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Seiberfing subcommittee sefs final Compact bearing H3IONIA, Pohnpei - U.S. House The composition of the FSM del- addressed by FSM President Tosiwo Public lands and National Parks egation "is under consideration," Nakayama, and reported the resol- Chairman John F. Seiberling of according to Status Commission ution to approve the Compact to Ohio announced that his subcom- legal counsel Greg Swartz. the full Senate for a vote which mittee is scheduled to complete "The House Foreign Affairs Com- did not take place before the U. hearings March 19 and vote on the mittee indicated that it will S. Congress adjourned for elect- Compact of Free Association this complete action on the Compact no ion campaigns in October. spring, according to a Feb. 1 In- later than April 28," Swartz lire Seiberling subcommittee terior Committee press release. said, adding, "I don't think the held a series of 10 hearings and The March 19 hearing will be Senate (Energy and Natural Res- the House Foreign Affairs Ccranit- the fourth scheduled by the Int-^ ources Contnittee) will hold more tee held one hearing in 1984. erior subcommittee this year -an4 hearings." The Reagan administration is will be for FSM witnesses, acooE- The Senate committee held one ding to the release. hearing in May, 1984, which was (Continued on Page 4) The National Union AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND TH£ STATES OF THE f E OE HATED STATES Of MICRONESIA Volume 6 Kolonia, Pohnpei, February 15, 1985 Number 3 President FSi Urges EDLF Transfer HDIDNIA, Pohnpei - President Tosiwo Nakayama said that his administration will continue to support the FSM Development Bank and seek the transfer of its share of the Trust Territory Eco- nomic Development Loan Fund, dur- ing the opening session of the .I .iDDRESSES CEVEIOPMENT BANK WORKSEOP - PresiocSit Itosiwo Na- Feb. 11-16 Small Enterprise Dev- kayama, center, is addressing the opening session Feb. 11 of the FSM elopment and Financing Workshop Development Bank Small Enterprise Development and Financing Workshop in the Congress chamber here. for FSMDB and state resources and development personnel in the Cong- The Development Bank is con- ress chamber. FSMDB Acting President Manny Mori is seated left and sidering diversifying its activi- FSMDB Board Chairman Redley Killion, who is the Truk State Resources ties, including getting into com- and Development director, right. mercial banking, according to its board chairman, Truk State Res- ources and Development Director Redley Killion. David becomes lieutenant governor (Continued on Page 7) KDIDNIA, Pohnpei - Former State FSM Education Chief Daro Vfeital Housing Authority Executive Dir- in a Jan. 18 runoff race, after i ector Johnny P. David was sworn running second to Vfeital in a Inside.'*••• in as the second elected Pohnpei field of eight candidates in the lieutenant governor, Feb. 1 in Dec. 21 special election to repl- Moses cites progress the legislature chamber here. ace Lt. Gov. Strik Yota, who was The afternoon ceremony followed found dead Sept. 2 in a Honolulu (See story on Page 2) a State-of-the-State Message del- hotel. ivered in the morning by Gov. Re- He was sworn in by Pohnpei Sup- Congress races set sio Moses to the legislature. reme Court Chief Justice Edwel David, 48, in his first camp- (See story on Page 3) aign for elected office defeated (Continued on Page 3) Moses cites utilities, roods progress in sfofe message s HDIONIA, Pohnpei - Gov. Resio Moses cited progress in the deve- lopment of Pohnpei's utilities and roads and urged the state le- gislature to act on his govern- ment reorganization • proposal Feb. 1 during his State-of-the-State Massage, marking the completion XI of almost two years in office. 9) Moses, who took office May 1, 1983, said, "I had hoped to be able to stand here today and say, 'We have water 24 hours a day, our power outages are over and the road around the island is completed.' "What I can say to you, in- 2 stead, is that we are making pro- S gress in these areas," he said, citing "stable water hours" and continuous chlorine treatment for the Kblonia area and stating that w he signed a $2,057,000 contract in December with President Tosiwo Nakayaina to upgrade the Kblonia water system. Moses said the problem of power outages "will be over when a new GOVERtDR DELIVERS STATE-OF-THE-STAIE MESSAGE - Gov. Resio Moses, power plant at Dekehtik is opera- cond from right, is delivering his State-of-the-State Message, Feb. ting with new generators," sched- 1, in the Pohnpei State Legislature chamber, citing progress in the uled to be installed at the end development of utilities and roads. From left are Legislature Spea- of this year. ker Salter Etse, State Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwel Santos, ;Mo- Noting that the U.S. Army Corps ses and Lt. Gov.-elect Johnny David. of Engineers is scheduled to start construction this year on a hour, he said. 1986 funding cited by Moses are a hydroelectric plant on the Nanpil Regarding health care, he said Pohnpei State House to house the River and that funds for hydroel- the leprosy and tuberculosis executive branch and circumfren- ectric development on the Lehn- treatment programs are well und- tial road upgrading and pavement mesi River will be included in erway and the state "will stand with the designation of the Sok- the fiscal 1986 capital improve- to benefit from the FSM-Pacific ehs Island road as part of the ment projects budget request, he area iredical school to be estab- system for its immediate develop- asked the legislature to author- lished in Pohnpei this year." ment. ize him to incur a loan for power Head Start and private pre- The fiscal 1984 budget deficit line distribution around the is- school experiments have demon- of more than $1 million incurred land. strated the need for preschool by the state was attributed to The circumfrenti al road • is al- education which the Education De- under-budgeting by $785,000 for most completed and $1.95 million partment will attempt to provide utility production, over in fiscal 1985 CIP funds is avai- in all comnunities, the governor appropriating revenues by lable for bridges and culverts, said. $667,000 and a $260,000 deficit Moses said. An elementary school consolida- at the beginning of the year by He said that a technical task tion program will be implemented the governor who said he expected force was created to assist the upon completion of the circum- improvements in the budget municipal governments in writing frential road, PICS high school development process and revenue their development plans and "by is being renovated with fiscal collections this year. Oct. 1, 1985, we hope to have 11 1984 enhanced operations and mini-plans completed, all in line maintenance funds and funds for a The governor urged the with the development goals and second high school will be in- legislature to act on his fiscal objectives as identified in the cluded, again, in the fiscal 1986 1985 budget request as soon as Pohnpei state and FSM-^wide plans." CIP budget request, or under the possible, and said he would call Another task force is looking Compact of Free Association, he a special session to consider into the feasibility of trans- said. restructuring the government as fering to the private sector cer- Airport development includes required by the state tain government functions, such $1.2 million in fiscal 1985 for constitution which went into as plumbing, equipment rental, construction, scheduled to begin effect Nov. 8, as scon as his its machine shop, Micro Glory this month, of a terminal and reorganization plan is completed. (field trip ship) operation, rock runway improvements at Pohnpei Other CIP proposals for fiscal quarrying and garbage disposal, International Airport; work on 1986 funding indicated by Moses Moses said. the Mokil airstrip, which the le- are: A Pohnpei State House to Another task force has almost gislature was Jted to fund, and house the executive branch and completed work on a unified gov- fiscal 1986 CIP budget requests circumfrential road upgrading and ernment salary schedule, and it for outer islands airports in Nu- pavement with the designation of is recommending that the current kuoro, Ngatik and Kapingamarangi, the Sokehs Island road as part of public emplo-ees1 minimum wage be Moses said. the system for its immediate increased from $1.35 to $1.50 an Other CIP proposals for fiscal development. David sworn in »v Poftnpei, Irwfc senators challenged As It. governor HDLONIA, Pohnpei - The three tee; Fritz, the Judiciary and Go- Pohnpei incumbent ESM Congress vernment Operations Committee. (Continued from Page 1) members up for reelecticn and two Unopposed chairmen are Figir, of five Truk incumbents are being External Affairs, and Setik, Ways .Santos during an inaurugaticn ce- challenged in the March 5 cong- and Means. remony attended by ESM President ressional elections, according to The elections are for 10 seats Tosiwo Nakayaira, Vice President Micronesian Affairs Deputy Chief with two-year terms in the Fourth • Bailey Olter and Supreme Court Gabriel Ayin. FSM Congress which will hold its Chief Justice Edward King. The Freshmen Senators Isaac Figir first regular session in May. governor and nannwarkis Johnny of Yap, Claude Phillip of Kosrae . Four Congress members have Moses of Uh municipality and Ben- and Tony Otto of Truk and three— four-year terms which will end in ito Peter of Kitti addressed the term Senators Raymond Setik and 1987. They are Vice Speaker Joab ceremony. Kalisto Refalopei, both of Truk, Sigrah, Kosrae; Floor Leader John ' In a brief inaugural address, are unopposed.