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• wo Day Special Session ·For Appropriations And Amendments Joaquin Torres said yesterday SAIP AN - Speaker Hennan tension beyond its November 30 for Washington Representative introduced pennitting Northern that Quitugua was disqualified R. Guerrero has called a special cut-off date; an appropriation to under the constitutional govern Marianas citizens residing on because he was unable to satisfy session of the Fifth Northern cover the cost of the January 9 ment, but due to the Election Guam under pennanent resi the Board of his domicile in the Marianas Legislature to begin on Inaugural festivities.; additional Law's ambiguous language in the dentcy pennits to vote in the up Northern Marianas. Tuesday 29 November. The two funds for the Saipan Board of matter of domiciliary, could not coming elections. It is understood that Quitu day session will commence at Elections; and amendments re be certified. The action reportedly is being gua has ftled a petition for a 10,a.m. Tuesday and will run no quired to the existing Election According to an election offi taken following the Election of mandate, asking the court to later than midnight Wednesday Law raised by the Election cial, the amendment to the law Board's disqualification of the order the Board to place his night, it has been announced. Board's earlier non-acceptance is required in order for tfie Democratic party mayoral candi name on the ballot. Items to be reviewed will in of the candidacies of Edward Board to officially sanction the date for Rota, David R. Quitu A hearing in the matter is clude the Salary Act for North DLG. Pangelinan (Dem) and two candidacies. gua on the grounds of his per scheduled for December 1 in the ern Marianas government em Juan Tudela Lizama (Terr). According to infonned manent residency in Guam. TT High Court. ployees presently in need of ex- Both candidates are running sources, legislation will also be Chainnan of the Board Inaugural Plans On But La k ds SAIP AN - In the normal would hope the potential value Other means of raising funds cooked traditional dishes and Rosario, Northern Marianas course of events, nations admin of the Marianas Inauguration to have included raffles and an is provided their own coolers of Legislature; Herman Q. Guer istered under pn :t-war trustee his Administration and to the land-wide lottery, for the esti beer. rero, Democratic Party; Juan P. ship arrangements have, upon vorld position of the United mated $25,000 needed to or Clearly, the task of the com Tenorio, Territorial Party; attainment of a limited degre~.:. SMes might be carefully ganize suitably important festivi- mittee will be -an arduous one Josephine T, Sablan, Northern of self-sufficiency, opted for the weighed." •· es. and weekly meetings have been Marianas Women's Conference; long, hard road to total inde Meanwhile, an Inaugural Essentially. this i,; the peo- scheduled to ascertain that the William Heston, Saipan Chamber pendence. Committee, established by the ple ·s d"Y " said '"t'len '\1ar.ia inaugural program runs smooth of Commerce; Pete lgitol, Not so the Northern Maria ResCom, met for the first time nas Ex 'cutive Office Manny ly. Rotary Club of Saipa..'1; Felix nas. "It is the first and only last week to plan and organize a Sablan, "a!!d "' , •d to be The Committee's members Rabauliman, United Carolinian time, I believe, when the people program of activities for the first prom(.lted by the 'l<'' pie,'' h, are: JM Gu 0 rrero, Marianas Visi ~ssoc'ation; and, Lt. Com- of any of the post-World War II governor's inauguration. said, hearkening back to the tors Bureau· \fanuel A. Sablan. ' mdcr Pat Roth, US Navy. trusteeships have chosen to cast Although still in the tentative Covenant celebrations when Executive Offccr, '1orther:> • ,_ their destiny permanently with stages, discussions include the hundreds pitched in with home- rianas Gqvemrnent, e~ n the administering power," says inaugural parade route, site for Resident Commissioner Erwin the Governor's Ball, sports and D. Canham, who reminded De athletic events commemorating partment of Interior officials the occasion, and a tentative that this decision came in a guest list. plebiscite where 95% of the eligi Viewed by many Northern ble voters registered, 95% of Marianans as the supreme event whom actually voted with 78.8% in the political history of the is casting their votes to remain lands, the list will include guests Fou with the United States from the governments of Japan, 1 site at about 4 p.m. Satu. •, beatings. "It is also, I believe, one of Far Eastern countries, Pacific Is SAIP AN - Two persons, sus by an American couple ·.rl.o Accordin~ to an eye wit the few times - perhaps the only land nations, Australia, Guam pected to be Filipinos, were told police they were on their ness account, the injuries to time - in this de-colonializing and the rest of Micronesia. way to the beach when they the heads and faces of the two period of history, when such a Special attention is being found dead Saturday (Nov. men caused almost total dis territory has chosen to become given to the choice of members 26) on the road leading to discovered the dead body of an integral part of the formerly of the U.S. Congress who were Naftan- Beach, south of one man. figurement of their features. -governing nation," Canham said. instrumental in the approval of Saipan International Upon examination of the An autopsy will be conduct Emphasizing the unique im the Northern Marianas Covenant Airport. immediate area, the officers ed before the official cause portimce of the occasion of the and other U.S. officials who as According to eye- discovered a second body close of death is released, Dr. Kaipat first constitutional government's sisted in the Marianas cause, said witness accounts, the two by. said. inauguration on January 9, one committee member. men had been beaten about According to police, the Last month, on October 1978, the Resident Commis Chaired by David M. Sablan, the head before being double slaying is suspected to 22, the body of William sioner has written to Secretary president of Microl Corporation, dragged about 200 feet down have been performed by more Cabrera was found dead from of the Interior Cecil Andrus, sug the committee's preliminary the narrow, little travelled th~ one person. The two men gunshot wounds in the chest gesting that the "highest possible plans will for the moment re are also thought to be the same and head. A Saipanese, official representation should main just that - preliminary, road, closely covered over two Filipinos reported missing Vicente CH. Pangelinan, was come from Washington to Sai since for the time being there is with tangantangan. charged with Cabrera's murder, pan in order to lift the event in no budget allocation. Evidence of brain tissue to Department of Public Safety official and world consciousness An appropriation measure to and blood stains lay at the headquarters last Thursday but was later released due to a to the status it deserves." be introduced into the Special source of a trail of personal night (Nov. 24). c~urt ruling determining in Said the ResCom in his Session of the· Fifth Northern belongings pointing to the Both bodies were examin sufficient cause for his November 11 letter, "I am Marianas Legislature, if p~ed, site where the bodies were ed at the murder site by Dr. detention. hoping you might bring this will allocate some funds, but found. Police have no suspects Benusto Kaipat, Assistant Dir The murder of the two underlying historic significance perhaps not enough to cover the in the slay.ing. ector of Health Services, show susp_ected Filipinos is the to ·the attention of President grand splash people might like to Department · of Public ing that they had died from second incident of its kind Carter. Even with the llea.y 4e see for this very important head fractures caused by severe within a month.. m:uu!s on bis time and mew, I occasion, a member suggested. Safety officials were led to the ,age 2 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS - November 24, 1977 Rock Throwing Erupts Campaigners SAIP /t.N - Five Saipan men, was inferred at an inter-party Court. Pat. Hubbard. of not guilty. including two fonner members meeting with Resident Commis Making the motion for dis Presiding Judge Harold w. Not present at Friday's ar- of the police force, have been sioner Erwin Canham that the missal on the grounds of insuffi Burnett also heard from de- raignment were Bonifacio Muna charged with assault in connec rock throwers were operating cient evidence, was Northern fendants Jose Ngeskebei and and Jesus Ngeskebei. The two tion with a rock throwing inci with the collaboration of a mem Marianas Asst. Attorney General Sablan, who each entered pleas were to be arraigned Wednesday, dent Friday Jtjght, Nov. 18 at a ber of the Department of Public Nov. 30. Democratic campaign in San Safety. Antonio . The meeting (see related Campaign Violence . Charged in the iwault, were story), attended by Territorial Jose Ngeskebei, Jesus Ngeskebei, gubernatorial candidates Jose C. Bonifacio Muna, David Sablan, Tenorio and Olympio Borja; and Luis Cepeda, in which at Democratic incumbent-candi Abatement Sought least four campaign attendees in date Hennan R. Guerrero; and a clu~g Democratic House can number of other candidates, was SAIP AN - Charges and coun campaigning at night. up Friday night (Nov. 18) when didate Michael A. White were called by Canham to discuss a ter-charges of campaign The suggestion was vetoed, a patrolman failed to show up at pelted with rocks.