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By Jojo Dass Governor insists 'CNMI delegate issue' Variety News Staff should not be Guam delegate's concern HOPE on the fate of the four persons who were reported miss­ that would give the CNMI a non­ something on this issue. ing at sea offTinian dimmed after voting delegate to the U.S. House "He started it." divers retrieved a t-shirt and a of Representatives, which, ac­ Tenorio, a former CNMI resi­ slipper believed to have belonged cording to Tenorio, is "not dent representative to Washing­ to one of the group as search and needed" by the CNMI. ton, D.C., said that the Guam del­ rescue entered its third day yes­ He added, however, that he egate should stick to legislation terday. would himself ask Congress to as it affects Guam. The search, said Emergency give the CNMI a delegate if at "In contrast to a full member of Management Office PIO Rose least 50 percent of all eligible the U.S. House of Representa­ Ada, may be extended beyond voters favor having one. (See tives, a delegate, in my opinion, today, the scheduled cut-off date, Fr,oilan C. Tenorio related story in this issue). represents only the interest of his Robert Underwood in an effort to determine whether "I don't blame the people of territory. the foursome survived what ap~ By Zaldy Dandan Guam (for introducing the non­ "He shouldn't be doing any­ concerned. Why are they trying peared to be the most tragic sea Variety News Staff voting delegate bill)," the gover­ thing where his territory is not to get it for us?" mishap in years. GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio nor said. affected." Underwood, the governor said, A total of about 20 EMO and yesterday said Guam Delegate "I blame ... Underwood. He co­ If a non-voting delegate is good did not even inform him that he Boating Safety Unit personnel uti­ Robert Underwood should stick sponsored the legislation. He put for Guam, Tenorio said, "then let (Underwood) would introduce the lizing a helicopter, two airplanes, to Guam-relat~d issues instead of it on the table for public discus­ them have the non-voting del­ bill for a CNMI non-voting del­ and four vessels including the doing "things" in which the Terri­ sion. Ifhe could do something on egate." egate. Challenger took turns sifting tory is not affected. this issue affecting the Northern "Don't try to get it for us. It's While most of CNMI's elected through rough waters in search of Marianas, why shouldn't I say not good for us as far as I'm Underwood co-sponsored a bill Continued on page 32 I' any possible signs of life amidst cloudy skies and near-zero vis­ ibility. DeDlocratic Party not giving up'. The search party followed adrift pattern that goes 70 miles to the Quitugua still upbeat on Tenorio-Borja west off Tinian with at least a By Mar-Vic C. Munar unified team. We're still going team on board one of the fixed­ Variety News Staff to try again." wing airplanes going as far as DEMOCRATIC Party chairman Quitugua said the party will Rota. Dan Quitugua remains optimistic create a committee that will Thus far, what they have as Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. "discuss once again the possi­ clues are a wrecked 14-foot ·Gov. Jesus Borja would eventu­ bility of bringing the governor bay liner, three life jackets, a pair ally decide to run together under and It. governor back together '. of shoes, the t-shirt and the slip­ one ticket in the November elec- as a team." pers. tions. He warned that if the· party ; The shirt and the slippers, Ada "We're not giving up yet," splits up, the Democratic candi- : said, were recovered between Quitugua said. "We 're still work­ dates' chances of victory would : Lamlam and Cross points, a few ing on the idea to secure victory be at stake. \ miles from where the destroyed Dan Quitugua that can be achieved through a Continued on page 32 ( ~entinued on page· 32 ... ·-· ,. ·- .. ~·· ~··· ·--- ••,. ·- "'"°"''' ••.• ··- ...... ,...... ,- ·---~~=- •. ,.. ", ..- .. ~ .. -.,, ... ,,,. ·. -~· ., ...... ~-- ~-- ... -~·-'· ...... ,·-···'··-···• ..... -' ...... ,.... h,, ~ ...... , ...... ,,..,, •• ..,_, ... ..u,.., ....i PAC N_EWSJ:6eE.B _$TAC~ •I ', r II • 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JANUARY 9, 1997 ·•'•' j THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Gin · ch still spe Kagm.an school project to start By Jojo Dass this year. tion will start as soon as the design "It is just a matter ofdetermining "We later on decided in favor of Variety News Staff By TOM RAUM islation, but there was a general sense ethics committee of his use of tax­ landscape. In a meeting held bet ween Board to which it will be based on is which among the designs fit into putting up the new elementary THE DEPARTMENT of Public WASHINGTON(AP)-Shadowed cf unease in the Republican ranks exempt organizations for potentially "Gingrich will be unable to lead," ofEducation and DPW representa­ finally decided upon. the budget," Quitugua said. school building," Quitugua said. by an ethics probe, House Speaker even beyond the handful who op­ partisan purposes and his inaccurate predicted Congressman John Works will start the construction of tives yesterday, BOE member There are, he said, at least three He added that the budget has He said the new Newt Gingrich narrowly swv1ved a posed Gingrich's bid for a second responses to investigators, and a likely Conyers, senior Democrat on the a Kagman III elementary school Danny Quitigua said the construe- proposed designs: one from which been available for the past three schoolbuilding is expected to re-election roll call Tuesday, but he two-year terrn. vote of rebuke by the House itself. House Judiciary Committee. 'The the Rota elementary school was years. He explained that it took alleviate the problem on the will find it a challenge to regain the Third in line to the presidency, the The House will decide punishment possibility ofus getting anything done patterned; another of which was some time before it can finally be shortage of classrooms being remarkable power h; wield~ in the speakerhasoneofthemostimportant by Jan 21. Committee members have has been seriously diminished." Rise in thefts blamed developed by a private firm; and used because for one, the first de­ experienced by the area's esti­ heady days of the previous Congress. jobs in U.S. politics, with a great deal signaled that they believe a repri­ Two years ago, Gingrich led his the third from which the Tinian sign cost more than the alloted fund. mated 900 school children. The most partisan Democrats ofcontrol over the legislative agenda mand is appropriate - a sanction that party to power for the first time in 40 elementary school was based. Another is that, the BOE had The DPW, it was gathered, will were suggesting Gingrich's situation ButGingrich'svictoryistarnished. would let Gingrich retain his post. years on a platform of less govern­ on lack of policemen He said a budget of $40 million attempted to come up with a high proceed with bidding out the project would complicate the passage ofleg- He awaits a public airing in the House In private, Gingrichhasbeenquoted mentand lowertaxes,andhemarched in federal funding has been set aside school building using the same fund as well as decide on which design as sharply criticizing Democrats for the House through the "Contract With correction office. for the purpose. last year. to adapt. pushing ethics charges against him. America" in 100 hectic days. Two ''I'mhopingtogetmore,"headded. US Supreme Court to hear In nationally televised remarks after years of controversy - including Castrosaidmakingarrestsentailsa taking the speaker's gavel, he was government shutdowns - have long process of investigation, access If the people really want it Clinton harrassment suit conlrite and conciliatory. Newt Gingrich taken their toll, though. So much to neededinformationof which high! y WASHINGTON (AP) -After two 'To the degree to which I was too so that he is remarkably unpopu­ relies on community sources. Governor says he may ask Congress years of charges, countercharges, le­ brash, too self-confidentortoopushy, the Republicans who applauded lar in public opinion polls. And "To make arrests, we have to make gal appeals and private settlement I apologiz.e," he said. Gingrich's 2 I6-205re-election was a with the ethics case still unre­ sure we have the right person, we discussions, Paula Jones' lawsuit ac­ Even withouthisethical problems, scattering of Democrats. Democrats solved, some of his own rank and have to know who burglarized the for a non-voting delegate for CNMI cusing President Clinton of sexual Gingrich must preside over a House find it useful to have Gingrich remain file decided not to support his re­ house ... and its not easy," Castro said. harassment reaches the Supreme with a thinned majority. Republicans as speaker - so long as the speaker is election as speaker. "Thecommunity,"hesaid, "should By Zaldy Dandan don't get representation." Cou11 next week. held 235 seats in the outgoing Con­ going to be a Republican - to help But for Republicans uneasy with be involved ... we need the commu­ Variety News Staff On the other hand, he added, The justices on Monday will delib­ gress, Democrats 197. Now the Re­ neutraliv:,Republicariattacksonethi­ Gingrich, there really wasn't much nity more to help us." GOVERNOR Froilan C. imposing the federal income tax erate the question of how much im­ publicans have 227 seats, Democrats cal problems plaguing Clinton and alternative. No other Republican in "If we have enough [cops], they Tenorio yesterday said that if on the CNMI will "destroy" the munity a sitting president deserves 2r:n. Democraticfundraisers. Partisan the House has his stall.Ire or leader­ [cops] could get all the information CNMI voters want to have a local economy. from civil suits - an issue that won't It was no coincidence that, among Democratswerequicktopaintableak ship skills. Jose M. Castro and make arrests," he lamented. non-voting delegate to the U.S. "(Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio) address the salacious nature of tl1e Castro said the police has been House of Representatives, he made a good point on the non­ allegations. By Jojo oa·ss "reaching out" to communities help­ himself would ask Congress to voting delegate issue," create such an office. Rohrabacher said. But on the political front, a White President Clinton Variety News Staff ing organize crimewatch groups in a House aheady in the throes of the Korean strikers offering free PUT IN cop shortage. Mix it with bid to address the problem. "This is something we should "If you think that it would be \Vhitewaterand fund-raising investi­ November. poor community support_ What will Apparently, themovehasnotpaidotI discuss among ourselves," he the vehicle for improving the gations will have to cope witl1 further Both recount in detail Jones' alle­ services to Mn public support you have? A total of 16 theft and burglary said. CNMI, (then I'm telling you embarrassment. gation tl1at Clinton propositioned her Its right under your nose. cases were monitored over a four day "Let's have a plebiscite (and that) Washington, D.C. is not "It reinforces tl1e charncter bao­ at a Little Rock, Arkansas hotel suite By JU-YEON KIM strikes are fizzling for lack of public tors, with no opposition members An average of three incidents of period last weekend. No arrests were ask) the people whether they the solution, and that as your gage that Clinton has had to bear:" in 1991 while he was Arkansas gov­ SEOUL,SouthKorea(AP)-Auto support present theft and burglary are being recorded made except for a chinese mtional want it or not. governor has said, you your­ said Stephen Wayne, a Georgetown ernor and she was a state employee. mechanics provided free tuneups Thcstateµusecutor'sofficeooTues• Workers vow to continue the at a daily rate and no-arrests are being who was booked and then later on "If they want it, I'll go to selves should find solutions for University professor of government. After three years, in 1994 with and nurses gave free checkups day shelved plans to request airest war·­ fight until their demand is met The madebecause"wedon'thaveenough released ai1er tiying to spirit out a Washington, D.C. myself and Froilan C. Tenorio the CNMI's problems." "It's got to take a linle bit of tl1e Clinton in the White House, she filed Wednesday,hopingtowinpopular rants against union le.adeIB. apparently government says it has no plan to policemen and we need more com­ bottle of cologne from the Duty Free I'll ask Congress to please give All insular areas with non­ sparkle ,md glitter out of tl1e inauh'll­ a lawsuit seeking $700,000 in dam­ support for South Korea's fin;t or­ believingthestrikes woulddieoutwith­ retract the bill. munity involvement," says Public Shop down Garapan. it to us." consider giving the CNMI a non­ voting delegates, he added, have ration." ages. ganized nationwide slrikes. out any government action. Workersatsubways,phonecom­ Safety Department Commissioner The latest of these bw·glaries oc­ In last year's plebiscite, the voting delegate if the Common­ "basket-case" economies de­ TI1e legal battle pits presidential Clinton denies the encounter ever The "public servioes were pitt of When South Korea was ruled by panies and cargo docks stayed on Jose M. Castro. curred between 10:00 am and 4:00 proposed constitutional amend­ wealth is willing to pay for the pendent on federal funding. lawyer Robert Bennett, one of took place and has said he doesn't a' 'Day ofSolidaritywith thePeople, authoritarian generals, public support the job because those industries Castro said there are only about pm yesterday as unidentified men ment on a non-voting delegate costs involved. Rohrabacher, in the media Washinh>ton 's best-known attorneys, recnll meeting Jones. arranged by the outlawed Confed­ for labor movements was high. But direcdyaffectaveragepeople_Hos­ 150 cops covering an island of an pried open the front door of a got 2,136 "Yes" votes, while Billbrny said maintaining an conference, said the people of against Jones' self-described "coun­ Bennett a~serts in legal filings that eration of Trade Unions. . withgreaterdemocracy and freedom pital workers also have pulled their estiniated 60,000 people residing in Koblervillehouseand took off with a 1,851 voted "No." office of a non-voting delegate the insular areas that have non­ uy lawyer," Gilbert Davis, a Repub­ Clinton should be given immunity in Theconfederationsaidthousands in the last lOyears,manypeoplehave punches, staffing emergency and about 6,873 households. TV and a video ca,eete recorder. There are around 11,000 eli­ would cost some $1.3 million a voting delegates "end up fo­ lican who aspires to be Virginia's the· case while in office because it ofstrikingworkerswillhitthestreets turned their backs on what they con­ operating rooms to minimize dis­ This brings the ratio to a cop for Castro said most of the perpetr<1· gible voters in the CNMI. year. cusing on Congress" instead of state attorney general. "would make it impossible for him to with brooms in a· cleanup cam­ sider outdated ways. ruption .. every 400 persons or 46 households tors were people who have been re­ Tenorio said if at least 50 per­ Billbray, together with Reps. finding local solutions for their The 2-1/2-year-old case has al­ devote his undivided energies to one paign, while others will helpdigout Thousands of workers have been Some striking nurses and hospi- having, at most, 9 persons. leased from jail after having served cent of all eligible voters are in Dana Rohrabacher CR-California) problems. ready been getting a fiesh public air­ of the most demanding jobs in the remote villages snowed in by a on strike since Dec. 26 to demand the . tal workers set up tents at protest The situation, he said, needs legis­ sentence for similar crimes. favor of it, he will ask Congress and John l Duncan Jr. CR-Ten­ He added that having a non­ ing. Jones' picture dominates thccover world." recentstorrn.Freecartuneupswere repeal of a new labor•law they say rallies,offeringfree blood-pressure lative action. These offenders, he said, usually to create an office of a CNMI nessee), were in the CNMI from voting delegate in Congress "is of Newsweek this week. American Davis says presidents have some already available in 12 cities. threatens their jobs. The law was checks and other services to the 'Tm asking the members of the sell out stolen goods to inte1ested non-voting delegate. Dec. 29 to Jan 3 for a fact-finding more of an ego-thing" for Lawyer magazine published an ex­ spare !.ime and shouldn't get special Th\: unions are challenging rammed through Parliament before elderly in another attempt to win Legislature to us he] p get more police parties, the act of which would have "But until then. I'm telling visit. people than it is an actual ben­ claims by the government that the haustive cover story on tl1e GL<;e in IJeatment to avoid facing lawsuits. dawn that day by ruling party legisla- public favor. · oflicers," Castio said. been enough grounds to make arrest Congress to please don't do it," During the meeting with the efit for them. he said. legislators, Rohrabacher said that "The process should not be ,O"""·,.. ,.,,,,i,. .... ,I",~'~, .._ " "''~· -·~" '"i.")..-' ,. ,, ...1 ,.,..- , .,.,,,,. ~" ,! ,. , • , .,.. • -,~ 1l1c DPS, he said, recently ac­ should tl1e "buyer" instead rcpo1t tl1at quired at least 15 Full-time Employ­ a stolen mcrchai,disc is being fenced U.S. Rep. Brian P. Billbray because CNMI residents do not more important than the prod­ i,Referenclum:-:.ttf ..a,icii'e· :on~ ees, IO of which were assigned to the to him. said Friday that Congress may pay the federal income tax "you uct," Bil1bray said. 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By Mar-Vic C. Munar ditions for the reinstatement. Variety News Staff Hillblom executor's right to choose counsel upheld On Dec. 13, Castro issued a THE SUPRf:ME Court, reiter­ "verbal order," disqualifying ating its earlier order to rein­ Raoul Kennedy, to handle the on BOS' petition requesting the David Moncrief, guardian of BOS and its attorneys from par­ state Bank of Saipan as execu­ case. emergency stay of Associate Jellian Cuartero. ticipating in the heirship pro­ tor of the Hillblom estate, has The Superior Court was also Judge Alex Castro's orders. Hill broom and Cuartero claim ceedings. ordered the Superior court to ordered "not to take any further However, the Supreme Court, they are children of Hillblom Webster was the "only person allow the bank to keep the law­ action to substitute William I. denied Bank of Saipan's mo­ who filed in a plane crash late on earth" authorized to repre­ yers it has hired to represent the Webster (special administrator) tion to postpone the hearing set last year. sent the estate, Castro told BOS estate in heirship claim proceed­ in place of the Bank of Saipan for Friday. The case has branched ouf to lawyers during the Dec. 13 hear­ ings. (executor) in defending the es­ The case stemmed from pa­ intricate legal issues since it ing. The high court, at the same, tate .... " ternity suits separately filed by came to the court. Through lawyer Rodney time allowed the bank's "chosen" The Supreme Court issued a Kaelani Kinney on behalf of her Early last year, the S uperiorCourt Jacob, the executor bank went up lawyers, Seth Hufstedler and two-page order Tuesday, acting son Junior Larry Hillbroom; and appointed a special administrator to the Supreme Court and sought after stopping BOS from repre­ the reversal of Castro's "verbal or­ senting and defending the estate. der." The court later reinstated BOS The high court on Dec. 19 acted as executor, but set certain con- in favor of Jacob's motion. F,irm faces charge over 'false'· advertisement. · By Mar-Vic C. Munar .. Other ·"misiepresentaiions''. al­ Variety News Staff legedlymadebythedefenclants are. TIIESAIPANResortComplex,Jnc_ as follows: . . ·.· . falselyadvertisescondominiumand · •The defendants had obtained resort projects it cannot really afford govemmentpennitspermissi.onand to accomplish, according to aclient approval for.the project; whosuedthecompanyanditsasso­ .. •That defendants had soon or ciates. . soon would have or own other re­ JongHoKimfiledthecaseMon-. sorts in Thailand, Bali and Korea day demanding "restitution"from . where condominium: purchasers the company. · could make arrangement to .vaca­ Named defendants in the case tion in;· . .··• ....· .... .· .·.· • were aside from SRC were SRC. .• •Th.at the project ccinsisted of Champagne Sunday Brunch Pacific Inc.; Young Ok Bang and . dozens of units ·and severalbuild­ Plumeria Restaurant U:00 am - 1:30 pm Sang Sik Kim, owners of the com­ ings and; come with a·. shopping panies. center, tennis :courts and .other Kids 4-11 - $12.00 q:yy it, you'll love it! Jong, through lawyer Robert amenities; .. . O'Connor, alleged that SRC di.: . . •Thedeveloperhadthefinancial fi:auded its clients by advertising ability to build the project as adver­ SAIPAN DIAMOND HOTEL brochures showing a condominium · tised. complex supposedly comprised of 'The above-described represen­ many units. tations made to plaintiffs ,_ .. were $ 7 •00 All-You-Con-Eat Jongpaidthedefendants$195,00) false, misleading and deceptive," in 1992 for the time share purchase the complaint re.ids. Chinese Lunch Buffet of 26 units of the complex. . SRC has built only "one solitary Thedefendants,accordingtoJong, 6-unit building," Jong said. ·-~~nso Hanten Ch,ne!ie· lle!itau•ant hoodwinked him into believing that 'Theentireschemeofthedefen- .· · . ·. .. . . Everyday 11 :30 AM - 1:30 PM . , they have sufficient money to build dants violated the Unifonn Condo­ ·: . · Menu changes ?i:ii.ly - Iced Tea included. .- · _ . the complex "as promised" minium Act, was a scam and an Jong further alleged that the de­ artifice to entice consumers to in­ fendants, withouthisconsent, rented vest theirmoney into a pie in the sky to others the units he had purchased, fictitious project that had no realis­ but the rental fees collected were not tic prospects of being built.."the tuned over to him. complain said.

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Cyclone Drena approaches the city's Jackson's Airport Tuesday af­ police that Sir Julius would be assas­ land of New Caledonia as it heads All telephone services in the capital. temoonafterdeath threats were made sinated whenheanivedfromHoniara. towards the capital, Noumea. north of the island have been cut, Chaudeau says people have against Prime Minister Sir Julius About 40 policemen, in full battle Authorities expect the cyclone areas in the south are without been reluctant to go to work in the Chan, Post-Courier reported. The gear, were rushed to the airport to pro­ ... <):1' ,.,,,. which has 170 kilometre an hour electricity and flights in and out capital as they don't know prime minister was aniving from a vide security for the Prime Minister. winds close to the centre and gusts of New Caledonia have been can- , whether they will be able to get trip to Marshall islands to attend the A heavy police guard rushed Sir of up to 215 kilometres an hour, celled. home or not.. state funeral of that country's presi- Julius away to Parliament House .. TINIAN SHIPPIN~ PNG hospital gets a surgeon 11 Twin Otter crashes WELLINGTON (Pacnews)­ RNZI reports. PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) In welcoming Doctor surgical unit in terms of per­ Polynesian Airlines Twin Otter The plane was on a flight from -Wewak General Hospital in W arangi' s appointment, Wewak forming operations. with five people aboard has the American Samoan capital, Papua New Guinea is to get a hospital board chairman Valen­ "The transfer of our surgeon COMPANY, INC. crashed at Moamoa, south of the Pago Pago, to Apia. qualified surgeon as from to­ tine Kambori said it was a relief will definitely cause some Western Samoan capital, Apia. The sky was overcast when the day. for the province which has un­ problems at the hospital be­ Two of the five people aboard plane crashed this morning. Doctor Lawrence Warangi dergone difficulties in provid­ cause we have between 5 and are reported to have survived, The crash site suggests the plane will be transfered to Wewak ing efficient services to the 20 operations a day", he said. may have been lost as aircraft do from t_he Kimbe hospital in people for the past three years. Doctor Lawrence's transfer Ooctors with not normally overfly Moamoa on West New Britian Province, However, Kimbe hospital's to Wewak Hospital follows / that route. NBC reported. chief executive officer, Doctor media reports last week that i ., ;.,: .~ . Tinian Shipping·,Company, Ille. V ,, bQgus degrees . · PolynesianAirlinescompanysec­ Doctor Warangi will be attached Pumpara Anthony, told the Na­ 60 patients had died in the last ·~.! retary Leaupepe Muliaumasealii says to the Wewak hospital for up to tional that the transfer of Doc­ two years at the Wewak hospi­ SUV A (PNS)-Five men, four of the tragedy ha, upset everyone, but five months until a permanent sur­ tor Lawrence will cause prob­ tal due to no qualified surgeon them foreigners and one a local, have it's good news that there were two geon is placed there. lems in the Kimbe hospital's being available. announces ttic!tdu~fQ:;ln unexpecteliti­ one of whom is government senior 1996) and Revolution in Bank­ overseas investors. and will expire in five years. The buy­ irks Hong:Kong cal3urisdictions: the CNMI, Feder­ economist Bill Stewart, to make his ing (2nd ed, 1984 ), all with wife Senior Immigration Officer Ruita ers are advised under the condition ated States ofMicronesia, Republic three-day visit meaningful and memo­ Judith Holbert Bowden, and Tonana says the sale has been made to attached to these passports to show of the Marshall Islands and Repub­ rable. Money, Banking and the Finan­ nearly I 00 businessmen most of them respect of the Kiribati law, custom and HONGKONG(AP)-A U.S.judge lic of Palau. Between 1965 and 1967, Bowden cial System (1989). currently from the People's Republic traditions. who refused to extradite a suspect lo 1- Hong Kong apparently ignored the David M. Sablan, the president­ assumed as chief of mission and, in At present, he is a member of of China, Radio Kiribati reports. Meanwhile, theimmigrationdepart­ ! elect of the chamber, has invited con-current capacity, chief econo­ the graduate faculty of the Ap­ He says these wealthy businessmen mentisexpectingthis week3 business­ i, arrangements that will insulate Hong Kong's legal system from China's, Bowden to address the Saipan busi­ mist for the Economic Development palachian State University in have shown interest, in different areas. men also from the People's Republic l the Hong Kong government said ness people during the installation Planning Project W1dertaken by the Boone, North Carolina. Some of them are interested in estab­ of China to purchase their green pass­ j Wednesday. lishing Chinese restaurant,, gannent port,. ', >( "We were literally amazed by the ',.1 · decision," said Gov. Chris Patten, :1 adding that his government would seek to reverse the ruling and have the suspect kept in custody. Best Wishes & Congratulations U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled Tuesday that Jerry to the citizens Lui, a former tobacco company ex­ ojthe ' - ecutive, could not be extradited to Hong Kong for allegedly accepting ColllJllonwealth ofthe dlrs 3 million in bribes. COi'IGR.;.\'fU!J.\'f )Oi'IS 'fO 'fl-)E Cff )ZEi'IS Of 'f i-lE Tauro held that witl1 Hong Kong --;, ·.Norfliern Marianas, - returning to Chinese sovereignty in less tl1an six months, the colonial as you celebrate COJ\J\JV\Oi'IVVE;.\lfrl Of 'fl-lE i'IORll-lERi'I 1'1\J.\ftJJ.\i'IJ.\ judiciary that sought Lui's extradi­ tion would no longer be in power by lS!J.\i'IDS 11'1 CElEBR;.\'fJO~I Of YOUf-t lhc time he went on trial. Commonwealth Hong Kong's legal department COJV\J\J\OrlvVE;.\lTi-1 f);.\Y issued a statement saying the judge --~. \( . /Bay; "seems to have ignored completely the guarantees ... about the continu­ ation of Hong Kong's Common Law ·~· system and the rule of law, as part of 21 years the separate system for Hong Kong .. .co~«;r:1//k under the' one country, two systems' of tru~:if/lf.. gfiv~rnment. \ concept." I These guarantees appear in the 1984 I! Chinese-Britishagreementontheterms of the July I handover and in the Basic i).1 Law, the constitution China has written !, for post-colonial Hong Kong. Under a bill pending before Hong Kong's legislature, existing extradi­ tion treaties with the United States and many other countries will sur­ vive the change of sovereignty. from the Management and Staff of: The Legal Department statement said Tauro's decision "flies in the face 5 of' several extradition cases "where JOETEN MOTOR COMPANY INC. the courts had no problem about the A°l AUTOMOTIVE SALES, PARTS & SERVICE ordering of the return to Hong Kong" of suspects. S 234-5562 to 5568 or 235-5557 or 235-5559 It said a Canadian court recently First on Saipan! rejected arguments similar to Lui's. ~ankof~uam Lui is charged with accepting bribes 31!-e Local Bank. The People's Bank. asexportdirectorfortheBritish-Ameri­ can Tobacco Co. in Hong Kong. He P.O. 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CD M MiONWEALTH In the intervening 19 years we have accomplished a great deal. The economy of the NMI has exploded. In 1978, income totaled about $20 million, more than half of which came from federal funds. By 1995, income had increased tenfold, to almost $200 million, all of which was DAY local! We tend to forget how far the islands have come because all of us, in our daily lives, know how far we still must go.

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~:'~ t} "•:~~ ·Yf' ,:. 2 detained after entry into Peru compound LIMA, Peru (AP) A Peruvian official and the journalist, themselves at risk," and TV crews a better look at the outside YODO denounced the visit by a Japanese televi­ the head of President Alberto Fu jimori's of the residence. sion reporter and his interpreter into the Cabinet, Alberto Pandolfi, said in a tele­ Once the journalists were inside and compound where guerrillas arc holding vised statement. cameras were rolling, the guenillas re­ 74 hostages. It wasn't immediately clear how peated their demand that the government The two, identified by Japan's Kyodo Hitomi and Borja got past police lines to release more than 300 rebels from prison. news service as reporter Tsuyoshi Hitomi, reach the compound, but they apparently Fujimori reportedly was angered by 26, and interpreter Victor Borja, were carried a sign that identified themselves the visit, while the Japanesc government detained inunediately after leaving the to the rebels. complained the talk-and-photo session Japanese ambassador's residence Tues­ Afterward, police increased the num­ hurt Peru's efforts to end the standoff. day. ber of officers guarding the compound. Humberto Rodriguez, head of A police official, speaking on condi­ It was the second time journalists Peru's journalist association, de­ tion of anonymity, said the pair were have entered the house since the Tupac fended the Dec. 3 l interview, while being questioned by anti-terrorist police. Amaru guerrillas seized it on Dec. 17. a former Peruvian senator, Enrique The visit damaged the "flow of con­ On Dec. 31, 15 journalist, entered the Bcrnalcs, said the government had versations (with the rebels), and more compound after Peruvian authorities in­ only itself to blame for letting jour­ importantly, put the lives of the hostages structed police to allow photographers nalists get close to the compound. Hashimoto criticizes reporter to the citizens of the who eµtered besieged residence . By KOZO MIZOGUCHI interpreter, identified by Kyodo news of the T upac Arnaru Revolutionary TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister service as Victor Borja The two got past Movement seized about 500 hostages Ryutaro Hashimoto on Wednesday police!inesandenteredthehouse,appar­ there. Most captives have been kt go. sharply criticized the Japanese reporter ently carrying a sign that identified them. A spokeswoman for TV Asahi in whoenteredtheJapaneseambassador's ;'This is very regrettable and disap­ Tokyo said Hitorni entered the com­ residence in Lima, saying his action pointing," Hashimoto told Japanese re­ pound without authorization from the will impair efforts to free the hostages porters accompanying him on a South­ network's head office in Tokyo. held there. ea,t Asian trip. 'This will significantly TV A.,ahi has urged staff members Leftist guerrillas still hold 74 hos­ impair the Peruvian government's ef­ covering the hostage standoff in Lima tages inside the compound. forts to bring about a peaceful solution to not to take "careless" actions, said the Commonwealth of the· Officials of the TV Asahi network the crisis and set free all the hostages." spokeswoman, who spoke on condi­ identified the reportcr as Tsuyoshi The prime minister's remarks were tion of anonymity. Koji Harada, a photographer from the Japanese agency Kyodo ap­ Hitomi, 26. The New York-based confirn1ed by a Foreign Ministry official She said TV Asahi has not been in proaches the entrance of the Japanese ambassador's residence trying Hitomi works for a network affiliate in in Tokyo. contact with Hitomi since he wa.s ar­ to join a group of foreign media that were allowed in by Tupac Amaru Hiroshima. It wa., the second time that journalists rested and doesn't know how the two leftist rebels. For the first time sine€! Peru·s hostage crisis began, police Hitomi was being held by Peru­ have entered the compound since the men were able to get near the com­ Tuesday allowed journalist into the residence where the rebels are vian police along with his Peruvian crisis began on Dec. 17, when the rebels pound. Northern Mariana Islands holding 83 people captive. (AP Photo) Biba in celebration of We celebrate the ahead to fullfillment of the and. all dreams of our ommonwea forefathers,

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Tenorio Singapore, Hong Kong, Guam, so[H: not to give in to the rebels the image that we're living in a ing for the release of its ambas­ doing the honor of cutting the Hawaii, California. New York, lwlding 7-1 !10stages. and two terrorist situation." sador to Peru, Jorge Gumucio, ribbon. Oregon, Korea and Spain. who is one of the hostages and iounwlists sneaked into the dip­ Rebels of the Tupac Amaru Since it opened its first res­ ll1e WDI Group is in fact open­ ·10111atic residence where the cap­ Revolutionary Movement is believed to be in poor health. taurant in Miami, Florida, in ing a Cappriciosa outlet on Sai pan ti\·es are held. seized about 500 hostages when Four Tupac Amaru rebels are 1972. Tony Roma's has spread "I hope - like e\'eryone - for a they burst into a cocktail party jailed in Bolivia. next month. peacdul solution." President at the Japanese ambassador" s On Tuesday afternoon, two to 18 countries aside from 20 Bob Jones, president of WDI Alberto Fujimori told reporters residence on Dec. 17. Most cap­ journalists with TV Asahi got states, Guam and now Saipan, Saipan says they found La Fiesta Tuesday as the hostage crisis tives have been let go. The rebels past police lines and entered the a testimony to the restaurant's San Roque an ideal location for Yoji Shimizu entered its fourth week. are demanding the release of compound, apparently carrying popularity. Tony Roma's and the soon-to­ Fujimori, who has kept out of 300 comrades from Peruvian a sign that identified them. The Tony Roma's, located in La Tony Roma's ribs have been open Cappriciosa because of its sight and made few public state­ jails. rebels admitted the reporters Fiesta San Roque mall, will judged America's best, win­ attractive image and first-class into the residence - the second ments during the crisis, resumed Bolivian Foreign Minister welcome diners starting to­ ning the prestigious Grand facilities. Antonio Aranibar also said he ti me journalists have entered the his nonnal routine Tuesday, vis­ morrow at 11 a.m. The Prix Award in the National "This mall has a lot of appeal iting a poor neighborhood and a believed the hostage crisis is house since the crisis began. restaurant's regular closing Cook-Off participated in by with a steady flow of tourists as maximum-security prison. headed toward a peaceful reso- The two, identified by the time is 11 p.m. over 200 restaurants. well as easy accessibility for The Tony Roma's chain has Tony Roma's, however, of­ Saipan residents, who we want to now over 180 stores in such fers not just only attract as our customers equally places as· Canada, the United extradelicious ribs. Diners as much as the tourists," Jones Kingdom, Hong Kong, can order, for example, its said. Singapore, Thailand, the Philip­ original home-made Onion "We want to create an atmo­ pines, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Ring Loaf, barbecued chicken sphere where local residents and Paris, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and steak, fresh-seafood dishes, visitors can intermingle. We think the Bahamas, and Panama. and salads. everyone will enjoy the food and Welcomes In California alone, Tony Tony Roma's Saipan is owned appreciate the reasonable prices," Roma's has 35 outlets. and operated by the WDI Group he added. Tony Roma's is famous for of Japan, whose president is Jones said the menu prices at its tender and juicy baby back Yoji Shimizu. Tony Roma's will be the same as ribs specially prepared and The WDI Group is into three in Guam so that local residents basted with an original sauce major business areas: food ser­ will get a really good value for TONY unique to the restaurant chain. vice, cosmetic retailing, and their money. The famous Tony Roma's ribs: 'Adjudged the best' • FAMOUS FOR RIBS• ------·'Rl JUDGED BEST RIBS IN AMERIC~- Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori walks out from the Supreme court after inaugurating the judiciary sessions for 1997 in Lima, Thursday. Fujimori appeared in public for the first time in the last 1O days and said that the hostage crisis will not affect the economic recovery of Peru. (AP Photo) Japanese Kyodo news service tioning normally despite the cri­ Opens January l 0th, 1997 as Japanese reporter Tsuyoshi sis. Hitomi, 26, and his Peruvian Recently, Fujimori replaced Restaurant Hours: interpreter Victor Borja, left the many of the Peruvian govern­ Sun. - Thurs. 11 am - l Opm Fri.-Sat. 11 :OOam - 11 :OOpm residence about two hours later. ment officials being held, in­ They were immediately taken cluding the foreign minister, six into custody by police and led supreme court judges and the ------=--® CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR to a police command center near head of state security. the residence. Peruvian officials also an: JUDGED BEST RIBS IN ,'\.MERICA GRAND OPENING! It was not clear how the two turning their attention lo other journalists were able to get near national issues. the police-guarded compound. Preparations arc under way SH'OP Pl NG' cont. DINING · Afterward police reinforced for the visit next week of Abdala Enjoy the BBQ ribs number of police guarding the Bucaram, the first ever visit by Kazue's Boutique 322-6337 Bunraku Yakiniku Barbecue 322-7181 compound. an Ecuadorean president to that made Tony LDllipops 322-5437 Burger Chef 322-6150 Earlier, gunshots sounded at Peru. Roma's famous in Relations between the two MCM Boutique 322-6480 Cocktail-Do 322-7170 the compound. Red Cross worker Jean Pierre Schacrersaid countries have long been tense Make up Beans CocoGelato 322-7182 over l 80 locations 322-0839 shots were fired by one of the over a border dispute, and the Ocean Sports 322-6850 Don Tcy 322-0823 rebels and no one inside was presidential visit is important to worldwide! Octopus Army 322-7000 Font.inn Rcstaurnnt 322-5520 injured. He said he did not know both. Tenant List Paran Bali 322-7187 Indian Curry 322-6305 why shots were fired. Even the local news media Pau Pau House 322-4627 Mandarin Rcstnurant 322-6305 Peruvian television using have shifted their attention. Pollini 322-6474 Toh-Lee 322-7173 night-vision cameras showed a Television stations no longer man- apparently a rebel although interrupt regular programming Featuring a variety Polo Golf NIA TropicJI Oasis 322-6855 SHOPPING· he Jacked the customary ban­ to show the most routine events of hearty American Prima Classe 322-0506 Tony Roma's 322-7516 dana on his face - running in the at the residence, such as Red Agatha Paris 322-5565 Sala Crystal 322-8126 & MORE . compound yard with an assault Cross visits, food delivery or fare, including American Flavor ~1arket 322-4623 Sea Shell Pink 322-7185 rifle before dawn. The shots were garbage pickup. chicken and steak, A \'enue Boutiqu,· 322-7878 The Shoe Avenue 322-6551 Bank of Gunm 323-1010 heard immediately afterward. The news has even been In the afternoon, the rebels bumped off the front pages of Bree 322-58% Si Ik & Resort 322-0794 Fun Zone 322-4577 fresh seafood dishes, put a sign in a window inviting some of Peru's leading newspa­ Open daily Carone I 322-8850 Sunland Saipan 322-6478 Hertz 322-7860 a local television and radio jour­ pers. salads, our own Sun.-Thurs. 11 :00 a.m. - l 0:00 p.m. Coral Blue Jewelers 322-7762 SurfTurf Saipan 322-7873 Hot 98 FM 322-8863 nalist to interview them. On Tuesday, Japan denied a Dear Island 322-2084 Swatch 322-4203 La Ficstn Ilusinc•ss Center 322-6630 Fujimori's unexpected public Japanese newspaper report that home-made Fri. & Sat. 11 :00 a.m. - 11 :00 p.m. Esprit Men's 322-5636 Tecio/DKNY Boutique 322-5897 Saipnn Scrntchies 322-CASH appearance - while on a tour of the rebels had demanded mil­ Onion Ring Loaf Esprit Women's 322-5637 Tommy Bahnma's 322-2083 Saipnn Sunzen (Beach Press)322-7191 public works projects in the lions of dollars in ransom from La Fiesta San Roque Ill, 2F capital - was part of his effort to and more! Fcndi 322-0506 United Colors of Benetton 322-7234 Trnpical Plazn 322-0998 companies whose employees 322-7516 show the government is func- they hold captive. 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NE'.\'S AND_VIE'.\'S-THURSDAY-_JANUAR}' 9, 1997 ~------~---- Diplomats talk of alleged Christopher, Annan abuse at hands of police By MICHAEL BLOOD exchange views on UN fcrent version of evenL,, describing CONGRATULATIONS NEV1' YORK (AP)- Two for­ tl1cmsclvcs as passive victims of By DORIAN BENKOIL cigndiplnmats said Tuesday that police brutality. UNITED NA TIO NS (AP) - The they were roughed up and un­ .. I still don't have :my idea what new U.N.chieftoldoutgoing U.S­ fairly detained by New York provoked the police officers." said & BEST ~ISHES Sec:retary of State Warren Chris­ police officers in wlrnt one Rus­ Boris Y. Obnossov. a first secretary topher that U_S. leadership is im­ sian envoy called his American at the Russian mission to the United pe,rtant, but Washington some­ • "nightmare_" Nations, whose left elhow was dis­ times needs to be a follower too, /'':~,~~- In their first public statements located in the fray ... It still looks to according to U.N. spokesman since a scuffle with officers last me like a nfo:htmare." \*"-~1·~.,..;( Fred Eckhard. /'.::~, . ,• month, the diplomats offered a "The ve;;ion of evenL~ elabo­ TONY Christopher, who is retiring this rated by the police ... is far from point-by-point rebuttal of the month as the top U.S. diplomat, city's claim that they were taken being true," said Yuri N. Orange, a visited the UN. leader Tuesday_ first secretary to the Belarus mis­ into custody after a dnmken con­ Kofi Annan took office as secre­ ,iJ • A PLACE FOR RIBS• sion to the United Nations, who frontation with police. tary-genera!Jan. I afterthe United ..~il The Russian ambassador to was arrested for allegedly striking States vetoed a second for his Warren Christopher Kofi Annan the United Nations, meanwhile, an officer. predecessor. Boutros Boutros­ said in a letter to Mayor Rudolph Meeting witl1 reporters at the Ghali. Annan replied that the I 85 finned_ Giuliani that the case represented Russian mission in Manhattan, Or­ U.S. congressional conserva­ member governments "need to It is not known if Congress will ;1 "grave concern"' to his govern­ ange said he did not drink at lunch ti \'es have held up payment of come to understanding of what it now pay the dues. Annan, who is ON YOUR GRAND OPENING! ment. Russia and the Republic andObnossovsaid he had a single U.N. dues, sometimes citing what is the world body needs to do" from Ghana and is U.S.-educated, of Belarus, the home country of glass of wine_ will probably visit Clinton and Con­ they called Boutros-Ghali's fail­ and then execute the plan, Eckhard From the Management & Staff of: the second diplomat, have asked They said they complied with all ure to streamline the world body. said, adding that staff was being gress in Washington within "a few the request, of the officers, includ­ for apologies from the city. The United States owes S1.3 cut. weeks," Burns said. Both sides agreeononething_A ing producing diplomatic creden­ billion to the world body and is by The high level of U.S. debt has In his meeting with Cluistopher, tials, when police inexplicably be­ sedan registered to the Russian mis­ far its lamest debtor. The United called it; ability to be the stron­ All11an also brought up the issue of gan using force to pull them from sion was parked in front of a fire Nations, ~owed $ 3.2 billion by gest influence at the world body sustainable development - helping hydmnt at 4 p.m. on Dec. 29. The the car. member countries, is financially into question, and some diplo­ poorer countries to grow economi­ altercation began after the diplo­ The diplomats said they never strapped and has left unessential mats have chafed at what they cal! y -even though itis "less sexy than resisted, and atno timewerecharged mats retwned from a lunch as two bills unpaid. consider Washington's heavy­ peacekeeping," Eckhard said. with a crime or accused of being police oflicers were ticketing the Christopher said the United handedness. 'Toe U.N. system spends$ 5 bil­ car. drunk. They said a police com­ States wants to pay its debts, ac­ Annan told Christopher that lion a year" on such development, he - - manderat the Precinct ignored their - - ..J • ' The city maintains the men were cording to State Department "the U.S. will need to work more said. --· Jack Daniels drunk and unruly and were taken account of the fracas, and that spokesman Nicholas Burns, but closely with others, and that some­ Annan headed peacekeeping op­ · Tenne""" Whiskey Obnossov was left too long without into custody afteronediplomat tried also told Annan that the United times a good leader must also be erations before assuming the top U.N. medical attention despite intense to drive and the other hit an officer. States wants a United Nations that a good follower," according to job, and the two diplomats also dis­ But tl1e envoys portrayed a far dif- pain in his elbow. Eckhard. cussedsuccessesandfailuresofpeace­ • is smaller and "more efficient." U.N. Ambassador Madeleine keeping operations in such places as • SAPPORO Beer Albright has been nominated to re­ Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti. place Christopher and was expected Christopher later Tuesday was at­ to be confirmed in Senate hearings tending a private farewell dinner in Hara Adoi! that were starting Wednesday. his honor at the CoU11cil on Foreign She was the chief architect of the Relations. He plans to leave the State plan to oust Boutros-Ghali and have Department Jan. 17. Annan chosen to replace him, The Boutros-Ghali, 74, a longtime Washington Post reported Tuesday. Egyptian diplomat, has retwned to I 'Toe selection of Kofi Annan is a · Cairo, where he plans to finish a book CONGRATULATIONS ~ onl/'ratuLation.s twning point for the United Nations, tentatively titled "Egypt's Road to a positive turning point," Burns said. 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Petrocelli asked to present his final argument on Jan. 21 after a Megawati Sukarnoputri O.J. Simpson recess for the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Baker would then JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) By LINDA DEUTSCH argue on Jan. 22, and the case About 500 pro-democracy sup­ SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) would go to the jury Jan. 23, porters protested outside - 0.1. Simpson's civil case could according to Fujisaki 's sched­ Steve Ryan surveys flood damage to his house as he removes the fireplace heat converter while the swollen Indonesia's election commission go to the jury in less than three ule. Tualatin River rages by outside the living room window in West Linn, Ore. The Tualatin River is expected to Tuesday, demanding that it ac­ weeks, the judge predicted after Simpson, a former football crest later in the day as much of Oregon's flooding is receding. AP Photo cept a list of opposition candi­ Simpson's lawyers said the de­ star, actor and adyertising dates for parliamentary elections fendant will testify for a single pitchman, was acquitted in in May. day Friday. October 1995 of killing ex­ The panel has rejected the can­ Superior Court Judge Hiroshi wife Nicole Brown Simpson California's immigration didates, who were nominated by Fujisaki asked lawyers to give and Ronald Goldman on June pro-democracy leader Megawati him a schedule for the remainder 12, 1994. Their families are Sukarnoputri after the military ar­ • A PIACE FOR RIBS• of the wrongful death trial, which suing under civil law to hold ranged her ouster last June as began Sept. 18. Simpson responsible for the suit vs US gov't rejected leader of the Indonesian Demo­ Defense lawyer Robert Baker killings. cratic Party. said he planned to conclude his If he is found liable, the By BOB EGELKO by illegal immigrants - estimated Courts have rejected lawsuits case by noon on Monday. His trial would continue with a SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-A fed­ at 5 percent of the state's popula­ by Megawati challenging her witness list for Wednesday in­ brief punitive damage phase. eral appeals court rejected Cali­ tion, or 1.7 million people - the ouster, which led to anti-govern­ On Your Grano Opening! cluded fonner house guest Brian During two days on the wit­ fornia Gov. Pete Wilson's law­ federal government was violat­ ment rioting in July that killed at "Kato" Kaelin, criminalist Den­ ness stand in November, suit seeking$ 2.4 billion from the ing its constitutional duty to pro­ least five people. From the Management & Staff of nis Fung, police Officer Steve Simpson, telling his story to a federal government to cover the tect the states from invasion. On Tuesday, protesters dressed Merren and perhaps Simpson jury for the first time, repeat­ costs of illegal immigration, call­ Wilson also argued that the state in the POI party colors of red and friends Al "A.C." Cowlings and edly denied committing the ing the dispute political, not legal. should not be forced to pay for the black waved banners outside the Cora Fischman. slayings. Wilson repeatedly has accused federal government's failures to election commission offices, On Thursday, Baker said, fo­ Despite being battered by the federal government of failing enforce laws on deportation of rensic evidence expert Dr. Henry the plaintiffs' attorneys with to control the nation's borders illegal immigrants who commit Lee's videotaped deposition evidence, insinuations and ac­ and leaving the states to foot the crimes. Banh of Hawaii would take all day, leaving all of cusations, defense attorney bill. In 1994, he sued for The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of THE BANK OF THE PACIFIC® Friday for Simpson's return to the Robert Baker declined toques­ California's costs of education, Appeals on Tuesday said courts stand. tion Simpson then, saying he emergency health care and im­ have no authority to decide such The case will wrap up Monday preferred to call him back to prisonment ofillegal immigrants. issues. For the most part, the court morning, the lawyers said, with the stand during the trial's de­ The lawsuit claimed that since said, these are "political ques­ brief testimony from Simpson's fense portion. California was under "invasion" tions" to be decided by the presi- dent and Congress. PA TT AYA, Thailand (AP) - The courts lack both jurisdic­ Thai police claim to have tion and standards as to "whether cracked a criminal ring in which or when an influx of illegal immi­ prostitutes drugged foreign tour­ grants should be said to constitute ists during sex and then robbed an invasion," said the opinion by them. U.S. District Judge Robert Police paraded six suspects - Congratulations & Best Wishes Merhige of Virginia, temporarily a man and five women, all Thais assigned to the appeals court. - before journalists Monday fol­ He also said the constitutional lowing their arrest on drugs and duty to protect the states from theft charges. If convicted, they invasion was intended to counter could face up to 15 years in "armed hostility" from abroad, prison. TONY not immigration. 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"FAMILY PACK" [d :,f~./F /# For 3 1/2 days, senior State patch. . r8rEEF SHORTR~BS "FAMILY PACK" secretary of state. four-year experience in the Clinton administration makes it Department officials have briefed Having led a successful drive She goes before the Senate For­ to oust Boutros Boutros-Ghali as eign Relations Committee difficult to duck if the questions her on world issues. 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And Albright Madeleine A/1,right has been no sign of serious oppo- has been in frequent touch with policy if you are not prepared to writings earlier, many of her pay for it," an aide said Tuesday. tion to Europe at the expense of Asia The United States owes the andotherregionsorthatshe is instinc­ United Nations about $ LI bil­ tively anti-Russia NASA investigators attribute lion, and the Clinton administra­ The daughter of a Czech diplomat tion needs Congress to help it whofledtheNazisandlatertheCom­ rocket accident to hose problem make good on the debt now that munists, Albright is an enthusiastic SHRIMP Kofi Annan of Ghana is in line to supporterofNATO' sexpansioneast­ By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL naut Vance Brand, chairman of the. Theaccidentboardsaidthedesign succeed Boutros-Ghali. ward to the Russian border despite WASHING TON (AP) - An un­ investigation board. "'The vehicle ofthesystemrequiredtechniciansfor The committee chairman, Sen. assertions by Foreign Minister connected hose on a landing gear becam~ unstable upon landing, builder McDormell Douglas to dis­ Jesse Helms, a Republican from Yevgeny Primakov that would redi­ caused the destruction of an experi­ toppled onto its side, exploded and connect the helium brake after its North Carolina, is extremely sus­ vide Europe. mental reusable rocket designed to burned." soundne$ had already been tested picious of U .N. spending, and his If confirmed, Albright will bring takeoff and land vertically, a NASA The rocket, named ''Clipper Gra­ ''No other check was· conducted to skepticism is shared by others on an exceptional skill in foreign lan­ investigation board said Tuesday. ham'" for the late Gen. Daniel 0. reverify the integrity of the system." Capitol Hill. guages to her job. She speaks French, The;ehicletippedoverandbumed Graham, had four legs. On its last It also raised the possibility that Albright went before Helms and Czech and Polish and once took a 1/2 SHELL MUSSELS whenitmadea three-legged landing flight, it rose to 4,100 feet (1,250 the technician monitoring the ge.ar his Republican-controlled commit­ course in Russian. July 31 at the end of a successful meters )and flew laterally about3,000 stowage operations prior to flight tee determined also to pledge a more She would reach a level unprec­ fourth flight at White Sands Missile feet (900metcrs), Itwas to have made may been distracted or interrupted. robust American foreign policy. edented fora woman. But her foreign 2# BX ...... 5.69 ;ea Range in New Mexico. one more test flight. 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JonBenet Ramsey, just 6, wore a lifestyle, encouraging his em­ blocking their marches, opposi- to tie up traffic and keep the coalition called Zajedno, or To­ block the streets again by both the Yugoslav United Left The Ramseys have shared being investigated. dren ... This is not in the realm of sparklingcrownandafancybeauty ployees to ride their bikes or "We are a Christian, God- possibility." gether, also was looking to the motorized and foot units tomor­ party led by Milosevic's wife, their thoughts with police about pageant gown when she wa5 bur­ take the bus to the downtown courts to give it back election row," Draskovic told the crowd. Mirjana Markovic. ied. office. victories it was denied in local Protesters, mocking the of­ The garden explosion - ap­ Her mother, once a beauty queen "He's a big alternative-modes elections last November. ficial reason for the ban on parently caused by a hand gre­ herself, wept at the foot of the little kind of guy," says chamber A court in the small central marches, drove downto~n nade - broke several windows maple coffin, a long black veil ob­ President Tom Clark. "He's a town of Lapovo ruled in favor slowly and faked car problems but injured no one. scuring her face; pretty straight up, unaffected · of the opposition coalition Tues­ to create traffic chaos Sunday, Opposition leaders accused Around her father's neck hung a guy." day, giving them back three then went ahead with their the party of staging the blast medal that his precocious child had Mrs. Ramsey, 39, who won seats and control of the town march on foot. itself to give the government won, flaunting her very best smile. the Miss West Virginia crown council. Students, who called off their an excuse to act. JonBenet, who reigned as Na­ in 1977, volunteers at the el­ A similar appeal was heard in daily march because of the Milosevic got a different kind tional Tiny Miss Beauty and cap­ ementary school, is a member Nis, Serbia's second-biggest Christmas holiday, said they of warning Tuesday from the tured a list of other tiny tot pageant of the Junior League and funded city, where a ruling was ex­ would be back Wednesday. only other remainirig republic titles, had been strangled. beauty pageant scholarships. pected Wednesday. And as of Thursday, their lead­ in the Yugoslav federation, What started with a ransom note For the past year, she trotted International fact-finders last ers say they will no longer Montenegro, warning it might found before sunrise the day after JonBenet(pronounced zha,vn-ben­ month confirmed opposition retreat when confronted by pull its representatives out of Christmas ended eight hours later AY) around the pageant circuit. victories in those cities and 12 police, raising the prospect joint institutions. with the discovery of JonBenet's The beautiful child with moussed oihers, including Belgrade. But that the protests could again "Montenegro must not srt idle body in the cellar of the family's blond hair and red lipstick sang and Milosevic has refused to con­ turn violent. while someone else is making expensive Boulder home. Tape danced and charmed judges into cede defeat. On Dec. 27, riot police and decisions. It should seriously con­ covered her mouth. awarding her the titles of Little On Tuesday - the Orthodox dozens of people in civilian sider its next move," said Svetozar Denver newspapers, citing uni­ Miss Colorado, Little Miss Christmas - riot police blocked clothes clubbed small groups Marovic, Montenegrin parlia­ dentified sources, reported that a Charlevoix (Michigan), Colorado about 20,000 opposition sup­ of demonstrators as well as ment speaker, indicating that cord was around her neck and that State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, porters from marching through reporters dispersing from a could be the boycott of she appeared to have been sexually American Royal Miss and National central Belgrade. daily protest. Dozens were Yugoslavia's parliament by molested. Tiny Miss Beauty. Opposition leaders ap­ injured. Montenegrin representatives. The In the two weeks since, her death Pageantry was a family tradi­ proached the police cordons, Milosevic's Socialist Party move could block the federation. remains a mystery. Police in this tion: Mrs. Ramsey'ssisteralsowon ~>S:c~.~~:~ kissing some officers and wish­ placid college town nestled at the the Miss West Virginia crown. ing them "God's peace" for foot of the Rocky Mountains have During the travels of mother and ".-'r~~~ Christmas. Police smiled, but •;ti·:.w~·-:.·,. Israeli gunman reenacts made no arrests and are silent about daughter, they would sing their fa­ did not let them march. r..-- ·_ :\<~~~f ;<" evidence and suspects. But one vorite song, a tune from "Gypsy" - The marches were banned two thing appears clear: The killer knew a movie about a mother obsessed Firefighters with Reno Fire Department's station 8 rescue Ke~in Carrico, center on ladder, from th~ Reno weeks ago by authorities who shooting of Palestinians the house and the family's habits with making her daughter a star. Riviera Motel in downtown Reno, Nev., Thursday. The motel ,s across from the flooded Truckee River. said they disrupted traffic, al­ AP Photo By NASSER SHIYOUKHI Friedman had opened fire on­ well. "Wherever we go, whatever we though police stayed away from HEBRON, WestBank(AP)-Re­ Palestinian shoppers last Wednes­ "That would indicate it's not a do, we're gonna get through it to­ a combination protest march and enactinghis attack on Palestinians, a day, wounding five. He told inves­ random act," Mayor Leslie Durgin gether," they would sing, a minis­ Christmas Eve celebration that Israeli soldier returned to a deserted tigators Tuesday that he hoped to says. "People in Boulder have no ter told mourners at JonBenet's drew 200,000 people Monday Hebron market before dawn Tues­ scuttle a planned Israeli troop pull­ need to think someone has been funeral. 'fl,ie rieW night. day, raisedhisM-16rifleto his chest backfromHebron, thelastPalestin­ walking the streetsofBoulderlook­ The Sunday before Christmas, Student demonstrators file past riot police in central Belgrade after the Opposition leader Yuk recalled thathe blankedoutafter police stopped the students from marching through the streets of the and ian city under Israeli oontrol. ing for someone to attack." JonBenetandher9-year-old brother Draskov ic called on the demon­ pulling the trigger. .. - .. 1997 •iisubi1shi1s Yugoslav capital. Swarms of police surged into central Belgrade in a "I wanted to prove thatHebronis Police haven't had a formal in­ Burke perfonned in the St. John's sign that Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic is determined to quell strators to come back Wednes­ "I put the weapon on automatic," ours, always and foreve~," Fried­ terview with the Ramseys; police Episcopal Church Christmas pag­ have arrived! , dissent. The sign reads: "Man in blue (riot police) do as your heart tells day in their cars in a replay of said Pvt Noam Friedman, 22. After man said spokeswoman Leslie Aaholm said eant. Burke donned burlap for his you not as you are ordered. AP Photo Sunday's successful gridlock pulling the trigger, he said, "I don't He said he also wanted to avenge Tuesday police would speak to shepherd role. remember anything until the shots the deaths ofBaruch GoWstein, the them "as appropriate." JonBenet, more accustomed to were over." COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION gunmaninthel994Hebronrnosque JonBenet's death was the only sequins and satin, wore a simple "I shot toward the mruket, hoping massacre, and Meir Kahane, homicide last year in this town of white smock and tinsel halo like to kill as many Arabs as I could," founder of the anti-Arab Kach 96,000-a community full of book­ the other angels. Despite the gowns said Friedman, who has a history of movement Goldman killed 29 stores ana espresso bars, where and makeup, she was still just a psychiatric problems. Muslim worshipers before being police 1ide bicycles and anglers fly little girl. The scene was eerie. A floodlight killed by survivors of the massacre. fish in a stream rnnning alongside "Mommy, what's the difference brightened Gross Square at 2 a.m. Kahane was assassinated in New city hal I. Pol ice spent IO days in a day and a daydream and how (OOOOGMT). Yark in 1990. gathe1ing evidence in the Ramseys' do you know if a day is real?' " Friedman wore a bulletproof vest Friedrnan said he also earned out Tudor home just up the street from JonBenet would ask. The following modification to the specifications are made and by reference become over his army unjform, and was . the attack to avenge Nachshon the University of Colorado and fra­ "Well, you just know because surrounded by more than a dozen ·Wachsman,aclassmateataJewish a part of the Contract Documents, as completely as if contained directly therein: ternity and sorority row. you can smell the flowers and see aimy guards. . seminary who was abducted by Detectives also went to Atlanta, the clauds," Mrs. Ramsey told her, Friedman, his head slightly tilted,· Palestinian militants in 1994 and where JonBenet was buried, and she recounted in the CNN inter­ 1. Invitation for Bids spoke haltingly into a microphone killed in an Israeli rescue attempL interviewed the Ramseys' friends view. held by an investigator. With his Friedman said Tuesday that he and relatives and searched the On Christmas Day, JonBenet In the first paragraph: Substitute "January 1O, 1997" for "December 30, 1996". right hand, he gripped the M-16 made two attempts to open fire in family's summer home in Michi­ rode her new bicycle and played from which the ammunition clip had the Hebron mruket In the first at­ gan. with her little dog, Jacques. That been removed. With the same hand, 2. Section 16B Generator Set, Item 2.1 Diesel Engine tempt, Friedman said, he could not There was no sign of forced en° night, she went to sleep in her pink he was cuffed to another soldier. get his rifle to fire. try at the Boulder home and inves­ bedroom, surrounded by the Barbie tigators found a notepad in the house dolls she had come to resemble. Delete the first paragraph and substitute the following: that appeared to match the ransom At about 5:30 the next morning, "Diesel Engine - The diesel engine shall be four cycle with a maximum rpm of Car crashes i:p.to bakery note paper, Denvernewspapers re­ on her way to make coffee, Mrs. 1800. ported, c1ting unidentified sources. Ramsey said she found a three­ High Performance Family Sedan John and Patricia Ramsey have page note spread across a back Engine manufactured by the following manufacturers shall be considered JERUSALEM (AP) -A 16-year-old working in the Mahane Yehuda out­ hired lawyers, a media consultant stairway. "We have your 1.5 or 1.8* liter engine European rear styling acceptable:" Palestinian crashed a car into a bakery door market near the Jaffa Street bak­ and theirown detectives to investi­ daughter," the neatly handwritten on Jerusalem's main shopping street power steering Power windows & locks* ery for three years, did not have a gate their daughter's death. They note read. Demanding $118,000, it 3. Section 16B, Item 2.1 K, Air Supply and Exhaust Tuesday,killingonepersonandwound­ license. Dual airbags AM/FM radio/cassette ing four, police and hospital officials are offering a $50,000 reward. said the kidnappers would call with The driver told police his brakes The Ramseys did not respond to further instructions. said. failed, Israel army radio said. ..Mirage LS only Delete Item 2.1 K in its entirety a request from The Associated Press Police set up a phone tap and Witnesses said the car headed from Yossi Shoval, a spokesman for for an interview. Their only media waited. Whennocallcame,Ramsey an alley across the street straight into Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, said a All bidders shall acknowledge acceptance of all modifications contained in the the bakery at full speed. "I have no interview has been with CNN. said police suggested that he and a pedestrian was killed in the crash, and MITSUBISHI doubt that it was intentional," said Ramsey, father of three children friend look through the house. MOTORS G~@?6- Addendum No. 1 by inserting the date received in the appropriate place in the four people were wounded. He said - I proposal. Ovadia Haba, an employee at the bak­ two of those hurt were in serious condi­ from a previous maniage that ended "There's one room in the base­ ery. tion. in divorce, moved from Atlanta to ment where !opened the door, there However,policespokesmanShmuel Boulder in 1991 with his wife and are no windows. I turned on the ls/Timothy P. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-31'' 30~i;IARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND \iiEWS-THURSDA y _'JANUARY 9, YWi ' ' Hillary nominated for Grammy Oil slick fouls Japan shore ' By SONY A ROSS dio .. nominated along with Garrison Independence," by Lauren Bacall, By ERIC TALMADGE overhead dropping chemicals to ter (a half-mile) east of Mikuni The Nakhodka, bound for 197 4. "This couldn't have hap­ WASHINGTON (AP) -Because she The first lady recorded the Keillor's "The Adventures of Huck­ Martin Landau, Jack Lemmon and MIKUNI, Japan (AP) - For 60 clear up one of Japan's worst oil about 200 meters (650 yards) off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, pened at a worse place at a said it takes a village to raise a child, first audiobook over a two-day period . leberryFinn" and "Charles Kuralt's Gregory Peck . years, Ayaka Konaka dove in the spills ever. Parts of the 3,700- shore. Crews have been trying was carrying 19,000 kiloliters worse time," said fisherman lady Hillary Rcxlham Clinton might during last year's blizzard at a studio America" by Charles Kuralt. The Grammy Award ceremony rocky waters offthis secluded sea­ kiloliter (962,000-gallon) slick to stop further oil leaks from the (5 million gallons) of fuel oil Toru Yoshida, 60, eying the take a Gr.nnmy. near the White House, Gershel said. Also nominated were two collabo­ will be held Feb. 26 in New York. ,I side town making her livir.g from drifted Tuesday to Mikuni on bow. when it broke in two last Thurs­ oil-smeared beach with de­ ·1 Mrs. Clinton received a Grammy "She's very good. She came out rative efforts, "Grow Old Along With Mrs. Cl intonhas not decided whether what seaweed and shellfish she Japan's western shoreline about The Japanese coast guard day, 150 kilometers (90 miles) spair. "This is the time of year nomination Tuesday for best spoken in the blizzard, we got our producers. Me, The Best Is Yet To Be," by she will attend. could find. 330 kilometers (200 miles) west warned that more clusters of oil off the coast. when the octopus and squid word or non-musical album for the downbytrain,"Gershel said. "We're Edward Asner, Ellen Burstyn, CCH "Depending on what her, schedule On Wednesday, Konaka and of Tokyo. could hit other nearby prefec­ Thirty-one crew members eggs are in the water." recorded version of "It Takes a Vil­ really happy about all this." Pounder and Alfre Woodard; and . is, we'll have to wait and see,"Berry dozens of other diver women Nearby, cleanup crew in hel­ tures later in the day, although were rescued, but the captain But a statement from the said. · lage." her best-selling book on child Mrs. Clinton's recording was "Harry S. Truman: A Journey To passed buckets of sludge up from mets struggled in chest-deep wa­ they would not give an estimate is missing. The cause of the local tourism bureau said the rearing. those same waters, working amid ters thick with slimy mudlike oil, , on their size. accident was not known. The area's main fishery products - .. She is just thrilled," said the first a stench of grease to scoop oil some trying to suck it up through The floating oil continues to still-sunken body of the ship crab, shrimp, sea bream and lady's spokeswoman, Marsha Berry. 'Babyface' receives record-tying spilled from a sunken Russian a pipe into a vehicle. Some 120 swim about, depending on cur­ is believed to still hold much flounder - live in deep water~: "We 're very excited." tanker. town workers are taking part in rents and wind, making moni­ of the fuel oil - which is thin­ and will be "completely unaf­ The book, Mrs. Clinton's first, was "It makes me want to cry," said the cleanup effort. toring of exact location and size ner than crude but thicker and fected." published last year by Simon And 12 Grammy award nominations Konaka. "The sea urchins, the The floating bow ofthe wrecked difficult, coast guard official more difficult to clean up than Many of the 24,300 resi­ Schuster. It spent 20 weeks on the best seaweed - they're all lost." ship, the 13,157-ton Nakhodka, Shinji Sato said. kerosene or gasoline. dents of this quiet scenic town seller lists. By DAVID BAUDER nod. He was also nominated for tapes with later vocals and instru­ Hillary Rodham Clinton Coast guard helicopters buzzed ran aground Tuesday one kilome- The spill at Mikuni extends The size of the spill is a depend on tourism for their After l Oprintings and 46 l ,CXX> cop­ NEW YORK (AP) - Kenneth producer of the year. ments added by surviving mem­ for a couple of kilometers (a fraction of the 11 million-gal­ livelihood. ies, the book has generated$ 742,CXX> in "Babyface"Edmoncls, the roman­ Michae\Jackson was nominated bers. mile) along the coast, Sato said. lon spill by th~ tanker Exxon Town official Masahiro royalties that Mrs. Clinton donated to audiobook wereproduced,saidSethD. tic craftsman behind hits by for 12 awards and won eight in Ballotswill be sent next week to "It could take weeks or months Valdez in Alaska in 1989. But Honda said it may take months children's hospitals. Gershel, senior vice president and Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton 1983, the year "Thriller'' topped the 9,000 voting members of the to clean up this mess," said it is among Japan's worst oil before the scope of damage More than 50,CXX> copies of the publisher for Simon & Schuster Au- and Toni Braxton this year alone, the charts. Babyface can do no National Academy of Recording Michio Yoda of the Mikuni fire spills, including a spill of can be fully assessed. earnedarecord-tying 12Grammy better than tie him for most tro­ Arts And Sciences, whodetemtlne COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY department. 7,200 kiloliters ( 1.87 million "We won't really know until Award nominations. phies taken home on one night, the award winners. Nominees for The coast guard sent 10 patrol gallons) near Niigata port in the spring when the fishermen CPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Smashing Pumpkins, whose because he was nominated three 89 categories were announced boats and four helicopters to 1971 and another of 7,900 start bringing in their harvest, For "Mellon Collie and the Infinite times in two separate. categories. Tuesday. help with the cleanup. But five­ kiloliters (2 million gallons) all we know, the spill could affect NOTICE OF MEETING Sadness" album was a critical and Clapton, Canadian chanteuse Surprise nominees included vet­ meter ( 16.5 feet) waves contin­ from a tank at a coastal refin­ harvests for more than a year," he commercial smash, received Celine Dion, producer David Fos­ eran folk-rocker Shawn Colvin, in Pursuantto Public Law 8-41, Section 11, Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor ued to snarl efforts at Mikuni. ery in southwestern Japan in said. "It's very serious." Jesus C: Borja, through the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors, hereby seven nominations for the presti­ ter, newcomer The Tony Rich the best female pop vocal perfor­ give notice, that the regular meeting of the CPA Board of Directors will be held on gious awards on Tuesday. Tracy Project and Pierre Boulezwereeach mance a Monday, Janual'j 13, 1997 at to:00 a.m. at the CPA Seaport Office Conference Room, Puerto Rico, Saipan. Chapman and Vince Gill each nominated for four Grammy nd best pop album categories, had five nominations. Awards. andBruceSpringsteen' snear-whis­ The following items are on the agenda for the above-referenced meeting: Heidi Fleiss sentenced to 37 The televised Grammy Award Nominees for best new artist were pered "Dead Man Wa\kin'" for I. PRELIMINARYMATIERS ceremony will be held in New countty singer LeeAnn Rimes, the bestmalerockvocal. FirstLady 1. Call to Order Tony Rich Project, Jewel, Garbage Hillary Rodham Clinton, nomi 0 2. Roll Call York's Madison Square Garden months in prison in tax case 3. Adoption of Agenda on Feb. 26. and current chart-toppers No Doubt nated for best spoken word album, 4. Adoption of Minutes (December 16, 1996) The dozen nominations cement In addition to Clapton, record of could spend time in the winner's II. CORRESPONDENCE the reputation ofBabyface, as he the year nominees were: Ms. circle with Los Angeles Laker By JEFF WONG Dr. Fleiss, a pediauicim1, se1ved overreporting her income. Ill. COMMITIEES REPORT LOS ANGELES (AP) - Holly­ one day inp1isonand paid a$50,COJ Models-tu rned-prosti tut es 1. Finance Committee is known, as one of the most suc­ Chapman's "Give Me One Reason," Shaquille O'Neal, part of a group a. Adoption of Financial Statements cessful musicians of the 1990s. Ms. Dion's "Because You Loved nominated in a mythm and blues wood madam Heidi Reiss was sen­ fine for helping his daughter hide the had recounted being sent around 2. Seaport Facilities Committee He earned seven nominations as a Me," Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" categoiy. tenced to37 months in federal prison call-girl profits. the globe to service Pleiss cli- 3. Airport Facilities Committee songwriter, four as a producer and Smashing Pumpkins' "1979." · The category best pop collabo­ for cheating on hertaxes, laundering The judge heard testimony Tues- ents, sometimes earning$ 4. Other Committees (if any) IV. EXECUTIVE REPORT and one as a perfonner. Critical favorite Beck's "Odelay" ration with vocals will feature some call-girl profits and conspiring to day from a clinical psychologist at f0,000 for a single assignment. V. OLD BUSINESS He produced and wrote all but was a surprise nominee for album of strange pairings: Frank Sinatra and · hide her crimes. University of California, Los Ange- Several clients, often testi- 1. NMC's Proposal re Seaplane Ramp Area one of the songs on the ''Waiting theyear,alongwithMs.Dion's"Fall­ Luciano Pavarotti; Natalie Cole Reiss, 30, tearfully told the judge les, who said Fleiss' mental and psy- fying as reluctantly as the pros- 2. P&R Enterprises Proposal just hours before her Tuesday sen­ chological disorders made her espe- titutes, described how they VI. NEW BUSINESS to Exhale" soundtrack, which was ing Into You," the Fugees' 'The with her late father, Nat "King" VII. PUBLIC COMMENT (S) nominated for album of the year, Score,''. Smashing Pumpkins' Cole; andBurtBacharachand Elvis tencing that she was remorseful. Her ciallyvulnerabletocoerciverelation- would call Fleiss to arrange for VIII. (Executive Session) LEGAL COUNSEL'S REPORT including Whitney Houston's "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sad­ Costello. defenseattomeys had asked that she ships that led to become a madam. sex, sometimes specifying what IX. ADJOURNMENT song of the year nominee, "Ex­ ness" and the "Waiting to Exhale" Signs timeshavechartged: Jakob be given a 2 1/2-year sentence at a 'This is a person with a personal- type of woman they wanted with All interested persons are welcome to attend and lo submit written or oral testimony on hale (Shoop, Shoop)." sowidtrack. Dylan -instead of his more famous boot-camp style facility. ity disorder, not a sociopath," UCLA the understanding that there was the above agenda items. Babyface produced Clapton's 'The Beatles, who won only four father, Bob - was nominated for The judge also ordered Reiss to psychologistNancyKasei-Boy~said. a money-back guarantee. /sNictor B. Hocog January 3, 1997 "Change the World," nominated Grammys during the 1960s, were best rock song, and formerly full­ pay an undisclosed amount in tax.es Before sentencing, defense attor- Among them was actor Chairmap, Board of Directors for record of the year, and Toni nominated for best pop perfonnance throated rocker Springsteen nomi­ Bob Broten applies a little elbow grease to ice and snow at the Burns and a$ 400 fine, frnfeit more than$ ney Anthony Brooklier said Fleiss Charlie Sheen, who spent at Braxt tion efforts fail, the party will set schedule for the primary, and to centage of children repeating help, saving money that can m m discuss that at the moment," 02 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary:S3.05- person for this position. Application with position description may be picked a schedule for a primary. form standing committees. grades or placed in special be spent on children who can ;' C. (I) C. (') Quitugua said. 3.25 per hour up at the Karidat Office south of the Mt. Carmel Cathedral in Chalan According to party by-laws, The central committee was also education. benefit, McCarton said. 02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­ Kanoa. Deadline for submission of application is Friday, January 1D, 1997 >i-..._(D< (I) ~ m Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour at 5:00 p.m. For more information about this vacant position, please see (I) Aquiningoc 20; and Isaac 02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­ ua • ur .. = Mary Valderrama at the Karidat Office or call 234-6981. ::s:" ...... I\) ~ ...... Palacios 50, left Saipan at about Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour -· ,.... Plan... Hope ... Contact: MARIANAS REPAIRS COM­ (I) ::r Continued from page 1 7:30 pm Sunday evening. .... oo w ur '< Continued from page 1 PANY, INC. Tel. 234-9083(1/ (D They were supposed to drop 0 ' .b -· 0 s· because "it is a hotel and restaurant ship was found. 23)Th227356 -. C.0 ,- :::S C off cargo for the Tinian Gam­ · SPA.CE. FOR RENT · union and not a grument union." The team of divers, led by BS U cro. < ing Commission with which 01 MANAGER-Salary:$3.50 per hour m ...... en cro. -· Smarting from O'Connor's re­ chief, Maj. Raymund Camacho is Contact: NEW SEOUL INC. Tel. 234- they are employed, Ada said. • 1470 sq. feet for commercial usage -· c.o w "O :s ::c ~ marks, Mott said "he (O'Connor) still scouring the sea bottom west 7129(1/23)Th227353 (D -· Search began Monday after­ • With air-con, one rest room at ...... ,::a. ;' '< should find out first what the union is of Tinian as of presstime yester­ 0 "O ~ noon after an unidentified 01 SALES CLERK-Salary:S528.67 per •• ~:::s • '< all about before making any state­ day afternoon, Ada said. month • Renting Fee; $2,300 per month "'-... (I) C caller phoned Camacho re­ ment, so can be a little bit more On land, groups went on Contact: KORPAN CORPORATION except water & power fee . .. accurate." through Tinian jungles in a bid to porting that the vessel has been dba Life Shopping Shop Tel. 235- "He doesn't know what he's talk­ locate any traces of the four. They missing. 3424(1/9)Th227352 Location: 1st Floor of J&S Building, EMO staffers have remained ing about," Mott said of O'Connor. have had no luck so far. 01 MAINTENANCE MANAGER (OPS)­ Middle Road, Chalan Laulau O'Connor also represented Dai­ The four, identified as manning an outpost at the Salary:S1 ,300.00-1,660.00 per month chi Hotel and Tokyo Tower, Club X, Tinian Mayor Herman M. Smiling Cove coordinating Contact: TROPICAL PLAZA, LTD. dba Call: Tel. 234-3078 Fax: 234-1924 with the rescue teams through La Fiesta Shopping Center Tel. 322- Roppongi duringscpar:ttcunionelec­ Manglona's son, 22-year old 0998( 1/23)Th63799 tions held last yeru·. Local 5 failed to Clifford: George Manglona an intricate communciations unionize these establishmenl,. 36. the boat's operator; Joey system set-up. ----·

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IF ',W H-A D l,WR LI F£ 1D LIVE.. ACROSS lorm) OJER flGAIIJ. \lWLD '=!I~..) ...~~.,. the men's all events. 48 Gov. Prinling ries of 2,220 or 106,pin advantage Kan Pacific, on the other hand, was M~ody racked 254,291,573 NEWYORK(AP)-Phi!Niekro jors until 1964,didn'tstickforgood IZ-3 011. 49 - Tse-tung over Paras. also assessed a 0-4 slate because and 684 pins for high scratch thought back nearly a half century until 1967. When he retired about 50 Sweet potato Three teams are bunched with only Ann Perry showed up. and high handicap games and and concluded he owes his success 100,000knuckleballslater,in 1987, STELLA WILDER 51 53 ·- Beller Blues· identical 3-1 slates. IT&E, Martha's In the team's all events, IT&E series. to his dad. Hisfatherwasa "coal the48-year-oldhad won3 I 8grunes. 55 Poker and V &J lost only a game to bagged three categories while Cuizon took high scratch and miner who could throw 90 miles an "My ann feels as good today as YOUR BIRTHDAY occupy the next three slots in the Martha's Pokertook the remaining high handicap games with 222 hour (145 kph)," Niekro recalled it did 10 years ago," Niekro said ·overall team standings. one. IT&E rolled 783, 921 and and 242 pins. Rebusada bagged Tuesday. "Hurthisarmsomewhere with a straight face. IT &EdefeatedJTG Enterprises; 2,508 pins for the first week's hon­ the high scratch series with 624 along the line." He'sbeenmanageroftheColo­ Martha's Poker trounced Team #4; ors in the high scratch game, high while Middleton had the high Afterhehadason, Phil Sr. wanted rado Silver Bullets women's team and V &J tripped CMPG. handicapgameandseries. Martha's handicap series with 675. to take him behind their house in forthepastthreeseasons,andduuws By Stella Wilder read the corresponding para­ evening hours. graph. Let your birthday star be CANCER (Juue 21-July 22) - With the anemic start, the three averted an IT&E sweep by bag­ Lansing, Ohio, and play catch, sore 30-45 minutes of batting practice Born today, you are a caring, your daily guide. A question of manners may arise losing teams are in seventh, ninth ging the high scratch series with arm and all. some days. It appears he'll be able today at home, and you will be sensitive individual who is always FRIDAY, JAN. 10 and eighth slots. 2,094 pins. 1997... 'The only thbg he could throw to throw the knuck.ler until he's a CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. called on to arbitrate. Take care aware of the needs of those Joker's and Kan Pacific joined Carol Moody started the year Continued from page 36 wasaknuckleball,"baseball'snew­ senior citizen. He just won't know around you. Never overbearing in 19) -· You may want to take not to play favorites at any time. your demands for equality and fair greater advantage of the techno­ LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - You years old orolder to be able to race. est Hall of Farner remembered. where it's going. treatment, you insist that you be logical tools available to you at this may not know what is around the Jay Moreshita. "Couldn't throw a curveball, never "Idon'tknowifanyknuck.leball time. There is no need to do things comer, but your instincts will send Helped by O'Doul's consecu­ The first Marlboro Kart Cham­ treated in a manner that is suit­ you specific messages that you O'Doul's ... threw a slider, never threw a drop. pitcher who has ever played this able to a given situation. You nev­ freehand. tive turnovers, Bud Dry racked up pionship was such a big success AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) cannot ignore. Continued from page 36 Any time we got in the backyard, all game can tell you where the ball is er ask for preferential treatment. 10 straight points against a lone attracting many entries not only On the other hand, your passion - Your energy level is running VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - we threw was knuckleball." going," he said. Someone mav put you on the spot lied to cut the big deficit. O'Doul's free throw to threaten from CNMI but as well as from for others may get you in trouble high, and you may not wan\ to quit AndyoungPhilkeptonthrowing One of h.is fondest memories is at times. You 'like to get what you at the end of the dav. Consider en­ today, and you ,vill have to either With 4:04 left in the first half, once again at 80-67, 9:55 left. Japan. gaging in an athletic activity. deliver what is expected, or re­ The Mariana Seaside Resort, it, well enough to make the Bridge­ from Oct. 6, 1985, when he got his want to such a degree that some­ main in the background a little and the O' Doul' son top by 14, M. Tim Paez, Richard Chan and play­ times vou are timvilling to accept PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) which is organizing the event for port High School varsity as a fresh­ 300th win. He had failed in his longer. Benito converted on a gurig-ho ing-coach Ricky Itaas joined anv ki°nd of rejection at all. You - You must take care not to let a nlllil. Well enough to get signed by previous four starts, and was pitch­ casual discussion become heated LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - drive to cut the deficit into 12, 44- hands in mounting Bud Dry's the second consecutive, is expect­ have a tendency to come on too You will have to pace yourself to­ theMilwaukeeBravesinJuly 1958. ing for the New York Yankees at strong in personal relationships. as a result of a misunderstanding 32. desperate bid. ing that this year's edition will fea­ Your level of energy occas1onal­ over something you say in jest. day, and it may be necessary to al­ ture a biggernumberofentries and "My dad was not going to let me the SkyDome in Toronto on the ter your routine in order to accom­ O'Doul's countered on a left­ O' Dou I's, however, doused ly extends beyond your personal ARIES (March 21-April 19) - leave home unless I got a $ 500 final day of the season. The best thing you can do for your­ modate certain unusual demands. handed putback by Ruffin Crosat cold water to Bud Dry's come­ a higher level of competitions for boundaries, and even though you bonus," Niekro said. "$ 500 wasn't Phil Sr. was in a West Virginia are a]wavs earnest, now and then self todav is to listen to others and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - to keep Bud Dry at bay. back bid by countering on a 13-3 the top awards. not just smile and nod. If you pay There is no time like the present, going to break the Milwaukee hospital at the time, acutely ill with people fhink you go overboard. In the next play, Sonny Ranola blast to put the outcome of the For more infonnation contact You will have to weather mar~ attention, you may learn some­ and todav you can do much to en­ Braves' bank at the time." internal bleeding. Phil Jr. and brother sure that your preparations for a rifled a triple for Bud Dry to make game beyond doubt with more Lito of Mariana Seaside Resort at than vour share of criticism, but thing important. These days, signing bonuses for Joe, also with the Yankees, visited vou will enjoy more than your TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - future project will really pay off. it an 11 point ballgame, 46-35. than five minutes left with a 13 322-4694 or Perry Tenorio of Focus on financial developments SAGITIARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. Marianas Visitors Bureau at 233- high school pitchers cru1 exceed $ their father when they could be­ share of success as well. 21) - Others may gravitate to­ 0' Dou!' s failed to score on their point advantage 93-70. Also born on this date are: which seem unusual or unortho­ 0406. 10 million. tween starts. Joan Baez and Crystal Gayle, dox today. Indeed, you may be get­ ward you all day long, but not for pas.session as Bud Dry broke into A final 13-8 blast by O'Doul's ting yourself into some hot water. the reasons you think. Take care singers; Bart Starr, football not to misinterpret anyone's atten­ the double-digit margin when C. sealed the win for the team. For its initial thrust, NMIWF player and coa_ch; Richard GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Farley converted on a short stab Both teams had 22 assists in the Nixon, U.S. president; Judith Even though the day may offer tions. DFS. . . will hold aregisu·ation for all inter­ Fadang. • • Krantz. author. nothing out of the ordinary, you with I: 11 left. match. O'Doul's, however, Continued from page 36 ested individuals whose ages range To see what is in store for you can pick up the pace and add a Just as Bud Dry was set to make outrebounded Bud Dry, 31-27. from nine to I 4 years old on Satur­ Continued from page 36 great deal of excitement during Copyright 199i, United Fc.aturt': SyndicaU:, lac. tomorrow, find your birthday and a late surge, Yosh Gabaldon Ray Lizama scored a game high given enough time and the strong day, Jan. 11 from9a.m.to3p.m.at suffering their fourth fod'eit loss of .swished his second three point shot 31 points, five rebounds and one support of generous sponsors, the the4H Building which is across the the season to the J.E.T Turtles. of the night to give back O'Doul's steal for O'Doul's while Crosat sport will carve its own niche in the Marianas High School along Beach G-Force 13, Sedi Kau 6 island's sporting scene. a double digit spread. added 15 and a game high l l Road. Tony Kapileo scored three times "Our target is to get one season CLOSERS The two teams exchanged a free caroms. Benavente chipped in At present the federation has Ed by ripping the ball out-of-the park COLUMS CLOSERS throw each to end the first half with 14. Gus Palacios issued eight through, then after that I think we Tarlaje, Tony Sonoda, Guajardo, each time to lead the Bud-Light G­ Nitroglycerine was first produced by Jimmy Carter was the first Ameri­ O'Doul'senjoyingan 11 point lead, assists on top of seven points. can gain enough experience to go can president to have been born in a Ocampo, Greg Castro and Sonny Force to a 13-6 victory over the The basic monetarv unit of Den· an Ilalian chemist in 1847. 51-40. on," Ocampo said. mark. Sweden, Norn;ay and is the hospital. Chan led Bud Dry with 19 and Lim comprising the coaching staff. Athletes Foot Sedi Kau. krone, and its chief fractional unit is German Rudolf Virchow was the In the final half, O'Doul's had five rebbies while Paez, Ranola Guajardo echoed Ocampo's The NMIWF conducts its prac­ G-Force was leading by just The church once owned two-thirds the ore. first scientist to conduct cancer re­ another good start, pounding an and Itaas scored nine points modest goal saying that the federa­ tice sessions at the $-H Building on one, 6-5 heading into the bottom of search in the !BOOs. of the land in Portugal. tion need first to gain enough foot­ 18-9 blitz to erect a20 lead, 69-49, apiece. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri­ the fourth, but seven big runs in the About 43 percent of the more than ing "until the time we can be able 8,000 man-made objects orbiting Earth Before being killed at Trafalgar, It is believed that at least a million with still 14:25 leftin the ballgame. In tonight's game, Fas Mov­ days from 5:30 to 7 p.m. half of the fourth extended the kad to assemble a good team that will are American. British Adm. Horatio Nelson had lost meteors have struck the Earth's land Despite the big lead, O'Doul's ing-Michelob Light will debut For more infonnation, interested to 13-5. an eye and an arm in battle. surface. compete in off-island tournaments continued their assault towards the against IT&E-Michelob at 7:30 individuals can contact Ocampo at Sedi Kuu never recoverd from The public places in Europe's cities .'.·basket with Lizama, Gabaldon and p.m. in the future." began to be illuminated by oil lights Aesop's fables were first collected 01996 NEWSPAPER ENTERPIUSE ASSN. 234-5230. there. in the late 16th century. 200 years after his death. ~·-· 36-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JANUARY 9, 1997

1997 Marlboro Kart tilt set By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff THE 1997 Annual Marlboro Kart Championship, the island's big­ gest karting event, is set to unfold on Jan.18 and 19 at the Mariana Resort Seaside Circuit. The racing event, which is ex­ pected to draw the participation of CNMI's top karters including en­ tries from Guam and Japan, fea­ tures four events. Competitions ·~·\.,-::... ··. will be open in the premier YZ­ Stock 80, the Open FP Stock, the S Stock and the FK 9 Local and J a­ pan brackets. ~"··.·.I' The kai1 championships starts •.-.,('<{~~; .;:,.;,;..:-.· ,,,sJt:!J,,-:0.. ''"\~··· on Saturday, Jan. 18 with the FK9 ..... ~Oift,ia;.t•••,,,,. -.;.•. ·_:·:. ·'• ' time trial. After the race againstthe clock, the S Stock, FP Stock and YZ Stock official practice time tri­ als will follow. The race for the events top prizes ~.· will beginonSunday,Jan. 19staI1- ing with the qualifying heats in the ~~-: 21fo·~ '.. • • # morning with the final heats imme­ r~,~~-'~-~ diately following the last qualify­ Off they go-Karters will have another big reason to be happy as the island's biggest karting event kicks off on Jan. 18 and 19 at the Mariana ing run. Seaside Racing Circuit. (Photo by Erel A. Cabatbat) Fourteen drivers are already set to race in the faster YZ-Stock cat­ Stock. Crash Mate, Saipan Kart Club, joining the race. sive of the Awards Banquet that egory. The YZ-Stock 80 is consid­ As of press time, 14 racing teams Team Willy, Skuderia TKM, Team Willy has the most entries will be held on Sunday evening. ered as a special bracket because have entered their drivers in the Dinky, Kart Club Nagaoka, Rum among the 14 teams in the YZ Only 75 slots are open and registra- karters can go as fast as 150 miles Marlboro kart event. These teams Racing, Express, Brute and KC Stock 80 and FP Stock with six tion will be based on a first come- per hour. include the OKC, La Maree RT, Nagahara. drivers per category. first served basis. Entries in the Twenty have confirmed S Stock PRKC Team Paddock, Noba Kart Seven entries from Guam have Registration fee is $20 for the FK-9 Local race must be at least 18 while 14 are entered in the FP Racing, Kart Shop Hama, Kart G also signified their intentions in two day competitions and inclu- Continued on page 35 Saipan Men's Slowpitch League Fadang upsets Bad Boys By Ray Palacios the seventh for the upset win. for the Variety Bad Boys were leading I 2-5 and GLENN Camacho hit an inside­ were just three outs away from the-park homerun arid knocked in closing out their season with a vic­ six runs while Jeff Pangelinan tory before the big Fadang come­ ,d_ous boost . when Duty, trt?e : fo~/~e ·Ilf$. g:s~re·~~Ylilf ,ti.tat :>::}$ tO:'~e.111.oo.ra,}nc,I_µ41pg se~­ tS!loppersSrupandcmat¢$4;0QO · .the amount. wtlL 9efi1Utely help. :: ·•.·. eralce>acnes.who have ..expen-. chipped in three more as J.C. back. [in a siinp!~ turnover ceremcinyc' <.... the federation· defn,ly the. cqst ·or:_a' ' ••.• e11cecf 'oo~peµrig .i{off ;isfand Fadang shocked Bud Bad Boys. Turtles 7, Familia 0 [at the DFS office yesterday. .·. wrestling matt:J:tat w~ badlyneeq.'.' . .· tournaments; , \ ..· . : ·. .. . .••. Camacho's three-run in-the-park The P.D.C. Familia became the . NMIWF president ·Joe The·arrival{)fthe·muchsought dcarnpojs' optimisti~ that homer and Fernando Camacho's third team to exit the Saipan Soft­ Ocarripo and treasurer_ Freddie wrestling ~quiprr.1.e11t wiU hell' tlie . . Cont!r:tlled_ on p~g,a 35 . two-run single powered Padang to ball Men's Slowpitch League after a nine run explosion in the top of Continued on page 35 :'FJt>:e~·-~snff1~y3ff · O'Doul's ou.tlasts : in.early lead·. l, Bud Dry, 105-78 ,: . ~ ' By Erel A. Cabatbat By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff Variety News Staff O'DOUL'S leaned on its run- i EPC INTERNATIONAL and ning game to whip Bud Dry, : Shirley's Coffee Shop opened their 105-78 last Tuesday night to · 1997 campaigns with identical 4- ;: launch its campaign in the Inter ' 0 outings to grab the em·ly lead in •. Commercial Basketball the opening week of the Adam and ' League's I 997 Budweiser Cup . Eve Mixed Bowling Tournament at the CMS Basketball Court on , at the Saipan Bowling Center. a high note. EPCblankedMarianasStar, 787- O'Doul's, sponsored by Ba- 676; 802-690 and 838-765. EPC sic Construction and Golden completed the rout with a superior · Lobster, started like a house of pin total of 2,427 as against · fire with Ray Lizama and Jerry Marianas Star's 2,131. . Benavente. Shirley's, on the other hand, fash­ With the two wrecking havoc ioned out the same score with a · inside the paint, O' Doul's had 761-695; 751-728 and 708-691 · several 25 point leads in the first series against Paras Enterprises. half before their Kim's Enter- :, Tremendous boost-Marian Aldan-Pierce, president of Duty Free Shoppers Saipan hands the check to prises-sponsoredopponentsral- • NMIWF preside(!t Joe (?campo (extreme right) in yesterday turnover ceremony ~t DFS. With them is NMIWF Shirley's superior three-game se- treasurer Freddie Gua1ardo. (Photo by Erel A. cabatbat) Continued on page 35 Continued on page 35 . . . ' tMarianas ~ariet~ ','I'· J'c!.· '. 1':,•Jii•·:, I .... l'.,iiP:• ]•;,: b&)e\\'8

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