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PSS, Justice m ay se ttle d isp u te PROCEEDINGS on the discrimi­ could then conduct negotiations to nation suitfiledby the Department settle the matter without litigation o f Justice agains t the Public School during the remaining 40 days o f the System (PSS) were suspended for suspension o f the proceedings. 60 days to give both parties time to The suit, filed last Aug. 7, al­ settle their dispute. leged that PSS and the Board of District Court Judge Alex Education engaged in discrimina­ Munson said the parties should be tion. given “the fullest opportunity to For example, Filipino applicants for teaching positions were alleg­ LAFIESTA San Roque, the $50 m illio n world class shopping mall built by Tropical Plaza, the lOOpercent work towards an agreed settlement owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, sends a bright signal to the tourism industry. Shown during the recent o f (the)dispute if settlement should edly required to pass pregnancy ribbon-cutting ceremony are (from left): Tropical Plaza President Mitsuo Kitajima, Governor Lorenzo I. appear warranted.” tests. Guerrero, Rev. Eric Forbes and Japanese Consul Hirozo Ushida. The suspension would also en­ The complaint also claimed that able Justice Department lawyers under the PSS pay scale, local teachers, received less than teach­ Darya Geetter and Jonathan Y e a r - e n d e r W atkins, to furnish PSS inform a­ ers recruited form the mainland. tion regarding specific incidents of In an interview earlier, Kosack alleged discriminatory practices in and Deputy Attorney General Eric the hiring of Filipino, Chamorro Smith said Justice Department and Carolinian teachers. wanted PSS to pay “millions of According to Munson’s order dollars” in exchange for the drop­ A turbulent year Tuesday, the disputing parties ping o f the suit. (G L D ) IN A PLACE where murder or slowdown. Infrastructure projects ing and Consulting Co., was suicide is banner story and re­ continue, at least one big private fatally shot with a .22 caliber Kapileo bellion is unknown, the year sector venture was completed, and revolver. Suspects in the case just ending could be consid­ prospects fo r the coining year are were charged in court but the to stand trial ered the most turbulent in the bright as the US surfaces out of complaint was subsequently history of the Northern the recession. w ithdraw n. for shooting Marianas since it became a Robles, Laude killings On Nov. 6 the body o f Eladio commonwealth. On Feb. 3.Crisanto M . Robles, Laude, a construction worker, of mother 1992 saw three murders, the 32, a photographer for. Saipan was found in Dandan, with THE SUPERIOR Court yester­ highest government official of Photo Lab, was abducted. His signs o f violent death. Joseph day ruled that David D. Kapileo, the C N M I threatened with im­ body was found on Feb. 5 in Anthony Bowie, Mario M. 24, should be made to stand trial peachment, and C NM I control Banzai C liff with a stab wound Reyes, a juvenile and an uni­ for the Dec. 20 shooting of his of. immigration and the mini­ and the neck slashed. dentified man in his early 20s mother Joanna Desebel, 42 and mum wage threatened with Vicente M. Aldan Jr. later’ were arrested. for illegal possession of a hand­ takeover by the federal gov­ pleaded guilty to second degree Killings are always violent, gun. Kapileo ernment. murder and was sentenced to 50 but the growing violence of Judge Alex Castro also denied room door, calling his name. He On the bright side, the C N M I years in ja il, later reduced. m urder cases in the N orthern a motion filed for the second time was drunk at that time. has weathered these adverse In August Kuniyoshi Ishii, 28, Marianas has prompted Judge by public defender Dan DeRienzo Kapileo allegedly took his .22- events, including the economic an employee o f Pacific Engineer­ continued on page 9 to release Kapileo to his brother. caliber unlicensed pistol and fired The court maintained the $1 a shot at the door. m illion bail. The v ic tim was h it on the rig h t The public defender told the tem ple and was declared dead on Guerìero cites accomplishments court that although there was “ no arrival at the Commonwealth GOVERNOR Lorenzo I. : things we said we were going to waters. question” about who fired the fatal Health Center. Guerrero “ protected his citizens do, and we ’re going to continue to * He signed a memorandum of shot, the suspect had no intention Assistant Attorney General from invasion by the federal ge the jo b done - all o f us together.” understanding w ith the Depart­ of killing his own mother. Julie Van Dyne said the suspect government” when he stopped Mathis listed Guerrero’s ac- ment of Interior to study the DeRienzo said it was the con­ knew his mother was in front of an attempt by the Inspector Gen­ ; complishments this year, as fo l­ m in im u m wage, im pact o f alien sensus of the bereaved fam ily to the door seconds before the shot eral to “ snoop” through private low s: labor and evaluate tax laws. welcome the suspect back be­ was fire d . tax records. * When the Inspector General * Guerrero spoke before an cause all the family members Meanwhile; the Superior Court In a letter to the V ariety on thé . wanted to look at private tax international forum against the understood that the suspect did reduced the sentence of a man governor’s thoughts and records Guerreroîsaid he’d “ go to Japanese plutoniurh shipments. not mean to k ill Desebel. who helped bum the body of accomplisments in 1992, deputy ja il before he’d turn over private * He formed a task force to He said the shooting was “ stu- murder victim Crisanto Robles public information officer : records of CNMI people.” The study and recommend adjust­ vpid, reckless” but contended that from five years to three years in Pamela Mathis Sattler said ■ case is now* before the Ninth ments in the rrjinimum wage. there was no malice or intent on ja il. Guerrero was. able to do what no n Circuit Court of Appeals. * Although the US military the part o f the suspect to kill. Castro reduced the sentence of other governor has done before. * Guerrero was able to secure had already agreed to lease back Castro said that although there Vicente Pinaula after hearing the On infrastructure, Mathis permission from the federal gov­ its land holdings on the Tanapag was no expressed malice on the testimony of the psychologist at quoted Guerrero’as saying “If ernment to start eradicating the shores, Guerrero successfully part of David Kapileo to shoot his the Division of Corrections. you cannot see all these major m elon fly w ith the help o f Japan. renegotiated the lease, giving mother, evidence showed that The judge also said Pinaula has improvements, you must be He· also obtained a partnership local businessmen25 more years there was “ implied malice” in the shown remorse. Castro said he b lin d .” agreement allowing participation to develop the future port. shooting. likewise took into consideration “ We promised the people we , from Guam. * Guerrero established the The shooting occurred before the fact that Pinaula has a newborn were going to deliver and we are .* He blocked legislation that Commonwealth AIDS Commit­ dawn on Dec. 20. Based on the •baby and would like to have an going to keep our promises,” . would have given the federal tee to educate the public about statement of the suspect him self , income for the family soonest. Guerrero said. “These are the . government control of CNMI the deadly AIDS virus. (NL) his mother knocked on his bed- (GLD) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31,1992 A ppeals Board

upholds perm it E xp e rt sets 3 con d ition s W Q rld Affairs for H afadai THE COASTAL Resources Management Appeals Board has for resettlem ent o f P agan upheld the perm it given to Hafadai Beach Hotel for its 160-room ex­ T H E D IS A S T E R C o n tro l O ffic e said Koyanagi indicated it was other people on the island, par­ government to utilize the island,” tension project, in effect dismiss­ is planning to reassess the volca­ possible for the people o f Pagan ticularly war veteran Guy Chongsaid. “ As amatter of record, US, Russia wrap up arms treaty nic activity on Pagan Island to to return i f the result o f the study Gabaldon. I did utilize the services of Mr. ing the opposition o f J.C. Tenorio Enterprises. determine whether it is safe for was favorable. Chong said he learned from Gabaldon to transport personnel By Alexander G. Higgins ment in principle to cut each side’s to fly to Sochi, aRussiancityonthe open when they began their final Russians wanted to use. the silos to “The perm it decision issued on Pagan residents to return to their Koyanagi also listed two other Felix A. Sasamoto, the former and important equipment to the warheads to between 3,000 and B lack Sea, to make plans fo r a round. protect single-warhead SS-25 Nov. 5, 1992 was probably the homes. requirem ents, as fo llo w s: disaster control officer, that island for the volcanic activity GENEVA (AP) - The United 3,500 by the year 2003, about one- summ it in early January. The two sides had already agreed missiles, apparently asacost-saving most scrutinized permit ever is­ About 100 Pagan residents were * Installation of an additional Gabaldon started using Pagan Is­ reassessment.” States and Russia agreed Tuesday third the current total. It follows on Kozyrev, who said he was sure that the treaty wouldbanland-based move, but Washington wanted all suer) in this Commonwealth, in­ evacuated to Saipan in May 1981, seismograph machine in the v il­ land on or about the second term Gabaldon, in an earlier letter to on a treaty deeply reducing their the first Strategic Arms Reduction enough o f success to bet a bottle o f missiles, including the longest- o f them destroyed to keep any fu ­ volving the most exhaustive and shortly after the eruption of M t. lage; and o f fo rm e r G o ve rn o r Pedro P. Guerrero, said he had established nuclear arsenals and setting in Treaty, signed by Bush and Soviet liquor when thefinalroundresumed range Russian rockets, the 10- ture hard-line government from detailed review of a proposed Pagan. * Training of local people on Tenorio. Sasamoto did not say an alcoholic rehabilitation center motion plans for a New Year’s President Mikhail Gorbachev in on Monday, joked after the agree­ warhead SS-18s. using them. project,” said David Wiseman, Acting Disaster Control O ffi­ monitoring of volcanic activity, thatTenorio authorized Gabaldon on the island. “I chose Pagan Is­ weekend summit between Presi­ 1991. ment that “Eagleburger has losthis Negotiations on the details that - How many of the 170 SS-19 counsel fo r H afadai. cer Francisco'S; Chong said he Chong’s memorandum dated to use Pagan Island. land because, of its remoteness; dent Bush and Boris Yeltsin. “ Please w ait now fo r news from bottle o f whiskey.” would ttim the June agreementinto . missiles the Russians could keep In a statement issued Monday, had tentatively scheduled the re­ Dec. 15 was in response to an Chong said he was still trying the solitude and tranquility there “ We now have a text we can put our capitals from President Bush ‘Two bottles of whiskey, my a treaty had bogged down before after converting them from six Wiseman said it was the second assessment with Dr. Robert earlier directive by Guerrero to to get in touch with the former is conducive to our goals of re­ to the twopresidents ” Secretary of and President Yeltsin,” Kozyrev friend, ‘spasibo’ (thanks)” laughed the United States made a renewed warheads to one. time J.C. Tenono attacked the Koyanagi, a seismologist based study the possibility of allowing governor. habilitation and ‘drying out’,” he State Lawrence S. Eagleburger told said. Eagleburger said he hoped Eagleburger, but he conceded that push this month. The Bush ad­ - Whether the United States perm it decision by appealing it to in Hawaii; in. May. the return of-Pagan residents. “A ll this time I was under the said. reporters after he met withRussian the presidents would announce i f the two leaders suggested changes 1 ministration wants the outgoing would have to count B -l bombers the appellate board of the CRM. Chong, in a memorandum to. The· governor also instructed assumption. that Mr. Gabaldon Gabaldon also said he had a Foreign Minister Andrei V. “ within thenextfewdays” plans to in the final text, “obviously, we’d president to be able to sign the under the treaty once it removes In an order sustaining the per­ Governor Lorenzo L Guerrero, Chong to look, into*· activities o f was authorized; by the CNMI Continued on page 6 Kozyrev Monday and Tuesday to sign the treaty. have to come back together again. ” treaty beforehe turns overthe White their nuclear weapons. The United m it' decision,;.¿Appeals Board; wrap up the treaty. Bush,bird-huntinginTexas,was Thetwonegotiators.whoworked House to B ill C linton on Jan. 20. States wanted toreserve the right to ChaittnanFelipe-Atali^andboard Bush and Yeltsin laid the foun­ informed o f the agreement but had until midnight Monday, declined A m ong outstanding issues were: re-use the planes for nuclear member Jose'Rros'said that con­ dation for the START II treaty last no immediate comment. In Mos­ to go into detail on how they re­ -The number of SS-18 missile weapons after it retires its B-52 trary to J.C; Tenono’s allegation June when they signed an agree­ cow, aides to Yeltsinwere preparing solved the issues that were still silos the Russians could retain. T ie bombers. the permit granted Hafaf-ai was· theunammous actionof the-CRM. It said the hotel’s application Pilot, passengers Kidnappers free missionary was reviewed extensively by CRM and the agencies repre­ ZAMBOANGA, Philippines renegade Muslim rebels in another Doctors said he was in generally sented by the CRM agency offi­ overpower crew, (AP) - Muslim bandits have freed part o№asilanislandsince Oct. 22. good shape except for diarrhea. cials. an American missionary after 68 Superintendent Indo Ho, the re­ The kidnappers are believed to be The board also said there was days of captivity in exchange for gional police spokesman, said the a breakaway group of the Muslim sufficient evidence m the record divert plane to US ransom o f a radio, wrist watch and bandits surrendered Fraszczak to Moro National Liberation Front, to support the findings of the CRM a hat. negotiator Olbert Togong. which has beat waging a 20-year By Richard Cote aerial defection from Cuba in 10 agency officials that the project “ I was treated very well,” a frail- Joey Tugung, the chief negotia­ struggle to establish a Islamic state in days. On Dec. 19, defector and does nothave a significant impact looking Brother Gerald Fraszczak tor fo r Fraszczak’s release, said the the southern Philippines. M IAM I (AP) - The pilot and former Cuban air force pilot on the scenic resources of the told reporters Wednesday shortly missionary was freed after he Since therebellionbegan in the late passengers o f a Cuban airliner Orestes Lorenzo landed a small Northern Marianas.(NL)______after arriving in the port of convinced the kidnappers that the overpowered reluctant crew plane on a Cuban beachside road 1970s, Muslim bandit groups have Zamboanga. “ I leave with a heavy church and theUS Embassy would members Tuesday* drugging cme to pick up his family and fly back occasionally resorted to kidnappings O rientation not bargain further. withchlorofonn, anddivertedthe to Florida. heart because I was released on the and extortion plane to Miam i to seek freedom, Tuesday’s escape began as a condition never to return to Religious leaders had repeatedly Fraszczak was kidnapped on sus­ for new NM C authorities said. regularly scheduled flight to Basilan.” turned down ransom demand from picion he was a C IA spy. A ll but five of the 53 people Qiba’s nodi coast, said Anne He said the kidnappers warned his abductors. Michael Barnes, a California students set aboard requested asylum when Eldridge of the Federal Aviation they would k ill him if he returned Fraszczak was scheduled to be business executive, was seized by ORIENTATION fornewstudents they reached Miam i International Administration in Atlanta. to Basilan. brought to Manila later Wednesday Communist renegades in Manila in attending Northern Marianas A irport. 11» Soviet-built Aero Carib­ Fraszczak, a Franciscanmedical for a meeting with President Fidel January and was freed by police after College this spring w ill be held “They were very happy/They bean twin-engine Ptrboprop took missionary from Chicago, was Ramos, Ho said. 60 days o f captivity. Monday, from 9 a.m. to l p.m. in were all jumping and giving high o ff at &30 am . and after about a freed late Tuesday in the remote Before leaving for Manila, Arvey Drown, a Colorado pros­ ihe student lounge. fives to each other,” said Mario half-hour US air-traffic control­ tqwn of Tipo-Tipo on Basilan is­ Fraszczak told reporters he was fre­ pector, was freed this year after College officials w ill provide Miranda, a spokesman for the lers received a radio message land, about 550 miles (880 kms) quently moved by water buffalo being held for nearly two years by information on placement test­ Cuban AmericanNatiCinal Foun­ saying it would land in Miam i. - south o f Manila. duringhis captivity and didnot know Communist guerrillas in the ing, registration procedures, fi­ dation, which will represent the Just as the plane approached The missionary has been held by about the negotiations fo r his release. ’ defectors beforeimmigratkm of­ northern Philippines. nancial aid applications and other the airport, Cuban air controllers pertinent subjects. Students ex­ ficials. called their Miami counterparts, pecting to apply for financial aid One passenger, a young boy, Eldridge said. are asked to contact the Financial ripped up Ms Cuban identifica­ “TheytoldMiami thatthe pilot A id Office as soon as possible to tion card in from of reporters. called themand said he was being Warlord orders door-to-door avoid delays in processing their ThepdotjCm-toeOainoPorocl, kidnapped,” Eldridge stud. She applications. ; who brought his family with him, couldnotsay if thecall to Havana English and math placement gave a thumbs up and yelled - was a ruse b y .the p ilo t o r a C all in “Positive!” when asked whether from another crew member. tests w ill be given Tuesday and Wednesday, January 5 and 6 at 1 he felt free, Police and FBJ, customs and By Denis D. Gray that looting and killing “ would not gerous town. It ’s not a safe place to “I feel very happy... to have p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in Room A-5. immigration agents surrounded be tolerated” and that weapons and v is it.” easier for you A ll new students must take the been able to ridiaue the commu­ the plane as passengers and crew MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - combat vehicles would be confis­ In one.of his last foreign policy members.gotoff. free placement tests. nist system of Cuba,” he said. “It s US troops have moved into cated on sight. decisions as president, Bush or­ ✓ 15% Annual Your financial goals don’t was a very comptexmaneuver, a * FBI spokeswoman , Julie Openregistration and academic Mogadishu’s lawless northern Bush was scheduled to make a dered US troops to lead an interna­ need to remain just a dream. Home year in the planning.” VOnderhaar said the agency was advising for spring semester at Percentage Rate sector and announced to rival New Year’s Eve visit to the capital tional military force to get food Equity Loans* from the Bank of The pilot may have been the investigating the’ case as a pos- NMC w ill be held January 11 & clansmen and gunmen a crackdown to meet with Marines and visit an past looters in Somalia, where civil ✓ FixedRate Guam will let you take advantage same man the Cuban government • sible h ijkkin g hut had .made no 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. onviolenceinadvanceofPresident International Red Cross hospital war and drought have combined to of the money that’s been building in sent in January to fly a hijacked arrests. and fro m 3 :3 0 -6 :3 0 p.m. Bush’s vis it to the capital. and feeding center. k ill 350,000. ✓ Convenient your home. Visit any one of the helicopter from Miami back to "W e have to get the facts arid The first day of instruction is In the southern port o f Kismayu, The military .command said he Two million mòre Somalis, or Bank of Guam's two convenient Havana, said hfcndoDominguez, turn them over to theUS attorney’s January 18. Monthly diplomats reported Tuesday that a would spend New Year’s Day in locations today and see how easy it spokesman for the Cuban exile jofBce to determine if a crime was about one-third of the population, warlord had ordered door-to-door is to f group Valladares Foundation. committed," she said. Baidoa and Beli Dogle, two towns are at risk o f 'starvation. Icfrib^W jllQ Payments After the plane left Havana for -Reports of guns aboard the slayings of up to 200 rivals to wrested frorii warlords who had Despite the presence of thou­ a flight to the Cuban resort of plane had not been confirmed, consolidate his grip prior to thd looted donated food and medical sands o f foreign troops, there are group dances Varadero Beach, passengers and 'Sheehan said. arrival of US troops last week. supplies intended for starving v il­ daily reports of looting, threats an off-duty pilot lured the The angry co-pilot was hand­ The Western diplomats said the lagers. against foreign aid workers and at La Fiesta nondefecting co-pilot out of the cuffed by police. The drugged slaughter was carried out by m ili­ Marine Col. Fred Peck, a journalists, and shootouts between A GROUP of 20 dancers from cockpit and restrained him, said security officer was placed on a tiamen loyal to an ally of Gen. spokesman for the US forces in rival clans in Mogadishu and other Ichibacho City, :Saipan’s sister US Customs Service spokesman stretcher and taken toPan Am eri­ Mohamed Farrah Aidid, whose Mogadishu, said the military and areas o f the country. city, recently performed the tradi­ The Local Bank. The People’s Bank. Michael Sheehan. can Hospital. He was treated and opposition to the deployment of secret service were confident the US Embassy spokesman Frank tional “Awa Dance” at the La ‘At the same time, chlorofonn later released to immigration of- UN troops led to the foreign m ili­ president would be safe. But he Strovas confirmed reports that a Fiesta San Roque. CONVENIENT LOCATIONS was used to pacify-the security , 'ficialSft-said hospital spokes­ tary intervention in Somalia. added: pow erful w arlord ordered the sys­ Dressed in traditional costumes, Saipan Garapan: (670)283-5001/5/10/11/20 · Saipan Susupe: (670)234-6801 thru 4 officer on board,” he said, “Re woman Michelle Gibson. hi Mogadishu, military planes “ I doubt i f any American presi­ tematic killin g o f rival clansnien in the group danced in the open air Member FDIC •Title Insurance is required for all Home Equity Loans with Bank of Guam. was also restrained with hand­ Only five o f the 43 adults and dropped 100,000leaflets on all parts dent has ever visited a nation in the southern port of Kismayu over plaza during La Fiesta’s opening cuffs.” 10 children said they wished to o f the city Tuesday, warning such turm oil and in such a state o f several days before US and Belgian night oh Dec. 22; I t was the second high-profile return to Cuba. clansmen and marauding gunmen anarchy. Mogadishu is still a dan- troops arrived Dec. 20. 4 - m a r ia n a s VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31,1992 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VKWS-5 À Meeting Place For Our Nakamura takes Opinions. . .And Yours. . . oath as Palau’s fourth president N(?W SHtfW INO « KOROR, Palau (AP)-Kuniwo ment services, and more infra­ с т с т т т ъ я ш s Nakamura, who says he knows he structure are top priorities for his has a difficult task before him, administration. w ill be sworn in Friday as Palau’s He also wants to lure home U ncertainties, prospects fourth elected president. hundreds of Palauans who have The 49-year-old vice president leftforbetterpayingjobs in Guam UNCERTAINTIES ruled the year that isabouttoend, w ill cap nearly two decades of and Saipan, Northern Mariana government service when he suc­ Islands. Nakamura and the coming year promises to bring a lot more of ceeds Ngiratkel Etpison. the same, with a sprinkling of bright spots. W hile Nakamura is anxious to better the economic welfare of Africa is still plagued by disease, war and hunger, the 15,000 people who live in the and Eastern Europe has not achieved stability. Peace island chain, he also is faced w ith remains elusive in Cambodia, though neighboring leading Palau into either a new political relationship with the Vietnam has been enjoying a good image and a United States or possible inde­ substantial flow of capital. pendence. L e t ’ s The world’s biggest, trading nations have yet to Palau is the last o f eleven trust­ eeships established 45 years ago succeed in establishing a new trade agreement to by the U n ite d Nations to select a keep the free market in order. political status. The United States has been declared out of the Letters to the Editor In November, when Nakamura won the presidency by 134 votes, t u r n recession but Japan, where the recession started nearly 62 percent o f Palau’s vot­ late, may also be late in recovering. Japan is the Let voters decide on land use ers endorsed a first-ever change toits constitution to permitsimple primary source ot investments and tourists for the majority approval of a proposed Dear Editor: It implies that our government is ture are wrong about the location Compact of Free Association with Northern Marianas, thus, a late recovery in that I think everyone is getting sick entirely incapable of raising funds o f the pew senior citizen’s center. the U n ite d States. country would also extend the economic slowdown and tired of reading Mr. any other way for public projects. ItshouldbelocatednexttoCHC so e a c h o t h e r It w ill be up to Nakamura tocall Nakamoto’s self-serving adver­ N o matter how good the deal looks, old folks can get emergency medi­ here. for a vote on the pact. He has tisements in the local papers. in the long run the public loses. cal attention quickly if they needit. indicated he w ill, but has not said Whether or not the US, with a deficit-ridden gov­ Whoever is writing these ads must Let’s look at the history of the T his w ill save lives and give both precisely when. ernment, will stay on the road to recovery will be a think that local people are a bunch Samoanhousingland. Afewyears the old folks and their relatives Nakamura, who received a of idiots! Therejsnodoubtinmy ago, C D A and M P LC were in fa­ peace of mind If anyone thinks crucial test for Bill Clinton. bachelor’s degree in economics m ind that Nakamoto is getting as­ vor of a joint venture with All about this suggestion, it w ill grow The coming year is election year and political sistance from influential local Nippon airways, Duty Free and from the University of Hawaii irt o n ! on you. There is public land 1967, says jobs and job training, people — most likely the ones Joeten in building a hotel. Shares availableinthatarea. The Garapan spending should bboSt the CNMI economy. If the higher wages, improved govern- major projects which received 40-year leases on who will.supply labor to build his wouldbe sold to the public. Icalled Samoan housing area should be a proposedhotel. it the “People’s Hotel” and, park with a place to listen to music public land recently are implemented this year, the What is happening with the thankfully, it died outdoors. But that’s just my opin- Guerrero construction industry will get a relief. Add to this the Garapan Samoan housing land is a The Legislature, led by Stanley io a air traffic control tower and harbor improvement part o f a pattern involving public Torres, fin a lly got into the act and I ’ve said it before and I ’ll say it opposes land and benefits to the public. It passed a resolution stating that the again: decisions involving public projects of the Commonwealth Ports Authority, and works something like this: a devel­ land should be used for public land such as the Samoan housing Continental the CNMI should have a good start for the coming oper comes along and convinces purposes— a park, this was the fist area and the Section 8 housing area year. M P LC and a select group o f local (and last) time the Legislature has should be decided by the public by pullout politicians (who pretend to be actuallytriedtoprotectpublicland way of initiative at elections. Not Last year was also a year of controversies that knowledgeable about develop­ MPLC ignore this mandate and by MPLC, M fflA , businessman GOVERNOR LORENZO I. rocked Governor Lorenzo I. Guerrero’s boat; the ment) that the developer w ill pro­ leased the land to Nakamoto. andourgreatgiveaway legislatures. GUERRERO filed with the De­ vide a public benefit in return for I t is a good thing to have a senior W hy don’t we try it? In the next partment of Transportation his impeachment move in the House of Representatives, valuable public land. Shimizu did citizen’s center. It shows respect election,' voters can vote on these opposition to the pullout of Con­ the July 30 oversight hearing in Washington on alien this with its road to Kagman. and caring fo r the man amko and is two questions: tinental/Air Micronesia service to the island of Rota. l Yiizeki did it w ithits $1 m illion to something that a good government 1. Should the Garapan Samoan labor abuses, the $5.5 million paymentto Mitsubishi. Guerrero also learned that the public school system. UM DA shouldprovide. agoodgovemment Housing area be used fo r public Guam Governor Joseph S. Ada Guerrero’s rivals will surely try to keep these issues did it with the dump. Now comes should alsoprovideplaces for youth purposes w ily? Yes or No. also registered his opposition to alive, or at least revive public interest on them when Nakamoto.saying he’ll build a se­ activities, a decent juvenile cor­ 2. Should the Section 8 M IH A the Continental departure. nior citizens center. rection system and recreational housing area be used fo r public the election campaign starts. Guerrero and Ada are asking This pattern disturbs me. It im ­ areas fo r all the people. A good purposes only? Yes ot N o. the DOT to order Continental to The elections will keep people busy and active; the plies that the government of the government should protect public Everyone talks about what the continue essential services toRota CNMI is incapable of providing land. Too much attention is paid to new projects might encourage more business. Both people want Why not find out for pending an alternative, reliable public benefits— notevenasimple what tourists wantrather than what sure? carrier. may combine to bring about more changes to the senior citizen’s center — to its local people need Continental Airlines announced citizens withouttradingpublic land Northern Marianas. The only problem is that more B oth Nakamoto and the legisla­ Kenneth L. Govendo on Dec. 5 it would terminate es­ oftenthan not, changes, even in the name of progress, sential services to Rota due to have been for the bad, instead of the better. ‘ potentially unsafe runway condi­ tions. In response, Continental/Air Micronesia said the Rota runway ¿Marianas ^Variety' was potentially unsafe in wet S aip an 's first en tertain m en t weather. The airline also said it Serving the Commonwealth for 20 years had not been experiencing a Published Monday to Friday By Younis Art Studio, Inc. “heavy passenger load factor” Publishers; from July - November, 1992. Abed and Paz Younis Continental refuted it could serve Rota w ith more suitable, smaller Nick Legaspi...... Editor Mem ber of aircrafts saying... “ they are fully Rafael H. Arroyo...... Reporter The committed, and ...shifting such a Ma. Gaynor L. Dumat-ol ...Reporter RADIO! Associated Press craft to Rota would be an ex­ tremely expensive proposition for Continental..” P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950-0231 © 1992, Marianas Variety Continental also said Rota’s Tel. (670) 234-6341/7578/9797 All Rights Reserved Fax: (670) 234-9271 BUSINESS instructor Gwen Klawunder gives instructions on the use of a new computer database system being essential air service requirements installed at the offices of the Micronesian Legal Services Corp., whose personnel recently attended a special were being met by Pacific Island computer training workshop at Northern Marianas College. A viation. 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSD AY -DECEMBER 31,1992 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7 Funds for AIDS Surtreme Court ruling r S n SAIPAN HEALTH CLINIC cut as epidemic v m f m/ . , .. _ . Lower court can't \ n J on As Lito Road spreads in US SAIPAN'S WALK-IN URGENT B y Jennifer Dixon carryover money has. tumbled suspend lawyers from $20.8 million in 1991 to CARE CENTER WASHINGTON (AP) - Local $15.8 m illion in 1992 to an esti­ THE SUPERIOR Court has no qualify Castro, explaining that complaint was frivolous. It said AIDS prevention and education mated $9.7 m illion in 1993, said authority to suspend lawyers, the Heftier should not be handpicking the lower court “ abused its dis­ programs around the United States Kent Taylor, CDC spokesman. Supreme Court said Tuesday. a judge to take his place. cretion” when it did not give Providers : could be forced to cut their bud­ Taylor said states are finding “The court is not empowered Castro, in his decision imposing Mitchell notice that it was con­ Larry Hocog, M.D. gets even as the epidemic contin­ that they have less money to carry under the statute to suspend an sanctions against Mitchell, said templating an order to sanction ues to spread and the demand for over because they are using their attorney,” according to the opin­ an amended complaint filed by- Mitchell, and did not give the Gary R. Noie, SVLD. services escalates. grants more effectively. ion penned by Chief Justice Jose Mitchell onbehalf of Lucky De­ attorney an opportunity to re­ State officials were warned last At the same time, the AIDS S. D ela C ruz and Justices Ramon velopment had no legal basis and spond. Saikichy Angey, P.A. month to expect cuts in the amount epidemic continues to spread and G. V illagom ez and Jesus C. B orja that the attorney “failed to con­ “ Without such notice and an of federal money available to fi­ more than 1 m illion people in the on an appeal filed by lawyer duct reasonable research into the opportunity to respond, Mitchell Hours : 9 A.M. - 5 P.M., Mon., Tue, Thurs, Fri nance state and local health de­ country are now infected w ith the Theodore Mitchell. factual and legal foundation of was denied due process of law,” partment programs on AIDS H IV virus that causes the disease. Mitchell appealed before the his claim before filing his initial the opinion said. 9 A.M. -1 P.M., Wed & Sat. prevention, education, counsel­ D r. Joycelyn Elders o f A rkan­ Supreme Court after Superior pleading.” The Supreme Court instructed ing and testing. sas, president o f the Association C ourt Judge A le x Castro ordered The lower court said certain the lower court to notify Mitchell A spokesman for the federal of State and Territorial Health the attorney to pay monetary motions filed by Mitchell on be­ that it would sanction him under Centers for Disease Control and Officials, said Tuesday that state sanctions in August 1991. A half of his client were filed to the lower court’s criminal con­ WE ACCEPT: CNMI Gov't, Staywell, Pacifica, Prevention, however, said Tues­ and local programs w ill be forced month later Castro suspended “prolong the inevitable result” of tempt power. Calvos Connecticut, Life Universe Ins. day that the agency w ill actually to cut back on prevention and M itchell from practicing law. the suit. If, after a hearing the court Underwriters Aenta, Delaware Amer. provide the same amount of surveillance unless their budgets The high court opinion reversed Also, Mitchell allegedly made concludes that Mitchell is to be money in fiscal 1993 as in 1992 _ receive additional money. and vacated the Superior Court improper statements and used sanctioned, then the trial court is Travellers Insurance S 143.7 million. But states w ill “If we are sincere about trying order imposing a total of $9,360 abusive tone before the court. limited to the sanctions provided have less money left over from to do something about the spread in sanctions to Mitchell. The high court said it was not by the statute,” the Supreme Court 1992 to use this fiscal year than of AIDS we must begin to fund The decision suspending convinced that the· amended said. (GLD) they had left from 1991. educational activities that w ill M itc h e ll fro m practicing his pro­ The amount of so-called make a difference and reduce the fession for about three months number of people who are be­ was reversed and the case sent coming infected,’’ said Elders, back to the Superior Court. chosen by President-elect Clinton “I am pleased and relieved,'” to become the next surgeon gen­ M itchell said. eral. Castro’s decision imposing For every $1 spent on A ID S sanctions and suspending Mitchell prevention, the savings in health stemmed from the attorney’s rep­ T í l É S care costs is dirs 30, T avlor said. resentation of a civil complaint Congress set overall CDC filed by Lucky Development Co. •:-> r -'H •Uiwhng for AIDS prevention and L td. surveillance in fiscal 1993 at,3-498 Lucky Development sued a ••'V T.V-T · '.Ti "ÿ,! m illion, up from S477 mitlion in landowner who allegedly reneged m Ë W w m im m M !§ 3 p | fiscal 1992. But Congress also on a lease contract. The land­ ’lié#* ¡Sis hÜî earmarked $27.7 million of the owner, the plaintiff alleged, Ü 1993 total fo r fo u r specific areas: backed out of the lease agreement House Financing Available HIV prevention efforts by na­ because another company offered 4 tional m inority organizations and a higher price. fon approved crediti Lucky Development was ini­ & minority community-based or­ tially represented by Attorney ganizations; organizations for Fabulous 6-course gourmet dinner with choice o f entree. i Antonio Atalig but a conflict of & people withhemophilia; H IV and Live entertainment by our spirals Quartet and Bruno Dalla Pozza. Includes a bottle of interest issue arose, so Mitchell champagne per couple, party favors and reduced cover charge for Gilligan's Ball. multidrug-resistant tuberculosis 1 was asked to take over. Open from 7:00 pm, $48 per person prevention; and programs for HTV M itchell, as counsel for Lucky among women. Development, filed a motion to disqualify Judge Robert Hefner who initially handled the case Choose between two set dinners with complimentary bottle of Champagne or Chinese 0 0 6 E xpert because the law firm defending wine. Reduced cover charge for Gilligan's Ball. one o f the defendants in the suit Continued from page 3 6.00pm -10:00pm was the same firm representing license (C NM I License No. 320- H efner in an A rtic le 12 case. 92-Spn) to hunt goats on the is- Hefner, then turned over the land..“ Several Fish and W ildlife case to Castro. Mitchell subse­ biologists and technicians have quently filed a motion to dis- agreed that the w ild goats on Pa­ Y our choice o f tw o set dinners: gan must be eliminated before Seafood & Tenderloin or Live Lobster & Tenderloin. they destroy all the vegetation, John Paul 6:00 pm -11:00 pm , $55 or $70 per person which is disappearing rapidly,” he said. goes skiing “I have never made any money R O M E (AP) - Pope John Paul II, CAFE «.TERRACE at Pagan, neither fishing nor unable to resist a recent snowfall, hunting; nor do I intend to use went skiing Tuesday in the Champagne Dinner Buffet Pagan for monetary gain,” Abruzzi during a brief post-. W ith entertainment by the Spirals Quartet Gabaldon said. Christmas vacation, media 6:00pm - 11:00pm, $24 adults, $12 children He said that even with the ex­ reported. ploitation of the wild goats he ' R A I state television said the ski could scarcely make enough to trip in the mountainous region pay for the gasoline to fly to Pa­ east o f Rome was “ the best pos­ gan. sible indication” that the Roman "Carnaval Tropicana'1 Gabaldon asked the governor Catholic pontiff is in good health A colorful carnaval extravaganza with a variety of shows and activities. Cover charge to allow M ike Malone, a member following surgery in July. v includes a full open bar with standard drinks and champagnes. « i JO ETERI MOTOR COM PAIW INC. of Lt. Gov. Bcpjamin T. Planned trips in 1993 to Africa, 9:30 pm - 2.00 am, $45 per person, $30 per person after 12 midnight Mahglona’s staff, to go with Spain, the Baltics, the United SsL·AUTOMOBILE SALES, PARTS & SERVICE F 4 ¥ A IIA y j| % States and reportedly Albania in­ EJ— RO. BOX 680, SAIPAN MP 9B950 St1 lU ) H $ Gabaldon to Pagan “ so that he TEL. 234/5562/5563/5564/5565/5567/5568 . . ¿ ft may give you a thorough report dicate the pope has resumed his For Resewations, call 234-1234, Ext. 26 Business Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:00am to 5:00pm (AsfcAj-Ow*** Zt&h*/ regarding my project there.” (NL/ usual active life after the opera­ "Club at the Hyatt cards do not apply to these special menus. RH.M tion to remove a benign bowel tum or. 8 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VffiWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31,1992 Cing presses land THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VffiWS-9 м ш ™ ENTERPRISES A tu r b u le n t.. . contlnuetl ,roin p3 ^ 6 1 ACE BUILDING, CHALAN LAU LAU claims payment Alex Castro to suggest that dis­ ernment is no longer accountable task force adopted the recom­ TEL.: 235-6335 cussion be held about an amend­ to .the m ajority o f the people w ho mendation of the Hotel Associa­ PENDING claims for compensa­ Tinian. Owners of the homestead O PEN : 9:00 am - 8:00 pm MON-SAT · 9:00 am - 5:00 pm SUN ment to the Constitution to adopt live there.” tion of the Northern Mariana Is­ tion by Tinian landowners dis­ parcels were to be fully compen­ the death penalty as a deterrent to In June 34 US representatives lands fo r a 30-cent annual increase placed by the m ilitary land lease sated by MPLC for their respec­ crime. So far, the suggestion has asked the House Committee on beginning 1993 until it reaches are hampering economic devel­ tive interests and by the US for met lukewarm reception. Interior and Insular Affairs $4.25, the current minimum wage i . '4 · ψ û opment, Sen. D avid M . C ing said relocation and other assistance. (P ie tA . S t A . "H íha. Ç fo iy "pcutU iy, This year also saw the most chaired by Rep. George M iller to in the mainland. Tuesday. “The US has done its part o f the фгиеф х, StA~ “ТКаМа, serious air disaster in the CNM L proposed a congressional hear­ In addition, the task force pro­ Cing introduced Senate Joint deal, but the Commonwealth S t. Ç o ie f c  , S a k Plaaue, On Oct. 27 Hotel Nikko employee ing on “ slave labor” practices in posed the creation of a minimum Had a major crisis in your life? Need a place to call home... quick? Resolution 8-10 seeking the im ­ government, specifically MPLC, S t. s4*ttíaKíf·, S a c m íí 'íVtAnt. Hiromitsu Soken and his wife the Northern Marianas. The move wage review board which may The Valley Inn comes to your rescue with furnished studios or 1 mediate and final resolution of have yet to fu lly compensate some £aw ide& , "JaUnu*., ahcL ¿iáiiií M iwako chartered a Cessna 310 bedroom apartments ready for move-in today. ü ü came after the Labor Department recommend faster or slower the pending claims of Tinian of our people,” said Cing in an * Daily, weekly, month to month or lease discounts "THotâcn a¿ PenfietuAÍ Í Yet{'£■) aircraft of Pacific Island Aviation sued businessman W illie Tan for implementation of the annual landowners affected by the m ili­ interview . * Linens, dishes, TV, microwave, maid service available to take them to Guam for a short alleged violation of wage and hour wage increases, based on the • AUTOMATIC IGNITION STOVE (Single/Double)...... 15% l tary lease. ‘Two Republican administra­ * Laundry, 24 hr water and power, security vacation. Shortly after takeoff at laws. prevailing economic condition. About 7,203 hectares of laijd tions have not resolved the mat­ * Sorry, No pets • HEAVY DUTY STEEL STOVE (Single/Double Burner)...... 15% < the Saipan. International Airport The Tan'family paid $9 m illion Threat remains on Tinian, including the waters ter, and yet they have benefited the plane crashed, killing to 1,200 contract workers in the The threat to the C N M I’s con­ • STOVE ACCESSORIES (LPG hose, clamp and tee) ...... 10% i from the fruits of Tinian’s Deposit arrangement varies with credit history. immediately adjacent to the sur­ H iro m its u and the p ilo t, Jesse fam ily’sfivegarmentfactories in trol over immigration and m ini­ wholesale lease of land. As long • BEACH TABLE/CHAIRS/UMBRELLA & MATS ...... 15% i face land, were leased to the US Richardson. Miwako died later in Saipan and L & T International mum wage, however, remains. as these claims remain unacted • TOYS AND KITCHENWARES...... 15% i government for defense purposes. the hospital. which handles accounting, pay­ Rep. Lewis Payne of Virginiafiled on, we w ill continue to experience The lease, based on an agree­ Legislature . roll and labor recruiting to settle a bill before the Congress ad­ • CAR ACCESSORIES ...... *...... 10%< financial hardship,” Cing said. ment between the M arianas Pub­ On Aug. 12 the Legislature the case filed by the Labor De­ journed which sought to remove lic Land Corporation and the Cing said discussions regarding • CASSETTE PLAYER/ KARAOKE w/ MIRROR BALL...... 20%« passed the budget for fiscal year partment. the CNM I’s duty-free privilege a proposal to establish a Voice of Commonwealth Ports Authority 1992, less than two months before Guerrero led a big delegation unless it pays its workers the The Valley Inn, quietly nestled • FACE TOWELS...... 20% America broadcasting station in and the US, is for 50 years be­ the start of fiscal year 1993. On of government officials and pri­ federal rate o f $4.25 and increase in the valley with built-in garden, ginning Jan. 1,1983, w ith an op­ Tinian were temporarily shelved • NATIVE CHRISTMAS CANDY/FRUIT DESIGN BASKETS...... 30% the same day Sen. Joseph S. Inos vate sector representatives to the local labor in the garment indus­ offers you all the comforts of home. tion for an additional 50 years. due to the issue of pending land ■ FLASH FOTO was removed from the presidency oversight hearing conducted on try to 50 percent, from the current As Lito The US paid $17.5 m illion for claims. P.O. Box 1120 by a coalition o f senators from the July 30 by the Subcommittee on 20 percent or less. the lease, including the second He said he would continue to Tel. (670) 234-7028/7018 {-PUSSYCAT three islands and replaced by Sen. Interior and International Affairs. Payne, who was reelected dur­ Saipan MP 96950 50-year term. oppose the plan unless compen­ Juan S. Demapan. 12/11,18-AC 09913 MULTILINE STORE During that hearing the gover­ ing the November elections, sation claims are addressed fust. Under the agreement, MPLC Inos brought the group to court nor said: I have pledged to my promised to file the bill again must acquire the fee title to all LieutenantGovemor Benjamin -To Airport Road MIDDLE ROAD To Sugar King - and got a temporary restraining people to stop labor abuse. I when the new Congress convenes deeded and pending homestead T, Manglona, in an earlier inter­ order. On Sept. 4 Presiding Judge pledge to you, today, to do this.” in January. parcels located on the island of view s^id the Commonwealth Pedro Atalig upheld the.election Following the hearing Guerrero Econom y Emergency government did its best to com­ o f Demapan. formed a task force to study pensate the claimants but some of continued on page 16 POWER PRODUCTS Impeachment minimum wage adjustment. The Dial 911 them have refused to settle, fin d ­ A t about the same time some ing the settlements and land ex­ members of the House of Repre­ change not enough. (RHA) sentatives proposed the removal o f Governor Lorenzo I. Guerrero Tourism through impeachment. He was accused of violating the leaders law when he authorized the pay­ ment of Commonwealth Utilities discuss Corp.’s debt to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries amounting to $5.5 Year End million without legislative au­ environment thority and for appointing Civil THE MORE than 40 members of Service Chairman Francisco the Pacific Area Travel Associa­ Chong as disaster control officer. tion (PATA) Micronesia Chapter O n Nov. 6 a special com m ittee that me in Guam this month at the chaired by Representative Pete Pacific Star Hotel focused their Reyes reported that the governor attention on the importance of the violated the law but because.there environment to the tourism in­ was no evidence of dishonesty dustry and the preservation of and because the acts did not result traditional island values and in any personal benefit to lifestyles. Guerrero, he could not be im ­ The tourism officials reviewed peached. The committee also did a proposed Code for Environ­ not recommend prosecution as a mentally Responsible Tourism result o f the offenses. which is designed to enhance Alien labor M od els Civic “ environmental integrity .product In June M arybeth Herald, w ho sustainability, long term profit­ practiced law in CNMI, recom­ ability and inter-generational eq­ mended that the US Congress u ity .” ' " assert control over immigration M ust Go!!! vice President Tony V. and minimum wage in the Guerrero said, Tourists come to Northern Marianas because of Micronesia to enjoy our beautiful abuses to alien workers. islands, balmy climate, and island She said the exemptions granted cultures. under the Covenant were not de­ “ Our cultures are based on our signed “ to create a Pacific island natural surroundings, each affects sweatshop, operating under US the other,” Guerrero said. sovereignty. Sadly, the combined He said the code w ill be consid­ effect is serving that purpose.” ered fo r adoption at the chapter’s ‘•‘It is fruitless for Congress to March meeting in Pohnpei. continue to defer to the NM I Other matters discussed at the Legislature when that body no two day meeting included the ef­ longer represents a majority of fects of typhoons on the entire the people who now line in the H onda Pow er Products Micronesian visitor industry, ex­ pansion of PATA-Micronesia’s N M I,” says Herald, who is now a training programs and long range law professor at Western State <#íe ^ jíla n a p e m e n t g rÿ é working plan for the chapter. University in San Diego, Cali­ Powtr In Tune W ith Nature HONDA Several participant^ were con­ fornia. sia Motors. Inc, cerned that, when typhoons dis­ She said alien workers, who f i i R R i n E rupt Guam, air service to other comprise more than 50 percent of Automobile Sales · Parts · Service Fax(6(6%f23488335334 parts of Micronesia is also af­ the 46,000 people in the Northern P.O. Box 238, Saipan MP 96950 Located North of Joeten Motors, Beach Road in Oleai HONDA fected, impacting tourism Marianas, are politically “disen­ Business Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Sal. 8am-12noon s i a throughout the region. franchised· as non-citizens with Motors, Inc. Tel (670) 234-8333/8334 no voting power. The NM I gov­ Automobile Sales · Parts · Service Fax. (670) 234-8335 [ H l H O N D A Located North of Joeten Motors, Beach Road in Oleai Authorized Dealer P.O. Box 238, Saipan MP 96950 Business Hours^Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Sat. 8am-12noon 10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31,1992 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11

Business/F in an cé e s! Currency markets IBM wins $3B deal ignore bullish news N ew Y ork closing prices Stocks, bonds NEW YORK (AP) - The US the dollar’s rise that day. On with aerospace firm dollar drifted lower against most N E W Y O R K (AP) - New Y ork Stock Exchange closing prices Tuesday: Tuesday, with the return of the major currencies Tuesday as the world’s biggest foreign exchange A M R 65 BrMySq 681-2 DowCh 561-2 Houslnt 59 3-8 N Lin d 4 7-8 S onyCp 341-8 By Bart Ziegler Those announcements sent centrate on their principal busi­ market ignored several bullish market, the dollar “ was brought raise $838B A SA Ltd 31 Bmwk 161-4 D ressr 181-4 ITTCp 71 1-2 N avistr 2 3-8 SouthCo 381-8 IB M ’s stock to an 11-year low. nesses and contract out other op­ economic reports that should have AbtLabs 30 3-4 В urINth 437 -8 D uPont 48 ITW 65 N wVall 5-32 S pellEnt 61-2 ■lower to a more reasonablelev el,” NEW YORK (AP) - IBM an­ On Tuesday, IBM shares fell.$2 erations such as computer and By Bart Ziegler through stock and bond sales. SunCo 271-2 AetnLf 461-2 C BI 27 7-8 E Kodak 40 3-8 I mcera 331-2 NflkSo 62 5-8 provided a boost. Simon said. ' phone networks. Supval 311-2 nounced a rare bit of good news to $49.7 5 on the N ew Y o rk Stock That’s an increase of almost 45 Alcan 171-4 CBS 188 3-8 Eaton 793-8 INCO 221-4 O cciPet 17 3-8 Gold prices‘also fell. On the Traders said the dollar’s move­ T R W 58 Tuesday, a S3 billion contract to Exchange. The McDonnell Dou­ Herbert Lanese, McDonnell’s AldSgnl 613-8 CIGNA 57 E ntergy 331-4 IB M 493-4 O lin 45 NEW YORK (AP) - W hile much percent from last year’s record Tandy 291-8 New York Commodity Exchange, ment both days was exaggerated Alcoa 70 5-8 С PC s 51 1-2 E xxon 611-2 I ntFlav 109 5-8 PacGE 331-2 provide computer and telephone glas deal was announced shortly chief financial officer, said in a of the nation was mired in a re­ fee total of $4.7 billion. Teldyn 191-8 gold bullion for current delivery by the very •'thin trading volum e A max 161-4 CSX 69 3-4 F MC 483-4 I ntPap 651-2 PacTel 45 services to McDonnell Douglas before the market closed. statementthatthelBM agreement Tennco 40 5-8 cession this year, .it was boom “ W hile jpst two years ago W all AmHes 461-4 CampSps 42 3-8 F edNM 75 JohnJns 50 3-8 ParCom 451-8 closed at $332.50 a troy ounce, due to the holiday week. Texaco 591-4 Corp. over 10 years. Under the agreement, IB M w ill "eliminates the need for ongoing time on W all Street, according to Street was reeling from series af­ A Brand 40 3-4 CdnPcg 121-4 FstC hic 37 3-8 К mart s 24 3-8 Penney 77 3-8 .down 40 cents. At Republic Na­ In Tokyo, the dollar closed at Texlnst 46 5-8 The deal is the largest such acquire McDonnell Douglas’ in- investment in an area that is pe­ figures released Tuesday. ter series of massive layoffs, 1992 AElPw 327-8 CapCits 509 F Intste 47 Kellogg 671-8 PepsiC 421-8 TexUtil 42 3-4 tional Bank of New York, gold 124.57 yen, up 0.64 yen from computer “ outsourcing” agree­ house computer and telephone ripheral to our core aerospace AmExp 243-4 Caterp 54 3-8 Flem ng 30 3-4 KerrMc 44 5-8 Pfizer 731-2 W all Street brokerage houses filled the coffers to the point of Textron 44 was quoted at $332.80 an ounce, Monday’s close. InEurope,it was AGnCp 571-2 Ceridian 14 3-4 Fluor 411-4 Korea 14-1-8 P helpD s 47 1-4 m ent ever w on by IB M , and one system and run it'for the aircraft business.” raised a record $838 billion overflow,” Securities Data said. TimeWs 283-4 o ff $0.20. quoted: late Tuesday at 124.65 A Home 69 3-4 Chase 291-4 FordM 423-8 Kroger 143-4 PhilMr 77 7-8 T ravier 253-8 o f the biggest in the industry. IB M maker for 10 years. About 1,450 In August, the St. Louis-based through stock and bond offerings The Newark, N.J., firm said AmStrs 435-8 ChmBnk 383-4 Fuqua 121-2 vjLT V 1-2 PhilPet 251-8 T rinova 21 US consumercorjfidence surged yen. to New York, one dollar beat out competitors that included McDonnell Douglas employees company announced a consoli­ in 1992, thanks in part to ex­ sales o f new stock and bond issues ATandT 521-4 Chevm 69 3-8 G T E 341-4 PiontEI 221-8 Lilly 621-2 UAL Cp 123 in December for the second straight bought 124.725 yen by late af­ Electronic Data Systems Corp., a involved in the operation w ill be dation plan to focus on its defense tremely low interest· rates. That were so strong this year that annual Amoco 501-8 Chiquta 161-2 G nDyn 103 Littons 461-4 P olaroid 3 1 5 -8 U SG 9-16 month, according to the Confer­ ternoon, down from 124.93 : l|te General Motors Corp. subsidiary and commercial aerospace op­ Anheus 591-8 С hryslr 327-8 GenEI 86 1-4 Lockhd 56 5-8 Primea 481-2 U S X M a r 17 3-8 offered jobs by IB M or one of its total amount of fundraising, called records were set in many catego­ ence Board, a business research Monday. A rmco 6 5-8 Citicorp 20 3-4 GnMill 711-4 Matsu 931-4 P roctG s 54 USXUSS 335-8 that is the largest computer business partners, the companies erations. underwriting, was 42 percent ries of securities by the end of A sarco 241-2 Coastal 241-4 GnMotr 321-2 McDerl 231-8 QuakrO 65 3-4 UCarb 161-2 group that tracks consumer senti­ In Britain, the pound traded at outsourcing business. said. Integrated Systems Solutions, higher than 1991 ’s total o f $590 September. A shOil 26 CbcaCIs 43 GaPac 601-2 McDonld 491-4 Quantm 131-8 UnPac 59 5-8 ment, to anotherppsittyeecanomic SI.5090, down fron^S 1.5350 The news follows IB M ’s an­ The contract was signed by an based in Tarry town, N.Y., w ill billion, also a record. The main reason behind the A «Rich 114 5-8 ColgPal 55 3-4 G ¡Hete 581-4 McDnD 46 3-4 RaJsPu 481-4 U nisys 10 1-8 report, a survey said retail sales Thursday when market closed for U nTech 4 75-8 nouncements earlier this month IB M subsidiary called Integrated lease M c D o n n e ll’s 74-acre com ­ The bottom line fo r these secu­ money-raising flood was the Avon 55 7-8 vjCoIGs 191-8 Gdrich 481-2 McKes 42 3-8 R aythn s 51 3-4 rose about 10 percent in the the long weekend. In New York, BakrHu 191-4 CmwE 22 5-8 G oodyr 67 5-8 Mesrx 181-8 ReyMtl 531-8 U nocal 25 that the computer maker w ill Systems Solutions Corp. ISSC puter center in St. Louis and rities firms: record fees charged Federal Reserve’s policy of Christmas shopping season from one pound cost $1.5095, more BankAm 461-4 Comsat 45 7-8 G race 385-8 Mercks 441-8 Rockw l 29 W arnL 68 5-8 eliminate 25,000 jobs next year, was established last year to pro­ assume responsibilities pre­ for the underwriting, said Securi­ slashing interest rates to boost the BankTr 69 5-8 С onEd 32 3-4 GtAtPc 241-4 ' MerLyn 60 3-Í R oylD 81 1-2 W ellsF 751-4 the same period last year. expensive than $ 1.5000 late that it probably won’t earn any vide computer outsourcing viously managed by ties Data Co., which compiled the economy, Securities Data said. WstgEI 125-8 BauschL 541-8 ConsNG 46 GtW Fn 16 МММ 1001-8 Salomn 37 3-8 But the currency market seemed Monday. money this quarter and that it may serices, which are gaining in McDonnell Douglas Aero­ figures. Lower rates made it attractive B engtB 3-4 Comlns 36 7-8 Halbtn 283-4 .Mobil 621-2 SaraLees 31 1-8 Weyerti 377-8 to : ignore the news, said Walter Other late dollar rates in New slash its shareholder dividend. popularlity as companies con- space Inform ation Services. lethStl 163-8 CurtW r 31 Heinz 441-2 SchrPI 64 7-8 W hitm n 14 7-8 W all Street brokerage houses for corporations to go to the stock M onsan 56 1-2 Simon, a vice president and cur­ York, compared with late Mon­ BlackD 18 D eere 431-4 HewiPk 691-8 MorgSt 55 3-8 S chimb 561-2 Whitkn 121-4 took in more than $6.7 billion in and bond markets to raise funds, rency trader at Bank Julius Baer В oeing 39 5-8 DeltaAir 501-8 H mstke 11· Morgan 65 7-8 ScottP 35 7-8 W-olwth -31 5-8 day, included: 1.61425 German fees they charged clients in ex­ often to replace existing bonds S t O C k S · * · from page 10 В oiseC 21 DialCp 40 H onda 21 3-8 M otorta 105 1-4 Sears 45 5-8 Xerox 787-8 and Co. to N ew York. He said the m arks,dow nfrom 1.6190; 1.4635 change for raising the funds Continued on page 11 В orden 28 5-8 Digital 331-2 H onywt s 31 5-8 Motor)wi 521-2 S mtBc eq s 31 7- ZenithE 6 m arket’s movements at the end o f Swiss francs, down from 1.4670'; instead of options such as cer­ Evensalesof thehigh-risk,high- one of the few remaining in­ year, as traders close out books, 5.4955 French francs, down from tificates of deposit and money- yield securities called junk bonds vestments that pays high often bear little relationship to 5.5160; 1,469.50 Italian lire, up m arket m utual funds, w h ic h be­ climbed to a record high of S38 yields, Securities Data said. Wall Street economic news. * : from 1,453.50; and 1.26625 Ca­ came less appealing due to the billion. The reputation of these Low interest rates prompted In addition, the London finan­ nadian dollars, up from 1.2625. low er rates they were paying. bonds was tarnished in recent the issuance of new stock as closes mixed cial market reopened after a four- Other late dollar rates in Eu­ Sales of new debt securities years, as many troubled companies well. A total of S72.4 billion day weekend. The absence of rope, compared with late Mon­ such as bonds soared to about that issued them stopped making NEW YORK (AP) - The slock in new com m on stock was sold London trading Monday was be­ day, included: 1.6165 marks, up S30l billion in 1992 - compared interest payments. But the drop i n in 1992, up 29 percent from market finished widely mixed lieved to be part o f the reason for from 1.6065; 1.4645. with S307 billion sold in 1990 market interest rates promplcd the record high of $56 billion Tuesday, responding warily to and 1992 combined. investors to take a chance on sold in 1991. signs of a stronger US economy and increasing consumer confi­ dence. Late selling in some prominent blue chips offset early b u llis h re­ action to a series of positive eco­ nomic reports.- The'Conference Board, an in­ dependent business research or­ ganization, reported that its index · of consumer confidence jumped to 78.3 in December from a re­ vised 65.6 the month before. It was the second two-digit in­ crease in a row for the index, apparently reflecting the election of a new president and signs of improvement in the job market. Heading into the last hour of trading, W all Street’s Johnson Redbook Service reported Christmas season retail sales fig ­ ures that it characterized as a “ bo­ nanza not equaled since 1983.” Separately, the National Asso­ ciation o f Realtors said sales of existing single-family homes rose 5.8 percent in November to their highest level in nearly six years. The Dqw Jones average of 30 industrials, up almost 20 points at midday, was down 22:42 points at 3,310.84 by’the close. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 6 to 5 on the * Discounts- vary on vehicle mode! New York Stock Exchange, with 996 up, 826 down and 602 un­ Test Drive One Today at changed. NYSE volume came to an esti­ mated 213.66 m illion shares as of ΊΒΪΧ JOETEIM MOTOR COMPANY INC, NISSAN 4p.m. EST (2100GMT),upfrom AUTOMOBILE SALES, PARTS & SERVICE 143.80 million in the previous ' RO. BOX 680. SAIPAN MP 96950 Built far the Human Race session. TEL. 234/5562/5563/5564/5565/5567/5568 Business Hours: Monday to Saturday S.OOam to 5:OOpm J-ilSt on SüLpan The NYSE’s composite index slipped 0.35 to 240.66. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS/VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-13, 12-m arianas variety news And view s-thursday-decem ber3i. 1992

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MODEL CAPACITY (BTUAIR) YCE IO C 9,000 to sign an arms réduction treaty. firmation by US officials. • Low power consumption. Y C E 1 5 C 13,000 YCE 20 С 20.000 Bush, reinvigorated by two days It would be Bush’s third arms YCE 25 С 25,000 MODEL CAPACITY ÍBTU/HR1 YCE 30 С 30,000 of quail hunting in Texas, was agreement, a legacy he hopes w ill YWM10B 9,000 YCE 40 С 40,000 YCE 50 С 50.000 meeting Wednesday morning outlast the memory of the eco­ with Secretary o f State Lawrence nomic recession that bedeviled WALL MOUNTED TYPE OUTDOOR UNIT • Rotary com prese or. Eagleburger to review the draft o f his presidency. • S it fin. • Auto swing louvre. • Low pcwer consumption. a START II treaty reached ip Later Wednesday, Bush was • Whisper quiet. I MOQ6L "T • Double shower flap ”4 way” · Ψ- I Y3L 10. YSL 1S. YSL 20. YSL ttl· Geneva on Tuesday. heading for a two-day visit to sir distribution system. © • Microcomputer remote controller. The accord would slash the Somalia, where he planned to see • Low power consumption. Reciprocating , Rotary compressor. long-range nuclear arsenals o f the in the new year with Somali or­ ψ compressor S h fin. MODEL CAPACITY Í8TU/HR) • Low power © Low pcwer consumption. United States and Russia by two- phans in the famine-wracked town YWM15B 13.000 consumption. Mufti spfitappication. m55& thirds. of Baidoa and with the US Ma­ YWM20B 20.000 LfYSS3%,MYSS40. WYSS SO. MYSS«I iMYssioioj^rsaiois, MYSS1S1S1 If he approves what he hears rines securing the delivery of food ЩЯ j met ufo from Eagleburger, Bush is likely supplies. ЯЯЛНТППЁ Uair conditioning f f f f & f ( heatingв и г M L CENTRALIZED Brazil's president quits DUCTED SYSTEMS 24,000 to 120,000 BTU By Stan Lehman abruptly resigned Tuesday as head of Latin America’s largest coun­ American owned and operated. BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - try and was replaced by his vice Our experience in the air conditioning field has been Dogged by an influence-peddling president. a fam ily business since 1903. scandal, Fernando Collor de Mello Early Wednesday, the senate voted 76-3 to convict Collor de M e llo on charges o f o ffic ia l m is­ conduct. The conviction bars him from holding office for eight years.Itamar Franco was sworn in to serve the remaining two years of Collor’s term. Stamping a “ Mr. TRUCKS Clean” image on his administra­ tion, Franco turned over a state­ m ent o f his personal assets to the $ 1 , 0 0 0 O F F Senate president at the podium, to the laughter and applause of the ON ANY NEW gallery. The 62-year-old Franco broke with Collor in May and was un­ NISSAN TRUCKS touched by the scandal that sur­ rounded Collor _ Brazil’s first democratically elected leader in *29 years and the first ever to re­ sign under the cloud o f scandal. Collor, 43, voted into office on aclean-govemmentplatform, was accused o f taking $6.5 million from a slush fund run by liis former campaign treasurer, Paulo Cesar Farias, and using it for improve­ ments like waterfalls at his pri­ vate mansion. He was impeached by an over­ whelming vote of the Chamber of Deputies on Sept. 29, and the case proceeded to trial in the 81-seat Senate. Twenty minutes after the trial began, Collor.’s lawyer, Jose de (WHILE Moura Rocha, read a terse note P LU S FREE SEIKO WATC SUPPLIES inform ing lawmakers of the LAST) president’s decision to quit. The See any of our # 1 Sales Team move may have been an attempt to keep the trial from going for­ ward, but die Senate voted later to continue prosecuting Collor. By resigning, Collor loses his presi­ dential im m unity and can be tried for passive corruption and crim i­ nal association, with maximum prison time o f eight years. Emerging from obscurity as a Rodney T. Cabrera Nick T. Salas Tom C. Barcinas Felix U. Palacios Luis S. Villagomez small-state governor to take the Sales Manager Sales Rep. Sales Rep. Sales Rep. Sales Rep. 1989 presidential election, Collor, the dashing scion of a wealthy media family. JOETEN MOTOR COMPANY INC. ШШЗЭ His modernization programs ¿ T i l AUTOMOBILE SALES. PARTS & SERVICE had some success, but a series o f RO. BOX 8 8 0 , SAIPAN MP 9 6 9 5 0 scandals involving his cabinet TEL. 234/5562/5563/5564/5565/5567/5568 Bullí for the H um an Race: ministers, hometown cronies and Business Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:OOam to 5:OOpm ¡7List on Saipan even his wife did him in. ^-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31.1992 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15 I*ф А5>> 4^s Л? -XJ чнJ v ‘iS -' ? 'i^'- V’f*& * >' 'k& -*;.<-'«$ - v& ' '^i" >' ^ Yy2i

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A turbulent* . . continued from pagel NOW SHOW ING Several economic symposiums 15-yearextension, both during the cost over $36 million. Turner Pacific International and were organized by the Saipan same session. Chamber of Commerce in the U M D A ’s project is considered Dai Nippon Construction, the joint J M C i n e m a fourth quarter to discuss the CN M I the most significant among the venture that won the bidding for BOX OFFICE OPEN 7:30 P.M. economy. The symposiums em­ approved applications because the the control tower, broke ground on Dec. 18. The projectis expected SHOW START 8:00 P.M. phasized the obvious: the CNM I company, as its public benefit is slowing down, with the con­ contribution, promised to build a to be completed in 18 months. struction industry the hardest-hit sanitary landfill within its project CPA has started negotiations after enjoying a boom in the late site in Marpi and to operate it for with Samsung Engineering & eighties. 12 years at no cost to the gov­ Construction Co. o f South Korea A general economic conference ernment. for the Saipan harbor improve­ w ill be held early next year to The executive branch had lob­ ment project, a two-phase under­ discuss ways to reverse the sittfa- bied hard for UM DA’s project taking that w ill expand Saipan’s tion. because it would enable the gov­ only commercial seaport. Imple­ The approval last week o f sev­ ernment to close Puerto Rico mentation of . the project is ex­ eral major land lease applications dump which is threatening the pected to take three years. for big tourism projects should health o f Saipan residents and the On the day the ground breaking provide the needed boost to the tourism industry. ceremony for the air traffic con­ economy. United Micronesia Prospects trol tower was held La Fiesta San Development Association If all these projects are imple­ Roque, which cost nearly $50 (UMDA), Haas & Haynie and mented early next year they could m illion, opened its doors to the NICO Corp., which were granted restart the ball rolling for the public, particularly tourists. 25-year leases on public land in construction industry and produce Guerrero said La Fiesta would A pril, were given another 15 years a domino effect on other indus­ enhance the Northern Marianas’ for a total o f 40 years to use public tries. Close to $1 billion worth of attraction as a world class tourist land for their projects. projects have been approved by attraction. The Legislature, in a jo in t ses­ the Coastal Resources Manage­ Mitsuo Kitajima, president of STM POPCORN STAR SOUP KETTLES STAR GRIDDLES WEST BHYD PERCOLATORS sion on Dec. 21, also approved ment; yet very few have taken off Tropical Plaza which owns and the lease extension applications the ground. operates La Fiesta, said it would of Southern Cross, Marianas An added boost w ill be two offer tourists the opportunity for Agupa, SNM Corp., Pacific Is­ major projects of the Common­ shopping“ atoppriorityfornearly lands Club and Coral OceanPoint. wealth Ports Authority — the all visitors before he ading home.” UNDER 1 SIEGE Pacific Resort Developmentlnc.· $3.669 m illion air traffic control The· C N M I is also assured of received two approvals: one for a tower and the Saipan Harbor im ­ $27.72 m illion funds for capital 25-year lease and another for a provement project estimated to improvement projects, which would also produce rippling ef­ fects on the economy. The amount represents Covenant funding for fiscal year 1993, the initial year for the hew multi-year funding package under Section 702 o f the HAFA ADAI CAFE & BAKERY Covenant. The whole package includes $120 m illion federal WARING BiENDOR STEAMBLE StfSETS contribution, but calls for a similar amount from the CNMI. A ll of these projects, together with brighter prospects for the and much much more! world economy, should give the Northern Marianas a good start in о Hotel -Restaurant Supplies ® Clark Equipment ¿ISiL.— 1993.(N L) *·Β·Β·β4Τ·βί·Β·Μ ·Μ ΐ·Ιί·Κ·Μ ·*·,Β·'Ν.·»·*·β Β Food Service Equipment • Manitowoc Ice machines Janitorial Equipment & Supplies • Star Mlg. Kitchen Equipments To mate the preparation easier ior your Holiday parlies « Spartan Chemicals ® Libbey Glasses о Johnson Products ® Rubbermaid Products Ecolah Products © Ansis! (Sentry Fire Extinguisher) Leonard Appliances ® 3 M P ro d u c ts & CATE RING I eRVICB.

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f X 28" $ 29.75 $ 25.00 HELP WANTED 86 626 2/DR STILL SINGLE $ 4595 $ 4,195 X 30" $ 31.50 $ 26.50 OUTSIDE SALESMAN 88 CAB PLUS LET’S TAKE THE KIDS $ 7695 $ 6,695

X 32" $ 32.25 $ 27.85 to set up Wholesale Accounts for our 91 B2200 P/U YOU LOOK GOOD IN BABY BLUE $ 8495 8 7,395 \ ß \ X 34“ $ 33.25 $ 29.95 various automotive product * / 7 F J 90 B2200 P/U TQTHE BEACH $ 6695 $ 5,595 / f X 3 6 “ $ 34.45 $ 31.95 distributorships.Some automotive 92 929 DREAM MACHINE $21,995 $19,995 \ S / 4 DOOR: knowledge helpful but not necessary. .90 B2200 P/U IT W AS EASY $ 6675 $ 5,595 A. DOOR & SLIDING WINDOW 1 3/4 X 80" X 24" $ 45.75 $ 39.75 Base salary and commissison. ALUM. SLIDING GLASS WINDOW, $ 40.75 91 MAZDA MPV LET’S GO SHOPPING $20,995 $18,995 1/8 CLEAR GLASS SINGLE GLAZED, X 28" $ 47.05 Contact John Gervais at Joeten Motors. 91 B2200 CAB PLUS I HAVE ALL THIS FOOD $ 8995 $ 7,995 BLOCK FRAME; W/ INSECT SCREEN: X 30" $ 49.05 $ 42.50 No phone calls please. ATW REG SALE X 32" $ 52.00 $ 45.25 90 B2200 P/U I HAVE ALL THE KIDS ' $ 6395 $ 5,595 X 34" $ 54.00 $ 46.85 90 B2200 P/U I HAVE A PICNIC TABLE $ 6995 8 5,995 29.40 2x2 $ 36.75 $ 1ATIVE DOOR, 91 B2200 P/U LOST BUT LOOKING GOOD $ 7595 $ 6,995 3x3 $ 58.75 $ 47.00 1 3/4 X 80" X 36“ $ 73.05 $ 65.00 HOUSE FOR RENT 3x4 $ 71.95 $ 57.50 B. UNIVERSAL RUNDLE LAVATORY/WATER CLOSET 2 BEDROOM (NEW) · FULLY FURNISHED WATER CLOSET, WHITE #4081. W/ SEAT COVER AND FITTINGS PÖ Box 887, Saipan MP 969SO 4x3 $ 68.95 $ 55.25 2ND FLOOR · 24 HOUR WATER SUPPIY ■ Localctl in San Joseon Ucaclvro.id $123.95 $ 96.45 • PlWtUlSsYouGori • Automotive: 234-8616,7524)7525)7017 >V. ET 76.50 63.00 CoutttOn. ' - Paris, Service & Body S1k¡j i *234-7514, 6881,6826- 4x4 $ $ WALL-HANG LAVATORY, WHITE #4556, W/ COMPLETE FITTINGS people \bu Can Contact CpIs at Tel. No. 322-3158 Twgtl 5x4 $ 84.75 $ 73.00 $ 109.95 S 75.00 12/31 1/4,5,6.7(10026) 6 x 4 S 95.25 7 8 . 0 0 NEW ARRIVALS - CENTARI LUXURY TUB & WHIRPOOL, CRANBERRY BRONZE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, $1,648.95 $1,318.85 3/16 TEMPERED CLEAR GLASS, WATER CLOSET, CRANBERRY 7 f\ BLOCK FRAME, W/ INSECT SCREEN & LOCK: $750.25 $ 596.85 6' - O” x 61 - 8" $336.70 $ 266.35 DROP IN LAVATORY, CRANBERRY, W ACCESSORIES # $186.95 $ 148.85 ALUM. SLIDING GLASS DOOR, -sVK- 3/16 TEMPERED CLEAR GLASS, — »A— I v f BLOCK FRAME, W/ INSECT SCREEN & LOCK: w m '.-.fyf.j 5' - 0" X 6 - 8 S325.45 %% C. OTHER ITEMS WHITE FRAME SLIDING GLASS WINDOW, a * GRID DESIGN, BLOCK FRAME, 20% DISCOUNT: paints/asbestos/vinyl/mosaic/ceramictiles ?V 1 '· INSTALLATION W/ INSECT SCREEN & CLEAR GLASS: HARDWARE ,PVC, SCH. 80/SCH. 40, GALVANIZED FITINGS PLUMBING ACCESSORIES, COLORED « ?» WATER CLOSETS, LAVATORIES THW WIRES/ROMEX 2 X 2 $ 48.25 38.55 $ 25% DISCOUNT: ELECTRICAL/LIGHT FIXTURES, HAND TOOLS, POWER TOOLS , 3 X 3 $ 71.45 C> 57.25 30% DISCOUNT: ON EQUIPMENT TOOLS To Our Valued Customers 4 X 4 $ 95.25 V- 70.25 $ 5 X 4 $108.75 $ 80.85 97.65 SLIDING GLASS DOOR, 3/16 TEMPERED GLASS, w WHITE FINISH FRAME, GRID DESIGN: % 6' x 6' x 8' $409.75 S 327.45 BRONZE FRAME SLIDING WINDOW, GRID ESIGN. BLOCK FRAME, INSTALLATION W./ INSECT SCREEN $ & BRONZE GLASS: c O 'J52.85 $ 42.25 * oc 86.75 $ 65.55 $ 1 n n A t: ■■J■ - I! /-¿.'J.H ' J $ 91.25 $ 813: 8 1 0 5 .6 5 £ C A A O 0i $120.25 We Service In Video Games · Snack Bar · Poker 7.V 7№ 3/16 TEMPERED BRONZE TINTED GLASS, P.O. Box 331, Saipan, ÍVSP 9 6 3 5 0 BRONZE FRAME, GRID DESIGN: T e l . ÍB 7 Q ) 234-6609/7666/8773 Located At Fun City, Middle Rd. Chalan Laulau Tel. 322-2298 7Á'· 61 x 61 X8” S456.25 8364.35 i t ' & Fax: I670J 234-8720 TAS Ä P.O. Box 5367 Saipan M P 96970 Fax: 322-2560 3?% , ■ 7A"77v

7 ,f M- 7\Y Tvf 7 & Tvf Tvf 7Y’f ' f e 7VA 7Ä' VYA 7vf 7% Tvf ^ 7 $ TV$ 7$ 7$ ^ ^ ^ ^ 'T'T' W::·· : -v·. ;·■' y.yy a··/■ a ■7-7 O y;-x v - .· ■ : '··.■: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VDEWS-21

20-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31,1992 Fiorendo wins Hyatt’s annual employee award

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From left: Marfa Guerrero, Pat Castro and Remedio Diaz From left: Melanie Camacho, Geraldine Babauta and Reiko Guerrero

Castro, Cam acho top D F S em ployees for '92

PAT CASTRO and Melanie The party was held on Dec. 19 for their positive attitude toward ited. Camacho were named as 1992 at the Dai-Ichi Hotel. others, exceptional: cooperation Pat and Melanie were selected employees of the year for DFS Each employee of the year re­ and teamwork, interest in cost earlier as employees of the month Saipan Limited. Thomas Picarro ceived a certificate of excellence savings and profit improvement during 1992which qualified-them and Mr. Coe participated in the and $1,000.00 cash as awards on the job, and their exemplary to be selected as employees of the awards ceremony held during the during the ceremony. behavior as role models for other year from the sales and sales Bautista annual Christmas party. . Picarro praised Pat and Melanie employees at DFS Saipan Lim­ support categories respectively. THE HYATTRegency Saipan’s annual employee Christmas party was highlighted by the announce­ ment of Florinda (Aida) Florendo as the proud recipient of the Hyatt’s employee of the year award. Chosen from among the 12' monthly outstanding employees, Ms. Florendo is a linen attendant who has been with the Hyatt Re­ OPEN: 9 :0 0 AM TO 1 0 :0 0 PM DAILY gency Saipan since 1984. She was commended earlier this year for if/if]] kk'k'A® finding and returning a large sum of money which was misplaced by H A F F Y | a guest. Florendo also played a very important role in increasing laundry revenue from $900 in April to $1,900 in May. “Aida is a very conscientious t o o x m s worker who has successfully taken on many extra responsibilities,” ■ A J L J L · said Grace Donaldson, director of human resources. “We are proud to have here on the Hyatt Team.” As therecipientof this year’s award, b i t Floreno will receive two round trip tickets to a Hyatt destination in FOR ALL NEW ITEMS Asia, $500 cash, plus five addi­ FROM INFANTS, CHILDRENS, tional days off with pay. The first runner up for employee LADIES & MEN’S WEAR of the year was Edwin Vida, room service waiter. Vida has been with the Hyatt Regency Saipan since April 1991. He was formerly with ACCESSORIES (Hair Clips, the Hyatt Terraces Baguio. Vida has,been consistently nominated as ashion Earrings, Panty Hose, employee of the month, proving to cks, Necklace) be one of the Hyatt’s best employ­ ees. “He has a 100 percent atten­ b l o u s e s & dance record and is very hard working and conscientious,” states T-SHIRTS $5.00 Donaldson. The recipient for first runner up receives two round trip BLOUSE & SHORT^ tickets to Guam including hotel accommodations at the Guam Hyatt S E T $ 7 . 9 5 ______I j Regency, $300 cash, plus three additional days off with pay. Louie Bautista, Hyatt’s bell cap­ E A C C E P T tain, was also named as the out­ standing employee for the month PERSONALIZED of November. Bautista has worked extra hard, putting in overtime to train the new bell staff. He has a PARTY lOOperççntattendancerecord with the Hyatt Regency and has been BALLOONS. with them since December 21, 1989. As the honored employee of the monthLouiereceived $100 and a plaque. k. , 3 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-23 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31.1992

OFFICE OF THE CLEPK Commonwealth Supreme Court ¡SEABRIDG E M ICRO NESIA. INC.

PUBLIC NOTICE “YOUR BRIDGE BETWEEN GUAM, SAIPAN AND TINIAN” • THE ONLY BARGE BETWEEN GUAM, SAIPAN AND TINIAN. TWO TIMES A WEEK The next BAR EXAMINATION for the Common­ SERVICE TO TINIAN, TWO TIMES A MONTH · THE ONLY AVAILABLE BARGE FOR WEEKLY wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is scheduled to SERVICE CONNECTING WITH SEALAND & APL DEPARTING GUAM. be administered on February 25 - 26, 1993. Those individuals who are planning to take such Bar Exami­ nation [either the Regular Bar Exam or the Attorney Bar Exam] may obtain from the Commonwealth Supreme Court the necessary' information and application forms by calling tfya Clerk of Supreme Court at Telephone Nos. 234-5175/5176 or 5177, or by writing to P.O. Box 2165, Saipan, MP 96950.

All applications for the February 1993. CNMI Bar Examination must be submitted to the Clerk of the Supreme Court,.together with the required application fee [$150.00 for Regular Applicant and $250.00 for Attorney Applicant], no later than January 11, 1993. JAPANESE Consul Hirozo Ushida (center) with Mr. Sugishima (left) and Mr. Tanoue"during the traditional Japanese New Year event Mochitsuki (rice cake-making) sponsored by the Japanese Society of Northern /s/CHARLES M. CALVO, JR. Marianas at the Saipan Grand Hotel Sunday. Clerk of the Supreme Court DATE: 11/2/92 12/1830(3488) MBCHOL CORPORATION A Special Holiday Message to the People of Guam, Saipan, Rota and P.0 BOX 267, SAN JOSE, SAIPAN* MP 96950 * TEL. 234-5911,2,3,4,6,7,8 Tinian, and our patrons of SEABRIDGE MICRONESIA, INC. (SEAMIKE): PUBLIC NOTICE The Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be holding a public hearing in conjunction with’ the Commonwealth Utilities И GB Corporation (CUC), Sewer Division, on Tuesday, January 13,1993, S7K# YEAR MODEL UC.* SELL at 7:00 p.m., at the Joeten-Kiyu Library. At this hearing, DEQ and U91-082 1988 CAMRY4DR. AAM-742 3,995 W e look forward to our third successful year of operation, and remember CUC will discuss and present the Construction Grants Priority List U91-157 1989 CHEVY CELEBRITY AAG-689 4 /9 5 for the Fiscal Year 1993 to the general public for review and U91-230 1990 SUBARU LEGACY AAU-182 8 /9 5 that without your assistance and patronage we defmitek7 would not be comments. Construction Grants are federal monies provided by the U.S. U92-053 1989 V.W.VAN AAO-793 6,995 where we are today as your transportation service of cho;n " . wo and Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to fund major sewer U92-057 1989 TERCEL AAH-930 4 /9 5 projects in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands U92-063 1990 CAMRY WAGON AAO-886 6,945 after.t h e h o l i d a y s . SEAMIKE will condnua to strive now _ v n :o (CNMI). The U.S. Congress ended Construction Grant Programs U92-074 1988 CHEVY CAPRICE AAH-570 3,495 nationwide in 1990. Fortunately, the CNMI was awarded an ex tension U92-083 1987 MAZDA B2000 AAF-984 3,195 service and reliability as the n /yyv tu w e service ser-wy.:;- b - ■ ■ ■ a - ' of the grant program for fiscal years 1990 through 1992. However, U92-085 1988 CHEVY CELEBRITY AAO-681 3,695 Tinian. W e are determined, v. W v ee n vorr •■*y=w:· ; it is uncertain that grants will be available for fiscal year 1993. U92-087 1988 CAMRY AAA-977 5,995 ‘ ~ ' ' ' - .■ Therefore, the FY-1993 Priority List is especially important this U92-089 1990 TERCEL AAO-444 3,995 year since CUC Sewer Division will be more dependent on local U92-090 1990 TERCEL AAT-844 3,995 continuing to serve our present roves with the only l.v . „ . cm e appropriations. The priority list is the annual ranking of sewer U92-095 1990 CHEVY SPRINT AAO-604 4,695 r e m a i n s be twee: beein projects that may be eligible for federal funding. U92-099 1991 SUBARU LEGACY AAS-484 7,595 service. We trust SEABRIDGE your bridge Saipan The government and legislative representatives as well as the U92-108 1989 MAZDA AAM-691 2,995 and Tinian. general public are encouraged to attend and comment on funding U92-116 1987 MAZDA P/UP AAF-646 2,995 priorities, project ranking and allocations planned for FY-93. Ü92-128 1988 NISSAN PULSAR AAF-558 3,695 Dated this 9th day of December 1992. U92-Ì29 1990 MAZDA 929 AAP-844 12,495 /s/MIRIAM K. SEMAN, Acting Chief U92-142 1990 COROLLA WAGON AAP-084 5,995 The Management and Staff of SEABRIDGE MICRONESIA, INC. would like Division of Environmental Quality U92-145 1989 MAZDA P/UP AAC-313 2,995 U92-146 1985 CAMRY 4 DR. SDN AA 0-447 2,995 to wish all of you a Prosperous New Year. /s/RAMON S. GUERRERO, Executive Director U92-148 1988 SUBARU 4DR. AAB-803 1,695 Commonwealth Utilities Corporation AAA-486 2,995 12/18,2431. 1/8(3491) U92-149 1988 CARGO VAN U92-152 1988 HILUX P/UP AAD-311 4,695 U92-156 1987 NISSAN MAXIMA AAC-886 6,395 U92-164 1990 SPRINT AAO-474 4,695 :'V~W „ r-. - . Î w - П/ V, ; -, ,Ο ·>', '·ч \'■',·“ / V V ?! 7-

THE EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CUC R92-018 1990 4-RUNNER AAJ-403 16,500 SAIPAN GUAM: Suite 205,1026 Cabras Highway DOES NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO TAMPER WITH THE R92-021 1989 HILUX P/UP AAN-167 4,695 W estpac Building, Puerto Rico Piti, Guam 96925 U.S.A. METER OR BREAK THE METER SEAL FOR ANY R92-022 1990 COROLLA 4 DR. AAN-459 8,995 Caller Box AAA-L 25, Saipan, MP 96950 R92-026 1990· HILUX 4X 4 AAS-841 6,595 Phone: (671) 477-7345/477-1818/472-1723 REASON. ONLY AUTHORIZED CUC PERSONNEL Phone: (670) 322-7345/6 Fax: (671) 477-6206 R92-027 1990 HILUX P/UP AAT-475 6,595 Fax: (670) 322-7347 MAY REMOVE OR INSTALL' METER SEAL. THE SEAL R92-030 1989 COROLLA 4 DR. AAM-478 4,595 IS CU CS INSURANCE OF METERING INTEGRITY. R92-031 1991 COROLLA STA/WGN TAXI-366 9,395 PHILIPPINES: Asia Pacific Chartering Phil., Inc. ANY CUSTOMER WHOSE METER HAS BEEN R92-032 T991 HILUX P/UP S/B ABA-561 7,595 2nd Floor, La Paz Centre, Salcedo & Herrera Sts., Legaspi Village, Makati, MM, Philippines TAMPERED WITH SHOULD REPORT IT TO CUC OR R92-033 1990 • HILUX P/UP AAO-739 6,995 R92-034 1990· CAMRY 4 DR.· AAO-737 7,995 M ailing A.ddress: CCPO Box 2983, Makati, MM, Philippines FACED AN IMMEDIATE DISCONNECTION AND R92-035 1990 COROLLA TAXI-260 8,295 TINIAN: TINIAN CENTER INC. Cable Address: '-'FIXTURE" PAYMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COST OF LOST OF R92-038 1991 4X2 AAS-817 6,995 P.O. Box 103 Tinian, MP 96952 Tel. 810-1951 (24 Hours PABX) REVENUE, DISCONNECT FEE, RECONNECTION FEE, R92-039 1991 CAMRY LE AB3-381 13,995 Phone: (670) 433-3219/3246 Telex: 63772 OCEANS PN (Eastern Ext.) •SECURITY DEPOSIT, AND ANY LEGAL FEES R92-040 1990 COROLLA AAS-431 5,995 Fax: (670) 433-3004 Fax: (632) 818-1128/815-2293 INCURRED BY CUC IN.PROSECUTION. R92-041 1989 4X2 AAK-124 5,995 12/16,18,24,31 (3482) 24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THÜRSDAY.-DECEMBER 31,1992 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-25 Co'ntlnued from page 19 Refugees.... RATES: C la ssifie d A n n o u n c e m e n t INVITATION FOR BID Per one inch colum n -$3.00 ened the refugees’ desire to go clashes with government forces. Classified Display turned home after a rumored Per one inch co1umrv$3.50 Khmer Rouge guerrilla attack did home - regardless of what awaits “Having repatriated Sudanese DEADLINE: For Tuesday Editioh - Friday 5:00 p.m. The Chief, Procurement and Supply is soliciting competitive refugees after the first Sudanese For Friday Edition - W ednesday 12 noon not occur. But later fighting them. NOTE: if for some reason your odvertisemont is Incorrectm --all us im m ediately to make the necessary bids for a One (1) Year Lease of a Vehicle with the following forced thousands more people More than 200,000 refugees civil war and having corrections. The Marie nos Variety News&Vlewsisresponsibieoniyforonc-incorrect insert ion. We reserve specifications: from a nearby area. have returned since a peace ac­ Mozambicans after the right to edit, refuse, rejet. t or cancel any a d at any time. The UN repatriation of370,000 cord was signed October 1991 to Mozambique’sindependence and ONE UNIT TWO (2) DOOR OR FOUR (4) DOOR refugees from Thailand has gen­ end a civil war, although the un­ having seen those countries 1 AUDITOR -College grad. 2 yrs. ex­ 250 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR 2 (HOVERCRAFT) PILOT - College SEDAN WITH AIR CONDITIONER, AUTOMATIC erally gone well, and strength- cooperative Khmer Rouge still plunge into new wars after that, I MANAGER MISCELLANEOUS perience. Salary: $1,000 - 1,900 per 15 CUTTER grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$2,500 just hope that I’m not going month. 20 PACKER - $3,000 per month. TRANSMISSION, AND A ONE YEAR COMPLETE 1 Operation manager through asimilarnightmarehere,'” I COOK - High school grad., 2 yrs. Contact: MIYASHITA& DENNIS CPA's, 10 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 2 PASSENGER ATTENDANTS - High INSURANCE COVERAGE. 1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST- experience. Salary $2.50 per hour. INC. dba ERNST & YOUNG, P.O. Box 20 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary said Sergio Vieira de Mello, who College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary 1 DANCER - High school grad., 2 yrs. 3198 Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234- 15 LAUNDRY WORKER $800 - $1,200 per month. directs therepatriationfor the UN $5.80 per hour. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. 8300 (1/14)TH/10028. 20 PRESSER, HAND Contact: FLYING ANGEL Vehicle must be CIF Marpands, Saipan, have a one year 3 AIR-CONDITIONING (TECHNICIAN) Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS, P.O. 5 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­ HOVERCRUISES CO., LTD., P.O. Box H O U S E High Commissioner for Refu­ MECHANIC 1 (CUSTOMER REUTIONS) MAN­ Box 165,.Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. PAIRER 8276, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322- maintenance/warranty agreement which includes parts and AGER gees. 4 AUTO MECHANIC - High school grad., 234-6485(1/6) W/3599.______10 WAREHOUSE WORKER 6800(12/31 )TH/09957. labor, rustproof/undercoated, safety inspected prior to deliv: 11NSTRUCTOR, TECHNICAL-College Only a very small proportion of 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 -$3.00 10 QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPEC­ 1 (PACKER) HAND PACKAGER - High grad.,2yrs.,experience. Salary $33,000 6ry at Marpands, with registration fee payable at the CNMI the refugees have returned to per hour. TOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experi­ 1 (SCUBA DIVING) INSTRUCTOR, F O R R E N T Contact: ALEX C. TUDELA dba school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary -$36,000 per annum. $425.00 housing SPORTS - High school grad., 2 yrs. ence. Salary $2.15-$2.50 per hour. Treasury. $2.15 -$2.50 per hour. allowance. situations as unstable as Ratanak MICRONESIAN REPAIRS, Caller Box Contact: LINSON (SAIPAN) INC., P.O. experience. Salary $1,200 per month . Contact: ONWELMFG (SAIPAN) LTD. 1 MERCHANDISE CLERK-High school Mondol, Battambang province. AAA-N 219, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235- Box 2706, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. Contact: SAIPAN CORAL REEF, INC., , P.O. Box 712, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $7.90 All bids must be ip a sealed enveloped marked IFB93-0012 A week-long trip by an Asso­ 3481/235-5453 (1/6)W/09994. 234-3481 (12/31 )TH/09954. P.O. Box 771, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. 3 BEDROOM (CONCRETE) No. 234-9522 to 25 (12/30)W/09944. per hour. $425.00 housing allowance. No. 234-6640/3020 (12/31)TH/09950. submitted in duplicate to the Office of the Chief, Procure­ ciated Press reporter through 1 (QUALITY ASSURANCEJMANAGER Contact: DFS SAIPAN LTD., P.O. Box 2 FRONT CLERK -High school grad. 2 ment and Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than January Battambang and neighboring - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Sal­ 1 GENERAL HELPER - High school 528, Saipan, MP 96950 (1/14)TH/3629. yrs. experience. Salary: $2.25-2.75 per 1 HOUSE WORKER - High school FOLLY FURNISHED Siem Reap province and inter­ ary $1,000 - $2,600 per month. equlv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 hour. equlv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 3, 1993 before 2:00 p.m. at which time and place, all bids Contact: LEVI STRAUSS EXIMCO per hour. 1 ACCOUNTANT-Collegegrad., 2yrs. 5 WAITRESS(Restaurant)-Hlgh school per hour. would be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received views with officials who have LTD.. P.O. Box 3052 PR 200, Saipan, Contact: PEARL RIVER CORP., P.O. experience. Salary $900 - $1,800 per equivalent. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: Contact: JEN-MARZ ENTERPRISES, late will not be considered. The CNMI Government reserves San Vicente Rrea talked with dozens of refugees MP 96950, Tel. No. 2 3 5 -6 4 6 0 (1/6)W/ Box 3052, Saipan, MP 96950 (12/30)W/ month. $2.15-2.75 per hour. INC., P.O. Box 1562, Saipan, MP 96950, suggest that most are doing rea­ 09997. · 09947. Contact: PACIFIC TRADING CO., LTD. 3 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANERS-High Tel. No. 234-1061, Tel. No. 234-1061 the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the sonably well but face a very un­ P.O. Box 236, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. school equivalent. 2 yrs. experience'. (12/31 )TH/09951. Government. $ 900.00 per month 1 RESERVATION MANAGER-College 6 SECURITY GUARDS - High school No. 234-6624/6567; 235-6567(1/14)TH/ Salary: $2.75 per hour. certain future. grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2,900 grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - 3628. 2 COOK, REstaurant- High school grad. 2 HOUSEKEEPING -High schopl fs l DAVID M. APATANG . Pessimists predictednumerous per month. $2.35 per hour. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.50 per 12/28,31 (3625) C a l l : equivalent. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: injuries from landmines, and said Contact: HOTELNIKKOSAIPAN, INC. Contact: JOAQUIN V. & ESTHER A. 1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yrs. hour. $2.50 per hour. dba HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, P.O. Box C a r m e n Safew ay E nterprises people who have received free GUERRERO dba ISUND SECURITY experience. Salary $4.00 per hour. 1 SECURITY GUARD -High school Contact.'ARNALDO G. GUBAN dba 5152 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. SERVICES, P.O. Box 803, Saipan, MP Contact: SAIPAN ICE, INC., P.O. Box grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $3.00 ARGIE MAINTENANCE/COURIER UN food and medical for a decade No. 322-3311 (1/6)W/3605. 96950, Tel. No. 233-0508 (12/30)W/ 1808, Saipan. MP 96950, Tel. No. 322- per hour. SVC., P.O. Box 2120 CK. Saipan, MP REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Tel. N o.: 234-7490 09945. 9299 (1/14)TH/3630. 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSITANT-High couldn’ t make it on their own - or 1 TOUR OPERATIONS MANAGER - 96950, Tel. No. 235-3663 (12/31)TH/ schooj grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: that the government would target College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary 1 HORTICULTURE-High equlv., 2yrs. 09963. PSS-RFP93-002 1 ACCOUNTANT-Collegegrad., 2yrs. $5.80" per hour. $1,000 - $1,200 per month. them because they came from experience. Salary $1,000 per month. experience. Salary $900 per month. 3 KITCHEN HELPER - High school Contact: MAS MAULEG CORPORA­ 1 MANAGER, OPERATIONS - College Contact: APEX INTERNATIONAL Contact: ANTONIO C.K. LIM dba LI M'S grad..2 yrs, experience'. Salary: $2.25 guerrilla-controlled camps in TION, P.O. Box 228 CHRB, Saipan, MP grad., 2 yrs. .experience. Salary $5.80 The CNMI Public School System is soliciting proposals from interested CORPORATION, P.O. 379, Saipan, MP OFFICE, P.O. Box 968, Saipan, MP per hour. Thailand. 96950, Tel: No. 234-6976 (12/30)W/ per hour. individual orcompanies-to provide a one-year preventive maintenance 96950, Tél. No. 234-5525/6 (12/30)W/ 96950, Tfll. No. 234-6564 (1/14)TH/ 3 CASHIER -High school grad. 2 yrs. Calvary Christian Academ y 09949. 1 ASSISTANTOPERATION MANAGER So far, there have been few 09948. 10018. experience. Salary: $2.75-3.00 per hour. and repair for IBM selectric typewriter machines. Specifications may Located on Beach Road in San Antonio reports of incidents. - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Sal­ t PIANIST Contact: B.Y. ENTERPRISE, INC. dba ary $5.00 per hour. be picked-up at the PSS Procurement & Supply Office located at 1 FINISHING CARPENTER. - High “A lot Of the doomsday sce­ ACCOUNTANT 3 MUSICIAN - High school grad., 2 yrs. PARADISE HOTEL, P.O. Box 964 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. Lower Base, Saipan, during working hours from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 ^Provides a qualify christian education a l an a ffo rd a b le price. school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary experience. Salary $4.62 per hour. Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-2912 experience. Salary $5.50 per hour. narios that we and others thought $2.25 per hour. P.M. Monday through Friday except holidays. Proposer shall provide rWe currently have openings available in ihe following classes: 1 ACCOUNTANT - High school grad., 2 Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORPORA­ (12/31 )TH/09961. Contact: GLOBAL CORPORATION would happen have not hap­ Contact: SAIPAN SEA VENTURES, yrs. experience. Salary$900permonth. TION dba HAFADAI BEACH HOTEL, LTD., Caller Box AAA-A24, Saipan, MP its own tools, materials, supplies, and transportation including off- INC. P.O. Box 1808, Saipan, MP96950, pened,” said Jahanshah Assadi, a 1 REPORTER-High school grad., 2yrs. P.O. Box 338, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - High 36950, Tel. No. 235-8818 (1/7)TH/ island schools. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. local time, experience. Salary $650.00 per month. Tel. No. 322-9299 (1/14)TH/3631. K-5 UNHCR official. No. 234-6495 ext. 806 (1/6)T/3596. school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary J 0007. January5,1993. All Proposals submitted willbeopenonthesametime But after returning, many 2 LAYOUT ARTIST- High school grad., $1,200 per month. 1st grade 2 yrs. experience. Salary $500 per 1 FINISHING WORKER - High school 1 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT - High 1 AUTO BODY REPAIRER- High school and date. Proposals must be sealed in an envelope and face-marked 1 SPORTS INSTRUCTOR (SCUBA refugees haven’t done anything month. grad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary $2.15- school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary equlv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $4.00 DIVING) - High school grad., 2 yrs. with “PSS RFP93-002”. A non refundable fee of S25.00 U.S. dollars 2nd grade to prepare for the future because 2 OFFSET PRESS OPERATOR - High $5.00 per hour. $2.34 per hour. per hour. experience. Salary $1,400 per month. must accompany the proposal. The Twenty Five Dollars fee maybe a 5th grade they are unsure what the future school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary Contact: NEW STAR CORPORTION. Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORPORA­ 1 CAR PAINTER - High school equlv., 2 Contact: BLUE SEA SPORTS, INC., $450 per month. TION dba HAFADAI BEACH HOTEL, yrs. experience. Salary $5.25 per hour. certified check, cashier’s check or other forms acceptable to the will bring. They say they will P.O. Box 1749 Susupe, Saipan, MP P.O. Box 47, C.K. Saipan, MP 96950, 6th grade Contact: TRINITY VENTURES INC. 96950, Tel. No. 234-5296/7 (1/6)W/ P.O. Box 338, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. 1 ADMINISTFiATIVEASSISTANT- High Tel. No. 234-7903 (12/31)TH/09953. treasurer, Public School System, Commonwealth of the Northern waituntil the general electionnext dba SAIPAN BALITA/SAIPAN BOOK 09998. No. 234-6495 ext. 806 (1/14)TH/3632. school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary Mariana Islands. The Public School System reserves the right to CENTER, P.O. Box 2167, Saipan, MP $3.00 per hour. 1 GROUNDSKEEPER -High school ^ C a ll today fo r information. May. Those given land by local award, amend, or reject any or all proposals in the best interest of the 96950, Tel. No. 234-7226/1259 (1/6)W/ 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - 1 PHOTOGRAPHER - College grad., 2 Contact: PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL equivalent. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: authorities are unsure how long College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary yrs. experience. Salary $4.00 per hour. Public School System. Also the Public School System reserves the 09993.______MARIANAS INC. dba MIDWAY MO­ $2.50 per hour. Tel: 234-6026 Fax: 235-8268 they can stay. $4.50 per hour. Contact: LIGHTNING DEVELOPMENT TORS, P.O. Box887,Saipan, MP96950, Contact: CARMEN SAFEWAY EN- 1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yrs. right to establish conditions on the contract award to the soJected The real test will come when 15 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR - LTD. dba FLAME TREE FLASH FOTO, Tel. No. 234-7524/7525 (1/7)TH/3609.' TERPRISESdbaC-MART, CARMEN'S Office will be open from 7:30 am -12:00 noon during the experience. Salary $5.20. per hour. proposal submission. Any question(s) regarding this announcement High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. P.O. Box 1698, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. HAIR SALON, ETC., P.O. Box 922 Christmas break. Regular hours resume on Monday. Jan. the 400 days of food that the Contact: SHINRYO CORPORATION, should be,forwarded to. the PSS Procurement & Supply at telephone Salary $2.15- $5.00 per hour. No. 234-7353 (1/14)TH/10021. 1 ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN - High saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-7313 UNHCR provides each returning P.O. Box 2484 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, 4th, 1993 from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. 3 COOK - High school equlv., 2 yrs. school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary, (12/31)TH/3495. number 322-6407. Tel. No. 322-1195/96 (1/6)W/09999. refugee runs out. For those in the experience. Salary $2.15 - $3.00 per 1 AIR-CON MECHANIC - High school $2.15 - $6.00 per hour. firstrepatriation convoy onMarch hour. grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 Contact: JOSE B. GUEVARA III dba /s/William S. Torres /s/Louisc C. Concepcion 30, that will happen next May. MECHANIC Contact: MARIANA FASHIONS, INC., per hour. SOLID GOLD CORPORATION, P.O. Commissioner of Education Acting Procurement & Supply P.O. Box 1417, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. Contact: JEN-MARZ ENT. INC. P.O. Box 2724, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER - High ® f f i c e r No. 234-8607 to 09 (1/6)T/10000. Box 1562, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-3599 (1/7)TH/10002. 12/18.24,31 (3501) schoolequlv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary 234-7129/1061 (1/14)TH/10022. $2.15 per hour. 1 DRESSMAKER - High school equiv., H O U S E F O R s t A e EDDIE JR. Contact: JOHN SANTOS dba J & P CLASSIFIED ADS NEW 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 2787, Saipan, CLASSIFIED ADS NEW hour. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL MP 96950 (12/30)W/09946. 2 "warehouse w orker Contast: AZUCENA R. SALAZAR dba RENT 1 GENERAL MANAGER - High school 4 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER GRAND STAR ENTERPRISES, P.O. 4 PACKERS - High school equiv., 2 yrs. grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $500- PSSRFP93-005 HIGH F A S H I O N . , Box 2750, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, MP 2 BEDROOM - CONCRETE experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.50 per 800 per month. ENGINEER 96950, Tel. No. 235-5002 (1/7JTH/ 1 CARPENTER -High school equiva­ hour. 10003. - FURNISHED The CNMI Public School System is soliciting competitive sealed • Dress (Casual/Party) · Sportswear 1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - College 10 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR - lent. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 per hour. - DANDAN AREA proposals from CNMI licensed Architectural & Engineering Firms to • Underwear · Shoes · Bags · Belts grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 High school equlv., 2 yrs. experience. 20 SECURITY GUARD - High school - $1,100 per month. Salary $2.15 - $2.25 per hour. Contact: PACIFIC ENGINEERING & grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.15- -$550 PBt MONTH provide Construction Management Services to the Public School • Hats · Cosmetics · Leather Bags 1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. Contact: ONWELMFG (SAIPAN) LTD., CONST., INC.dbaTESSIE'S CORNER $2.35 per hour. System on the construction of various schools on Saipan, Tinian and ·. Sliver Rings & Bracelets experience. Salary $900 per month. P.O. Box 712, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. RETAIL, P.O. Box 2172 Saipan, MP Contact: JOAQUIN V. & ESTHERW. Rota. Proposals will beaccepted until 2:00p.m., local time, January 06, HAPPY FIRST 1 ELECTRICIAN - High school grad., 2, No. 234-9522 - 25 (1/14)TH/10019. 96950, Tel. 234-7289(12/31 )TH/09962. GUERRERO dba ISUND SECURITY P.O. Box 2941, yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $3.25 Call 234-3901 after 1993 at which time and place it will be opened and read. All proposals BIRTHDAY SERVICES, P.O. Box 803, Saipan, MP Chalan Капов per hour. 1 HOUSE WORKER - High school 1 ACCOUNTANT -College grad., 2 yrs. 96950, Tel. No. 233-0508 (1/7)TH/ office hours. must be in duplicate and in a sealed envelope clearly facemarked Tal. No. 234И 899/ January 2,1993 Contact: BUCK MICRO CORPORA­ equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 experience. Salary $1,200-$1,400 per 10004. 235-8840 month. RFP93-005 and submitted to the Public School System Procurement & TION, P.O. Box 545 CK, Saipan, MP per hour. Stura Hours: Love frorh Dad, Mom & Contact: KPMG PEAT MARWIGK, Supply Office, Lower Base, Saipan. All proposals received after the 96950, Tel. No. 234-6800 (1/6)W/3597. Contact: LEONARDO G. ORDONEZ Mon - Sat. Family Caller Box PPP 543, Saipan, MP 96950, 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. dba DED ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box aforementioned date and lime will not be considered under any circum­ Sunday 2:00 - 9:30 p.m. Tel. No. 322-0860/322-0861(12/31 )TH/ 3135, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234- stances. Specification maybe picked up at the PSS Procurement & CONSTRUCTION 09956. 1949 (1/14)TH/10020. F O R RENT Supply Office at Lower Base during regular working hours except WORKER 1 AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC - High Holidays. A non refundable fee of twenty five S25.00 U.S. must 3 CORRUGATED COMBINING MA­ school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary KANG’S GENERATOR 1 CARPENTER CHINE OPERATOR-High school grad. accompany the proposal. The twenty five dollars maybe a certified $2.15 per hour. HOUSE / APARTMENT 1 MASON 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 per check, cashier’s check, or other forms acceptable to the Public School - S a l e s - P a r t s Contact: JOSE M. TAITANO dba JAP 1 ELECTRICIAN hour. CONST. CO. & HELP SERVICES, P.O. - TWO BEDROOM System made payable to the Treasurer, Public School System, Com­ 1 PAINTER Contact: NICK'S NAD MICHAEL'S - Rental - Repair Box 2637, CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. monwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The Public School 1 H.E. OPERATOR CORP., P.O. BOX 1219 SAIPAN, MP No. 233-6001/234-3168 (12/31JTH/ - THREE BEDROOM System reserves the right to award on a single or multiple awards, or 1 PLUMBER - High school grad., 2 yrs. 96950,TEL. NO. 234-3311.99 (1/14)TH/ 09958. reject any or all proposals if it is in its sole opinion is to the best interest We have rewinding service and maintenance service. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.30 per '10027. - FULLY FURNISHED hour. of the Public School System. Any question(s) regarding this announce­ 2 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-High school 1 WAITRESS-High school grad., 2 yrs. Please contact us: 1 FOREMAN - High school grad., 2 yrs. - 24 HOUR WATER SERVICES ment should be forwarded to PSS Procurement & Supply Office at We can supply on special order items of all kinds of experience. Salary $750 per month. grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 experience. Salary $2.50 per hour. telephone number 322-6407. Heavy Equipment and Generator Spare Parts. KANO CORPORATION Contact: PHILIPPINEGOODSCONST., per hour. Contact: MARIANASSANSHO CORP. INC. P.O. Box 165, San Jose Village, Contact: S J CORPORATION dba S J dba COCONUT-TEI REST., P.O. Box Contact KINA or LORNA P.O. Box 3053 AUTO REPAIR SHOP, P.O. Box 1962 3016, Garapan, Saipan, MP 96950,Tel. /s/William S. Torres /s/Louise C. Concepcion We have 10 kva up to 300 kva Generator. Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6485/ at Tel. # 322-2569/322-5800/322-3606 Saipan, MP 96950 0455. (1/6)W/3598. Saipan, MP 96950 (1/14)TH/10029. No. 234-3923 (12/31)TH/09952. Commissioner of Education Acting Procurement & Supply Fuel Tank (500 G/L-4000 G/L) Tel. # 288-9366-9 12/28.31 (10017) Officer Fax #288-5004 12/18,24,31 (3505) 26-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VffiWS-THURSDAY-DECEMBER 31.1992 niui\jL> n i t L/ccciv^JG^ л , lyyz -iVIAKiAiNAÒ УАК1Ы Y N-bWÿ AND VIEWS-·*/. EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider CROSSW ORD PUZZLER Montana.. e continued from page 28 I'M BEfìiWWlUSTDmJK АЮО SIIU. AU. SHE Л with the league’s best record and (Seifert) w ill harp on that. We ■EVER TAltó ABOUT IS I'M GOlA)ß> TO HAVE ID Answer to Previous Puzzle w ill have a first-round bye before earned this (bye) week. This is a '(М гекдах' ím o u r ACROSS 33 Hay spreader, Traffic deaths drop HER lUDEFEkJDEUCE ) hosting a divisional playoffjan. 9 WACimiOTnv tAT>\ A : .1-· · ·- · . . . J » · 35 Epic poetry big week. Let’s use i t ” WASHINGTON (AP) - Ameri­ continue the annual decline it be­ RELATtOÜSHlP 1 Fold encouraged through new state laws 37 In te r against Washington, New Orleans 6 Juan’s father Young, playing only in the first cans are enjoying their safest year gan a decade ago, dropping one- 38 Large truck and increased police enforcement, 11 S e co n d o f or Philadelphia. Detroit ended its half Monday night, completed 12 o f 4 0 B re ak. on the highways in three decades, tenth of a percentage point to 1.8 tw o and a decrease in the incidence of su d d e n ly season at 5-11. “ W e’re going to 18 throws for 153 yards and led one 13 Writing federal officials say, as deaths and deaths per 100 m illio n m iles (160 alcohol-related tra ffic deaths. They 42 Abstract im p le m e n t have to stay sharp in the next two scoring drive. He had a final passer drunken driving are down and use m illion km) of vehicular travel. 14 H eb re w bein g did not fin d any decrease in speed 4 3 R epulse weeks because the team we play rating o f 107.0 and is the firs t quar­ o f seat belts is up. m onth. “ We’re talking about the lowest Basing on figures for the first six 45 Title of 15 Entangled willbetough and they willnothave terback with a ranking of 100 or Transportation Department o ffi­ re s p e c t fatality rate in history. It’s some­ months o f the year, highway safety 17 Twice: prefix had a week off,” said Young, who 4 6 A rtic le betterinsuccessiveseasons.Lastyear, cials projected Tuesday that when 18 At present thing we all should celebrate,” said officials project alcohol involve­ 4 7 H ave 20 Court room won his second straight NFL he had a rating o f 101.8 1992 is over, 39,500 people w ill reference to Marion Blakey, administrator of ment in 45.8 percent of vehicle h ig h lig h t passing title. 4 9 P ro cee d The issue o f whether Montana or havediedinmotorvehicleaccidents 21 Mournful the National Highway Traffic fatalities in 1992. That would be 50 M o ck “I think the team is feeling good Steve Bono w ill back up Young in GARFIELD® by Jim Davis 22 British - the lowest death toll since 1962. Safety Administration. down significantly from48 percent 52 Marine snail s tre e tc a r right now,” Young said. “I think 54 Narrow, flat the playoffs officially remains unde­ They also expect the fatality rate Officials attributed much o f the 24 Vast age last year, and continues a decline b o a rd s the most important thing we can do cided. Seifert said there was no rea­ 25 Erase: based on total miles driven to decline to increased use o f seatbelts, from over 57 percent in 1982. 55 "Home — " 12-31 © 1992 United Feature Syndicate p rin tin g is work this week - not loaf, but son to rush, explaining, ‘W e ’ve got 26 Supercilious DOWN sh elte r work hard.. I think that George plenty oftime tomakethatdecision.” p erso n 10· O m it.fro m 6 Pare 28 Collection 1 S ow p ro n u n ­ . 7 In addition o f fo u r 2 T o ils c ia tio n Woman gives birth to grandson 8 Washington 30 S u lle n In 3 N ear 12"8teak order Y ach t clu b m eets Jan. 5 aspect. 4 Part of TGIF 13 Daily — 9 C oarse; By Bucky Gleason having a child in a previous mar­ 32 The one here- • 5 Campsite ( “ S u p e r­ THEOVERTheReefYachtClub to have a baby using in vitro s c u rrilo u s The club’s next sailing event, m a n ” )' riage. fertilization. w ill hold it’s annual membership the Foster’s Cup Regatta, is slated 16 Disturbance - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A 53- “They’re very excited,” said . 19 Roams' meeting on Jan. 5,6:30 p.m. at La A 42-year-old woman from for Jan. 17. The 18th Annual year-old woman pastmenopause 21 Addsspice Mex Restaurant in Garapan. Campagna, who delivered the South Dakota was believed to J , 23 LyiiTi ör.i.Röß:: ; Laguna Regatta w ill be held dur­ has given birth ... to her own General topics w ill be discussed baby. “There were a lot of tears be the first to give birth to her 25 Fáücéú „ . · ing President’s Day weekend in grandson. casiialìfèsU'.-'- ·.'■ and a lot o f laughter. It was beau­ own grandchildren through in and plans w ill be made for the February. The club is expecting "Alci'Abbott ' " H ard to figure? tifu l.” vitro fertilization, delivering r . T í ' 1 . .29:Article; ■ club’s upcoming regattas. A ll to host catamaran sailors from Geraldine Wesolowski, acting The family declined to com­ C h arle s ML к ‘* ''т ..3,T Hold in high. sailors and interested individuals Japan and Hong Kong. A ll sail­ twins last year as a surrogate fo r : V F : • Té'óardr . . as a surrogate mother fo r her son ment. her daughter; Ve, T irrie - are encouraged to attend this ors and interested individuals are ШШ DO YOÜ- and his w ife , gave b irth to a 6.5-' Campagna said Mrs. In November, a 53-year-old meeting. encouraged to participate. MEAN.. WE'RE .Transported pound (2.94 kilos) boy Monday Wesolowski experienced rising C a lifo rn ia woman gave b irth to ALL OUT OF with delight at Sisters Hospital. The baby, blood pressure because o f medi­ • Asian capital .....twins·...... ,,,,. H0R5 D 0EUVRE57 l f -Trinkets Matthew Mark, was delivered cations for the pregnancy. The Mrs. Wesolowski’sprocedure T id y more than three weeks early by problem forced the doctor to in­ was done by Dr. W illiam Coo­ Lying face Junior basketball Caesarean section,: said Dr. Ida d o w n w a rd duce labor. per, who founded what he calls Cincinnati — Campagna. Mrs. Wesolowski was given; the Christian Fertility Institute Italian Mrs. Wesolowski had under­ hormones to reinduce her men­ c u rre n c y league starts soon o f Easton, Pa. Cooper said age Fruit seed gone four implants of fertilized strual ‘cycle, Campagna said. is not a factor when considering N o th in g eggs from her son and daughter- THE DIVISION of Youth Ser­ Deadline for all team rosters Egg& were surgically removed > surrogate mothers. S u n g od in-law, Mark and Susan ¿ 2 T ^ A s far as vices, sports unit, is coordinating and $100 fee is on Jan. 22, before from Susan Wesolowski’s ova­ “A ll you need is a womb of the 1993 JuniorBasketballLeague 4:30 p.m . Wesolowski of Perkiomenville, ries, fertilized in a laboratory, then any age,” Cooper said,“ The Pa. STELLA WILDER fo r ages 15 to 18 yrs. O ld and 19 For more information call the implanted in Mrs. Wesolowski’s grandmother gave them a link yrs. old. sports unit at tel. no. 234-1001 or Susan Wesolowski, 33, cannot womb. to this child and, for her, a The league w ill start in Janu­ 1002 Monday through Friday have children because she un­ Mrs. Wesolowski is among the grandchild. For me this is a YOUR BIRTHDAY KádSp®É ary. from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. derwent a hysterectomy after oldestwomen in the United States Christmas gift from God.”

LEO (July 23-Aug.. 22) - You’re COUN1T DRACULA'e By Stella Wilder FRIDAY, JAN. 1,1993 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-., mi. 19) - ready to be on the move again, though P015ON-PEN PUZZLE. Santa Remedio Catholic Church Born today, you are one of those You know what you want, and today you may have to wait until others are rare individuals who can boast of con­ you must chart a course — if you ready to support you more fully. UNSCRAMBLE TUE PUZlLE Tanapag Parish siderable talent and yet Eves quietly haven’t already — which will bring VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re LETTERS TO SPELL TUREE within your means and without adver­ you a payoff. on the right track, but you’re not ready WORDS T7-/AT WILL COMPLETE P.O. B ox 728, Saipan, M P 96950 tising your own skills unnecessarily. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - to kick into high gear. Take the time to DRACULA'S MESSAGE. USE Indeed, there are times in which you Make no mistake: Though this is the .review plans, adjust attitudes. end of the week, it is the beginning of a l l t p e l e t t e r s i n e a c h are characterized by your modesty. WORD. Father Isidro T. Ogumoro, Pastor; The Committee on Santa Remedios Church Renovation and the Parish Councilare Still, the bottom line is that what you the year — and is thus more than LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today do you do better than most, and your pivotal. is not likely to begin as expected — extending their utmost appreciation and UnDangkulo NaSiYu’ usMaase" to those individuals and businessesfor their success is likely to be of the sort which PISCES (Feb. 13-March 20) - which may send you a message about w ill guarantee your name a fame and You’re likely to be in the mood for a the year which stretches before you. generous contributions for the renovation of Santa Remedios Church: major change, but today you’ll have to longevity which is чаге in today’s SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You stick with current business. world. You are not, in short, a flash in can score a major first today, even N.C. Godino Construction Co. Refalawasch G olf A ssociation the pan. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — M s. 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Jordan leads Bulls with detached retina By Ed Schuyler, Jr. teredunder the name of Charles Jones and left at 5 ajn, the next in beating Hornets 1SEW YORK (AP) - Larry morning.. Holmes earned a shot at the “We whisked him in and out By The Associated Press to lead the Hornets. yearNBAcareeronDec.28,1991, heavyweight championship by under the cover of darkness,” Rnicks 97, Pacers 91 also against the Pacers. He scored fighting with a detached retina. saidDickLovell, aHolmes aide. M IC H A E L Jordan had 28 points In New York, Patrick Ewing 18 points in the middle two peri­ ' “I got a detached retina in my “I don’tknow anything about and his 26th career triple-double scored 24 o f his 29 points in the ods. right eye three weeks before I it, I don’t recall anything,” said Tuesday night as the Chicago second half and Greg Anthony Cavaliers 114, Hawks 96 foughtRay Mercer,” the former Larry Hazzard Sr.» athletic Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets had a career-fygh 23. The win In Atlanta, Brad Daugherty and champion said Tuesday. “Ikept commissioner for New Jersey. for the 17 th straight time, 114— was the 13 th in 14 games at Larry Nance each scored 22 points it quiet. I could see partially out In order for fighter to fight in 103. Madison Square Garden for the and the Cavaliers shot nearly 60 of the right eye.” state of New Jersey, he has to Jordan finished with 12 re­ Knicks,- who lost their previous percent. The Cavaliers won their On Feb.' 7, the 43-year-old have a thorough medical ex­ bounds and 11 assists to lead the two games on the road. It was the ninth in 10 games and third straight Holmes scored an upset 12- amination, soit’shardforme to Bulls to their fifth straight victory fourth consecutive loss for the on the road, while the Hawks lost round decision over Mercer at say.” and eighth in nine starts. Horace Pacers, who were led by Reggie their fourth game in five starts Atlantic City, N. J., and earned a WhenHolmesfoughtonJune Grant added 20 points for the M iller with 23 points and Detlef and fifth straight iat home. title shot against Evander 19 at Las Vegas, he wore a soft B ulls. Schrempf w ith 19. Daugherty made eight of 13 Holyfield. contact lens in his right eye. Chicago hasn’t lost to the Hor­ Anthony, in the lineup because shots from the field and had 13 “I went into the hospital im­ That is, he wore it early in the nets since bowing in the series Doc Rivers has a partial disloca­ rebounds. Nance made nine o f 13 mediately after the Mercer figljt 12-round fight. opener 103-101 on Dec. 23,1988. tion of his right shoulder, made as Cleveland defeated Atlanta fo r and had an operation,” Holmes “ He caught me with a good Johnny Newman had 28 points the only other start of his two- the seventh consecutive time. said in a telephone interview shot and knocked out the con­ from his office at Easton, Pa. tact lens in the third round,” Montana helps Holmes said the surgery was Holmes recalled. performed by Dr. I.H. Elzen'einy Holmes, a world 'chamjpion Daly withdraws 49ers defeat in St. Luke’s Hospital at from 1978 to 1985, lost a one­ Bethlfchem, Pa. Elzeneiny did sided decision, and it appeared notimmediately retdhi a phone his comeback and career were from PGA Tour Detroit 24-6 call made by The Associated over. Press. TuesdaynightatBiloxi,Miss., By Bob Green arrest report said the fight oc­ By Dennis Georgatos . Actually, it was a couple of Holmes w ill fight Everett “Big curred after Daly ’s wife; Bettye; days after the Mercer fight that Foot” Martin in a 10-round JOHN D a ly's career h it bottom complained that the girlfriend of SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Holmes enteredthe hospital. He match. on Tuesday, almost as quickly a guest was “ hitting on John.” show’s over and now iPs back to went early one morning, regis- ’ • “ The eye is fine,” Holmes as it took o ff, One o f pro g o lf’s, The report quotes Bettye Daly business as usual· for the San most popular and controversial as saying John “ju s t lo s t i t ” Francisco 49ers. figures, the 26-year-old Daly Mrs. Daly told sheriffs offic­ That was the attitude they took withdrew from the PGA Tour ers thather husband si ammedher in the aftermath of a rainy Mon­ while he seeks help fo r an alco­ againsta wall andpulledherhair. Woodforde eyes day night spectacle in which Joe hol-related problem. .. Arresting officers said liquor Montana made a stylish return to ' “I w ill check into an alcohol bottles were strewn around the action. rehabilitation facility and w ill re­ house, broken glass was on the Davis Cup slot Montana, playing in areal game turn to toumamentplay only when floor, a large TV set was over­ for the first time in 23 months, By Winsor Dobbin. at Kooyong from March 26-28. I am comfortable my life is in turned and there was ahole in a relieved Steve Young in the sec­ . ‘The Davis Cup match may be order,” Daly said in a prepared basement wall. ond half and led three scoring S YDNEY, Australia (AP) - He’s statement. “ I deeply regret the incident at . a long way away, b u tit’ s s till very ,dri ves in the fourth quarter to help the top-ranked doubles player in much on my mind,” Woodforde The statement, issued jointly my home over the holidays,” playoff-bound San Francisco pull the world and won more than by Daly and PGA Tour commis­ Daly’s statement said. said Wednesday. away for a 24-6 win over Detroit $700,000 US in prize money in sioner Deane Beman from tour “M y first priority is to create “There is no doubt Todd and I in the regular season finale. 1992. No wonder Mark' headquarters in Ponte Vedra, Fla., the kind of home atmosphere for should be there as a team, playing “We’re blessed and we’re Woodforde is irked by his inabil­ did not identify the treatment my family that we all want, I for Australia. thankful. Now we have to take ity to gain a Davis Cup spot on the center or its location. realize the importance o f seeking “I was upset this year when I advantage of the situation we Australian team. Daly, the tour’s 1991 rookie of professional help and, therefore, was overlooked, but in a way that have,” center-Jesse Sapolu said. The 27-.year-old left-hander the year after winning the PGA ; I w ill pursue counseling immedi­ spurred me on in tournament Championship and one of the ately for an alcohol-related prob­ Montana, who led the 49ers to won seven IBM/ATP Tour titles p la y.” world’s longest hitters, was lem.” four Super Bowl wins in 10 years with partner Todd Woodbridge Woodforde said he also hoped as a starter, had been sidelined fo r during the past year - as well as quoted as saying treatment would Beman said Daly’s withdrawal to come under consideration for a the last two seasons, a span o f 31 beginimmediately. There was no from tournament play was vol- combining with Woodbridge for singles spot. He is Australia’s indication when he would return untary. regular season games, w ith a tom victory in the Australian Open. second-ranked singles player be­ right elbow tendon. He completed The pair was undefeated in fi­ to the tour. “ We all wish John the best in hind W ally Masur but has often 15 o f 21 throws for 126 yards and nals throughout the year. After winning only-once in solving what is clearly a difficult been omitted in favor o f Pat Cash had touchdown passes of 9 yards In singles, Woodforde reached 1992, at the B.C. Open, Daly was sijuation for him^pnd £is family; or R ichard Fromberg. to Brent Jones and 8 yards to Am p finals in Los Angeles and Antwerp scheduled to start his season at and we hope that a successful Woodforde w ill contest next Lee. Montana also led a drive and boosted his ranking to a three- the Tournament o f Champions in rehabilitation w ill lead to a return week’s South Australian Open and ending in a field goal. y’ear high o f 40th. Carlsbad, Calif., Jan. 7, "There is to the tour,” Beman said.. the New South Wales Open the “Any time you see a fellow Australian Davis Cup captain no timetable on this,” Tour The tour said*ncither Beman following week before playing in player back from an injury, that’s Neale Fraser ignored Woodforde, spokesman SidWilson said. “ It’ll nor Daly would- have further the Australian Open from Jan. 18- just be as long as it takes.” comment. great,” guard Guy McIntyre said. however, pairing.’Woodbridge 31. The announcement follows an The fight was the latest in a “ But you can’tlet anything distract with veteran John Fitzgerald. “I have a point to prove,” he you.” .apparent brawl atapartyatDaly’s series o f alcohol-related incidents Woodforde hopes to prove a said. “This year I •put the results “ You want to have some con­ point over the·, next few weeks, home in Castle Rock, Colo., on that have plagued Daly since lie on the board and was very con­ Dec. 20 resulting in Daly’s arrest leaped to prominance with his fidence going into the playoffs making it impossible Fraser io sistent The (southern hemisphere) and I think we accomplished on charges of third degree as­ first tour victory in the PGA, one ignore his claims to a place in the summer is there for the taking.” that,’’Jones added. sault He was free on $1,000bail. of golfs four Grand Slam tour­ team to face the defending Woodforde ended 1992 in im ­ The Douglas County sheriffs naments. 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