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--·------· ····-· _· .... · ····'· ·-·-·-- ········- By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff THE CNMI government 1s in­ stalling a new measure to regulate the display of tobacco products in local retail esta.blishments. Based on House Bill I 1-431, which was signed into Public Law I 1-88 by Acting Gov. Jesus R. Sablan, individual display of ciga­ rettes and other tobacco products in local stores will no longer be allowed. PL I 1-88 obligates store own­ ers to display tobacco products only in quantities of not less than 20 cigarettes per package, citing the need to prevent a minor's easy access to such items. ;Ii Unless individual cigarette ! ' packages are kept in a locked cabi­ '''i net or other secured sheath that :l can be opened only by authorized · store personnel, the new measure Ahoy there. Residents of Cain ta, east of Manila, use improvised rafts to transport commuters as flooding continues. The heavy monsoon rains prohibits its display in any retail ,·:' forced the evacuation of thousands of residents, triggered a landslide and cancelled clasess. (AP) Continued on page 23 l Speaker Benavente: \ There's still room for more cost-cutting' i \ By Jojo Dass the use of the limited funds that the departments are able to find right now, this government tions were not filled and ovei·­ Variety News Staff we have to those that are a pri­ ways to function ·'more suffi­ should be able to function, time work was drastically cut. THERE is still room for more ority," said Benavente. ciently as possibie (despite) the should be able to provide the Benavente said that if imy, cost-cutting measures, House "I believe and I continue to limited resources," he added. services," he said. the austerity drive proved that ': I Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R­ believe that there are still areas The proposed budget is some "There is sti II a .lot of ways in government can continue to Saipan) yesterday insisted. in which we can cut." $275,000 higher from the origi­ which this government can be function without many full-time At the same time, Benavente Government is currently hold­ nal $202.6 million appropria­ able to provide what the public employees (FfEs). said government can still run ing a series of public hearings tion request. needs." "If the government was able and provide services with the to "make sure that whatever Benavente assured the bud­ Facing an unprecedented fi­ to realize those savings and still $202.87 million revised budget money that has been allotted by get is still enough to enable gov­ nancial crisis, government em­ operate, it shows that some of for fiscal year 2000. the government to the depart­ ernment deliver basic services. barked on austerity measures to these agencies should be able to "I still think that we can con­ ments are in their right priori­ . "I don't see (how) the budget save on expenses and keep its operate with out FTEs, without tinue to cut unnecessary expen­ ties," Benavente said. (could) affect basic services. coffers replenished. the positions that they have been ditures so that we can maximize It is also meant to ensure that With the budget that we have As part of these, vacant posi- used to having," he said. DOLi revises ban on entry US Supreme Court junks Guam run-off petition! of Chinese Variety News Staff Atty. Philip Carbullido, legal team's appeal. "There's no reason to THE US Supreme Court (SC) counsel for the '98 team, said. Carbullido said the '98 team change that. The court docs By Rene P. Acosta yesterday turned down the "We were expecting the denial legal counsel will be filing a re­ not need input as to when it \1 Variety News Staff Ada-Camacho gubernatorial because it just doesn't make any sponse this week to the Ada team's should hear its own case," he ') THE DEPARTMENT of La­ team's petition to lift the stay sense with the next SC session other motion asking the SC to stressed. bor and Immigration is now filed by the '98 team on the 9th just a few months away. I think expedite the review of the case. According to Carbullido, the allowing the entry of Chinese Circuit Court ruling ordering it was a matter of judicial ''We ']I be opposing that, of SC is expected to hand down a nationals provided they are a run-off election. economy and stability because course. Basically, we'll be ar­ ruling on whether to hear the replacement workers for gar­ The decision, penned by Jus­ they will rule on this in just guing that all the reasons pre­ '98 team's appeal during the ment factories. tice Sandra Day O'Connor, about two months." sented by the Ada team to expe­ first week of October. The move came in the midst came barely a day after the With the SC denying the Ada dite the review are the same "If they decide to hear our of a ban imposed on the entry Ada team's filing of its mo­ team petition, Carbullido said reasons that they are opposing case, then we 'II file our brief of Chinese nationals which tion. no run-off will happen until the our main petition which the and there will be oral argu­ was put into effect nine days "We weren't surprised by court decides in October court already has a schedule of ments presented sometime Continued on page 23 · the swiftness of the decision," whether or not to hear the '98 when to rule," Carbullido said. early 2000." THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- AUGUST 5 1999 Sri Lanka suicide bomber kills 12 $30M for PSS projects OK'd By Aldwin R. Fajardo of House Bill 11-443 will expedite Lucy Nielsen has disclosed that no administrator. cated to several education-based VA VUNIY A, Sri Lanka (AP) of responsibility, but police of this strategic northern city, said the attack appeared well ers say there have been 47 suicide Variety News Staff the construction of critical projects funds are available from the Nizeki He explained that this provision infrastructure projects. - A suicide bomber peddled a blamed the separatist Liberation which functions as a base for mili­ planned. attacks across Sri Lanka since the CONSTRUCTION ofeducational needed for Northern Marianas pub­ International private contribution runs in conflict with the official An equivalent of the amount will bicycle strapped with explosives Tigers of Tamil Eelam. tary operations against Tamil The Liberation Tigers of Tamil insurrection began in 1983. facilities in the Commonwealth is lic schools. to cover partial funding of$37,537 statement presented to the inves­ receive matching federal funds up to a truck carrying members of "I first heard a huge sound and rebels entrenched in nearby Eelam have been leading a vio­ Last week, leading moderate expected to start soon, after Acting He advised, however, the Legis­ for the project. tors, which states that the commis­ Sri Lanka's elite anti-terrorist then a huge flash," said Sharif jungles. lent, 16-year campaign for an in­ Tamil politician Neelan under the Section 702 of the Cov­ Gov. Jesus R. Sablan signed legis­ lature to make appropriate adjust­ Hewasalsoaskingforanamend­ sioner of education is granted ex­ enant. force today, triggering a blast that Muhamed, a shopkeeper in the "There is no doubt that it was dependent homeland in the north Tiruchelvam was killed in a sui­ lation that certified nearly $30 mil­ ments, in a form of amendment, on ment in the new law's Section Six penditure authority over the fund. killed 12 people. the military and area. "When I came in I saw bod­ the work of the terrorists," mili­ and east of the island, saying the cide bombing in Colombo. That Infrastructure projects for Rota lion worth of capital infrastructure a provision on the new measure which gives the expenditure au­ Under Public Law 11-89, or the witnesses said. ies all over still bleeding." tary spokesman Brig. Sunil minority Tamils are discriminated attack was also blamed on the public schools will receive some projects for the Public School Sys­ pertaining to the completion of the thority to the public works secre­ About 30 others. most of them The bomber was a woman in Tennakoon told The Associated against by the Sinhalese majority. Tamil Tigers. PSS CIP Appropriations Act of $3. 75 million, while the legislation tem. long-delayed Marianas High tary, in consultation with the chair­ members of the anti-terrorist Spe­ her early 30s. Her body, with cuts Press in Colombo. "The attacker More than 58,000 people have The army has carried out suc­ 1999, proceeds fr0m the bonds re­ earmarks the same amount to sev­ In his transmittal letter to the School Gymnasium. person of the board of education, cial Task Force, were wounded in on her hands and face, lay among was riding a bicycle and came died in the insurrection. cessful operations against the cently floated by PSS amounting eral school construction projects Legislature. Sablan said approval Sablan said Finance Secretary the attack in Vavuniya, 130miles the dead soldiers. from the rear of the truck and The Tamil Tigers have a band rebels in recent months, and has with the concurrence of the CIP to some $15 million will be allo- on Tinian. north of the capital, Colombo. The explosion took place at ignited the explosives." of dedicated suicide bombers used its base in Vavuniya to direct There was no immediate claim Veppamkulam, on the outskirts Military officials in Vavuniya called "black tigers.'' Rebel lead- some of the battles in the north. Alamagan voters to be disqualified Legislature to amend By Louie C. Alonso Tenorio reportedly said there is notified them except for those new law on PSS projects Variety News Staff no permanent residency in the three who are in Alamagan. We Israeli troops seal Hebron By Jojo Dass this as soon as possible," said BOARD of Elections Executive island. have a hearing and we will be HEBRON, West Bank (AP) - freely. Palestinian residents Director Gregorio Sablan said "The governor has just issued a reviewiqg their affidavits, their Variety News Staff Benavente. Israeli troops sealed the troubled watched from the windows as Is­ government is reviewing qualifi­ declaration of emergency in qualifications, and eligiblity to THE HOUSE will immediately "As soon as we get the amend­ and divided city of Hebron today. raeli troops searched homes and cations of all Alamagan island Alamagan and he said that there is vote on Aug. 12," Sablan said. buckle down into drafting pro­ ments drafted, I will be meeting a day aftertwoJewish settlers were questioned people. registered voters. no permanent residency in the The director said that residency posed amendments into a bill Gov. with the leadership to call ses­ wounded in an ambush blamed on A dozen teen-agers threw stones Sablan said the decision was island," Sablan said. is a factor in the review process of PedroP. Tenorio yesterday signed sion as soon as possible ... he Palestinian militants. at Israeli troops. made by the Board after Gov. The BOE will review the 13 the voters' qualifications. into Public Law 11-89 as he has added. The shooting was the first attack In Tuesday's attack, gunmen Pedro P. Tenorio declared a state voters from the Northern Islands "How can you have a home­ recommended, according to Tenorio, in signing House Bill on Israelis since moderate Prime opened fire on two settlers driving of emergency in Alamagan, fol­ on Aug. 12. stead here if you are residing in Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R­ 11-443 into law, urged the House Minister Ehud Barak took office throughdowntownHebronenroute lowing reports from the United These voters, Sablan said have the Northern Islands? Saipan). to make amendments to "rec­ last month and came at a time of to their homes in the tiny Jewish States geological agencies which homesteads on Saipan but con­ Apparentlly, if they say that they In an interview, Benavente said tify'' a possible conflict arising tension between Israel and the Pal­ enclave ofTel Romeida in the heart revealed strong indications of a tinue to vote in the Northern Is­ are from the Northern Islands, the amendments are needed to from provisions -Section 6- estinian Authority over implemen­ of a Palestinian neighborhood. possible volcanic eruption in the lands, which is against the law. they will lose their homesteads," free the law, the 1999 Capital giving expenditure authority to tation of the Wye River peace One of the victims, Ephraim island. "So, we are reviewing, we have he added. School System Capital Improve­ theDepartmentofPublicWorks, accord. Rosenstein. who lost two fingers in ment Projects Appropriation Act, in consultation with the Board of Barak has hinted he would break the attack, demanded that Barak from possible legal debates over Education and approval of the off negotiations with the Pales­ respond harshly. "I would expect Speaker: bonding issues with investors. administrator for Capital Im­ tinians over terror attacks and said that Barak, as a proven security The law allows the appropria­ provement Projects. after Tuesday's shooting that he hawk, would do something ... more tion of some $30 million in CIP 'This section conflicts with would wage an uncompromising than just words," he said. An armed Israeli soldier prevents Palestinians from entering the Israeli-controlled area of Hebron after two Public apparently not in a hurry funds for 18 PSS projects. the official statement presented war against terrorism. Barak demanded that the Pales­ Jewish settlers were injured by gunfire in the area. AP "We will be making some to the investors which states that However, the army's response tinian Authority track down the to change current leadership amendments to this law so that it the 'ComrnissionerofEducation was in line with previous prac­ gunmen who apparently fled into is consistent with the issue of is granted expenditure authority tices. Troops imposed a curfew the Palestinian-controlled part of By Jojo Dass Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R­ "I would think that if there were bonding. We will need to act on over the fund.' on the Israeli-controlled down­ the city. China refuses to let US plane land Variety News Staff Saipan) yesterday said. problems that the public is not town area of Hebron and set up Major Gen. Yitzhak Eitan, the JUDGING from the failure of the "The sign that the other P.arties satisfied with, you will see people Jones: roadblocks around the city, bar­ Israeli army official in charge of HONG KONG (AP) - China diction" to vet requests for military Hong Kong's foreign affairs and Democrats and Reform party have not been able to fill their wanting to make changes and ... ringPalestinians from leaving and the West Bank, complained that has refused to let a U.S. Air Force visits according to China's prin­ defense after the former British members to run a full slate for the slate shows that the general pub­ runningforoffice. Tome,itseems entering. the Palestinian Authority was not plane land in Hong Kong, after ciples and Hong Kong law, but did colony returned to Chinese rule in November polls, it appears the lic right now is not really in a like they are not really in a hurry Off-island homestead applicants Streets were deserted today in doing enough to catch the attack­ briefly lifting a ban on U.S. access not provide further details on why 1997. Hong Kong retains a high public "is not really in a hurry to hurry to make changes in the ex­ to make changes. They are not the Israeli sector, which is home to ers. A meeting between Israeli to the Chinese territory last week, it turned down the request. degree of autonomy in other af­ makechang\!s in the existing lead­ isting leadership,'' said really in a hurry to change the .should not be ignored an American official said today. China began banning regularvis­ fairs. ership,'' republican House Benavente. existing leadership," he added. 30,000 Palestinians and 450 Jew­ and Palestinian security officials By Jojo Dass ish settlers. The Palestinians were set for today was canceled be­ China this week "has notified its by U.S. Navy vessels and Air In Japan, meanwhile, the gov­ the U.S. through official channels Force aircraft in Hong Kong after ernment today summoned a Chi­ Variety News Staff confined to their homes while the cause of the shooting, Israel's WITH more CNMI-descent settlers were allowed to move army radio said. that a request for a U.S. military NATO accidentally bombed the nese diplomat to convey its con­ flight stopover has been denied,'' Chinese Embassy in May in the cern over China's recent test-firing Tinian has no money for fire truck people going abroad to study or Yugoslav capital of Belgrade, work, it has become imperative Barbara Zigli, a U.S. consulate of a new long-range missile. By Jojo Dass the matter with DPS Commissioner truck available somewhere. The spokeswoman in Hong Kong, which strained Sino-U.S. relations. China said it fired the ground-to­ for the Board of Public Lands to Variety News Staff Charles W. Ingram Jr. to see DPS has to check," said Jones. rethink its homestead regulations US Customs to change said. But China last week allowed a ground missile on Monday, but did THE TINIAN municipal govern­ whetherprocuring second-hand fire The DPS, in a recent oversight and include off-island applicants "There was no explanation for U.S. Air Force cargo plane to make not give other details. U.S. defense ment needs a new fire truck to meet trucks will suffice. hearing before the House Com­ into the first priority list. policy on passenger searches the denial," she said. a stopover here en route from South­ officials have said it was a the growing demand for one. How­ "I am going to check with Com­ mittee on Judicial and Govern­ A statement from the Hong Kong east Asia to Japan as Chinese and Dongfeng 31 intercontinental mis­ A proposed measure seeking to ever, the Department of Public missioner Ingram on what can be ment Operations, lamented it place these applicants into the cat­ WASHINGTON (AP) - ation. Customs officers use branchoftheChineseForeignMin­ U.S. officials try to mend ties. sile, which is designed to carry Safety, which is responsible for the done about this. We don't know needs more money to upgrade its istry said it is "within China's juris- Beijing has been in charge of nuclear warheads. egory was however recently re­ Dogged by investigations and searches to try to catch smug­ matter, may not have the money for how many people will be con­ equipment. jected by the House which, in lawsuits alleging abusive glers who hide cocaine or heroin it. structing two-story houses in the On Saipan, DPS has a fire truck doing so. argued BPL already has future," said Jones. designed for high-rise structures House Minority Leader searches, the U.S. Customs Ser­ inside their clothes or swallow House Minority Leader Dino M. its regulations in place. Dino M. Jones vice is revising its policies for packets of drugs. Groups decry attacks on Serbs Jones (D-Saipan) yesterday ex­ He noted that the need for a which, unfortunately has been out Nevertheless, House Minority checking airline passengers for The searches usually begin pressed concern, saying Tinian 's better fire truck is also necessi­ of order due to old age. Leader Dino M. Jones (D-Saipan), dents or married ones. drugs. with a pat-down and, with rea­ PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - why we are asking for more close "He lifted up his shirt and lone fire truck which isfitforsingle­ tated by an ongoing expansion of The $1.5 million fire truck was who authored the junked bill, said Singles without dependents are Customs already has posted sonable suspicion, can proceed Kosovo's fom1er rebels are deny­ cooperation with KFOR," refer­ showed me his ribs," said the man, story structures is not enough to the government's homestead pro­ procured in 1991, a time when the Senate Floor Leader Pete P. Reyes categorized as second priority new signs and brochures at air­ to a strip search, X-ray or moni­ ing any role in attacks against Serbs ring to the NATO-led peacekeep­ identified only by his initials. "His contain fire should it break out in gram on the island. island did not have tall buildings. (R-Saipan) has told him he will be while off-island applicants are ports explaining why body tored bowel movement. and Gypsies and have asked ers by their official name. "We chest was all black." residential areas or at the high-rise "I am going to ask the Commis­ Some $13.2 million was appro­ "activating" it. ranked third. searches might be required and Just last week, the Customs NA TO-led peacekeepers for help would like to find out who are Others related similar tales of Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino. sioner what can be done to ad­ priated for DPS covering fiscal year "He has expressed interest in Jones said off-island NMI-de­ offering people comment cards Service announced that six ma­ in putting a stop to atrocities against those people who are shaming the beatings, threats and intimidation Jones said he will be discussing dress the problem._. if there is a 2000. it," said Jones. in an interview. scents usually have the money to to use in the event of mistreat­ jor airports will be getting new non-Albanian ethnic groups. KLA." by people in KLA uniforms who Jones argued the Legislature can build a house. ment. high-tech scanning machines that Lirak Celaj, a spokesman for the Celaj noted that KLA uniforms accused them of spying or help­ move to amend the BPL home­ "They have money to build will let inspectors see whether a Now the agency is revamping ethnic Albanian Kosovo Libera­ are easily obtained at shops across ing Serbs persecute ethnic Alba­ stead regulation to overhaul its (houses) but no land," he said. passenger may be concealing il­ CNMI wage hike to favor Guam its handbook and internal policies tion Anny, said that rebel forces the border in Albania. nians. priority system. He said BPL should consider on personal searches, work that legal drugs. had nothing todo withrecentatroci­ Nonetheless, the allegations Although Human Rights Watch By Aldwin R. Fajardo are lower than the federal level. Existing wage rates in Asia and "The times have changed. The lifting applicants who are abroad may be completed soon, law en­ The agency is facing numer­ ties committed against minorities raised by Human Rights Watch stopped short ofaccusing the KLA Variety News Staff Labor cost is usually on top of other Pacific Island nations are regulations have to be changed to "on good cause" into the first pri­ forcemen• officials said Tuesday. ous lawsuits over body searches, in Kosovo, including the massacre are ,echoed in excerpts of testi­ of specific atrocities, the organi­ 1, GUAM, being the closest rival of foreign investors' considerations lower than the prevailing level in ority list. I meet these changes," stressed They spoke on condition of ano­ including suits alleging that of 14 Serb farmers. mony from Gypsies, or Roma, zation said the "frequency and I the Northern Marianas, is expected when they scout for areas to estab­ both Guam and the CNMl, although Jones. These, Jones said, include stu­ nymity. people were singled out because Celaj was responding to a report made available to The Associated severity of such abuses make it to reap more in terms of economic lish business. the minimum wage in the Northern "The Constitution does not say dents, employees of the CNMI An independent panel created of their race and gender. released Tuesday by New York­ Press by the European Roma incumbent upon the KLA leader­ growth when plans by the United Efforts advanced by White Marianas is lower than that in that because you are off-island. Office of the Washington Repre­ in April to review the policies and Only 50,892 of the 71.5 mil­ based Human Rights Watch, which Rights Center. ship to take swift and decisive States government to federalize House and the US Congress to Guam. you should be excluded in the sentative and those serving in the procedures used by customs in­ lion international air travelers charged that Serbs and Gypsies are One person quoted by the Roma action to prevent them." local minimum wage push through. extend federal minimum wage in The average hourly wage rate first priority list. It is only a US military. spectors to search for drugs also is who passed through customs in being harassed, beaten and mur­ center, headquartered in The reports have troubling im­ At present, one of the to the Northern Marianas, if real­ for all Asian workers was $3.37 in regulation, a regulation that was "They are NMI-descent and expected to release its findings 1998weresubjectedtosomelevel dered in what looks like a system­ Budapest, Hungary, told of being p! ications for Western leaders, who t Commonwealth's most prominent ized, has the potentials to widen the 1990,compared with$7.38 forCNMI made by a few people," he added. they should also be entitled. The soon, the officials said. of body search, most of them atic effort to force them out of taken in to a room in the village of justified their I I-week NATO air ·,f comparative advantage over Guam gap between CNMI and other Asian workers, $8.53 in Guan1, and $14.95 First priority applicants are regulations has to be changed,'' They would not discuss any simple pat-downs, customs offi­ Kosovo. Drenovce, near the Albanian bor­ campaign against Yugoslavia by is its prevailing wage rates which and Pacific Island economies. for mainland US workers. those who are single with depen- said Jones. specific changes under consider- cials have said. "It is not true that KLA is doing der, to see a fellow Gypsy who asserting that the goal was a peace­ it," Celaj said Tuesday. "That is had been severely beaten. ful, multiethnic Kosovo. 4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-AUGUST 5, 1999 THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 Court denies new motion vs Manglona Kagman farms may

By Ferdie de la Torre of whether Judge Manglona last Sept. 18 before Judge partiality might reasonably be applicable standards of profes­ Variety News Staff should be disqualified from hear­ Manglona. In that proceeding, As­ questioned as Ramona is em­ sional responsibility. THE SUPERIOR Court has de­ ing criminal matters has been ad­ sistant Public Defender Daniel C. ployed by the Commonwealth Lizama citing a previous court increase harvest nied another motion seeking to dressed by the Superior Court on Bowen represented Reyes while under the supervision of Lynch decision stated that "the fact that disqualify Judge John A. previous occasions. Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch ap­ who is the lead prosecutor in judge Manglona' s wife is a crimi­ By Rene P. Acosta cide management project. the Commonwealth. Manglona from presiding a crimi­ "Therefore, any further motions peared on behalf of the govern­ Reyes' case. nal prosecutor, withoutmore,does Variety News Staff The pesticide project, which Sabana has about 200 acres of nal case because his wife is a for the disqualification of Judge ment. Ramona did not appear on be­ not re~onably bring into ques­ THE GOVERNMENT is antici­ would be implemented with the vegetation which is slightly big­ government prosecutor. Manglona on the same grounds Judge Manglona then presided half of the Commonwealth in this tion the juqge's partiality." pating an increase in vegetable help of a grant from the Envi­ ger than the farm in Tinian. Associate Judge Juan T. Lizama should be based on specific facts over a hearing in this matter and matter and no facts are alleged Associate Judge Virginia S. harvest even as it rushes comple­ ronmental Protection Agency, Officials also said that a wa­ said defendant Alfredo E. Reyes rather than conclusory statements entered three orders regarding col­ by defendant that she has had Sablan-Onerheim last April also tion of two supplemental wells will try to limit the use of pesti­ ter tank which can store I 00,000 has failed to show that an objec­ and allegations," Lizama pointed lateral issues involving the defen­ any direct involvement in the denied the same motion to dis­ which will provide additional cides on vegetables plants, while gallons of water for irrigation tively reasonable person, in­ out. dant. matter. qualify Judge Manglona filed by water irrigation to the Kagman aiming for an increase in pro­ supply is also being developed formedofthefactthatManglona's Court records showed that in Bowen, on behalf of Reyes, filed Lizama in his order ruled that the Public Defender's Office in vegetation. duction. in Kagman. invites you to spouse is a criminal prosecutor, 1998 the Attorney General's Of­ a motion to disqualify the judge there is no indication that the · the case of Jeffrey S. Basa and The two wells, which is among Along with the drilling, the When all of these projects are would conclude that the judge's fice charged Reyes with four on the grounds that he is married fact of the Manglonas marriage Heidi Caja. the Division of Agriculture's agriculture office is also work­ completed, the island's resi­ impartiality might reasonably be counts of assault and battery and to Assistant Atty. Gen. Ramona or of their respective profes­ Onerheim noted that Ramona major projects this year, is being ing on the installation of a three­ dents can expect an increase in questioned. one count of disturbing the peace. V. Manglona. sional duties has in any way was never "engaged in the cases" dug to help sustain water rations mile water pipeline that would vegetable supply, and an in­ Lizama noted that the question A preliminary hearing was set Bowen said Judge Manglona' s altered their adherence to the of.Basa and Caja in any capacity. to Kagman 's commercial farm back up the project and will be creased productivity on the part plots that are leased to farmers. use in the distribution of water. of the farmers, the division said. Fiesta The vegetation farm is among The Kagman farm along with The office also said that plot three sites that the agriculture and the Makpo and Sabana Water­ permits· have been revised to Court asked to review life sciences department of the sheds in Tinian and Rota re­ suit the clamor of the farmers. Restaurant. & Bar Northern Marianas College has spectively, are the three major From one year, this has been recently identified for its pesti- sources of vegetable supply for extended to five years. ,, 2nd Floor or the la Fiesta Mall FMC REGISTERED '}.: I Labor Dep't ruling ' I CDC,DPH By Ferdie de la Torre hired by R.S.M. working fora corporation, act­ ~.' i EMO lifts advisory i:: I ready for ~;-· 1 Variety News Staff According to the complaint, ing as agent of the firm, is not f I CLIPPER CARGO By Rene P. Acosta A PRIVATE firm and its two the director for the Labor Divi­ liable for the acts of such com­ tobacco budget Happy Hour employees filed yesterday ape­ sion filed this year Labor cases pany, such as brfach of con­ Variety News Staff CORPORATION tition requesting the Superior on behalf of 19 guest workers tract and nonpayment of over­ By Marian A. Maraya WEATHER officials yesterday lifted the advisory on small crafts, Court to review the Department against appellants. time wages. Variety News Staff but warned the islands may still experience bad weather at least until 5pm to lpm is now offering of Labor and Immigration's or­ Hearing Officer Linn Asper Yana said the conclusion of AFfER seeing eye to eye on the today. der finding them in violation of entered last June 24an adminis­ Asper that Alagon and Santos $206,608 tobacco control budget, The EMO officials said bad weather which brought rains over the Labor laws. trative order making all the ap­ should be fined $500 for each the Centers for Disease Control past six days was ·being caused by the converging South and South­ Elegant at1nosphere Appellants R.S.M. Corp., An­ pellants liable for illegally col­ employee who complained by (COC) and the Department ofPub­ west winds that were forming into a tropical depression located far drew Alagon, and Sophia Malou lected fees and medical ex­ being '.'in complete charge of lic Health (DPH) are now ready to Northwest of the Marianas. "BAGAHE" Santos asked the court to re­ penses, unpaid overtime wages, R.S.M." has no support in law start the ball rolling come Septem­ The downpour which intermittently poured over the island created and ag,:eat place to verse the decision of DO LI Sec­ and liquidated damages and fine or fact. ber 29th, when the grant is sched­ flooding along road sides and clogged some drainage canals. retary Mark Zachares holding for Labor law violations ($500 The lawyer added that the uled to be awarded. Among those that were affected were Beach Road, especially on meet your friends. DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE Alagon and Santos civilly liable for each worker who com­ waivers by four of those work­ "As of last Tuesday, the federal the portion of Garapan, and the one leading to Kannat Tabla, which for the acts of the corporation. plained). ers for shouldering their own agency assured us that the money forced the intersecting highway into a two-way Jane. Court records showed that Appellants filed an appeal to medical expenses were valid for the key positions will be forth­ Public works maintenance crew had to clear the mud-covered SAIPAN TO PHILIPPINES R.S.M. Corp. is a former man­ the DOU secretary, but the lat­ and the hearing officer was in coming," a DPH official revealed. manhole on Garapan with a heavy equipment in order to recede flood for inquiry, please call: power business that now oper­ ter entered entered last month error in not considering them A large portion of the first year waters out of the road side. ates under contracts to supply an administrative order affirm­ in determining whether funding will be largely focused on The EMO said the island would still expect a cloudy with scattered Tel. Nos. (670) 234-0892/235-2350/235-6591/235-6592 workers to Saipan businesses, ing the hearing officer's deci­ R.S.M. was in breach of con­ building local capacity and infra­ rain showers today although the weather has already improved. In line with its advisory, the EMO, however, is still advising Fax Nos. (670) 234-0905/235-6597 particularly the Grand Hotel. sion. tract for not paying for the structure, ac.cording to DPH. Alagon and Santos are Yana in the a!)pellant's peti­ medical expenses of the com­ Funds will be alloted for hiring motorists to slow down and exercise caution in cases of heavy rains among nonresident workers tion stated that an employee plainants .. personnel to implement the pro­ when driving on the road. gram, earmarking funds to support Residents living in low lying areas are also advised to be on alert training for the new personnel, and for flooding . identifying funds for supply and \ flGI o / Ex-Legislature employee gets 2 years equipment to develop health edu­ cation and training materials for ' health promotion activities in By Ferdie de la Torre Lizama said Babauta who candidate for counseling. By-island nurses' board schools, hospitals, c,linics, and oth­ Variety News Staff shall start serving jail term at Lizama also placed the defen­ ers. THE SUPERIOR Court yester­ the Division of Corrections to­ dant under five years' proba­ representation axed "There will be funding for sup­ day ordered a former employee day will be eligible for parole tion. plies, equipment for computer sys­ By Aldwin R. Fajardo to install a representative each at the Legislature to spend two ·only after he has completed 20 The Attorney General's Of­ tems development, as well as data Variety News Staff from the islands of Tinian and years and one month in jail for months of incarceration. fice charged Babauta with three management for reporting pur­ A BILL seeking to provide per­ Rota, and three from Saipan to the sexually abusing a child. The judge ordered the 27- counts of sexual abuse of a child poses," DPH said. island representation at the De­ board. Associate Judge Juan T. year-old Babauta to pay $1,000 involving the same victim in The program will focus on com­ partment of Public Health's Board Sablan, in his transmittal letter Lizama sentenced Ray Anthony fine and required him to seek July 1998. . munity health education, health of Nurse Examiners was vetoed. to the Legislature, commends . Lizama Babauta to five years' appointment at the Common­ The defendant pleaded guilty promotion, and consumer involve­ Acting Gov. Jesus R. Sablan Hofschneider's prompt response imprisonment, all of which sus­ weal th Health Center to deter­ of the charges. The court accepted ment in Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. pointed out that the chairman of to concerns previously raised by pended except for 25 months. mine whether he is qualified as his plea and adjudged him guilty. "This is a majorundertaking and · the Board of Nurse Examiners members of the Board of Nurse the plan that the secretary putout is has disclosed that board members Examiners by coming up with a i ? a comprehensive plan that will de­ have recommended they want the legislation. Hostage takers to be sentenced today t velop educational materials involv­ representation provision in the However, he explained that the Call the Preble ing the hospital, the private clinics, existing law retained. purpose of the legislation, which Solvers. Our By Ferdie de la Torre firearm, and transfer of a fire­ get sufficient jail term as with I· and clinics in Rota, Saipan, and House Bill 11-334 seeks to was to resolve problems encoun­ Variety News Staff arm knowing it would be used Sablan's considering the seri­ Tinian, as well as involving vari­ amend an existing law which guar­ tered with required qualifications Pest Control THE SENTENCING for three to commit a crime of violence. ousness of the crimes commit­ ous schools to provide tobacco con­ antees representation oftoth reg­ for the board's appointments, has Specialists are members of a group of rebel­ Hostage taking charge alone ted. trol education programs. And also istered nurses (RN) and licensed been defeated by the board's rec­ the art of lious inmates responsible for the carries a maximum penalty of Meanwhile, Associate Judge working with other sectors in the practical nurses (LPN) in the ex­ ommendation to retain represen­ trained in March 9 hostage standoff in life imprisonment and $250,000 Timothy H. Bellas ordered yes­ community, other than govern­ aminers board. tation of both registered and li­ ~ustomer satisfaction. Susupe jail was set today in fed­ fine. terday a woman to spend three ment," former health Secretary The proposed measure, censed practical nurses. t eral court. All seven defendants had years' imprisonment for em­ Isamu Abraham stated. authored by Rep. Heinz "Therefore, to abide by their 235-3041 Sheldon I. Yano, Vicente M. signed a plea agreement with ploying illegal aliens. The program is projected to in­ Hofschncider (R-Saipan) of the strong recommendation, I have i;:-?''t:~11 Aldan Jr., and Edwin P. Blas are the US Attorney's Office and Bellas also ordered defendant volve certain establishments and House Committee on Health, Edu­ disapproved BB 11-334," Sablan 1 ,-,1!.::: .. , .• h,)r. promptod expected to be taken at the hear­ admitted some of the charges. Nelia Madlmaduh to pay $4,000. businesses within the common­ cation and Welfare, was hoping said in his transmittal letter. :r ')$.rvice t ay! ing before US District Court for William Concepcion Sablan, fine. wealth. the NMI Judge Alex R. Munson. the reported leaderofthe group, The defendant pleaded guilty "For .:xample, restaurant own­ . . ,>: The trio were among seven was sentenced last month to 21 to five counts of employment of ers, and business owners to set inmates charged with hostage years' imprisonment. illegal alien charges. The nine aside areas for non smoking areas NO ONE DESERVES CANCER, SO BE SCREENED FOR IT. ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee is from domestic dogs and cats cat other countries that are on . larly those that would penalise pushing forward with new legislation that could further inflame has prompted a move in Con­ the receiving end can and should businesses that unwittingly China-Taiwan tensions, despite the Clinton administration's gress to ban such products in object to it." stocked such. products. efforts to keep a lid on the latest cross-straits dispute. the United States. The legislation also would re­ Erik Autor, a vice president Senator Jesse Helms, powerful chairman of the Senate For­ The Humane ·society of the quire that all fur products sold of the National Retail Federa­ eign Relations Committee and Taipei's main advocate in the United States, which sent in­ in the United States be labeled tion, which represents depart­ U.S. Congress, has set a hearing for Wednesday on his Taiwan vestigators posing as America·n to say what kind of fur was used, ment stores and other retailers, Mood-altering Security Enhancement Act, which would require greater U.S. garment and fur buyers to China, closing a loophole in existing . said: "I don't know that we'd ASk support for Taiwan's defence. Thailand and the Philippines, law that allows products valued necessarily oppose a ban on dog IN OUR Oct. 29, 1998 column, we discussed about marijuana, a mood­ ABOUT Under the best of circumstances, the legislation would make said it discovered a multimil­ at $1 SO or less not to reveal the and cat fur. I don't know that altering drug derived from leaves, small stems, and flowering tops of the OUR any U.S. administration uncomfortable, experts say. For two lion-dollar business in dog and type of fur. anyone even sells dog and cat hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa. In that article, we shared our experience decades, Democratic and Republican presidents have adhered cat pelts, including some that The bill would bar mislead­ fur knowingly or would have a CONCERT ing or deceptive labeling of fur market for it." when once we saw a man in Chalan Kanoa smoking marijuana in front of to an ambiguous "one China" policy to guide U.S. ties with end up on the racks of U.S. re­ products such as the practice of his wife and two kids. We mentioned, among other things, that the signs TICKET Beijing and Taipei. tailers. Asian probe is continuing. It said dogs and cats were kept using pseudonyms to conceal Humane Society chief investi­ and symptoms of regular use according to experts include rebellious LOANS But given the current situation - in which Taiwan has height­ behavior, sudden outburst of anger, crying or laughter, and depression. ened Chinese anxieties by edging increasingly toward indepen .. and killed in appalling condi­ the type of fur used. The Hu­ gator Rick Swain, a retired Honestly, after writing that column we swear never to tackle that subject dence - the congressional initiative is viewed by many officials tions for their fur and skin, mane Society said dog fur has Montgomery County, Mary­ anymore. What we received instead were "friendly'' calls from marijuana and experts as extremely troublesome. which end up in coats and other been sold as "Gae-wolf," land, police officer who has lovers. Most of the callers were not only angry, but very, very angry. They fear it could further embolden Taiwan nationalists, led . clothing, gloves, car upholstery, "Sobaki," and "Asian jackal," worked undercover in China, *** *** *** by President Lee Teng-hui, to press the pro-independence cam­ children's toys and other leather while cat fur has been dubbed said the group's probe began in Recently, a group headed by lawyer Ben Scales and Jerry Hemley paign toward military confrontation with China - a conflict goods sold in Europe, Asia and "wild cat," "Goyangi," or 1997 and is. continuing. After introduced the Commonwealth Cannabis Tax Act that seeks for decrimi­ experts say the United States would be drawn into. America. "Katzenfelle." an initial report last December, nalization of the sale and use of marijuana. The proposed measure · In addition, if enacted, the legislation would complicate U.S. The society estimated that 2 The measure would authorise Swain said, the group expects apparently seeks to minimize the misuse and abuse of cannabis and prevent efforts to improve ties with Beijing required by the Kosovo war million dogs and cats are killed prison sentences of up to one to release another report in Oc­ the illegal sale of the plant to minors, as well as provide additional revenues and NATO's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. annually for their fur. year, civil fines of up to $25,000 tober. for the CNMI government. Under such measure, according to reports, a State Department spokesman James Rubin on Tuesday made Alarmed at the findings, two and a prohibition on future in­ Swain said dog and cat pelts Commission will set the price for sales to licensed groups so as to generate clear how dimly the administration views the proposed bill. dog lovers in Congress, includ­ volvement in fur sales for any­ enter the fur trade because they profits for revenue for the government. Marijuana proponents also claimed "We don't support changes in the Taiwan Relations Act, ing one of the most powerful one who violates it. Roth said are 'Cheaper than other fur. The that medical experts found that use of marijuana helps in the treatment of which h11s served this nation and our security very well. So senators, have introduced bills he expected it t0 be attached to group found no evidence that cancer, anorexia, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, American roulette efforts to change that act, we don't think are helpful," especially to prohibit the U.S. sale, manu­ a big trade bill this year. dogs and cats were being killed among others. given the sensitivity of Taiwan, he said. facture, transportation or distri­ Animal rights groups back in the United States for fur but By Derrick Z. Jackson The numberof deaths in the United States caused U.S. policy recognises "one China" ruled by Beijing arid bution of any products made bill. Animal. rights groups discovered that such products *** *** *** by firearms has at least gone down, from 39,595 in The Division of Mental Health and Social Services, however, expressed EVERYONE would agree that Russian roulette is . opposes Taiwan independence and membership in most interna­ with cat or dog fur. strongly back the legislation. have been imported into the 1993 to32,436 in 1997. But compared with the rest strong opposition to such legalization, saying the arguments raised by a stupid game of machismo, sticking a single bullet tional organisations. The legislation has an excel­ Lisa Lange, director of public United States and sold, appar­ of the developed world, that is like trying to detect Scales' group to back up the Cannabis Tax Act are "weak and could cause into an empty chamber, whirling the chamber round Beijing, which co11siders Taiwan a rebel province blocking its lent chance of becoming Jaw affairs for People for the Ethi­ ently unknowingly, by stores. from sea level whether snow has melted on Mount , I disastrous effects." DMHSS stated that even instituting a strict monitoring and round until you do not know where the bullet is, drive to reunify China, has threatened to invade the island if this year, in large part because cal Treatment of Animals, called It discovered coats contain­ Everest. system is no guarantee that there won't be any abuse of the system. sticking the gun to one's temple and pressing the independence is declared. Sen. William Roth, a Delaware the bill "terribly encouraging" ing dog-fur trim being sold by a The death rate from firearms in the United States DMHSS enumerated many other bad effects of marijuana use and abuse trigger to see if it is your lucky, or very unlucky, j But U.S. policy is also governed by the Taiwan Relations Act, Republican who is chairman of but said it was incongruous to major retailer, Burlington Coat is twice that of France, three times that of Norway that includes destruction of the brain's ability to function in a rather normal day. passed in 1979 after Washington severed diplomatic ties with the influential Finance Commit­ feel outrage over the deaths of Factory. The company, saying and Canada, four times that of New Zealand and Yet this is precisely the game the United States Taiwan in favour of ties with mainland China, a communist tee, is its Senate sponsor. A com­ domestic cats and dogs and tum it had been deceived by a sup­ environment. Australia, six times that of Denmark and Sweden, plays with guns. No other developed nation lets so regime. Taiwan then was a one-party authoritarian state but now panion version was introduced in a blind eye to the deaths of other plier, donaced $100,000 to the ** *** *** nine times that of Germany, 13 times that of Spain, Rev. Francis X. Xezel, S.J., coordinator for the Catholic Conference for many guns circulate that there is one for nearly a self-governing democracy. the House of Representatives by fur animals such as minks, coy­ Humane Society and urged fed­ 22 times that of Scotland, 27 times that of the Justice and Development in the Northern Pacific region, had also ex­ every adult and child. The percentage of US house­ The act permits unofficial contacts between Washington and Representative Gerald Kleczka, a otes, foxes and raccoons. eral legislation. Netherlands, 34 times that of England and Wales, pressed concern against the proposal. The priest said that his group holds with at least one gun-35 percent-is over Taipei to flourish. It also provides for arms sales to Taiwan, Wisconsin Democrat. "There is absolutely no dif­ The investigation focused on and 195 times that of Japan. conducted a survey in the Federated States of Micronesia and found out three times the average of other nations. which Beijing bitterly opposes, and commits the United States Outrage over slaughter ofcats ference between the mink who China, the Philippines and Thai­ Those statistics, from the Centers for Disease that many kids in their teens and those in their 20's, who were users, The result of American roulette is the perfunctory to "appropriate action" in response to threats to Taiwan. and dogs. 'Tm a great lover of has her neck broken on a fur land, from which dog and cat Control and the United Nations, are charitable to complained about the disturbing effects of the drugs in their lives. Gov. murder, routine executions with no major political Helms, normally an outspoken isolationist, contends that is dogs and cats and I became out­ farm and a coyote who is trapped products are exported to the the United States, since it combines homicide with Pedro P. Tenorio also came up with a position, stressing his strong reaction. We do not know on any given day who insufficient. raged when I heard that there was in the wild and may languish in United States, France, Germany, suicide. The death rate from homicide in the United opposition to such proposal, citing the potential adverse effects it may have will pick up a gun. One day it is a ghetto boy with His legislation would authorise specific new cooperation be­ something like 2 million a year pain for days and a domestic dog Italy, iapan and elsewhere. Its States is 12 times that of Canada, 15 times that of in the community and its basic unit-the family. no hope. The next month it is a suburban boy who tween the two governments, including the sale of U.S. theatre killed for purposes of fur,'' Roth and cat who are protected by this investigators said some animals France, Australia, the Netherlands and Ne·w has lost hope. The next day it is a possessive missile defences, satellite early warning data, diesel subma­ told Reuters. "I just thought it was legislation," Lange said. had been raised on breeding Zealand, 19 times that of Sweden, 20 times that of If legalization of marijuana pushes through, a local friend told us that no husband. · rines and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. outrageous and something should The fur industry said it sup­ farms while others were rounded Norway and Denmark, 29 times that of Germany, doubt many tourists would come to the CNMI not only to enjoy the The next week, it is a possessed, fired postal It also bans any limit on arms sales. Washington promised in be done about it." ports the intent of the bill and up as strays and still others were 32 times that of Spain, 59 times that of the United beaches, play golf or shopping, but rather smoke dope. It's going to really worker. The next week it is a peeved lottery worker. a 1982 agreement with China to gradually reduce arms sales to Roth said he has owned St. Ber­ wouldendorseitwithminormodi­ family pets that had been stolen Kingdom and 200 times that of Japan. be a revenue generating measure for the government. "Who knows Last week it was Mark Barton, a high-risk stock · Taiwan. But U.S. officials have said that is unlikely until nard dogs all his life, including fications. from their owners. Children are killed in American roulette at a rate Cannabis is a good business to replace garment factories," said a friend, trader in Atlanta who blew a small fortune and blew Beijing moves toward peaceful reconciliation with the island. his current pet Tsunami. Kleczka, "Overall, we don't have a prob­ They said they visited a dog that would be unacceptable in any other nation in smiling. Imagine a fireman, who is "high"on marijuana, responds to a fire away nine people in two office buildings-after In addition, the bill, which has more than four dozen congres­ who says he brings his shelty lem with the legislation because farm in Harbin, China, where ani­ the industrialized world. According to the CDC, scene in Garapan. The fireman instead of aiming his hose at the establish­ bludgeoning his wife and two children to death. sional co-sponsors, would increase and upgrade exchanges be­ Colby to his Capitol Hill office we don't use dog or cat fur in the mals were kept in deplorable con­ the death rate by firearms among children under 15 ment on fire, simply stare at the blaze and goes: "Wow, this is cool!" And Americans watch the funerals on TV, acknowl­ tween U.S. and Taiwanese military and establish a secure com­ once a week, said cultural differ­ fur trade nor will we ever use dog ditions confined in unheated years old was 12 times higher than the average in how about at court proceedings? Two lawyers, high on drugs, instead of edging the victims with passing notes of sadness, munications channel between their commands. ences may explain why China or cat fur in the fur trade," said rooms in bitter cold and sur­ but ultimately burying the context of their killings 25 other developed nations. The firearm homicide arguing their case would only engage in a "laughing trip." And the judge, • I Although Helms introduced the bill last March, he is holding and other countries allow this Carol Wynne, executive director rounded by dead dogs hanging rate was 16 times higher. In the 26 industrialized :( with red eyes, smiles and tells the attorneys: "Hey! that's cool!" with them. ( the hearing now because "he thinks we need to make clear that trade to exist, but that does not of Fur Information Council of from hooks. Some of the dogs We spend immense time reporting on the insanity nations studied by the CDC, three out of every four Taiwan is our ally, that Taiwan's self-defence is in our national mean such products have a place America, the trade association were tethered with wire nooses. *** *** *** children who died from guns were in the United Of course marijuana proponents would disagree such things are going to of the killers, detailing their deprivations, depres­ interest and that we will do everything that needs to be done so in America - home to an esti­ representing more than 300 U.S. The Humane Society said some States. happen. "Grass" supporters and anti-marijuana groups as well would also sions, and destructive urges as if to convince our­ that Taiwan can defend itself from foreign aggression," com­ mated 53 million pet dogs and fur retailers and manufacturers. dogs were skinned while still What America is waiting for is anyone's guess. hate that people outside CNMI may start calling our place the Cannabis selves that nothing could stop this horror. Therefore mittee spokesman Mark Thiessen said. 59 million pet cats. "In fact, we think it's not as ram­ alive. It said dogs that were killed Perhaps we need a massacre of SO children at a we do nothing. Lee sparked cross-straits tensions when he asserted last month "As far as cultural background panta problem in the United States fortheirfur in China usually were Continued on page 1 school to wake us up, or a slaying of 60 people at The ''nothing'' is the gun control debate. Three that Taiwan and China should deal on a "state-to-state" basis. ... they have a different respect as it's been made out to be." German shepherds, whose gray a post office. and a half monthsafterthe series of school shootings Beijing saw this as a further move toward independence. for some of these animals," Wynne accused the Humane or yellow hair is considered desir­ With all of the focus on the depravity of Mark that culminated in the massacre this spring at Col­ Since then, the two sides have stepped up fighter jet sorties Kleczka said in an interview. Society of exploiting the issue able for coats or trim. umbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the US Barton and the sick letter he left behind, one salient along the centre of the Taiwan Strait that separates them. China House of Representatives and the Senate remain far fact seems to have failed to reignite public debate. '. seized a Taiwanese freighter last weekend and tested a new apart on minor gun restrictions. The carnage in While one can, as Barton did, singlehandedly blud­ long-range missile on Monday. up with the move. It's a demo­ scored the need to close the Atlanta barely elicited a blip of outrage from a geon his wife and two small children, one cannot Rubin Tuesday acknowledged the pattern of military activity Strike that . cratic society. Let's allow the Larry Hillblom probate this Capitol Hill kept in line by the National Rifle stroll into a school or office with merely a sledge­ had increased and expressed concern about a greater chance of ConUnued from page 6 people to speak and decide on this year as the proceedings have Association. hammer or a knife and kill or wound a dozen or accidents. controversial dope issue. Afterall, been ongoing for almost five The United States does not necessarily have more people without resistance in a few seconds. But he cautioned against alarm and said there were no signs of Islands. How about legalizing it's your choice. It's not hard to years now. The lawyer said it's higher rates of robbery or assault than other indus­ Until America considers that fact, the roulette preparations for serious military action. prostitution? Anyway, we have take a position. Just observe our about time that he and the many Associate Editor trialized nations. We do not necessarily have any goes on. We circulate more guns. We have more Zhao Li, a China expert with the Woodrow Wilson Centre in already quite a number of poker teenagers today. Then, look at our attorneys involved in the pro­ Member of P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950-{)231 more stressed out, enraged, or depraved people than bullets in the chambers. Wi:. do not know who will establishments. If such three kids' eyes. bate should part each other by The Associated Press (AP) ' Washington, agreed, saying Beijing's military manoeuvres were Tel. (670) 234-634117578/9797/9272 pick up a gun and put it to someone's temple. This ··~ Christmas. The judge smiled ~6-IHCE1N5 other industrialized nations. But since we have far "not out of the ordinary." He told Reuters he believes Beijing things happen, we "truly" have a Fax: (670) 234-9271 ATIONAL and said: "I can even hear your NEWSPAPER more firearms per person than other industrialized is not a game show, but we have not tired suffi­ was heeding a stem U.S. _message not to escalate the situation to paradise. But it's good thing that AT A recent hearing in Supe­ © 1998, Marianas Variety voice when I'm asleep." Ali Ri hts Reserved '.7.:-,.1ur~ ASSOCIATION nations, we have far more victims to show for our ciently of the game-or of being the game. war. this marijuana proponents came rior Court, a lawyer under- stress and rage. (Boston Globe) ______TH__ U_R_S_D_A~Y· AUGUST~. 1999 - MARl~NAS_VARIETY NEWS AND vr~w~_J 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- AUGUST 5. 1999 Report: Gutierrez in DC to lobby for funds fBIOw:ouf 1 Variety News Staff from the Department of Justice, isterson private property in Maite SPf CIAL HAGATNA - Governor Carl and Office oflnsular Affairs Act- and other possible similar sites Teachers lack skills T.C. Gutierrez is in Washington ing Director Danny Arranza to not currently listed by the US Effective July 26 • August 26, 1999 D.C. lobbying for more federal receive updates on efforts to find government. Open Monday to Saturday funding for Guam in the areas of money for Guam. The governor will also be meet- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Compact Impact,immigration re- The governor is also scheduled ing with officials from the Mili- on family programs imbursement and Y2K funding. to meet with officials from the tary Sealift Command to discuss Ice Coffee w/Milk, The governor has already met Department of Defense, the Army, issues regarding the Guam Ship- 24 cans/case By Louie C. Alonso classrooms and in dealings with ily involvement contributes to the with Congressman Robert Navy and the US Environmental yard. UCC Tropical Coffee Variety News Staff families. development of all aspects of the Underwood to coordinate con- Protection Agency to discuss a Thisweekend,thegovemorwill $10 .95 per case PACIFIC educators. including the Board of Educa­ individual living within a larger gressional efforts to fulfill the proposed islandwide survey and attend the annual meeting of the In CNMI, ...:.-._·:,;:,:., appropriation proposals set forth clean-up of potentially hazardous National Governor's Association those in the CNML need training tion members Tony Pellegrino and society. Cooking Oil to incorporaie strategies that will Thomas Pangelinan are staunch However, the challenges being by the Clinton administration. waste sites. (NGA) in St Louis where he will· involve families in children 'sedu­ supporters of family involvement faced by educators today in terms In addition, Gutierrez had ex- This meeting is deemed critical continue to push for Guam's bid 35 lbs. cation. a study conducted by the in the children's education. of family participation in educa­ tensive discussions with senior in light of the recent discovery of to host the NGA summer meeting Soy Beans Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez $17.95 each Pacific Resources for Education The board even gave out re­ tion is due to different barriers. White House staff, top officials potentially lethal mustard gas can- in 2001. '[ll and Training reveals. cently a special recognition to an The PREL research cited that .... The study was made by Denise outstanding PT A official to boost families may lack the means to : Soy Sauce 18 liter U, Onikama. Ormond Hammond the parental involvement in help their children learn and be­ Yamasa I and Stan Koki of PREL. schools. come socialized. Underwood rebuts union's accusations : $3.75 each The interviews conducted by But PREL said promoting Schools may also not know how I Variety News Staff Defense-wide effort to downsize to the Department of Defense's likely to pass, that will require the I PREL confirmed that in gen­ family involvement in education to effectively encourage families HAGATNA - Congressm~.n and outsource their activities," Fiscal Year 2000 reauthorization use of local workers on Guam. : Pickles, ~- ~;; eral. teachers and school ad­ among di verse populations is one to participate, and school staff Robert A. Underwood has re­ Underwood said. measure. A76 refers to the study The congressman said he has also gallon , I ministrators do not know how of the challenges being faced to­ interest may vary in terms of com­ Mount Carmel Junior Statesmen students at the Norlhwestern Univer­ sponded to repeated calls made '"With congressional districts in being undertaken by the military helped individual civil service I to increase parent involvement sity in Evanston, Illinois. At the front are (from left) Mary Louise Owen : Wholes Dill , day by Pacific educators includ­ mitment to family involvement by the local president of the Ameri­ Texas, California and Hawaii un­ to outsource some of its support workers on Guam who have had I and how to capitalize on their DeLeon Guerrero and Christine Dela Cruz Torres. With them are (also $5.75 each .•• ing the CNMI. which they could generate mixed can Federation ofGovernment Em­ dergoing A 76 studies, the con­ and procurement services to the problems. I /:1 own cultural backgrounds in According to the research, fam- messages to parents. from left) Gregory Salas Castro and Kekoa Castro Villanueva. ployees (AFGE) union for con­ gressional members representing private sector." ""I think Mr. Cruz should work I Can Fruit, ~- .,.,, gressional action to halt military those districts are not going to be I'm very proud of my record on as hard protecting and building Jones looks into Principals told: privatization studies on Guam. sympathetic toward an exemp­ A76," Underwood stressed. '"I support for the workers as he does : ~;lcMonte ~-~·.. ·_ 1 According to Underwood, tion from A76 for Guam alone. have delayed the study, I've ques­ in wishful thinking. The national I Peach Halves -= construction delay AFGE Guam president Manny Mr. Cruz's contention that Con­ tioned the Navy, I've forced them AFGE has identified a strategy I $4.99 each __ ,_ ~ ;f;l 'Focus on learning' Cruz is hurting the very people he gress will somehow wave a magic to change the way they're form­ for helping people who are expe­ By Jojo Dass By Louie C. Alonso wide learning results and high represents by not facing reality wand and make it all go away is ing the study, I've brought in the riencing problems associated with I Foam Plate, ( Variety News Staff Variety News Staff quality academicstandards,"Dr. and continually offering false simple-minded and unrealistic," Small Business Administration A 76, but instead of following that I 125 pcsfpack HOUSE Minority Leader Dino M. Dinner 8 7/8" Marilyn George said, in an in­ hopes for an entirely unrealistic the congressman added. and I've passed legislation to for­ strategy, Mr. Cruz has chosen the Jones (D-Saipan) is set to meet THE ASSOCIATE executive (Plain or 3 Compartment) director of the Western Asso­ terview. strategy on the Navy's A76 stud­ Earlier, Cruz criticized the con­ bid the use of foreign workers on very public route of issuing press with the contractor behind the $6 $5.50 per pack She said the accrediting com­ ies. gressman for"missing another op­ military contracts." releases saying that I should be million Kagman school project to ciation of Schools and Colleges mission for schools, which looks "What we are experiencing on portunity" to stop the A76 pro-· Furthermore, Underwood said doing something that is impos­ establish what has been causing the yesterday told CNMI princi­ Foam Plate, pals to focus on school learning into the K 12 division, provides Guam is a direct result of the cess in Guam with an amendment that he introduced legislation, sible to do," Underwood said. 125 pcs/pack · delay in its completion. ; Lamenting that '"it is the children to improve and strengthen stu­ training and support while Desser 6" \ schools do a self study and look $3.29 per pack PAY FOR ONE PIZZA ultimately affected," Jones said the dent achievement. Public and private school ad­ project should be finished soon as on what is working on their pro­ KAL Flight 801 memorial services on Friday get your second pizza possible. ministrators in the Common­ gram, and areas of improvement. "'1 am going to go over this. I wealth converged at the Aqua George added the schools are KOREAN AIRLINES in con­ pected to attend the service in­ Christian, Catholic and Bud­ Larson Street located in the using the "Focus On Leaming" want to find out... I will be looking Resort to discuss an accredita­ junction with the Korean Asso­ cluding over 300 family mem­ dhist ceremonies, including Navy housing residential area. FOR LESS THAN APENNY into this, I will be meeting with tion process of W ASC for all process for ongoing improve­ ciation of Guam, the Governor's bers from Korea who will be flown brief remarks from officials. Shuttle services will be pro­ them (contractor). I want to find schools on Saipan, the ··Focus ment and strengthening. Office, the American Red Cross in by a Korean Airlines specially As parking at the Memorial vided to the Memorial site be­ out what appears to be the prob­ on Leaming" program. Periodically, WASC is send­ and the US Navy will be holding chartered flight. Site is extremely limited, park­ ginning at 9 a.m. ing a team lem," said Jones, in an interview. "The accreditation has two of educators on CNMI memorial services for the second The services will be held at the ing at the site will be by parking Anyone interested in sending 'The kids are going to suffer as a purposes. It empowers the schools for feedback on the de­ :- ! anniversary of the crash of Ko­ Memorial Site in Nimitz Hill Fri­ pass only. flowers to the memorial service • 234-3976 result of this." school to take a look if it is velopment of its programs. rean Airlines Flight 801 on Au­ day, August 6,at 10 a.m. and will All interested attendees are site is requested to have the flow­ Earlier, the chair of the House trusthworthy for learning and Recently, WASC had issued gust 6. completed by 12 noon. asked to park at Top of the Mar ers delivered no later than 8:30 ··233-1180 Committee on Health Education demonstrate ongoing improve­ a better accreditation rate for A total of 400 people are ex- The services will include or at a shuttle staging site on a.m. on Friday morning. and Welfare has expressed alarm ment of its program. Focus On PSS schools despite the agency's Beach Road - Garapan over the delay, warning officials of Leaming is what the process is problems in the previous year in across from school the Public School System to "'rec­ all about. Schools are looking dealing with its depleting finan­ at learning based on the school- cial resources. Guam DFS wins top tify errors'" before matters turn for worse. 'To boost literacy programs Rep. Heinz Hofschneider rec­ travel retail award ommended that PSS field a repre­ Variety News Staff tertainment complex anchored by I Facial lissue, sentative to supervise the construc­ I This is HAGATNA - DFS Group's the Hard Rock Cafe. 150 sheets tion to ensure that the project is not PSS urged to develop I Mid-Pacific Region division has DFS also operates the recently I Freshies, 1 further hampered. Martial been named "'Asia-Pacific Travel opened Comete entertainment com­ I 4 boxes/pack I I The school project, which will ties with leaders Retailer of the Year" by Raven plex across the street from the DFS I $3.99 per pack I Arts., benefit students in Papagu, the By Louie C. Alonso ementary School, 1999 Teacher Fox Ltd. Galleria in Tumon. The Comete Charcoal, 20 lbs. Laulau bay area, Kagman phases I I Its better Variety News Staff of the Year, Barbara Lou Gilles has This prestigious award is the complex includes Guam l · to Ill and As Teo, was originally set IR&w GOVERNMENT leaders can be initiated a family reading program top prize granted annually by Game Works and Guam and more· forcompietion by October this year. I $7.99 eaciT effective allies in strengthening after school. Raven Fox, the London-based pub­ UnderWater World. PSS officials however said it family literacy programs. accord­ PREL also noted that public lisher of Duty Free News Interna­ DFS also holds long-term duty­ effective. would not be done until April next ing to a report prepared by the awareness initiatives help Jay the tional and Travel Retail Interna­ free and general merchandise retai 1 I Multi-Use • year. Pacific Resources for Education groundwork for increased funding tional. concessions at the international air­ I insecticide The project, they said, is al­ and Leaming (PREL). and interest in family literacy pro­ The DFS Mid-Pacific Region porton Saipanandoperatesa newly I Foggers ready IO weeks late. PRELsaid famlly literacy coor­ grams. division serves Guam and Saipan, renovated DFS Galleria on the is­ · The project's contractor, Pac I Claire, 7.9 oz. dinators can create powerful al­ "This eases the way for stronger as well as other travel destinations land. United Corp., allegedly made er­ I $3.50 mh lies by developing ongoing rela­ and broader collaborations between in the area. "We are very pleased that the rors in the school's construction, I tionships with leaders and diverse groups that support family On Guam, DFS holds long-term DFS Mid-Pacific Region has been which stemmed from inadequate policymakers. literacy programs," PREL said. duty-free and general merchandise recognized for its out~tanding com­ quality control, insufficient man­ I Carpet & Inviting government leaders to The agency pointed out that an retail concessions at the interna­ mitment to retail excellence," said power and non-conformance with I Upholstery Cleaner visit literacy programs and fol­ essential factor for success is to tional airport Brian Kendrick, president and chief contract requirements. according lowing up with them and their have supporters of family literacy DFS also operates one of the executive officer of DFS Group I Claire, 1s oz. to the Department of Public A SELF OFFENSE COURSE THAT OFFERS VALUABLE SURVIVAL SKILLS staff helps create awareness on working together to promote com­ most popular retail destination on Limited. I Aerosol Can Works. the need for family literacy, the mon goals. the island-the recently expanded "This honor is particularly mean­ I $2.99 each The department also noted that agency said. PREL reported that funding for DFS Galleria store in Tuman. ingful since the recipients of the · Street Hostile Control Course only about a third of the work has In the Public School System, family literacy in the mainland has The DFS Galleria includes fash­ Raven Fox awards are chosen by been completed while over half administrators and teachers are steadily increased over the past I 0 ion boutiques featuring many of vendors,airportauthority officials, for both Men and Women . the overall time in doing the gearing up with the "Motheread/ years. the world's leading luxury brands, travel agents and other people af­ Hallways at the Talofofo Elementary School were crowded with project is already over. Starting August 7, 1999 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Fatheread" program, which was Several states have successfully a large assortment of destination filiated with the international travel students glad to be back for the opening of class Monday. Jones said he is looking for­ for five weekends recently introduced by the CNMI passed legislation and made policy merchandise, and an extensive en- retail industry," he added. Photo by Eduardo C. Siguenza at the Saipan Fitness Center ward into asking the contractor to Humanities Council. and funding changes to improve expedite the project's completion. In schools like the Tanapag El- family literacy programs. 10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-AUGUST 5, 1999 Australia reaffirms commitment to PNG Triplets set record in Majuro DARWIN, Australia (AP) - injured. An officer and the gun­ ambushed when the gunman involved in shootings at a house shot the barman, Collins said. Three people, including a police man died, and a bystander was opened fire from bushes near the Monday night in which two men The bar manager and another By Giff Johnson All boys, the three babies were in the care of the infants. The parents of the three identical dropped into a lower position just officer, were killed and four oth­ caught in crossfire and injured, roadblock, some 31 miles (50 ki­ were injured. staff then attacked the man, dis­ For the Variety doing well as of today, according It is the first time that doctors at babies are Kutio Bentery and Sol before birth. ers injured in separate shootouts police said. lometers) south of the city. In the Melbourne shooting, a arming him. The teenager re­ MAJURO - The first triplets to Majuro Hospital doctors. Ini­ the hospital recall triplets being Sumalab. The babies weighed in at 5 at either end of Australia on Tues­ In the southern city of The officers returned fire, kill­ former employee of the Eagle bar ceived minor injuries in the me­ were born at Majuro Hospital ear­ tially all three were placed in an born in Majuro. Dr. Jimmy Hospital staff said they were ex­ pounds, 5 ounces, 4 pounds 10.5 day, police said. Melbourne, a man opened fire in ing the man. Sgt. Glen Huitson, a on La Trobe University's lee. lier this week, and a team of incu bater, but by Wednesday, one Santos, who delivered the babies, pecting Bentery to deliver twins. ounces and 2 pounds, 4.5 ounces, Near the northern city of Dar­ a baron a university campus, kill­ 38-year-old father of two, was Bundoora campus entered and had "It appears from the initial as­ Majuro Hospital doctors and was out, though all are expected said he's heard reports of triplets Pre-natal ultra sound scans had according to the hospital. win, a gunfight broke out at a ing a barman and injuring a 17- fatally injured and died within the a fight with a bar supervisor, said sessment that the efforts of those nurses have been working around to stay at the hospital for the next being born at remote outer island shown two babies developing, but Eight hospital staff assisted with police roadblock on the Stuart year-old barmaid. hour. Detective Chief Inspector Rod involved has been quite heroic," the clock since to keep the three several weeks. locations in theMarshalls but he's when she came in to the hospital at the birth of the triplets, and another Highway as a fugitive gunman In the Darwin shooting, police Daulby said roadblocks had Collins of the Victoria state ho­ Collins said. He said the gunman, babies - two of which were born It's been the talk of Majuro, and never seen it in the more than a the weekend the third child was eight are providing care in the ma­ fled from the scene of an earlier Assistant Commissioner John been set up on the highway to stop micide squad. who is in his late 30s, was ar­ below five pounds - alive and a major event for Majuro Hospi­ dozen years that he's worked in discovered through ultra sound ternity ward, according to hospital shooting at which two people were Daulby said the two officers were a man who was reported to be The man pulled out a gun and rested. well. tal, with numerous staff involved Majuro. scanning after the first two had , staff. In Cook Islands HON.OLutti iJ~~-wk)i. .;Jr.te~i~~tbf~ij~wf~I.'.: New FM station Veneer mill developer says millions Businessmen from around.the·· · · cificX::eriu'e,l)/8lla~~ary~iqi region ·. converge· .in Hawaii in tjt~µy• i~l~d cpµ*tqefih~Yf Opposition feels betrayed of dollars will be earned from exports November to discuss the pur0 formed. business. associations·· in Soloinon Islands PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) five-line production plant is com­ for Environment, Conservation pose, benefits, ''best practkes" such as L ii < J - The multi-million dollar ve­ pleted, it would be competitive and Rural Development, Will­ HONIARA (Pacnews) - 90 per cent of people surveyed and challenges facing business cham1*rs ()f <;?fllilletse .••<•.•• .. \?·•··••• The leader of the Cook islands ment. They are surprised he has taken annual turnover of more than I 0,000 cubic feet veneer per neer to be processed into ply­ tor .... ···· •.... extend its services with the launch­ Honiara," he said. throughout the Pacific,as.well ''t\~islandgovemment~;'(ork. Opposition Democratic Alliance Dr Moat saiddemonstrations the leadership out of the Cook 60-million Kina ($US21.9 mil­ month," he said. wood in Indonesia and Malay­ 0 ing of a new FM Station at the "Therefore, the Board and Man­ · as workshops, roµndtable .dis t9impr9y~ tlle.ir~nWRfi~Y .• Party (DAP), Dr Terepai Maoate have been held against Dr Will­ Islands Party without much sup­ lion) once it is completed. "We should be given a fair go sia. weekend. agement decided that to satisfy cussions and other activities in are increasingly relian(onJµe says he feels betrayed by the iams in the Cook Islands with many port and party executives were General Manager for as far as tax is concerned, with a Panakawa will produce its The new station will be known this need and to complete SIBC's setting·that promotesinfonnac ~trerigth.of·.•the pri".at,(~c.§r···· country's new Prime Minister, Dr people expressing distrust in the not expecting this to happen." Rimbunan Hijau, the company favourable Government policy in own plywood to compete with as Wantok FM 96.3. coverage, there was a need to set ·tion sharing, dialogue and net- ~dqo~pJWioriiv.-itht~ebµsi- Joe Williams. new Government. Yesterday, the new Prime Min­ which is developing the mill, place." Malaysia and Indonesia when SIBC currently covers the up the new FM Service." working opportunities. nessconunuriity'\2.achary~aici. Dr Moate was favoured as the "I have stated in the local media ister called for political unity fol­ James Lau said the mill is sti II Lau was speaking during a visit the plant is completed, Lau Solomon Islands via Medium Honimae also said SIBC appre­ next Prime Minister of the Cook thaticannottrustthe man,"he said. lowing weeks of haggling over under construction, but once the to the plant by the PNG Minister said. Islands after a deal was struck "He is the only Prime Minister the country's leadership. He said Wave and Short Wave frequen­ ciates the assistance of the jJy ~ t-t .J.... fG i J~ /~ 'i; lZ)~ 9io between his party and Dr Will­ that I have come to understand who his first priority as leader is to cies. Solomon Islands Government iams' Cook Islands Party (CIP) our people have revolted against mend divisions created by the SIBC's General Manager, and Taiwan for funding the Exporters want hot air treatment plant installed ~ {1~;!. oh 7 jJ(1j 'P -f J:-. [ ~.j;al~ ~j ~ ~ led by former Prime Minister Sir and come out in the open and dem­ squabbling. Johnson Honimae, said the equipment necessary to set up launching of the FM Service, the new service. farmers. pu ter that ensures the produce is ~ )j ,i.J_ 'f ~ k I~ fl J ~ Kj./tt>~;/') ;'{;. ? 1'?; Geoffrey Henry. onstrated. Dr Williams said he would ap­ PORTVILA(Pacnews)-Plans However, on the eve of the They do not like what he has proach Dr Maoate to unite in the which with have a call sign WAN FM will broadcast the are being discussed in Vanuatu to Dr Michael Williamson, the not damaged in the process," he * -1_'.J:j,,Jt. .. , ! 1~~ u~~iw 1%..l,fts~ Prime Ministerial vote Dr Will­ done and maybe what he has done interests of the people of the Cook WAN FM, is a fulfilment of latest in music, news and sports. install a fully computerised hot Managing Director of Quarantine said. .!3 ~ 'f. • ;R&•J -it. .j I~ ~ ;£:ff i} [_,ij,o _ • iams announced he had the num- to us (DAP) as the first possible Islands. · management plans to meet the It will also be broadcasting in­ air treatment plant for fresh pro­ Technologies International in A statement after the meeting ,tt ~.;_ it1 t ii U-t 1- -= ·-t-,t l if -lf tir ... needs of the entire Solomon Is­ ternationally renowned music duce in Port Vila. New Zealand, said a hot air treat­ said a New Zealand Government :ill. 1t%. lands population. programmes. The issue was the centre of dis­ ment plant is a quarantine treat­ Quarantine Laboratory had offered In Solomon Islands "An audience survey con­ Prime Minister Bartholomew cussion in the capital between a ment for fresh export produce. to sell and install an experimental .(J:'.J;~J.·#..? -tr-,~ d; j ~+t{ltJ/t}-1~ "if tt ducted in (the capital) Honiara Ulufa'alu will launch the new New Zealand engineering con­ "The whole process takes 4-5 unit inside a shipping container in ;ffHt/fit, tl J-&-z ~l . h JO}.-f,[ 7t. tf"~=ti.1- i,li ~itltr L} 1f] .if.ifo"~, Special envoy says Inilitants in 1997 showed that more than station on Saturday. sultant and local fresh produce hours and is controlled by a com- Port Vila at a reasonable cost. ft ~~~~ 1 ~~~ia~ij~~~~~ ~ t1;;-u1~ ~ i 't J - 1i -3, J-..Jt-Ii" ,] 1, ignoring peace accord PNG's Pangu Party !,11!}if;f }Xl ~ ntlifi f i.~ Militants want to be paid for fatal shooting HONIARA (Pacnews) - The The militant Guadalcanal stance as far as their military or "tf 1'.f.'9;. s{ J.J 1 .,1 - i~ 1r l.ffi- ~ 11) ~ 'J :r} ~ Commonwealth special envoy to group wants settlers from militant actions are concerned. HONIARA (Pacnews) - Mili­ allegedly captured by Malaitans from gunshot wounds. Another joins government A,11lf ~.ttlt. _J ~w ":f'. Jtt2{Ji, ~JA t.tt[ ti dom Fighters. be taking a more determined the militants. Fighters, also wants the Govern­ Guadalcanal people who were prison officer and get the mili­ Party Leader, Chris Haiveta, Mekere and P:mgu's move into .1j .l'/t .Ji. Jf. ment of Prime Minister killed by police at Mount Aus­ tants and the authorities to ad­ said the move was approved by Government were designed to Bartholomew Ulufa 'alu to release tin were not armed. They said here to the Honiara Peace Ac­ a meeting of the party caucus. gain ministries in the Govern­ 5) ta if) 'HJ 'f.'~ tl i fy ii) 'i"'· j( ~.;l~ • tt 7j i_t'[l: 1t !.Vi>; 4' I militants to release a prison of­ ide fuel (MOX), through the United Kingdom and Japan, cussions on plans to deploy a Solomon Islands Government Solomon Islands initiative. the Church of Melanesia, Rev­ four militants at Mount Austin i.1 if-{} !f-f.;-' ix ;!1-·#41111t,;i-. 1! ficer they abducted on Saturday Pacific Ocean. choose to maintain their joint joint force, comprising Fiji and in relation to a proposed agree­ Meanwhile, the Common­ erend Ellison Pogo appealed to at the weekend could jeopardise ~, ;}.!f f441tif-~:i:-t®11..e~ ment which would govern the wealth Special Envoy, Sitiveni the militants to release Tepani the peace accord if the two inci­ -f-1iAJ.1:t j f'J ~, at Foxwood on the Guadalcanal A Government statement said programme of nuclear waste Vanuatu police officers, to su­ plains. the shipment through the Pa­ shipment through this region." pervise the surrender of fire­ proposed operations of a Rabuka of Fiji, says his first and called for understanding and dents are not properly handled. A' ,cn.J~, trJ t>Jn NJrt.tl r .-vi.u~z In a letter handed to the mili­ cific must be discontinued as it the statement said. arms by militants embroiled in planned multinational supervi­ task upon his return to Honiara co-operation. He said Tepani is He said so much work had gone •i] tr.ti· ;; j '1 ~ ~J lti:, ,lJ_ "it~.{: *- +;'f -1- tants yesterday, Archbishop poses a significant threat to the the ethnic unrest on Guadalcanal sory force. this Sunday will be to negotiate an innocent man and should be into negotiating the peace ac­ A f • .lHu %!,jf f..,,j,_ 'f •J fl'. rt) )i!. j~ Jl The Government of Vanuatu Province. Fiji, which is considering the release of a prison officer released unharmed. cord and it is important the is­ 1 1H~ t$. tJ. ;t ~ 3iYr 11.Jli J/i t~tl !-&: Pogo called for understanding very survival of Pacific Island will continue to associate itself and co-operation and urged Nations, their populations and with South Pacific Forum mem­ The decision to send Fiji and sending a 25-member strong being held hostage by Rabuka, Fiji's former Prime sues are sorted out quickly. them to release the Prison Of­ their fragile economies. bers in voicing its concern and Vanuatu officials to the team to the Solomon Islands, is Guadalcanal militants calling Minister, is making the urgent He is confident the militants Solomon Islands was made at being represented at the discus­ themselves the Isatambu Free­ trip to Honiara amid reports that will not harm officer Tepani. .r.J::1 t t~11-1} u. ft d. 'I' 1-t ~,J:.tl/1, ficer identified only as " It is of serious concern to opposition to any shipment of t lt~~;'l, ~,ti #-~, 'f! LOW POPS "Tepani". Vanuatu that despite continu­ hazardous waste through the Pa­ the recent Leaders Summit of sions by retired Assistant Com­ dom Fighters. Guadalcanal militants are not Police have not been to locate i: }.f! HHHr~t · Cf .1:. 14 !i: TP ".1J He said Tepani is an innocent ing opposition from the Pacific cific. the Melanesian Spearhead missioner of Police, Savenaca The prison officer, Peter complying with the Honiara him but believe he is alive. 9t1. ~;i!ltt:!j:tdJ~w1HJ. man and should be released un­ ,irtt . 4- ..t 1 iE tt 'it "t~- .233526/ harmed. Police have so far failed to fJ~- "1i1~ -ift>f 1H, 2H ·6901 discover where Tepani is being held hostage, but believe he is FREE MEETING SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1999 U;OO A.M. alive. ... --·------=-- ' 12-MA:RlANA'.S VAR1ETY•NEWS•AND VIEW.S-THURSDP..-Y .:AUGUST"~ t999 - THURSDAY;AUGUST5;1~99: MARIANAS1V~RlETY:NEWS ANDVIEWS~13 Flu outbreak Presidential hopefuls crowd Iowa INDIANOLA, Iowa, (Reuters) Indianola's Public Library for a ,... ' .... - The Tuesday luncheon special meeting with two dozen support· at the Crouse Cafe was meatloaf, ers. hits Pohnpei at $4.95. "I think we have been finding a "You can't get a salad for $4. 95 lot of good, enthusiastic response POHNPEI (Pacnews) - He said patients affected by in Washington," an incredulous among folks around the state to People suffering from breath· the flu virus show symptoms Gary Bauer, citizen activist turned my basic message that the issues ing disorders in the state of of fever, and suffer headaches, Republican presidential hopeful of moral priority, the ones that Pohnpei in the Federated States pains, increase in body tem­ remarked to reporters in the back affect the moral character and of Micronesia (FSM) are being perature, and diarrhoea. of the small cafe. near tables laid address the moral decline of the admitted to hospital after a ma­ According to Dr Gonzaga, out with white placemats, ice water country ought to be our top prior­ jor outbreak of a flu virus. infected individuals need to and napkin-wrapped silverware. ity,'' Keyes told reporters stand· Dr Immaculata Gonzaga of rest, take lots of fluids, and It was the kind of scene being ing under the shade of a tree out· Pohnpei Public Health said the avoid drinking iced water. played out repeatedly across Iowa side the library. outbreak is connected to the Dr Gonzaga said the Vita­ this week as the crowded GOP In 1996, Keyes attracted about increase in the population. He min A campaign, which the presidential field searched for sup­ 800 supporters to the Iowa Re­ said the condition of people Health Department launched port by bus and car ahead of the publican Party's Straw Poll. This with breathing difficulties a few months ago after notic­ Oil slick. An emergency crew works near an orange boom in Sydney Harbor, Australia after oil leaked Aug. 14 Republican Party Straw year, he predicts he'll attract more. have worsened because of the ing deficiencies in children, from the Italian tanker Laura D'Amato during a transfer to the Shell Australia Ltd. 's Gore Bay terminal. Poll. Keyes has scheduled 33 town outbreak of flu. was not related to flu outbreak. AP The event at Ames, Iowa, will be meetings in Iowa in the two weeks an early test in the campaign and prior to the pol I. may weed out some who fail to Keyes, an ardent advocate for a ·Fiji official win, place or show. constitutional amendment ban­ '·You've got I 1 days between ning abortion, is widely consid­ Landowners slam Fiji gov't concerned now and the Straw Poll," a televi­ ered the best orator in the field of sion reporter told Bauer in the candidates. SUV A (Pacnews) -The Na­ extension of ALTA leases. He ing nothing for the landown­ quite confident that given the opening question of the news con­ But oratory skills won't carry _ti ve Lands Trust Board said NLTB has already made ers·." goodwill there is in this coun­ over corporal ference. "What are you doing be­ The man to beat. Texas Gov. George W. Bush in Conway, New Hampshire. AP the day at the poll, according to (NLTB), which administers recommendations to the new Prime Minister Chaudhry said try, the ALTA issue will be tween now and then to drum up another contestant in the race. land lease arrangements on Government. the indigenous landowners have resolved amicably," Chaudhry punishment support?" I think, really, from my stand­ didate has raised and how much people." Elizabeth Dole. Dole on Tuesday behalf of indigenous landown­ "NLTB is still waiting for a nothing to fear about their land said. ··Um, eating meatloaf all over point, the biggest frustration of money another candidate has in­ As Bauer prepared to sit down said the speeches of candidates Iowa, Iguess,"Bauerreplied. 'Tm herited, and I think at Ames, in will "not make a lot of difference ers in Fiji, says the Govern­ counter proposal to what we and his Government will ad­ The Chairman of the Great SUV A (Pac news) - Fiji's Edu­ the campaign so far has been that for lunch, Republican presiden­ just going to as many places as I these weeks leading up to Ames, in terms of the votes. Most of the ment has to be realisti,~ about have proposed," he said. dress the ALT A issue in accor­ Council of Chiefs (GCC), cation Minister, Pratap Chand, it's been one article after another, tial candidate Alan Keyes was can around the state, trying to we have a chance to make this an people are going to arrive with renegotiating any changes to "We have proposed a lasting dance with the Constitution. former Prime Minister says there are continuing re­ one news report after another, finishing lunch in his van as he raise issues. election about the American their minds made up." the Agricultural, L&ndlord and solution (to the expiry and re­ "The property rights, the land Sitiveni Rabuka, believes the ports of corporal punishment about how much money one can- arrived just a few blocks away at Tenants Act (ALTA). newal of ALTA leases), but us rights of the Fijian community Government is in a position to and verbal abuse of children NL TB Chief Executive, stop fooling the people. Let's is firmly entrenched in the Con­ resolve the ALTA issue. in schools despite warnings __ m.······-··-•-•.•_\-•_·.·._•-·.··/··.•.-· .. _··••·•.·-.·-i··-·· .. ·.··.···-···-·•-·.<_ •.•. ·.•-•.-1:....).•.•.·.•.···•_··.•·.•_t ...... \_i···- i...•. ···•.1.-.···22·.•__·.·.••·.i······-···.·.·.·-.•.K .. ·.·-· ..••.•._ ••.•..• _ •._._<.•·.-i .•._-.· .. ·.·1-.·.•. ····_•·.·.····-·-·.· ... ·.-_·•.•._·-.••·.·•·••.)i.·t·.•.·····.. /.t_·.•.-e,· ·.•.·.····.·· __- •. i_.·•.. •··· ...•.•... ··•._••_··•_•-~.._·••.·· .. ·.·.<·_··.--·. /.•·.··.. ····••.••_•_.·••··••.. ••. ·_·.· •.. ·.-... -... ··.·./.•_•·. ·..•.· ..·-.·.•.· .... ·· Maika Qarikau said the Gov­ stop fooling the tenants and let's stitution and they know that very While he admitted it has not by the Ministry. Quayle dismisses Bush ao:re- LJSC.ws mm ou. ·-10:r 1arr.r1e:rs ernment must also stop "fool­ stop fooling the landowners for well," he said. been easy to resolve ALTA "The problem of verbal *~aki~gataCapitol_liillneyrs ;~.huhing;ffih~;•··• ing around" about ALTA is­ political gain. Let us not He criticised Fijian politicians during his term in office, he abuse and other forms of cor­ ~A$f1~b~rjNf A*~•.·} •·•:'farriieis credentials for president ~elitet:l): ~-!'.§,Nk~\ri;si~elll !X?llfe~n~. Ciore s.aid. tile .farnl ... are hufiltjfribw.'' ...... - sues. politicise the matter. Let us not who were calling on landowners said the Government has the poral punishment is predomi­ He said the Government was racialise the matter and let us to reject the changes to ALTA right people to find a solution. nant in our schools," he said. WASHING TON, (Reuters) · !ermine the presidency and ob­ ···.11! 9'W:;··~aid ep:i$dµtif Gofa srop~stortgf~ying·• treading on dangerous ground resolve it realistically; what is proposed by the Government. He cited the Lands Minis­ "In my view, corporal pun­ Republican presidential candidate served that the majority of voters f PPR9.9tf#9 ax1?:.~mfic.ratic .... •·• •\Veel-, im4\9,ietJ l;l.udget qfr:ieci -. -·.- .Uie adfwm~~tioti.·•,1f a \yholi_- -· am.:111:titi*pttohelpaili!lgtann°· .. i···_.( > -_- the. De.l'llocr~tic .... by trying to dictate terms to best for the tenant and the na­ "They are just up to mischief ter, Mosese Volavola, a ishment and verbal abuse to a Dan Quayle Tuesday dismissed the were not paying attention to the s11-pport~ct ··•·ilr{ .bµLsaid the $10;8(billion .. --·· .. ,itfhi\ikwe should rcl{i ll!µe:tid~nt)Vllicl:tthe.fulLS~n:• the NLTB concerning the in­ tive landowners." making. The Government will fonner General Manager of very large extent is due to a White House credentials of Texas race yet. emer,.·> terest of landowners and ten­ "If they (Government) are not be distracted by such people NLTB and Deputy Prime Min­ Gov. George W. Bush, saying the "It is message over money. ·····@~•·!#ij•·m~~(¢o~··ij9w'~!.~f ··.···:•••·•••g#£8Y~~~8'?~3)Y~£~M~.~·~?~ri•·.·•· _···-·a~c{••··.1$·•·•·~i¢¢t'*1.··•·v.ote·•·•·pri•••·iiltet lack of strong sense of profes­ 1Y~'r~l~pie\1'& J,uije( --- sis ~ilL~qt ~ait;;; ti9r~ ~#id; 'f'ue*~~yF .•.•. --·-.- -·-·-·-·.·-···-···-· ---.--.- ants. bringing this five-year exten· and it will continue to engage ister, Adi Kuini Speed, who is sionalism in our schools." country did not need another leader People are deeply interested in Qarikati said he was sur­ sion then it is only good for the the NLTB and the Great Coun­ a member of the GCC, as se­ Speaking at the opening of a with no foreign policy experience. ideas, what you are going to do, prised by Prime Minister tenants. What is there fornative cil of Chiefs on discussions on nior Government representa­ seminar for Suva Education Quayle. whciservedasvicepresi­ what is your agenda, and I hope we Mahendra Chaudhry· s call for owners to give what they have this very _important matter of tives capable of resolving the District Head Teachers, Chand dent under Bush's father, Presi­ can have that discussion during the a five-year moratorium on the already got? They are propos- national importance. We are ALTA issue. reminded school heads that dent George Bush, but now finds presidential campaign," Quayle corporal punishment is a seri­ himself in an unequal struggle said. ous offence and some teach­ against the son, said he would be ''issue, substance, philosophy - ers have ended up in court ready from day one if elected in that is what the American people because of their behaviour. 2000, comparing his record with want ... People can tell if someone Fiji July inflation Bill Clinton's lack of experience is ready to be president. The people "It is your responsibility to guide and constantly remind when he became president in 1993. can tell who has it and who lowest in 5 years teachers to refrain from in­ "I don't believe we need another doesn 't,"he said. flicting corporal punishment president who has inexperience in Some of Bush's rivals see his the conduct of foreign policy. lack of foreign policy experience SUV A (Pacnews) - Fiji's in­ Government spending, any on children. This affects the ' There's only so much you can get as a possible chink in his armour. flation rate at the end of last pick-up in wages and higher oil ··-·•.•·.~91~:i.!iiitcl~~~~w;t•···-··············~ii~i~11~i~~~i.i~;1i~f~t~~~~ ..· ••••.. performance of students at 1-' from reading and briefings," The Texan has made some small month stood at one per cent - the prices could push the rate up. · cBniple!e.4 \})ejrJnyestig!,l~i?~JnJ?4P~ V~p~ipplaij~ Af~$p.\ school and outside of the ,• · a:n•4• tl\ejl,is~ppearance. of tile iilt¢1dsii:i!14 yes$e}MY l.it#at · Quayle told the National Press Club gaffes such as confusing Slovakia lowest in five years. The Bureau of Statistics re­ school system," he said. when asked about Bush's with Slovenia. This has been partly attrib­ ported the consumer pric~ index .i•••••••·· ... _..•.•.•..•. ii•••· .ii•·-·••··--- The Education Minister also ··jn~~·;< :tj?p~ g~~!e~s911 non-payment of school fees Quayle finds himself back in the avoiding debates. The Bush cam· rope and the United States. The In the food section, lower ...... s~J4.··~~.Y··2l*JlllSJ~···£9llti.#u~)~#:it•~AQH~!Y·JPfo••·t!J.,J~o.···~~Sn§.·;·······-·· or levies. pack and almost out of money in a paign says the time for those will inflation rate for the US cur· prices were recorded for wheat .l-Ie, ll!p-~ 11!.e,. J\uiltra.lian iAX$S4~~tf}:Ff ~jll g.i~t JrYi%~Pr;:~) The Government, he said, Republican presidential field be­ come later. rently stands at 2.1 per cent. products, cereal, fresh fish, .¥~f?r~ ~e.§omn:,,is~io.nin.tµen~;r:t\l{p"\:Ve~~~; + r c c was already providing a $FJ30 ingdominated by Bush. While Bush Quayle's campaign has been Other factors that contributed fruits, spices and market items .•P;-9fes~8tPa.~risqnsa.i~~Fitp.fMi,~l~tf{~Pµ~It1!i1Ipq~,~} ($US 15) grant to schools per .. na;; ilire1;;.t~dth.eirfepodl% sllhm~ite4/PY.th~ ~rl ·· ·· ·-·_· _is i finished the second quarter of this hamstrung by his inability to shed to the marked drop in the infla­ such as beans, tomatoes, cab­ child every year. year with almost$30million in the an image as a lightweight, which tion rate included low commod­ bages, garlic, onions, potatoes •... morq~;1;·······/··· i•·•·<•••···<.i••···j:• :;;; it. . PLEASE HELP RE-ELECT ? \ }-.. bank, Quay le reported that his fi · his opponents pinned on him after ity prices for imported wheat, and taro. ····•·.·······•Ji~··~!.§9·Ja.J~.. tP~.•.sP.fumi~~l.sm••'YlJt•.rix>.trn~l!:e••a..ry~»)"i!fAf9t•> SENATOR PAUL A. MANGLONA nancial liabilities outweighed his the elder Bush plucked him from rice and other products, and In the transport sector, there CONGRESSMAN ALEJO M. MENDIOLA JR. assets. the Senate in 1988 to run for the moderate wage increases. was a slight drop in the price of You can avoid accident, Many analysts believe Quayle's vice presidency. ;hl.?'i.!..3 ;>;Hi!.:!~ Government statisticians ex­ certain motor vehicles. No •Grand Priic : I House Lot In Rota (929 sq.meters) campaign will be on life support if Try as his might, Quayle cannot pect the rate to stay below three changes were recorded in the 'llti~tilllBl't~'2i if you ... Baby Grand Prize: S 1,000.00 Cash he fails to perform well in a non­ seem to put to rest embarrassing per cent until the end of the housing, services, heating and Jh~/j{a~air Pl~1)¢{Cf:\Sn¢Q ht!~~H\ -Jlay;••kil ····p~ppl¢ ... ~ye. pe.Of)l~ $µryivedJhat~fr!.§!J.(.-•··· -- binding "straw poll" of Republi­ gaffes like misspelling "potato"­ Isl Prlic; Onl· Elt>clrlc GcnHnlor 5tlt Prill': I Rd. lrip Rota/Suipun 11r Rat11/Gu11m year. But they warn that high lighting sectors. 2nd Priu: One Chu.ln!!aw 61h llri-zc: l Rd. trip Rota/S;,lipan ur Rol11/Guam cans in lowa at the end of next a.'l incident which happened back Drive 3rd i'rlui ; One l.1nvnrnowcr 7th· l'rizc: l Rd. trip Ruta/Snipuu tlr Rolll/Guam week. Quayle himself said the event in 1991 but which is still brought 4lh Pri~c : Ont' Uush~ullcr St 1,.i,.,-ttt'"!"!"fflr.-r.+,,-a.l.l.• might produce a couple of days of up. Safely headlines but too much was being In his speech, he said the first job Read Mth your child everyday. read into it. of the next president would be to He said voters and not campaign restore moral standards to the White The drawing date for the raffle ticket has been rescheduled to October 23, 1999 contributors would ultimately de- House. * We would like to clarify that the grand prize, one house lot, would be a 55 year lease should a Non-CNMI descent be the winner of this prize. l ,' THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15 14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-AUGUST 5,'1999 .-.----r-,' · .... -1 Castro blasts US on immigration House votes .on work injuries rules MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) - government. WASHINGTON (AP) - The study on musculoskeletal disor­ The Natimal Academy of Sci­ the administration said in a state­ tinuous genuflecting to big-busi­ President Fidel Castro lashedoutat But accords between Cuban and Labor Department would have to ders, such as back injuries orre­ ence began the congressionally ment. ness special interests who want us U.S. immigration policies Tues­ U.S. authorities later changed that, await results of a federal study petitive stress injuries. mandated study in January. A re­ Opponents also said previous to put their profit margins ahead day, saying Washington encour­ calling for the repatriation of all before finalizing new rules for Critics said further delay was port to Congress is due in January studies, including one last year by of worker health." ages people to leave the island ille­ illegal Cuban emigrants who are employers to prevent workplace unnecessary and charged it was 2001. the national academy, have con­ OSHA released a draft proposal gally while failing to fulfill annual picked up at sea by U.S. vessels or injuries under a bill the House being done to satisfy businesses But the Clinton administration firmed a link between repetitive in February that would apply pri­ quotas for legal immigration to the cross into the base at Guantanamo. passed Tuesday. interests who don't want to pay to said the bill, sponsored by Rep. motions on the job and muscu­ marily to industrial jobs, such as United States. In the accords; Cuba vowed to The White House opposes the comply with the rules because Roy Blunt, R-Mo., reverses an loskeletal injuries, such as back meatpacking, sewing and assem­ The U.S. government "has un­ try to halt all illegal departures for measure, which passed 217-209, they value the bottom line before agreement reached last year with injuries or carpal tunnel syn­ bly lines. But office workers who scrupulously made a joke of the the United States. The United States and has threatened to veto it. The worker health and safety. Congress to allow the Labor De­ drome. perform repetitive tasks such as accords we signed," Castro said, agreed to help legal immigration Senate must still vote on the bill. "No one's here trying to pre­ partment to proceed with the rules They said OSHA should be al­ typing also could be included. referring to agreements between by granting at least 20,000 U.S. In a 3 1/2-hour debate high­ vent f0rever ergonomic regula­ while the study was underway. lowed to proceed with the rule. Employers also could be re­ the two countries regulating the Fidel Castro visas to Cubans each year. lighting the competing interests tions," said Rep. Cass Ballenger, ·'After more than 10 years of "That delay does not hurt any­ quired to alter work stations, re­ flow of immigrants. During his speech, Castro also of business and labor groups, the R-N.C., whose subcommittee has experience with ergonomic pro­ body in this room," complained design facilities or change the The speech was Castro's second Straits and Washington created a paid homage to Cuba's baseball , bill's mostly Republican backers held hearings. "We're here say­ grams in the red meat industry, Rep. David Obey, D-Wis. ··The tools and equipment their employ­ majar address in a little more than task force to combat the smuggling team, which beat the United States said it made sense to require the ing, 'Let's do it right. Let's getthe exhaustive scientific study and only repetitive motion injury that ees use. They also might have to a week for Revolution Day, the of Cuban immigrants. for the gold medal Monday at the Occupational Safety and Health scientific evidence first and then millions of unnecessary injuries members of Congress are likely offer medical care and time off to annual July 26 celebration of the When the Cuban government Pan American Games. Administration to wait for the proceed."' it is clearly time to move ahead," to get are knee injuries from con- injured workers. start of the rebellion that eventually briefly lowered its coastal borders 'Their presence here is a great brought Castro to power four de- during the summer of 1994, more honor to all of us," the leader said cades ago. . than 30,000 rafters crossed the amid resounding applause by tens Immigration policies have been Straits of Florida or were picked up of thousands of Communist Party House panels OK's crop insurance bill a source of tension between the by the U.S. Coast Guard and sent to faithful. He accepted the gold medal WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - budget problem surrounding sidies for premiums. United States and Cuba for several the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo from the baseball players, includ­ The House Agriculture Commit­ changes made by the bill for the The package contains incen­ months. The tension has eased in in eastern Cuba. At that time, virtu­ ing pitcher Jose Contreras, whose tee on Tuesday finished its work 2000crop year, which begins with tives for farmers to better protect recent days as Havana announced ally any Cuban who left the com­ 13 strikeouts helped lead the team on a $6-billion-plus package to the planting of the winter wheat themselves by purchasing higher fines for Cubans who build boats munist country was automatically to a 5-1 victory in Winnipeg, improve the federal crop insur­ crop this fall. levels of coverage. It also creates intended for crossing the Florida granted legal residency by the U.S. Canada. ance programme by approving a More than two-thirds of the $6 a pilot programme lo test the ef­ .~~~~1~~~l~~l~~Ji~~) l~~~~I~#~~sli1~~ij,~.G6n- bill that makes the insurance more billion in new spending authorised fectiveness of new policies to help grifa~ ~aiqp~ .'I'~es5Ja¥ tti,5t1ia4 fi?:11i~59}h~i1,r$7?2 vi moll· affordable for farmers. by the legislation for fiscal years livestock producers manage their 1,~~\Vl~.~lt4;tlri,1l!~~if~~itlij~~tti!G1!]t~!sw]r~~.nB< Funds released for Haitian ID cards But prospects for a vote by the 2001 through 2003 would be to risk. full U.S. House of Representa­ cut the cost of crop insurance for The House panel approved the PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) Washington said only $750,000 tioris could not be released until tives this week were clouded by a farmers by increasing federal sub- bill on a voice vote. A woman gestures during a rally in Matanzas, 60 miles east of Havana, - The United States has released had been turned over, adding that Haiti provided a "transparent reso­ Cuba where thousands turn out to hear their leader Fidel Castro lashing money to Haiti to create voter reg­ the release of the remaining $2.75 lution" to contested 1997 legisla­ out at the Unites States. istration cards, a key step toward million was awaiting Congres­ tive and .local elections. the Caribbean nation's first legisla­ sional approval. On Tuesday, a U.S. official said Lawmakers want study of vaccine safety iilfliitfi~Jtl:~¥h~!4~f ~#i.4 I~e,}ne~~"1Fe·· •• ..vp~llli~~i:R?.~ASPJ9cqme y,;.•· another approximately $9 million i~f~P~~tJPXO~~··~#rcerit~ge••••.. RBin},Jo~r( $!1pitaJ 0 tive elections in more than two Haiti, the poorest nation in the WASHINGTON (AP) - Too more than 11,000 cases of chil­ too far." gfl.1,s ta~.-·· in election funds could be released }t!l.t~S)~Qr jt\di,x~~tj!lis;)iild.ea~~. .S~rC~lJ)d .ri~rrillg~·pen:- .• Visa waived for Portugal, Uruguay years, election officials said on Western hemisphere, is struggling many American children are ex­ dren getting sick after inocula­ He said his grandchildren are tfie soon because of recent moves by ~1 .crsfr~i!li()~S of tO g~x··~jpherja~et "We Haitian elections officials to re­ Citizens of Portugal, Singapore going through the visa process. are being given the elec­ lowing decades of dictatorship. for the problem to ignored by the minor, yet some required hospi­ developed illnesses after getting Jh#~llley'ry'g11IJ.~f·.rhex We!"e; ~i.'1~1~;>···· t /···< r·•· t• ? i and Uruguay will no longerneed Regulations explaining the toral cards through a grant by A U.S.-led intervention force of solve the two-year-old controversy. ..• <~f{p~bli~,11Jea~tYf'e;~.'1g?mH~ti.llf·.·Bi lf .apgre>yet. .,s.t •.... rnorth•····· of Haiti's Provisional Electoral tary junta in 1994, restoring to July 30 failed to void results from . PY/11ltf ~e;gg\Jli5f!;.'"fB.'1tf~Il~?·l!p~~t8t ~eprn~elltfitiyes.a11~·­ from August 9, the State Depart­ in the U.S. Federal Register on grandchildren are among those children are required to get 22 within hours of receiving a Hepati­ ., ment said on Tuesday. Tuesday and all airlines have Council (CEP), said. power the nation's first freely the 1997 vote, which was marred who have suffered. shots by the time they start school tis B vaccine, and his grandson ····tli~••$~nt~~·, •.• J3ip-,J;~9ngrn~~in11~1.·•allp{qj·}1····~rse.~ .. lPr~r\.d1tt·•·······.· by widespread fraud. •..• •.;•.•·•<1tip.tqpjll~s•••r~p:¢at¢q1y.••tJ;reate.11~dt,)·•y~tq•.·trye.••!epu·b!i¢a11 The countries are now among been notified of the changes, Haitian officials said $3.5 mil­ elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Burton, chairman of the House and "some have described the became autistic after getting the Two senators from Aristide's 29 states that are part of a visa the department said. lion had been released for the Aristide. committee on government reform, current mandating of an increas­ shots. U.S. officials said in a July 23 party who were elected that day waiver pilot programme that al­ Travelers still must have a voter cards. But a spokeswoman said at a hearing Tuesday that ing number of vaccines to chil­ "You can call that a coincidence, ,,11~~~u!~~1if~lfil~;~1~~:2~wrt~i~~~i:~~¥:f:f~> statement that U.S. funds ear­ continue to claim the right to their lows their citizens to travel the valid passport, a round-trip ticket for the U.S. Agency for Interna­ there were reports last year of dren to be a good intention gone but I think itis more," said Burton. United States for tourism or busi- and proofoffinancial solvency. tional Development (USAID) in marked for the November elec- posts. Despite veto threat Formula for Holocaust payments devised In Mississipi Parker leads TRY IT. House OK's bill to slash WASHINGTON (AP) - An A commission source dis­ oversimplification, saying in international commission is puted a published report assert­ some cases it would be less than GOP primary close to making recommenda­ ing that agreement had been 10 times and in other cases more. SEND IT. World Bank funding tions on the divisive issue of reached under which the insur­ The commission, chaired by JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - how much European insurers ers would pay IO times the face former Secretary of State WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - abortion amendments. Former Rep. Mike Parker led should pay Holocaust victims value of their policies. Lawrence Eagleburger, is com­ five other Republicans on Tues­ READ IT. The U.S. House of Representa­ Republicans said the $12.6 or their families based on pre­ The source, speaking Tues­ posed of five major European tives approved a bill on Tues­ billion foreign operations bill, day for the nomination to suc­ World War II life insurance day on the condition of ano­ companies, Jewish groups and ceed Mississippi's first GOP day that would cut overseas which authorises U.S. overseas policies. nymity, called the figure an American regulators. HEAR IT. spending and slash funding for funding for a range of governor since Reconstruction, the World Bank, a measure the programmes from military aid while Lt. Gov. Ronnie Clinton administration has to Israel to polio eradication, Musgrove sought to win the FEEL IT. vowed to veto. was less important to Ameri­ Democratic primary without a The $12.6 billion foreign op­ cans than cutting taxes, fixing runoff. DOIT. erations bill, passed by a vote of Social Security and Medicare Gov. Kirk Fordice, who is 385-35, would decrease the or reducing the national debt. barred from seeking a third term, World Bank's lending "President Clinton wants $2 stole the show in the final weeks CLIP IT. programme for the world's poor­ billion more," Representative of the campaign when he was est countries by $232 million and Sonny Callahan, an Alabama caught returning from a vaca­ also cut off aid to foreign groups Republican, told the House. tion in France with his high HIDE IT. engaged in abortion-related ser­ "He's not going to get it. So yes, school sweetheart. Fordice says vices. this bill is a vote to cut foreign he will divorce his wife of 44 The measure came up almost aid" years and marry the woman. WEAR IT. $2 billion short of the amount the Callahan said he wanted to "pre­ Virtually all the primary can­ Clinton administration requested. serve this money to pay for Social didates made a point of boast­ KNOW IT. The Senate has already passed a Security, for Medicare needs, for ing about their strong marriages, version of the bill with less severe other areas such as tax reduction, their happy children and their cuts. or even balancing the budget and small-town values. GET IT.~ Representative Nancy Pelosi, a paying off debt." Musgrove, 43, beat a GOP California Democrat, scoffed at But the Clinton administration, incumbent four years ago and the abortion amendments as a red which has often vetoed legisla­ immediately locked his sights SAIPANCELL< herring but said Democrats should tion containing abortion lan­ on the governor's mansion. He C O M M U N I C A T I O N S had a chance to win the nomina­ The Choice is Clear. approve the bill in the hope that guage, made clear the president Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley leans in to talk with President Clinton as they participated in a Welfare tion outright Tuesday by get­ later negotiations with the Sen­ would veto the bill on grounds to Work partnership conference at Chicago's Navy Pier where Clinton urged business leaders to hire FOR MORE IHFO. CALL235-PAGE. ate and White House would pro­ of both the funding shortfall and more from the welfare rolls. AP ting more than half the vote. duce a better funded bill with no the abortion amendment. 16-MARlANA'.S \IMUETY NEWS ANbVIEWS-THURSti'AY-AUGUST 5, 1999· THURSDAY., AUGUST-5,•1999-,- MARIANAS Y.ARiET.Y·NEWS kND VIBWS-11 RP willing to negotiate air pact with Taiwan MANILA, Philippines (AP) - the air agreement. LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia Inside the chapel, teddy bears for Kevin Dial, 36, a manager at The Philippines is willing tone­ Interior Minister Lin Feng­ (AP) - Having already lost his and inscriptions "Gone to be with Momentum Securities and one of gotiate a new air agreement with cheng said Taiwan could discour­ daughter and wife to violence, Momma" decorated the pulpit. the first to die in the shootings. Tai wan after serving notice it will age tourism ortrade with the Phil­ Bill Spivey was overcome at the Mourners recalled how Matthew, Dial's sister, Sherri Dial read a terminate the current accord by ippines or allow fewer Filipinos thought of having to bury his 11, loved baseball and Mychelle, letter from her brother written a the end of next month, a senior to work in Taiwan. grandchildren. 8, was an active Girl Scout. day before his death that vowed Philippine official said Tuesday. Zamora said the air agreement Spivey broke down in tears "I want to remind you how your that he would live life to the full­ '"That's what we expected - and the presence ofFilipino work­ Monday and appeared to stagger lives have been enriched just by est. that we would be at a negotiating ers in Taiwan are two separate "I'm pretty sure you 're with with grief at the White Columns knowing them," Hennesy said. table with Taiwanese air authori­ issues. Chapel while saying goodbye to "Sometimes the answers are not Elvis, having cocktails, trying to ties," presidential Executive Sec­ He said Taiwan is not doing the convince God to let(John) Belushi Matthew and Mychelle Barton. there for the understanding of retary Ronalda Zamora said. Philippines a favor by hiring Fili­ visit," Ms. Dial said, speaking of who were killed Wednesday by man, but there for us when we get The Philippines has said it will pino workers. An estimated her brother and drawing chuckles their father, Mark 0. Barton. to heaven." scrap the air treaty and block Tai­ 110,000 Filipinos work in Tai­ Barton, a suspect in the death of Barton was suspected but never from mourners. "And I think he 'JI wanese carriers from flying into wan as maids or factory workers. Deborah Spivey Barton and Eloise charged in the murder of his probably do it." the country after Sept. 30. "They are there because they Powell Spivey five years ago, mother-in-Jaw and first wife - In Sandy Springs, north of At­ Manila claimed China Airlines in fact contribute very signifi­ killed his second wife, Leigh Ann, the children's mother-five years lanta, a memorial service was held -one of two Taiwanese carriers cant! y to the economic progress before opening fire at twobroker­ ago. The women's bodies were for Russell Brown, a 42-year-old flying the route-violated the air in Taiwan," he said in a radio age offices in Atlanta on Thurs­ found hacked to death in a camper day trader at Momentum Securi­ pact by flying bigger planes and interview. day, leaving another nine dead. in Alabama. ties. carrying more passengers than al­ Taiwan described Manila's The Rev. Kenneth Hennesy told The funeral for Barton's two "For the first time in his life, he lowed. action as an unfriendly move, Spivey and 300 otherfriends and youngest victims was one of three finally found something he loved A Taiwanese official said Mon­ saying international practice re­ family members that they held Monday. Two more were in day trading - he would have day that Taiwan will retaliate if quires a one-year notice before shouldn't question why the chil­ scheduled for Tuesday, for day done it 24 hours a day if pos- the Philippines unilaterally scraps discontinuing such pacts. A car almost rests on the roof as a rescuer searches for survivors when scores of houses were toppled dren were gone. He urged them to traders Edward Quinn and Joe . sible," Brown's fiancee Patti following a hillside collapse at Antipo/o, east of Manila. AP take comfort in the fact that they Dessert. Balon told those attending the Despite peace accord violations had gone on to something better. In Houston, services were held service. Flood waters inundate parts of Study: Ex-rebels say they won't resume fighting S. Korea, Philippines, Thailand SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - spilled over Tuesday. In eastern cue workers who have struggled Child-abuse deaths unreported Mark Barton is shown in this undated family photo with his wife Leigh MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A former Muslim rebel chief said Thailand, hundreds of prison in­ to feed and shelter thousands left Ann, dau_ghter_Myqhelle Eli~abe_th, 7, and son M_atthew, 11. Police say Tuesday his group will not resume fighting despite many violations Gales uprooted trees and flipped CHICAGO (AP)-The number and under, and strangers are the thing about it." Barton killed his wife then his children before going on a shooting spree of a peace accord by the Philippine government, and renounced cars on a tourist island in South mates waded through hip-high homeless by heavy rains north of of young children who die at the killers only 3 percent of the time, Herman-Giddens, who teaches in two Atlanta offices last July 29. AP armed struggle as disastrous. Korea Tuesday after three days of water to board buses for higher Seoul. Since the weekend, floods hands of parents or other said Dr. Marcia E. Herman­ maternal and child health at the Nur Misuari, who is now governor of a Muslim autonomous flooding farther north in the coun­ ground. have forced tens of thousands to caregivers is underreported by Giddens, lead author of the study, University of North Carolina, said region in the volatile southern region of Mindanao, said his Moro try left at least 3 I people dead and Rivers swelled and rice fields flee towns and villages between nearly 60 percent, according to a published in Wednesday's Jour­ the problem is that all states use the National Liberation Front will peacefully seek autonomy for Mus­ 22 missing. became Jakes amid persistent rain the South Korean capital and the new study. nal of the American Medical As­ International Classification of Dis­ Bill bans distribution lim Filipinos. North of the storm area, a tour in spots across Asia, forcing border with North Korea, 56 kilo­ The study was based on an sociation. eases to record deaths, and the "I don't like war anymore," Misuari said at a news conference bus slid off a road into a river in a people to flee low-lying areas, meters (35 miles) away. analysis of North Carolina "So far, we as a society have system's specifications are flawed. of weapon information attended by Muslim foreign diplomats. flooded area of Choonchun city, postpone air travel and escape Thousands of tourists on the is­ records, but researchers said the not cared enough to do what we For example, three children who Misuari, 57, led the MNLF, once the country's largest Muslim killing four people and injuring from flooded homes carrying land south of the Korean peninsula results reflect the situation na­ need to do to get accurate data on are stabbed to death would not be .. Y" ASHI1'.'IGTON (AP) - A bill making it illegal to distribute rebel group, which signed a peace agreement with the government 31, rescue workers said. They said possessions above the rising were stranded after four domestic tionwide because all states use child abuse homicides," she said. listed as abuse victims because the mformat10n about weapons of mass destruction with the intent to in September 1996. The pact ended a quarter-century of separatist the road was slick with rain. water. airliners hastily flew to Seoul early the same system to classify deaths. "Ifyoudon'thavegooddataabout classification system says abuse commit a crime is awaiting signature into Jaw by President Bill insurrection that killed more than 120,000 people. Floodwaters also inundated The arrival of ;i. new storm on Tuesday to avoid damage, and hun­ Caregivers commit 85 percent the problem, good numbers, you deathsresultfromastringofevents, Clinton. In recent months, Misuari has denounced the government for not thousands of homes in the Philip­ the South Korean resort island dreds of homes on the island were of the homicides of children J0 can't possibly begin to do any- not an isolated episode, she said. Un~er the legislation, given final passage Monday by voice complying with the agreement, under which it pledged to provide pines, where reservoirs in Manila of Cheju was asetback to res- flooded. vote m the House of Representatives, violators could face up to , . funds for economic development of impoverished Mindanao prov­ : 20 years in prison. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS inces and allow an opportunity for an expansion of the autonomous •• The measure, which the Senate passed last month, makes it region. @ff ice of tbe j{ ob m'.raining ~artbersbip )t(ct 0 COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY illegal to teach or demonstrate the making or use of an explosive t> or a weapon of mass destruction or to distribute information @ffice of tbe IB~~ks ~Iir1lij~ cc:r birthday on Wednesday still de­ the Daily Telegraph said in a front­ from thousands of well-wish­ THEHAGUE,Netherlands(AP) US silent on yen's current rise termined to live life to the full - page report. ers. - A Bosnian Serb accused of en­ even dancing the twist to prove Like most other British news­ The Corps of Drums of the 1st slaving and raping Bosnian Mus­ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese intervention in the open intervention had come up, the offi­ ~~Jl~~~~lt~~-~~;gr~~~) her point. papers, it.splashed a specially re­ Battalion of the Welsh Guards lim women in 1992-93 will be ar­ The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday market to keep a lid on the Japa­ cial replied: "The statement speaks ~~~~r:1J:SJ~x.pC>rtpr9:raJT1me.sfor anotheryeru;O •• Prince Edward's wedding to grandchild, Arthur Chatto. Queen Elizabeth the Queen announced. rency values but left it unclear economy's recovery from a deep yen's rise against the dollar, which ••••• ,++hf·•·?,.?J;l?~Ypte .• ·~f.~··ti.l~p·•Yt~fnl!J'.!1·•·"!1cill•.rem!lip.•·rligiplc .•. ·f<>.r Sophie Rhys-Jones in June that She is expected to enter her Mother, as she is officially Radornir Kovac, 38, was arrested whether the two sides plan to join slump. could hurt its economy's tender ·····fj.t1~#,~··1Jas:~pg Jr9µ1 m~ {J;S, ~~fJ#!B9rf ~~nr<,tbepverseas she had fully recovered from a hip 100th year by making her now known, is likely to take to her Monday in Poca, 50 kilometers (30 forces to cap the Japanese yen The spokeswoman said Sum­ recovery by making Japanese ex­ ; i:l~y~ti))ilYCStrneJlt <::oi-p. (QPIC) •. apq ~Partm~BtofAgpcultlJre·. currency's recent rise. mers and Miyazawa had discussed ports more expensive abroad. operation last year. traditional birthday appearance "Queen Mum Mobile" golf miles) southeast of Sarajevo, by ~:q,011 ~redit program111e./l .•.•• /····· ·•••·• >• r r ?...... i .< ) •••... ·• i··· "She was said to have thrown outside her Clarence House resi- buggy for the occasion. NATO troops serving in the inter­ In a terse statement, a Treasury "the current economic situations in Bu.t Washington has been scep­ . gµp.t()!l1a~t·y~argrantrd tile fol'IIl,et:q:~ •. r~emta~aiverto th¢ .. national Stabilization Force in spekeswoman confirmed that new the United States and Japan, in­ tical about the merits of currency )97 4J~cks6n~V anik a111el'ldment,whlch 1'ars the government fr<;m Bosnia and flown to the tribunal's U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence cluding recent developments in intervention, instead calling on Ja­ i~~di~~ 'Yit.115on1in~nisf .cCl~~tr.ies. ll:f d() ~ot ~1 lowfree en,1igratiqp. Summers and his Japanese coun­ exchange markets." pan to get its fundamental eco­ detention unit in a suburb of The i? its cttizeµsr < > > ·••····•···•· ..·· .. < ·. . .· • .· .. ··.• at his apartment building in Foca .. • ~l.lt~ ~osc)UntJ'i~s !)ave rea~9e9 ;en~tiy¢ag£¥n1~nt op. a tra~ .• He also allegedly allowed the eiJCt)Patw9uld clear the v.ay for.th~ J.Yl}it~d S!al\Js to ~ive Viemam women to be raped by other sol­ ··. ~\{Jc~, Trade Representative. <;:9~fJCf1y~arsh~f~~y .saiqthe t;,vo Trade groups oppose oil dumping case some 1etailsJo .workout bur~~t the agreemeht could •• diers. •. fidesi~m11 ~lid Kovac faces a maximum sen­ WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Domestic Oil, want anti-dump­ in a joint letter sent on Monday. ·.. ·pi#f?mple.~.bV•.~.·ti.me•l~.ll{y11f ~l/m1in·Sept~~~F•······••. • >•.••i>fi•·.··.············.·········· .••.·.· MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION tence of life imprisonment if con­ Over 100 trade associations have ·ing duties imposed against oil The groups include national as­ victed of either charge. urged the U.S. Commerce De­ imports from the four countries of sociations that represent busi­ Q.p~~triicied~rif.§?illP:e!f;g,i=:ongr~l''f&Ulq~ffrrt?~~.~.f?.giXf On behalf of the Governor's JTPA Office and the Trainees, I would like to take this opportunity in extending our sincere ' Y~~J;rta~ l'f]'l<·r:1cl)! ~~~/}'lhioh ""?~Id sqU .~ stibjCJ:t tq atl!Jllal···• He is one of eight Serbs accused to nesses that would be affected by partment to dismiss an oil dump­ up 177 percent, plus a ·l~.!~:-V l.1114f r th~ •JapJ{$pJJ,Y:;ui* ~epdri:i~1;1t;J1.1sr a(ylµtia, 1s; ly1IB. gratitude and appreciation to the following firms for your commitment and participation in according Employment and of raping Muslims in his home­ ing case filed against Saudi countervailing duty of $6. I 8 a higher oil prices, such as big oil ~~ij~j$ sijl:>j~<:(f? jiip'u~Jffiyje'<''.,\··· ...... ·..... ·...... ·.· ...... ·.... ·. ..·.·.·.· ..... ·· ····· ...... ·.· .. ·.·.· , .... Training opportunities to our indigenous workforce in an effort of finding meaningful employment. town of Poca during the 1992-95 Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico and barrel to offset government sub­ companies, convenience stores Bosnianwar.Accordingtohis 1996 Iraq.joining majoroil companies sidies. and truckers, as well as state JET Enterprises Hafa Adai Hotel indictment, Kovac was a sub-com­ opposed to the petition. The groups said the import du­ groups looking after the interests mander of the Bosnian Serb mili­ Hyatt Hotel, Saipan Sablan Enterprises, Inc. The associations said the alle­ ties woulddisruptoil supplies and of local businesses, including tary police and a paramilitary leader gations by a small group of inde­ increase fuel costs for consumers, fertiliser and asphalt companies. HK share prices close higher Duty Free Shoppers Tasi Tours in Poca. pendent American oil producers which in tum would cause a down- The Commerce Department Sablan Construction Co. Triple J Saipan, Inc. In January, another suspect listed that the four oil producers sold oil turn in the economy. · will decide on Aug. 9 whether HONG KONG (AP) - Hong negative territory as investors took in the indictment, Dragan Gagovic, in the U.S. below fair market value "At the same time, the requested the case has enough industry Kong stocks closed higher for the profits following huge gains in STS Enterprises Inc. Hennan's Modem Bakery was killed during an attempt by are "unfounded.·· duties could provide no lasting support from oil producers for third straight session Tuesday in the banking sector on Monday. Saipan Chamber of Commerce Micronesian Telecom Corp. (MTC) NATO-led French troops to arrest The complaining U.S. produc­ benefit to the U.S. oil industry," the dumping charges to be in­ light trading. traders said. McDonald's Saipan Pacific Oriental, Inc. him. ers, who go by the name of Save the trade groups told Commerce vestigated. The blue-chip Hang Seng In­ The index closed slightly higher dex rose 38.41 points, or0.3 per­ following selective buying of blue Realty Management Services Century Travel Agency, Inc. cent, to close at 13,473.84. On chips, they said. L&T Group of Companies Pacific Islands Club Japanese woman Monday, the index had surged In the banking sector, HSBC 3 A's Polyshine Pacific Gardenia Hotel disappears in S. Americans try to avert trade disaster 248.57 points, or 1.9 percent. Holdings rose 25 Hong Kong BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - came to a head last week when the trade bloc out of its worst Turnover amounted to5.39bil­ cents to 94.50, and Hang Seng YCO Corporation Bank of Saipan Russian city Mercosur, the world's third largest Argentina planned import quotas crisis and instead take up Uru­ lion Hong Kong dollars (U.S. $ Bank also rose 25 cents to 87.00. Saipan Health Clinic Aqua Resort Club MOSCOW (AP) - Police were trade bloc, will attempt to avert a but backed down at a hastily-con­ guayan President Julio Maria 691 million), down from Elsewhere, Sun Hung Kai Prop­ Hotel Nikko, Saipan Marianas Napa, Inc. still searching Tuesday for a J apa­ trade disaster at an emergency vened meeting between the presi­ Sanguinetti 's offer to mediate a Monday's 6.47 bi:lion Hong Kong erties rose 75 cents to69.25, Swire nese woman who disappeared meeting later this week to address dent.~ of Brazil and Argentina in dialogue at an emergency summit dollars (U.S.$ 829 million). Pacfic "A"rose 60 cents to 38. JO, Coral Ocean Point Juan T. Guerrero & Associates from the Far Eastern city of the impact of a sudden price shift Brasilia last Thursday. in Uruguay on Thursday and Fri­ Hong Kong stocks opened and Cheung Kong rose 25 cents to Plumeria Resort Saipan Stevedore Co., Inc. Vladivostok several days ago, a caused by Brazil's currency de­ "Mercosur was on the verge of day. higher, but quickly dipped into 69.25. Coca Cola Company JM &Associates news report said. valuation. a real disaster," Argentine Presi­ Uruguay and Paraguay are also Police believe that the woman, Brazil gained a relative price dent Carlos Menem told members of Mercosur which pro­ Island Apparel Inc. Douglas Cushnie Law Firm identified as Moritake Riko, was advantage on its exports in the four­ reporters. ''The worst case scenario duces $1 trillion in goods and ser­ HK paper: Saipan Sea Ventures harmed, and possibly killed, the nation Mercosur pact when it de­ would have been the collapse of vices every year for 200 million Interfax news agency said. They valued its cuJTency, the real, by 30 Mercosur." consumers andexchanges$15 bil­ In an effort of working collecti:e!y for our people to become contributing members of our community, the program found blood stains and signs of a percent in January. Menem said he preferred not to lion worth of products. Chile and China to resume talks resort to quota restrictions to pull Bolivia are associate members. also accords an On-the-Job Tra.uung (OJT) Contract with a 50/50 wage subsidy for Six Months. struggle in her apartment. The resulting trade imbalance Riko had taught Japanese in with US on WTO Vladivostok for three years and For more information, please contact Mr. Luis Tilipao or Mr. Richard Santos at 664-1700-1705 from our Office. was planning to return home to Mazda sells car-loan subsidiary to Ford HONG KONG (Reuters) - as saying China and the United China will resume talks with the Japan when she disappeared, States could reach a preliminary iary of Ford Motor Credit Co., Hiroshima-based Mazda. U.S.­ Interfax said. TOKYO(AP)-Japan's Mazda United States around late August agreement by the time of Asia Si Yuus Ma'ase, Olomwaay, and Thank You for your support. Motor Corp. will sell its credit the world's largest auto finance based Ford is the world's second­ on its entry into the World Trade Pacific Economic Cooperation fo­ The report added that police arm to Ford Motor Co. 's finance firm. largest automaker. Organisation (WTO) provided no rum in New Zealand in Septem­ were considering whether Riko Mazda Credit provides loans Ford Motor Credit, which now major changes in Sino-U.S. rela­ went missing with her boyfriend, subsidiary for 8 billion yen($ 69 ber. ls/Felix R. Nogis million), Mazda said on Tuesday. for people who buy Mazda cars. operates in 35 countries, already tions arise, a Hong Kong newspa­ identified as Zakhar Kozlov. Co­ But Chinese authorities were The deal, to be completed by The company has annual sales of has a Japanese unit, Ford Credit per said on Wednesday. only cautiously optimistic about JTPA Executive Director workers reported Kozlov's dis­ the end of August, will make IO billion yen ($ 87 million). Japan Inc., that finances purchases The Hong Kong Economic entry into the trade bloc this year, appearance last week. i I Mazda Credit Corp. a subsid- Ford owns 33.4 percent of of Ford vehicles. Times quoted unidentified sources the daily said. 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- AUGUST 5, 1999 THURSDAY, AUGUSTS, 1999- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-23

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PANTALEON VALENZUELA, New York opera adds sound system Plainliff V. Aging boomers approve of extra-marital sex NEW YORK (AP) -The New mental basis in time for the Sept. ater, designed for dance, has poor the City Ballet. ESTELLA B. VALENZUELA, Defendant. York City Opera will become the 11 opening of the City Opera's acou.stics for music, especially the The sound system will enhance groupAARP, which commissioned said AARP's research director FCD·DI CA. NO. 99-0123 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The survey of Americans older after 45 and that the graying of the first major American company to fall season with Puccini's singing voice. The sound system the acoustics of the auditor1um Constance Swank. SUMMONS FOR PU6UCATION Most ageing baby boomer women than 45 also found that the anti­ boomer generation is having an the survey. employ an electronic sound sys­ "Madama Butterfly," the compa­ will feature stationary micro­ but will not amplify voices, he Americans older than 45 cer­ And as they have at every phase approve of sex outside marriage, impotence drug Viagra can make enormous impact on how society tem like those used in cinemas nies' officials said Monday. phones and more than l 00 incon­ said. TO THE ABOVE NAME DEFENDANT: of their development, members of but they may have trouble in the sex better, but not necessarily more thinks, feels and acts in the bed­ tainlycare about having a good sex and Broadway theaters. Opera companies occasionally spicuous speakers. Beverly Sills, once a leading Estella B. Valenzuela room," said Hugh Delehanty, edi­ life, but sex ranks below good the baby boom generation have a YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and future finding partners among frequent, for men as they age. The system will be installed in use sound systems to amplify spo­ "We view it as electronic archi­ soprano and now chairman of Lin­ notified Io file any answer you wish to make boomer men, a new U.S. survey "What we found out with this tor of Modem Maturity, the maga­ health, satisfying family relation­ different take on senior sex than the New York State Theater, home ken dialogue, such as in Mozart's tecture," said Martin coln Center, endorsed the system to the Complaint, a copy of which is on file reported on Tuesday. study is that yes, there is a sex life zine of the senior citizens interest ships and financial independence, generations thatcame before them. with the court, within thirty (30) days afler of the City Opera and the New "Magic Flute." Oppenheimer, head of the board but said she hoped it would be service of the Summons upon you, and to York City Ballet, on an experi- But the 35-year-old State The- that oversees the (::ity Opera and temporary. deliver or mail a copy of your answer Io Tom Schweiger, the Plaintiff's counsel, whose Rory Kennedy on Greek address is Micronesian Legal Services Cor­ poration, f'O. Box 826, Saipan MP 96950, as soon as practicable after filing your an- . swer or sending 1t to the Clerk of Courts for honeymoon yacht ~~~~t~~~§"i~;;d;~Se:rv~q., spE)eial Oscar f1l1ng. You answer should be in writing and filed We Design & Print ATHENS (Reuters)-Rory Kennedy boarded a honeymoon yacht LOS ANG~LES (Reuters) . award and s.aid he "hated'' his the .•. l9'.3Qs iipfestimohy before 'nobody else e~er has, differ" with the Clerk of this Court at the Civic Cen­ after a wedding in Greece which was postponed when her cousin . •___,. DirectorE'.iia Kazan;Whose trip to Los Angeles forthe Os~ the House Committee. on U11- ent kinds offilms: 'America, ter, Susupe, Saipan MP 96950. It may be prepared for you by your counsel and sent to John F. Kennedy Jr died in a plane crash on the way to the ceremony special Oscar Joi- lifetime. c.ars ceremony. J\qiedc:afr !\.ctiyities at a time . America,"AStreetcarnamed the Clerk of this Court by messenger or mail. • Brochures • Calendars • Books • Menu Covers last month, a Greek TV station said. achievement touched off Atthe awards,director Mar­ when alleged Communists were Desire,' 'On the Waterfront' It is not necessary for you to appear person­ Skai television broadcast pictures of what it said was Kennedy, her fierce Hollywood protests last tin. Scorsese and actor Robert blacklisted in Hollywood. ... you know 'em. The closer ally until further notice. • Posters • Corporate Logo • Letterheads If you fail to fife an answer in accordance new husband Mark Bailey and an entourage of guests boarding the lvforch, says,he desery~.q the I.)eNiropr~~~nted.11Jm.with tt::e In an interview withPatricia they came to my own experi­ with this Summons, Judgment may be taken Varmar, a luxury yacht owned by shipping tycoon Vardis award because i'J've directed special.pscaj.whilepart offhe Bosworth, an old friend and ence and my ownlife, the bet­ against you for the relief in the Complaint. • Business Cards and more ... By order of !his Court. Vardinoyannis at the Flisvos marina near Athens. filrns .. thrit nobbdy••eise has/' star-studded audiencesaton its Vanit)'Fair contributing editor, ter they were and the better I The Vardinoyannis family, friends of the bride's mother Ethel, •.. ·.. I11a11interyie,v harids and rt!f~sed toapplaud .• Kazan said the Oscar ceremony felt." . . ls/Clerk of Courts ".VitbY~.niW Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ls­ . . provided the venue for the small, exclusive rescheduled wedding at ····•F:airfy1agazine'tobc:pullli~Jic:4 The ·.aw~rciJp. ~azan .to~ched .• V/aS.~()rl)elhi?f P["a circus." Kazan said theKennedy family LAS VEGAS (AP) - A casino An investigation by the depart­ were a "gross exaggeration" and happened, and I take re­ t:) 15Marianas c;yarietx;: restaurant has been reprimanded ment found that the former host of no sexual acts took place. sponsibility. It happened with a Dandan: compound in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. - 2 Bedroom, Semi-Furnished Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ The wedding_was postponed after a single-engine plane piloted by for hosting a party where Robin "Lifestyles of the Rich and Fa­ "There was a harmless fun breakdown in command," he said. -A/C in rooms, 24 hrs. Water her cousin John and carrying his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Leach allegedly cavorted with mous" and five female compan­ whipped-cream fight that lasted "Who would ever dream some­ - Lawn Maint. Inc., Sorry, no pets ions engaged in "lewd conduct" less than two minutes when des­ thing this bizatTe would happen?" - Utility and Trash Collection Not Inc. her sister Lauren Bessette went missing. All three were killed. naked women. - Safe, Clean and Nice View The Delmonico Steakhouse while attending a party in a pri- · sert was served," he said. An attorney for the restaurant Celebrity chef Emeril said Leach, 57, has been told he For more info. pis. call 236-4715 could have lost its liquor license vale room. between 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. for the May 31 incident. Severn! employees witnessed Lagasse, who owns Delmonico, is no longer welcome at Britain's pets to get The Clark County Commission the party because the room was called Leach's behavior "outra­ Delmonico, several employees instead gave it an administrative enclosed in glass wine.lows. geous" and apologized for the have been fired anc.1 some have passports to travel reprimand on Tuesday. Leach has said the allegations incident. been reprimanded. JIN, SHAN ZI (Chinese National)

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain from European Union countries, Please notify the owner unveiled the most radical changes Norway, Switzerland and Iceland. Romanian postmen too keen to sell eclipse glasses telephone no. 235-4500 to its stringent quarantine laws for The movement can be two-way. a century on Tuesday, outlining A British Agriculture Ministry BUCHAREST (Reuters) - said postmen had deducted the not seer her father, Nicolae Panti, "We were given an order from plans to give pets passports to travel spokesman said: "This also covers Romani,111 postmen anxious to cost of the glasses before de! iv­ tole.I the television. above to do this as part of our LOST PASSPORT rather than lock them in kennels for foreigners coming into Britain as earn commissions by selling ering their monthly pensions, The glasses cost just over a dol­ job," said l-loria Morutan, post Name: PIAO DONG HAO six months. long as they comply with the regu­ dark glasses for watching next the television said on Tuesday. lar and are distributed by the post office head in Bistrita-Nasaud Nationality: Chinese A one-year pilot scheme an­ lations." week's solar eclipse have been Among them was teenager office. county, which is hundreds of nounced by the government allows Owners who want to travel with selling them to impoverished Ana Panti, blind since binh, who According to the television, kilomercs north of the path of the Phone:235-4500/287-8910 owners to take their pets abroad. their pets will have to get their pensioners and even to a blind receives a monthly allowance the manufacturer of the glasses total eclipse due on August 1 l. V even on c.lay trips, without having animals' blood tested, win an offi­ girl, staw tc lcvision saic.l. from the slate equivalent to $20. has offered postmen a $300 The eclipse will last two min­ to put them in quarantine for six cial health certificate, and vacci­ Police wen; investigating 24 "What am I supposed to with commission if they sell 400 utes, 23 seconds over much of LOST PASSPORT complaints from people who glasses for a daughter who can- pairs. ccntral Romania. OF THI PIOJIL:E months on their return. nate them against rabies and other Name: JING CONG "The new arrangements will keep diseases alien to Britain. Nationality: Chinese We've been a medium for Britain fully prot.'!cted against ra­ The animals would also have ·111e move was met with a sigh Saipan and were trans1tmg in tics while trying to sneak into the public exchange of bies while letting pet owners take identification microchips embed­ DOLI ... of relief from the garment indus­ Korea, back to China. Guam. They were held tempo­ Phone:233-7880/8890 their cat or dog abroad," said Bar­ ded under their skin. In his July 27 memorandum, rarily on Tinian but were never­ ideas for many years. We Continued from page 1 try some members of whom have take that responsibility oness Hayman, junior minister at Hayman said the government pending applications before Zachares ordered the "discontinu­ theless transported out of the EXECUTIVE seriously. Our goal is to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish­ would run a year-long pilot scheme, after the Chinese government re­ DOU ance" of the release of new entry island. eries and Food. permits to Chinese nationals. US and CNMI officials have bring you the people and moving to a fully-fledged scheme fused to take back its nationals It was n.:ported that somi: air­ House For Rent The order covered new and repeatedly announced in the past events that touch your life If the scheme, which is due to from April 200 I . caught trying to sneak into Guam. lines wi:ri: compelled to refuse 2 STOREY, VERY NICE & PRIVATE start next April, is successful and replacement workers, tourists, that the Chinese nationals who objectively. Without you, Originally, the government had The partial Ii !'ting of the ban is boarding for Chinese n:1tionals $1,600/mo. AVAILABLE BY 9n/99 rabies is kept out of Britain, it will planned to limit the scheme to ani­ short-term busincss pcrmit hold­ were moved out on three batches we'd be speechless. contained in a memorandum is­ bound for Saipan at the height of CALL: TONY MUNA @235-1655 be extended, the government said. mals travelling abroad for two sued to DOLi staff manning the the ban. ers, 90-day and long-term busi­ were sent back to their country. Pets that fulfil certain conditions months or more but they relented island's ports of entry, air! ine com­ One airline company even sent ness perm it holders, students, However, US Attorney Greg will be able to travel freely to and in the face of owners' protests. panies, and to both the labor and a group of workers who have com­ and immediate relatives of Chi­ Baka has revealed that a small HOUSE FOR RENT immigration processing offices. plete documents to work on nese nationals already in the number of the Chinese nationals 2BEDROOM Happy 27th Birthday CNMI. were still being ··detained" at SEMI-FURNISHED, CONCRETE The undocumented Chinese Bakersfield in California. 24 HRS. WATER, LOCATED IN DANDAN enc.: on their commercial vi­ nationals, numbering nearly 500 Baka also revealed that some of Gov't to ... CALL: 288-8138 Continued from page 1 ability. were apprehended by US authori- them were applying for asylum. J{oytfMasga Yet still, the bill's proponent, establishment. I-louse committee on Health, However, the law allows the Education and Welfare chair PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ROTA From your friends QUALITY USE!> CARS open exhibition of cigarette car­ Rep. Heinz I-lofschneic.ler (R­ This is to inform the public and mostly (4) 19%4DR NISSAN SE\TRA $6.500 tons containing not less than I 0 Saipan), stressed that every pre­ corporations in the CNMI that CAI.I.: SAIPAN OFFICE 288-(1042 OR individual cigarette packages anc.1 cautionary requirement and pen­ Mr. Rodrigo P. Manalo is no longer con­ alty mandated by PL 11-75 must IWTA OFFICE (67111532-23.17 Happy Birthday tobacco products. nected and employed by JRS Enterprises be strict! y enfarced. The new measure, which was Corporation effective July 27, 1999. Accon.ling to Sablan, the new actually an amendment to an Any transaction(s) entered into after this existing public law (PL 11-75), measure provides a needed cl:1ri­ date will not be honored by the,company. 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Rejano Tel. 288-5428(8/ ARE NOW HIRING FOR ALL SENSE IN GETTING 30 Repetition 5 Aura 11 Douglas­ Dept. of Labor & Immigration, Ht l,/ LET M'< DOG (tree) Contact: LOLLIPOPS, INC. dba Lolli­ per hour 19)Th32150 32 Asian DOWN 6 Weary Division of Employment Services for POSITIONS STARVE TO DEATH .. AL.l. WET .. 7 Baseball 17 Make happy Contact: CATHERINE M. MARTIN dba country the job/s being advertised in which pops Tel. 234-8040(8/12)Th79871 APPLY IN PERSON 1 ODE great 19 "Old Melbec Development Co. Tel. 235- 07 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS-Sal­ 34 Anger you are qualified and available. AT JOETEN SUSUPE. HUMAN RESOURCES 35 Otherwise opponent 8 Nova Scotia Dominion" For further assistance, 01 OFFSET OPERATOR-Salary:S3.25- 1448(8/5)Th31978 ary:$3.25 per hour BETWEEN THE HOURS 36 Full of 2 Baseball (abbr.) 20 Firearms grp. please call Alfred A. Pangelinan at 3.85 per hour Plus $100.00 housing allowance per 10 A.M. T01l P.M. 6,2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. feeling stat 9 Carson City 21 Oregon city THURS. 6, FRI. 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AYUYU (RESTAURANT)-Salary:$3.50-5.15 per MIRAGE, 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Very Reasonable Price 47 Strike per hour dba Diving Fish Mart Tel. 234-0370(8/ hour 1996 TOYOTA PICK-UP OR TERCEL. 48 Flower pot Contact: BIRD ISLAND DEVELOP­ 12)Th32072 01 (ASSISTANT) MANAGER, FOOD LOWEST PRICES ON ISLAND 49 Concorde MENT INCORPORATED Tel. 235- SERVICE (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ CALL: 288-00!2 OR 234-8336 CaU:234-6789/322-5004 50 Middle (abbr.) THURSDAY, AUG. 5, 1999 read the corresponding paragraph. yourself drift just a little and ex­ 52 "Norma-" 6888(8/5)Th31968 ary:SB00.00-1,000.00 per month 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.40-4.25 Born today, you are not always Let your birthday star be your plore. 53 Three, in per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, KITCHEN (RES­ Milan 06 SCREEN PRINTER (MACH. Contact: PACIFIC DAIKEN CO .. LTD. TAURANT)-Salary:$3.40-4.40 per hour DOKO SAIPAN INC. one to embrace ideas that are daily guide. 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Indeed, you FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 - Focus and concentration may 08 CUTIER, MACHINE-Salary:S3.05 ary:$3.30-3.50 per hour are quite often one to think and LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)-The give you cause for concern today, per hour 04 DINING ROOMATTENDANTS-Sal­ LOCAL HIRE ONLY 01 BUS CLEANER-Salary:$3.05-3.75 behave in ways that are actually influence of others is sure to be as you are unable to hone in on 01 AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC-Sal­ per hour plus $200.00 housing allow. & ary:$3.05-3.15 per hour ary:$3.05 per hour S50.00 gas allow. per mo. taxable Conlact: YCO CORPORATION dba (01) MATERIAL CONTROLLER FOR GARMENTS calculated to get a volatile re­ felt throughout the day, but you any one endeavor with yourusual 05 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ 01 TOUR COORDINATOR-Sal­ YCO Servistar Hardware/Liberty Plaza/ WITH COMPUTER SKILLS sponse from those around you. can maintain your own unmista k­ accuracy. FIND THE WORDS. THE NAMES ary:$3.05 per hour ary:S3.05-3. 70 per hour plus $200.00 YCO Construction Tel. 233-3112(8/ College or High School Graduate Controversial in many things, you able style while adjusting to PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ..-=ds~ 10 WASHER, MACHINE-Salary:$3.05 housing allow. $50.00 gas allow. per 5)Th79756 Must have CNMI Driver's License llnlll ~· ....., OF THE PI CT\JRE CLUES ARE & are rather idiosyncratic. Some - That which happens without per hour mo. taxable Working Days: MONDAY - FRIDAY people and situations. HIDDEN IN THE SQUARE. CIRCLE EACH WORD, GOING ACROSS, 04 HAND PACKAGER-Salary:$3.05 per Contact: STS ENTERPRISES, INC. 01 WEDDING CONSULTANT-Sal­ Wage: 5:00 - $7.00 per hour people find you downright diffi­ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)­ your consent or knowledge may DOWN OR DIAGONALLY. hour Tel. 235-3760(8/12)Th32070 ary:$1,000.00-1,350.00 per month cult to deal with at times. not Whenever you are faced with a prove indirectly pivotal to you. 25 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­ Contact: WAT.ABE SAIPAN, INC. Tel. Contact: Jeannie Cabrera Tel. 235-8920 because you are difficult, but be­ crisis in the making today, you 'JI It's important to know what's Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 DRAFTER-Salary:$4.50 per hour 235-4710(8/5)Th79754 MON - FRIDAY (14:00HR - 17:00HR) Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL Contact: FLETCHER PACIFIC CONST. cause you take some getting used want to get in touch with that part going on! CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(8/ CO. LTD. (CNMI) Tel. 234-3301 (8/ 03 LIFEGUARD-Salary:$3.05-3.45 per to - especially when you feel of yourself that remains calm no ARIES (March 21-April 19) 5)Th31967 12)Th79863 hour you are in your element! You matter what! - You may be tempted to move Contact: TASI SPORTS, INC. Tel. 235- DOKO SAIPAN INC. .~l know that you rub some people LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - away from that which is most ~~-!) 01 MASON-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:SB00.00- 4710(8/5)Th79752 NEED 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­ 1,000.00 per month LOCAL HIRE ONLY the wrong way, but you will learn You may be lacking the confi­ effective and comfortable for you, Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour Contact: PEDRO M. ATALIG dba Atalig 01 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN to live with this reality without dence you need to address certain but today is not the f. ~9Bt~.••. §.rr~a 17rfat1:4 A.lttericlll) ~isa< baseball umpires union filed law firm of Cohen, Weiss and leagues have consistently avoided jumped to action. Shirov, who with a ranking of promising third-year players as Mercer, but I could never come to Denver for a pair of second­ . RtYf!lo1q6.f7•(1-7}6,li6·J:andAnnat~JJ'l1ik~\Ta.?fRuss.ir.fear.i charges Tuesday accusing the Simon. negotiating the issues with the They joined the 36 players who 2734 was favored lo win, was swingman Ron Mercer was dealt close to the numbers Ron Mercer round picks. Amer\R~ri 11 6 ·t•••••.•i> ·>···• ·•·.···· major leagues of illegally firing Baseball officials were not im­ Major League Umpires' Associa­ qualified in the previous round of beaten with white Tuesday by Ivan '.l'19lle mr 1.t•Fr.§ffrS):····· ··<·<· · · to Denver and rebounding forward wanted," said Pitino, who also The 6-8 (2.03) Williams aver­ •..•. ·.. \ ~tmrstlll~dal'd~,fl ingis' s~asopb~sbe~pa ~ll9~f~t.J3~.t fqr!h~ i 22 umpires who recently look part mediately available to comment. tion (MLUA). the $3 million tournament at Sokolov of Bosnia-Herzegovina. 111 Dannv Fonson headed to Boston coached Mercer at the University aged 7 .3 points and 2.1 rebounds fiY~ftigie SW 4.§Jam; C1/~Tl1-giqfl\/t. ~af Ptz1A1i~lPP8WlnlyI1.t,.········· •••••.• in a mass resignation aimed at The charges were the latest twist "What baseball wanted to do Caesars Palace hotel-casino. The Since white moves first, it has a in a six-player trade announced on of Kentucky. for the Nuggets. ·• >· .• ,e1.Jth?u~h?hY ..von.tqeAustfaljfP()pen, at;dp··• ing agreement. pute between umpires and the union,"Davis said. monthlong ·competition takes Shirov must win with black in Boston also brou~ht back for­ consider hanging on. It was a situ­ eran, will be joining his founh team. ·.· •.·····.m11.~i.fi·.•tl}elt.dp::v1:.·.·•lt:•.·~· •. tpree"s.e.t•.•.\()~l .. tP ... ·S1\ff P1:.af ... in····tQ~ .••. fipa.I The charges, filed with the Na­ leagues which boiled over on July She added that the mass resig­ home $660,000 and the ti tie of game two of this round Wednes­ ation where we could never have He played in just 18 games for the :·• b~pug:li(9ut~ei.;detra5.tqrs:•·••·.···•••···• .• •·.···•.••<<<.··t••·•··· \ /\··.·· •• ···• iT····· ·········> .. •·• tional Labour Relations Board in 15 when 57 members of the union nation was an attempt also to gain ward Eric William; in the deal day or go home. alon\.'. with reserve Quard Eric si s!nc:d Ron Mercer. .. Celtics last season, averaging 3.0 \V orld Champion. ••. · ... ·Jne,w.e,nf:iige,r Gt5ntrnye,J.~µJp :\Vjmble.,!09 "Yithpµthr;r.n:iotheJ' New York City, claim unfair threatened lo resign on Septem­ leverage over the leagues, which points and 2.9 rebounds, before a11dco?ch,N1ylanieivtgnitor,•and·w~spromptlreiimit;ated6~2,6-- Wasl1ins!ton and an :ndisclosed ';[he Celtics gave up some offen­ "I will bring up that issue with labourpractices- including break­ ber I in the midst of this season's the union believed would have having scason-e nding arthroscopic o in theJirstround.·byAusfralianqualifierJelena Dqkic · urat't pi:k. Denver aui.lition:1lly re­ sive firepower in dealing Mercer. the Board," said Tony Rogolofoi. ing the terms of the union's con­ pennant race. had to pay severance of up to surgery on his left knc:e. Locked . . . ceiveJ furw;uu Popeye Jones and but they markedly improved their "\Ve will let the Board make a tract, refusing to bargain in good The mass resignation was a ploy S400.000 per umpire. Jones, 29, played his first three centre Dwayne Schintzius. rebounding with the addition of Continued from e._~~~ 2~ decision based on all the facts." faith and coercing union mem­ to force the: leagues lo discuss "There was a decision maJc Both Boston and Denver were Fonson. NBA seasons in Dallas, where he bers - and seek to prevent the thorny issues between the two that the way to protect th.: s~wr­ other hand I am a certified umpire NMASA President Bill having trouble negotiatingcontracl The 6-7 (2.10), 260-pound ( J 18 averaged 9.0 points and 9.5 re­ umpires from being discharged. groups, such as a change in the ance packages was to talk about and now excluded for the Sum­ Sakovich advices Taitano to extensions with theirtalcnted young kg) Fortson ranked fourth in the bounds in 229 games from I993- "We 're confident that we'll b~ stri kt: zone and a change in thi: resigning, and not about a strike," mer League," said Taitano. "It present the SML Board with a NBA with I l.6 rebounds per game 96. able to prove the discharges were way umpires are evaluated, the said union general counsel Rich­ players. seems certain club members are written complaint and see what Denver jumped at the chance to last season. He also averaged 11.0 The 7-2 (2.18 m) Schintzius, an illegal," said Susan Davis, a part- union said. tll"d Phillips. now dictating what the umpires happens. land Mercer, who averaged 17 points in 50 games, including 38 eight-year veteran, will join his should do." "I'm not involved in this issue, points per game last season. The 6- starts at centre. As a rookie, he seventh team. I-le appeared in J 6 The Saipan Major League I only gave Al some friendly ad­ 7 (2.01 m), 210-pound (95 kg) averaged I 0.2 points and 5 .6 re­ games for Boston last season, aver­ Braves catcher Board meets today. vice," said Sakovich. Graf retires in third set Mcrn:r m;idc a big impression on bounds. aging 0.7 points and 1.2 rebounds. suspended · the Nu>!>!c:lS when he scored a ca­ Fon son was selected I 0th over­ Schintzius, 30, has averagcd 2.7 CARLSBAD, California (AP) Graf, who said the injury was all in the 1997 draft by Milwaukee points and 2.5 rebounds over his "Last year there were a few - I\ hamstring injury forced "very hurtful," said she didn't be­ rcel'-high 35 points against them on NEW YORK, (Reuters) - At­ and tradeJ to Denver. Mercer was 217-oame NBA career with San Big ... problems with incoming boats," Steffi Graf to rctin.: from her sec­ lieve the injury would prewnt her March 5. lanta Braves catcher Eddie Perez Mcree\', 2]_ also averaged 3.~ the sixth pick overall. Anto~io, Sacramento, New Jersey, said Diaz. "We want to avoid the ond-round match Tuesday night from playing in the U.S. Open in Continued from page 28 was suspended four games and rebourn.ls. 2. 5 assists and I .6:\ steals Williams, 27. returns to the team l ndian,1, the Los Angeles Clippers same situation this year." against Amy Frazier al the New York next month. manager Bobby Cox was hit with in 4 I \.'.amcs for the Celtics. In wnh whom he began his NB/\ ca­ and Boston. gency Management Office "Mobil is still a very big spon­ $520,000 TIG Classic. Frazier won the key I I th game:. a two-game penalty after a brawl 1997-98, Mercer was named to the reer. I le was a first-round pick out Washington played two seasons (EMO). EMO personnel then will sor and we are very grateful lo Graf. who had her left thigh that lasted 14 poillls, !'or a 6-5 in Friday 'sgarne against the Phila­ NB/\ 's All-Rookie Team after av­ 01· Providence College by the in Denver and avcraged 6.9 points contact DPS 's Boating Safety them. Although the "in-kind" wrapped after the I I th game of lead. delphia Phillies. eraging 15.~ points and 3.5 re- Celtics in 1995. and averaged 15 and 2.1 rebounds in I 04 games. Officer John Diaz who in tum prizes arc not coming in as did the second set, was trailing 6-4, 5- When Graf n;:1chcd the side­ will contact Jack Diaz or other last year Diaz remains confident The suspensions are effective 7, l-2 with the score at deuce i11 Iincs on the changeover, she asked ons, Japan, will take on Cwiada, and estimated 3 million players members or the Saipan Sports the derby will again be a success. Wednesday and both were fined the fourth game of the third set. for a medical time-out. WT/\ Tourney .. /\u~ust 22. The winnn or thc playing in 20,000 te:uns in more Fishermen's Association and to­ "I understand the economic situ­ an undisclosed amount. Perez has Graf then walked over to the trainer Laura Eby wrapped Grai''s rou:· international 1·cgions will than 80 countries. gether will meet the incoming ation makes it difficult for many the right to appeal and the suspen­ sideline and informed chair um­ left thigh. challenge the winncrofthe United "Enjoyment of the Little League vesscl(s) 111 the marina. businesses to give," said Diaz. sion and fine would be held up as pire Dessie Samuels she couldn't Frazier, who had won just one Statc:s. program tranccnds al I borders and a result. continue. set in losing six pn:vious matches ,.. Atlanta opens a three-game se­ ginning August 22. The final Lillk Lc:aguc 13asc­ lan>!uagcs to brim: children and With the score tied al 5-5 in the lo Graf. won the second set in the ries Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The Far-East Little League ba1I World Series ballg:unc will ,1du,lts t;gcther in a friendly whole­ second set, Graf said the injury next game when Graf netted a Perez, who had been hit by a I3aseball region consist oftcarns be played on /\ugusl 28 at l lowaru some fa:nily activity," said M,1yor HAPPY BIRTHDAY! occurred on the first point of the backhand. Byrd pitch the weekend before, from the NM!. Japan, J. Lamade Stadium. Man~lona. ! Ith game. After breaking c; rat' r,ir the SC\' - Philppincs, Guam, Korea and Little League Baseball was "We will be rooting for leam was struck again by the Phillies "It was like a litlle pull," said c::nth time in liw match to start the Levi righthander in Friday's game. Hong Kong. founded sixty years ago in, 1939 Japan to lead our intc111ational Anna Kournikova keeps her eye qn the ball after hitting a drop shot Grai·, who has won 22 Grand Slam third set, each player held serve When the pitcher came to the plate As one or four international and is now the largest organized region lo victory ... ," said From your friends while charging the net during the second set of her 6-2, 7-6 victory over titles. ··1 had difficulty going alkr before Grat" rcti1nl in the fourth regions, the Fa1·-East champi- sports program in the world with Manglona. Mei/en Tu, of Porter Ranch, Calif. at the T/G Tennis C/:assic at the La in the fifth inning, Perez con­ her serve. I tried to stay in it." gan1c. Costa Resort Tuesday in Carlsbad, Calf. AP fronted the hurler. 28-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- AUGUST 5 SPORTS Tourney ends: ta style AFfER having hosted their first Benjamin T. Manglona in a press Mayor. "In the future we hope to Pinatang Park for the players, "We thank all the players, Far-East Little League Baseball release. "Thanks to hard work by attract other baseball playoffs and coaches and all the people that · coaches, umpires and officials for tournament Rota can be proud of so many our Liyo Field was in top perhaps provide spring training helped make the event a success. coming to Rota,". said the Mayor. a job well done. shape." camp for a major league team." Despite lots of rain everyone Japan won the tournament and "We enjoyed hosting this ma­ "I think we've proven Rota is a The tournament concluded with seemed to have had a great time at will.represent the Far-East in the jor sports event," said Rota Mayor great baseball venue," added the. a Sunday evening party 'at the celebration. Little League Baseball World Se­ ries in Williainsport, Penn. be- . Continued on page 26 , ______! TOC registration • ! deadline is Friday · ! By Tony Celis i Variety News Staff i WITH more than 95 golfers so far having been registered to play in the 4th Annual Tourna­ ment of Champions (TOC) it appears the Revitalization of the Special District in Garapan Project will be injected with a healthy boost of much needed money. Shotgun start on Saturday, August 7, is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at both the Kingfisher Golf • Links and Coral Ocean Points · R~sortClub. Onthesecondday '. , of competition, Sunday, shot- 1 gun start· will be 12:00 noon. The 111st day to sign up for the • tournament is Friday, at Duty Free Shoppers, said TOC com­ ( mittee member Pauline Roligat. i An awards banquet will be i The frie_ndly people of Rota _recieved their Far-East Little League Baseball guest with the warm hospitality they are known for. The tournament heTd at Grand Hotel, Sunday. 1s now m the record books. Photo by Marian M. Maraya night. Locked ou~ umpire unhappy Big fish prowling Marianas waters By Jony Cells . · By Tony Celis tains (from Guam) to arrive be­ Variety News Staff Variety News Staff fore 4:30 p.m. UPSET over his exclusion to officiate Saipan Major League-Sum­ THEBIGonesareoutthere. Over Further to eliminate potential mer League baseball games, Al Taitano is prepared to go the the weekend a 90 pound Yellow­ problems b~twee_n CNMI Immi­ distance. ~elieving his removal from the list of certified umpires to fin tuna as well as some Pacific gration and Customs officials and be a personal vendetta against him the locked out ump will march to Blue Marlins were landed in the courthouse if necessary. latest fishing derby in Guam. The Taitano speaks of a recent ballgame in which a certain homeplate Saipan Sports Fishermen's umpire failed to make a call and the decision to "make a call" was Association's (SSFA) record for thrust unto him. Taitano was the first base umpire at the time. a Yellowfin tuna is I 06 pounds Ultimately. "the call" was unpopular with the opposing team and (27.4 kg). Should you be the some of their fans, according to Taitano. lucky angler to icebox a bigger "But a decision had to be made and the homeplate umpire who was one your efforts will be worth a · suppose to make the call couldn't or wouldn't, "said Taitano. $5,000. cash prize courtesy of Aggravating the situation further the homeplate umpire decided to Pacific Indemnity. Even bigger walk off the field-out of the ballgame, remembers Taitano. is the $10,000. (cash) from the "I told him 'umpires do not walk out of a ballgame. The only time SSFA for landing a Marlin heftier an umpire may leave the field is if he gets injured or the ballgame than the current record of 624 ends, '"Taitano recalls telling the homeplate umpire. pounds (283.6 kg). The 15th "There are non-certified umps out there calling games. On the Annual SSFA Fishing Derby is . set for August 21 and 22. Continued on page 26 Of particular importance is the a1Tivals of boats from Guam. Ac­ :-.lI)?2l[1~~rE:t~:)nt~t~1i?·,~ri.))A1~·ii':l;~IJrffl:;:~J}f~]t(1f~&..J cording to SSFA Secretary Jack Division-A Division-B Diaz," We are asking the Guam Team Win Lose Team Win Lose boats Captains to come in before High Voltage 11 3 Comets 13 1 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Even if SPEC 10 4 Turtles 9 5 come in on Thursday we would Wo~ora 9 5 KororBombera 8 6 appreciate very much if they ar­ rive before that (4:30p.m.) time." Red Torch 9 6 Fadang 5 9 Citing additional money the as­ Outriggers 8 6 Sofang 4 10 sociation pays to Customs and Ent orcers 7 7 Ace Tigers o· 14 Immigration for"overtime" as the Peleliu 7 7 Islanders 0 14 pri~ary reason for asking the Cap~ A Pacific Blue Marlin is weighted during last year's Saipan Sports Belias 3 11 Braves 0 14 Fishermen's Association's Fishing Derby. contributed Photo ---- ~------SAIPAN e,.<-'r~"c~ P.O. 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