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I ask asked the Attorney General to out misconduct in government sorry that it took me this long our businessmen, if from now aggressively investigate all reports office. to get to it and warn all gov on somebody does something of wrongdoing to stop such ac Specifically, Tenorio urged ernment employees that they like this, report it to us and tions. business establishments to should not be using their posi we'll go after these people," The governor has also directed come forward and report inci- tions to gain any kind of privi- said the governor. the Secretary of Commerce to Tenorio last Tuesday issued prepare a notice that will be dis a sternly-worded directive tributed to all business license Jury .finds Ishibashi warning all government em applicants and current business ployees that misuse of gov licensees upon their renewal that ernment authority could result any attempt by a public official to guilty of gun charges to termination and possible improperly use his/her badge or Froilan C. Tenorio By Ferdie de la Torre criminal prosecution. "office" should immediately be Variety News Staff Directive No. 167, ad tain law enforcement and li reported to the Attorney General's A JURY has found business dressed to all department and censing officials have alleg Investigation Unit for investiga man Kojo Y azawa Ishibashi activity heads, notes that cer- edly been misusing their tion. guilty of illegal possession of ,,n fireanns and ammunition. "i After a long deliberation, the Budget action prevented jurors returned the verdict Sat urday at 4:40 p.m. The trial started last Oct. 11. more deficits-- Governor Ishibashi was found to have illegally possessed handguns By Rafael H. Arroyo enue generating legislations. I did, I am preventing any deficit and ammunition; and a rifle and Variety News Staff "Take me to court. That's my for this government," he added. amm~nition without a valid GOVERNORFroilanC. Tenorio response. I love to go to court Tenorio last week signed House permit. is daring his critics to sue him if over this matter because I know Bill 9-472 into Public Law 9-66 Superior Court Presiding they think he overstepped his line I'm gonna win," said the gover but struck down several depart Judge Alexandro · Castro or item-veto authority in cutting nor. mental and agency budgets to dered the Probation Office to Kojo Yazawa Ishibashi down the fiscal year budget for ·'If anything, I think it's gonna achieve a total budget of $206.7 prepare a pre-sentence report. methamphetamine, marijuana, 1996. help us. It will show that we have million. Castro set the sentencing for firearms and ammunition. In a telephone interview with discipline as far as the budget is Previously, he submitted a $230 Dec. 18. .. .. The government reduced the the Variety, Tenorio expressed concerned. It shows we are not million budget to the Legislature The police arrested Ishibashi charges to seven counts, then confidence that what he did on overspending beyond the rev but had to ask for a revised ad four, and finally two. in April last year following a the budget was the right thing to enues that we are to generate. justed budget after Legislature did As requested by Ishibashi's raid at his property in Garapan. do in light of the Legislature's That's exact! y what people would not act on several revenue-gener He was originally charged counsel David Wiseman, the refusal to consider a new revised like to know - that we will not ating bills. with counts of possession of, 12' Continued on page 14_ appropriations measure or rev- incur a deficit anymore. With what In his transmittal letters to the Legislature, the governor admit ted that several departments, agen cies and programs will momen tarily be without a current year budget but insisted they would have to operate under continuing resolution, or under the previous fiscal year's appropriation levels. This was to go on until the Leg islature passes a more compre- Continued on page 14 Weather Outlook ... ,...... ,......---.,,, .. ~'}, -..':·, Partly cloudy with Isolated light showers SHOWING THE ELDERS. Glow stick-waving schoo/chl/dren Join in a procession Friday to denounce domestic violence: See story on page 7. FERDIE DE LA TORRE PAC NEWSPAPEI~ ST./.1.Cl<S 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY-OCTOBER 23, 1995 MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Taiwan, France sign arms pact Addiction workshop graduates 60 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tai Taiwan's future arms pur threats from China. like a head of state and insists ters in July and August in what By Mar-Vic C. Munar The first steps are the most dif lize, using all available resources ship that can impact on the school mation of the Drug Task Force wanese and French military chases, France must ensure Taiwan's military refused that other governments snub was seen as intimidation Variety News Staff ficult, he said, "because of their to heal all types of addiction be and community environment to composed of representatives from o(ficials have signed a memo against delays in delivery, not comment on the report. him and his Nationalist gov against the island's drive for ABOUT 60 participants gradu denial of our institutions, the lack haviors, family dysfunction, roots break chains of all types of abu various government agencies and randum of understanding to raise prices during arms pro Taiwan has been reported ernment, which fled the Com international recognition. ated from the 10-day Addictive of the most basic of information of addiction and recovery." sive behaviors and; civic groups. ensure delivery and services duction and ensure continu seeking more advanced weap munist takeover of mainland Taiwan has bought six Behavior Counseling Workshop for everyone from our youth to After the workshop, the partici •Initial action plan with future The task force's job, according for arms deals between the two ous after-sale services, the re ons from foreign countries China in 1949. 1,200-ton La Fayette-class which ended FriC:ay. .. •anarnko and the resistance from pants are expected to come up steps clearly articulated includ to Pierce, is "to fonnulate and countries, a newspaper re port said. amid heightened tensions with After Lee's U.S. visit, China frigates and 60 Mirage 2000-5 Keynoting the graduation cer those unwilling or unable to ad with: ing community efforts and pro implement diligent efforts to com ported Sunday. It said French military offi China after Taiwan President conducted two rounds of mis jets from France under pians to emony, Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja mit the existence of the problem." •Examples of effective strate grams. bat and eliminate drug abuse prob The United Daily News cials have called on their Tai Lee Teng-hui's visit to the sile tests near Taiwanese wa- modernize its aging weaponry. said cooperation is the key for The workshop, sponsored by gies and activities for community Also at the closing ceremony, lem in the Conunonwealth." quoted unnamed military of wan counterparts at least once United States in June. mula that could solve the com theAyudaNetwork Inc., was par change; Richard Pierce, the governor's The task force will hold its first ficials as saying Lt. Gen. Chou a year in recent years, and China considers Taiwan a plex problem of drug and alcohol ticipated in by counselors, social •Skills to increase, build and special assistant for drugs and sub convention on Nov. 28 at the Cheng-chih signed the docu that France was actively ex renegade province and has not abuse in the Commonwealth. workers, church leaders, pastors, maintain a community partner- stance abuse, announced the for- Natarahan Navy Hill, Pierce said. ment in France in September. panding its market in Taiwan, ruled out using force against "Sometimes in our quest for police officers and community Under the memorandum, for which has long faced military it. It also objects to Lee acting solution," Borja said, "we over workers. look the simplest of formulas ... and It was held at the Nauru build that formula is 'you and I."' ing in Susupe. New law OKs $.45-M There is, he said, a strength in Discussions covered various togetherness "that no individual types of addictive behaviors such can summon. By simply sharing as addiction to drugs, nicotine, our fears, our hopes and our expe gambling, religion, work and sex. for CT-Scan purchase riences, there is borne a certain Lectures were conducted by strength where there was no three visiting behavioral counse By Rafael H. Arroyo Aside from saving half a mil strength before." lors: Dr. Darvin Smith from Variety News Staff lion dollars a year, it was also A healthy and first sign of be Amsterdam, Barbara Kosko A NEW law signed by Governor noted that the scanner equipment ing in recovery is asking for help, Holm from Texas and Patricia Froilan C.