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, ,I 'i focus on CRC suit " By Raiaell. Santos Clintonto chastisetheCNMIover lems 'in entering the common- nationlawsuitcould end upbeing departmentas well as DPHSSec Variety NewsStaff thelaborabuseissue,saiditwould wealth. dismissedshould the plaintifffail retary Isamu Abraham last year AN influential Filipino senator be in the best interestsof Filipino Macapagal-Arroyo extended to appear in court here. .alleging that she was discrimi has urged the Philippine Depart nurses' here if the case can be assistance to the nurse while the Earlier, Magana complained natedagainst becauseof herrace. mentof Foreign Affairs to moni monitored. complainant was in Manila.One she had been subjectedto harass It was the first time a Filipino tor the progres,s of a Filipina The senatorwrote Foreign Af- actiontaken by her office was to ment because of her decision to nurse filed a lawsuit against the nurse's lawsuitagainst the CNMI fairs Secretary Alberto Romulo askRP'sforeign affairs officials file a civil action against the gov government and health officials, governmentand its public health last month requesting him that to make sure Magana returns to ernment. She did not elaborate. Theplaintiff,whoceasedwork officials. necessary steps be taken to en- the CNMI without problems. The complainant returned to ingforCHC latelastyear,claimed SenatorGloria Macapagal-Ar sure that Teofane Magana, the Inhermemorandum totheDFA Saipan early this month from the she wasdenied proper wages and royo, the same lawmaker who plaintiff inthe$1.25 millionlaw- secretary, the lawmaker ex- Philippinesto testify in the trial. benefits because she is a Filipina. recentlyaskedU.S. President Bill suit, 'does not encounter prob- pressedconcernthatthe discrimi- Magana,whoworkedasa"pro She further alleged that her fessional nurse" at the Common Caucasian and Chamorro coun wealth Health Center sued the terparts with the same qualifica government, the public health Continued on page 8 Casino bill's passage unlikely--Benavente By Rafael H. Arroyo Varil!,ty News Staff SPEAKER of, the House of Representatives Diego T. Benavente yesterday said the legalization of Common wealth-widecasino gamingis not yet adone deal so inter ested parties could not be as suredyetthattheircasinoven tures wouldbe allowed in the CNMI. Iri fact,he thinkspassageof the casino legalization bill may be unlikelyowing to op positionfrom"majority of the Diego t. Benavente ' Local Artist Doug Rankin shows a student from Whispering Palms School how to make a "Banana "It certainly seems from Print". The demonstration/workshop took place this past weekend on Managaha Island. HOuse members." Benavente made such as reading the letter that sortie sertionsdays after receivinga one influential may have as letter from a South Dakota suredSodakthatwewillsurely Woman found dead gaming firm detailing plans havecasinos herein theCNMI to builda $120 millioncasino because the firm has already hotel complex on Saipan. initiated negotiations and are The, firm, Sodak Gaming, anxious to start their project," in Lower Base beach Inc., indicated that negotia said the speaker iii an inter tions for the construction of view yesterday with the Vari By Ferdie dela Torre shoes and short sleeve shirt with Manalili asked anybody with the hotel project have already ety. Variety NewsStaff gray and white stripes when she informationon the identityof the goneunderwaywitha Korean Sodak, Inc. whichclaimsto ANUNIDENTIFIED womanwas was found. woman or any information sur contractor, giving'rise to the be one of the world's largest founddeadon the beachat Lower Crime Stoppers Coordinator rounding her death to call police notionthatsomeonemayhave distributors of gaming equip Basearea yesterday morning,the Sgt. Edward Manalili urged the at 234-8370/7208 or the Crime been "jumping the gun" on mentwrote the speakerearlier Departmentof Public Safetysaid, public to help police in identify Stopper Hotline 234-7272. the casino issue. 'Continued on page 8 DPSInformationOfficerCathy ing the person. Continued on page 8 Sheusaid the woman, described as inher mid 20's to mid 30' sand oriental, was found on the beach at 7 am. Tenorio scraps AlBIC lease Weather It was not indicated in the re AFTER nearlysevenyearsoflaw tion Boardof Directors latergave portwhetherthere wasa foul play suits, delays. and inaction by the AlBIC a five year break on the behind the woman's death. developers of a 250 room hotel ,"lease commencement" until Outlook Sheu said police are presently resort complex originally pro .April, 1993, citing delays due to investigatingthe identity and the posed by AlBIC International court litigation and thetime in death of the woman. Corporation, GovernorFroilanC. volved inssecuringgovernment The woman was between 5'5" Tenorio has terminated the lease permits. to 5'6" in height, light complex of the public land.proposed for But the long delay did not ap ioned, weighing 130 to 140 Ibs., the project at the former Coast pear to get the project started. andsportingblack straight shoul Guard Station in San Antonio. BySeptember 13,1994,MPLC der length hair. The more than 40,000 square Land EnforcementOfficer Anto Sheu addedthat the victim was metersof land was to have been nio N. Satur informed AlBIC In wearing a white colored short leased for the development as of ternational local' representative pants with purple butterfly and April I, 1988, but the former Nicholas Guerrero, that the com- Partly cloudy with leavesprint design, black leather isolated light showers. Froilan C; Tenorio Marianas Public Land Corpora- Continued.on page 8
' •..: ':., !' 2-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23,1995 I, I, I' i' I Diplomats scramble to avert war !. By SAMIR KRILIC forces were reponed Tuesday re serious. Croatian leaders insistthis will has new administrator Akashi said he will hold more eRe inforcing positions around A senior U.N. official, speak not mean sending Croat troops to health care. ofWurdlaws work is to evaluate SARAJEVO, Bosnia- talks in Zagreb and Belgrade, the Sarajevo in the wake of weekend ing on condition of anonymity, recapture nearly one-third of the "It is an opportunity to he ere the concept of privatization in Herzegovina (AP) - Tensions are capital of Serbia proper, thisweek. sniping that kilied two Serbs. told reporters that NATO might country held by rebel Serbs since ativc." said Wardlaw. who has 25 running the hospital. rising in Bosnia and Croatia as But even he admitted the situ In Croatia, the top U.N. envoy have to come in to help 12.000 a six-month war in 1991. ycur-, experience in running hos The secretary said he included diplomats scramble to prevent war ation is serious. in formerYugoslaviaandasenior U.N. peacekeepers withdraw if But emotions are high along pital as health care udrninistrator her in his seven-man steering erupting in both countries later European Union envoy Hans European Union official held talks the long confrontation lines pa and health planner. this spring. Croatia sticks by its resolve toask van derBroek said after talks with committee on health which he Tuesday aimed at averting war, them to leave once their mandate trolled by U.N. peacekeepers, who Wardlaw pointed out that the formed early this year to help Both Serb and government but both conceded the situation is Croatian President Franjo expires March 31. are sandwiched between the two Tudjman Tuesday that the situa intere"ting part of her joh i,,, to him review policies, problems sides under the terms of a formal tion is "very delicate." merge health planning and health on supplies and materials and cease-fire signed last March. He insisted Croatia would not care admi nistration.She described other needs. Yasushi Akashi, the top U.N. attack, but that Europe would not it as very "challenging" because As a member of the task force. official, was in the Croatian Serb deny anyone the right of self itdoes not come often along in the Abraham disclosed Wardlaw wiII mainland. stronghold of Knin Tuesday to defense in the event of more fight work towards universal health explore the chances of a compro ing. With Wardlaw around. care plans to all patients includ "PAZ" mise. Josephine Sablan. who served as ing those that cannot afford the Serb rebels in both states have The Serbs have severed all ten vowed to come to each other's aid acting udministrator, could now hospital service cost. tative contacts with Croatian au and on Monday plotted joint mili concentrate to her current posi Her special areas of interest thorities, insisting that they will tary strategy for the first time. tion as public health director. concern institutional leadership resume talks only if the U.N. A shaky four-month cease-fire DPIIS Secretary Dr. Isamu J. and governance. hospital/medi Abraham welcomed Wardlaw. lr peacekeepers stay. in Bosnia expires May 1, raising cal staff relations, merger and lr whom he cited having extensive U.N. officials have said they the prospect of simultaneous war affiliation activities and strate experience in project financing are seeking a compromise that there and in neighboring Croatia Angela M. Wardlaw gic facilitydevelopment projects. f) might involve changing the U.N. for the first time since the beautiful... well-laid out. It' s more and the management and coordi In the next two weeks, () get the position to help CNMI nation of major hospital devel mandate and reducing the size of Yugoslav federation beganits vio than just an adequate facility. It is Abraham said they will be ori opment programs. the peacekeeping force. lent break-up in 1991. very. functional facility compa with regards to development ex enting the new CHC administra Abraham explained that part rable than toother hospitals. Well pansion on primary preventive tor to local health system. '1' '1' maintained," she said. "They Deadlock in Israel's talks (staff) shared with me theiI' desire I~ to have quality care for all people I~ with PLO threatens accord in the CNMI." By MARIAM SAMI Wardlaw said she decided to PSS told to vacate for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Yasser "We will approach all coun #15 #15 Arafat sought support from old tries concerned on the regional allies. gathering PLO stalwarts in and international level in orderto Cairo as a stalled peace process overcome the impasse that the CPAfacility soon and festering discontent among peace process is facing now," said By Rafael H. Arroyo currently occupying and needs 1\10U expired in August 10. Palestinians threatened to unravel Yasser Abed-Rabbo, a commit Variety News Staff :, I to proceed immediately with the Il)<)..j.. PSS has yet to find a per his authority. tee member. I .I THE COMMONWEALTH implementation of those plans," Tuesday's five-hour meeting of , i manent facility to hold the large The meeting followed a new Ports Authority has given the said Shoda. "Therefore the most the PLO's executive committee >1 volume of procurement materi round of Israeli-PLO talks that Public School Syxtcrn S'() days to we are able to giveyou ixl)Odays als and other supplies. offered no dramatic recommen made some progress on periph find an alternative facility to extension." This prompted the request from dations to break the stalemate. eral issues, but failed to resolve house its school supplies and 15~ Shodus letter came in rcspon ve Torres for an extension as PSS Younis, Maria Paz Castro but committee members said they the central dispute over an Israeli \ materials after a memorandum to a February l) letter Torres sent actively seeks the assistance of would travel to Europe and other withdrawal from the West Bank. of understanding between the tV\O asking CPA I'm more time to the governor and Legislature for Arab countries to line up diplo The withdrawal was called for agencies over the use of a CPA Con-Con Delegate move their warehouse. a permanent location, matic help. under the 1993 Israel-PLO peace warehouse in Puerto Rico ex PSS started using the CPA But according to Shoda. the Arafat was scheduled to leave accord and Palestinians consider pired as of August last year. warehouse in Il)Xl) when the two five year period and the time it impossible toholdelectionswith In a February 13 letter to Edu agencies executed an MOU for rss has been allowed to con Israeli soldiers still in West Bank cation Commissioner William S PSS to utilize Buildings A and B tinue occupying the premises towns. Israel has postponed the Torres. CPA Executi ve Director uf the old Food Services cum since the expiration date was pullback, citing securitycoricerns Carlos Shoda asked that PSS pound for five years. more than sufficient time for it in the wake of terrorist attacks by work out a relocation plan so i' ' Such an agreement was pur to fulfill iis part of the agree- Islamic militants. CPA could start using the sub sued after PSS saw the need I'm ment. . The elections are deemed es ject warehouse which has been large warehouses to store largc "The main purpose of the sential to expanding Palestinian used by the PSS Procurement & volume of materials and xu pplics .~10L! was to gi\(: PSS ample autonomy to the rest of the West Supply since Il)XlJ. PSS handles for all schools and time to lise the facility until such Bank. Committee members criti "CPA has other port related Hcudxturt centers. time that another facility be cized Israel fordelaying the with plans on the premises you are But even after the term of the comes available," said Shoda. drawal, which was supposed to be completed by last July. "We want to tell the world that the Israelis do not want to discuss .'. "" . ,.;.. . '." .. :< . anything," said MohammedZuhdi Nashashibi, a committee mem ber. "They're just playing with time until they feel they can S<1Y no to everything." "We cannot anymore 'negoti ate whatever the Israelis put on the agenda," he said. Nashashibi said the main stick ing points were the withdrawal of Israeli troops;Jewish settlements; holding Palestinian elections; the status of Jerusalem; and the fate of Palestinian refugees outside the West Bank and Gaza. The committee will resume disc.ussions Wednesday after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. It was expected to convene again in Tunis after 67.[!1 SABLAN, David Mangarero the end ofthe Muslim holy month of Ramadan in early March. For ~o ~on I:»~.~gat~ It was the first meeting of the ... committee outside the Palestin ian self-rule areas since. Arafat Local artist Jack Deleon Guerrero works on a mural on one of bus stops in Tanapag. The mural project was recently completed through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. (photo courtesy of the Arts arrived in the Gaza Strip in July. Council) 4-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWSAND VIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23,1995 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEws-5 CPA has a new comptroller . A 35 YEAR-old Saipan man be Accounting Department at the . was in private business for a for Deloitte and Touche' from qualified real estate appraiser. JACK ANDERSON and MICHAEL BINSTEIN came the Comptroller of the CPA, which handles seaports in little over a year. Prior to that, 1986-88. The new CPA comptroller is Comptroller' of the Common . the Northern Marianas. Shoda he was the. Controller for the Demapan received his BA de a member of the National As WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND wealth Authority (CPA) begin said he expects to increase the Marianas Public Land Corpora gree in Public Accounting at the sociation of Review Appraiser ning February .21, 1995, CPA staffof the Accounting Depart tion from 1991093. From 1989 University of Guam in 1986. and Mortgage Underwriter, Na Executive Director Carlos .ment to start handling statistics 90, he was the Assistant Ac He also is a graduate of The tional Association of Real Es Shoda announced yesterday. from the airports as well 'as sea counting Manager for National College of Appraisal tate Appraisers, and American . David S. Demapan, of ports. Micronesian Telecommunica and Property Management in At Society of Professional Ap Coal companies seek to Dandan, will be charge of the Demapan's most recent job tions. He was also and auditor back away from deal lanta, Georgia. He is also a praisers. WASHINGTON-Asubterraneanstruggleoverhealthbenefitsisthreatening to Summons in Tinian case served wrongly give the.shaft to hundreds of thousands of retired coal miners and their depen By Rafael I.Samoa were never signed by the defen- judgment. "I have no doubt in my "',. . dents. VsrietyNaws Stsff dants. mindthat there is defective pro- '0 I A SmVEoORINGfirrn seek- Mitchell said his office sent the cess of service," he said. He also :. Awell-funded effortbyagroupofcoalcompaniesanditsWashingtonlobbyists , ing a default judgement against summonses using the addresses cited the due process right of ev- couldundermine a delicatedeal struckby the Bushadministration. Thedealwas eleven fishing companies will registered with the Registrar of ery person as another basis for designedto replenisha health care trust fund set asidefor retired miners. have to start all over again to Corporations at the Attorney setting aside the entry of default. Thelaw-theCoalIndustryRetireeHealthAct-passedaspart of anomnibus recover tens ofthousands ofdol- General's Office. He insistedthat Figures provided by Tinian energy bill rammed through the Senate in the waning hours of the Bush lars allegedly owed by the re- the statute governing the service Marineindicatedthatatleasteight spondents. process does not require that the companies owed the stevedoring administration. Morethan two yearslater,the chiefsponsorof the act, Sen.John Tinian Marine Stevedore will defendant be the one to sign the company a total of $194,648.90. D. "Jay" Rockefeller, D-W·.Va., fears thatsoine of his colleagues are preparing again have to send summonses,to proof of service. Mitchell is also asking the court tobacktrackondeal.Whatwasintendedasa waytoensurethehealthbenefitsthat thehome addresses ofthe officers Presiding Judge Alex Castro to award him attorney's fees arid wereguaranteedtocoal minershasbecomea high-stakes gameof pass-the-buck of the. fishing companies. The ruled 'in favor of the "Z" compa- costs of suitifthe plaintiff winsin companies are believed to be nies by setting aside the default the legal battle. for companiesthat are affectedby the law. Local Minimum Wage Law goal-improve the general well-being of owned by the family of Croatian Alex Castro I had theopportunityto review the Eighth workers. It has backfiredagainst thework "It's a secret war:" Rockefeller told us. "But a war it is, and I will stay fully Legislature'sso-calledMinimumWageLaw businessmariLawrence Zuanich, ing poor killingjobs and fueling the cruel Zuanich's business office is armeduntilI'm gonefrom thisplace."To helptheircause,thesecoal companies whichraisesthewagethirty centsevery year est, most regressive tax of all-inflation. . based on Guam, according to at have taken to the airwaves, newspapers and CapitolHillto plead theircase. Yet until it achieves comparable federal mini An industry wage system would be the .', tomeyTheodoreR.Mitchell,law there is more to this campaign than meets the eye. mum wage standard by the year 2,000. most practical course to take given that we It is interesting however that the Senate will have 'permitted the market forces to yer for Timan Marine. Rockefeller's crusade began in 1989,after years of bankruptcies and mergers StandingCommitteeReport 8-51 justifying .' i Tinian Marine sued the compa dictate minimum wage. A statutory mini : i .Attention AD Con-Con Candidates haddwindledthenumberofcoalcompaniesthatcontribute tothehealthcaretrust the need for such a wage increase premised mum wage isn't the right alternativegiven nies last year in a bid to recover its primary reason for approval "to funds for retired miners. The trust funds were first created in an agreement that the tendencyof politiciansis to lookat more than a quarter of a million assuage...and ease tensions in our current this issue from a political standpoint far dollars allegedly owed to the ste betweentheUnitedMine Workersof Americaandthecoalcompaniesthatmake relations" with the US Congress. removed from the "nugget of facts" ema ~ It reveals the fact that the approval of vedoring company. Three vessels Mariarias 'CableVlSion will be airing Con-Con up the Bituminous Coal OperatorsAssociation. In a seriesof agreements dating natingfrom hard economic evidencebased paid upsome oftheir debts but the PublicLaw8-21 (MinimumWageLaw)was on reasoned analysis. to 1950, BCOA companies promised to provide lifetime health benefits to more a reactionary piece of law than any The fragilityof our economyis such that rest did not; claimed Mitchell. .special during the weekof Feb. 27 through unionized minersin exchange for lower pensions and other concessions. thingelse. In other words, we were reacting we cannot afford shutting off employment Mitchell said Tinian Marine to the punitive attitude of the US Congress opportunities for our young people. employees began performing ste Astheyearswentby,manyBCOAcompaniesfolded ormergedwithnon-union whichoriginated from human rights abuses Disemploymentwilldefinitelyoccurinthat vedoring workfor thefishing ves March' 3. In order to give all candidates an equal companies. Others companies got out of the coal business altogether, or found out here. it is the natural tendency of businesses to sels since 1992. The boats, he legalloopholes thatallowedthemtostoppayingintothebenefitsfund. Theretired The same report asserted that the cost of raisetheir productsinorderto adjusttonew . said, were engaged in tuna fish opportunity to speak,MCV is making available its living in the CNMI has gone up nearly 30 increases in the minimum wage. Further ing in the Pacific Ocean and the miners whose companies were no longer paying into the fund-e-so-called percent, thus the need to establish statutory more, it takes time to adjust to escalating catch is off-loaded on Tinianby. "orphans"-were beingpaidfor by thecompaniesthatwereleft.Withfewerand minimum wage on an escalating scale to statutory increases in the minimum wage tl studio' on .Feb. 25 arid 26 to tape the candidates ensurethatworkers' purchasingpowerkeeps the stevedoring company. fewercompaniespayingpremiums, the entire fund wasin danger ofcollapseby and often the quickest alternative for busi ,:1 up withthe constant rise in the cost of living nesses is to postpone any further hiringof The fish is removed from the thelate 1980s. By 1992, theremaining BCOAcompanies, whichwerepayingfor here. warm bodiedpeople. Minimumwagemay boats and transhipped to carrier statements, free of charge. retirees that never worked for them, were threatening to walk away from the The glaring flaw in the minimum wage be a gain to some, but a loss to others who vessels which then transport the law are the shallow reasons given for its fish tothe cannery in Puerto Rico, agreement. needjobs too. May i appeal to our legisla approval. It was a product of reacting to the tors to reinstatethe Wage ReviewBoardso Thailand andother countries, said The following schedule has been set: AftertheBushadministration rejecteda Rockefeller plantoimposeanindustry frustrations thatcomespewingout of Wash that we can get on with the task of setting the lawyer. . . wide tax to pay for the "orphan" retirees, a compromise was struck: The ington. Thus.theratesusedarethosethatthe this issue on the right course. Most recently, three boats were committee must have grabbed out of an Salute to an Old Warrior Candidates with ballot number #1-#20 government wouldgobackandfind thelastcompanythatemployedaminer, even emptyhattoappeaseor quiet thecritics from arrested by the U.S. Marshalls News that veteran politician and states following their failure to pay within and without. man Jose R, Dela Cruz (Pinchafig) was if that company is now out of the coal business or merged with another firm. .m ButIalsowish(0 givetheSenateCommit Tinian Marine for the services Saturday 9:00am 12:00am Individual companies would be "assigned" premiumcosts based on the number called to hiseternal rest broughtsad tidings tee on Resources, Development and Pro to themanypeople whohavecometo know rendered, Mitchell claimed. of miners who worked for them. grams credit for advocating a periodic re this gentleman. A key player in the Cov Theelevenvesselsaccumulated Candidates #21-#4'0 Theplan,commonlycalledthe"reachback"tax,sparkedarebellionamongcoal viewof the various industries here to strike enant Negotiations, Dela Cruz once repre a large amount of debt, said a balance between appropriate minimum sented Tinian as a senator in the former Mitchell prompting Marine Ste companiesthatarenowbeingforcedtopay benefitstoretireeswhoonceworked wage and the protection of our vital. indus Marianas District Legislature. However vedore to file civil suits. The Su Saturday 1:30pm - 4:30pm for them, even if only for a short time. Portrayingthemselves the victims ofan tries. This aspect in the current minimum limitedour fiscalresourcesthen,DelaCruz perior Court clerk made an entry , wage law was wiped out by the executive has always been able to persuade his col ofdefault following the failure of unfair power grab, some of these companies have banded together in the order. Candidates #414#60 leagues to "bring home the bacon" so to the fishing companies to respond Reachback Coalitionand hired the heavyweightWashington law firm of Jones, It is, therefore, appropriate to'reinstate it speak. And hisrecord inthis regard(at that to the allegations. Day,Reavisand Pogueto arguetheircase. A representative for the coalition did (WageReviewBoard)so that it bemandated time) was difficult to match. . to takea morecriticaland reasoned analysis John F. Biehl, counsel for the Sunday 9:00am - 11:30am , DelaCruz introducedthefreepressIn the "Z' notreturnourcallsforacomment. Somesmallcompanies haveundoubtedly been of the minimum wage issue in terms of the islandsinthesixties. Thepowerfulrhetoric companies here, claimed the hurtby the tax, suchas the highwayconstructioncompanythatis beingaskedto newfiscalpolicyof theCNMI Government, heand his latebrotherTony wroteaboutthe defendants were improperly Candidates ·#61-#85· pay lifetime health benefits for the widow of a minerwho apparently worked a economic doldrums and the dire need to former Trust Territory Government's effi served and asked the court to set strengthen our partnership with Arnericato ciency demonstrated to the Northern aside the entry ofdefault. summerJob with the company in 1947. While the reachback companiesdepict guideusthroughthisfirst"real" phase in the MarianasCommunitytheroleandpowerof In a hearing yesterday morn ,Sunday 1:30pm -.4:30pm. themselves asDavidversusRockefeller'sGoliath,Rockefeller andhissupporters conduct and exercise of self-government. the press, Young scholars from the NMI ing, Biehl told the court that the . It is of .pararnount importance that we would also pitch-in theirradical viewsabout officers of the fishing companies say that's only part of the story. establish the Wage Review Board in the government or policymakers in the former did not know "what was happen Ifgou'have any qUestions concerning.the format or schedule, ."Every company at least pays lip service to the needto protect beneficiaries,': mannerthatit wasdoneforAmericanSamoa Marianas District Administration. Thosewere in thatthere's a need to review the impactof ing" until early this month be Pesta~o .~~ oneUMWAofficialtoldour associateJan Moller."Theyallsay thatcan bedone lively days and the veteran politician pio cause they were not properly please contactMODet Travis Coffm,an IIrt 236-6369 theminimum wagelawon the variousindus neered the firstfreepress here. just by letting me out. Obviously if everybody who said that was left out there tries in the CNMI. Thoughhemaybecalledtohisetemalrest, served. wouldbe no one to pay the beneficiaries." Again, if the intent is to ensure that work he's a political leader and statesman who According to him, Mitchell's In the two years since the coal act became law, Rockefeller has beaten back ers' purchasing power keeps up with the deserves the saluteand prayers of hispeople office sent the summonsesby cer rising cost of living in paradise, then- I am forhisstrongandpositivecontributions inthe tified mail to the business ad Don't Miss Out! severalchallengesfromSenate colleagues. He believesthere are more to come. afraidthat moreoften than not external eco political developmentofthe Northern Mariana dresses ofthe shareholders some "Nobodyapproaches me,"Rockefellersaid."That's theconspiratorial part.It'll nomicforces, i.e.,oil crisis and other global Islands. In my book,he ranks amongthetop of whom were residing in main economic calamities do not leave us much twenty political heavyweights of theislands. land United States. alwaysbe throughsomeother person,or fromsomeotherplace....I've dealtwith room for pocketbook maneuvering. Marianas CableVision We will sorelymisshis vision andquickwit. Becauseoftheallegedimproper' big coal companies that are good citizens and those that are bad citizens." He An extensive study on minimum wage Mayyou restinpeaceMr.DelaCruzandwe commissioned by the US Congress reveals service,shareholders wereunable leaves no doubt as to which ones are complainingabout this law. will rememberyou inourthoughts andprayers. to submit pleadings.to the court. thatthe system failed to achieve its intended Si YuusMaase. Biehl said the proof of service 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23, 1995 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-7 Nuclear claims flood Marshalls body Hopwood delegation to D.C. confab By GiftJohnson "Now more than ever, it is clear * A thyroid study of people in that are signed up to one year after But Tribunal staff say this is Forthe Variety that there will not be enough Majuro by Japanese doctors in death as evidence to support only a fraction ofthe people diag By Cecilia S. Taltano The "national conference will multiculturalism in our schools Alex Evangelista, Evalani Dela needed funds to cover the ex MAJURO - A rapidly increasing money," said TribunaljudgeGreg 1994discovered about 500 peojlle claims before the Tribunal. nosed with thyroid tumors and Forthe VarietY provide a culturally diverse fo "and in our society. Cruz, Candice Lofton, Jacqueline penses for the national confer number of nuclear claims pay Danz. with thyroid tumors out of more *A numberofclaims filed sev they are expecting more thyroid lEACHER advisors and stu rum for dialogue, new for the stu The three teacher advisors who Sizemore, Carmen Sablan, ence. ments emphasizes the fact that Tribunal Chairman Oscar than 5,000 examined. Tribunal eral years ago for people who had claims to be filed, most of which dent members of the Multi-Cul dent through higher education, accompanied the students to the Evangeline De Leon Guerrero" The school wishes to extend the $45 million available to the deBrum said, "we'll have a short staff said they expect that the died did not have adequate or any - based on past experience - will tural Student Organization of according to Dr. Lulu Javier, the conference are Dr. Lulu Javier, Shawna Crisostomo, Mary its profound gratitude to all the NuclearTribunalis no where near age of funds. We've said this for majority ofthese individuals will medical information to back up be eligible for compensation. (In Hopwood High School left last coordinator of the off island edu Dr. Cristeta Lopez, and Candida Manglona, and CharmanneSantos. individuals and businesses who adequate to compensate Marshall the past three years." be eligible for compensation. the claims. Medical record from somecases. individuals who were February 13, 1995 toattend a week cational trip. It will also focus on Bahillo. The student delegates The 3 teachers and 15 student made generous contributions to Islanders suffering from Ameri Severalevents has dramatically * Recent rulings of the Tribu off-island institutions, including diagnosed with a thyroid tumor long conference on the educational practices and so are Merced Ada, Melanie Pedro, delegates worked so hard solicit enable the students and teachers can nuclear tests of the 1950s. increased the number ofclaims: nal admitting death certificates Brookhaven National Laboratory, during the 1994 survey had al Multiculturalism in Washington cial challenges that must be"ad ChristineBorja, Jeffrey Sanjuan, ing donations from both public to participate in the Washington, are just becoming available for ready received compensation for D.C. dressed and reformed to achieve Vanessa Iginoef, Roma King, and private sectors to raise the D.C. conference. the Tribunal to review. that same condition, so are not The Tribunal receives funding eligible for additional payments. from an investmentfund provided Tribunal staffs said, however, that CRC opens door for eye by the U.S. government. It pro this is a minority of the claims). vides compensation for 27 condi Overall thyroid claims paid by referrals fr0111 Pacific MARfARITA DL·GUERRERO WONENBERG tions - ranging from leukemia and the Tribunal represent two-thirds a variety of cancers to growth ofthe total numberofclaims paid, By Ferdie de 18 Torre retardation and beta bums from but only about 40 percent of the Variety NewsStaff fallout - that are presumed to be total value of the claims awarded TIIECENTERofExcellence for caused by radiation. because the amount compensa Eye Disease Prevention and In DecemberandJanuary alone, tion for thyroid tumors is lower Treatmentatthe Commonwealth a total of 205 new awards were than for other conditions consid Health Center is ready to accept made for people with thyroid nod ered more serious. referrals from otherjurisdictions ules found during the Majuro sur The Tribunal's total net awards in the Pacific. vey. This brings the total claims for personal injury claims have Department of Public Health admitted by the Tribunal to over reached" about $34 million as of Services Secretary Dr. Isamu J: 1,000. The Marshalls has a popu January 31; because of the appar Abraham said the Center of Ex lation of about 52,000. ent money shortage, the Tribunal cellence under Dr. David #55 #55 has limited payments to 50 per Khorram, a U.S. trained, Board cent of the total awarded. This certified ophthalmologist, pro leaves just $11 miIJion for land vides full range of services re CANDIDATE FOR 1995 CONCaN claims. But as Tribunal staffpoint lated to medical and surgical treat out, the personal injury claims ment ofeye disease. SAIPAN DELEGATE continued to flow into the Tribu Abraham explained that the services include treatmentoftwo nal. Isamu Abraham The Tribunal's Public Advo of the most common causes of cate Bill Graham said he thinks visual loss in the Pacific-cata cost-effectively make the ser vices/training available to them. that the reason the Tribunal has ract surgery and lens implanta Abraham earlier discussed the not yet received a large numberof tion, and laser treatment of dia center's capability to entertain thyroid claimsis that many people betic retinopathy. B He said Dr. Khorram who referrals in his letter to Masao v examinedin Majuro last year were Ueda, MinisterofHealth of Palau in from the remote outer islands serves as medical director of the and president of Pacific Island fo~ the summer and have since center, is willing to travel to pro Health Officers Association. returned home, so have not seen vide services and training on-site EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COUNCIL FOR ARTS & CULTURE The DPHS secretary also men their medical report's. in the different jurisdictions, tionedthe plans during last week's B.A. English Literature, Boise State University o o While the personal injury Khorrarn can also providetrain Parents: Maria Manqlona Concepcion and Victorino De Leon Guerrero awards continued to grow, Danz ing in eye care on Saipan. PlliOA meeting aimed at multi lateral collaboration and resource said that the Tribunal hopes to "We can work out details of Husband: Barry Wonenberg, Art Instructor Northern Marianas College sharing among PlliOA entities. begin hearings on the Enewetak services and or training accord Abraham noted that the center land claim by August. The Tribu ing to stafftime, training/service T T needs and financial sharing of is just the beginning of the nal has class action claim for department's expansion of CHC Enewetak land claim by August. costs between both this depart for regional use. The Tribunal has" class action ment and whicheverjurisdiction He cited Governor Froilan claimsfrom Enewetak, Bikini and is interested," the secretary said. Tenorio's recent speech, express Rongelap, and individual claims Abraham pointed out that if VOTE E more than one jurisdiction is in ing interest in establishing a ma A from every atoll/island in the 14 14 jorregional hospital in the CNMI Marshalls, Tribunal officials said. terested, then they can work out if Guam will refuse to do so. Enewetak and Bikini were test details on how they can most sites for 66 U.S. nuclcartcsts from # ••••••••••••••1946-1958. Constitutional Convention •• Pot fabot Candidate Please CAMACHO GEORGE FLORES FELIPE~ QUITUGUA •••• .. " •• • • ROMAN CEPEDA BENAVENTE I " ISSUES VOTERS HAS RIGHT TO KNOW ••• • • Authored Article XII during lst CONCaN land tospread their wealth. •• • ..? .'. BV Chaired Personal Rights andNapiral Resources • ;jjtf, • Committee which passed this measure and" • Toconstitutionally create Judicial and PSS branch !".(! DG~ : introduced said measure to the House for its of the government ~ o 0 passage. ·: Happy Birthday:"- . • Retain theoffice ofCRM, DEQandZoning, so : Roy L"k M. : ,. ,. • Voting Rights-to only 25% Northern Marianas that ourenvironment remains pollution Free, our descent heritage preserved and most of all orderly ": Akgre : ," development isguaranteed. : Februlir,g 23 : t AE • Denycitizenship toallalien giving birth inthe : Love: Papa eft : CNW. • Place the islands north of Saipan under the • Mama, He, Slain·. jurisdiction ofSaipan. We spend THOUSANDS : Slain Mommy : 1995 CON-CON DELEGATE • Limit public land lease tonomore than 3hec. OF OOLLARS to run a MINI government of : Nenel, 'lits's eft • forgolfcourse. Golfdevelopers utilize private LESS than 70people. ••••••••••••••• Tilo's : 14 14
') 8-MAR1ANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23, 1995 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-9 maintaining.thecurrent set-up to nursesreceived$6,000morethan CNMI has dared file a complaint em Marianas by halting its'aidto RP.. ". be able to address the needs of her when she is as qualified or on the inequality of treatmentes the local government. Continued from page 1 each ethnic community in the more qualified than her U.S. or pecially in salaries and privi Her actions drew criticisms es peciallyfromthelegislature where CPAbuilds rapport with airlines tions as hers were given higher Northern Marianas. Australiancounterparts. leges...," the senator said. compensation and more senior Magana insists she had been The CNMI government "has a The Philippine senator has in she was accused of interfering in with the tenants. the CPA cannot afford the pre tion from Guam to Cebu City in runway lighting system is in positions in the hospital. discriminatedagainstbecauseher policy, practice and customs of the past been very vocal against the affairs of the commonwealth "We want to work coopera mium for liability insurance of the Philippines and the Guam/ operation. Also, Pacific Island Dr.Abraham has denied in pre race. In her complaint filed by paying Filipinos employed as a alleged human rights violations and the CNMI's relations with tively in expanding the airport close to one million dollars an Sydney flights three times ~ Aviation said it will begin five vious interviews that his depart Attorney G. Anthony Long, the professional nurse a lessersalary committed on Filipino workers, Washington. to meet the ever growing need nually if it were to operate the week beginning in April of this round trip flights between Guam ment has been engaged in dis nurse said she signed a two-year than paid to professional nurses Atonepoint,she askedthefederal Macapagal-Arroyo wasaformer of our tourists and the traveling tower. He also pointed out that year. and Saipan and five round trips criminatory practices and poli contract on May 1992at a salary hired from Australia, the CNMI government to punish the North- classmateof P,resident Clinton. public," the CPA Executive the Saipan International Airport It will also increase its flights between Saipan and Rota begin ciesas allegedin Magana's Octo of $21,506.79per annum. and the mainland United States," legalization of full-blown casino Director pointed out. is the only airport under the U.S. from four to six times a week to ning April 5th. The airline noted ber 5, 1994 lawsuit. HercontractfortheperiodMay the complaint stated. gamingonSaipanandRotawould The annual meeting is held to system' to own and operate a Taipei, Taiwan and Seoul, South it has hired its IDOth employee. "If the facts statedin the Com Casino... Accordingto the secretary,dis 26, 1994 to November 25, 1994. Continued from page 1 not push through at the moment. appraise the tenants of the air control tower. Korea. On the other hand, Free The AAAC voted to have its crimination has no place at CHC providedforthepaymentofwages plaint are proven to be true, this this month proposing to build an "Right now, from what major port about the CPA plans on. Continental Micronesia re dom Air said it would begin meetings twice a year instead of and DPHS given the fact that the at arateof$22,582.13perannum, will pave the "way for equal treat American-style hotel and casino ity of the members have been various capital improvement vealed its plans to begin opera- night flights to Tinian once the just one. governmentis dependent on for the lawsuit said. mentforourprofessional workers complex that will provide a telling me, they are opposed to projects and also to get input eign nurses, a number of whom . While employed at CHC, the in (the) CNMI vis-a-vis those of friendly atmosphere and a true the passageof thecasinobill, so I from the tenants about their arefrom the Philippines. governmenthirednursesfromthe other nationalities," Macapagal entertainment experience for its think that should be known to needs.: In addition, the meeting " Abraham said it is impossible CNMI, mainland United States, Arroyosaid in herlettera copy of is also to share information customers. anyone taking risksandspending r'- LlLLIAN-SEMAN ADATENO-RIO"·'·'I for health officials to maintain and Australia some of whom al which was obtained by the Vari about what future plans the air Roland W. Gentner, Sodak a lot of money on somethingthat discriminatory policies because legedly received higher salaries ety. is not assured yet," the speaker lines have for the coming year. ''This isthefirsttimethatoneof Chief Operating Officer specifi of the need to have a multi-racial and were given better positions. said. Shoda also revealed plans of our professional workers in the cally told the speaker that their i nursingstaff.DPHS is looking at She alleged that non-Filipino "There's no guarantee that the CPA to turn over operation company has embarked on nego 1:1 tiations with a Koreancontractor there's going tb be casinos on of the Air Traffic Control Tower j (ACTC) to the Federal Aviation 1 to construct the project. Saipari. On Tinian, I think we i W Benaventesaid it surpriseshim should welcome those interested Administration (FAA). ~ .WTOIVl • He said the Board of Direc-: j to see acompany willingto spend investors to open up theircasinos 'i tors has authorized him to ini l a lotof money to initiate negotia on Tinian. But on the island of ~ tions with another company to Saipan, it's illegal rightnow," he tiate communication with the buildtheirproject whenit is pres added. , FAA aboutthe tower which also ently againstthe lawandillegalin Askedifhe suspects"backdoor has the strong support of Gov the Commonwealthto have casi dealing" already in the works, ernor Froilan C. Tenorio.. v B nos. Benavente said not necessarily, The Executive Director said "I don't know. I guess some although he thinks someone very body influential here in the com influential or powerful may have o o monwealthprobablyat leastgave been dealing with Sodak. assurancesthatthecasinobillwill "He must be someonewho can T ,. pass. It's amazing because I still make a bearingon thedecisionto doubt it's going to pass as I still have or not to have casinos. An think there's enough votes to op electedofficial whoseaction will E A pose it," saidthe Housepresiding berequiredtolegalizegambling," officer. said the speaker. i House Bill9-368, the proposed Benavente, who has issued a i i bill to legalize casino gaming in callfor a sessionon Fridayat 1:00 ~ #8~ #8~ the Commonwealth, is yet to be p.m., then askedthe generalpub l '. ::: ..:::... "..: - formally introducedontheHouse lic to come and air theirconcerns floor but already opposition to it for or against the casino bill and 44 ~n.l1Ml SEMAN ADA TENORIO has been strongly expressed by any other bills. \ the community. "I do want to get this informa ! The measure, which willallow tion out to the generalpublic and Chief of Staff, Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives for the establishment, licensing I hope that all individuals who B.A., Political Science, University of California at Davis andoperationof onemajorcasino have concerns on some of e bills I Parents: former Lt. Governor Francisco Castro Ada, Ines Takeda Seman Ada eachon Rotaand Saipan,and five show up and show their support I I L Husband: Edward S~tos Teno:. son of Jo:u:.:angelinan Tenorio (Doi) and th:~te Antonia ~tos Teno~ majorones forTinian, isseen asa or opposition to these legisla DFW moves'office ALDAN, TOMAS BENAVENTE revenue generating measure but tion.," he said. TIlE division of Fish and Wild ment and Supply Office. DFW is is said to be frowned upon by Former Administrator NMI Retirement Fund life (DFW) of the Department of sharingoffice spacewith the Sec some lawmakers. Lands & Natural Resources retaryof theDepartmentof Lands Former Director of Finance, CNMI During yesterday's interview, Woman... THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CANDIDATE Continued from page 1 (DLNR)has moveditsoffice to a & NaturalResources, The new PLEASE VOTE Benaventesaid he isquite certain newlocation. TheDivision ofFish telephone numbers for DFW is #63 #63 "You do not have to give your the passage of House Bill 9-368 and Wildlife is now in Lower 322-9627/9628 with a Fax num name," said the coordinator. POT FABOT BOTA NUMERO 8 may be preempted, such that the Base next door to the Procure- ber of 322-9629. Meanwhile,an Il-year-old girl lEG BAB Ul S was reportedly sexually abused for Con Con Delegate by an unidentified person. ~. . JEWELRY DESIGN CENTER Sheu said police received re port about a rape victim at the PerfectTheD N·O\V B·uymg.1 Commonwealth Health Center man~facruring Tuesday afternoon. Setting As jewelers, we need your ", old Jewelry or scrap ~oId and A sketchy report however, in ~ ~._--::; precious meta s. WE'LL STEER YOU dicatedthe girlwasalsoassaulted SIldl Joeten Cent... • • with a dangerous weapon. Illano..I Q 1 llanDan. Highest Pnces Paid! Sheu refused to disclose more AIRPORT PlJAO Reliable Pawn Service TO THE RIGHT details about the incident .. Kino's Plan~ 11tE I'£IFECT~ Imlllll l> ••• a •••••• • • ~ •• a •• E •••• n • a • a 8 • ~ •• m • • • ~ m• n • • • u • • • • N • E • g • •~ I ~ Q I•" ., , • 12-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS ANDVIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23,1995 .. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-13 DEADLINE: 12:00 noon the day prior to publication . Opposition shamed in sexual offense NOTE: If some reason your advertisement is incorrect, call us immediately to make the necessary corrections. The Marianas KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia onJan. 31with a housewife. controls. The others are held by The Shariya, or Islamic laws, Mohammad was framed by Variety News and Views is responsible only for one incorrect room ~ahathir's l!ni~ed ~a- (AP)·Anopposition Islamicparty Mohammad and the woman, Prime Minister Mahatjiir apply only to Muslims. and each Malays Insertion. We reserve the right to edit. refuse, reject or cancel any ad at an time. leader will go on trial to answer NonnaAbdul Halim, pleaded in Mohamad's Barisan Nasienal stateprescribesitsownsetofpun- tional Organization party, which ishments. PAS also wants the dominatesBarisan. Mohamadhas charges that he violated a law nocent to the crime of "khalwat,' coalition. 1 CARPENTRY- High school equiv., 2 1 AUTOMOTIVE BODY REPAIRE~ 10 WAITRESS, BAR prohibiting an unmarried couple or close proximity, when they PAS.whichalsoadvocatesset country to adopt harsher Islamic saidthat Normacame to his room Employment Wanted years experience. Salary $2.45 per High school equiv., 2 years experience. 5 MAINTENANCE WORKER- High lawsof"hudud" thatamongother to deliver some medicines with hour. Salary $2.75-8.25 per hour. school equiv., 2 years experience. Sal to bealone together. were formally charged on Tues ting upan Islamicstate,has often 2 ARCHITECT- College grad., 2 years Contact: ANTONIO A. ARRIOLA dba Contact: MICROLCORPORATION., P.O. ary $2.75 per hour. day in an Islamic court in Kota criticized Barisan for ignoring thingsprescribestoningof rapists. her husband's approval. experience. Salary$2.75-6.00 per hour. PartiIslamSeMalaysia, whose . A's Construction., P.O. Box 77,GartPan, Box 267, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. Contact: LUZVIMINDA S. INDALECIO and chopping off the hands of Mahathirdeniesthechargeand 2 SUPERVISOR, ELECTRICIAN-High platformcallsforpassage of strict Barn, capital of Kelantan state. Islamic values. The latest scan Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233-3816(31 234-5911/8(2123)TH/1574. dba Jacies Manpower & Karaoke Bar, school grad., 2 years experience. sat Kota Barn is 400 kilometers (245 dal, surfacingin an election year, thieves. hasaccusedPASof notbeingtrue 2)TH/18262. Caller Box 10003, CCC 263 Saipan, MP Islamic laws, has been severely ary $2.75-4.00 per hour.. 1 COOK- High school equiv., 2 years Under Kelantan laws, to Islam and not practicing what 96950. Tel. No. 233-2211 (3/9)TH/ embarrassed since its deputy miles)northeastofKualaLumpur. is likely to dilute its credibility. 10 CARPENTER experience. Salary $2.85 per hour. 1 BARTENDER- High school equiv., 2 187507. Mohammad, 41, and Norma, a they preach. 5 PLUMBER youth wing chief, Mohammad Kelantan is ruled by Parti Is Islam is the official religionof 1GENERALMANAGER-Collegegrad., years experience.. Salary $2.75 per Contact: NIIZEKI INT'L. SAl PAN CO. 10 MASON LTD dba Gig Discotheque., P.O. Box Sabu, was allegedly caught by lam Selvlalaysia, or PAS,the only Malaysia, but other faiths have 36-year-old member of PAS Religiouspolicemenemployed 3years experience. saJary $1,50Q.2,OOO hour: 3 PRESERVING FOOD SPECIALIST 10 PAINTER 5140, CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. complete freedom to practice. women's wing, could be fined by stateIslamiccouncilsroutinely per month, Contact: BLUE SKY ENT.INC dba Club (SAUSAG E MAKEA)- High school religious policemen in a hotel one of Malaysia's 13states that it 3AIRCONDITION &REFRIGERATION No. 234-5050(2/23)TH/1577. Contact: L.C.S. CORPORATION, PPP Melody., PPP 606 Box 10000, Saipan equiv., 2 years experience. Salary$2.75 About 55 percent of Malaysia's 2,000 ringgit $ 785) and irnpris- catch hundreds of people every MECHANIC-High school grad., 2 years . 642,Caller Box 1OOOO,SaIpan MP 96950 MP 96950. Tel. No. 233-1111 (3/2)TH/ per hour. oned for one year. The trial is year. Most people usually plead experience. Salary $2.75 per hour. 1 GENERAL MANAGER- College grad .. 19 million people are Muslims. Tel No 234-1057(2123)TH/18187 18266. . Contact: L & M ENTERPRISES INC. Contact: REMEDIO S. BUNIAG dba 2 years experience. Salary $12.50 per Ethnic Chinese form 30 percent, scheduled on May 2. guiltyandpayfinesratherthan be dba Gusto Products., P.O. BOl< 2473, oFFICEMANAGER-Highschool grad., Marfran Enterprises. P.O. Box 1465, hour. 1 50 IRONING WORK MACHINE Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234·6735(31 and 7 percent are Indians. PAS has alleged that embarrassed in courts. 2 years experience. SaIary$6.0Q.8.oo Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 322-0414(2/ Contact: CALVO-UMDA INSURANCE PRESSER 9)TH/18506. JOB VACANCY . perhour. 23)TH/18183 CO., LTD., P.O. Box 35 C.K Saipan, MP 50 PATTERN GRADER CUTTER- High 1 COOK- High school grad., 2 years 96950. Tel. No. 234-5690(3/9)TH/1707. experience. Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour. 1 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-High school grad., 2 years experience. Sal r PLUMBER ary $2.75 per hour. Dutchman drowns in RP beach. Con1act MICHIGAN INCORPORATED., school grad., 2 years experience. Sal 1 ACCOUNTING CLERK- High school 1 PAINTER P.O. Box 2682, Saipan. MP 96950. Tel. Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL ary $500 per month. grad., 2 years experience. Salary $3.00 1 ELECTRICIAN ANNOUNCEMENT MANILA, Philippines (AP) ince, 224 kilometers (140 miles) nouncedDOA (dead on arrival)," 234-9555/6(312)TH/18263. No. CORPORATION., P.O. Box 689, Contact: RENATO G. AZUCENAS dba per hour. 3 CARPENTER A 61-year old Dutchman mar north of Manila. Cardonasaid in a telephoneinter Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 235-6888(31 4 MASON- High school equiv., 2 years 1 FACTORY MANAGER Rene's. Fishing Industries., P.O. Box Contact: MARU ICHI, INC. Caller Box The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA). 2)TH/18270. experience. Salary $.2.75 per hour. ried to a Filipino woman Witnesses foundLamersuncon view. 1 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER 2576, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234 AAA-230, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. Contact: JESUS I. TAISAGUE dba Bj .drowned on a northern Philip sciousin the water at around4:30 Witnessestoldpolicetheysaw 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Col 3193(3/2)TH/18264. 256-9402(2/24)TH. Is looking for one 1 WAITRESS-High school equiv., 2 Enterprises, dba B & M., P.O. Box 633, lege grad., 2 years experience. Salary years experience. Salary $3.00 per hour. 1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2 pines beach, the police said p.m. (0830 GMD Saturday in a Lamers, whose hometown in the 1 ADMINISTRA'rWEASSISTANT-High Saipan. MP 96950. Tel. No. 234·3957(31 $2.45-5.50 per hour. Contact: SAIPAN SUNSET CRUISE, years experience. Salary $1.200 per Wednesday. Bauangbeach,saidBauangpolice Netherlands is not immediately school grad., 2 years experience. Sal 9)TH/1703. 5 CUTIING ROOM ATTENDANT INC. PPP 623 Box 10000, Saipan MP month. ary $509 per month. ·.. ··Administrative· ..... Investigators identified the chief Jesse Cardona. known,drinkingbeer at a bayside 5 PRESSER, MACHINE 96950 Tel No 234-8230(2/23)TH/1576 Contact: MARIANAS VISITORS DE 1 AUTO ELECTRICIAN- High school 1 WAREHOUSE WORKER Contact: RENATO G. AZUCENAS dba VELOPMENt, INC., P.O. Box 5192 victim as Gerald Lamers, a re "A fire officer tried to revive store several minutes before his grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 1 EXPEDITER . Myra's Trading , Const. & Manpower CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. tired worker who settled with the victim to no avail. After that, body was found. 1 WAITRESS per hour. 5 FOLDER, GARMENT Service., P.O. Box 2576, Saipan, MP 235-4480(3/9)TH/18339. 2 PASTRY COOK-High school grad., 2 Contact: JEN-MARZ ENT .. INC. P.O. . ··Secretary·· . his wife Rebecca Ablaza in bystanders broughtthe victimto a Authorities will'conduct an au MECHAN~C 96950. Tel. No. 234-3193(3/2)TH/ 1 SEWING MACHINE years experience. Salary$2.75 per hour. Box 1562, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. nearby hospital but he was pro- topsy, Cardonasaid. 100 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR 18267. 2 SUPERVISOR- High school grad., 2 Bauang town in La Union prov- Contact: TUNG NAM PACIFIC INC. 234- 7129(3/9)TH/18343. 5 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER Caller Box AM 68B, SaipanMP 96950. years experience. Salary $2.75-4.00 High school equiv., 2 years experience. 1 VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER- High per hour. for the Saipan International Airport. Tel No 288-2268(2123)TH/18196 1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER- High Salary $2.45- 5.50 per hour. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal Contact: JESUS C. CABRERA DBA .Opposition party leads in Indian polls ary $522-609 per month. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal Applicants must have an Associate ofScience 2 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR- High 1 WAITRESS, RESTAU RANT-High Mama's Nite Club ., P.O. Box 2374 1 SALES MANAGER ary ~2.75 per hour. NEW DELffi, India (AP) - An vided 12 other seats, making it Joy Singh. school grad., 2 year experience. Salary school equiv., 2 years experience. Sal Chalan Piao. Saipan. MP 96950. Tel. 1 ASSISTANT OPERATION MAN Contact: PACIFIC OCEAN INT'L degree in secretarial science and must have $2.45-5.50 per hour. ary $2.75 per hour. No. 235-8490(3/9)TH/18342. opposition party took a narrow difficult [or analysts to predict The balloting focused mostly AGER- High school grad., 2 years expe TRADE CORP.• PPP 656 Box 10000. Contact SAl PAN MANUFACTURERS Contact: BIANCA INTERNATIONAL at least five years of progressively responsible lead Wednesday in a legislative which party would win control. on local issues, but the Manipur rience. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-1668(31 INC., P.O. Box 2017 CK, Saipan, MP INC. dba Bianca Hotel, P.O. Box 1251 1 NIGHT AUDITOR- High school grad., Salary $1,000 per month. 9) TH/18344. position. Application forms are available at election in Manipur state. Manipur, in India's remote ' People's Party has promised to 96950. Tel No322-3OO6(2123)TH/18188 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No. 235-4510(2/ 2 years experience. Salary $2.95 per 1 GENERAL MANAGER- High school 23)TH/18191 hour. It is one of six state elections northeast bordering Burma, is .demand that the federal govern- 2 SECURITY GUARD- High school the CPA Main Office on the Second Floor of 1GENERAL MANAGER-Collegegrad., grad. 2 years experience. Salary$1,500 Contact: MICRO PACIFIC DEVELOP beingheldinFebruaryandMarch, among the least important of the ment remove security forces that per month. grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 2 years experience. Salary $700-1,500 4 PLUMBER ME.NT, INC. dba Saipan Grand Hotel., the Arrival Building at the Saipan Contact: SAIPAN TV PRODUCTIONS, per hour. and theycould determinethe po- six states holding elections. havebeen deployedagainst guer- per month. 4 PAINTER P.O. Box 369 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. INC., PPP·272 Box 10000 ~arapan, Contact: JOSEPH ST. TORRES dba International Airport. Applications must be liticalfateof PrimeMinister P.V. The winners included the in- rilla insurgencies by some of the Contact: JESSICA P. CAMACHO dba 4 REINFORCING STEEL WORKER 234-6601 (3/9)TH/171 O. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-0386(31 Courtney's Plaza., P.O. Box 714. Saipan, Pacific Pearl Enterprise. CallerBox AAA 3 ELECTRICIAN Narasimha Rao, his free-market cumbent chief minister, Rishang primitive tribes there. 2)TH/18269. MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-1662(3/9)TH/ accompanied by an updated police 2090 Sal pan MP 96950. Tel. No. 322 20 MASON 1 TOUR GUIDE- High school equiv., 2 economicreforms,andhisparty's Keishing of the Congress Party. The results of the four most 18503. 6810(2/23)TH/18193 20 CARPENTER-High school grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00 clearance dating back five years. For more 1 SUPERVISOR- High school grad., 2 chancesofwinningageneralelec- Amongthe losers was prominent important state elections will not years experience. Salary $2.75-3.50 per per hour. years experience. Salary $2.75-3.50 1 AUTO AlC MECHANIC- High school information, please contact the CPA Office tion next year. ManipurPeople's Party leaderO. be given until March II. 1 SALES MANAGER- College grad., 2 hour Contact: YOU SUNG CORP. dba Olym per hour. grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 years experience. Salary $1,250 per 1 CIVIL ENGINEER-College glad.. 2 pic lour. AAA 543 Caller Box 10001. With58 percentofthe59 seats Contact: PACIFIC LANDMARK INC., per hour. at Tel: 234-8315/6/7. The deadline for month. years experience. Salary $700-1,000 Saipan, MP 96950. Te. No. 235-2837(3/ decided, the Manipur People's Contact MICRONESIAN BROKERS, PPP 358 Box 1OOOO,Saipan, MP 96950. 1 REFRIGERATION MECHANIC-High per month 9)TH/18349. submission' of application is February 24, CNMI, INC., PPP 128, C. Box 10000, Tel. No. 234-1886(3/2)TH/18268. school equiv.. 2 years experience. Sal Party ledthe governingCongress ~afIIuI ~~ 1 DRAFTER, STRUCTURAL-College 75t1t Salpan, MP 96050. Tel. No. 322-1029(31 ary $2.75 per hour. at p.m. grad.. 2 years experience. Salary $3.00 3 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT- High 1995 4:30 Party 12 seats to 10, Press Trust 2 TH/18265. 1 SALESPERSON GENERAL MER Contact: TORRES REFRIGERATION 4.00 per hour. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal of India reported. Six parties di- CHANDISE- High school grad., 2 years INC., P.O. Box 714, Saipan. MP 96950. 1ACCOUNTANT-College grad .. 2 years ary $2.75 per hour. rt~11t. 'l~ experience. Salary $2.75 per hour. Tel. No. 235-1662(3/9)TH/18504. experience. Salary $600-800 permonth. Contact: ALOHA CORPORATION. PPP Contact: SILVER TRADING CO., LTD 1 CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR Contact: JOHN C. DELEON 677 Box 10000. Saipan. MP96950. Tel. dba Silver Markel., P.O. Box 2386 1 HAND PACKAGER- High school (~ 7tJH,) High school grad., 2 years experience. GUERRERO dba J's Enterprises, P.O. No. 235-7781 (3!9)TH/18348. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-6631 (31 grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 Salary $650-1,000 per month. Box 3008 CK Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 2)TH/18272. per hour. '3fJ~ ~ Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA 234-9892(2/23)TH/18189 1 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT- High HUJIte, t6 eIJHte TION. P.O. Box 545 CK, Saipan MP school grad" 2 years experience. Sal Contact: ONWEL MFG. SAl PAN LTD.. 1 TOUR GUIDE P.O. Box 712. Saipan, MP 96905. Tel. 96950 Tel No 234-6800(2/23)TH/1570 1 MAINTENANCE WORKER-High ary 53.00 per hour, ..ttWe7~?~ 2 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High school 2 COOK- High school grad .. 2 years No. 234·9522/25(3/9)TH/18502.· .J ," ~ • ~ . school equiv .. 2 years experience. Sal P iBLIC 3 AIRCON/ REF. MECHANIC-High grad., 2 years experience. Salary $800 experience. Salary $3.00-3.20 per hour. ary $800 per month per month. school equlv., 2 years experience. Sal Contact: NOBUKO T. BABAUTA dba Contact: KEI ENTERPRISES CO.. LTO. Contact: POINT LAND MASTER, INC Saipan Sunset ary $2.75 per hour. Tokyo En Restaurant, P.O. Box 2373 dba Misoya Noodle House .. P.O. Box dba Costa Pacific Tours.., AM 397 Contact: ICEBERG CORPORATION. Saipan MP 96950(2123)TH/18186 5561 CHRB. Saipan. MP 96950. Tel. Cruise Inc. has PUBLIC NOTICE Galler Box 10004, PR 441, Saipan MP Caller Box 10002, Susupe Saipan, MF No. 234-3038(3/9)TH/18340. ANNOUNC-IMENT 96950. reI. No.235-7444(3/2)THI February 20, 1995 96950 Tel No 235-8384(2/23)TH/18194 5 BEAUTICIANS-High school grad., 2 openings for: 18271. years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00 per 1 COOK HELPER- High school equiv .. 3 COOK-High school grad., 2 years hour. 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 per The office of admissions of the Northern Marianas College is in The meeting ofthe Board of Directors of the Northern Marianas. 1 POWER PLANT OPERATOR- High -Waitresses experience. Salary $2.75-4.20 per hour. Contact: JIHAN CORPORATION dba hour. Housing Corporation (NMHC), a SUbsidiary corporation of the school equiv., 2 years experience. Sal 2 BARTENDER-High school grad., 2 Jihan Beauty Shop & Boutique. P.O. Contact: ROMAN B. MATSUMOTO the process of preparing for Summer 1995 Registrqtion. ary $2.75-4.00 per hour. -Cook Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA), is scheduled to years experience. Salary$2.75-3.20 per Box 1465, Saipan MP 96950 Tel No dba Garapan Safeway.. P.O. Box 1459. Contact: MICRONESIASYSTEMS, INC If you are seeking a degree and/or a certificate, we need meet on Friday, February 24, 1995 at 9:30 A.M. The meeting will hour. 322-0414(2/23)TH/18184 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-5765(3/ -Cook Helper 2 JANITOR-High school grad., 2 yoars dba Plumeria Resort Hotel., P.O. Box 9)TH/18346. 228 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. to know if you are returning for the summer semester. take place at CDA's Conference Room in Gualo Rai, Saipan. experience. Salary$2.75-3.10 per hour. 1 AUTO MAINTENANCE REPAIRER -Diesel Mechanic 322-6201 (3I2)TH/1642. Please submit a complete 1 ASSISTANT FRONT OFFICE MAN High school grad., 2 years experience. HELP WANTED AGER-College grad., Salary $1,000 Salary $2.60-2.75 per hour. -Asst. Operations The aqenda is as follows: 1 MAINTENANCE WORKER SWIM EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 2,900 per month Contact: NESTOR R.ABLOG dba Gen Mull becomputer literate. Excellent English reading: MING POOL· High school grad., 2 Supervisor 2 GARDENER-High school grad., 2 eral Fashion Center. P.O. Box 1447. speaking. wrlling, math skills. typing skills. Knowle{)ge "REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION PACKET FORM" years experience. Salary $2.75-6.50 01 Bookkeepmg. Bondable Drivets License. Excellent I. Roll Call years experience. Salary $2.75-3.50 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 234-7539(2/ per hour. • wo·rk history. Must be absolutely dependable. per hour. 23)TH/18198 trustworthy and reliable. Only thebest need apply II. Adoption of Previous Minutes ·1 BARTENDER Te I. #234-8230/ 1 PURCHASING MANAGER-College PART TIME SALES EXECUTIVE 1 FRONT DESK CLERK III. Adoption of Board Resolution grad., 2 years experience. Salary 6 DRESSMAKER- High school equiv.. 2 Clean cut, Excellent EOQllsh Skills. Expenenced. Keep by February 28, 1995. You may mail . 3 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER- High yournresentjob and useyourspare time to make high A. HAP Contracts $1,000-2,500 per month years experience .. Salary $2.75 per hour. 233-8231 school grad., 2 years experience. Sal cornrmssions. selling our services. orwers license and the form in, drop it off at the service' window or,simply fax it 7 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-High Contact: KAZUE INTERNATIONAL. INC Car amust. Bondable. reliable, lrustwo~hy also amust .B. Mihaville Project - Amendment 4 ary $2.75-3.75 per hour. school grad., 2 years experience. Sal dba Kazue's Boutique TO APPLY: CALL PAUL AT 234-2747 fOR AN 1 BAR SUPERVISOR- High school to Admissions (235-4967 or 234-0759). C; Legal Counsel's Opinion to HUD ary $2.75-3.25 per hour. Caller Box PPP-218, Saipan, MP 96950. APPOINTMENT LEAVE AMESSAGE. grad., 2 years experience. Salary$2. 75 .D. Sub recipient Agreement -Administration/lmplernentatlon 4 RESTAURANT WAITER-High school Tel. No. 322-6338(21.23)TH/18195. 41' TRI USCG CERT. For students who are attending spring semester ('95), grad., 2 years experience. Salary$2.75 5.50 per-hour. . of CDBG Programs in the CNMI 1 MAINTENANCE MANAGER- Col 3.00 per hour. 2 CARPENTER :~.SAFE:lihIVINII~···. 49 PAX 150K Your forms have been mailed out, lege grad., 2 years experience. Salary IV. Coatract forLegal Services 2 CARPENTER 2 MASON· High school equiv., 2 years $1,000-1,800 per month. Please check your mail: V. . Contract for Section 8 Rehabilitation Project 2 PAINTER-High school grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour. 1 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER expertence. Salary$2.75-4.00 per hour. Contact: GREGORIO F.· BORJA dba ··js~ RULE.~< VI. Other Matters . 1 GENERALMANAGER-COllegegrad., tHE· Contact: PACIFIC MICRONESIA COR Friendly En!., P.O.Box 1397, San Vicente s. ~.. .' ...... ". . VII. Adjournment 2 years experience. Salary $1,200 If you have questions, PORATION dba Dal-lchl Hotel Saipan Village, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-· Beach. P.O. Box 1029Saipan MP96950 5,500 per month. 74S0(2123)TH/18192. call us at 234-5498 or 234-9899 Tel No 234-6412(2/23)TH/ )578 Contact: SUWASO CORPORATION SAIPAN TV PRODUalONS CONCURRED: dba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club., Employment *;v: /s/JAMES H. RIPPLE /s/JUAN S. TENORIO EJnployJTlent P.O. Box 1160, Salpan, MP 96950. Tel. Is lookinq for a few Bright, energetic individuals who are ready to work ~ ~ 234-7000(312)TH/~ .J.. 1. •• •• .Executive Director Chairman, NMHC Board of Directors -~._~.~~... .. No. 643 . .::~._~._~. hard for good pay japanese language & diving experience a plus but we Date: 02/21/95 . wil: train the right people as FieldlUnderwater Vjdeo PhQiographers call 234-0386 bet. 9am-11 am & 1pm-3pm QN!.Y. 14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23,1995 THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 23, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-IS EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schn~e~id_e_r~r--T""'1l~i'"'?'C1 CROSSWORD PUZZLER 1995 Sablan Basketball League ALL 114\5 TALk AeouT 'rtXJ KJAAJT 10 MAKE Participating teams 8;30p.m. Budweiser vsMobil / 16-MARIANAS YARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23, 1995 SPORTS l1"--4l"i 1\voSABAcagers suspended Sunrisersvs Alu'ugame not forfeited SAIPAN Amateur Basketball Asso offs in connection with the assault ityofMcGann'scomplaint, theboard The complaint stemmed from an ciation board members suspended complaint filed by referee Ted members unanimously decided incident last February 13 during' a twoSunriserscagersfortherestofthe McGann lastweek. against McGann's decision toforfeit mateh-.upbetweencoachPatTudela's Men's SABA-season and the play- Butwhile SABAupheld thevalid- thegameagainst theSunrisers. Sunrisers team and playing coach GeneWeaver'sAlu'u team. The gamecameto an abrupt halt, Cays .. 12minutes and48 seconds remain inginthesecondhalf, when Sunrisers' bankable powercenter players Joe Tudela, andhisbrother Jack, report "defeat .' edly assaulted McGann. . . The incident happened when the Sunrisers team was up by seven Knicks. points, 5043. Theincidentprompted McGann to declare the game for feited infavorof Alu'u. 99-91··· ..·· Aftertheincident, McGann com plained to a police officer who re NEW YORK (AP) - The Cleve sponded to a 911 calland latersub land Cavaliers overcamea dread mitted a written complaint to the ful fourth quarter and held off a SABA executive board. furious Knicks rally to beat New York 99-91 Tuesdaynightbehind John Williams' 19 points in the U.S.National Basketball Associa tion. JackSan Nicolas won the biggest catch categoryin the 13thAnnual' Williams hit a 19-foot jumper Tinian CliffFishingDerbyheld from February17 to 19. Eightoutofnine with I:03 remaining to give the trophies were won by Tinian anglers. Cavaliers a 93-87 lead after the Knicks had stormed back from a 27-pointsecond-halfdeficittopull Baseball strike negotiators within four. Until Williams' bas ket secured the win for the Cava hope again for a settlement liers, they had scored just eight By JIM LITKE ing in just his fourth session since pointsin the final period. MILWAUKEE (AP) - Shifting thestrike began Aug.12,alsoagreed theirfocus fromstyleto substance, that more' substantive steps would Danny Ferry, in only his third negotiators in theAmerican Major be needed in order to expedite a startoftheseason, scored20points League Baseball strike will once settlement inthe7-month-old strike, for Cleveland. more try to reach agreement on a Butwhen askedwhatchanges in Patrick Ewing led New York format to restart the stalledtalks. the ground rules were being con with33 points on 13-for-17 shoot Acting commissioner Bud Selig sidered if the twosidesplanned to ing. and union headDonaldFehragreed meetmorefrequently, or ingroups Mavericks 102, Bulfets 97 thatTuesday'sfour-hour meeting, made up of varying numbers and the first formal session between .members from each side' Fehr re LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Jim representatives ofthestriking play plied,"I don't know yet." Jackson scored 44 points and Dal ersandownersin two weeks, was "ButI know thestructure of the lasovercame a21-point, third-quar successful inreducing tension lev talks the lastseveral month hasn't ter deficit. elson bothsides. produced much," he added. Jackson scored 30pointsinthe Buttheonlyagreement themeet Itwas thefirst time representatives second half, including a layupthat ing produced was thatanother meet of the two sides metformally since a puttheMavericks aheadforgood, ing, scheduled forWednesday, was Feb, 7 visit to theWhite House, when needed. President Clinton's efforts at settling 99-97, with 41 seconds left. He BothFehr and Selig, participat- the dispute were rebuffed. Continued on page 15 High school may 'be future 'NBA star . By MIKE NADEL row,caps fast breakswith look-away his flashy teammate, swingman cmCAGO (AP) - Michael Jor passes, swishes jumpers andscatters Ronnie Fields. dan has retired Frank Thomas is bodies under theboards. Saturday, more than 5,000fans onstrike. These days, thegreatest College recruiters have been squeezed into DePaul's Alumni show in Chicago sports is an 18 watching Gainett .for years. NBA. Hall andwatched inaweasGarnett year-oldkidnamedhevinGarnett. scouts arebeginning totakenote,too. dominated Philadelphia's Roman . Neverheard of him?Youwill. ''Thefed is,there areplayers his Catholic, oneofthetopU.S. high Gamett,a6-foot-11 (2.11 meter) size in the NBA who don't have school teams. centerforChicagO'sFarragutHigh nearly asmany skills," said Farragut Gametthad 22 points, 16 re School,ispartMosesMalone, part coach William Nelson, the 'benefi bounds, nine blockedshots andsix Alonzo MOurning, part Magic ciary ofGarnett'sdecision torelocate .assists, ThoseareclosetOGamett's. Johnson. Andifhisskillsandbody from South Carolina to Chicago for' season averages for Farragut, keep developing, he might just hissenior season. "He's better than a which hasa22-1 won-lost record. follow those players into NBA lotofNBAplayers." In the third quarter alone, the stardom: Growing crowds havebeen pack thrilled audience saw Garnett: . Gamettshakesbackboards with inghigh school gymsintheChicago block three shots; catch FieldS' dunks, blocks shots into the 15th areato geta glimpse of Garnett and Continued o~ page 15 ~arianas %riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 b&) P,O. Box 231 Salpan, MP 96950 • Tel. (670) 234-6341'. 7578 ~ 9797 Fax: (670) 234-9271