Delegates 'Want Less Of

"it.' l Delegates 'Want less of . In terms ofits role inproposed insular area policy council By Rafael H. Arroyo tory authority regarding other Babbitt,forthelastfewmonths, with issues concerning insular agencies'programs as theyrelate has beentryingto drawup a con areas under the US flag. THREE leading non-state del toGuam,theCNMI,andtheVi! sensus among leaders of insular But it appears that insteadof a egatestothe USHouseof Repre gins Islandsand shouldnot have area governments as the federal councilcreatedby legislation,an sentatives lastweek flatly rejected such authority relatingto Ameri government gets ready with the administrative approach, i.e. an anexecutive draftoftheproposed canSamoa. Givingit acoordinat creationof a formal institutional executive order,is up for consid insular area policy council and ingroleregardingpolicieswithin structure withinthe WhiteHouse eration. suggested a different approach thejurisdiction of other agencies for territorial issues. The White House apparently , thatwouldseektopromote politi would inevitably centralized J The issue of an interagency believes that the creation of an cal development for the territo power. ..evenifthatisnotwhatis councilwastakenup byDeLugo insular areas panel (lAP) within ries. intended. This could add a bu and Senator J. Bennet Johnston the existingdomestic policycoun In ajoint letter last Monday to reaucratic hurdle to decisions," separatebills they introduced to cil, with the InteriorSecretaryas InteriorSecretary BruceBabbitt, said the threedelegates. ,createsuchapolicybodyinvolved continued on page 8 Delegates Ron De Lugo (Virgin Islands), Eni F.H.Faleomavaega (American Samoa)andRobertA. Underwood (Guam) reiterated their opposition to a planned Woman nabbedfor policymaking council as it may putInterior's OfficeofTerritorial andInternational Affairs (OTIA) inaleadroleindealing withinsu settingman on fire lar area issues withinthe federal government. By Ferdie de la Torre aggravated assault and battery. poured water into himself. It Subsequently, they indicated Sheu said the victim Tomas was the responsible who also A WOMAN wasarrestedafter Hosei,34,ofKoblerville,survived called up an ambulance; Sheu preference thatOTIA notbegiven said.' anyrole anymore on insulararea she allegedly burned alive a aIld was treated for 1St and 2nd issues. man who was sleeping inside degreebums in the right armpit. It wasnotindicatedhowever, "OTIAcurrentlyhasnot statu- 'her house in San Vicente,the Sheu said according to the re what was the relationship be Department of Public Safety port,whileHoseiwassleepingon tweenRamarui and Hosei and said Friday. the bedroom, Ramarui covered thereasonwhysheburnedhim, CathySheu,DPS public in him with a blanket then burned Sheuexplained. , formation officer, said Tina him by pouringkerosenefuel. The incident' was reported Ramarui, 43, was arrestedfor The victim was awakenedand Thursday at 9:30 p.m, CodyYounggets 5 years FORMER Hot98 FM disc jacky dantwithacrime...andthedefen CodyRobert Young hasbeensen danthasenteredpleasofguilty..." tencedtofiveyearsimprisonment The plea agreementwas nego after entering into a plea agree tiated and agreed upon by both mentwiththegovernmentonpos parties last Thursday. session of crystal methamphet Young was chargedof posses aminelocally knownas "ice." sionwithintenttodistributemeth Young also faces a number of amphetamine in an amountof 13 other casesin the SuperiorCourt grams.Theprisontermof 5 years includingtwolawsuits againsthim for theoffenseis the most appro byTownhouse Department Store. priate sentence, according to the But according to a plea agree defendant. mentsigned by Asst. U.S. Attor According to thecomplaint filed neyDavid Wood, Public Defender attheDistrictCourt,Youngcom ,DanDeRienzo andthedefendant, mitted the crime on two occa Young has entered plea agree- sions. one of which occurred on mentwiththe CNMIgovernment. May 5,1993. The district court has been no Cody Robert Young Young will be incarcerated at tifiedthatYoung enteredpleasof Young, who was represented thefederal Bureauof Prisonscor guilty through fraud, forgery, by Atty. Dan DeRienzo of the rectionsfacilities atStafford,Ari trickery, scheme or devise. Public Defender's Office, plead zona wherehe will also undergo The Attorney General's Office guilty to one count of possession drug rehabilitation. has already agreedto request the withintenttodistributemetham After the five-year incarcera Superior Court to suspend any phetamine. In return, the District tion, Young will be on a super prisonterms orderedwith theex Court dropped other charges visedreleased termof 3 years. ception of five years imprison against theUnitedStatesnational In his December' 16, decision, ment recommended to the local related to drug crimes. JudgeMunsonorderedYoungto court aside from the other five The DistrictCourt also agreed pay assessment of $50.00 which year jail term at federal prison not to filed additional charges mustbe paid whilethe defendant facility. against the former radio an is in jail. U.S.District CourtChiefJudge nouncer withany"federalcrimes Young was also told to notify Alex Munson handed the deci which mightotherwisearisefrom the U.S. district attorney within Laurie Ann Castro Deleon Guerrero waves to the crowd after being sion last week in a closed-door any facts situations where the 30daysofanychangeinhisname, crowned as ·1993 Miss Teen CNMI." (See story on page 4). hearing. (CNMI) has charged the defen- continued onpage 8 PAC--=--__NEVVSPAPER'_'. __ '._ ... -:..-.. STALKS-_-.'"_0"- f .i 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY·DECEMBER 20, 1993 ====--......:..- -=;;--_=- -=_.-::...-_--.::.:MONDAY-DECEMBER20;1993 -MARIANASVA'RlETY NEWS ANDYIEWS-3 . Prober seek missing file on Clinton's ex-associate Bradshaw gets back atCamacho NEW YORK (AP) - Investi reportedSunday. Times reported. sources. wife, Susan, in 197.8 to develop gatorsare tryingtolearnifamiss The federal investigators have Foster committed suicide on It mighthave been turned over land in Arkansas. By RafaelH. Arroyo resign fnm hispost. ~ widesJEad aOO peva1ett ingfileonaformerbusinessasso been told that Vincent Foster Jr. July 20. The file was not listedin to Foster's widow in a box of McDougal, who was once an Accmling to Camacbo, as far as . duringthattiItleand weissuedalla ciale of President Clinton was kept a file in his office on James an inventory ofhisofficethatwas personal items that was given to economic adviser toClintoowheI), TEMPORARY Public Auditor becoaldrenemberpartonhatagree number ri. highly-aitica1 audit re taken from the office of a White McDougal and Whitewater De conducted two days after his the family's lawyer, one source he was governor of Arkansas: Robert Bradshaw. last Friday cited IreIllwasthatBradshawcoo1dnotbe pats.I wasOOingmyjobwellandre: House aide after he committed velopment Corp., McDougal's death, the newspaper said, quot said. eventually left government and widespead corruption dwing the appointedbocktothatsameposition, might have resented that," said. suicide, The New York Times real estate investment firm, the ing anonymous law enforcement A seniorWlUteHouse official.. bought a small savings and loan Camrlx> Administrati<n andhisef Althoughhestilldecl.iredtoclarify BradshawwhenaskedMlatledtothe who spoke on the condition of association,MadisonGuaranty. fiI1S k>cmtain tbese irregularities as 00 whether be is prevented fran lawsuit. anonymity, toldtheTimesthatall Hebuiltitintooneofthelargest mainfldXS leading to his falloot assuming office as public auditor HeackJed thai C 'macro strived to files in Foster's office wereprop state-chattered associations in with former Governor Carlos again,BradshawtoeKtimetolambast close<bwnthepublicauditoc'soffice TImes sees policy split erlyhandledandthe WhiteHouse Arkansasbeforeit failed in 1989, Camocbo in1980. Camachoforstarting totalk. sothattheaudits wouldsq>.1bisled was unaware of the inquiry into costing taxpayersabout $47 mil In III interview at his Gualo Rai ''1 really would have wanted to toCamacho's Iioo-item veto eX the the file's location. lion. McDougalwas acquittedin office, Bradshaw expressed maintain alowprofile. Butsince he ,mlic auditor's fuDjing fa 1980, Carlos Camacho Robert Bradshaw The law enforcement officials 1990 of charges related to the <hwisfaetion (Net therecentstate (Camacho) has Ixooghtit outI am whichledto thelawsoit, on gays in US military said their inquiry was being failure. DelISmade byCamacOO indicating Auditor'sOfficefumthe1980fiscal Thegovernment thenfiledanap prepared torespood,' saidBradshaw "His govenment was a govern hamperedbyalackofcooperation But federal investigators are IhatBrOOsbawmayn<tbeallowed to yearbodget" through agubematorial peal before theAppellateDivisi<nof inlastFriday's interview, mn c:i. coofroota1ioo. There were NEW YORK (AP) - The court said the equal protection nal touches on the new regula- from the White House. They did now looking into the failure of serve asPublic Auditoc again dueto veto effected 00 Ap:il9, 1990. theDistrictCourtbutlaterdecidedto AccordingtoBradshaw,redidxrt lawsuits involving tre g(NenJIIKn Clintonadministration is divided guarantee of the Fifth Amend- tions that could be issued in the not say how they learned of the Madison and its dealings with apossible povision inanagreement Sucha vetowas said to have de resolve the case Iri<x to appellate in anywayreleasedcoofidential in alma;t weekly. He used his power overwhatlegalstrategies itshould ment did not permit the

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