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~NIVERSIT'( OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 '&l C\\1S sought for By Rick.Alberto and A House resolution will be Garapan, was presided over by report stated, among other things, Rep. Pete Reyes, member of Mar-Vic C. Munar drafted to this effect by the House the committee chair, Rep. Maria that the school's water tanks had the committee, told the meeting Variety News Staff committee on education and wel Peters. become breeding grounds for vec he had earlier learned from Gov CONCERNED legislators yester fare, which met with education Saipan's lone public high tor and that many of its facilities ernorTenorio about the availabil day said they will ask Gov. Froilan officials headed by Commissioner school was reported the other day were badly in need of repair. ity of$ I millionwhichheplansto C. Tenorio to allocate $1 million William Torres and Board ofEdu as facing suspension of opera It said some windows were bro allocate for the MVB to avert a to address the emergency needs cation chair Don A. Farrell and tions after being found to be in ken and some ceilings falling off. deficit. of the Marianas High School, discussed the MHS situation and bad physical shape and in an un The MHS had been given 20 Later, in an interview, Reyes which faces temporary closure Jack of classrooms in public el sanitary condition. working days from receipt of the told the Variety: "I'm sure that unless sanitary requirements are ementary schools. The meeting, Sanitary Inspector Felix Saki sat sanitary inspection report to com there is that money. If the gover met. held at the Manamko Center in of the Department of Public ply with the requirements. nor says there is, then I'm sure Health had recommended that The report was given to MHS that there is." "school operation ... be suspended Acting Principal James Fegger MHS students, meanwhile, vol until the requirements (of sanita last Dec. 30, and the 20-day pe unteered to assist in the cleaning tion) are met." riod to comply expires on Thurs up of the campus. The DPH sanitary inspection day next week. C"onfinuea on page 45 ~1:r111,1m~il1 ·.. <Philippine-CNMl,'.''.areai . of, ·on···c·_·ems· ." ·· · · ·· · · C ;:.>::';·., .'. · :ihePhilippin-e:goy~fll¢erit;,. .•.. the· :governorltold ;tf1tb::oilsu l,'. ' . ''dde~ri\(~e¢rri_:to'.~ppfe9iatff) . tI,:ejoboppcirtu*iti~silieCNMF'. · piov.id.et~"filipin9}vo~~el's. '.·:) ··:· He saidth~-Philippine gov:::: emmen(is'concentratingmore\ •. on th.C: fe\V,~Uegecl l11bcifabuses '. and·compfaints. ...• ·. : . : ; ByZaldy-Dandan' .· : ''It'snotoniyFilipinowork~ • :', :ya_rietyNe'l(sStaff · ·.· ......... eri"iw"ebi;ingiri,,butalsoinves:. 'GOYER,NOR Froilan. C. .tors.· and'. bu.s\11esstnerit, : Teiiorio yesterday said he will .. · ten9rio said. · · askthePhilippi11e government However, he added that the.: to draw up a new and broader State Department may not al- memorandum of agreement low the CNMI to negotiate a with the CNMI. new MOU with the Philippine Tenorio, in a meeting with_ C-ontfnuecl on page 43 : / ·..., ',' C ....:. ;.'. • ~· ~- 'u,.,:·, •'• ,. -···-•._~"~•LI• ,, ..... _.__·..,.._,·:.'-..i.. ;.,·. ,• ..,.,.' •·•••~~¥•..,. ·- •' •· ' - .... 'J. ·, . ..:.~. .".·. ', . .,_,. ••" .' ',_: - '••• , .. '' · .. ·,--,"' '.: KISSIN' GREAT GRANDMAS. Rosa Tudela, 87 (right), and Juana Diaz, 86, pose for the Variety in a light moment after lunch at CPA sued for 'violation' the Manamko Center in Garapan yesterday. Photo by Rick Alberto of Open Government Act Worker limit meant to stave off By Zaldy Dandari Variety News Staff immigration takeover-- Senator A LA WYER is alleging tha't the Commonwealth Ports Authority has violated the Op~n Government Act by its continued refusal to quire alien workers to leave the government from imposing im release certain public records atld documents pertaining to Rota CNMI after two consecutive years migration restrictions on the Terminal & Transfer Co., Inc. of employment. Continued on page 43 In a lawsuit filed Tuesday on Rota, Brnce Lee Jorgensen is "We have to do something about asking the SuperiorC2ourt to command all CPA officers, directors, our immigration," Villagomez (R board members, employees and consultant to comply immedi Saipan) said in a privilege speech ately with his Nov. 6, 1996 Open Government Act written request. during yesterday's Senate session. Jorgensen also wants to be awarded costs incurred in connec "If we don't act now and con tion with his legal action. trol (the influx of aliens) then the Jorgensen states in his complaint that his Open Government Act federal government would do it request was for him "to gain further insight" regarding CPA 's for us." decision to extend its contract with Rota Terminal & Transfer Co., He said the federal government Inc. (RTT) for 30 years. could require that aliens can only work in the CNMI for a maxi No bidding Thomas P. Villagomez The contract, according to Jorgensen, was renewed without mum of five years. public hearings or bidding. By Zaldy Dandan "So what happens now to the Since l 986, RTI has been granted by CPA exclusive right to Variety News Staff productive workers the business provide stevedoring services on Rota. SENATE Majority Leader Tho men are screaming about?" Approxi!Jlately 65 percent of Rota cargo mTives in shipping mas P. Villagomez yesterday said Villagomez said in an interview containers or as break bulk at the Rota West Dock harbor facility the Senate is wi !ling to compro with the Variety. He said the Senate proposed a Continued onpage 42 mise with the House of Represen tatives on the bill that would re- 2-year limit to prevent the federal -y;AG·-·--y NEWSPAPER. .... -- --·--· STACKS 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRioAY-FEBIWARY 21, 1997 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Seoul to donate $6M· China mourns Deng Water project contractor picked for N. Korea food aid By JOHN LEICESTER asked for their reactions, unwilling to formerdefenseministerwhosebodywas SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - munist country will face a fam BEUING (AP) - The news of, Deng believe that after years of rumors of ill crematoo Tuesday. Kagman II, according to Guerrero. Xiaoping's death rolled across Beijing healtl1, the 92-year-old patriarch of Oii- But someone said Deng, and anxious Earthtech to do reverse osmosis system for potable water South Korea, responding to a ine this spring unless large-scale He said old water wells arc now like pebbles hitting a pond. The ripples ncse politics was really dead. murmurs rippled through the throng. U.N. appeal, will donate$ 6 mil food aid is given. By Jojo Dass bidder from among three firms Guerrero. being closed while new ones are were small at first - most people were "None of my family could believe it On tl1e square'seastemedge, a giant lion in emergency food aid to Variety News Staff offering to have the job <lone at He expressed optimism the being dug, the latter of which will The South Korean aid comes asleep. Then, as tl1e city woke, came when tl1e news said he was dead. We countdown clock displayed "131". impoverished North Korea, gov be hooked up to the system that amid mounting tension between waves of disbelief, shock and finally were all very sad," said Mrs. Cui, a 64- the number of days left until China's GOOD news: The year-old Emer $4.1 I for every 1,000 gallons. project will kick off next month. ernment officials said Thursday. gency Water Task Force has will provide potable water to the two Koreas over a series of sadness. year-old retired factory worker walking recovers Hong Kong on July I. It was Earthtcch, he said, will put up a The water treatment plant, he The $ 6 million is twice the incidents, including the defec Waking up to a world without Com- pastthemassiveGreatHallofthePeople areminderthatDcng'soft-voicedwish picked a firm that will create an water treatment processing said, will take al least a year to Garapan, Chalan Kanoaan<l other amount South Korea provided tion of a high-ranking munistChina'smostsu=fulrefomier, on Tiananmen Square, where flags flew to visit the British colony after its elaborate .Saipan-wide potable scheme thal will chum out three build. Installing the necessary areas. to North Korea in food aid last Pyongyang official in Beijing people gathered around portable radios at half-masl handover to China would remain un- water distribution system using million gallons of potable water a pipelines is expected to take an The EWTF was formed I ast year year through the U.N. World and the shooting of another in and in groups on the streets. '"That !cxlay we are living well is en- fulfilled. purified sea water. day. other. lo expi<lite the installation of a Food Program. It can buy 20,000 Seou I last week. Across the city, the questions-and the ti rely thanks to Deng Xiaoping," said tlie Praise for Deng spanned all genera- The bad one: It still doesnot The price, however, excludes "We 're gelling near to having potable water distribution system metric tons of rice. answer - were the same. woman as she weptandanxiously twisted lions. Older Chinese remember the des- know when this system will fi other expenses that may be in potable water in every home," on Saipan. It is chaired by Com Lee Han-young, 36, a nephew '"Did you hear?" he h els · • The Rome-based WFP is of North Korean leader Kim Jong r an . !IttIUon and political turmoil they en- nally be in place. curred in actually having the wa assured Guerrero. He however monwealth Utilities Corporation sued an appeal earlier this "What?" As on any nomllll day, hundreds of dured before Deng took power. Public Works Secretary Edward ter distributed. refused lo give estimates on when Director Tim Villagomez.