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By Ferdie de la Torre annual grant for the program. A number of the former clients The 1995 participation reached Variety News Staff De Beer said they had requested became economically and finan an all-time high of 13,315, out THE U.S: Department of Agri for a bigger grant because of the cially self-sufficient, which ren numbering the 11,558 recorded culture-Food and Nutrition Ser continued increase of participants . dered them ineligible to partici in 1986. The second highest fig vice has provided the CNMI $5 .1 among households as well as the pate in the program. ure was in 1994, where 11,871 million or a 37.8 percent increase high administrative costs. The household participation household participation was re in annual block grants for food The administrator said client graph for fiscal years 1982-1985, corded. stamps program and its adminis participation reached its peak in however, showed that from 1991 De Beer explained that the trative costs for fiscal year 1996. 1986 and started to decline in client participation started to go 100% federally funded Nutrition Patricia Palacios-De Beer, Nu 1987. up again. Continued on page 16 trition Assistance Program admin The major factor attributed for istrator, told the Variety yester the decline is due to the economic day that from 1982 to 1995, CNMI boom that the islands had experi had received only $3.7 million Patricia Palacios-De Beer enced. '.'. ~Ji~!~WJf /'C'.J'i> I~TERIOR J,)~partt11e11t's.In- ..•.. . sul~r A.ffair~ pfrect9r ;\Jl~p . . St~ymary wrote •.. Qqv~ F'roil!Ul .. C. Tenorio. J\1esclay e}Cpress~ . irighisl'egi:~tse>verth~~port:ed
Community workers Peter Lizama (left) and Eddif!i Sa_blan help each o~her if'} cutt_in!J _bam_boo n?eded to decorate a float for the Governor's Office. For the ftrst time, the Governors Office wt/I JOtn thts years annual July 4th Liberation Day Parade. -Photo by Ferdie de la Torre IG;.am officials try ;.~ys I Aloot argues in US Congress for :t?.M~~o~::~t fi~:~,!~o~~£i continued local control of wages For the Variety cals when combined make it ;, before an oversight hearing called and immigration. n GUAM - With the months of hard for anyone to breathe," he i; by the US Senate Committee on "The Congress clearly has the I March to July being the hottest said. Energy and Natural Resources, authority to say yes to the legisla in the Pacific region, another Aquininoc also said there is acting Attorney General Sebastian tive proposals before it," said Ordot Dump landfill fire on no solid evidence that these Aloot said such a proposal is un Aloot. "In the name of the good Guam has gotten temperatures chemicals are responsible for warranted as it would be an af-· Continued on page 16 rising and environmental con- fires at the dump as they are front to the spirit of self-reliance cems developing. either started by the magnifying l and the concept of local govern- Aside from the regular load concept, which is the reflection ment. of solid waste material such as of the sun on glass, or by a The hearing called by Commit paper, aluminium and glass, the carelessly thrown cigarette. tee chairman Frank Murkowski Ordot Dump also contains He said that for prevention (R-Alaska) was supposed to fo chemicals that are combustible measures, landfill employees. cus on a pending piece of legisla and flame prone. . are instructed to prevent fires tion in the Senate, S. 1804, but the But according ~David L.G. by the use of natural cover ma- chairman decided to include the a Sebastian Aloof Arthur Aquininoc, superinten- ierials such as earth, excess soil, report recently submitted by the dent of the Solid Waste Divi- sand, or gravel. By Rafael H. Arroyo Interior Department on the CNMI sion of the Department of Pub- This process also helps in con- Variety News Staff labor and immigration reform ini- lie Works although the landfill trolling rodent population in the THE TENORIO Administration tiative. does not allow toxic materials area. this morning officially registered Aloot asked the committee to suchasusedoil,itdoesnothave "As required by the standard before US Congress its opposi give Tenorio Administration a any regulation. for everyday that we follow, we need at least tion to a proposal that aims to chance to resolve local problems chemicals that are being brought six inches of cover to prevent strip the CNMI of control over with local solutions, not only per to the dump. and help stop the flames," he local minimum wage. taining to the minimum wage is "Ourmajorproblemrightnow Continued on page 16 Testifying in Washington, D.C. sue but also in the areas of labor ...... a.·D.-·&· •• ;a.·.~.,~r,r-,m-•..-,'C'l-:r.·•~~~~~~·".'"'ms•www ·p_(c t,:~:·,,.<.?f..r:·~:. ST1\C!~s 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 27, 1996 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3
.i I CDA sues ex-Rev & Tax chief . I By Ferdie de la Torre .: I Board, extended a $165,000 pal amount of $254,125.27 . principal due under this loan Bomb rips US facility .';·; Variety News Staff loan to Evangelista. Because Evangelista still ne is $277,347. The accumulated I ' THE COMMONWEALTH J', The defendant signed a glected to make any payments, interest will be $119,832.68 By ADNAN MALIK 241 American servicemen. Development Authority has \. killed t< promissory note secured by a a second revision agreement and late charges will be r-, sued former Revenue and DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) Blast kills 23 Americans, hurts over 300 in Saudi Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister Vo.. loan agreement, a fee simple was entered in March 1988, $1,085.28. ,, Taxation Chi"ef Juan L. - A powerful truck bomb ripped were the blast took place. territory as a base for the 1991 Gulf extremiststoattackWestemtargetsif PrinceNayefwamedinAprilthatthe mortgage on several pieces of bringing a new principle The complaint said in Sep Evangelista for alleged non through a U.S. Air Force housing Glass from shop windows and War which threw Iraqi forces out the men were punished, they were November 19CJ5blastinRiyadhmight property, a security agree amount of $275,618. tember I 986, CDA granted complex in this eastern Saudi Ara beheaded on May 31. not be the last in the kingdom, saying payment of$.5 million in Joans car windscreens covered the streets of Kuwait ment, and a receivables and Pursuant to the 1988 revi another Joan to Evangelista in bian city, killing at least23 Ameri Security was tightened following the cowitry was part of a region often and interest. for several blocks in all directions. U.S. forces remain in the king inventory agreement. sion agreement, Evangelista the amount of $92,000. A cans and injuring more than 300, the threats, U.S. officials said tom by acts of terrorism. "Wethoughtitwastheendofthe dom, which angers Muslim mili In a ci vii complaint filed In 1985, Evangelista made commenced making payments promissory note was signed U.S. officials said. world," said Walid, a 22-year-old tants who oppose any Western pres 1berearenoknownmilitantgroups Last November's bombing was yesterday before the Superior the second loan in the amount of $1,000 a month. secured by agreements and In Washington, President Saudiwhowaswalkingonanearby ence in Saudi Arabia, home to operating in the kingdom, though the the first such attack against Ameri Court, CDA asked the court to of $48,000. He executed an These payments, however, mortgages on real property. Clinton said the explosion "ap street at the time of the explosion. Islam's holiest shrines. men responsible for last November's cans in the kingdom, shattering its order Evangelista to pay other promissory note secured the complaint stated, were In March 1988, CDA agreed pears to be the work of terrorists" "A minute after the blast, there Tuesday's blast came seven attack said their actions were influ image as a safe haven for Westerners $561,317.30 within three separately in a manner similar never enough to amortize the to enter a revision agreement and vowed to bring those respon were hundreds of people in the months after a car bomb exploded encecl by Muslim radicals operating in the volatile Middle East. months or suffer the sale of to the first note. loan because they could not because the defendant failed sible to justice. in Egypt, Algeria and elsewhere. In April, Saudi authorities an street," said Walid, who declined outside a U.S. -run military building the mortgaged property. The two loans were then even meet the amount of in to make payments. "The cowards who committed Tuesday night's explosion was nounced the arrest of a Saudi man to give his last name. "Some were in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, killing The CDA action consoli consolidated so that the new terest due each month. Under the agreement, the this murderous act must not go the worst blast involving Americans who tried to smuggle explosives crying. Some just sat on the ground five Americans and two Indians. dates two pending civil cases principle amount was Accordingly, the balance principal balance due and the Juan L. Evangelista unpunished," he said in a brief and held their ears." In April, four Saudis confessed. in the Middle East since the 1983 into the kingdom from Jordan in arising from the defendant's $218,575.38, the complaint due on the principal never de accrued interest were com statement, At daybreak Wednesday, the Despite promises from widergroWJd bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that side a car. two loans in 1984 and 1986 said. clined. Monthly payments bined to make a new principal ta! of $561,317.30. Clinton said he was sending an streets surrounding the blast site which he defaulted by failing By April I 987, Evangelista were also missed. Various late amount of $98,752.90. Last year, the Superior Court FBI team from Washington to aid were cordoned off by Saudi secu to make payments. had not made any payments. charges were added to the Payments stopped alto convicted Evangelista over a Saudi authorities in the investiga rity forces. In the complaint, the CDA, The parties executed a revi principal amount due because gether after Sept. 6, 1995. rebate checks theft case in tion of the Tuesday night blast. At the U.S. State Department, through counsel Tred R. sion agreement in which the payments were delinquent. As of July I 0, 1996, CDA 1993. No one immediately claimed re spokesman Glyn Davies said a Eyerly, said in 1984, CDA's principal amount due was With the exception of two said the principal due is He was given a suspended sponsibility for Tuesday's blast, tankertruckwasdriventothenorth predecessor, the Economic combined with the accrued recent payments, monthly pay $103,425.86, the accumulated sentence for voluntarily en but suspicion immediately fell on east comer of the compound and Development Loan Fund interest to make a new princi- ments again stopped after interest due is $59,248.10, and tering a plea of no contest. Muslim militants. the occupants fled. March 29, 1996. the late charges are $378.38. One of the conditions of the An Air Force statement late "Moments afterward, the explo As a result, the complaint In the 1984 loan, CDA seeks suspended sentence is that Tuesday night put the death toll at sion occurred," Davies said. New charges filed vs said, Evangelista has breached summary judgement for the Evangelista has to pay a total 23 Americans. At least 105 other A U.S. airman in a security ob the various agreements he ex principal sum and interest in Americans sustained serious inju of $60,288.51 within five servation tower had reported the ecuted with CDA. the amount of $163,052.34 and years in fine and restitution to ries, and 240 were treated and re two in store robbery fuel truck as suspicious, and an As of July 10, 1996, CDA in the second case the government and Union leased. All of the dead and injured attempt was made to evacuate two THE ATTORNEY General's Norcross said there was just claimed that the amount of $398,264.96, bringing to a to- Bank. were Americans, Pentagon offi apartment buildin Office has filed a third a confusion among the wit cialssaid. British, French and Saudi gs, said a senior U.S. Defense amended complaint against nesses and investigators as troops are based in the area as well. Department official. But the blast two Chinese men charged in the defendants appeared to A U.S. Air Force sergeant, went off before people could get connection with a reported have interchanged their CRM undertakes project to slightly injured in the blast, said: "I out, said the official, who spoke on armed robbery at a store in clothes. heard a deafening noise and then condition.of anonymity. Kannat Tabla. During Tuesday's prelimi the windows shattered and the walls When the truck was approached The latest complaint filed nary hearing, Associate Judge computerize land mapping fell in." by a Saudi officer, two men jumped by Assistant Atty. Gen. Miguel Demapan continued By Rick Alberto "People were running every out. got into a white car and drove James Norcross basically"in the hearing on July 8 to allow agement Plan, the Rota Habi Variety News Staff where," Staff Sgt. Tyler Christie, off, he said. terchanged the names of de th~ defendants' respective tat Conservation Plan, and the THE Coastal Resources Man 31, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Saudi state television, quoting fendants Long Zhen Nan and counsels to review and ad Watershed Atlas and Resource agement Office is now put told The Associated Press. an Interior Ministry source, said Gung Shi Hang in the charges. vise their clients on the new Inventory Analysis. ting in place a geographical The lagoon plan, among The explosion was so powerful the explosion took place at around Under the new complaint, charges. information system, or GIS, a other things, entails survey it completely ripped off the front 10.30 p.m. (1930 GMT). Hang was charged with rob Demapan also wanted to ap kind of technology that allows halfofan 8-story apartment build There are about 40,000 Ameri bery, two counts of assault with point a Korean translator to as ing shoreline uses and evalu computerized mapping of de ing housing the American service cans working in Saudi Arabia, and a dangerous weapon, carrying sist in the proceedings. ating their impacts to the la velopmental projects. men. around 5,000 are believed to be a firearm, and illegal posses Court information showed that goon resources, and address A GIS expert from Oregon The blast left a crater 11 meters military personnel. sion of firearm and ammuni last June l O Nan and Hang, both ing water-craft user conflicts. State University has been (35 feet) deep and 26 meters (85 The United States and Saudi tion. armed with guns, entered the The Rota plan involves the tapped by the CRM to train its feet) wide on the street just outside Arabia, the world's largest oil ex On the other hand, Nan was Clara Market and forcibly took identification and preserva staff on GIS. the housing compound. porter, have been close allies for charged with robbery and property from Eun Chang's con tion of seabird nesting colo Reed Perkins said that The streets were filled with doz more than half a century. complicity to assault with a trol. nies, several plant and other through GIS, several charac rare species, the vanishing ens of police cars and ambulances U.S. forces, leading an interna dangerous weapon. Hang threatened to cause teristics of a landscape can be Marianas crows, fruitbats, in Al-Kho bar, a suburb ofDhahran tional coalition force, used Saudi j In th.e second amended bodily injuries to Byung Kim mapped at one time, letting bridled white-eyes, sambar complaint, it was Nan who is and David Quitugua with a .22- one view the landscape ac deer (binado), coconut crabs facing Hang' s charges. cal. rifle. (FDT) Manuel C. Sablan Former head of mortgage Gaming in~ustry cording to his purpose. (ayuyu), and game birds. favors Bob Dole · Through GIS, for example, The watershed project aims you can map groundwater to produce a watershed atlas . ' - •, . . ... ,. company, 6 others nabbed wells and soil types. and a database for determin ENTAL TOKYO (AP)· The former head "Basically GIS uses the cur ing priority nonpoint-source unlikely to repay the loan. WASHINGTON (AP) - The gam of a failed housing loan company Authorities reportedly suspect bling industry favors Bob Dole over rent level of computer tech po 11 u ti on-con trol-prac ti cc was arrested Wednesday along Japan Housing Loan of extending Bill Clinton - but it's hedging its nology to improve land-use sitings. with six other people in connec the loans without collateral in an bets. Through last year and the planning," Perkins said. Acordingly this atlas and in LINI tion with dubious loaps to a real effort to prop up OCT so as to first four months of 1996, gam In the case of the CRM, he ventory will help the CNMI estate company. added, the agency is using GIS implement its watershed pro ·OJSCOUNT TO LOCALS FOR: conceal the amount of money it bling interests handed Dole's presi The arrests were sure to to improve its ability to man tection program to preserve • Braces was pouring into the company tci dential campaign at least$ 200, l 25. heighten public disapproval of a age the Commonwealth's re areas and improve site devel • Teeth Whitening keep it afloat. But President Clinton wasn't for government liquidation plan that 78Also arrested on breach of gotten, receiving$ 62,150 for his sources. opment, among others. • Teeth Cleaning calls for using taxpayer money to trust charges were three former re-election bid, according to a study "It (adoption of the GIS sys Perkin·s said that under the • Fillings help cover losses at seven failed ranking officials from Japan by The Center_ for Public Integrity, tem) is a tremendous step for GIS project, he would coordi • Denture Repair mortgage companies. Housing Loan as well as three a non-partisan research group. ward," Perkins said. nate available data and inte ' • Extractions Authorities already have ar former presidents of OCT. "The gambling industry plays Manuel C. Sablan, CRM di grate them into the GIS sys • and other Dental needs '\. rector, said this kind of com tem that CRM has just pur rested several officials from com The jusen companies originally both sides of political roulette," said L' !• puter technology "gives us the SAME DAY panies that defaulted on loans to were set up to finance housing Charles Lewis, the center's execu chased. key to overall development." Sablan said proudly that CRM APPOINTMENTS ~&11/eded the housing lenders, or "jusen," loans to individuals but moved tive director. It guides planners and deci is the first agency in the whole TEL. 235-3720 ~a I 'Doomed to fail' Premier Miriung I By Rafael H. Arroyo SYDNEY ,Australia(AP)- Papua and ordinary Bougainvilleans will "We have been on this island for Acting Defense Minister New Guinea. Variety News Staff New Guinea's military campaign be dislodged from their villages," 25,000 years without anyone Bronwyn Bishop, who will meet Rebels claim the government MICRONESIAN Telecommunica to crush the secessionist rebellion he said. overlording us until stupid rnis Singiroklaterthis week, said "That troops are making little progress tions Corp. (MTC) would not be able on Bougainville is doomed to fail, Brig. Gen. Jerry Singirok, com talces by (fonner colonial rulers) will give us the opportunity to say against them, and said they had to do its planned fiber optic cable the island's premier told a newspa mander of the Papua New Guinea Great Britain and Gennany put us once again that we don't believe a killed three soldiers and disabled a project in a timely manner because it I per Wednesday. defense forces, has begun an inves with New Guinea," he said. The military solution is the answer patrol boat. does not have the all the necessary Premier Theodore Miriung fur tigation into the summary killings Bougainvilleans differracially from and that we believe a negotiated Neighboring Australia, whichad and applicable local and federal per I ther embarrassed the Papua New of the eight young men, apparently other Papua New Guineans, being solution is what's needed and that ministered Papua New Guinea un mits. Guinea government by calling for at the behest of a village chief over more closely related to the neigh we'll offer to facilitate those ne til independence in 1975, has criti This wa.~ according to Dave Ecret, independence for the strife-tom is adisputeatastate-runrefugeecamp boring Solomon Islanders. gotiations." cized the offensive. the governor's special assistant for land, in an interview with the Up to 50,000 of the mountain Miriung's criticism is particu Papua New Guinea's govern The rebels have been fighting for telecommunications, who said MTC Sydney Morning Herald. ous.jungle-covered island's popu larly galling for Papua New ment launched the offensive independence for Bougainville lacks the Section 214 permit required He denounced as "evil" the slay lation of 150,000 have already been Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Julius against the rebels last week after since 1988, when a dispute arose from the Federal Communications ing of eight former secessionist herded into government-patrolled Chang, who installed him as pre months of peace negotiations overcompensation payments from Commission to be able to get the guerrillas by Papua New Guinea shelters, which Miriung said were mier last year because of his mod failed. the owner of the huge Panguna project going. troops in Operation High Speed, suffering severe shortages of food erate views, hoping he would bring An estimated I, 100 to 1,300 copper mine, Australian mining "If they don't have a valid section the paper said. and medicine. credibility to the government's government soldiers are taking company CRA Ltd. 214 permit, then they are not going to "I believe the results of this op He called for a referendum on efforts to pacify Bougainvil!e. part in the offensive, code-named Hundreds ofcivilians and troops get it right away," said Ecret. eration will be zero for the national independence, which he predicted Papua New Guinea will hear Operation High Speed. have died in the conflict, some due 'They cannot start with any project government," the Herald quoted would be approved by a population more criticism of its offensive on Unconfirmed reports say to a lack of medical treatment and dealing with the fiberopticcable until him as saying in a telephone inter exhausted by eight years of war on Bougainville on Wednesday, that the army and the rebels have supplies after Papua New Guinea they have all applicable federal and view. the island, 800 kilometers (500 when Singirok meets with Austra clashed repeatedly over the past blockaded Bougainville to prevent local permits," he added. "The end result will be that lives miles) northeast of Port Moresby, lian Defense force chief Gen. John few days. No official casualty fig the infiltration of supplies to the According to Ecret, he knew all will be lost, people will be injured Papua New Guinea's capital. Baker. ures have been released by Papua guerrillas. alongthatMTClackstheSection214 permit and that he raised such a con- NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION Independence for island 1;] t~\1) !iii•] ;I Ji{•] l·t1J fj I recommended by Lemeki Barias gave the permittees five The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), is requesting days from receipt of the directive to proposals from authorized insurance underwriters and/or their Com AFORMERPapuaNewGuinea Courier reported. every sense of the matter. comply, saying the problem needed monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' representatives for ·oe member of parliament, Jacob He said this was the only way to The former MP said the error By Rick Alberto immediate resolution. clining Balance Life Insurance". Said mortgage life/disability insur Lemeki, said Bougainville Is end the bloodshed on the island was made afterworld war II when Variety News Staff "Failure to comply after the expi ance will be issued to the principal borrowers as required by the original land should be given its inde and to allow Bougainville to co the Island · was allowed to be A BILL prefiled Monday estab ration of the five-day period will 1 full amount of the loan, and tailored to decline as the loan principal is pendence. exist with PNG. administered jointly by Austra I1j lishes a CNMI Task Force on result in the ceasing of the jet.ski reduced. The first year's premium will be paid upon execution of the Lemeki, who was then a Lemeki, whowasamemberfor lia, under the United Nations' Education for the 21st Century operation and a fme may be im Joan. Subsequent year's premium will be collected in equal install former Deputy leader of the now Samarai-Murua, said he had re guidance. i which is tasked with devising a posed.," Barias' letter individually ments during the year and premium funds will be in escrow. ruling People Progress Party, minded Sir Julius the ·people of I sent to the permittres stated. Lemeki is from Misirna Island ' "new educational system." 1 said the had advised the party Bougainville were never-a part of in Milne Bay province, the same HB 10-262, authored by Rep. The amount of the fine was not Interested proposers are requested to call and make an appoint leader and Prime Minister, Sir PNG. place the kidnapped soldier, Sgt. j Rosiky F. Camacho, claims that indicated. ment with Diana Crisostimo, Manager, Mortgage Credit Division for \ Julius Chan, to let Bougainville He said Bouga.inville was and Samuel Petueli, comes Ii the current educational system is JetskioperatorsonSaipaninclude particulars. Please call telephone numbers 234-9447n6B9/7670 , gain independence, the Post- is part of the Solomon Islands in from ..... Pacnews "outdated" and "needs a complete Pine Tree Express, Tropical Leisure during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. overhaul..to be competitive, com Sports, J & K Marine Sports, Island through 4:30 p.m., except holidays. ··'·:_-.·.1l petent, and effective." Marine Sports, N Corp., LL.A "The system needs to be con Corp., Recreation World, Marianas All proposals must be in duplicate, sealed in an envelope marked ACP Group session opens c1 structed to provide a seamless Aqua Sports, Big Boys II, Saipan E. "Mortgage Insurance", and submitted no later than 10.30 a.m., Fri THE 63rd session of the Afri owe $145 billion and spends some of its strategic and eco 'process' from early elementary Tours, and Pacific Marine Sports. day, July 26, 1996, to the NMHC Central Office in Garapan, Saipan. can, Caribbean and Pacific $10 billion each year servic nomic adv.antages it has lost through post-secondary educa -Rick Alberto Group of developing countries ing it. over the past two decades. tion, incorporating new emphasis NMHC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason was officially opened in Apia, He said this is a very drastic He made the call in a wel on vocational and job-oriented if in its opinion, doing so will serve the best interest of NMHC. Western Samoa Tuesday with shock to the adjustment ef coming speech to the 63rd ses tracks along with traditional aca a call to urgently seek " a de forts they have embarked on sion of the ACP Council of demic preparation," the proposed /s/ MARYLOU ADA SIROK finitive solution" to the rising to abide by the commitments Ministers' meeting. bill says. Corporate Director debt problem. to which they have subscribed. Malie!egaoi said the ACP The bill aims to make the CN Ml ACP Secretary General Diabre said since every dol has clearly lost some of its educational system "equal to the Zephirin Diabre told the open lar spent on debt servicing strategic and economic advan best the US has to offer." ing session that the effect of means another dollar less for tages and must be prepared to It has to be a model as well for REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #4 the debt problem caused "more education, health and access face a less hospitable political other Pacific islamls. harm to our economic perfor to drinking water, it is a mat and economic climate than For CN Ml students, it should mance than have the determi ter of extreme urgency to seek when Lome I signed two de prepare tht.'.111 tn "meet and suc The CNMI Council for the Humanities seeks nation of the terms of trade a definitive solution to the cades ago. ccssl'ully lkal with the crnnomic, proposals from individuals and nonprofit or and oil crisis. problem of the indebtedness He said the situation resulted social. and roli tical challenges or the 21st century."' ganizations for projects that focus on LES Diabre said the debt prob of the developing countries. from a number of factors in lem is one of the most serious Meanwhile, Western cluding the emergence of other The bill is co-authored by Reps. SONS FROM THE MANAMKO (ELDERS). economic disasters of all time. Samoa's finance ininister, preoccupations closer to home Dino M. Jones, David M. Projects should view the Manamko as a rich He told the meeting that the Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi for the EU partners, the relative Apatang, and Ana S. Teregeyo. The bill states that a restruc cultural resource, a repository of knowledge ACP Group is $200 billion in has urged the ACP Group of decline in ACP competitiveness, debt, and in Africa the coun developing nations meeting to and the increasing pace of eco tured educational system "is nec and wisdom, a vital part of our past, present tries south of the Sahara alone "re-assert itself'' to win back nomic ~Iobalization ... Pacnews essary to have the CNMI's stu dents be equal to the best edu and future culture. Projects should be com cated citizens in the nation by the pelling examples of what we can learn from year 2000 and a work force equal Hey, life's intense. School, job, friends, places to go, our elders and may utilize television, radio or Palmyra plan suffers blow to any in the nation by the year 20 IO." people to see and things to do. Times change. Keep up print media. Suggested formats include dis THE plan to store nuclear Rounds says the plan's main Rounds says New Zealand and The Task Force i.l·,•mandated tu with a pager from Saipan Paging - they're cool, cussion g~oups, demonstrations, displays, waste on a remote Central Pa spokesman, Alex Kopsen of the Australia seem tcibe the only main produce a draft legislation and a inexpensive and keep you in the loop. Get a pager and story telling, public forums, classroom pre cific atoll appears to have suf company US Fuel and Secu countries in the region and par final written report by Jan. 9 next fered another blow. rity, also reportedly calls him ticularly New Zealand, because year. By then it will cease to exist get the message! Get the message? sentations, publications and other. For more Greenpeace Pacific Islands says self Cope and Copeson. of its background on nuclear is-· unless the Legislature extends it. information and an application package, call some of the British financial back Rounds says although this par sues. Extension, however, is only up to ers of the scheme to use Palmyra ticular idea appears to be losing He says they keep taking the June l, 1997, the bill says. SAIPAN PAGING Ron Barrineau at 235-4785. The CNMI MMC II RM. 101 CHALAN KANOA 7 atoll near Kiribati, have pulled support and is unlikely to go lead on these things, and we get It is to make a comprehensive BEACH RD. SAIPAN, MP 96950 - TEL. (670) 235-7243 (PAGE) 7637 - Council for the Humanities is a nonprofit, pri out because they have become ahead, he's not very happy at the Pacific Island countries that ac review of the educational system SAIPAN PAGI-NG FAX: (670) 235-7640 - uneasy about the man fronting it, way Pacific island states have tually back out and offer atolls - I vate corporation funded in part by the Na by investigating "all appropriate RNZI reports. responded to nuclear issues within their regions for educational resources references, tional Endowment for the Humanities. AGENTS· MICAOPAC • COMMPAC Greenpeace spokesman Dennis generally. storage .... Pacnews including the Third CNMI Con- 11 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JUNE 27, 1996 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 Manila resumes squatters clearing MANILA, Philippines (AP) "We have informed these Critics say the government "ls it because we are eye President Ramos has said the - Demolition crews dismantled families that they have to be is indiscriminately evicting sores for the coming APEC government is planning to re about 500 squatter shanties out of the area for a long time squatters in preparation for the meeting?" asked Leonardo move some 66,000 families Wednesday near Manila's his and they have not done any APEC forum. Papa, another squatter. living on river banks in the toric walled city oflntramuros thing," Recato told reporters. Others say shantytowns are "But what is more impor seven cities and IO munici in a renewed effort to improve Another 70 houses were de being removed from sites of tant to the government? Get palities of Metro Manila by the capital's image. molished outside a shipping aid and development projects ting ready for that meeting or the end of the year. 1 Manila chief engineer company compound nearby. to attract more investors. putting their citizens in proper One government agency es Magdiwang Recato said the Another city engineer, "For this, the squatters are shelters?" timates that a third of Metro \.·~,.:~.-.".~'..'.r.i·'n...J s demolition of the huts, on a Melvin Balagot, said the condemning the administra Many children and old Manila's 8 million inhabitants sidewalk along the fence of a demolition was part of the city tion of President Fidel women cried helplessly as the are living in squatter colonies mini-golf course, had been government's beautification Ramos," said Linda Tiocson, demolition teams tore down - slum communities of home stalled since December but campaign but denied reports whose shack was among those their homes, built from scraps less people, mostly from poor • Deeper colors may cost more. 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HIGH SCHOOL SCH. YR 1996-97 7THGRADE TRACK B HOPWOOD JR. HIGH SCHOOL SCH.TR.1996-97 own life. months away because of the thou "for their kindness and consider pert David Gelernter in 1993. He did not say a word but nodded sands of pages of documents. The ation" and adding that he had been He could face the death penalty Ada,Loree ------18-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JUNE 27, 1996 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-19 EEK & MEEK® by Howie Sclmeider CROSSWORD PUZZLER £.X(USf. Mt., SIR. BUT CCULD 1\\.0 ~ R)!::: LU'J(!-\ ".1 AJ11'$TY NBA draft abounds with questions YC0 SPAK£ A i-lU'vDR£D B'.XKS N...'O G".rG/-lr ms fOR RJ~ITI\£ DAAiAGt s ACROSS 37 Crowns 40 Sp. woman Answer to Previous Puzzle By CHRIS SHERIDAN The Philadelphia 76ers are ex Shareef Abdur-Rahim of Califor Vancouver. That could entice the "We're talking about Kobe 1 Onassrs 41 Hockey great EAST RUTHERFORD, New pected to take a point guard with nia. Grizzlies to trade down in the top Bryant and Predrag Stojakovic, namesakes ,12 1923 Pulitzer 5 Christmas Prize winner Jersey (AP) - Allen Iverson said the first pick, and the choice is "A week ago, this draft was 10 and pick up a quality player let's not even taik about them in character of fiction theNo. l pickisatoss-up,Stephon between Iverson of Georgetown pretty dull for us. Now that Shareef and a good draft pick at the same the same breath," Blake said. ,15 Brand name 8 Gershwin, Marbury disagreed and Isaiah and Marbury· of Georgia Tech. is in, it's become pretty interest time. "Predrag is much better and et al. on some 12 Anger chicken Thomas considered neither player "To me, it's still 50-50," ing," Thomas said Tuesday. FoJJowing Philadelphia, shouldn't even be on the same 13 Kin (abbr.) ,\9 "Step - - 1• as he wondered what to do with Iverson said Tuesday. "There are more cards to play, Toronto and Vancouver, the draft court with Bryam." 14 Tcelh 50 Demon holders 52 Yours and the No. 2 pick. "I think they'll take Allen," I've had some pretty good trade order is Milwaukee, Minnesota, Antoine Walker (Kentucky), Ray 15 Disney r,lm mine 16 " 53 Mus,c Much remained unsettled Tues Marbury disagreed. offers and there are a lot of differ Boston, the Los Angeles Clip Allen (Connecticut), Erick Dampier Wednesday" passa~e day on the eve of the NBA draft, BothlversonandMarburyhave ent scenarios." pers, New Jersey, Dallas and In (Mississippi State), John Wall ace 17 One 54 View even among the teams picking listed Philadelphia as their first Abdur-Rahim worked out for diana. (Syracuse), Keny Kittles (Villanova) Garfield@ by Jim Davis 18 NY 55 Insect restauranl 56 Extra- near the very top. On Wednesday, choice, and both have refused 'to the Raptors on Monday. Camby, The picture gets murkier in the and Steve Nash (Santa Clara) will be 20 Drawings ordinar1 trades and surprises were expected work out for other teams. Iverson who heard Thomas commit to him middle and late first round. Toe draft drafted G-RE.E.TINC,~, EMPf'1' TRA~H CANS lhing high in the first round. AND A CARDBOARD E'>OX./ 22 Parisian season 57 Pan c' ETt, 1-25 © 1996 United Feature Syndicate aUday. is leaving school after two years before Abdur-Rahim changed his is loaded with forwards, short on Lorenzen Wright (Memphis), 23 Anais - 58 Kill A record 36 underclassmen and and Marbury is leaving after one. mind for a second time and re shooting guards and younger than Samaki Walker(Louisville), Todd 24 Extreme fear 5 Blackboard 11 Fast flyers "Allen is the best point guard in entered the draft, has been left 27 - Knight DOWN adJuncl (abbr.) high school players have declared ever. Fuller (North Carolina State) and and the Pips 6 Mr. Dawson 19 Simpson themselves eligible, and general college basketball - I'm second," wondering whether he could drop Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal Moochie ·Norris (West Florida) 31 Sue 1 L,berar - 7 Airborne judge managers and scouts will choose Marbury said. "If both ofus were to third or lower. and Taj McDavid are the three will be gone by No. 20. Langdon 2 - avi:a 8 Tropical 21 Roman 1,049 32 Flighl 3 Monsler lizard 24 Owns from a mixed bag of prospects· sophomores, it might be differ "When a guy says on televi high schoolers available. The for The No. 11 pick belongs to (prefix) name 9 Chimed 25 Lennon's who are certainly the youngest - ent." sion he's talcing me at No. 2, you eign-born contingent features 6- Golden State followed by Cleve 33 Sall element 4 Return lo - 10 Friend (Fr.) widow '°l(: ~".'.;'..'!rlr,.1 and possibly the least polished • The second pick belongs to the can take his word for it," Camby foot-10 (2.07 meters) Vitaly land, Charlotte, Sacramento, Phoe 3 4 28 WC1men·s nrn the league has ever seen. Toronto Raptors, who want the said. "But I wouldn't hold it Potapenko of Ukraine, whose per nix, Charlotte,PortlandandNew Yozx ~9 Allirrna.11vc \2 30 Grads.-to-be "It's one of the most puzzling, best big man and don't need a against him ifhe went back on his formance at the predraft camp in (Nos. 19 and 20). 34 Beatty/ confusing and exhilarating drafts point guard. Thomas, the general word. ft's only been a one-month Chicago has elevated him into the The final nine first-round choices 15 Hottman film because nobody has a clue," said manager of the Raptors, was try relationship." top 15; 6-11 (2.10 meters) go to Cleveland, New York, PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz 35 Yorkshire 18 river Marty Blake, director of the ing to decide between Marcus Vancouver might end up trad Efthimis Retzias of Greece; 7-1 Vancouver, Denver, the Los An 36 Oscar winner league's scouting service. Camby of Massachusetts and ing the third pick if Iverson and (2.15 meters) Zydrunas Ilgauskas geles Lakers, Utah, Detroit, Or WE HATED Tomei Abdur-Rahim are taken first and ofLithuania; and 6-9 (2.05 meters) lando, Seattle and Chicago. SLEEPING IN THOSE 37 TV ghost 38 Anger second. The Grizzlies want Predrag Stojakovic, an 18-year Houston, San Antonio, Wash PUPPif TENTS .. 39 Oater props 42 Designer Howe, the 1980 National Marbury, not Camby, but oldnaturalized Greek citizen from ington, Atlanta and Miami do not Chanel Former ... League rookie of the year with Marbury doesn't want to play in Yugoslavia. have first-round picks. 43 Author Los Angeles, has been suspended unknown Continued from page 20 (ahhr) from baseball seven times for risk of boxers getting the virus fessional boxers. -i~ \~i;1r rl - drug-related problems. that causes while in the ring Amateur boxers wear headgear 46 Twofold us ... AIDS 47 Celestial bear told the newspaper that the left "If it had to happen, I'm glad Continued from page 20 is slight. But Voy says testing that is supposed to cut down on 48 Catch sight of 49 hander had a declaration form for he's a private citizen and not a should be mandatory, anyway. bleeding, but in Barcelona four 51 Mal de- the gun and that it belonged to New York Yankee," Yankees virus even in contact sports such "It's only a minimal risk to years ago ill-fitting headgear ac 53 general manager Bob Watson STELLA \XiILDER Cindy Howe. as boxing and wrestling. those who don't get infected," tually contributed to cuts. 56 "It's a funny situation because said. Though many U.S. states now Voy said. "To the one person who Dusenberry, while saying there it was Cindy's gun," Moss said. Howe will clear waivers on require AIDS testing for pro box does get infected - and it is going is no hard evidence to show the "It was registered to Steve, but Thursday. ers, international officials have to happen one day - it's a death AIDS virus has been transmitted YOUR BIRTHDAY ds.a~ FINO THE WOROS. THE NAMES she used it to protect her and the "We have three teams who are rejected calls for mandatory AIDS sentence." in the ring, blamed international Ki ~· ""OF THE PICTURE CLUES ARE interested in signing him," Moss '"I children when Steve was away. testing for reasons panl y medical The International Olympic politics and a lack of scientific HIDDEN IN TH! SQUARE. CIRCLE EACH WORD, GOING ACROSS, 1 She packed it and thought it was said. "I hope this doesn't screw and partly political. But the chief Committee has ruled previously data for the lack of a testing pro DOWN OR OIAGONALL Y. unloaded." that up." doctor for the boxing competi that athletes with the virus are gram. By Stella Wilder Perot, businessman; Julia Duffy, temporarily. Today will be a good tion in Atlanta warns fighters eligible to compete, as did Magic Dusenberry said U.S. boxing actress. day to seek things which satisfy Born todav. vou v.ill not alwavs To see what is in store for vou your creativity. 1 could be at risk in a competition Johnson when he played for the referees are more conscious about have the abflity to judge circurn tomorrow, find your birthday and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. ~~ Dennis Martinez tries to help where athletes are coming from U.S. basketball team in Barcelona. the possibility of blood being ex stances and situations with clarit\'. read the corresponding para 19) - Promises should be easy to all comers of the world. Greg Louganis also had the AIDS changed in the ring than interna Your personal views are so strong graph. Let your birthday star be keep today, provided you say what and unassailable that it mav be your daily guide. you really think, and do what you ~ 22-year-old son build career "It's a blood-transmitted dis virus eight years ago in Seoul tional referees. He said that with impossible for you to be entirely FRIDAY, JUNE 28 think is the right thing to do. By BUCKY Gl..EA.SON ease and we certain! y do see blood when he hit his head on the diving V oy running the medical panel in objective in any situation. You CANCER (June 21-Julv 22) - AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) CC AMEL BUFFALO, New York (AP) ~..Dennis Martinez has shown the kid the shed in boxing," said Dr. Robert board and bled into the pool, al Atlanta, there will be an emphasis have great ambition and you are a You will be asked for your -input at - Now will not be a good time for Vay, a Las Vegas doctor who is though he did not make it public on stopping any bleeding quickly. hard worker, but vou mav discon:r home or at the workplace today. you to sit back and watch others HBSHI P curveball and talked enough baseball for a lifetime. The Cleveland pitcher at some point in _vour life that your Are you ready to share your opin take action. It will be your respon has239victories,two World Series.four All-Stargamesandapetfectgame. ; deputy medical chairman for the until years later. In Raheem's case, that may not work and rnur ambition have been ions with those around you? sibiljty to take part and take con AECAPO Now, it's up to the kid - 22-year-old Dennis Martinez Jr, - to keep the International Amateur Boxing There arc no known cases of be necessary. out of sync, and that what you LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - The trol if possible. Association. "It's a risk and we boxers acquiring the AIDS virus "If I was to fight any of those ha\'e worked so hard for over the financial picture may not be as PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) family name in the game after his fatlier leaves the mourul years is something entirely differ clear to you as it is to someone - Putting your best foot forward IABCCN "Now he's on his own," (bedder Martinez said. "My time might be have the responsibility to protect while in the ring, but that hasn't guys, I'll throw only body shots," ent irom the one thing you'1·e close to you, so you should ask for may actually be more difficult than RROAAE gettingcloser,buthe'sripeningup.Hopefully, wecangethimupthereso young boxers from that risk." stopped states from requiring Raheem said. 'T ll try not to draw yearned for. In short, you m;i:: guidance when you can. you expected today. If you can do we can keep our fiunily going." Health care officials believe the mandatory AIDS testing of pro- blood." have to make serious adjustments VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - it, your rewards will be great. at regular intervals througho11t What you see is not always what ARIES (March 21-April 19) - ,_;,,,,,,, N U T E T T ~ DennisJr.,Clcveland's42nd-rounddraftpicklastyear,spentadaywith ,·our lifetime. you get, but today the things you It will be important to practice his fatherdwing an exhibition game between the fndians and theirTriple runs, lifting Montreal over Pitts routine fly ball, turning it into an · You pursue projects 1,ith more actually encounter may exceed what you preach today. Someone A minor league affiliale in Buffalo. Braves ... burgh. RBI single that helped New York gusto than most other individuab your expectations. in authority will watch you careful The younger Martinez, coming off ml extended spring training, pitched Fletcher hit a two-run double do. Although your creati,ity may LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - ly. Try not to be a hypocrite. J&''[If ~. Continued from page 20 beat Colorado. be limited, you can see things in a Plans made v;ith a friend or loved TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - one inning for Cleveland before heading to Class A Watertpwn in the off Zane Smith (4-4) to highlight The Mets scored all three of unique way, but this quality might one over the past few days may You w,'.1 near the end of a project lower minor leagues. His father was in between starts and headed for a five-run first inning. He added a their runs in the third inning. not always be an advantage. You have to change slightly today, but which may be important only to Boston. in the second. solo homer off reliever Ramon Bichette and Vinny Castilla enjoy learning from those aroun_d the change will be for the better. you at this time. However, others ~C{::.:: ~ O 1996 United Feature Syndicale, Inc. f.;s..1 Dennis Sr. figures his career will last at least a few more years. By that Marlins 5, Giants 4 Morel in the sixth and an RB I vou, but remember that expen SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - will see the value of it soon. ·_rv':> 'l\>'8 '3NO each hit their 14th home runs, ·ence is the best teacher. The time has come for you to see GEMINI (May 21-.Tune 20) - time,ifDennisJr. improves steadj.ly and develops more control and a better In Miami, Charles Johnson double in the seventh against Dan giving Colorado an early 2-0 'tl\f38 '1::11\fH:J '.lnN 'd\f:J 'dlHS '13lf\JV8 '.1811 01::IOM Also born on this date are: things realistically where practical How do you like things so far? fa.5lbal1, the two just might be in the same rotation. singled home the winning run with Miceli as the Expos won their lead. Bobby Jones (7-4) Lafcadio Hearn, author; Helen issues are concerned. Transporta What you have achieved to this one out in the 10th inning and Keller, '\Hiter; Charles Stewart tion may be a concern. point \\ill be nothing compared to Tvethougbtaboutmaybebernightstartagame, and I might close it," third straight game. scattered seven hits in seven Parnell. Irish nationalist leader: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. what you can accomplish in the Dennis Jr.· said. "Or we might pitch agai1,1st each other. My mom Florida handed San Francisco its Fletcher, 2-for-3 with a innings for the victory, and Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Ko?<' 21) - Do not lose touch with near future. Thursday already said she'd probably root for me because he's already had a fifth straight loss. three-run double on Monday John Franco worked the ninth shan. T\' personality; H. Ro" someone who has departed only Copyright 1996, l:oiled Feature Syndicate, IcC!.. 7:00 lot of success." The Giants tied itin the ninth on night, is 13-for-2 l in his last for his 18th save. Shawon Dunston' s leadoff homer ~tcll'arl Farnell r18lti·l8UJ ,. Irish na· J!1~J-L the lempf'ratun• nJ~(-' to I~~ d1• At 41, theNkaragua-born Dennis Sr. still isoneofthebetterpitcbers in seven games, with nine RBIs, Jones and Lance Johnson against Robb Nen. DATE BOOK t:onalist leader: Emma Goldman I 18ii!I· !.!rt:es near Carlsbad . .\.:'\I.. :111<1 \11 J :,'.1, fr.iggy the American League, and commands· the same three pitches - fastball, seven doubles and three homers. started the Mets third with l!l,11!. political activist: Helen Keller near Tinton. Okla. both nf 1rlnl'i1 :rr,• curveball and changeup • as his son. But he had not seen his son pitch Gary Sheffield, who earlier hit Kirk Rueter (5-4) allowed singles. Jose Vizcaino fol June 27, 1996 I 1880-19"81. educator-writer; Bob "Cap :di lime' st..itt• /Jigll-lP!?l[)L'l'at:it·t' 7:00 his 23rd home run, drew a leadoff solo homers to Al Martin and tain Kangaroo" Keeshan 11927-1. TV /"l'LOrd.-;; "Leslie Nielsen gives his besl professionally until Monday. lowed with a sacrifice bunt personality, is 69; Ross Perot 119:Jll-,. 9:15 Dennis Jr. threw 11 pitches, including seven strikes, in an inning of walk from RodBeck(0-3) to start Jeff King, but he gave up just that Thompson fielded, but he performance since his lasl movie!" the Florida 10th. Jeff Conine businessman-politician. is 66: Julia -:.1 K~t!m ~lJTHOUSf MI.GAZIM scoreless relief. He ga'l'etip a single before showing his father that he, too, three other hits in six innings threw the ball into left field, r.m,of 1996 •and o. the m• eighth ooy I' jij·.'.f. ~- "" llff-1 · · Duffy t!95t-l, actress, is 45 TOIH\"'S ~100\': llc•t11·,·,·11 Safurdgy grounded into a forceout, but to win his third straight start ooy of m,mmcr. . . can retire three straight hitters on grounders. . allowing one run to score. TODAY'S SPORTS: On this dav in l!l!1:l. first qu:irter i.Jun1_• 21 ;111d LESLIE NIELSEN Terry Pendleton followed with a ~lcLs )'oung full moon r.Junc :H11 3:00 "Now I understand what my wife and kids go through when I'm and hand the Pirates their fifth After Bernard Gilkey' s RBI TODAY'S HISTORY: On this dav in 1844, New York pitcher AnU1ony lost for the 24th time in a row. breaking the 8~ D pitching," the elder Martinez said. "I had butterflies. It was really a double. straight defeat at Montreal. groundout, Hundley lifted a c\lormon leader Joseph Smith was killed 7:00 ycar-o\d record for consecutive gamt5 \(Jst \'.•'i,, \1-:W:-;/',\l'EH J-::-:Tl·:Hl'id~J-: ,b:,;\ Kurt Abbott was intentionally by a mob that broke into the Carthage, SPY HARD great moment. You remember those times." Tim Scott pitched three shut high fly to shallow right field. Ill., jail where he was being held. TODA\"S QUOTE: "The nwstcr, nfl:rn 9:15 walked to load the bases, and A sure cu r·e for insomnia: Tape the IPG·l~~ The elder Martinez is 31-16 in his last two seasons with the out innings, allowing one hit B ichette had plenty of time to On this dav in 1950, the United States guage was re\'ealecl to me.·! kn~w :.11t·1 description of a chess match and play Johnson singled cleanly to left and striking out four, for his that ··w·a-t-e-r .. llll'ant lhe \\'(Jlilit:rnd L·u111 Indians, while his son has stI1.lggled since being drafted out of St. make the play, but he ran in entered th~ Korean War; 54,000 Amer it all night long. something that was flowing over m.v hand Thomas University in Miami. i field. first save. too far, then awkwardly ican s·oldiers died in the connict over Expos 8, Pirates 2 the next three years. Thal liling word awakened my soul. ga,·,· Most opinion polls are nothing more He was 0-1 with a 7 .90 earned run average in 27 innings last year J; Mets 3, Rockies 2 reached back as the ball fell it light. jny, set it free'" -- Helen Kl'ile1· than racks on which to display preju ~M~VIE H~USE/li·iW'rtNI ln Montr~al, Darrin Fletcher TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charles with Burlington in Class A in lhe minor leagues. n New Yark, right fielder Dante behind him. Vizcaino scored TODAY'S WEATHER: On this d,i,· in dices. went 4-for-4 and drove in four '------···"···------..... _, .. ______Bichetteoverran Todd Hundley' s from third base on the play. 20-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JUNE 27, 1996 Braves hold off Cardinals starting pitching, which has given The road problems continue to ATLANTA (AP) - Marquis nings before tiring in the 87-de tended Cincinnati's streak of im up just 18 hits and one earned run multiply for the Phillies, who have Grissom and Chipper Jones gree Fahrenheit (30 degrees Cel pressive starts by pitching into homered and Jason Schmidt sius) heat and high humidity, the seventh inning, setting up in the last four games, spanning lost 10 of 11 overall and their last pitched five impressive innings throwing 94 pitches. The rookie Cincinnati's second-game victory 29 2-3 innings. 13 games on the road. Philadel for his first win in 2 1/2 months as right-hander, who last won on over Philadelphia. Jarvis (2-1) allowed six hits and phia has the worst record in the the Atlanta Braves held off the St. April 12, gave up three hits and In the first game, the Reds one unearned run in 6 1-3 innings National League at 31-44 and is Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday one run and struck out five. rocked career minor leaguer - his season high - to complete the only5-18inJune. Cincinnati's night. John Mabry hit a solo homer in Rafael Quirico for seven runs in Reds' second doubleheader sweep Eric Davis hit a three-run double GrissomhitToddStottlemyre's the eighth inning off Terrell Wade the first two innings. of the season. They also took two in the first game and had a pair of second pitch over the left-field to close the Cardinals to 4-3, but The Reds have won seven of from Houston on April 14, their singles off Michael Mimbs (0-4) fence for his ninth homer of the with a runner at second and two nine, in large part because of their only other doubleheader. Continued on page 19 season, sending the Braves to their outs, Mark Wohlers came in to seventh victory in eight games. strike out Luis Alicea. Wohlers The Braves added three more then pitched the ninth for his 15th , ,, runs off Stottlemyre (6-6) in the save. fourth, aided by his throwing er Reds 9, Phillies 1, 1st game ror, for a 4-0 lead. Reds 3, Phillies 1, 2nd game Schmidt (3-3) went five in- In Cincinnati, Kevin Jarvis ex- · . IFBB ~, ~ ,., ~· FitSt· lffic:fdriesi.ai'l};>J •BaE;ketball. Toum~y j . POHNPEI, Kosrae Stale wiU host th& first Micronesian Basketball COll!ederatlon Taumarrient ·. from July 27 to August 3, 1996; ·· . . The 0,'llcial tournament draw was held at the FSM capital, Pallkir, Pohnpel, by Jim Tobia, Co Tournament Director. Nominated teams were divided into two (2) pools· Kosrae, as host was seeded first in pool A and Guarri, 1994 Micronesian Games basketball champions was seeded first on pool B. ·The remaining···· • learns were seeded by a draw: POOL A POOLS Kosrae .. Guam Northern Marianas Pohnpei Palau Marshall Islands Chuuk Nauru · Klribatl The opening ceremony of Iha ballketball lournament will begin at 4:00 pm on Saturday, Jutyiz:/, at the Kosraegymnasium.The toummrent play will begin that evening at6:00 pm with host Kosraa Lori Bauchman won the 1996 Weider South Pacific Body Building Championship that was held in Norfolk playing Northam Marianas. At 8:00 pm Chuuk will lace Palau. · . 1 There will be no baske1ball games on Sunday, July 28th. The schedule for games on Monday, Island. She captured the Championship Award, Best Presentation Award and the Women's Overall. She was July 29th is : the only competitor who represented the CNMI. 9:00am Kiribati vs Northern Marianas 11:00 am Marshalls vs Nauru 4:00pm Guam vs Pohnpei 6:00pm Kosrae vs Palau l Teams play a round robin within their pool. Pohnpei will play Nauru on Tuesday, July 30th, rFOrmiiYankOOHOWeli and : Marshall Islands on Wednesday, July 31st The lop 2 teams in each pool will move into the i championship play-offs. The championship game will be held a.t 11:00 am, Saturday, August 3rd. \ The Micronesian Basketball Confederation Tournament istheftrsttime that the Federated States J I of Micronesia has hosted a regional sports event of this magnitude, according to Jim Tobin, FSM ' Iarraigned, released Sports Director. ! NEW YORK (AP) - Fonner Queens district attorney Richard their home in Whitefish, Mon- r, New York Yankees reliever Brown. tana, via Atlanta, when security Olympics preparation Steve Howe, whose past legal HowewasarrestedMondayaf- employee operating an X-ray problems stemmed from his temoon at Kennedy International device spotted the handgun, au- cocaine addiction, was released Airport for carrying a loaded, thorities said. US fighters wary on his own recognizance Tues- unlicensed .357 Magnum hand- "Rawest deal you could ever day after hi.s arraignment on a gun in his luggage, authorities get," Howe told The New York weapons charge. said. The struggling reliever, who Times on Tuesday from his about catching HIV Howe, 38, isduebackincourt was 0-1 with one save and a 6.35 Montana home. "I'm not going NEWYORK(AP)-There'susu the AIDS virus in the boxing ring July8forahearingonthethird- ERA in 17 games, was released tosayanythingelseatthispoint. ally fear when you step into a at the Olympics next month. degreecriminalpossessionofa by the.Yankees on Saturday. I'll have my day." boxing ring. In the case of the Chief concern among the fight . weapon count, said Dawn Howeandhiswife,Cindy,were Howe's agent, Dick Moss, 11 • ' U.S. fighters preparing for the ers is meeting opponents from ~otta, spokeswoman for about to board a Delta flight to Continued on page 19 : Atlanta Olympics, the fear isn't some African countries where ~~~~~-=-'l:::1..."";'.:.";.\.l:,';~.~=.:n~~-==-:c:. so much for their opponents as it AIDS is common. 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