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.. Vol. 25 ~o: 197 -: ...... , . I!' ·•d· e -o·.. ·· b. ·13°.· ~. 19·9·· 6 . . : ·. ·Saipan,-.M_P· 96~50 ·: _: . ·. s·. -i\.i,r;: · ©1996"1ar1an.asVar1ety · · :..... :.:... '-. .--~'~. a,.'l. _. ·--~~~~ ... ~r .-.--.!:·,· ._ -:- .... , ... Seryi_ng9NMIJ0.r_24Ye_~rs.--·:-,,. _:,.JJ> 1,, Mayor wa11ts apolo By Zaldy Dandan L k t l · .C. • Z 71 A" [ VarietyNewsStaff awma erS mUS apO ogize ~Or lnSU tS-- lY.Lllng Ona mation. TINIAN Mayor Herman M. nance, which "covered" the 44 able, or to fire them and ask the But, the mayor added, the two Manglona yesterday said that his FTEs, was even "concurred" by central government for their in- legislators also "felt that they "good colleague" Sen. David M. the Tinian Legislative Delegation clusion in the fiscal year 1997 could not approach my office di Cing and "long-time friend" of which Cing is a member, budget. rectly to seek the information that Hous.e Majority Leader Pete P. \ . Manglona said. . . "We decided that option num- they needed." Reyes should both apologize for However, after a "series of ber two was the only feasible Manglona said he decided to insulting him (Manglona), his meeting" with "appropriate gov- course of action to take," issue the press release only "after family, the peopie ofTinian and emmentofficials,"themayorsaid Manglona said. , lengthy soul searching." the 44 fulltime employees who it was found out that there was no "This is where all the confusion "I would like to take this oppor were allegedly "illegally hired." sufficient funds for the 44 FTEs. stems from, and where the dis- tunity to go on the public record Manglona, in a media release, He said it was considered tortedallegationsandaccusations to explain the situation as it really said the 44 full time employees whether to allow the FTEs to work against me arose from." is. (I)t seems that I need to (FTEs) are employees of the and pay them "retroactively" He said Cing· and Reyes were refresh ... Cing's memory .... " Tinian Municipal Treasury and when local funds become avail- "misled" with "inaccurate" infor- Continued on page 54 not, as Cing and Reyes have claimed, of the Mayor's Office. The local appropriation ordi- Herman M. Manglona
-.r. .--. .• . .-, ._ .• ,.,, - •• -···· :u ·.• t • ~ ·" • 'i· Two US Congressmen! \lI '.arriving here Mon·day; .1 By Zaldy Dandan i ) .• Variety News Staff ;:TWO MEMBERS of the U.S. House of Representatives are sched ;uled to arrive Monday for a "fact-finding" mission. ) · The governor's acting Public Information Officer Nancy S. Weil 3 yesterday said the visitors are Rep. Robert E. Bud Cramer Jr. (D- f Alabama) and Rep. Ralph M. Hall (D-Texas). ·. Weil said the the two were invited by Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio to ·· look into the CNMI's "economic success story." Tenorio, who received the 1996 American Hero Award in Manila, is set to return today. The group of 14 congressional staffers who arrived Monday left, as scheduled, yesterday. In a media conference Tuesday, delegation spokesperson Jeffrey S. Shockey said the delegation is "interested in the economy you got here," and will look into the CNMI's minimum wage and other labor issues. Continued on page 54 The CM Serenaders and the Tipi Yeew Dancers were on the big stage during World Travel Fair '96 last week in Tokyo. The performers were part of the CNM/' effort to promote the islands to the traditional Japanese market. MVB photo
CUC lauds gov't conservation drive :_s1···· ~-~.!!;;~ ·d'kin.... !, :..... :' .• .:roayge. t as ~ey in preventing power outages ~fi1:y~~i:~;:~:i)fi111~1;~1~;~~~;:~i~fi~~,;~~· By Rick Alberto said. observed that during Saturdays, 91 1 :I ··-~ - ··:: '·"'":'·' ., : ., ·•1'°'""''"'' ~'· • ..H .. Jt , ·1 ·s11 td - According to CUC Public In Sundays and holidays no outages -rr · ·· ..,:t'/1·. , Variety News Staff (ii,/ SAIP AN ha.s not experienced formation Officer Pamela A. occur"even though we were short :: .ii any brownout for the past 11 days Mathis, there has been no power on the generators." I \J ,''j outage since Dec. 2 despite the Mathis traced this to the fact '•i'' , because of government offices' ,I energy conservation policy, the fact that Christmas light decora that government offices are closed Commonwealth Utilities Corp. tions have added to eriergy usage. on these days. Mathis said the CUC expected "On Saturdays, Sundays, and ~.:J:,-,: : aw&e,SwnifwHti:epreseni :: the Christmas lights to go up since holidays there are still a lot of "it's just part of the (holiday) sea, businesses opened, so you can't ... _.. ,,,.... ,,. . •.,i rf,\:C,:'.~,i~~11?1~~tii~t{i/ son." say things are slow for the busi ,:+MrAtuichtf>Jesus'Vatela '.icof•Vi•. ··:;"; )'". ·; ,,, '· . ',. ~~'.'y-',·'~,·· ··:,•!:·: . '_. .. , ""' :·. :·' .' . " . . ..- ·., ' . .. said_' ,. ..-- Even government offices, in ness sector. It really points to 'e)::Gons 1;:\ !it{lliei max;imiim. :·amount ·.that.• cluding the CUC, have put up government usage," Mathis ex Christmas trees adorned with plained. multicolored string lights. Mathis said the governor's di I But apparently, according to rective is apparently being fol I I! Mathis, Gov. Froilan Tenorio's lowed by government employ directive to tum off lights and air ees, who would like to have lights 1111~til~irJ;of:Dec; ·I. ~t'the Nikko·,' \' ;~lli8ifi~?Mt!J:TJ!f~~nifr" conditioners during lunch breaks for their Christmas trees at home. and at 4:30 have paid off. "This would be a nice compro iiwa111~ifti~~~{c;~l.uli~g;:: The governor issued the direc mise." "t. ami[}''' ,.,,,, td:;m···.\eamachos,'Who ; •~·.,,~·,.lw;. '',/,'•',,'·1,.},;·;:f,;:'•,-·;'.·."-~J':;•;':,,:·-'. ···.:• ·:;• ",·· . -·~ tive last Nov. 22 after noting that Mathis also said other people .ereri:tJien 'cr);the-,-hotel 1S,J . ',,'·~·"' ~~/~;;.;;., ',,,,1-:.;,.i.;'.. , ·!'-/'/,·~·.'. government usage of energy is a must be cooperating in conserv 1 'f 1 ·11t!,l..",'·,::,i•te:ena,·"'1:,-'.,.i,•.'., ers\i ~ "critical" factor to the current ing energy because "we have not · ·:oo·naaa, ·; power situation. had a power outage since the sec- fr.,~'·";:/~:.,';_~l·: .':;.~~··. ~t;1;~5.\'1.1 ~·; :; According to Mathis, it has been Continued on page 54 ··1,11;.io.~r5pAPER STACKS c.vv . - . lfA(C . - . • ·· ··· ,,~ , , ·1, ,, •. ,. ,· Jllf•r·, -· • ·,,·,,· :· •• ·,·,···-~ •.,_~ ; •.. , ,·:1,·,, 1 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS 3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, 1996 Shooting heightens tensions 'Item-veto unconstitutional' By SAMAR ASSAD day anddemandedthat Yasser Arafat Manglona, Woodruff say legal challenge is p BEITEL, WestBank(AP)-Prime help catch the men who killed an said. He added that Tenorio's veto power, and they allow f\.fulister Benjamin Netanyahu con Israeli woman and her son in a drive "But what he did was keep line-item veto "is one or the him to actually strike words venedhis topsecurityofficials Thurs- by shooting. The attackers sprayed a car with the money and do away with other of two things": in the middle of the sentence." I dozens of bullets in the Jewish West .. ,.1... , the restrictions." "Either the entire budget is But, he added, Wisconsin's BanksettlementofBeitE!on Wednes .l,l···.;·:······...... ~ He cited, as an example, the invalid because of the at interpretation should not ap ~Z,,-:·· - "Ir }:. dayevening, thenspedintothenearby ~._ crossing out of the last sen tempted veto, or the attempted Palestinian-controlled town of . ply here in the CNMI. WE'll GO TO tence of item (6), subsection Ramallah. veto itself is invalid." "That's why my advise ~/ No one claimed responsibility for (a) of the budget bill's section Asked for a comment, the would be to take this question GREAT lENGTHS the deaths of Eeta Tzur, 42, and her 501, under Chapter V, "Ad governor's legal counsel to court and settle it once and 12-year-old son Efraim. Mrs. Tzur' s min'istration of Appropriated Ronald S. Oestreich on for all," Woodruff said. husband, Yoel, andfouroftheirother Funds." Wednesday said if the legisla Because a lawsuit "takes a FOR YOUR children were hwt. Senate legal counsel tors have concerns on the line while" and the governor "may The Tzurs helped found Beit El, Stephen Woodruff said sec item veto they should discuss have used up all the money" tion 501 contains the admin it with the Office of the Gov and Yoel Tzur serves as manager of PaulA. Manglona by the time a decision is made istrative guidelines for the en ernor. by the court, Manglona said it Stephen Woodruff CHRISTMAS PARTY. apirateradiostationinthesettlement tire budget. Manglona said what the gov is important for the Legisla Newspapers reported that after she By Zaldy Dandan the Legislature worked on the was fatally wounded, Mrs. Tzurcon "(Tenorio) should have ve ernor did was to delete parts ture to override the veto and heartofanArabneighborl!oodineast .delay the implementation ofthe rede Variety News Staff toed the entire budget because of sentences, "which is .basi take the issue to court. budget bill. tacted the radio station to report the GOVERNOR Froilan C. JerusaleJIL ThePalestinianswanteast ployment in Hebron," Fogel said that (section) applies to the cally rewriting the, ..adm'inis "We should hammer it in "I share in my view of many attack. Tenorio 's line-item veto of the Jerusalem as the capital of a future "But we have legitimate concerns entire budget, and the CNMI trative provisions.' · the court. We don't want to individual legislators who ex Defense Minister · Yitzhak fiscal year 1997 budget bill is state. about security arrangements that Constitution specifically said "He is writing legislation! sue the governor, but we have pressed their personal dissat Mordechai said at a midnight news unconstitutional, Senate Vice isfaction in the wait, delay and conferencethathesuspectedthePopu Netanyahu met with security ad would enable the small Jewish popu you can't veto an administra Where now is the separation to do it to safeguard public President Paul A. Manglona then frenzy to consider and lar Front for the liberation of Pales visers Thursday to discuss Israel's lation there to live among the large tive provision without veto of powers between the funds." ' and Senate legal counsel act on the (budget bill). tine, a radical group that op response.Israeligovernmentspokes Arab population." ing the underlying money," branches of government?" A Variety source on Tues PLO Stephen Woodruff said "A matter so vitally impor poses the Israeli-Palestinian peace man Moshe Fogel said Israel did not NetanyahucalledonArafattohelp Woodruff said, citing the Manglona said that the day said that there are enough Wednesday . tant to the Commonwealth as agreements. Wednesday marked the plan to hold up negotiations over the find the assailants and hand them Constitution's article II, sec ''question now is, Can we do votes in the Senate and the ••• ••• Manglona said he will urge the fiscal year budget need not 28th anniversary of the founding of Hebronwithdrawalinresponsetothe over. Israeli troops sealed off L tion 7, which, in part, reads: something about it in the Leg House of Representatives for his fellow legislators to over and should not be battled into the group, which has carried out attack. Ramallahindefinitely,baningpeople r "The governor may veto an islature? We should explain the 2/3 majority vote required l . ride the line-item veto and, at the late-night/early morning several drive-by shootings in the But Fogel said the shooting in from entering or leaving. item, section, or part in an to members that this kind of a for an override. the same time, challenge the hours when attrition and con past two years. creased Israeli concerns for the safety Settlers demanded that a major appropriation bill and sign the thing can not be condoned by Tenorio on Monday signed constitutionality of the line cession ultimately led its pas The Palestinian Authority said of the 500 Jewish settlers who live in contingent of Israeli troops enter the remainder of the bill; provided legislators." into law the budget bill, but item veto in court. sage." the shooting hurt Palestinian in Hebron amid 130,000 Palestinians. Palestinian city to find the killers. that the governor may not veto The only thing .ihe line-item vetoed 21 sections, Manglona said Tenorio had The budget bill was passed Holiday time is party time. With a Subway Party Sub or Party Platter. terests. "An attack of this kind Such safety concerns have been Under the peace agreements, Israeli an item, ·section, or part gov governor's legal counsels most of which dealt with ad crossed out administrative unanimously by the Senate and You tell us how long you want our Party Sub - and we'll make it. And will give the Israeli government a Israel's justification for delaying the soldiershavetherighttochao;eassail erning the manner in which an could say, according to Woo ministrative provisions. we'll stuH your Party Platter with your favorite subs - sliced in tasty 4" provisions without vetoing the pretext to delay the implementa pullback. ants into Palestinian-controlled ar appropriation may be ex druff, is to say that it's being In a letter signed Monday the House of Representatives portions. Call today. And start your holiday off on the right foot funding governed by such pro- tion of the peace process," it said "Wearenotlookingforexcusesto eas. pended if any appropriation done in Wisconsin. but sent O!')iy yesterday to Sen in back-to-back sessions last visions. ., in a statement. affected by the item, section, "That's true," he said. ate President Jesus R. Sablan Nov. 29 despite an impas "If you veto an administra The shooting crune at a time of or part is approved." "It's one state where there's and House Speaker Diego T. sioned plea from House Ma tive provision, you should also deep disnust between Netanyahu's Gangster confesses to "What can be clearer that a really, really peculiar inter Benavente, Tenorio said he is jority Leader Pete P. Reyes veto the funding," Manglona hard-line government and the Pales that?" Woodruff said. pretation of the governor's "disappointed" with the way for a more thorough review. tinian Authority. shooting gang boss Taiks on an overdue Israeli troop TOKYO(AP)-Policearrestedagang Jim Yamaguchi, 45, a member of a GUAM SAIPAN pullback in the West Bank town of ster Wednesday after he turned him gangsfergroupaffiliated with Japan's Tenorio, Ramos receive National Defense Council awards Agat, Barrigada, Harmon, Chalan Kanoa 235-7051 Hebron 'are deadlocked, and Pales self in and confessed to shooting a largest underworld syndicate - the Micronesia Mall, Tamuning &, Yigo Gualo Rai 235-2255 tinians are angry about Israel's plans gangbosstheclaybeforein Yokkaichi, Yamaguchi-gumi- was arrested after ffll916 Doctor's Assoc1a1es, Inc. to build 132 homes for Jews in the central Japan. confessing to firing at Yoshiro Ito, 56, a rival gang group boss, local police said. Oneoftheshotspenetratedlto'sleft I 1.. ~_(,(~ thigh, leaving the gang boss in serious condition, police said. · .::: 'i,··, /:;•,:·J In a separate shooting later Tues day, a man forced his way inside a nearby hospital in Yokkaichiand sud denly fired at two patient, watching countdown to Christmas television in their room. The attacker missed with his first shot but the second one hit one of the patients, leaving him with a serious 2weekslclt~ thigh injury, police said. Police said they are investigating whether two cases are related. Mil . ....\. . ,.. ,,-., '. ' 1ef:- <_...:-'.>ii, " ; I l Telec.om prospects ' (Left photo) Awardees Gov. Froi/an C. Tenorio and Philippine Presi dent Fidel V. Ramos (2nd and 3rd from left, seated) listen to Philippine good,· say officials Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. deliver a speech during the awards ceremonies. (Above) Gov. Tenorio receives the American Hero By CAROLYN HENSON award from National Defense Council president Milton Copulous. • men's shoe. ladies shop SINGAPORE (AP) -A de.al to free the world's telephone business and . . . make calls cheaper appeared closer 50°/o off 30°/oorf 20°/o-30°/o Wednesday as a string of countries indicated willingness to open their C·onsulate reviews HANMI's free ·fo9d· benefits proposal markets. on selec.ted off Ministers and experts from about By Jojo Dass ginning next year pay $50 in torium" on the matter. tracts they have entered into.with on the matter has been held with selected 40countriesmetonthesidelinesofthe Variety News Staff monthly dues to cover food and The benefits are mandated respective CNMI employers will the CNMI business sector last bath & body t•shirts on selected World Trade Organization's confer THE CONSULATE is now housing expenses. through the 1995 Philippine Mi still not include the required ben week. ence to discuss liberalizing the $513 looking into a proposal made by "It [proposal] is some sort of grant Workers' Act. efits. He has howeverrefused to com products billion market a big hotel group on the issu a package. We are studying it," Varela said he still has not re These documents, Varela ex ment on the developments of the "It was really quite encouraging," a women's wear ance of free food allowance to said Varela. ceived any "feedback" on the plained, will not be approved by meetings saying the matter is a senior trade official close to the talks "very delicate issue." [trJJ said afterwards. its non-resident Filipino work Varela, in an earlier interview, matter from the CNMI govern the Philippine Overseas Employ la fiesta shopping mall and "About l 2countriessaidtheywould ers. has said that the Philippine gov ment. This, with barely a month's ment Administration. There are, by Consulate esti bemakingimprovedornew offers'' to In an interview, Jesus Varela, ernment will start requiring CNMI time left before the moratorium's The Consulate processes 50 mates, close to 20,000 legal Fili san roque, saipan denim wear open up their telecommunications Philippine Labor Attache to the employers to shoulder food and effectivity becomes void. application papers excluding job pino non-resident workers in the markets, he said CNMI, said the Hotel Associa housing of Filipino workers' that The Consulate, upon the orders at a daily rate. CNMI dispersed mainly in the tel. 322-5636/322-5637 The deadline for the pact is Feb. 15 "the beach cruiser will be given away on tion of the Northern Mariana will be deployed to the Common moratorium's expiration, may no Labor and Immigration Secre services sectOI' of the december 22nd, call the stores for details store hours: 1O:OOam - 1O:OOpm and would cover such areas as tele longer be able to process papers tary Thomas 0. Sablan, for his Commonmwcalth's booming gift certificates available phone, faxandmobile.servicesas well Islands has offered that Filipino wealth following this yearcnd 's part, said a series of discussions tourism industry. as data transmission. workers that will be hired be- expiration of an "informal mora- for prospective workers of con- ! · · .. ,, ,., .. , ..... ,,~ •·\-·. •" ,,. _,,, (J ,,~,r.,.T ... ~,,.-·.r·.~q-1·1 4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-DECEMBER 13 1996 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5
j: B · Yaria:tions , 1 1 I ~ I.I: l:l~S iC il·II: l:l)liOI~ I ~ Zaldy Dandan ConCon every 10 years not a requirement ;I Dear Editor, The original Constitution also The Constitution does not re '·\~ ~ Toads Contrary to popular belief, the provide that the legislators could quire that a constitutional con A LEITER from Ron Barrineau: CNMI Constitution does NOT re ask voters, at any general elec vention be held every ten years. It quire that a constitutional con tion, to decide whether they As rece11tly as November 29, 1996, I 11 as shocked to learn through a colunm only requires that the question be fU\.l. SERVICE vention be held every ten years. wanted to hold another conven put on the ballot ten years after INCL\JtlES F\l\.lN& '(oUR in rhe Marianas Variety by Mr Z,a/dy Dandan that contemporary American poetry is essentially dead. Mr Z,a/dy' s---may I call you "Z.aldy?-colwnn on this Article XVIII of the CNMI Con tion, after that first one-to be held the last time it was asked. Will mediation work? TANK WITH SUG:F>-R, .,,11 stitution, as originally written, pro within the first seven years-was It is true, as indicated above, I day is acnta!ly "speech·· (Z' s quotation marks, perhaps to suggest that lecture SLAS\.\INq YouR TIRES, SAIPAN has seen too many lawsuits being filed in court such 1rould be more appropriate) to the Society of Professional Journalists. His vided that either the legislators, over. There was no time limit set that just the act of asking the ques that suing has been observed to be a favored method of DRMNINq YouR OIL or the governor, if the legislators the legislators could wait fifty tion will probably result in a "yes" AND WRITI Nq Rf'.Clt-.\. subject is the difference between poetryal!d jouma/ism al!d as he wam,s up to resolving disputes. Everyday, there are people suing each this rather daunting task, he writes: did not act-were, within seven years, or just two. answer, and the holding of an other-neighbors pitted against neighbors, debtors against . SLURS ACROSS YouR years of the effective date of the One of the amendments pro other convention. WINOSHIELD ... "'Ai this poillt, { should perhaps take note ofthe current prevailing "!aste" creditors, businessmen versus businessmen and even govern (again Z' s quotation marks-wonder if he did that thing in the air with his Constitution, to submit to the vot posed by the second constitutional But for the record, I think is is ment going after itself. The result- an overburdened justice fingers?) in American poetry." ers the questions of whether a convention and approved by the important to note that it is the system. Never mind that there is not the slightest hint ofwhy Zaldyshould "take note" constitutional convention should voters changed Article XVIII of psychology of how people re be held. the CNMI Constitution to make it spond to suggestions, rather than The current state of the legal system has prompted calls for at this or any other time of"taste" in American poetry or the poetry ofany other That is what brought about the mandatory that the legislators put the Constitution itself, that makes an alternative dispute resolution as raised this week by acting nationality. Onward he plunges: "While in most-ifnot all-countries---poetry second constitutional convention, the question of whether to have a it likely that the present wording Gov. Jesus· C. Borja during the recently-concluded Pacific tends to be lyrical, contemporary American poetry is generally "anti-poetic." held in 1985. As could have been constitutional convention on the of Article XVIII will result in a Well 1ww having said that, what more need be said? Having set us al!d the Judicial Conference. expected, when asked whether ballot no later than ten years after convention being held every ten record straight, he gives us a poem from the American Poetry Review to drive To the untrained eye, Mr. Borja's call for the revival of there should be a constitutional the last time the question was years. his point home. Egad, man, ifthis drive is representative, who wou/dn' t agree traditional methods ofresolving potential litigations before it convention, the voters said yes asked. that American poetry is not only dead but mercifully so. gets to the courts may be the answer to the problem. just like most people will say yes That is what brought about the Sincerely, But wait, all is not lost for we have U.S.-based Filipino poet Car/.os Angles The idea is not new as it has been in place since time if asked whether they'd like to go third constitutional convention, [sic] who has somehow remained immune to the rampant poetry killing virus immemorial and has been hailed by some other legal minds in to the store. held in 1996. Ruth L. Tighe the community. That is mainly because the indigenous people sweeping America and he can still get it up. To prove it, "Z.aldy gives us one Mr. have their own traditional way of settling disputes, some Angles' [sic] poems which he, "Z.aldy, hal!dily explicates showing how every thing that is based not only on what is in the law but also thing in the poem is "welded into one stunning wholeness." 'Checks and Balance' important in gov't taking into consideration culture and community spirit. And At this point, I slwuld perhaps take note that.from "Z.aldy' s lecture/ column! Dear Editor: tration, as relayed by Senator However, quite to the contrary, of course, the thought of not having to pay for astronomical 1rhare1·er it is clear that Mr. Angles [sic] should best remain a U.S.-based There is almost no perceivable Koshiba. Koror State voters united in sup Filipino poet rarher than become an American poet al!d turn out anti-poetic, attorneys fees remains a come-on. difference between Babeldaob/ As the subject matters were con port of, and secured a seat for lyrically-dead poems destined for the ash heap. The aim of mediation is to fix what's wrong before they go Kayange\ voters and Koror vot tinually witnessed in local news Senator Koshiba for the Fifth This goes, too, for all those poets out there thinking about becoming an Olbiil Era Kelulau, to ensure the up to the level of a lawsuit. Employing such a mechanism ers-except for the fact that fil papers and abroad, it triggered Ameiican----don 't do it Your lyrical faucet will go dry. But please do pity my tering of "information" by the lat the rumors that Senator Koshiba check and balance principle re provides that all peaceful means are exhausted first before Former Deputy High Commissioner Dies poor counl!y and help America to regain (we certainly dese!Ve the bashing for ter, to their advantage I might was headed for rejection by his mains intact for this government something as costly and as socially divisive as litigation is FDRMER Trust Tenitory Govern formal education. His command of system is that it permits the young its loss), as Zaldy pleads, its once proud literary tradition (Pound, Eliot, Crane, add, correctly and properly dis constituency in his bid for re we have chosen, that is founded resorted to. ment Deputy High Commissioner the English Language-written or pupil to receive better quality in Cummings, etc. etc.) in which seagulls are allowed both to squawk and shit, but seminated such "information" into election to the Senate in the Fifth by and for us. Again I salute Koror But come to think of it, such a method serves only one Juan A. Sablan died of natural cause spoken-was such that you'd always structions than he/she would un only in prose. . "facts" and "I was informed by so Olbiil Era Kelulau, for his ac State voters for they have exem purpose-that of declogging the courts. It in itself is not last weekend at the Commonwealth gettheimpressionthathewasaPh.D. der the current arrangement. The I regret that I did ,wthave the opportunity to hear you deliver this.fine speech and so". Toward the end of the tions. Such rumors did gradually plified what we should, as re foolproof as most of the time mediation deals with a goal of Health Center. He was sixty. Pernaps it is this admirable quality in down side to it is that certain Nevertheless, I appreciate your distinction between poetry and journalism al!d Fourth Republic of Palau Consti spread well around. During the sponsible voting citizens, have settlement in the most expeditious manner, up to the point of Sablan .was a rare breed in real himthatattractedthisscribeofthelate schools would experience over admire your erudition and nifty vocabulary (I had to look up "/.ogorrhea" al!d tutional Government, President tabulation as I was listening, I taken upon ourselves to do like using persuasion as a tool. leadership. After his stint with the Sablan. enrollment for being considered puzz}e over "logorrhea cum melodrama"). I'm not sure William Safire would Nakamura's Administration and told myself "A Wisek eang, wise. After all, we are the instru So when two parties are called in for mediation, there is that former Trust Tenitory Government, Fate is fate and it comes in different bettereducational institutions than agree with American poet Mariann [sic] Moore that poetry is an "imaginary Koror State Senator, The Honor ngdibusei se\ tekoi el kmo, klekar ments by which our fledging gov tendency that one party may end up aggrieved by the outcome he worked as a consultant for the twists and turns. His was the work others. garden with real toads." . able Joshua Koshiba, came into ra delongelel a ingeklel a ernment is to be shaped via our of the settlement, even if he agreed in the interest of reaching University of Hawaii's East West product that emanated from his office The other advantage of the pro But I'll give you odds that he would agreewiththeoldadage thatitisfarbetJer numerous differences and dis kabelment". There goes what we choice of leaders, and may we amicable solution fast. Centeruntil his return home in recent that eventually touched the lives of posed voucher system is that it for one to remain silent al!d to be universally thought a fool than to open one's agreements on several allegations caJJ check and balance which I remember that in the elections to The decision to es tab I ish a properly organized mediation years. thousands between the Taga Stone will eventually show which mouth al!d renwve all ckJuht. in regards to misconduct and mis believe to be one of the basic come. system should be anchored on whether the judicial system is As a reporter with the then famous islands of the NMI, Mili and schools have lower enrollments. OIi handling of government proce principles that a truly Democratic failing in its goal of justice for all. Micronesian News Service, I've al Tobi,AlohaState, Washingtonandat The next obvious question is why There is, I think, no other Jetter I have read wherein the entire content bears dures by respective personnel type of government would really ways looked up to him a, a model of UN If the proposal would result to another layer of bureaucracy the Trusteeship Council in New have parents elected to send their one idea-thesis, if you will-with such consistency that one is convinced of within the President's Adminis- emphasize upon. Gibson Kanai leadership for having attained a post York. Yes, Uncle John the Deputy that may even preempt the delivery of justice, then it must be parents elsewhere. Such a deci the truth of that particular thesis. a, the second highest chiefexecu live HiCom was called to his eternal rest questioned as to its merits. sion didn't spin out of a vacuum. In Mr. Ron Banineau 's case-I'll call him Mr. (Mastah?) Ron-he seized of the entire Micronesian Islands. It Butforamanwho'sdonealotforhis It may mean. that the quality of Students: We're just exercising freedom of choice Will it lead to something better or will it just be another upoo a quotation from Mark Twain, labeled it an "old adage" (which is, of has always been a plea<;u1e talking to Micronesian brothei, and sisters, he teachers are a certain school Dear Editor, to stay on-island, most of us come interesting teachers. In ad system tailored to suit the whims and caprices of the more course, a redundancy), and set out to prove, and with great success at that, how the late Deputy High Commissioner will be sorely missed though his spirit doesn't measure up with instruc eternal the truth is of that particular "adage." Weare the MHSTeacher Acad ·choose to study abroad to pursue dition to widening our knowledge, influential and the well-connected? and each trip to his office was and enthusiasm will dwell among the tions in other schools. In order to emy students. We would like to our educational goals. The rea we will be prepared to face the Who will be the mediators? Are there any assurances that However, Mr. Ron could have saved us all the trouble ofgetting his point by indeed a learning experience. I · islanders for many years to come. Let ascertain better quality instruc putting Twain's quote in the beginning of his letter, thus warning us that the rest respond toan article that was writ sons for us going abroad are the challenges that come upon us, that these people will not be controlled by the more affluent often marvel at his accomplish usrememberhirninourthoughtsand tions, something would have to is a mere "explication" of the "adage." In short, he could have used the "reverse ten in the November 22, 1996 following: when we return to teach. and articulate parties in any dispute? ments given the little formal edu prayers and may he rest in everlasting be done with teachers who teach pyramid," as they say in writing classes. issue of the Marianas Variety en I) [ndependence: We feel that 3) Degree: We strongly believe What will happen to the inarticulate, the "common tao" who cation he 'shad as Deputy Hi Com. titled "Kanai's remark hurt we gain independence by living that if we study abroad we are peace on the side of tlle Lore!. God in schools that do not gravitate as ' For Mr. Ron's infonnation, the "speech" that is the cause of his, uh, catatonic has no big families behind him and who has not much of a He was a natural intellectual and bless him and his family in this most many students as it should at any ·,1 letter, deals with the subject of poetly and joumalism----the topic assigned to me McPheters." on our own and learning to budget more likely to obtain a degree financial standing or prominence to back him or her up? Will a self-made man who reads and t!)'ing times. And for all that you are, given school year. by the local SPJ, which sponsored that particular professional development We feel that there was a misin money ourselves. We feel that quickly. In conclusion, we would like to justice be better served? writes a lot to prepare himself for God bless you 'ti! we meet again. Si The one issue which may be terpretation about going off-is even though we stay on island, we session. will always depend on our par state that we are not t!)'ing to degrnde If no satisfactory answers can be given to some of these new issues and challenges in his Yuus Maase yan Ghilisow! contested in court pertains to send I also had to make the difference between poet!)' and journalism as pro land for college. Our teacher, Mrs. Kani, had no intentions of hurting ents and families due to the fact NMC, We are simply exercising our questions, then the whole thing may not be worth pursuing. job. ing kids to schools run by the nounced as possible because I believe they're not the same, and that most"of .j) any one's feeling. that we know that they will be freedom of choice. But if assurances can be obtained, who knows, it may be Admittedly, I've learned a lot Education: The Catholic Church and other reli . ' contemporary U.S. verse are justtooprosy. Tooprosy,in fact, that some people ,' Ii,,;,,' there . worth exploring. from the late Deputy HiCom for gious denominations here. I don't now believe that poetly, like prose, "tells a story." We the students are given the voucher system choice to choose any coJJege we 2) Experience: We feel that as Sincerely, Nevertheless, the whole issue boils down to how much he demonstrates (in my humble envision it becoming a major le But I subscribe to the view that says poet!)' "is not prosaic, that is, its semantic future educators, a variety of ex integrity may be put into the system. Without this key ingre view) that one's career really boils As parents, we all want our chil gal bone of contention given that direction is not linear or mono-directional, but stanz.aic, that is, metaphorical," desire to go whether it be off or periences will enable us to be- MHS Teacher Academy Students dient, one may soon find out that going through the more down to how one prepares for it dren to have the best, especially, edu the crux of the new system re as Dr. Cirilo Bautista-yet another Filipino (What's this world coming to?!} on-island. While some ofus plan expensive, more confrontational legal route might be worth it and that the single most important cation. However,moreoftenthannot volves around quality instructions, puts it. after all. aspect in this equation is you! our single most biggest draw back is therefore, education. We 're not Mr. Ron cited Marianne Moore's ( 1887-1 'T/2) oft-quoted but oft-misunder N oisom responds to JR on traffic problems Sablan was driven by his commit money! Most live on a pay check to . ilfterreligious institutions. Rather, stood definition of poet!)' (it's from her poem "Poet!)'"): " ... One must make/a Dear Editor, etc.), in which case slow lraffickeeps cars leftat the NEXT left tum lane and ment to better the lot of his pay check b!L'iis. Thus, our income is we 're after what they offer best dislinctionlhowever: when dragged into prominence by halfpoets, the/ resuli is This is an open letter to John del left]. ThisisaGOODruleforgeneral make a U-tum back to where tlley Micronesian brothers and sisters. solimitedandprohibitive as to make which is quality instructions. not poetry,/ not till the poets among us can be/' literalists ofl the imagination' Rosario. driving safety. All passing should be want togo. And he went the extra mile to sending our children to good pri The voucher system should be above/ insolence and triviality and can present/I for inspection, imaginary RegardingJohndelRosario'sedi done in the left lane. Yes, cars turning 3. The CNMishould start immedi t>[arianas 9/ariet_Yc;~ ensure that the interest of the vate schools an impossibility. an exciting program for parents gardens with real toads in them, shall we/ have/ it.; .. " . torial in Dec. 9, Marianas Variety. left are a big problem, but there are ately to change the 4-laneroads into5 Serving the Commonwealth for 24 years majority is fully protected. He The voucher system permits who want the best quality instruc "Imaginary gardens with real toads"--precisel~ what Dr. Ba~l!sf:U meant I agree with much of what John things which could be done to help. lanes, with the center lane for left Published Monday to ·Friday By. Yoonis Art Studio, Inc never looked back. He was al parents to send their children to tions for their children. At the when he said that poet!)' is the merging of the rational and the 1rral!onal, of saidinhiseditoiialcalling W-2High The problem on Saipan is that this turns only. That would cover all left· ways forward looking in his role any school-private or public am Slower Traffic Keep Right rule is tum possibilities. . Publishers:. same time, the initial stage of disparate elements . way a death road. I wiiting this to Abed and Paz Younis as Deputy High Comrnissionerof with government assistance of implementation could equally be So what is Mr. Ron's problem? That I said "American poet!)' is essentially emphasize some points for drivers totally ignored. The police should 4. Meanwhile, while we are wait the six districts of Micronesia about $200 per child for tuition. a nightmare for school principals dead"'? Which is actually a problem for me because what I said was that the and Government Officials. start enforcing this rule. ing for left tum lanes, drivers should Rafael H. Arroyo. . ... Editor comprised of the Marianas, For instance, if you feel that San and administrators. At any rate, I.; cun-ent prevailing "taste" in American poetly is generally"anti-poetic." A most I. Slower Traffic Keep Right 2.1..eftTumLanes--LEFITURN be instructed to START SIGNAL P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950-0231 Member of Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap, the Vicente Elementary School is the let's give it the opportunity and qualified statement turned into an assertion by Mr. Ron's quite liberal para John, are you questioning the rule? ONLY lanes should be provided INGTURNSBEFDRESTARTING Tel. (670) 234-6341/7578/9797/9272 The Associated Press (AP) Marshalls and Palau. best for your kid, you will have see how it works out over the next phra,ing "technique." This rule is universal ineverycount!)' immediately atevery left tum. Where TO SLOWOOWN. This would pro Fax: (670) 234-9271 fK'n'~'"'"'"' ATIONAL Yes, I was that quiet follower of the freedbm under the proposed several years. It is an innovative And even if I said so there were others who thought so too. in the world on multi-lane highways the road is not wide enough to provide vide warning to following drivers to © 1996, Marianas Variety U'\!l NEWPAPER a rare quality leader for a man voucher system to send your child approach to educating our chil [except, of course, where you drive a left turn lane, there should be NO slow down or change lanes. Ali Rights Reserved ;f....,_ Ill/' ASSOCIATION Eight years ago, for example, a mainland American,Joseph Epstein, c~e up who's achieved great feats with to SVES. dren which should be given a with the essay "Who Killed Poet:iy?" And in 1991, translator, anthologist and on the left side of the road (England, LEFf TURN ALLOWED. Let the Continued on page 51 what little he had then by way of The advantage of the proposed chance. Continued on page 5l
...... ' 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, 1996 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND V!EY!_S-7 Suspected arsonist charged Jan. 9 session for Marpi lease By.Zaldy Dandan · By Ferdie de la Torre The Attorney General's Office , Sablan, Roligat along with three ju by one Dolores Arriola. tempt and two counts of disturbing In a letter yesterday to Kan velopment and Programs. said committee members want year, signed a 25 year revised Variety News Staff Variety News Staff charged the suspoct Ronald Kaipat · · veniles "unlawfully started a fire with Roligat was summoned to appear the peace. Pacific president Naoki Kitami, In Sept. 18, Kitami said in a to increase the company's rent lease agreement with a 15-year THE JOINT Senate-House of INVESTIGATORS have identified Roligat with arson and criminal mis the purpose of damaging a building in court on Dec. 16. Thomas Matsunaga was sentenced the House chair said he and his letter to Senator Tenorio that on the 26th year from $14,657 extension option. Representatives session on Kan a man who allegedly set fire at an chief before the Superior Court formerly used as the S.H. Lee Bar A few weeks before the blaze oc to two years, all suspended. Senate counterpart "are confi his c.ompany is willing to in plus 3 percent of the gross, to an UMDA's 15 lease extension Pacific's request for a 15-year abandoned bam1cks near Happy According to a complaint filed by racks." curred, a fire of unknown cause also The court ordered Matsunaga to dent that the amendments made crease the annual guaranteed annual $250,000 or 3 percent of that includes a proposed coun lease extension will be held on Market in San Jose last April 24. Assistant Atty. Gen. Virginia S. Sablan said the buildingwasowned hit an abandoned house near the bar seek substance abuse counselling on the 15 year extension, with rent it pays from $240,000 to the gross whichever is greater. try club resort at Marpi. racks. while undera two-year active proba Jan. 9. your concurrence, would gain $300,000 or 3 percent of the He said committee members PIC's 15-year lease exten In other court story, a man was tion. House Committee on Natural the support of the members." business gross income, which "felt the proposed change fairly sion includes provisions on charged with illegal possession of Matsunaga pleaded guilty of the Resources Chair Manuel A. The Legislature, in a joint ses ever is greater. compares to other leases of simi the construction of a third Suspect in $25,000 th_eft falls conlrolled substance and illegal pos charges. Tenorio on Wednesday said that sion last Sept. 16, approved the Kitami said Kan Pacific is lar land uses." building to add 90 rooms to stealing $25,000 cash and $20,000 for an exemption. session of conlrolled substance with Court infonnation showed that the he and his Senate counterpart land lease proposal of United "doing everything possible to UMDA, in October of last the hotel. worth of jewelry from his employer According to DPS notice, ap intent to de! iver. defendant violated a tempordl)' re Juan P. Tenorio rescheduled the Micronesia Development As maximize our use of the public last Sunday. plications are to be made through Juan Diego Aguon was allegedly straining order last July 5 when he joint session from Dec. 11 to sociates, Inc. (UMDA) and the land in order to generate in Alfonso E. Garcia, a fanner, was DPS legal counsel. foundcanyinggreaterthan2.2pounds came to a residence of a woman. Jan. 9 "due to a problem of get land lease extension of the Pa come which will eventually charged yesterday with burglary 311d New exemptions and of marijuana. He threatened to kill the woman or ting enough members." cific Island Club (PIC) with benefit the government." theft before the Superior Court. deputizations of law enforce Aguon was summoned to appear himself and shouted at their children. The House chair said a lot of amendments. Kan Pacific is half-finished Garcia allegedly broke into the ment officers will be for a period in court on Dec. 16. The following day, Matsunaga legislators have already made Kan Pacific's lease extension with its new hotel project, he room of his employer Felipe of one year and will have to be Meanwhile, the court handed a came backscreamingattheresidence off-island trips for the holiday resolution, which was originally said, "and shortly we will be Agulto Salas who left the house at renewed annually. suspended sentence to a man con of the woman and threatened to kill season. included in the order of busi expanding our par-3 (golf) the time. The DPS said all prior exemp victed of two counts of criminal con- himself. To approve a land lease, 2/3 ness, was referred back to the course." A bail hearing was set yest.er, tions to the Weapoiis Control of all the legislators should vote Joint Committee on Natural Re In an interview last Septem mart day. Act and deputizations oflaw en for it. sources and Resources and De- ber, Representative Tenorio No other details were available forcement officers will be re NMA ~tudent tops nat'l as of press time. voked effective Jan.1,1997. .,y " Meanwhile, the Department of All persons wh.ohavenotbeen. Ostreich: Lawmakers should have Alfonso E. Garcia, Public Safety has asked every per issued new exemptions and scholastic examination 9th tf nnioe,sa,v & +l,~tiJav Cete6,ati~n son who currently possesses a fire . deputizations by Feb. 1,1997 will KENNETH Coward, a Junior at the By Ferdie de la Torre arm under an authorization for berequiredtoplacetheirweapons Northern Marianas Academy, just appropriated funds for pay raises Join us for refreshments through Christmas Eve Variety News Staff exemption to the Commonwealth in the custody of DPS for disposi received notification that he placed in A MAN was arrested for allegedly Weapons Control Act to re-apply tion. the 99thpercentileon the Preliminary By Zaldy Dandan on the occurrence of lapsed needs of our government em Variety News Staff funds is irresponsible. ployees who have not seen a GOVERNOR Froilan C. "We are not going to gener wage increase in the past five *Check out our selection of special gifts* Tenorio' s legal counsel said ate anywhere near the amount years." Wednesday that if, as the leg of lapsed funds contemplated Sablan said he will urge leg islators insist, money is avail by this section." islators to override Tenorio' s able for raising the salary of But according to Senate line-item vetoes. ( see related Smart government employees, the Vice President Paul A. story in this issue) CD=Christmas Delight at Legislature should have ap Manglona, the line-item ve Tenorio, in an earlier inter propriated funds for it. toed section would have view, said Sablan's pay hike Lowest Prices, 1500+ Titles "If the money is there, why opened a "special account" proposal is a "good idea, es don't they (enact an appro into which the governor could pecially during election sea Bring this ad for 25% off any one CD priation bill)?" Ronald S. reprogram funds, "if he really son, but he should also tell us Kenneth Coward (Limit one per customer) Oestreich said. wanted to give government where we would get the money Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSA1). The legislators, he said, employees a pay hike." for it." • Easy terms on approved credit The PSAT is a standardized test should identify where the For his part, Senate P~si Sablan is the Republican which high school juniors take to funds are for a salary increase. dent Jesus R. Sablan said he is Party's candidate for lieuten Savings + Service + Satisfaction [> Men's Levi's 505 prepare them for the SAT and to Such funds, he said, should "disappointed by the ant governor, while Tenorio, qualify for the National Merit Schol have been appropriated and governor's insensitivity and a Democrat, is seeking reelec ,. Style #405050259 & arshipCorporation(NMSC)program. lack of appreciation for the 234-9890 •; included in the budget bill. tion. 'I 405050215 (Blue & Black Color) In addition, the PSAT identifies "The governor is not against Reg. $34.50 each strengths and weaknesses in verbal a pay raise. But if we're going and math categories through student to do it, the legislators should Now 2 for $60.00 answer analysis and question diffi identify the resources neces culty level. Ken's score proves sary to pay for it, and not just him ta be very strong in both math one-shot deals like OP A and [> Ladies Dresses :md verbal categories. lapsed funds. Ken's accomplishment is very "Those are not recurring (Made in U.S.A.) C> Men's Levi's 560 rare for a student from Saipan. sources. We have to look a His 99th percentile ranking means 0 Reg. $45.50 little further. We have to think .so 1oot1 that he did better on the PSAT about next year. We have to than over one million other stu think how we can keep paying Now2for$75.00 dents who took the PSAT last for it." \ Ladies Jordache Jeans year. Oestreich said it is "fiscally Of the math and verbal catego irresponsible" to raise sala ries without the necessary :y~t\. 20°/oOff C> Girls Dresses ries, Ken scored the highest in .l',f~ verbal and attributes his achieve funds. (Made in U.S.A.) C> Just Arrived ment to reading books. He offers "This caused the deficit in Children Shoes this advice to other students wish the past. And if there's a defi ,~,•).ifr r--.. Kid's. Jeans . ·1'£' i...--- $10.00 Off ing to
~·. j 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, 1996 t:<' I FRIDAY, DECEJVIBER 13; ·1996°-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND YIEWS-~ r ! ,,,, l ', Alternative dispute Judge denies injunction in Hyatt case _;' 'r' Gabaldon: 'I have nothing ' By Rick Alberto resolution here already Variety News Staff By Mar-Vic C. Munar THE Hyatt Regency Saipan personal against Tenorio' Variety News Staff scored a triumph at the court THE LANDLORD and his tenant By Jojo Dass name calling and 'below-the- He said drug dependence has when District Judge Alex R. j squabbled over rental payments. An Variety News Staff belt' verbal assaults," has re- become so rampant on the island Munson denied the other day employer and her maid fought over BEMEDALLEDWorldWarII cently faxed one such letter to that"everyfamilyhasvirtuallya · a petition of the federal Na wages. A mother had been at odds veteran Guy Gabaldon the Karidat, the contents of member who is or has been into tional Labor Relations Board with her two sons. stressed he has nothing per- which referred to Tenorio as a drugs." for an injunction that sought It did not take costly lawsuits for sonal against Gov. Froilan "nut." School boys, in groups of nine, the reinstatement of 35 former J them to resolve their disputes, and Tenorio and that his harsh The Jetter apparently stung he said, are being airlifted to the hotel employees who had been ' lhey got their claims without going "attacks" against the chief ex- Karidat Executive Director island on Fridays and then re- allegedly involved in union throughtheagonyofcourtlitigation-- ecutive .are "criticisms merely Angie V. DL Guerrero who turned back on Sundays "for them organizing. thanks to the "alternativedisputereso aired. in Marine lingo." described it as "un-christian." to stay off drugs." Hyatt General Manager lution" which Lt. Gov. Jesus Borja 'Tm a Marine. That [harsh- Gabaldon had asked Tenorio Among the features of Mustafa Issa described the proposes to establish in the Com ness] is thelanguageoftheMa- for $70,000 to be used to reno- Gabaldon's camp, is a Survival rines. We're not Boy Scouts. vate theAguiguanlslandairstrip Course where "boys are taught judge's ruling as "just." Alex R. Munson monwealth. "Our policy is to obey the This old tn1ditional system has We'renottaughttosayaprayer. where his Youth Camp is. The tobemen." laws of the CNMI and the la "The court is not persuaded already been "renewed" in the Jesus Borja We'r~ taught to;ldll," lie said. requestwashoweverturneddown He said he sustains the opera- bor laws too," Issa said in a by the petitioner's argument CNMI, according to John Joyner, Gabaldon, who claims , he forlack of funds: · tion mainly from his military news release. that the nonrenewals were in director of the Pacific Mediation they have signed can be used in litiga singlehandedly took 1,500Japa- His critics said he was just pension amounting to "a little In his ruling, Munson rec retaliation for the employees' Center. tions, Joyner says. nese soldiers prisoners,.during sourgraping, hitting back on. under $2,000" a month. ognized Hyatt's compliance union activity," Munson said. The center, Joyner adds, func, However, he stresses that the pur · the Saipan Campaign,is known Tenorio for the latter's denial of H4r began his advocacy cam- with the Nonresident Workers "Respondent has shown that tions exactly the same way as it is pose of mediation is not to provide ·. for his unprintable _tirades his request. paign last year with two planes, Act (NWA) when it hired resi it would have made the same envisioned by the lieutenant gov anyone a legal weapon, but rather "to against government.officials "But I've been attacking him an airstrip, barracks on the is- dents to replace"the 35 Fili decisions not to renew non ernor. provide an opportunity for resolution -· Tenorio included - on [Tenorio] since day 1. Tenorio is land, and two generators. of dispute." allegations of incompetence. the guy who fires anybody who Some 50 "boys," he said is pino employees after their residents, regardless of any Speaking at the Pacific Judicial Conference Wednesday, Borja The alternative dispute resolution, "It's harsh. That's me... doesn'tlaughathisj9kes.He'san scheduled to have a vacation on work contracts expired. anti-union animus, because it proposed the revival of the "tradi Joyner explains, has a human dimen that's my personality. I'm. odd man," Gabaldon replied. the island this summer while ar- Petitioner Robert Miller, di was compelled to do so by the tional justice system" which, he sion to it harsh but I never use the f_ Gabaldon said he maintains the rangements are being made for rector of NLRB Region 20, NWA," Munson added. has said, could offer an alternative 'Theresponsibilityto getalongwith word," he nonchalantly said. camp on his own expense saying another group, who also wants to / had alleged that the 35 em As to the allegations of un- . to the "infamous lawsuits." each other is mine and yours, not the Gabaldon, who, "as of late, he is doing so "because I want to have a vacation during the Christ- ployees' contracts were not re fair labor practices like . - I He urged conference delegates system," he says. ~s_e_e_m_s_to---'h_a_v_e_i_n_d_ul_g_e_d_in__ k_ee_p_go_o_d_b_o_y_s_g_o_o_d_.'_' _____m_a_s_b_re_ak_. ____ _! viewed because of their par threats, interrogations, and to study the possibility of reestablish ticipation in union activities. directing employees not to ing the old system where a senior Respondent Hyatt, however, support the union, the court member of the family or the commu countered that they hired the noted "directly conflicting nity summoned the disputing parties residents as required under the evidence." to resolve their differences. NWA. Munson said that while the 'The result would be peace and According to Munson, the NLRB showed some evidence harmony once again in the family and NWA does not give an em to support the unfair labor in the community," Borja said. ployer the discretion to hire a practice charge, Hyatt submit The mediation center is being run by three lawyers who seive as facilita 1 nonresident applicant over a ted evidence that "strongly One Day qualified resident applicant. calls into question whether any tcrs for adversarial parties. It handles Munson, moreover, noted of the alleged illegal conduct cases ranging from domestic spat to Sale Only! that the respondent presented ever occurred." labor problems, Joyner said. evidence that it advertised the The judge nixed the idea of An average of two sessions, Joyner Date: December 21 said, could bring the parties to a happy work positions occupied by reinstating the 35 former em compromiseandgetthemsignasettle Time: 4:00pm-9:00pm the Filipinos, whose contracts ployees although it "could be ment agreement. were to expire September, accomplished without dis 'They don't spend as much as they Hurry! Limited starting early July last year, placement of the current resi I would have if they file a case in the Offer Only!!! before the union organizing dent employees and violation cowt," says Joyner. activity began in August. j of the NW f:.-." !l And what's more? Parties don't "To avoid displacement of '1 have to deal with intricacies of the the current resident employ SONY T.V. 20" ·, legal language. Mono ees, respondent may have to I 'The two parties directly talk to ,. create more jobs, thus incur each other, with the facilitator as the 2 Days ~pecial ehristmas §ale ring some economic harm third party," Joyner said. which is an obvious preju However, Joyner said "we have to JCB COLOR T.V. dice," Munson said. help our clients have some under on Pager:i and Phone~ The NLRB had asked that standing of the legal limits of their the court issue the injunction claims." FUNAI VCR S0NYVCR4HD SONY VCR4 HD In mediation, shouting matches Auto Tracking, HIFI STEREO - AUTO TRACKING to stop Hyatt from allegedly Remote Control illegal anti-labor acts and don't happen, Joyner says. ~CR'S, SLV 690 SLV-390 compel the hotel to offer in "Parties ent.erinto mediation in good $299,.: Available Exclusively at -"-...... J.... terim reinstatement to the 35 faith. 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(Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles by Chuck Wells. agreement with the government sentenced last May 28 but the Rotbart's request a; they wer~ . HighSclml It1tematiortal lbespian Cla,;s otl gfall~ate Chefo Marie · · ~9 'fli!ll.. ~1.1 Judge Alexandro Castro post 996 niiwt.at the Mqlll" These articles are intended to educate the general public about the The teenager had been detained and testified against James I. court reset it on Aug. 12 pending allegedly trying to figure out SQcieijlfOUpe, . > MJn.,auitd: ..... ·· ... ·.... poned again yesterday the sen < ·· i •· •· ... ·...... ·.·········· .. :. Purp()se.Cen.ti;!;j#§!!§~· \ . Internet and its many uses.) at the Kagman Juvenile Facility I ti bus. the submission of the Probation means on how Babauta could con Jbewolk~.ronducta:lbyl\1J:IS ·. Afterthe workshop, iaitialaiiditioru; . ·...... : 11fo ~lay) pfudµffipp. tcp~ tf!e} IT'S safe to say that virtually everyone in Micronesia has at least heard tencing of Ryan Babauta, a teen since he was arrested last year for Itibus, however, was acquitted Office's pre-sentence report. tinue his studies. ....~rfo ... 0 ... n in.. g.artsa.d. viliDr Kathy F'ua v.ere held. ford1ildren'.s roles in the planned.activ,itiesfQ!.'theM»Slnter, ..•. of the the Internet, the greatest development in global mass communi ager convicted of murdering a .arid foursllldent assistants, featured upcoming MHS JritemationaLThes- nati&rial Th · Soci¢ty to£ cation since the advent of television in the years after World War II. But Bangladeshi security guard. dtinc~ and several garn. es .that fo. pianS~ production .of the \\:'Odd- !hd rest bf~bij61 ~;~&:? many people, both in the western Pacific and around the world, feel left Castro allowed an extension of ¢usii4.0!! reamwo,sbared success ...• · tiu:nolLS play/'TheKmgandI". !lf#~ti\#~alsq~ip~e:J:/ . out of this information revolution simply because no one has properly the sentencing fol lowing a request explained it to them. by Babauta 's counsel Charles The Internet, which is the commonly used term covering several types of Rotbart. e O e O O G computer-to-computer communication systems, first came into existence Deputy Atty.Gen. Loren Sutton • beginning in the late 1960s as a system for U.S. military commands to keep in who represented the government • touch in the event of a nuclear war. The theory was that if the Soviet Union did not object to Rotbart's re .. hen it comes to choosing a attacked one partofthe United States, communication through that area to other quest. • parts of the country should not be cut off. Castro set the sentencing on • Thus the system was developed whereby a grid without a central point, Feb. 17, 1997. • HEALTH PLAN looking very much like a fishing net, covered the entire United States through Rotbart asked the court yester • which communication connections could easily continue even if any one or day to reset the sentencing while • they are still gathering very im • several parts of it were damaged. e The computer scientists who dreamed up and put this system together liked portant information on how to • the ease with which they could send information to their colleagues around the find means in dealing Babauta's • country and began usm; it more and more for academic, as opposed to military, case because he is turning adult. • andmore communications. As time passed in the 1970s and I980s, the advances in Unlike adult inmates,juveniles • computer technology began to allow for easier transmission of more and more have a lot of privileges, including • information. going out to school. • By the early 1990s computer and telecommunications companies realized Aside from taking Adult Basic .. CNM! Government Employees businesses and the general public would happily pay to be able to use these Education at the Northern • systems for their own communications, and so the modern format of the Marianas College, the 17-year • Internet came into existence. old Babauta has been attending 0 The real beauty of the Internet is that it allows people to freely and equally substance abuse and psychologi- a communicate with each other as they do by telephone, but with the texts, sounds 0 • on all Christmas and visual elements foWld in newspapers, radio and television. The Internet " allows anyone who has the rightequipmentto transmit their ideas on any subject Nearly 400. 0 G are to the rest of the world in the same way as the world's most advanced media ·, & companies. books so far " Decorations 0 ' TodayJJe,9pleintheMarianasareusingthelntemeteverydaytokeepintouch 0 with family members and conduct business literally in all parts of the world ·inJKPL's 0 Christmas Candie:._ Easye-mail (!> Essentially the Iriternet is divide.cl into three main parts: electronic mail, the book.drive.. 6 World Wide Web and Usenet .. Electronic mail, which is commonly referred to as e-mail, is the simplest and .. easiest part to use. Go to the Jceten-Kiyu Public Library any day and you can ALMOST 400 children's 0 see island residents sending e-mail on the public access computers to people they books have been collected for • know both locally and around the world. this year's service project at .. Sending e-mail is just like sending a regular letter to someone: you just type the. Joeten-Kiyu Public • Tow,i itouse in the recipient's e-mail address at the designated position at the top of the page Libruary. According to a news • 'klhelle S~ Slw,p,d, and then write your letter in the area provided. When you're finished, all you release from the JKPL, the • have to do is use your mouse to click on the "send" area on the screen and the book range from new young • message flies at the speed oflight to its destination. And y.ou thought overnight adult books destined for • delivery was fast! Hopwood Jr. High, to much • And just in case you eitherusedan incorrect or misspelled e-mail address, the loved fairy tales and well system bounces your message back and infonns you that it was not received. thumbed paperback favorites. .,. ManypeopleonSaipanhavebegunusinge-mail tosendmorethanjustletters. The display in the I ibrary, a '.;: CNMI government employees know what's important Using the <;attachment" function and a scanner, one can also send photogmphs, collage of trees and water, is to look for in a health plan. They know only Stay Well offers ... audio clips, lengthy documents that have been written on other computers as decorated with 37 graceful 0 LOW COST health insurance for singb and funiJies, well as computer software progranis. white and gold Tropic birds, 0 CASH REFUNDS on unused services, each bird representing I 0 During the holiday season parents on Saipan can use either their own scaru1ers /2J QUALITY MEDICAL COVERAGE with optional or the one available at the public library to convert photographs of their children books. dental plan,* opening Christmas presents into the digital form and then quickly transmit those Some of these books are des images to family members around the world. tined to five public schools; /;ZJ YOUR CHOICE OF DOCTORS and clinics While this series on the Internet is far from complete, it intend5 to give anyone Hopwood Jr. High, Garapan anywhere in the world with 20% co-payment, and who hasn't used this fantastic new form of communication an idea of how it can Elementary, Koblerville El 100% COVERAGE for in,-patient care at selected ementary, Oleai School and 0 change their lives. If yau have a specific question about the Internet, please do hospitals - Centers of Excellence in California, Hawaii, not hesitate to contact me and I'll do my best to give you an understandable and William S. Reyes. Other book Washington and the Philippines,** useful answer. I can be reached by telephone at 682- l 060, by fax at 682-1070 will stay with the library's or by e-mail at [email protected]. Bookvan that makes seven FREE AIRFARE to selected off-island hospitals when stops trough out the commu you have a catastrophic illness."** '>J'\ nity, or into the hands of chil DEQ water qµality report dren on the DYS roster. Already, Saipan Interna THE Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) analyzed water tional School and Guam Me samples collected from Saipan' s recreational beaches and storm morial Health Plan have de water drainages this week as part of the regularly scheduled sam livered books. Another 130 0 o o o o e o o O O O e O O O e e O O O e O O O G O e e O O O 0 pling. books have been donated di COCKTAILS ,• The samples collected from the following locations contained ~· rectly to the library. CNMI Gov't Employees excessive concentration of fecal coliform bacteria and/or chemistry \ Any monetary donations parameters (e.g. trubidity), which exceeded the CNMI Marine will be used by the library to Enroll Now thru Dec. 31st SUSUPE Quality Standards. purchase books specifically CNMI government employees are invited to enroll in Stay Well -Smiling Cove for this activity. A check can now through December 31 for coverage starting January 5, 1997. ** -Agingan Sewage treatment plant outfall be made out to the "Friends of Give us a call today at 233-4260/1/2 to sign up. 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14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-DECEIViBER 13, 1996 ... FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996 -MARIANAS VA~IETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15 Christmas candlelight MVB eyed as lead agency mt~:r:-agene~ tiod~ jllans · in protecting Saipan caves parade set tomorrow By Jojo Dass vandalism and littering disrupts the Variety News Staff caves' ecological system as it destroy emalolll!ent confe1:1enee . By Rick Alberto There will be six competing THE MARIANAS Visitors' Bureau the mold to which organisms inside floats, according to Duenas. Variety News Staff is being eyed to take a lead role in the caves feed on. HUNDREDS of schoolchil The parade will start at 6 \,' ensuring that CNMI caves are pro Trash, he said, invites cockroaches dren from 18 public and pri p.m. from the parking lot of the Bank of Guam in Garapan. tected from vandals and novice and rats for its part. vate elementary schools will Of the hundreds of caves on the It will proceed northward, "cavers," it was gathered. participate in tomorrow's sec island, only the one in Kalabera has go west toward the Dai-Ichi Benigno Sablan, Lands and Natu ond Children's Christmas thus far been officially tagged as a candlelight parade, which is Saipan Beach Hotel, and ral Resources Secretruy, said the con sensus was reached during a meeting tourist spot by the MVB. held under the auspices of the northward again to the Ameri Sablan said the task of overseeing Marianas Visitors Bureau. can Memorial Park Amphithe Friday attended by representatives fromtheDepartmentsofPublicSafety thatthecavesareprotected was tackled The children, according to ater passing by Hyatt Regency during the meeting after it was learned Martin F. Duenas, MVB' s pro Saipan. and Community and Cultural Af fairs, the DLNR, and MVB. that not one of the supposedly con grams coordinator, will be The floats will parade be wa, 'The l\1VB is being chosen as the cerned government office actually competing for awards for best hind the children. after it. lead agency on the matter," said looking costumes, best singing, and The judging stations wili be Sablan. Sablan said regulations and policies will be ironed out by the meeting's best exemplification of the at the MIT A Travel Agency The move to identify a govern Christmas spirit. They will and at the MVB koban office. participant, who are expected to con ment body that will take responsibil vene again soon. also vie for the overall prize .Duenas said that if one wants ity over the caves came after a group of$800 cash. The best in each to watch both the children's He added that the lxxly is now also of 12 spelunkers, or cave explorers, of the three categories will parade and the floats, he or settodiscussthematterwiththe"Saipan raised the alarm over what it said was Cavers." receive a $600 prize. she has to be at the MIT A the gradual degradation of the caves. The parade will also feature, Travel or the left-turn route "We will be coordinating with this Tom Gipson spokesperson of the for the first time, floats from going to Dai-Ichi, but that if [Gipson'sJ group for them to give us Board of Ed1:1cation Chairman Don Far~// takes to the podium during Tuesday's meeting of the Saipan Rotary "Saipan Cavers," an aggrupation of possible recommendations," Sablan the private and government one wants to watch only the Club. Flanking Farell are Rotary president David Welch (left) and Vice president Bill Michling (right). avid cave explorers explained that the said. sectors, he added. floats, he or she can be right The three best floats will be after the koban entrance, near awarded prizes, with the first the Garapan Elementary prize getting $3,000 cash, the School. second prize $2,000, and the The north- and south-bound third prize $1,000. lanes of the Beach Road start ing ,from the Bank of Guam ~t 4 ... C/l, 4 11 will be closed to traffic. A ~ i4UJJJ#. ~~ ~~ 4 luvit ~eJ.. ftt ~, Access to Hafa Adai Beach ~,t..'1,t Hotel can be made through the fl lc.c~ lc,1, #t- ~' uc~, ~' ~' c,1, w~ f-1,~ ftt, intersection of Beach Road · i4tt ~t "./t.t, al~~ lc,1, ~A,... EXPAND ,c,M, HO~J20N5 "'- ... and the road between Bank of I Guam and DFS Saipan. This ' area will be closed from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ~I Access to Dai-Ichi can be '< made through the intersection \.; 1i~ of Beach Road and the road rr1t/1wi11t/1 between Garapan Elementary I School (across Winchell's ~f:¥ "~.t:o 1'.tr conditioner Dough buts) and MITA Travel. AR1S S. CRAf1S OF 1HE PACIFIC This intersection will be closed from 6: 15 p.m. to 8 Starting ROIi 25" TV p.m. $13 ~ Access to Hyatt can be made at PICTURE-IN-PICTURE TV through th'e road adjacent to ·p ICTURE . . . · the American Memorial Park. • 1W Reduced Depth COTY Picture Tube This area will be closed from • Comb Filter 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Blacklock Contrast Circuit Vehicles will be allowed to cross the mentioned intersec • Broadcast Stereo with dbx Noise tions only when participants Reduction/SAP are not present. • Front-Fired Speaker System "We invite the public to . c·o NVEN f E'NCE . ·. come and cheer their favorite • Color Picture-In-Picture Capability schools and floats," Duenas • Master Touch Universal Remote (43-button) said. Washers • 5-Jack AudioNideo Monitor Panel • S-Video Input sta;tng $f5ss Geography Bee !Wkly at Oleai School OLEAI Elementary School students will put their knowl edge of geography to the test this Friday (Dec. 13) in the school's geography bee. JVC 27" Stereo The competition· is set to begin at 8 a.m. in the school's Monitor/Receiver TV cafeteria. • 27 Inch Diagonal Measure Dark For more information, con nnted Picture Tube -::-- I DAHCHIHOITL j / HYArrnom I • New Full function Universal Remote tact Oleai Elementary at 234- ·. sota sets ~ • AudioNideo Input 6167. • Variable Audio Output -----~·-- • MTS/SAP Tuner and Stereo Amplilier starting$ ft • English/Spanish/French I 1d1l,IUL A;~ On Screen Display I txl I at J 1/t 8EAOI AON) G.AAAPAN
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Pacific Island train MAJURO-Word that locally ing the local fishing industry, cused mostly on fishing skills needs for trained seamen. ing schools agreed to a new trained Marshallese fishennen are there is no opportunity for because, Muller said, that's "We want our curriculum to standardized curriculum that earning good with a Hawaii-based Marshall Islanders to get jobs where tli.e jobs have been to meet the requirements of tankers is being developed in New fishing company is setting the · here at least in part because date-the school is planning to and cargo ships," Muller said. Zealand, Muller said. stage for relatively large numbers the Chinese aren't willing to include more training related to The school is working the estab But Muller pointed out that · offishennentoheadtotheU.S. to pay even minimum wage, cargo vessels, as more opportuni lish a certificate system so that the new curriculum-which is get fishing jobs. Muller said. ties present themselves. seamen who graduate from the only for six months, and not Since the beginning of 1996, The export of skilled fisher Muller sees the Marshalls' ship school will be recognized inter the full nine months the school eight ·Marshallese fishermen men is a new development for registry-which now has 133 ves nationally. uses-will be supplemented · trained at the Fisheries and Na the Marshalls, and a needed sels flying Marshall Islands flags The Majuro school is ex with additional courses. "Our tional Training Center in Majuro one with a depressed economy as a major market in the future for pected to be the first fo the curriculum is different be have worked for Mid-Pacific Fish causing both the government Marshallese trained by the school, Pacific to adopt a new cur ·cause we integrate the sys ery Company based in Hi19, Ha and private companies to lay and hopes to work with the regis- riculum when it puts the pro- tem," Muller said. waii. 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According to the nience program is adminis lands ship registry has, almost ccssful in getting 20 ships to Accounting for this large per government's budget, the reg tered by International Regis overnight, increased the ship reflag with the Marshalls late ship average is that the bulk istry is to pay $350,000 to the tries Inc. of Virginian, which tonnage registered here by last month. of the Marshalls' fleet is com government this year in rev also manages the Liberian reg- more than 30 percent by sign To put this hU!,!C im:rease in prised of large tankers, includ- enues generated from ships istry. · · ing up 20 vessels. pcrspccti\'l', Bi12lcr said that The reflagging of the 20 when the re),!istry wa, ,tartin!,! tankers and other ships brings it took them two and /1alf yc;1rs total vessels registered here of work to get 36 Hsscls re!,! to 133 and more importantly istered under the Marshall Is increases the gross tonnage lands flag. 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As the Japanese dive market on the Read the Sea Home Page Center have also thrown in their 91#1~ -I····------·--········ ------· ---. experience a new kind of marine Internet to viewers in Japan. is maturing, people are getting as part of a unique "English support for the program, the com • REC ENE AFREE GIFT FOR adventure that might just change Ocean naturalist, Shane Novak, bored with the standard follow through the ocean" study program pany said in its release. All par SPECIAL • EVERY PAIR Of SHOES the way they look at Saipan's who designed the SAIPAN SCI the leader approach to diving. being created for Japanese stu ticipating divers in the daily three I PURCHASED ocean forever. According to a ENCE DIVE program, is hoping With this program, divers will dents. hour SCIENCE DIVE program · DEC.·13 TO 22, 1996 • rwu1tE suPPllES-- 11sn •I news release. The Sea Creations, to affect a change in the way divers leave Saipan having actually Now, young students in Japan can opt to write an essay on the ...... Inc., a marine education firm view Saipan. "By having tourists learned something important can monitor fish populations in marine environment, and the win based in Saipan will introduce a become participants in a research about the island's ecology." says Saipan while improving their ner of the essay contest will be new kind of diving adventure style dive, and help collect data Novak. English language skills. flown to Hawaii to spend a day whereby divers of all levels can from the reef, they' II experience a Data collected from each SCI- Continental Airlines, and the working with dolphins at the FAMILY PLAN famed Kewlao Basin Marine AVAILABLE I Mammal Lab. (ASK ONE OF OUR HELPFUL 1 Don't Get Caught in the The SAIPAN SCIENCE DIVE 1 ASSOCIATES FOR DETAILS) : is conducted in both English and ·------Last Minute Rush! Japanese and will run daily after It's only 12 more Christmas. 150/o 150/o For more information call 322- Shopping Days before 0617 f'.I Christmas. SAESnames 'Gamson'of the month l~,-~· ACCESSORIES r·iJ' students }: 20% 30% SAN ANTONIO Elementary School recently honored 18 stu 30% dents with its "Gamson of the OFF Month" award for October. APPAR L Each month, the teacherof each GAI\APAN STORE class in the school selects one ONLY! student from the class as "Gamson of the Month". There are two INSOLES NIKE 200/0 classes for each grade level (K-6) T-SHIRTS OFF at the school, except for fourth &SHORTS grade, which has three classes. In 40% OTHER addition, two students from physi -oo/o o/o cal education classes and one spe BRANDS 3o OFF cial education student is honored 5 OFF each month with this award. San Antonio Elementary Prin • I . cipal Doris Thompson said the ~------REC ENE AFREE GIA FOR program, which was started in "THE BEST GIFT THAT ALWAYS FITS" • • selected items 1'11· I "6 /),,,,. ¥1· I 1•,,11J'f "',;, II EVERY PAIR OF SHOES I February of this year, provides ~ ~~ :: PURCHASED 1 special recognition to students for X-Lafge Sizes on Ladies Holiday Dresses ! AVAILABLE I I IWHILE SUPPUES LASTI : "making really significant aca ••••••••••••••••••••m•••~••••••••••••••• I st Floor of Katupak Bldg., Susupe across KSAI Radio Station (235-5897) demic improvement, demonstrat ing outstanding citizenship and ·. · DEC .. 13 TO 22 ;1996 ,, . . making a significant c·ontribution WHILE SUPPLIES LAST to the quality of life of the stu dents in the classroom."· ThG "Gamsons of the Month" SElECTED WOODS arc recognized in monthly assem o/o blies. at which the school's teach KING COBRA AND 3 ers Jcscrihc l'or each st11dc;n1 win All APPARELS TIGER SHARK OFIF ner why that student was sckcted. [FAIRWAY BlUES, LAM ODE, NIKE The Gamson (octopus) is the GOLF, CROSS CHEEK school's mascot. GIOVES, HATS & CAPS ThG "Gamson of the Month" IRON SETS, PUTTERS, 10% students for the month of'Octobcr BAGS AND GOlF SHOES OFF were honored in an assembly at the school on Nov. 15. i' SELECTED MlllER GOLF BAGS-25% Off ,' The "Gamson of the Month" students f'or October were: SELECTED GOLFACCESORIES_.50°/o Off • Matthew Duenas and Cedrick Magada (K). :l\\\:::::\:\MIII\Mli.lii\lllTlil\SitECIAllll\\:\\:\\1:l\\: • Louise Gandeza and Darlene John ( !st grade). • Daniel Quitugua and Arayanee Maratila (2nd grade). • Rosalyn Sanchez and Wcena Dulay (3rd grade). SElECTEIJ' PRINCE TENN S • Prolynn Brien, Christine Accra HEAD, PRINCE and Eddie Reyes (4th grade). SHOE • Cheryl Nucum and Yictoretle TENNIS STRINGS 95' AEROTYPE Camacho (5th grade). 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I 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER I3, '1996 '97 eyed as Year of Coral Reef By Rick Alberto The proclamation empha Last July coral reef scien Some of the the activies Variety News Staff sizes the value of the coral tists participating in the 8th lined up include slide show GOVERNOR Froilan Tenorio reefs in the CNMI because of International Coral Reef Sym presentations, mural painting, will sign a proclamation on "their tie to our cultural heri posium in Panama declared and information campaign of Tuesday declaring 1997 as tage; traditional and subsis 1997 as International Year of the various aspects of reef ecol Year of the Coral Reef in the tence uses; production of com the Coral Reef. ogy. CNMI. mercial food products; diver The local working commit According to Furey, our great Carlos Ketebengang, en sity, rarity, and uniqueness of tee involved in the planning est management need today is a forcement officer of the life forms; recreational oppor of activities for the whole year stronger public awareness of the Coastal Resources Manage tunities that provide a base for is headed by John F. Furey of importance and fragility of the ment, said the proclamation our tourist economy; physical the CRM. CNMI coral reef resource base. signing will take place at the protection of the coastal zone Civic Center Beach Park in from storms; and educational Susupe at IO a.m. and research uses.''. With the proclamation, the The coral reefs must be Reyes retires as Boy CNMI joins the international healthy for adjacent natural community in bringing to the systems to remain equally attention of the public the im Froilan C. Tenorio healthy, the proclamation also Scout coordinator groceries fi>•ve By Rick Alberto group and also the quality of portance of coral reefs to the states. "For example,,without OM Tomato First Choice Light Meat Tuna 7oz ...... 99¢/ea ecosystem. our residents and visitors. Our our coral reefs, pr,oduction and Variety News Staff the leadership within the Boy '''"'"-;:, .. ,.•Ii "The future of the Common quality of life is significantly export of sand to'nourish our BOY SCOUT Coordinator Scout Program," he said. Ketchup 28oz Tabasco Sauce 12oz ...... 4.99/ea Calistro Reyes, who retired re Villagomez said they are Charmin wealth of the Northern influenced by the quality and beaches would halt, and would Toilet Tissue Kellogs Frosted Flakes 10oz ...... 2.99/ea Mariana Islands depends on health of our natural environ impair the CNMI' s attractive cently, received a commenda looking for someone to replace Kellogs Cocoa Krispies 15oz ...... 4.59/ea the quality of life enjoyed by ment," the proclamation says. ness to tourists." tion from the Rouse Tuesday Reyes. "That person is a full 4Roll in a simple ceremony at the time employee of the Com Planters Cheeze Balls/Curls 6oz ...... 1.79/ea legislative chamber. monwealth government under Reyes retired after serving the Sports and Recreation Hormel Vienna the Boy Scouts of America, Division .... That (Reyes' po Sausage 50z CNMI chapter, for 20 years. sition) is a very important po " ... The House hereby ex sition, difficult to fill." presses its deep appreciation Reyes expressed his appre TOY SALE to Mr. Reyes for his unselfish ciation for the "thoughtfulness commitment to the develop of the legislature (and) the ment and sustenance of the Boy district committee members Scout Program in the CNMI with the leadership of Justice and the Legislature also wishes Villagomez.'' him well in his retirement," "This award gives me more read House Resolution 10-70, inspiration to continue help which was introduced by Rep. ing out, perhaps on a volun Heinz S. Hof'schneider. tary basis. So I' 11 be around The resolution noted that helping in any way that I can," Reyes had bucked opportuni Reyes said. ties for promotion to other Reyes said that after he government positions, opting graduated from high school he to remain with the Boy Scout made a commitment to dedi Kikkoman Soy Program to sustain its strength. cate his service to the devel " ... (U)nder his coordination, /~\ Sauce opment of the youth. ~ 1.6Litre the Boy Scout Program for the Reyes also said he chose to CNMI developed into a suc retire "for some good rea cessful program on the islands sons." of Rota, Tinian and Saipan." "When I decided to retire I Associate Justice Ramon felt and I know that the pro ,,Jl'1111lli!lt~• ~ ® Villagomez, Boy Scout district gram has developed through committee chair, said Reyes my leadership and the assis "has done a great job organiz tance of other volunteers. Potatoes (losse) DEC. 6 TO DEC.15 ing and running the Boy Scout With personal reasons, I think ALL TOYS Program." it's about time that I also 59¢/lb "He was able to put together maybe attend to my family the spring, summer, and fall needs and at the same time l' ll Red Apples ·(Loose) ...... 99(1:/fb I 0-20410 OFF M~~~HP.~~$. camporees through the years be coming around to help out," i ~~ 99(1:/lb · Free Delivery & Assembly GARAPAN on the islands of Rota, Tinian, Reyes said. •·Lemons· ...... o. •• ~u .; ...... ;~ .. : .. ::_ ... •...... Saipan and even Anatahan. He Celery .~-.~.; ...... ~ ...... 69ct:/lb has built up the size of the , I Low Prices! .Banglade~his;, . .. , " alUisfrraHan. beef .· . to holdV.i¢to:ry BeefJop Round Steak ...... 1.. 99/lb D~y ct3lebr~tion Beef Briskets .. :.,;.;...... ;...... :. ., 1·.89./lb ·. THE Bangladeshi Community Beef Shoulder Steak ...... , 1.89/lb on Saipan is inviting the gen Beef Chuck Steak ...... :..... 1.99/lb eral public to a celebration of National Victory Day slated Ualt pork •• onMonday,Dec.16, l:OOp.m. Pork Hocks ...... 1.19/lb 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage 1976 Jeep CJ-5 at the Diamond Hotel Audito (Two Styles) 5Units 1994 Hyundai Excel 1994 Mazda MPV rium. Pork Chops ...... 2.69/lb 2Units "Safari Kar" 2Units Van 1Unit National Victory Day is be Pork Shoulder Steak ...... 2.19/lb 2-DR Standard Open w/Bikini Top ing celebrated in Bangladesh Beef Round Roast (Pot Roast) Pork Spareribs 5-up 2-DR Automatic VB-Automatic as an annual holiday marking Starting $8,500 Automatic (2x4 WHO) seafoods 4-DR Automatic Starting $5,400 Starting $13,500 the nation's 1'971 'victory' Starting $5,000 against enemy forces. Starting $9.500 Planned activities during the Squid 1-lb/Bx ...... $1.59/ea celebration include recitations Shrimp 1-lb/Bag ...... 3.59/ea from religious holy books, and speeches by dignitaries. Frozen Bnls Milkfish ...... 3.79/ea Half Shell Mussel 21b/bx .. 5.69/ea. All vehicles have air-conditioning and stereo (some are w/cassette) RENT [a~------· Contact: Laurie 288-0042 A CAR BUCKLE•UPj To See: Airport Rd. at Mobil Station We are not responsible for any typographical erro~ I i . =i-- FRIDAY, DECEMBER· •3, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-!!5 Baby boom hits America's public schools Manila's Cardinal Sin hits Total enrollment up to 45.2M ·move to aJD.end charter By CLARO CORTES Sin took an active role in that prepared for the 89th anniversary SHEL TO'.'., CT· During the cur phone survey of almost 15,000 Districts cope with overcrowd Administrators and teachers cago, IL; San Francisco, CA; MANILA, Philippines (AP) - revolt, calling on citizens to gather of the Philippine Columbian civic rent 1996-97 school year. 4S.2 public school districts. ing in a number of ways, includ change as the school systems and Ontario, Canada. Serving Manila's influential archbishop around two military camps to pro group. "He ought not be pres million stmknts were enrolled in The top five states with the ing building new schools, expand expand and change. While the the information needs of busi on Wednesday joined opponents tect soldiers, including then-Lt. sured to do the wrong thing." LT.S. public schools. a new survey greatest number of new students ingorrenovating existing schools, total number of district ad nesses that market to educa of a proposed constitutional Gen. Ramos, who mutinied Sin credited Ramos with lead disclosed. this yearareCaliforiia (131,943), or operating on a year-round min1s trators was down tional institutions and .public am~ntlmerit that would allow against Marcos. ing an economic revival in the This is an increase of 805,000 Texas(73, 100), Florida (71,500), schedule. slightly, over 15% of them libraries since ·its\i1fo1.1i:ig in Presidtfflt Fidel Ramos to seek a Hundreds of thousands of Philippines but said the political or I .~''r over the previous year's Georgia (42,762), and Illinois This year 512 new schools were were new to their jobs this 1969, Market Data Retrieval secontfltei:m. ' · ' people responded. At a news system should not be changed in total. The largest enrollment (39,840). opened, up from a total of 459 last year. provides market~rs_ \Yi!h the ' ··Tire cilrrent move tci gather conference Wednesday, Ramos an attempt to preserve such gains. growth this ve,~· occmTed in el As compared to· last year, the year. At the school level, 13% of names of over 4 million edu signa~its;to change the constitu once again denied any plans to Supporters of Ramos say he is ;mentarv schools which added top five growth counties in terms A total of 667 newly con all principals and 20% of aJI cators. tion ... saddens me," Cardinal seek another term. the only leader capable of sus 33S.000~1ew students. closely fol- of the number of new students are structed schools were opened teachers were new.· to their Its four information bases Jaime Sin said. "He ought not to be constrained taining the country's economic . lowed by senior high schools with Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; (includes replacement build positions this year. · cover more than 250,000 pre Last week, a group of Ramos to "!n again," Sin said in a speech growth and maintaining political .316.000, and middle/junior highs Maricopa, AZ; Orange, CA; and ings). And 2,225 schools-' Market Data Retrieval, a school, elementary, second . supporters·calling themselves the stability. with 154,000. Cook, IL. primarily in CA (1,244) and Dun & Bradstreet company, is ary~ higher educational in.sti ·'People's Initiative for Reform, They say the term limit is un The enrollment information was As enrollments climb, the pres Texas (339)-are operating on headquartered in Shelton, CT, tutions and libraries in theU.S. Modernization and Action an- · democratic because it deprives collected during MDR 's annual · sure on school resources increases. a year round schedule. with regional offices in Chi- and Canada. nounced a campaign to · collect the people of the right to keep a signatures for a plebisci ie on good president in office. whether to allow two terms for But Sin said unlimited terms r presidents. for local officials in the past al ALL OUR PRODUCTS Ramos, .who took office in lowed warlords to build up local ARE WARRANTEED , 1992, is limited by the constitu dynasties that terrorized the ••• l·., ACCEPTED· tion to a single six-year term. The people and destroyed democracy. charter, drafted ~r a "people "As we face the challenges of WE SERVICE LAY-AWAY power" revobition in 1986 ended the next millennium, we must not WHAT WE SELL PLAN · stiongmariFerdinand Marcos' 20- forget the darkness of the past," · AVAILABLE year rule; seftertn. limits on gov~ he said. "We must not agree to The king ofpop Michael Jackson waves from the second floor window emment officials to prevent fu plunge our nation back into the of a community hospital in Paranaque, Philippines, during his visit at the hospital Friday. Jackson held concerts on December 8 and 1O on evils of the past." ture dictato~_hlps. reclaimed land along Manila Bay in suburban Paranaque. AP photo Labor strikes in RP. declin·e • t .. ., ' ., ',, ,. i.; To all CNMI Government Employees MANILA, Philippines '(AP) - :.::C"f0~f':8'.=;'=-~\'~ .[)'r·.·.-:c:c;_ ,e:;·r:-7::;J~'-;-" \{,-. .. , . -;-·, \{'~·_- _[)C:.--'~._ -· .. :.y·-:.. . ._ Industrial strikes in the Philip ·:r·:. ••• ·,·_:'· ·-·-··n·y•• > ' , -,·"··- ,·_- ' -- ,.,./ .,··- • , ''• "'. . ' . : • - -. pines declined by 9 percent from ' ~ ; . . . ' . ' ' ...... ' . . ; January to November compared • ? : I ' ~ ·- • ' • t..:. • ' \ • ' ; • ·~ • ; • '· 1 DAEWOO SAMSUNG with the previous year, according .' : :'; . ·- . ', "'"' :... ~- ., . . .. . "··· •, ·:'J· .~ .... ·, - ~ •. ,1 ., CT3373 to a labor department report is -- - ,. DTQ2056 sued Wednesday. (.• 20" 13" Work stoppages fell to 85 dur ing the period from 93 cases a I ~LOR I WLORI year earlier, and the number of 'Fllri!t strikers dropped by 42 percent to () LOWER RATES ~-... With Remote Control, ~¥-._!-.~ With Remote Control, "lflllarfr.Gltl-..-F.t:... 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Q In a statement, the DFA said the Philippines was one of the ~w·: first to sign the Convention 0 Th\fafr,.., '!'l:.:r. on the Rights of the Child dur l._!~\K~ lf®W : ing the first to sign the Con vention on the Rights of the Child during the 51 st session Ml~~ (GOOJ»J :e of the General Assembly. The I 2-page resolution entitled "Rights of the Child" was unani ~ti~~~~: mously signed and adopted by all 09G0@~Q©~~©®OC0~@~@00®0 187 UN member-countries. It calls on member-states to Underwritten by: adopt national legislation and pro D' Torres Bldg., Middle Road, cedures against child exploitation ZURICH INSURANCE (GUAM), INC. the abuse and protect child vic Garapan, Saipan A MEMBER OF THE WORLDWIDE ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP. Tel. Nos.: 233-4260/1/2 tims of armed conflict and pov @ ONE OFTIIE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL tNSURANCE COMPANIES. Fax No. (670) 233-4263 Subject 10 terms & conditions of your group conuact. '), erty. Phllipplne Star \I ,,lf ' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-27 @PIONEER® Chi downplays Tiananmen deaths The Art of Entertainment By JOHN DIAMOND and serious manner that at that Republican counsel to the Senate eign neighbors- which by WASHINGTON (AP) - Speak time not a single person lost his · Foreign Relations Committee, Beijing's 'i8-MAR1ANft:s VARIETY NEWS AND v1EWS-FRIDAY-DECEMB-ER 13. 199i,' Jailed dissident in 'poor health' China has criticized the deci tempts at economic development watch during family visits, which are also taped and videotaped. sion, saying Wei was a criminal would be meaningless without Wei and his visitors are kept and awarding him a prize consti democracy and human rights. apart and must shout to each other tuted interference in China's in Released in September 1993, to be heard, she said. ternal affairs. Wei continued campaigning for The family has not received a Wei Ling said "it's a good democracy until he was rear letter from Wei for at least six thing" her brother was awarded rested inApril 1994.Hewasheld, months, she said. Wei also has not the prize but she was unsure most of the time of without been allowed to receive many of whether it would prompt offi charges, until a trial last Decem the books brought for him by his cials to improve his prison con ber at which he was sentenced to family, she said. ditions. a further 14 years imprisonment Prison authorities have treated Wei was arrested in March for subversion. 1979 .and sentenced to 15 years Wei's family last visited him in Wei for his ailments and have in prison after he wrote powerful jail on Nov. 19, Wei Ling said. allowed his family to give him '"~\ ·. extra medicine, she said. . ,.•. essays warning that China's at- She said at least eight guards stand \,... . Couple killed South Korea supports push by falling tree for WTO investment talks SINGAPORE (AP) · South Ko argue. rea Wednesday called on mem But some developing countries JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -A bersof the World Trade Organiza are clragging their feet, concerned Swedish couple were crushed to about giving up their sovereignty death when a falling banyan tree tion to begin discussions on unify over which areas foreigners can destroyed a lodge where they were ing investment rules across the invest in. staying, the Swedish Embassy and globe. Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng stands in the street outside his Beijing home in this MinisterfortradeParkJae-yoon The European Union and Japan the Kompas daily said. September 29, 1993 file photo. Wei, one of China's boldest dissidents, emerged in said work should start immedi are leading the call for a study The young couple, identified-as 1993 after seJVing more than 14 years in prison for his dissidence and again started ately on bringing investment into group to be set up as a first step. speaking out for political reforms. AP Photg Per Hendrik Westerlund, 29; and The two trading powers also want his wife., Susanne Camilla the WTO regime. BEIJING (AP) - China's most "His health is not too good," Investmentisoneofseveralnew the WTO to discuss rules on com famous dissident, Wei Jingsheng, she said in an interview. She said Persson, were staying at the Maria petition policy that would seek to Inn in Moni village, 55 kilome issues being discussed by the 128- is in poor health in jail, his sister Wei suffers from heart disease nation trade make businesses play fair in the ters (36 miles) from the town of body for possible in said Wednesday, the day Wei was and high blood pressure. market place. Ende on Flores island in eastern clusion in its agenda. Many coun to be honored with Europe's The European Parliament an- tries argue that the mass of multi ParksaidSouthKoreaisn'tkeen Sahkarov Prize. nounced in October that Wei was Indonesia, when a large banyan for talks to begin on competition tree crashed onto their lodge in lateral and bilateral agreements that Wei, who has spent most of the to be awarded thisyear'sSahkarov currently govern where foreigners policy and government procure the middle of a storm Monday last 17 years behind bars, is Prize -named after Soviet dissi- can invest their money are too ment except in an "exploratory night. watched constantly by his dent Andrei Sakharov and worth complicated. and analytical" way. cell mates and has not been al- 15,000 ecu (about $12,500). An- Moni is at the foot of Mount I Maneahante para hamyo Foreign investment would be Ministers have until the confer Kelimutu with its multi-colored lowed to write to his family for at other sister, Shanshan, will col- boosted ence ends on Friday to reach some crater lake, which is a popular py having a simpler and least six months. said Wei Ling, lect it on Wei's behalf, according more universal set of rules, they sort of consensus on these issues. his younger sister. to a statement issued in Brussels. tourist destination. Leadership for the People Governor Froilan C. Tenorio r,' listens to your concerns Fill out an entry form for our Weekly Raffle every Friday starting November 29 to December 27, 1996 and you at the Governor's meeting in the villages could WIN a $200 shopping spree at PriceCostco*. 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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - security of our staff in the future," because the security of its staff although the women workers have In Kabul, where temperatures The United Nations restmted its said Sri Wijeratne, chief of the could not be guaranteed. still not been allowed to return to hover around freezing during the aid programs in Afghanistan's Afghan operations of the U.N. They said it had become im work. day and plummet at night, condi war-shattered capital of Kabul on High Commissioner for Refugees. possible to work in Kabul after Rupert Colville, a UNHCR tions are bru ta! for the city's poor Wednesday after the Taliban rul "It is important that we all co Taliban soldiers arrested its staff, spokesman in Pakistan, said it is est many of whom live in un ers freed four U.N. aid workers operate to alleviate the miserable forced its seven female workers still trying to get its female staff heated, bombed out homes. mTested nearly two months ear conditions under which so many off the job and harassed its only back to work, but the Taliban is The UNCHR along wi1h sev lier. of Kabul's inhabitants are living," international worker. resisting. eral other aid groups is providing "We have now received firm he said in a statement. The Taliban's decision to re When the Taliban army, of desperately needed quilts. plastic assurances from the Taliban au- The UNHCR froze its aid pro- lease the workers prompted the former Islamic clerics and semi sheeting tocoverthe gaping holes, narians, took over Kabul in Sep and clothes. tember it closed schools for girls It's for people who are really and forced women off the job. living on the edge," said Colville. Taliban edicts also banned music, He said the UNCHR has a large games and movies. It required shipment of winter clothes it re men to wear beards and go to the ceived from the United Stales that mosque. it has been waiting to distribute, But for the UNHCR the big but couldn't while its wmkers gest concern was the disappear were being detained. ance of its staff. With the release "The release marks the end of of the four workers, Colville said a crisis," said the UNHCR state a critical winter relief program ment. South Korea plans to build lighthouse on disputed isle SEOUL, South Korea (AP)- South Korea is planning to build a lighthouse on a barren islet also claimed by Japan, the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry said Thursday. The announcement comes only a month before scheduled summit talks between the leaders of Japan and South Korea and is not expected to sit well in Tokyo. South Korea currently has de facto control over the group of volcanic islets -called Tokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan - and has posted 34 policemen and a lone fishem1an on one of the main islets in the group. Construction of the lighthouse is expected to begin sometime next year, and reach completion in 1998, the official said. • South Korea is constructing a wharf there, despite Japan's pro tests. Seoul has also said it may build a desalination facility and allow LOCATED ON BEACH ROAD, SOUTH GARAPAN more civilians to live there. Cun:ently, drinking water needs to be P.O. 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DEC'EMBER 11, 19%-Mt\Rlt\N/\S V t\Rll:TY NEWS /\ND VJEWS-33 32-MARiAN:<\s VARlETYNEWS AN6'viEWS-FRIDAY-DECEMBER 13, 1996. ·--- ·- -·------F-::.~.... ·:-.sr.:-;~~.-_-::::·=..·~·-'..~."-~~~=-:i·1-~.~..::;-:--.."::'.:~:::..:.:-.r;r_•~ _ µ COMMONWEALTH. UTILITIES CORPORATION While protests continue INVITATION FOR BIDS Belgrade 'struggling' UNICEF report: End child labor CUC IFB 97-0005 loans. In India, such bonded labor Other children labor in indu~try By SUE LEEMAN number of child workers world poorly paid domestic service November 29, 1996 is widespread in the carpet-mak or on plantations, at ri~k from LONDON (AP)-In India, child wide runs into hundreds of mil where they can suffer physical The Ofiice of the E~ecutive Director, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is soliciting sealed bids for the construction of ing, match-making, slate and silk dangerous chemicals or faulty for economic survival carpet weavers suffer torture and lions." and sexual abuse, the report said. BEACH ROAD SEWER SYSTEM, from San Jose to Garapan, Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The have grievances against industries, the report said. Some materials. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) deprivation during shifts lasting The vast majority five in Asia, A survey of middle-income sealed bids shall be idenlified on the outside of the envelope by the invitation for bids number CUC-IFB 97 -0005. One (1) original -For the fourth week, thousands Milosevic, president of the Serb households in the Sri Lankancapi children are tortured to make them A 1990 survey of Mcxican up to 20 hours. Malaysian chil Africa and Latin America, with Americanchildren working in the and five (5) copies of the bids will be accepted at the Office of the Special Advisor, Procurement & Supply, CUC, at Lower Base, of protesters are lining Belgrade's republic that makes up most of half in Asia alone, the report said. tal, Colombo, showed that one in conform; others become stunted Saipan until 2:00 P.M., local lime on December 30, 1996 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. dren risk insect and snake bites farms of New York state showed streets every day, denouncing the postwar Yugoslavia. But few want In Africa, one child in three is at three had a child under 14 as a from being forced to crouch in Abid guarantee of 10 percent of the total price musl accompany the bids. The security may be in cash, certified check, working 17-hour days on rubber that almost half had worked in Serbian president and calling for to hear, much less talk, about poli work; in Latin America, one child domestic servant. cramped conditions. cashier's check, or other form acceptable to the CNMI Government made payable to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. plantations. fields still wet with pesticides and political change. tics. in five works. In South Asia, parents pledge At least I million youngsters a The bidder is required to submit with his proposal a copy of his CNMI Business Permit in compliance with the Contractofs Many are afraid to protest, be In Portugal, children as young over a third had been sprayed, the At the same time, thousands of In central and eastern Europe, children as young as eight to fac year are lured into prostitution, Registration and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. cause they fear losing the little as 12 slog in the construction in report said. · disgmntled Serbs are selling ev "a substantial increase in child tory owners in exchange for small the report said. This project is funded by a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Additionally, partial funding they have or because of the dan dustry, while in the United States, erything from dolls to jackets to labor has occurred ... as a result of may become available from the Office of Insular Affairs. All work pertormed on this project must comply with Federal and EPA ger of outright repression. Fur children from immigrant or eth ointments in Belgrade's market, the abrupt switch from centrally ,, regulations. thermore, the outdoor market is nic minority backgrounds brave · The base bid for this project consists of about 21,200 linear feet of gravity sewer, two pump stations, 3,700 linear feet of force stmggling to make enough money planned to market economies," it illegal but tolerated because it pesticides on farms. mains and sewer appurtenances. An additive bid consists of about 1,400 linear feet of gravity sewer with appurtenances. to survive. Six years after the comprehen added. Anon-refundable payment of $250.00 is required for each set of Plans, Specifications, and Proposal Forms, available on or They too hope for change. But provides an outlet for commerce. Child labor is also increasing in . C' The merchants, who know it could sive Convention on the Rights of after November 29, 1996 at the Wastewater Division Ottice, located at Sadog Tasi, Saipan. Apre-bid conference for this project they aren't as optimistic. developed countries such as Brit be closed any time, sell just about the Child, hundreds of millions of 1s schedu_led )or 9:30 A. M., local time, December 19. 1996 at the Wastewater Division Conference room, at Sadog Tasi, Saipan. Pe tar, a65-year-old retiree, said youngsters still are forced to work ain and the United States, thanks bratinQ MT s everything: "Babie" dolls, cheap Attention 1s called to the Labor Standard Provisions for Wage Rate Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary he makes about dlrs 170 selling long hours, often in hazardous to the growth of the service sector imitations of "Barbie." Miracle , Structure Plans and that payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Specifications must be tools in the market, about the same conditions, the U.N. children's and the quest for a more flexible ointments. Bolts and screws. Their f! paid on this project. amount as his pension. The money agency UNICEF said in its an work force, it said. ''We're cEL~-e rsarY With a [; CUC reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any imperfection in the bid proposal in the interest of the. govern- jackets sport misspelled slogans goes to support him, his wife and nual report, published Wednes Probably fewer than 5 percent ,,! their daughters, who all have low like "America Uinted States" or ment. - day. of child laborers work in the sweat ~ All inquiries should be directed to Edward D. Babauta at telephone number (670) 322-6706. the names of nonexisting sports salaries. The main causes are poverty, shops of industries exporting 15th Ann1ve . otter!'' teams: the Chicago Tigers or the ~ Petar, who would not give his poor education and entrenched cheap goods to the stores of the ~ /s,'TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Indiana Hawks . last name, was not happy about social traditions, the report said. developed world, the report said. ~ Executive Director, CUC the state of Serbia _ and he said Native Belgraders mix with special service-- -- ...... s...... w=:sz'=.~'':' ·"""""'"""""""""'="""'==llll:l!ilom....:1-1B11ia.m:mllll-mal!lllllla,:z,ii:s.amB!!ll::ai:1;mii=....,..,,..,,_,_,l!IIIZlJ Most sell goods on the street, work ~ Gypsies and Serb refugees _ re "It can never be in the best things would eventually change. interests of a child to be exploited on farms or clean homes. The minders of the wars Milosevic "Butiwon'tlivetoseeit." On or to perform heavy and danger pool of poor, exploitable children instigated in Croatia and Bosnia. Tuesday, the usual 100,000 pro ous forms of work," said the re is growing because of social Among them are people like 48- testers jammed the center of port, "The State of the World's spending cuts imposed on devel year-old Mirjana Mandie, whose Belgrade to protest the annulment Children I 997," which marks oping countries by the World middle-class life has disinte of Nov. 17 elections the opposi UNICEF's 50th birthday. Bank and the International Mon grated. tion had won. "Ending hazardous child labor ... etary Fund, the report said .. The Supreme Court on Tues Bundled in an orange hat and a In many countries, the report multicolored fleece jacket, now needs to become the world's Toys for Tots day turned down yet another ap said, the situation is worse be shared and urgent goal," U.N. peal to reinstate the opposition's Mandie waited Tuesday for cus 1:. Secretary-General Boutros cause of rigid and uninspiring victory. The Belgrade election tomers for her belts. The market education which cause may chil was jammed,but_ as usual_ sales Boutros-Ghali wrote in the D~c. z hd - Dile. zott commission, which had appealed to report's introduction. dren to drop out.early. Up 60 the annulment, gave up and certi were slow. percent of children in some de On an average day she makes It notes that the United States, fied the election results giving Switzerland, the Cook ·Islands, veloping countries do not com President Slobodan Milosevic 's about dlrs I 0, her contribution Oman, Somalia and the United plete primary school. SpreAJi"1 fle MA7ic of Socialists a majority. Opposition toward supporting her husband Arnb Emirates are the only coun Some 140 million children be legislators boycotted the inaugu- and 13-year-old daughter. "It's tries that have not ratified the con tween 6 and 11 cu!Tently do not . ral se·ssion of the new Yugoslav miserly and demeaning," she said. vention, which offers extensive attend school - 23 percent of pri parliament. She once was a clerk for a ma protection to children. mary school age children in de Sign up for MTC's TAGA or TAGA The opposition_ mostly intel chinery company in Belgrade. But UNICEF said many countries veloping countries, the report said. ELITE cellular plans now through C!ristmas lectuals, students and urbanites_ when war started in 1991, her job do not keep statistics on child In some places, the more haz has yet to reach merchants, farm ended because the company's fac December 31 and you'll get ·labor. ardous jobs traditional are as ers· and laborers. Without them, it tories were in Yugoslav republics "But even those countries that signed to poor children and those Bring an extra special feeling to your family's isn't clear how it will be able to that seceded. She was put on paid do try to assess the numbers of from ethnic minorities, the report force Milosevic from power. leave of dlrs 60 a month. holiday season this year by giving a new or like children working are faced with a said. And judging from the attitude of Her husband was pu·t on paid difficult task because so much In northern Europe, child la most people at Belgrade's huge leave, too. He now does odd jobs. new toy to Karidat's second annual Toys for Tots child labor is 'invisible'- taking borers are likely to be African or outdoor market, the opposition Between them, they bring in about place in the informal sector, in Turkish; in Argentina, many arc gift drive. has its work cut out for it. dlrs 400 a month, far below prewar domestic service, in the home and Bolivian or Paraguayan: in Thai Many of the market workers standards but pretty good fortoday. in the fields," the report said. land, many come from Burma. "All that is clear is that the Many children are prcsscJ into Drop off any unwrapped new or like new toy in :. •. ~,._,,;_,~·~·"' ,, ,·, .i:-,• , ,, . _ ,J.l ~·-·,_:·, :• ,-' ,' ....-·~ ,,,,,,,,•• 1 one of the festively decorated collection boxes New JWS Airconditioning Ernployee .PM's· your first month's iimous1ne. set··on''tirei. in the lobbies of participating Saipan hotels. service! WELLINGTON, New Zealand Bolger's conservative National (AP) - Police tightened security Party announced on Tuesday that Needy children in the Northern Marianas will be around Prime MinisterJim Bolger it would remain the government after his limousine was set alight by forming a coalition with the filled with joy on Christmas morning as they open on Wednesday, only hours after small populist New Zealand First MTC is so proud of its improved cellular service, we're the gifts you've generously providedl he announced a coalition deal to Party. offering you a special opportunity to try it out at a stay in office. National needed the support of The unattended automobile had New Zealand First as it failed to reduced rate during this month, in celebration of our been parked outside the house of retain a majority in parliament at JWS Refrigeration & Air Conditioning is his driver. an Oct. 12 election. . 15th Anniversary Year. pleased to announce the addition of No one was injured. ··we will review the level of Nearby residents said they were security for the prime minister Available at MTC Customer Service Center and AAA Cellular. SAM BROOKS to staff for the duties of woken by the car's alarm fol and other dignitaries," said assis lowed by a loud explosion at I tant police Commissioner Neville CELEBRATING 15 YEARS Sales Engineer in the CNMI and Guam a.m. (1200 GMT Tuesday). Trcndle. areas. Sam has a BS degree in Threats on public figures are Det. Jnsp. Brett Kane said gaso rare in New Zealand. line was poured over the gray Mechanical Engineering and has The fire came only hours after F?.!}LLTD. It was then set alight. .;··,• •' ;·,;---· . worked in the industry for 21 years. Our Saipan (Telephone Nos. 235-5572 Sponsored by the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands or 235-557 4 and Fax: 235-5573) and Guam offices appreciate and welcome OF LOCAL COMMITMENT your business. / NY village votes for naine change MOSCOW (AP) - Russian De said civilian control of the minis smaller, professional army with By JIM FITZGERALD 1l1e name chm1ge becomes effec fense Minister Igor Rodionov try is needed as part of democratic better weapons to replace the NORTH TARRYTOWN, New tive aftcra Wcdncsday meeting of the gave up his military rank Wednes reforms and to ensure greater ac huge, conscript Soviet army. But York (AP)-_ This indus11ial village village trustees. all of whom sup day and became the first civilian countability. it lacks funds fortroops and weap with rn1 abm1doned auto plant has potted the cl1(mgc. in decades to hold that position, Rodionov was brought in to help ons because of the country's eco voted to chrn1ge its name, tying its Voters re jcctcd t11e name chm1ge 2- as part of a government campaign create a new, streamlined mili nomic crisis. hopes for the future to tomism and a to--1 in l 988, but t11e issue mosc again : to refo1m the military. tary to replace the massive mili The military is gripped by harsh name from the pmt - Sleepy Hollow. after Genernl Motors closed iL, a, r @ Health &Beauty Aid • Sundry Rodionov will continue as de tary machine of the Soviet era. sho'rtages and poor morale among Mrn1y of the recognizable lm1d sembly phmt last summer. 1l1e $ I ' . I fense minister, President Boris A number of generals have officers and men.· Soldiers go m,u"ks from Washington Irving's million a yern· the automaker paid t • Household • Toys Yeltsin 's office said. The 60-year been fired since Rodionov was months without pay and thousands "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" -the towtll'd the village budget will be I ) • old army general was "dismissed appointed defense minister in ofofficers have quit because they spooky tale of Ichalxx.l Crane's en gone soon, mid mm1y suppo11ers see I • School Supply . • Books z from military service because he July, including some who oppose could not feed their families. counter with the Headless Horseman the mune chm1ge as a way to attract IA reached the age limit," a decree publicly cuts in the military. Some The air force and the navy face - are in N01th Tm1ytown. the tourist u·ade. signed by Yeltsin said. other senior generals have been a major shortage of new planes So supporters of the name change "If people know this is where to ® Snac~s &Food Ill The government wants the de removed, reportedly because and ships and the army suffered a said it was· about time the village come to find Sleepy Hollow, then DECEMBER fense ministry under civilian con Rodionov wanted to replace them humiliating defeat against sepa began using its greatest resource and tourism dollars would flow in," said 13th, 14th, 201:h & 21st trol after decades of appointing with his appointees. ratist rebels in the recent war in adopt a name steeped in American Ch1is Skelly of the Sleepy Hollow [l generals to the post. Yeltsin has The government wants a Chechnya, history and literature. The measure Society. Opponents said a better bet would be finding a comprn1y to IU TENT SALE ~~I passed Tuesday, 1,304 to 710. FROM 10 R,M, "'This is now the place where leg take over the GM site. i .J .. ------~-__J TO 4 P.M. Primakov agrees to talks with ends are made," said Mayor Sean "As a historian I don't like distor With the White House in the background, the National Christmas Tree sits aglow on the Ellipse in Washington, 4 ______SAIPAN ICE J Treacy, standing in front of a red and tion,"saidTheodoreHutchinson, who After President Clinton, along with Washington area children, officially lit the tree during the 1996 Pageant 0 SADOG TASI TANAPAG NATO but nixes expansion plans white banner picturing the headless wrote a book about the area and says of Peace. AP photo 0 horseman. the name Sleepy Hollow is fiction By BARRY SCHWEID willing to hold talks with NATO bargaining for membership. The Said Gaiy Mcu;an, the village rather then history: ' BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) on a new relationship with the summit is set for July 8-9 in plumbing inspector. "We can look "Keepthename,thenlet'sgetsome I Russia on Wednesday accepted alliance provided the result is a Madrid, Spain. fotward to a historic future and kiss industrial company to take over the f,., a NATO overture to negotiate document that "deals with our On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary our manufacturing past goodbye." GM space." ties with the military alliance concerns." of State Warren Christopher as From Dec·ember 13th to December24th; 1996 I ~ ·, but denounced its plans to ex He did not appear to be molli sured a nervous Russia that ',· pand eastward as likely to di fied by NATO's pledge Tuesday nuclear weapons would not be vide Europe again. not to deploy nuclear weapons in deployed in Eastern and Central 1,e,~i.: IDEAL X'MAS GIFTS ~·.·:·:- ."(: 1-·.+; ... "We continue to be .against Central and Eastern Europe when Europe if NATO proceeds with Educ. Games & Toys Hooked on Math Math Safari NATO enlargement," Foreign former Soviet allies are accepted an eastward expansion. Minister Yevgeny Primakov as members. But the former Soviet allies ~~1111 Hooked on Phonics Geo-Safari Talking Globe said at a joint news conference Solana, for his part, said he had would be backed by the nuclear armed United States and the rest \i ..•. Ptm~!/ig ~f;~ r with NATO Secretary-General reaffirmed to the Russian minis p greementcraft ie ... Jsw~~!{py);qalld'!J'.§r Javier Solana. "This is based on ter NATO's intention of building of NATO if they are attacked, a the World Trade Organization, EU spokesman·· the firm belief that enlargement "a good partnership with our Rus U.S. officials said. Micro School Supply I Taro Sue 1 of NATO will lead to a new sian friends." In a meeting Tuesday night ~;~i:~~ f9r1'~~!~.,;.· . ... > ·· • ./\ ,.···.···•·••·········· ····•·•·•· < .. ·... ·••··.. . · division of Europe." Solana said NATO would like withChristopherthe Russian for (Saipan) He added: "We think security to have the relationship worked eign minister did not shrink from [~~iJi¢\it!ltiif;¥i~I~;it~i[liuJi~~rrn1i~:~rkif 2;". ~µr~1*l~f().()J4r~~\ng},v~~ datllllgipg should be individual; security out by this summer's planned criticizing NATO's plan. "We •Jts riiticlHµipJ<'lY;~~YiR~ tile· ..• should extend to all of Europe." summit meeting when potential treat ·this negatively," he told \gr9.¢e$~:) ·. ... . 7 .. ·.. i i < •·· ...... ••. ··. ··········.···• . ButPrimakov said Russia was new members are invited to begin Christopher in an SO-minute .> .. 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U96-238 1992 " ,1:, AAS-620 ,,·:'~ J U95-160 1991 AAN-848 ::;~ ·; The CNMI NURSING ASSOCIATION wishes to THANK the following individuals a11d Kada Sakkan na Dinana' giya Luta U95-218 1991 ABD-551 U95-236 1990 AAR-836 -:,J~ s agencies for their contribution and participation in the 1996 CNMJ NURSES WEEK Annual Gathering on Rota U96-243 1992 'u ·-.·,;py AAS-369 S9S5 celebration: USS-245 1991 c., .'R': AAZ-201 5995 Ta fana'asangani yan ta fana'a'na'hasso put i dinana' familia U95-148 1994 CCJROLLA ABN-912 7995 U96-210 1990 WlOLLA AAT-215 5495 Governor Froilan C. Tenorio Father Gary-Bradley - Familia'an HOCOG pa'go gi sakkan 1996 giya Lula. USS-251 1994 COROLLA AB0-211 0995 Let's inform each other and let's remind each other of the annua U95-250 1994 TERCEL ABF-863 _ _]_fill£ Lt. Governor Jesse Borja Santa Remedios Altar Boys ------· -~- family gathering · HOCOG family- 1996 on Rota, CNMI U95-072 1989 SENTRA AAL-325 1995 Dr. and Mrs. lsamu J. 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FRIDAY· DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY·NEWS AND V.!EWS-37 - MARl~NAS v,sJTORS BUREAU Tamils overrun police US Congress suppressed Canadian diplomat · VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT , station, kill at least 36 info on Iraqi chemicals? faces Israeli probe By DEXTER CRUEZ mored personnel carriers and an operation in the region, said the By JIM ABRAMS fairs Department officials. the deadly toxins. JERUSALEM (APi, - A Canadian diplomat has been recalled to POSITION Trades Helper I COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) artillery gun were destroyed by the police officials. ' WASHING TON (AP)- Saying "Alarms have been sounding for But Marine Sgt. George Grass, Ottawa after Israeli police investigated him for involvement in a LOCATION Tinian Tamil Tiger rebels overran a po rebels who also ambushed the re Some officials said the police there is growing evidence that almost six years. Only now are who operated a chemical detec drug smuggling operation in Israel, officials said. lice commando camp in eastern inforcements. commandos and around 30 sol chemical toxins have sickened they being heard," Shays said. tion vehicle during the war, told Douglas Wardle of the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv was DUTIES: To assist Field Operations Division in the general Sri Lanka and killed at least 36 Brig. Tissa Jayatunga, a mili diers, who wereJ also stationed at Gulf War veterans, congres The possible link between the House panel he monitored investigated last month on suspicion he smuggled drugs to Israel maintenance of tourist sites. Encompassing duties will include policemen and soldiers, ·military tary spokesman, could only con the camp, had withdrawn .into the sional lawmakers are question chemicals and the illnesses af mustard gas and other chemi via diplomatic mail, Charles Larabie, a spokesman at Canada's mowing, brushcutting, trimming, planting, trash collecting and officials said Wednesday. firm 13 bodies of policemen and jungles. But ·a ;defe.nse ministry ing Pentugon ,assertions it has flicting thousands of Gulf War cals both during the ground war Foreign Affairs Department, said Wednesday. other duties as may be assigned. Police officials said another 39 soldiers were recovered after the spokesman said the security forces · revealed all it knows of possible vets came to the forefront after and immediately after at an The Tel Aviv Magistrates Court made information about the case policemen and soldiers who were attack. The higher figures came were still in command of the camp. chemical exposures. The Penta the Pentagon announced in May ammo dump near the Kuwait public for the first time on Wednesday. QUALIFICATIONS: Must be at least 18 years of age with a injured in the fighting just after from officials who could not be Troops have been on alert for a gon strongly denied any cover that chemical agents were City airport. Israeli police last month arrested Israelis Meir Hazan, 36, and valid driver's license. midnight Tuesday were rushed to named under briefing ru Jes. possible major rebel attack during up. present at Iraq's Kamisiyah Asked whether the readings Yakov Shtemheim, 46, in relation with the case. Police confiscated the past few weeks, as intelligence a government hospital in eastern Hundreds of rebels had fired "There are people at the Pen ammunition dump destroyed by could have been false, a com six kilograms (13 pounds) of cocaine from Hazan's home, but reports warned against guerilla at SALARY: Pay Level 6, depending on qualifications Am para town after reinforcements rocket-propelled grenades and tagon who ought to be held ac . American troops in March 1991. mon Pentagon explanation of the believe more cocaine was concealed or already sold. tacks to mark their"heroes' s week" reached the Pulukunawa village. machine guns during the attack in countable" for not acknowledg · Some 20,000 veterans are beir.g detection alarms that went off A North American diplomat not identified in court records is "We tried our best to defend the which part of the camp was burned. which ended Nov. 27. LOCATION: Tinian, CNMI ing sooner that U.S. troops faced warned that they could have been throughout the war, Grass said suspected of using diplomatic mai I to ship the drugs from Canada · .Tamil rebels are. fighting for a camp, but shortly before dawn we · Initial reports said 27 people were Iraqi chemical contaminants exposed during that operation. his equipment was accurate and to Israel, said an Israeli police spokeswoman, speaking on condi ran out of ammunition and were killed, but later increased to 36 as separate homeland for Tamils, who Interested persons may contact Ms. Ellen Fleming-Ikehara, MVB during the 1991 war, said Rep. But Pentagon officials have "I know what chemical weap tion of anonymity. forced to withdraw," injured po the bodies 28 policemen, six sol are 17percentofSriLanka'spopu Tinian Information Center, or the MVB Main Office in Saipan for Bernard Sanders,. the lone in 28th .. 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Dated this 16th day of October, 1996. • Decisions made by JG Sablan In all ma"ers pertaining to I this promotion shall be final. ( ls/CHARLES M. CALVO, JR. r Clerk of the Commonwealth Supreme Court 1------A DIVISION OF TRIPLE J SAIPAN. INC and Bar Admission Administrator Goropon. Bt..-.och Road 23-4-7133 • Ch01on Kanoa. Bcocti !'load 23'1·33.'.l2 .. (' 38-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-DECEMBER 13. 1996" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS~39 Seoul eyes more Russian arms SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - said Wednesday. try officials said. meet. ~oods. After providing $1.47 b_il- South Korea, a traditional con- The deal, signed in Moscow Moscow had earlier promised Sofar,$150million worthofT- hon, Seoul halted further dis- -sumer of American weapons, will earlier th~ month, requires Rus- to provided South Korea with a· 80U tank~, BMP-3 vehic)e~, por- burse~ents in 199~ after Mos- acquire $31.25 million of Rus- sia to pro'fide Seoul with an un-. ' total of $210 million in weapons table antitank and antiaircraft cow failed to meet mterest pay- sian-made armored combat ve- specified number of BMP-3 ar- between 1995 and 1998 as partial missiles and others weapons have ments. , ':',: hicles and ammunition next year mored vehicles and spare parts payment for overdue loans and either arrived or on their way to Moscow has been negotiating in an arms-for-loan deal, officials and ammunition, Defense Minis- interest Russia had been unable to Seoul, the officials said. with Seoul to pay the debt with 'i South Korea has traditionally raw materials as well as weap- '' bought its arms from the United ons. _ ,'. States, but is beginning to look to South Korea had launched two Rights workers hit co-prime minister other countries, including its infantry battalions equipped with Cambodia. Thtyknowwhatwe former enemy Russia, as suppli- Russian Weapons. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia donors to stop supporting local . have worked. here for," said ers. Moscow has been the chief Russian weapons still account (AP) -Local human rights work human-rights organizations, say. ThunSaray, president of Adhoc, arms provider for Seoul's com- for a tiny fraction of the billions ers blasted Co-Prime Minister ing the rights workers ·were get a local human rights group. munist archrival, North Korea. of dollars South Korea spends Hun Sen on Wednesday for a ting rich off the donations. - He said his organization was After establishing diplomatic annually to buy arms, mostly speech in which he criticized "Please return your money used workingtoensurethattherights ties in 1990, Seoul agreed to lend from the United States, officials their work and urged foreign for nothing but making contro written into Cambodia's con Moscow $3 billion in cash and said. donors to withhold funds from versy," Hun Sen said. stitution are granted to the their organizations. But rights workers denied the I . people and protected. Human rights workers are charges. His government has a "Our people need not only Police seize 2.5 kilos of "exaggerating the real situation dismal human rights record ac rice to eat, but their dignity," and making up problems," Hun cording to nearly every interna Saray said. · Sen said during a speech to sup tional human rights organization. -_heroin, arrest 5 people Khou Akara, the head of an porters on United Nations Hu Most say the situation has been Penh's anti-drug police, said the other local human rights orga PHNOM PENH, Cambodia man Rights Day on Tuesday af deteriorating during the last sev suspects brought the heroin into nization: "What we have done (AP)- Police seized 2.5 kilograms ternoon. eral years as Hun Sen seeks to (5.5 pounds) of heroin and ar Cambodia froin Laos. "Human rights belong to us. consolidate his political and mili so far is based on the principles - The heroin f.ias a street value of of human rights. is wrong to rested five Cambddians, includ There is no need to have anyone tary power base. It $75,000 in B'hnom Penh and said we did it for our own ad- ing a soldier, for drug trafficking, instruct us," said Hun Sen. "The world community has un a police official said Wednesday. $700,000 in the United States, _ vantage." Hun Sen appealed to foreign derstood clearly the situation in Heng Pao, chief of Phnom Heng Pao said;· The arrests were made Mon day, and the five suspects will p f\/\lCKEY THOMPSON o DUPONT :o FIRESTONE o RANCHO SUSPE Qh.iI•., z: face trial before the end of the U) U) week, he said. z 0 w z: A new anti-drug Jaw passed by [l_ the National Assembly Monday r=Q'::,.,. 4 = 155 80 Rl3 0 U) imposes jail terms of up to 20 ::::; -----~~Af'i -· -- $140.0D or 49.95 ea. G) Cf) [\ ( ~1 ' -i years and fines of up to $20,000 for the cultivation, sale, purchase, :r: 4 = l 75 70 Rl3 'Ot__:;;::1' __ p, 4 = 205 65 Rl5 0 ~ trafficking or production of ille <( $130.00 or 59.95 ea. $360.00 or 109.95 ea. CJ m gal narcotics. w )> Cambodia has emerged as a RADIAL major transit pointfor drug ship n 0 ' ments because of ifs proximity to :z. ~ 0 the Goiden Triangle - the region w' z: where 6.urma, Laos·:and Thailand ..Lu 4 = 3lxl0.50 Rl5 - ::::0 converge and opium cultivation $519.00 or 139.95 ea. 0 is rife -and because.of its lax law :2:::: m enforcement resultfrig from de 0 n cades of civil war. · (/) 0 w CCc1an11Dnlerize1! '1l'l'lll!lee.':B 0 h:u~a11e1·6111G! ,;a,1 ai§1111Dh~ 0::: :;:,;;::;_ Accident kills -- w 0 i- m miner,_traps 14 ~ --0 CG m (...~Cl :::;,:;:: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A Ll.J l\ n~ C: ',.: I.' c.J; coal miner was killed and 14 oth :< en --1 ers were trapped u·nderground ~::: u Wednesday when a mud slide 0::::: WHEN : December 14, 1996 (Saturday) w J:! covered the opening of a mine I- U) nearTaebaek, a coal mining town : Bank of Guam (Garapan) to the ::r: WHERE z m in eastern South Korea. - .u Miners, firefighters and police American Memorial Park, Amphitheater ~ ' were working to dig out the work ,; 0::: .-' ers, feared dead. The mud slide is I,! TIME · 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. <( f [m[E Bra~~ iJlSP~C1io:mJ_ , c: f; believed to have been caused 2 OJ : Christmas Caroling and Float Contest _J ::::0 when a malfunctioning water t: EVENTS _J "i 0 pump ruptured a water pipe that J <( Srak(B. Job§ )> : Marianas Visitors Bureau I z: had been draining water from the 1 SPONSOR a -I mine, police said. ,,~·1 w (f) Kim Wang-sung, 40, was found 2 Starting ~tiij9a_95 ,-p~~-~je_ :: a dead near the mouth of the mine, COME AND CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL AS THEY SiNG MERRY SONGS FOR THE 0::: )> police said. [l_ (') (') Taebaek is some lXO kilome HOLIDAY SEASON. THE PARADE WILL ALSO FEATURE CHRISTMAS FLOATS FROM NON-PROFIT ~~, ooai a, .-m ters ( 112 miles) southeast of ORGANIZATIONS. 1 Seoul. 0 " \UYi~\II ~ SHOP HOURS C: 11\~p z: FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MARIANAS VISITORS BUREAU AT 664-3200/1 8 :OOam 8 OOpm M F ;tJ 8 :OOilm . 6 OOprn S.11 Q 11 & Su11<..L-.y by appointrn~nl 011ly :-< Bring the entire family and watch students from public and private schools as o S1-"cJVd VdVN o ,:i> they brigthen up beach road with candles and songs" !,._':':N ' ''. 'I<. . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS'-45 . 44-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, I 996 Dollar falls, stocks also down 11™ , , TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. dollar fell tween Japan and the United States. ; C U C against the Japanese yen Wednesday On the stock market, share prices ~ OMMONWEALTH TILITIES ORPORATION overspeculationthatJapanesebuying were weighed down by a round of ·a··"l ~·!!"1"" ..,.. ~ CUC RFP 97-0004 ofU.S.bondsmayslowdown,traders arbitrage selling and profit-taking on . ,,..,p.';.·- ·. ,~ November 29 1996 said. Tokyo stock prices fell Wednes- blue chip issues. ' day after a two-day rise. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's main The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting competitive proposals from responsible firms of supplying and At late afternoon, the dollar was index, the Nikkei Stock Average of ,; installing 5 MW of generation at the Isley Power Plant 1n Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). changing hands at 112.86 yen, down 225 selected issues, fell 253.74 points, I[i . . - . . . 0.74yenfromlate Wednesdayandalso or 1.22 percent, closing at 20 568.38 'i I: lnl~resled ~art1es may ~1ck up the sl.alemenl of work al the CUC Procurement & Supply Office in Lower Base, Sa1pan, CNMI, .below its late New York level over- points. The average had gained a total G:l-s·"'··e,. · , ID'"·· u· ·· ll · . . ru o . yen. rang een o . porn m previous two ys, ~ ·,• .... ,.,. ,_.,:i r ___ :_ . i t . . ·· ·.·· 1Ii dunng working hours {7.30 a.m., lo 4.30 p.m.). · 'ght f I !3 4! It edbetw f545 42 · ts· · da .. ~r;,/ .. . ,_;;, ...... ·. f Six (6) sets of proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked CUC RFP 97-0004, to Mr. Frank T. Flores, Special 112.83 yen and 113.39 yen in includinga218.41-pointgain,or 1.61 Advisor, at CUC, Material Management Division, P.O. Box 1220, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than 3:00 p.m., local lime, Friday, Wednesday's trading. percent, on Tuesday. January 3, 1997. The dollar moved below the 113- Marketsentimentwasdarnpenedby yen level on large-lot selling by U.S. a slight fall in a new listing. CUC stresses that offerers shall include all engineeting studies, and supply ol all necessary equipment, fire protection, shipping funds, traders said. Shares of Oriental Land, the opera- ' and transportation, civil engineering work, erection, testing and commissioning in the scope ol this project. . A Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank dealer tor of Tokyo Disneyland, were listed said the dollar was under selling pres- ontheTokyoStockExchangeWednes- ~ l>-ll responses to \his RrP should take into account any and all taxes will be charged to the successful olferor in fulfilling the sure following reports in Wednesday's day, the first major new private corpo- g contract, including excise taxes. Wall Street Journal thatJapanese insti- ration to go public on the exchange p A performance bond and a labor and material payment bond equal to 100% of the installed value of !rye completed facility shall be tutional investors may curb their in- sinceMitsubishiMotorsCorp.didsoin vestment in U.S. bonds. I 988. ,. provided by su~essful offeror upon award. · A surprise rate cut by Australia's Afterfirsttradingat8,850yen($79), Offerors shall provide a certification signed by a principle of lhe company slating that the company has in the past, and is currently, central bank drove the Australian dol- up IO percent from the fixed price of in compliance with all applicable CNMI and federal labor laws. Should the company be unable to provide such certification, the lardownsharplyearlyinAsiantrading 8,050 yen ($72) reached in its initial company must provide a written explanation as to why, including a description of any violations of such labor laws and any early, and also carried down the U.S. public offering, Oriental Land ended remedial action taken. Failure of the company lo provide the certfficalion or explanation is grounds to reject the entire proposal. dollar and German mark against the theday'stradingat8,800yen($78)on I~ The award of this project is contingent upon receipt of the necessary funding and/or required approval to enter into legally binding yen, traders said. heavy volume. The dollar's weakness also came The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all U arrangements lo complete the entire project. after buying interest did not emerge issues listed on the first section was ~ Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerers, who subm~ proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being following news that Japan's current down 18.09 points, or 1.17 percent, ~ selected !or award, for the purpose al clarification and to ensure full understanding of, and responsiveness to, solicitation require account surplus narrowed 19.6percent to I ,524.90. The TOPIX rose 10.22 \; ments. Offerers shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to opportunity tor discussion and revision of proposals, in October from a year before level to points, or 0.67 percent, the day be- [', and such revisions may be permitted after submission and prior to award for the purpose ol obtaining the best and final offers. In 367.4 billion yen ($3.25 billion), irad- fore. \( conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any information detived from proposals submitted by competing of ferors. ers said. An estimated 320 million shares .,q CUC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals tor any reason and to waive any defect in the proposals if, in its sole opinion Economists say the smaller current changed hands on the first section, ~ to do so, would be in its best interesls. All proposals shall become the property of CUC. accountsurplushashadlittleimpacton down from Tuesday's 337 million foreignexchangemovementsinrecent shares. Retreating issues outnum- ~ /sfflMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ months as investors have instead bered advancers 795 to 257, with [~xecutive Director watched interest-rate differentials be- I 79 unchanged. Bi~~ !ij~~ iim@Rt~~~: All around Saipan, people 1 .•••. ,••.ij~ftl{9K.@ail 811~- .(~)·•·r,···'Ibb~;i~~ I~portBaii~,--·,1r,·•~~•·•¥i.~• are taking a shot in the mug ·····"'edi1esdayit.,agreed.·to ]~nd·_·$4()() .. ipilli9J}}P}·Sleel~m~yfiii.:,I\Wrygj9i11t•• . yenwre .. of1llailarul'sSiamCemeritPQL; .•.•.. '•. ,.•....•. ,.·······.·.',+ i,, .. Li.<·•·•.• <' i \( <···· . for the Bud Light Freeze eta '.•. ' '!Jl~ Jq~ to Siarr1U11itecj s,~I •(p, ~- ~u ~ Used tl> Mm ttie .i ~ Mdjtwt, •.• cqnipa11:( sproduction llf.G?ld-!1)~ed s~l~fs;the bariksiµd. Siam lf riited •. Frame. You can too. Just /•§teel,~•scll~oµled•.tt>begincoldfrpUeds~lpr§d9qtj9I1pYthe .. eii ',, •I' 46-1'\,:~l{l.\N:\S VARIETY NEWS AND\llEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, 1996 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-47 Oholdst son labor By VIJAY JOSHI working group to be set up in "Even if they are able to di unwilling to do that, fearing it liaand Argentina want some form Sony increa$es SINGAPORE (AP) - The the WTO to discuss the issue, vert the issue this year, it will will give foreigners unchecked of discussion in the WTO on the Hong Kong share prices dip battery output World Trade Organization an anathema to the develop merely gain strength and return access to invest in areas that gov possibility of freeing world mar HO'.\G KO:\G \.-\P)- Share prices in 13.189.60. On Tuesday, the index had executive by a Beijing-backed com made a last-ditch effort Thurs ing world. with a vengeance and with double ernments wants to reserve for do kets for farm products. The Euro I long Kc)ng slum[X'd Wednesday atkr gained 198 poinL~. mittee of 400 Hong Kong notables. day for a compromise on la "This is the period when all the intensity at the next ministe mestic industries. pean Union fears it will tum into sur~in!2 twlit·r in tJ1e da, on news of the Turnover amounted to ! 1.583 bil TungwillreplaceGov.OuisPatten bor standards as many devel the cards are coming out on rial meeting," said Jordan. India, a key holdout, has asked hard negotiations. scl;c1iZ,n t1f a shippini magnate 10 be lion Hong Kong dollars (U.S. $1.485 when the British pull out of the colony oping countries remained firm the table. This is the crunch "In a sense it is a reflection of its Cabinet in New Delhi to make The final declaration can only tJ1t' 1crrit,m \ it'a,k'r when ii reverts to billion), up from 9.163 billion Hong on June 30. Brokers said the index plunged in about keeping the issue out of time. People are showing the the world opinion," he said. a decision Thursday, Shipra be issued if each and every mem Chinese' r1;k' rk'.\I war. Kong dollars (U.S. $1.174 billion). the trade body. 111c Hw1!2 St'mz.Indc:x. tJ1e market's Brokers said tJ1e index gained 1per the afternoon on worries that U.S. stock color of their money," Another issue still unresolved Biswas, an Indian spokeswoman ber of the WTO agrees to every ke, mdica1orofblue chips. fc!I !52.86 cent after shipping tycoon Tung Chee prices will fall when they open for WT_O spokesman Keith Rockwell said. is a deal on framing a uniform said. word in it. po.rnts. or 1.1 percent. closing al hwa was chosen as the post-\ 997 chief trading in New York later in the day. Rockwell said "very, very sen Poor countries. where la set of rules to remove red Finally, talks are also stuck on "Nothing is agreed until ev sitive negotiations" are going bor standards are generally tape for foreign investors. agriculture. A group of leading erything is agreed." Rockwell on among the representatives lower than in the West, fear Developing countries are farming countries such as Austra- said. of 128 member nations on the that industrialized nations will OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS issue, which has created a deep use labor standards as an ex INVITATION TO BID rift between the rich and poor cuse to keep out goods cheaply ECUA.L HOUStNG DPW97-1TB-004 nations. produced in the East. 1!!1OPPORTUNITY Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Office of the Governor Planning Office, lhe. Northern At issue is the wording of a The United States says it is Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC) Board of Directors, and the Department of Public Works, are soliciting sealed bids for the paragraph on labor in the final only concerned about address Medicare Construction of the Beach Road Pathway, Garapan. Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Bids on duplicate declaration-that the ministers ing the problem of millions of will be. accepted in the Office of the Director, Division of Procurement & Supply at Lower Base, Saipan until 4:00 p.m. local time, are scheduled to release at the children who work in sweat Home Health Information December 16, 1996 at which time and place the bids will publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above time end of the conference on Fri will not be accepted under any circumstances. shops and hazardous factories day. - such as carpet looms in Paki Asecurity of fifteen percent (15%) of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security may be Certified Check, Cashier's "There are words, there are stan and fireworks industry in Maseha hayi hahamlo yanggen mumaiangu saina ginen disabilidat pat addet na chetniet yan kendision ha Check. Bid Bond or other form acceplable to the Government made payable to the CNMI Treasurer, with a notation on lhe face of concepts that some countries India. Also of concern is the the check: "Credil Account No. 4466". tungo ho na guaha na braha nai maolek pat baba i ha 'ane yan guaha na biohe lekkue' nai ha tungo na tienki believe should be included, problem of slave labor and the differaisiaa yanggen guaha ayudu. The bidder is required to submit with his bid, a copy of his business permits in compliance with the Contractor's Registration and while some don't," Rockwell right of workers to form Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands. said. unions. Guaha na biahe nai i taotao ti umatungo· hala siha na klasen setbisiu yan pragrama guaha gi halom Many poor countries: espe An international umbrella of Specifications and plans of the project are available on or after November 20, 1996 for an eighty percent (80%) package and or cially India. Malaysia, Egypt kuminidatnina. ya estee i setbisium home health care siente pot siente (100%) humahalom gi Medicare. after December 2, 1996 tor a one hundred percent (100%) package. Contract documents may be obtained from the office of Henry labor unions has been lobby Meggai na home health care kumeke ilek-na na guaha dif!erensia enta' le sumaga gi gima pot hunao para and Indonesia, are against any ing hard at the WTO against K. Pangelinan & Associates at a cost of $2.00 per sheet for plans and $0.20 per page for other documents; payment to be made espitat esino gi nursing home. to Henry K. Pangelinan & Associates. Pre-bid Conference for this project will be held at 1:00 p.m. loca\ time, December 10, 1996 link between labor and the the dissenters. at the Governor's Conference Room, Administrative Building, Capitol Hill. WTO. Bill Jordan, the secretary Industrialized countries led • Hala este i Home Care? Attention is called to Section 3 ol the-Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 which requires the provision of training general of the Brussels-based and employment, and the awarding of contract for work on the project, to low income project, to low income project area residents by the United States and Nor International Conference of Home care manana'e setbisiu put bandan hinemlo" gi gima-mu ginen em!etmera, physical therapist and business concerns. NMHC also notifies bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that, in any contract entered into pursuant to way want the WTO to play a Free Trade Unions, said the pat occupational therapist. I setbisiu siha sina lokkue humalom inayudan petsonat yan aklibidat this advertisement, minority and women's business enterprises will be accorded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this more active role in protecting enormous amount of time kada dia gin en i health care aid. I setbisiun home care sina managuaha parehu ha para kadada pat invitation. workers rights. spent on the issue highlights . anakko na tiempo. Attention is aJso called to the Labor Standard Provisions for Wage Rate Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary ,. As a be-ginning, they want a its importance. Structure Plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on \\" . • Hayi para u inapasi i home care? this project. \'. •' Yanggen 65 anes na idat pat gai disabilidat sinna ha kumolifikao para Medicare. I programan insur All bid documents received shall be the sole property of the Government ol the Northern Mariana Islands with the exception of bicl ance lederal ha na'e hao siente put siente (100%) coverage para home health care. Ti para un fan boncls, certilied checks or cashier's checl\s which wi\1 be retumeu to the bidders in accordance Vlith the specifications section, risibi kubransa pat fan apasi para i setbisiu. Instructions to Bidders Section 5 ·Bid Guarantee'. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids to waive any impertection in the bid proposal in the interest of-the • Hayi kumalikas para 100% coverage home health care? Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. I Medicare para apasi 100% para home care yanggen: 1. Gai minapot hao para un dingu i gima-mu. ls/EDWARD M. DELEON GUERRERO is/EDWARD B. PALACIOS Secretary of Public Works Director, Procuremenl & Supply . itsrnams1a· ·or· JJoti:isensitiveiiilitei:iiils Kr:·············· eiiecorn····ail· 8rff iaJ.swd 2. Un nisisita part-time na enfemera pat physical therapy sigun tinago yan ateridat i mediku-mu. 3. Un eyek un abensian medical health tatkernu i Clarke Home Nursing Service. Dale: November 14 1996 Date: November 15 1996 m~·~1~ffi~&l ~m~.~ ~~~.~.~~~~:~& ~L · cprriptuly'?'llS,t¢nainajfec;ently.1.1SfujiHµiltSpesi:iltyJ'rO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-53 52-MARIANAS V ARiETY' NEWS AND. Vi'EWS-FRIDA Y- DECEMBER 13, 1996 .~ ~'""' \@r, ,,er.·, ·-I .. .. ------.'- '·::-:.· __ -:•:; .. :_::::- ... ···_ <--:=:=:-·.-:.:.::·:.::·.:~:.:-:::-- :- .. -_:--" ·::: .. -:,:·.. ·:· :_:::_:- .. _.·,::_ --=: ;:~·:·--_/==·-,:::--- ·:·:=::;_::;-._:::··:::- __ ::::: _x- __ ·.:_:··>::\-_.:::·=.·:\/--- :1"'~>::.r:·':--- ::c~::::.: ;:_>-- ... -·~(;"""."··-:.:/":°:''H':_:::~~···::::---- ·:·:·~1:····:··- '/(~~1£• ' , (l.J~!--71.f..;'!--.'/ Haiti President Preval Scientists 1nisclassify turtles I ~~ ~-f·-• NEW YORK (AP)-Scientistshold saurs and other reptiles. journal Nature, Rieppel and a Ca - ,o'. 'Deatfi & !funeral'~~· · ··.1,,wu1rm1,J1ua21i1Jna&.m~mmw1ma1·;r'. makes pitch for funds a bogus distinction between turtles Those without holes, anapsids, nadian colleague argued that tllrtles By EDDIE DOMINGUEZ and the other would establish an and other reptiles, making turtles include only turtles and some ex should really be considered MIAMI (AP) -Haitian President office to promote investment. seem more primitive than they re tinct creatures. diapsids, and so not especially Jlnnouncement t Rene Preval vowed Tuesday to Preval signed into Jaw legisla ally are, two researchers suggest. Scientists think reptiles started primitive. tum his country into a "huge con tion passed by parliament that Traditionally, scientists have di out without holes. So they've con The key is taking a broader view struction site" during the next privatizes nine state-owned in vided reptiles into two groups de sidered turtles more primitive than of what being a diapsid means, they three years as the island nation dustries. The privatization - still pending on whether the creatures other reptiles in some of their inter say. Tiiey compared 33 living and rebuilds its entire infrastructure. being hammered out - is the heart have two holes or not in the region nal workings, said researcher extinct animals on the basis of 168 of Preval's plan to rebuild Haiti's behind their eyes. Those with two Olivier Rieppel of The Field Mu physical traits like how ankle bones I,. "There is a great investment potential in the construction of failed economy. holes, called diapsids, include seum in Chicago. develop and the structure of the roads, ports and airports, in the The investments, which could snakes, lizards, crocodiles, dino- But in the Dec. 5 issue of the middle ear. modernization of the communi provide huge returns with equally cations and electricity networks," sizeable risks, are the key to Haiti's Preval told the Miami Confer future. But the depressed economy ence on the Caribbean and Latin that Preval inherited seeins al SECOND ANNIVERSARY MASS America. most insurmountable - huge un · Preval reviewed many cif the employment, mass discontent -~, political and economic reforms and a political powder keg. ·~- he has secured, seeking to reas While at the Miami confer We the familtes of the late sure potential investors that Haiti ence, Preval is trying to sell a 1 is moving forward. Much of the number of Haitian industries. rebuilding project would be fi. Many of these companies - rang JUAN SEMAN Maria 'B(as Afani6usan .' '"'• ,'.,· ,, :;-.Hiii;·', .. ']R;!.$&1itai:t:Uec {Ca' . i~g'j_ • ., anet,lim~y,¥ax; ?'._, ... "·::' I nanced by $1.1 billion in U.S. ing from a vegetable oil com 1 » . . ::; ' } .;,.~ ' .} ";·'-Jv;:"'~'"::=".-''~,'.. ~.. ) .... ' ::. '. -esa,n=o. ... ·• , " , :, ~- .~ ·~, •' : :,'· :;~·,-:;,/:.,;, v.; assistance. pany to the national bank to an rg.,{ari 'an 'Ben " I' .. : '·.>\. rel :sal:>lan'~·aec:.,ttal}--" ·"'"·",'·· .,,,'""' oeyWj1~h .. .. .,; , .. ':/;-,\,<.' ... '\, I "Since October 1994 my coun electric company - are decrepit VILLAGOMEZ I : . ._: '.J!~·,e.§:.~~=:i~;::,';(:.'.;:~i~(·():.t~!:t;;~ .., .... ,.''·.,,,()::h::.·,.\::\/;-{:; .) I try has retuned to a democratic after years ofneglect and squan June 17, 1 936 - December 11, 1996 I ,. Fran~& Sablan Mcky)w·· ..·,-- · ., • P.~tet,JasomMadonwuNfoa.: ..... , , · ,., ,··.··'""'"',·'··' way," Preval said through a dering of resources by corrupt (Juan Kiyu/Ju~ Chana) French translator. "The situation politicians. --;;-,,~"~" ~--:l'·J ·1'~z... ~1.· ...,'('<,:-· ~dJ~~~-=-·,27 .;-•;,-i,.. In her death she now joins her is being normalized." The "The recovery of the eco ;,, ·;o:,;f~-~~ Haitian president said two bills nomic structure devastated by Husband: will be presented at the upcoming these years of conflict will be Invite all our families, relatives and friends to join us in prayers as we Vicente Pangelinan Manibusan session of Haiti's Parliament. One slow," Pre val said. And he added will create duty free zones in Haiti the economic reforms that ac commemorate the Second Anniversary of passage unto eternal life of our company the privatizations must beloved. Mother: be "viable and provide visible Guadalupe Basa Blas results for the totality of the Haitian people." Daily Mass will be offered every 6:00 a.m. from December 10 to Father/Mother-in-laws: Pre val also said he would con December 18, 1996, at Mt. Carmel Cathedral, except on Sunday, tinue to reform and modernize Jose Cabrera & Antonia Pangelinan/Ana Benavente Manibusan government, part of the pack December 15, (mass will be at 9:00 a.m.) age of reforms passed by parlia \ \'\'' .. Grandson: Death an~ Funeral Announcement ment in September. On the final day, December 18, 1996 after the Mass, we invite everyone The country must "reduce the 1":' Jordan M. Manibusan role of the state tci one not as a to join us for breakfast at Ralina's Kitchen in San Antonio. JUAN (''John'', ''Jujang'') direct investor, but as a facilita~ Her spirit and memories will live within the hearts of her family which include her: tor and a regulator." Dangkulo Na Si Yu'us Ma'ase Territorial councils are also Father: on the l).orizon, Preval said. The Ginen I Familia Pedro Santos Blas ATALIG SABLAN panels are intended to decen tralize the authority of govern ment and give people through Children/Spouses & Grandchildren: out the country more of a say in Antonia B. Manibusan &James P. Sablan (John Vincent &Ricarda, Lorena, Andrew, the development and changes in Angelo, James Dominic &Samantha); Guadalupe B. Manibusan &Joey R. Camacho Juan Atalig Sablan, son of the late Consolacion Hocog Atalig and the late Benigno (Antoinette); Edward 8. & Apehia J. Manibusan (Anna Marie, Don, Renee &Edward Olupumar Sablan, was called to his eternal rest on Saturday, December 7, 1996, at the Haiti. "This will allow the different Jr.); Francisca B. Manibusan (Yvonne Marie); Juan B. &Oly M. Manibusan (John age of 60, on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Delbert &Vicente); Jesus B. &Gina J. Manibusan (Tina Marie); Julie B. Manibusan groups input and encourage in (Melvin & Colleen Marie) and Vivian M. & Edwin C. Lizama (Kimberly Marie). Predeceased by his: vestment both in the Capital mere words cauU never adequate{y ezyress tfie Son: Benigno Skilang Sablan and in throughout our coun try," Pre val said. fieartfe[t tfiank§ ana appreciation we fed Great Grandson: Parents: Consolacion Hocog Atalig and Benigno 0/upumar Sablan Richard Ja vin Sana Brother/Sisters: Herman, Vicente, Micaela S. Demapan, Gregorio, Elias, Jose, Eulogio and The Haitian president pro towards eacfi ana a[[ of you wfio fie{ped us vided little details of his plans Maria. and did not take during our very tiiffi.cu(t time in tfie untime(.y Brother/Sisters and Spouses: questions from reporters. aeatfi of our son. an.a 6ratfie1j J'rearicfc 'M. Delgadina B. &Manuel S. (Dec.) Matagolai; Teresita B. &Jose DLG. Diaz; Lucia B. Survived Bv His: Preval worked the room after & Antonio T. Mendiola; Dolores B. &Jesus 0. Dela Cruz; Jesus B. &Soledad A. Wife: Agnes Ski/ang Sablan his speech almost as if he were Sabfun (J'rea}. 'W/iue liis pliysicaf se{j fias feft Blas; Victorina B. &Alejandro R. Cabrera; Casilda B. Blas; Emiliana B. & Jose M. Children/Spousel(GrandchildrenJ running for office. us, liis spirit of Covi.ng anti caring generosity Manglona;Asinta B. &Augustin C. Pangelinan and Leonora A. Blas & Willy Castro. Henry (John Henry, Jason Hanalei, Joshua Howard, Jake, Shayna) and Lisa Rios (Henry He spent most of the day Rudimch, Benigno Sengai, Gregory) before his speech in meetings returnea witfi eacfi person wlio came ta us anrf In-Laws and Spouses: with business peoP.le. During e;rpresserf tfie smaU anrf farge imprints our son anrf 6rotfier fias feft on Vicente I. &Nicolasa M. (Dec.) Cepeda; Pedro M. & Rulina M. Tudela (Dec.); Gerald and Aesuk (Miso, Roseanna, Christina); Michael and Juanita (Stephen, Zachary, Adam); a closed session sponsored by Heronimo P. &Candelaria N. Manibusan (Dec.); Antonio S. &Sylvia M. Cabrera Virginia (Matthew Jujang) and David Onerheim Catherine and Charles Cepeda (Cyji Ann); American Airlines the presi eacfi of your aves. 'lJirougfi your compassionate words andgenerous gifts, (Dec.); Juan C, &Rita M. (Dec.) &Daisy Santos; Gregorio S. &Victoria M. (Dec.) Daisy dent met with representatives you fiave returned our son anrf 6ratfier's life anrf spirit to us. 'We wi[[ Sablan; Santiago T. &Josepha M. Camacho (Dec,); Abraham P. & Bernadita A. of about a dozen companies. never forget your inc£ivitlua£ and co/Iective support during our time of Manibusan; Luis P. &Violy Manibusan; Casiano B. &Elsie Matsunaga; Francisco Brothers/Sisters/Spouses: Details of the meeting were B. &Nilda M. Manibusan; Moses'!. &Maria M. Sibetang; Dolores B. Manibusan; Isidro and Angelina, Manuel and Delgadina, Congresswoman Ana S. and Joaquin Teregeyo, not disclosed. grief 'Be assurea tfiat eacfi of you wi[[ 6e remem6erea mour prayers. Francisco B. &Inocencia M. Palacios and Senator Paul A. &Lydia M. Manglona. Carmen M. (wife of Vicente), Ana A. (wife of Herman), Mary K. (Wife of Gregorio), Gregorio Preval, the second demo :May tfie great fove an.agenerosity of our LoniJesus am{Jfeaven(y J'atlier She will also be missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, Demapan (husband of Micaela) cratically elected president, said his government has re 6fess anti enricfi eacfi of you tlirougfwut tfiese upcoming fw{ufays ancf nephews and friends. ceived some proposals from tfirougfiout eacfi ofyour aves. John is also survived by numerous loving nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts cousins and Daily Mass is being said at 6:00 a.m. at Mount Carmel Cathedral relatives. ' the private sector, but again he was short on specifics. Rosary is being said at her residence in Chalan Kanoa at 8:00 p. m. Rosary is being said nightly at 8:00 p.m. at the Mt. Carmel Cathedral. Funeral and burial "The resurgence of foreign 1Jangf@{o naSi Yu 'us 9.faase! to be held on Monday, December 16, 8:45 am, Depart CHC for Multi-Purpose Center; and national investment plus Last respect may be paid on Thursday, December 19, 1996, 9:00 am - 11 :00 am, State Funeral Service; 11 :30 am . 12:15 pm, Rosary and Responso international aid will contrib from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at ~t. ~armel ~athedral 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm, Public Viewing, 3:00 pm Mass, followed by ute to the resurgence of growth Ignacio :M. Sa6fan antf CfiiUren pt her residence in Chalan Kanoa. Mass of Christian Burial will be Christian Bunal Service. and create many jobs," Preval offered at -j said. "We have made a deci 4:00 p,m. at the Mount Carmel Cathedral in Chalan Kanoa. " Pacifica Funeral Services sion to break with outdated ways of doing things." ~• {·! '"""' Interment will follow at the Chalan Kanoa Cemetery ...... ~-~) 235-6516 ~!{if~ ~~~-.~ : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-55 54-\L\RL\'.\. ..\S \.\RIETY NE\\'S .·\ND VIEWS-FRIDAY-DECEMBER 13. 1996 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT nalize (the people responsible for He said Tinian's mayor will '·'It's like a shadow (following) Job·Vacancy asking (to kgitimize the hiring of :BC>.&.-r' C.&.P'-X-.A.X::N' Mayor . .. illegal FfEs).'' Cing said. refer the illegal hiring) this would hap "have more (illegal hires) after them. I can't face my (Saipan Announcement INVITATION TD BID Continued from page 1 ring to an amendment to the fis pen again.'' this:· constituents) and say I allowed with license for 50 gross ton and above 1TB NO.: ITB97-0031 l '1n,s: :tnd R,·y,·s hay/ saiJ that cal-year 1997 budget bill which Reyes, for his part, called the Tinian, Reyes said, has a "his this because we have to rush the 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 NEON LIGHT TECHNICIAN(Neon FOR: LEASE OF VEHICLES \Ltngl,,11;1 ,lwuld be '"penalized" would gi\'e SI million for the alleged illegal hiring an "insan tory of abuse." budget. That's not justice." Sign Servicer)-Salary:$3.05 per hour :J:>:E::C:.EJBJ:.&.1'1'":I> 1,,r ,likg,·J ilk,s:al hiring of g1.w hiring of an .vJditional 44 new ity." 02 CONSTRUCTION WORKER-Sal OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1996 for glass bott(!m boat. TIME: 3:30 P.M. c·mm,·m ,·mplnyces in the Offi1.·e I7 \'Es for the Office of the Tinian He said he and Ways and Means ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: NEW SAIPAN DEVELOP Committee Chair Ana S. Teregeyo of the Legislature. Experience preferred· but not necessary. GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH THE ,,f till' Tinian Mayor. Mayor. Two ... MENT INC. Tel. 234-2256(12/ Asked what benefit the CNMI DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS In s,·parate speeches Ju ring the Cing s;.iiJ if the illegal hires even found out that at least one FTE Continued from page 1 20)F227004 for Tini;.in held three different posi could get from the successive vis TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE LEASE OF VEHICLES. INTERESTED IN :\,)\. 29 ··back-to-back'' se,;sions were to be legitimized, "don't be SEND RESUME TO : DIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE its of Washington, D.C.-based 01 (SCUBA DIVING) INSTRUCTOR, ,,f the Sc·n,llc' and thc House of surprised if next year would be tions and three different pay levels. Shockey, the legislative direc OFTHE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORK think-tanks and congressional SPORTS-Salary:$1,200.00 per month SAIPAN MARINE TOURS, INC. Rq,rc,c•n1a1i, ,·s. Cing and Reyes worse. I expect them to be." "How many more of this kind tor of Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Cali ING HOURS (7:30 AM. TO 4:30 P.M.). staffers, Shockey said "the more Contact: SAIPAN CORAL REEF, INC. i. .s:1id the pr;1c1icc ,,f hiring full He said the SI million for the of abuse are in the budget," Reyes fomia), said the delegation is here Tel. 234-6640(12/20)F227005 P.O. BOX 884 CK Saipan, MP 96950 said. "Whoever is guilty (of do to learn as much as they could exposure you have in Washing IS/EDWARD B. PALACIOS Ii m,· g," crnmen! employees FfEs would have been betteruscd or call 322-9008 for more information DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY tFl'E,J~dcspite 1he limits on the for Tinian's road improvement ing this illeg;.il hiring) should be about the CNMI, and not because ton, (the more chances it) would lead 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$700.00- 1,200.00 per month numbc•r of such employees and projects. put into trial. We should not con of any "concerns." toa more positive (government) rela PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT tionship." Contact: RAINBOW CORPORATION the ab,c·ncc ,,ffunJs-should stop. ·-rm already sick and tired of done illegal activity. When is this "We're very positively im dba Urn's Office Tel. 234-6564(12/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ''l'm ... ashameJ that Tinian is this," Cing said. "If we don't pe- going to stop?" pressed so far," Shockey said. "Before we came here it wa~ hanl 20)F227006 INVITATION TD BID The delegation met with Gov. for me to imagine what impact (the NEEDED: Jegis lations we proposed) would have 04 MASON-Salary:$2.90 per hour 1TB NO.: ITB97-0030 Froilan C. Tenorio Monday Contact: RUFO T. MAFNAS dba B & R - Must be highly motivated/detail oriented, and a hard worker FOR: PROCUREMENT OF AVEHICLE evening in what Shockey called a on the CNMI," he said. Construction. Tel. 234-2697(12/ - Excellent organizational skills required OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1996 "give and take dialogue." "Now we go back ... exposed to this 20)F227007 - Typing experience required area, thinking about what (a particu TIME: 3:00 P.M . The delegation also met with 01 OPERATIONS MANAGER(Floor • Salary negotiable based on experience Medicare lar) legislation would mean to (the members of the Saipan Chamber Covering lnstaller)-Salary:$3.50-5.00 - Hours from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. three or four times a w~ek GOVERNOR FROILAN.C. TENORIO ANO LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH THE of Commerce and with members Commonwealth)." per hour DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND s·uPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS Contact: PREMIER INTERNATIONAL, and some weekends TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF A VEHICLE. INTER Home Health Information INC. dba Carpet Masters Tel. 235- If interested, please fax cover letter and/or resume to #233-5206 ESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE A lot of the hotel also have 5547(12/20)F62713 and then call #233-2089 for an interview. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DUR CUC ... opted to rely on their own genera ING WORKING HOURS (7:30 A.M.TO 4:30 P.M.). Continued from page 1 tors, Mathis said, "so that we will 01 WAREHOUSE WORKER,Sal· Anyone recovering from an illness or with a disabilily or chronic medical condition knows there are ary:$3.05-4.00 per hour IS/EDWARD B. PALACIOS good days and bad, and sometimes just knowing that help is available can make all the difference. ond of December." have enough (power) for the other Contact: YCO CORPORATION dba ... Q.. ACTION LOCKSMITH DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY People are often unaware of the services or programs available in their community, and that In any case, Mathis still ap customers and the residents." YCO Servistar Hardware/Liberty Plaza/ "I guess if people continue to Liberty Sportshoppe Tel. 235-6604(12/ PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNM! GOVERNMENT home health services are 100% covered by Medicare. For many home health care can mean the pealed to the public to offset the 20)F62725 OFFER APPRECIATION PRICE FOR difference between staying at home or going into a hospital or nursing home. extra use of lights in their Christ conserve, and as we continue our progress at the power DECEMBER 12-30 INVITATION TD BID ~' mas decorations by turning off 01 WAITER-Salary:$3.05 per hour lj.'. "one of their air conditioners, in plant, things look pretty good Contact: BERNARD ENTERPRISES For Service Call and Key Duplicate !,• • What is home care? 1TB NO.: ITB97-0029 as long as we don't have a Tel. 235-1178(12/27)F227094 FOR: LEASE OF VEHICLES · Home care" is a health service provided in your home by a registered nurse, physical therapist, or stead of having two or three in the From $25.00-$20.00 house." storm, as long as there is no occupational therapist. The services also can include personal care and assistance with activities 07 SECURITY GUARD-Salary:$3.05 Keys Duplicate $1.75-$1.50 OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1996 Mathis also suggested to tum other major problem at the per hour TIME: 2:30 P.M. of daily living by a home health aid. Home care services may be provided for short or long term off the Christmas lights after power plant," Mathis said. Contact: R.S.M. MANPOWER SER Call: 235-5541 needs. The CUC resorted to rotated VICES dba Security Agency Tel. 235- . (Emergency) 235-1147 GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH THE dinnertime. 0790(12/27)F227095 outage schedule last Oct. 28 DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS Engine I, which had broken TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE LEASE OF VEHICLES. INTERESTED IN • Who pays tor home care? down because of a defective part, after a newly repaired engine 02 WAITER-Salary:$3.05 per hour DIVIDUALS 9R FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE was recently harnessed back, but broke down because of a de 02ADMIN1STRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal OFTHE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORK If y0u over 65, or disabled, you may be eligible for Medicare. A federal insurance program that ary:$3.05 per hour ·,, LOST. .PASS . PO.RT · is only running on five of its seven fccti ve part. The outage ING HOURS (7:30 AM. TO 4:30 P.M.). entitles you to receive 100% coverage for home health care. You do not receive a bill or make any 04 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal megawatt capacity. schedule is to end tomorrow. ary:$3.05 per hour LOST HIS /SIEDWARO B. PALACIOS personal payment for care. Contact: R.S.M. CORPORATION Tel. MR. BAE IN HWA DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY I 235-0790(12/27) F227093 the. duo· went on with their ram PASSPORT IN KOBLERVILLE. • Who qualifies for 100% covered home care? PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMl GOVERNMENT Slain ... paging-kicks on his head and face. Medicare will pay 1or 100% home care if: Continued from page 1 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS Tique succumbed toa fractured COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN INVITATION TD BID 1. It requires considerable taxing effort for you to leave home. skull, brain hemorrhage, swollen to vacate the facility as it was MARIANA ISLANDS PLEASE CONTACT TELEPHONE NO. 1TB NO.: ITB97·0028 2.You need part-time skilled nursing or physical therapy as authorized by your physician. already closed for the day. brain and lacerations. He died in FOR: LEASE OF VEHICLES 3. You choose a Medicare home health agency such as Clarke Home Nursing Services. Pacific Financial Corporation, Alex and Sydney suddenly took the Philippines last Tuesday. Plaintiff, 287-7007 OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1996 turns mauling Tique as the latter His killers were allowed to post -v- TIME: 2:00 P.M. • How does home health care work? was escorting them on their way a $100,000 property bond in a Francisco Tudela and Alicia C. Tudela, Defendants. .·''°"l out. · bail hearing before Superior Court l ·~ GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH THE Typically, a nurse or physical therapist will visit your home to talk with you about what you need to Civil Acllon No. 93-971 Associate Judge Timothy Bellas' s ...,.// DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS continue living safely and independently at home. Working closely with you and your doclor, the Tique fell on his head by the Fo pool's concrete p;.ivement while sala last Wednesday. NOTICE OF SALE : -~.:.:.._ .... :: TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE LEASE OF VEHICLES. INTERESTED IN nurse or physical therapist will develop a plan of treatment that is tailored to your particular needs. DIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS ATTHE OFFICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thal, pursu • MACINTOSH COMPUTER, PRINTER, MODEM OFTHE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORK· :.tAND:FOR LEASE. .-.:CARJFO.. B- :SAtE · ant lo an Order issued by !he Court in !his ING HOURS (7:30 AM. TO 4:30 P.M.). l'i!I Who might need home care? mailer on October 30, 1996, I will sell, al pub • WASHER/DRYER COMBO 55 years, 400 sq. m. near highway, MERCEDES BENZ 230 lic auction, lo tho highest bidder, for current IS/EDWARD B. PALACIOS Persons with all kinds of needs are suitable for home care. $2,500 4 DR Automatic A/C DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENl' AND SUPPLY $300.00/mo. plus 2 years security lawful money of !he United Slales, all ol the I SAT NAV AND SSB RADIO Typical home care clients include: Low Miles. New Paint right, tille, and inleresl of Oelendants in and deposit in As Perdido. • Anyone recently discharged from a hospilal or nursing home Great X-Mas Gift lo !he following property: land situated in San PRICED LOW FOR QUICK SALE PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT Tel. No. 256-4468 Call: 288-0521 Vicenle, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, • Anyu,1e with a chronic condition that has changed, and who designated as Tract No. 21952-1 (part ofTracl TEL. 322-3686 INVITATION TO BID needs frequent monitoring of these changes. No. 21952, H-630), containing an area 01923 ~partrrient For Rent .FOR SALE square melers, more or less, more par1icu 1TB NO.: ITB97·0027 • A person with terminal illness larly bounded _and described as follows: FOR: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION SERVICES 1 Studio Type.$350.00/month 1990.Toyota 4 Runner • A frail or elderly person with limited mobility needing skilled 1 Bedroom $450.00/month $9,000 or Best Offer Beginning al a corner which is designated as OPENING DATE: JANUARY 15, 1997 Electric & Water Included ', FOR··s~LE-, l , • , '--. •• ,' ', I .. help to remain independent at home. Sin_gle or Couple Only 1994 Honda ATV4-Wheeler Corner No. 1, having plane rectangular coor· TIME: 3:00 P.M. Quiet, Clean place in Koblerville $1,SOOOBO dinates of 49,246.70 meters Norlh and Tel. 288-2222 . Call at 256-3695 53,495.90 meters East on !he Mariana ls RESTAURANT KARAOKE GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH THE II What do home care services include? lands Dislricl Coordinates Syslem of 1996; For Sale or Takeover Management DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS Skilled Nursing Case Management TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CALI· Thence N51' 44' 23'' W, 30.48 meters to Cor BRATION SERVICES. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS Home Health Aide Rehabilitation Therapy DANDANAREA ner No. 2; $10,000 investment negotiable ACROSS FROM BLOCK MICRO COMPOUN Drive AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OFTHE QIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, Laboratory Patient/Family Education Thence N442 37' 25" E, 30.48melers of Cor 4 BEDROOM HOUSE ner No. 3; Contact: 235-8821 Boyan or Melqui LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS (7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.). Medication Teaching 2 WATER TANKS (24 HR. WATER) With Thence S51' 44' 23" E. 30.48 meters lo Cor PARTIALLY FURNISHED ner No. 4: Tel. (671) 477-8944-Julian /$/EDWARD B. PALACIOS PLEASE CALL: 322-6245 Thence S44' 37' 25" W, 30.48 meters lo Cor Fax (671) 472-5700 DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY For more information about Medicare's Care ner No. 1, the point al beginning. PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT 100% covered home care call: The sale will be .11.eld on Friday, December 20, 1906, al the hrfflr ol 1:00 p.m., al the law office of White Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Saipan: 233-1371 Guam 649-3119 Joeten Genier, Susupe, S,1ipan, Northern 1TB NO.: ITB97-0026 Mariana Islands. FOR: PROCUREMEITT OF VEHICLES The sale will be held wilhoul any warran OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 20, 1996 ties whatsoever, whether e,press or implied, TIME: 2:00 P.M. all al which are hereby expressly disclaimed. The sale is subject lo approval by !he Court. CLARKE GOVERNOR FROILAN C. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS C. BORJA, THROUGH The rig hi is reserved to reject any and all bids, THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED Home Nursing Service for any reason. . 'Pu. ,,,,_ ,I&' BIDS TO QUALIFIEO INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES. A Licensed Home Health Agency certified by ·:~, DATED, this 18th day al November, 1996. '··~ Basic Construction Supply INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OF FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS the Federal Medicare Program is/JOHN B. JOYNER AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. PROCUREMENT ANO SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, Beach Road., Chalan LauLau SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS (7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.). Tel. Nos.: 234-7666 • 234-Sns FAMILY COMMERCIAL BLDG., GARAPAN, SAIPAN, MP96950 . /SIEOWARD B. PALACIOS DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY ..:..-·-- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13; [996-MARIANAS VA:.RIETYNEWS' AND VIEWS-57 56-MARTANIXS VARlETY NEWS' A:ND VIEWS-FRlDA'Y-DECEMBER 13, 19% EEK&MEEK® CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS Kid (inits.) 36 Skirt folds 1 -bag 38 Beam Answer to Previous Puzzle 5 Grand Ole - 39 Part of 9 Depot (abbr.) RSVP 12 An O'Neill 40 Down (pref.) 01 STEELMAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour 06 MASON-Salary:$2.90-4.30 per hour 01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE 07 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90-5.50 per 13 Grand- 41 Network 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal 01 MAINTENANCE MAN, BUILDING 42 Award (HELPER)-Salary:$3.25 per hour (baseball) ary:$634.40 per month REPAIR MAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour hour 44 Woman's 01 SURVEY AIDE (HELPER)-Sal 14 Networl< Contact: COMET CORPORATION dba Contact: MANUEL A.TENORIO dba T 03 PLUMBER-Salary:$2.90-5.30 per 15 TV's White name 99¢ Wholesale Store Tel. 235-4862(12/ ary:$3.05 per hour & S Construction Tel. 234-8099(12/ hour 17 Oblivious 46 Inspiring Contact: JUAN I. CASTRO, JR. dba 01 WAREHOUSE WORKER-Sal- reverence 27)F227105 13)F226887 19 "La Dolce Pacific Land Surveying Tel. 235- a_ry:$2.90-3.05 per hour Vita" actress 48 Singer - Ian 7571 (12/13)F226890 51 Vigor 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal 01 RIGGER (ANTENNA TOWER MA!N 01 CONSTRUCTION WORKER-Sal 21 "Step - -!" 22 No ifs, ands 52 K-P linkup ary:$2.90 per hour TENANCE)-Salary:$4.00 per hour ary:$3.00-4.70 per hour 01 ASST. CLERK TOUR INFORMA· or- 54 Mr. Archibald 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.90 per Contact: HERALD BROADCASTING 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.90-3.05 ·Job Vacancy TION-Salary:$3.05-6.75 per hour 24 Prosecutor 55 Fast-flying jet hour SYNDICATE, INC. dba KHBI Broadcast per hour Jim Davis (abbr.) 56 Appointment Contact: KIMCO ENTERPRISES INC. Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT 05 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR- Garfield® by ing Stn. Tel. 234-6515(12/13)F226BB9 57 Winter Announcem·ent INC. Tel. 322-8876(12/13)F226891 25 Approves Tel. 234-3201(12/27)F227103 Salary:$2.90-3.20 per hour . (abbr.) precipitation 02 BLOCK MAKER-Salary:$2.90-3.30 26 NY time 12-13 © 1996 United Feature Syndicate 01 MANAGER-Salary:$1,200.00 per 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05-7.00 05 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal per hour 27 Minty drinks DOWN 05 HAND PACKAGER-Salary:$2.90- 29 Silver symbol month per hour ary:$3.05 per hour 01 STEEL WORKER-Saif;iry:$2.90-3.05 3.05 per hour 31 Peer Gynt's 1 Pataki, to 5 Bone (Latin) 11 Aid 02 MASSEUR-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: KIMCO ENTERPRISES, INC. 07 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour per hour 10 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER· mother N.Y. 6 More than 16 Hebrew 01 ASST. MANAGER-Salary:$800.00 Tel. 234-3201(12/27)F227104 Contact: SAIPAN KOREANA HOTEL 01 MECHANIC HELPER-Salary:$2.90· one month Salary:$2.90-3.05 per hour 32 Roman 99 2 Brown kiwi 7 Tolled 1B Frying pans per month 05 CUTTER, MACHINE-Salary:$2.90- Tel. 235-3773(12/13)F226902 3.05 per hour . 33 - Louis, MO 3 Famous Contact: MIRAGE CORPORATION Tel. 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR· 01 BULLDOZER OPERATOR-Sal 34 Bikini top Mouseketeer 8 -Sumac 20 Elicit Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 3.05 per hour ary:$2.90-3.20 per hour 4 Ernie of 9 Aquatic birds 22 Chicago 233-4137(12/13)F226897 01 COOK-Salary:$2.90-3.05 per hour 03 BAKER HELPERS-Salary:$3.05 per 35 Filmdom's Contact: SAIPAN EQUIPMENT 01 ELECTRIC MOTOR REWINDER Sundance baseball 10, Ms. Hatcher footballer 10 MACHINE PRESSER-Salary:$2.90- hour 23 "Back in the 05 ASSISTANT MANAGER, TRAVEL RENTAL & SALES CORPORATION Tel. Contact: ESCOLASTICA T. CABRERA Salary:$2.95-3.20 per hour 234-8379(12/27)F227101 3.05 per hour 01 DISPATCHER-Salary:$2.90-3.20 per AGENCY-Salary:$3.05 per hour 40 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR- dba Esco's Bake House Tel. 322- ~ 25 Chooses 10 WAITER & WAITRESS (RESTAU 9993(12/13)F226903 hour 27 Actress 1O WAITRESS (NCJ-Salary:$3.05 per Salary:$2.90-3.05 per hour · 01 QUARRY SUPERINTENDENT-Sal RANT)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ASST. PRODUCTION MANAGER i- Eikenberry 20 SECURITY GUARD-Safary:$3.05 hour ary:$1,000.00-1,200.00 per month 28 Ms. Lauder Contact: HANA SAIPAN, INC. dba Salary:$2,500.00-3,000.00 per month 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$4.50-5.25 per hour Contact: MARIANA FASHIONS, INC. 29 "I can smell 10 WAITER & WAITRESS (NIGHT Omoide Club Tel. 235-2200(12/ 74 OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINE per hour Tel. 234-8607(12/16)M226914 by Charles M. Schulz CLUB)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 27)F227100 OPERATOR-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: CONSTRUCTION AND MATE PEANUTS·® 30 Singer Marvin 05 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour 06 PATTERN GRADER CUTTER-Sal RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS Tel. 234- r-~-----...---, 03 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05-4.00 05 TRUCK DRIVER-Salary:$3.05 per 02 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN-Sal ary:$2.90 per hour 6236( 12/20) F62699 HOW CAN 'fOU COMPLAIN PS'{CJ.11kfR/C 34 Eileen - ary:$3.05 per hour per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.30-4.00 WELP 5q: 36 Zadora, et al. hour 01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Sal ABOlJT BEING LONELI( " 37 Second Contact: SORIA INC. dba Mathtronics per hour j 20 CONSTRUCTION LABORER-Sal- 01 SALES CLERK-Salary:$3.50 per WHEN '{OU HAVE A D06? Coming Tel. 235-6224(12/27)F227099 ary:$3.05-6.00 per hour 01 SEWING MACHINE REPAIRER· ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: SPECTRUM ELECTRIC, INC. hour ~ 39 Slumbered Contact: 0 SUNG CORP Tel. 233- Salary:$2.90 per hour 01 SALES SUPERVISOR-Salary:$6.92 [ 41 "- Hope" Tel. 322-4600(12/16)M226!:)13 1041 ( 12/13)F226895 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$800.00- 17 IRONING WORKER (MACHINE per hour i 42 Weakens ~ 1,400.00 per month PRESSER)-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: EL MUNDO INC. dba Esprit a 43 Rams' mates 01 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Sal- 01 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR Contact: GABRIEL F. BOYER dba 01 MASON-Salary:$2.90 per hour Tel. 322-5637(12/20)F62723 "' 44 Jane Austen ary:$3.05 per hour · title Salary:$3.25 per hour Ginen Saipan Tel. 322-3121(12/ 43 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP 01 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per.hour l;, 45 Jourdan ID 01 MASON-Salary:$3.05 per hour 27)F227097 ERATOR-Salary:$2.90 per hour 01 WAITER, RESTAURANT-Sal 02 CLEANER HALL (HOUSE 47 Ancient Contact: KAZUE INTERNATIONAL, Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL ary:$3.05-4.50 per hour ~ 1'/-lE DOCl'oR KEEPER)-Salary:$3.05 pe~ hour 49 Simpson INC. dba Kazue's Boutique Tel. 322- 01 CARPET INSTALLER-Salary:$3.50 CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(12/ 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.05-11.00 judge Contact: WORLD TRADING CORP. dba . isE] 6338( 12/13) F2268 94 per hour 20)F226994 per hour 50 Slilch Oriental Hotel Tel. 233-1400(12/ Contact: PREMIER INTERNATIONAL 01 NIGHT AUDITOR-Salary:$3.05·6.00 53 Faeroe 16)M226912 10 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal INC. dba Carpet Masters Tel. 235- 02 BARBER-Salary:$3.05 per hour per hour Islands 5547(12/27)F62819 Contact: SUN YUEN CORPORATION 05 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Sal STELLA WILDER whirlwind ary:$3.05 per hour 06 WAITRESS,Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: JANELYN D. AYUYU dba J.D.A dba New Style Salon Tel. 233-8828(12/ ary:$3.05-5.50 per hour Contact: AN Y. GOLD INC. dba Poppy Manpower Services Tel. 235-0502(12/ 05 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal 20)F226997 02 CASHIER-Salary:$3.05-4.50 per Karaoke Club Tel. 235-1865(12/ 13)F22689:':l ary:$3.10 per hour hour 16)M226910 01 COMPUTER OPERATOR/PRO I, YOUR BIRTHDAY 04 MARINE SERV. TECHNICIAN-Sal 02 GREENSKEEPER-Salary:$3.05- GRAMMER-Salary:$900.00 per month 03 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ary:$3.60 per hour 7.50 per hour 01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary:$3.05 per Contact: ANTONIO M. ATALIG, ESQ. Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: AMBYTH SHt,PPING 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, MICRONESI,._, INC. Tel. 322-M70(12/ hour dba Law Offices of Antonio M.Atallg Tel. BUILDING-Salary:$3.05-9.25 per hour Contact: UNICORN CORPORATION Contact: QUEZADA CONSTRUCTION dba Unicorn Construction Tel. 322- 27)F62B09 234:'7800(12/20)F226996 02 bABORER (BRUSH CLEARING) Tel. 235-7722(12/16)M226922 I'VE DRAWN 71-115 7RIO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13; 1996 ~MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-59 Atlanta Olympics close books Anderson World Championship deals, late merchandise sales get. Suits have been f1l~d ~y month to the International Nonnan not sure how to play geted $1. 7 billion for putting and auctions of Olympic ticket buyers, th~ s.tad1um s By RUSS BYNUM . Olympic Committee th~t he on the Olympics, which were memorabilia. So far, the auc- designers and .a v1ct1m of the SHAIN competition. But it comes in the March to rest his chronically sore cember and all of January off, then on the 27th, which gives me seven or ATLANTA (AP) -Olympic believes any surplus will be By JEFF the first to be funded without tions have brought in about July 27 bombmg at Centen- PHOENIX(AP)-GregNormansaid middle of golfs winter break -leav back. working in February to recondition eight days to practice.'' 'organizers are closing the less than $10 million. oovernment money. $7 .5 million. nial Olympic Park .. ACOG' s there never was any question about ing finalists scrambling to get stay That led to a few frantic phone calls his game. Hoch has taken the opposite ap books on the Atlanta games "While we we're proud we Tuesday's financial update The biggest expenditure re- budget reserves and insurance whetherhewouldplayinnextmonlh's prepared. to Norman's business manager, who Norman's game was pretty strong proach, choosing to pick up a few with some - but not much - have made our financial ob was the first for the board of maining is converting Olym- shoul.d handle any legal costs, Andersen Consulting World Cham Semifinals will be held Jan. 4 at assured them that Norman still leading into the hiatus. In addition to overseasandspecialtyeventsthrough money left over. . jectives, making a significant the Atlanta Committee for the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, plannedtobeinArizonaforthesemi hissecond-placefinishinMelboume, the holidays. He finished second in "As a final punctuation surplus was not the reason that pie Stadium into the Atlanta he said. . pionship of Golf. Olympic Games since the Braves' new ballpark, a $30 "And we intend to wm all of But the world's No. I player ac Arizona, pitting Norman against finals and final. he won his fifth Auslralian Open last week's Hong Kong Open and is mark to the Olympics Games, we sought or chose to orga Summer Games. million project that includes them," Payne added. knowledged Tuesday he's not sure Japan's Hisayuki Sasaki and ''I'll playtheweekafterChristmas crown the previous week. scheduled to play in this weekend's we can say with certainty we nize the games in the first raised more money than we "We can safely say we didn't tearing down the old stadium Payne refused to comme~t what his frame of mind will be. Scotland's Sam Torrance against to get ready, but !hat's i~" Norman But Norman isn't sure what his Diner's Oub Matches. leave much on the table, if place," Payne said. "Rather, spent," A.D. Fr~zier,, the ?r· we wanted to introduce the across the street and putting a on the F~I's appeal to the pu?hc "It '11 be interesting to see what the ScottHochofthe UnitedStates. The said Friday while participating in a game will look like after the layoff. "I don't take (time off)just in No any.thing," Frazier said. "We winners square offlhe following day vember or December," he saicl ''I oanizing committee s chief world to the people of Atlanta parking lot in its place. fo~ h~lp m ~olvmg the bombmg, mindset will be over the last two conference call with Hoch and Tor ''Right now if I want to play, I'll pretty much spent what we Payne said the modified sta- this time with a $500,000 reward days," the Australian said "It's not in a 36-hole match for the title. rance. play_ lfl want to go a week without kind of space myself throughout the ~perating officer, said Tues and Georgia." raised." the (foumamentP!ayersCharnpion Norman briefly threw a scare into Normanlonghasbeenbotheredby p"l;lying, I will," he said year so that with all the tournaments day after a meeting with the Organizers are still collect dium is "certain to be ready as an incentive. ACOG chief Billy Payne re for the commencement of the ''I'm not going to express an ship), it's not the Masters." tournament organizers earlier this degenerative back problems, stem Torrance also is in the midst ofhis that are out there in November and board of directors. ing money from licensing Olympic organizers bud- peated his statement last 1997 baseball season." opinion on how they do their ToeWorldChampionshipisahigh month when, afterfinishingsecondat ming partly from aheredituy condi winter break, saying Tuesday he December, I do play in some ofthem Payne also denied that sev- job, only to say we of course profile event, pitting the globe's top the Holden Oassic in Australia, he tionandanoldrugby injury.His usual hadn'tpickedupaclubinthreeweeks. and don't just take the whole two era! lawsuits filed against encourage a quick:'result as players head-to-head in match-play said he wouldn't play again until schedulecallsfortakingmostofDe- "I am playing tomorrow in a pro months off." ACOG would affect the bud- SO(!n as possible," he said.. am 'Thatismyfirstventure,"hesaicl The WorldChampionshipisgolf s ''I will be playing twice, three times a richestevent,offeringapurseof$3.65 White set to re-sign wit~ Packers Union urges Rodman to appeal suspension week between now and Christmas. million. Toe winner receives $ 1 mil By CHRIS SHERIDAN percent of the Bulls' regular-season this action," Hunter said_ "We Then lam going over (to Arizona) lion. GREEN BAY, Wisconsin It said his base salary in en NEW YORK (AP) _ Toe NBA games and l 00 percent ofthe playoff think the answer lies i~ the incen (AP) -Reggie .White has suing years would be $2.6 players union is urging Dennis Rod games. tives in Dennis' contract. DSR's Youth Volley tilt agreed to a contract extension million, $3.9 million, $3.8 man to file a grievance over his two Ifhedoesn'~aportionofhissalary "We have advised Dennis of that should guarantee that the million and $3.7 million. game suspension, arguing that the becomes deferred into the next cen his legal options, and we will sup Tinian vs Knights in opener Though the contract is for NFL's career sacks leader will Chicago Bulls violated the collective tury_ Rodmanalsowouldcollectsev port any decision he makes_ I don't By Erel A. Cabalbat whichwillbeconductedbytheSaipan finish his career as a Packer, a five years, there's little chance bargaining agreement by effectively era! hundred thousand dollars worth know yet what he '11 be inclined to Variety News Staff Amateur Volleyball Association next Green Bay newspaper reports. White will be the Packers' left fining Rodman more than $104,000. of bonus money ifhe plays in 79 of do," Hunter said, "but ·rm en TlNlAN High School marks its first year. The Press-Gazette quoted defensive end for that long. Rodman was suspended by the Chicago's 82 games. couraging him to file a grievance participation in a volleyball tourna Toumamentformatcallsforasingle an unidentified source as say He turns 35 on Dec. 19, and is Bulls on Tuesday for a profanity Rodman must now play in all but and I'll offer to personally repre ment in Saipan by facing the Mt. roundrobinelimination Thetopteam ing Wednesday that White expected to play two or per laden tirade he made about the offici oneoftheBulls' rerilaininggamesin sent him if he does." Cannel School Knights in the open will face the team with the worst would sign the five-year, $19 haps three more years. ating in Chicago's loss at Toronto. order to collect his entire dlrs 6 Rodman's agent said he hadn't ing game of the Division of Sports record and the no. 2 team will go million deal Thursday. White was the NFL' s highest The comments were broadcast live million salary this season. An yet decided what to do. and Recreation's Invitational Youth up against team no. 3 in a knock According to the report, the profile free agent when signed by on cable television. other $3 million of his dlrs 9 mil Bulls general manager Jerry Volleyball Tournament at 2 p.m. to out match for the two finals berth. contract includes a$ 3 million the Packers to a four-year, $17 "Never before have we seen disci lion, one-year deal is already de Krause denied that the Bulls were morrow Dec. l 4at the Gilbert C. Ada The winners will figure in the signing bonus and a base sal million deal in 1993. pline approaching this level ofsever ferred. trying to punish Rodman finan Gym. championship match set on Sun ary and a reporting bonus for He is the NFL' s career sacks ity for comr.1ents made in a locker The union contends that the two cially. The Bulls are donating the Asidefium Tinianand the Knights, day, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. 1997 of $2 million, which leader with 162 1-2, including roomafteragame,''Nationa!Basket game suspension without pay is $104,878 to charity. ''That the Angels and Grace Christian After the tournament the Tinian means he would make $5 mil S 1-2 this season. He has ball Players Association president tantamount to a dlrs I 04,878 fine never even entered my mind," Academy Eagles are also partici team will play exhibition soccer lion in the first year of the played in the Pro Bowl in each Billy Hunter said Wednesday. - the amount of salary Rq!iman Krause said prior to Chicago's pating in the two day volleyball games against the Angels al).d one of the tournament's three indeed for White. Black is new deal. of the previous 10 seasons. "We believe the Bulls were moti will lose. The collective bargain game against Minnesota on event. Naomi Oney's teams. runners-up Ray V illamor were clearly winning. vated byothereconomicconcems, as ing agreement allows for a maxi Wednesday night. After the TIIS-MCS matchup, the lfthetournamentbecomessuc Told... the only ones who got the cor 21. .. rs 22. Res it will now be more difficult for Den mum player fine of $25,00(}. · "I think the union urges every AngelsandtheEaglesfaceeachother cessful, DSR is planning to hold it Continued from page 60 rect solution to last week's The only way to avoid los Amigos ... nis to earn bonuses in his conlract for "With the collective bargain player to grieve everything. This in the second game at 3:30 p.m. as a y~arly event. DSR is also set puzzle: 1. Rb7 t f4 2. Kf5 g6+ New... P. Mondez- J. Villamin ing a lot of material. Continued from page 60 Continued from page 60 playinginacertainamountofgames,'' ing agreement providing that dis is a suspension, not a fine, and we Toe tournament aims to give young to increase the numbers of teams Budweiser Cup 1996, 22 ... h4 23. Qe3 g4 3. Ke4 Kc6 4. Kd4# Hunter said cipline for player speech must be felt what we did was OK within activities in its calendar next Larry Norita (December) try volleyball players more exposure and participating by inviting teams Saipan John puts a question mark Thanks and Rodman's contract stipulates that less severe, you have to ask your the rules. If they want to grieve it, year. to outsmart each other in the will also serve as a tune-up tourna from Rota and Tinian in next 1. e4 cS 2. Nf3 d6 3. b3? on this move. 23 ... Bh6 fol congratulationhs to you two he must be available to play in 97 self why the Bulls chose to take they will," Krause said. Aslde from having more fairways to win the club's ment for the 5th Annual Jam Attack year's edition. More usual is 3. d4 or even lowed by g4 he says, is more dudes. sports activities, the federa most covetc,d title. forceful. For this week, try this: 3. d3. All AGC members are in 3 ... Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5- Bbl 24. Nc4 tion is also looking forward to . ··_.· · _sp0.rtsbits .· ._, ·· .. :.,. inviting more schools to its vited to join the year-ending Complete Results of the 4th Sid K. Peter 6. Nd5 More interesting is 24. f4, .A~it Bg7 £1 tournament but only the 12 Too bold, too early. He according to John. fold. "We have invited Marianas ace winners are eligible to Memorial Golf Tournament should have made normal, de 24 ... Bh6 ~~ Baptist Academy and hope compete for the top prize. December 7 and 8, 1996 Holiday Cage Tilt veloping moves instead. John: After this move, i .i ~ fully in the future, Rota and Aside from the Amigo of the Laolao Golf Resort & Kingfisher Golf Links 6 ... Nd7 7. BbS White's position is hopeless. @ ft .t Tinian High Schools will jom Year title, three more prizes Championship Flight THE BASKETBALL Association of the Northern Mariana Islands Pol wants to chop wood fast. 25. f4 gxf3 e.p. 26. Qf2 are at stake. Two prizes will Jess Wabol 75 78 153 Gus Camacho !08 102 210 (BANMI) will hold its annual Holiday Basketball Tournament on 7 ... 0-0 8. Bxd7 Bxd7 9. Why not 26. Qxf3? ft A. i us to make it a .truly CNMI federation," said Steve be given to the golfers who Tony Satur 78 77 155 B Flight Dec. 26-29, I 996 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym. Nxf6 exfG 26 ... Bf4! 27. Rfl Bg3 28. Steve Rush 77 81 158 Jess Castro 85 88 173 ~ Lizama, also a board member will make the par-3 closet to The holiday tournament will be open (or men's and Opens the e-file for the · Qd2 fxg2 29. Rfel f4 30. Qc3 Joe Lizama 83 83 166 Tars Olopai 87 86 173 the pin and another one will women's teams. Black rooks, and prevents fur White's last chance for ~ • of CISF. Andy Nepaial 84 83 167 Benito Aguon 89 86 175 The formation of the CISF be given to the golfer who will All interested men's and women's teams are invited to ther exchanges. John needs to counterplay. It's also Pol's Ed Peter 86 82 168 Alice Concepcion 90 88 178 g was made possible through the score a rare hole-in-one on the Jack Sablan 81 95 176 Alex Aquiningoc 93 88 181 send a representative to the tournament's organizational win while Pol needs only to first agressive move since the combined efforts 9f represen no. 3 hole. Lawrence Camacho 91 98 189 Tony Barcinas 91 94 185 meeting today, Dec. 13, 5 p.m. at the Ada.Gym Conference opening. White to play and mate in draw. tatives from MHS, MCS, Tee-off time is set at 7 a. m. James Lin 82 DNF Jack Lizama 96 90 186 Room. Entry fee is set at $250 per team. 10. 0-0 Re8 1 L Rel Be6 12. 30 ... Rd4! 31. RxcS two. GCA, the Governor's Office and all players are being re A Flight Henry Magofna 96 92 188 For more information, call Michael A .. White at 2,34~6547. d3 Qd7 13. h3 dS Pol goes for broke, but the Solutions should be sent to of Youth Affairs, and Louie quested to be at the greens on Pete A. Tenorio 86 82 168 Joe Wabol 96 93 189 Black, at his point, has end is nearer than he thought "64" c/o The Marianas Variety, Lou Pelisamen 102 87 189 *** Wabol of the Division of or before 6:30 a.m. Douglas Puckett 78 90 168 equalized and has even seized it was. P .0. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950, Sonny Flores 86 86 172 Lee Camacho 93 97 190 Sports and Recreation. the initiative. 31...f3! 32. Qd2 or faxed through 234-9271. Joe Demapan 85 87 172 Manny Mangarero 103 88 191 14. exdS Qxd5 32. Qxd4 would. have been Ben Lizama 85 87 172 Joe Mafnas 98 DNF YAS-Marianas. Variety's 3 on 3 Business Ben Duenas The queen steps forward to answered: by John with 85 89 174 Arthur Camacho 106, DNF Continued from page 60 Ed Flores 90 86 176 Seniors DEFENDING champions, the Editorial Quota Boys try to gain the survey the field. 32 ... Bh2! 33. Kf2 (33. Kh2 Tankers. • • Ronald Pablo 92 86 178 Jess Taitano 79 75 154 first finals berth by facing the Admini~.tration ~itm in the first game 15. Qd2 Red8 16. Qf4 gS! Qg3 34. Kg! Qel+ 35. Kh2 without SIGN Mike Kinsela 89 91 180 Serafin Pablo 82 75 157 nifer Pierce clocked 39.60 sec seconds respectively. of the semifinal round of the Younis Art Studio0Narianas Variety's. 17. Qg3 hS! 18. Re3 aS Qhl#) gl=Q+ 34. Rgl Qgl# Sid Taisacan 95 86 .181 Tony Taitano 85 80 165 (erratum: In yesterday's is 3 on 3 Interdepanment Basketball Tournruner:ttatYounisBasket Not content with his seizure 32 ... f7+ 33. Qxf7 onds (29th overall) while Audra SIGNiof · Bill Kaipat 96 86 182 John Matsumoto 89 83 172 ""a " is : sue, we ran that Keoni lchihara ·.. . :·." ..... · . of space in the kingside, Black White could have resigned Winkfield had 41.19 seconds Tony Rogolofoi 91 93 184 Dave Ayres JOO 106 206 ball Court. .. .·. .·...... •.... ·.· · < > < ··•.• ·•····.• ...... ··. 96 95 191 Tex Naog 112 103 215 The unbeaten Production·Destroyer Boy~ trr t() ~e~})their now makes sure that White's at this point, but Pol doesn't (35th). Keoni lchihara submit had the best time among Saipan Manny Tenorio C Flight C Flight perfect slate by ~liminating Art Hiir4 Driyesjnthe st:cond queenside is likewise stymied. give up easily, which is why ted 37.49 seconds (29th). swimmers in the 200M. NO Business Mathilde Cabrera 96 90 186 Tino Taisacan I 14 97 21 I game. . ·.. · .. · •.. . . . · · . ·.···. ··.· ..· ·.. · . · ..••. i i. . ·.• ... •· .. · .. ·· · 19. a4 QfS! he came this close to winning Taitano swam the SOM but Actually, Xenavee Jess Lizama 96 91 187 Nick D. Guerrero !03 111 214 .· The Quota Boys won the firstgaml': of tht:ir best Clf three terfly in 28.35 seconds for the Pangelinan turned in the best Dennis Teregeyo John in the notes he sent me the crown. Roman Demapan 91 96 187 110 107 217 series against the Administrati()n t~am by severi points, 84, said this is the first of a series 33 ... Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qg3+ team's best effort in the dis mark with 2:25:67 followed John Lizama 97 95 192 Ed Kapileo I IO I IO 220 while Production leaned on ~ec:ond .~as~et bj. of moves to trap the White 3S. Ke2 Re8 tance. Jacoby Winkfield came by Audra Winkfield and Tracy Jess Stol 105 91 196 Bill Limes 112 119 231 77 a.J~~.t .••.•• • • > at .·· . Melvin Villarin to.edge the Harf priyes;69"67. in posting a. queen: Qg6, Bf8, Bf6, Rdc8. John, however, is just as re in next with 28.64 seconds Feger. Ichihara had the fourth YOUNl:~ AJlTS'fUDIO··• Tom Cherng 107 90 197 John Cepeda 126 117 243 100 Frank Kapileo 145 143 288 20. Rael Qg6 21- Nd2 lentless. while Palacios was third with best time. dba fyladanas Variety Joe Limes 99 199 similar 1-0 lead... ·.· .•. •.....• .•. < •< << . .. < Jerry Jier 107 92 199 Nick Castro 109 DNF If the Q1,1otaB0ys and theDestroyer.s).v(n.anew,th..ebest9f Forced, says John: 2I. .. Bf8 36. Ne5 Re5 (0-1) 28.69. Justin Pierce and Jes Our apologies to the swim Pat Taitano 110 96 206 Clemen lwugia 125 DNF three finals wiH start on S1,1nday, J?e9.15: (EJ\Q) / ·•· · · · and 22 ... Bd6 are dangerous Puzzler. Sixto lgisomar and sica Jordan had 31.89 and 32.83 mers and to their parents.) •••·;::;~~'.~~ .. ~~~~. ~~:-- ~-~~~-~-~-~-~---~~-,~--"---"· -~-~-!'!'~~~~-~--~~~~~~-~-_::_:--~--~~•:::,.:s· ~..;._~:....~-- ~-~-_-:;:-~-~---~-;il-.-~_-;-.::-.:::.. _;~ ... ~;-::;;e;;;,;_~~~;.;_2· .\.1.__~2:'.~~~=-~¥1~~-~.;~:t.~~-_:_~-~r~· ..;:::_.~--~; -:::-_ =---·:: .. • ::;:·.:.·.:::. ·=· .:= ..-::: ...::_::-- __ -=-:-:-:-=..=----=-=-·:::= .. =·~::..-;:;=-f.~ ~---~~--.-~----~.-~-~-~~:-~; .. _. __ - -~~~:~)~- ~ ------~~----. ------~ §Q;MARl~NASVARIETY NEWS A~D VIEWS-FRIDAY- DECEMBER 13, I996 SPORTS Commonwealth Interscholastic Sports Federation I \, New sports body fonned \1 1: By Erel A. Cabatbat said that "with its new program, Variety News Staff CISF will definitely enhance op ORGANIZERS formally an portunities for students to get nounced the formation of the into sports more." Commonwealth Interscholastic Mt. Carmel School's Sister Sports Federation (CISF) in a Kathleen Sarmiento regarded press conference held yester the CISF as an excellent idea. It day at the Governor's Office on is a way of developing the total Youth Affairs. potential of the students, not Chairperson Guadalupe only academically but athleti Borja-Robinson said "the CISF cally as well. It is line with our is a non-profit organization that school philosophy." aims to create, operate and ad When asked for a comment J minister school-level sports ac on the grade requirement, Sis tivities that will bring together ter Sarmiento said "the grade students from both public and requirement is highly recom private schools." mended. Students who are ath Robinson also added that for letically inclined will also have a student to be able to compete academics to be concerned in any tournament the CISF is about. It encourages students to holding, he or she must have a be well rounded." grade· point average of 2.0. For her part, Becky "Although the.primary target Covarrubias, CISF's secretary of the federation is to gather the said "I think it is something that students in a sport wherein they will bring structure and organi can have fun and develop ca zation to benefit the students of maraderie and sportsmanship, CISF PRIME MOVERS-Guadalupe Borja-Robinson (seated, middle) is being flanked by Sister Kathleen the islands. It will also help it also encourages them to main Sarmiento (left, sf;ated) of MCS, Becky Covarrubias (right, seated) of GCA and Jim Feger representing MHS generate more interest among tain a level of standard. with (standing from left}, Steve Lizama and Daniel Nielsen, both board members of the newly formed students to get into sports." regards to their academic needs Commonwealth Interscholastic Sports Federation during a press conference held at the Governor's Office Covarrubias represented GCA. as well," Robinson explained. on Youth Affairs yesterday. (Photo by Erel A. cabatbat) After the basketball tourna The CISF is starting with three. be launching a tournament for sity and varsity teams of the pressed pos1 t1 ve comments ment, CISF will hold a soccer schools-Marianas High its initial activity next year. three schools at the Gilbert C. about the formation of the CISF. competitions for both boys and School (MHS), Mt. Carmel In February 22, 1997, CISF Ada Gym. Jim Feger, CISF Vice girls: The organizers are also School (MCS) and Grace Chris will hold a basketball tourna Representatives from the Chaiperson and acting princi planning to include more sports tian Academy (GCA)-and will ment featuring the junior var- three pioneer schools have ex- pal of Marianas High School, Continued on page 58 • Zaldy Dandan ey:Erel A. Cabatbat IOOM freestyle, lOOM back- ·. 2:09:70and2:I8:76seconds. Told you so VadetyNew Staff stroke and 1 OOM butterfly. '· Tracy Feger · clocked JOSH TAITANO, Tracy Taitano also turned 1n the best · 1: 15:81 for a new record in DESPITE the stiffer chal ! . Feger and Jessica Jordan time in the 200M freestyle the 1OOM backstroke. Jessica lenge given to him by broke six age group and one amongCNMI swimmers by cov- Jordan covered the same dis Saipan's ever improving national records during the ering the distance.in two min- tance in 1: 13.97, another players, defending cham fourth day of competitions utes and 5:61 seconds. He fin- record, for the fastest time pion John Villamin made the in the 1996 Pacific School ished 14th overall. for the Saipan team. ; most rousing comeback in Games in.Perth, Australia. Aside from Taitano, Xenavee Pangelinan, Jennifer Pierce ) CNMI chess history, win Taita,no set a new markin Pang.elinan, Feger, Jacoby and Palacios came in 31st, I ning all of his final six games , the 1OOM -breastroke while , Winkfield topped the_ir respec- 38th and 16tµ by submitting and, in the process, retain F.egerestablished a newtin':le- tive, heats. · · 1:18:99, 1:33:26and 1:06:20 ·· ing the title he won easily ' in theJOO:Mbiickstroke. Jor- ·Rrioert Jordan and Justih . respectively .. last year. , dari had t~ree new marks\ Piercl:catne in 26thand 36th · In the 50M breastroke, Jen:.. ·• This year's Budweiser . tucked under her bel_t in the respectively .• by ... e:locking · Con-tinued on page. 58 ',. i .•...• '. .. Cup is John's sweetest victory yet coming as it is, as they . .. . . ,'·· : .... ,, say, from behind. Congratulations, however, goes not only to John but to all the players and to our very able tournament director and host Ace of Aces tourney , Vic Brana, and to the Rambie 's Restaurant staff. On behalf of the players and organizers, I would also like to thank Budweiser and Micro! for their generous support. Amigos set showdown Mabuhay po kayong lahat. Meeting on Saturday. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., the CNMI Erel Cabatbat By A. AGC's final golfing event Camacho (April); PJ -Igitol Chess Association (CCA) will have a meeting at Rambie's. Variety News Staff of the year features the club's (May); Rick Kautz (June); Up for discussion are CCA 's Christmas Party, election of THE AMIGOS Golf Club 12 parbusters who have won Eli Buenaventura (July); Mel officers and other plans for the rest of the year. (AGC) is set to hold its. one monthly ace tournament Sablan (August); Lucio For more information, call Vic Brana at 234-6010. Amigo of the Year (Ace of throughout the year. _Aldan (September); Alex Game of the week. Here's how John retained his title: Aces) Tournament on Sun Jack Lizama (January); Sicilian Defence Aquiningoc (October): Ti! day, Dec. 15 at the Marianas Jovito Legaspi (February); Cabrera (November): and Continued on page 58 Country Club. Robert Naraja (March); Joe ·~-.._..,.-,-~------..! .Continued on page 5S ., ..•., .