The Peace Unity Liberty

AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA JZo^ume II Kolonia, Pohnpei, April 15, 1987 Number 4

Congres^^^^ s okays accord with Marshalls KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Fourth FSM Congress ratified an agreement with the Marshall Islands on dividing U.S. education transition funding un- der the Compact of Free Association, during its Fifth Special Session which was adjourned April 5, ahead of schedule. A 10-day session was called March 19 by President Tosiwo Nakayama to FOURTH CONGRESS IN FINAL SESSION - The Fourth FSM Congress is convening March consider a wide range of measures pend- 30 in Pohnpei its fifth and final special session before the next Congress is seated May 11. ing before his and the Fourth Congress From left, clockwise, are Senator Isaac Figir, Yap; Senator Elias Thomas, Pohnpei; Floor- terms end in May. It began March 30 Leader John Haglelgam, Yap; Page Adora Weital; Journal Clerk Sue Ann Schadeck; Speaker Bethwel Henry, Pohnpei; Chief Clerk Henry Asugar; the Rev. Rufus David; Page Rinda and was scheduled to continue through Siales; Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah, Kosrae; Senator Pedro Harris, Pohnpei; Senator Kalisto April 10. Refalopei, Truk; Senator Claude Phillip, Kosrae; Senator Tony Otto, Truk, and Senator Nick The Fifth Congress is scheduled to Bossy, Truk. convene May 1 1 its 30-day First Regu- lar Session. The Fourth Congress voted to over- President visits ride the veto March 5 by the President Mokil, Pingelap of an act to lower the interest ceiling from 12 to 5 per cent for FSM Dev- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - President Tos- elopment Bank Loans. It also iwo Nakayama commended the resi- (Continued on Page 2) dents of Mokil during the March 27 dedication of their airstrip and Pingelap during the March 28 visit for their contributions to development of the FSM. Inside.... The trip by field trip ship to the two eastern atolls of Pohnpei state with FSM Supreme Gov. and Mrs. Resio Moses and Legis- lature Speaker Ambros Senda complet- Court to hear ed the President's tour of all but two Pohnpei vote inhabited islands of the FSM, since he PRESIDENT IN PINGELAP - FSM President challenge April 20 Tosiwo Nakayama, left, is speaking during took office in 1979. the March 28 state visit to Pingelap Atoll The party left Pohnpei on March 26 --See story on Page 3 with his Special Assistant, leske lehsi, serving as his translator. (Continued on Page 4) THE NATIONAL UNIQIL April 15. 1987. Page 2 Workshop held on managing reduced funds

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - State and national The FSM also is scheduled to receive $7 The FSM Education Office is to submit government officials received training dur- million of a $12 million annual block by June 10 to the U.S. Education Depart- ing a March 23-27 workshop here on grant shared with the Marshalls during the ment its "insular area consolidated grant administering U.S. education funds which 15 years of the Compact for health and edu- application" for fiscal 1987, according to will be reduced during the first three year of cation programs, he said, adding that most Weital. free association under the Compact which of the funds are to go to education. Participants in the workshop were: was implemented Nov. 3, according to The workshop was conducted in the Ko- Masa-Aki Emeschiol, Palau; Tony Jetnil, FSM Education Director Daro Weital. lonia Town Hall, President's Conference Cathy Relang and another education offi- The FSM is scheduled to receive $9,- Room and FSM Education Office by Dr. cial, Marshalls; Program Development and 282,000 in 1987, $6,211,800 in 1988 and Ron Davis and Ben Rice of the U.S. Edu- Resources Administrator Weldis Welley, $3,070,200 in 1989 under an agreement cation Department to prepare state and Federal Education Programs Specialist with the Marshall Islands to divide U.S. national education officials who will be re- Yosiro Suta, Testing and Evaluation Coor- education transition funds during the first ceiving for the first time direct U.S. edu- dinator Burnis Danis, Administrative Of- three years of the Compact. cation funding which previously was ficer Linda Phillip and Education Adviser The education transition funding agree- provided through theTrustTerritory govern- Stuart Arno, FSM Education Office; Status ment was signed Feb. 27 in Honolulu by ment. Commission Legal Counsel Greg Swartz, FSM External Affairs Secretary Andon Davis and Rice are directors of funding and Brigida Edger, FSM Budget Office. Amaraich and Marshalls Foreign Affairs programs for Supplemental Assistance to Also, Federal Programs Coordinator Jimmy Minister Charles T. Domnick, during a pre- Educational Disadvantaged Children which Hicks, Acting Special Education Coordinator summit meeting on the College of Micro- will provide the transition funds, Weital Wilsin Kephas and State Senator Josaiah nesia's future. said. Simons, Kosrae; Administrative Management It was ratified April 4 by the Fourth The transition funding, which is sched- and Support Services Administrator Sabastian FSM Congress during its Fifth Special ses- uled to begin July 1, will replace Anafal and Supplemental Assistance to Educa- sion. many of the programs which were termin- tional Disadvantaged Children Chapter I and The agreement gives the FSM a 71.4 per ated Dec. 31, due to implementing the II Coordinator Andrew Gubung, Yap; State cent share and the Marshalls 28.6 per cent, Compact. Education Director Marcelino Umwech, Feder- based on population, of the three-year tran- The "local education agencies" in the al Programs and Personnel Training Manager Manuel Sam, Chapter I and II Coordinator sition funding for education programs states are to submit by May 1 operational Walter Tim and Special Education Coordin- which will be phased down from $13 mil- plans for using the transition funds to the ator Edny Matthews, Truk, and Education Dir- lion in fiscal 1987 to $8.7 million in 1988 FSM Education Office which is designated ector Damian Sohl, Chapter I and II Coor- and $4.3 million in 1989, according to the "state education agency" for U.S. educa- dinator Rodrigo Mauricio and Special Educa- Weital. tion funding. tion Coordinator Kephas Edgar, Pohnpei. Congress approves national broadcast resolution nations; CR 4-171 approving fiscal 1987 prohibit funding of construction projects on (Continued from Page 1) Aging Program grant applications for sup- land not owned by national and state gov- approved nine bills and five resolutions, portive services, training and employment, ernments nor leased for the useful life of during what is expected to be its final ses- and CR 4-172 approving the fiscal 1987 the facilities. sion. Vocational Rehabilitation Services State It approved CB 4-411 to amend the FSM In addition to ratifying the education tran- Plan. Code changing previous references to the Trust sition funding agreement, it approved a res- The education transition funding agree- Territory and U.S. governments to the Federated olution, CR 4-73 introduced by Senator El- ment was signed Feb. 27 in Honolulu by States and its officials to be consistent with the ias Thomas of Pohnpei, calling for the FSM External Affairs Secretary Andon new free association political status attained with next FSM President and Congress Speaker Amaraich and Marshalls Foreign Affairs the Compact was implemented Nov. 3. Minister Charles T. Domnick, during a pre- Other bills approved include: to form a task force to establish a national - CB 4-333, authorizing the President to set radio broadcasting station. summit meeting on the College of Micro- and collect fees for "peddlers' permits" sold to The Health, Education and Social Affairs nesia's future. During the meeting, the travelling salesmen coming to the FSM. Committee report on the proposed national FSM and Marshalls formally exchanged - CB 4-417, requiring nonresident workers to broadcast station said that while awaiting diplomatic notes for the first time since the leave the FSM before being permitted to begin the election of the new President and Speak- Compacts were implemented last year. employment with an employer different than er by the next Congress, "appropriate of- The agreement, ratified by CR 4-166, their previous employer. ficials of the government should begin the gives the FSM a 71.4 per cent share and - CB 4-418, amending fiscal 1987 Pohnpei public projects funding to include a Mwudok planning and analysis necessary to deter- the Marshalls 28.6 per cent, based on Village project. mine whether a national radio broadcasting population, of the three-year transition - CB 4-414, amending 1987 Yap public station is feasible and advisable." funding for education programs which will projects funding to change the purpose of the A proposal for a national broadcast sta- be phased down from $13 million in fiscal Plaw Village appropriation. tion is included in the FSM Five-Year Dev- 1987 to $8.7 million in fiscal 1988 and - CB 4-422, amending 1987 Truk public pro- elopment Plan to be established in con- $4.3 million in fiscal 1989, according to jects funding to change the purpose of the junction with the new national capital be- FSM Education Director Daro Weital. Nechap appropriation. ing constructed in Palikir. - CB 4-423, reallocating 1987 Faichuk public The Congress defeated CB 4-357 which projects funding in Truk. Other resolutions include: CR 4-168 ask- would require that all national government - CB 4-425, amending funds for the Kosrae ing the FSM External Affairs Department real, personal or mixed property given to State Improvement Project Commission. to negotiate 30-day visa waivers for FSM an FSM state would be for lease use by the - CB 4-424, correcting spelling and other citizens visiting other Asian and Pacific state and deferred CB 4-346 which would errors in the FSM Code. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 3 National Election Commissioner denies recount request FSM court sets April 20 vote challenge hearing

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - A three-judge tally procedures to justify a new count. Stevenson said that Olter's claim that panel is scheduled to hear April 20 an Falcam filed March 24 a response, the vote count of 47 for Falcam and 37 appeal by Vice President Bailey Olter opposing a recount, stating that Olter for him in Nansaloi, Madolenihmw, of the decision by the National Elec- failed to prove fraud or error in the ori- was transposed, due to a petition signed tion Commissioner here against recount- ginal count as required by law. by 47 voters who said they voted for ing the March 3 ballots for the Pohn- In his decision, the Election Commis- the Vice President was disproven by the pei at-large FSM Congress seat, accord- sioner concurred with Falcam that the video tape of the counting which con- ing to FSM Supreme Court officials. closeness of the election "does not firmed the original count. FSM Postmaster General Leo A. Fal- point to fraud or error necessary to justi- He said that 18 absentee ballots from cam is the winner over Olter by 14 fy a recount. Honolulu arrived too late and the voters votes out of more than 10,000 cast in "My confidence in the balloting and were correctly instructed about the dead- the official results certified March 18 tabulating process is such that the mere line, that six votes added after the by National Election Commissioner for closeness of the voting does not con- counting were legitimately cast and the state Heinrick Stevenson vince me that errors occurred that would counted, that the "two for Olter filed April 8 an appeal to over- result in a substantial possibility of a three" mechanism for verifying vote turn the National Election Commission- different result after a recount," Steven- totals proved to be accurate and that er's April 3 decision, asking the FSM son said. one non-FSM citizen voted, but "there Supreme Court to order a recount, while He also rejected Olter's argument that is no indication that more than one disallowing seven ballots, five for Fal- a recount would provide more reliable vote is involved and I find no sub- cam and two' for him, cast by confined results, stating that "I do not find that stantial possibility that the outcome of patients in the Pohnpei State Hospital more reliability is needed since the ini- the election was affected or would and allowing 18 absentee ballots from tial tabulation was accurate." change with a recount" Hawaii which were mailed four days before the elections. The procedural dates for the appeal were set April 6 in a scheduling confer- FSMTC offers FM broadcasting ence held by FSM Chief Justice Edward King with Olter's attorney, David Nev- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - National FM more to add the FM transmission itt of Saipan; Falcam's attorney Fred radio broadcasting for public informa- equipment, after the expansion pro- Ramp of Pohnpei, and FSM Attorney tion and other communications could gram is completed. General Carl Ullman. be among the new services offered FSMTC proposed installing low The FSM high court Appellate Div- by the FSM Telecommunications power solid-state FM transmitters in ision is scheduled to hear oral argu- Corp. in conjunction with its $40- each state to be served via satellite ments April 20 with King, Associate million expansion program, accord- from the centrally located national Justice Richard Benson and Pohnpei ing to FSMTC General Manager Fred government studio in Pohnpei at the Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwel San- Stout. preliminary estimated cost of $95,- tos, as designated justice, sitting as the The five-year $40 million develop- 000 a year to lease the 5KHz chan- three-judge panel. ment program, beginning with inter- nels to the four state centers. The The written responses to the appeal im direct distance dialing exchanges to cost does not include equipment and are due on April 13 and reply briefs on be installed this year in Pohnpei and staffing for the central FSM studio. April 16, FSM court officials said. Moen, will include 24 new exchanges, a "The same audio program material The outcome will help determine who microwave link to three Truk Lagoon could also be sent to each state's will be the nexl FSM President and islands and satellite links to 21 outer existing AM facility so that selected Vice President, as they will be elected islands. parts could be broadcast through AM by the Fifth Congress, after it con- The FM radio service was proposed transmitters," he said. venes here May 11, from among the Dec. 17 to the FSM Chief Executives In addition, plug-in modules and four at-large Congress members. as an economical and technically solid-state transmitters could be in- In his decision denying Olter's March feasible alternative to shortwave stalled on each of the outer islands 17 petition for a recount, Stevenson broadcasting service in response to a satellite stations to enhance FM said, "I find that there is no substantial proposal in the National Develop- broadcasting at the estimated addi- question of fraud or error and that there ment Plan to establish a national tional cost of about $300,000 a is no substantial possibility that the broadcast station at the new FSM cap- year. outcome of the election would be af- ital being constructed in Palikir The FM equipment would be fully fected by a recount." here. maintained by FSMTC, Stout said. The Election Commissioner certified The FSM Congress approved a re- Shortwave broadcasting to cover in a March 18 letter to President Tosi- solution to form a task force to estab- the FSM would require a 100 kilowat wo Nakayama the official vote count in lish a national radio broadcasting sta- transmitter which would cost an esti- the race for the four-year seat as: Fal- tion, during its March 30-April 5 spe- mated $200,000 for power and a staff cam, 4,045; Olter, 4,031, and Congress cial session here. of 10 technicians to tune the trans- Speaker Bethwel Henry, 1,960. "If we had a commitment right mitters and operate the station at the The Vice President submitted March now, we could include it in our tele- cost of at least $100,000 a year, in 17 to the Election Commissioner a peti- phone expansion at very little cost," addition to 10-15 acres of land for tion for a recount, citing 11 counts, in- Stout said, noting that it would cost buildings and antennas, he said. cluding alleged discrepencies in the THE NATIONAL UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 4 Pepper will contribute to development, Moses KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Pepper farming scale production," the governor said, is therefore incumbent on all concerned will contribute to state and FSM develop- referring to the plan to develop 500 to regard pepper farming as his or her ment, Gov. Resio Moses said during acres of commercial black pepper pro- contributuion towards development of the opening session April 6 of the duction, including 350 acres in the the FSM, Pohnpei in particular." Pohnpei Black Pepper Production and private sector. CTAS Director Ishmael Lebehn and Processing Improvement Workshop at Moses cited "the need for participants to C&RS Director Kikuo Apis also addres- the State Agriculture Station. help me lobby our legislature to ex- sed the opening session. Sixty-one farmers and 17 State Agri- pedite funding for pepper development The workshop continued through Ap- culture personnel completed the work- and production." ril 10 with presentations by State Eco- shop which was sponsored by the Col- He said, "The expenditure during the nomic Adviser Dan Perin, Oltrick San- lege of Micronesia (COM) College of first year will be about $460,000...(to) tos of the FSM Development Bank, Tropical Agriculture and Sciences cover expenses of development of 37 Pohnpei farmer Gregorio Damarlane, (CTAS) in cooperation with the Pohn- acres and other infrastructure required to CTAS Associate Director Ruben Dayrit pei Conservation and Resource Surveil- support the pepper development pro- and Entomologist Nelson Esguerra, lance Department to launch its 10-year gram." State Agriculture Chief Adeline Lorens $5 million Pepper Development Plan. The project is expected to be funded by and Extension Coordinator Morea Vera- "The state is ready to direct its efforts to the legislature as priority development pro- tau, FSM Agriculture Chief Sailas Hen- develop pepper as a major cash crop to ject under the five-year state develop- ry, State Spice Consultant John K. earn foreign exchange and increase the ment plan which was approved March Gnanaratam of Sri Lanka and U.S. Soil employment of our people," Moses 18 by the Pohnpei State Legislature, Conservation Service Conservationist said. officials said. Greg Yamanaka of Guam and Conservat- "We've assigned top priority to pep- Because the success of the project ion Technician Edward Perreira of Maui, per development and we aim at large depends on the farmers, Moses said, "It Hawaii. President says development planning easier under Compact (Continued from Page 1) Nakayama complimented the Mokilese for the dedication and hard on the M/S Micro Glory field trip ship and arrived about 8 a.m. work, not only for completing the airstrip, but for moving it from March 27 at Mokil where it was taken to the airstrip on the east one location to another, as it reportedly had to be relocated to meet side of the main island, Kehlap, where the dedication and ribbon- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requirements. cutting ceremony took place. The President said the national government is encouraging "pro- The party also included Legislature Vice Speaker Job Micah of gressive planning" and development of transportation facilities and Pingelap; State Senators Simiron Jim of Mokil, Midion Neth of systems, such as the two atoll airstrips to transport people and Madolenihmw and Annes Lebehn of Sokehs; State Education Dir- deliver vital supplies and services to the islands. ector Damian Sohl; State Conservation and Resource Surveillance The Mokil and Pingelap airstrips were built by local labor with Director Kikuo Apis; Special Assistant to the Governor for Outer materials funded b"y the FSM Congress and Pohnpei Legislature. Islands Affairs Shem Jimmy; Acting Legislative Counsel Henry "Transportation in one form or another is essential to any com- Biza, Information Office Graphic Artist Elieser Rospel; Special munity," he said. Assistant to the President leske lehsi; Micronesian Relations Chief In Pingelap, the President said that with the Compact of Free Johnny Hadley; FSM Agriculture Chief Sialas Henry, and Security Association with the United States the FSM has achieved its in- and Investigations Chief Jack Jack. dependence, so "our next challenge and our next test is to develop our economy. "It seems to me that Pingelap was the leader in economic dev- elopment among our outer islands," Nakayama said, urging the Pingelapese to continue that development. "Free association," he said, "is not a status, it is an equal agree- ment between two governments." With the Compact funds, each state will be able to develop ac- cording to its priorities by following its development plan, the President said. "This is important, because state officials will be able to plan for a 15-year period, unlike under the Trust Territory when we had to go back to Washington every year for financial assistance," he said. The President left Pingelap with Gov. and Mrs. Moses; their son, Sam; lehsi, and the speaker on a PMA flight after the ceremony, arriving in Pohnpei about 6:45 p.m. PMA begins air service to Mokil KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Pacific Missionary Aviation began scheduled passenger service March 30 from Pohnpei to Mokil and back, and is now serving the atoll with weekly turnaround flights on Tuesday morn- ings, according to PMA reservations agent Bart>ara Pace. MOKIL AIRSTRIP DEDICATED - Cutting the ribbon to officially open PMA service to Pingelap, which began in 1982, was discontinued when the airstrip was destroyed May 18, 1986, by Typhoon Lola and the Mokil Atoll airstrip in Pohnpei state, during the March 27 was resumed March 20 with weekly turnaround service from Pohnpei ceremony, are, from left, Barbara Pace, secretary to the president of on Thursday mornings. Pacific Missionary Aviation; Pohnpei Legislature Speaker's wife PMA also provides Monday, Wednesday and Friday service between Susan Senda, and Mokil Municipal Council Speaker's wife Marihda Pohnpei and Kosrae which it has been serving since 1977, in addition Lebehn. to charter and rescue flights. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 5 Gamabruw joins Gov. Tun names new cabinet FSM PIO staff COLONIA, Yap - Gov. Petrus Tun sub- vices Administrator James Gilmar, Attor- mitted March 30 the names of six in- ney General Cyprian Manmaw, Education cumbents and two new appointees to Director Alfonso Fanechigiy, Health Ser- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Terry Gamabruw, cabinet positions for confirmation by the vices Director Mary Figir, Public Utilities who received a B A degree in general studies Yap State Legislature, according to an and Contracts Director Eusebio Taleng and with a journalism emphasis in 1982 from April 6 Yap State Government Press Resources and Development Director Sam Eastern Oregon State College, LeGrande, Release. Falanruw. joined March 30 the FSM Information The two new faces are Resources and De- Yinug is a former FSM External Affairs Office staff as an Information Specialist, velopment Deputy Director Constantine Department Micronesian Relations deputy according to FSM Yinug who was nominated to head the chief. He replaces Mike Rody who is re- Information Officer Office of Planning and B udget and State Ed- tained as a professional planner. Kelson Johnson. ucation Department Management and Sup- Anafal, who replaces Frances Defngin, is Gamabruwserved port Administrator Sabastian Anafal to the Yap representative on the College of be Public Affairs director. Micronesia Board of Regents who served as as a Childfind Spe- The incumbents from the administration State Education Department federal pro- cialist for the Trust of former Gov. John Mangefel renominated grams coordinator and secretary of the Yap Territory Handicap- for their positions are Administrative Ser- State Constitutional Convention. ped Children's Early Education Planning 41 complete special ed workshop in Yap Grant program in COLONIA, Yap - Forty participants and Augustine Sanny, Francis Ganang, Bern- Gamabruw the Yap State Educa- from throughout Micronesia completed edette Minginug, Louis Rungweg, Benedict tion Department from April, 1986, until the Early Childhood Special Education Chochol, Vanantius Meeyog, Augustina Fide- she joined the FSM Information Office Workshop on health and education pin, Vicenta S. Olkerill, Martha Ilemasoh, staff. intervention for handicapped infants Fernando Moglith, Maria Riyan, Chistina Gamabruw, 29, is the daughter of the and children held here Jan. 26-30, Gipthey, Louisa Ping, Lucy Tiningig, Clotil- late Francisco Luktun, traditional chief of according to Yap State Education Man- da A. Ilyaw, Severina Gurwag, Sophia Weloy in Yap. She was graduated from agement and Support Administrator Sa- Marmar, Idip Bitloal, Mark Tamngin, Connie bastian Anafal. Lubueg, Cecilia Guchol, Sophia Beeliyaw, Yap High School in 1977, received an as- Augustin Giltamag and Paula Chimtag, Yap. sociate degree in liberal arts from the The workshop was funded by a Trust Community College of Micronesia in Territory Handicapped Children's Early Education Program planning grant and 1979 and attended the University of North- held in the Yap State Education Depart- Mokil referendum set ern Colorado in Greeley and Western Wash- ment Conference Room. Consultants ington University in Bellingham, in addi- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - A referen- were Community College of Micronesia" dum is scheduled tion to Eastern Oregon where she also for April 21 on Special Education Instructor Natalia Re- the draft municipal constitution completed an AS degree in community kemesik, a former Yap State special edu- which would change the official service. cation coordinator who drafted the spelling of "Mokil" to "Mwoakil- HCEEP planning grant proposal, and loa," according to Chief Magistrate Fr. Fogelsanger dies Dr. Christine Ebert-Santos, a pediatri- Sahn Johnson who said that a cian from the Northern Marianas. political education campaign was KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Rev. Walter Presentations also were made Yap held March 22-April 1. J. Fogelsanger, a former Jesuit missionary Attorney General Cyperian Manmaw; who worked 24 years in Truk in fisheries medical technicians (me- development and translating the Bible into dex) Don Evans and Joe Trukese, died March 13 at age 68 in New Haleyalmang; Dr. Joe York City and was buried March 16 at the Flear, a pediatrician, and Jesuit Cemetery in Auriesville, New York, Yap State Health Ser- following a funeral mass in the St. Igna- vices Nutritionist Nancy tius Loyola Catholic Church in Manhattan, Rody. according to the March 31 Pacific Daily Certificates of atten- News. dance were presented by Father Fogelsanger was assigned by Jes- Anafal to Renshy Shot- uit superiors in 1959 to Truk where he aro, Manuel Umwech, began translating the Bible and later over- Amansio Frank, Martha saw completion of a Trukese New Testa- Kanas and Mayumi ment, and where he was involved in the Lorin of Truk; Ernest Schmidt, Almin Lanlin CITIC OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED - China International Trust and In- state's economic cooperative movement, in- vestment Corp. officials who accompanied FSM President Tosiwo and Hannah Phillip, cluding development of the Truk Fishing Nakayama and his delegation at the Temple of Heavan in Beijing, Co-op. Marshall Islands; Win- during their Feb. 16-March 2 visit to China are identified with the dele- He suffered from Parkinson's disease and cener David, Charley gation, from left standing, Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses; Xu Weiyun, was reassigned in 1982 to New York for Aisiam and Sihner Had- CITIC division deputy manager; Min Yu, CITIC vice president; Naka- medical attention. A World War II veteran, ley, Pohnpei; Roslyn yama; Yao Wei, a CITIC managing director; Truk governor's Special J. Sigrah and Fanry Assistant Hans Wiliander; Yu Zhong Qin, CITIC Public Relations Divi- he was born in 1918 in Buffalo, New Albert, Kosrae; Eliza- sion manager; FSM External Affairs Deputy Secretary Asterio Take- York, and was graduated with distinction beth Watanabe, Moni- sy, and Kosrae Lt. Gov. Moses Mackwelung, and, kneeling, Yap Gov. from Georgetown University, Washington, ca Blesoch and Roma- Petrus Tun; Pohnpei Speaker Ambros Senda; Truk Lt. Gov. Bob D.C., in economics. na Baselius, Palau, Mori, and President's Special Assistant leske lehsi. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 6 Lonevraoe. robbery convictions upheld Appellate Division reverses contempt rulings

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Su- dence the victim's underwear which a police he did not know to confirm the second attor- preme Court Appellate Division affirmed officers testified was taken from him when ney's appearing. in a March 6 opinion the rape and robbery he was arrested and that there was insuf- The trial court found that his failure to convictions of Kerhard Loney, because his ficient evidence to support the robbery con- appear was caused by negligence. attorneys failed to raise the issues cited in viction. The Appellate Division stated that it was the appeal through a discovery motion Counsel for the defendant said in his clos- not necessary to rule on Santos' argument prior, to his Oct. 31, 1985, trial. ing arguments in the trial that the govern- that he was deprived of due process in crim- The Appellate Division also reversed in ment had not introduced any physical evi- inal procedings, because its ruling is based a Feb. 26 opinion the Trial Division con- dence, but did not contend that this deprived on culpability or the fact that the trial victions of Pohnpei State Prosecutor the defendant of due process of law, accord- decision did not meet the definition of Thomas M. Tarpley and Trial Counsellor ing to the appellate opinion. "intentional" or purposely obstructing Dickson Santos for criminal contempt for The Appellate Division found that the justice. failing to appear May 21, 1986, in the defendant chose to make no request for evi- "Is one guilty of criminal contempt if he court for a juvenile case, because their al- dence of the underwear seized by the police obstructs the functioning of the court, leged administration of justice obstruction and that the trial record "clearly supports" through negligence, or through an act that was not "intentional" as required by the the finding that Loney took money from creates a substantial risk of court delay?" FSM Code. the victim. the opinion asked, responding, "We con- The two cases were argued Jan. 20 before Tarpley and Santos were found guilty of clude he is not, and reverse the convictions the Appellate Division which consisted of criminal contempt and fined by FSM Chief based on such acts." FSM Associate Justice Richard Benson and Justice Edward King in the Trial Division two designated justices, including Guam here for failing to assure appearance in the Three men plead Superior Court Judge Peter C. Siquenza Jr. juvenile case hearing. and Northern Marianas Commonwealth Tarpley reportedly argued June 4 that he guilty to assault Trial Court Judge Ramon G. Villagomez. had planned to leave Pohnpei for vacation Loney was sentenced Nov. 21, 1985, to on May 22, but decided to move his de- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Three men who five years in the Pohnpei State Prison for parture up to May 20 and asked another at- pleaded guilty to separate charges of as- two counts of sexual assault and one count torney to appear for him in the juvenile and sault with dangerous weapons were sen- of robbery commited Sept. 11, 1985, when another case. tenced March 26 and 27 by FSM he reportedly grabbed a woman by the hair, The other attorney testified that he did Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward C. hit her, threatened her life, caused her to not recall being told to cover the juvenile King, according to National Justice Om- fall and injure herself, forced her to go case and the trial court found that Tarpley budsman Nickontro Johnny. where he raped her twice and took money failed to made adequate provision for the Sailas Ezra, 35, of Sokehs Munici- she had concealed in her clothing. case. pality was sentenced March 26 to one In his appeal, Loney argued that his due Santos testified May 22 that Tarpley left year in jail with work release only on a note for him to appear in another case process rights were violated by the failure working days and his salary to go to of the prosecution to offer as physical evi- without mentioning the juvenile case, so his family, plus two years probation for cutting his daughter with a knife when he became angry. Ezra also is required to attend any al- FSM Supreme Court Calender coholic anonymous program and coun- Trial Division- State of Pohnpei selling sessions available on the island Date/Time Case Name Type Proceeding during the period of his sentences. Sanderson Mauricio, 22, of Kolonia April 20 (Juvenile) In re. Charley Assault with deadly weapon (AWDW) Responses was sentenced March 27 to 45 days in April 21,9 a.m. FSM v. Ocean Pearl Fishing violation Hearing jail and probation for the remainder of FSMv.Gallen Burglary Sentencing two years and prohibited from drinking April 22, 9a.m. FSMv.Aron Burglary Pretrial alcoholic beverages during the proba- FSM v. loanis Burglary Pretrial tion period for stabbling Andrew Zarred FSM v. Lohn AWDW Pretrail in a Dec. 14 fight in Sekere, Sokehs. (Juvenile) In re. Lohn AWDW Pretrail Anderson Rodriques, 19, of Nett Mun- April 23, 9a.m. FSMv.Aron Burglary Trial icipality was sentenced March 27 to (Juvenile) In re. Charley AWDW Pretrial April 24, 9 a.m. FSM v. Lohn AWDW Trial three weekends in the Pohnpei State Pri- (Juvenile) In re. Lohn AWDW Trial son, beginning at the close of PICS April 27, 9 a.m. (Juv) In re. Charley AWDW Pretrial high school hours on that date for strik- FSM v. loanis Burglary Trial ing Wancy Route on the head with a April 28, 9 a.m. FSM v. Kalio Manslaughter Hearing baseball bat Dec. 17 in Kolonia. April 29, 9 a.m. Ramp v. Mid-Pac Damages Hearing Rodrigues is not permitted to drink al- May5, 9a.m. PT&S v. Aquilizan Debt Trial coholic beverages, must maintian a sat- May 6, 9a.m. FSM Dev. Bank v. isfactory school record and must partici- Nanpei Estate Debt Hearing pate in an Aramas Kapw Outward Bound May 19, 9a.m. Falcamv. FSM Contract breach Oral argument May 26,9 a.m. Michelsen v. FSM Foreign Invest. Oral argument training program, if one is available, during an 18-month probation period. THE NATIONAL UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 7 Livestock expert FSMpopulation control urged joins FSM staff KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Participants in developing the national referral center in the March 23-27 National Health Sector Pohnpei. KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Haresh T. Patel, Financing Workshop here recommended ex- Creation of the national unified ac- who established the U.N. Development panding family planning to maintain health counting and information exchange system Program/Food and Agriculture Organi- services for a population which will almost was cited as "a necessary ingredient to pro- zation Regional Livestock Develop- double by the year 2000, according to FSM viding quality and cost-effective health care ment Project for Micronesia in Health Services Administrator Isamu Abra- delivery" by centralizing the accounting Pohnpei, joined March 10 the FSM Ag- ham, workshop facilitator. system, utilizing computers and establish- ing performance standards. riculture Division as its Livestock Dev- The participants also recommended dev- eloping an FSM unified health accounting Contributing to the workshop were Dr. elopment Adviser, according to Agri- and information interchange system and Lawrence Malcolm of New Zealand, World culture Chief Sailas Henry. developing the Pohnpei State Hospital into Health Organization health financing con- Patel said he plans to continue the a centralized health referral facility sultant; Sister Natalie Short, Cook Islands goat and Santa Gertrudis cattle breeding while discontinuing out-of-country med- Health Ministry Public Health nursing programs started under the UNDP/FAO ical referrals to Honolulu and Guam, chief; Dr. Eliuel Pretrick, FSM Health project at the Pohnpei State Agriculture Abraham said. Services director; Pohnpei State Economic Substation in Ponlangas, Madolenihmw "Uncontrolled population growth pre- Adviser, Dr. Dan Perin; Budget Officer Del in addition to working with the College sents the most critical and pressing threat Pangelinan, Budget Division Admini- of Tropical Agriculture and Sciences to the nation's well being and to the opera- strator Klasdin Lihpai, Management here to promote private sector goat tion of the health system in particular," he Division Administrator Reed Nena and production and utilization. said in the report on the workshop outcome Budget Adviser, Dr. John Carroll of the Another project to be implemented and recommendations. FSM Budget Office; FSM Financial Ad- "By the year 2000, the combined popu- soon is establishing hatcheries at state viser Richard Warnock, and FSM Health lation of the FSM's four states will exceed Work Force Planner Robert Spegal. agriculture stations to produce day-old 150,000 people, twice the current figure" chicks for meat and egg production, ac- which will make it impossible to provide Participants were: State Health Ad- cording to Patel who said he will visit the already strained health services system, ministrator Bob Skilling of Kosrae; the FSM states to help review and the report said. Public Health Administrator, Dr. Kiosy develop the livestock program. It's first recommendation is to "expand Aniol, and Health Services Admini- Patel, 33, is a graduate of London family planning programs in all states by strator Daro Malon, Truk; State Health University with a degree in agriculture increasing the dispersion of information and Services Fiscal and Finance Officer and Reading University in England with also the availability and accessibility of con- John Palmed, Yap; State Hospital Ad- a postgraduate degree in animal pro- traceptive methods." ministrator Valerio Hallens and State duction. He came to Pohnpei in May, The participants called for development' Hospital Fiscal Officer Albert Rodri- 1984, from Palau where he conducted of primary or preventive health care pro- guez, Pohnpei, and Maternal and Child grams to curb the more expensive secodary Health Coordinator Andipeter Paiden, another FAO livestock improvement health care programs and reduce medical re- project for 18 months, after working Health Coordinator Jefferson Benjamin and ferrals which consume about 28 per cent of accountant Santra Anson, FSM Health for two years in Papua New Guinea. the state health services budgets, while Services Office. National T3 Center to be ready May 4

KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Nation- Fourth FSM Congress, the National T3 al Trades Training and Testing Center be- Training Center has evolved into one of the ing constructed at the Pohnpei Islands Cen- most modem in the South Pacific," Hickey tral School here will be ready for oc- said, noting that the sponsoring U.N. cupancy during the week of May 4, accord- International Labor Organization selected it ing to T3 Program Coordinator Henry to serve as the ILO Micronesian Regional Hickey. Training Center. New classes in construction, electrical The new center "is self-sufficient, con- and mechanical basic skills will begin soon sisting of a workshop for each of the three after the center is occupied, Hickey said, skill areas, office, storeroom, dormitories urging individuals interested in enrolling in to house upt to 12 trainees, lavoratories, one of the courses to obtain application kitchen, dining room, recreation room and forms at the present T3 Center across from facilities for growing, agriculture products the Pohnpei State Hospital as soon as pos- and pursuing outdoor activities," he said. sible, because students will be selected on a "Congress will be asked to appropriate first-come, first-serve basis. funds to build permanent T3 training cent- "Almost all trainees who have earned the ers in Truk, Kosrae and Yap in fiscal years HICKEY AT CENTER - FSM T3 Program Trade Test Certificates have been subse- 1988, 1989 and 1990 respectively, so that Coordinator Henry Hickey is standing in front quently employed," he said.. some day all vocational training in the of one of the three new buildings in the "Primarily using trainees during the FSM can be incorporated into this most National T3 Training Center being construct- course of instruction for labor and built economical and effective program," Hickey ed at PICS high school. with the $60,000 appropriated by the said. THE NATION&L UNION. April 15. 1987. Page 8 Accrediting team cites need to resolve funding KOLONIA, Pohnpei - An accrediting Cuen said, "that as soon as possible there the three new nations. team which visited the Community Col- is some resolution through a written agree- It urged CCM to establish a multi-year lege of Micronesia said in an April 2 exit ment between the appropriate nations to education program master plan and evaluate report that the need for the three new na- the funding crisis which CCM faces." its degree programs at least once every five tions to establish adequate and stable fund- McCuen said that the crisis must be re- years, review its policies and practices to ing for the College of Micronesia system solved "so the (COM) Board of Regents assure the competence of its students to is its overriding concern. and the CCM staff working together can complete degree work at other institutions The exit report was presented to faculty begin charting some kind of planned course and enter an articulation agreement with and students in the CCM gymnasium by for the future of the institution based on other Pacific post-secondary institutions for Dr. John McCuen, Long Beach, California, some sense, some semblance at least, of transfering credits. Community College president and chair- adequate funding and stable funding for the It also recommended review of the COM man of the team, which also included Dr. future, and we will reflect that concern in Continuing Education administrative struc- Peter Blomerley, Ohlone College presi- our report." ture to adequate quality control of CCM dent, Freemont, California, and Michael He was referring to concerns cited by the courses offered at its centers and clarifi- Rota, University of Hawaii community CCM faculty and administration in their cation of lines of authority and account- college system, representing the Accred- self-study report about future funding for ability for the Nursing School. iting Commission for Community and the college with the termination of U.S. In- The team recommended that sabbatical Junior Colleges of the Western Associa- terior Department annual grants after fiscal leaves be provided for staff development and tion of Schools and Colleges. 1987 and phasing out Basic Education Op- that the COM Personnel Manual be com- McCuen said that members of the team portunities or Pell Grants due to the im- pleted as soon as possible. which visited CCM, March 27-April 2, plementation of the Compact of Free Asso- And it recommended improving safety would compare notes the three-member ciation with the United States on Oct. and health standards through better res troom team which visited the Micronesian Occu- 23 for the Marshall Islands and Nov. 3 facilities, cleaner drinking water and more pational College in Palau during the same for the FSM. livable dormitories. period. Representatives of the FSM, Marshalls McCuen praised the CCM staff for its en- The team which went to Palau is headed and Palau are scheduled to meet April 20 in thusiasm in the face of adverse working con- by Dr. John Peterson, executive director of Honolulu to finalize plans for a presidential ditions and its openness, helpfulness and the accrediting commission. summit expected to be held in early May candor in working with the accrediting The visits are part of regular accrediting on future funding for the COM system. team. review conducted by the commission every In addition to CCM and MOC, the COM "We've also been impressed by the signi- five years, according to McCuen. system includes the CCM Nursing School ficant progress that has been made at CCM "We have an overriding concern," Mc- in Majuro, the Continuing Education Cen- since the last visit (by an accrediting team ters in each jurisdic- in 1982)," he said. tion and the College of Tropical Agricul- Pre-summit meeting ture and Sciences in reset for April 20-24 Pohnpei. McCuen said the KOLONIA, Pohnpei - A meeting sched- accrediting commis- uled for March 30-April 3 in Pohnpei to sion is scheduled to plan a presidential summit on the future of meet in June to act the College of Micronesia was postponed on the reports by the to April 20-24 in Honolulu, according to two teams and is ex- COM Executive Director Singeru Singeo pected to notify the The Marshall Islands and Palau govern- two campuses within ments agreed to the delay in the pre-summit a few days after it meeting which was requested by the FSM acts. government, because External Affairs Secre- Among its tenta- tary Andon Amaraich left March 26 for tive recommenda- diplomatic meetings in the South Pacific, tions, the team urged Dr. Singeo said. the COM Regents to A summit conference of the three Micro- ACCREDITING TEAM VISITS - Dr. John McCuen, center, chairman of "continue vigorously nesian presidents remains tentatively plan- the three-member accrediting team which visited CCM, March 27- to advocate the vital ned for early May, as agreed to by the three April 2, and CCM President Catalino Cantero, left, are making a role" the college can governments in the first pre-summit meet- courtesy call April 1on FSM President Tosiwo Nakayama. play in developing ing held Feb. 23-27 in Honolulu, he said. 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