UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas ~riet~~" Micron~_sia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ~~ ert vs ki]Jer disease By Haldee V. Eugenio was admitted in the. Common­ Variety News Staff wealth Health Center on May 27 LOCAL and federal health offi­ " Both DPH and the U.S. Centers Ned Arriola, acting health sec­ showed signs of Japanese en~ cials have raised concerns on the for Communicable Diseases retary, pointed out however that cephalitis. The child died on tho, possible outbreak of the dreaded (CDC) are closely studying the both DPH and CDC are yet to same day. Japanese encephalitis in Saipan two cases. confinn whether the girl really Saipan recorded an outbreak of following the case of a four-year The names, addresses and other died of Japanese encephalitis or Japanese enceph.~litis in October old Chamorro girl who suspect­ personal information about the not. 1990 with one male death and 14 edly died of the said mosquito­ two victims have been witheld. "It is only a suspected case of cases. CDC assisted the CNMI in borne virus disease, the Depart­ DPH is thus urging the commu­ Japanese encephalitis. We still the said outbreak. ment of Public Health (DPH) dis­ nity to seriously take into consid­ have to confinn whether the girl Symptoms of Japanese en­ closed yesterday. eration precautionary measures to died of JEorsome other virus but cephalitis usually _appear six to Another four-year old child is avoid any mosquito-borne virus she showed symptoms of it. But eight days after the bite ·of an currently showing symptoms of illness like Japanese encephalitis we are calling on the community infected mosquito. Most infected Japanese encephalitis. and dengue. to clean your surrounding to avoi~ Ned Arriola persons develop mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. having mosquito breeding sites. In people who develop a more Let us take all these seriously," sever disease, the illness usually Arriola told the Variety. stars as a fever or flu, malaise, Japanese encephalitis, a disease vomiting, drowsiness, convul­ caused by virus transmitted sion, coma, headache, confusion, through bits of Culex mosqui­ tiredness, chills and paralysis. toes, can affect the central ner­ In issuing a stem warning to the vous system and cause severe community, Arriola said the cur­ complications that may result in rent weather condition has in­ death. · creased the breeding of adult Arriola said the first child, who Continued on page 23 I !i I Saipan seen running 1 out of cemetery space By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff SAIP AN is quickly running out of cemetery space, it was learned. The island, which has an average of 105 deaths a year, has only three public cemeteries - one at the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, ·· another in Tanapag, and still another one at Wireless Hill. The Chalan Kanoa cemetery, according to Rep. Heinz Hofschneider, is now at "full capacity" with plots being "recycled," while the one in Tanapag is under decontamination due to a Gpv. .['edro_P. Tenorio (/~ft) and Jap~n consul Yoshikuni Kono (right) jo!n BO-year.old Nicolas Q. Muna and suspected cancer-causing synthetic chemical that has leaked from his wife during yesterdays presentation ceremony. The order of the Rising Sun (Silver Rays) was conferred upon Muna in recognition of his help in the search and recovery of skeletal remains of Japanese soldiers in an abandoned World War II capacitor. World War II. Photo by Haldee v. Eugenio A dispute regarding private ownership of the Tanapag cemetery has also remained unresolved. ~-..m .......,;..-cm·-----~-~~-,-,=~~·~.;:."-,.,..,,"'."=~"."~"'"""""")~'-. I. -~f, -~~~~~~~'.~.·=·~w .. (,-~--:-~:---i-; u~---~-,..,..~- , , For its part, Wireless Hill cemetery has to be closed due to health concerns arising from the possible seepage of contaminants down [JUD.derwood wam.s abOUt'.new·- ~i a natural spring by the hill's foot. The spring is source of potable water for most of Tanapag and northern Saipan. (us minimum wage legislation: ~C-o~nt,,...ln_u_e-.d_o_n_p-ag=e"2...,.3 ! . ~ 1 Variety News Staff ·;,,, so~d by R;p. Davi? E. Bonior, ;, !J CONGRESSMAN Robert 'ha's,~~,srun.e mini111urn·wage j] 9 more charged in federal t, Underwood has warned. the prov1s1onsandhasalreadybeen ;; court for alien smuggling I ~:::::tf6n~;~;t!:~~~ ,;~:7:~t4~t~!~~~~t; ~ Shen Guo, Guo Xiao, Zhou, He wage leg1slat1on m both charn-. ·workforce.' ..... ,,·, •:. .. : .. ~ By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff Lin, were charged with conspiracy ·! bers of the U.S. Congress. .. -· ·.... A:ccor~1ng }QJ.Jndeci¥ood, ,tl THE US government yesterday to commit an offense against the In a .briefing . given to .the. , both Seniite and: Hquse bills .. US alien smuggling for financial Guam Chamber of Contmerce; . ·have 'lllsp ~ut~~- :. ~ indicted in federal court nine more :fe~tures ·that persons in connection with the gain, attempted alien smuggling -Underw~od _said. minim~m . .· .~a~~!t"Pli~s~~;itl.inim~m .•. t· smuggling ofundocumented Chi­ for alien smuggling, and at­ wage: legislat1on ·has been m.a: ... -~11gtno'.m~Gomtnon:wetlllli of tempted alien smuggling to a place 'tioduced irithe.U.S.Senate and · : >theNorthem;Nlarian'iflslands···-. - nese immigrants to Guam. - Charged in three separate in­ other than at a designated port. the ·.x: ·:\:: .. ' ' :. ; dictments were Jin Dian Xiao, On the other hand, Lee, Wong, pr,ov1dmgJ:I~u~er~ ... lwpfsen~ti~~~; ', , . .. ,· ,. ' , . ' .,, •' " . :·.<~f~<l''.}:: S0,G1,1.~Jms1ne~11menwho. ;' r an._ncre..ase f ..., ..........,._._.,.;.,."'' .. :, .. ·: ...... Wen Qui Guo, Wen Shen Guo, and Jia Lin were charged with :more than orie dollar in the cur- .. ., . increase •the.· Federa1, .. minimum· -·. -: · tiavc{6usiness;,interestsrthere • attempted alien smugglin~ for fi­ ._ rent. iriiiiimum-wag~;· /: :.- -;: ··- -: . -.• - w~ge: ccudeht1).:i$$:-1s{pei:)hbm-)·;?>•·~116hld&1t~:;rtgteL~:11~tfona1.-. Guo Ming Xiao, Liang Zhou, He Kang Lin, Ming Sheng Lee, Nan nancial gain and encouraging and .. -·-···.-In th~ U.S; ·senate/~eFair'.. J9$Si(jS.::11~rll9µf;~giqqjpg)~~B~- \'imirtimllrµ}w111r~;ibi1lsJn'.:€~ri~>, ··:Mirurim ,. :;wa ·· e-:.Aa:;of•,1999,:::,: -temoorr·:1999:ana::s6~.15:anoourir:::.r·--· 'ssiiiontt::oiir-; - to·····1sif. Qi Wong, and Jia Hui Lin. inducing an alien to the US. The US District Court for the Court documents showed that NMI set no bail for the temporary during the early part of Ap~I de­ t··::;,~:~~~J,~/'.~J,tl.lJJ§ffHril. ,idit release of all defendants. fendants Jin Xiao, Wen Qui Guo, ~I'.! ...... , •;,l'·t7\\~i-l,~,;;-,·t,,~ .$,~~L~.,,t1;<i,-~,1~'.1"':,,t,,\': .,,,f,..i'.'. ~~ 1,,\\~•(.•·\""'i,..,lQ .. ,,,:., .,,. ..... ·,·\·':,.1 \,\ •.,.,,,\'~-"·'""''' ••1'?i ,,-. ~, ~-~·i·;.f,J.J ... ,,·~.; 1\,·1.0:,•,1"\,l,,\,·','-'•r,\~JS,s:--'~~i,··~ ... ,_,,.:;.•.-.t,,..~li.s ••\.'.t, .,,.. .,. l• , •.\.\l,•'\... ,,~·"·-·'·1J;. ::•,,·.,_.ii,•~~,;; 1.i.n ;,;/.':tll:l nu ~;' "t•~·. .:,:v. ,o.n.pge.t,'"l"l ir.·~ ,., . ;~,,•,:. , »'J:..i\· "'''" Continued on page 23 1 1 ~,:,/,S, Jin Xiao, Wen Qui Guo, Wen PAC NEWSPAPER STA~i\~ ~ • ' I ' ' - ', ~ '., - • • , ' , • 1 • • - • · ·, • • ,. ·1 '!" • ; , • 1 •, ·• .. I , T • , , • , f ' • \ 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 10, 1999 THURSDAY;JUNE 10, 1999- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Kosovo talks Co1irt lifts By Ferdie de la Torre terday morning the complaint and solve the TRO improperly granted employees. Variety News Staff By MELISSA EDDY ers signed off on the text of a their next move is to serve that to in favor of plaintiffs. Bush explained that pursuant to KllMANOVO, Macedonia Kosovo peace plan sent to the SUPERIOR Court Associate the mayor's counsel. The government lawyer con­ the requirements of Rule 4 of the (AP) - Yugoslav and NATO U.N. Security Council for final Judge Juan T. Lizama yesterday "If the mayor terminates them tended that plaintiffs did not pro­ Civil Procedures-summons generals haggled all night over approval. dissolved a temporary restraining again, I will file another TRO to vide proper notice to Borja as must be in proper form, bearing details of Belgrade's withdrawal The United States, Russia and order he had earlier issued stop­ get them back in the payroll be­ required by the Commonwealth the seal of the court, it must be from Kosovo but failed by six leading democracies autho­ ping Tinian Mayor Francisco M. cause they are terminated for im­ Rules of Civil Procedure. served upon by a person qualified Wednesday morning to finalize rized a text Tuesday requiring a Borja from terminating some proper purposes," Chambers "By concealing this proceed­ under the rule, and to effect ser­ an agreement - the key step to­ peacekeeping force for Kosovo employees because of their po­ stressed. ing from the Attorney General's vice upon an official of the Com­ ward ending Western air attacks with "substantial" NATO partici­ litical affiliation. Chambers, on behalf of 18 em­ Office, plaintiffs have succeeded monwealth, service must be made · and allowing refugees to return pation. Under the plan, NATO Lizama underscored the need ployees of Tinian Mayor's Of­ in depriving the government of both upon the official and the home. would suspend the bombing once to cancel the TRO, saying the fice, have sought a TRO, prelimi­ the opportunity to present argu­ AGO. Afternearly IO hours of talks, a it verified that a substantial troop plaintiffs did not comply with the nary and permanent injunction ments and evidence that would He said plaintiffs have not failed NATO official. speaking on con­ withdrawal was underway. Commonwealth Rules of Civil against Borja for allegedly termi­ Francisco M. Borja have weighed heavily against the in just one of these requirements, dition of anonymity, expressed That would pave the way for Procedure as there was no com­ nating them illegally. granting of a TRO," Bush said. but have failed each and every "cautious optimism" that the the U.N. Security Council to ap­ plaint served to Borja. The petitioners said more than further injunctive relief, and dis­ The Mayor's Office, he ex­ one.