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' .,.-. \?...'( arianas CVarietnws ' Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~~ • edrobbersf By Ferdie de la Torre possession of an altered .22 Ruger Variety News Staff Gun-wielding suspects waylaid after store hit rifle, threatened to cause bodily in TWO GUN-wielding men were ar illegal possession of altered fireann, Cathy Sheu said the anned robbery from the store. jury to Byung Kim and David rested by the police shortly after they and two counts of assault with a dan was reported to DPS at 11 :24 p.m. When the robbers fled on foot, the Quitugua. reportedly robbed a store in Kannat gerous weapon before the Superior Sheu said initial investigations victim immediately sought police's On the other hand, the complaint Tabla Monday night. Court. showed that two men, anned with assistance. stated, that Hang aided co-defen Police identified the suspects as The Attorney General's Office fireanns, entered the Clara Market Responding police officers spot dant Nan in unlawfully threaten Long Zhen Nan, 29, and Gung Zhi charged Hang with robbery and com and started demanding money from ted the suspects in a boonie area ing to cause bodily injury to Kim Hang,23,bothgarmentfactorywork plicity to assault with a dangerous the victim. behindNifiosPizzainLower Dandan. with a firearm. ers. weapon. It was not indicated in the report According to a complaint filed by Acosta said he received infor Nan was charged with robbery, Public Safety Information Officer how much money the suspects got Assistant Atty. Gen. Gabriel Acosta, mation that the defendants wanted NanandHangtookthepropertyfrom to raise money to buy an airplane the immediate control ofEun Chang ticket. by threatening the victim with the Associate Judge Timothy Bellas weapons. set a $10,000 cash bail for each l EStoeU.· TA · AcostasaidNan, who was found in defendant. .,u.Jn .\~_,.;, :;,r..;;;:cr·~r~~~===""~lZ~.~~x:-==~:er~q~:=1==-u :. Senate panel to waive \ rules for cable project .: By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff THE SENATE subcommittee entertaining the submerged land lease for the proposed fiber op- , tic cable project has tentatively agreed on a draft substitute bill aimed at speeding up the much awaited endeavor. According to Sen. Thomas P. Villagomez, chairman of the Re sources and Development Sub committee on the Fiber Optic Cable Issue, members have de cided to forego the need for a Schoo/kids from San Antonio Elementary School perform the "Macarenan dance number during a recent submerged land ~ease for such celebration of Cultural Heritage Day. The presentations focused on a diversity of cultures in the NM/. an activity. Thomas P. Villagomez He said the draft proposal, reached during a subcommittee Act. For the purpose of a fiber CNMI 'cautiously optimistic' US meeting yesterday, is to be pre optic cable, one must just go sented to the Senate leadership through a process similar to a by today. right-of-way transaction," said Congress won't federalize wages "What we did was we Villagomez in an interview yes- amended the Submerged Lands By Rafael H. Arroyo Tenorio, he would oppose the idea Continued on page 27 Variety News Staff of a federal statute imposing mini THE TENORIO Administration mum wage levels in the CNMI is "cautiously optimistic" that US and that his Administration will Congress will not see it fit to ac be prepared to keep that from cede to the Clinton happening. Administration's proposal to fed "I don't like what the US is eralize the CNMI minimum wage. trying to do. I'm sure that when According to Gov. Froilan C. we testify, we'll prove to them that there is no reason nor justifi cation for them to be alarmed over what we' re doing over here," Weatfter'. said the governor in an interview yesterday. · ···a·.····.··'>11· ·. ''/><1?········'·".·.i·•> ..·.. • < .' : ·o·.' "-:.::"-::" The chief executive said he is .....U ,, .·.... a , . ,· , .. ;,.... ,. ·.... sending acting Attorney General Sebastian Aloot to Washington Froilan C. Tenorio, D.C. to argue the CNMI's posi a reform initiative jointly pursued tion when the US Senate Com by the federal and Commonwealth mittee on Energy and Resources governments. conducts an oversight hearing on The report, submitted to US CNMI issues later this month. Congress last week by Insular Expected to be the focus of that Affairs Director Allen Stayman, hearing, called by Committee has recommended the inclusion Chairman Frank Murkowski, is of the current CNMI minimum the report turned in by a federal wage law, Public Law 8-21, into inter-agency working group federal statute. formed years ~go to follow up on Continued on page 27 ·-···-··-- P,\(:· ;·~;,_··;\r:):~·JJ.i~!~:.. z· ~)},-\-~I~$ 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- JUNE 12, 1996 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 l S. Korea to give North food aid '".,. \! 4 years for 'ice' possession By PAUL SHIN sive floods last year. confidence-building measures Pyongyang's policy toward yet been made regarding the :I By Rick Alberto 200 grams of crystal metharnphet of the plea agreement, he agreed to SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Kwon, who heads the Uni after North Korea accepts South Korea, which it regards· aid to North Korea. mum life imprisonment, but Kerley · months in prison last May 23, and Variety News Staff . amine, comrnQnly known as ice. it," Kerley said. - South Korea, easing its hard fication Ministry, said Seoul four-way peace talks," the as a U.S. puppet. An earlier U.N. appeal asked the court to go below the statu another co-indictee, Steven A JAPANESE charged with drug Miyazawa also agreed to forfeit a line stand, anrlounced Tues will continue to hold back minister said. Tuesday's South Korean de generated $ 26 million worth Kerley said Miyazawa's vehicle tory minimum sentence on account Villagomez Pangelinan, to two years possession was sentenced yesterday 1989 blue Jaguar, in which the ice day that it will give $ 3 mil large-scale government aid South Korea had previ cision to provide limited food of food for the North. was publicly auctioned, getting the ofMiyazawa' ssubstantial assistance and nine months' imprisonment. to four years in federal prison. lion in aid to help ease food until the North's communist ously banned all food aid to aid to North Korea was in re U.N. officials said the lat was found. highest bid of $10,001. to federal law-enforcement authori Last week Judge Munson also shortages in North Korea. government agrees to new the North, official or private, sponse to a U.N. appeal for est contributions will be used AkiraMiyaz.awa, 35, wastheeighth The charges ofdistributing ice and The proceeds will be put in the ties. sentenced two Filipinos, who had person in drug-related charges to be Deputy Prime Minister peace negotiations on the pen saying that the Pyongyang members to contribute $ 43 for relief efforts from July using or carrying firearm (a 9-mrn account of the United States, but Miyazawahadalso been tagged as both pleaded guilty to ice posses Kwon 0-kie told a news con insula. government has exaggerated million in emergency aid for 1996 to March 1997. sentenced by District Judge Alex R. caliber handgun) in relation to drug Kerley said they would recommend an unindicted ccxonspirator in the sion with intent to distribute, to ference that South Korea will "The aid will remain at a its food shortage to get more the impoverished country. The U.N. appeal seeks $ Munson in the last 20 days. trafficking were dismissed under a that a part of the money be shared drug conspiracy indictment naming two years in prison and four years also allow civilian food aid to symbolic level, and any large outside aid. In some parts of the coun 26.8 million for emergency Munson's sentencing binge, plea agreement with local law-enforcement authori Kim Pan Soo as the ringleader. on supervised release. North Korea, which reportedly scale assistance can be dis North Korea has yet to of try, people have been forced food supplies,$ l O million for whether done on purpose or not, In return for leniency and dismissal ties. Miyazawa, according to the indict According to Kerley, Mun,on faces a famine following mas- cussed on the basis of new ficially respond to the peace to eat grass and roots to sur the recovery of farm land bur seemed to seive warning on island of the two other counts, Miyazawa 'This arrest at Capitol Hill (in Oc ment, helped Kim by smuggling in had a special message for agreed with tober last year) of Miyazawa, (co initiative unveiled by Seoul vive, U.N. officials said. ied under sand or gravel or guest~ that they can't get away with tocooperate law-enforce from Japun 200 grnms of ice. Miyazawa and other who had been engaging in the drug trade. ment agencies. defendants) lsamu Udagawa and Kim was sentenced to six. y= in and Washington in April. It South Korean officials said eroded as a result of the flood sentenced for the matter that "de Five of the eight defendants sen Miyazawahad to forfeit his vehicle Keiichi Komiya wasaresultofCNMI federal prison the other day. spite the temptations of easy Woman chops off head calls for the two Koreas to their contribution to the U.N. ing, and$ 6 million for emer tenced were foreigners-two Kore in favor of the US government be Department of Public Safety police Kim's co-ind.ictees Ignacio and money made in dealing drugs, if negotiate a new peace treaty, will consist of $ 2 million in gency health services. ans, two Filipinos, and a Japanese. cause,asAssistant US Atty. Frerlerick officer worl<," Kerley explained.