element of Sev­ wings can perform different mis­ are issued. compounded by the scheduled Doran added that in today's vessel, l)SS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enth Fleet and operating from the sions from peaceful diplomacy to The USS Kitty Hawk, officials opening this year of about 350 dynamic and multi-dimensional last Tuesday. Northern Pacific to the Arabian combat operations. said, became the oldest active ship homestead lots in upper Tanapag combat environment, it is more The military exercises performed Gulf, the Kitty Hawk/CVW-5 team Media groups enjoyed the most in the United States Navy upon the TINIAN DYNASTY EASTER EGG HUNT and another 500 homestead par­ by the Kitty Hawk/Carrier Air Wing represent a formidable deterrent to thrilling experience on the ship's decommissioning of USS Indepen­ cels in the Marpi Calabera subdi­ important that the different Five aircrafts at approximately aggression. flight deck, which is often described dence (CV 62) on September 30, Friday & Saturday 2-3 April 1999 vision. forces' services are able to op­ Find as many eggs as you can starting Friday and receive erate together jointly. 120 nautical miles Northeast of It last saw action in the 1992 as the most dangerous place in the 1998. prizes. The location will be revealed on the day. Be at the Tandem Thrust, Doran said, Guam were all part of the Tandem Arabian Gulf war. world due to the continual flow of It is the only second aircraft car­ Broadway Restaurant at 7:30pm on Saturday to claim prizes enables to bring together the Thrust exercises. Different jet planes assigned to aircraft launching and landing in a rier ever to hold the honor of flying Guamjury the First Navy Jack, a flag consists for best egg collections. forces from the Army, Navy, Media groups, including the Va­ the air wing is composed of VFA single confined area. Air Force and Marine Corps in riety, were given a chance to see 195 Dambusters Hornets, V AQ 136 Kitty Hawk officials said the of 13 horizontal alternating red and Register free at Guest Service at the lobby - no phone calfs. finds man a cha! lenging joint environment. and experience the military exer­ Gauntlets Prowlers, VS 21 Red carrier uses its "four steam-pow­ white stripes bearing diagonally The series of exercises for cises of several jet fighter aircrafts Tails Vikings, VF 154 Black ered catapults to launch planes from across a rattlesnake in a moving guilty of Tandem Thrust started in 1992 both taking off and landing on the Knights Tomcats, VA W 115 Lib­ its 1,065 foot-long flight deck at a position with the motto, "'Don't in Southern California to en­ vessel. erty Bells Hawkeyes, VFA 192 rate of one plane every 30 sec­ Tread On Me." terrorizing hance the fleet commander's Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) Golden Dragon Hornets, HS 14 onds." Before the media left from the ability to function as joint task is the vessel assigned to USS Kitty Chargers Seahawk, VFA 27 Royal The press also experienced how ship, USS Kitty Hawk has already By Eric F. Say force commander under the US Hawk since July 1998. Maces Hornets, VRC 30 DET 5 itis to beon the Navigational Bridge reached 66 nautica miles northeast Saturday & Sunday 3-4 April 1999 Pacific Command's two-tier NMI media witnessed the exer- Passwords Greyhounds. during the interview with Capt. of Guam. - i)1 Variety News Staff Draw and paint on the theme of Easter and be in to win prizes. HAGATNHA - Edward Garcia concept. Held in the lobby starting 10:00AM. was found guilty Tuesday by a jury According to Tandem Thrust ~/f((f(t)Affi})-r of 12 forone count of terrorizing as officials, the exercise scenario a third degree felony in Superior included a noncombatant evacu­ Court. ation operation in which Ameri­ At~ EASTER SPECIAL DINNER BUFFET He originally was charged with can citizens and selected for­ two counts but the jury only re­ eign nationals are evacuated Saturday 3 April 1999 turned a guilty verdict on one of the from a simulated geographical area. SEE THE HEALTHCARE Come and have fun at the Broadway Restaurant. There will two. In 1993. Tandem Thrust exer­ be a surprise entertainment for the kids. On March 30, 1998. Garcia threatened Naoka Shimizu, attor­ cise was held in the Western SPECIALISTS AT MOYLAN'$ ney for Rei Garcia, former wife of Pacific and in Queensland, Aus­ Buy chocolate gifts for the Eddie Garcia. The court found tralia in 1997. v'THE GO ANYWHERE PLAN family. 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14- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- APRIL 1, 1999 THURSDAY, APRIL l, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15 Melanesians discuss RP food prices lower, free trade proposals New law prohibits Samoans from SUVA (Pacnews) - Officials goods among the MSG member keep inflation down from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, countries. Vanuatu. the Solomon Islands, "The sub-committee envis­ owning land in American Samoa MANILA, Philippines (AP) - March, with no disruptions ofagri­ Economists don't believe that Inflation in the Philippines is ex­ cultural production from bad recent moves by the central bank to and New Caledonia's pro-inde­ ages greater trade and develop­ PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) - moan nationals. dorsed by the House and Sen­ pected to have fallen in March, as weather. Consumer prices are also increase the money supply, in an pendence movement FLNKS, ment in the near future as moves The American Samoan Legisla­ Many Samoans, who have re­ ate, would prohibit citizens of food prices continue to moderate expected to have benefited from effort to encourage banks to ex­ have been meeting in Fiji's capi­ to create a MSG free trade area ture has approved a new law sided in American Samoa for Samoa from acquiring land in after recent supply squeezes, ana­ recent declines in interest rates. pand lending, will negatively af­ tal. Suva, to discuss a proposed accelerate," the. statement said. which disqualifies citizens of decades, own land in the terri­ future. lysts said Tuesday. Helen Alvarez, head of research fectinflationin the coming months. free trade agreement. It said there are also moves to neighbouring Samoa from own­ tory. Senators who introduced the Five economists polled by Dow at All Asia Securities Management Billions of pesos of potentially The countries are part of the develop strategies that would ing land in the territory. Some have acquired commu­ bill said the want to limit land Jones Newswires estimated an av­ Corp.,saidtheimpactoftheweather loanable funds have been freed into Melanesian Spearhead Group keep the proposed MSG trade At present the land laws of nal land owned by extended ownership to American Samo­ erage inflation rate of9.43 percent disturbances that caused a sharp the financial system from recent (MSG). agreement in line with the World American Samoa require a per­ families, through blood ties or ans because it was unfair for This is the first meeting of T~ade Organisation standards. in March compared to a year ear­ drop in farm output last year has cuts in the liquidity reserve require­ son be a full blooded Samoan to service to family chiefs. Others Samoans to own land in the ter­ The statement said the meet­ lier, after consumer prices rose 9.9 now largely subsided, easing pres­ mentofbanks and reductions in the officials from the four coun­ be able to own land in the coun­ have purchased individually ritory, when American Samo­ percent year-on-year in February sure on food prices. central bank's key overnight rates. tries to discus the free trade plan. ing exchanged useful informa­ try, regardless of whether they owned property. ans are prohibited from owning A joint statement after the tion on tariffs and quarantine and 11.6 percent in January. Food has a hefty weighting of Amel Almaden, economist at the are American Samoan or Sa- However, the new bill en- land in neighboring Samoa. meeting said the officials iden­ and was optimistic of greater Inflation data are to be released over 50 percent in the consumer Bankers' Association of the Phil­ tified shipping as the main con­ trade expansion in the near fu- next Tuesday. Phil_ippine markets price index. ippines, said the increase in money straint to the greater flow of Continued on page 17 Part of airport land given to·Fiji landowners will be closed from noon on Luz Lorenzo, economist at ATR supply is being contained within Wednesday through Sunday for the Securities Inc., expects inflation the banking system at present SUVA (Pacnews)- The Fiji Gov­ the landowners if it is no longer their leases are secure and will Easter holidays. rates for other commodity groups For 1999, the government is tar­ ernment has agreed to give back a required for public use. continue uninterrupted." Economists expect stable to that make up the CPI to have fallen geting inflation of 8.5 percent. In­ o~.t~ ~~~@ ~~~ iritii ~iiii flationaveraged9.7percentin 1998. small portion of land, on which "Government stresses that the The Nadi Airport landowners, lower inflation in food prices in in March, as they did in February. the Nadi International Airport is only consideration in reverting with the help of the Native Land ·J>o~~!iili;tfi•·• located, to the original indigenous the 12 acres is that the two parcels Trust Board, have been lobbying .e~m; .o(try1J!!:lff~l~pf!S.?f7. landowners. of land concerned are no longer the Government for compensa­ Rescuers retrieve bodies trapped in: tunnel .•• tv.f~eu~apua N;ey., Gt1i.11ea·•.a,rld•.ffi. A Cabinet statement from Prime needed for the airport purposes tion since last year. MANILA, Philippines (AP) - tunnel early Tuesday. south of Manila, by retreatingJ apa­ 1 Minister Sitiveni Rabuka 's office for which they were originally They wanted the land back say­ Rescuersrecoveredon Tuesday the Two of the men were treasure nese forces near the end of World •1~~r: ~~yef~at···i~f •.••. iNcJ·,1••·•••••·· said about 12 acres of land would acquired," the statement said. ing it was being used for commer­ bodies of four men, including two hunters who collapsed in the tunnel War II. M' 6¢P:t&i'······•···••·····•···•···•·<''·' be returned to the land-owning "The Government also assures cial purposes and not public use, treasure hunters, who were over­ March 17. 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V ~JJJ tjjjt~1t•~·tm'~,•~.~~t~\ ,=li:~ ~• -~ that native land acquired for pub­ bodies autopsied before turning cessive heat. The third man man­ Tonga seeks Japanese veteran gold miners from the moun­ •··•Wenge'/',>'aS.sf)(!aki11g ~Jh.!!·••· lic purposes must be returned to tainous region to retrieve the bod­ them over to their families. aged to climb out using ropes and funds for new hospital ies from the winding, 75-foot (23- Police officer Virginia Samonte sought the help of police. meter) tunnel in the town of saidagroupoftreasure hunters has Rescuers had a hard time reach­ NUKU'ALOFA (Pacnews) Officials from the two coun­ Lumban in Laguna province. been digging the tunnel since last ing the trapped men because of the A protester raises a thumbs-down signal flS he holds a po~ter in front -Tonga is lobbying the Japa­ tries met in Nuku'alofa earlier Breathing from oxygen tanks, year in search of treasure believed fumes. The rescuers later decided of the U.S. Embassy seal during a picket m suburban Mam/a Monday. nese Government to fund a this month to discuss whether Demonstrators held a picket to protest against the NA TO alliances the miners hoisted the bodies, to have been buried in the Laguna to dig a separate hole to allow the bombing of military sites in Yugoslavia. AP new hospital in the capital to refurbish the Vaiola Hospi­ wrapped in plastic bags, from the area, about75 kilometers( 45 miles) fumes to escape. Nuku'alofa. tal or build a new one at a A Tongan Health · official different location. said if a new hospital was to A Tongan Government offi­ be constructed, it would have cial said the hospital was in a fully equipped operating the­ dire need of vehicles and this atre, an institute of health sci­ was put to the visiting Japa­ 2 LITTLE INNOVATIONS DESIGNED ences, a dental department, nese delegation. special clinics, physiotherapy Japan is expected to make a and dietary services, a new decision on the project before mortuary and other facilities. the end of the year. TO IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS Solomons PM is not happy with calls to relocate capital PERSONAL HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Honiara to a different province. 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Saipan 682·2745 Tiriian 433•D2t0-- Rota 532.;3599 organisational structure. Kiribati. . L______.....___, ____ ,, ___ ,, __ _ _ . ______...... --··· ,. ------THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17 Japanese oil US, N. Korea to meet again finns raided WASHING TON (Reuters) - This week's missile talks were Two days of talks between North the fourth of their kind since TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Fair Sekiyu KK, Mitsubishi Oil Co. Korea and the United States on 1996 and the second since the Trade Commission raided the and Mobil Sekiyu KK. North Korea's missile North Koreans last August fired offices of 11 major oil compa­ Oil industry sources said the programme ended in Pyongyang a liquid-fuelled, three-stage nies on suspicion they were in­ raids were likely tied to suspi­ on Tuesday with agreement only Taepodong rocket over Japan volved in bid.rigging, Japanese cions over bid-rigging for jet to meet again as soon as pos­ and into the Pacific. media reported Tuesday. fuel oil supplied to the Defense sible, the State Department said. Pyongyang insists it was only The companies, including Agency. The U.S. delegation told the putting a small satellite into or­ Nippon Oil Co., Showa Shell The reports also said that dur­ North Koreans that relations bit but U.S. defence officials Sekiyu and Japan Energy Corp., ing an investigation in fiscal with Washington would suffer say the launch showed are suspected of bid-rigging for 1997 of the Defense Agency's "serious negative implications" Pyongyang had acquired ad­ jet fuel oil supplied to Japan's procurement of jet fuel, a gov­ if Pyongyang launched more vanced missile technology. Defense Agency, the reports ernment agency found that the long-range missiles or exported A recent U.S. Central Intelli­ said. . bidding process was too vague them, department spokesman gence Agency report to Con­ FTC spokesman Toshio and asked for an improvement. James Ru bin told his daily brief­ gress said that with further de­ Usuda refused to comment on The United States has de· ing. velopment, the Taepodong mis­ the reports, saying that an offi­ manded for years that Japan 'The talks were businesslike, sile could reach parts of the cial announcement has yet to be crack down more on cartels, substantive and detailed ... We western United States. made. saying that bid-rigging and other used the talks to press our seri­ The launch strengthened the Staffers of private-run job information center Mutos Plaza are in final preparations for the April 17 opening Other companies reportedly exclusionary practices bar ous concerns about North campaign inside the United American companies from en· Korea's development, testing, in Tokyo's lkebukuro commercial district Tuesday. Job seekers can look for their ideal professions by surfing raided include Cosmo Oil Co., States in favour of a national Robert Einhorn, (left) deputy US assistant secretary of state for political and military affairs, talks with Kwon through internet free of charge at the plaza. AP Idemitsu Kosan Co., General tering Japanese markets. deployment and export of mis­ missile defence to shield the Jong-rak, director-general of South Korea's American Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sile and missile technology and country from missiles fired in Trade prior to a briefing on just concluded missile talks with North Korea, in Seoul, Wednesday. AP to call for tight constraints on error or by small countries these activities," he added. which have recently acquired The two countries will decide them. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands US, Japan near accord on a venue and date for the next The Clinton administration :ilepnrtment of 1!.abor anlJ 3lmmigrntion gr11~1111•••1-.: :· :· ::_:'< :··:, <.:-:·-:: :::-::·. = :::-:::::::::: ~:-: \}\/:}):":·::::::>:-:?.:/::/:\: :·\?::\\:'{:t:):t?1th }( }}{):}:{/}\\?:/:}_::\\/\·:· round with communications has pledged $6.6 billion for de· Division of Labor TO.KY() (A-P). > 4 g~te~-····· .).AQbritf~ iridbxissitat5pi'dbi TOKYO (AP) - The United channelled through North veloping such a system in its States and Japan have moved Korea's mission to the United fiscal 2000 budget, but will de­ :~~!~~6e~ii~~~:6fJ:~d6~ .• g.f fwi·~:rJ. H1~hl~'.ij~f1?t~t closer to reaching agreement on Nations in New York, he said. lay a decision on building one trash bumingandre\luceemis• World IIJalth Orga:11izati6n's. steps to make it easier for foreign "It is not surprising to us that we until June 2000. sions of dio;in pollutanJs by refent prppos~~}~y~I ta; J:-4· companies to invest in the J apa­ have not yet reached an agree­ In advance of this week's 90 percent within the nextfQ.ur pipogr~f!ltt,3'.hii~9ffi?Wf~}q) nese market, a U.S. government ment. Negotiating with North talks, North Korea indicated it official said Tuesday. Korea is a marathon process," did not intend to give ground on PUBLIC NOTICE years. ···•• \Vill•·becprn~ J~p@'s go.il is The gt1idelines, approveµ by ·.. w.elL A. pi~.?~f'W1 fs pne--triL The two sides plan to finish a he added. its missile programme. Nonresident workers (former) of Kim's Photo Studio Inc. dba Kim's Construction are joint report on foreign investment He likened the talks to those "The missile issue of (North) hereby notified to report to the Enforcement Section of the Division of Labor (located ~~~.m=:t:~.~~~~1et()~1il1i·· ··.·.·Jj.t~.1tvtAtifiriiia1sgp(~s. in Japan before Prime Minister on U.S. access to an under­ Korea is a make-or-break mat­ on the 2nd Floor, Afetna Building, San Antonio, Saipan) on or before April 20, 1999 dioxin•.•emisSiOilS .b.Y 'Q() i• / <.>? anonymity. Keizo Obuchi Bill Clinton Those talks ended in agree· In earlier talks Pyongyang de­ Your failure to appear at the Division on or before the date and time specified above revising th~rfat}onili#q~;{()if ··. ··•·· .. j~ibxln,sa.• •. chefuk,at.~pm­ "We are very close to an agree­ ment on a timetable for U.S. manded Washington pay at least shall be grounds for dismissal of your claim(s) complaint(s) against Kim's Photo the tolenlbl(:.. • dailydnt~k~qf··· \.l?~~f f~}~~\'~9 JV~'(ri #:~p}s ment on substance," the official Tokyo which finished Tuesday. United States was disappointed inspections earlier this man th $ I billion annually for suspend­ Studio Inc. dba Kim's Construction. Furthermore, appropriate action(s) and dioxin •. within• the.•next••three .·· ··tJumed,hasbeeiiJinkedtOCaJF• said, adding the measures will The report will focus on pro­ with the lack of swift action to after four rounds of negotiations ing missile exports. sanction(s) shall be taken against you, which will include the referral of your name mor1.tr1S:.········.······ .•. ·····i····•>>·····••/.················ .. cer,6irth ··•·· ii····· proving the investment climate trimming restrictions on land cation mark.:;t. separate venues - Pyongyang, as the world's biggest exporter recogniz(:s tw9 differer1tlev- .. ••. ))i91APPl.lu~cJI.1pa~i11.srf~~- for foreign firms in Japan. availability and increasing labor ··unfortunately, the pace oftele· Washington, Geneva and New of ballistic missiles and their Dated this 22nd day of March, 1999. els .. The.Health JV{inisfry's·.js •iriglyl:)ei::qnif:!ASPll.Cern. iptp1s The report was discussed dur· market mobility, the official said. communications deregulation has York. technology. set at 10 picograms per kilo. country, and levels here are ing two days of bilateral talks in Separately, the official said the slowed," he said. gram (2.2 pounds)of body believedfobe,1rnbngthe'high- /s/Gil M. San Nicolas weight, while the Environment . est in the world...... Japan hopes for progress Director of Labor NMI Council for the Humanities Request for Proposals on Diabetes and Culture in Russia talks over Kurils The NMI Council for the Humanities seeks proposols for prQJects to in­ TOKYO (Reuters)-Japan is marcation between the two na­ ure out a solution:· Kyodo crease public oworeness and understanding of diobetes ond its relationship to LJ.¥WS'Jftzff:}Mi~'- 0 J7f-?-r-95Iffl ( ~Et~i~:t__:_~P]). the indigenous cultures of the CNMI. Priority is given to projects thot ore de­ hoping for progress in stalled tions and the other to work out said. signed to engage the generol public in discussion ond diologue with humoni· negotiations with Russia over a joint economic activities on Though never published. ~ff"1~ltbmuf1:r-fr1tE2:9J:I ---1-a ~-1::.7Lc#.3K~I ties scholors, health core providers, cultural experts and community leaders. territorial dispute, leading to­ Russian·held islands claimed by Japan's proposal is widely be­ Projects should consider the history of diabetes in the CNMI, its specific rela­ Afetna San tionship to both post and oresent culturol proctices, and the sociol and eco· wards the signing of a peace Japan, are scheduled to meet in lieved to fix the international ~:Jj:trJ-TtrG3fct~IJ (1.J,z~~f\ZT nom1c impact of diabetes on 1he family and the community. Formats might treaty in the year 2000, a For· Tokyo on Thursday for a sec· border to the north of Etorofu. include: Antonio ~~= eign Ministry spokesman said ond set of two.day discussions. one of four disputed islands :~). iB'eiiJ~JJf>.Lf:t.~9:7.I~{l:f • symposiums, conferences, public forums, ponel discussions on Tuesday. Japanese Deputy Foreign near the northernmost main 98-052, 98-082. tof~f* 98-010~, tErz:9 • spot rodio ond television presentations "We want the issue to move Minister Minoru Tamba and • dramotic performances island of Hokkaido that have • oral history collection and publication forward," ministry spokesman Russian Deputy Minister Gre­ been a sticking point to the n -TB Ep J::.1L '2A?f ~$'if\{~ff1~tJ93'.I}~;_~{tj.:-fwf-t • exhibits Sadaaki Numata was quoted by gory Karasin head the commit· conclusion of a formal World • demonstro t,on projects l!J!~f1:, (~ff 1g,~tf:1fr'r:i... tzo~f,'f-ff16t ~tE L~J__L}ifrn::Z • reading and discussion groups Kyodo news agency as saying. tees. War Two peace treaty. • publicotions for moss consumption It is widely believed that Bilateral negotiations hit a snag This proposal would in ef­ Hj ~ ~ ~ ffr:ff • video documentories j*"$',JB1rs1r-1 r.%~:tE&;r J, 9:J_~T.faJi[f Ii2 l ~J­ limited progress on the talks in February when Japanese For­ fect recognise Japanese sov­ 0 Eligible opplicants include non profit organizations; civic, church and may be behind reports in Rus. eign Minister Masahiko Komura ereignty over the islands but ~[( f)IJ;t~1/ ~ cf_] (ffi:Ef:tti~'L-~ J) 8'JS0.I~Vt:fiJft community groups; public and privote schools ond colleges; government agen­ sia that President Boris and Russian counterpart Igor would allow for continued cies; ond hoc groups and individuals. App11conts should submit draft proposal Yeltsin, originally scheduled f1f:--i~~]ctJ~ifi:. Jlt.s,f,,.fff(Jl~~ -~::-J(f:r:f(Jf'ftri,iGi~El':J.~ by Morch 31. 1999 for projects that begin in May 1999; by June 30, 1999 for Ivanov failed in their talks in To­ Russian administration. at projects that begin August 1999; by September 30, 1999 for projects that begin to come to Japan th is spring. kyo to find a breakthrough and least for the time being. Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (left) shakes hands with his ~fn:"-4::fi1 I ~¥=f-f.l~ff~ ~t~{.1.J~frlI~JiS-=-J~t~~fr in November 1999. may postpone his trip until continued to back conflicting Soviet troops seized the is­ Japanese counterpart Keizo Obuchi at the latter's official residence in Grants moy ronge from $2,000 to S10.000 for regular grant applications. autumn, although health con· proposals over how to proceed Tokyo Monday. Obuchi pledged to help Vietnam achieve its reform l*B'-.rtJ:iJ-rfil~. fttrff1l?f~f):Wj~~-itJ~~- Planning. grant.s (up to S1,500) ore ovoiloble for preparotion of o regular grant lands. known in Japan as the plans. AP appl1cat1on. M1n1 grants (under $2.000) ore olsc available. Mini grants ond pion· cerns have been given as the with the year·2000 goal. Northern Territories and in n,ng gron:s may be submitted at ony time but at least 30 doys prior to the projecr s:ort dote. ostensible reason. Numata reaffirmed that the Russia as the South.:rn For opplicotions ond inquiries coll 235-4785 or write to• NMI Council for Two joint committees. one two proposals ··remain on the Kurilcs. in 1945 on the e\'e of Melanesians They also reaffirmed their the Humanities, AAA 3394, Box 10001, Soipan MP 96950 or visit our office in formed to discuss border de· table, and we are trying to fig. Tokyo's surrender. support to include New ia%~ -~it~.£.. fiJ ..:-+:- El King's Ploza. Dondon. 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18- T\lARIANAS \' AR!ETY NEWS AND \'!E\'v'S-T\-lllRSDA Y- APRIL l. 1999 -- - -- THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-19 ------Australia trade deficit NATO bombing raids won't relent widens to new record Clinton rejects Milosevic offer CANBERRA, Australia (AP) customers in Asia are in reces­ The figures contributed to a -Australia's trade deficit wid­ sion. fall in the price of the Austra­ fective in degrading Serb air defences but they remained a ened to a new record of more "This is the kind of outcome lian dollar, which opened trad­ threat. than Australian dollars 1.5 bil­ that we forecast," Costello said. ing locally at U.S. 63.3 cents lion ($945 million) in February, "It doesn't mean we are com­ but which had fallen below U.S. At the briefing an aerial pho­ tograph was shown providing the government statistician re­ placent about it." 63 cents by noon. ported Tuesday. Costello said the latest fig­ Australia's economic growth, what officials called evidence The latest figure is the second ures were within the now running at an annual rate of of Serb burning of a Kosovo time in two months that the Aus­ government's forecast current 4.7 per cent, is among the high­ village, including its burned­ tralian Bureau of Statistics has account deficit of 5.5 percent of est in the developed world, pro­ out mosque. Kosovo Alba­ reported a monthly trade deficit gross domestic product this fi­ ducing a strong demand for im­ nians are nearly all Moslems. of record size. nancial year, which ends June ports. The State Department, The seasonally adjusted bal­ 30. The statistics bureau said the meanwhile, warned Yugosla­ ance of trade on goods and ser­ He said Australia's current ac­ value the goods and services via that any attempt to over­ throw Montenegro's demo­ \. t .. :\ r~ r_· vices widened from a deficit of count deficit is still well below the nation imports rose by 2 Bill Clinton cratically elected government Australian dollars 1.35 billion its peaks in the 1980s, when it percent in February. By Steve Holland would escalate the conflict ($850 million) in January. exceeded 6 percent of gross do­ But the value of the resources, WASHING TON (Reuters) with NATO. Treasurer Peter Costello mestic product at times. like coal and wool, which domi­ - President Bill Clinton on Montenegro remains part of blamed the result on the Asian Costello pledged that the gov­ nate Australia's exports, rose Tuesday rejected as "unac­ Yugoslavia despite disagree­ financial crisis. ernment will continue to run by only I percent during the He said such results were to be surplus budgets. month. ceptable" Yugoslavia's pro­ ments with the Serbs who expected when the resource "The worst thing you would The bureau said the import posal for ending NATO bomb­ dominate the federation. U.S. prices on which much· of do at the moment would be to surge in February was due to ing raids as the Pentagon pre­ officials are concerned President and General Manager of the Sun-Netscape Alliance Mark dicted an ex tended air cam­ Australia's trade depends are at run the budget back into defi­ higher levels of demand for con­ Milosevic may exploit the Tolliver speaks at a news conference in New York Tuesday. America paign. Kosovo conflict to move on Online, Inc. and Sun Mircosystems unveiled more details regarding a 20 year low, and most of its cit," he said. sumption goods and services. Clinton quickly dismissed Montenegro. the collaboration between the two companies. AP an offer by Yugoslav Presi­ "Any attempt by Belgrade dent Slobodan Milosevic, who to overthrow the democrati­ during Belgrade talks with cally elected government in Thailand unveils $3.45-B economic stimulus package visiting Russian Prime Minis­ Montenegro would only fuel ter Yevgeny Primakov pro­ wider regional instability, lead BA'.\G KOK, Thailand (AP) - Analysts said the package added tax to 7 percent from the Together with related reductions temporary jobs for terms of six posed withdrawing some Serb to deeper isolation for the Yu­ The Thai government on Tues­ will provide a timely boost to a current IO percent, the Cabinet in electricity charges, this mea­ months to a year, of which forces from Kosovo if NATO goslavian authorities and es­ day unveiled its 130 billion baht flat economy. but it may not be also agreed to abolish a 5 percent sure will cost the government 86,000wil! be for college gradu­ halted the bombing. calate the conflict with Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov (left) and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic pose prior to talks in (S3.45 billion) economic stimu­ enough to bring on a sustain­ income tax for individuals who 23.81 billion baht ($632 mil­ ates. Allied air raids began a week NATO," State Department Belgrade Tuesday, which failed to produce a breakthrough in the Kosovo crisis. AP lus package. which includes cuts able recovery. Thailand fell earn up to 50,000 baht ($1,328) a lion), the document said. Thailand's government de­ ago trying to force Milosevic spokesman James Rubin said. in the value added tax and the into a recession in 1997 after year. Another measure will reduce signed the stimulus package to to halt a Serb offensive against The United States had been personal income tax. an economic slowdown trig­ The tax schedule for those the wholesale price of liquefied help it meet a target of l percent ethnic Albanians rebelling sceptical of the Belgrade visit The package was announced gered a collapse of the finan­ making more will be calculated petroleum gas by 11 percent to growth in gross domestic prod­ against repressive Serb au­ by Primakov, doubtful he by Prime MinisterChuan Leekpai cial sector. on their income above 50,000 7.3434 baht per kilogram. uct this year. thority in the province of would achieve the unmitigated New law makes auto and his top economic ministers at "It's good timing," said Rob baht ($1,328). These cuts will help consum­ The package will expand the Kosovo. end to Serb repression in a news conference after it was Collins, head of broking for The Cabinet also voted to waive ·ers and the manufacturing in­ public sector deficit for the year After telephone consulta­ Kosovo that the allies want approved by the Cabinet. Paribas Asia Equities. ''It will a 1.5 percent corporate income tax dustry save 229 million baht to Sept. 30to 6 percent of GDP. tions with German Chancellor and suspicious that Milosevic Finance Minister Tarrin provide a significant boost to a on small companies which earn ($0.20) a month, the document The value-added tax cuts, ef­ Gerhardt Schroeder, Clinton would use it as a stalling tac­ insurance mandatory Nimmanhaeminda said the (nascent) recovery led by low between 600,000 baht ($15,936) said. fective April I, will remain in issued a statement saying he tic. package will increase spending interest rates. But you can't and 1.2 million ($31,872) each The balance of the stimulus place for only two years. Ac­ and Schroeder agreed the pro­ Clinton, in remarks at the power and put people back to really have a sustained recov­ year, according to an official docu­ package comprises a previously cording to the official descrip­ posal was "unacceptable." State Department, made clear work. ery without export growth." ment describing the plan. announced 53.6 billion baht tion of the plan, the value-added "President Milosevic began the NATO allies were "deter­ MOTORISTS in the Northern .. The tax cut and energy price The Bank of Thailand said "To help small tlusiness op­ ($1.42 billion) spending pro­ tax cut would be temporary so this brutal campaign: It is his mined to stay with our policy." Marianas will no longer be able to cut measures are intended to Tuesday that the country's ex­ erators, who are an important gram, financed by loans from as to not undermine state fi­ responsibility to bring it to an He said NATO planes were help reduce the prices of goods ports dropped 6 percent year­ force during economic crisis, the the World Bank and Japan's nances in the long run. immediate end and embrace a striking a broader range of tar­ ply CNMI roads unless they secure and increase purchasing power. on-year in February, after a 5.3 government thinks it is appro­ Miyazawa regional aid fund. "This measure (value-added just peace," Clinton said. gets, including Serbian force~: liability insurance for the vehicle which will help stimulate the percent decline in January. priate to waive this kind of cor­ The spending will target rural tax cut) is only temporary to "There is strong consensus in on the ground in Kosovo. economy :is a whole." he said. Besides cutting the value- porate income tax," it said. infrastructure, employment cre­ stimulate the economy for two NATO that we must press for­ Taking aim at Milosevic, they operate. To our valued customers: Thailand's Cabinet voted as ation, job training and rural so­ years," it said. Thailand's ward with our military action." Clinton said the Serb leader On April 1, 1999, Saipan 's manda­ well to cut excise tax on fuel oil cial services. The stimulus pack­ economy contracted by about 8 At the Pentagon, officials for a decade has been "using to 5 percent from 17.5 percent. age is expected to create 486,000 percent last year. made clear that the bombing ethnic and religious hatred as tory auto insurance act (Public Law campaign was nowhere near a justification for uprooting 11-55) goes into effect. In addition TOO BUSY TO POSITION VACANCY its objective of diminishing and murdering completely in­ the Yugoslav military's abil­ nocent, peaceful civilians to to making it mandatory that all au­ Guam Savings is seeking for a highly motivated ity to carry out atrocities pave Mr. Milosevic's path to COME IN? individual for the following position: against !he Kosovo Albanians. absolute power." tomobiles licensed for road use who have been fleeing Serb He added: "The NATO air carry liability insurance, the act forces by the tens of thousands campaign is designed to raise into neighbouring Albania and the price of that policy ... For mandates that the safety responsi­ That's not a problem .... your Macedonia. a sustained period, he will see bility limits will be increased from auto policy will reflect these "We knew that a knock-out that his military will be seri­ punch would not come ously diminished, key military $5,000 per person/$15,000 per ac­ higher limits at NO CHARGE quickly," Pentagon spokes­ infrastructure destroyed, the cident for bodily injury and $5,000 until renewal. Prior experience in customer service and cash handling, man Ken Bacon said. prospect of international sup­ but will train most qualified applicant. "] think it will take much port for Serbia's claim to for property damage to $15,000 per longer to degrade the forces Kosovo increasingly person/$30,000 per accident for PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON AT as much as we think we need jeopardised." GUAM SAVINGS to do," he told reporters, add­ "We must remain steady and bodily injury and $15,000 for prop­ GARAPAN BRANCH. ing: "We're prepared to go as determined, with the will to NO TELEPHONE INQUJRI ES PLEASE long as it takes." see this through," he said. erty damage. In an effort to lift the virtual White House officials said Federal law requires presentation of proof of citizenship and news blackout on the U.S.-led Clinton spoke by telephone eligibility to work in the United States. We comply with this law NA TO operation, the Penta­ with Italian Prime Minister Associated Insurance Underwriters of the Pacific (A.1.U.P.) on a non-discriminatory basis. gon brought out charts and Massimo D'Alema on Tues­ maps for a bomb-damage as­ day, saying that the leaders POLICE CLEARANCE REQUIRED Agents for sessment. saw ··eye to eye" on the need Rear Admiral Thomas Wil­ for continued NATO air PACIFIC IAEl.1BER son, director of intelligence strikes. D'Alema last week FDIC INDEMNITY l()J-'l.HQJ"",INCi Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (right) walks with an unidentified aide to a cabinet meeting in Bangkok for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the air strikes should be l l tll) l f,! IS /,11 l'r)IJl,L OPPORTUIIITY EIAPLOYER Tuesday. The government announced Tuesday a US$ 3.45 billion economic stimulus package which includes said the strikes have been ef- brief. INSURANCE a reduction in the value-added tax. AP 0 COMPANY

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WASHINGTON (AP) fused to give a clear picture of the amount of damage they WASHING TON (Reuters) - In theory. they could choose the NATO's air assault on Yugo­ believe NATO bombs have in­ New forecasts on Tuesday show­ general direction they want to go, slavia is far from accomplish­ ;nd then do a number of pilot flicted on Yugoslavia's air de­ ing that Medicare and Social Secu­ ing its goals but the alliance is fense network, which contin­ rit~ arc not going broke as fast as projects and smaller demonstra­ pressing ahead with an inten­ tions to figure out what theories ues to pose a threat to allied aniicipated ~my give policy mak­ sified targeting of Serb troop ers more breathing space as they work in the real world,saidMaiilyn pilots. concentrations in Kosovo, Moon, a healthcare expe1t at the Rear Adm. Thomas R. Wil­ tly to reform the programmes to U.S. officials said Tuesday. cope with the high costs of .. Baby Urban Institute. son, chief of intelligence for "There has not been a knock­ Boomers' .. retirement. But neither Moon nor other the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told out punch," said Defense De­ Compared with last year's fore­ policy expe1ts-see that as a likely a Pentagon briefing that partment spokesman Kenneth casts, the tmstees rep01t extended scenario. If recent history is any Yugoslav air defenses have Bacon. '"It will take much the Medicare uust fund by a sur­ clue, the good economic news and sustained "significant damage," longer to degrade the prising seven years, to 2015, and declining sense of urgency may but he declined to be more spe­ (Yugoslav) forces as much as postponed the likely bankruptcy of make it even less likely that Con­ cific. He said the communica­ we think we need to." the Social Security tmst fund by an gress will reach a bipartisan agree­ tions system upon which To step up NA TO 's attacks, estimated two years, to 2034. ment this year, and Medicare could Yugoslavia's air defense de­ five Air Force B-1 long-range The booming U.S. economy con­ again emerge as a big issue in the pends is "still effective." bombers were headed for Eu­ tributed to the financial health of 2000 congr~ssional ;;nd presiden­ Vice Adm. Scott A. Fry, di­ rope to join B-52 bombers that the two programmes for U.S. retir­ tial elections. rector of operations for the have been launching cruise ees, partly because they depend on "Legislators wait until they can Joint Chiefs of Staff, said bad missiles at Yugoslavia since payroll·taxes, which 1ise in boom see the whites of the eyes of the last Wednesda/s start of Op­ Rear Adm Thomas Wilson chief ofintel/igence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, points to a map of Kosovo durinr;, weather has caused many a Pentag;n news confere~ce Tuesday to discuss the situation in Kosovo. Wils~:1 said that Yugoslav a,r times. crisis before they act," said econo­ eration Allied Force. NA TO attack missions - par­ defenses have sustained "significant damage," but be declined to be more spec1ftc. AP But in the case of Medicare, re­ mist Robert Reischauer of the ticularly those using Jaser­ The B-ls are armed with forms under the 1997 Balanced Brookings Insti lution. gu ided bombs - to be gravity bombs and cluster mu­ targets, including Serbian Budget Act and a stepped up .cam­ Congress in the budget resolu­ nitions that are likely to be forces on the ground in scrubbed. He showed a color­ President Clinton talks about Social Security and Medicare during an address in the Rose Grden of the White paign against fraud, waste and abuse House Tuesday. From left are, Health Secretary Donna Shala/a, the president, Social Security Commis- tion approved last week agreed to used against staging areas of Kosovo." He said the alliance coded chart indicating weather also significantly shored up the sioner Kenneth Apfel and Labor Secretary Alexis Herman. AP set aside Social Security surplus limited airstrikes each day ex­ Serb military forces in Kosovo, was solidly behind the strategy programme, according to Secre­ funds, so they cannot be used for officials said. of diminishing Yugoslav Presi­ cept the first, March 24. tary of Health and Human Services everyone age 65 and up, is a top Social Security will rnn out of proposals for long-te1m reform, other spending or tax cuts. Clinton :; President Bill Clinton said the dent Slobodan Milosevic's "We knew from the start this Donna Shalala, who is one of the priority of both President Clinton money in 35 years, Medicare in 16 most of which have been repudi­ wants to go fu1ther by setting aside was going to be difficult," Fry NATO campaign was now fo­ military capacity until he Medicare tmstees. . and the Republican-controlled Con­ years. We cannot, we will not, al­ ated by Congressional Republicans. I 5 percent of the projected overall cused on "an expanded range of agrees to peace in Kosovo. said. Reforming Social Security, a gress. But they are miles apart philo­ low that to happen," Clinton said in 'The good news ... is that Social budget surplus for Medic,u·e, which national pension system, and Medi­ sophically on how to proceed. an afternoon Rose Garden appeai·­ Security's long-term financial out­ Republicans have rejected. ~-,&~1 care, which provides health care to "Even with today's good news, ance, where he repeated his own look is not deteriorating," said Rep­ A 17-member bipattisan Medi­ sr*IJ~ip13i;q~[!t§4ifl${/ >•·••n• F•••• J~trlOJ$;fti1'' \1;:~ffiijib. resentative Clay Shaw, a Florida care commission recently fell one •.. 19S1····•·Et1iriic}}rb~~fiotd· · •iµ~:mfaps ~lilm. 9utst~~ ~~; Milosevic: 'Fight to the end' Republican who chairs the House short of the I I votes needed to streetdemo~~~a.?ons.·.de.I#~~···· S!)I.IITrng•· .. futernatioiial··~ce····et;;. Microsoft begins settlement talks Ways and Means Subcommittee make reform recommendations to Congress. By George Jahn talks to include "the interests on Social Security. "It is important,

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Ivan Cabullido at 156 Tun Joaquin praise life and its progress will invite others to help you in a you consider essential towards 05 (IRONING WORKER) PRESSER tistry/Optical Clinic Tel. 234-6008(4/ 235-4991 (4/15)Th30515 prove to be your greatest asset project that was begun as a per­ the success of those who share MACHINE-Salary:$3.05 per hour 8)Th30431 Road, Tamuning, Guam 96911; By: ls/Josefina L. Aquino in all things professional and sonal crusade but has become your ideals and aspirations. · 40 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­ phone (671) 647-3077. Clerk Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 (SCUBA DIVING) INSTRUCTOR IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE personal. apprec;ated by al I. Don't take "no" for an answer! SPORTS-Salary:$700.00-1,000.00 per COMMONWEALTII OF THE NORTHERN Contact: HSIA-UNG H. LIN dba Net MARIANA ISLANDS You may be considered off­ LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - PISCES (Feb.19-March 20) Apparal Company Tel. 235-6888(4/ month 1)Th30342 Contact: BIG DOG CORPORATION In the Matter of the Adoption of NICE Il'OUSES FOR RENT . beat, unusual or even contro­ You can be sure that issues will - You'll be able to accomplish ·1rn::llN08 3Slnl:!8 S\fH l.l :H3MSN\f dba Big Dog Dive Station Saipan Tel. JESSICA JO DLC. PALACIOS Eaecwn: house with five {SJ ttdrocrm, lhree (31 hnhnxms, two (1) living nx:ms, IWO (~l ki1chtns. fllll {4) c:iJ pragc, l;u:i:: living rooms .ni p:d.io versial at times, but the truth is arise today which require you something today which has long 322-2363(4/8)Th30428 A minor child. 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.30 per hour over S,llX) sqlL1ft fed isavalllhlc falcm m: a discoon1 lflcedS2,COJ.OO Jl:r rrmtis. that you certainly do march to to reassess your career situa­ been a dream of yours. Others Contact GUERRERO BROTHERS, FCO-AO Civil Action No. 99-0050 Eienaivc oousc ~ly buih with foor(41 t:cdrcxms. lhree (3) hllhroorm. two (2J JD!iM. rovercd pr3gt. stC'llftd r~ncing zoond ~rouse~ :i ice cl Sl.500.00 the beat of a different drummer, tion. Are you balancing profit will want to become involved. INC. Tel. 322-5595(4/1 )Th30339 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIR-Sal­ MOTION TO CONTINUE ary:$4.50 per hour HEARING ON ADOPTION Three t:tdrooms wi1hcam1 f\E:il rocm, two(ll b.llhrooms. lhrte (l)\.ll' pr.ige,llfgC blrbccu: hcuse wi1h s.:curtd fencing~ lhe heme: :11 :1 and you insist that others work­ with fulfillment? 01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING RE­ Contact: PACIFIC SUBSEA SAIPAN, discourc ?ire ti SI .100.00. COMES NOW, the Petitioner, in the above- AJI cf 1/r hcxlses are J~td i11a quite irithtxrh'lad m5.m Vietru. They~ al.a iocllllb:I w~crtmks wi1hprrnuril.C:dwi1er pumps. Jryou.uc ing and playing with you do the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) PAIR-Salary:$3.05 per hour INC. Tel. 322-7734(4/8)Th30430 illltrt!illo~an d1hehooses. rall1d nUITUr235-0COOJrdle.m our1W11:aIKlte!c nurntx:i. 01 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Sal­ entitled mailer, by and through their undersigned same. You prize uniqueness -Others are looking to you for ary:$3.05 per hour 02 PAINTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour allomey, to hereby,continue the hearing sched­ above all else in life. guidance today. Indeed, there Contact: HBR INTERNATIONAL, INC. Contact: JESSIE A. ARIZALA dt>a Sys­ uled for the adoption or the abovr. named minor Also born on this date are: Ali will be times during the day Tel. 322-2406(4/15)Th30507 tems Services Co. Tel. 234-5334(4/ child. Petitioners request the hearing be re· scheduled as the hearing date presently is sched­ MacGraw, actress; Debbie when you may require some 8)Th30432 APARTMBVT FOR RBVT uled on the anniversary of the Petitioner's 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$634.40- I Bedroom, Fully Furnished Reynolds, actress; Lon Chaney, guidance yourself. mother's death. 1,000.00 per month 01 PRESSER MACHINE OPERATOR­ Dated this 12th day of March, 1999. w/ Aircon, Ocean View. $400/a month actor; Toshiro Mifune, actor. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - Plus $400.00 housing allowance Salary:$3.05 per hour Located in San Vicente 12 Passengers, w/Aircon, low miles To see what is in store for you Information you receive today 01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal- 02 ASSEMBLER-Salary:$3.05 per hour ls/STEPHEN J. NUTIING Call: JOHN at 234-5826 $4,000.00 Or Best Offer tomorrow, find your birthday will surely help your current ary:$634.40-1,100.00 per month 01 INSPECTOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour Allomey for Petitioners Pager No. 236-5408 Call: JOHN at 235-3888 and read the corresponding para­ efforts, provided you are able to Plus $400.00 housing allowance 01 INSPECTOR (FABRIC)-Sal­ ORDER Contact: HST SAIPAN INC. Tel. 234- ary:$3.05-4.80 per hour graph. Let your birthday star be put it to use immediately. De­ 6052(4/15)Th30505 01 MARKER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Upon request of the Petitioners and with good your daily guide. lays are hazardous. 02 CUTIER-Satary:$3.05 per hour cause appearing, hearing on the adoption or Jes­ sica Jo Cabrera Deleon Guerrero shall be heard FRIDAY, APRIL 2 SCORPIO(Oct.23-Nov.21) 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ 53 HAND SEWER-Salary:$3.05 per '93 Nis.1a11 Pathlinder SE Fully loaded ..... $9,500 (2) Bedroom, (I) Bedroom Apartment, on the 8th day or April, 1999, al 9:00 o'clock ary:$3.05 per hour hour '% Honda Civic 4dr, Fully Loaded ...... $8,995 rully Furnished, Laundry Room, Security ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Are you really ready for a.m. Contact: FRANCISCOT. BABAUTAdba Contact: TOP FASHION CORPORA­ '% Toyota Dyna Ex-Cab Heavy Duty ...... Gate w/lntcrcom, 24 hrs. hot water, High - You're likely to face a num­ something new and dangerous Pau Pau Restaurant Tel. 322-8155(4/ TION Tel. 322-1611(4/8)Th30434 So ORDERED this 18th day of March, 1999. 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APRIL I. 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-27 Celtics 109, Homets.99 Novotna wins at Family Cup onds left gave the Milwaukee range for the Raptors, who won arouing a no-call on a play on HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. the windy conditions as an ex­ Sylvia Farina downed Kimberly top two seeds, wi II see their first CHARLOTTE, North Carolina points in the first half for Boston, Bucks a victory over the Wash­ 0, 6-3. which won for just the second for the ninth time in I I games. which Mark Strickland injured (AP) - Jana Novotna and cuse. Po 6-2, 7-5 and No. 14 Elena Top-ranked Martina Hingis and action Wednesday with second­ (AP) - Kenny Anderson scored ington Wizards. time in I road games and be­ Doug Christie added 21 points for his back. Strickland did not return Amanda Coetzer advanced in their "I know I'm not at my best," Likhovtseva beat Tara Snyder 6- Monica Seles, the tournament's round matches. 13 of his 22 points in the first half I Washington's Rod Strickland came the first team to shoot better Toronto. to the game. second-round matchups, but No. said Sanchez Vicario. "I made a and the Boston Celtics shot a sea­ hit a 3-pointer to tie the game than 50 percent against Charlotte Cedric Henderson led Cleve­ Magic 100, Nets 98 4 seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario lot of errors." son-high 59 percent for a 109-99 105-105 with 12 seconds left. this season. land with I6points, while Shawn At Orlando, Nick Anderson had and No. 8 seed Amelie Mauresmo Mauresmo, the 1999 Austra­ victory over the Charlotte Hor­ After a timeout, Milwaukee Kemp and Derek Anderson each 28 points and IO rebounds, and lian Open runner-up, fell 6-4, 0-6, nets on Tuesday night. Raptors 101, Cavaliers 91 weren't so lucky Tuesday at the HoraceGranthitabaselinejumper inbounded the ball to Haywoode The Celtics shot 69 percent in At Cleveland, Dee Brown added 15. Family Circle Cup. 6-4 to fellow France's Nathalie with 16.6 seconds to lift Orlando Workrrian. He passed to Ray Dechy. the first half, when they led by as scored a season-high 28 points, Pistons 93, Hawks 77 Third-seeded Novotna downed over New Jersey. Allen, who drove the lane and "It was a Ii ttle strange," many as I 8 points en route to including a team-record eight 3- At Atlanta, Grant Hill scored Catalina Cristea 6-4, 6-4 while After Anderson tied the g;ime found Robinson for the wiIU1ing Mauresmo said. "It was very snapping Charlotte's eight-game pointers, to lead the Toronto Rap­ 28 points and Lindsey Hunter Coetzer, the defending champion at 98 with a 19-foot jumper, New shot. windy and a little bit cold. wasn't home winning streak. tors overthe Cleveland Cavaliers. added 21 as the Detroit Pistons and No. 5 seed, defeated Elena I Jersey's Kendall Gill missed a Allen led Milwaukee with 25 really in the rhythm, mentally and Paul Pierce scored 18 of his 19 Brown was 8-of-14 from long won their fourth straight and Makarova of Russia 6-3, 7-5. snappedAtlanta'sfive-gamewin­ driving layup before Grant hit his points. Washington got 23 points Sanchez Vicario, the 1998 physically." from Mitch Richmond and a sea­ ning streak. winning shot. French Open champion, was up­ No. 7 seed Anna Kournikova, The Pistons went ahead to stay Kerry Kittles led New Jersey son-high 20 from Tracy Murray. set by fellow Spaniard Gala Leon in her Family Circle debut, de­ when Hill converted a three-point with 18 points, five assists and Bulls 91, 76ers 81 Garcia 6-4, 6-3. feated Maria Antonia Sanchez play with 7:38 left in the third four steals. At Chicago, Toni Kukoc, re­ Sanchez Vicario captured the Lorenzo 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 . period for a 48-46 lead. Knicks 94, Pacers 93 turning after missing three games 1996 Family Circle title, but has All of the lower seeds advanced. Steve Smith scored seven of his At New York, Patrick Ewing with with a sore back, scored 26 struggled here for the second No. 11 Natasha Zvereva defeated 18 points over the next three min­ scored 37 points, his most in two points as Chicago snapped a four­ straight year. She wouldn't use Paola Suarez 6-3, 6-1. No. 13 utes to keep the Hawks close, but years, and was involved in a game losing streak. the Pistons opened the final pe­ rumble with Jalen Rose as the Keith Booth added 16 points riod with an 8-0 run that stretched New York Knicks beat the Indi­ and rookie Charles Jones, making the lead to 73-60 with l 0:08 left. ana Pacers. his first NBA start, had 15 for the Yankees sending Timberwolves 98, Mavericks 78 The first meeting of the season Bulls. Both were career highs. At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett .between the two intense rivals Allen Iverson scored 27 points had 22 points, nine rebounds and came down to the final shot after for the Sixers, who have lost five Holmes to Arizona of their last six. eight assists as injury-plagued Ewing missed an awkward, back­ By Bob Baum tively talking about," Arizona Spurs 95, Supersonics 87 Minnesota beat Dallas. ward attempt with 27 seconds left. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The general manager Joe Garagiola At San Antonio, Tim Duncan Terrell Brandon also had 22 Reggie Miller missed a jumper New York Yankees traded right­ Jr. said, "and I'm really happy scored 26 points as the streaking points as the Timberwolves won with 6 seconds left, Travis Best handed reliever Darren Holmes these are the two we would come San Antonio Spurs beat the Se- for just the second time at home in missed a jumper with 3 seconds and about $1 million to the Ari­ out of this with." seven games since trading remaining and Al Harrington's attle Supersonics. . zona Diamondbacks on Tuesday Holmes, 32, was 0-3 with New The Spurs, who have won I 4of Conchita Martinez of Spain makes a return to opponent Alexandra Fusai during first-round Family Circle Cup Stephan Marbury for Brandon. tip rimmed out just before the for pitcher Ben Ford and minor York last season with a 3 .33 ERA. their last 16 games, got 18 points singles action on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Martinez won handily in two sets, 6-0, 6-0. AP Garnett was 11-of-12 from the buzzer, allowing the Knicks to league catcher Izzy Molina. He signed with the Yankees after and 10 rebounds from David field. walk off with their first one-point The trade will save the Yan­ a successful five-year stint with It was the eighth straight road victory of the season. They had Robinson. kees $527,000 in luxury tax and Colorado, where he was 23-13 Seattle, which shot only 39per­ Joss for the Mavericks, who played been 0-4 in one-point games. reduce their major league-high with 46 saves. the second halfwithoutcoach Don Bucks 107, Wizards 105 cent from the field, was led by payroll to about $85 million. He was sidelined from Aug. I ::-­ Ne~ Y~rk Knicks' Patrick Ewing pulls a rebo.und a.way from. Phoe:1ix Gary Payton's ·15 points. Dale Nelson. He was ejected with four At Milwaukee, Glenn Holmes, in the second season of a to Sept. 4 last season with a lower Suns' Cliff Robinson during the first half Fr,day, rn Phoenix. Ewrng Ellis added 14 for the Sonics. became only the 12th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 career seconds left in the first half while Robinson's basket with 3. I sec- $4.65 million, three-year contract, back injury but came on strong .i~~i;~)i~~.il~lfrJ}~( points and 10,000 career rebounds. AP gets $1.4 million this season and after that, giving up one earned $1.85 million next year. run in his last eight appearances, 9 air await the runners, at that half­ By then it would have been · Of the $3.45 million remaining lowering his ERA from 4.05 to fft>t~lfl\~1; iftlfsi·> way mark-the elevation is about about 7-8 a.m. and the hot tropi­ Heavyweight. Ocean ... in the contract, which includes a 3.33. •.•. < ... J!l !~Y~L )Qi; 600 ft.-only the strong or expe­ cal sun had broken through the Continued from page Murphy ... Continued from page 28 28 $2 .2 mi Ilion team option for 200 I Holmes was 1-0 with New York rienced runners can survive the morning layer of cool air. Com­ Continued from page 28 with a$200,000 buyout, the Yan­ this spring with a 4.63 ERA in six ten or so more miles. bined with automobile traffic and Participants under 18-years old The first clash between WBC kees will pay about $1 million, appearances. He struck out nine, "I like the challenge," said the heat given up by concrete sl'!ould before 8 a.m. Others have !Wlll!lifil ners made their way towards champion Lewis and WBA and according to a baseball official walked three and gave up six runs Paplos. buildings that line the streets of until IO a.m. to show up_ Anderson Air Force Base, at the IBF champion Holyfield was who spoke on the condition he not and 15 hits in 11 2-3 innings. "The runners-high, is some­ Guam, that stretch of highway First race will start at 8 a.m. and northern most tip of the island. widely derided with most observ­ be identified. "This is a move I guess you thing I didn't believe in before. would not be friendly to the the event should be over by I p.m. tj!~!!"?!f~ From G.W.H.S. the course sets ers concluding that the Briton had Holmes was the second reliever can say is somewhat risky," ) !J~thil/gatlo~fJ?.ayfq l~h~~-· But now that! know what it is, it's marathoners. Entry forms can be obtained at an incline for about five mile outpointed the American. acquired by Arizona on Tuesday. Yankees genera I manager ··;;iall kilo';v~c1s gpt i:jecy.~~p,:ctqf hard to explain. Amazingly only one runner from members of Saipan Swim and British where a downhill awaits the run­ A U.S. Grand Jury is investi­ Earlier in the day, the team traded Brian Cashman said in Tampa, .. th,e, g~,7 lv]:J!Sfer:, "I love to run, the energy. I'm dropped out of the race. Club, or at the Kan Pacific swim­ ners. But the decline doesn't last gating whether or not the judges pitcher Clint Sadowsky to the St. Fla. "I think Arizona gets bet­ Open•chaTp!onJ.1ark (?'J:1.eam amazed at how much the human Twenty-five runners reached ming pool. long, and the uphill that begins at took illegal payments. Louis Cardinals for right-hander ter now because they get a guy .. sllid. ''}V~ ktl(JW he's a great body can withstand," added the lpao Beach finish line. For more information call Bill the depression 'spit took any com­ King said earlier this month that John Frascatore. who's going to help immedi­ ·•·· ~tjyefrf g~iI?!}P)a:yt:f:Jie's Paplos. "I hope we have a marathon in Sakovich at 234-1001, or Jean fort the half-mile downhill path both sides were working towards "They were in a group of four ately. We made the move with \gpf ~~yii.t .~qr1:gll!UeiuiclhA'§ a A few miles more and the run Saipan," said Paplos. Sakovich at 234-6323. : wp11df'.i'f;l] gave. a rematch in September. or five that we were really ac- an eye to the future." pqt:ter. ? · ·. · ··· Saipan may well have its own After running sharply uphill, becomes a gradual downhill from marathon soon, as I returned the path than flattens out, but con­ the intersec.tion of Marine Drive Paplos' swish back for her to work concern. Some people are very 1 tinuous on at a slight incline, until and Route 3, Dededo, and on to­ wards Ipao Beach Parkin Tum on. out. busy, they don't have time to fix Ripkin. Sr. laid to rest runners are well past the air force CUC ... leaks," lamented Dela Cruz. base's front gate. Past the ·•gate" "It was the worst part of the "We'll (Saipan running club) Continued from page 1 ABERDEEN, Maryland (AP)­ ··People say we were not an emo­ run," said Paplos. work on it," Paplos said. Recent studies have shown that Cal Ripken Sr. was remembered as tional family," said Cal Jr., as he (AAFB main gate) miles of thin sition from consumers against the nearly half of the water generated a loving father and 11 cjedicated wiped aside his own tears. ··Maybe planned water desalination by CUC has remained unac­ teacher, in a tearful funeral service we've changed that today. We did eventual champions. Runner-ups project. The desalination plant is counted for. The bu! k of the losses 0 Prizes will include Pacific Islands that broke shm-ply witlf the stoic not have a lot of exchanges - a will receive tournament "banners". expected to jack up water bills by is being attributed to leaking wa­ Sports . .. Club Water Parle passes, drinks, tee­ public image of the baseball fam­ handshake, a look. We didn't say Other top placers will receive tee­ as much as 40 percent. ter lines brought about by corro-. Continued from page 1 shirts, baseball caps, and variousother ily. 'I I ave you' all the time, but we all shirts. The CUC board chair said go­ sion and faulty faucets. items. Both future Hall of Farner Cal knew that we loved each other. For more information please call ing after iliegal users could lessen present at the meeting. For more information please call The CUC Board recently RipkenJr.and his brother Bill wept In the hospital, we said it enough Entrance fee is $950. which in­ Jovie Omar or Elias Rangamar at Lando or Lynell at 235-44749. the need for a desalination plant. formedacommitteethatwill look openly Tuesday as they eulogized times to last a lifetime. Dad, we cludes free uniforms. Ada Gym, 234-1001/2. RCYBL There are however no readily­ into the feasibility of installing a their father, who died Thursday of love you." For more information please caJI P.I. table tennis The Saipan Rotary Club Youth available official data on how water desalination plant as well lung cancer at age 63. Both played Cal Jr. wept again as he recalled Archie at 234-6136. The Philippine Counsulate Office, Basketball League is preparing to much water is being lost to illegal as draft measures on water con­ for Cal Sr. during his years as a the first day he took his own son Pepsi-Lite challenge in celebration of Philippine labor kick off its 8th annual basketball connections and its financial im­ servation. coach and when he managed the Ryan to the ballpark to impart for The Pepsi-Lite 3-on-3 Basketball Day will co-host/coordinate a table league. pact on CUC's operations. Dela Cruz said the committee, Baltimore Orioles in 1987 and the first time the pregame ritu;1ls Challenge will be held on April 10 tennis tournament, beginning May I. Young men and women from Meantime, Dela Cruz urged le­ which is headed by former CUC pan of the 1988 season. am.I traditions passed on to him by and I I th, at Ada Gym. Registration deadline is Saturday ages 14 to 18 are welcomed to join. gitimate water users to fix leaking board chair, Benjamin A. Sablan, In the most touching moment Cal Sr. Age categories will be 13--15 April 3. Registration fee is $10. per The entrance fees is $200. pipes and faucets instead in light is "trying to view how to solve the of the ceremony, Cal Jr., whose "'How he loved putting on his boys/girls. 16--18 boys/girls. Open participant Opening date is tentatively sched­ of their opposition to a desalina­ problem." record consecutive games streak uniform," said Cal Jr. ··He was men/women. 35-yearsoldandover­ 'The tournament wiJI be a single 's uled for June 14. tion project. Sablan, in an earlier interview, of 2,632 is seen as a model of never happier than when he was men/women. events, within a five-man (women) For more information please call "(Th~) CUC is losing lots of has said a desalination project re·­ strength and perseverance, hugged wearing that uniform. It was the F.ntrancefeesforadultsis$50. and team. Elias Rangamar or Jovie Omar at water to leaking pipes in residen­ muins part of CUC's water pro­ Venezuela's Jesus Rojas connects a left on the face of Japanese challenger Hideki Todaka during their Wi?A and consoled his niece Mmiah as hardest thing for him to take off at $25. for youths. Trophies will be given to the 234-1001/2. tial areas. I think that is the main gram. super flyweight title bout at tytiyazaki, Japan, on Sunday. T~e 12-rounder was suspen.ded aft(!r. Ro1as she read a tearful good-bye mes­ the end of the day. He called it his suffered injuries from an accidental head butt from Todaka, with the Venezuelan champion reta,nmg the sage to "Pop." work clothes." crown. AP "-.t '' \. ,\~"· .... - 28-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS~THURSDA Y- APRIL I, 1999

By Tony Celis ful to four of Saipan 's female A total of 26 runners, four from and Rudy Santos. Open division. Variety News Staff marathon mnners, as they com­ Saipan, two from Rota, and 20 Saipan 's Yvette Murphy fin­ 'Tm not a good runner but, I THE 28TH running of the Guam pleted the 26.2 mile course, Sun­ from Guam participated. ished first overall in the female enjoy the challenge," said Elaine day morning. Seiko Marathon proved success- Rota's mnners were Joe Santos, division. Her time of 4:08 hrs/ Paplos in a telephone interview. min. placed her tenth overall. She came in 21st overall. Rena Carlson finished second The marathon began before the in 30-39 age group. She came in sun rose on'the north eastern vil­ 12th overall. lage of Mangilao. Coming in third for Saipan 's At 4 a.m., starting at George mnners was Maggie Greenwood Washing High School, Mangilao with a time of 4: 19. Greenwood the runners began their trek at finished first place overall in the about a 400-ft altitude, and headed Master's-40 years over--divi­ north. s1on. With police escorts providing Elaine Paplos's time of 4:49 safety along the highway the run­ placed her in second place in the Continued on page 26 Duenas bags RGA 'Ace' title SEVENfEEN golfers vied for the Rafaluwasch Golfers Association's March Ace title, Sunday at Coral 0mm Point Golf Resort, as Ben Duenas walked away with the March "Ace" title. The long fairways of C.O.P. left most players disillusioned and disheart­ ened. The course proved difficult for most of the golfers. However difficult Sunday's tournament was for the rest of the field, the course showed a little kindness to Ben Duenas. He (Duenas) finished the round with a gross 77 net of 65. Shown from left, in this earlier photo taken in Hawaii are Maggie Greenwood, Elaine Paplos, and Rena "Duenas has been working out hard with Saipan 's baseball team for the Carlson. Not in picture is Yvette Murphy who won the 28th Guam Seiko Marathon, women's division Sunday. . upcoming South Pacific Garnes in Guam. It paid off for him," said a RGA • press release. Contributed photo Sy! Ada, took second place with a respectable 85 (gross), net 66. Tony Taitano's gross 80, net 68 was good for third. SPORTS NOTES Oceanswim Jesse Stol, struggled throughout the day but, managed an, 86 (gross), net 69, and walked away with some of the prize money. Little League Baseball ran on Sat. April 3. The 'closes to the pin' winners wereTonyTaitanoand SidSabh.in. Taitano IN OBSERVANCE of Holy Fee is $25. for registration ~o~p~titiqn took hole number three, while Sablan captured number 14. Easter week, Little League before Mondy, and five-dollars .. on s·atri,rday The next RGA tournament is scheduled for the quarterly 'best ball, team' Baseball is cancelling all additional thereafter. tournament scheduled for April IO or 11 at Coral Ocean Point Resort. ballgames on Thursday, Satur- Participants should meet at By Tony Celis. · Total prize money is expected to be between $600-$800, depending on day, and Sunday. theBankofGuamparkinglotat Variety News Staff The Big League ballgames 3:30 p.m., Saturday. UIE 21st AnnualOcean Swim the numberof partici~~~: ______·-- ___ ·- ____ ··---.. -·--·---·-· -·----··- __ j 'l on Thursday are cancelled and For more information please competition is scheduled to take ~ will be rescheduled-for a later call Bobbi at 322-9464. place this Safurday, Apr. 3. rj date. ICBL The event will be held in the il' Little League ballgames, nor- The Inter-Commercial Bas-1· waters around the WWII artil­ [: mally played on Saturday and ketball League will be holding 1 lery tanks off Saipan 's western p Sunday atthe San Vicente base- its final-pre season-meeting ; lagooi:i, out~ide the Diamond :_:] ball park ar.e also cancelled- on Saturday, April 3. -.i Hotel area. '1 n they also will be rescheduled. The meeting will be at CMS 1,u Participants as young as eight ' For more information please basketball court in Gualo Rai, years old will compete. A mas­ · contactMikeB01jaat236-487I. starting at 4 p.m. • ters division will be included for Hash run Managers, coaches, or their ii swimmers 60-years old and f/ The running of. the S~ipan representatives should be lJ older. The Saipan Swim Club (SSC) [:~:~:~~.s:"'~arners .~~: .b:=~-~~~~~~~ ~~g~ ,:~ has confirmed 80 paiticipants from three swim clubs in Japan. Guamswimmersareexpected Heavyweight bout to arrive soon. Public school students from San Vicente, and WSR Elemen­ may be postponed truyschools will beentered. The students are coached Mike LONDON(Rcuters)-Britain's "Everybody ·wants the fight. Villagomez and Val Welch. Lennox Lewis may have to wait I've had offers from Saudi Arabia, Kong Shanghai BankingCor- until November for a heavyweight I've had offers from South Af- porationissponsoringtheevent. title rematch with Evander rica.ButLasVegasistheonethat Two master's race will in- Holyfield, Lewis's promoter reallywantsthefightandtheyare cludethe2.6Kcourse.

Panos Eliades said on Tuesday. Entry."e·e·1;s·$35.1 and· w1·111·n- pushing the price sky high. King 1 "Evander's signed up with Don also wants to keep it in America," elude a tee-shirt and will get you King and Don is talking to me said Eliades. in to the banquet. . about doing a rematch possibly as He also said that he was pre- Pre-registration is recom- late as Novemberof this year," he pared to step in as the main pro- mended. However .late entries told BBC radio. moter of the fight. wiHbe accepted orirace day. Anicia Santos, 9, of Saipan tennis team was on Guam to compete in the Chamorro Tennis Open Classic at Hagatna Tennis Center. Santos ga~~he ~~ed!~.possibly Las Ve- Continued on page 23 Condnuedon page 26 entered the girls' 14-years and under division. ,~----SAIPAN______------··------·------1Photo by Eduardo C. Siguenza P.O. Box 231 Saipan. MP 969f::/J GUAM ,_,,s 02&·-... I "'" ,-, I • Tel. (670) 234·6341 • 7578 • 9797 960 South Moiine.J.irive...Suits:> 152-"" - • ~==:m­ • Fox: (670) 234-9271 TomuningPloza. GU96~1e r; ~~ m !' E-mail: yaunis@gtepocifica net c5W~c!!~!~!.2?!!!~~~ • Tel. (671) <1'1'54~8 • 646-026(;\w - p B 8 5 8 7 +:, :'.: [email protected] . • Fox:«,7~1,;4~;!"'\n A p R Q I Q () [ ______E·ma1I: yo!/@ ,t,coln'e't' • 99 0 • 1 · · 5 MAILED FROM SAJPtJJ Mr, 9 6 ':1 =- C

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