SMI Drops Suit Vs by Rick Alberto Variety News Staff
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By Ferdie de la Torre answer or of a motion for sum Commonwealth within 30 days A survey conducted by the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa revealed Variety News Staff mary judgment, whichever first or face deportation. that a high 78 percent of these parents cohabited without the A GARMENT firm has dropped occurs."· SMI filed last Wednesday the benefit of matrimony. its lawsuit against Labor and Im Wiseman told the Variety yes lawsuit against Sablan and _Those polled were parents who came to have their children migration Secretary Thomas 0. terday that SMI has to drop the Camacho for alleged violation of baptized. .· Sablan and Labor Director Fran case because Sablan issued on their duties and responsibilities When parents married in civil rites and teenage pregnancies cisco M. Camacho . Thursday an administrative or under the Nonresident Workers .· were set apart, what came out was a fact still considered a,Iarming The Saipan Manufacturers, Inc., der in favor of the company. Act. · by the Church: 40 percent of the surveyed parents were cohabit-. through counsel David A. Wiseman explained that Nancy SMI asked the court to issue an ing without the benefit of any fonn of marriage. Wiseman, filed a notice of dis J. Gottfried, Special Assistant order requesting Sablan and These data culled from the survey have impelled Bishop missal of the case before the Su Atty. Gen. for Sablan, affirmed Camacho to settle SMI's motion · Tomas A. Camacho to issue a pastoral' letter on marriage read in · perior Court on Thursday. the March 26, 1996 decision of to dismiss appeal. the CNMI's churches last Sunday. SMI dismissed the case with hearing officer Linn H. Asper. SMI's petition alleged that in Continued on page 16 prejudice pursuant to Common In the administrative order, May 1995 several of its employ wealth Rules of Civil Procedure Gottfried said the complainants ees filed a case against the com which provides that an action may and SM! shall comply with all pany before Labor after they were be dropped by plaintiff without provisions of the Labor's March terminated when the firm decided court's order"by filing a notice of 26 decision. to close its business on Saipan. dismissal at any time before ser Gottfried said the complain The employees filed the action vice by the adverse party of an ants shall voluntarily depart the Continued on page 16 ...,., i, ,'·/··'1 . -· a ,.,,, • I .. .....• .• j \ . THE YOUTH VOTE. Young men and women (right photo) gather to hear Former Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio and Senate President Jesus Sablan (left photo) talk about their election platform yesterday at the Royal Taga Beach Club. The tandem faces the ticket of ex-Gov. Larry Guerrero and Rita !nos in a Republican primary on Nov. 9. (See story on Page 5). PhotobrMcM 'Intake of alcohol alone IHouse c~ming up ~th an~ther I does not spur violence' 1fuel tax exemption bill for CUC I By Jojo Dass upside down. The alcohol did it? By Rafael H. Arroyo cally reintroduce the same bill the ity support in both the House Variety News Staff A private organization assist Variety News Staff governor vetoed," said Benavente and the Senate, I guess the SO YOUR dad was drunk last ing victims of domestic violence THE COMMONWEALTH in an inte1view with the Variety governor's position that he will night. And he turned the place and abuse says no. Utilities Corp. may yet be given yesterday. · be signing this bill makes it The Karidat has maintained a statutory exemption from the "Since we 're still not sure of a probably the best way to go that alcohol, contrary to popular liquid fuel tax despite Gov. possible ove1Tide despite major- C-onUnued on page 16 belief, is not the primary reason Froilan C. Tenorio 's recent veto Weather behind such acts of hostility. of a bill seeking such an ex "That alcohol causes violence emption. is a myth," sai<l the Karidat. According to House Speaker Outlook Alcohol intake, according to the Diego T. Benavente(R Karidat, "lowers inhibitions or Saipan), he and Rep. Heinz S: control over a violent behavior." Hofschneider(Ind.-Saipan) are "But," it stressed, ''it may be used co-sponsoring a new bill with as an excuse to let down these the same language as House inhibitions." Bill I 0-84, the CUC Fuel Tax Available statistics, the Karidat Exemption Act, to to give the noted, showed that one-third of government corporation the tax baterrers do not drink at all. relief it seeks. Partly cloudy with Violence, according to Bob "I have actually signed along scattered showers McGines, Karidat Hotline coor- with Cong. Hofschneider an Continuea on page 16 other bill which would basi- Heinz S. Hofschneider Diego T. Benavente 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-OCTOBER 15, 1996 ____________________________ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1996-MARIAf'.lAS_VP.RlE'.TY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Dole focuses on taxes, trust Solons may join suit vs GTA By Zaldy Dandan By JOHN KING northeastern state of New Jer Clinton in the second and final found himself in New Jersey as "friend of the court" ) is a per in the ... hearing ... until after the Variety News Staff SOMERVILLE, New Jersey sey, targeting Italian-Americans presidential debate on Wednes he mulled these options was an son invited to advise a court on bidding proce;s has been com (AP) · Opening a critical cam by marching in Newark's an day, and must make final deci odd twist in a campaign that has THE CHAIR of the House Com manner of law in a case to which I pleted." mittee on Public Utilities, Trans paign week, Republican presi nual Christopher Columbus pa sions on a state-by-state elec had more than its fair share of he is not a party. Ada, who is chairman of the dentiarcandidate Bob Dole fo rade before two afternoon ral toral targeting and advertising strange turns. 'i portation and Communications Ada sued GT A early this Guam legislature's water, utili on Friday said he and two other cused on taxes and trust Sunday lies in traditiona11y Republican strategy that has little if any Clinton has held a persistent month over its plans to operate ties and electronic communica legislators may join a Guam and promised to prove wrong suburban areas where Dole has room for error. double-digit lead in the state, personal communications ser tions committee, said he filed lawmaker's lawsuit against the those who believe his quest for struggled this year. The biggest decision is and New Jersey was not in vices (PCS) in the CNMI. the lawsuit anyway because "by Guam Telephone Authority. the White House is a lost cause. With just three weeks to Elec whether to pour millions of dol cluded in the leading targeting He is asking Guam· s Supe then (the completion of the bid Rep. Crispin I.D.L. Guerrero, "We'r..e used to fighting tion Day, and President Bill lars into California, or pull out options presented to Dole at a rior Court to declare GT A's in ding process), it may be too back," Dole said. Clinton holding the lead, this is of the state and look elsewhere Saturday strategy summit in in an Oct. 11 letter to Guam vestment plans in the CNMJ il late." Sen. Thomas Ada, said he / The Republican nominee a week of make-or-break chal for a combination that nets him Washington. But Dole had legal. He said if GT A invests in the strolled and bused across the lenges for Dole. He faces (Guerrero) has discussed with 270 electoral votes. That Dole promised to return here to com GT A, according to a Guam CNMl, the telephone utility plete a bus tour that was washed Speaker Diego T. Benavente and based newspaper, will ask Ada would have to borrow mcim:y to out last week by nasty weather. Rep. Stanley T. Torres the "pos to withdraw his lawsuit. construct the 'infrastructure Clinton describes his health as Many prominent Republi sibility of joining (Ada's law Guerrero in his Jetter to Ada, needed to operate PCS. suit) against the Guam Tele however, urged the Guam sena cans privately dismiss Dole's Bob Dole Crispin I.D.L. Guerrero Stanley T. Torres "lt will likely trigger a rall: chances of catching Clinton. phone Authority (GT A) via tor to pursue the lawsuit. increase (on Guam)," he said. 'very good' in Times interview "The sky is falling," was how "Ifhe is re-elected for the next amicus curiae." "What GTA is doing is ques Ada, in an earlier media re ding process. "Why should Guam's tele NEW YORK (AP) - President allergies and weight - and that the conservative Weekly Stan four years, you better hold onto An amicus curiae (Latin for tionable," Guerrero said. lease, said the lawsuit he filed He said GTA's board of di phone subscribers have to bear Clinton describes his health as all threearewellundercontrolfrom dard put it in an editorial this your wallet and everything that in Guam' is asking for a "de rectors should reimburse the the burden of a rate increase to . "very good" and says in an inter a variety of treatments including week, suggesting Dole was run isn't nailed down because he Rota takes on a new label: claratory judgement on whether utility of all public money "im support a venture (in the CNMI) view with The New Yorlc Times some allergy drugs, drinking lots ning so badly his campaign might will be coming after it," Dole the Guam Telephone Authority properly spent towards secur that will not have any direct that he has never had a serious of water and sleeping with his cost the Republican its congres said.