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.. CH RES AGAINST TINIAN'S MAJOR counts of grand larceny District Attorney Wil vity were levelled against Mayor Borja. and two counts of cheating liam S. Amsbary has filed involvinga total of over lharges of embezzlement, The accusations were the .. $38,000. conspiricy, grand larceny result of the findings of a recent audit of the Ti Mayor Borja is accused and cheating against Mayor of taking money belonging Antonio S. Borja of Ti- nian Municipal Council finances reported by MV in to the Tinian Municipal nian. Council for his own use, a detailed charge earlier issues. In diverting municipal funds filed Wednesday with the The accusation includes High Court, thirteen 7 counts of embezzlement, Continued on -page 2 counts of criminal•acti- 2 counts of conspiracy, 2 ,.NEWS VIEWS "Published Weekly bvery Thursday P.O. Box 231, Saipan, M.I. 96950 OCTOBER 12, 1973 VOL. 81 PRICE 10¢ IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION REQUESTED FOR MARPI Saipan - Saipan Munici the Nihon Keisai Shimbu, a course and other leisure pal Council introduceq a Japanese paper, that a facilities. Resolution No. resolution requesting the firm called Saipan Inter 24-41- 73, introduced secretary of the U.S. national Properties has during the third 1973 re Department of Interior to requested a lease of 1, gular session bY, Mr. Al conduct an immediate in 800,000 square meters of bert's. Camacho September vestigation of the press lanµ in the Marpi area to 21, 1973, was passed on report published by construct a hotel, golf October 5. The Resolution reads as follows: · ~espectfully requesting the Secretary of the Uni ted States Department of t~EW SALARIES ANNOUNCED Interior to conduct an "salary adders" such as immediate investigation of the press report that a Saipan - Effective on differentials or allo firm called Saipan Inter Sept. 30, Trust Territory wances usually given under national Properties that executive personnel will the old schedules.The only has requested a lease ef benefit from a substantial adjustments will be a tax 1,soo?ooo square meters of salary increase. relief allowance of $5,000 land in Marpi area on Headquarters Department to 6,000 for US citizens Saipan, Directors will go from who must continue paying WHEREAS, according to their present schedules to US income tax as well as the attached article that $24,000 as total fixed an the Micronesian tax. The new schedule, eli a~peared in July 13, 1973 nual gross income. Cabi edition of the Nilwn ~ net Officers, and District minates step or within §al. ~himbun (Japan econo Administrators will re~ grade annual increases as well as merit increases. mic daily newspaper), Mr. ceive the same increase. Hajime Ohnishi, president, Deputy Department Di- All of those effected Japan Golf Promotion, an rectors and Deputy are subject to the advice District Adm,inistrators and consent powers of the Continued on page 3 will receive $21,000. Congress of Micronesia ex Aerial view of Chalan Kanoa ... The new salaries reflect cluding US Federal Civil See page 9 gross income and eliminate Service personnel. October· 12 1973 • Page 2, MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS 1 MAYOR CHARGED. • • • NEW POSTAL MONEY Continued from page for personal gain, misuse per use of flf ~·a ORDERS of Tinian Municipal Scho thousand dollars belo ing A new postal money order the new larship money and other to th~ Tinian Agricul~ural $50.01 to $300, system that will provide limit on amounts per or illegal financial deal Revolving fund. added safety and savings der. Fees for the lesser ings. The accusation stated that since Borja was mayor to both the customer and amounts will remain the One charge involves $12. the U.S. POSTAL SERVICE with the responsibility same. Under the old sys 500 appropriated to the will be introduced in Sai for disbursement of all tem, a $300 money order Tinian Municipality by the pan on October 13, 1973, would involve three 40- Marianas District legisla Municipal funds, he is the one ultimately responsible Postmistress Ester Chong cent fees for a total of ture for grant-in-aid pur said today. $1.20. The new system poses. Mayor Borja is ac even though others may Buyers of the new money will provide a 2/3 fee re cused of embezzling a por have been involved. No trial date has been order will pay one fee for duction to 40 cents. tion of this grant for his money orders valued from set. personal use. • The smallest amount of money involved is for an airline ticket which the ood life... mayor is accused of using for his personal purposes when the money belonged to the Municipality. Winston belongs. The largest single am- ount involved in the ac~ cusations concerns impro- :£=···$ JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS \ 1973 MODELS 1 NET CASH PRICE 14 H.P.•291.00 50 H.P.• 1,Dl5.2D ""-• I 8 H.P.• 411.95 65 H.P.•~.441.10 ......... ill H.P.• 562.10 85 H.P.• 1,&94.ID, "•• ' 2D H.P.• 639.45 115 H.P.• 1,lfs:45 '••,.., 25 H.P ... b71.JO 135 H.P.• Z,OJ!i.95 o,.,..~.._ 40 H.P.• 843.15 1 PLUS One Vear Watranty / F,e- Brtak·ln Inspection and Tune,Uo / Comoleh.' P1r1s and Semce f F1n1nc1ng Anil•ble, MARIANAS BOATS I MOTORS (AT BUTLF-_R'S) SindJana 772-2274 ,.-:-:,,,,, NJ CONTENTS 50 MADE N ALim00.14 Brymay Waterproof matches Greenlites EB Bright new label and still the only matches in the world that light when wet. Greenlites are made for your part of the world. They're tropical matches-waterproof matches. Ask for them. Winston tastes good Trade Inquiries: PETER FISHER TRADING like a cigarette should f PTY, LTD, 321 Pitt Street S dney, Australia/ 19 mg. ·1ar". I 3 mg nico11ne av. per cigare11e. FTC Repon AUG '71. ·• Page J October 12, 19?3 MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS ,* WHEREAS, we the: elected representatives for the Municipality, pf Saipan C Tl ENTAL OKAYS MARPI AREA .... under whose' Jurisdiction the Marpi area falls wish OD SHIPMENT Continued from page 1 to go on record of ~ppos- . ing (1) the alienation oi SAIPAN, Oct. 10,(MNS) handling these C.O. D. Osaka based company capi such a large ,area of land Continental/Air Micronesia consignments." He ex talized at two hundred for any company, and (2) has modified its regula plained that there are fifty million yen ($950, the careless disregard for tions governing so-called some restrictions on C.O.v,. 000.00) has announced its the welfare of the future Collect on Delivery, or shipments. Certain things company's plan.to cons population of our munici-. C.O.D. freight shipments, cannot be shipped c.o.n., truct and operate a golf pality in failing to re to provide such service to and there is a maximum course, hotel and other serve adequate land all points within the limit on the amount that leisure facilities on the resources for the use~ of Trust Territory served by can be shipped. Full in island of Saipan in the our children; now· there the airline. The new re formation on the C.O.D. ~rianas Islands; and gulation will take effect regulations can be ob WHEREAS, this article fore, BE IT RESOLVED by die October 24, according to tained from the Air Micro further states that the Twenty-Fourth Saipan Le Air Micronesia General nesia headquarters office Japan Golf Promotion com gislature, Third Regular Manager Barrie Duggan. on Saipan. pany, through a firm by Presently, C.O.D. ship In Honolulu, Continentai the name of Saipan Inter Session, 1973, that tqe Secretary of the Depart ments are only permitted Airlines Hawaii Cargo national Properties, W.W. ment of Interior be and he between Saipan and Guam, Sales and Services Manager Sanders as President, that here?y is requested to as well as within the U.S. John Wallace was quoted in has acquired 1,800,000 cause an immediate inves Mainland and Hawaii sy a recent issue of the square meters of land in tigation into the reported stem of Continental Ai~ Honolulu Advertiser as the Marpi area on Saipan lease of 1,800,000 square lines, the parent company saying the C.O.D. tule will be used to construct meters of land in the Mar of Air Micronesia. -will save so much in time a golf course, hotel and pi area on Saipan; and "We have just completed and trouble that it is other leisure facilities; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, a special training program bound to boost ••• shipments and that the Speaker certify for our personnel in the to the Trust Territory" WHEREAS, because of the to and the Legislative other districts," Duggan from Honolulu shippers. acute shortage of land, Clerk attest the adoption said," to prepare them for the basic resource of the hereof and thereafter people in the Marianas, ttansmit copies of the this body would oppose the same to the Secretary 0f alienation of such a large the Department of Interior area of land by any com Secretary of the Depart pany, be it Micronesia, ment of State, Ambassador United States owned or Franklin Haydn Williams of otherwise; and the Office of the Micro WHEREAS, during the past nesian Status Negotiation, two years or more, several and the members of the Saipanese businessmen have Xarianas Status Commis sought permission to cons sion." truct hotel and related facilities near the Marpi area at Paupau Beach but as yet these companies You only go around once in life. have not been granted any MARIANAS So reach for all the gusto you can.