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I ~ , I i Laude illers get life By Rafael I. Santos The two were also meted an­ Court. Long did not say when other year in jail for assault and \ exactly he is going to challenge . , CONVICTED killers of Filipino battery, the conviction of his client to the carpenter Eladio Laude yester­ The three life terms will be high court, but said Bowie and day were each given .three life served concurrently, Superior Reyes have 30 days to appeal the sentence and both were ordered CourtPresidingJudgeAlexCastro case. to payrestitution in the amountof said.This means thatin actuality, Reyes's counselAntonio'Atalig $50,000 for the family of the the convicts will just serve one said he will consider all available murder victim. life term because the three life options, referring to the possibil­ Joseph Anthony Bowie and sentenceare servedallat thesame ity of challenging the case in an Mario Muna Reyes were also or­ time. ·appellatecourt or filing of a mo­ :' dered to pay the amount of "It!s an appropriate sentence," tion for reduction of sentence. $25,000 to Nilo Rivera who was government prosecutor Charles Thesentencingcamemorethan' abducted together with Laude in Rotbart said shortlyafter the sen­ three months after a six-member 'I November 1992 but managed to tencing. jury convicted Bowie and Reyes I escape. Defense lawyer G. Anthony of first degree murder and two Joseph Anthony Bowie Charles Rotba(t Long however said the sentence counts of kidnapping "beyond was''verysevere." "Wefeltsome­ reasonable doubt" in connection 1992 and were transported to the' what disappointed because the withtheabductionof the tWQ Fili­ Department of Public Safety by Hotels generate sentence was too severe as it ap­ pinosand the subsequent deathof the convicted killers who posed ply to Joseph Bowie," Long told LaudeinDanDanhomesteadarea. as police officers. the Variety. . Laude 'and Rivera were kid­ From DPS, they were brought Thedefense lawyersaidhe will napped along 'Beach Road near toReyes's housein AsLitowhere $12.5M in 1993 appeal the case with the Supreme Joeten Motors last November 5, continued on page 43 THE HOTEL Association of the Thehotelsalsogavegenerously Northern Mariana Islands to the community in 1993, Seven (HANMI) announced this week hotelsreportedgivinga combined the results of a statistical survey . total of more than $183,000 in of its members showing $12.5 cash and in-kind contributionsto millionintaxes were contributed localcharitableorganizationsand by the industry to the local schools in 1993. economy in 1993. The figures Despite a continuing economic were reported by 10 hotels on depression inJapan, the Marianas Saipan, and included gross re­ VisitorsBureaureportedthatvisi­ ceipts tax, hotel room occupancy tors coming in Saipan increased tax and bar tax payments made to by 12% in 1993. According to the CNMI government. HANMI HANMI statistical reports, the estimates that the total hotel in­ ·averageguest room occupancyof dustry on Saipan contributes ap­ the nine major hotels on Saipan proximately 10percent of the na­ was 73.31%, which was a 5.59% tional budget. continued on page 41

Abraham, DL Cruz The winners ofthis year's Northern Mariana Islands Geography Bee got together with teachers from their respective schools after last Friday's competition. 'Shown here, from left to right, are Ramiro Trinidad of Marianas Baptist Academy, second-place finisher Dan Toilet ofMarianas Baptist, Kevin get King's support Eichhorn of Grace Christian Academy, first-place finisherJon Abraham of Grace Christian Academy, third-place finisher Alina Haas of Saipan Community School cJnd Brian Cook of Saipan Community By Rafael H. Arroyo his senatorial office on Tinian, School. Sen. Esteven M. King, who is ACTING DirectorsPedroQ.Dela chairman of the Executive Ap­ Cruz and Isamu1. Abraham may pointments & Governmental In­ be headed towards confirmation vestigation, said he and other by the Senate as heads of the members of his committee are Departments of Commerce & inclined to recommend the ap­ Tax deadline today Labor and of Public Health & provalofbothnominees' appoint­ .TODAY,April 15is thefiling minute filers deperiding on their erythingbe mailed to the ad­ Environmental Services. ments to the full Senate. deadlineforindividual income volume, dresses indicatedin theirwage In a telephone interview from "Weare impressed by the cre­ tax returns,so everyone is en­ "I wouldlike tocallonthepublie and tax statements. dentials of both nominees. They couraged to beat the rush and tometheirincometax returnsearly Previously, suchcheckswere got support from the public at­ avoidpenalties for late filing. andavoidtherush.We alsowould. being mailedwhile filers with­ large on Tinian and in Rota. The Finance Director Maria D. like to tell them that their tax re­ outaddresses werebeingpicked mayors of both islands sent in Cabrera issued the reminder bates would be sent by mail on a' up from the TreasuryOffice. favorable testimonies. There was yesterday in a telephone inter­ firstin firstoutbasis,"saidCabrera. Attimesinthepasteventhose no opposition from anyone," said view with the Variety wherein She added that the Revenue & whosecheckshavebeenmailed King. . shealsoannounced thattaxre­ Taxation Divisionwill start send­ prefer to pick their'checks up "That, coupled with their im­ bate checkswill be sent out in ing the rebate checks two weeks ,Cfl\!lling long queues in the re- pressive credentials, makes the two weeks time. afterthe April 15deadline,mean­ leasingoffices. . committee strongly in support of According totheFinance di­ ing startingApril 29. "Wefeelthatitwouldbebest their nominations," said King. rector,theDivision ofRevenue According to Cabrera; Finance foreveryoneto.just haveUNery­ King's EAGI Committee yes­ & Taxationmay extendits of­ would no longer ready the rebate thingmailed. Besides,it would. terday took both Abraham and fice. hours today beyond 4:30 checksforpick-upby recipientsas be a lot moreconvenient," said Dela Cruz to Tinian for the sec- p.m. to accommodate last- . in previous years, opting that ev- Cabrera. Esteven M. King continued on page 43 PAC NE'NSPAPER STACKS 2-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994 u.s. pushes new dialogue on Bosnia FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 By BARRY SCHWEID president on the need to reach night. slaying of 30 Muslims by a Michael McCurry said Torres threatens action vs, firm prompt agreement" and Clinton On Wednesday, another in a Jewish extremist Feb. 25in a Wednesday afterquotingArafat's WASHINGTON (AP) By Ferdie de Is Torre Cantos, manager of JTS Insurance school site. made clear "the United States is series of attacks took the lives of mosque in Hebron. Hamas also letter to Clinton that it was "a following the proper procedures. President Clinton telephoned Co. Inc. dated April 11, 1994, However, Torres said, as of ready for its part to ensure six Israelis on a bus in northern had claimed responsi.bility for stronger statement than the He said Torres first sent a notice Israel's prime minister to stress EDUCATION Commissioner Torres stressed that the Public Monday or three weeks after the negotiations reach a succesful Israel. the bombing ofa bus last week chairman made last week." to the contractors about the delay that a bombing that killed six William S. Torres recently School System is giving the agreement, hefound out thatthere conclusionasrapidlyaspossible," Before Clinton's seven-minute in Afula. Seven Israelis died Arafat wrote Clinton that "he and informed them that they were Israelis must not derail threatened to take legal action company official warning for was no agreed number ofworkers Myers said. In a letter to Clinton talk with Rabin, he issued a and scores were injured, some regretted and strongly rejected unable to complete the projects as implementation of an Israeli­ against an insurance company for failing to comply with the on site at the two schools. made public earlier, PLO statement condemning the new severely. such actions because they are agreed. Palestinian peace accord. non-compliance of agreement in agreement to the construction of "On behalf of the children of Chairman YasserArafat strongly attack in Hadera as "a further The Palestine Liberation directed against innocent people The next procedure, Quitugua Clinton offered condolences to connection with the delayed classrooms at San Vicente and San Vicente and Koblerville we rejectedattacksonIsraelicivilians attempt by ex tremists to derail Organization issued a and claim to strike against the explained, the Commissioner Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in construction of the five new Koblerville Elementary Schools. cannot allow this to continue," delivered another notice to the and said the violence is designed the peace process." He said statement offering its peace process and destroy it," a seven-minute phone talk, classrooms for two public The commissioner told Cantos Torres emphasized. "If this to destroy Arab-Israeli "they must not be allowed to condolences to the families of McCurry said. bonding company of the White House press secretary negotiations. elementary schools on Saipan. that last March 2 I. the company absurdity continues we will be contractors to take over and succeed." the victims, but the Clinton "It's clear from his statements Dee Dee Myers said late In his letter to Mr. Thomas agreed to place 10workers ateach forced to take action against your proceed with the construction. The letter was sent to the The Islamic group Hamas administration called: on that th# chairmanrecognizesthese Wednesday. company for non-compliance." He-pointed out that it was not White House through the U.S. said it bombed the crowded Arafat to condemn the attack. acts for what they are and he Rabin "agreed with the The Commissioner told Cantos only the San Vicente and Embassy in Tunis on Tuesday bus in retaliation for the State Department spokesman ¢'ongly rejects them." that the PSS is expecting Koblerville which were affected Farmer admits immediate action on his part to but also the construction of the : : \ . have both sites fielded at least 10 same five classrooms at Garapan. Fossils on monkey-ape-human family found workers each. William S. Torres The BOE Chairman stressed In another letter sent to the JTS that he was informed that the By MALCOLM RlTIER from the early member of the eastern China. Dawson said the KaysaidtheChinesefossilswere killingworker manager the other day, Torres Cantos also for immediate action contractors failed to complete the by about 30 million years.. monkey-ape-human family, a small primates may have lived in probably from a monkey bitt that Dawson said the teeth are nearly however, told Cantos that to do the same for Koblerville. projects apparently due to NEW YORK (AP) • Scientists monkey aboutthesizeofa mouse. By Rafael I. Santos fellow worker at the height of a thefissures,orpredatorsmayhave other scientists mightdisagree. identical to modem tarsier teeth, following their meeting on Congresswoman Ana S. financial problems. exploring a Chinese quarry found fight in Sadog Tasi. Hereportedly Theyincludedthreejaw fragments dropped their bones there. Kay, who had discussed the suggestingdiethaschangedlittle. Tuesday, thePSS understandsthat Teregeyo sent a letter to Torres The contractors working on the what could be the earliest known with teeth, some toothless jaw A FILIPINO worker has pleaded used a knife to stab the victim. The quarry is dug out of two findings with Beard, said if they Researchersalsofoundremains the company will take all and Board of EducationChairman three projects have the same memberof thefamily ofmankeys, fragments, about adozen isolated guilty to a lesser charge of Meanwhile, a man who sides of a hill that rises above are, then "he's got practically the of a squirrel-sized creature from necessary action required to Daniel O. Quitugua last April 4, bonding company which is the apes and humans, part of a fossil teeth andpartsof elbowand ankle t voluntary manslaughter in threatened to assault a certain nearby rice paddies. The fossils Garden of Eden for primates" in a primate family that lived about complete the classrooms. expressing. her disappointment JTS Insurance Co. Inc. trovesuggestingAsia wasacradle bones, Dawson said. connection with the killing of a AgustinIzuzu with a machete last were found in three towering, the Chinese site. the same time in the American Noticingpositivedevelopment, over the delayed construction of The bonding company would for early primate development. The fossils are from a period fellow farmer last month. February will be sentenced on nearly verticalcracks about6feet Findings also includedadozen West, and remains of another I Torres said lastSunday helearned theclassrooms forthetwoschools. assume responsibility and The quarry was likened to a long beforehumans evolved, and Pedro T. Poncian, a resident of May 18. wide that were filledwithdirt and teeth revealingtheearliestknown small primate related to those that there were men working at Quitugua told Variety earlier mobilize equipmentandpersonnel "Garden of Eden for primates" by Dawson said they reveal nothing Baguio City in northern Norman D. Kapileo, who was rock, Dawson said. tarsier, a big-eyed, tree-dwelling known from Europe at the same t San Vicente. that they were not "sitting" on the in case a contractor fails to oneexpertbecauseitsfossilsshow about human evolution. For \. Philippines, pleaded guilty to the on probation when he committed Researchers removed thedirtand creature now living in Asian rain time. The findings show more i The Commissioner asked projects, saying they were just complete a certain project. a variety of early primates from example, Australopithecus charge Wednesday as part of a assault, appeared incourttheother rock, washedit and put it through forests. The discovery pushes migrationoccurredthanhad been about 45 million years ago. afarensis, the human ancestor plea agreement with the day for revocation of sentence sieves to filterout the fossils. back the fossil record of tarsiers thought, Dawson said. "People tend to think of Africa from Africa best known for the Dawson said the fossils from government. hearing. as beingthe center of origin of this partial skeleton "Lucy," is known the mouse-sized monkey may be Government prosecutors in The government earlier asked More vigilance sought group," said Mary Dawson, co­ from only about 4 million years older than three monkey teeth return dismissed the first degree the court to revoke a suspended author of a report on the findings. ago. found earlier in Africa.' The Landslide buries murdercharge brought against the jail term imposed on Kapileo in a The findings, she added, are The discoveries are reported in African find hadbeenregardedas farmer following the death of 1991 case. Kapilea entered into a "opening up thestrong possibility Thursday's issue of the journal the oldest known fossils of Prudencio P. Felipe. plea agreement with the against tree snakes that Asia was indeed a cradle for Nature by Dawson and Chris monkey-ape-human family. She 20 inEquador UndertheCNMllaw, voluntary government in case no 91-151 REPRESENTATIVEStanleyT. The snake sightingand catching the development of early Beard oftheCarnegieMuseum of said she suspects the Chinese QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -A manslaughter carriesa maximum and pleaded guilty to riot. primates." killed 20 people Friday in the TorreshaswrittenGovernorFroilan incidenthappenedlessthanamonth Natural Historyin Pittsburghwith fossils are actually younger, landslide buried at least20people central Andes. . penaltyof 10years imprisonment As part of the plea bargain, the Primatesincludemonkeys,apes colleagues from Beijing. plus $10,000 fine. court sentenced him to 7 years C.Tenorio asking thatgovernment ago. The reptile was found by an Richard Kay, a fossil primate in a remote jungle mining The latest landslide occurred intensify efforts to ensure that the and humans as well as other The fossils were unearthed Poncian is expected to be and6 months injail, butsuspended airport worker clinging to the wire expertatDukeUniversity, saidthe settlement, an official said Tuesday in the gold mining brown tree snake is not introduced animals such as lemurs and between 1987 and 1993 from deported after his sentencing on the 7 years. fencebetweenthei.rtemationaland ages of the Chinese and African Wednesday. community of Los Laureles, 255 in the Commonwealth. tarsiers. natural crevices in a limestone May 27. In the plea bargain, Kapileo domestic air terminal. fossils are so uncertain that the It was the second such disaster miles (410 kms)south of Quito, Reacting to the recent discovery It was immediately caught and Some of the fossils found were quarry in the Jiangsu Province of SuperiorCourt AssociateJ udge agreed to obey all federal and Chinesecreaturemaywellbeolder. in less than a week. A landslide said Alonso Rodriguez, governor ( and capture of a Ii ve brown tree brought to the Division of Fish & MartyTaylorplaced the dismissal CNMI laws while under of the southern province of snake near the commuter terminal Wildlife. of first degree murder charge probation. However, onFebruary Zamora Chinchipe.- at the Saipan InternationalAirport, According to the Saipan under advisement and said he 27, he struck a certain Agustin A landslide in the same area Torres said Quarantine personnel lawmaker, airport personnel from would refer the case to the Ayuyu with rock, while lastMaykilledatleast 130rniners. should be morevigilantin itsguard Quarantinemustthoroughly inspect probation office for pre-sentence threateninganother person with a The slopes of the jungle area against possibletransportersof the allanivingaircraftfrom Guam and report. dangerous weapon, the have been· weakened by reptile. the Philippines and the entry port Poncian was escorted back to government said. indiscriminate loggip.g and 'There is no doubt as to the areas. tunneling. . the pre-trial detention facility of Cheryl Gill, Chief of the potentialdestructionthatthebrown "Whatever the best solution is to Stanley S. Torres • Independent exhaust the Department of Public Safety Criminal Division of the Attorney tree snake could do here.We must address this problem, I believe the and vent controls Ecuador is pounded, by after his court appearance. General's Office asked the court stepupefforts topreventthismenace seriousnessofitwarrantshigh-level • Slide-out chassis torrential rains during the rain "They mustdo morethanpicking • Easy-occess Mer Police arrested Poncian last that the suspended seven-year from establishing itself here," said action and implementation of an traps season, from December to.April, updocuments.Perhapsdogsor • Ready-mount month for stabbing to death his sentence be revoked. Torres. effective plan," said the solon. would help," Torres added. installation kit and landslides are frequent. • 4-way air-flow 6 200 BTU control I • 3-speed fan WINDOW AIRCONDITIONER. Sure Tempe Quake hits 331 thermostat 'Navajo Code Talker' $ • Weather Arrnore Thisunit features: cabinet • 24-hour programmable on/off • Concealed control Australia timer panel • High-efficiency rotary compressor • Security guard CANBERRA, Australia(AP) •A exhibit to come to • Energy saver fan cycle switch Saipan • Rear grille strongearthquake shookAustralia's FROM June 2 to July 9 Kenji usedacodebasedontheircomplex, bayonetbetweenhiseyesandmarched northern coast Thursday, the Kawano's photographic exhibit unwritten languagetodefyJapanese backtocampinhisbirthdaysuit Only Australian Geological Survey "Warriors: NavajoCode Talkers" master cryptographers. thecommonCodeTalkernickname Organization said There were no will be on display in American The Navajo Code Talker's "Chief' saved him from being irtune&atereportsofdamageorinjwy. Memorial Park in Saipan. The primary job was to talk; over mistakenlytakenforaJapanesesoldier Thequakeoccurred at0330GMr exhibit iscurrently beingshown in telephone and radio he transmitted and madeprisoner, andwascenteredabout600kilometm Japan. information on tactics and troop This remarkableandlittleknown •(372 miles) north of Darwin in the Accordingtoa newsreleasefrom movements, orders and other vital chapter of World WarII ismadeall Banda Sea, where two continental the committee on the battlefield communications. The the more remarkable by Japanese Commemoration of the 50th Navajo code was the only U.S. photographer Kawano. who met 10,000 BTU SPLIT UNIT WITH plates meetIthad amagnitudeof6on Anniversary of World War 11, the code not brokenduringWorldWar the Code Talkers in 1976 on the THE POPULAR REMOTE CONTROL theopen-ended Richter scale. A stronger quake,measuring 65, 40 black and white photographs 11. It remained top secret until it Navajo Indian Reservation in the $839 struck aboutfour hours earlier In the willbepartofthe50thAnniversary was declassified in 1968. Southwestern U.S. In 1982he was of WorldWar 11 Commemoration. Morethan400 Navajosservedas made an. honory member' and No more ugly wires. control this unit from your easy chair. highlands oflrian.Iayainneighboring • Quiet air delivery Ihdlmesia, 'about-3,150 kilometers Throuuhout the Pacific - in Code talkersduringthebattleofthe oCti&ialNavajoTalRerAssociation • High-<:apactty cooling and ventilation (1970 miles) eastof Jakarta. Okinaw71. Guadalcanal, Pacific. An estimated 50 took pan photographer. ''l-Ie dedicates his • Dehumidification and dry functlons Bougainville, IwoJima, Riu-namur, in the Battleof Saipan. They were work to the code talkers, "who • Easilyremovable and cleanable Indoor fitters Scientists doubted thetwoquakes the Marshall Islands, Kwajalein considered so valuable that each defended theircountry by ~aking • LED display panel Indicates complete untt status were related. Atoll, Bonin Islands. Enewetak was assigned a personally body their own language." Anearthquake Withamagnitudeof. Atoll, NewCaledonia, NewGuinea, guard. One story tells of a Code For more information about the between 6 and 7 can cause severe I theSolomonlslands,PaluaIslands, Talker who was skinny-dippingin exhibit and the Navajo Code) damage. Christmas Island. Tarawa, Guam. Saipan's lagoon, As he emerged Talkers, call the Commemoration TinianandSaipan-Navajo Marines fromthe water,hewasgreetedby a Office, 233-3393. Pedro T. Poncian ..... ',' I I"'" I •••.. • .• ' ••;, I" ., '" r ". .' _'.\ I ,. I I',"",· ",••'" ;'1 ".. " .•: 4-MARiANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994 FRIDAY, APRil.. 15,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-~ JACK ANDERSON and MICHAELBINSTEIN WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Ir ~-"-~~,.L.Letters tothe....aa"~ie"t"iiEditor'iIL'."_i~I~ Mexicanjournalists t,...... •• peril~usly Reorganize legislature too! THE AMERICAN PEoPLE CARE MORE live Dear Editor: Better still let the record of are congruent withthe well-being achievements dictate who gets MEXICO CITY-Mexico'sjoumalists certainly aren't reveling in the of the CNMI. Requisition ofad­ ABoUT HEALTH Cf\RE THAN THtY MEMBERS of the CNMI legis­ what and how much, rather than ditional fund warrants justifica­ murder their country's leading presidential candidate, Luis Donaldo 00 ABOUT WHITEWATER lature, while the Governor is at this business of political bunk. tionlike any budgetary measures, Persecuting prosecutors DON'T You HAVE ANY QUEsTIONS Colosio, from an assassin's bullet. Yet some of the press here believe the stage of Reorganizing Gov­ What the present procedure is projection is back-up by creden­ ABOUT HEALTH .. -""'", it's a case ofthe ruling party, the PRJ, getting a quick dose ofmedicine ernmental Structure, its high time doing is promoting those unpro­ tials. Tested ground didn't finish that has been dispensed to others for decades. the Legislators review their over­ ductive members to be as they at the polling booth; It is the A tripartite system of government like ours, patterned CARE? r .1 1/ Although the reformistregime ofPresidentCarlosSarinas de Gortari all structure in the same process. were. My recommendation is not beginning. Only then we may \ Just as making an amendment after that of the United States, is obviously intended to f has been widely praised for democratic andfree-market reforms during only fair, it suggeststhatone must have a brighter tomorrow. -. --.-.... to existing laws that ensures fur­ work hard to earn a keep, the-way ensure a healthy and functioning government. "----__ _- his administration, Mexico remains one of the most dangerous places ther protection and stability to the rest of us have been earning a Sincerely, As such, the three branches of governmeni perform in the world to be' an investigative reporter. By several independent coincide with ourchangingneeds. living. the so-called check al1~ balance. Sometimes, however, . counts, at least 60journalists have been murdered here since 1980. Theexistingrules andprocedures There should be a standardized /s/ CONNIE F. POWER of the Legislator's financial ex­ , i each branch does not realize that it may have been Mexico's constitution, like our own, provides for freedom ofspeech allotment right across the board, andofUJe press. ButMexico's press freedoms occurin an environment penditures pertaining to the so­ lets say $50,000.00 to maximize Representative stepping on the other's toes. where public officials and those who report on them areclosely linked. called majority vs. minority is the potential of all 'members to Women's Affairs Office grossly unjustified. Just this week, prosecutors made it clear that they According to the U.S. State Department's Human Rights Report for make productive choices which Office of the Mayor, Tinian should be left alone in performing their tasks. Mexicofor 1993, "A number ofjournalists depend on under-the-table While the legislature has the right to check and review payments from the oftenpublic entities they cover to supplement low Poker bill affects bigwigs only the policies of the governmentincluding the functions of wages."Althoughthe governmenthas officiallybanned the oldpractice Dear Editor: Vice Speaker Jess Mafnas indi­ ofpaying the press for running material it provided as news articles, this the problematic PL 5-3 and re­ the Attorney General's Office, it should not be imposing cated that "income taxes from place it with acceptable provi­ practice may still occur, according to the State Department. any restrictions on prosecutors on how to do their job. I'M WRJTING to register my gambling is chronically unre­ sions such as those provided in It is unthinkable indeed for legislators to tl)' to limit the Although the print media is notsubject to official censorship, the ties support to SB 9-32 which was ported, resulting in an income tax SB 9-32. The bottom line is, PL betweenofficials andthe press havebreda culture ofself-censorship by introduced by Tinian Senator enforcement problem". prosecutorial discretion of government lawyers, just 5-3 is monopolistic in nature, it is many in the media. PRJ officials make little secret ofwanting to keep David M. Cing in the 9th North­ Consequently, the solution in bad for our economy and bad for because an offender is given lenient punishment for \the media underits thwnb, creating what one ofourcolleagues calls "a ern Marianas Legislature. hurdling ofthe CNMI's financial ourpeoplewho needsto be treated violating anti-prostitution provisions. b~h~~~?a Although the enactment of the problems should not be aimed at equally as guaranteedby'our Con­ blimate of fear and intimidation" for those who want to buck the Jr's present Poker Law (PL 5-3), placing the burdens to our local lfif government. stitutionwhichprohibitsdiscrimi­ The Criminal Division of the Office of the Attorney whichthe proposed SB 9-32 tends people as proposed in the -, Tax nation. Right now, the situation It is unknown how many journalistic deaths can be attributed to General has said its piece: it's against any law setting to replaced, had the blessing it Reforms measures but rather dictates that any local entrepre­ a limit on plea bargaining practices of prosecutors. elements within the PRJ. One tactic that has been Proven, for instance, needed for it's passage, the ineq­ should focus in reforms of the neur who wishes to open a poker Echoes from Mar uities contained had me wonder­ It would be a crime to conclude that the reason Why US Congressman-Ron De Lugo was here recently contribute further to the familial and social disinte­ is the hiring ofex-law enforcement officials and cronies to do the dirty present poker law so much as to business needs to acquire slots ing if personal gains has edged re-echoing the same message conveyed to the gration of your very own people. work. Many ofthose whohave diedare undeniably victims ofongoing generate additional revenues by rights from either T & C, L & W, government counsels dispose off some cases such as the upholding of public trusts, in CNMI some two years ago about the need to De Lugo need not remind us to instill hope and non-political criminalviolencein Mexico-mostlyat the handsofdrug increasing the number of poker or from the dominant TAN such case. As a result, huge rev­ Evelyn Lo'sis because of lack of determination to consider and positively approve major reform dignity in our indigenous people by providing a lords and their protectors. machines, where, I believe, no HOLDINGS, whose BoardMem­ enues in taxes which may have prosecute offenders. measures. These measures include, among others, decent means of earning a living. But his words of one gets hurt but TAN HOLD­ bers or Officer's political con­ Unfortunately, PRJ officials and the law enforcement officials they otherwise been realized by the the proposed minimum wage submitted to the encouragement is timely. It isn't De Lugo's spoken INGS. Why should the poker nections are not secret. For sure, there,are a thousand and one reasons why appoint do little .to protect journalists from assassination, including CNMIGovernmentare being lost legislature a month or so ago by the administration. words that I find troublesome. Rather, it is the fact. industry which had been ripping plea negotiations are essential. For one, just imagine those crusading reporters who go afterdrug lords at greatrisk. AndPRJ through the absence of enforce­ So what's so important about the proposed mini­ that if we don't handle this issue on our own the the pockets off of our people be Sincerely yours, mentproblems in the presentlaw. left untouchby the Tax Reforms? how can six lawyers handle at least 500 cases in a year? mum wage? May I illustrate a point in hopes that federal government-through the US Congress­ is evenmore lacklusterininvestigations ofmediamurders afterthefact. In an article of July 19, 1993 It takes only common sense to think that more serious our policymakers would engage in constructive would come in and do our work for us. No one needs We've been tracking this pattern since 1984. Early that year, our Therefore, I wish to urge our /s/ JOSE S. CAMACHO Marianas Variety released, now discussions aimed at resolving this issue once and to be reminded that we have no control whatsoever if reports on PRJ corruption resulted in a ban forbidding us fromvisiting electedPublic Officials to address cases must be given more attention by the government. for all. this issue is considered on Capitol Hill. j"' d rather see Mexico. Undeniably, prostitution is a moral problem, it's a The State of Hawaii and the neighboring island that this is done on our own mini-Capital HilI. The Then in May, Mexico's most famous investigative journalist, and serious offense. But if the government has to choose ofGuam to the.south are paying theiremployees in bottom line is obvious: If we don't do it, they will "Like there's no Chamorro" both the public and private sectors more than the most widely syndicated columnist, was assassinated. The murder was whether we like it or not. Dear Editor: What could she mean by the between murder and prostitution as far as prosecution prevailing federal minimum wage. Yet, the cost of so stunning the even the presidentofMexico attended the funeral. The grand aunts and uncles, great .While some of you may disagree, the important r comment "like there's no is concerned, the former deserves more lawyer's time basic necessities in these two jurisdictions are far murder remains unsolved. grandaunts and uncles, first cous­ thing to remember is that either we resolve this issue AI' ADAI! Chamorro"? What mixtures? cheaper than the CNMI where the minimum wage ins, second cousins, third cous­ and public money. ?nc~ and for all and be masters ofour destiny or treat Justlast year, five journalists were murderedin Mexico, according to is twice as low. Whoare these21st centuryAmeri­ ins, fourth cousins, fifth cousins, It took several years before the CNMI came up with a It with complacency and let others determine our ;!1 the Committeeto ProtectJournalists. Evenifthey wereall non-political "Like there's no Chamorro" can Charnorros? How does this At 52.45 an hour, a family of two would only and cousins ofa number oftimes future for posterity. Lest we forget, we have had'over common crimes, the committee writes, "the chilling effect on Mexican said a lady to her Toast Mistress' Americanism operate in a weapon against prostitution. It is true that for the fabrics have S196.00 every ten days to pay [or food, n removed and, due "respect"in the 400 years offoreign domination. For once, let us take II journalism is nonetheless real." - Shew was speaking ofher obser­ Chamorro orientation? _Today's of the society to remain intact, laws such as Public Law clothing (seasonal), an inexpensive family car, I:II order presented. However.jn an the reigns of leadership and demonstrate to the world vation and experience in Tinian. extended Chamorro family has health, mortgage on a new inexpensive house, and I J Here's just a tiny sampling ofanti-media intimidation here in recent election year, this list of related­ ?-14 must be vigorously enforced. tl:a~ though our pearly islands arc small and hardly l To her, .Tinian at first glance is months: not really changed, or has it? ness is magnified. And these's no tuition or school supplies. With a monthly income v~sI~le th~ .;. But to push for a restriction on plea bargaining is on global map, we are a people with ~t rich in its diverse history. Except In my immediate family, it is never mind about it! of 5392 or $4704 per year,logic tells you that this <, digni ty and pride and are ever willing and determined -The editor of Forum, a periodical published by the National for the Taga Latte Stones, the another thing. It would not only be tantamount to med­ family would have to join the Food Stamps Pro­ composed ofmother, father, chil­ How then did this new democ­ to perpetuate our peoplehood as others have done in Autonomous University ofMexico, was threatened last November by island like its peopleare distinctly gram from the very start in order to survive. What dren, matrilineal grandparents, racy and its abstraction play in dling into the affairs of the AGO, but it would also be history. If you're not willing to resolve this matter PRJ authorities after he dared to publish part of a master's thesis that the mixture of their many experi­ a way to start a family-tum our very own people patrilineal great grandparents, this group orientation? Frankly, I mean a persecution for lawyers who have to attend to now, I will definitely bring it to the people in the not criticized the military. The author ofthe thesis, an active general in the ences. extended with aunts and uncles, into invalids and beggars. Is this ourpolicymakers' too distant future. continued on page 41 numerous cases att the same time. vision of life in paradise? Mexican Army, was imprisoned for the crime ofdefamation. Multi-Million Dollar Squatter The other dangerous social effect of the current -SiX:independent-minded reporters at the Mexico City News have We believe the solution is not a new law, but better If Saipan Cable TV pays $7.50 per pole to transmit low minimum wage is the fact that it has built the been fired or have quit since December 1992. That was the month one understanding of the functions of each branch of the its daily programs to households throughout the is­ notion among the indigenous people that we can land, I want to know whether Micronesian of the reporters, Zachary Margulis, was dismissed after writing an government and perhaps more funds for the AGO. afford live-in-maids. Therefore, the responsibility TeleCommunications is remitting any form of pay­ article on Mexican press censorship for the New '(ork Times. The ofparenting is conveniently passed on to the maid. ment to the people of these islands for the use of following March, Richard Seid, opinion page editorofthe Mexico City, Both parents then have time for themselves and publicland it uses for its underground cables. Ifnot, friends. But there's hardly any quality time allo­ News, was fired afterwriting an opinion piece for TheChristian Science can. sOl~eon.e ~xplain why MTC is going Scott Free cated to spend with their children. As a result, we Monitor, decrying the lack of press freedom in Mexico. %rietr~ raking-in millions of dollars while Saipan Cable TV t}Jarianas leave open opportunities for oursiblings to treat the -Ignacio Mendoza, crusading editor ofa IO-page magazine in the ~~\ and other users of public facilities and public lands live-in-maid as a slave or some object to abuse with are assessed fees? Caribbean 'coastal town of Playa del Carmen, was shot to death on the (r7,ri ~ impunity. Other Freebies same day in November 1992, that he appeared across from the foreign 'j (. I have seen this happen in too many households .~" , . How gratifying that appropriate governmental agen­ press club here to protest corruption. Having used his magazine to to the extent where we change maids like changing ( - cies have begun probing the use .9fpublic land around criticize corrupt local officials in his state, he appeared with several disposal diapers. It is this aspect of affordahility Abed Younis Editor the hotel area In Garapan. These -eusinesses have Member of born by cheap hourly wage that opens up both the other journalists carrying a small banner that read "We Ask You to Rafael H, Arroyo Reporter used our la~d howe,ver small without paying their Rafael I. Santos Reporter The abuse of this group of workers and the gradual Investigate Aggression Against the Press." The message was intended due,S accordIngly. ~t s a good move to begin levying Ferdie P. de la Torre Reporter building of a master/slave relationship that is con­ for Salinas, who was scheduled to speak that day. Associated Press fees where appropriate. After all; nothing's fr~e these "-'--~'-----III tributing to the demise ofsome ofthe most revered The death of Luis Donaldo Colosio from an assassin's bullet is a days and n~t when we're scrounging fore-very penny P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950-0231 tradi tions ofourpeople. It is up to our policymakers 10 1994. Marianas Variety we could dig up for public purposes. What about the ~ tragedy for all Mexicans. But before a monument goes up in his honor, Tel. (670) 234-6341/7578/9797 to assist families here get back to basics on tradi­ All Rights Reserved Marina at Smiling Cove? W.hatever happened to' we suggest that this city should erect a Martyr's Monument, in tribute Fax; (670) 234·9271 tional parental responsibilities. This anomaly (low deposit~ made ?y seine boat owners? Why weren't to the crusading journalists here who try, despite obstacles unfamiliar minimum wage) warrants immediate consfderation fees levied against boat owners since its completion to American reporters, to make this country a freer and better place to and resolution. Or you can leave it be so you could a year or so ago? ' live. 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSAND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994

From the Administration FRIDAY, APRIL15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSANDVIEWS-' On Ron DeLugo, Immigration & Wages Red Cross winners By: Froilan C. Tenrio in walk-a-thon minimum wage that is so far out One waytodo that would be to highest priorities. We should all GOVERNOR, CNMI ofline with the U.S. standard. take away our control over rememberwhythatwasso. Itwas THE NMI Chapter of the than$13 perstudent. Fourthprize 1 Over the last few years, immigration into these islands. not so that we could bring in American Red Cross is proud.to of$2oo.oocashdonatedbySaipan LAST week we were visited by announce that this' year's 8th Congress hascometoperceive us thousands of low-wage Filipino Health Clinic goes to Smith U.S. Congressman Ron de Lugo. annual Walk-a-then, held last as "sweatshop economy". There We could Jose our andChineseWorkers. Thatwasa Preparatory Academy which In a sense, this was a farewell March5, wasthe mostsuccessful isaperceptionthatwehavegained Immigration side effect that none of the raised more than $12per student. visit, because Ron de Lugo is todate witha totalof 862walkers economicprosperity byexploiting negotiators expected. No, the The top individual students to leaving Congress next year. But participating and over 100 low-wage Asian workers. The Our control over immigration reason we wanted local control raisethemostmoneywere: Deyna hewillstillbeinWashington,and volunteers working to help Apatang in the K-6 category, a CNMI is seen as a place where isaprivilege, notaright. Congress wastoprotectourlocalculture. If 2 he will be an important player in support the event. . 6th. grader at Seventh Day labor andhumanrightsabusesare can remove it at any time. And the UiS. took back power over Capitol Hill politics. And, of Thetopschoolwhichraisedthe Adventist School; Patrick M. commonplace, where the laborer thedangerhasneverbeensogreat. immigration, aliens could come course, he has been a U.S. most money (per student) this Camacho in the grade 7-8 is not valued because his labor is Congress is interested, not only here directly. Theycouldtakeup 'Congressman for twenty years. years was Whispering Palms category, a 7th grader at Mt. so cheap. becauseoftheparticularproblems School, with 26 out of 28 G>Hi~·1?~'n·t~· Weshouldpayverycioseattention permanent residency and, CarmelSchool; and Alice Khang ':::(:" ...:::.iin1ilJt6S;: Unfortunately, there is some of the CNMI, but because registered students participating, to what he had to say. eventually,fullcitizenship. Since in the9-12category,a 10thgrader , truth here. Oureconomicsuccess restricting immigration has . who raised more than $50 per ': t De Lugo has been a friend of we are so close to Asia, there is a at Marianas Baptist Academy. owes much to foreign labor, but recently becomea majorpolitical student. Whispering Palms L~ ,;tbSp'ti~1 theseislands for a long timenow. veryrealdangerthatmanywould Each of the top student winners Dail, we have not always treated our issue in the Mainland. There are Schoolwill receive the firstprize 3 Asafrierid, hehasneverhesitated choose to come and live here willreceive $200.00worthofgift workersaswellasweshouldhave. morethanonehundred billsbefore instead of emigrating to'the U.S. of a TV, VCR and stand set certificates. The topadultmoney to praise our Congress' perception may be .Froi/anC. Tenorio thepresentCongress thatdeal with . .Mainland. Ina generationortwo, donatedby TownHouse. Second raiser onceagain this yeargoes to accomplishments...and point out exaggerated, but it is not immigration. Almostall of them indigenous Chamorros and prize honors and $300.00 cash Jess Malabed of Micro Pac who where we are still falling short. completely unrealistic. MONDAY TO SUNDAY In all their dealings with the U.S. seek to increase controls and Carolinians could be donated by Saipan Health Clinic will receive a weekend stay at One issue he pointed to ' .." The previousadministration did Congress, they consistently restrictions. Four of them are go to Stepping Stone School of PIC with all meals included. repeatedly this time was the outnumbered--andoutvoted. very little to deal with these refused to acknowledge that the directed at theCNMI, and would Koblervillewhichraised close to The American Red Cross NMI minimum wage. although we For this reason, it is all­ $20 per student. The third prize, Ifservingis more than 8 minutes, problems, Insteadofworkingwith CNMI hadseriousproblemswith either reduce our control over Chapter would like tothank allofits raised the wage from $2.15 to importantthatwecontinuetokeep consisting of a set of sports ball our Legislaturetoinstituteserious alien labor. As a result,Congress immigration or eliminate it sponsors,volunteers, participants and $2.45 last year, this is simply not our local control over equipmentanda$50.00certificate . Your lunch ison us. reforms, they listened to certain is now very suspiciousof us, and altogether. supporters in the community once enough. Wewillcontinuetohave immigration. Andthatmeansthat from Lappert's Ice Cream go to special interests who wanted to thereisastrongsentimentthatthe When we' first negotiated the anticipates that the totaI netproceeds difficulties with the Federal we must that we must address SeventhDay AdventistSchoolof maintain the "status quo". They CNMI should be placed under Covenant, local control over raised from this year'sWalk-a-then TRY OUR NEW DELICIOUS Governmentas long as we have a tooka standofdefianceanddenial. tighter federal control. SanAntoniowhichcollectedmore will beover$20,lXX>.OO. immigration was one of the . ~ed on page38 DAILy'L-pNCH SPECIALS.

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our Constitutional right to freely own and operate any Enjoy the sweet From March 22 type of business in the Commonwealth. N. Islands mayor dunking decadence to April 31 at THE SAFETY 1ST TEAM: Thorn Gipson Richard Pierce of Chocolate Fondue. Oceana House. Presently, no one'on Saipanexcopt for three existing Felix Teigita, Sandy Gravatt. ' , ...... --- - .- companies can own and operate a video poker ma­ meets with residents , Choosefrom.the • From Fire Safety Equipment to fol'l~wing c~~c~I~:~e~: chine business regardless of whether or not you're an THE MAYOR of the Northern meeting on Monday, April 18, .• Protective c;lothing and Footwear .to Islands, Mr. Joseph T. 1994, at 9:00 a.m. at the • White Chocolate Ogumoro together with MPLC Uncle Sam or CNMI citizen. Will we, the voters who e Construction and Traffic Safety I Carolinian Utt Pavilion. I) Homestead Administrator, Importantinformation regarding with Egg Nag Mr. Sonny Flores would like have power over our government, sit idly and watch Let Safety 1st Systems help you make your' the AgricultureNiIIage Waiver's o Milk Chocolate with company a safer place to work. to inform all Northern Islands Act will be discussed. Your Tan Holdings et al reap the fruits of the poker in­ Residents that there will be a presenceis highlysolicited. Dark Rum, H o u 5 dustry here by destroying this business opportunity E • Bitter Chocolate with ,1 Mocca Kahlua KIDDE iI that fittingly belongs to local entrepreneurs. Must we ~:~ngU;shers ~ .~ Jii m .I • White Chocolate with put up with this discriminatory law forever or is it for r ; Raspberry and Brandy us to decide ifjustice is to prevail? 2.5 lb. '" $28.50 " 1 • Dark Chocolate with Orange 51b : $38.50 ~r and Cointreaux With respect to the above, A bill has been introduced 10 Ib $61.00 " <. ,. in the Senate (S.B. 9-32 to remove the 200-poker 20 Ib $90.00 AFASSCO FIRST AID KITS ~njoy your chocolatefonduewithfresh. seasonal fruits #115 $ 19.95 ." '.. , ,. and a sweet va~i~ty. of condiments such as: machine limit for the Saipan Senatorial District and #140 $ 59.95 "_...... _"-... . ',~~~ ...~-'.'. " ' .. >.;.~_:,-;', •..", ,':::'-":'.. - #150 $ 99~95 <» Toasted Coconut Flakes inject reform measures that would definitely increase #175 $119.00 • Grilled Almond Sticks #~25 $299.95 needed revenues to aid our ailing economy. • Strawberry Fudge with In light of this, we have circulated a petition to help Whipped Cream '. . support the passage of S.B. 9-32. Ifyou wish to help 2.5 Ib $19.00 10 lb.. $32.sq • Cookies out on this endeavor, please contact us at Tel. 322­ 51b $25.00 20 Ib $48.00 • And Lots More ... Safety 1st systems isthe only Authorized Distributo . 1teRightPlan 1808 or write to P.O. Box 2133 CK, Saipan MP 96950. for Ansul Products in Micronesia: ~ ~ SAFETY 1ST SYSTEMS . (Saipan), Inc. .' ~ Cholan Kanaa across from Mt Carmel Cathedral ifiEr;~a~i!~!~~~': ' Tel.: (670)235-6500 • Fax: (670) 235-7400

Marianas' Only Locally Owned Long-Distance Telephone Company . 8-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL IS, 1994' '" I, -: FRIDAY, APRIL 15,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDYIEWS-9 needs tolure doctors back DEPARTMENTofPublic Health doctors, it must be attractive and pretty fancy surgery, 'like laser develop an efficient diabetes and Environmental Services profitable for them because the Acting Director Dr. Isamu J. surgery for cataracts. controlprogram since mostof the Commonwealth want them to "Think of the savings before eye problems' in the Abraham,yesterday underscored continue in providing the best of the need to encourage the off­ everyone went off island to get Commonwealth arecausedbythis care and outreach for the their cataracts fixed...no one has disease. island CNMI young doctors to community. to leave home," Abraham said. The program will focus on come home and go into private "Without these guys, this place practice. He said as part of the DPHES getting people to care for will just be a place full of old program, they spent money to themselves in a healthy way so Abraham likewise cited the people and babies-no young importanceofcutting down on all purchase some good equipment thattheydon'tgetproblems inthe people helping us out in our old for Khorram who soon can be future. the medical referrals and instead age...not just any young people, able to come over to Tinian and For the people of Tinian and focus more on the prevention butouryoungpeople,"hestressed. , Rota and do the surgery. Rota, Abraham said, they are programwhich will be the key in HesaidsomeCNMIpeoplewho "For a few thousand of doBars planning to establish a "Diabetes keeping the people in the go away and have their degrees, of equipment,we've saved many Control Program" based on the Commonwealthsafe andhealthy. don't wanttoreturnhomebecause thousands more on travel to go t(Vo islands. The DPHES acting director oflow pay. They are working for Dr. Isamu J. Abraham somewhere else for a simple eye "This will be a most excellent . revealedhisplanof actionsbefore high salaries and don't think of , , operation," he emphasized. .: \ the Senate Committee. on coming home. program, because the peoplein it Executive Appointments' and out that CNMI has some of the The next step will.be to make willgo intoyour villagesand will Byurgingthesepeople tocome best doctors around. Governmental Investigations Tinian Hospital better so that help all of you and your families homeandgo intoprivatepractice, For years the Commonwealth (EAGI) whichresumeditsCNMI­ Khorramcan come on the islarid to learn about diabetes,"he said. Abraham said, "that way they has been sending patients to and the patients don't have to widehearingsforthesecondbatch can earn more than, say, working Concerning tobacco-related, of director appointees. ' Guam, Hawaii or the Mainland evengo toSaipantogettheireyes diseases, Abraham said they are for the government." U.S.foranythingthepeoplethink fixed. Abraham and Pete de la Cruz, He said to attract them, the coming up with the tobacco the CHC could not handle, he He said the money needed to actingdirectorof the Department healthbuildingonTinianandRota controlprojectwith thehelpfrom said. getbetterequipmentandmaintain ofCommerce andLabor,appeared must be good and updated. the"CentersforDiseaseControl" "But now look at us! We have good health building will be the hearing which was done in Abraham mentioned the States in the Mainland. question and answer format at some of the best doctors coming from the yearly Federal "Westartlettingyouguysknow where private doctors can use around....we have, for example, grant money. Senator Esteven King's public hospital facilities. whattobaccodoestoyou..wehelp aneyedoctor...buthe's notjust an ,Abraham however,stressedthat .conference room on Tinian With regards to' cutting down you resist the temptations of eye doctor, he's one of the best," prevention program is the key yesterdaymorning. on all the medical referrals as starting,"Abrahamsaid."Wehelp Abraham said referring to Dr. word at present in addressing the . Abraham explained that in another way to offer quality care you seenotsmoking as a'positive Khorram,an ophthalmologist. health problems in the CNMI. encouragingtheoff-island CNMI for less cost, Abraham pointed move rather than an "uncool" He said Khorram can do some Hesaid theirstrategy willbe to move." He added that the DPHES has startedtolobby to theLegislature to increase tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products so -that U.S./Ha",aii fewer people particularly the youths can afford to buy it. ~ 1 25 Tue-Fri Ilpm-5am ~. Sat-Men Spm-Sam Meanwhile,the Senate will be 'ExdudlnS AlAska conducting a public hearing on ore Monday at 10 a.m. in-the Senate ,Chamber on Saipan for the other' GUaDl appointees. The appointees who . are $0.65 requested to appear to entertain questions from the EAGI Committeeandthepublicare Mr. Vicente M. Sablan, Appointed Philippines Member of the Civil Service Commission; John S. Dela Cruz $1.75 7AM-9PM and Ms. Guadalupe Flores, AppointedMembers totheBoard 9PM-7AM ofDirectors oftheMarianaIslands $1.65 Housing Authority (MIhfA); Mr. Lorenzo DLG Cabrera and Mrs.­ ,I ,; Carmen C. Gaskens,' Appointed Japan "' "'IJ(,;1 SW}Jft'\ Members totheBoardofDirectors of the Marianas Public i...ands $1.90 Corporation(MPLC). - Korea Eratum

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____IIIiiIIIIi_IIiiiiiiiiiII~ ~,~~_.... __ lO-MARIANASVARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15,1994 FRIDA Y, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSANDVIEWS-II China says it will fire on smugglers at sea ~YS BEllING (AP) - China said body, said it received reports of an unidentified customs official violence or try to recover their lauds Tebuteb appointment may be doing just that in order Thursdaythatitsoff-shorepatrols 42 attacks in the South and East By Ferdie de Is Torre as saying that "a few cases of to seize cargoes for their own confiscated contraband or other Tebuteb's bright, excellent principal of Tanapag Elementary will open fire on any shippers China Seas from May to listen." Services. Thethreeothersarefrom misunderstandingordisputesover profit. smugglingevidence," theofficial background and working School,"Fureysaid. suspected of smuggling who December 1993. In some cases, customs checking have been STAFF empl'byees from -the Thesocial worker didnothesitate .Adolescents Rehabilitation 'j The official said customs said. experience, hehasallthecapability "Erna Ngirchongor, another social )I refuse to let their cargo be ships were attacked with Division o·f· Yo~i:h Services to tell that she was among those Services, and Runaway-Homeless reported, as people generally are inspectors are now required to China says billions of yuan of running the department worker of the Child Protective \ examined or try to escape. explosives and machine guns. warmly welcomed educator who stood up and opposed the Youth & FamilyCrisis Unit. unfarniliary with the customs wear uniforms, use designated (dollars) worth of goods are efficient!y. Services, likewise expressed her Thenewpolicy, reportedby the Foreign shipowners have Thomas Tebuteb as the appointmentofTaitano inwhatshe Tebutebhadalongdistinguished regulations on anti-smuggling boatsflying the national flag and smuggled into the country each She explained that she knows supportto theactingdirector. China Daily newspaper, is likely accused the Chinese of seizing checks," administration's new appointee thinks for the communityand the careerinthePublicSchool System customsinsignia,and show their year, including tens of thousands Tebuteb muchbecause theyworked Ngirchongor saidin heropinion to worsen tensions in shipping legitimate cargoes in their zeal to for the directorship of the bestforthedepartment'sprogram. bothasateacherandadministrator. The official also identity cards when accosting of cars and most of the foreign together for several years as Tebuteb istherightperson tohandle lanes off China, where crack down on smuggling. The Department of Community and Outof 1I DYS employees who Priortohisnomination, Tebuteb acknowledged that some suspects. cigarettes that are sold here. The members of the Youth Advisory theDCCAbecause "heissomeone internationalmaritimeauthorities Chinese government has denied Cultural Affairs. questioned the qualifications of ismemberof theBoardofRegents "unidentified agencies" had Inspectors can open fire "on governmentsayssmugglingcosts Council. whocanbend,easyto talk, respect have reported a sharp increase in any wrongdoing and claimed the Tebuteb mettheemployeesashe Taitanoin an attemptto blockher of theNorthern MarianasCollege. illegally checked ships by those who resist, try to escape it trillionsof.yuan (dollars) in "Mostofusbeingsocialworkers yourviews andnotlikethekindof attacks on ships by Chinese right to inspect ships not only in touredtheDYSandotherdivisions confirmation tothetopDCCApost, He is alsoa specialassistant to the posing as customs employees. from the examination by using customs revenue. know him also as a former active personwhoknowsallanddoesnot securityforces. its waters, but in undefined Hong Kong news reports have at theDCCAWednesdayat about eightarefromtheChildProtective Boardof Education. The International Martime "adjacent zones." suggested that some local 4 p.m. Organization, a United Nations The China Daily report guoted governments along the coast Seoul wants friendship It can be recalled that II staff employees from the DYS voiced WHO urges business to help preventAIDS treaty with China out, asking for the rejection of appointment of MargaritaOIopai­ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ~ formal ties in 1990. HONG KONG (AP) - Business He urged business leaders to Taitano as directorof DCCA. role inpreventing AIDS. SouthKoreahasproposedsigning The former SovietUnionwas a leaders must intervenein the fight educate workers on AIDS The DYS employees led by Merson saidthenumberofpeople a friendship treaty with Cliina, longtime ally and arms provider against AIDS to prevent the prevention, distributecondoms in EloiSe A. Furey, DYS-Child infected with mv in Asia had theonlymajorCommunistallyof to CommunlstNorth Korea. epidemic hitting Africa from theworkplaceandcareforworkers Protective Services supervisor increasedfrom500,OOOt02 million Seoul's rival, North Korea, RussiareplacedtheformerSoviet repeating itself in Asia, a senior already infected with the disease, . claimed among others that inthelastthree years,andcouldhit officials at the Foreign Ministry Union in relations with South WorldHealthOrganization official notdiscriminate againstthem. throughout thetenureofTaitano as 10millionby the year 2000. said Thursday. Korea. saidThursday. "Corporateleadershipis vitalto Buthesaidthatnumbercouldbe DYS administrator, she failed to Dr. MichaelMerson, executive Lee Chang-choon, assistant Meanwhile,China is assigning provide such needed qualities to slowing the spread of mv in this halved to 5 million if effective foreign minisrer for policy directorofWHO'sGlobalProgram partoftheworld,"hesaid,referring military attaches to its embassyin her. staffand clients. prevention stepsweretaken. planning, made the proposal Seoul for the first time, South QI1 AIDS, said companies would to the virusthat causes AIDS. The Senate officially rejected StasiaOremskey,ahealtheconomist, during two days of South Korea­ Korea's Defense Ministry said pay bigger health care bills, lose Merson spoke to reporters after a saidexpertsestimatedthatAIDS could Taitano'sappointmentlastApril7. workers andhavefewercustomers China policy planning Thursday. ItsaidtwoChinesearmy . In an interview with Variety, conferenceinHongKong thatbrought shave between l.7and23 percentage consultations thatendedinBeijing ifthediseasewereallowedtospread WHO, corporate leaders and health colonels wouldarrivethisweekend. Fureyexpressedherstrongsupport }XJintsoffeconomicgrowthinSoutheast Wednesday, the officials said.. South Korea sent a military unchecked. experts together to discuss business' Asia bythe year2(XX). to Tebuteb's appointment as the Lee told his Chinese attache of similar rank to Beijing newDCCAactingdirector. counterparts that such a treaty last December. Fureysai,~,she believesthatwith r: .., ..-: ". ~ wouldlaya firmerfoundationfor 'GP~ SouthKoreanofficialshope the :: the two countr-ies' expanding presence of the two Chinese relations, the officials said. military attachesinSeoulwillsend Hopwood Seoul and Beijing established a message to Pyongyang that (;.J1~ I\In~.,t'llt~~.,D.10~P~.~E[ENL diplomaticrelationsin 1992. BeijingdoesnotsupportanyNorth Club holds C :j It was not known how China Korean movestoincreasetensions ( responded to the South Korean on the peninsula. : ,7f ~ F iIS nlowtV' : proposal. China fought on North Tensions along the Korean Drug confab Korea's side in the 1950-53 border are high because of the THE DRUG-FREE Club of : ~VEL AGENCY WILL PROVIDE THAT S-Pgg/1l&'1:ii2' ,'/toE. RVE. : KoreanWar. dispute over North Korea's Ministry officials said the Hopwood Jr. High School is nuclear program. The North sponsoring a Drug-Free Youth proposedfriendship accord with denies making nuclear weapons, COMPlI~EJ~~F.;7~~ ,,;~,r"'" ('~ China is similar to the one South Conference with the theme "I'm RESERVAmNS but its long refusal to accept full 1 : Korea signed with the former Too Good For Drugs," at the -:~::,,:. inspections has heightened DiamondHoteionApril15,I994, CAR RENTAL/TOUR ARRANGEMENT . 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14-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSAND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15,1994 FRIDAY, APRIL IS, i994 -MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS ANDVIEWS-IS Cingtrade barbswith Suspect didn't look crazy-victim TWOSENATORSfromtheisland MeansCommittee. and the youth. By Rafael I. Santos Poker Kingdom at the Cabrera court the other day. of Tinian have traded barbs "Dollars appropriated for the "You are the teacher of clean Center last month, rather she was Lea Rosemarie Gaspar, who yesterday in what could be operations of local governments government who bears the duty of ARMED robbery suspect Lucia "angry" and demanded all the said he was struck on the head observed as an offshoot of a must be thoroughly justified. How ensuring that every act. of C.Sablandid notlook like"crazy" money at the cashier's box be with a hammer "many times" by worsening rift between majority areweelectedofficialsfromTinian government meets the scrutiny of when she held-up Games and given to her, the cashier told the the suspect, testified in court andminoritymembersoftheupper to justify the mayor's budget and sunlight andpublic review. Yet, here Wednesday morning in connec­ chamber of Legislature. PTE request when he has enough you are attempting to influence the tion with the daylight robbery at Senators David M. Cing and excessfundsandpersonneltoassign process from the veryseatwhich isto EstevenM. King,perennial nemeses toyouroffice?Thisputsusina very ensureitspartialoperntion,"Cingadd:rl. the Garapan establishment. in Tinian politics, have renewed precarious bargaining position," DL Cruz makes On March 19, Sablan went to Responding,Kingsaidtherecent theirage-oldrivalry,arguing about Cing added. endorsements to the governor for the business establishment and the hiringof employeesfrom their Kingwhencontaetedforcomment Tinianrepresentativestoboardswas asked for coffee at around 9:00 homeislandandtheissueofTinian aboutCing's criticismof hisoffice not done by himalone but was the it to dean's list a.m., Gaspar said. The suspect left the place after she was told representation in government staffing practices admitted having consensusoftheentiremembership His sister Sharlene Cepeda and, David M. Cing Esteven M. King that there was no coffee avail­ boards. . askedforhelpfromtheTinianmayor of the Tinian leadership. brother Alvin are very proud of ItwasrecalledthatCingandKing yourofficestaffarehiredunderthe able, to payfor someof his staff. whom he claims is not even a "I believe there's nothing him. in 1991 contested the lone Senate budgetandFfEceilingoftheOffice "There is no denying that. The Later she came back and ap­ residentof Tinian. unethicalwith whatIdidbecauseit Vincent was a consistent aca­ seatup for grabs during thatyear's of.theMayor. While you andyour mayor is Republican, so amI. We proached Gaspar telling the cash- "You claimed that Mr. Castro was the governor who asked the demic honor student during his midterm elections. staffhold them out as your Senate arepartofthesameTinianleadership wasa residentof.Tinian - he is not , ier that she (Sablan) had with her mayor, the chairman of the high school days at Mt. Carmel Cing madeit to win a seat in the office employees, clearly this is a so wehelpouteachother.Wehada and never has been. Do you not delegation and the municipal instant coffee. While opening the and Marianas High School. He Robbery suspect Lucia Sablan confers with a police officer and her EighthNMI Senate but not before caseofthemayorpickingupthetab memorandumof understanding on understandthepurposeofrequiring council for any recommendees," doorofthecashier's room, Sablan lawyer, Rusell Tansey. King took him to court in a fierce for the Senate," Cing told King. this, the mayor knows what he is was also an honor student of at least one member of each Kingexplained. allegedly aimed a knife at Gaspar ness was presented to the court by violatingtheconditions ofherpro­ post-election contest "thegainsof yourofficestaffing doing so there is no problem ifhe NorthernMarianas College where government board represent With regards to the Castro and demanded that all the money Assistant Attorney General bation. Cing yesterday wrote King a are paid for out of resources agrees tohelp'Out It'sjusta matter of he got Associate Art degree. Tinian? Someone born and raised recommendation, King said the in the cashier's box be given to Cheryl Gill who is also the chief strongly-wordedlettercriticizingthe appropriated by theLegislature for understanding andcooperation. After The Dean's Honor List is an Sablanentered intoa pleaagree­ on Saipan and who has never appointee was a very qualified her. of the criminal division of the latter for letting Tinian Mayor thelegitimatebusinessofthemayor. allwehaveonecornmongoal whichis indication of all students in the mentwiththegovernmentlastyear experienced life on Tinian is not, individual tositinattheCUCBoard According to Gaspar, she was Attorney General's Office. HermanM. Manglona's officepay This money and FfEs are for the toservethepeopleofTinian thebest school whohave achieved a grade and pleaded guilty to 3 counts of ill qualified to represent the island. having been a financial pushed by the suspect andtelling for the salaries of some of the mayorto provide servicesdirectly waywecan,sowedon'tmind pulling point average of 3.50or better for Special Agent Frank Kapileo issuance of bad checks. You used your office to gain the managementmajor.. her to hurry' up and get all the freshman senator's officestaff. for the people of Tinian. Instead, ourresources," said King. at least 12 semester units during took the witness stand and said She was given a suspendedsen­ appointment of someone who He added thatCastro'sparents are money. She also warned the vic­ Cing also criticized King for employees of the mayor are now Headdedthat hiscolleague senator VINCENT Dela Cruz the last semester. there were traces of blood on the tence on conditions that she make clearly is unqualified to hold the from Tinian and that he would not tim not to tell anyone about the openly coming up with a list of expected to do. more with less maybeputting theantagonistic stance position thus you violated P.L. 8­ VINCENT Dela Cruz, of Chalan Vincent's record shows a grade door of the Poker Kingdom, on full restitution, must be gainfully allow a "braindrain"intheisland robbery, Gaspar told the court. Tinian recommendees for the workers." Cing complained.. ''becausehe'sjealous." 11,"Cing told King. "I support our young people'so KanoaDistrictI,Saipan, isamong point average of 3.76 for 13.0 the hammer, and vehicle alleg­ employed and obey all CNMI and Aftergivingthemoneyamount­ governor to consider to several He added this is especiallybad Onanotherissue, Cinginhisletter HesaidKing,as chairmanof the they would stay and not go the bright students qualified for units during the past semester. edly used by Sablan in the rob­ federal laws. ing to more than $2,000, Gaspar government boards. since every cent necessaryfor the alsochargedthat Kingviolated the Executive Appointments and someplaceelse to use their talents. the Dean's Honor List at Chico James O. Haehn, Dean of Col­ bery. Gill said Sablan did not observe said she was attacked on the head "I am extremely dismayed by operation of the Secondsenatorial Ethics Law in pushing for the Governmental Investigation We needtotry tofindwaystobring State University College of Be­ lege of Behavioral and Social A defense witness will testify in these conditions. with a hammer "continuously" whatI uncoveredwhile reviewing district is only gained after strict Governor's appointment-of Xavier Committee of the Senate, should inour youngpeople to responsible havioral and Social Sciences in Sciences, notified Vincent that he court in today's revocation hear­ Sablan, who isheld on$100,000 and "many times:" the 1994 budget. It appears that scrutiny by the House Ways & CastroasmemberoftheCUCBoard, serve as role model for the people rolesinourcommunity,"saidKing. California. met a high standard of academic ing.SuperiorCourtAssociateJudge bail, is charged with armed rob­ When askedbythedefense law­ Dela Cruz, 24, a 4th year Soci­ performance. Marty Taylor is expected to an­ bery, assault with dangerous yer if Sablan appeared to be crazy ology major, is the oldest son of "You should berightfullyproud nounceon whetheror notSablan's weapon, assault and battery and during the robbery, Gaspar said Mrs. Terry R. Dela Cruz, an em­ of the caliber ofyour work in the suspended sentence be revoked. theft. She will appear in court to­ "no," The suspect, she said, was ployee of the Department of Fi­ University and of your being in­ Earlier, Gill told the court that day with lawyer Russell Tansey just "angry." nance procurement and supply cludedon this Honor List," Haehn thedefendant'ssuspendedsentence for the continuation of the revoca­ AsidefromGaspar,anotherwit- division. said in his letter. of fiveyearsshould berevokedfor tion hearing.

The Ultimate Savings t " ",d·..... a·"... ~\\.. J' V~ Plan for the CNMI u:{:' ~ U; t '& i; \~V (J) c/' s part of our community program to immu­ ;q nizeasmany babies beginning today (Mon­ day, April 11th) we wish to urge all parents with toddlers to ensure that their babies receive their"BabyShots" assoon as possible. The Division of Public Health will extend its hours starting this Monday thru Friday for a month for your conve­ nience. Extended hours are: 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. and from 4:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Let us be responsible citizens by taking care, of the health of our children. Immunization (Baby Shots) will go a long way in preventing our children from such diseases as nerve damage, mental retardation, paralysis, muscular problems, deafness and death, among others. Let's protect our children. Bring Reach Out them to the Division of Public Healthfor their Baby Shots. We appeal to the following associations to assist us in our immunization drive to reach as, many parents with toddlers: Filipino, Marianas' Only Locally!!i5!!!!!!Owned Long-Distance Telephone Company Korean, Japanese, "Calls originating on CNMIand Guam. Chinese, Palauans, FSM and the Marshalls. Si Yuus Maase! FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSAND VIEWS-17 16-MARIANASVARIETY NEWSANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL15,1994 Malaysian kingarrives in Mahathir told reporters last By CLARO C,ORTES Thefigurehead monarch, Sultan workers. by VicePresidentJosephEstrada AzlanShah,arrived Thursdayfor Most of the Filipinos were and Foreign Secretary Robert week that police had been MANILA, Philippines (AP) • athree-dayvisitthatwassupposed released. But Filipinolawmakers Romulo. The partythen motored instructed to use cautioninfuture Police broke up a demonstration to improve relations between the haveurgedPresident FidelRamos to The Manila Hotel past Rizal crackdowns against illegal Thursday by about 50 mostly two Southeast Asian countries. torecallthecountry'sambassador Park, where protestersorganized workers. 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Malaysian Prime Minister Relations between the twohad MahathirMohamadas"theAsian been strained for years over SERVICE EXPRESS,,; Hitler." Manila's claim to the Malaysian "Why are you shooing us state of Sabah on BorneoIsland. away?" shouted Cherrie Padilla, Since taking office in June 1992, FORD & NiSSAN SJ4.([UnD7'l1j O/tlcy a Gabriela official. "We were Ramos has soughttoimproveties CARS ONLY VALVOLINE OIL & FILTER CHANGE protestingquietly, theyjuststarted with Kuala Lumpur.' ' pushing us." He and Mahathir have PetitePeredo,anotherGabriela exchanged visits and have official, said police had "no initiated plans to increasetrade. respect for women." But the treatment of Filipinos <~ workingabroadisasensitive issue "The government is doing this right here in this country," she here.InacolumnThursday,Jarius OFFER GOOD ONLY WHEN VALVOLINE FILTERS ARE STILL IN STOCK told reporters. 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\ IS-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL, 15, 1994 i FRIDAY, APRIL 15,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-19 ) GCA student wins Russia has developed new mini-bomb? By EDITH M. LEDERER quotedassayingtheminiature neu­ I' GeographyBee This device,whichcould weigh turnedup inEuropehaveprovedto ings, said the Russians may have tronbombexists- andseveralsaid lessthan5 pounds(2.3kgs)and be GRACE Christian Academy's William S. Torres was among be bogus. made a major advance in nuclear LONDON(AP) - Russiahaspro­ thetechnologyisbeingsoldtonon­ hidden in a paperbag, would have bright boy Jon Abraham was those who witnessed the "Weknowofnosubstancewhich weaponry. duced a miniature neutron bomb nuclearstates. "tremendously terrifying" conse­ declared as champion during Geography Bee, in which is ofweapons interest that is de­ The "Dispatches" program using the mystery substance red "It's certainly something that quences in the hands of terrorists, Saturday's highly competitive Marianas Baptist Academy eight scribedasredmercury,"said David showed pictures of bottles and vi­ mercury, according toaBritishteie­ governments should take seri­ he told a news conferenceafter a Northern Marianas Islands grader Dan Tollet won thesecond Kyd of the Vienna-basedInterna­ alspurportedlycontainingredmer­ vision documentary broadcast ously," American nuclear weap­ screeningTuesday. Geography Bee. place. Wednesday. tional Atomic Energy Agency. cury but it did not obtain any ons designer Theodore B. Taylor A purefusion bombwould pro­ "The Russians have said this is As the Commonwealth's Alina Haas, aseventh-grader at However, the program didn't samples which could be indepen­ said in the documentary for Chan­ duce massiveradiation ina limited nonsense.The U.S.Departmentof champion, Abraham, a seventh­ Saipan Community School, came resolve the question of whether dentlyanalyzed. DirectorGwynne nel4's "Dispatches"series. area.Currentbombsrelyingonfis­ Energy has said this is nonsense. grader at GraceChristian, earned in second. thereissucha thingasredmercury. Roberts said he believes he could Sam Cohen, the American in­ sion or a fission-fusion combina­ And we haven't seen anything in therighttocompeteintheNational The sponsors of the National Many experts are skeptical, de­ haveobtainedasample,butitwould ventor of the neutron bomb, said tionspreadradioactive debrisover Vienna that would make us think Geography Bee against winners Geography Bee are National spite persistent reports that it is cost about $ 250,000perkilogram, thedocumentary confirmshisown large areas. otherwise," he said in a telephone from allover the United States. Geographic World and Amtrak. availableon the black market. 2.2 pounds. view that Russians have used red Since the collapseof the Soviet interview. Thisyear's NationalGeography The event's organizer was Jose Yevgeny Korolev, a former So­ Two years ago, Yevgeny mercury to create a tiny neutron Union,blackmarketeershavebeen But Taylor, Cohen and British Bee will be held on May 24 in C. Mafnas, the Public School viet nuclear physicist, and some Mikedn, a top official in Russia's bomb using fusion technologyfor peddling substancesthey call red nuclear physicist Frank Barnaby, Washington D.C. System's Social Studies unidentified nuclear experts are l}tomic Energy Ministry,told The the first time. mercury. Samples which have who reviewed the program's find- Education Commissioner Coordinator. (PDT) Associated Press that red mercury was the compound mercury anti­ mony oxide. He described it an Mr. Pete.)L Igitolpresentsa $150,000 checkfromtheMarianas Visitors Bureau toMr. JuanGuerrero, Chairman as oftheCommemoration ofthe50thAnniversary World War/Icommittee. Witnessing thepresentation aremembers exotic radioactivematerialusedin ofthecommemoration committee. Arafatrejects attacks on Israelis microelectronics. An unidentified former Soviet By KARIN LAUB day. In response, Arafatsent a letter Arafatand Rabinalsodiscussed nuclear chemist was quoted in the "All he said was that he is to President Clinton on Tuesday the remaining issues in negotia­ documentary as saying there are JERUSALEM (AP) • PLO chief against violence byextremist Pal­ saying he strongly rejected at­ tions between Israel and the Pal­ three types of red mercury-a toxic Vasser Arafat called Prime Min­ estinians opposing the peace tacks on Israeli civilians. The let­ estine Liberation Organization Oil powder,aradioactiveliquidformed ister Yitzhak Rabin and told him talks," Ben-Ami toldThe Associ­ ter was followed Wednesday bya Palestinian autonomyinGaza and when the powder isirradiated,and lir he rejected violence by Palestin­ ated Press. condemnation in a speech before the West Bank region of Jericho. a highly radioactive form called ian extremists opposed to peace TwelveIsraelishavebeenkilled theCouncil of EuropeParliamen­ Talks are to resume Sunday in RM20-20. talks with Israel, Rabin's spokes­ 00 in two bus bombings within a tary Assembly, and by the call to Cairo. Korolev, now a politician in ..t:::;~~~}f2;>s'fWAS $14,700. man said Thursday. week, including seven who died Rabin. The negotiations are behind Ekaterinburg, 1,000 miles (1,600 , Israeli radio stations had re­ April 6 in a blast in thenorthern Hamas scornedArafat in a leaf­ schedule, and Wednesday's dead­ kilometers) east of Moscow, said portedthat Arafat also expressed ;Y~ittS 12,495~~~DES town of Afula. The Muslim fun­ letcirculated Thursday in the oc­ line for troop withdrawal from the technology was complex and his sorrowover Wednesday's bus L damentalist .group Hamas, the cupied Gaza Strip. Gaza and Jericho passed without dangerous "because itenablesyou bombing by a Muslim militant in LICENSE JonAbraham (center) afGrace Christian kademysho't'rS offthecertificate leading opponent of the Israel­ "Very simply, we tell Arafat changes on the ground. Rabin has to create micro nuclear charges." which five Israelis were killed in he won as the champion of thisyear'sNMI's Geography Bee. Alsoin the PLO talks,claimed responsibility that we ... have sworn to defend said he believed an agreement "This means it can be used for PROTEGE 4 DR photoareKevin Eichhom ofGrace Christian (left) andPSSSocial Studies the coastal town of Hadera. for both attacks. • Automatic Transmission Coordination JoseC. Mafnas the rights of our people," the leaf­ could be signed in the first half of nuclear terrorism," he said. • Dual Mirrors But Rabin spokesman Oded AfterArafatrefusedtocondemn ~ • Air-conditioning • Cloth Seats let said. "Has appeasing America May, followed by speedy with­ Barnaby said red mercuryposes with 36Month or50,000 mile ." i Ben-Ami said Arafat didn't use the Afula attack, he came under • AM/FM Cassette • Full Carpet and Israel become more impor­ drawal. a more immediatethreattonuclear F;- Bumper to Bumper Warranty , the word "sorrow" in his conver­ U.S. pressure to publicly de­ •/ ---=",,' • Rust Proofing • Power Assist Steering tant to you (Arafat) than pleasing Rabin also said he was deter­ proliferationbecauseitalsoreduces • Tinted Glass sation with Rabin late Wednes- • Power Assist Brakes CCAC seeks artists nounce the violence. your own.people and telling the mined to press on with the nego­ theamountof plutoniumneededin Great Color Selection • Child Safety Locks • Split Fold Down Rear seat word of truth?" tiations despite thebus bombings. conventional fission bombs. to join Guam fair OPEN FROM THE COMMONWEALTH interested artists and performers. 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FRIDAY, APRll.. 15,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-23 Marcos posts bail MANILA, .Philippines (AP) ­ Imelda Marcos posted a200,000­ peso ($7,272) bond for two em­ bezzlement charges filed against her last week, the chiefanti-graft court judge said Thursday. Judge Francis Garchitorenasaid Mrs. Marcos appeared in court Wednesday and was fmgerprinted butnotphotographed because she was allowed to bring her own pictures. The widow of formerPresident Ferdinand Marcos was charged last week withembezzling nearly 100 million pesos ($3.7 million) ingovernment funds Iflyearsago. The former first lady already had been charged in at least 100 other criminal and civil suits in connection with alleged corrup­ 4 tionduring Marcos' 20-year rule. 4 . In September 1993, she was 4 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 24 • SUNSET BAR 8 GRILL convicted of graft and sentenced 4 toupto24years in prison. She is 4 PACIFIC GARDENIA HOTEL free onbail pending appeal. 4 4 I:OO P.M. • SUNSET Alsocharged withMrs.Marcos, 4 whowas then minister of human ·• 4 It's time to go back. to the beach for Hot 98 FM's Second There will be lots of other prizes awardedfor each event and settlements, were former depu­ • : Annual Coconut Olympics. Get ready for this year's crazy we'll also be giving a free round-tripto Bali as a door prize!! ties Conrado Benitez, Gilbert : 4 games featuring the use (and abuse) of the island's most Dulay, then assistant fmance man­ So even if you don't compete in the olympics, you can still be • 4 plentiful natural resource -- the coconut. Teams will compete a winner!!! ager of the ministry, and Rafael 4 Zagala, then assistant manager for • 4 in events like coconut bowling, coconut tug-of-war, coconut regionaf operations. • 4 wheel barrow, three-legged coconut race, coconut bag-o- There will be specially-priced Budweiserfamily of beers•. Prosecutors .saidMrs. Marcos, • : rama, and the coconut trashrun. What's at stake? The top great food specials, and more fun than the law should Dulayand Zagala received cash : 4 scoring team will win a round-trip for two to ANYWHERE. allow!!! advances from Benetiz totaling • 4 CONTINENTAL MICRONESIAFLIES!!! 4 about 97.95 millionpesos ($3.6 Admission to the coconut olympics is FREE with 2-person million), which were never re- • : 4 This Year's FIESTAN NIYOG Pageantwfll be just that -- a teams (men, women, or code) paying a one time fee of paid. . _. : pageant of coconuts!!! Dress up a coconut any way you $10.00** to enter as many events as they wish (no fee to To camouflage'the withdraw­ : 4 want, and think of a creative way to display it. Each enter the Fiestan Niyog Pageant individual everit). Each als, Mrs. Marcos asked her hus­ • 4 contestant will have one minute to present themselves and team receives a bag of goodies that includes sunglasses, band to classify the money for a 4 special ministry project from • • their coconut, then the audience will decide the winner of the squirt bottles, andtwo coconut olympics commemorative t­ which the advances were taken as : 4 1994 Fiestan Niyog Pageant, who received a coupon good shirts. Team registration will be available at the event, but "confidential funds," prosecutors • : for a 50% off fare round-tripto anywhere Continental only a limited number of teams can participate, so sign-up said. : • Micronesiaflies. . early at the Hot 98 FM studio on Middle Road in Garapan! Benetiz and Zagalapostedbond ·· r------~------___. earlier. The court will set the date · RULES: ofarraignment afterDulay posts • 1. Each contestant must be at least 18 years of age, or older. bond, Garchitorena said. • 4' 2. Manner of performing events, scheduleof events, and determination of winners shall be solely at the discretion of • the game master. : 3. There shall be no refund of the $10.00 registration fee. (There is no fee to enter Fiestan Niyog Pageant) Indonesia to • 4. It is the sole responsibilityof the contestants to present themselves for the events that they have entered at the • announced time of competition. .' import US rice • 5. Contestants shall refrain from any display of nudity. • 6. Game master may issue verbal rules to contestants at any time. These rules shall be in effect from the time of the JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) • • announcement until further notice. Indonesia will import10,000 tons • 7. Violation of any rules either written or spoken may result in the disqualification of the contestant and removal of of high-quality rice from the : eligibility for prizes or awards. United States under new world •• 8. Visibly impaired individualsshall be permitted to enter or continue competition. trade rules requiring more open • 9. Employees and family of any primary sponsor of this event (Hot 98 FM, Marpac Distributing, Pacific Gardenia markets, Minister- of Food : Hotel, Continental Micronesia, and FHP) are not eligible for primary prizes; however, they may compete and are Ibrahim Hasan said Thursday. • eligible for prizes in each event. The twogovernments will sign •• amemorandum of understanding :. _*=-R~9l_st~rQyfr19~,~p.!:.il~2_@_5:Q0Bm_a~d~nle!:..yQ.uUe.9r~j~stj5..:0Q.!!L _ soon on the sale, Hasan told re­ • • I• porters. He said the imports will • • • I be financed under a U.S. export : 4 1 NAME.------AGE__SEX: M F credit program that guarantees • 4 I $200 million in loans for Ameri­ 4 • 4 1 ADDRESS can agricultural exports to Indo­ · '------,---- 99( WHOLE SALE SRORE nesia. • 4 I The rice is being imported to • 4 1 PHONE: HOME------WORK- SSN:-· _ comply withrules of the General • 4 I Agreement on Tariff and Trade • I I PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: _ • 4 I requiring Indonesia to import as I McDonald EVENTS: (Put an "X" next to each event you will participate in) much as 3 percent of the rice it • 4 I • Bag-O-Ra~ consumes, Hasan said. • 4 I Coconut Bowl- Coconuttug of WaF-- Coconut Indonesia has been self-suffi­ • I4 I Coconut Trashrun-Cocbnut Wheel Barrow Race-Coconut 3-Leg Rac~ cient in riceover the past decade, • 4 1 Coconut Betelnut Shot-Put- 10 • 4 I with consumption at around 25 ~ : 4 I Fiestan Niyog Pageant- (No fee for this event) I -_.-MIDDLE ROAD-• CHALAN LAU LAU - --- million tons a year now. .4______1 Agriculture Minister Syarifuddin Baharsjah said the :: FI-IPQI Continental n 4~:""""".r imports will not affect market : I HEALTH CARE Micronesia ~ paa1it ~ud.=tJ . : . stability in Indonesia. ~ ? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ A • A • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 4 4 4 444 .44 • • • 4 A • • 4 A • A • • A A • A • A A • • • A • • • A _ • 4 ~ EYL·

24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994 FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSANDVIEWS-25 Senatorsoffercompromise Marshalls College seeksfunding fundingforprogramsinthefuture, "timeless value of education." government funding to support But Sablan seems not keen on settlement By Gift Johnson helpthe fledglingcampusexpand Muller said. There are groups in Contributions to the college's its programs. in the future, said CMI President endowment will "enhance the OscardeBrum,chairmanof the shallbedividedequallyamongthe the United States and Japan that A MEETING yesterday between happen again. MAJURO - The College of the Sr. Dorothy Nook. are prepared to support the capability and the capacity of CNMI Board of Regents, spoke three senatorialdistrict delegation Senate President Jesus R. Sablan "Althoughthepresidentseemed MarshallIslandsbegan its second At the Foundation Day endowment fund, he said. CNMI," she said. "Endowing briefly, recognizing the but that distribution among each andthethreeminority senators who infavorof the proposedstatute,he year as an independent college program, Education Minister The minister recognized the CNMI with the necessary significantchangesevident atthe sued the leadership over the didnotevenconsiderour proposal senatorialdistrict senator shall be . this week with a two-day Phillip Muller said that CMI "is a MarshallIslandsPresidentAmata resources is an important key to college, which is now fully distribution of funds at the Senate for what are reasonable expenses determined by majority of the celebration that featured two first class college." Despite Kabua and the government for secure a happier future." accredited by the Western ended in a statusquo. for us to operate on," said Cing senatorsof the delegation. evenings of dance and music funding constraints, the college their strong commitment to CMI depends primarily on Association of Schools and SenatorsDavidM.Cing,PaulA. when interviewed after the 15­ Accordingtocourtrecords,from entertainment, rummageandbook has developed into a viable establishing an independent Marshall Islands and U.S. Colleges in the United States. Manglona and Juan S. Demapan minutemeeting. among the three senatorsfrom the . sales,haircuts,health cheeks, bar­ institution that is able to compete college to serve the Marshall entereda 10:00a.m.meeting inthe According to Manglona, they secondsenatorialdistrict, Cingwas b-ques and more. with any in the Pacific, he added. Islands. Jesus R. Sablan PaulA. Manglona It was all in aid of establishing The endowment fund will held Senatepresident'sconferenceroom havecomeupwithfigureson what given the lowest funding for A year ago April, CMI became the CMrs endowment fund to the college to provide its own optimistic about a conciliatory theyconsiderasreasonable amounts expensesat$20,550withKingand independent of the College of Oleai registration solution to the lawsuit they filed fortheirexpensesandtriedto give SanNicolasgetting$155,955each. Micronesiasystem. The twoyear Monday. They came back themto Sablan. This includes$750, $132,155 and institutioncurrentlyoffersteacher disappointed. He said they decidedto suggest $132,155 given to the Tinian Atolls busywith training, nursing, vocational for Kinder, Grade 1 According to Cing, who is allocations of $160,000 each for senators, respectively, to cover education,liberalartsstudies,and Minorityleader, theybroached the him and Sen. Cing and $140,000 expenses in maintaining and community education programs. OLEAIElementarySchoolSY­ a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The celebration of Foundation idea of an amicable settlement of for Sen. Demapan based on the operatingan office. lagoon farming 1994-95 registration for The following documents are Day has become anannual event. the lawsuitif the president was to total $1.4 million budget allotted The only funds received by required for registration: Birth Nook said the theme for this KindergartenandFirstGradewill givethemallocations forreasonable forthe Senateper year. Demapan for operation and By: Gift Johnson Hawaii lastNovember and theHawaii Foundation Day is "invest in the start on Monday, April 18,1994 Certificate, and School Entrance expensesandifhe wouldagreeto Thatmeansthatforthelastthree maintenance of his office is a company spawned close to 2,000 future," an idea that reflects the until April 22, 1994 from 8:00 HealthImmunizationCertificate. theenactmentofastatute thatwould quarters of fiscal year 1994, they $15,000 transfer from Sablan's MAJURO-Namdrik fishennenare fingernail sizebabies that were shipped ensure inequitable distribution of are willing to sit down with leadership account as authorized investing their time and energy into back to Namdrik forgrowing, Alfred DavidM. Cing Juan S. Demapan funds at the Senate would not , allocations of $120,000; $120,000 byaFebruary14,1994memofrom farming -lagoonfarming, thatis. said. Dozensoffuture-thinkingfisherrnen Another 20were shipped toHawaii and$105,000, respectively. thepresident are cultivating black lippearl oysters in inJanuary forfurther spawning sothat "We would like to express our Lastly,Manglona, an off-island NamdrikwiththehelpoftheMarshalls thenumberofanimalsinNamdrik will willingness todropthesuitifweare senatorlikeCing,was saidtohave Islands Marine Resources Authority. continue increasing gradually. The given reasonable expenses but at received $19,980 for air Potentially, pearl oysters are a attrition rate ishigh. Itisestimated that thesametime wewould like toinsist transportation, housing allowance lucrative business that could netouter upto50 percent oftheanimals canbe 00 ontheenactment ofastatute to make and subsistence allowance and island fishermen a tidy income. But lostinthefirst year from predators and as $12,995- sure thatfuture senators areprotected $7,500for officeexpenses. MIMRA officials believe itcould take other natural causes. from unreasonable distribution of Daysafterthelawsuitwasfiled, 10yearstobuildaviableexportindustry. Thegoal istoincreasetheproduction funds," saidthesenators. the senators offered tosit down Theproject is partially funded by the ofpearl oysters to IO, ayear, Alfred said, adding thatthey'd like toincrease 12,277~~~DES Last Monday, Cing, Manglona with the presidentto talk theissue U.S. government Still, the long term nature of the thenumbers more butthe oysters don't and Demapan took the leadership over, prompting a letter from the FINAL CLOSE OUT LICENSE projectisn'tdampeningtheenthusiasm liketob ecrowded and may not 1993 B2600 4x4 to court over the alleged minority to the presidentofficially ofthe Namdrik community. grow as well in larger numbers in • Rear Step Bumper unreasonably insufficient funds asking for a meeting. Yesterday, AboutlOOfisherrneninfiveteamsof Namdrik's relatively small lagoon. with 36 Month or50,000 mile • Dual Mirrors allocation given them for the last thepresidentagreedtothemeeting. There is a big overseas market for 20each take theirtum onedaya week Bumper toBumper Warranty • Bench Seats threequarters of fiscal year1994. But according to the minority tocheckiheunderwaterfarms,clean the pearls forjewelry, as well ascosmetic • Full Carpet Nameddefendants were Sablan senators, whathappenedduringthe oysters and chase away predators, said and medical uses, Alfred said. The • Power Assist Steering and Senators Henry DLG. San meeting was beyond .their William Gideon, who supervises the highestqualityblackpearlscanbringup Limited to Units In Stock • Power Assist Brakes Nicolas, Thomas P. Villagomez, expectation, sayingit turnedoutto project fortheNamdrik council. to$1,000. The fishermen arevery keen onthe Buttheprocess forbreeding theseis Limited to Units In Stock Ricardo S.Atalig, Esteven M.King, be confrontational instead of and Eusebio A. Hocog. project ''becausethey believe that one complex. Atthemoment, the project is conciliatory. dayjhepearoysterswillprovidemoney working toproduce what areknown as In their verified complaint for Although, the presidentsaidthe andbenefitstothecommunity,"Gideon ''half pearls" in 200 oysters. Thehalf temporary restraining order, matterabout reasonableexpenses said. 'The people arereally behind the pearls canbesold for$10to$20 each. preliminary injunction, permanent isforthedelegationsto decide,the project Women provide food forthe Thedrawbackisthattheanimalmustbe injunction and declaratory relief, senators said they were fishermen working onit" killed to getthepearl. counsel G.Anthony Long argued that disappointed that the president Theoystergrowingrernainsinapilot With just2,000 oysters growing in Article II, Section 10of the CNMI couldnot come up with a position stage, according to MlMRA official Narndrik, thesmall volume makes it Constitution entitles each member of of theleadership. Virgil Alfred. They've brought in a ''prematuretotalkaboutmarketing''the theSenate toa salary andreasonable "Immediately wewere asked if Hawaii-basedcompany-BlackPearl pearls, Alfred said. The project is concentrating on producing larger allowance forexpenses. the meeting was meant as! a delay Inc. of Kona, Hawaii - toassist with Stichsectionin the Constitution the delicate spawning process. Thirty numbers tomakeiteconomicallyviable, tactic for him (Sablan) not to be broodstockwere sent fromNamdrik to hesaid is said to entitle Cing, Manglona able to respond within the 20 day andDemapan reasonable expenses, period required by the c0UI1- We incl uding reasonable office honestly didnotlookatthemeeting expenses and imposes upon each that way. We were determinedto defendant a constitutional and resolvethematterbycompromise," CONOR EXPRESS INT'L INC. fiduciary duty to ensure each saidCing. - FAST- SAFE. SURE1Y'.~. Place: Kammer Beach Pavilion plaintiff received a reasonable "If .~. Door-to-door po ang aming . they (the majority) were ~. ~. Date: APRIL 13-17,1994 allowance forexpenses. sincere about resolvingthe whole serbisyo sa mga sumusunod @)• I· na lugar sa Pilipinas. ' All three minority senators thing, he (Sablan) could have Time: 6:30 P.M.-MIDNIGHT believed theywerenotgivenbythe listened toourofferandcomeupwith defendants "reasonableallowance • Metro Manila • Cavite • Rizal a figure he deems reasonable to we • Batangas • Bulacan • Laguna forexpenses" thereby violating the Categories: could compromise," saidDemapan. " Olongapo • Lucena • Bataan Local Cattle, Swine, Goat, Constitution theySworn touphold. Accordingto the three senators, • Quezon • Nueva Ecija • Tarlac Poultry, Plants, Food, etc. Sablanwascontacted yesterday Sablansaid what the minority got • Pangasinan • Pampanga • Zambales after the meeting but was not maybe reasonable ifwhat the three SOON TO OPEN: LA UNION available. Butan earlierinterview members gotinthe firstquarterofFY JOHNNIE WALKER RED JOHNNIE WALKER BLK. hadSablansayingthereis nothing 1994 was to betaken intoaccount 750ml 750 ml wrong withthedistribution offunds Mayroon din po kaming Telegraphic Transfer i\" I Sponsors: . According to figures cited by (Bank-ta-bank) as it was done according to the Sablan, Demapan, who was then Mayor's office Tumatanggap po kami ng SULAT, VOICE TAPES Rules of the Senate. Senate president got $36,000 for at CARDS kalakip ng inyong pera. Tinian Municipal Council Under Rule 12,section 2 of the the first quarter and that Cing and Rules of the Ninth Senate Ang aming service charge ay mababa lamang, Community & Cultural Affairs b~ Manglonagot$44,OOOand$43,OOO Operation accounts shall each.Thataddedto theallocations abot kaya ng inyong bulsa. Land Grant Northern Marianas College . established for the members"oUhe theyweregetting fotthe last three Kaya, mga kaibigan at kabayan, subukan po ninyo Senate Leadership, for air Department of Natural Resources quarters, may be viewed as ang aming serbisyo. Sa CONOR EXPRESS INT'L transportation to Saipan, housing reasonable. INC., ang bagong door-to-door remittance company ~ Marianas Visitors Bureau and subsistence provided for off­ But according to the minority, sa Saipan! Conor Express islandsenators. Thetotalallotment thoseamountsshouldnot be takeD Address: Caller Box AAA-N672 ~~~ I .• to the president's official "'--', . intoconsiderationsince theywere representativeaccountandthetotal Saipan, MP 96950 appropriated during the Eighth Tel. 235-2661 allotmenttotheleadership account Mt. Carmel Co~oratioD Legislature. TownDHouse Cathedral • Microl Fax 235-9339 D TANQUERAY GIN lnc:hc:apeMarlleUD« WHITEHORSE 750 ml WINES lit SPlRtTS DEPARTMENT 750ml

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Microsoft seeks $22M in piracy case . ~: . Asian lead to trade sanctions by April By TIM KLASS identify Microsoft products as can show" the holograms were made," Curtis said. markets used in shipments of about Overseascopyright,trademark 30 for failure to enforce laws genuine - at the Shenzhen protecting U.S. intellectual SEATTLE(AP)·U.S.computer Reflective Materials Institute in 220,000unitsofpirated MS-DOS and patent infringement, 5.0operating software, saidDavid especially in Asia, have been property rights. close software maker Microsoft Corp. Guangdong Province, about 10 "I think (the hologram case)is is seeking $22 million in a miles from Hong Kong, in early Curtis, an attorney at Microsoft blamed for billions of dollars headquartersinRedmond, Wash. in lost sales and revenue for somewhatof a testoftheChinese trademark infringement case in 1992. government's willingness to generally Microsoft filed for damages in Under Chinese law, Microsoft U.S. industries ranging from China, a company lawyer said enforce it," Curtis said. the spring of 1992, shortly after is entitled to compensation for clothing to computers to Wednesday. On Feb. 18, two major high­ five police raids at sites in China, lostsales at about$99a copyplus compact discs. higher The case stems from raids in technology and entertainment Hong Kong and Taiwan, but attorney fees, Curtis said. On Nov. 30, U.S. Trade which police seized tens of trade groups asked the trade Wednesday was the time specific "I would say it's among the Representative Mickey Kantor HONG KONG (AP) - Shaje thousands of fake holograms ­ representative to follow through insignia that appear to be three­ figures have been cited. largest (software counterfeiting) said China was being put on a prices on Asian markets. closed "priority watch list" that could with retaliatory action. dimensional and are used to "We conservativelybelieve we damage claims that we have generallyhigher Wednesday. In Tokyo, stock prices rebounded onbargain-hunting and reaction to reports that Japan's eight-bloc government coalition would try to unite to select a Consumer prices up in March successor to Prime Minister the consumer index should be Morihiro Hosokawa, who By JAMES H. RUBIN 0.3 percent rise the index was after falling 1.5 percent in with the arrival of spring and unchanged in January, the first February and increasing 1.4 milder March weather. Food considered a second straight day resigned last week. time it did not rise in more than percent in January. Seasonally prices rose a mere 0.1 percent in of reassuring inflationnews. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. The Labor Department said four years. adjusted earnings weredlrs383.09 March, following two straight 225-shareNikkei Stock Average consumerprices rose moderately Tuesday that wholesale prices gained 412.08 points, or 2.10 in March, with increases In the The Commerce Department in March, up from dlrs 378.33 a months of declines. reportedseparatelythatretailsales week in February. Excludingthevolatilefoodand wereincheckinMarch, increasing percent,closing at 20,060.41. cost of housing and clothing 0.2percent, andforthefirstquarter Volume on the first section accounting for nearly half the rose 0.4 percent in March, with Forthefirst threemonths ofthe energy costs, the index still rose of 1994they were up 3.9 percent totaled 320 million shares, upturn, the government said sales totalling a seasonally year,the annualinflationratewas 0.3 percent last month. adjusted dlrs 182.3 billion, up up 2.5 percent, compared to 2.7 The LaborDepartmentsaidthe at an annual rate. compared to 264 million on Wednesday. Analysts said the inflation Tuesday. Gainers outnumbered The LaborDepartmentsaid the from a reviseddlrs 181.5 billiona percent for the same period in cost of rnedicat care rose 0.2 figures could help hold down losers850to 180,with 134issues Consumer Price Index increased month earlier, 1993. percent inMarch, matching the short-term interest rates for a remainingunchanged. 03 percentfor thesecondstraight Also, the Labor Department Energy prices, which had shot smallest increase in a decade. while. But some said they still Thedollarclosed at 103.65yen, month, in line with economists' said weekly earnings of U.S. up a revised 1.6 percent in Economists said in advance of expecttheFederalReserveBoard, up 0.13 yen from Tuesday. predictions. Prior to February's workersrose0.9percentinMarch, February, advanced 0.4 percent thereportthat a0.3percentrisein lookingfurtherdown theroad,to In Hong Kong, share prices move again this springto tighten closedhigherfor thesixthstraight the money reins. session. Brokers attributed the The latest reports "probably gains to buying by foreign ~ should not upset (Fed)Chairman investors. Nissan Trucks Line-Up Are Here Loaded With A Tradition Of Balancing Sheer Power With (Alan) Greenspan and his The Hang Seng Index, the key Sophisticated Performance With Both 4X2 and 4X4 Models Available. colleagues,"saidSungWonSohn indicator of blue chips, gained ofNorwest Corp.inMinneapolis. . 15.67 points, or 0.2 percent, NISSAN .. It's Time To Expect More From A Truck. "But they're focusing .on 1995 . closing at 9,753.76. andlaterthis year.Thoseconcems Turnover totaled 5.562 billion probably have not abated." Hong Kong dollars (U.S. $713 Another quarter percentage ,million);compared to 5.9 billion point boost in short-term rates Hong Kong dollars (U.S. 758 could come May 17, when the million)on Tuesday. policy-making Federal Reserve The Bangkok market was Open Market Committee next closed for Thailand's New Year meets. holidays. Hoping to restrain inflation In other markets: before it gathers a head of steam, KUALA LUMPUR: Share the Federal Reserve in the last prices closed modestly hi.gher in two months nudged short-term light trading. The Kuala Lumpur interestratesfrom3percentto3.5 StockExchangeCompositeIndex PERFORMERS~~~~ percent. gained4.63 points to 1,029.45. EXOTIC Inflation has been mild for MANILA:Share prices closed more than three years, the best higherin busytrading, buoyedby stretch in three decades.Thecost favorable corporate reports. The of living was up 2.7 percent'last Philippinecomposite index of 31 year, following a 2.9 percentrise selected issues gained 61.11 in 1992 and 3.1 percent in 1991. points to 2,695.71. The government reported SEOUL: Share prices closed Tuesdaythat wholesalepricesfor slightlyhigher after a day of wild crude materialsurged2.8percent swings. The Korea Composite in March, the biggest adv:ance Stock Price Index gained 1.51 since an 8.6 percent jump in points, closing at 882.38. October 1990. But analysts said SINGAPORE: Share prices consumers are not likely to feel closedloweronprofit-taking.The any impact for months. 30-shareStraitsTimesIndustrials Someeconomistssaidthatwith Index lost 2 points to 2,231.66. labor co.sts declining so far this SYDNEY: Share prices year, the increase in commodity continued to rally. The All­ prices has not been passed on to Ordinaries index of share prices consumers. Labor costs account closed at 2,111.2, up 16.2 points for,- about two thirds of the from Tuesday's 2,095. wholesale index, which for allof TAIPEI: Sharepricescontinued last year rose only 0.2 percent. to slide over reports of weak 0 The Clinton administration economic performance s. The FRIDAY, APRIL 15 194 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM 50 k OFF ALL DRINKS expressed confidence inflation market's weighted price index 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM SHOWTIME will remain under control. closed at 5,453.14 points, down IWr; just don'tsee a scenario 22.20points,or 0.4 percent,from under which inflation rises Tuesday. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 194 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 500/0 OFF ALL DRINKS meani,~gf~lly ~rom, prssent WELLINGTON: Share prices 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM SHOWTIME ~. JOETEN MOTOR COMPANY INC. levels, said Deputy Treasury closed slightly lower in sluggish Secretary Roger Altman. trading. The NZSE-40 Capital ~ ~l{rR~.~~~~P~~~S, PARTS & SERVICE SUNDAY, APRIL 17 194 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM ALL DRINKS A CELEBRATION Index lost 6.38 points, closing at 200/0 OFF TEL. 234/5562/5563/5564/5565/5567/5568 2,145.49. Business Hours: Monday to 5sturday 800am to 5:CXJpm OF EXCEllENCE I SAVE WATER I 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM SHOWTIME

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-~~,., ( .., ,\ FRIDAY, APRIL 15,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-3l I JO-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15. 1994 _ China's trade privilege urged revoked By CARL HARTMAN warrant his renewing its status the evidence ofthat is so clearand by prison labor, a violation of living, are treated. There can be as a "most favored nation." If abundant that it puzzles me ... U.S.'law. no enhancementofthe position of WASHINGTON (AP) • Lane he says no, a big rise in U.S. why that should even be Kirkland rejected the idea of workers in any part of the world Kirkland, head ofthe biggest U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will considered controversial," supporting trade with China for when workers in another part of labor group, urged President make them more expensive Kirkland said. the sake ofpromoting jobs in the the world are abused and treated Clinton on Wednesday to revoke and harder to sell in this He denounced Chinese trading United States. like slaves ..." theprivileges which helped China country. The Chinese surplus companies in the United States "We are losing jobs to China," Kirkland also emphasized the build a dlrs 22.8 billion surplus in would drop sharply. which he said are controlled by he told reporters. "The (U.S.) question ofworkers' rights in the its trade with the United States "It.is our view that China has the Chinese army and include deficit in the balance of trade is a discussions now in progress in last year. not, met the most minimum weapons among their exports for measure ofthe dimensions ofthat Marrakech, Morocco, before the Clinton must decide by June 4 conditions for satisfying the sale here. His organization, the ... The issue with us is how human signature by 122 governments of whether China has made enough requirements of granting most AFL-CIO, has also criticized beings, how our brothers and new rules on world trade. 1, progress on human rights to favored nation treatment ... and China for shipping goods made sisters in China who work for a He said he was "somewhat gratified" by the report that the preparatorycommitteefor the new World Trade Organization will have the question of workers' IBM expands to Vietnam rights on its list of topics for discussion. Asked whether he By BRUCE STANLEY IBM's five local sales partners Equipment, Unisys, Hewlett­ IBM's initiatives come as the would support the new are CMT, Seatic and Packard and NEC, said Do Van United States is pressing Vietnam agreements when they are HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -IBM is Viettronimex, based in Ho Chi Loc, asenior expert attheministry. to settle $ 230 million in financial discussed in Congress, he said: expanding its computer sales and Minh City, and FPT andTradevico As part of the plan; Vietnam claims leftoverfrom the Vietnam "We want to see what happens service network in Vietnam and of Hanoi. hopes to introducecomputers and War era. IBM is one of the U.S. in Marrakech." will spend $2 million to help IBM first opened an office in computer education into each of companies seeking compensation His organization opposed the develop computer science Hanoi in 1938. It is one ofseveral its 1,113 secondary schools by for property seized by victorious North American Free Trade institutes in the country's two computercompanies advising the the end of the century, Lac said. North Vietnamese troops after the Agreement (NAFTA), on trade largest cities, a company official science ministry on an estimated Vietnam also hopes, with IBM's fall ofU.S. ally South Vietnam in with Mexico and Canada, partly announced Thursday. $500 million program to develop help, to develop its own industry April 1975. over the issue of labor rights in The U.S. computer giant has information technology by the for manufacturing computer The original amount of IBM's Mexico. The Clinton increased its number of year 2000. ' components. Loc gave no date for claim was $5.6 million, now equal administration won the support Vietnamese partners from three Other companies advising the the development ofthis industry, to.$12 mjllion including interest, of Congress despite labor companies to five to improve its ministry include Digital which is now under study, he said. Howell said. opposition. ability to offer both personal computers and mid-range systems, said Michael HilI,IBM's regional manager for Southeast Asia. Vietnam has tremendous potential as a' market, Hill said. But he said it was too early to estimate'Possible sales here, nor did he say when the company l~E 1~~4dS expected to make a profit on its Vietnamese operations. IBM opened a representative office in Hanoi last June and a @TOYOTA second office in Ho Chi Minh City last November. It chose its first local partners while the 19­ year U.S. economic embargo against Vietnam was still ineffect. The Vietnamesecompanies began selling IBM equipment after the embargo's removal on Feb. 3. The relaxation later that month ofintemational restrictions on the exportof technology with possible militaryapplications enabled IBM to expand its product line in Vietnam. It now offers equipment ranging from personal computers up to advanced supercomputers for use in the oil industry, said 'Bill' Howell, IBM's chief 4Runner representative in Vietnam. IBM signed the $ 2 million ---~------~- ---- agreement with the Ministry of ------Science, Technology and Pairere #1 Environment to establish training institutes for Vietnamese "1 love what you dofor me:' computerindustry executives and managers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Hill said at a news ®TOYOTA conference. Under a second agreement with the ministry, IBM is to help AT establish a computer-based system for teaching English in Vietnam's primary and secondary schools. MICROL CORPORATION GUALO RAI COMMERCIAL CENTER Both agreements were signed Wednesday. STAY San Jose • 234--5911 • Fax: 234--6514 MIDDLE ROAD, GUALO RAI IN Buckle up! Do it for tlwse wlw love you. SHAPE 32-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994 ,I FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSAND VIEws-33 Clintondefends U.S., Europe reach contracts accord "All I can tell you,sir, is I have youhaveanydoubts aboutit,then Clinton said. "Secondly, we he said. By TOM RAUM "Our issue at this moment in By CLARENULLIS balanced." equipment ... European firms oasis. Organization. done my best to answer the that's goodbecause you oughtto should not in any way, shape or historyis to assurethe American However, Brittan said certain could supply the goods without TheUnitedStates,frustrated at "We believe that China, with questions asked of me," Clinton behaving doubts aboutthings like form fund abortions ifthey are WASHINGTON (AP) dream for the next generation," MARRAKFSH, Morocco (AP) sectors were excluded from the discrimination," Brittansaid. Japan's $60 billiontradesurplus, itsboomingeconomy andanopen President Clinton heatedly responded to John Simpson, this." forced on citizens by the •TheUnitedStatesandEuropean agreement. Europe will not In return, U.S.heavyelectrical has' threatened punitive tariffs market of 1.2billionpeoplewill international editor of USA Buthequoted humorist Garrison government against their will." Clintonsaid. defended his handling of the Clinton said that "we' have UnionagreedWednesday toopen change rules giving a price equipment firms wouldgetaccess against Japanese cellular phone make importantcontributions to Today. Keillor, who had told a The administration is trying to Whitewater affair Wednesday, focusedonstartingtheenginesof up government contracts worth preference to European to European utilities. industry. Negotiations aimed at the prosperity of the world tellingnewspapereditors,"I have "I have been as candid and as broadcasters' dinner the night get more liberal language into a Europe last year narrowly redressing the trade imbalance economy and the expansion of upward mobility" inhiseconomic $200billionto competitivebids. companies in purchases of done my best to answer the forthright as lean," he said. before thatClinton attended: "All I U'N plan to stabilize the world's The deal means that European telecommunications equipment. averted atradewarwiththeUnited broke downearlierthis year. international trade," Gu program. questionsaskedof me." The presidentcomplainedthat know iswhat Iread inthepapers, so population. Currently, thepopulation companieswillbe abletocompete And the UnitedStateshad not States by granting temporary Kantoris due to meet Hata on Yongiang, head of the Chinese He praised newspapers for "Maybe you have total and he had supported creation of a Whitewater is amystery tome." plan only addresses abortions in the for public tenders to supply droppedits Buy America' policy, bidding rights to U.S. heavy Friday in a tentative move to delegation, told the ministerial bringing light to bear on social complete recollection of every special Whitewatercounsel sothat Clinton skirted an editor's case ofincest orrape. hospitals or build bridges in the which favors U.S. suppliers to electrical supply firms. restartthenegotiations. But,with session. andeconomicproblems. "Myjob question that might be asked of all details of the affair could be question aboutlimitsontheuseof In opening remarks, Clinton United States. And U.S firms federally-funded mass Wednesday's deal makes it the Japanese government in But the U.S. officialsaid there is to act" in a worldthat Clinton youat any momentof things that investigated, and he could get on American taxdollarsforabortion cited an erosion in what he said shouldbe ableto increaseheavy­ transportation, highway and permanent. paralysis, it seems unlikely that were still "substantive issues" saidis "increasingly disorderly." happened 12, 13, 14 years ago," with hisjob as president. overseas. were the middle-class family electricalequipmentsalestostate­ airportprojects, Brittansaid. The deal was clinched on the Hatawillbeableto offeranyreal thatneeded tobesolved, including And,hejoked withtheeditors: he told a questioner. "Since then, the same people "I think at a minimum that we values of earliergenerations and owned utilitiesinEuropeand,for The . breakthrough on sidelines of a meeting of 120 concessions. Chinese copyright piracy and "We probablyhave some things "You think I should have shut who have asked for the special should not fund abortions when a declinein livingstandards. the first time, bid for wide, government procurement ministers meeting to sign the A Japanese Foreign Ministry secretivelimitson import. incommon. Bothofusbattlefrom the whole federal government counsel...havedecidedtheywere the child is capable of living "Fearofviolentcrimehasmade contracts handed out by city practices came after afternoon Uruguay Round trade accords, official said that Hata would not Inadditiontotradereforms,the time to time with reporters." down and studied these things kiddingandtheywantedfor usto outside the mother's womb," neighbors seem like strangers," authorities. talks between the pair. . reached in December under the . acceptnumerical targets,orfixed Clintonadministration haslinked fulltirne?" Clinton asked. continue to deal with this." "This isamajorstepforward in "It means, more than $200 General Agreement onTariffs and numbersof imports,to prove its Chinese admission into the He was talking about the tax "Well, I'm sorrybut I'm doing Manufacturers, builders optimistic on economy our continual quest to expand billion in opportunities for Trade. It is muchwider in scope marketsare opening. This is one mainstreaminternationaltrading and other voluminous records the best I can doingthejob I was inarketsandopentrade,"saidU.S. European and American than the GATT accord on of the most contentious issues communitytoprogress onhuman involving hisandfirstladyHillary hired by the American people to NEW YORK (AP) positive expectations while expecting boom times which Trade -Representative Mickey companies in each other's government procurement. betweenthe two tradegiants. rights. RodhamClinton's investmentin do,"hetoldtheAmericanSociety Manufacturers and builders builders said they expect more should continuethrough the end Kantor, negotiating on the markets,"Kantorsaid. U.S. Vice President Gore Gore will also meet with China wants to join the World the Whitewater land deal in of NewspaperEditors. remain upbeatabout theAmerican growth next quarter due to of the summer." sidelinesof a signingconference Under the deal, Brittan said, addresses the delegations Moroccan King Hassan II to Trade Organization, which Arkansas. Clintonwas invitedby another economy, suggesting continued increases in orders,employment The construction industry can for alandmarkworldtradetreaty. Europeancompanies willbe able Thursday to push the Clinton promote more trade and succeeds the GATI, and be a The president's sharp words questioner to assess the news near-term growth, Dun and and prices. be vulnerable to rising interest EuropeanUniontradechiefSir to compete in contracts for administration's viewthatfuture investment links and thus member when it starts life, -in came after an editor suggested media's coverage of his Bradstreet Corp. reported "Higherinterestrateshave not ratesbecauseitmakesmortgages LeonBrittan labeledthedeal''very publicly funded projects in the trade talksmustpaymoreattention encourageMoroccan stabilityin theory next Jan. 1. that his explanations so far of administration and of the Wednesday. dampened the optimism of the moreexpensiveand discourages UnitedStates at the federallevel to environmental concerns. thefaceofMuslim fundamentalist Japan, the United States, the Whitewater-related matters Whitewateraffair, butdeclinedto Its monthly surveys of l,OOO nation'sconstruction executives," home-buying. andin 39states..' A U.S. official, who spoke on stugglesin Algeriaand Egypt. EuropeanUnionandCanadaseta reminded him of a daughter's do so. "IfI couldgrade the press, manufacturers and 200 said Douglas Handler, an The manufacturers survey, Cigarette "If a Texan public hospital condition ofanonymity, saidGore In the ministerial session target Wednesday to have the excuses for not doing her I wouldn't," he said. construction firms showed a economist for the business which gauges new orders and needed to supply an operating would meet Japanese Foreign Wednesday, Chinafirmlystaked worldtradetreatyratifiedbyJan. homework. As to Whitewater, he said, "If tempering of manufacturers' information company. "They are inventories for the past three theater, or if New York Power MinisterTsutomu Hataduring his its claim to become a founding 1. The Japanese set a goal of additives wishedtoinstall powergeneration one-day visit to this Moroccan memberof the newWorldTrade autumn, theJapanese official said. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;=;;;;~;;;;Et!EE5m;5m;ii5iii!i!iiiiiimmi5iiliiiliiiiilll":: monthsmonths, showedthat and the comingexpectations three had moderated slightly after February's strong gains in being optimismlevels. Handler saidMarchresults were questioned strong but that recent growth increaseshaveapparently leveled Theeight chemicals among cigarette off. additives mostquestionedbytobacco "Manufacturers are settlingin opponents: _Megastigmatri~: for a periodof sustained,healthy aflavoring tobacco companies contend isfound growth," he said. "The fact that naturally in grapefruit juice and capital spending plans are still considered safe bythefood industry. very bullish, despite the recent U.S. government's Food and Drug increaseininterestrates,suggests Administrationcouldn'tconfinnthat that mostindustries aregenerally - _Dehydromenthofurolactone: a optimistic about ongoing flavoring tobacco companies say is improvements in economic found in peppermint and considered conditions, although not at the safebythefoodiOOustIy. FDAcouldn't torrid pace seenlast year." confirm that The survey. also said that _Ethyl furoate: found naturally in expectations of higherpricesfell coffee, kiwiandpeanuts. FDA hasn't sharply for the second straight formally ruled ontheissue, butsaid month, suggesting that inflation thefoodindustryconsidersitsafe. But is undercontrol. a toxicologist last week said the chemical can causeliver damage in laboratory animals. :-Maltitol: a sweetener used in che~ggumanddiabeticcandy. The food industry considers it safe, but NEW YORK (AP) • Spot ,FDA hasn't ruled on a petition nonferrous metal prices questioning thesafety. Wednesday. _Sclareolide: asynthetic form ofa naturally occurring tobacco element Aluminum - 58.7 cents per Ib, Thefood industry considers itsafe. London Metal Exch. Wed. 3obacco extract: used to boost Copper - .9100 dollars Cathode full plate. flavor of reconstituted tobacco; Zinc - 44.0748.62 per Ib, companies say itdoescontain asmall delivered. amountofnicotine. Tin -- n.a. per pound. _Ammoni~ap~ingllidFDA Gold - 378.50 per troy oz. ,I considers certain forms ofammonia Silver - 5.295 dollars per troy oz. 'I'f; safeinfoodsbutcouldn'tcommenton Mercury - 180.00 dollars per 76 the typeincigarettes. Ib flask. _Methoprene: an insecticide that Platinum - 405.50-407.50 dollars toxicologists say isbiodegradableand troy oz., N.Y. (contract). works by stopping insects from Platinum - 402.00 dollars N.Y. Merc spot per troy oz. Wed. growing to adulthood. Tobacco companies say FDA allows itindried fruits, butFDA couldn'tconfirm that More common items added to ... BUCKLE'Up·: cigarettes: _Yeast Wme ,(SAIPAN., . =Caffeine J3eeswax ·UIS the Law! _Beta carotene _01ocolate _Coconut oil i ~ - FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-35 ,I 34-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15, 1994 Dollar, Betacarotene actually causes cancer Gold lower required vitaminmarketers totone beta carotene, 50 milligrams of By DANIEL Q. HANEY and other so-called antioxidants was just one chance in 100 that vitamin E or dummy capsules NEW YORK (AP) • The U.S. the finding was a statistical fluke. down their health claims - say the are widely touted asnatural cancer every day for five to eight years. dollar was lower against all major Still, some scientists, including work-showsthe pitfalls ofmaking BOSTON (AP) • Scientists who fighters. During the study, 876 cases of foreign currencies except the the researchers themselves, said assumptions based on skimpy BritishpoundWednesday aslatest launched amajor study inFinland So scientists feltconfidentwhen lung cancer were diagnosed. this might indeed be the evidence. inflation and retail sales figures to prove that a form ofvitamin A they launcheda $43 million study Therewere 474 cases among men "Itunderscoresthe need tohave failed to shake currency markets prevents cancer were amazed on smokers that they would find explanation. getting beta carotene, compared "We are not convinced there safety data before assuming from their week-long malaise. whentheirfmdings suggestedjust in the end that beta carotene pills with 402 in those who did not, an was definitely a harmful effect," something is safe, and there just Gold prices fell. On the New the opposite. helpedthem ward offlungcancer. 18percentdifference.Therewere said Dr. Demetrius Albanes of was not much data out there prior YorkCommodityExchange, gold After 10years of study, it turns Instead, to their complete 433 cases in mengetting vitamin the National Cancer Institute, a to this," said the FDA's Dr. Beth for current delivery closed at out that beta carotene might amazement, they found that E vs. 443 in those who did not. principal researcher. "There is a Yetley. $378.20 a troy ounce, down 30 actually cause cancer. people who gotthe beta carotene This small reduction was not suggestion of it. We definitely The evidence in favor of beta cents. Republic National Bank of Beta carotene is the vegetable were 18 percent more likely to statistically meaningful. ' have to look at it more." carotene came from large New Yorkquoted gold at$378.25 source of vitamin A. Dozens of have lung cancer than those who "It'snotjusta surprising result. as of 4 p.m. (2000 GMT), down did not take the vitamin. Some experts - including those population surveys of people's studies have su¥gested that eating habits. But until now, there It'scompletelyunexpected," said 75 cents people who get lots of it lower The study was' so large, at the Food and Drug had been no carefully conducted Dr. Charles Hennekens, who is The Consumer Price Index theirrisk ofcancer. Betacarotene involving 29,133 men, that there Administration, which has experiment in a Western country conducting a similar study at increased 0.3 percent in March ­ , to see what really happens when Brigham and Women's Hospital matching February's rise, the people begin using it in large in Boston. Labor Department said. Beta carotene is especially Meanwhile, the Commerce doses. Department reported retail sales "The message to the public is: common in deep yellow, orange rose 0.4 percent last month, a Eat a good balanced diet, be and dark green vegetables and ' fruits, such as carrots, broccoli figure economists said is a sign of pleased that scientists are working healthybutnotworrisome growth. and yams. Typically Americans on these complex cancer , "Bothfigures are a little bearish prevention strategies, but be consume two or three milligrams for the dollar," said.Bob Near, a forewarned that there are no ofthis nutrientdaily, or one-tenth vice president at the BankofNew simple answers and there is no ofthat consumed in the study. York. "The inflation numbers guaranteeofsafety when you take Among other findings: weren't high enough to cause the capsulesinto your body," said Dr. _Vitamin E users had a 34 Federal Reserve to hike interest Gilbert Omenn, dean of public percent reduction in prostate rates and retail figures weren't as The Northern Marianas Academy is a chartered health at the University of cancer. No previous studies have high as expected. There's no Washington. hinted at such a possible benefit. ' reason to buy dollars right now." College preparatory school offering' accelerated ThestudywasconductedinFlnland Vitamin E is found in oils, nuts Margaret Kudarauskas, foreign instruction through the Northern Marianas College. in conjunction with that country's and grains, exchange analyst at Technical National Public HealthInstitute. The _Those using vitamin E were Data, a financial research firm in Acceptance depends on passing the NMC English results are being published in also somewhat less likely to have Boston, said dollar traders also Thursday'sissueoftheNewEngland strokes resulting from blot clots were disappointed by only a .03 Placement Test, taking the NMC Math placement Journal of Medicine. in the brain but more likely to percentage point in the German Smokers were chosen because have strokes involving bleeding securities repurchase rate. A cut test, 3.5 GPA,creativity testing and recornrnenda-' of .08 percent was expected. they are already at high risk of in the head. The rate, a money market rate tions. lung cancer, and beta carotene s _Overall, the death rate among those getting vitamin, E was the which banks pay to borrow from eemed especially promising as the German central bank, the same as in those who did not. Placement Tests will be held April 19 and 20 at a way to prevent this disease. Bundesbank, is now at 5.70 However, it was 8 percent higher The volunteers were randomly percent, down from 6 percent six in the beta carotene users. the Northern Marianas College. The English test is assigned to take 20 milligrams of weeks ago. at 1:00 p.m. Building V, room 205. The Math test is The Bundesbank council meets Thursday but a lowering of the at 5:30 at the Student lounge. Those interested FDA approves new discount rate - the lowest rate charged to banks borrowing should call Mrs. Shoda at 234-3690 Extension 37. money - is not expected, liver transplant drug Kudarauskas said. A drop in foreign interest rates WASHINGTON (AP) • The rate, doctors are searchingforeven tends to strengthen the dollar Food and Drug Administration better anti-rejection drugs that becauseit makesU.S. investments has approved a third drug, made don'tcome with the large number - which must be purchased with from a fungus found in Japan, to of side effects that cyclosporine dollars - more attractive. But if help prevent rejection of organ causes. rates don't fall far enough to transplants. Early clinical trials suggested Meet Guam Lt. Governor satisfythe market,thedollar could The drug, tacrolimus, was tacrolimus might be safer and still fall even as overseas rates FRANK F. BLAS approved only for use in liver better tolerated. Butin November, ~~~ transplant patients. It is an an FDA advisory committee climb. ,In Tokyo, the dollar closed at ~~ ~ alternative to cyclosporine, an agreed unanimously that later r T,be_ fQ.!lQ.wln9.lQ.c§tiQn_wjjl.Qe_p~rtlc!PC!!il29 ~ '=.ar.ag,is.? tlojelej)@~ODd_H.s>t.§1 ~ '3.eD1 iD 9!0D gllJ..b ~ §CQ rQ.i0_CJUQ _ AND HIS RUNNING MATE , 103.65 yen, up 0.13 yen from I anti-rejection drug used in liver, trials showed it was neither. Tuesday. Later in London, the kidney and heart transplants'. Still, the committee SIMON SANCHEZ ~~~t\o , dollar was unchanged at 103.55 ENTRY FORM·) : A third immunosuppresant, recommended approvalof thenew : C. yen. In New York,' the dollar ¢)~~ azathioprine, is approved only for drug because it would provide an I I fortheupcominl! . , Closed ael03.35 yen, down from ~¢)~v. ~ kidney transplants. equally good alternative to Guam Gubernatonal 103.65 yen. Tacrolimus is manufactured by cyclosporine. In two trials, one in Jack Griffin, a vice president at Election ~ ~~~V~ ~ Fujisawa USA Inc. of Deerfield, the United States and another in ,...&.Q Fuji Bank, said the markets may Ill. Europe, covering more than 1,000 :" PRC] i ~~~ \).~b. ~ be waitingfor talks later this week About 3,000 liver transplants patients, survival of the patient inMorocco between the Japanese I I are performed every year, and the and the transplanted liver were ~~~ ~ ~O'<- and American envoys. Foreign I I -1 e, \ one-year survival rate for first­ similar for both drugs. Minister Tsutomu Hata is ~ ~ ~ b.~ GO~~ ~'":J ~ time transplant patients is 75' Both can cause side effects I I scheduled to meet with Vice ~ ~ ~~\\. "o\l':>~~ percent. including headaches, tremors, I I , p.s"\-'\. tJ\. \':> V. President Al Gore on Thursday Although cyclosporine is high blood sugar, kidney disorders I I ~ G\) 4~· ~\Qfl'-~~r ... ~":.fl'-G4-¢) and U.S. Trade Representative f! ,-~.~ ~~~. fl'-Gr ~~ credited for that high a survival and high blood pressure. I NAME: I ~ ~~~ b'~ ~~ Mickey Kantor on Friday during I I Qo\e '" ;'(r>-\. Door sessionsoftheGeneral Agreement ~ ,,\\~e e .. 9-0 ())~ Prizes and Live on Tariffs and Trade. : NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT: : ~ _ -n\0 ~\o~~ Entertainment from The U.S. has been pressing Di080 [pffif]\j[]GJl?D0CJ I I ~ GO\Y.~ ¢)~. Guam will be provided easy as A, B, C, Japan to open its markets to help ~ ~() iQ~~" ¢)~ narrow the trade gap between the I ADDRESS: I for your listening pleasure I I A= AbstainB= Be faithful C:: Condom use, two nations. If that effort fails, ~ ~~O y..O~¢)'¢) Friday, April 15~ 1994· 6:00 P.M. ,' .' lt's your choice. many market players think the I PHONE: I ~ .. ~O¢)i? ROYAL TAGA BEACH CLUB Clinton 'administration will I I Call 234·5100 (24 hrs.) for free confidential· .. I I \~~ testing or info~ support a higher yen to shrink the YOU ARE ALL CORDIALLY INVITED! PLEASE COME... U.S. deficit. I AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: I I t ______~------_~ I FRIDAY, APRIL IS, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEws-37 36-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL IS, 1994 Asian news briefs .. • NOTICE OF PUBLIC BEARING . ... The Coastal Resources,Management Program (CRMP) will be holding a . . . . public hearing regarding Coastal Permit Application No, SMS-93-X-152 African candidatesflee from riots submitted by the Department ofPublic Works through their representa­ s. under armored protection. N. Korea has until May Tokoza township in a convoy of tive ESPSCO-Engineering Consultants forthe reconstruction ofChalan Trying to oversee it all is the due by April 17. When voting By TINA SUSMAN minivans,accompaniedby police Behind her went candidates HIROSlUMA, Japan (AP) ­ Monsignor Guerrero Road beginning from the San Jose Mobil Gas IEC,whichwasgivenfourmonths begins, the lEC will have more from President F.W. de Klerk's North Korea has until early May than190,000peoplestaffing about poihting automatic rifles out of Station to the San Vicente Catholic Church, Saipan. PHOLA PARK, South Africa to manage an election that will NationalParty, thePan Africanist to accept new international 9,000 polling stations, ushering their armored vehicles. The CNMI Council for the Humanities seeks three (AP) - Attempts to bring expand voting rights from 3 Congress, the Federal Party, the nuclearinspectionsor risk action first-time voters who in many "This isthe lEe. Our missionis The proposed road project will be constructed in two phases. Phase I democracytothis squalid campof million whites to a multiracial, DemocraticParty andtheAfrican by theU.N. Security Council, the qualified public volunteer members to serve on the cases will be illiterateand cowed simple - to provide free and fair begins at Joeten Dandan Shopping Center and ends just before the San shacks and sewage ponds failed multilingual mass of nearly 20 Christian Democratic party. The headof aU.N. agency said today. Council. Qualified members must be able to volunteer by years of political oppression. elections,"anlECworkershouted Vicente Adventure Store. Phase \I hegins at the San Jose Mobil Gas miserablyWednesday,asaswarm million people. ANCcandidate nevershowedup, Hans Blix, director of the timeto take partin Council activities. includingattending Still, Moore says recruiting of through a megaphone' as the Station and ends atJoeten Dandan Shopping Center. ofANCsupporterssentcandidates "Thereistotalchaos-I'venever leading to suspicions from rivals' International Atomic Energy Council sponsored projects and meetings; accepting poll workers is on schedule. convoy passed through the fleeing in armored vehicles. experienced such chaos. But thattheANCplannedthewalkout Agency,saidNorthKoreahasnot "Weareready," shesaid."Two notorious Inkatha neighborhood fiduciary responsibility for funds received from the The public hearing tentatively scheduled forThursday, May 05,1994 at Luckily,noone washurt. Sadly, people are managing to pull it all "We were ambushed," fumed responded officially to a request weeksmightnotsoundlikeaheck lined with Zulu hostels. National Endowment for the Humanities and other 6:30 p.m. atthe San Vicente Eiementary Schcful Cafeteria. Asecond and noted angry candidates and together,"IECspokeswomanNiki National party candidate Xolani from the IAEA for permission to of a lot of time,but it is, actually, Socautious were police and the sources;readingand evaluatingproposals for humanities final notice will be announced atalaterpate, electionsworkers,itwasevidence Moore said after Wednesday's visit a key facility where because most of the structures lEC that they would not stop the Gumede. projects requesting Council funding; developing and the country is far from ready to failed mission to Phola 'Park in John Barrington of the Federal inspectors werebarredlastmonth. onlyhavetobe in placethreedays convoyuntil they reached thesite The public isinvited toattend and tosubmit written and/or tomake oral stagethe first all-race elections in part of the commission's attempt Party was disgusted. TheNorth's officialnewsagency, participating in fund-raising activities; and ensuring before the election." of the rally in Phola Park. comments regarding this project. All written and oral testimonies just two weeks. to allow campaigning in areas however, has ruled out new that the Council maintains goals and objectives which The country's fluid political Candidates began taking turns "I don'tbelieve we'rereadyfor received shall be made apart ofthe perm itapplication record, and shall The obstacles are daunting as wrackedbyviolencebetweenrival inspections. are timely and appropriate for the community. situation,however,isthreatening. reading statements through the a democratic election," he said. be considered in any decision upon the subject application. April 26-28 nears: factions. "This is the result - an exercise in North Koreaclaims its nuclear to leave the IEC in limbo in megaphone, often in languages _Candidates from smaller "This is hardly the ideal' program is peaceful, but has KwaZulu, the Zulu homeland not understood by many futility." Nominations and resumes for people wishing to be Please contact CRM at234,:562317320/3907, if you have any questions parties are routinely run 'Out of situation," said Reg Austin, a refused to allow complete where Inkatha Freedom Party bewildered listeners. considered for selection to the Council should be sent f~rther black townships by angry youths spokesmanfortheUnitedNations inspections. The partialchecklast or require information regarding this project. leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi is When several hundred ANC to: Executive Director, CNMI Council for the Humanities, who see the African National Observer Mission who oversaw monthwas the first the North has the 1993 Cambodian elections. boycottingthevote.Ifhe changes supporters learned there was no Commuter Caller Box AAA 3394, Saipan, MP 96950. For further . /s/MANUEL C. SABLAN Congress as the only acceptable ANC candidate in the convoy, permitted in about a year. "Something normallydone in a hismind,thatwouldforcerevision Blix is in Hiroshima for a information contact Ron Barrineau, Executive Director, Administrator choice. ofballot papers.Ifhe sticksto the they swarmed past the vans, airline safety _Zulu nationalists have yet to periodof years has to be done in a meetingofJapan's nuclearpower .at telephone number 235-4785. Coastal Resources Management Office boycott, the IEC will have to shouting "ANC! ANC'" and join the election, making it very short period, and of course industry.Itisthefirsttimethat the arrange alternate ways of voting marched through the dust to line study impossible for the Independent this all has to be done in an annualmeeting,attendedbyabout Thenomination lettershould includeashort biographical for KwaZulu. the road leading out of the camp. Notification of Amendment & Extension ElectoralCommission to finalize environment in which theground 1,200 industry and government As Wednesday's operation Not even the venerable Helen sketch of the person being nominated, and a short voting stations in Zulu regions. rules of democracy are actually launched officials, has been held in this showed, KwaZuluis not the only Suzrnan,aprominent IECofficial explanation asto why this person should be considered '.' REQUEST FOK:P'B.OP·OSAL·.··· . _Piles of voter registration being put in place," he said. city,the targetof the world's first area where the concept of and anti-apartheid heroine, was WASIDNGTON (AP) •The for Council membership. RFPNO.91f.~,0013< . documents lie unclaimed, raising The first of the millions of us. atomicbombing. democracy has yet to sink in. spared the indignity of being governmentwilltake a closelook •' », A iUJ·5,:J994 ...... ',' ,', -. fears many people will be barred national ballots have arrived in p 'IEC workers and candidates bundled into one of the police atthesafety ofthesmallcommuter from voting for lacking proper South Africa from Britain, where Study on defection they were printed, and the rest are from other parties arrived in vehicles to be driven out oftown airlines that carry passengers on REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is soliciting proposals for papers. short trips and connect them to ordered Janitorial services forit'sbuildings.. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ­ CNMI PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT larger carriers. , . PresidentKim Young-sam today Specifications are available at the Procurement & Supply office, Com­ The National Transportation RFP NO. RFP94-0017 SafetyBoardannouncedthestudy orderedastudyofwaysofmaking - monwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base, Saipan. defection to South Korea easier onWednesday,sayingitwi11100k FOR The repowering of the Division's Seiection criteria will be technical qualifications, approach to project, at 25 airlines on issues including for North Korean lumberjacks whoescapefromcampsinSiberia. Farallon Fisherman Vessel experience, organization, and cost. POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT pilot training and qualifications, The order appeared to signal maintenance and inspection The Proposals shall be marked CUC RFP 94-0013 and five (5) copies of theliftingof agovernmentban on The Commonwealth of the Northern Marian~ Islands (CNMI) Public. programs. Opening Date: APRIl27,1994 Time: 3:00 P.M. Sealed Proposals must be submitted tothe Manager, Procurement and . Commuter airlines are a fast­ such defections. Supply, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base, P.O. Box Last week, Kim' had said his growing portion of the travel Interested Individuals orfirm may pick up RFP specifications atthe 1220, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than Monday, May 16. 1994 at 1600 School System (PSS) is soliciting applications for regular governmenthadnoplansto allow business, carrying more than 50 office ofthe hief, procurement and supply, Lower Base, Saipan. hours. educ~tion million passengers in the United North Korean escapees from teachers, special education teachers and related SiberiatosettleintheSouth.Local lSI David M. Apatang States last year. CUC reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and to Most operate smaller planes media criticized the remarks. waive any defect in said proposals, or any ofthem, if in its sole opinion services prOViders for School Year 1994-'995. College Today, however, presidential todo so would be inthe best interest ofCUC. All proposals shall become carrying 30 passengers or less, spokesman Choo Don-shik REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL the property of CUC. graduates with experience and certificatic n preferred. which face less stringent 'CNMI PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT government rules than larger quotedKimassaying:"In hoping that North Korea will allow All encuiries shall be directed toMr. David M. Koch, Chief, Procurement aircraft. RFP NO. ----=~~_=_=:..=.....::.-=--RFP94-0016 - &SupplyforCUCatTelephone number (670) 322-4033 Ext. 68, Facsimile In 1993U.S.commuterairlines nuclear inspections, the Elementary Regular Educ.8tlon Teachers·--·_·_·· Gradcs K..6 govemmenthad putonholdplans number (670) 322-6582. had 0.5 accidents per 100,000 FOR Police Vehicle Fleet Leasing flights, nearly twice the-rate for to allow defections. But North /sITimothy P. Villagomez Korea's continued refusal has major airlines. Acting Executive Director Elementary Education Teachers .------Grades K-6 made such precautions Recent accidents involving (Specializing in instrumental. music, phYSical education) commutercraftincludedthecrash unnecessarj." Opening Date: MAY 16,1994 Time: 4:30 P.M. of a United Express plane at -~­ Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 8 that 'Monks clashed with Interested Individuals orfirm may pick up RFP specifications at the GRANT__ J..mior High School --- Grades 7-8 killed five people, and the deaths riot police office ofthe hief, procurement and supply, Lower Base, Saipan SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ­ (mathematics, language arts, science) of 18people in acrash atHibbing, /S/ David M. Apatang WRITING__­ Minn., last Dec. 1 invoiving an Some 1,000dissident monks and Express II airline plane operating supporters clashedwithriotpolice WORKSHOP~ for Northwest Airlines.. in downtown Seoul today in Senior High .School Grades 9-12 ~ ,:~ protests against earlier police •• .' .... .'.' '1 ',: '. : •" i:', ',' : ' ,. t -,' .. (English, joumaliern, literature, computer, business, math, Use color intervention inBuddhistfactional HOUSE sclence. economics) fighting. On SaturdayApril 16, 1994 the CNMI and sales Police twice had raided a Council for the Humanities .will con­ will downtown temple compound to FOR RENT Special Education Teachers . Early Childhood· Grade 12 halt fighting between factions of duct a workshop for the general public South Korea's largest Buddhist (Specializing in mild to severe disabilities, dear education, behavic: . at the J oeten Kiyu Library conference blast order.Theviolenceleft78people. Large ouse, all concrete, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 3000 gal. disorders) including about a dozen riot water tank, constant breeze-air conditioning not needed. room from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. off!,. policemen, injured. Police arrested 350 monks and .$800/mo. The workshop will"focus on develop­ ing and writing a grant application, the. Related Services PrOViders ---­ supporters. AS LITO AREA . (Specializing in occupational therapy, physical therapy, The dissidentsgained their key types of grants the council-funds and. demand earlier today when Suh 2 Bedroom, 1 bath, carpeted, air conditioned, concrete­ social wort speech-language pathology, edJCJtlonJI . '-~j metal roof, also outdoor bath, 1000 gal. water tank, on the council's mission. Thereis no charge Ui-hyun resigned as chief monk for the workshop and everyone is. invited psychology, assistive technology) Add one color tQ your newspaper of the Chogye order. The main road. $550/mo. ad and sales win really takeoff. In dissidents had accused him of For further information, contact fact,when you use one colorsales corruption andmanipulating votes ... ' .. For additional Information and applications, will increase an avetage of in March, when he was running edroom, 2 bath, carpeted, air conditioned, carpert, the CNMI Council for the Hu­ 43% ·Call us today to place your for re-election for his third four­ outdoor washer/dryer area, all concjgte, 600 gal. water manities officeoat telephone please contact the Staff Services Office at ad and get sales flying year term as the order's leader. tank and pump. $750/mo. numbers 235-4785 telephone numbers (670) 322-4051-5, 234-8341 /7578/ rlB7, For inquires please call 234-9696 ,rr, , -I'·, FRIDAY, APRIL 15. 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-39 38-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15,1994 Congress, increase. local employerswouldbeencourageto Finally,weshouldallremember happy is not the only reason to Congressman de Lugo's parting employment, cut the number of raisethe minimumwage. Agroup hirefewerbut betterworkers,and aliens, and improve our human On Ron•.. totraintheirworkersuptoahigher comments. As a legislator Taiwan asks Chinato explain mishap of high school students recently rightsrecord. Wewouldbewilling continued from page 6 himself, he agreed that the visited our offices. At one point, skill level. ' ..:.. safety in China. Legislature has the right to to cooperate with the Legislature expected to announce a tourism membersof the Central Standing official Straits Exchange we asked how many of them had Finally, and perhaps most TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China Chinese officials have sought these issues without delay. disagree with the Executive and on any reasonablealternative, but boycottagainstChinastartingnext Committee, the governing Foundation, said China should jobs outside school. Only one importantly, a higher minimum mustprovide an explanation and inrecentdaysto rebutaccusations Thepreviousadministration did to reject its suggestions. But he we have not been given any. We month over Beijing's handling of Nationalist Party's highest take.steps topreventthecasefrom did. Then we asked how many wagewouldtendto reducehuman compensationfor a boat fire that of a cover-up in the fire. After not see things this way. They then added that the Legislature are told that our bill is impossible, the boat fire. decision-makingbody,expressed ruining the detente established would be interested in jobs if the rights abuses. Workers would be killed 24 Taiwan tourists, or risk initially describing the fire as an thought, instead, that we should also has a positive duty to come but we are not told what might be The council already has said it worries about the issue's effect between the two sides in the past minimumwagewere$4.25. More betterpaid,moreskilled,and,thus, ruining the growing detente accident and suggesting that demonstrateour'sovereignty" and up with an alternative. possibleinstead. is suspending cultural exchanges on China-Taiwan relations. six years. than half of them said that they more highly valued. And higher between the two sides, senior robbery was unlikely, mainland "independence" by defying If our Legislature does not like These are difficult times, and with China. Former Premier Hau Pei-tsun China's semi-official would be. paid workers would be in a better TaiwanofficialssaidWednesday. officials have acknowledged that Congress and refusing reforms. the Administration's minimum there are more difficult times The fire on a Chinese lake describedChina's handlingofthe organizationdealing withTaiwan Ahigherminimumwagewould position to challenge employers Tsiang Yien-si, secretary­ the deaths were suspicious and. Butwedonothavethepowerto wage bill, they certainly have the ahead. Ron de Lugo, as a friend, March 31 killed 32 people, case as "stupid, ignorant to the agreedTuesday tomakeefforts to put our young people to work. who abuse them. A relatively general to the president, told could have been deliberately dothat.Wegaveupcertainrights, right to reject it. But, if so, they has given us good advice on how including 24 Taiwanese tourists. extreme," and said feelings of discover the truth about the fire, Weare expecting more than 500 small group of employers have legislators that the caused. They have appealed for including mostofoursovereignty, should come up with some other toget through thedifficulties. We Relatives of the Taiwanese people on both sides have been and said it would confer with its young adults to graduate from brought shame on the entire government would press its patience during their whenwenegotiatedtheCovenant. proposaltoimproverelationswith should all listen carefully. victimscame back Saturday with hurt. Taiwanese counterpart soon on high school this year. The Commonwealth by failing to demands by filing suit against investigation. Andwe receivedcertainthings in only ashes of the dead and no KooChen-fu, head ofthe semi- enhancing Taiwanese tourists' government, with its present respect the basic human dignity China in the International retum-U.S. citizenship, control explanation from China on what budget deficit and financial of their employees. A higher Court of Justice. over own tax laws and customs, caused the fire. problems, will not be able to hire minimumwage would helpbring Press reports said Taiwan's hundredsof millions of dollars in ~ ~O=.9oMd~~ Mainland Affairs Council is At their weekly meeting, federalaid,andtherighttorestrict very manyofthem. Canwereally an end to this. Certain special interests have land ownership by Article XII. expect the restofthemtoenterthe IMMEDIATELY NEEDED argued against raising the The previous administration private sector at $2.45 an hour? minimumwage. Sofar,theyhave VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT WATER PUMPS seemedto think that we could get No. Instead, too many of them been successful, for the all the benefits of the Covenant will leave--to Guam, to the U.S. armed forces, to Hawaii or Legislaturehas not yet passedthe WAS/IS without agreeing to the ~~~~~ems ~ngeof_ bill. But this is not over. The LOCAL HIRE ONLY .. drawbacks. This is just not so. California. And many of them Tenorio-Borja Administration and sizes. Automatic, shallow and deep :::{: .... We cannot "defy" the Congress will never come back. • intends to keep on pressing for a TWO (2) SECURITY GUARDS well, self priming, submersible, pool and THIS WEEKEND onthis issueany morethan aman Increasing the minimum wage higherminimumwage,foraslong who has borrowed money can will also reduce the number of High School graduate or equivalent spafiltration equipment. Full range of spare as we are in office. Weare doing "defy" thelenderwhen it'stime to alien workers. This will reduce Salary cornmensurcte with •. parts. We have technicians to service our APRIL 15 & 16 it to please the U.S. Congress, pay up. As we've all heard so the strain that they place on our experience and qualification, pumps. yes; we are doing it because we many times, a deal is a deal. government, our infrastructure, NORTHERN MARIANAS INVESTMENT VEHICLE WM and our culture. It would also want to keep local control of Please apply in person during office hours, PRICE immigration,yes; but mostof all, GROUP LTD. More than one reason to encourage a general shift from Monday thru Thursday. we are doing it because it is the P.o. Box 541 Saipan, MP 96950 TRIPLE J MITSUBISHI, Chalan I(anoa raise the wage unskilled toskilled labor, Instead NO PHONE CALLS. Located in Garapan behind Duty Free Shop III Of course, keeping Congress of"throwingbodies"ata problem, right thing to do. 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QQW for rani frDI the Natlon.1 End,•• enl for the Arlsl,y". 1~".r,H[ltq8 MM1.ln.lc:.[i\blpJl~I{,n. ~tiIfI ~~ Fl1kadl(l, ilr'lO /'" ,r7-""-'-" iii;"JIIW Swivels. your. advanced reservations and.costquotation at th. l ~ 1 "roup of C(.IPtan~w~.. ~~~~i~~ telephone nos. 234-2444 or 235-2555. Ask for Tats. 'I or Bong for more information. , CZ~P;;C- - I

The Saipan Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday. ALCOHOLIC Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at theKristo Rai Church TRI~==OF~'E~~!OA5 Social Hall Kitchen in Garapan. across Iromthe Horiguchi Building. II you R ANONYMOUS have adrinking ordrugging problem call 234·51 00and they willputyou in Garapan. Beach Road 234·7133 MEETS contact withsomeone who might be able to help. • ••• ,II r· •••• ,. ,','," I."., III ... .• ~ ~ ~'. '.' I , , • • •••• .~ ~. .~. ~ ~ ;> \"'. '", \' ,\' ".'..... ("\' c l' (' \ t' " 'e\' ',,', " t" \ " \ ,. \ \ \ \" " \ .. \ \\ \ \ fI I I t I '. .' .",".", ". - .". ' •• '. ',' , t f (. • (...... • '1" '/ I • t t ( " , 0. FRIDAY. APRIL 15. 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEws-41 OtherNations withinthePacific that will strengthen our destiny. MARlANASISLANDSGRATE- mention of its traditions and the 40-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15,1994 Letters... Rim have facedthis issue. While Havewe gonejoo far in giving so FUL TOALMIGHTY GODFOR protection ofthelandlimited time-- they are markedly different. the much "rights" to our little ones OURFREEDOM. ORDAIN AND lifeofthisprovision. Timeisofthe continued from page 5 route they each took to preserve who lack experience and knowl- ESTABLISH TIllS CONSTITU- essence. edgeof basicrightandwrong that nON AS TIlE EMBODIMENT We are the witnesses and the HOUSE FOR RENT would like to see the yet unpub­ theirway of lifewas all the same. lished portion of the Solomon Through indoctrination of their "discipline" has lostitsrealmean- OF. OUR TRADITIONS AND instruments of a societyin transi- ing" Whoshouldowntherespon- HOPES FOR OUR G::OMMON- tion. ''The hand writingis on the Report. This is perhaps.the only value system withina divers citi­ • Three (3) Bedroom & Three (3) Bath sibilityofdefmingwhatourcollec- WEALTH IN POLITICAL wall" I am hopeful thatourinevi- study of the Northern Marianas zenry. The Department of Public Works is solioitlns sealed bids for the tivevalues should be tooff-setthe UNION WITH THE UNITED tableexit from the statusquo will • 24 hrs water plus water tank Islandsthatevereffectuated. Tne Singapore. like the Northern completionoftheConstruction of"RotaHealth Expansion Pfoject, 2 bedroom with ambiguities existingin our plural STATES OF AMERICA". From be withstatelylegacylib thereis declassified portionrevealedthat Marianas, was under the colonial • Concrete fence for privacy Rota MP 96951" Commonwealth of the Northem Mariana Islands. garage-concrete power of a Foreign people. The society. Thepreamble ofourCon- a customary standpoint, the great- Chamorro. duplicat~ we have fulfilled their prophe­ • ~urnished or unfurnished Bids in will be accepted at the office of the Chief of Singapore miracle isa truestoryof stitution declares "WE. THE estsignificance ofourConstitution Hafa Adai! Procurement and Supplyat Lower Base, Saipan until 2:00p.m.,local fully furnished.: cies. PEOPLE OF THE NORTHERN for the Chamorros should be the lsi DEBORAH F. CLARK Butlet's ownthisdilemma. Our the struggles of a handful of west­ .. Located in Dandan time Friday April 29 1994 at 'Nhich time and place the bids will traditional parentinghas changed erneducated multiracialgroupwho publiclyop~ned and'read;Ioud. Any bids received aftertheabove along with "new polity" yet in foresaw thattheironlysavinggrace 75% alien contract workers. For more information pis. call 322-5960 timewill not be accepted underanycircumstances. $113.64,which was$3.11 higher ~~~;~~:;!:f~!~:;~~,~:~:~,.~~~:\,,~.:!~':7.~:> ;~~,!~.~~~~~~:t;\~?·~~:·ih~:}~~~!~~~.t\'0;~~·:i,·:?~:~F; ~ ~'·~;f;~t~~~~;~'~TT1~ Call: Ed 234-5115 certaincircumstancescertain fa­ fromtotaldisclocation ofdomina­ 1\e 1994council of officersof ~;wJ~,t:J;!~...11I::".~::"~~d'L:i"'\;\:~10·,,i.GA'i!.J.,l}§;J'.i!"'LI):'~~~ £:;;': '.L" :"' :\l.,-:~ Ji.iil.:"'. ", . ;~ Hotels... than 1992. milial devotion evidently endured. tionintheirhomeland anditspeople the Association includes: Presi­ Abond of 15%ofthe totalbid price mustaccompanythe bid. This continued from page 1 The Hotel Association of the What? wastoemplace a unified national­ Northern Marianaisaprofessional dent Mark Murai (Aqua Resort security maybe Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Bid Bond or other 1"':-'- -~----:-, isticvalue for their diversemulti­ decreaseover 1992. thedecrease First.inmyopinion. isthemagic association made up of the both Club)', Vice President Clifford form acceptable to the Government made payableto the Treasurer, I:I~()II I~ tudes with a system that will de­ canbe attributedinpartduetothe . LAND AVAILABLE ' Sl'I.. I ingrained inthestories repeated to. largeand small hotels on Saipan. Grauel's (HyattRegencySaipan), . . ' Commonwealth oftheNorthern /lAariana Islands withanotation onthe liverthegreatest goodofthegreat­ lossof some flightservicesto the andpracticed byall"taotao-mona" Their total of 2,35.5 rooms ac­ Vice President of Governmental faceof the check: ·Credit Account 1'040. 1453". I' 20 ft. Containers I est numberbased on the assump­ island. 8,501 MZ. Sadog Tase. Prime ocean view property. Excellent for believers and those who claim an While the number of tourists countsfor88percentoftotalnum­ Affairs Ben Camacho (Summer condominium, apartments, orexecutive homes. Asking for only $110 M1 I Excellent condition. I encounter with the ancient ones. tionof popularrule. HolidayHotel),VicePresidentof The bidder is required to submitwith his proposal, a copy of his increasedoverall,theAssociation ber of hotel rooms available'on orbest offer. I for Ocean Freight or : Forinstance, itisveryunchamorro Quoting from the book titled the island. The total number of Community Affairs Ronald 1 480 MZ •Chalan Kanoa, Beautiful quiet property with lots of fruit business permitas a compliance with the Contractor's Registration Governing SingaporebyRajVasil, noted that the average length of Storage. topasswateroutdoors withoutac­ peopleemployedby the 10 hotels Sablan (Pacific GardeniaHotel). trees. Ideal for apartments ortor residential home. Asking for only $70 and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northem /lAariana I I "In 1927. King Prachatipok of visitors' staywasonly3.5daysin knowledging tothelivingspirits of 1993 and visitors are generally reporting was approximately Legal Counsel David Wiseman. m2 orbestoffer. Siam,anticipating theproblems of a~d Islands. ts:2.n~$ ]~.:1]tB..I ones intentions or need. This is 2,214, of which approximately and Public Relations Advisor t,183MZ. Koblerville. Excellent property with ocean view working the Western democratic spendingless than in'prior years. fronting Koblerville Road. Lot has 4-bdrm 2 bath conc.rete house ~Ith usually passed on to the children The average room rate was 25% are resident workers, and Lynn A. Knight. Specifications and plansofthe projectareavailable on orafterApril fromtheirparents, buttoday'schil­ system inanThirdWorldcountry, studio in backyard. Complete concrete perimeter tencinq for secunty. 11 1994 at the Technical Services Division, Department of Public Beautiful landscaping. Near PIC and Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort. Ideal Wanted drenareheirsof the maid system. had cautioned: M2 W~rks onSaipan. A non-refundable payment of $250.00 isrequired for apartments orcommercial building. Asking for only $380 orbest Theseunfamiliar employees have Itseemstomethat,ifitisadmit­ for each set. Pre-bid conferencefor this projectwill be held at 2:00 Land for Lease become thecalabash surrogate par­ tedthatsomedaywemaybeforced offer. p.rn., locai time, Friday, Af:lril 22, 1994, at the Technical Services Must have sewer line connected to 2,500M2. Marpo Valley (Tin1an). Prime lot excellent for condo- entsofa significant numberofour tohaveSOlPe fOrIl} ofdemocracy in M2 Division, DepartmentofPublic Works onSaipan. Questions concerning CUC. 24hrs. water must benear Mabuhoy.... minium, apartments, orcommercial building. Asking for only $35 or the main highway youngsters whoseparents arebusy siam. we must prepare ourselves the plans and specifications of the Speci?1 Provisions should be best offer. fixing the "necessities": for the foritgradually. Wemustleamand 15,880M2- Mochong(Rota). Excellent beach front property. Ideal submitted priorto the conference. Pis. call tetno; 256~2785 "home"andthe community. experiment so as to have a better for condominium, apartment, hotel, or executive homes. Lot located ideaof how a parliamentary gov­ M2 Second, theseshifts inthefamily ivl Vi if between Marianas Agupa and SNM projects. Asking for only $130 or Attention is called to the Labor Standards Provisions forWage Rate a a structure came rathersuddenly to ernmentwould workin Siam. We best offer. Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary Structure Plans, thiscommunity. The shiftfroma must try to educate people to be and payment of not lessthan the minimum salaries and wagesas set SOpblSTICaTe3 ana cosmopoLzTan, GenTLe •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ,MISCELLANEOUS subsistence economy to a com­ politically conscious, torealize their All lots are for 55-year lease. Prices are negotiable. Interested forth inthe Specifications must be paid on this project. ana sexene. persons, contact Eddie DL-Guerrero at234·8342 or Eve DL-Guerrero at modity basedeconomy raisedper­ realinterests sothattheywillnotbe 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSiSTANT- High ceivedliving requirements. This misled byagitators ormeredream­ 234-25330. Please serious inquiries only. All bid documents received shall be the sole property of the school grad., 2 years experience. Salary: commanded a two incomehouse­ ersof Utopia. Ifwe havetohavea Experience Manila with thjeftexibilitytoenjoy Government oftheNorthem Mariana Islands withtheexceptionofbid $3.00 per hour. . Contact: JESUS T. L1ZAMA, P.E. dba hold and with this added buying parliament, we must teach the it your way. We offer to both firsttimers and bonds, certified checksorcashier's checkwhichwill be retumed to Int'l, Engineering Consultants, P.O. Box power. more leisurely activities, people how to vote and how to frequent travellers a smorgasboard of our thebiddersinaccordancewiththespecifications section, "Instruction 7013, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 256­ elect representatives who will re­ 2004(04l29)F/14787. usually alcohol related, and more tour packages that can accomodate the to Bidders"Page 1-2, Paragraph No. 05, Bid Guarantee, recently adultonly activities such allyhave theirinterests at heart." most discriminating tourist. Pick one or two 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-High as pokerhouses. further removed However, the Singaporean ex­ The Government reserves theright torejectanyorall bidsandtowaive school grad" 2 years experience. Salary: or pick them all. from ... family relations. perience left its political develop­ . " any imperfection in the bid proposal in the interest of the $2.70 per hour. mentasitsleastpriority. Foremost The Department of Public Works is inviting interested CNMI Registered Contact: GEORGEF. FLEMINGdba Fas Third. the educational system Commonwealth of the Northern /lAariana Islands. Construction Firms tosubmit "Construction Qualification Statement" for the Moving & Storage Co., P.O. Box 702, until veryrecently madeall of the was to assert policies which em­ Saipan, MP9695O. Tel. No. 322-6587(041 phasized on socio-economic purpose of selecting qualified bidders for the construction of "Road Projects 29)F/14788. decisions with respectto the edu­ .including Traffic Signal Lights· under CNMI and Federal Highway Funds for . REVIEWED BY: cationof eachchild. The curricu­ change andprogress. Thecommit­ the island of Saipan. The ·Construction Qualification Statement" form can be 2 TRAVEL COUNSELO.R - High school lumtaught exposed the students to mentswereonRighttoajob,Right obtained from the Department of Public Works, Technical Services Division. lsI ELIZABETH H. SALAS-BALNADIA P,E. grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $480 the worldoutsidewithlittle about tohousing andRighttoeducation. per month. With education, Mother country, Acting Director of Public Works Contact: RIC TOUR$SAlPAN INC., P.O. who or what is in our own back­ The proposals shall besubmitted in duplicates tothe Chief of Procurement and Box 94 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. yard. InTinian,asignificant num­ Mathematics and' Morals are the Choose from the finest selections of hotels , .•.. Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than 4:00 p.m., April 19, 1994. Date: 4/5/94 . No. 234-6052(04/29)F/14790. ber of teachers are not chamorro prerequisite in the first three years that we have. Hurry! book now!! literate in all aspects but recently in the learning institutions. Contractors will be pre-qualified based on the information provided in the 1 BEAUTICIAN - High school grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2,55 per hour. arerequired to enrollin chamorro In the Cook'Islands, to speak statement and in addition tothis, contractors will be evaluated according to €ALL YOUR FRIENDLY TRAVEL AGENT"AT: Contact: CARMEN SAFEWAY ENTER­ orthography. Maori was illegal until 1975 when CNMI Procurement Regulation Section 3-301. Only those selected Contractors PRISES dba C-Mart, Carmen's Hair Sa­ the Education Policy Statement lon, CSE Properties, Pacifica Funeral The advent of alien labor paid will be qualified toparticipate in the bidding of all road projects, ~:I\l' recognized that Maori should ~. I Service, P.O. Box 922, Saipan, MP with menial salary to do what is ____ PACIFIC ORIENT TRAVEL SERVICES lJ 96950. Tel. No. 234-7313(04/29)F/8569. equally be compulsory with the For more information, please contact, Mr. Leonardo Gernale of the Department commonly misconceived as me­ TEL. NO.: 234-6023/234-6033/234-9199/234-9179 English language in their educa­ FAX 235-9213 of Public Works attelephone numbers 322-9436 or322-9828. 1 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR ­ nial unskilled work created an NUMBER: High school grad., 2 years experience. '.;r~- unpronounced castesystem. They tional system from elementary Salary: $2.45 per hour. through the post secondary level. lsi ELIZABETH H, SALAS-BALAJADIA. P,E. Date: 4/5/94 speakdifferent. lookdifferent, act IPm~w~~urrII®~ Contact: EUROTEX (SPN)., INC., PPP It is even offered as a degreesub­ Acting Director of Public Works 4I7,8,11.15-ACoa488 141 Box 10000, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. different which some locals fmd No. 234-5277(04/29)F/8578. offensive. For instance, it is a ject which greatly contributed to . " common sightto see construction the resurgence of the oldculture. Frien~ly. '~ is as simple as••• workers peeing infulldaylightata As stated at the Pacific Islands .' .. " NQtic:e!: Friendly ,Notice! . . ~I . ." .. &E Installer/Repairer II road project, further defining this Educational Leaders Summit in (Electronic Systems) prejudice. Or themaidnot under­ Guam bytheHonorable Ngereteina New fashion has just arrived from mainland. The your Treasure Gift Shop has been invade by fashion jeans Short and !!s:s, me. long, Men and Women, We have .variety fashion Jean made from U,S.A. and to fit your budget. From latest'fashion to standing simple chamorrofied Puna, Minister ofEducation, Cook ~, =ABSTAIN baggy. We Will change your style to latest and advance,..From head to toes... We're looking for a responsible and energetic individual for the following full-time english is harshly criticized in the Islands, "OnLanguage: TheCook position. presence of the little ones. 'The Islands' Maori language isanissue or Happy little ones go to school with this of cultural importance to us be­ Individual is to oertorrn installations of key and/or elated electronic telephone. causeit touches on the veryfabric systems. Work includes, but is not limited to, proper scheduling of service orders of exposed perceptions, hold little confidence in theireducators. of our cultural survival. Our lan­ projects, laying of cables, wiring arid programming and troubleshooting of systems, ill3J =BE FAITHFUL guage isthewindow through which use of voltmeter and other specialized test equipment, keeping work area clean and Bl1nhoay! Theseare just in the "tip of the we, as Cook Islanders, see and all necessary work required of the trade. iceberg" thatcontribute tothewid­ GRACE G. ZAllAH ' ening of the generation gap, the understand the world. Mostother aspects of our culturehingeupon MINIMUM QUALIFICATION: April 15,1994 lossofcustomary "respect"inthis ~~NDOM multiracial society. While there our own language, and hence. its • Two (2)years asaTrade relper,plus working and practical knowledge of USE r:©' = are no exceptions to his living retention is crucial to the survival basic electronics and telephony, or of ourculture." • Three (3) years practcat experience in tre installations and maintenance legacy, inter-maniage withdiffer­ 13 Fishennen Memorial Park of key and/or PABX or related telephone or radio systems, pkJ! apractical entethnic groups furtherdiminish In theCommonwealth, is itjust •••it's your ehoice , my observation and could I be Please, Come and see knowledge of basic electronic, or thetraditional waysandvaluesys­ s.Susupe Beach Road Garapan N, • Certificate in electronics pius one year practical and working knowledge tem. Cognizantofallthesefactors, wrong inthisobservation, thatmost our jeans and shoes of telephone or radio systems, CONFIDENTIAL whatthencan we all agree to de­ significant emphasis is in the de­ selections... • Must be High School Graduate or GE Dcertificate fend as "distinctly OURS". that velopment of our political direc­ TRESUREc.-J• D 0 • Must possess a valid driver'S license tion without enough emphasis on ONE AND ONLYI GIFT C.Y ,P, FREE TESTING makeus different from other cul­ Building '. Horlguchl ..the Apply atIT&E, Sablan Building, San Jose. Excellent benefit package available. tures. otherpolitical entities? foundation of a value system IT&E is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 234-5100 - 24 HOURS FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVlEws-43 42-MARIANASVARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL IS, 1994 Russian down the sentence yesterday, re­ lawyeraskedthecourttotakeinto pay $50,000 restitution for the wrongperson," thedefensecoun­ Laude•.. called that the court has imposed consideration .that he has a one­ family of Laude and $25,000 for sel said. officials continued from page 1 severepunishmentforseriousho­ year old daughter, Reyes also Rivera. The government earlier In recommending penalty for INVITATION FORBID they were "punched,kicked, and micides in the commonwealth, asked the court to take into ac­ recommended $96,000{estitution the criminal offenses, Rotbart mercilessly beatenup"andlocked howeverhe said,thewarningwas count the fact that he is married for the family of the murder vic­ stressed that Bowie and Reyes The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) is soliciting sealed bids from interested companies to provide b~~a~i~g ~~ Gtent~~i support must be meted life sentence for Ai~ort. ~I ;C~. e:~ insidethetrunkof acarforalmost apparently ignored. andhasachildwhois alsoalmost tim and $84,OCO for Rivera. complete with 8 0 cfrn compressor, moisture separator, air filtering system for the Saipan International sm. up an hour. "I want to make sure that the a year old. Long has asked the court to each of the twocounts of kidnap­ partnership sentence Bowie between 3 to 20 ping and one countof first degree be acce ted in the Office of the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority, P.O. Box 1055, Salpan nternatlona U'Pb·d' While on their way to LauLau message is heard this time," the Castro said however that he Saipan ~P 96959 until 2 p.rn. on April 29, 1994at which tim~ and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any I S where the two were supposed'to judge said. should also to take into consider­ years in prison, saying his client murder - criminal offenses de­ for peace be thrown off the cliff, Rivera Underthe CNMI law, a person ation the familyof Laudeback in had no prior criminal conviction. scribed by the attorneygeneralas received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances. "most egregious and heinous." MOSCOW (AP) • A high­ managed to jump out of the car convictedof kidnappingmay get thePhilippines andthenightmare He also opposed the amount of restitution recommended by the The community must be pro­ ~iecel ~~h dOU~~ ranking general and a senior after successfully opening the a penalty of not more than 10 the 1992incidenthascreatedinto The breathing air center shall include threecylinder fill station, and air storage system, all completed as 1integral government. tected and individuals convicted diplomat spoke in parliament trunk. Bowie's van which was yearsimprisonmentif thevictims the life of Rivera. wall insulatin compartments~ It must have a roll-out' filter drawer, three-cylinder TM"003 6000 psi D~ c,y in ers. WI For his part, Atalig asked the of heinous crimes must be pun­ Thursday in favor of joining tailingthecarswervedtotry tohit were released in a safe placeand "For the [killingof Laude], the . ti g iping CO monitor and dual pressure switch The breathing air center must be able to fill 1212216 pSI cylinders Without court to give his client "a serious ished, he said. Rotbartaddedthat mterconnec ng pi , . . 1 . t' I d operator NATO's Partnership for Peace, Rivera,but the Filipinomanaged uninjured. court has no choice but to sen­ ~arrant~ me~hanlca ~arts, ~f consideration"and mustbe given imposing "appropriate" penalty compressorhaving tokick off. calculated on cascade fill method. It shall include for mus me u closest saying' it would give Russia a to run and hide in the bushes. Castro said it is "mandatory" tence you to life," the presiding a lenient sentence of 10 years will serve asa deterrent to others instructions and certification for personnel and the company selected must offer mstrucuonrepair and mamtenance or speer y voice in the world. Laudeattemptedto escape,but that he impose a life sentence judge said to both Bowie and stronger imprisonment. "Why ten years? who gontemplate violating the , The statements suggestedthat themomenthe fellon theground, because the victims were beaten Reyes, repair facility. Because we're punishing the law. ~bssia' sleadershipisstillspliton Reyes shouted"Hithim! Hithim!" up almost to death and one of Both convicts were ordered to them was killed. The system will be used to provide purified air suitable for human respiration with self-contained breathing apparatus. the East-West military The carpenter was run over by cooperation program; -On thevan Bowie was driving and For the of kidnapping Laude Wednesday, President Boris draggedtoadistanceofabout100 and Rivera, Castro said the court Japanese Proficiency Test A., Codes and standards ., .' G 7 1 f r-G' d "E" breathing air Yeltsin said he was in no rush to feet. has no other choice but to sen­ Air purity shall meet or exceed the standards of the compressed gas assocranon specificatIon -. 0 ra e . join, the strongest indicationyet Police found Laude's body in tence them to two life imprison­ that Russia might not sign the Dan Dan, homesteadarea earlyin ment. The second annual Japanese Proficiency Test sponsored by the Japanese Pressure vessels shall be designed and fabricated in accordance with either the applicable DOT codes or the ASME Code for agreementasplannedthismonth. the morning, a few blocks away As to the first degree murder Teachers Association of the CNMI will be held on Saturday, April 23, 1994 at "Wewillbe gradually preparing from his burning car which was charge, life imprisonment is just unfired pressure vessels, (4:1 Safety Factor). Hopwood Junior High School. ourselves,makingupourmindto set ablazeby the abductors. appropriate, the judge stressed. Laudewas the secondFilipino "For you, Mr. Bowie and Mr. sign such an.agreement, but we Place: Hopwood JHS Cafeteria All tubing shall meet NFPA, SAE, nc, and ANSI standards. won'tbe in a hurry,"Yeltsintold contract worker to be brutally Reyes,...oneofthe10Command­ murderedin just a matter of one ments of God is "Thou shalt not the Interfax news agency. Date: April All valves shall meet the applicable national codes such as those of the Bureau of Explosives, DOT and CGA. The debate comes amid harsh or two years. Earlier,a mutilated kill," Castro said, He explained 23, 1994 criticism in Moscowof NATO's bodyofCrisantoRobles,aSaipan that both the law of Godand man The entire air system shall meet all the requirements established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, otherwise known bombing of Bosnian Serb photographer, was found at the acknowledgethe 9ght to live. Time: Registration 8:30 AM as OSHA. Purification systems shall be constructed in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Code for unfired pressure positions in the 'former -Banzai Cliff. Before thejudge handeddown Test Begins 9:30 AM ~ the sentence, Bowie, throughhis Yugoslavia. Judge Castro, before handing vessels. Russia is angry that it was not Test: Level 1 Proficiency Test consulted in advance of the air Abraham. .. continued from page 1 B. Identification raids against the Serbs, who are into a question-and-answer for­ Duration: Approximately 1 hour and fifteen minutes fellow Slavs and Orthodox ond stage of their confirmation ~ake, mat. All maior components and accessories are to be clearly identified with permanently affixed nameplates stating the, model Christians. SomeRussian officials hearings, in line with the plan to and serial number. Other pertinent information such as capacities, pressure, voltages, currents, etc. are to be indicated m the proper hold Commonwealth-wide fora Approximately50personspar­ Recognition: A handsome certificate of recognition will be issued have said the' attacks shattered ticipatedin theforumincluding 8 Moscow's peaceinitiatives. for departmentdirectors. by the above named association to those who pass the manner. Earlier,four departmentdirec­ student leaders from Tinian who test. Testifying at a parliamentary posed questions to both candi­ hearingThursday, senior.diplomat torappointees wereconfirmedby theSenateafterEAGIhearingsin dates. C. Instructions YuriUshakovsaidMoscowmust Eligibility: All non-native speakers of Japanese are eligible. all three islands OfRota, Saipan Studentswhoparticipated were break "NATO's claim to a HilbertSanNicolasstudentcoun­ Appropriate tags and warning labels shall be affixed where necessary for safety and ease in the operation and adjustment of the monopolyondecisions inthearea and Tinian. ButaccordingtoKiag,hiscom­ cil vicepresidentfor TinianHigh Bring: Two (2) sharpened pencils. valves, switches and controls, of collective security." School;SharonSanNicolas, trea­ However, Moscow may be mitteemay waivetheRota leg of surer; Patricia Borja, secretary; A manual shall be delivered with the systemcontaining information in operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and replacement more effective "from within, by Abraham'sandDelaCruz's hear­ Fee: None required ingsowingto thealreadypositive Teruko Takasi, freshman class joining the NATOprogram," he II representative; LeilaClark,fresh­ parts. said. Ushakovheads the Foreign feedback from that island. For more information, please contact: man class secretary; Hweo Hwa Ministry's department for Yesterday's hearingwasstruc­ Hirako sensei of MT. Carmel tured to enable the public more Shin Computer Club president; D. Testing & Warranty Europeancooperation. Musashi sensei of Hopwood JHS. chancetoquestionthecandidates ChavelynPascua,ComputerClub Maj. Gen. Pavel Zolotarev, Cullen sensei of MHS. All equipment shall be factory assembled, thoroughly tested and backed by a one-year li~ted warranty covering parts and labor. as the committee took the back secretaryand Anthony Barcinas, representing, the Defense studentcouncil president. Kojima or Kinoshita sensei of NMC. The warranty period shall be one year regardless of the hours accumulated on the equipment. Ministry, also endorsed the seat and opened the discussion Partnership for Peace program, The unit shall include all necessary gauges and lights necessary to indicate all normal and shutdown cond,itions., All gauges, Iith\~ saying it wouldbe a transition to and indicators shall be mounted on a 14 gauge stainless steel control panel centralI~ located on the fr.ont of the umt. All g~uge~ s a a new collectivesecurity sy-stem DON'T DRINK be r id filled As a minimum the instrumentation panel shall include thefollowmg: compressor interstage and final aI~ press~re in Europe. "If Russia fails to joln the ~, au I~~~ oil re~sure auge; hou;meter; power selector switch (auto-off) with power "on" I~gh~; h~gh air pressure shutdown hg~t; ~Igh AND ~r t;m~erafure program, it will be left in self­ c:'-> shut:ownlight; low oil pressure shutdown light; compressorinlet filter service indicator; emergency stopbutton, VIsual imposed isolation," he said. ~.:>DRIVE AMIGO! TheNMI Retirement Fund is requesting proposals from banks and moisture and carbon monoxide indicator. "Decisionsoncollectivesecurity savings and loans institutions to handle the Fund's pension and in Europe will be taken without operation accounts. Theinstitution must be FDIC or FSLlC insured. The fill station shall be totally enclosed and constructed of steel and designed to completel~ contain a SCB~SCUBA ~ylin~er and its participation, and NATO will 11 t Ifragments in the event of a rupture during the fill process. The enclosure shall be deslg~ed to vent rapidly exp~ndmg air away indeed get a passageway to Russia's borders." Forprospectus, inquiries, and submission ofproposals, call, write a~e a nders To insure 0 erator rotection, a mechanically operated safety mterlock shall be pro,"ldedto prevent ~~:;~~~~~~r:h~n~i~~~:front ~ccess i~ compl~telY Despite the testimony, or visit the Retirement Fund office, located on the First Floor, door closed, Three fill hoses with SCBA adapters shall be provided and located opposition to the program Bankof Hawaii Nauru Building, P.O. Box 1247, Saipan MP 96950; within the enclosure, appeared to be mounting within the StateDuma,the parliament's Attention: Administrator (comple~ely cont~ined A copy of an affidavit, stating that the enclosed fill station has successfully withstood an SCBA ru,rture test lower house, which has many REPOSSESSED VEHICLE FOR SALE TO z ' pro~ess~onal ~ngm~er The last date for submission of proposals is May 2nd, 1994. The aJJ fra ments and safely vented rapidly expanding air) at a pressure of at least 45000 PSI, shall,be slg,nedby a nationalists and hard-liners in its HIGHESTBIPDER TO BE SOLD As IS AND that is~n employee of the ~anufacturer. The signed affidavit shall be included with the sealed bid, Failure to submit this certification ranks. Fund has the right to reject any and all proposals if it deems it to All four committees that WHERE IS CONDITION' be in its best interest. will result in the rejection of your bid. organized Thursday's hearings were opposed to the program, The vendor shall provide with this bid the name and address of the nearest factory aU,thorize~ service center. Th~ service center ~ust /s/ TOMAS B. ALDAN Lnterfax said. In joint working Administrator be factory authorized to perform warranty work,preventative maintenance, and on-going service. Sales office~ Without factory ~aI~ed documents, the committees said 1991 TOYOTA COROLLA liDR SEDAN service oersonnel shall not be considered acceptable. The fire department reserves the right to ask for an authonzed document verifying it would mean "a direct loss to Russia's nationalsecurity." that ser~ice personnel have been factory trained. OJ , PLEASE INQUIRE AT BAN K OF HAWAII NAURU BUILDING, SUSUPE TEL # 235-5400 The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any bids in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rules DRIVE Read The Local News and Regulations. , SAFELY OBEY TRAFFIC THE 'BANK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE, Roman T. Tudela, RULES ANY AND ALL BIDS Marianas Variety EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR '-FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-45 44-MARIANASVARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-APRIL 15,1994 Specializedengravingcomes to Saipan gifts. Champagne glasses can be Rebels make do withlife under siege special chemicals to bring 'Out all Things thatcanbeengraved fora totakeanypieceofblackandwhite ARE YOU looking for a way to lifetime include hand drawings by engraved with thenames ofthe bride directorate. artworkandengrave itontoglassor elements of the artwork. It is then rare in a area reached only by preserve your child's footprints? children, new bornbaby footprints, andgroom. By ANITA SNOW Meanwhile, events like last acrylic. Plates, cups, beer mugs, gluedontotheglassandglassismasked rocky dirt roads, are even more Or maybe a special way to children's hand prints and any other .This service can also be used by weekend's celebrationhelpkeep acknowledge your Mother for andwineglasses areallitems which to help in the Sandblasting process. organizationsandgovemmentoffice. LACANDONJUNGLE,Mexico infrequent because bf military Using a Sandblasting booth, black and white drawing. Special morale up as peace talks to end raising 10children? SalaCrystalin canbe engraved. special Sponsexingatoumament?SalaOysal CAP). Small barefoot children checkpoints outside and rebel createdby Kitamura,manager occasions and holidays can also be the uprisingremain on hold and Garapan has brought a new using special transfer paper, the Masaki . canengra'(e plates as trophies. Orif scampered toward thepickuptruck roadblocks inside the region. acknowledgedthroughtheengraving fears of an imminentarmy attack engraving servicetoSaipan, which artwork isexposed toahigh intensity atSalaCrystaI,theglassisthensprayed you'rea govenunent office, you can Supplies such as gasoline, with a fine sand from an airbrush process. Graduations,anniversaries, rumbling down the dirt road in a remain high. canhelppreserve thosememories. light The transfer paper creates a have your organizational seal clothesandcannedgoodsarehard nozzle. Thesandembosses theglass, wedding andbirthdays can allhave cloudofdustandmusicfromPaul "Companeros,"Marcossaidas Using aphotomechanical process, negative, leaving apositive image for !l\9sary tocomebybecausetheyareseized leavingapositiveimageoftheartwork. special messages attached to special engraved. Simon's "Graceland"album. the Sunday celebration began. SalaCrystalnowhas thecapability theglass. Theglassisthentreatedwith We, the family of the late "It's Marcos!" some cried, by soldiers searching vehicles entering the region. "Today isthe75thanniversary of skipping past the one-room theassassination ofGen.Emiliano FRANCISCO CRISOSTOMO ALDAN wooden huts of their rebel­ Communications withtheoutside world, already difficult, are now Zapata and 100 days of our just controlled village. war against the bad Mexican would like to invite all our relatives and friends to The arrival of the ski-masked even harder. join us for, the Second Anniversary Rosary of our It helps that the villagers and government." military commander known as "Just as in 1919,theZapatistas beloved husband, father, grandfather and great Subcomandante Marcos was the rebelstheysupporthave long mustpaywiththeirbloodtheprice .,'; grandfather. beenaccustomed tolivingwithout cause for excitement in this of our cry oflandand liberty," he Rosary will be said nightly at our residence at communitycutofffromtherestof telephones, electricity, running sadog Tasi beginning April 10, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. water and other basic services, said. "As in 1919, arms are the This position islocated in the Representatives Office ofthe. NMI Retirement Fund in Tinian. The MexicosinceaJan.1 uprising.So only road the bad government Sunday.Daily mass will be offered at 6:00 a.m. too, was the arrival of journalists surviving by growing corn and incumbent isunder the direct supervision ofthe Representative. beans to feed their families. leaves for those withoutland." Kristo Rai Church. earlier. Thethundering soundofsome300 ·On the final day April 18, 1994 Monday, rosary For things they can't get, they The incumbent's duties include, but not limited to, answering the telephone and picking up pouch "Candy! candy!" children in Zapatistafootsoldiers'and35 moreon will be said at12:00 noon. Mass of Intension will be raggedy clothes cried as they depend on infrequent visitors, mails. Must be able totype and communicate well. Prepare files for new business and members asking them to sell or give them horsebackresouDdedthroughacanyon offered at Kristo Rai Church at 5:00 p.m. atthe same crowded around reporters' four­ I . and file in alphabetical or numerical order.Answer questions with regards to Retirement and astheymarched down a rugged dirt Newly engraved products ondisplayat Sala Crystal day. Dinner will be served immediately at our resi- wheel-drivevehicles.A little girl suchthingsascigarettes, batteries, Worker's Compensation Commission. Assist members in completing forms. Review forms for gasoline, and oil for their trucks road intothevillage. dence at sadog Tasi. with a black braidstaredsilently, About 400 villagers listened completeness. Investigate accidents as' directed. Controls logging..of all incoming and outgoing Please join us. Thank you holding a smooth, oval-shaped and semi-automatic weapons. . "Do you have any socks?" a stoicly, covering their faces to mails. Distributes pension checks. Performs other related duties as established under the The Family piece of wood like a doll. conceal their identities. Men MICHOl CORPORATION employment rules and regulations. . The wave of visitors for a youngZapatistaasks,pointingto thetoessticking outfromhisworn, shielded their faces with red P.O. BOX 267, SAN JOSE. SAIPAN, MP 96950. TEL. 234·5911, 2,3,4,6,7,8 celebration dedicated totherebels' bandanas while women used the namesake, Mexican revolutionary black combat boots. :~~~R<~,; "Do you have any children's black lace mantillas popular in heroEmiliano Zapata,wasamajor the region. Even small children DEATIH & lFUINElfZAlL event for villagers living under shoes?"asksavillagewomanholding CARS SALE I Negotiable - Depending on Qualification - Maximum $11,681.76 wore ski masks. \USED siegeinrebel-controlled territory. abarefoot toddler inherarms.' A generator droned as rebel MODEL L1C.' SELL Forsecurityreasons,rebelsand Informationfromthe outsideis STK# YEAR ANNOUINCIEM\IENll leaders in ski masks and dark •••••••'QUAL1FleAnONt villagersalikerefusedtonamethe provided by battery-powered CRESSIDA sunglasses onamakeshift wooden U94-006 1988 CRESSIDA AAA-24 0 6995 village,whichisamongcountless transitor radios and newspapers, 1988 CRESSIDA AAA-110 4995 . MinilT]um -Graduation from high school orequivalent. Copy ofpolice clearance must be attached stage praised Zapata and the U93-221 ones in the region that serve as magazines and books brought in FRANCISCO­ movement that bears his name. CAMRY tothe application. byjournalists.Giftsrangingfrom AAO-020 7495 guerrilla bases. Later, young masked rebels U93-213 1990 CAMRY Fearing arrest or worse from cassette tapes of jazz and rock U93-169 1989 CAMRY V6/LE AAH-410 6995 danced with giggly teen-age CAMRYWAGON AAR-952 4695 MANGLONA governmentsoldiers,membersof musictobagsoftoothbrushesand U93-164. 1989 village girls wearing. apronsover R93-039 1991 CAMRY 40R SON AAT-787 8695 theZapatistaNational Liberation hairbrushesmakelifeundersiege U92-175T 19B9 CAMRY 40R SON AAR-014 5895 dresses bordered with brightly AAX-921 6895 An employment application may be obtained from and submitted toNMI Retirement FundI CNMI TAIMANAO Army and their supporters have more bearable. U92-188T 1991 CAMRY 2000 SON colored ribbons. U92-o87 1988 . CAMRY 4DR LE AAM-977 4995 Worker's Compensation Commission Office located on the ground floor ofthe Nauru Building, or remained inside their territory Car batteries power CB radios AAM-847 7895 BORN: JANUARYJ4, J924 But several hours later Marcos U92-187 1990 CAMRYWGN Tinian, or mail toP.O. Box 1247, Saipan MP All applications must be received by the NMI sinceaJan. 12government cease­ for communicating with other 1J93-174 1991 CAMRY 40R SON AAY-472 7695' 96950. burstthrough thecrowdwith about fire was declared, ending the rebelbases.They alsoare used to Retirement Fund/CNMI Worker's Compensation Commission Office no later than 5:00 p.rn., ofRota, passed away on the grace of our Lord on April 13, 1994 at the age of70. 20heavily armed rebels androared SUPRA fighting that killed at least 145 power the computer rebel leader U93-228 1990 SUPRA AAS-966 9995 April 22. 1994. off in the pickup. The music w~ He Is predeceased byhisWife: Cecilia Ramos Taimanao people. Marcos usestotypecommuniques Parents: Sixto Arriola Taimanao & Ramona Mendiola Manglona Taimanao silenced andthevillagerssenthome. CEUCA Visits from outsiders, already from the rebels' political C94-004 1990 CELICA 20R AAP-155 6995 Parents In-Law: Bernardo Pangelinan Ramos &Maria Diaz Castro Ramos Brothers: Vicente M. Taimanao &Jose M. Taimanao BUICK AAR-034 4995 Brother and His Wife: Alfonso M. &Gesina S. Taimanao C94-002 1989 BUICK CENTURY Sister and Her Husband: Maria T. &Jose T. King INVITATION TO BID CHEY. Sister In-Law: Maria Ch. Taimanao U94-026 1990 CHEV. LUMINA AAV-273 6995 COMMONWEALTH ZONING BOARD Sisters In-Law and their spouSes: Francisca R. &Juan Guerrero DPW94-ITB-00277 P.O. Box 2109, Salpan, Mp 96950 Tel. NOlI.; (670) 2S~5019 " Fax No. (670) 23~5020 ~ TERCEL Juana R. & Pedro Sn. Cruz TERCEL AAT-243 5195 The Department of Public Works is soliciting sealed bids for thecompletion of the Construction of rina Sis~ Road R93-047 1991 Luciana C. & Francisco Ada R93-010P 1992 TERCEL 20R AAT-850 5995 Brother-In-law 81 Wife: Manuel C. & Elena M. Ramos Phase 1,Saipan, MPCommonwealth ofthe Northern Mariana Islands. Bids in duplicate will be accepted inthe Offic~ U94-025 1992 TERCEL ABH-201 5995 PUBLIC NOTICE/HEARING AAN·895 4995 Brother-In-Law: Juan C. Ramos of the Chief of Procurement & Supply at Lower Base, Saipan until2:00 p.m., local time, April29.1994 at which time R94-Q05 1991 TERCEL Son-In-Law: Jose S. Arriola and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after theabove time willnotbe accepted SUBARU COMMONWEALTH lONING BOARD MEETING/HEARING PROCUREMENT 1990 SUBARU LEGACY AAM·278 5895 under any circumstances. ' U93-097T AAW·727 2595 HE ISSURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES: U94-032 1987 SUBARU GL AND SUPPLY CONFERENCE ROOM Contract time is.:!1Q Calendar Days. Allbidsmust beaccompanied byabidder's bond intheamount of notless than Joannes R. & Carmen S. Taimanao NISSAN 3795 15% otthe total bid price. Bid security may be bidbond, certified cheek, cashier's check or other form acceptable U92-156T 1987 NISSAN MAXIMA AAC·886 Lower Base Luisa 1.Arriola &Matias M. Pangelinan U94-037 1991 NISSAN STANZA AAR-259 8495 Pia T. & Dimas A. Hocog to theGovernment made payable to theTreasurer, Commonwealth ofthe Northern Mariana Islands witha notation April 21 , 1994-1:00 P.M. Francisco R. & Lily O. Taimanao on t~e. fa~e of the check: .·Cr.edi~ Accou~t No..1453". The payment of ~ is requiredjor every set of plans, MAZDA MAZDA 626 AAT-565 4595 Gloria R. Taimanao &Max Ladore specifications and otherbidding instruction which can be secured fromtheTechnical Services Division, Department U94-029 1990 Abraham R. & Rosita M. Taimanao of Public Works, Saipan, MP, onorafterApril8, 1994. Areceipt for the payment should be obtained fromtheCNMI The Board will hold a PUBLIC HEARING to consider a request for a MONTERO 3995 Daughters: Merced R. Taimanao & Virginia R. Tairnanao Treasurer, Department of Finance in Capitol Hill, before applying for the bidding documents. ' U94-020 1986 MONTERO AAP-768 variance from the parking requirements of the Saipan Incorporated, P.O. Reared Grand Children: Rhonda Yvette Taimanao, Perry John Taimanao. ROCKY Box 1670, Saipan, MP 96950 in conjunction with the development of the Terrence Tairnanao and Rebecca Taimanao. The Department ofPublic Works hereby notifies allbidders thatitwill affirmatively insurethatin any contract entered U94-028 1990 ROCKY AAS-485 8995 Brother: Leonardo M. Tairnanao. into pursuant to this advertisement, minoritybusiness enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submitbids proposed A.qua Hills Resort to be develop on Lot 504 TO and public Tract Brother and HisWife: Ramon M. & Ana A. Taimanao in response tothisinvitation and will notbediscriminated against onthegrounds of race, color and national origin GEO U94-021 1990 GEO-PRISM AAY·528 4495 21816 in as Terlaje as shown below; Sister In-Law: Cristina S. Taimanao in consideration for anaward. ' pICK·Up He is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He isalso survived 4X2 AAM-237 3995 Inaddition, bidders are hereby notified thatallbids may be rejected if the lowest responsive bid received exceed the U94;024 1990 by several uncles. aunts, cousins. nephews and nieces. U93-229 1989 4X2 EX-CAB AAH·170 6995 ~ove~nmen~'s estimate bymore tha~ 7 perce~t and itisde.termined thatan aware ofcontract would cause excessive R92-03BP 1989 4X2 AAS-B17 4995 AGENDA Rosary is being said nightly at 8:00 P.M. at his residence inRota, dis!. #4, and CHC ABC-292 5595 To San Vicente mflatlonary Impact. Inth.e ~vent all.blds ar~ rejected for this .r~aso~, thiscontract proposal will be modified and may R93-o08P 1991 4X2 Chapel in Saipan and will end on April 21. 1994. Wake services will be held on R93-o35P 1991 4X2 ABF-522 5695 bedeferred to re-advertisinq for bids until a more competitive Situation exists. 4X2 ABD·132 4695 Wednesday, April 20, 1994 atB P.M. at their residence in Rota, dlst. #4. Funeral Mass R93-042 1991 8995 1'. CAll TO ORDER Northern Marianas D .' C94-005 1991 4X4 EX-CAB AAR·850 will be held on Thursday, April21, 1994 at 10 A.M. 4X4 EX-CABSR5 AAp·358 7395 ~ A pre-.bid conf~renc~ ~o.r prospective .bidders ~ill be held at 2:00 p.m., local time, Friday, April 22, 1994 at the C94-003 1990 8195 2. R.Oll CAll College -- 0 / \ at the San Francisco De Borja Church. Burial <~"".;,,'::...,,' rfi-::::,-~ U93-220 1991 4X4 EX-CAB AAT-833 Tech~lcal Se~.lces DIVISion, Departf!1ent of.Publlc Works. Questions concerning the plans and specifications ofthe 4X2 EX-CABV 6 AAU·495 8495 /~ ,.,.~. ;'.'f·::~~":~ ~.-.> U94-017 1991 8495 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES '\ will follow immediately after . .. .'. (:t Special Provisions should be submitted priorto the conference.. R94-o01 1991 4X4 EXTRA-CAB AAN·252 4X4 EXTRA-CAB VARIANCE~AQUA the mass. Lunch Will ,/"./,,¥-. :"3..' ,'ti.!.' ". '1'1-<[ R94-002 1993 6995 4. PUBLIC HEARING PARKING HilLS -'". /~"."" ~/~~:~ /~ ~.,.,F~ "J.. R94-003 1992 4X2 AAJ·478 ProjectSite be served after intern- ..i!:. .. I/. ... .•.:= '.. The Government reserves therightto reject any or all bids and to waive any imperfection inthe bid proposal inthe 1992 4X2 AAJ·488 6995 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS mentservlces. ~ - '-~~~-'-.., "~ I R94-o04. AAp·773 4495 ~,' (~-n~ ~:,,- ~., ,~ ~_"J! interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. R94-035 1990 4X2 6. ADJOURNMENT "'Jj. ,\ ...... : e . PREYIA 10495 R93-o41 1991 PREVIA AAR-979 ;~~~kYOU, ~ .~~~'..:#:, ... --~. /s-~~\-_·;t:<~!>~1 REVIEWED BY: KOHLER KOHLER 85KW GENERATOR 8995 THE FAMILY ~~~',- r.. {~ •.•..:.•~...... ;' ..\: ,.•\ )'~' I ~ . ~ '.,,,:,, w···· .. " ',.' .\..' J '~I lsI DAVID M. APATANG IslELlZABETH H. SALAS-BALAJADIA TRAILER 895 Chief, Procurement & Supply Division Acting Director of Public Works ~ TRASH TRAILER _iii:2.' .:.. ~~>;-'. <, .... l:: .. ~.\~.·.··\ "':'~J~I Date: 3/21/94 Date: 3/18/94 ~ -==_::::::::--':'_7~ -:=- -~

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. '. - Farm Land Wanted r-iihin;UCior "l 2 Bedroom ·.·F I . SPECIAL N·OTICE. :. . $100.00 per mo. or less WANTED . . . . , , PUBLIC NOTICE Apartment for Rent . , will pay for 55 years I Good English composi!!on maker and well I . . . 1990 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan, I knowing grammar tvl"'" ,,')from U.S. any I Located Upper lease call:234-2246 automatic color 'orangish gold, License No. AAS-865 The Board of Directors ofthe Northern Mariana Islands Hous­ I your spare lime $3.00 p'" /h- call: 234-2246 I China Town, Semi­ Harbor Pilots, Shipping :'ompanies/Agents .... For sale at public auction on Wednesday, April 20, 1994 at 1:00 and the General Public ing Authority is scheduling. a reoular meeting on Friday, April .... _-----_ furnish Please call pm. atthe Police Station inSusupe, Saipan. Contact S.w.O.lsidro 15, 1994, at 10:00 a.rn., at the MIHA Conference room in 234-8046 R. Sablan for further information Part V of the Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) regulations states that all Garapan. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: fOR RENT commercial vessels while underway in the territorial waters of the Northern 1 Bedroom Apt. $350.00 Mariana Islands shall reqiure a pilot duly licensed by a federal or Commonwealth monthly. furnished, 24 hr. Fo.. Sale laws. A pilot is required, when bringing in or conducting a vessel of300 gross tons water. or above to or from a wharf or berth, to use the aid oftug (5) or any safe docking AGENDA 3 Bedroom House partly 1974 Red &White Cessna 172 M, devices. No vessel, other than publicly-owned vessels, 300 gross tons and above, I. Roll Call Recording - Secretary Luxury Apartment furnished, 24 hr. water. • Certified for Auto Gas- including tugs with tows, shall enter or leave or otherwise be underway without a II. Adoption of Previous Minutes • Fully Furnished Contact: 235-0594 $30,000.00 Firm price . pilot aboard, unless such vessel is sailing under enrollment with a pilot duly Boar~ • Two large bedroom wi wall includes 20 hrs. of Instruction licensed by federal law or Commonwealth law on board. III. Election of Secretary towalt carpet ito IV. 1994 & 1995 budget . ~I .24 Hour water supply needed. Phone & Fax no.: (6;70)235-7828 The BoardofProfessional Licensingwishes to remind thegeneral public thatit has V. Audit Reports for1993 • laundry Facility adopted the regulations for HarborPilots which wentinto effect in November 1990 VI. Administration & Family Self-Sufficiency • Split type airconditioner every room which applies to the pilotage districts ofSaipan, Rota and Tinian. (FSS) Plan for Sectlcn 8 and Voucher Location: NAVY HILL Part III ofthe regulations states that a person maypilota vessel where suchvessel Programs/ Contracts Name: EVERGREEN CONDOMINIUM One bedroom About $210,001 for 49 years lease 2- Storey . is required to have a pilot under regulations promulgated by CPA only if theBoard VII. 1993 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Call: 234.-6789 • 322-5004 Apartment 4-Bedrooms 1.Q Min. from Golf Saipan, has issued the person a pilot's license and endorsed the license for the applicable Vlil.Guam Savings and loan and-loan Closing OOR 5m-04I01 /15/015' 50) Tanapag Village, No Article 12 pilotage district. A pilot must obtain a separate license endorsement to pilot a and Resolution (furnish) vessel in each separate pilotage district. Guam: call Donna at (671) 789-1333 IX. Bid Proposals: Rota/Tinian Section 8 Maintenance PUBLIC NOTICE Please call Sai pan: call Roy at (670) 234-5117 For further information, please contact the Board's office at 234-5897/235-5898. X. Resolutions to Former Board Members: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE fax 234-6040 or corne by our officelocated on the 2nd floor ofthe Island Commercial Messrs. Benjamin Sablan and Norman Tenorio COMMONWEALTH OF THE 234-6707 for NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Center, Gualo Rai, Saipan. inquiry interested persons may present oral or written comments on GUARDIANSHIP CASE NO. Elizabeth Salas-Balajadia the above .agenda. For information, please contact John M. 94·334 Chairperson Sablan, Executive Directors atthe MIHA office in Saipan, tele­ IN THE MAnER OF THE phone nos. 234-6866/9447, Monday through Friday, except GUARDIANSHIP OF: holidays, between the hours of7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. ALEC JOSEPH WHITE, Minor ------JOHN M. SABLAN By: ANGEL MARIE WHITE Furnished and equipped night club, Executive Director Petitioners ready for immediate opening for NOTICE OF HEARING business. Located in the center of This is to inform the general public that the Marianas Islands Housing Authority tourist area on 2nd Floor-Arriola ,------, (MIHA) is currently accepting "Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)" Program loan Notice is hereby given that on • NEW HOUSE FOR. " "_ ..,_.".RENT"""_.' 'II applications forthe rehabilitation and repair ofresidential housing units owned 'and May 19,1994 at1:30 p.m., atthe Building on beach road, Susupe, Superior Court in Saipan, CNMI, a I 2 BEDROOM • 1·BATH I occupied by very low-income families. hearing shall be had on the Petition across from Diamond hotel and I Chalan Kanoa, near Joeten I Underthe HPG Program,low interest (3%) loans of up to$1 0,000 with arepayment toEstablish Guardianship, when and Grand Hotel. The CNMI Public School System is soliciting sealed bids forthe where all persons interested shall 1 Fax.: (671) 649-4557 Tel.: (671) 649-4303 .1 term of fifteen (15) years will be available for, but not limited to, construction of remaining scope of work for the Rota Elementary School appear and show cause why the Club area about 5,000 sq. ft, 24 hpurs water •, ~ Please~leave message .~ __ J water catchment tanks, septic tanks, septic tanks, additional room(s), repair or Cafetorium, Rota, MP. Bids in duplicate will be accepted in the prayerfor relief inthe petition should and power. Terms negotiable. Please call PSS Office of the Procurement &Supply inLower Base; Saipan, not be granted. replacement of deteriorating plumbing system and hazardous electrical system, .pated this 13th day ofApril, 1994. . installation of special features for handicapped anc/orclsabled member(s), addi­ no laterthan3:00 P.M.,localtime, Friday, April 29, 1994,atwhich time and place all the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Wilma 234-6832 for more information. tional windows foradequate ventilation, repair orreplacement ofroofs damaged by GLENN A.JEWELL Any bids received after the above time will not be accepted under Attorney for Petitioner storms ortyphoons, and replacement oftin roofing to concrete roof. any circumstances. . Abond of1'5% ofthe total bid price must accompany the bid. This Fully~equ'iped BEAUTY SAL~N In order toqualify forfinancial assistance, homeowners must meet as aminimum, security maybe a certified check, cashier's check, bill bond or the following eligibility requirements: other form acceptable to the Government made payable to the .. PUBLIC NOTICE Located on prime area of Garapan Beach Road. 1. Adjusted annual income isless than or equal to the "very low-income" limits Treasurer, Public School System, Commonwealth ofthe North­ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE LOCALUIKE for more Information please call according to size of household as established by the U.S. Department of ern Mariana Islands. The bidder is requested tosubmit with his. COMMONWEALTH OF THE 234·5684/234-5685 Jocelyn/Edna 235·5686 bid, a copy of his Business Permit as a compliance with the' NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS i-ACCOUNTING CLERK Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Contractor's Registration and Licensing Law, of the Common­ 2. Must own the property foratleast one (1) year prior to requesting financial wealth ofthe Northern Mariana Islands. CIVIL ACnON NO. 94-352 (Full Time) • Must be computer literate ~ assistance orhave aleasehold on the propertyat leastten (1 0) years beyond Plans and Specifications are available on orafter April 04, 1994 IN THE MAnER OF THE .{ V.," '''.'-'.'' V,V""" '-':"0 • Must be CNMI resident the term of the loan. at the rss CIP Office in Lower Base, Saipan. Anon-reluncabe LEGITIMATION OF: payment of $300.00 is required foreach set. Apre-bid Conference • High school graduate or GED equivalent ~~ 3. Property must be primary residence after HPG assistance is completed. • with good communications skill o. FOR SALE forthis project will be held at2:00 P.M., local time, Monday, April JEREMIAH JOSEPH R. ~ ~~ 18,1994, at the Office ofthe PSS Board Conference Room Lower PANGANIBAN, Starting pay: $2.50-3.00 per hour ~ -4 ~orm~r property of Tropicana Hotel, ..r~~lt j The time period for acceptance ofapplications will end on April 30, 1994, orfor a Base, Saipan, MP. ' Minor, Working hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ~ including 't./jf period oftime toallow forthe receipt of the firsttwenty (20) applications. Recipients Attention is called tothe Labor Standards provisions forwage rate among the eligible applicants will be randomly selected by drawing of lots. determination of the CNMI classification and salary structure By: JOSE IGUEL REYES and contact: Younis Art Studio, Inc. Garapan, Saipan Tel. 234-6341 4 0, EVANGELINA REYES Those interested in obtaining' an application or additional information about the plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and PANGANIBAN, {} ~~Irf~~~~~~~~ionsets ~, program, should contact the MIHA Central Office attelephone nos. 234-6866/94471 wages as set forth in the documents received shall be the sole Petitioners. PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT property of the Public School System, Government ofthe North­ Single and queen beds ,1A 767017689; Tinian residents call 433-9213; and Rota residents call 532-9410. ern Mariana Islands with the exception of bid bonds, certified NOTICE OF HEARING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ~ Fumiture (chests, sofas, etc.) .. U Filing cabinets j~' .. The "H ousing Preservation Grant (HPG)" Program is an equal opportun ityprogram. checks orcashier's check which will be returned tothe bidders in Notice is hereby given that on 0 4 accordance with the specifications "Instruction toBidders" Page April 21, 1994 at1:30 p.m. in tile IFB NO. RFP94-0015 .t~~ Canon photocopier Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law. !.JASJ~QE 0 t-2, Paragraph No. 05, Bid Guarantee. courthouse ofthe Superior Court in FOR 1. .. ACOPIER AND TELEFAX MACHINE 4 ~ Electric typewriters ' T~e Public Sch?ol System reserv.es the right to reject any orall Susupe, Saipan, Commonwealth of 2. E-EST CONIRQJ, Air conditioning units JOHN M. SABLAN 3. REPLACEMENT OF MEDICAL AIR PIPELINES o @, /s/ bids and to waive any Imperfection In the bid proposal in the the Northern Mariana Islands, the Executive Director interest of the Public School System, Commonwealth of the petitioners will petition the court to SYSTEM ~ Northern Mariana Islands. .' . is confirm the paternity ofJose Iguel to be sold at public auction on Friday,•."Aprii ,0 OPENING DATE: .Jy1AY 2,1994 TIME: 2:00 P.M. t:~. ~ Reyes and change of name of the A. 4 22, 1994 at 1:00 p.m. at Westpac Freight, "MIHA is an equal opportunity and fair housing public auency", WILLIAM S. TORRES LOL1lSE CONCEPCTON ~ Puerto Rico, Saipan. The property can be ~'lI 4/5,7.11.15(08373) Commissioner of Education Chief, ProcurementJSupply . ~ above-mentioned minor. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND Dated this 13th dayof April, 1994. .( ~~ viewed onthe morning of the sale. For further oJ SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, PROCUREMENT AND ~ 0 SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAl PAN. information contact Mike White, 234-6547. I&. Is/REYNALDO Q, YANA lsi DAVID M. APATANG O Ie's your local newspaper Attorney for Petitioners ..: A.A , , .A, A" A.. A" A' A.A A4 j ~' ~arianas91ariety FRJDAY, l\PRIL-,- }5'~'1994.~MARIANAS.y,ARffiTY,NEWS;ANDVIEWS'..49

RATES: Classified Announcement -Per onecolumn Inch -53.00 Classified Display - Per onecolumn Inch ·53.00 ICROSSWORD PUZZLER I DEADLINE: 12:00noon the daYprtor to publlcatton SHE'S RIGHT.. 1 !-\AD-n.m NOTE: Ifsome reason your advertisement IsIncorrect. callusImmediately to makethe (04v1E. uP LAST WEEK necessary corrections. The Mananas Variety News andVIews Isresponsible onlyforone ACROSS (abbr.) Incorrect Insertion. ''Ie reserve theright toedit.refuse. reject orcancelanyad at any"me. 1 Paddle 41 Grain 4 Sctap foam 43 Metal 44 Be 1jick 1 CIVIL ENGINEER - College grad., 2 8 Not in 1 CARPET LAYER - High school grad., 1 BAKER - High school equiV:, 2 years 46 Stair years experience. Salary: $1,000 per 11 Of gymnastic Employment Wanted 2 years experience. Salary: $2.75 per experience. Salary: $3.00 per hour. stunts 48 Animal doc FRONT DESK CLERK month. 50 Love hour. Contact: THERESITAB. PANGELINAN 13 Yoko- 1 COOK overmuch Contact: RMS CARPETING INC., Caller dba Pangelinan Store, P.O. Box 1452, 14 ­ 1 FRONT DESK CLERK - High school 1 WAREHOUSE WORKER - 'High 50 Ballot Box PPP-647, Box 10000, Saipan, MP Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­ Petersburg grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45­ school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 15 ­ 53 Car 96950. Tel. No. 234-1153(04/22)F/ 6684(04/15)F/15225. assemblers' $4.00 per hour. ary: $2.45 per hour. Wiedersehen 14681. assn. Contact: SAl PAN HOTEL CORP. dba 5 MASON 16 Tree 2 HOUSEWORKER - High school 55 Dolores- Hafadai Beach Hotel, P.O. Box 338, 6 CARPENTER - High school grad., 2 18 Comparative 1 MECHANICAL DRAFTER - College equiv., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 ending Rio Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-6495 years experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.70 57.Hockeyorg. 1 GENERALMANAGER-Collegegrad., grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $450 per hour. 20 - Aviv ext. 806(04/15)F/8406. per hour. 58 Make obese 2 years experience. Salary: $1,800 per per month. Contact: RODRIGO M. CAPATI dba GARFIELD®by Jim Davis 22 Which Contact: D & S CONSTRUCTION. INC., person? 61 Numbers month. Contact: EMC 2 MECHANICAL, INC. Saipan Woodcraft En!., P.O. Box 2314, (abbr.) 1 FRONT DESK CLERK P.O. Box· 155, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. 23 Stalk 2 Letter ~fore Contact: CNS CORPORATION, P.O. (CNMI), PPP 226 Box 10000, Saipan, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ 63 Exists 2 CASHIER No. 234-6t397(04/29)F/14773. 25 Make free (of) ess 64 Ear (comb. Box 5075, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 1 COOK HELPER MP 96950. Tel. No. 233-3532(04/22)F/ 5607(04/15)F/15212. ) 27 - China 3 Brown kiwi form) " , 233-18oo(04I22)F/14678. 14671. 30 Solemn ~ore 4 DISHWASHER 1 .ooox - High school grad., 2 years 65 Haughtiness 4 secure 6 WAITRESS (NIGHT CLUB) - High promise 5 G'uido'slow 1 BARTENDER exJ1erience. Salary: $2.50 per hour. 68 Reagan's son t' WAREHOUSE MANAGER - High 7 KITCHEN HELPER school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 32 Erich ­ note 4 WAITER Contact: JUANITAREYES DELA CRUZ 69 Actress Stroheim 6 Plunge school grad., 3 years experience. Sal­ 1 MAINTENANCE WORKER 3 COOK - High school grad., 2 years ary: $2.45 per hour. dba Ding's Chicharon, P.O. Box 2193, Madeline ­ ary: $900 per month. experience. Salary: $2.45 per hour. 20 DANCER 34 Athletic 7 Flat­ 2 ELECTRICIAN Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288­ center 70 Asian ox Contact: MICRONESIAN BROKERS, Contact: HANFORD DEVELOPMENT, 2 DISC JOCKEY bottomed 2 AIRCON (TECH) MECHANIC 1586(04/29)F/14774. 35 Consequently boat .OO, Saipan, MP P.O. Box 2706, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. 1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER - High DOWNססPPP-128, P.O. Box 1 1 B'ARTENDER 37 Of vivid 8 Type of tea 96950.Tel. No.322-Q318(04I15)F/8409. No. 234-3481 (04/22)F/14673. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal-' 3 CASHIER - High school grad., 2 years 2 TRAVEL AGENT (TRAVEL COUN­ images 1 Group of. 9 Actress- 1 MANAGER - High school grad., 2 experience. Salary: $2.45 per hour. ary: $2.75 per hour. . SELOR) - High school grad., 2 years 40 Apiece eight ,,' Merkel years experience. Salary: $700-$1,000 1 COST ENGINEER - College grad., 2 Contact: STAR FOUR CORPORA'tmN ;':'8~-=9--,-o1-;:-O Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD., experience. Salary: $2.50 per hour.. 4 5' 6 7 ., per month. P.O. Box 527, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. yearsexpeJience.Salary:$1 ,OOQ-$1 ,300 dba Starlite Disco Club/Stargazer Club, Contact: SAIPAN KORESCO CORPO­ 1 COOK No. 322-4692(04/15)F/8396. per month. P.O. Box 1778, Saipan, MP 96956. Tel. RATION dba Saipan Koresco Resort 1 WAITRESS (REST) 5 WAREHOUSE WORKER No. 234-5520(04/15)F/15224. Club, P.O. Box3013,Saipan, MP9695O. 8 WAITRESS (NC)- High school grad., 12 SALESf'ffiSON Tel. No. 288-6001 (04/29)F/14775. '14 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 per 6 CASHIER - High school grad., 2 years 10' SEWING, MACHINE OPERATOR­ PEANUTS®byCharles M. Schulz hour. experience. Salary;' $2.45-$3.00 per High school grac;L. 2 years experience. 1 GENERAL MANAGER - College grad., 18 Contact; KWON ENTERPRISES dba 1 WAITRESS - High school grad., 2 hour. Salary: $2.45 per hour. 2 years experience. Salary: $8.65­ K's Hide-Away Restaurant; P.O. Box years experience. Salary: $2.50-$2.90 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­ Contact: UNO MODA CORP., P.O. Box $12.00 per hour. 23 3706, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­ per hour. College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 1847,.Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.·No. 234­ 1 ASSISTANT FACTORY MANAGER I MUST ADMIT, 1775(04I22)F/14684. 1 MAINTENANCE CARPENTER- High ary: $2.50-$4.00 per hour. 1861 (04/15)F/8~02. .2 ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MAN­ SIR., THAT I school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 5 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 AGER - College grad.; 2 years experi­ ence. Salary: $5.80-$10.00 per.hour. NEVER WOULD 1 GENERALMANAGER-College.Qrad., ary: $3.00-$3.40 per hour. yea~ experience. Salary: ~3.00-$8.00 1 AUTO MECHANIC : High school l-IAVE THOUGHT. 2 years experience. Salary: $8.65­ Contact: INTERPACIFIC RESORTS per hour. grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 1 CUTIING SUPERVISOR - High $12.00 per hour. CORP. dba Pacific Islands Club, P.O. 2 SALESCLERK per hour. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 10 PUT A Contact: T & W INVESTMENT CO., Box 2370. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 1 JANITOR - High school grad., 2 years Contact: PAULB. ROBERTOdba K and ary: $4.05-$10.00 per hour. WATERMELON INC., P.O. Box 486, Saipan, MP 96950. 234-7976 ext. 5121(04/15)F/8403. experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.57 per P Auto Shop, P.O. Box 2668, Saipan, 1 SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2 IN MY LUNCH .. Tel. No. 235-5165(04/22)F/8503. hour. MP 96950.(04/15)F/15220. years experience. Salary: $5.00-$10.00 1 FLORAL DESIGNER - College grad., 2 FARMER - High school grad., 2 years per hour. 1 CUTTING SUPERVISOR' 1 MANAGER - College grad., 2 years 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 per experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.84 per 1 PRESSER (STEAM) - High school .1 SEWING SUPERVISOR- High school experience. Salary: $1,200 per month. hour. hour. . grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $4.05­ IQ 1994 UnJled Feature SyndlCBlo. Inc. Contact: SUNLAND SAl PAN COM­ Contact: RITA C. CRUZ dba The First 1 STOCK CONTROL CLERK - High per hour. $10.00 per hour. 64 PANY LTD., P.O. Box 5236 CHRB. Floral Shop, P.O. Box 796, Saipan, MP school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ Contact: COMMONWEALTH GAR­ 2 COOK - High school grad., 2 years Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­ 96950. Tel. No. 235-4438(04/15)F/ ary: $2.45-$2.63 per hour. MENT MFG., INC., P.O. Box 741, experience. Salary: $2.50-$700 per hour. r : STELLA WILDER 68 8291(04/22)F/14677. 15216. 3 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER - High Saipan, MP. 96950. Tel. No. 234­ 2 MATERIAL CLERK school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 755O(04I22)F/14674. 1 MASON 20 (PRESS OPERATORS) MACHINE ary:·$2.45-$4.14 per hour. Call For Answers • Touch-tone orRolary Phones Accountant 1 CARPENTER- High school grad., 2 PRESSER ? 1 POULTRY WORKER' 3 GLAZER ALUMINUM FABRICATOR YOUR BIRTHDAY • 1·900-454-3535 ext. code 700 • 95c per minute 20 CUTIER years experience. Salary: $2.45perhour. STUMPED, . 2 ACCOUNTANT - High school equiv., 1 REFRIGERATION MECHANIC-High - Highschoolgrad., 2 years experience. Contact: EUGENIO C. VARGAS dba 20 QUALjTY CONTROL CHECKER· 2 years experience. Salary: $5.20 per school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ Salary: $2.45 per hour. f! Vargas Enterprises, P.O. Box 623, High school grad., 2 years experience, I: ary: $2.45-$3.15 per hour. Contact: RICHARD P. KAUTZ, JR. dba hour. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ Salary: $2.45-$7.00 per hour. 1 JAPANESE INTERPRETER - High Kautz Glass Company, P.O. Box 2656, 10 HAND PACKAGER 2 FRONT DESK CLERK 0297(04/221F/14688. __~TW 1 - GENERAL MAINTENANCE school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­ 10 MAINTENANCE WORKER By Stella Wilder To see what is in store for you­ back seat today to one or two ur­ ~wNI WORKER ary: $2.45-$2.75 per hour. 9282(04/15)F/15215. 2 ELECTRICAL REPAIRER (MAINTE­ fi tomorrow, find your birthday and gent practical needs. Health may 1~4A-CRO-5S 1 MASON - High school grad., 2 years o I 2 COMMERCIAL CLEANER - High 1 DIESEL MECHANIC - High school NANCE) - High school grad., 2 years ' Born today, you are the posses­ . read the corresponding para­ be in the spotlight. experience. Salary: $2.45-$3.00 per I' ~. school equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ graduate, 2 years eXiberience. Salary: 2 SHOP SUPERVISOR - High school experience. Salary: $2.4'5-$10.00 per I' sor of many talents, many desires, graph, Let your birthday star be LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -­ hour. i What you don't know can hurt you ary: $2.45 per hour. $2.45-$3.83 per hour. grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45­ hour. many aspirations, many joys, your daily guide. .~ Contact: JESUS B. YUMUL dba vco i : Contact: FAMILY ALLIANCE CORPO­ Contact: J.C. TENORIO ENT., INC., $3.50 per hour. Contact: SAM MARIANAS, INC., P.O. many fears - and many facets to SATURDAY, APRIL 16 today, despite conventional wis­ Corporation, P.O. Box 932 CK, Saipan, \ ! dom to the contrary. Get the RATION, P.O. Box 5308, Saipan, MP P.O. Box 137, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. Contact: MARIANAS REPAIRS COM­ Box 1630, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. a-complex and often mysterious ARIES (March 21-April19) ­ facts: ~-- MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-6604(04/22)F/ i; SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov, 21) ­ = 96950. Tel. No. 234-6670(04/22)F/ No. 234-6445 ext. 7584(04/22)F/8510. PANY, INC., P.O. Box 2690, Saipan, 322-3444(04/29)F/14776. personality. You are fond of all en­ You may be restless, curious, ea­ 8499. MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-9083(04/15)F/ ger to get to the bottom of a per­ You may have to investigate a Q 6ACR05S: 14676. deavors which enable you to 1 F & B SUPERVISOR - High school 15218. 1 OPERATION MANAGER - College stretch the limits of your past ex­ plexing mystery. Share only cer­ stubborn problem with a little OF'F'OSITE 1 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR - High grad., 2years experience. Salary: $1,000 tain info at this time. more resolve today. Don't back ~n OF 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $3.15- periences; you're not one to enjoy school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ per month. TAURUS 20-May 20) ­ away from a mystery. years experience. Salary: $4.00perhour. $3.35 per hour. . 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 doing the same things again and (April ary: $4.05 per hour. Contact: CHALAN ;(ANOA BEACH It may be time to do more than SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. IN Contact: EQUITABLE INSURANCE 1 ASST. CHIEF COOK - High school years experience. Salary:' $550-$900 again. You have big ideas and you 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­ CLUB CORP. dba Chalan Kanoa Beach warn others of your intentions at 21) - You willhave to roll up your l~JV CO., INC., P.O. Box 686, Saipan, MP per month. _ know how to transform them, as if College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ grad., 2 years experience. Salary: Club, P.O. Box 356, Saipari, MP 96950. sleeves today and take part ill 96950. Tel. No. 235-5452(04/22)F/ 3 WAITER, REST. - High school grad:, by magic, into a reality that wins this time. Today, you may have to ary: $800 per month. $1,200 per month. Tel. No. 234-7829(04/29)F/14791. hands-on efforts if you expect to 14675. 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$3.00 the respect of all those around take definite action. Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL 4 BARTENDER - High school grad., 2 make'notable progress. . ':) D-0vVN: per hour. you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)-­ CORP., P.O. Box 2610, Saipan, MP 1 MARKETING MANAGER - College CAPRICORN (Dec. za-Jan. OPr-tJS1 rE 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.87 1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - College You 'are sensitive and always in Your sensitivity may stand in your 96950. Tel. No. 234-1603(04/22)F/ grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $5.00 19) - Decision-making may be af­ OF years experience. Salary: $900 per per hour. grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $650­ tune with those who are in trouble way today, but you can make some 14687. per hour. ., fected today by the unforeseen --­ month. 2 WAITRESS - High school grad., 2 $1,000 per month. in some way - and you seem to changes which will send you in a 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 or, even, by the utterly invisible. Contact: KAIZOKU CORPORATION, years experience. Salary: $2.45-$4.03 6 COOK - High school grad., 2 years know without being told, just what new direction. HARD years experience. Salary: $5.20 perhour. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. IS) P.O. Box 5771 CHRB, Saipan, MP 1 SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2 experience: Salary: $2.45-$3.50' per othe~s need at any given time. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ­ per hour. 1 AIRBRUSH ARTIST - College grad., - You'll have to read between the 96950. Tel. No. 322-0676(04/15)F/ years experience. Salary: $700 per hour. People around you are always A flight of fancy may actually do 1 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ME­ 2 years experience. Salary; $3:50 per lines today before you can really 15223. month. Contact: NINO'S INC., P.O. Box 1808, looking to you in times of trouble, more for you than you think. Be CHANIC - High school grad., 2 years hour. understand a situation you've Contact: WALLTRADE INTERNA­ Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­ and you are quite adept. at ~pro­ willing to walk through those new­ experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.65 per Contact: CLIFFORD SHOEMAKE dba TIONAL CORP., P.O. Box261 0, Saipan, 9299(04/28)TH/8567. vising your way out of tricky SItua­ ly-opened doors. been thrust into. MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-1603(04!22)F/ hour. Shoemake & Associates, P.O. Box2912, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Your PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20> Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ tions. 14686. 1 KITCHEN HELPER - High school 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 Also on this date are: intuitions are keen today, and you - You are more and more in the 3442(04/29)F/14784. born 2 SALES PERSON - High school grad., grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45­ years experience. Salary: $3.25-$3.75 , Henry James, author and critic; can second-guess those who are mood to entertain, to socialize to 2 years experience. Salary: $2.50 per 1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR $2.65 per hour. per hour. Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathe­ pitting themselves against you. day. Evening brings an opportuni 1 MECHANICAL ENGINEER - College ty you can't miss! hour. 1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 3 COOK - High school grad., 2 years 1 SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2 matician; George Perkins Mar­ VIRGO (Aug, 23-Sept. 22) ­ grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $1,000 199~. Contact: SHADOWIN INTERNA­ 1 WELDER COMBINATION - High years experience.- Salary: $3.50-$4.00 Your talents may have to take a Copyright United Feature Syndicun-. III(' experience. Salary: $2.52-$2.72 per per month. shall, diplomat and author. TIONAL,INC. dba Shadow Adult Shop, school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ per hour. hour. Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­ P.O. Box 5642 CHRB, Saipan, MP ary: $3.00-$3.50 per hour. Contact: CNMI CONVENIENT 2 CASHIER - High school grad., 2 years TION, P.O. Box 545 CK, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No.233-444(04/15)F/15213. Contact: CM GENERAL FABRICATOR, STORES,INC., P.O. Box 487, Saipan, . 96950. Tel. No. 234-68oo(04/29)F/8577. INC., P.O. Box 432, Saipan, MP 96950. experience. Salary: $2.45-$2.78 per MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-6550(04/ l, actress, is 61; Evelyn Ashford (1957 Bl'II\'~nl()1 2 SALES PERSON - High school grad., Tel. No. 322-5203(04/22)F/14679. hour. 29)F?14715. DATE BOOK TODA\"S l\lOON: r 1 SHOP SUPERVISOR - High school l. track-and-field athlete, is :17. new moon (April 10) and first 2 years experience. Salary: $2.50 per 5 MAINTENANCE WORKER - High grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $4.05 quarter IApI'I1 18). 2 AUTO BODY REPAIRER April 15, 1994 TODAY'S SPORTS: On this day in hour. 1 DOMESTIC HELPER - High school school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ per hour. Contact:QUEEN'S INTLINC. dba Tropi­ 1 AUTO PAINTER - High school grad., 1947, Jackie Robinson of th~Brooklyn • I!I~I~. Nf:WSI'AI'!-:H !-::"TEIU'lllSE :\SS~ equiv.,2 years experience. Salary: $250 ary: $2.52-$2.78 per hour. Contact: CAMILLO A. ORALLO dba 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 per Dodgers became the first liiack man cal Theme, P.O. Box 5642 CHRB, per month. 2 WAITER - High school grad., 2 years Uhiversal Enterprises (Universal Iron " The daddy longlcgs is not a true hour. l~ili to play in a major- league baseball NewsTips? Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ Contact: JOSEPHINE DLG. MESTA, experience. Salary: $2.47-$2.67 per Works), P.O. Box 1751, Saipan, MP Today is the • spider, but a member of a spiderlike 3996(04/15)F/15214. Contact: HENRY L. PADILLA dba Pa­ day of 1994 and the • game. as thr Dodgl'rs .ljral til,' P.O. Box 5227 CHRB, Saipan, MP, hour. 96950. Tel. No. 234-3701(04/2!1)Ff order of animals called Phalanuida. 96950. Tel. No. 256-0314(04/22)F/ cific Island Traders, Inc" Mailex 296, 14779. . nu. day of spring. Braves. ;,:l 1 FRONT DESK CLERK - High school P.O. Box 10005 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Faxitto 14685. • TODAY'S qUOTE: ··Villy dOl'S ;1 The 56 signers of the Declaration of ------grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45­ Tel. No. 2~5-2507. TODAY'S HISTORY: On this day in I 1 SUPERVISOR (WAITER) - High t' ~ITRESS, A~TAURANT• High slight tax increase cost you two hun Independence did not all sign the 110C 2.65 per hour. 1865 President Abraham Lincoln died school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 1 CHEF - High school grad., 2 years school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ (1011I'llt Oil .Iulv 4. 1"Ii Must sigrll'd tlu 1 MASON - High school grad., 2 years after being shot the previous night by drcd dollars and a suhstuutial tax cui I ary: $3.00 per hour. experience. Salary: $1,000-$3,000 per 1 LIGHTING EQUIPMENT OPERA­ ary: $ 2.45 per hour. l\~g documenl within a month of thai date. experience. Salary: $2.45 per hour. John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Tlll'all'r save you thirty cents?" Brack 2 WAITER, RESTAURANT - High month. TOR - High school grad., 2 years expe­ Contact: PAVILLQN ENTE~RISES hut one. Thomas McKean. didn't gd 1 ELECTRICIAN - High school grad., 2 in Washington, D.C. en school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 1 ASSISTANT CHEF - High school rience. Salary: $2.72-$2.92 per hour. dba Island Snack Bar, Caller ~x AAA around to it until 17111 C;Yariet~ years experience. Salary: $2.45-$3.25 TODAY'S BIHTIIDAYS: Churlvs TODAY'S WEATHER: On this day in le5\Iarianas grad., 2 years experience. Salary: $800­ ary: $2.50 per hour. Contact: DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTO. per hour. 31, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No: 234­ 8970(04/29)F/14785. . Wilson Peale (1741-18271, painter: 11l7:l, a violent blizzard gave Yankton. Contact: VECTOR CORPORATION dba $2,600 per hour. dba Saipan Diamond Hotel, P.O. Box IT1 Contact: M.S. VILLAGOMEZ INCOR­ Henry James (1843·191fil. writer: S.D" an avcruge wind velocity or :;!I \othing IIII' 1·:ighl"('lllhI.JJII·rrd Subway Deli, Caller Box AM 957, Contact: MICRONESIA SYSTEMS, l~ 66, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­ PORATED dba MSV Construction Co., Thomas Hart Benton flRB!I-I!1751, mph for a continuous period or alnlll~" rlll'1I1 ,'.1 tlu tunstituuon. 1111Ich' Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ INC., P.O. Box 228 CHRB, Saipan, MP l'~'ohibition, prohibited till' 5900 ext. 278(04/15)F/8411. P.O. Box 7, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. artist; A. Philip Randolph (11189-1!179). 100 hours tablishcd 7051(04/29)F/14783. 96950. Tel. No. 322-6201 (04/22)F/8505. 234-&.108(04/29)F/8570. r-unsumptiun of alcohol unly it~ labor leader; Bessie Smith <,1894-1937), Slll·.IW!':· '1111. Wf:ATIII.H 1'11,\'\\1-1. ",:.; 234-9271 manufacture. salt' and transporlation singer; Elizabeth Montgomery (1933- Wl';ttlll'r (;tJIdt, Ltlt·ndl.lr.I\I'l'(lnll'llhli~~lIl1g.l.td ... .,'. .~~ FRIDAY, APRIL 15,1994-MARIANAS ;VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-51 Bowie to fight Mathis Island-wide softballleague opens Defender. Earlier in the game; two wheels errors. a 24-7 five inning shut out over whom he had beatento win the take place at Caesars Palace in By: Frank D. Palacios LosingPitcher: HowardMarkley NEW YORK (AP) - Former Joe Palacios' lead off homer and Donald Flores who relieved the cm 3gers. A-Team scored championship a year earlier, is Las Vegas. Mathis is 13-0 with in every inning with 24 hits;five heavyweight champion Riddick THEHIGHLIGHTofthedaywas Game - 4 Toyota Wheels 18, Martin Cruz's RBI single gave starter Richard Sana in the fifth BOX OFFICE OPEN 7:30 P.M. Bowe will meetunbeatenBuster 34-1 with 29 knockouts for his three knockouts in his career. doubles,twotriple,fourhomerun a close contest between the Just HI-Rollers 6. theDefendersa2-0leadinthe top gaveupjusttorunsandtwowalkin SHOW START 8:00 P.M. career, The three fights are The other fights are not yet set includinga grandslam homerby Mathis Jr. on June 11 in the first forFunandtheCenturyInsurance Firstbaseman John Idichil was of the second but the lead was thelastthreeinningsforthevictory. designed to get him in shape for but could involve South African CarlosSablan,theotherhomerun of three fights for Bowe this 4-3 game, two homeruns by S. 3-for-3 including a double and short lived as the Just for Fun Starting pitcherSanagave up four anothertry attheheavyweight title. Corrie Sanders, .Henry wasJessPeterson.NickGuerrero summer against up-and-coming Payton, Nick Guerrero, Greg homer and four RBI's, Mabel struckrightbackwithtworunsin hits and walkedjust one. Losing The fight with Mathis,a son of Akinwande of England or Jorge had two homers and John Diaz opposition. Camacho; CarlosSablan's grand­ Ngimgemelas and Nap Singers theirbottom halfthattiedthegame pitcherMariano Palacios wentthe Buster Mathis, a heavyweight Gonzales, a Cuban defector to . one for the 3gers. Bowe, who lost his title last slamhomer and six RBI by Greg alsowent3-for-3andscoredthree up at all. Just for Fun went on to distance andwalkedonly one. contender during the 1960s, will the United States. Winning pitcher: Al Taitano, NovembertoEvanderHolyfield, Camacho. At the end of the day, runs apiece for the wheels. Jeff steal the lead 3-2 in thefourth on LosingPitcher: John Diaz. only three games went seven Camacho and Tony Benavente a triple by Dennis Camacho and Game - 7 A-Team 24, CID innings, fourendedinfive inning, homeredforHi Rollers. TheWheels Jack Santos' sacrifice hit. The 3gers 7. Game-8 BudBadBoywalked Tanapag... Torres followed and flied out to and one forfeiture. exploded for sevenruns in the top Defenders tie the game up again First baseman Greg Camacho the game into an extra inning. away with a 7-0 forfeiture win continued from page 52 .centlr-forthe 1stoutof theinning. of thefifthon eighthitsto stopthe at 3-all in the sixth on a lead off ripped two homers and knocked Kelvin Kalen led off with a over the Oleai IT&E. contestat five inning. single by Martin Cruz aided by in six runs to lead the A-Team to walk, stole 2nd, and scored on single to center, Eric Kani .'frank Angel then ripped a single Game-1. Bud Dry 13, Winning pitcher: Harvey TonyDL.Guerrero'ssingle.Dela followed with a walked and \0 center advancing Celis to 3rd. Bombers 6. Masaharu,Losingpitcher: JoeSablan. Cruz and company held the both were dri ven in by another On the very same play sequence, Centerfielder PJ. Foehr went Bravesfrom scoringin innings5 Joe Taitano's double. an overthrown ball from the for 4-for-4, single, double, triple & 6 while scoring 1 more run at On top of the 8th (extrainning) outfield to cut off Celis at 3rd, a and homerun with five RBI's to Game - 5 Marpac Bud-Light Seles set on skipping the bottom of the Sth, On 2 outs, and with lone out, Gary Pua had miscoached Celishesitatedat3rd lead the Bullets to a five inning 17, Army Reserve 12. Reno Celis singled to center, an infield single, Ned Norita then tried to gun down home but shutoutover the Beer boys. The The Bud Light exploded for advanced to 2nd on a pass-ball, followed with a walk, both stole was nailed inches from home­ Bullets scored in every inning' seven runs in the fourth wentto3rdona throwingerrorby 3rd and 2nd respectively,,andthe plate by a 2 (catcherj- 1(pitcher) four in the first, five in second, highlighted by Sal Hesus' inside one more grand slam relief pitcher Jess Taitano on a Braves reclaimed a 2-run lead on play at home-platefor the2ndout sevenin third, and five in fourth. the park homer and Idip Naruses of the inning. The next batter Winning pitcher: Dick Weil, two run triple that widened their pick-attempt, then scored on a a Hustlers'throwing error which PARIS (AP) •ItappearsMonica wild-card invitation. GrandSlamtournaments, Shehad Losingpitcher: Dan Ignoef. lead to 14-6. The Bud Lightwent wild pitch. . 'scored Pua and Norita. later lined-out to 2ndfor thefinal Seles will miss her fifth Grand Seles was stabbedon April 30, won three consecutive French on to score three more runs on Trailing the Hustlers by 2 runs At the bottom of the inning out of the game with the score 7­ Slam tournament since being 1993, during a tourament in Open titles from 1990 to 1992. JessManibusan'stworundouble. with the score 7-5 going into the (8th), andtrailing theBravesby 2 5. Umpiring the game were Mel Game - 3 Great Boleros 27, stabbedlast April. Hamburg,Germany, and has not Since Seles' stabbing, Steffi runs, the game was seemingly Sakisat at lst, Ron Benavente at DFSRebels 7. Army reserve bounce back with top half of the 7th, the Braves ..: Seles' namewas not on the list played since. She dropped out of Grafhasdominatedthe women's scored2 runsto tie the score and headed for another extra inning 2nd, Joe C. Guerrero at 3rd, and First baseman Mira Giovani threeruns in the fifth and seventh ofentriesannouncedWednesday the WTA rankings in February tour, winning four consecutive held the Hustlersfrom scoringat when Reno Celis- was walked the Chief Umpire was Joe knockedinfiverunswithadouble inning. for the French Open, scheduled becauseof her long absencefrom Grand Slam titles. the bottom of the inning to force leadingoff and stole 2nd. Robert Camacho. and homerun, and Jerry Ayuyu, Winningpitcher:AndyNepeal, May 23-June5. the tour. Seles' continued layoff was The CNMI Public School System is soliciting competitive sealed bidding from GeorgeFracisandPeteCamacho Losing pitcher: Johnny Aldan. Tournament referee Gilbert The 128-player women's confIrmedin a written statement vendors interested in supplying PSS with up tothree (3) school buses. Specifi­ homersand Ben Mesa was 4-for­ Ysern said he has received no field will be filled by 112 releasedinFebruarybyheragent, cation maybe picked up atthe PSS Procurement & Supply Office during regular 4 to lead the Lite Taste Great Game - 6 Just For Fun 4, news from Seles or her agent players admitted directly StephanieTolleson. working hours located atthe Public School System Central Office, Lower Base, Atlanta... Bolero to a five inning victory. Century Ins Defenders 3 concerning a possible entry. because of their rankings over "Monicahas spent thepastfew Saipan, MP 96950. All bids submitted must include shipping toPSS Procurement continued from page 52 31 games. left in the third quarter drew Bolerosscoredalltheirrunsinthe WilberAda's one out homer in Even if Seles does express an the past year, eight wild cards months focusing on her physical & Supply Warehouse located at Puerto Rico, Saipan. Delivery must be made scored a season-high 21 points With the victory, the Pacers Detroitto67-66.Bostonoutscored firstfourinningincludingthirteen the bottom of the seventh lifted interest to play, she will have and eight qualifiers, rehabilitationin order toreturnto within 180 days after notification of award. Bids are now being accepted by the and Indiana established season moved into sixth place alone in Detroit 17-4the restof theperiod runs in the third. theJust for Fun to an exciting4-3 to either go through When she was injured, Seles thesportsheloves,"thestatement had won seven of her last eight Public School System Procurement & Supply Office, Lower Base, Saipan, from highsforreboundsandassistsina theEasternConference.Clarence for an 84-70 lead and got thefirst Winning pitcher: Ray Aldan, victory over Century Ins qualifications or receive a said, 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. daily Monday thru Friday except Holidays. Closing date rout of Philadelphia. Weatherspoon led Philadelphia nine points of the fourth quarter. and time forthis bid isMay 2,1994 at10:00 a.m. local time. All bids received must ThePacers,whohavewonfour with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The lead ranged from 11 to 23 be submitted with an original and three additional copies. All bids received after of six games and snapped a two­ Celtics 109, Pistons 96 . points after that. . The, the aboce date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. All bids game losing streak. on the road, Bostonuseda 26-4bursttoturn Celtics were led by DeeBrown must be in asealed envelope and face marked "IFB94-001 0" and submitted tothe with 21 points and Dino Radja Buy aset of clubs Phil Mickelson uses PSg Procurement and-Supply Office, Lower Base, Saipan. grabbed 59 rebounds and passed a one-point game into a rout of for 39 assists. Detroit, which lost its seventh with 20 points and 14 . and get atree Yonex golf bag. . Indiana beat the 76ers for the straight gamein Boston. rebounds. For Detroit, Terry Anon refundable fee of $25.00 U.S: Dollars must accompany the bid. These' Now, when you buy a set The Celtics pulled away after Mills had 25 points and Allan twenty five dollars maybe a certified check, cashier's check, or other forms first time this season after three ofYonex WideBodywoods Houston 24.. acceptable by the Public School System, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana tries. Philadelphia has lost 26 of LindseyHunter'sbasketwith5:47 or irons,Yonexwill give you Islands. The bidder is required to submit with his bid a copy of his business a free YUnt:x gulf bag,valued . permit. at $180. Or a YonexAD.X. 30putter valued at $120. The Public School System reserves the right to award on a single or multiple Which means when yuu awards orto reject any or all bids in the best interest of the Public School System. , get the graphite clubs that WlEIEI~EINID SAJUE Inquiries maybe directed to the Public School System Procurement & Supply were proven to out-distance Office attelephone number 322-6407 during working hours. metal clubs. you get a great APRIL 15 -17 place to put them away, Or /s/ William S. Torres /s/ Louise Concepcion The Commonwealth Development Authority (COA) Board of Directors is soliciting, when you get the graphite MIZUNO GOLF SHOES Commissioner Of Education Procurement & Supply Officer clubs that were proven to Competitive Sealed Bids for an office for the CDA branch office in Rota. t out-distance metal clubs, ~FO:Rj?RO'POSAL'" Thebuildingmustbe conductivefor officeuse, a concrete structurewith a minimum office you get a great putter to put (All Styles) lO%OFF ,tW:QUES.T. space of 400 square feet ground floor, air-conditioned, and ample parking area. The the restof your foursome .: ~. .. PSSRFP 94-00.6'- building mustbeeasilyaccessibleto a publicroadandsituatedin SongsongVillage, Rota. away. Just visit 'jour Yonex .' ~. . . ;. . dealer for details. The building should have adequate lighting fixtures, electrical outlets, indoor toiletr ,: and The CNMI Public School System issoliciting proposals from interested meet the ADA requirements. Maximum amount of monthly rental payment should not firm inproviding tothe Public School System with aproposal forthe exceed$600.00.Ownermustmaintainpublicliabilityinsurancefornot lessthan$100,000 Procurement or lease option of copier machines for the Public per accident and not less than $300,000 total coveragefor a one time aqqreqateclaim. Schools on Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Procurement or lease option The term of lease is for one (1) year with an option to renewfor additional periodsby the ·.wmw(Q) 11MMllS 20% 0FF - must include aminimum ofone year repair and maintenance service Lessee (CDA). CDA can also provide 60 day's notice to terminate the lease at any time M(CI1El~ , .' to be inclusive of parts and labor. Specifications maybe picked up at withoutthe consentof the lessor.Ownermusthavecleartitle to thepremisesandexisting the PSS Procurement & Supply Office located at Lower Base, Saipan encumbrances must be acceptable to CDA. The office space Should be ready for All on stock during regular working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday occupancy no later than five (5) days after notification of award. Interestedlessor should thru Friday except Holidays. Proposals will be accepted until2:00 p.m. CALLAWAY submit their written bid in a sealed envelope markedIFB94-001 no later than 2:00 p.m., April 26, 1994 atthe PSS Procurement &Supply Office, Public School BIG BERTHA NIKEGOLF YONEX ADX 200 System Central Office, Lower Base. All proposals must be submitted April 22, 1994. SHOES 3-10 PW (Stiff Flex) Commonwealth Development Authority ORIGINAL DRIVERS in triplicate copies. Proposals must be in a sealed envelope and (All Styles) Reg. $1949.95 - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands lISTEELE SHAFTS" facemarked with ·PSS RFP 94-006". Anon refundable fee of$25.00 omy ~~~~ U.S. Dollars must accompany the proposal. The twenty five dollars P.O. Box 2149 maybe acertified check, acashier's check, orother forms acceptable Saipan, MP 96950 by the Treasurer, Public School System Commonwealth of the The Executive Director, or his designee,shall make a site lnspecpon of-the office space 9m:t t199.95 96 %OFF ~1657 Far Beyond Ordinary Clubs. 1 Northern Mariana Islands. The Pu blic School System reserves the available for rent submitted by the owner to ensure it meets the requirementfor a CDA branch,offic~ b~fore ~n awar~ oNtONt~ rightto award, amend, orreject any orall proposals in the best ofthe in Rota is given. Uponacceptance of the bid proposal, the 179 0 I Public School System. Any question(s) pertaining to this Executive Directoror his desiqnee Will execute a lease agreementwith the lessor.CDA . OffergoodApril) through June30,1994. You mustbe at least18 years reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ofage and a U.S, resident. Allow6 to 8 weeksfordelivery. STORE HOURS: MON.· SUN. lOAM· 10 PM announcement can contact the Procurement Office at telephone Restrictions mayapply 1994 Yonex Corporation. number 322-6407. lsi JAMES RIPPLE TEL.: 233·4653 FAX: 233·4654 Executive Director ~1.8, 15,20(08397) lsi William S, Torres /3.1 Louise Concepcion ...... _ _ '" -.., _ .,••_.-.. , .. ~ ,. ~.\ • .30 _ ·a· ,'-:a.• ~& -.".I.~ _~~' -" Commissioner of Education Procurement & Supply Officer ~- ~----.--=-=------...,.------. 'J" i ~ i, '52-W&NiAS VARJETY ljEWs AND:VIEW:i~S~-fRlD.~A~Y-~AP:RIL;~15~! 1;994~liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii";~.;;=;~;;~;;i;.::;~:;;; SPORTS~ Tanapaginlittle Ie COMINGinto thegameTuesday The TanapagBraves took a 1­ single to right-center then later Dela Cruz followed with a single inning totie thegamewhenFrank night, April 12, 1994, with' one run lead at the, end of the opening, scoredonanerrorbytheHustlers' to right and both scored on Jesse Hocog singled leading off, stole lossagainstthem,the Koblerville inning. On top of the inning, 2nd baseman. The Hustlers' Celis' singletocenter. Celiswhen Znd, advancedto 3rd on a wild. Hustlerslet anothergameslipped Brave's catcher Joe San Nicolas scoredtheir I strun onthebottom to score on a slow ground-out to pitch, thenlaterscoredonanother by them in a heart-breaking, but came on board on a l-out walked of theinningwhenJesseCelisled 2nd by Audie Maratita. wild pitch. very exciting game, against the .and scored the 1st run on 2 wild off with a single to right, then, On the top half ofthe 3rd, the On top of the 4th, Nick Phillip \. Tanapag Braves in the ,Senior pitches. Greg Pua, the Braves later scored on an error by the Braves reclaimed. the lead by oftheBraves ledoff witha single" LeagueDivision (ages 13-15). starting pitcher, followed with a Braves' 3rd baseman. scoring 3runiinthe inning. Gary ,but Hustlers' pitcher Tony Dela On top of the 2nd, Hustlers' Pua led off with a walk and was .Cruz committedthenext3Braves pitcherTonyDelaCruzhelddown driven in by Ned Norita' s double ,.batters to ground-out. At the Big League Division theBravesfromscoringwhilehis to left. With Norita at 2nd, Kevin bottom of theinning,theHustlers Team standings as of April 14, 1994 team scored 3 more runs at the Kalenwaswalkedandbothscored reclaimed a 6-5, lead over the bottom of the inning taking the onJoeTaitano'sground-singleto Braves. lead with the score 4-2. Frank center. However, the Hustlers Tony Dela Cruz led off with a Sponsor Win loss Team Angel walked leading off,'Tony bounced back at the bottomof the continued ori ~ge ~ Garapan Pirates Sen. Tom Kiyu (Villagomez) 1 0

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