arianas %riet_Yr;~ 's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ f\VS Teno cites Oct. rebate deadline But Gov. assures "We 're working on it," he said. Officials from DOF and the checks will be out Office of Management and Bud­ as soon as possible get, together with ·the governor's top aides, unveiled last February By Zaldy Dandan austerity measures expected to Variety News Staff rebuild the rebate fund. CITING Public Law 10-74, Gov. They said the administration Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday said expects $12 million savings from the government has until October the following: to release the rebate checks, but • Non-renewal of special con­ added that the administration "will tracts. see to it that the checks are out as • Improved control of payroll soon as possible." Pedro P. Tenorio expenditures. "We 're trying our best," • Utility expense reductions. Tenorio said. vealed, Tenorio assured taxpay­ • Travel reductions. "I want to assure the people that ers that the rebate checks will be • Leased vehicles and other ex­ the money is there," he added, released beginning May. pense reductions. "we know they need it and we 're However, he said yesterday, the Officials said the transfer of working to get it out." Department of Finance (DOF) $12 million to the rebate fund, As early as Febmary. when the should still meet certain legal re­ combined with the anticipated extent of the government's dis­ quirements before mailing the $24.5 million in rebate collec- mal financial state was first re- checks. Continued on page 19 . ... " . ' ·Guamman. · Gov't approves lease Flag-waving fan. Supporters of the Gutierrez/Borda/lo ree/ectionist -charged in .. tandem came in all sizes and ages during the campaign kick-off rally for c.able car project ·,murder case ' held Sunday in Hagatna. Photo by Eduardo C. Siguenza Leon Guerrero said yesterday. 1 Guerrero said the petition filed By Jacob Leon Guerrero [G1rt;;i=~;~~~p i~~~~h~s ! by the Leisure Corp. Variety News Staff (SLC) was granted "subject to HAGATNA, - A resi­ !:I gubernatorial campaign ;. them coming up with a proof of dent of Agat is facing charges of ; i By Sara Grant their financial standing." first degree murder and kidnap­ lj Variety News Staff "We want to make sure that ping for his alleged participation t ! HAGATNA, Guam--Govemor Cm·! Gutien-ez kicked-off his guber­ it's something that's milly go­ in the killing of Joseph Alig, Jr. i ; nato1ial campai/;.'11 Sunday, in an vacm1t Jot off Mmine Drive, with ing to happen," said Guerrero. In addition, Sandy Francisco :·! volunteers from each village providing tenl~ m1d food for severd.l "We don't have a problem Pangelinan was charged with hin­ r ' tl,ousands of people. with it. It's revenue-generating dering apprehension by Guam Local, ,L<; well as off-islm1d musical groups provided ente11ainment and as far as the actual activity is government prosecutors. a film crew W,L~ on hand for the making of a campai[;.'11 commercial. concerned,'' she added. The case was filed in the Guam Bertha Leon Guerrero l11e Govemor, who said that 15,(XX) people were in attendance, She said it was the first time Superior Court last June 4. addressed the crowd. In ,m interview, he said he w,L~ completely By Jojo Dass that the division has entertained Alig was last seen alive last Jan. ove1whelmed with the turnout. Variety News Staff a request for a cable car service. IO and had since been missing. "I told them I appreciate tl1eir sincere tl1m1k-you. Tex.lay, you sec the GOVERNMENT has approved According to her, some 3,000 His body, with a gunshot wound rX?ople v,ho,u-c feeling the tough decisions we have 111ade.'I11ey know we in the forehead, was found last a plan to install a hanging cable square meters of public land kept the promise we made in I 994 that it w,L~ going to be a gm~s-rool~ Feb. 6 along Agat/Umatac Road, car service that will glide will be leased to the company, campaign, he added. it was reported. through from atop Suicide Cliff which is being represented by a Gutien-ez said tl1e unemployment rate is up from six to nine percent Court documents indicated that down Banzai Cliff in Marpi, Korean national. Continued on page 20 Public Lands Director Bertha c-ontinueaon page 19 Contini1ecf ori-page-19 Imported commodities to Stayman arriving on Friday By Mar-Vic C. Munar Stayman will be here for a NMI steadily increasing · Variety News Staff four-day visit, Schorr added. By Aldwin R. Fajardo Focx.l stuff, cig~u-cttes, automobile INSULAR Affairs Director In a separate interview with Variety News Staff pm1s, household appli,mce and build­ Allen P. Stayman will arrive on reporters, Gov. PedroP. Tenorio IMPORTED commcx.lities to the ing mate1ials steadily inc1-eascd be­ Saipan this Friday to meet with sai

"' 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDA Y_:Jl)_r:-!_E .2._,J_998 ------__ _ TUES DA y', JlJNE_9, 1998 -rv!ARI.A.NAS VARIETY NE_WS_AN_I:> VIE~S] Yen dips to 7-year low According to House Ways & Means chair: who have sold yen to shift money into trn,; about the outlook for Japan's $16M TOKYO (AP) - ll1c U.S. doll,u­ dollarsenlcdat 139.75yenonFtiday. Also suppor1ing the U.S. cun-ency Revenues down by broke through the 140-yen level for ll1edollarcrossed the 140-yen line w,l~ tl1c diminishing likelihood the more robust m:u-kets in tlie United economy. By Zaldy Dandan $6million. revenue collections, the ~ovemment they don't need," Reyes said. slightly lesser funding levels com­ the first time in seven yc,u, and for the first time in thin weekend Group of Seven indusuialized nu­ Stat~s ,md Em ope. TI1eTokyo Stock Price Index of Variety News Staff "My worTy," Reyes said. "is that is still within it, t:u·gct c;f $240 mil­ 'Il1c committee. he added. is al­ pm-ed to what they received in FY showed no signs of slowing in morn­ tr:tdirn! Sunday in New York. tions wi II make a strong statement On the Tokyo Stock Exchange. all i,sues listed on the first section THE GOVERNMENT'S r-evenues this $6 million is for Aptil or May, lion. most through with iL, teview of the I 998, which ends on Sept 30. ing tr:1ding in Tokyo on Monday. Tiie' do! I.u··; ,;ucngth spr~mg from criticizing tl1c cwrent doll,u· level, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Aver­ was down 3.43 points, or 0.29 may be $16 million less than ex­ (m1c.l if we add that to the$ I Omillion) 'The projections :u-e very favor­ adminisu,1ti;:;11 's FY I999 budget pro­ Tiic la,tCNMI budget passed by percent. to I, I 98.5 I. The TOPIX Jap,mcse stock prices slipped. fresh evidence of a robust U.S. ~ .. tuer"S S,lid. age edged do\Vll 26.03 points, or pected, but collections may still im­ govcmment revenues will be do\Vll able," Reyes said. posal. the Legislature was the $247 mil- llie dollar bought 140.69 yen at economy aftcrthe Lalxir Dep,u1men1 Ot1ici.~s fromthcG-7-tlic United 0.17percent, to 15,297.40attl1eclosc closeJ down 5.56 point~. or 0.46 prove in die next few months, the by$ I 6 million." Meanwhile. the House Ways ,md Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio em·Jy l,L~t 1ion appropriations for FY 1997. miJJay, up I .27 yen frnm late Friday reprn1cd on Ftiday the nation's un­ Stales,] ap,m. Gc11mu1y. Italy, Cmad:L of tlie morning session. On Ftiday. percent. chair of die House Ways and Means "ljusthopethatthe ac.lminisD,1tio11 's Means Committee has completed it, month subn1ittcd to the Legislature a Saying that the financial fig­ in Tokyo ,md its highest point since employment rate held to a 28-yc:u·­ Britc1in ,md fomce - :ui.: scheduled the average lost I 03.04poinl'i.or0.67 Mc,mwhile, the yield on the bench­ Comminee said yesterday. $240 million t-evenue projections (for discussions widi executive depatt­ $240 milli:m budget proposal. which ures submitted by the then Demo­ m,u·k No. 182 I 0-ycar Jap,mese gov­ June 20. 199 I. In New York. the low of 4J p,.:rccnt in May. to meet in P,uis on Tuesday. pcrccnL Rep. Karl T. Reyes (R-Prec. I, fiscal year I 999) will hold," he said. ment heads, who wer-e ,L,kcd to fur­ Jocs not include tl1e $6.7 million cratic ~ovemor were "doubtful," Pct,istcnt pessimism over Jap:m ·s ll1c benchmm-k average strn1ed emmentbondw,L~unchangedat 1. 165 Saipan), in an interview, cited admin­ "We 'r-e hoping that revenue col­ ther t:Jim down tl1eir fiscal yem· 1999 allotted to the DivisionofPublic Lmds the R;publican-dominatcd Leg­ Japan's trade surplus soars economy also continued to weigh 011 lowcronsmall-lotsclling ,L~ the yen's pcrcent.lt~priccfellslightlyto I 12.30 istrntion figures that show a $IO mil­ lections have improved Ja5t Aptil, but budget,. (DPL) mid Jerived from public hmd islature dill not pass a budget for sentiment among m,my investor,, weakening discouraged some inves- yen from I 12.3 I yen on Friday. lion shortfall inrevenuecol lectionsw; we'te still waiting for the new fig­ "We asked them to further uim bL,e revenues. FY \99~. of March 31. ures," Reyes said. down their per"SOnnel cosL~ and to Under tl1c proposed budget, all the Since Oct. I. 1997, the tenfold in first days of May Earlierrepor1S place the shortfall at Still, he added, ba<;ed on current drop (full-time employee or FrEslots) branches of government, with the government's spending levels have TOKYO (AP)-Jap:ui\ trn.k sur­ ministi)' said such sh,U]J declines ,ui.: exception '.:lf the judiciary, will get been based on the FY 1997 budget plus with the world jumped more unlikely to continue. Extended El Nino th,m tenfold in tl1e first 20 days of Expons remained a robust '.U oil­ May as a failing domestic economy lion yen ($16 billion), up 0.3 percent. Kintol named new sh~hed dem:md for foreign products. IL, Stl"OJH! OVCtoe,L~ sales of C,U"S mid the Finance Minisu-y saiJ Monday. photogt;phic film offset a drop in Less rainfall for CNMI Japan's merchandise trade sur­ demand for computer chips and plus - the amount of goods the electronics. director for NAP country exports minus its imports Measured on a monthly basis. for the rest of the year By Ferdie de la Torre forwm·c.l to working with you:· said - soared to 360.9 billion yen Japan's surplus has risen for the \. Variety News Staff the governor in a letter issued h,t By Rick Alberto Airport was I inch, or 25 percent of the Marshalls. ($2.6 billion) from 34.9 billion last I 3 months. as a weakening GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio ha5 week. Variety News Staff n01mal, and I. IO inches (3 7 percent Overall, thus, the Update said yen ($250 million) during the yen made the country's exports appointcdJames P. Kinta! lo serve Kinta! h,L, been working at NAP 1HE C.N.M.I. is predicted to re­ of normal), respectively. thatthe''consensusofcurrentmodel same perioJ last year. the minis­ cheaper in key markets like the as di recto!' of the Nmrition Assis­ for almost 13 yeaio. He had served as ceive just about half of the nolll1al Rainfall increased to 2 inches in predictions indicate that a cool­ try said. United States and a moribund tance Program for the Department acting NAP director when Pauicia Imports Jropped by 14.3 per­ domesticcconomyerodedimpotK rainfall during the second halfof the March (70 percent). Rainfall in ing trend in the sea surface tem­ year, the latest Pacific El Nino-­ April was 55 percent. peratures (SSTs) is likely over of Community and Cultural Af­ Palacios de Beer tesigned a, chief of cent to 1.9 trillion yen (S 13.6 bil­ In the most recent monthly figure. Southern Oscillation Update (sec­ Compared with the other Pa­ the coming months." fairs. the progran1 la,t January. lion) :unid dwindling demand ti:ir Japmi posted a 1.2 Dillion yen sut]Jlus ond quarter edition) has reported. cific islands, the CNMI is pre­ 'There is less of a consensus, Tenorio said Kintol's appoint­ De Beer decided to step down to r~tw materials like oil ,md wcxxl. ll1e in April. The Update said a near record dicted to have less rainfall in the however, on the extent of this ment does not require the advice accept a position as executive ,l,sis­ droughtwasexpectedfortheCNMl second half of the year, although cooling," the Update added. and consent of the Senate and umt ;md office manageroffered by Lt. It said that based on the predic­ these islands (including the Fed­ It explained that the predicted takes effect immediately. Gov. Jesus R. Sablan. Yeltsin meets Kohl ahead tion of the University of Guam erated States ofMicronesia, , cooling trend in the SSTs "suggests "The Lt. Governor and I have CNMI tcceives $5.1 million :m- Water and Energy Research Insti­ and Marshal! Islands) suffered the current El Nifioending between confidence in your abilities ,md look Coritinuecfon page 10 of G-8 meeting in Paris President Clinton, left, speaks as Vice President Al Gore, center, and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, tute, the CNMI will receive55 per­ from record droughts sinceJ anuary, now and September and the devel­ R-Ga., listen during the opening of the national summit on retirement in Washington. Clinton asked Congress cent ofthe nom1alrdinfall from next receiving as Ii ttle as 5 percent of opmentofa cold event by the end of BONN, Germany (AP) - The Yeltsin departs Geimany, during a to make Social Security reform its first order of business next year "so we baby boomers don't bankrupt our month to February 1999. normal in Kolonia, Pohnpei state, for the year." Russian president travels Monday meeting of fmance meetings from children." AP 1his month and June the CNMI example. But over Micronesia, the Update Woman cries rape to key trading partner Germany the Group ofEighteconomic pow­ is predicted to receive only 30 pcr­ TI1e otl1er Pacific islands are pre­ stated, the Soutl1em Oscillation In­ following a financial crisis at home, ers in Paris on Tuesday. oent of the average rainfall. dicted to have at least 70--95 percent dex conditions generally point to By Ferdie de la Torre a~ain asked for their assistance. but Boris Yeltsin says he won't In an interview in the InJ anuary and Febmary, the rain­ of normal rainfall in the FSM. 65-90 "both a vel)' dry and an extended Variety News Staff Sliould you have ,my information. for aid. newsmagazineDerSpiegel, Yeltsin_ So. Korean president urging come begging fall recorded atSaipanlntemational pcrcentinPalau,and60-80percentin dry sea50n." /\ 28-yi.:,u·-o]d wom:lll W,LS allegedly ple,Lsc contract our oflicc. All calls Yeltsin and his top officials insist stressed that foreign credit remains , t rnpcd by a rrnm while she w,Ls sleep­ will be kept confidential.'' Ada said. their country has rebounded from crucial for Russia ! ing at her t1:sidcncc Sunday after­ 111 :motlier 1xilice 1epon. ,ll lc,Lst last month's collapse in Russian "'The begging time for Russia is Clinton to go easy on North I four persons were inju1cd Juring a \.,,, noon. markets. They say more vigorous over," Yeltsin was quoted as say­ to. 'Ille victim.described IL, aCu'Oiin­ WASHING TON (AP)- Presi­ expose the North to the benefits I' ·Variety expands Guam· vehicul,u·acciJcnt along M iddk Road tax collection will ensure stability ing. "We're not asking now like we dent Bill Clinton turns his focus of Cree enterprise and move it I . . . i:m, was u1J..cn to the Commonwealtl1 in Puct10 Rico Sumby night. and that they have made no ''offi­ once did: Give. whoever can give." to Korea this week with a visit by toward a softening of its hostile Our regional news coverage has coverage of the entire Marianas The Bureau Office in Guam Health Center where she W,LS ex:m1- Ada s:ud two cm, wetc both hcad­ cial" request for foreign aid. A Gem1an government official South Korean President Kim Dac­ attituue toward the South. just gotten bigger. and expand news stories for this has started a circulation of 1,000, incd. accordlng topublicsafcty infor­ ingnor1hwarc.l when the incident hap­ Despite the disclaimers. inves­ said on condition ofanonymity that jung. Kim briefed Secretary-General Now, readers of the Marianas region," said Marianas Variety delivering to local residences. mation officer Rose Ada. pened by the Home Improvement torshave said they believe a bailout Germany was prepared to plead Kirn is expected to caution Kofi Annan on his ideas Saturday Variety can enjoy expanded cov­ Publisher Abed E. Younis. business outlets and government Ac.la said the victim told investiga­ Center at 7:44 p.m. package may be unveiled after Continued on page fg Clinton in talks at the White House at the United Nations. erage of news from Guam. "The addition of Guam news offices. tors that while she was asleep the ·nic fiN car wa.s traveling on the Tuesday that avoiding another Clinton administration officials The Marianas Variety-Guam stories will not only create a closer Younis, however, points out perpcu-ator c:une ,md raped her. ourt::r Jane when the other· vdiick on confrontution on the Korean Pen­ have said little publicly about the News Bureau was recently estab­ link between the neighboring is­ that coverage of Gu am events does The victim described the suspect ,Ls the inner I.me struck ii from behind. insula may depend on anew, more suggestion. White House press lished in Tamuning to better serve lands, but will offer an insight to not mean diminishing the focus local. As a result. both cm, over1umcd. open American approar h to the secretary Mike Mc Curry ventured the regional community. the current issues facing those on the CNMI beat. "As this C,L,c is undergoing further llie vehiclcssustainedexrensi vcd:uii- prickly and unprcuictablc North that Clinton looks forward to "Our goal is to provide full news areas," he saiJ. Continued cm page 10 investigation. tlic community is once Co ntin ued on page 10 Korean regime. Tuesday's meeting to consult and Kim. who took office in Febrn­ Kim Oae-jung ach:111ge views on promoting ary, is the first opposition figure peace. New Guam law allows to win 1hc presidency in half a with Clinton. North Korea has remained tech­ century. I-le foccs an economic The Seu th Korean is expected nically at war with the South since crisis at home, but secs this as an to tell Clinton it is time to loosen the 1950-53 Korean Warendcd in for Agana Bay cruises opportune momenl for new paths puni ti vc ·;anctions hampcri ng a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. By Sara Grant crniscs will ac.ld to toutisL~' options. to reconciliation with the North. a Western trade with the commu­ The North's nuclear ambitions Variety News Staff 'Ilic law allows for ten dinner boat goal he has chaseJ for decades. nist North. brought the pcninsu la close to war ADEL UP, Guam -A bill seek­ cruises to operntc in East Ag,ma Bay The meeting will be Kim's fi1·st This could encourage dialogue, Continued on page 10 ing to ammenc.l the Recreational ,md Shelton said scvcml other com­ Water Use Management Plan was p:mics have also applied for pcmiiL,. signed into law last Thursday by SheltonsaiJ thattlie t-egulations for ---150 airports with safety prohlem;s Gov Carl T.C. GutictTcz. the crniscs took two yc:uo to develop t· ,~,. . . . The new law al lows for tlit.: opera­ because of input from m:my govern­ ,~;,:~ tion of Jinncr boat cntiscs in East ment ,igencies. LO\'DON (AP) - Intcmational Aptil. \ \ ' ' in : Oslo's Ag,ma Bay. protection of our environ­ airline piloLs have listed 150 aiqx111s ·'n1; Probkms citt:d in tht: survey in­ l'omebuAiqxll1; in : Bui.:nos Kloppenburg Enterpriscs, Inc., mental 1esourccs was a high concern, with 111ajo1· safety problems and cludcJ natur,11 ha,lu·ds :u1J shona~cs Aiti.:s in Argentina: Leticia. Rio Ne­ owner of Ag,ma Bay Sunset Cmisc, ,md thath,Ls beenaddrcsscu:· Shelton singk:dout 15-includingS:m h:ui­ of air u:tlfa· control le 10. gro :mc.l S:m Andri.:s in Colombia: had turned in an application to oper­ said. cisco,Nice,md HongKong.-which "If airpo11S ,md :utopaces:ui.: listed. Maiquctia in Venezuela; . a ate there two yc:u, ago hut encoun­ He explained the law identifies a they believe ,uc "critically dclicient. ·· it rne,ms tliey have serious dcficicn­ cenu·al Pacific isl,md; Lagos.mu Por1 tered opposition from some isl,u1d conidor in the shallow bay when:: the tlic Sunday Times rqxirtcd. cies, not tilat they ,uc uns,d'c," the I I:u-cout1 in Nigetia; :uid Kabul in cnviromncntalists. vessels will be opernting in order to 'Ilic newspaper· said it had been Sunday Times quoted Ifalpa execu­ President Boris Yeltsin welcomes participants during the meeting with Algh,mistcm. Sonny Shelton, Diri.:ctor of P,u-ks protect the corn!. regional leaders in the Kremlin in Moscow Friday. Yeltsin promised his leaked a copy of a t"CJXJtt com pi led at tive director Cathy Bill a, saying. 'Ilic Sunday Times said air ctcws :md Recreation. at the announcement Mi kc Kuhl man, Diri.:ctor of the countrymen he won't let Russia's financial crisis fuel new inflation, but a meeting of the lntcmational Federa­ ··n1ere rnc ootcntial d,U1gcro." h:tvc complained about landing at of the signing of the bill on Friday, Dcpmtment of Agiicultut-e said tl1at said they must be prepared to do something in return: pay their taxes. tion of Air Linc Pilot,' Associatiorl,, "Ilic 12 otlier airpons in the criti­ At left is VladimirShevchenko, head of the presidential protocol service. aitpor1s in popular tourist destina­ said that with only one Jinncr lX1at even though a couroc has occn clcsig- Crumpled up. This Mitsubishi Montero lies by the roadside along Middle Road near the CTSI building after or lfalpa, in Monueal, Canada in cally dcfil'icnt category were: AP Contiilued on -pi1ge·19 cmise in Tumon Bay, Agm1a Bay Continued on page 10 smashing mto another car in an accident Sunday. Photo by Tim Vender

.,,I TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND V!EWS-5 ------~ CP.Ns bond counsel charges $10K more Two great By Aldwin R. Fajardo He admitted that his comp,my was Variety News Staff off on its estimate of the exact A NEW YORK-based law firm amount prior to the actual comple­ ways to save. hired to provide legal services for tion of financing and settling of the proposed buyers of the airport the account. Tough act and seaport bonds is charging the "At the closing, I had indicated Now. Ports Authority $10,000 more to John San Agustin from the Bank than the original amount. of Guam [tristee] than an invoice A RANKING government official once confided how her job, like most anyone But Altura Nelson & Company in the approximate amount of else handling a sensitive post. can be so full of pressure "from all sides." president Alan R. Altura said the $40,000 would be submitted by Two close kin approached the official and asked if something can be done about law firm's $40,000 legal fees pre­ fax on the day of closing by Brown a homestead problem they have. sented to CPA are justified. & Wood," he explained. Tiie relatives, older tl1,m the official. even brought along m1 elder, tl1inking He said Brown & Wood's fees Altura also stressed that he has pe1haps that, by the sheer magnitude oftheir"problem," firepower is needed in the went up by approximately 33 per­ asked for the swift payment of the fonn of a grand old 11:!lative that can. maybe, demand 1espect and influence decision cent over the original estimated amount because Franklin Fund no matter what. amount of $30,000 since the flo­ Carlos Salas had taken into account their pur­ Tiiey failed. chase of the bonds at the pr·ices 111c elder, undcrs~mding the official's predicmnent, ended up scolding the two tation of the rest1uctured $53.8 for, it turned out. not observing proper procedures tegarding homestead permits­ million bonds in March and was ultimate buyers of the agency's that had been acte\l upon. one of them could stand to lose the lot for failing to build snucture and reside in it purchased from the underwriters airport and seaport bonds. He added that CrA comptroller "No one should get land orbe allowed to violate regulations because they arc my by Franklin Fund. The exact nature of the approva, David Demapan has been in­ friends or relatives," the official declmed. "In the cash flow analyses that according to him, was that they formed on the nature of the bill­ Tough act WC had prepared for the er A dur­ could incur legal fees a.s the counsel ings from the law firm. TI1ere should be mote of the kind the official is made of. ing the weeks preceding the clos­ to Franklin Fund and tliey would be Demapan indicated that since .. · 5-MONTH ·co . And tl1ey should be at me DepMment of labor and Immigration, Depaitment of ing of the bonds, we indicated an paid by U1C erAn:gardlessof whetl1er the $35,000 had appeared on the Public Safety, Depm1n1ent of Lmds and Natural Resources. Deprutment of JACK ANDERSON and JAN MOLLER estimated amount of $17,500 for me bond issue was completed. cash flows of the individual com­ Commerce. and even up Capitol Hill. each portion of the financing that "When the prior bond stmctute ponents of the Mmd1 26 bonds, he Unwittingly pethaps. tlie official is setting a ptecedent. WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND would be due to Brown and Wood failed to matctialize in October 1997, would pay the amount to Brown & Tiiose in government should take it as a cue forthem to responsibly do meirtasks from the CPA and totaling Brown & Wood kindly agieed to Wood but would address the addi­ if much-needed reforms should be implemented-not to impress D.C. but to take $35,000," he said. differ receipt of payment of the then tional $5,000 witli the CPA boartl. necessary steps toward self-reliance. In his letter to executive direc­ incuned amount of $30,000 pending Tiie CPA comp1tollersaid he will We salute me official for the seemingly unwave1ing resolve to do the job as it Dueling arsenals in the subcontinent tor Carlos Salas, Altura said the tlie possible completion of a teslluc­ seek tl1e autl101ization of tlie board to should be done - no mote padrinos. law firm, in October 1997, was tu1ed firnmcing for the CPA so mat pay the diffe1ence between the es­ Fa11ihi on the horizon WHEN two countries who are sworn enemies when Indira Gandhi ordered the carrying out authorized to proceed by the pre­ the agency could pay them out of tl1e timated amounts on the agency's And speaking of self-1eli,mcc, tliere 's a debate brewing over at the h0tizon. and have fought three wars start testing nuclear vious CPA executive directorwi th proceeds of that pro1,.rram," Altura cash flows and the actual billed Tiie question is focused on whether the Commonwealm govemment should be of the first nuclear test in 1974. Her son, bombs in a tit-for-tat, the world must take legal services for the proposed said. amount. left alone to handle iL,.fcmihi problem. Rajiv, was not as adamant about the nuclear The matter h,L,s it rool',from a phm by the United States Fish mid Wildlife Se1vice notice. Especially when those countries have program as his mother, but he did commis­ to catcgotize tl1e frnit bat as a tl1teatened species. alliances with competing national powers. sion the research reactor that provided India 111c federal agency is citing as justification the dwindling population of the bat,. But the burgeoning near-east arms race may with weapons-grade plutonium. Reyes wants business license However. tl1e local !!ovemmenl aware of the situation. has listed fmit bat ,L, a not be as even as some believe. Our intelli­ Still, the nuclear weapons activities re­ protected species and ha., enforced a moratrnium on it, capture and consumption. gence sources tell us that India's nuclear pro­ mained relatively clandestine - except for . . 13-MONTH .CD . . . Tiie idea is to allow the .fcmihi enough time to multiply so tlmt one day the gram is far more advanced than Pakistan's. India's constant refusal to sign either the issuance moved to Rev & Tax indigenous people could once again go back to having it a., a delicacy. For one thing, the Indians tested a hydrogen international nonproliferation treaty or the bomb, which is much more complex than the business licenses from the De­ said it is "annoying ... that le­ After all. having the fanihi on me meal table is ,L, acceptable to their mrnes as it comprehensive test ban accord. Looking for an investment is forstatesiders to slaughterturkeys for'Oi,mksgiving. although the latter, ofcourse, fission atomic bomb. Their H-bomb test sur­ Though U.S. intelligence has been taking a partment of Commerce to the Di­ gitimate businesses on the sounds even mon:: uross. prised some U.S. officials, but we have been justifiable beating from Congress, they did vision of Revenue and Taxation. islands are obtaining busi­ with a great rate? How about Listing me frnit b71t ,L, a threatened sp.:cies, according totl1c D:!pwtmentofL.:mds r·eporting on this Indian capability since I 985. pick up indications of a second Indian nuclear The chair of the Senate Fiscal ness licenses and are paying security from a financial ,md Natu1~u Resources. could vit1ually me,u1 a perpetual b,m on tl1e capture ,md "India is going ahead with work on a hydro­ test that was nearly conducted in late 1995. Affairs Committee, Reyes said taxes religiously while oth­ institution that's committed consumption of the nocturnal crcatun:. gen bomb," we reported then. "Unlike the Yet it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure his bill, which is still being drafted, ers appear to be doing busi­ 111is. some say. would mean dep1iving tl1e indigenous populace of theirbi11h1ight crude atomic bomb it detonated in 1974, a the Indians might do exactly what they did in seeks to improve the CNMJ' s tax ness and either paying little to Saipan and you? to the baLs. funnv as it mav sound. hydrogen bomb is a fusion device triggered by May. After all, the Hindu nationalist enforcement in light of the cur- or no tax." First Hawaiian Bank has the A publicfrnum has bce11sct by USFWSon June 24at tl1e Pacific Gardenia Hotel an A-bomb, and thus far more complex to Bharatiya Janata Party had finally come to rent financial crisis. . Currently, however, Reyes answer with your choice of ,md then again on the following dav at tlie Rou1 Reson. develop." power in a coalition government. And one of If Revenue and Taxation said, "Revenue and Taxation a 5 or 13-Month Certificate 111c hewing will attempt to,~swcraquestion: Should me liuit bat, bcconside1ed Two CIA sources told our associate Dale his key planks, as a matter of nationalist handles business licenses, he said, can't do something about these tJrn,atened or is the CNMl uovemment "s 111casu1es sufficeenouuh tocnsu1e mat me Yan J\tta that they estimate India has at least pride, was to test another nuclear bomb. the division could easily identify night markets without first go­ of Deposit. The minimum species dex:s not fade into-extinction 'J - another half-dozen, and possibly a dozen, On top of that, the Pakistanis had just tested Pete P. Reyes businesses that don't pay taxes. ing to the Department of Com­ deposit is only $10,000. Open this CD and you could Subleased nuclear bombs in a "disassembled" state that Reyes said a CNMI taxpayer merce to check if these markets "Ilic road to self-11:li,mn: is always a long uphill one. a new, intermediate-range rocket capable of automatically qualify for Level 2 of our unique they could test or deploy. Pakistan, in .::on­ By Zaldy Dandan recently informed him of certain are licensed." And it seems effons for the CNfvll to attain it should begin at every home. or at carrying a nuclear payload to most of India's tr·ast. has nearly expended its entire arsenal in Variety News Staff "night markets" that may not be "At one time," he added, "Rev­ All-in-One" Plan, which gives you free checks, dis­ Lhe Kagm,m f,urn plob. cities, including Bombay and New Delhi. SENATE Majority Leader Pete properly licensed. enue and Taxation was respot1Sible counted loan rates, no-fee travelers cheques and more!*' SL·vc1:1l pc1rnitholdcrs then::. sources s;,id. h;1\e dcvclnpcd the tcmc1ity to divide the r·cccnl tests. They may have only a few They named it the "Ghauri," after a 12th­ In his letter to Revenue and fortl1e business licenses. I tliink it's thL'.i1· ;1g1icultur:1l J;u1d :md haw it !:urned by c:1gcr Chinese nationals on a cheap untested bombs left. century marauder who dcfcateu an Indian r. Reyes (R-Saipan) will intro­ To open your CD, call or visit today. Hurry, these India ,111d Pakistan have fought thrc1e wars ruler named Prithviraj Chauhan. (In a sign of duce legislation that would Taxation acting Director about time we give tl1em tl1e au­ illc"al subbL-;c al'rec111cn1. special rates won't last long. Crn1sequernl y .-the ri ghtfu I owner sat istics hi 111,cl f with hn.:adc111 mbs while the against each other since both gained indepen­ how deep the animosities lie, the Ghauri was transfer the authority to issue Ramon V. Reyes, the senator thority once again." emeq1rising Chinese c:m1s money bigtimc. dence from Britain in 1947. The first war partially a response to a new Indian missile Govcmrnel1l is lookinu. into this. ended when the disputed province of Kash­ named "Prithvi" after that Indian hero.) Of course I What else !us government not looked into 'J mir, in the lap of the Himalayas. was divided So the Indians tested three nuclear devices Go\'cmmcnt loves to look into minu.s. 'lliat 's all tJiev seem to do. between the two countries. Gualo Rai Branch in a single day, a couple more since, and the Transfer. ·of LB .junkyard. sought Mc,mtimc. me Chinese grows 1ichc/toiling the hmd ,~d selling its produce while The second war, also over Kashmir, oc­ Pakistanis have responded with roughly simi­ Gualo Rai the mrner. appe,uing to shun hm"ll work. siL, ,u-ound all day. Commercial Center curred in 1965. /\t the end of the third war, in lar tests. By Jojo Dass cilic site actually alloted for the junk doncd qum1y site appropriate forth is 1971. Pakistan lost its eastern half after In­ Middle Road Despite India's ability to outspend and out­ Variety News Staff y.u·d Ins been designated for tl1e l:X:­ kind of thing."' She said the1c arc (670) 235-3091 dian troops successfully supported the Bangla research Pakistan, it has a compelling reason ]XU1mcnt of Lu1ds and Natural Re­ several such sites across tlie islcu1d. ~ THE DIVISION of Public Land "freedom" movement. and the new state of to taper its bellicosity. Pakistan has close I. (DPL) is looking at ll~msfeJTing. the sourccs' (DLNR) tish :md wildlife ·111c L&TCorporation, had,du1ing t)Jarianas %riet.rc;~ Bangladesh was created. relations with the Prnple 's Republic of China, 'f scrap metai y:u·d at tl1c Lower B,L-;c division. tlic p1cvious administi.1tion. filed a Yes you can. Relations between the countries since then, which has already carried out dozens of indusui,~ pm"k elsewhe1e so tliat the "Our indust1ial park thc1e (Lower 1equest fortliem to build a w;uehouse • Annual Perconlago Yield (APY) shown 1s offect1vc 5f.ZB~8 and is subjecl to change without · Serving the Commonwealth for 26 years while short of open warfare, have been any­ nuclear tests and will not likely be averse to place can be optimized for 1evenuc­ B,L'il!) ha, a very big dcm,uid for a :uid p,u·king space on tl1e site. notice. An earlywithdrnwal penally may be imposed if withdrawal occurs before tho maturity Published Monday to Friday By Younis. Art Studio, 1n·c. . thing but friendly. J\nd the hot secret p•·rsuit 'l11is however met a snag ,Ls the This rmo can not be combined with other promotional offers. Fees may roducc earnings. sharing data and experience with the Paki­ genc1~1ting puq10scs. lease," said Gucm,ro. 11An All·in-One checking account is required. Minimum opMing deposit $100. All loan- Pubtlshers: . by both countries to develop nuclear bombs stanis. ln:m interview, DPLDin:ctorlkr­ "So. if we c:m generate revenues in government's legal counsel didn't related products are subject to approval. Certain restrictions apply. 1·,fomDer FDIC Abed amJ Paz Younis and the missiles to deliver them has been a The net result of all this is an aggressive program tha Leon Cuem:ro said the division those kind of propcttics. let's uy mid sign it up. fissure threatening to blow apart the fr,:gile ·111e Jinn is tcpot1cdly still inter­ Rafael H. Arroyo ....•. Editor by India to establish the so-called "Hindu" bomb, will be coordinating with the l.lcpa1t­ lmk for a suitable site to ston: this peace in the region. ant.I the reaction by the Pakistanis to counter with mcntof Public Works (DPW) to find snap metal yard somewhere else ,uKI ested in acquiring the land parcel. P.O. Box 23t, Saipan MP 96950-0231 Member of Since Pakistan is only one-fifth of the size the: "Islamic" bomb. The llashpoint for an actual a "suitable site"' Car UK: junk yard. make this 1xuticular lot availablc for C,ucrrcro stressed that the space Certifieate The Assoc,aled Press (AP) Tel. (670) 234-6341/757819797/9272 of India, it is hard to think of them as the conflict would still. likely. be Kashmir, which is "Ilic dcp:utment, she explained, is. 1cvcnue-gencmting puq1oscs." she will be open to all imercsted par­ Fax: (670) 234·9271 Ml"IIU !.INC( 1\11~ lATIOtJAL aggressor. They arc: fearful. like Israel in the the only Muslim-majority state in India, and which by law, authori1.cd to m:mage ,md added. ties should the division ·s efforts © 1998. Marianas Variety 'lEWSPAPER Middle East, of being overwhelmed by :heir 11:kX':ltcd .o( Deposit \ .. · All Rights Reserved .,,~... - ~.II• ASS0C1Al101J has its own separatist movement ,1idecJ by the maintain a scrap metal yard . Guem:rn pm1x1scd that the junk to have the junk yard pay mi Ii tari slic neighbor. Pakistanis. Ciucm:ro explained that the spc- v:u·d Ix: tr,mslcm:d to an "uld alxm· off. Those fears became dangerous! y heightened Copyright 1998, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. I 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- JUNE 9, 1998 ----~TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1998-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7 Teno to sign bill today 2 firms seek Tinian contract By Aldwin R. Fajardo The China State Construction in the project. "The project is accomplished at improving the Tinian Inter­ By Zaldy Dandan yesterday signed into Jaw H.B. "There will be no more dis­ Variety News Staff Engineering Corporation of HDC representative Tadashi by using the most advanced and national Airport. He said the Variety News Staff 11-43, which would reduce the torted focus and dissatisfocti·on TWO FOREIGN companies are Beijing and the Hamada Design Miki said the company is inter­ modern technology to date," he Ports Authority is working GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio cost of rental or lease payments to among the board's leadership on proposing to undertake the de­ Company, in separate letters last ested in participating and sub­ added. closely with the Tinian legisla­ yesterday said he will sign into non-profit schools that rent or the way the agency is being run." velopment and expansion of the month to Ports Authority board mitting a proposal for the de­ CSCEC is also proposing to tive delegation for possible ways law the bill that wou Id abolish the lease public property. he said. West Tinian International Air­ chairman Antonio S. Camacho. velopment ofTinian airport and design. build and entirely fi­ to finance the needed repair and Marianas Visitors Bureau and es­ Introduced by Senate Majority "We need a mon: focused agency. port, it was gathered. said the company is interested seaport projects. nance the Tinian airport expan­ improvement of the interna­ tablish a Marianas Visitors Au­ Leader Pete P. Reyes (R-Saipan). not one that invites confrontation," HDC claims it has extensive sion project on a turnkey basis. tional airport. thority. S. B. l l -29 would make the new Reyes added. construction background world­ In his letter to Camacho, Shan I-le added that feasibility stud­ In a media conference. Tenorio Marianas Visitors Authority His bill states that "the continued Lots in Kaginan are being wide. said det,:: 1, of the repayment ies with regards to how the ports said he may sign the bill. S.B. I 1- (MVA) an autonomous public development of the local tou1ism in­ "Our consultants in Japan are plan and other financing require­ agency will be able to repay the 29, today. corporation. dustry should be encouraged." subleased to foreigners? standing by ready to provide ments shall be discussed at a proposed bond flotation for the "Shortly after I sign it I will Reyes. in a separate interview But, the bill added, "in order to you with testimonials and ex­ latter date or upon the submis­ air facility's rehabilitation. announce the names of my five yesterday, said the new tourism provide for the orderly develop­ By Jojo Dass should be added in case it's not in­ amples of our capabilities and sion of th'e proposal. "We are still looking at how nominees to the board:· he said. agency is expected lo be more ment of this industry and to real­ Variety News Staff cluded in the first place. accomplishments," he said in CPA earlier admitted it does much we can bon-ow and if it "Of course." he added. "the ( cur­ responsive. ize its full potential, it is neces­ SEVERAL Chinese nationals are Kagman is considered as the his letter. not have immediate capabilities requires additional security when Pedro P. Tenorio Anicia Q. T omokane rent MVB Managing Direcror It will have more participation sary lo establish a public corpora­ earning their keep renting plots of island's agiicultural site with some HOC is proposing to finance, to pursue the improvement of the the funding comts," Sala~ said, AniciaQ. Tomokane)knowsshe's from the private sector and will tion utilizing government, tour­ land from Kagman agricultural per­ 200 hectmes of prime land having design and build the entire West Tinian airport, as executive adding that CPA revenues has on her way out." no longer be under the Depart­ ist-oriented businesses and com­ mit holders who subleased it to them been alloted to farming. Tinian air and sea ports project director Carlos Salas said the remained stagnant. Speedy release of Hillblom's ata "very cheap" rate, theDivisionof At the same time. the governor ment Gf Commerce. munity leaders." The produce is then sold to markets on a turnkey basis. · Tinian airport is not in any capac­ Business leaders on Tinian have Public Lands (DPL) yesterday re­ which include big hotel operators on Hua Shan, CSCEC general ity to accommodate large aircraft, property to relatives sought vealed. the island. expressed concerns over the de­ manager, said the company has citing the facility's ''decaying and Inaninterview,DPLDirectorBer­ Planters, in a recently-held Food lay in the improvement of the By Ferdie de la Torre tha Leon Guerrero said the Board of and Nutrition Council meeting, have broad experience in major deteriorating" runway. West Tinian Airport, which, they Variety News Staff Public Lands (BPL), in its meeting said the Kagman commercial farrn projects around the world "with But Salas said the aircraft can said, may halt the economic gains LARRY Hillblom 's estate executor has sought the immediate last week, has resolved to ask Lmds plot can "overfeed" the island's esti­ excellent track records." land on the Tinian airport "de­ from the casino industry. distribution of the late businessman's personal property to his and Natural Resources Secretary mated 60,CXXJ population if there is It is currently undergoing a pending on the load capacity," The Tinian Chamber of Com­ relatives. Joaquin A. Tenorio to review lease only an efficient water supply in the major development in Hong adding that airline companies are merce said further delays in the Executor Banlc of Saipan Trust Officer Russell K. Snow has permits issued to Kagman residents. area Kong, which is seen to be the looking at what kind of load fac­ flotation of bond for the island's agreed with Hillblom 's Charitable Trust's position that such ad­ This, in a bid to determine whether The agricultural land are able to newest, largest and most expen­ tor they can handle when they fly airport may jeopardize market­ vance distribution to Terry Hillblom and Grant Anderson would the pennits have certain provisions produce beans.cucumber, coco.sweet sive international airport in to Tinian. ing efforts to make Tinian the relieve the estate of expenses associated with maintenance of the disallowing sublease agreement potato, pumpkin, eggplant, water­ Southeast Asia, according to At the same time, Salas said casino gambling hub of the Pa­ personal assets. "(Govemment) has been receiving melon, melon, pepper, and com. Shan. CPA has 'n:mained committed cific. Subject to certain modifications and conditions, the executor complaints about certain people sub­ recommended that the parties amend the settlement agreement to leasing their plots to Chinese (nation­ provide for advance distribution of the property, said Snow in the als). A pennitholder subdivides his l

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The Around the Islands section covers community stories, The Around the Islands section covers community stories, local events, and cultural activities. Should you have a local events, and cultural activities. Should you have a story you would like to share, or an event that needs to story you would like to share, or an event that needs to be covered, contact Lalla at 234-6341 be covered, contact Laila at 234-6341 MHS JROTC selects a new commander DEQ Brigade cleans up Sugar Dock If you have poems and short stories you would like to share, wa<; rooting for her selection a, Bat­ goals," she said. leader and I know I will keep on being proud of helping to clean up the please mail to P.O. Box 231 or fax to 234-9271 t,J ion Con;mandcr," said Par:L,. - Paras will be gmduating from going witl1 my goals," said Sablan community," she added. "My advice to Leslie is to take it MHS with !1onors this June and who is going to be a senior next Yuknavage also pointed out that ea,y and oy to be optimistic with plans to pursue her college educa­ year. the Clean-Up Brigade se1ves to in­ Moment by the River everv difficult situation. It is a chal­ tion in the field of medicine. "This has been a dream come crease awareness of the importance By Tana Rayn lenging job ,md you have to keep up "[ am happy that I have the true for me and I am going to do of a clean environment witl1 it." she said. chance to show that I can be a my best at it," she said. And the nextclean-upprojects will Sometimes in a dance Sabl;m will ,L,sume co111ni.u1t.l of the rocks would sway focus on the island's neighborhoods in colors of gray and brown one of tl1c !.u·gcst JR OTC battalions and not only the beaches. Ar.ct the little red ants that crawl in tl1c Pacific: witl1 over S(Xl cadets "We hope that the Brigade will set on solid mountains expected to enroll next school year. as a good example to the community seem like streaks of red. An old bark lies among Both Sabhm and P,mlS agreed tl1at ~ . and eve1yone will learn not to trash '· the stilled creatures they joined JR OTC out ofcuiiosity :,;.,L their surroundings," she said. dying to be carved. ,.. , about what tl1c progrnm had to offer. Salas also commended the involve­ And a single strand of web "My dad joined tl1e army, so I ment of the private sector and recog­ sits alone already had a little bit of exposure. I nized sponsors of the event which in the miracle of its creator_ The stones that lay in the river banks wanted to rec what it will be like. includes PIC, Aqua Resort, Pacific are luscious green Outgoing JROTC Battalion Commander Colonel Winnie/red Paras After a fow montl1s, I was hooked, .. DEQemployees help load trash bags for collection during last Saturday's Gardenia,PlumeriaResort, Maiianas bathing in a foam of white. shares a smile with the new JROTC Battahon Commander Les/re said Sablan. Clean-Up Brigade along Sugar Dock to PIC. Photo by Lalla c. Younis Visitors Bureau, and Nona Salas. And the cliffs of rocks tower like castles Sablan after the ceremonial "change of command" last Friday. of kingdoms yet to be found_ Photo by Laila c. Younis · 111e best part is that you get to "We do need, however, more sup­ work with different people and help By Lalla C. Younis we choose a place to clean-up and we po11 from the private sector. Wecan't By Laila C. Younis .. ,1 was a very happy moment for each other out, and that is what Iliked Variety News Staff usually go from 8 a.m. to IO a.m.," have the same grouphelpingusoutall Variety News Staff me. A par1 of me always wanted to about JROTC." said Sablan. THE beach stretch from Sugar Dock saidDEQLabSupervisonmdClean­ the time, others need to get involved become Battalion Commander. It One of the MHS JROTC units stand in formation durinr; the recent to Pacific Islands Club never looket.l Up Brigade Coordinator Kathy TEARSwereshedanditwasonehug Paras noted that although she did "change of command" ceremony held on campus last Fflday. too," said Salas. took a lot of hard work and t.ledica­ cleaner. Yuknavage. after another. not plan to become Battalion Com­ Photo by Lalla C. Younis ··wearecommittedindoingsome­ The Over 200 Mmianas High School tion." said Sabl,m. mander, the experience was an "re­ That is, after the Division of Envi­ "For this month's clean-up, active thing good for the environment .md JR OTC cadets cheered on 'as JR OTC "I know I will focus on teamwork warding one". ronmental Quality "Cle1m-Up Bri­ member Edward Salas was able to weurgeeveryonetodothesame. We Barking Lt. Colonel Leslie Sablan w:L, named arid in keeping high standards among "Noteveryone has the opportunity gade" were done with it. get raffle tickets and prizes as an can all chip in for a cleaner and the new Battalion Commanderaftera our cadet,. I believe in wOt"king as a to have that kind of a leadership role, Last Saturday, over sixty volun­ incentive to our volunteers. We also healthier Saipan," he said. Gecko ceremonial .. change of command'' at group.'' she said. and it is overwhelming. But you learn teers walked the beach stretch and had a free lunch provided by Aqua The staff of T1iple J Motors also the school's campus last Friday. Pa.nL, pointed out that "teamwork" a lot from it and those become valu­ collected bags and bags of trash a~ Resort," she said. helped cleaned the area earlier. ') part of DEQ' s monthly clean-up ac­ Outgoing Mmianas High School is one ofSablan' s sac:IH!ths mid that is able skills." said Paras. a "We also gave free Clean-lJp Bri­ The next DEQ clean-up is sched­ JR OTC Battalion Comm~dcrColo­ why Sablan has her ~ote of confi­ ··r w,L, able to assume command of . '" ,'.".:: tivities. gadeT-shirtstomemberswhocleaned uled for Saturday, July 4th at the nel Winniefred Paras joins Sabicm in dence. 300 cadets and that it took a lot of ,• .1~:,,:: ''EveryfirstSaturdayofthemonth, more than three times. It is prut of Micro Beach Pavilion at 8:00 am. shmine their thoughts on one of the ··She attended every activity and leadership skills and the ability to high school's most challenging lead­ dedicated her time to JR OTC and she work with otl1ers. Now I feel more ership roles. is willing to take on 1esponsibility. I disciplined and organized with my

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10-M_ARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS'--T"---'UE=--==S:.::D:.:.A_:_:Y:__·_c..JU=N'--"E=--.c9_,_,--'-19"--'9:__:_:8_~------~ _TUES DA Y,_JUNE 8 , 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-11 Developers pressed on hotel plans Babauta on Preston Gates contract: matter. cem about the land that they were By Jojo Dass have been generated if the hotels were built. "We're looking into (telling) going to build a hotel on. And if Variety News Staff it is something that (they are) not 'There are more pressing concerns' them that we allowed them to A DEBATE looms on whether "We can't just let the land build a hotel because we arc go­ going to ... and don't have any government can rightfully sit there and not derive revenues By Haidee V. Eugenio the lobbying services of Gates such as the declining Gates for its services pro­ future plans (for), then l prefer vided. The legislature is look­ seize part of public land leased from it," she said. ing to cam from it. Variety News Staff Preston Gates Ellis & government revenues. It was "When we sit down, what I that we amend the lease to re­ to two developers for their al­ She said a meeting is being set HOUSE committee chair on Rouvelas Meeds is an im­ reported that the government ing into various revenues be­ move that land," said Guerrero. leged failure to construct ho­ with the developers to discuss the propose to discuss (is the) con- commerce and tourism Oscar proper thing to do in the face had a shortfall of 6.5 million cause of the present economic tels as their lease agreements Babauta yesterday said that of an economic meltdown. in revenue collections in April situation in the CNMI, and not stipulate. imposing more taxes on cer­ "If the government is eye­ alone. just banking on the garments Bertha Leon Guerrero. Pub- Benavente to air 'ill-effects' of tuin industries, particularly the ing on taxing the garment in­ "We're trying to make both and banking industries," he 1ic Lands Director, said the garments sector, just to retain dustry to finance Preston ends meet. We have not been said. lease agreements with SNM Gates, I don't think it is right," generating enough resources He said that once the gov­ Corp. and Shimizu Corp. do garment industry in EPA meet he said, but added that the leg­ and everything went down ernment is able to raise its not have provisions giving the Bertha Leon Guerrero ' PIC Guam to islature is in full support of slowly. The legislature is eye­ revenues, then the funding for Preston Gates "will definitely developers a certain period of By Haldee V. Eugenio velopmem". the retention of the CNMI ing on generating more rev­ receive··Q~ · have to come from the general time to construct the facili­ said Guerrero. Variety News Staff "It ·(sustainable development) lobby group in US Congress. enues through increasing li­ cense fees on certain busi­ funds." ties. "'That's the catch, they can THE CNMI sees a bad experi­ is a critical issue for us. We '11 try fromGEDA· Preston Gates had given the nesses like banks and hotels," Oscar Babauta He, however, maintained The SNM Corp. is behind a say 'It's in there, ultimately ence with its garments industry, to determine and learn what types CNMI government until June and hotel industries is not only that if the government can do and this has to be shared to of developments we want," he ,­ I to come up with a new con­ he said, but declined to say Rota resort project while we 're (building) it. .. , but for ·.'< HAGATNA, Guam - The told the v'ariety. tract. Although the latter whether the government is aimed at funding Preston away with imposing more Shimizu Corp. is the devel­ now·we don't have a specific neighboring islands for the re­ Interpacific Resort operators He said that the CNMI, and failed to do so, the governor looking into the possibility of Gates, b•Jt more importantly, taxes on businesses, then it oper of the Laulau Bay Golf deadline." she added. alization of 'sustainable devel­ t...... of Pacific Islands Club Hotel ta taxing more the garments in­ to be able to cope up with the will do so. Course. Guerrero said government is opment', House Speaker Diego perhaps nei_ghboring islands who and -the legislature are is still here will be receiving a Quali­ economic losses that the "We do not want to impose Both have. in past mt:etings "going to try and see what argu­ T. Benavente said. are pursuing development in their working on possible ways to dustry. ~.· fying Certificate (QC) for its CNMI had incurred for the extra burden on the business with government officials, ment" it has on the issue. The House leader was inter­ respective entities, are having en­ retain the firm's services. Babauta pointed out that the new guest tower from community on top of what they said the delay in the construc­ "'It was always intended (that viewed yesterday before leav­ vironmental and social problems Babauta opined that there government's efforts to gen­ past mon.ths. GovGuam. "We should not worry much own now. That's the last re­ tion of the hotels was due to hotels are going to be built). We ing for Palau to attend the an­ with the garments industry. l.. there are a lot more pressing erate more revenues by possi­ Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez nual Environmental Protection "The only thing I can offer at t issues thun the loss of Preston bly taxing more the banking about hJw to pay Preston sort we want to see," he said. the Asian economic crisis. didn't say ·Here's land and sit on signed and issued the QC last Agency conference where he is this time is the bad experiences .. The problem ... we did not... it until you 're ready,'" Guerrero · Diego T. Benavente Friday, at the Ricardo J. chosen to be one of the we have with regards to the gar­ stipulate when the hotels were said. t\. Bord al lo Governor's Com­ presentors. ments industry, what it has done social impact. supposed to be completed. It's Guerrero explained govern­ I plex. The EPA is a Federal agency to our environment, and its so­ "It also has an impact on our just that they (developers) arc ment may be losing thousands of A qualifying certificate is a which annually holds a confer­ cial impact. It is going to be a relationship with the federal supposed to build a hotel." dollars in revenues that should tax incentive program admin­ ence throughout the Pacific to negative statement," he said, but government. It has created a istered by the Guam Economic address the protection of the did not elaborate. problem in almost any situation Development Authority env ironnient. He, however, said that despite in our community," he said. (GEDA). The focus for this year'sone­ the air pollution and other envi­ Benavente is scheduled toad­ A QC authorizes tax rebates, LINE · X SPECIAL week conference, said ronmental effects of the garments dress the conference attendees or abatements to qualified Benavente, is "sustainable de- sector, the worst effect is still the this Thursday. Line-X will trade-in your plastic companies that create employ­ ment and provide services to 00 bedliner for a $75. discount on a On the other hand, the Variety when Torn Tebuteb filed his cour­ Guam's economy. Kintol ... gathered that Tenorio also reap­ tesy resignation to the previous As a condition of the QC, Line-X sprayed bedliner. pointed Eloise A. Furey as direc­ Froilan Tenorio administration. PIC will pay to GEDA $25,000 ~_011tinued from page 3 tor of the Division of Youth Ser­ Both Kintol and Furey were annually, to be deposited into I nual federal grant for the program, of vices for the DCCA last month. ordered to file a statement of fi­ a special trust fund to be used Call for more details, which $990,000 will be used for ad­ Furey as DYS director had nancial interest with the Public I only for the maintenance and ministrative costs. served as acting DCCA secretary Auditor pursuant to the law. upkeep of the public restrooms I at the Chamorro Village com­ Line-X comes in car struck the wall at the Ameri­ started to step on his brakes. plex. Woman . . . can Memorial Park in Garapan The brakes locked, causing the PlC will also contribute to yesterday morning. car to skid and strike the wall at GEDA, on an annual basis, blue, red, green, brown, Continued from page 3 Ada saiq Officer Elden Dela the American Memorial Park. I until March 26, 2001, $50,000 gray and black. ages, pol ice said. Cruz refused medical attention Ada said the vehicle received to the Chamorro Heritage on the scene. extensive damages to the front Foundation, a non-profit c;r­ Emergency medical technicians ' transpor1ed the victims to CHC for Initial investigation showed that left and left side portion as well as ' poration cstabl ished by the fur1her treatment. Dela Cruz, who was responding the front left tire. authority to provide financial Call 234-7524 I . -) l ·1 I ~- i -. -,, - Meanwhile, a police officer was to a call, was approaching the The case was placed under in­ t assistance to individuals, or for more details and price figured in an accident when his Arirang Restaurant when he vestigation. t organizations who engage in 1· preserving, developing, and ingTour, Jruka Watching Adventure t" environment. I enhancing the Chamorro cul­ New Guam ... and Agana Bay Sunset Cruise. ture. The dinner boat cruises me larl!er f Expert Care Is Now Continued from page 3 thun the jet skis but they move m;ch According to Muna, the retail price [ According to GEDA the for the two hour cruise is $70 for nated for the jet skis that oper~lle in slower. Maybe they'll float by with­ benefits granted to an appli­ adult~ (special resident rates are avail­ that mea, the coral has beion affected. out making much damage, but we'll cant vary, and so do the type able). Prices include deluxe dinner Available In Saipan Jct skis move through the water at have to monitoritand see ifit has m1y of aide the applicant gives and free open bar, except for exclu­ pretty gcxxl speeds and this causes adverse affect, he added. back to the community. ·Pain Management "Physical Rehabil,tation·Diagnostic Testing sive u·opical drinks. disturb,mce at the bottom of the bay James Muna, sales/reservations According to a press release When we move into Agana we 're since the water is not very deep, representative for Kloppenburg En­ from G EDA. which announced going to be very visible ,md we hope --c\ff)f1iif·Dr. Charles Salzberg, M.D. Kuhlrmm said. terprises, Inc., said the company now Pl C's qualification when com­ to attract residents of Guam as well w; ·i J, ~~l 3oa,d Cen,hed m Phys,col Med,c,ne aod Rehob,hlol,on He said the verdict is still out :Ls to owns Tunic Tours, Nautilus Guam, pleted, the new the tower will whether these boaL, will damage the AdventureRiverCruisc,Jungle Hik- tourist, he added. provide 292 i1dditional rooms lI to the existing hotel inven­ «-... 1 Dr. Salzberg will be available ;or ff.!.; .... · .. t~·~.·,·.1.(h·.",.:.-. · , tory. >:i ,:,. ':l.~ consultation and treatment on community well-informed and r ·~ r ;_ tion in l 972 has survived with i The tower will employ an _·,·fa •. 1,l~:·~JW.. ,.,1 FRID~Y, JUN~ 12, 19~8 at Variety ... success because it was and still abreast of the issues. [< ""'[')e ~ I additional I 05 personnel to the , '/i, .;-,f ''f / · Sa1pan Ch1ropract1c Continued from page 3 labeled as the 'local newspaper of "We have done that for the !>. ,,· __ d,vY1, ' existing staff. .. ~\ '1, , l . - the Marianas'," he added. CNMI with pride, so why not for "Guam stories will always be I. • Back Pain an addition to the CNM l news Younis also noted that the Va­ Guam and the rest of the reports," he said. riety will can·y "this path of local Micronesian Islands," he con­ F,. • Joint Pain "ll1e Variety since its inccp- newscoverage"to keep the Guam cluded. .., • Injuries forcing U.S. troop levels in the nuclear program. • Knee Pain ·Must ba 16 yoJrs or oldo1. So. Korean region could trigger open hos­ 1l1ough it is rarely noted, the 15 ;tr:a~,~~;~ al tlm:i profo:;:;1011,1ls .iro dolmod ; anyono 5°1~16~6y'~~~~~~af~~lr~~ads?6~,;~1:0~1,.~;~~::o~~~of~.tosu uvont, tilities. nuclear freeze deal obligated the ·Con1ost ..u1ts mus1. p1ov1do !ypod w111ten roc1pos al their d1st1 with ontry lorm. • Disability Continued _fro111_p.:1_ge ~ ·Coruo:;tants tiro llm1tod 10 ono army !arm. Comest 1s lirn1tod 10 first 75 onlrios. Instead, they negotiated a deal United States to liberalize its eco­ -Enlry forms and roc1pos must be 1urncd in tiy 9pm Wodno~.day. Juno 17. 1996 Conlostants must bring proparod d1st1 !orrudgir_1g on Saturday. Jun!! 20 from 11.im to 11·30 am An~ dishes brought SAIPAN • Neck Pain in October 1994, known as the nomic relations with the North. Ho~mel in_ ,1tlor lhrs limo will bo drnqunl1!1od. Judg,ng will bo(lm promptly al r'oon in 1994. -EmplO)'~os

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(\ r \ Cop's body found I J RP eyes ocean currents for power

MANILA, Philippines (AP) endorsement from the European - and plenty of water. to villages located near water in Arrierican Sam.oa Graft, crim.e problem.s in Fiji -The Philippine government Union, which has promised the "The idea here is to use the with a strong enough current corruption, crime and sectional PAGOPAGO(PacnC'ws}--111elxxly tl1e reef. (Pacncws)­ that reform of the country's has received an offer from Philippines a $500,000 grant to water velacity to generate elec­ to run the turbines. politics for discouraging invest­ The University of Naples has cf a police officer who drowned while 111e boy w,L, rescued but tl1e officer Crime and corruption have con­ economy has lagged far behind Italy to help it harness the sea finance a feasibility study for tricity," said Bautista, adding identified eight such sites, he lrying to rescue a high school student apparently disappeared in rough seas. tributed to Fiji's economic prob­ the rhetoric of its leaders. ment. as an inexpensive source of the proposed project, he said. that the tJrbines are practically Search teams worked late into tl,e night The bulletin says allegations said. who was attempting suicide at sea was lems, according lO !he Pacific The bu lctin acknowledged the electrical power. The proposal calls for the con­ "maintenance-free" and thus in­ Wednesday looking for !he offic;r's recovered 1.L,1 ·11iursdav morning. Economic Bulletin which is impact of Fiji's worst drought continue of nepotism and abuse This was disclosed over the struction and operation of power expensive to operate. Bautista said similar projects lxxly bul were hmnpered by rough of office by pub I ic servants, add­ Officer Sa Fuirnaona'Iml resr~nded published in Canberra. for 30 years and its falling weekend by trade secretary generators that will run on tur­ Bautista. however, didn't dis­ arc currently operating in the loa rcp:irt from Faga 'irua High School sea,. sugarcpriccs. ing that there will be NO im­ bines driven by sea currents. close the c:ost of putting up such Mediterranean, the Atlantic, OfficerFuirnaono was serving his It says there ·s little chance of Cesar Bautista, who said the around noon Wednesday tl1al a mak But it says Fiji has created provement until creditable eco­ a facility. South America and China, but 3rd year witl, tl1e Americ.m S,unoa Fiji achieving sustained growth offer came from the Univer­ The concept is ideal for the Phil­ studenl had tl1reatcned to commit sui­ many of its problems itself nomic reforms are introduced ippines, an archipelago com­ He said such plants would be this would be the first in South­ cide by drowning ,md had walked onto department of public safety. in the immediate future. adding sity of Naples. through military coups and trade and political confidence is re­ The offer has received an posed of thousands of islands ideal for providing electricity east Asia. union militancy, and criticises stored.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) pilots Solomons condemns post placards in front of the airline's office gate Sunday. Phil­ ippine Airlines fired almost all of Pakistan nuke tests its 600-plus pilots Sunday after ., .Enter· the . they went on strike and then de­ Get an entry form · (Pacnews)-- foreign minister, fied a return-to-work order. AP Patteson Oti, has condemned the recent nuclear tests by Pakistan with every $10 fuel saying Solomon Islands deplores such actions which contravenes RP leftists to ·. the wishes of the majority of the international community for an purchase.* end to all forms of nuclear testing. . stage own Otisays such actions taken in reaction to India's nuclear tests, celebrations· Chill out, kick back, gas up at Mobil, represent asecurity risk for the South Asian region and is not in the and maybe you'll be a lucky winner MANILA, Philippines (AP) - interest of the growing consensus for global peace and security. of one of these cool prizes! Oti says the attitude shown by the two commonwealth countries Left-wing groups said Monday they will hold a protest parade in is a clear disregard of the concerns of other Commonwealth state Manila to celebrate their version Weekly Drawings: who have expressed concern over the dangers of nuclear prolifera­ of the I 00th anniversary of the Here's your chance to win shop-til-you­ tion ancl testing. Philippines' declaration of inde­ drop sprees at DFS, Joeten or He therefore calls on both Pakistan and India to refrain from pendence from 333 years of Span­ further nucleartests and urges them to sign and accede to both the ish colonial rule. Town House! $ 14.44 ea Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test The protest coincides with, and 1/2 4.46 ea Ban Treaty. could disrupt, a government-or­ Or maybe you'll be the lucky winner of a 19.56 ea. ganized centennial parade also weekend getaway at Aqua Resort Club, 3/4 6.00 ea scheduled on Friday in Manila. Hyatt or Tinian Dynasty Hotel Casino. 1 8.60 ea 1 42.00 ea council reviews Leaders of the New National­ 1-1/4 14.20 ea ist Alliance said they will cel­ ebrate the demise of Spain's 1st Prize:· 1-1/2 15.16 ea PVC CONDUIT ELEC. all diplomatic postings colonial reign in I 898 but also · : PLPE SCH 40, 10' . highlight the United States' sub­ 2 19.00 ea . . (Pacnews)­ A statement from the Prime Manila trip for two, including 3 43.00 ea Vanuatu's council of ministers Minister's office says since 1980, sequent takeover of the Philip­ hotel accommodations 1/2 $ 2.80 ea has canceLed the appointments the Vanuatu government had es­ pines. 4 56.95 ea "We would like to stress that 3/4 3.16 ea of honorary consuls for Asia, tablished l l legitirnateconsulates, China, Malaysia, Macau, and since 1993, 21 honorary con­ there is an unfinished revolu­ .ABS PIPE sc·H 40, 20·· 1 4.76 ea Canada, Thailand, Indonesia, suls. 21 trade commissioners and tion," said Lutgardo Jurcales of 1-1/4 7.00 ea South Korea and New six special advisers or representa­ the alliance. "This is the fight tives, without prior consultation against the vestiges of U.S. co­ $ Zealand. trip tor 1-1/2 10.39 ea 1-1/2 6.39 ea In re vie wing all appointments with the department of foreign lonialism." .!J 2 11.79 ea 2 7.56 ea of diplomatic postings, Saturday, affairs. The Philippines was a Span­ 3 24.24 ea 2-1/2 13.84 ea the council. of ministers also can­ The statement said future dip­ ish possession from 1565 to celled eleven trade representatives lomatic representation will require 1898. 4 35.18 ea 3 17.99 ea Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, a tour to in Taiwan, nine in China. and approval of the department of for­ 6 86.23 ea 3-1/2 21.20 ea other rcprcsen1<1tives in eign affairs, the development former mayor who became the 26.23 ea Kampuchea. Canada, Vietnam committee of officials and the republic's first president, de­ 4 and South Korea. council of ministers. clared independence from Spain GALV. PIPE SCH'40r .21" on June 12, 1898, at a house in Kaw it in Cavite province, south world, .RIGID GALV. PIPE, 1O' 1/2 $ 15.72 ea tourism struggling of Manila. Before the Philippines could very successful, Radio Sunshine 3/4 18.00 ea 1/2 $ 10.63 ea (Pacnews)-Tourism on gain its independence, however, reports. 13.56 ea Niue is going through another the United States acquircJ it 1 26.12 ea 3/4 Some property owners say rough patch. after defeating Spain in the I 89X ea 1 19.60 ea that in order to reduce overheads 1-1 /4 36.00 Despite optimistic predictions Spanish-American War. they may close down completely 1-1/2 42.15 ea 1-1 /4 25.40 ea by the Niu,: Tourism Office that The country gained its formal and try again next year. this season will see an improve­ independence from the United 2 54.63 ea 1-1/2 28.76 ea ment, the visitor industry contin­ Figures from the Niue Plan­ • Not applicable to government. fleet card and diesel customers. To obtain an StatesonJuly4, 1946,butAmcri­ Here's how to play: enlry, no purchase necessary, while supplies last: send a sell-addressed ea ning and Development Unit stamped envelope to: "Free Contest Entry", Attn: Mobil Hot Summer 2 39.99 ues to struggle. can influence remained strong 1. Get an entry form with every $1 O fuel purchase.• Major properties on the island indicate that for the next four 2. Fill in the required information. Giveaway, P.O. Box EU, Agana, Guam 96932. Limit one entry per mailed WATER CLOSET WHITE WITH 2-1/2 58.68 ea thereafter. requesl return envelope. All mailed requesls must be received one week prior months, the peak of the tourist 3. Return completed form to the drop box in participating to the end of contest. All entry forms must be received by 6/19/98. are laying off staff and restricting Jurcales said students, activists FITIINGS- $99.00/set 3 74.87 ea season, the island can expect an Mobil service stations. opening bar hours amidst claims and workers will join a march Game open lo all legal Saipan residents. ages 16 and up, with a valid Sarpan 3-1 /2 91.00 ea from the Tourism Office that their average of only 11 visitors a Weekly drawings will be held at 1pm at the Mobil Oil drivers license, e)(cept !he employees and immediale families of Mobil Oil DOUBLE KITCHEN SINK W/0 from a statue of Philippine revo­ Marianas Island, Inc. main office in Puerto Rico. The Mariana Islands, Inc. and its affiliates, subsidiaries, vendors and consultants tor overseas promotions have been week. this promotion. Odds of winning depend on total number of enrnes received FIITI NGS · $71.00 ea 4 119.92 ea lutionary hero Andres Bonifacio Grand Prize drawing will be held at 1pm on Saturday in downtown Manila lo the U.S. 6/20/98 al the Mobil Middle Road service station. Need No purchase necessary. shuffles Cabinet Embassy along Roxas Boulevard. not be present to win. Winners will be notified by . . . ' where the main government pa­ telephone. ALL ABS/PVC FITTINGS - 20°/o.OFF (Pacnews)~-A Samoan corporntion. rade also wi II pass. cabinet n·shuffle effective last Potoi said Molioo is now minister Police have said they plan to Friday, saw Mafasolia Papu of justice, public lrnstee office and tightly guard the government parade and other centennial P.O. BOX 331 SAIPAN, MP 96950 Vaai S\\'l'P portfolios with lands and titles cou1t. Molioo Teofila. No reason w:L, given for the re­ activities, which arc expected to energy shuffle. draw large crowds of people. M@bil"The TEL NO: (670) 234-6609R666/8779 In a bris::fstatcmcnl issued Fri­ day, secretary to cabinet, Simon But it is known tl1al Molioo has Jurcales said they have no plans to make a difference." FAX NO: (670) 234-8720 Potoi said Mafasolia is now been ill in recent weeks, and sought of disrupting the main centennial minister of agriculture, forests treatment in New Zealand, and the parade, which left-wing groups and fisheri~s and mcterological reshuffle is seen as probably a shift to describe as "elitist and highly services - and agriculture stores a less stressful workload. commercialized." TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15

14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-JUNE 9. 1998 --~------~---~------~-- ANNOUNCEM=~~·~:~~~~::::~~~~~:;,::~·.TQC• •iOUE No celebrations for MADE IN CONFORMITY WITH INTRASTATE EXEMPTION Labor leads surveys

:::~:~:::ll::u::::::~n::·r~e:·:n~::R~::::S:::s:ti:::: Suharto's birthday who are Bona Fide Residents of the .corI.~ state elect1· ons Commonwealth of the By Geoff Spencer Suharto's regime. BRISBANE, (AP) - released the latest export figures, surge, particularly in rural and JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Still, Habibie appears deter­ Bird Island Development, Inc_, a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands The opposition Labor Party is on claiming th.:y were the best in the northern seats with up to 22 per- - Indonesia's former Presi­ mined to protect his old boss. for-profit corporation, announces that Two Hundred Fifty (250) shares of preferred track to win next Saturday's state's hi story. cent support. Many have called for (non-voling) stock of the corporation is available for sale and issuance to United dent Suharto turns 77 on Mon­ States Citizens who are bona fide residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Queensland election according to He said Queensland was defy­ The poll was taken last Wednes­ day, but there will be no cel­ Suharto to face trial for cor­ Mariana Islands. Each share shall be sold at a PAR VALUE of One Hundred the latest poll, but both sides vied ing Asia's economic slump with day and Thursday nights by CM ebration for the man who last ruption and abuse of power. Dollars ($100.00) Per Share. All stocks shall be sold only in conformity with the Sunday to be seen as the under­ export figures rising 20.6 percent Research. The margin of error month surrendered his 32-ycar and some want the state to requirements of Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, providing for the dog. in April. was not provided. iron grip on the world's fourth seize billionsofdollarsamassed exemption of "intrastate" issues of stock, such as the stock now offered by Bird If the conservatives lose "The figures are stunning," Borbidge said the only poll that Island Development, Inc., from the registration provisions of the securities laws most populous nation. by his family. and regulations of the United States_ Queensland. party because Borbidge said. counted was the poll on the day. Forced to quit after mobs "I ask the people of the Repub­ Pauline Hanson's One Nation But the figures revealed in the "I mean there'll be another poll went on a rampage and angry lic oflndonesia to concentrate on All stock will be sold pursuant to the following conditions and restrictions: Party has cut into their appeal, it is latest opinion poll were not so next Saturday and everyone gets protesters demanded he be the future," Habibie said. a bad omen for Australian Prime stunning for Borbidge, as Labor to participate in that one," he said. tried for corruption, Suharto '"It doesn't mean that com1p­ 1 _ The preferred stock cl the corporation shall be issued separately and apart surged to a IO point lead. Opposition leader Peter Beattie Suharto tion and nepotism and so on will from the common stock of the corporation. Minister John Howard. has said nothing publicly since He has to call an election by According to the Sunday Mail­ said Labor Party voters should his May 21 resignation. be forgotten. I ask them to leave it 2_ Purchasers must be United States citizens and bona fide residents of the March and faces the same prob­ Seven Nightly News poll, sup­ not be lulled into a false sense of In contrast, his successor, tions on press freedoms. to the legal process." Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as determined by criteria to be lems on a national scale. port for L,hor was running at 55 security by the poll. new President B.J. Habibie, He has pledged to cooperate A party was held Saturday for established by the directors of Bird Island Development, Inc_, in conformity with Attempting to generate good percent compared with the con­ Campaigning in Cairns, Beattie can't seem to get enough of fully with the International one of Indonesia's former lead­ the rules and guidelines generally acceptable within the United States for servative coalition's 45 percent. predicted the election would be Monetary Fund to save the ers, but it was not Suharto. determining residence and domicile. Applicants for stock subscription must present news for the Queensland govern­ the limelight and isbasking in acceptable evidence of both citizenship and residence. ment after the weekend loss of the Butthe poll also found that sup­ too close to call on the night and the glory of rolling back many economy. About 90 people gathered to Expo 2002 bid to Manila, conser­ port for Pauline Hanson's One may take up to a week to become of Suharto's draconian ways. Habibie has also promised celebrate the birth of 3. No qualified initial purchaser of preferred stock may sell, distribute or vative state Premier Rob Borbidge Nation party was continuing to clear. Suharto remains holed up at new electoral reforms laws by Indonesia's founding Presi­ otherwise convey any interest or right of control of any preferred stock to any his private home in Jakarta, August and the lifting of bans dent Sukarno, who was re­ Ali Mia sits with his protest sign after joining a push-cart vendors' person who does not qualify as a lawful purchaser of preferred stock of the on the formation of new po­ placed by Suharto after an protest in New York Wednesday. Mia, an immigrant from Bangladesh corporation, for a period of nine (9) months, or for such other period of time as guarded by the powerful mili­ and a food vendor for three years in mid-town, disagrees with Mayor may be specified by the securities laws and regulations of the United States, after tary from growing calls for litical parties. abortive communist coup in Rudolph Giuliani, who plans to ban push-carts from certain areas of the the date of sale of the last authorized share of preferred stock and after the issue retribution against him and his Parliamentary elections 1965. city. AP terminates, whether because all authorized preferred stock has been sold to super-rich family. have been scheduled for next ,------, qualified purchasers or because the time period during which the issue is He rarely ventures outside May and a 1,000-seat national authorized has ended. In panicular but without limitation, preferred stock shall assembly will chose a new Security alert ahead of Bangladesh march not be issued to otherwise qualified intial purchasers as part of any distribution the compound. Looking for plan, or for the purpose of resale, where such distribution or resale would aflect solace, he recently visited a president by December 1999. By HASAN SAEED test program. League of Prime Minister Sheikh the qualification of the issue for the intrastate exemption described herein. mosque. Habibie 's embrace of reform DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The 2,000 Buddhist rebels of the Hasina, who signed the peace ac­ and reversal of Suharto's ways One family member said the Bangladeshi security forces went Shanti Bahini or Peace Force agreed cord with tribal insurgents lastyear, 4_ All shares of preferred stock shall carry a written legend on the certificate former autocrat has slipped out is a dramatic turnaround. evidencing ownership of such stock, stating the limitations on resale stated herein_ into high gear Sunday to prevent to end their bush war last December has ordered a rival "Peaoe March" to play a few rounds of golf. A friend of Suharto's since possible political clashes during the after the government promised them to match the opposition program. 5_ The corporation shall instruct any transfer agent of the corporation, and shall The aloof, king-like Suharto the 1950s, he was rewarded opposition's "Long March" this greater control over the region, rich in "If the peace accord is note in the corporation's stock transfer records, that requested transfers of usually avoided the media. for his loyalty by being elected week against a peace accord that timber and natural gas resources. scrapped, the region wiil again cer1ificates of preferred stock shall not be made to persons who do not qualify as Habibie, meanwhile, chat­ vice-president earlier this But seven right-wing opposition plunge into violence and there lawful initial purchasers of preferred stock, until the time period has passed during ended two decades of bush war, ted for hours Saturday with year. officials said. parties led by former Prime Minister will be a blood bath," Hasina which sale and re-sale of preferred stock 1s restricted. However, he denies that he editors and foreign correspon­ A senior official at the Home Khaleda Zia are opposing the peace said at a public meeting in the is still taking orders from his 6 The corpo1at1on shall obtain from each purchaser of preferred stock, and lrom dents about his vision to bring (Interior) Ministiy said the Army, accord, saying the government had capital DhakaSaturday. each transferee of prelerred stock during the time period during which sale and Indonesia out of its economic former mentor. the paramilitary and the police had given away too much to the tribal "No level headed person can go re-sale of preferred stock 1s restricted, a written representation that such person a He claims not to have talked crisis. been put on alert to prevent violent insurgents. for march against peace nor want United States citizen wrio is a bona fide resident of the Commonwealth·of the The new president has also with Suharto since the former confrontations between opposition Theyhavedemandedthattheagree­ the resumption of warlike situation Northern Mariana Islands, and sl1all provide such other information and/or general stepped down and documentation as the directors may require evidencing the truth of the written released some political pris­ activists and government support- . ment and spbsequent laws passed to in the tribal areas." representation. oners, lifted bans on labor points to the changes he has ers in the southeastern Olittagong legalize the accord be scrapped. The conflict has claimed nearly unions and abolished restric- wrought since the end of Hill Tracts during the two-

8. The preferred stock to be issued pursuant to this offer shall be entitled to participate in a non-cumulative fixed annual dividend of AN AGGREGATE OF TEN PER CENT (10%) of any surplus net profit ol Bird Island Development, Inc., us General: Russian NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING to be divided among holders of preferred stock pro rata according to the The Coastal Resources Management Program (CRMP) will percentage held by each of the total preferred stock, and payable as may be be holding a public hearing regarding Coastal Permit authorized by directors of Bird Island Development, Inc., and shall have priority Democratic Party leader Martin Lee, center left. celebrates with supporters as the Democrats declare victory Application No. SMS-98-X- l l 8 submitted by Micronesian over any dividend set apart or paid on the common slack of the corporation. The at last month's legislative elections in Hong Kong. The Democrats, including Lee and Yeung Sum, won a total holders of preferred stock shall not be entitled to any further dividend or share of Environmental Services on behalf of Saihon Development of nine directly elected seats and four seats elected by a smaller electorate of professionals. AP nukes in safe hands the corporation's profits. for the construction of Yeung Commercial Building which By MAURA REYNOLDS Habigcr's tour, his second trust and reduce the possibil­ g_ Other terms and conditions effecling the stock and rights or each preferred MOSCOW (AP) - Russia to Russia in the past year, in­ ity of mishaps. includes: thirty two (32) apartment units, ten (10) slockholaer are stated in Bird Island Development, lnc.'s First Articles of keeps its deadly nuclear arse­ cluded visits to bases for stra­ His R uss·i an counterpart. commercial spaces, parking staJls and water storage tank. Amendment, filed with CNMI Regislrar al Corporations on November 28, 1997, a Growth in Southeast Asia is only nal in safe hands, monitoring tegic missiles, bombers and Gen. Col. Vladimir Yakovlcv. The proposed project is located in As Lito, Saipan. copy of which may be inspected at the office of the corporation's attorneys. While, na-val forces, as well as stor­ made a similar tour of LLS. Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Second Floor Joeten Building I, Susupe, P_Q_ Box it with as much vigilance as the nuclear weapons sites in 5222 CHRB. Saipan, MP 96950, Attn: Bruce L_ Mailman_ sustainable after financial reform United States safeguards its own age sites ancJ silos_ The public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. June 10, missiles, the co-rnmander of He trawkd to Siberia, the l'ar March. SINGAPORE (AP) -Sustain­ Tan argued that Southeast ctary Fund have stressed the 10. Bird Island Develo8ment, Inc_ makes no warranty or guarantee, express or North. ancJ the base of the Russian Yakovlcv, who accompanied 1998 at 6:30 pm ell the San Vicente Elementary School able growth could return to A~ian banks were not equipped need for greater transparency in America's nuclear forces sai (,Jf!o~,, ~ ~~~~~·,:, 20-M_~~LANASV ARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- JUNE 9, 19<)__8_ _ Sonny Taitano. a legislative con­ ~----=-=-======-======-, Gutierrez .. sult,mt who works for Sen. Tony Con~rill_ed fr~m_page 1 Lu11on:na (R). W,L, displaying a sign UN to hold drug summit that read Republic,ms for Gutiencz. By Robert H. Reid efforts to curtail drug production and cultivation of illicit crops. p,utly because of the ,:\gcncy for TaiHmo. who desciibes himself as UNITED NATIONS (AP) - traffickingwillfailunlessAmericans "Around the world, there is a Human Resources Development a dic-lwd Republic,m. said he is be­ With demand for illegal dmgs ris- curb their appetite for drugs. growingconsensusthatmoreneeds (AHRD) jobs prog1~m1. hind Gu tie1rcz for a better govem­ ing, leaders of the world's major The presidents of Mexico, Ven- to be done to understand and Te1ry Mu1phy. a tcmpor,uy Gumn mcnt. dmg-producinganddrug-consum- ezuela, Peru and Colombia are ex- reduce the rising demand for FOR SALE LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN Memo1ial Hospital workeremployed Ba Ba B. u Hawaiian b,Lsed b,md ing nations open a three-day con- peeled to dt:liver that message at the drugs," the United Nations said thmugh AHRD. said she is supp011- took the stngc aftcrpe1fo11mmccs from ference Monday to discuss how to conference. in a report. 01 SALES MANAGER-Sal- DANDAN SAIPAN NEAR AIRPORT ing tJ1e Gon:mor because oftJ1c help m1 Elvis impersonator. local b,md fight the scouq,re. The goal of the U.N. General But critics fear the United Na- ·n1e Radi,mts ,md a cha-cha session President Clinton, who ~livers Assembly's "special session on tions is placing too much em- ary:S1 ,200.00-1,800.00 per month he gave her after the typhoon. Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD. 8,000 square meters with views to oceans and valley; with the Govemor mid First Lady. theopeningaddress,haspledgedto drugs" is to endorse target dates for phasis on legal measures, fol- "He· s gooJ forthc people. He helps Tel. 322-4692(6/16)T72602 available for sale with 50 year lease with option on the poor ones:· she said. 111e cmwd seemed pleased with cut dmg use by half in the United governments to enact legislation on lowing a path that has largely 10 DANCER-Salary:S3.05 per hour First Lady Ge1i Gutienez. who the gmupwhoplayed reggae, Hawai­ States-the world's leading drug issues such as money laundering, failed in the United States, and 01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING RE­ _ WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour additional 8,000 + square meters; suitable for small PAIRER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 DISC JOCKEY-Salary:S3.05 per helped distJibute hat, ,md shi11S to a ian ,md contempormy music. consumer-by the year 2007. judicial cooperation, reducing de- should consider drugs a health 01 ASSISTANT MANAGER, STORE­ Contact: DAVID A. WISEMAN dba Ser­ hour LatinAmericanleaderssaytheir mand for drugs and stamping out problem. Salary: S1 ,BOO.OD per month hotel or motel or apartments; Terms negotiable; rowdy crowd, said this adminism1- According to Tony Sgro, tre,L,urer vices Unlimited Tel. 234-7520(6/ _ BARTENDER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: HYUN CHUL CORP. dba Fine for the Gutierrez/Bordallo campaign, 16)T72601 Contact: JOHN C. THORNBERG dba Call: Virgie at (670) 235-3530 or 235-3531 tion has been through a lot but she Jewelry Wholesale Tel. 235-3403(61 except in 1996 when it dropped to Super Q Night Club Tel. 235-9030(6/ never stops working. the next campaign event will be a 9)T26695 Stayman. • • $16.8 million from 1995's $17.22 01 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.60 per hour 23)T26861 .. I love all this ins,mity, you get so furn.I-raiser with the Japm1csc com­ Imported. 02 COOK-Salary:$3.90 per hour million tally. energized by this,'' she said. munity. Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $750.00 per Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORP. dba At the san1e time, in-bound ocean month Hafadai Beach Hotel Tel. 234-6495(61 Contact: ROYE. ALEXANDER dba Fast LOCAL HIRE LINENS FOR SALE plan containing details as lo how uctsconsistcntlyexpandedduringthe cargo into the Northern Maiianas 16)T72598 Cash Pawnshop Tel. 234-5117(6/ (1) UFEGUARD CPR certified the CIP money would be used. p;:1iod in review ,except in I 996 when increasedmmuallyfrom 1980101991, Rate Starting $3.50 per hour 9)T26696 01 FRONTDESK CLERK-Salary:S3.05 New and used sheets, towels all sizes, "We have not set an agenda yet, declined in I992 and increased again lnter~sted person can apply Flame Tree Terrace Apartment Office Space the commodity dropped from $5.46 per hour tablecloths and napkins available now. but there are several issues that million in 1995 to $4.9 million the in 1993 through 1996. 01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING RE­ 0 I MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­ at Sa1pan Ocean View Hotel. 2-BR/1 ·BR Apartment 600 sq. tt. we want to discuss with him following year. Records from the statistics divi­ PAIRER-Salary: $3.05 per hour ary:$3.05 per hour Tel. 234-8900/8901 Perfect for small hotels, barracks and personal Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC ENTER­ 3-BR House First Aoor/Aame Tree Terrace Bl~. (Stayman)," Tenorio said. The value of ofimpotted vehicles, sion showed that in-bound ocean 01 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour use. Short Term Lease Available PRISES, INC. dba Kimchi Cabana Night Contact: STANDFORD CORPORA­ Location: Capitol Hil He said he also expects to dis­ including uutomobile pm1S, dropped c,rrgo grew from 6 I ,967 revenue Club Tel. 234-6622(6/9)T26697 AIR CON 4 SALE Daily-Weekly & Monthly Lower TION dba The Magellan Club Tel. 322- cuss "the differences we have and from 1991 's$57.9 million to 1993's tons in i 980 to 692,268 revenue tons 5800(6/16)T26789 Visit MARIANAS CLEANERS For more inlormation how we can work with the federal 01 WAITER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Carrier 9500 BTU, less than 1 GAU TB.. # 322-3366/5558 FAX: 322-3886 $24.8 mill::m. It increa.sed from 1994 in 1996. bulk purchase accepted government more cooperatively." Contact: FAR OCEAN CORPORATION 01 AUTO BODY REPAIR-Salary:S3.30- year old, available July 1 - to 1995 but decieased again in 1996 Outbound ocean cargo fluctuated Tel. 233-7658(6/9)T26698 Stayman, one of the CNMI's per hour IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT to $34.2 million. ~ from year to year between I 980 and Contact: B & R CORPORATION dba $375/obo Call, 322-5878 COURTOFTHE top critics in Washington, is Clothing items increased steadily I 989. It increased from I 990to 1993, 01 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: S3.75 per hour Beach Road Auto Repair Shop Tel. 234- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Contact: RAINWATER-SAIPAN, INC. FOR·. R_E NT among the staunchest proponents from I 99 I to I 996, and so we1e declined in 1994 but was up again in 71 B4(6/16)T26787 Jerorrt: Wong, Wa~~ Pt:-ry, Ja.mn Shilnkwciler. Jojo Bcrueco, SAVE WATEILJ of the federal takeover bill. dba The Hairhouse Tel. 235-0703/234- Rc""'e\l Pamaran ~j Kim. Yncn~ Sit constJuction mate1ials mid fixtures, I 995 ,md I 996. 8461 (6/9) T26699 01 MANAGER, RESTAURANT-Sal­ P!M11fl!.. - , Three (3) Bedroom House, Two (2) Bathroom, Free ary:S1,000.00-4,000.00 per month FOR SALE n. 02 WELDER-Salary: S3.50-4.00 per Oncnt!'. Elpre!.s CC1r'f(t~t1on. ir. ~~oo~m. dba the Vessel S.:rcnc1~ Knowledge of basic Japanese & English Water & Power with Swimming Pool, Laundry ':icr tKlk ~er aX tq~1pm,:n1 mrrm. hour language preferred. Conversation is a 1996 Ford Taurus Wagon D:frnJr!\I Contact: SEAFIX, INCORPORATED plus. Facility on excellent view .. (1\1: A;t1·.'~ \o ss~Y..tl\ Tel. 322-0997(6/9)T26701 Contact: PASTIME SAIPAN INC. dba Y6-Auto-All Power-ABS ~OTICEOFS·\\.E Groto Restaurant Tel. 234-5050(6/ Aircon-Cass-Anti Theft w/Remote Contact: Telephone No. 322-3685 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.05 per 16)172580 r-iOTICEJS HERCBYGl\'E:-ith.il pum1;mt :ol.10;.!.::r 1u~cd DEATH &FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT hour Tinted-Electronic Rust Tcm1inator ~)' the Courl m1h15 matlcr m Juric 5. 1993, I v.111 !>ell a1 public 01 COOK-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 BAKER HELPER-Salary:$3.05 per auwon. 10 1he h12hcs1 bi(Ucr, on 1hc 1mns and condnion5 ~1 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: Only 24K Miles-Excellent Condition frnh hcrembelo'ilo~ all c(lhc ri2ht. 11tlt a1d mlm~.il of fricrnfarm hour mand IO !Ix foi1011o 1n~ µopcf!:,,. f,,VV &rcmll, a 61-foot dinner $3.05 per hour Contact: MEITETSU SHOPPING CTR. Paid Over $26K-Must sell now cruise ,e.sscl. Of~cial No. J(IJl85~. her engine~. lacllc. gw. Contact: ZHEN HUA CORP. dba INC. dba Meitetsu Mart/Penny's tqjipm:n! e1c.,currcn1ly loca:ed a1 Sm1lrng Cove MJ.'m1S;ii?~· Zhenjiang International Construction Meitetsu (Rota) Tel. 234-6230(6/ $16,000- 322-2370 Scott Pat~ 11n;•n.jPh,;:er.fS~ic n~dc11ri!!reh~ldonTu~sdJ)'. Tel. 233-2228(6/9)T26702 Ju~e 16, 199s ;:: the h-:x:1 of lO:)O ~.m. at the U:11, Drfi,e of J0hn 16)T26785 M Chambe:s., MS\' B·J1ldin~ II, Sc.;ood F\c~"lf, G;ar~pan. Sa1p~n. PRE-FAR METAL WAREHOUSE ;6i0i 233,-6001. The )ale 'illll tic c-ren w 1he gcmral public. 01 HEAD, WAITRESS-Salary: $5.19- 04 WAITRESS/WAITER-Salary:S3.05 ln1r:-:.;11~·n 1i! Pr.,l\'r1, It :1 ire rclf('<1S1b1!11~ o! the bu)a rn 10.00 per hour per hour · 1~.s~ct the its!.::! prnx ! : t~.c 1~:~ f.~:1u:c !01M{X'Ct the l'~s~l N .... 02 ASST. SALES MANAGER-Salary: 01 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour DANDANLOT 2,880 sq. ft. in~ r0m~n :h~r:i! 11,1'1 ~.,: ~·· :1!1!~:e gr~unJ for :mr cl:.in1. $9.50-10.38 per hour :j_:~,:r:-.::~1 (•: :~,:,:0)1,:,:· (, t~.: Pr, s~J111: ti.dJrn ml~ Contact: PRY AMERICA INTERNA­ .,· :"'.:}~! S·:~:~:, !\:::: J~. It:\.'.,:'' :.: 't~(IJ :;c,.!~~~ Jlebro 1c;ontact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORP. dba TIONAL INV. CORP. dba Hong Ou Res­ 1032 SQUARE METER ,•: 11,-J, :~~-1~>. i. · :;~;-,. :r·:n(1!1 ll' tin:u-J wJ msp::,·11he W\ Hafadai Beach Hotel Tel. 234-6495(6/ taurant Tel. 233-2123(6/16)T26786 Location: Lower Navy Hill S:,::11:~ ~nJ t1,r ,·.•;-,r1 t~r r.i:i::r:r ~~~1c:1 9)T72463 W:::r··:::·'( ,~: C,,11'.~·- 0 :1 Tn~ ·,rnel lb:d fix ~Jk ir. th1i 1 VIEW, PARTIALLY FENCED Contact: 234· 7452 ~,:~ ,:c 11o 1! ~ s, ·i~ i ". :; : J~~r.t u1nJ,11i ·~. !'",J ll :ts Ct;rr~nl lt..:~n~n 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per 1~: ~~le 111:! k ~.dd 1111h~u' ~:t1 11o1rmt1n rr rn1~n~m~ 01 BARTENDER- Salary:$3.05 per hour 11oh~t:.1.(1::. ·.i.!K:',!;n nrrn.. o: 1oi1d.. 1rx!idinf t>ut h\)l hrmted hour Contact: T & B INTERNATIONAL. INC. CALL: 288· 7760 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE rrr.:r:;h;:n::ib;ii;). ~-,}\,, i~) :iffilaf nas ~guon IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE 1v·.i.::..'T2:i·.:~ ci 11:k. i::ncs.s fa ru:p0:.c Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS, INC. COMMONWEAL!ll OF THE NORTHl,RN ~b.\~l.el!l. ~!l t·i J1h1ch 11o::..'T.:.n11es .:.nd CO\en~n1s ~:c hmb) dba Union Auto Repair Shop Tel. 235- MARIANA ISLANDS CO~IMONWEALTH O\'THE NORTHERt-: dba Folk Pub Disco Tel. 234-6485(6/ er?,"rn!~ C:.::bi:id Se,?hcrt\: un.krsign!d no{ 1he P\.ain11fim.1:­ better known as "Tun Pedro Tanduke" of Papago ·~'\ 0329(6/16)T26781 MARIAN,\ ISi.ANDS /tj 16)T72572 g11e 1.1:, 11 l."1"~·,t~ or :01cn.1n~ ~e hmb) ~1rcm011~pi1ed . .,,·1:h APARTMENT FOR RENT Northern Marianas Housing Corpor.i1ion, rt5f'CC! 10 the 1mel !11tcd for ale 1:1 th1~ n~1ce. t-;cuher thr ti,, ,/~ (fonnerly from Chalan Kanoa Dist. 2) was called to ~\}. 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.69 per ...... Plaintiff. In re AcJortion ,,r unGe~11g[l(J ~o: IJ',e p!~mllffi 5hall {)! ld·le I~ lhc quality or 04 JANITOR-Salary:S3.05 per hour hour ·\'· <.t211rcrth1r.m nf it~ ,n~l lisi~d iO! s.Jle 1n this no11ce.or for any ~ his eternal rest at 10:55 a.m. on June 04, at the age of 79. SsW 01 PLUMBER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Alexandra Renae Tenorio fau:r :f J.!frci 1~, t.~e dcs.:np1100 the1cof. Buy en sh!ll not t( e1m1kd Contact: GRACE CHRISTIAN ACAD­ 2 Bedroom -$750/mo. 2 unit rLORA BAStl.lcS. aka FLOR,\ 1:-:GAIS. 01 PAINTER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Sablan, IJ r:sm5wn, d.:m~w. Of .llll mhe1 r:,r.cd, oo account thereof. EMY dba Grace Christian Aca. Tel. 322- Studio B -$4400/mo. I unit Dcft:ndam. C1ndLfl rf S~ic . . 02 CARPENTERS-Salary:S3.05 per 3320(6/16)T72574 Cil'il Action No. 97-617 A Minor Chiltl a Rt~ne Tot ~u:11un s~Jc rrm t( held ·~11h rcs:n'e.1k hour Please call: 322-23 I 2 or 235-0235 r,scr..e pr,~c 1( 211_,· pr.:~n, offrn-d r:f s~lr n1J7 r,i- r.JJY nm DI: He is predeceased by his: 03 CEMENT MAS0N-Salary:S3.05 per AD_FDC 9S-02J l d.~lci.sc:d Ill b1Jdcls. rn 1t1e 1ole d1.i.-ret1r,n l1.r1tic uflCm1gned Parents: Santiago Estrada Aguon & Maria Perez mafnas 01 PLUMBER-Salary:S3.05 per hour01 SUM~IONS FOR PUBLICATION 11 hour b. J.;!rh15 an' d 1~1 n1"Au;·:::~1m ((m1,1e~[ llol[.1 lhe IJ11,J, INTERIOR DES1GNER-Salary:S600.00- 02 CIVIL ENGINEER-Sa\ary:S650.00- cu.11n1"711 ,;.;J ~s:ie~s oith~ Cmm:lll111o~.1l'.h d:he 1'-ionltcm ~fanm Parents-in-Law: Francisco Gumataolao Concepcion & Maria Sablan Concepcion 800.00 per month TO: TIIE AllOl'E-.~A\tEIJ llEFE~llA ~T: OF Islands g(,\'emt~! ~~.c11lm sJlt.1. 1ht ·JnJer11fneC shall hJ\f the 1,300.00 per month NOTICE HEARING Brothers/Sisters: Anlonio M. Aguon, Ramon M. Aguon, Jose M. Aguon, Dorothea M. Aguon and Ana M. Aguon Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS CON­ f.1/Ju1,.rng nghts wd du11c1 mco:Ju:img 1he mlJon sJlt· ( Il lo 03 GARDENER-Salary:S3.05-310 per ·,;1thJ,~., tn{ 1:s.sc:I !ind for sJk rn 1~1l .\:ir.c~ b,:for: s:.k o: STRUCTION. INC. dba Gen. Const.. YOU ARE l!EREBY st:.\J\tO~ED and t,:d Sons/Daughter" Francisco C. Aguon, Gregorio C. Aguon, Juan C. Aguon and Maria C. Aguon hour t.:fore,; fo: su::h pr0;-wer.)' 1s .:impicd. C.11;1 ~Jpurr. the SJ!c Contractor Tel. 234-6485(6123)T72728 11t1t1JiL:Li l\1 tlk :in~ answer vo.: wi~h t,,i m:.ih: ti 1hc NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN v.1!rc•J: n(,lJCC ZI W• '!ffit Ode.re t.1! 1;-iec1f1: rrupary 11 !.liUCl Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS CON­ Located in linian Cumplaim. a 1.\1!;Y u( wh;-,h is ~erred L;f'Ciit'r. :::,.,· 1.f ~:I ~1J~. /or :i.n~ rc:i.1r<1 His spirit ar,d memories will live in \he hearts of his Con\ractor Tel.234-6485(6/16)T72573 180g Ocean View hl'rCb>, 11hin t2 I )-11;~ :1f1cr fourth ary:$900 00-2.650_00 per month Tcn,,rio S,1hLt11 l1:1s likd with Jhc i lh'.: !M, m:i;, t.: 1u"rra:1d ir, ~}.~1,e fo, 1he ~o;.el Wife: Rosa Concepcion Aguon pub:'.l:1111.'ll ,i:· 1h1~ SL!!lll\Hl!ls, :(:1d I.ti Ji.:l1n:r i.\~ 1m1 I ht~~ in :'."1!1 t.~·:,c, Tu r.,2·~c'.t :1f sJ:h hl'., ·.-,ll ~'J!trr,~11.:2.:\ !"'.IC 02 TOUR COORDINATOR-Sal- 02 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.D5 per hour 5·minute drive from San Jose Village a (( 1~,y (\t }'llUr ;inswcr 111 \\'hi1c. P1i.::rcc. \bil1:1:m Clerk or 1his Court a Pctitilln rm ~' r.,,jm~ I~ ·fo.:~.1~,g ~1J fl'. lh<: \~\,::\ .\d1::n~I': h16 m) 't..: & Children Spouses: ary:$800.Q0-2,1 DO.OD per month h Nutting. th.: Pl:'1i 111iff's ,\thxnc\.s. wlis1sl' ;1ddrcss ,:b:· .:::,.: ·~,,. h 1~. ·,;.; .::~.<,. mr,~.: t> t~,~ t.1~,k. 2nd .J..:h1c rci.: \.I Contact: PASTIME SAIPAN, INCORPO­ Approximately 1,000 sq. ft. Living Area lhc Trnninalion or Parent-Child \~t w· .. o:::;c (,'. Jr_,1-,n !,•. ( 0,~r,,~r;, \~~ V[li;.lJ,n? ll. ~WI'\~ Elphidia A. & Jesus A. Manalo - Ricardo A. Manalo [Raquel), Jose A. Manalo (Donna). Ivan A. Manalo [Maryann Celis) & Geraldine Manalo Contact: TASI TOURS & TRANSPOR­ RATED dba Grotto Tel. 233-2298(6/ is P.O. Box 5222, Saip;in, ~1P 9(1950. ,is ~con :.is Relationship am! Pctition for j.1, .. r, G;i:-::r~~ ti :-:1,. !'(J th liJJl I. S01;.~_:1 \I:' S',950 Tr,•: Margarita A. & Ignacio C. Aldan · Alex A. Aldan [Shawn), Agnes A. Aldan (James Wallace). Peter A. Aldan (Frances Guerrero), Raymond A. Aldan (Lourdes Charfarous). Manuela A. Aldan, 16)T26782 TATION INC. Tel. 235-9373(61 2-Bedroom, 1-Bath praclicahli.: aftrr lil111~ your :111.rnrr nr scnJm:! it r,.::-!1 ~1~r:-,o;·, ~!·. 1r.°L ,f \:::~ Cd11cry, N 1:11, 23)T72712 !() cl)Ufl.\ l~\f Auoption of Alexandra Renae S. Maria A. Tuuth [Al), Rosaline A. Mantanona (John), Francisco Dig. Aldan (dee). Joaquin Aldan (Elisa), Juan Aldan (Patricia). Elizabeth A.icdward Manalili, &Ignacio "Jr." Aldan (Jacqueline) Semi-Furnished thl' Ckrk of lilim. - 01 STENOGRAPHER-Salary:S4.GO per Your.inrncr sh(1uld l"t.' in w;1l111:! ;mt.! Ji!t.:d mlh Flores, a minor child. The 0 Isabel A. & Jacinto C. Cruz - Eric A. Cruz (Bernice), Jean C. Ar1hur (Rober1). Mary Jane A. Cruz. Raymond A. Cruz (Laura). Evelyn A. Cruz (Frank Castro), Michael A. Cruz, & Nancy A.Cruz 01 SALES MANAGER-Sal- ,-. i :, :: .. ~ b.~ hour the Clerk ur thi"i C,llfft at Su.-.:up..'. :~a1p:i:I. lt may -- j U.'"• ,'r'. T:-.: ~-,!er;:,::,;~ r.01 'CJ~!: .1: !~·'-' 11",,,_.: i: 1:~ j ary:$ t ,300.00 per month Available September, 1998 hearing on the Petition is set for (Glenn Villagomez) Con\act: O'CONNOR BERMAN DO TIS ht- prt'p.m:J and s1~11r:d f,ir ytiu by )Pllf u1mbd :r. :~.·. ~:;,11;r ,; ~ ;:,:·.·~ ~.,c, ~· , ..• : , ~.J1 ::eri,-, & BANES Tel. 234-5684(6/23)T72740 Contact: P.G.S. INTERNATIONAL J·"ir·;,~!',~~· · ~ .-\~.,:1,0c )··:~ Soledad A. & James David Castro -Joanne Deleon Guerrero (Frank), Frankie A. Torres (Jennifer Sablan), Elson A. Torres (Virginia Cruz), Sheila A. Castro &Savannah A. Castro $1200/month and :.:cnt lt1 lhc Ckrk Pl.this Ctiurt hY llll'~~c:::.'l'r ,.\r 9:00 am un Tucstlay. the 30th day T. SAtPAN, INC. dba Pac1i1c Gill Supply. ~ ~ her~ 1~,:~lil~; k~~r 1:1Jll Pl 1,, 1hr m~ul. It is fil2j 1:rlrss:1ry for you 111 :1pj\.::1r f\.'fSL~r1;11!y Carmen A. & Felipe Ty Fejeran - Philip A. Fejeran (Wilma Afalig) & MardyAnn A. Fejeran Inc. Tel. 233-1237(6123)T26854 of' June, 1998, at the ~;-,.j::1:gn,J :: d:r:,,;1: d r.... rni:, -1: ·,, ~..:rc~~.t i 2W .. .,f t~,t ,"Jtch::.,e 01 WAITER-Sa\ary:S3.05 per hour Please Call 235-5572174 for details until furthl'r lll1ti~·i.::. If you J';1rl to ;111swc- 111 11:~e 1r;;:;;cd1~:d.1 ~ft:r l.".t: !.ile Ii .. l,;;1~.,;~~J:cd P.i~rr,enl 1h~ll Raina Ida C. & Connie C. Aguon· Ray Anlhony C. Aguon (Marlene Sablan), Nadine C. Aguon (Everett lndalecio). Joey C. Aguon (Sandra Aldan), Rodney C. Aguon (Elizabeth Benavente), 01 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour ai.::r..\lHfani.:r: wnh this SurnrlJll!lS, J:.idgmr..•nJ h} Commonwcalth Superior Court, te 11 wh ti b) m:faj chc;i. 11 cue o/ 11-e I.Jw Offac of Lihn 02 CARPET LAYER-Salary:S3.05 per Conlact: ROWENA L. O'CONNOR dba default 111c1y bl.' 1:ikl'n Jgainst )\lU for lhc rdid Susupe, Saipan. Commonwealth ,\I. C.'lmk;s hst Am,unr lnc h~I~~~~ mu 1: tie paid w 1he Elion C. Aguon, Kenneth C. Aguon &P.llan C. Aguon hour Plai1:1/111o!l:",1n f,:,n~ -<1Vl1 (~81 t.oo:s f;um lhe d~tc [Jf s?le. 1r caih K's Dimsum & Noodle House Tel. 234- dcm;1n;~;._:kt{; fhttdJund, Ji,:,.•, FIRSl' 235-5686 (8.30 AM lo 5.30 PM, Weekdays) 235-5849 (6:00 PM lo 9:00 PM, Everyday) WORLD. ~Jighlly rosary is being said at 8:00 p.m. 21 the residence of Mr. &Mrs. Felipe Ty. Fejeran (Carmen) in Dan Dan Village. Last respect will be paid on Friday, June 12, 1998 beginning at 9:30 Rim! a.m. at tne Mt. Carmel Cathedral. Mass will be al 4:00 p.m. and Dinner will be served right after the burial at the Mt Carmel Cathedral Compound. ------~--~~-----TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 -MARIA/\IAS VARIETY NEWS _AND VIEWS-23 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- JUNE 9. 1998 - EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider J cRosswoRo PUZZLER I 6E.!a:, 1 CAIJ'T DtCID£. 1H£ cJV£R­ Sorenstam wins Michelob title THE:- HILL 8£.Ttve:SfJ W£- ~ ACROSS 35 Between Va. Bf.f;.F D'Fa

By CHRl'i SHERIDAN quarter wound down. CHICAGO (AP) - The blowout "Everybody had a good time out was so thorough and lopsided it made there," Michael Jordan said. "We history. The Utah Jazz broke the cameoutandplayedhard. We put the record for iewest points in a game effo1t and intensity in and a, a result since the inception of the shotclockas we couid relax a little in the fourth they were humbled 96-54Sunday by quaiter." the Chicago Bulls in Game 3 of the The victory gave Chicago a 2-1 NBA Finals. leadinthebest-of-7series, withGame "It's an awesome score to look al 4 set for Wednesday night. It's overwhelming in that respect," That will give the Jazz two full off Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. days to ponder their plight and try to It was a wretched, sickly effo1t that figure out how they could become so shattered plenty of 1ecords. No one hideous so quickly. had ever lo~t by this many point, ( 42) And this time, they can't blame in the Finals, no one had ever made so Karl Malone. few field goals (21) and no one had After shooting I 4-for-41 over the ever scored so few point, in a second first two games of the series, Malone half(23). made his first six shots and finished 8- But the one number that stood out for-11 for 22 points. was the 54 points. Over thousands But the rest of the team shot a and thousands of games, no NBA combined 13-for-59, with Howard tean1 had ever scored so few. Eisley (O-for-6), Bryon Russell, Greg "Danm, that's all Icansay. Wow," Ostertag (l-for-7 each) and Jacque said Greg Foster of the Jazz. "We Vaughn (O-for-6) among the biggest played scared and overnnxious." offenders. "It had to happen sometime to "We just didn't come ready to Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan (23) drives towards the basket around Utah Jazz guard Jeff Hornacek, someone. It's too bad it happened to play," Malone said. "We just got an during the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Chicago Sunday. The Bulls won 96-54. AP us," Greg Ostertag said. old fa,hioned butt-kicking. If this one Utah's 54 point, broke the NBA don't wake us up, nothing will." record of 55 set earlier this season by The Jazz also gave a new meaning Budweiser-CMS pulls one over the Indiana Pacers and was 17 fewer to the term sloppy, finding every way than the Finals record of71 by Syra­ imaginable to turn the ball over. Utah, cuse in 1955 and Houston in 1981. which had 13 turnovers in Game I Michelob-Ralina's in RP League The Jazz scored only 14 point, in ai1d 20 in Game 2, had 26 turnovers By Louie C. Alonso ter ended. On the other side of the the first and third quarters, 17 in the this time - including seven by Variety News Staff At the end of first half, court, Jesse Nicdao had a 16 second and nine in the fourth. It wa, Mitlone and five by John Stockton­ BUDWEISER-CMS brought Budweiser-CMS led by 12- field goal and two out of four so bad that the Bulls were actually which led to 22 Chicago point,. the house down at Civic Center points against Halinas, 41-29. free points throws for a total doubled over laughing a, the fourth Continuea on page 23 winning over Michelob Light­ Ernesto Cabildo of CMS of 18 points. Halina 's 90-65. in the RP Cen­ scored some IO points to be­ CMS' Eddie Rosario tennial Basketball League. come the biggest second half helped his team by putting The very exciting first game scorer in the CMS bench. up 12 points and a perfect between Michelob-Regis and Halinas' Vic Cruz however four point free throws for a Bud Ice Unifi! prepared a managed to answer CMS' total of 16 points in the game. power pack audience for the powerplay by adding 8 points CMS dominated the game Halinas and Budweiser­ for his team. board as Halinas lost control CMS. CMS' Richard Pambid was failed to put some necessary Halinas made a big back­ the most consistent pumping points for the team. ing error early in the game to 16 field goal points and four The game ended with a big enable Budweiser-CMS to free throws for a total of 20 25 point margin in favor of take the lead as the first quar- points in that game. Budweiser-CMS. Castro wins SG~s

By Louie C. Alonso June golf tourney Variety News Staff By Louie C. Alonso THE Saipan Amateur Volleyball Variety News Staff Association(SAVA)gene1~1tedmore THE Saipan Golfers' Association's (SGA) monthly golf th,m $1.CXXl from their 'traffic jam' final event ruled off Saturday, at the Laolao Bay East Course l~L~t F1iday at the traffic intersection in with Frank Castro as its SGA June Champion. front of Micro! Corporatis'~. Castro had an even par 36 in the front nine, two over par 38 'Ilic proceeds from the two mid a in the back, to finish with a low gross score of 74 with a halfhourcvcnt, willuscdwhenSAVA handicap of 5 to come in with the best net score of the day of athlete compete in the upcoming 69 to secure his place for the upcoming SGA Tournament of Micronesi,m Games in Palau. Champions this coming December. SA VAh,L~m111ounced,me,mwhile. Max Castro came in second place with a front score of 45, that tickeL~ for the upcoming dinner back score of 42, handicap of 14 for 73 net. show fundraiscr on June 20 m·e still The third place low net was Nobert Sablan withascoreof75. avai !able. Intc1estcd pm tics may reach Mic~elob .Pegit B,anjo Basila and Unifi/'s Jun Alipid clash in mid-air Continued on page 23 Toni Taitano, SAVA p1esiJent at 234-6170orBcgoat664-1 CXX:V ICXJI. du_nng B_unday ~ first game of the RP Centennial League. Regis won with a big margin, 110-67. Photo by Louie c. Alonso SA~PAN I' C,. IY,1 :n i _.ell 1. MP 'H-'i:)0

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