cNevvs Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 2 more murder suspects nabbed By Gaynor Dumat-ol priate and that Bowie was being “illegally held in detention.” A MALE Juvenile and another Atalig is expected to decide this man in his early 20s have been morning dri the motion filed ye's- arrested, bringing to four the terday arid oh ihe previous motion number of persons charged in asking the'court to reduce the connection with the murder of a SI .2 million cash bail for each of carpenter in the Dandan home­ the first two suspects' earlier ar­ stead area last week. rested— Bowie an'd Efrain M. Arrested separately Wednesday Reyes Jr., brother of Mario. were Mario Muna Reyes, 23 and The court has set a Si-million the minor described only as linder bail for Mario M. Reyes and the age of 16. $500,00 for the Juvenile suspect. As this developed, G. Anthony The complaint filed by gov­ Long, counsel for Joseph Anthony ernment Monday accusing Bowie Bowie, 21, one of the two suspects and Reyes Jr. of first degree earlier arrested, asked the court murder, kidnapping, robbery and yesterday to suppress the arrest assault and battery was amended warrantservedonBowie Saturday to include the names of Mario morning. Reyes arid ¿he Juvenile in the'list Long claimed at the hearing of defendants. presided by Superior Court Judge Mario Reyes was arrested at Pedro Atalig that the affidavit 9:52 a.m. Wednesday when he prepared by government to sup­ visited his brother Reyes Jr. in the port its request for the issuance of Department of Public Safety de­ a warrant of arrest was neither tention facility. notarized nor made under the The Juvenile, a resident of San declaration of perJury that the Vicente area, was arrested hours information was true and correct. later. The counsel said the arrest of A companion of Laude, Nilo MARIO M. REYES, one of six suspects in the abduction and murder of carpenter Eladio Laude last week, is • escorted by police officers back to the DPS detention facility yesterday. Bowie, therefore, was'inappro- pontinued on page 8 UMDA to proceed Girl dies in shooting accident A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was ac­ At 10:38 yesterday morning, Store in Garapan before dawn with Marpi hotel, cidentally shot dead by another the police’s 911 emergency line yesterday were arrested by the minor in a police officer’s house received a call that someone had police. in Kagman yesterday morning, been shot at the house of BorJa. The fight reported to the police landfill project police said yesterday. A doctor at Commonwealth at 2:13 p.m. damaged the glass Police Chief Antonio A. Reyes Health Center who also rushed to door of the store and some mer­ By Rafael H. Arroyo Hofschneider to expedite action said the tragic accident happened the house in Kagman pronounced chandise. ’ on pending land leases. at about 10 a.m. in the residence the girl dead. Arrested 'wbre" Peter M. UNITED Micronesia Develop­ UMDA offered to finance the of Patrolman Antonio M. Borja. The incident was still under G uerrerb, 24; W illiam S. ment Association is proceeding construction of the landfill and its The identity of the girl was not investigation but the police chief Secharmidal, 28; Mabel with its golf course and resort maintenance and operation for a immediately available but Reyes said the gun used might be a po­ Ngimgamalas, 30; Eric B. Atalig, hotel proJect in Marpi, including period of 12 years. According to said the victim as well as the boy lice officer’s gun. 26; and Jeff C. Rideb, 22. a sanitary landfill with or without Lifoifoi, about $26.8 million is suspect were members of the Meanwhile, five men who got The cause of die fight was not approval of its 15-year lease ex­ expected to be earmarked by the family of the police officer. involved in a fight inside Martha’s continued on page 8 tension application. firm Just for the landfill proJect. This was learned yesterday from UMDA is leasing 210 hectares UMDA representative Joe of land in the Marpi area for a Lifoifoi who said the company world class golf course and resort Users say ‘ice’ easy to buy had secured financing for the hotel, restaurants, villas and other proJect. firstclass amenities. The company CRY STAL methamphetamine psychologist at CHC he could program five months ago, 12 ice “The hotel proJect may not be was given a 25-year lease on the or “ice” is so accessible in bring ice to the hospital in two users sought treatment. as grand and as luxurious as we land. Saipan that users can buy it in minutes if given the money. In October or four months originally envisioned it to be, if The proJect became priority as fast as two minutes, a clini­ Some students, too, have later, he said, the number rose only the 25 year extension and we matter for CNMI officials due to cal psychologist helping in the learned to use ice, the psycholo­ to 40, then this month, a total of plan to work as soon as possible, the need to close the Puerto Rico rehabilitation of more than 80 gist learned. “Somehow, students 83 people addicted to ice sought said Lifoifoi. dump and open a viable alterna­ former addicts of the highly are able to afford the drug,” he medical help. Lifoifoi said he expected a Joint tive waste disposal facility for addictive drug has learned. said “We are going to see more Based on the profile of the 83 legislative session on the fate of Saipan. “The drug is readily avail­ problems because young people persons undergoing treatment, UMDA’s application early next The existing dump has been able. What’s not available is don’t have money to sustain (uiC Villagomez said, there is an in­ month. described as a “ticking time money. And because addiction addiction).” dication that indigenous resi­ Meanwhile, Rep. Heinz S. bomb,” a “maJor ecological di­ is there, people will commit Though the exact number of ice dents are mostly the casualties Hofschneider, who acts as chair­ saster in the making,” the crime to get money,” clinical users on the island may never be in the proliferation of ice in man of the House Committee on Commonwealth’s number one psychologist'. Joseph P. known, Villagomez said the Saipan. Natural Resources on land leases eyesore, and has been the subJect Villagomez, quoting former number of persons seeking treat­ Out of the 83 undergoing concerning the island of Saipan, of endless discussion among both users, said in an interview ment due to ice addiction indicates treatment, 82 are indigenous is expected to submit his recom­ federal and local environmental yesterday. a “steady increase” in users of the residents. mendation on UMDA’s applica­ officials. To illustrate how easy users drug. The youngest undergoing tion to Speaker Thomas P. Both the House and the Senate can buy ice on the island, a Villagomez recalled that when treatment is 14 years old and Villagomez soon. have yet to decide on the lease former user told the resident he Joined CHC’s substance abuse continued on page 11 Villagomez earlier asked continued on page 8 ? fL o \\eu)Sÿdj)er S A lc k s 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 13, 1992 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VDEWS-3 Lack of funds delays Clinton pledges strong military CNMI port projects THE COMMONWEALTH Ports cause that company was not able to By Karen Ball After the speech, the president­ down of our military forces con­ would be made to increase US the military, also said he would Authority (CPA) has plans to im­ meet its financing requirements, the elect told reporters he plans a sistent with the end of the Cold military mobility, including in­ appoint a veterans affairs secre­ prove and expand all three seaports CPA board of directors rejected all LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - three-day visit to Washington next War (and)... within that context vestments in more airlift and tary who would reform the vet­ in the Commonwealth, but due to proposals. Other financial arrange­ ments are being explored. President-elect Clinton pledged week, during which he is expected to keep this country the strongest sealift capability. erans health care system. lack of available funds, the im­ “If we are successful with our Wednesday to keep America’s to meet with President Bush and in the world to make sure that we He blamed America’s eco­ Speaking in softer tones than provements will have to be done in armed forces “the strongest in the congressional leaders. have the strongest and most ap­ phases. search for alternative financing,”* nomic weakness, in part, on sub­ he generally used during his long Tudela continued, “the Saipan Har­ world” and to deny normal rela­ Presidential spokesman Marlin propriate defense forces.” That was the message conveyed stantial cuts in defense budgets presidential campaign, Clinton bor project will be the largest gov­ tions to countries suspected of Fitzwater said Bush had called Clinton has called for larger to the 57th Coastal Engineering that led to layoffs among scien­ also said he would seek a “final Research Board (CERB) meeting ernment project ever undertaken by withholding information on Clinton Wednesday morning to Pentagon budget cuts than the tists, engineers and factory and full resolution of the MIA- on Oct. 27-29 in Honolulu by CPA the CNMI government The project missing US soldiers. renew an invitation to meet him at outgoing Bush administration.