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UNIVERSITY Of HAWAll LIBRARY -----~ -- ~- - .. ~---~-- arianas ~riety;;~ I, Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews !\ I Independent bid on By Zaldy Dandan sources secretary. least $300,000), but added that "(Sablan) and I know that it's cause we know that with (the Variety News Staff Borja said he has yet to raise he was assured by his core group going to be a difficult journey," people's) help we would suc LIEUTENANT Governor Jesus the needed amount of money for of supporters that the funds will he said, "but we willingly and ceed." C. B0tja yesterday announced that the campaign (estimated to be at be raised eventually. voluntarily accept our task be- Sablan, for his part, said he and he will run as an independent can Borja are giving the people "an didate against his erstwhile other (and better) choice." party mate Gov. FroilanC. Tenorio There would be no "negative" and the Republican bet, former campaigning, Borja said. governor Pedro P. Tenorio. a.;s, "Let me quote Governor Citing ··overwhelming support" L Tenorio. Remember when he said from the people and an "objective NOR FOfl LT. he's not going to campaign against analysis" of the current political . me, he's going to campaign for situation, Bo1ja said he and run him? ning mate Benigno M. Sablan arc "Well I'm going to do the same. confident of victory. I'm going to campaign on the B01ja was Governor Tenorio's attributes of (our) team." running mate in the 1993 elec Crime, the drug problem, edu tion, while Sablan was formerly cation and environment will be Democratic Party chair and the issues he and Sablan will dis Tenorio 's lands and natural re- cuss during the campaign, Borja said. Asked if his candidacy would . Tenorio.to just split the Democratic Party .independent-: and hand the election to the Re publicans, Borja said "'it would be .candidates: .. different now." He cited an unofficial survey 'Good luck!': . conducted by his supporters which, he said, revealed signifi ·,(:, ,I By Zaldy Dandan cant suppo11 for the B01ja-Sablan '\ Variety News Staff ticket. GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio BIBA! Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja and running mate Benigno M. Sablan together with their wives during yesterday's announcement. Continued on page 37 yesterday admitted that the gu Photo By Zaldy Dandan bernatorial election has become "tougher" now that Lt. Gov. Jesus CPA chairman: 'We will C. B01ja will run as an indepen Abraham denies there's dent candidate .. ' get Continental facility' "I wish him luck," he said in a 'favoritism' on referrals media conference, hours before By Jojo Dass Borja made his official announce By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff Variety News Staff ment. DEPARTMENT of Public Health Services Secretary Dr. Isamu COMMONWEALTH Ports Au ''It's going to be a very chal J. Abraham denied yesterday there is "favoritism" within the thority, citing an "economi lenging and exciting race in No medical referral program. cally advantageous" proposal it vember. I didn't think it's going Abraham in a letter to Rep. Malua T. Peter stressed that such offered, is "very optimistic·· to be a tough election, but with a a practice has never been condoned inthe determirtatJonprocess . Saipan will eventually win Conti three-way Crace) it's going to be a . on who gets referral approval from among physiciatis a( the nental Micronesia's planned air tough one." Commonwealth Health Center. .. ·. ·. · · · · · . · . .. i craft maintenance facility owr Tenorio said he now has to Suspecting favoritism, Peter wr~te Abraham earlierthis week Guam. "work harder." seeking a review of the DPHS medical referral procedure. "If they (Continental) are look Asked if Bo1ja 's independent · Peter claimed she has learned that a member of the ~ecietary '. $ ing into economic savings for their candidacy would mean a repeat staff, who is suffering from a skin disorder, ,will be sent to company, I believe it's our offer of the Democratic Party's 1981 Honolu,u for treatmentunder thernedical refertat'pro~ram; ... that can give them what they split an~ subsequent electoral de want," said a jubilantly confident bacle, Tenorio said "times have . .. - . : <~on~,~~~d 0~ p~ge,~~t< ,cl1anged." · · Victor Hocog Continued-on page 43 Thei·e .ire different factors at play iJ1 the forthcoming election, . he said, bt1t did not elaborate. I Tenorio raps legislators on 'anti-Froilan' bill . 'Tm looking forward to the By Zaldy Dandan ciateofGov. FroilanC. Tenorio. election, and I still expect to win," Variety News Staff In a strongly-worded letter he said. THE BILL that would limit the yesterday to Senate President In 1981, then senator Herman governor's state of emergency Jesus R. Sablan (R-Saipan) and R. Guerrero was declared the win powers is an "appalling piece of House Speaker Diego T. ner over incumbent governor legislation," and the Legislature Benavente (R-Saipan), Tenoi"io Carlos S. Camacho in a contro itself should share the blame for said it is the Legislature that versial convention vote that chose the continuing water problems of has "failed to resolve" Saipan 's the Democratic Party's guberna Saipan. water problems. "Many of your members are torial candidate. This according to water emer gency task force vice chair Juan repeat lawmakers who have de Gue1Tero named Tenorio, who S. Tenorio. nied their own neighbors and was then a senator, as his running Tenorio is also the board chair constituents drinkable water, mate, while Camacho ran as a of the Commonwealth Develop voting instead for pet-project:;," third party candidate with Lorenzo Juan S. Tenorio ment Authority, and a close asso- Continued on page 44 Continued on page 4-3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-FEBRUARY 28, 1997 Clinton orders Gulf War probe Students return to By SONYA ROSS blew up the site the following month, and the Amc1ic:m people, and we will they require upon returning home," '.' WASHINGTON (AP) - Pledging appaiently unawme of ,my exposure act appropriately on any infomiation Clinton \1,rnte. "TI1is is a joint bipar ! By Mar-Vic C. Munar At least eight teachers, accord It was also found that the mer demanding that they be furnished told the Variety. to act on any info1mation uncovered. 1isk. we uncover,'' Clinton said. tisan responsibility that my adminis Variety News Staff ing to science teacher Craig Gar cury stain in the chemical storage a written certification the chemi Reps. Malua Peter, Pete Reyes, President Clinton ordered ,Ul investi Speaking at a news confc1ence The president cautioned tlie public tration and the Congress take very CLASSES at the Marianas High rison, held classes outside their room continued to pose danger to cal storage room is free of any Melvyn Faisal, Manny Tenorio, gation Wednesday into whetl1er the with Chileai1 President Edumtlo Fiei, against thinking there was a cover seriously." School resumed yesterday after a classrooms. the health teachers and students toxic elements. Health Deputy Secretary A1my knew of nerve gas at an Iraqi Clinton said he wrote a lettertoJoyce up. "It is important not to prejudge the ThereportreleasedTuesday,based three-day break when the general Classes were suspended for who use the room. Feger said he has requested Josephine Sablan and Sakisat weapons site blown up by U.S. troops Lash of, chair of the Presidential Ad actions or the developments th~t oc on recently declassified documents, cleanup of the campus was done. three days starting Monday as men The Public School System had sanitation officer Felix Sakisat to toured the campus before the shortly after the Gulf War. visoryCommittee on GulfWar Vet curred in the previous administra notes that at the opening of the Gulf Classrooms are now dust-free from the Department of Public contracted the Guam-based Pa conduct a regular inspection of classes opened yesterday. 111e Pentagon acknowledged in a ernns' Illnesses, asking t11at the panel tion," Clinton said. "We simply have War, the U.S. Central Command did and freshly painted. However, Works and chemical experts did a cific Environmental Resources, the school every three months. Feger said he was assured by report Tuesday that the CIA had review the Pentagon document~ in to get to the bottom of it." not classify Khamisiyah as a chemi some broken windows, ceilings massive cleanup of the school. Inc. to dispose off toxic wastes "I have asked Mr. Sakisat to the legislators that the SI million warned senior Army officers of pos order to understand "the full signifi- Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chair cal weapons storage site, but sus and other facilities have yet to be Cleaning activities started Sat from the room, and recontain the come and visit us every three eannarked for the major facelift sible chemical weapons at :m Iraqi cance" of its contents. - man of the Veterans' Affairs Com pected it was one by late February repaired. urday. mercury spill. months and keep reviewing the of the school would be made avail weapons storage site at Khamisiyah "As soon as we get any new infor mittee, said Wednesday he wants to 1991. Some students and teachers The emergency cleanup of the Some teachers, meanwhile, are progress we're making," Feger able immediately. in February 1991. Army engineers mation we share it with oorveternns know whether military officials put The first troops to reach were sent home due to respiratory school was done in response to Khamisiyah were members of the sickness resulting from fresh paint the sanitation agency's warning troops at risk unnecessarily. Bill Clinton "Our first obligation is to treat the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division, odor, according to MHS acting that the school would be shutdown principal James Feger.