House Awaits Senate on Budget by Dave Hughes Senate President Joseph Inos Said He “Isn’T Sure That We Inos Unsure of Session Today Will Have a Session Tomorrow

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House Awaits Senate on Budget by Dave Hughes Senate President Joseph Inos Said He “Isn’T Sure That We Inos Unsure of Session Today Will Have a Session Tomorrow iMYERSlTY o f VIAW Al U S E iA R Y ¿M arianas ^V à riety^ Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1 9 7 2 I s O l · Vol. 19 No. 17 Saipan, MP 96950 *% C L<L· ©1990 Marianas Variety MAY 15,1990 C Serving CNMl for 19 Years House awaits Senate on budget By Dave Hughes Senate President Joseph Inos said he “isn’t sure that we Inos unsure of session today will have a session tomorrow.. I won’t know until late afternoon” The Senate has held on the the Supplemental Appro­ Manglona said last week that he anticipated a Senate One reason Inos sure about the session is the fact that priations Bill passed by the House of Representatives last session today, but he promised there would be several Rota Senator Paul Manglona, chairman of the Fiscal month. That legislative action contains major funding revisions in the House measure. Affairs Committee in the Senate, was off-island and provisions for the Public School System and over $2 The Rota senator said his group “has some concerns wasn’t expected to return until 4:30 p.m. or after. million in funding for the improvement of the Sadog Tasi basically about the administrative provisions, not neces­ If and when the Senate does act on the budget supple­ sewer plant. sarily the money aspect, its how the money is going to be ment bill, a member of the House said they will re­ Lt. Gov. Benjamin Manglona called a special press used” convene and discuss what the Senate did to their original conference after the House passed the supplemental Inos said he wasn’t sure why there was'such a long legislation. funding bill saying the money would be coming “soon.” SeeiSESSION, Page 10 Cops looking Sovereignty help for 5 -foot-tall sought in Congress armed robber Saipan police are searching By Dav· Hughes for an armed robber who took Commonwealth L t Gov. Ben­ between $300-$400in cash from jamin T. Manglona of Rota used the Olympia Market Friday af­ his May 4 speech before the ternoon. The only description United States’ House of Repre­ they have, according to police sentatives Subcommittee OnAp- records, is that the susoect is “ a propriations for Interior and male, five-feet tall.” Related Agencies for Territorial Capt. J J. Castro, acting police and International Affairs to not spokesman, said officers are only ask Congressmen to pro­ more confident of finding the vide more financial assistance. “black Mazda pickup.. with no He asked them to support the '"Tull internal self- license plate number available.” He said there were less black Commonwealth of the Northern government was pickups on the island than males Mariana Islands’ bid for more what we bargained five-feet tall. sovereignty. f o r . " Manglona led the CNMI del­ Castro said officers were egation to Washington D.C. in an called shortly before 1 p.m. Fri­ lion could be fulfilled.” day when store clerk Bok Sun effort provide Congress with Manglona said the people of information related to the 1991 Um called police and reported what was to become the Com­ that a man had stuck a knife in Fiscal Year budget requests. monwealth of the Northern He was accompanied to Capi­ her face and ordered the cash Mariana Islands wanted to be register opened. tol Hill by Washington Delegate part of the U.S., but not wider Juan N. Babauta,Senate Presi­ The police spokesman said the the thumb of Congress. “Full store cleric complied and the five- dent Joseph Inos, House Speaker internal self-government was Pedro Guerrero, House Ways and foot-tall man reached into the what we bargained for, and we register, grabbed all the money Means Committee Chairman have always hoped that the Jesus Attao, House Legal Coun­ and fled out the door, getting United States would honor and into the pickup truck and flee­ sel Ray Smith, Eloy Inos, direc­ respect the unique features of tor of finance and Budget Direc­ ing. our new political status." He said no one was injured in tor Frank Rosario. That hope has not been ful­ The lt. governor told members the robbery. filled, the It. governor told Flanked by her parents Frank and Maggie Camacho, the first Tittle In other police news, off-duty of the committee that the CNMI members of Congress during Miss CNMI 1990" Antonette Camacho (5) who won the title from and U.S. enjoy a “unique politi­ police officer Anthony Moreham the budget hearings. To help among seven candidates, (see more photos on page 15) cal relationship .. that has cer­ bring the two political entities See:POLICE, Page 10 tain provisions not found any­ together,Manglona said the 902 where else in the American po­ talks have been held in­ litical system.” termittently over the years, OSHA fines NMI fishing Manglona said that under the He said matters related to United Nations mandated trust federal court decisions “which territory agreementdrawn in 1947 weaken our internal self-gov­ companies for violations “... the United States agreed to ernment," were of a big con­ Divers' safety threatened by Rambo Fishing and A/M Seafood practices grant our people ‘self govern­ cern to CNMI citizens. ment or independence. Issuesrelated to ocean rights, SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rambo Fishing, and Northern their efforts. “Because we believe in the immigration laws and other Two fish wholeslaers from the Mariana Seafood Co., Inc. Both Both firms receive serious American principles of freedom, problems have been discussed Northern Marianas Islands firms employ divers who spear citations for failing tohavebasic liberty and democracy, our people during these 902 talks. Man­ have been fined by the Occu­ fish for the wholesale market. safety equipment and manual chose self government,” he said, glona said progress has been pational Health and Safety Rambo Fishing was fined resuscitators, no first aid kits, "An unprecedented type of po­ made,butalmostassoonasone Administration for violations $3,150 and Samurai Corp. re­ no decompression chambers for litical union with the United problem is addressed, another of safety regulations. ceived a $2,730 penalty for fail­ divers who had just completed States.” pops up, The fines are for violating ing to have basic safety equip­ deep dives and no backup di­ He said that undo- the trustee­ Lt. gov. Manglona said new rules designed to protect com­ ment required in commercial vers to rescue deep divers. ship “ .. we possessed inherent laws passed by Congress deal­ mercial undersea divers. diving operations, even though Also,divers weren’tchecked sovereignty although it was held ing with the importation of Cited by OS HA were Samu­ undersea spearfish divers had physically after completing a in abeyance until self-determina- rai Corp., doing business as beenhospitalizedin thepastfrom dive. M n W Q P A P F P 2 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS - TUESDAY - MAY 15,1990 TUESDAY, MAY 15,1990-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS- 3 Thank you for the help Task Force prepares for U.N. Trusteeship meeting Letters To The Editor Dear Editor effort in ensuring smooth On behalf of the people of coordination of the games delegation to New York will be Rota, I wish to take this exhibition during the fiesta By Dave Hughes contention that the trust territory week of May 21. “I’m not sure ‘The U.S. definition of and transferred from the CNMI more unified than last year. He Dear Editor. have performed the opportunity to recognize and Head Coach Chris Bowen mandate should not be exactly what date,” he said. ‘sovereignty’ is totally different Finance to the PSS as said that the some members of This is in response to responsibility of properly extend our appreciation and and Assistant Coach Gerald The Commonwealth will liquidated. The Senate president said this from that of the U.S.” mandated by a constitutional the T rusteeship Cotmcil became inaccurate information in the evaluating their employees; a gratitude to all.those persons Calvo deserves recognition for present what House Speaker O ne o f the C N M I’s year’s appearance will probably Asked ho w the CNMI can exist amendment making the PSS an confused last year as to what the article which appeared on page follow-up action has been done that assisted the sports their coaching skills that led Pedro Guerrero says is a“united “defenders” in the U.N. has been be a little different than last as a commonwealth of the U.S. autonomous agency. After the CNMI’s actual position was. 3 in your May 4 issue; the by the Central Office participants from Rota during the Rota Little League Team to front this year,” when the Thsk the Union of Soviet Socialist year’s. In 1989 the task force and also as a trust territory of the new treasurer was hired, we “The administration branch same article was repeated reminding the schools of this the Tinian Fiesta, especially to capture the championship and Force for the Termination of the Republics, but in this era of lamented to the U.N. that little same government, Inos said the finally caught up with our was for immediate termination,” verbatim on page 12 with only responsibility. A problem then Mayor Mendiola, Senators San to Head Coach George Hocog Trusteeship Agreement goes “glasnost and peristroka,” there progress had been made with the Commonwealth is in a“unique” bank reconciliations which was the headline changed. The arises. When the Board's Nicolas and Borja and for leading his Basketball Team before the United Nations again might be a question if Russia U.S.
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