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Oscar Rasa Ordered to Pay $214,000 H O U S E W O Rk in G to P Ass B Ui*4VER5irY OF HAWAII LIBRARY gfidarianas C V a r i e t y i Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 Vol. 18 No. 72 Saipan, MP ©1989 Marianas Variety Decem ber 1,1989 Serving CNMI For 18 Years F R I D A Y 5 Q C Oscar Rasa Ordered To Pay $214,000 by Dan Phillips obtain his 25,000-square meter position and advantage of expe­ the land on July 16, 1985, but The Rasas were in­ The Superior Court homcslcadparcel intheLauLau rience in business matters to then latcrprcparcdasccond deed formed before the date of the Monday ordered Oscar C. area. consummate the fraud." (dated August 12,1985) thatdid first deed that the property Rasa and his wife, Patricia, to That land is part of the pri­ David Wiseman, who de­ not contain certain provisions was worth $3.00 per square pay $214,000 to a man whose vate land now being leased by fended theKasas, was off-island that were in the first deed, in­ meter, and failed to divulge homesteadland they sold, with Shimizu for its resort project, and not available for comment. cluding the reservation for Dela that to Dela Cruz, according thccourt finding thatthcRasas according to Joe Hill, attorney Lecia Eason, his law partner, Cruz of 5,000 square meters of to the judgment induced him into signing over for Dela Cruz, said there is a "good chance" the the land, which he could use for The court found that the warranty deed in 1985. Judge Robert A, Hefner judgment will be appealed, but his residence. Rasa would have to pay back The court found that the found that Rasa "entered upon that for the time being the judg­ Dela Cruz did not observe the $225,000 he received for Rasas took advantage of their and conducted a fraudulent ment is still being reviewed. the changes, nor did the Rasas the property, less $11,000for relationship with a close scheme to obtain the plaintiffs’ According to the judgment, inform him of the changes, ac­ a pickup given to Dela Cruz, friend, Jesus M. Dela Cruz, to (DclaCruz’s) property using their the Rasas obtained the deed for cording to the court's findings. Continues on page 2 7 House W orking To Pass Budget by Dan Phillips felt it "will be difficult to get the and new considerations, such as the members of Legislature from 1990 should have been passed The lame duck 6th Legisla­ House members together, but not funding for the newly-created the constitutional $2.8 million by September, but that it was too ture is working to pass the Fiscal to pass the budget." Saipan Municipal Council and legislative operations ceiling. difficult to do in an election year. Ycar 1990 budget before the 7th The 6th Amendment of the the funding provided for in the Guerrero said the Legisla­ The new Legislature will Legislature is inaugurated in Constitution says thatappropria- legislative initiative that was ture is "not trying to hurry" to have to start planning for the January. tion bills, such as the budget, ratified in the general election. pass the budget, but that it is the fiscal year 1991 budget in Janu­ House Speaker Pedro R. must be passed by at least thrce- That initiative specifics "responsibility of the 6th Legis­ ary, and should not have to be Gucnrcro said he is try ing to bring fourihs of the members of each funding for the Legislative Bu­ lature to pass the budget." He burdened with working on two together the members of the house of the legislature if it is reau and excludes the salaries of said the budget for fiscal year Continues on page 22 House so that they can pass the acted upon in the time between a nearly S100-million budget, general election and the inaugu­ which was introduced in the ration of the new Legislature October 27 session. ("kune duck period"). Rep. David C. Sablan, Guerrero said the House is Chairman of the House Ways now trying to amend the budget and Means Committee, said he to accommodate parlic ular needs H efner Case Sent To S uperior C ourt by Dan Phillips "Merely because a judge The Supreme Court, at least is a party to a suit does not for now, will not hear the civil case always justify bypassing the I ¡led againsi Superior Court Judge trial court," the justices ruled. Robert A. Hclner. They noted that a spec ial j udgc Instead, the case was trans­ may be assigned should a ferred yesterday to the Superior Superior Court judge have to Court, which the Supreme Court disqualify himself. justices determined should have The justices said the case thcopportunity tocntcrtain ihccasc may be transferred back the The seven widwives from Fiji are (I. to r.) Eleanoa N. Conelevu, Lice Raumak'ta, Luisa Veikoso, Lanieta first. Supreme Court if the Superior Koroi, Daiana Kau, (front at I. Verenaisi Rinavuaka an d(r.) Losana Taukei. Court, for good cause, is un­ decision in this matter, and to able to entertain the case. They eliminate further burden on the said that the Supreme Court parties.” The justices found that CPA Director To Retire cannot just assume that all of a dismissal would require the the Superior Court judges will petitioner to file a new petition by Fermin Meriang not be able to entertain the in SupcriorCourt, unnecessarily Carlos Shoda, the Commonwealth Ports Authority's (CPA) case. starting the whole procedure Executive Director, said he will retire at the end of this term. A Decision and Order, over. Shoda has led CPA since its inception in 1975 when it was signed by all three justices of The justices agreed with called The Airport Authority. the Supreme Court, was is­ Webber's argument that, al­ He/said he has submitted his courtesy resignation to the gov­ sued Tuesday. A motion to though the issues involved arc ernor. dismiss made by Assistant sensitive, the Superior Court _ Shoda is credited with modernizing the present Saipan Inter­ Attorney General David should have the first chance to national Aiiport from a "one tin house building in 1975 to today’s Webber, who is defending hear the case. They disagreed modem facility, completely conforming to federal safety and Hefner, had been taken under with Mitchell's assertion that the regulation guidelines," according to Board members. advisement by the Supreme SupcriorCourtwouldcffcctivcly He is also largely responsible for die upgraded sea ports Court since November 17, be "enjoining itself by hearing facilities on Saipan, Tinian, andRota. He said a legislation in 1981 when the panics argued the the case. expanded his agency's role to include the maintenance of air and motion in a hearing. The case was filed in the sea ports in the CNMI. Thccourtdccidcd to trans­ Supreme Court on August 7 by Shoda said he is most proud of the airport and how it has fer the case, rather than dis­ Jose C. Mafnas, a Common­ become a modem facility, meeting all Federal Aviation Admini­ miss it, "in the interest of jus­ wealth citizen and taxpayer who stration requirements. ° Continues on page 20 tice, in order to expedite a Continues on page 20 fd.c- hldJUtj tKja-Lr' 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1,1989 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 ,1989-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS- 3 A Meeting Place For Our Palau To Take Another Crack At Compact by Fermin Meriang plebiscite in which his with the United States. compact under which Palau w ill also travel outside o f Opinions And Yours Palau President Ngiratkel administration will seek the President Bush received an would be granted self- Palau because many voters are FORUM: Etpison has set aside February approval of Palauan voters for approved bill from the U.S. government. away from Palau. 6 as the date for the seventh a compact of free association Congress authorizing the Since 1983, six referenda He said the Task Force may have failed to receive the visit Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, constitutionally mandated 75% and the mainland. approval of Palauan voters. A McPhetres also said a group if EDITORIAL Ш CHC Hires 7 Certified provision in the Constitution of Palauans have started a drive requires that 75% of the voters to collect signatures to amend must approve the compact the constitution to allow the since approval would allow the compact to be approved by a Midwives From Fiji United States to have nuclear- simple majority instead of the No One Wants To Talk powered ships and nuclear- by Patty Jacobs what it is and get a doctor here money (the average nurses constitutionally mandated 75 powered weapons in Palau. Elenoa N. Conelevu .sat in as quickly as we can." salary in F iji is between %. Palau was the first Pacific About Battered Spouses the Obstetrics conference room Some of the midwives were $6,000 - $9,000 per year in The movement hopes to get nation to constitutionally ban Monday afternoon and, as in remote areas of Fiji where American dollars) and work in 4,000 signatures, including nuclear materials from its Check the daily police incident report any Monday spokeswoman for her sister the health clinics did not have a modem hospital." those from voters living territories. morning and there will be four or five incidents reported midwives, related how seven doctors available all the time. Kau said, "Working outside of Palau. Approval of the compact as Disturbing the Peace, Assault and Battery or Assault Fiji nurses came to be on the One of the other duties of conditions at the hospital are If the drive is successful, a would grant Palau continuing referendum to amend the with a Dangerous Weapon.
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