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Democrats ·Eye Chairmanships UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews Democrats ·eye I I ' chairmanships i By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff THE DEMOCRATS will support Rep.-elect Benigno R. Fitial (R­ Saipan) for speaker if he would allow them to chair committees in the 12th House of Representa­ tives, House Minority Leader Dino M. Jones (D-Saipan) saio yesterday. Jones admitted that Fitial has asked the Dem9crats to endorse him even after IO of the House Dino M. Jones Benigno R. Fitial Republicans have already ex­ pressed support for Heinz S. Hofshneider (R-Saipan). ("Don) be like that. You son of a if he had come to them for an Asked for a comment, Fitial ~-·") endorsement. cussed at th.is reporter over the Jones declined to state whether "He (Fitial) asked me (for an phone. Fitial has acceded to his party's endorsement) and I said that in "What's the matter, don't you demand, saying only that the ne­ politics, when you give some­ understand English?" Fitial said, gotiation will be finalized when thing, you have to take something referring to his earlier statement the 12th Legislature formally back. It's a two way street," Jones that he cannot be interviewed by opens on Jan. 10. said. the Variety because he works for "The agreement will be con­ "I said, 'What are you going to garment magnate Willie Tan, the summatedon that day," Jones said. offer?' He (Fitial) said he wants owner of Saipan Tribune. He added that the Democrats to know what we want. The party "Huwag kang ganyan,' tang would have also asked said, 'We want committee chairs. mo," Fitial said in Filipino. Hofschneider something in return Continued on page 26 HANMI:. 'Takeover a done deal' :! Miss NM/ Miyuki Hill from Saipan celebrates after she was chosen By Haldee V. Eugenio ness sector, particularly hotel op­ j Miss Friendship in the Miss International beauty pageant Tuesday in i Variety News Staff erators, are already suffering Tokyo. She was voted by her peers from a field of 53 contestants. AP II i IT'S A DONE deal. from the regional economic cri­ ~- i~=~-~~-~~~~-~=~ This was what the Hotel As­ sis, an issue compounded by at­ sociation of the Northern tempts to take over local labor Fire hits Mt. Carmel Cathedral Mariana Islands (HANMI) had and immigration laws. By Rene P. Acosta fire started at the door leading to to say as it expressed "disap­ .. There's nothing we could do Variety News Staff the tower and climbed its destroy­ pointment" on recent moves to to satisfy their goal of trying to FIRE broke out at the Mt. Cannel ing glass widnows. push for federal takeover of strip the Commonwealth of its Cathedral late yesterday after­ The incident prompted several CNMI labor and immigration sovereign rights ... It's a straight noon, partially destroying the ranking government officials, in­ laws. goal for the federal government. church tower. cluding Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, to Ron Sablan, HANMI presi­ the present administration to Police said no one one was in­ rush to the site. dent, said despite efforts of the push for takeover regardless of jured in the blaze. Probers arc still The Cathedral is currently cel­ CNMI government and the pri­ Ron Sablan what we do," said Sablan during looking into the cause of the fire, ebrating its 50th founding vate sector against U.S. take­ HANMI's hosting of luncheon officials said. annniversary. The fire occuITed over, federal officials are not causes. for the Saipan Man'amko at the Rev. Fr. Isaac Ayuyu of the on the eve of the start of the tradi­ caving in due to predetennined He pointed out that the busi- Continuedon page 26 Chalan Kanoa Diocese, said the tional Christmas dawn masses. Pay hike freeze to exclude Customs, nurses Dawn ·masses ~t.art today· By Haidee V. Eugenio Under the proposed regulation, The move was triggered by By Haldee V. Eugenio attend the celebration, which be . Variety News Staff the government-wide prohibition Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's memo­ Variety News Staff held daily, from Dec. 16 to 25. NURSES, midwives and Cus­ on pay increases will be suspended randum in January stating that IT'S THE time of the year again The MisadeGalloat Mt. Carmel toms enforcers will soon be able 10 days after adoption of the rule the government is experiencing when church bells ring in the wee Cathedral starts at 4 a.m. and 6 to receive salary increases way with respect to the Customs class a period of economic difficulty, hours of the morning, as the a.m. ahead of their fellow govern­ series within the Department of which requires financial auster­ people, wearing their holiday best. ..I encourage people to come ment employees upon the ef­ Finance and the nursing class se­ ity measures affecting the Civil rush in to celebrate the Eucharist. together for the mass and prepare fectivity of a new regulation ries and midwi"es within the De­ Service System to be imple­ Today marks the start of the themselves for the birthday of the probably before the year ends, partment of Public Health. mented. nine-day Misa de Gallo, or early Lord and also for the new Millen­ it was learned yesterday. It may be recalled that since Norbert S. Sablan, CSC ex­ morning mass, which is a tradi­ nium. The Holy Father opens The proposed regulation was April this year, the government ecutive director, said in an inter­ tion in Roman Catholic nations as wide the doors for us," !\yuyu submitted to the Common­ suspended all increases in em­ view that the lifting of the pay they prepare for Christmas Day. said yesterday. wealth Registry on Nov. 15 for ployees' .salaries due to perma­ hike increase will only cover Fr. Isaac Ayuyu of Mt. Carmel Bishop Tomas!\. Camacho will a 30-day public comment pe­ nent or temporary promotions, Customs' enforcement person- Cathedral expects the church to preside on the first day's Misa de be .. jampackcd'" this morning. Gallo. Refreshments arc served riod. acting or detail assignments. Continueaon page 26 He called on all individuals to after the mass. PA_C NE:VvSPA_?ER ST f.CKS ~:::::::;;::;:~=-----------------------------------------------~~~~~, ' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 -----------------------------------'-------· ···-- 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- DECEMBER 16, 1999 Held in Haw_aii for over 70 years · News Briefs Cyclone hits Australia Gore favors medical marijuana DERRY, N.H. (AP) - Vice President Al Gore said during a Ancient ·remains ret11n1.ed PERTH, Australia (AP) - ··unequivocally" the strongest televised forum Tuesday night that he is open to the idea of letting losing power. THE SKELETAL remains of tinental Airlines. interest and active participation tion of the Hornbostel Collection. HPO is now finalizing plans to Packing wind gusts of up to 185 doctors prescribe marl juana. cyclone to hit Australia since the Telephone service was knocked some 45 ancientChamorros which "The museum staff were very of all the parties involved and The Chamorro remains were reenter the remains. mph. the most powerful cyclone An audience member asked Gore during the WNDS-TV forum government began keeping out in Whim Creek, a community was held storage in Honolulu for helpful and were able to arrange for now, after seven decades, our an­ excavated by. American archae­ According to Guerrero, the skel­ ever recorded in Australia lashed whether states should have the authority to decide whether mari­ records. believed to have about 12 resi­ more than 70years have now been the return of the remains in a very cestors are home," he added. ologist Hans Hornbostel who etons will be reburied at or as near the northwestern coast yesterday. juana can be prescribed for medical uses. "We're looking at winds of al­ dents, 750 miles north of the repatriated to the CNMI, the His­ timely manner. The Hawaii Liai­ A new procedure for the treat­ worked in the islands in the 1920s as practical to the locations from damaging homes, forcing evacu­ most 300 kilometers (185 miles) Western Australia state capital, In response, Gore said his sister died of cancer in 1984 and that her doctor had prescribed marijuana for her. She refused to take it, but I torical Preservation Office (HPO) son Office helped with the logisti­ ment of human remains adopted under the auspices of the Bishop which they were originally exca­ ations and ripping up trees. There an hour and quite frankly, that's Perth. Reports said residents were disclosed yesterday. cal coordination for the shipment by the Historic Preservation Re­ Museum. vated, as reflected in recently were no immediate reports of in­ bloody unbelievable," he said, Gore said, "If it had worked for her, then I think she should have had huddling for shelter in a freight The remains were reportedly of the remains. Continental Air­ view Board (HPRB) has encour­ Hornbostel was the first archae­ adopted procedures. jury. referring to the gusts. The bureau container anchored to the ground the ability to get her pain relieved that way." tr shipped back to the islands early lines generously provided free air aged HPO to expedite action on ologist to administer excavations "With Lhe return of the skeletal Cyclone John, which at its peak declared the cyclone a category­ The Democratic presidential candidate added: "I do not favor with chains and concrete blocks. this month from the Bishop Mu­ transportation from Honolulu to the repatriation of ancient at prehistoric sites on Sai pan. remains, the .next step will be to had sustained winds of 130 mph, five, the most powerful. Cyclone legalizing marijuana.
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