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Villagomez says USPS can Guam may see now work on street names lie Safety over difficulties in responding to emergency calls. "I will submit a copy of the street names down to the post teacher exodus office and let them work on that. What we got is already in By Jay Pascua general fund will spend less place. Anybody who wants to Variety News Staff money," Forbes said. change it has to go through the HAGATNA -- The Guam De­ Forbes remained optimistic and legislative process, reintroduce partment of Education is con­ said he believes most teachers any changes--we put it on the cerned about the possibility of would not leave their students floor, we vote," said losing a total of289 teachers, and during the school year. Villagomez. 127 other employees including "I think most teachers are go­ Thomas P. Villagomez Villagomez said there has custodians, counselors, and ad­ ing to want to stay in the class­ apparently been no changes on ministrators. room and do good things for their By Jojo Dass the street names prepared by According to DOE spokesper­ kids because that is why they Variety News Staff the commission that was cre­ son Tony Diaz, the department chose this profession in the first SENATE Vice President Tho­ ated by the administration for recently conducted an island-wide place," Forbes said. mas P. Villagomez is set to sub­ the task. public school survey and found Education Committee Chair­ mit the list of Saipan street This, despite protests by Rep. Mark Forbes · out that 122 teachers are thinking person Senator Lawrence names to the U.S. Postal Ser­ Melvin 0. Faisao (R-Saipan), about early retirement while 32 88 would consider returning. Kasperbauer (R-Dededo) said vice to enable the latter to pro­ who recently complained about are considering separation with Majority Whip Senator Mark there is a pool of certified teach­ ceed with its plans for mail home the alleged discriminatory man­ compensation. Forbes (R-Sinajana) said the ers the Department of Education delivery. ner by which the commission A total of 135 more teachers are teacher retires and the General can tap to fill the possible need. According to Villagomez, the came out with the names. uncertain. Fund both gain from the measure. Kasperbauer said there are streetnaming commission is Faisao, a congressman of "Anytime we [the Department Forbes said the teacher tends to enough teachers in the Dr. Anto­ done with its job, and so those Carolinian.descent, said there of Education] have teachers leav­ benefit more because he or she nio Yamashita Educator Corps who still have reservations is not enough Carolinian names ing, we are concerned. So we are would be making more with the program, certified teachers not should go through the proper on the list. concerned every year. We have combination of the annuity and teaching but are still within the procedures to reintroduce Villagomez maintained the extraordinary concerns this year," salary. department, and retirees who changes. street names has been "final­ Diaz said. The General Fund reaps the re­ could take up the slack. The U.S.P.S. has been wait­ ized" by the commission. A provision in the new law cre­ wards of not having to pay ben­ "I do think the pool is adequate. ing for the list that will enable it "If there were changes from ated in the fiscal year2000 budget efits to teachers with a savings of It may take a little effort to notify to implement the home delivery the commission, then we have . allows teachers to return to ser­ potentially $20,000, he said. all these individuals that we have system. Villagomez's move is to adopt it. There was none," vice but only as "Teacher I". The "Simultaneously, this means a need, should it come to that, but also seen to ease growing con­ said Villagomez. title is an entry-level position. that teachers will be able to be I think there is an adequate pool. cerns of the Department of Pub- Continued on page 30 Diaz said of the total 289, only retained in the classroom but the Continued on page 30 Folks remember their departed loved ones

By Rene P. Acosta Although the graves had been visited the place. the closure of the cemetery to Variety News Staff cleaned, there were not much A man said Tanapag residents protect the residents from get­ BRAVINGthescorchingheatof candles and flowers. just dropped by for a few minutes ting exposed to the chemical. the sun, hundreds of people There were only about seven to bring flowers and candles. The Army Corps capped the By Haldee V. Eugenio trooped to cemeteries yesterday people present when the Variety The government had ordered areas with plastic and corals. Variety News Staff to visit their departed loved ones. THE SAIPAN International Ali Soul's Day was a regular Airport's air traffic control tower working day for government will be officially turned over to­ employees, but a huge crowd day by the Commonwealth Ports still showed up. Authority (CPA) to a private firm The November I trek as usual contracted by the Federal A via­ choked the streets leading to tion Administration (FAA). and from the cemetery. CPA expects some $600,000 in Bearing elaborate flower annual savings by privatizing the pieces called "coronas," control tower, which is one of the candles, and rosaries, a steady few in the Pacific region that re­ stream of people came to the mains under government control Chalan Kanoa cemetery, with and operation. some people arriving as early as While the privatization of the 6:00 in the morning. tower actually started in October Others were still seen clean­ to allow for a "transition period," ing graves in the late morning. CPA public information officer But while the Chalan Kanoa Travis L. Coffman yesterday said Cemetery was bustling with ac­ the official turnover ceremonies tivity, the scene was different at will kick off today. the cemetery in Tanapag, which Six former CPA certified air was earlier declared off limits traffic controllers have chosen to to the public. continue working at the tower Visits to the cemetery may which will now be operated by have been preempted by an en­ SERCO Management Se1vices, closure put up by the US Army Inc., while the other three who Corps of Engineers due to the People take time off their work to visit their deceased loved ones buried at the Chalan KEJIJQa cemetery in observance of the All Soul's Day yesterday. Photo by'li'aldee v. Eugenio Continued on page 30 threat of PCB exposure. l-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUFSDA Y- NOVEMBER 2 1999 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Mayoral Now or never for republic, candidates 'PX beer' buyers warned By Jojo Dass Apatang, himself a veteran, see what kind of approach we can confiscating military beers from Variety News Staff step up at the same time said business do to stop this problem." various stores. Just recently, REPRESENTATIVE David M. • establishments should stop buy­ "'The thing," said Apatang, Apatang said, some 16 cases Australian leaders warn Apatang (R-Saipan) has warned ing the merchandise under­ " ... we should not penalize honest were seized from an outlet in campaigns the estimated 1,000 military CANBERRA (Reuters) - a "No" vote would take the re­ with only eight referenda pass­ ground. people who are privileged to buy Dandan. personnel, war veterans, reserv­ "There is a regulation. If they there (AAFES store)." Australia's historic republic public off the political agenda. ing out of 42 since 1901. PHILADELPHIA (AP)- The Alcohol, Beverage and To­ ists and their families on Saipan are caught abusing their privi­ "Those dishonest should· stop­ vote this weekend could be the "If the (republic) vote goes Republicans are split, with two men hoping to be bacco Control Di rector, Andrew against reselling "military lege, it will be revoked. And if country's last chance to cut down, we must accept the real­ those seeking a directly elected Philadelphia's next mayor are doing that because sooner or later, Salas has said commerce de­ beers" to stores, saying they they are engaging in black mar­ constitutional ties with Brit­ ity that a majority of Austra­ president siding with monar­ stepping up efforts to reach as they are going to be caught." partment operatives can easily are risking their privilege to ket, that is a federal crime," said ain, politicians said on Mon­ lians would prefer to keep the chists, urging people to vote many voters as possible in the A case of beer at the AAFES recognize a beer product bought buy the products cheap while Apatang. day. constitutional monarchy rather "no" now and wait for another final days before the too-close­ store is pegged at $13.50, an from the AAFES store. facing the possibility of being Apatang also asked the Depart­ Prime Minister John than change it," Costello told chance to vote for a people's to-call contest goes to the polls. amount some $7 lower than what The U.S. Armed Force Veter­ subjected to federal law en­ ment of Commerce to conduct Howard, a staunch monarchist, Australian television on Sun­ president. The paths of Sam Katz and John it would cost one buying the ans Association has, for its part, forcement action once their in­ consultations with officials of the and republican Labor opposi­ day. "If you want to vote for the F. Street crossed briefly on Sun­ same merchandise at a retail expressed willingness to help volvement to the illegal activ­ U.S. Army Air Force Exchange outlet. tion leader Kim Beazley, both "I think people of good will president. Vote no to the poli­ day morning outside the Bright David M. Apatang curb the illegal resale of beer ity of established. Service on Saipan and Guam "to The government has started said a "No" vote would drive on both sides will have to ac­ ticians' president," said their Hope Baptist Church. products. another nail in the republic's John Howard cept the verdict," Costello said. full-page newspaper adver­ Street was attending a service coffin. On Saturday, Australians will tisement on Monday. with fellow Democrat, Detroit Tenorio wants to allow farming "T believe that if the referen­ be asked whether to maintain a Labor's Beazley has Mayor Dennis Archer. Archer dum is defeated on Saturday "We would have to sit down constitutional monarchy, with pledged to hold another vote urged voters in Philadelphia, then I think the desire of the and think very hard about our Britain's Queen Elizabeth as on a directly elected president, within wildlife conservation areas where Democrats outnumber Re­ By Jojo Dass community and the desire of situation tactically," Beazley head of state, or become a re­ but only if republicans win publicans 4-to- l , to stick with their which was introduced by Tenorio the government will be for the told another radio station. public with an Australian presi­ this Saturday. Howard rejects Variety News Staff in September. party. THE CHAIR of the House Com­ issue not to be revisited in a "In the end politics is math­ dent appointed by a two-thirds such an option. "Democrats are more sensitive In that resolution, Tenorio ar­ hurry," Howard told Austra­ ematics and the maths don't look majority of parliament. "There will never be, in mittee on Natural Resources is gued that "there is no specific to people's needs," Archer said, "'looking at the possibility" of lian radio. good. If we don't get this one Opinion polls show republi­ my view, a willingness on adding that the notion of the Re­ finding in (P.L. 10-84) that other · Beazley said if the republic up, it's not going to be very easy cans are unlikely to win. To the part of parliamentarians allowing farming activities activities, such as grazing cattle publican Party as "compassion­ within designated wildlife con­ was lost on Saturday he would to get another one up," he said. succeed, they must gain a ma­ on either side, Labor or Lib­ ate and conservative doesn't hold and raising crops are incompat­ have to question seriously the Treasurer Peter Costello, a re­ jority of votes nation-wide plus eral, at some time in the fu­ servation areas. ible with the stated purpose of any water whatsoever." In an interview, Rep. Manuel political merit of raising the publican and frontrunner to suc­ a majority of votes in at least ture to put forward the op­ Polls have Katz and Street run­ protecting endangered species." issue if he won the next elec­ ceed Howard as leader of the four of Australia's six states. tion of a directly elected A. Tenorio (R-Saipan) said this Tenorio noted that there were ning neck-and-neck. would allow for a "mixed use" tion due in 2001. ruling Liberal party, also warned And history is against them president," he said. Street, trying to become "several" farmers who have been providing livelihood for farm­ grazing cattle and growing crops Philadelphia's first GOP mayor ers displaced by Public Law I 0- in more than 50 years, made ap­ on some of the land excluded for 84. wildlife preservation under the pearances at five churches Sun­ The law requires that certain EgyptAir Flight 990 had nothing out. of the ordinary day. He was joined later by Wash­ law. public lands be set aside as pro­ These farmers, said Tenorio, (AP)-There was nothing out of an 18-person crew. for such overseas flights. "There The plane was scheduled to land ington, D.C., Mayor Anthony tected areas to safeguard endan­ Williams. have had their grazing permits the ordinary. Nothing suspicious. There was nothing to indicate were no delays, no disruptions. No in Cairo on Sunday afternoon, lo­ gered and threatened species. revoked, and have been ordered Just an annoying four-hourwait for that in less than two hours, Flight events that were untoward in any cal time. Street said he felt confident of a "I am looking into the possi­ victory Tuesday. off the land ... without any offerof 33 passengers leaving Los Ange­ 990 would no longer exist, de­ way," said Port Authority aviation Air traffic controllers cleared the bility of having the Department assistance in finding a new land, les for Cairo, Egypt with a layover stroyed off the Massachusetts director Robert Kelly. plane to 33,000 feet, a typical alti­ "I was Ed Rendell's partner in of Lands and Natural Resources saving this city from the brink of nor compensation for the costs in New York, on EgyptAir Flight coast. Standard Time moved clocks tude for long-distance flights. work with federal government, associated with relocating their 990. The only passenger to get off in back an hour, and 2:03 a.m. be­ There was no distress call. The financial disaster, reducing taxes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser­ improving city services," Street crops or cattle." The Boeing 767 was late getting New Yerk was grief counselor and came 1:03 a.m. Sixteen minutes last communication from vice, so that we can have some Tenorio said DLNR "should to Los Angeles on Saturday. The EgyptAir consultant Ed later, the jet wheels of Flight 990 EgyptAir' s pilot came at I :43 am. said. "I have the track record." control and minimum farming The popular Rendell is barred conduct a study" establishing reason was routine - bad weather McLaughlin. His services were left the runway. and was perfectly normal, authori­ activities," said Tenorio. whether minimum use of the pre­ on the East Coast. Then a tire needed needed in less than an hour: As an The plane headed over the At­ ties said. from seeking a third consecutive He assured he will be "work­ term. served areas by the farmers will to be changed, food and fuel loaded, employee of the Family Enterprise lanticon acommonroute that passes About 2 a.m., the jetliner ing within P.L. 10-84." have any "negative impact" on castoff pillows and blankets cleared Institute,heishired by airline com­ over Nantucket Island. From there, slammed into the Atlantic Ocean Katz also expressed confidence, The HouseofRepresentatives saying he was "poised for a great the endangered, threatened or pro- Unmindful of the he. at, this young man seemed to enjoy repainting the tomb of a deceased relative at the from the aisles. panies to do one of their worst jobs it would tum north, flying along 65 miles southeast of Nantucket. has adopted Resolution 11-204 tected species. Chalan Kanoa cemetery yesterday, in commemoration of All Soul's Day. Photo by Haidee v. Eugenio The five-hour leg to John F. - notify and console the families of the U.S. coastline toward Nova All 217 people onboard were victory." Kennedy International Airport was crash victims. Scotia and Newfoundland, then believed dead. At least 60 were "Most people in the city have r----:------.,---..,....,..--,------. uneventful. So, too, was its 12:57 At Kennedy, 66 minutes passed follow a route over the North At­ American tourists, some of whom decided, as we have encouraged Torres says more chemicals a.m. landing Sunday. Then another before the twin-engine aircraft tax­ lantic toward Europe and its final planned to sail down the Nile or them to, to look beyond partisan 167 passengers got on along with ied from the gate, a normal interval destination in Egypt. cross into Israel. politics," Katz said. Worker says he was of another type left in Marpi

\ By Rene P. Acosta Apart from its war use, the by Variety News Staff mauled landlord Agent Orange was also used in ASIDE from polychlorinated bi­ By Rene P. Acosta renovated into a three-bedroom the jungle to kill bush and small VOTE attacked him causing him to fall phenyl (PCB) buried in Tanapag BOTALI Variety News Staff house when he left. trees by burning them. said on the ground. by the federal government, an­ BOTASI :!,; A GUEST worker was alleg­ .Tingco claimed his initial con­ Torres. IBOTO Si Jingco claimed that as he was other type of toxic chemical is edly mauled by his fmmcr land­ versation with the alleged The chemical was also report­ grimacing, Babauta allegedly also believed to be present in lord, Friday over an unpaid rent. suspect's wife, Aurelia, ;ent edly used in Rota. kicked him more than once on Marpi, according to former con­ The victim, RolandJingco, 32, well. Torres said the shipment of his back. He was able to get up, gressman Stanley Torres. claimed he was mauled by acer­ During their talk, he was told the chemical on the island may ran, and called for police assis­ Torres alleged that drums of • Sadog Tasi tain Philip Babauta at the that he still owe the Babautas have been extens:vely carried For your..... tance. chemical called Agent Orange suspect' s residence in $400 in rental fees. out shortly after the liberation • Puerto Rico When Officer Eric David ar­ were buried in a government lot • Support on Nominating Petition; Koblerville. Babauta, according Leaming this, Jingco asked of Saipan in July 1944 by the • Thank You rived, the policeman reportedly located North of the Kan Pa­ • Navy Hill to police authorities, is a brother for a discount. US forces. • Presence on Weekly did not arrest Babauta. cific Golf Course in Marpi. • Chalan Galaide of the CNMI's Resident Repre­ Jingco said when he left the Upon Saipan 's "liberation,"' The victim sustained a broken The chemical has an effect Pocket Meetings; sentative to Washington D.C., Babauta's residence, most of US forces sti 11. encountered • China Town/As left wrist as a result of the attack. similar to the napalmbomb used • Si Yu'us Maase Juan N. Babauta. his belongings including a cabi­ sniper fire, Torres said. • Assistance in Fund.raising; Also, big visible black marks on during the Vietnam war, Torres Falepe The victim went to the Variety net, a table, arefrigeratorand an This explains why the chemi­ the left hand and back portion of said. • Door-to-Door Canvassing; office yesterday morning, show­ airconditioning unit were left cal was used. apart from the • Garapan his body which are already on According to Torres, the pres­ ing still unhealed contusions on behind. clean up of the island's jungle. • Olomwaay • Gualo Rai • Presence on Republican Kick­ their healing stage were also vis­ ence of the chemical in Marpi is his body as a result of the attack. This caused him to went over The former congressman said Off Rally at Koblerville; ible. not a ·secret to the Division of • Chalan LauLau Jingco, who has been on and settle his financial obliga­ that at the end of the war. Saipan Jingco said he was confident Environmental Quality espe­ • Presence on Republican Good Sai pan for the past 10 years and tion. was heavily fortified with some • Chalan Kiya he can get a discount as his cially to its director, Ike Cabrera. • Maraming currently working for the Pa­ The victim said the wife then 250,000 US soldiers present on • San Jose (Oleai)/ Luck Rally at Civic Center; marble floorings worth around "Ask Cabrera about it , he cific Micronesian Tours, said he called her husband who was in the island along with munitions, $800, was reportedly used by knows it," the former congress­ Falagula • Cheerful Road Waving; went to his former landlord's the house at the time to relay chemicals and other war materiel. Babauta. man said. house to inquire on the amount Jingco' s request for discount. The J:'entagon several weeks Salamat Po • Agrigan • Republican Motorcade; Variety repeatedly tried but Torres said the chemical was he still owes him in unpaid rent. The suspect however, alleg­ ago released the names of states • Anatahan failed to reach the Washington heavily used before the war and • Moral and Financial Assistance; The victim had rented edly grabbed him in the neck, and U.S. territories wherein in­ Representative for his comments up to the Trust Territory period Babauta's garage. He had it pound him against the wall and on the matter. active nuclear weapons were and your VOTE of CONFIDENCE on November 6, 1999. of the Northern Mariana Is I ands. stored. One of them is Guam .

• . 0 ·-• • •------.. ••••' o o '·•· • • • ,•.· '.',",•,•~·,·,•,o..,LLLO..JI...___.~ •• TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2, 1999 Rota water tank rehab set Vets' deal ends in court By Ferdie de la Torre Saipan until the court decided the Simmons provided George with Defendant also began the pro­ agreement's closing date, Skin­ was built in mid-' 80s. The needed replenish the amount used the pre­ ner said George visited and toured By Haldee V. Eugenio ment and supply officer. is being repaired, Rota residents Variety News Staff case. plaintiff's cash flow statements, cess of trying to obtain financing will be asked to source water di­ repair consists of sunblasting, re­ vious day. DOCTOR Eugene R. Clothier has According to the complaint filed photographs of the interior of of­ to purchase Clothier's practice, plaintiff's veterinary hospital. Variety News Staff Anthony Reyes, CUC deputy From 6 am to 8 am, CUC re­ rectly from the Water Cave. painting, and replacing the tank's filed a lawsuit demanding in Superior Court, in 1998 Cloth­ fice, a list in assets contained in said Skinner in the complaint. In a letter dated last Aug. 26, THECOMMONWEALTHUtili­ director for Rota, said failure to opens the tank to allow households rehabilitate the tank immediately "We need to get this project top portion. $315,000 in damages against a ier hired Simmons and Associ­ the office, and lease with his land­ George advised Simmons that George, however, informed ties Corporation (CUC) an­ to have steady flow of water for may force it to "collapse" and going while it is still rainy season. Reyes said the repair is set to fellow veterinarian for alleged ates Intermountain, Inc., a veteri­ lord. he wanted to obtain a financing Clothier that six different finan­ nounced yesterday that a number their consumption especially for thus result in a worse water prob­ Once it is summer, the resident get off the ground anytime soon. breach of contract over their busi­ nary practice broker in Colorado, Skinner said George made fur­ commitment from a financial in­ cial institutions had turned down of Rota residents will soon need cooking, cleaning the house and lem. will have problems where to get Unlike the Sinapalo area which ness deal. to list and sell his veterinary prac­ ther inquiries to Simmons regard­ stitution to purchase plaintiff's him for loans. to get water directly from Water taking a bath. The water tank is "It is critical. The top portion water. The Water Cave at that has 24-hour water supply, Clothier, through counsel tice. ing Clothier's practice. The doc, practice before going to visit Defendant demanded the re­ Cave for about three months as again opened from 5 pm to 6 pm. of the tank is very rusty and it may time will have a lower level, and Songsong residents are only able Timothy H. Skinner, sought a pre­ Skinner said George ap­ tor was given access to plaintiff's Saipan. turn of his earnest money and the existing one million water cue, however, said efforts are collapse anytime," said Reyes in we cannot even store water be­ to have water in their faucets for liminary injunction preventing proached Simmons last June to business income taxes and addi­ Skinner said defendant ex­ announced that his obligations gallon tank in Songsong will be underway to restore the 24-hour a telephone interview. cause the tank is under repair," certain hours during the day. defendant Dr. Del R. George from. inquire about Clothier's veteri­ tional confidential information ecuted last June 30 an asset pur­ under the purchase agreement up for rehabilitation. water service in the area. The CUC official also said the Reyes explained. Reyes said CUC completely practicing veterinary services in nary practice in Saipan. pertaining to such practice. chase and sale agreement for were terminated, CUC already awarded the con­ is able to pump an aver­ project is currently one of his The CUC official said thi.s will shuts off the water tank in cue Clothier's Saipan Veterinary Hos­ Skinner said the purchase tract to rehabilitate the tank to age of 1.5 million gallons of wa­ Tano Group, according to agency's priorities while the rainy be the first time that the water Songsong by 8 pm to4am daily to pital. agreement and its addendum re­ ter everyday in Rota. Mariano Fajardo, CUC procure- season is still on. While the tank tank will be rehabilitated since it allow water from the source to Defendant agreed pursuant to quired defendantto pay $315,000 the agreement to pay $315,000 to on or before Sept. 15, 1999. purchase Clothier's veterinary "Defendant failed to diligently practice. employ his best efforts to secure The purchase agreement was financing and instead attempted lllNt;l~I~. subsequently executed by Cloth­ to evade the spirit of the bargain, ier last July 2 and a few days later, exercised lacked of diligence, was George arrived. and is guilty of slacking off, and llll. NllT Prior to signing the addendum willful rendering of important ·1::NTl~I~ extending the purchase performance," Skinner added.

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Acos1a charged for ll11icl~ l"1·i11t DPH works with US Health to train DUI using a & 11ttst .·····•·•··· 111~ ~?;Y.ea#tr:tl~ ;?<~pf#pi gov't vehicle "Your One-Stop Copy Shop" •· ... ·•. ·.·Ph~~q~g B 4:30 • 7 30 • 1 D:ODpm significant impact to human Tanapag as two of the fastest tect symptoms or problems caused Gwendolyn Eng of the USPHS' pJairit ch~rging him for allegs guilty to ?Barg~~ Jhat h was "did an illegal act under the color Agency for Toxic Substances and health." ways to address health problems. 7 by PCB for swift action. bo\fi\ig outfro111 the f.(}und.ingossession·ofcoc~ine of his office'" last Aug. 2. 'i The health secretary maintained "If CHC, as recommended by ~4}y De­ • Plumbing Supply i!t£ ~ STIGMATA R At the same time, DPH is seri­ Disease Registry came to Saipan l)i~ Benedetto further stated that the health threats to humans exist. l'artmern<,ff~blic Safety's and ly~f~~ add4iethylamide 4 30 • 7 15 • 10 OOpm ously studying the proposal to put in June to work closely with con­ Sec. Villagomez can get those vision ofCorrections. : (I..SD). at the Saipan airport Ramos used an official govern­ cerned local agencies on the pos­ "They (federal agencies) went doctors trained as soon as pos­ up a clinic in Tanapag to ensure Applt;py.·through ••• ·court~~P-•· HastAug:21. ment vehicle to "commit the of­ sible health hazards allegedly to the hospital and reviewed medi­ sible, and if it's the fastest way, I PG-13 PCB-related health problems are IJ(Jinted··counsel waive~r~a,~-­ .· \ .I>efe~d~11({1vlakoto Ibqka fense of driving while under the Blue Streak caused by PCB to Tanapag resi­ cal records and did some inter­ think the cost associated with that 4:45 • 7:00 • 9:30pm also taken cared of promptly. ing of the jnformatioo ad­ through counseldenied.. com­ influence of alcohol or did will­ Top Quality from V • views. Butweallknowthatpeople and W · Health Secretary Joseph Kevin dents. . . . the CNMI should be reim­ visement of his constitu.tional mitting such criril.es. He posted fully neglect to perform the duties come to the hospital, they tell you Villagomez, however, said that "What we are doing now is that bursed by the Army Corps of rights during the arraignment $5;0()0.bail for his temporary of his office as provided by law." both U.S. and Korea tJ . R one thing but there are things they Three Kings the training of medical staff will we're working closely with the Engineers because we are not in Superior Court. release; · The prosecutor said Ramos 5:00 • 7:30•1015pm won't mention to you," said not only focus on the health Agency for Toxic Substances and responsible for those capacitors drove the motor vehicle while he Disease Registry . . . to train Villagomez. being there," said Babauta. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. threats of PCB contamination was under the influence of alco­ Business Hours 08:00-17:30 Lake Placid R The health chief also said he to humans, but also to other several of our local physicians on DPH is repeatedly assuring hol or "while he was under the 5 DO • 7 .00 • 9:45pm pressing health problems like what to look out for PCB con­ was assured by U.S. Insular Af­ Tanapag residents of immedi­ +- +- +- +- BEACH ROAD -+ -+ GARAPAN fairs Director Danny Aranza of influence of any drug or combi­ diabetes. tamination, and to seriously look ate and thorough medical assis­ nation of drugs to a degree which at having that clinic down there," technical assistance to address tance if needed. Federal funds d\/ottiJ?.g dhf1 PG-13 He also said individuals who There is No rendered him incapable of safety health problems associated with will also be tapped to ensure ~ 7:15 will report symptoms will be said Villagomez. 1 driving." 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NEW YORK (AP) - Forget the bottled water. water. And no one seems to care. Dump the cases of canned soup. Save the year's "New Yorkers are used to hi<)ing things and ignor­ supply of batteries for Junior's Gameboy. When it ing things and turning away from things," says Patrick By Jeremy Page comes to the Y2K computer glitch, New York's Shannon, a city resident who spends l O hours a day BEUING (Reuters) - Guo was a two-pack-a-day smoker, gambled COKE PRICtS techno-types say the Big Apple bit first collecting news for a Y2K Web site. away his pay cheque on the Mah jong tables and high on fiery rice got The city ha's been working since 1995 to replace "It does take a certain kind of blind spot to live in a liquor. · · FROM VENOING microchips, hardware and software, and rewrite com­ city this big, with the diversity and adversity," he said. All that changed when he joined the Falun Gong, once a thriving puter coding that otherwise would have thrown New But there is one prevalent worry: electricity. MACHINES movement preaching clean living, outdoor exercise and moral virtues York into cjlaos when the clock struck a second past Many of the questions at a recent Y2K "community but now ari outlawed cult whose members are being hunted down by midnight Dec. 31, 1999. conversation" in Manhattan were about power. _ Maturity? COUlD SOON BE police. Programmers.reviewed 65 million lines of com­ • What happens if there's no heat? City schools will "I had a good job and earned good money," said Guo, 35, a former puter code written in 65 different programming open, heated by their old coal-fired furnaces or by COME SATURDAY, registered voters will be trooping to the polls to BASEDON manager at an oil company. "But physically and spiritually I had languages. The city replaced more than l 0,000 com­ back-up generators. · name their choices for the Legislature. nothing. I was not a good person." puters and bought 50,000 new ones. • What happens if a widespread blackout triggers Several initiatives, including one seeking to create a casino industry RISING Guo speaks of his entry to the world of Falun Gong as a spiritual For starters, there were 677 "high-priority" sys­ rioting? Police have canceled many vacations around on Rota. will also be on the ballot. conversion. tems to evaluate. 1bose were the ones left after the first of the year. About 35,000cops will be on duty Thus far, the Republican incumbents appear to be maintaining a safe TEMPERATURES ... Millions more have seen the same light, and their stubborn faith has Deputy Mayor Joseph J. Lilota deleted psuedo-im­ the last few days of 1999 and the first week of J.anuary lead from their opponents - the Democrats, Reform party members deeply troubled the Communist Party. portant items some agency heads had listed as criti­ 2000, roughly 3,000 more than ordinary. · and the independents. At a time when the party's ideological pulling power has evaporated, cal, like their scheduling software. (Get a calendar, "We plan for the worst and hope for the best," What really gave the Republicans a head start are the resources they Falun Gong has emerged with a message that seems just right for the Lilota told them.) explains Sheirer. have, including the right media contacts that ensured visibility. My times. Despite a troublesome comptroller's audit which Robert Hedlund, director of technology services colleague Zaldy Dandan calls it the "power of incumbency," where It offers comfort to those left stranded by China's modern consumer showed a number of city agencies behind schedule, for Consolidated Edison, said the 3 million house­ ~ those working on the bug say they've beat it. holds and businesses served by the utility in New money is mobilized and infrastructure projects start rolling in. Where economy: the elderly, unemployed and sick. The stress on health is a big "We are the best city in the country, actually I visibility is maintained through an almost daily news reports about attraction in a society where the state no longer automatically picks up York and suburban Westchester County should have figure in the world, in terms of dealing with any sort efforts to do this and that. medical bills. no problem. of crisis," said Brian Cohen, executive director of the Con Ed's 10 generating stations have been in­ One could also just wonder at several road projects, for instance, that To others caught up in the consumer frenzy Falun Gong appears to city's $315 million Y2K project. spected and found Y2K ready. They don't even use have suddenly become common sight: asphalt overlay, anti-skid road satisfy a need for deeper meaning. "If having an extra $50 over the weekend makes dates in manufacturing power. Hundreds of employ­ covers, roadside clearing, and so on. Three years after stumbling across a Falun Gong manual in a you feel more comfortable, then you should do that," ees have looked over power lines, transformers and On the other hand, the other aspirants' campaign trail seems to have bookshop in northeastern Liaoning province, Guo has replaced his he said of New Year's Eve, 1999. "But your money ·substations. They have also checked an estimated 5 been confined to village meetings and localized discussions. old vices with Buddhist meditation, Taoist precepts and Chinese is safer in the bank." million lines of computer coding. They seem to have kept a low profile before media, which was calisthenics, which he practises daily with his wife, his children and The city itself is printing an extra batch of pay­ "We really think that a New Year's Eve is going to probably due to the lack of resources. his ageing parents. checks. More police will be on duty, and emergency be a nonevent as far as electricity goes," Hedlund said. Elections have always been a battle. And media, the arena. His dedication drove him to Beijing this week to join hundreds of shelters will be opened. As in every Y2K conversation, however, there are There were no press releases, for instance, from the aspirants at the defiant adherents in protests in Tiananmen Square. Overseeing it all will be a staff huddled in a new doubting Thomases. other camps spelling out their respective political platform and how Day after day, police have detained dozens of ordinary citizens $13 million emergency crisis center. Built to with­ A report by the city comptroller's office found the they stand on certain issues, among them, education, the FY 2000 gathered in the square in a silent display of devotion and civil disobedi­ stand hurricane-force winds, bombs and power fail­ fire department and Department of Corrections un­ budget and the federal government's plans to extend labor and immigra­ ence. ures, it contains food and water for the I 00 people prepared for Y2K, although Cohen says follow-up tion laws into the Northern Marianas. BUSINESS NEWS "I am not against the government. I am not against the Communist who are supposed to know how to fix anything that inspections gave both better grades. Some people are almost certain the Republican Legislature is headed Party. But by the time I was 30, I had nothing to believe in but money," goes wrong. The city's physical preparati_on is only half the Y2K for status quo. said Guo. Y2K could be their greatest test. The problem dates challenge. The rest is psychological. Despite New But then again, there have always been dark horses in any race. On his new clean lifestyle, he said: "I feel healthy, I work better and back to the early days of computing, when program­ York's overall nonchalance, some people are wor­ Besides. it-is almost common knowledge that elections in the com­ I have better relationships with people. I think I am a better person." mers squeezed every bit of memory from their ma­ ried. And worried people can become panicked if the monwealth is not really so much about party affiliation. Sometimes, it's What is even more troubling to the Communist Party is Falun Gong's chines by using the last two digits to stand for a year. power goes out or something else goes wrong. about how many voters there are in the family. replication of many of the party's own structures and methods used in So 1987 became "87," and the Year 2000 was Times Square will likely be the site of the world's represented by "00. "The shorthand creates problems The incumbents have been saying today's electorate has reached its early years. largest millennial celebration, attracting perhaps 1.5 if a computer mistakes ·'QO" for 1900 when adding or political maturity. A front-page commentary in the People's Daily last week, examining million people. Known for the icy temperatures and What's your addiction quotient? subtracting a date. If any. this is what the coming elections will try to validate. what made Falun Gong a cult, described its use of mind control, its hard-partying crowd that usually accompany the fesc If left uncorrected in New York, the glitch could tivities, it's hard to imagine a worse place to be if the hierarchical structure, its secrecy and the blind devotion of its members. By David T. Hughes many of us we tell ourselves that a quick login have meant: lights went out, traffic jammed, the trains stopped * * * * * Falun Gong has also borrowed a chapter from the party's textbooks on to check mail and see who might be in one of • 30,000 calls a day to the 911 emergency network running and everybody flipped. For the Variety propaganda, and even gone one better: its printed literature is wildly HOW MUCH time do you spend on the Internet the rooms. 'Tl I be on and off in just a few transferred to the wrong local police or fire station. The city is relying heavily on advanced public SO WHY is Guam receiving Compact impact money and the CNMI popular in China, but unlike the party it also makes extensive use of the a day? Do you find any excuse to log on and minutes and I'll fix dinner later," is what we • Traffic lights stuck on their midnight cycles, relations. City officials are already popping up at is not 'l Internet. Why is the CNMI getting the least amount in federal grants compared check email just to get a fast eNet fix? Are you tell ourselves. creating massive gridlock. neighborhood events, and a brochure assures readers Falun Gong denies it has any organisation and is a cult, saying it poses • A jam-packed Times Square plunged into dark­ to the rest of the ten-itories '.' involved in any of the several instant-messag­ Those rationales are the entrance to a black that technicians have updated the 911 emergency call no threat to the Communist Party. ness. system. Why are there plans to take away $9 million of the $11 million allotted ing services and get depressed if no one rings hole. It's easy to look up and notice that every­ But in the eyes of China's leaders, it subverts their monopoly on the • Newer elevators shut down, mistakenly calculat­ Although the vague wording leaves room for inter­ to the CNMI for capital improvement projects in the next fiscal year and you up? one has gone to bed, you are hungry and you hearts and minds of the people. They say the movement ··seduces, ing that they hadn't been serviced in 100 years. pretation, group psychologists say the city is on to have it given to the Virgin Islands instead ? Play games online? Shop online? Bank have a burning desire to find personal relief. brainwashes and blackmails," and threatens the stability of the nation. (Olderones would be fine. They lack the microchips something. online? LIVE ONLINE? To your amazement the clock says you have CNMJ's Washington D.C. Resident Representative Juan N. Babauta "To be merciful or tolerant to a cult is to trample citizens' human regulating more modem lifts.) Generalities like "Hospitals have been working Was America Online's decision to initiate been online HOURS and HOURS. and Insular Affairs Director Ferdinand Aranza can certainly work on rights," a government spokeswoman said on Thursday. The mayor's office, the utilities, the Federal Avia­ hard to address areas in the medical industry ... " and This condition is somewhat what an alcoholic these concerns for starters. flat rate pricing akin to manna from God to you Beijing launched a massive campaign to vilify the group and arrest its tion Administration, all agree such problems won't "utility companies ... have assured us that power, gas, because you were going broke from connection goes through just before the DTs begin to set in. leaders after more than I 0,000 members suddenly turned up in April to happen. Theircomputerprogrammers say they have steam and telephone service will continue" may sound * * * * * charges? Granted, spending Jong hours on line won't kill squat outside the Zhongnanhai Chinese leadership compound to de­ burrowed into every technological crack to fix the so­ simplistic, but they can ease fear of a far-reaching Do you check your favorite web sites hourly brain cells and it's perfectly safe to drive a car STILL ON concerns. Babauta has said it may take some time before mand official recognition. called Y2K bug. computer problem people don't quite understand. just to sec if anything has changed since you afterwards, but the psychological damage it can Working from an office littered with Y2K para­ Frm1cis C. Dm1cs, of the Society for the Advance­ the PCB contamination of certain areas in Tanapag is addressed. They banned the cult in July. labelled it a cult on Thursday, and I ' last JoQ:~ed on? do has been the study of a horde of psychologists, phernalia - including a battery-powered hat with a ment of Social Psychology, said the brochure lets ' Babauta is batting to have Tanapag included in the National Priority tightened anti-cult legislation on Saturday. How-';ibout spending so much time online psychiatrists and even Dr. Laura (grin). digital clock ticking down to Jan. I - Cohen has people know government has m1 eye on things and List. Claiming 100 million members, Falun Gong is remarkable for its size, with electronic friends that your family and There's a standing joke that women become directed an army of city employees, consultants, helps by telling where to go for more information. Chances however seem remote as areas with urgent needs to be but it is just one of an exotic cocktail of religions, superstitions and cults corporal relationships suffer? ·'X"- widows (football, basketball, hockey, golf, electrical and communications workers in updating Still, plans won't be worth the paper they're printed cleaned-up - a meltdown for instance - are usually what comprise that has sprung up to fill China's spiritual vacuum. If you can answer in the affirmative to many etc.) Juring certain times of the year, their old-fashioned computers. on if a blackout in Times Square sends the crowd NPL. Christianity has flourished, with IO million officially registered of these questions the chances are excellent hubbies or significant others sit down in front But the thing about Y2K is, no one will know for spiralling into chaos. I can just imagine what it's like to be left in the dark about a Protestants, four million Catholics, and millions more meeting regularly sure how bad it is until it gets here. And so the city is that you are well along the way to being or of the big screen and zone out. (l know. sexist for unofficial prayer services. "When the people start to panic, the police have to contamination issue lurking at my backyard as what Tanapag residents preparing for the equivalent of a three-day storm. react," Danes said. "The best thing to do would be to becoming an Internet or online junkie. There's - please, no letters!) Many of these ignored "The world is so chaotic, we need something to believe in," one will have to put up with for the next years. Deputy. New York Police Commissioner Richard make sure that the lights don't go out.·· little difference. ladies arc turning to a screen of their own ... a protester said last week as she sat quietly in the middle of the square. Sheirer, the NYPD's Y2K guy, says the technical The following steps are recommended to prepare An onl ine junkie spends most of his or her 17-inch computer monitor. "Falun Gong helps to unite society." time within a service's pages, such as America aspects of the problem are under control. for Jan. I, 2000, the date a computer problem To be fair, many of us (we?) guys also turn to Members follow the teachings of their U.S.-based leader, Li Hongzhi, Online. If you have an Internet account and the little screen for solace. From the 911 emergency response system, to the known as Y2K could cause various service inter­ who preaches salvation from a world corrupted by science and technol­ robots that disarm bombs, to computer-controlled spend a lot of time on web sites, chatting, etc. Where's the best place to get help for the ruptions: ogy. Li is also fiercely anti-gay. fingerprinting devices, the department has tested then your affliction fits that genre. addiction? Try the proverbial "hair of the dog," • Keep a three-day supply of nonperishable food. As the ranks of believers swell, so do fears of the 60-million-strong each computer-driven component it uses. baby-food, diapers, water, and batteries for a radio. It's frighteningly easy to become addict to or web sites that discuss the problem and offer Communist Party that its authority will be undermined. But the police department's effort is just begin­ Also make sure there is a non-electric can opener and this wonderful medium. In many ways it's like solutions from those who have walked in the "The only reason we were banned is because our membership ex­ ning. The big job comes New Year's Eve, when the a flashlight in the house. carrying on a conversation with yourself be­ same shoes. (how many cliche's can I work ceeded the Communist Party," said another Falun Gong member. department has to oversee the party of the millen­ • Buy a first-aid kit. cause you can find areas that fit your personal into one sentence?) Beijing says Falun Gong has just two million members. nium. It doesn't want a blackout to match. • If you wish to have extra cash on hand, don't wait needs and desires with just a few clicks of a The good news is there are lots of these sites Although members claim to have no leaders and no organisation, they Concern over the possibilities have driven some until Dec. 31 to take it out. Be discreet about the button. No matter what floats your boat, the available. Just go to any search engine and look meet regularly to practise Falun Gong and communicate with other New Yorkers to ... do nothing unusual. While some money you have. P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950.{)231 Member of chances are astoundingly excellent there's a The Associated Press (AP) for exact phrase "Internet addiction" and visit members in China and overseas via e-mail. Midwesterners are stocking up on ammunition and • Keep copies of all financial records for the last Tel. (670) 234-6341/75781979719272 page, chat room or other digital kingdom wait­ Fax: (670) 234·9271 MEM!IER!IINCE 11116 a few of them until you reach a comfort level. "We can cross the divide between governments and peoples. Falun The Denver Post has published a Y2K recipe section three months of 1999 and the first three months after NATIONAL ing to welcome you with silken arms. How much time do I spend online a week? advising how to make the most of canned beans, © 1999, Marianas Variety NEWSPAPER Gong transcends governments and nations because it teach_!!s that all the new year; ask your financial institutions about All Rights Reserved 0 ASSOCIATION Ask yourself this question. How - LONG - I'm afraid to tell you, but at least I can claim Maihattan :stores haven't even orde~ elltra bottled dieir Y2K compliance. · · people are the same," said Guo. , , .. .. do you THINK you are spending online? For it's part of my job (grin). Is that denial? I' --~---.·---· -·-··:~1::--·---:-: ...... ·~.;_,...-.. ,,~ -· .. :~· ~~-·· ~> :•-:-~·":".'";,7"·"---:'"_-····-- ' ,' . J , '. ' .. : • ' . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2, 1999 Gov't to hold Y2K conference Merep wins Koror election By Haidee V. Eugenio tions and Y2K task force chair~ ing to present Y2K preparedness Each speaker will be given a among others, could crash or give Variety News Staff man, said the conference is one of status. maximum of eight minutes for misleading answers starting J anu­ president which means that he by Ngirmang with 608 votes. of the total 4,553 registered Rengulbai said the election VITAL government and private the government's activities in pro­ These offices include the Emer­ the presentation. ary 1, 2000. By Eileen 0. Tabaranza does not need to resign be­ Merep would be the 14th voters cast their votes during commission and the Attorney sector agencies are set to give viding public assurance that the gency Management Office Webb said following the pre­ Webb said the task force is cur­ For the Variety cause only those who are un­ senator of the 5th Olbiil Era the special election. General's Office had resolved presentations on the status of their CNMI is ready for the rapidly­ (EMO), Commonwealth Utilities sentations, a question-and-answer rently req uesti11g concerned agen­ KOROR (Palau Horizon) - der public service are required Kelulau (OEK). Rengulbai explained the low rumored issues on Ngirmang' s computer and embedded technol­ approaching Year 2000. Corporation, Department of Pub­ session will be held to address cies to assist in identifying speak­ Former Community and Cul­ to resign if they to run for a tural Affairs Minister Unofficial tally results turnout of voters happened be­ alleged' lack of residency, ogy systems· preparedness forthe ··we would like to have mem­ lic Safety, Commonweal th Health any additional concerns. ers to represent critical private government office. showed that Merep got more cause none of the absentee voters Diaz's dual citizenship, and Year 2000 during the upcoming bers of vital government and pri­ Center and Commonwealth Ports Y2K, or the Millennium bug, sector agencies. Alexander Merep emerged as He also refuted such claims the winner in the Oct. 29 spe­ votes than the other two sena­ or those who .Jive on Saipan, Merep 's resignation from the Y2K conference. vate sector industries give short Authority. threatens systems run by old com­ The task force also disclosed that Diaz is holding two pass­ cial senatorial election for the torial candidates in all voting Guam, the United States main­ MCCA ministerial post. The event, which will kick off presentations regarding the status Private sector speakers will rep­ puter programs which will inter­ several "emergency responses" ports. "'It's not true. What do Second District of Koror precincts, except in land and other countries has re­ "The law doesn't say that on Nov. 10, will be sponsored by of their company ororganization 's resent six vital businesses, includ­ pret the Year2000 as 1900, which once Year 2000 strikes, including you think we let him run with which was left vacant with the Ngerkebesang and Ngermid, quested for ballot to be sent to Ngirmang lacks residency. the government's Y2K Task preparedness for the change in ing telecommunications, banking has the same last two digits. requiring certain government of­ the two passports? Those are demise of Senate President considered Diaz's fortress. them. Rengulbai expected this to The Jaw said that once you Force. millennium," said Webb. and finance, shipping/airline, fuel As a result, any program with a ficials to report to EMO on 10 pm rumors. He announced his Isidoro Rudimch. Results of the elections re­ happen because of limited time. establish and live here for sev­ Bob Webb, the governor's spe­ Representatives from five criti­ providers, hotels and computer date such as billing, payroll, in­ of Dec. 31, 1999 to assist on any U.S. citizenship in 1996," Merep garnered a total of mained unofficial until the Of­ Asked how peaceful the eral years. you remain a resi­ cial assistant for telecommunica- cal government agencies are go- retail. ventory, and bank accounts, Y2K problems or failures. Rengulbai said. 1,206 votes against the other fice of the Election Commis­ election was, Rengulbai said dent even though you are out­ "There are too many law­ contenders: namely, Alfonso sion (OEC) certifies the tally the election was "really peace­ side of the republic.'' vers here. If you go to the Diaz, WWFM radio station results on Wednesday. ful." "That day was peaceful, Rengulbai said. Ngirmang is a Defense lists 'dead person' as ~estaurants, you hear plenty manager and Gregorio In an interview, Election nothing happened. Most of the legitimate Palauan who lived guys over there who interpret Ngirmang, a new face on Palau's Commission Executive Direc­ problems were re.solved be­ on Palau for 20 years. the law differently, the execu­ political arena. Diaz came in tor Bandista Rengulbai said fore the election," the execu­ As for Merep, he said that a possible witness in libel case tive director said. second with 825 votes followed that only 2,662 or 58 percent tive director said. he was an appointee of the By Eric F. Say Variety News Staff By Rene P. Acosta case .. Guam Legislature wants OVER l lOpeoplecramrnedinto Variety News Staff The. respondent, however, Police exemption list debated Superior Court Judge Joaquin THE DIVISION of Labor did not comply with the agree­ Manibusan 's sala yesterday for doubled the penalty frrecently ment which prompted the of­ Forbes said the default list vish whether the department By Jay Pascua accounting of SPG funds jury selection in a civil slander ordered against a company for fice to issue a determination, Variety News Staff is language in Public Law 25- made it a policy to release in­ and libel case that may take up failing to follow its order, as it notice of violation, and notice HAGATNA-Senators yester­ 06 [the Sunshine Reform Act] formation related to an ongo­ Variety News Staff to three weeks to finish. earlier found out that its ads of hearing against them. day did not get too far when that spells out what needed to ing investigation. HAGA TN A-The Legislature As part of the jury selection ministrative order was t~ken ·The Villagas did not appear the Guam Police Department's be kept out of the public eye Dervish said the department wants an accounting of the process;prospective jurors are lightly. at the hearing despite being Sunshine Reform Act exemp­ across all government agen­ was directed to include all ex­ money used for the South Pa­ asked a number of questions en­ The Division. also ordered informed about it. They even tion list hit the legislative cies. He said the list accounts emptions in case it was sued cific Games (SPG), includ­ abling lawyers from both camps ~STJnc,, rep!esented by submitted a pleading. This for almost every circumstance. for not providing information ing a listing of all equipment floor. to weed out possible biases. M~ny anec:aroote'sn.;r.;e. 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SEATTLE (AP) - The assemblers went on strike, com­ when a mechanism designed to EgyptAir 767 that plummeted six plaining of being over tired be­ brake the piane on the ground miles Sunday to crash off the coast cause they were forced to work deployed in the air. of Nantucket Island came off too much overtime. The EgyptAir model 767- Boeing Co. 's assembly line im­ A Boeing spokesman said the 300ER, for extended range, was mediately before a Laud a Air 767 company knew ofnothing to indi­ assembled at Boeing's Everett that crashed eight years ago in a cate the two crashes were related, plane factory in September 1989, The DEMOCRATIC PARTY, its Candidates and Officials Thailand jungle. but added, "we 're going to look at the 282nd 767 to be built. The Both planes were completed every possible scenario." The 767-300ER for Austria's Lauda just days before Boeing· s aircraft 1991 Lauda crash was caused Air left the factory about two cordially invite the people of the Commonwealth to the Af&IPEOPLE'S RALLYffP Jim Hall chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, calls on a reporter during a news conference at the NTSB in Washington Sunday as he talks about the crash of EgyptAir's Flight 990 early Sunday morning off Nantucket, Mass. AP on Thursday, 4 November 1999 - 5:00 P.M. weeks later. workhorse on transatlantic routes. at the Garapan Central Park Boeing Commercial Airplane It has not had an unusually high Group spokesman Doug Webb accident rate, with only three fa­ said the company has no reason to tal crashes - the third occurring It's a great night to enjoy- think anything was wrong with when an Ethiopian Airlines jet aircraft assembled at that time. ditched in the Comoros Islands in However, the planes were built 1996 after being hijacked and run­ during one of the most turbulent ning out of fuel. • Greet old friends and make new ones times in the company's history. Prior to Sunday's crash, the •Delightful food, music and entertainment Union Machinists at Boeing EgyptAir plane had completed went on strike on Oct. 4. 198 9, as more than 30,000flight hours over the aircraft builder was struggling the course of more than 6,900 to meet delivery schedules during flights. Please come and join the common people with common interests Boeing 767 jetliner is shown during its first test flight on Sept. 26, 1981. An EgyptAir Boeing 767 plane similar a period of record aircraft orders. Investigators had no immediate to this one is reported to have crashed while flying from New York's Kennedy International Airport to Cairo, In addition to money, a major indication of what caused the jet to Egypt. AP issue in the 48-day strike was the suddenly dive from 33,000 feet heavy amount of overtime re­ into the Atlantic approximately 40 You are important to usl quired of production workers, minutes after taking off on a flight many of whom complained of from New York to Cairo. being too tired to do their jobs The plane apparently had just Election Precinct I properly. reached cruising altitude. All During the crush of work in the 2 l 4 on board were believed late 1980s, some ofBoeing' s larg­ killed. ' est customers complained about The Lauda 767, which crashed poor quality. Those carriers later on May 26, 1991, was climbing praised the company for fixing after taking off from Bangkok the problems, however, and about 45 minutes earlier. backed up the sentiment by order­ It had just passed 10,000 feet ing hundreds of more jets. when the pilot and copilot re­ The struggles of the late 1980s led ceived a warning light signifying to a compete revamp of Boeing's a problem with the engine thrust Antonio Camacho Francisco Dig. Demapan manufacturing, design and engineer­ reverser, a device that uses the Brigida DLG. lchihar8: Rosiky F. Camacho Juan C. Tudela Florencio T. Guerrero M. ing processes, as well as the way the power of the aircraft's two en­ (Incumbent) company worlced with customers. gines to brake the plane after it employees and suppliers. lands. 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Jones (Incumbent) week. on his first trip to the United Mrs. Mohammed said her fa­ States.He has two daughters in ther, after learning of the plane's New York and other family in disappearance over the Atlantic Alexandria, where he · makes Si Yuus Maase - 0/omwaay- Thank you early Sunday morning, expressed leather bags. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND vrnws:19 . NATION 1'8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2 1999 Clinton to veto education bill Gore tackles social security WASHINGTON (Reuters) dedicated resources provided - President Clinton Sunday by the administration's initia­ WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security's future sol­ again vowed to veto legisla­ tive and "that these resources Democrat Bill Bradley said Sun­ vency. the issue had to cease tion passed by the Republi­ are making a tangible differ­ day that "discussion should con­ being "a political football" and can-led House that he said ence." tinue" on whether to raise the become the focus of serious would reverse the nation's The group, which represents talks between Republicans and Sociai Security eligibiliry age. commitment to reducing class the biggest U.S. urban public Vice President Al Gore's cam­ Democrats. But Gore spokes­ size and improving education. school systems, said 3,558 paign seized upon the remark as man Chris Lehane said an indication of half-hearted Bradley's position on the eligi­ Speaking to reporters de­ teachers had been hired in 40 support for the retirement pro­ bility age suggested a willing­ parting on a trip to Norway, of the biggest urban school gram. ness to make fundamental Clinton lauded a new report districts, primarily in areas of Bradley, meanwhile, dis­ changes that might undermine that showed that his class size highest need, such as literacy, missed criticism from Gore that the program. reduction initiative had al­ mathematics and special edu­ his proposal to help 45 million "He won't make firm com­ ready brought more teachers cation. uninsured people get health cov­ mitment to defending the cur­ into the classrooms and in­ In addition, the programme erage might actually drive up rent age for Social Security," creased training for those al­ had paid for 22,000 urban Lehane said. "We should keep premiums and might bust the ready there. teachers to receive high-qual­ federal budget in future years. that commitment." "This report confirms that ity training. ''Any time you put out a big Bradley spokesman Eric idea to deal with a big problem, Hauser responded that this targeted effort to hire The budget cuts, tucked into it's vulnerable to scare tactics:· Bradley's "commitment to So­ more teachers is what local legislation worth $327 billion Bradley said. "That is precisely cial Security is firm.'' He de­ schools need and want," to fund labour, education and what's going on here." clined to discuss the eligibility Clinton said, urging lawmak­ social services programmes, Appearing on CBS' ··Face the age issue further. Gore aides, ers to reconsider their plans to will be voted by the Senate Nation." the former New Jersey h;wever, indicated the vice cut spending. this coming week. Republi­ senator was asked about a Sen­ president may hammer Bradley The House Thursday passed cans do not have a wide on the issue in coming days. ate vote in which he backed a Vice President Al Gore is questioned about his presidential campaign by Cokie Roberts (right) during ABC's I percent across-the-board enough majority in either nonbinding resolution express­ Gore, appearing on ABC's "This Week" on location in the Halloween tent at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington Sunday. AP spending cuts -excluding ben­ chamber to override Clinton's President Clinton leaves the White House Sunday with Michael Casserly, director of the Council of Greater ing support for raising the So­ "This Week," repeated his City Schools before departing to Oslo, Norway. AP efits such as Medicare, veter­ promised veto. cial Security eligibility age from charge that Bradley's propos­ "His health care proposal is much more incremental in na­ schools should teach such things 67 to 70. als to extend health insurance definitely a throwback to an era ture. So I think that would lead as masturbation because it is ans' pensions and food stamps "My position is that the dis­ to all Americans would spend where both Democrats and Re­ to us being very different kinds more realistic than abstinence - to save about $4 billion and cussion should continue," Bra­ virtually all of the projected publicans threw fiscal respon­ of presidents," Bradley said. and safer than sexual inter­ help meet Republicans' pledge dley said. "My position is that surplus over the next decade, sibility to the wind," Gore said. Gore also was asked about a course. of balancing the fiscal 2000 Social Security is the most im­ end a cherished Democratic "If a Republican candidate had Time magazine report on his Gore said Wolf's salary is "a budget without using Social portant government program. It program in Medicaid and do proposed eliminating Medicaid campaign's hiring of feminist third" of the reported amount - Security reserves. should be protected.'' nothing to keep Medicare sol­ and taking away everything author Naomi Wolf as an ad­ his campaign has drawn criti­ Clinton criticised the legis­ vent. Bradley added that to ensure that's needed to save Medicare, viser al a salary of $15,000 a cism for being top-heavy and lation, noting that many Re­ Democrats would be up in month. The magazine said Wolf overpaid- and that she is mainly publican lawmakers had voted arms.'' is involved in everything from working· with his daughter, for an administration plan to Bradley said the disagreement choosing shirt-and-tie combina­ Karenna Gore Schiff, on Bradley says refusal hire the first 30,000 of I p0,000 over health insurance demon­ tions to changing public per­ Internet efforts to appeal to additional teachers for U.S. strates how his approach to gov­ ceptions of Gore as a permanent younger voters. I to attack Gore wise erning contrasts with that of No. 2 man. "She's a valued adviser and public schools just last fall. Gore. Wolf is the author of several she '11 remain one," Gore said. "It makes mindless across­ !tit On Sunday, Bradley wentdoor­ "It's a big problem. It de­ best-sellers on female sexual "We want to attract young the-board cuts in everything knocking in a tree-lined middle­ serves a big solution. I've of­ power. In herlatest, "Promiscu­ women and young men to par­ from education to health to J1.•· class neighborhood, mingling fered that, and I think he's been ities," she argues in part that ticipate in this campaign." safety. If that bill passes, I with residents preparing for Hal­ will veto it," he told reporters. loween festivities. ,; "I've done a good amount of "I don't think the proper re­ >)1:: (door-knocking) running for High court to hear frisking case sponse to our education chal­ Ii'. president," said Bradley. "It's a lenge is fewer teachers, no ac­ jl, t I way of paying respect. If you do CHICAGO (AP). - William knew he was fleeing police. movement guaranteed by the countability and across-the­ May 20, 1916 it with some, you are doing it Wardlow spotted the un­ His conviction for illegal pos­ Fourth Amendment. board cuts in education," he Ii :...... ~;et:: of Birth: for all. If you never do it then marked police car and took off session of a weapon by a felon llle American Civil Liberties said. Oct. 29, 1999 you aren't paying that type of running - down a passageway was thrown out in 1997 by the Union and the NAACP Legal U.S. public schools are fac­ respect." and half a block more before Illinois Appellate Court, which Defense and Educational Fund ing larger enrollments at a time .· l, Predeceased by: Bill Bradley With much of the Democratic pursuing officers caught him. said that fleeing police did not have joined Wardlow attorney ,·.· .. Husband: when many teachers are retir­ . Party's establishment in Gore's Officer Timothy Nolan always create the telltale sign James Koch in arguing that Tili­ ,,, Father: 1 ing or planning to retire. }~:: g~f~!~rfe:~~s(Julio) ... <· >······••·• •; - AMES, Iowa (AP) - Former camp, Bradley was seeking sup­ frisked the convicted felon, of criminal activity justifying a nois appeals judges rightly threw Ii. Mother: ······< 1 1 11 "Once again I ask Congress Maria Cabrera Reyes (Tamat) / •• , .. )Ui··i ;: / ·.· .. •;i New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley said port among college liberals from found a .38-caliber handgun pat-down search. out the conviction. f ii. ,Sisters: Rosa Reyes Cabrera, Maria Reyes· Pang~llnari,}\deJa Reyes· San Nicolas '/II / Sunday his Democratic presiden­ nearby Iowa State University us­ he was carrying and slapped The Illinois Supreme Court "There are lots of reasons to put partis.anship aside ... r1 Brothers: Jose Cabrera Reyes, Juan Cabrera Rey~~,Yi<:ente g~bl"era Reyes .· / tial campaign is gaining steam ing issues like his call for ex­ on the cuffs. upheld that decision last year. why people, whatever their rea­ and work with me to reduce In-Laws: Jose Ayuyu, Antonio Duenas, Juan ParigeJi11an, Jose:fangelinan 1 because he refuses to attack rival panded health coverage. Four years later, the case class sizes, increase quality in The possibility tliat the U.S. sons, don't want to wait around lI, I Tenorio, Andres A. San Nicolas, Alfon.so;T~rres D.e!{(;ruz , I Al Gore. Aides were quick to point out against Wardlow, 45, is be­ Supreme Court will settle the and talk to police," Koch says. teaching, and increase perfor­ Great Grand Son: Joseph Jr. B. Aldan · · · · · f 'I I Bradley. knocking on doors and that the 50 people who gathered fore the U.S. Supreme Court, issue once and for all has fo­ Wardlow was arrested in mance in our schools," the mingling in back yards, said vot­ in a back yard Sunday to hear him the center of a debate over cused national attention on the Chicago's violent Harrison po­ president said. ·'We should be ti · Survived by: ers have grown weary of negative speak are not traditional party individual rights and police Wardlow case. lice district. funding education strategies i] · . . Children & Spouses: Mariano R. Bermudes- Maisie/Michel J)ll..tricia, . . assaults, and are likely to punish activists. but newcomers to the power. The International Association Throughout the area west of ,J~,~~~l~: i\ { that work." I i I Vanessa/Omar (Justip);:g~p,dace/David (Christopher) !/, candidates running that kind of political process. The court is to hear argu­ of Chiefs of Police and the Na­ downtown, unemployed men I 1 The Council of the Great Herman R. & Shirley S. Bermudes - Patriciil.(Jp~ep:h. (Angela) ·· · campaign. There were some signs that ments Tuesday on whether tional Sheriff's Association stare blankly from cracked and •·1 think that's where the Ameri­ Bradley insistence on avoiding officers were right to frisk have filed friend-of-the-court peeling porches, cocaine deal­ City Schools issued a report /r Helen B. & Wayne Smith- Christopher, Hea@er ]/ can people are today," said Brad­ verbal fighting with Gore was Wardlow merely because he briefs supporting Cook County ers peer furtively from alleys. on Sunday, concluding there Jose R. Bermudes & Susana Mendiola '· · ley. getting some support. ran. State's Attorney Richard In August alone, the district was strong demand for the Brother/Sisters: Alfonso Cabrera Reyes /1.. ', / While the vice president has "We very much appreciate your Courts in Illinois and nine Devine, .who will argue before had nine killings, four arsons, /!, Anna Reyes Ayuyu Maria Reyes Dela Cruz held a lead in national polling, efforts to keep thecampaigncivil," other states have said fleeing the Supreme Court that 117 robberies, 273 assaults and 1'. ,, Bradley has narrowed the gap in said Michael Mendelson, who at the sight of an officer does Wardlow's conviction should 79 burglaries. Sister-in-law: Victorina Tudela Reyes key states like Iowa and New answered one of the doors Brad­ not create enough suspicion to be reinstated. Wardlow at times went by ' 'I Hampshire and has made the race ley knocked. warrant such a stop. Judges in "It's our view that when his brother's name of Sam 11· competitive. In addition to narrowing the seven other states have said there's unprovoked flight from Wardlow, and was already con­ Her remains will leave CHC at 7:00 a.m. to the residence of Mariano R. Bermudes in Chalan Kanoa, IJ:I Gore has responded by becom­ gap in some of the polling, Brad­ that it does. a clearly identifiable police of­ victed of burglary when he was Dist. 3 on November 5, 1999 . Mass of christian burial will be offered at 11:00am at the Mt. Carmel. . 1 ing more aggressive in his criti­ ley has made himself competitive Wardlow was arrested Sept. ficer," Devine says, "police found carrying the gun. He was Cathedral, burial will follow at Chalan Kanoa Cemetery. Lunch will be served immediately afte( '; 11 cism of Bradley, who made it with the vice president financially, 9, 1995, after fleeing an elite should be able to make a rea­ released from a state prison in ...... · .. . .·. . , b,ffial at the residenceabove...... · •. · it< .... ·· clear he won't respond. He said raising enough money to keep the police unit sent into his tough sonable stop and inquire." April after serving 18 months ,1 he wants, instead "to project a contest going deep into the pri­ neighborhood to break up Defense attorneys say frisk­ of a three-year drug sentence. positive vision." mary calendar. criminal activity. While the ing an individual merely be­ Koch declined to arrange an "It's been working," insisted "I consider this a joyous jour- police car was unmarked, no cause .he ran from the police interview, saying his client is Bradley. ney," said Braf Vietnam POW "is a fighter and sion refreshing. dolphins, snakes, alligators, turtles and lizards. AP D' SHEPHERD'S CHOIR

_, ASIA ',, : ' t 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2 1999 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJBWS-ij, Russia, N. KOrea to revise treaty Obuchi eyes defense boost SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - tary alliance. with South Korea in 1990. expected to discuss gional threats, mostly from short­ Russia and North Korea next For several years, Russia has Cold War tension persists on Washington's plan to build an and medium-range missiles. TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minis­ could be enacted at an early already taken steps to beef up its week will overhaul a decades-old soughttorewrite the treaty, which the Korean peninsula, which is anti-missile defense system in North Korea rattled the region ter Keizo Obuchi called Sunday date, saying the government defense relationship with the treaty that calls for Russian mili­ was signed shortly after the Ko­ divided by a heavily fortified Northeast Asia, said a South by firing a multistage missile over for laws that would allow would "appropriately deal with" United States. tary backing for communist North rean War. The 1950-53 conflict border since the two Koreas have Korean foreign ministry offi­ Japan and into the Pacific last Japan's military to rapidly re­ emergency legislation while Parliament passed a new set Korea in the event of a war, a pitted Soviet-and Chinese-backed still not formally signed a peace cial who spoke on customary year. spond to outside aggression, a paying attention to parliamen­ of security guidelines in May South Korean official said Sun­ North Korea against South Ko­ treaty .. condition of anonymity. It reportedly has developed a news agency reported. tary debates and public opin­ that allow Japanese forces to day. rea and U .N. troops, most of them Ivanov's visit to North Korea The so-called U.S. theater mis­ more powerful missile which "It is essential to prepare the ion, Kyodo said. provide greater assistance to Russian Foreign Minister Igor Americans. would be the first by a Russian · sile defense system is intended to some U.S. experts say could reach necessary framework to counter Japanese have been on edge· American troops in Asia and Ivanov is expected to visit North Relations between Moscow foreign minister since Eduard protect ships and troops from re- Hawaii and Alaska. possible attacks on our coun­ since communist North Korea give the United States greater Korea Nov. 8-1 I to sign a new and North Korea have chilled Shevardnadze's 1990 trip.·- ..,...... ,,....,,....-...-..,,..,.,...,,.,,.,.... try," Kyodo News agency test-fired a missile a year ago access to air- and seaports here'. cooperation treaty that empha­ since the former Soviet Union Ivanov and his North Korean quoted Obuchi as saying during that sailed over their country Nearly 50,000 U.S. troops are sizes trade but excludes a mili- established diplomatic relations counterpart, Paik Nam Sun, are a visit to an air base in Ibaraki and into the Pacific Ocean, rat­ stationed in Japan as part of a prefecture, or state. tling nerves across Asia. North security agreement between the The prime minister said it was Korea said it was launching a two nations. urgent to create a system to satellite. Since the end of World War quickly respond to various kinds In March, Japanese coast II, Tokyo's defense posture has of emergencies, referring to a guard patrol boats and navy ves­ been limited due to suspicion suspected ballistic missile sels fired warning shots after from China and other Asian launch last year by North Korea North Korean ships ignored or­ countries invaded and occupied and an incursion by suspected ders to stop after entering by Japan during World War II, North Korean spy ships into Japan's territorial waters. The and by the country's postwar. Japanese waters earlier this year, ships later fled. "peace" constitution that re­ Kyodo said. With an eye on the tense secu­ stricts its military to self-de­ He suggested that such laws rity situation in Asia, Japan has fense.

Unidentified members oi the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, vote on whether or not to abolish the 12 existing Macao laws Sunday in Beijing, China. ·AP E. Tim.or, Spratlys Jiang starts visit to Saudi DUBAI (Reuters)-China 's The Chinese ambassador to The Saudi Gazette said to figure atASEAN PresidentJiang Zemin arrived Saudi Arabia was quoted as Saudi oil exports to China MANILA, (Reuters)· Southeast in Saudi Arabia on Sunday saying the country was and other Asian states were Japan's Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi reviews soldiers of the Japan on the first visit to the oil­ China's biggest trading part­ increasing. Bilateral trade Self-Defense Air Forces during its annual air review at Hyakur, Air Asian leaders will discuss East Base, northeast of Tokyo on Sunday. AP Timor's furure and a code of con­ rich kingdom by a Chinese ner in the Middle East and with China was $1. 7 billion duct to prevent conflicts in the South head of state since diplomatic north Africa. in 1998. China Sea when they meet next relations were established. month, Philippine Foreign Secre­ The Saudi Press Agency Quakes recorded tary Domingo Siazon said on Fri­ said Jiang was met in Riyadh day. at the start of the four-day SiazonsaidJapanesePrimeMin­ official visit by King Fahd ister Keizo Obuchi, who would and Crown Prince Abdullah. at Japan volcano also be visiting Manila to meet the He is scheduled to hold Association of South East Asian talks with King Fahd and TOKYO (AP)-Japan 's Me­ Japan, which sits atop four Nations (ASEAN) leaders, would Crown Prince Abdullah, who teorological Agency urged tectonic plates, is one of the U.~. Marines cjash aftergetting off from a Japanese Self-Defense Forces' helicqpterduring a Japan-U.S. joint make "an important declaration", Domingo Siazon diplomats say has been in­ caution Sunday after hundreds world's most earthquake­ m1lttary exercise at JSDF's Aibano maneuvers range in lmazu in Shiga, central Japan Friday. This is one of but declined to elaborate. creasingly managing day-to­ of earthquakes were recorded prone nations. two military exercises being held by the two nations in Japan between Oct. 27 and Nov. 19. AP l..eadei,; of the J 0-nacion ASEAN cluster of potentially oil-rich isles day affairs in the kingdom. near an active volcano in the will hold m1 informal summit in the and reefs claimed wholly or in part Jiang arrived from Algeria southern part of the nation. Philippine capital in the la~t week of by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the on a six-nation tour which The agency said about 450 November and meet dialogue part· Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. has also taken him to Britain, earthquakes were registered Schroeder calls for China to join G8, WTO ners Japan, China and South Korea Except for China and Taiwan, all France, Portugal and Mo­ on the south side of TOKYO (Reuters)-German industrialised democracies . the the GS, but they noted that Wash­ Siazon said the summit would the claimants are members of rocco. Sakurajima, a populated vol­ Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Group of Seven. and Russia. ington was more cautious. discuss economic and financial ASEAN. Newspapers reported that canic island inside Kagoshima called on Sunday for China to "Russia is already involved. It Schroeder also spoke in favour cooperation as well as security is­ Rival claims have sparked tension the Chinese delegation Bay, about 590 miles south­ join the Group of Eight consul­ is an important country. China is of an early entry by China into would discuss a range of eco­ sues, including the situation on the in the area On Thursday, the Philip­ west of Tokyo. tation process, and said Beijing in no way unimportant,"" the World Trade Organisation. Korem peninsula. pines accused Vietnamese troops, nomic issues with a Saudi The tremors, none strong should be admitted to the World Schroeder added. Beijing. which began nego­ team headed by Finance and "There's even East Tim or, what holding a reef that they both claim, of enough to be felt by humans, Trade Organisation at the earli­ The Social Democrat leader did tiations on joining the WTO I 3 to. do about East Timor the next firing shots at a Philippine militaiy National Economy Minister were recorded between Satur­ est opportunity. not give any details over how years ago, broke off talks after three years because the United surveillance plane and filed a diplo­ Ibrahim Abdel Aziz al­ day evening and Sunday morn­ "I think we should consider China ri1ight be brought into the the Belgrade embassy bombing Nations will administer it," he told matic protest, expressing "greatest Assaf. ing, the agency said. whether it would make sc1se for G8 process. in May. NATO says it hit the reporters. concern" over the incident They said trade had been The 3,686-foot-high China to become part of the GS Russian President Boris Yeltsin embassy by accident. Siazon said there could also be Vietnam said it had full sover­ improving since diplomatic Sakurajima volcano has structure," Schroeder told jour­ campaigned to win a place at the China resumed WTO entry '"discussion and signing ... (or) dis­ eignty over the Spratlys and said ties were established in 1990, erupted 121 times so far this nalists travelling with him after G7 summits - the United States. talks recently, and there is pres­ claimants there should exercise re­ and particularly after Crown year, compared with I 03 times cussion and no signing" of a pro­ arriving in Japan for an official Gerhard Schroeder Japan, Germany, Britain, France. sure to wrap up the talks in time posed regional code of conduct to straint. Prince Abdullah's visit to in all of last year, the agency visit. Italy and Canada · and Russian for a WTO ministerial meeting govern actions of countries with Tension also flared in July when China last year. said. Schroeder was due to meet bombed the Chinese embassy in leaders now take part in some of in Seattle in late November. competing claims over the Spratly whenaPhilippineNavyvesselsank The daily Saudi Gazette The agency said activity at Japanese government leaders Belgrade during the Western the consultations at the Group's which is expected to launch a Islands in the South China Sea. a Chinese fishing boat in another said the two sides could use the volcano has increased and Emperor Akihito on the first alliance's air campaign against annual gatherings. new round of world trade talks. the visit to discuss the World Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (right) welcomes Chinese The Philippines has been push­ area of the Spratlys. Manila said it slightly and urged caution as leg of an Asian tour. He will Yugoslavia earlier this year. German government sources Schroeder said he would also was an accident while Beijing said Trade Organisation, which Presi~ent Jiang_Zemin ~pon Jiang'~ arrival at !'ilgiers airport Satur­ further volcanic activity was ing for such a code to prevent acci­ day. Jiang was ,n Algena before flymg to Saud, Arabia the next day. depart for China on Tuesday for The G8 is a forum between the said France and Russia had ex­ discuss the Seattle meeting with its boat was rammed. both are seeking to join. possible. dental conflicts in the Spratlys, a AP a visit postponed after NATO world's seven leading pressed support for China to join Japanese leaders. ~ ·,: ·24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2, 1999 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-25 lJkraine off possible Clinton plays peacemaker KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - In­ for S ymonenko in the Black Sea "The Ukrainian people must Rampant corruption and red WASHINGTON (AP) -Presi­ agreement between Arafat and cumbent Leonid Kuchma was port of Sevastopol. tape, paltry foreign investment choose whether they go in the dent Clinton hopes his quick trip then-Israeli Prime Minister Ben­ leading Sunday in Ukraine's Opponents accused Kuchma and growing unemployment direction of Europe or the op­ to Oslo, Norway, could begin a jamin Netanyahu. presidential elections, but ap­ of stifling the media and block­ along with wage and pension posite way, to direct depen­ final push toward earning a place The issues on the table are far peared headed for a runoff after ing their electoral efforts during debts have plagued his term in dence on Russia," said in history as an honored peace­ tougher than the partial Israeli failing to win an outright ma­ the heated and often dirty presi­ office, though he did manage to Hennadiy Udovenko, an ex­ maker. pullback negotiated in Maryland: jority in a tight contest with dential campaign. On Sunday, avoid civil unrest and improve foreign minister and minor Clinton has picked an agree­ Palestinian statehood aspirations, several left-wing candidates, an Kuchma's camp accused its ri­ Ukraine's international stand­ candidate. ment between Israel and the Ar­ the future of Jerusalem, borders, exit poll indicated Sunday. vals of campaigning on election ing. Symonenko attempted to dis­ abs as his top foreign policy prior­ the status of refugees. Kuchma was expected to take day while opponents charged the Kuchma's foes ran on plat­ pel fears of a Communist come­ about 40 percent of the vote, ity. It also could be his best chance "It is a very important occa­ president's followers with try­ forms ranging from populist back, pledging to fight bureau­ for a shining legacy. sion .... I believe this meeting can with Communist Party leader ing to rig the vote. socialism to a limited market cracy and protect honest busi­ Israel and the Palestinians have help us resume momentum," Petro Symonenko in second Kuchma has failed to halt the economy with varying state in­ nessmen. Symonenko has a given themselves until Septem­ Barak said in an interview re­ place with 20 percent, accord­ Leonid Kuchma worsening economic situation volvement. Many candidates large following in Ukraine and ber to conclude an overall settle­ ported in Sunday's editions of ing to the joint survey. If the in Ukraine, once the Soviet advocated close relations with his chances were boosted by ment. On Friday they decided to The Washington Post. poll results bear out, a second minister who favors pro-West­ Union's breadbasket and a ma­ Moscow and opposed Kuchma' s backing from a hard-line agrar­ get started Nov. 7. Ironically, the Oslo accords in round will be held Nov. 14. ern reforms; and Oleksandr jor industrial zone. pro-Western bent. ian party. That schedule coincides with 1993 anticipated a step-by-step The poll was released before Moroz, head of Ukraine's So­ the winding down of Clinton's approach in peacemaking, not the any results from the voting were cialist Party. second term. He has nearly" 15 high-energy drive for a final settle­ announced. It was conducted 'Tm not clinging to power," months left in office, time enough ment approved by Barak and by three top polling agencies a tired-looking Kuchma said for the president to play the role Arafat and endorsed by the Clinton and commissioned by the after voting in downtown Kiev. of prodder or dealmaker. administration. Democratic Initiative Founda­ "I voted for a better life for At this point, Israeli Prime Min- Barak's ambitious approach tion. a private think-tank. Ukrainians, which can only hap­ ister Ehud Barak and Palestinian would go even further and aim for Thee lection was a key test of pen if we continue the present 'leader Yasser Arafat are willing a quick peace treaty with Syria. Kuchma 's popularity after five course.'' to try on their own. But if they get President Clinton (center) presides over ceremonies marking the signing of the 1993 peace accord between That track is cold now, and with­ years of cautious. often flawed It is that course that many of hung up on the tough issues, Israel and the Palestinians on the White House lawn with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and PLO out a Syrian presence in Oslo, market reforms. He faced strong Kuchma's opponents want to chairman Yasser Arafat (right) in this Sept. 13, 1993 file photo. The parties that launched the historic Oslo Clinton is just a telephone call Clinton is unlikely to make real competition from several left­ peace accord are set to meet in the Norwegian capital this week to spur the hobbled process forward. AP change in this country of 50 away. headway on that track. wing candidates who had advo­ million people. The incumbent "We will be central to the peace When he did concentrate on the sights on an overall settlement macy. Rabin's view was that the Is­ cated a return to Soviet-style ran against 12 other candidates process not only because the par­ outside world, the most pressing between Israel and the Arabs as Clinton has separate meetings raeli people could not "digest" state economic controls and in all. ties want us to be, but because it is matters were conflict in the a final act. set Monday with Barak and with simultaneous agreements with the closer ties to Russia. "I've lived under Commu­ a strategic interest of the United Balkans, the search for illegal He was flying to Oslo on Sun­ Arafat. On Tuesday he sits down Palestinians and with Syria, both Kuchma's main rivals were nism and I want to live under States," Sandy Berger, Clinton's weapons in Iraq and the need to day with limited expectations on with them together. of which would call for giving up Symonenko; radical Marxist Communism and have a secure national security adviser, said in a set a course for dealing with Rus­ what will be a brieffling at Middle At a White House news confer­ land and probably uprooting Jew­ Natali a Vi trenko; Yev hen life," said Anna Palenova, a recent speech. sia and China. He also made some East diplomacy. ence Thursday, Clinton said he ish settlers. Barak, however, is Marchuk, a moderate ex-prime World War II veteran who voted Clinton is ready after the rigor­ bold strokes to settle the N011hern The trip is short; Clinton de­ did not want to raise expectations ready to gamble - "I believe there ous training exercise in last year's Ireland problem. An agreement parts Norway on Tuesday. He will excessively for his talks in Oslo. will be negotiations with Syria in successful West Bank diplomacy he nurtured, while tenuous, es­ spend part of the time in a cer­ His aides said there was no the next few weeks or months,'' France fu .. resf)Oti.O in rural Maryland. . sentially is holding. emony marking the fourth anni­ chance, whatever Barak and he told the newspaper. At the beginning, in 1993, At this point, though, with the versary of the assassination of Arafat tell him, that Clinton would In Clinton, Barak has an Ameri · Clinton focused on domestic is­ Monica Lewinsky scandal re­ Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime get into the kind of marathon can president prepared to spend sues such as the economy and ceding and peace prospects in minister whose path to talks with mediating he did on Maryland's the time beforepackingupinJanu­ to EU beef ruling· health care, and was slow to get to the Middle East more promis­ the Palestinians was paved eastern shore in October 1998 that ary 2001 and to position himself foreign policy. ing than ever, Clinton has his through quiet Norwegian diplo- helped produce a West Bank for a place in history. headquarters in Brus~els, Belgium; theEuropean Com0 mission said Byrrie will disc Russian soldiers repair a track destroyed by Chechen militants near Chervlyonnaya, northeast of Grozny. Russia unleashed a new wave of air and artillery strikes against militants in breakaway Chechnya.. AP cuss the dispute Tuesday with Barak, Arafat arrive the French and British agri­ ... culture ministers, Jean BF:lll.UT; l,ebanort.···.

,,, 26-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2, 1999 BUSINESS & 11IADE LIFESTYLEiENTERT AINMENT TIJESDA Y, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-27 r ------·---···----·· Canada hints at tax cuts 'House on Haunted Hill' OTIAWA (Reuters) - Cana­ don, Ontario, has become one of erals came to power in 1993. the economy has had an almost certain to unveil at least one spe­ cific tax cut next week· a reduc­ tops Halloween box office dian Finance Minister Paul Manin the mostly closely watched event Martin in August said this year's miraculous performance compared is expected to test drive a few ideas of the year after the spring budget. surplus could hit C$5.5 billion, in­ to what was expected a year ago," tion in employment insurance pre­ dios' data, the top 12 films this 10. on new spending and tax cuts when But this year's event lost much of cluding the standard C$3 billion Porter said. miums to C$2.40 from C$2.55 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - weekend grossed a combined Among last weekend's open­ he presents a fiscal update on Tues­ its cachet when the I 998/9.9 budget contingency reserve set aside to The tight-fisted Manin, consid­ for each C$ l 00 earned by a Cana­ "House on Haunted Hill" scared ers, "The Best Man" lost just 28 day, but economists say specifics surplus was. unveiled ahead of guardagainstunforeseeneconomic ered the front-runner to succeed dian worker. The drop in premi­ up record Halloween business $54.6 million, down 14 percent will be few and far between. schedule in September. bumps. Prime Minister Jean Chretien in ums has become an annual event in its first weekend at the box from a week ago, but up 13 percent of its audience as its IO­ "I think it will be more fleshing With last year's C$2.9 billion Porter said Martin will certainly Ottawa's Liberal government, is for Martin, who has been attacked office, according to studio esti­ percent from the year-ago pe­ day total rose to $18.l million, out some of the broader details of surplus already revealed, analysts use the update to rave about also expected to respond - in a over the growing C$21 billion mates issued Sunday. riod when previous Halloween about double its production bud­ the plans forthe surplus," said Doug said Manin could update his fore­ Canada's robust economy, which cautious way - to growing pres­ surplus in the employment fund. The Warner Bros. remake of record holder"Johr: Carpenter's get. Director Martin Scorsese's Porter, an economist at brokerage casts for 19')')1200) and 2CXXJl2001. in August notched a 13th con­ sure to cut Canada's high taxes. The finance minister, who held the 1950s William Castle movie Vampires"openedatNo.1 with paramedic black comedy Nesbitt Bums in Toronto. "1bis Canada's fiscal year ends in March. secutive month of growth. Canada Canada's share of overall tax two unprecedented meetings this grossed about $15.1 million for $9.1 million and ended its do­ "Bringing Out the Dead" (Para­ document might be intended to EcCJ!1()11lists expect Canada to is on track for annualized growth revenues-to-GDP, a common year with private-sector econo­ the Friday-to-Sunday period, mestic run with just $20.3 mil­ mount), starring Nicolas Cage, frame the debate on what specific realise a C$6 billion surplus this of about 4 percent in 1999, a pace measure of a nation's tax burden, mists to discuss the state of the neatly matching its $15 million lion. fell 43 percent and four places tax cuts to look at in the budget - year and a C$ IO billion surplus the well beyond most Western econo­ stands at 36 percent, a staggering nation's finances, might also start production budget. The film re­ The top IO contained ~)lie other to No. 6 with $3.5 million. Its 10-day total is $11.6 million. how big and which ones." reitt-arem:rtabletumaround from mies. 8 percentage points above the looking beyond his traditional volves around four people who new release, Miramax's fact­ Rounding out the top IO were The annual autumn update by the crushing C$42 billion deficit "'That could almost be half of United States. two-year budget targets in the up­ are offered $1 million each to based "Music of the Heart," star­ spend the night in a haunted ring Meryl Streep as a Harlem Fox's "Fight Club" down four Martin, to be held this year in Lon- -· inherited by Martin when ~ Lib- (his speech). There's no question Analysts said Martin is almost date. mansion. It stars Australian violin instructor who teaches the places to No. 7 with $3.3 mil­ Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush instrument to inner-city kids. It lion (17-day total $27.7 mil­ and Danish actress Famke opened at No. 5 with a pianis­ lion); Hollywood Pictures' "The Marks & Spencer will Janssen ("Goldeneye"). simo $3.7 million from 1,349 Sixth Sense" up two to No. 8 "House" made almost as much screens, giving it a per screen (87-day total $259.8 million); now accept credit cards as the next three films com­ average of just $2,743. Universal's "The Story of Us" bined with box office receipts Miramax senior vice-presi­ down four to No. 9 with $3.0 LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer will suffering their traditional sea­ dent David Kaminow said the million ( 17-day total $22.3 mil­ announce that it plan~. to accept credit cards as a form payment in its sonal decline in the face of com­ opening was on target, and he lion); and WB 's "Three Kings" stores, British newspapers reported on Sunday. petition from Halloween festivi­ was confident the film would up one to No. IO with $2.5 mil­ The Sunday Business and tge Independent on Sunday both said ties.Just $900,000 separated the benefit in coming weeks from lion (31-day total $53.7 mil­ the popular but embattled food and clothing retailer would an­ fourth-to ninth-ranked movies. strong word of mouth. About lion). nounce an end to a century-old policy against credit cards when it . Final data will be issued Mon­ two-thirds of the audience was After 38 days · in release, presents its first half results on Tuesday. day. female, and half the total was "Double Jeopardy" has earned Marks & Spencer said it could not confirm or deny whether it Last week's champ, "The Best over 35 years old. But children $98.3 million, while "Ameri­ would announce that it had decided to accept major credit cards, but Man" (Universal) slipped to No. also made up a notable part of can Beauty" has $54.2 million did say that it would deliver an update to investors on the debate 2 with $6.5 million in its second the audience, indicating it was after 47 days. · when results are released. weekend. Paramount's "Double playing as a family movie, Warner Bros. is a unit of Time · The pressure to accept credit cards comes in the wake of an Jeopardy" was also down a Kaminow said. Warner Inc. Universal Pictures announcement from British rival John Lewis Partnership that it had Agnieszka Zakreta of Poland (center) raises her winning trophy after notch, to No. 3, with $5.4 mil­ "House on Haunted Hill" is a unit of Seagram Co. Ltd. she won the Miss Tourism International Pageant 1999 in Kuala Lumpur decided to accept credit cards. l ion in its sixth weekend. pulled in the under-25 crowd, Paramount Pictures is a unit of Sunday. Also in photo are first runner-up Racquel Uy from Philippines At present Marks & Spencer only accepts debit cards and its own Dream Works' "American which was evenly split between Viacom Inc. Dream Works SKG (left) and second runner-up Ruut Kangas from Finland. AP customer credit cards. Beauty" rose two place·s to No. males and females, said Dan is privately held. Miramax Films 4 with $3.9 million in its sev­ Fellman, president of distribu­ and Hollywood Pictures are enth weekend. tion at Warner Bros. Its per units of Walt Disney Co. Twen­ -.... - According to Exhibitor Rela­ screen average was a solid tieth Century Fox is a unit of tions, which collects the stu- $5,572, the highest in the top Fox Entertainment Group Inc. 11attl\1ill\VtiPi·· ..• ~ANCJ<()K,Tllriil~~1 th!! t!sdrnate4 watch group called Media Alliance during a meeting of the board of directors of Pacifica Radio Network 100,()()()~tray~inthe.Th.ai c11pita1irewspa~rs reporie America trade ministers' meeting •·• &n.Sunda'til&JriJri~ the&vernmeniw&i1<1' if~t hh&\Ver&I ~Jt> · .·••••••·filib'd®ttlmes~filais8ffi&lri2•··. ·. ····· ...... · ... ··············· ···········. ··· ...... ··.. ····· ...... ········· ..... ·················· ..· ... ········ ···· .· ... . 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3 and 4foranagenda-setting meet­ 33 othernations agreed to create a The United States, however, ~~frt~a&ean:a,'.'J3X!!fStq!'flil.e.nt intere~tipun~e~titjng m~rif 14 .. ··~aj4,}'1'11¢[eif~;Y?flp',t~~qrgse ..•..... · ',Wha~\\le~.ave.t9~?ilg§t:,~pl<. A model sporting a chocolate-made dress made by fashion designer Paco Rabanne (right) tastes a piece port in Australia to become once hit a whale in the South to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego While the negotiations hold the trade rules without harming the Atlantic . .'f lli9tj ~ere !,i)}~ iry l~t~t1 ?~9t \ •..•.•~. the. siw.~~qn \\'ge11 th!!y }92k• •. • of the dress made by Olivier Lapidus and offered by another model during the fifth Chocolate show in Paris the youngest person to sail which they hope to have in place potential for creating the world's U.S. goal of freer international Sunday. The show attracted some 300,000 visitors last year. AP non-stop around the world. But the soft-spoken teen­ ·.a....• ·.rar_·.•..... ·.. s.-.•.. iw.e .•••.. t.·.g.·_.•.9i.n_ •. ··.g.J<> .•..••.. ·. Qu.t e11µ9v,-~ilt pgljc)' i#iiL by 2005. largest free trade area, with 800 trade in agriculture. an... ~J.. ,. m.•..•..•...... :.r... P.•.... th# Martin, 18, was greeted by ager was modest about his • · · •· ·.,.,. ·t ·· · · 1·· ··· ····· · ·· · · ·· · · ·· -,·.•.·.·.·.1..•..•·.·.e.·.· .•·.·.·.•.·_·1.n.···· ..•.. ~ ...•."""".•.• ·.· .•. ·.·.·.··.·•.• ·.·•..• ··._ •.··.· .. ·•. a·.• ·.. ·•· .• -.t.· .·,.·.on·· •. ··._·. ·.····.• •.. lli·.· .••• ·.. ·.·.·._·e.·._· .. ·.·y·_···.·.· ... ·,•.w·.· •. ·_·... ••.. ..· ·.·, .• ·.e·.·.· •.· •. •.. ·re··.· ..•.• .•·_· ... ·.· .. o-.'•••.•.• ··_··.v·.· .• ·._·.•·._.·.·.e· .. ··. ·._n·_·. •.•• .•. •·•·.·.. "In Toronto we expect minis­ million people and a combined Organisers of the Toronto meet­ l;Pftlre;;+~. ~Be~~;~pir;w UI '"·'"' "' thousands of cheering specta­ achievement. be al)le tB Pil:Y Q~f at that.particular iiine>;·•Byers·· ters will agree to a significant gross domestic product of almost ing also fear it will be a warmup for m.~4: ~('.)~······ . ·Clinton to take questions via web tors who lined the waterfront "I've just put a little bit of business facilitation ·package - C$15 trillion, the failure of Clinton the thousands of protesters expected in Melbourne as he docked his sail up and done four knots all gag~$ at the en(l'pftp~:/;!~ Ye1it0 ·•.•. ·.,.··..... ·.. -,.·,·.· •. s.·.·.···ru,.·•._'·B·.• ... d····_· ..... 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Appearing a little shaky on that's nothing special," Mar­ transparency," a senior Canadian has all but frozen the talks. ernmental organisations aligned arelinked.tosti;>ckmarket iriv~t+ \.O.. a .. •.•._Y_)1e\v.._··.o.<.u_Jd .. 1_·..._ti~ .•. oo.··········.····.•..•. 4.''.!:e.····.•·.·.·•-.c_· •.· ..h ... ki.._·············g·· .. •.•. e_··. s.·····.··• •. •.• questions on the Internet next White House officials said the The electronic talk fest is his feet, Martin was given a tin said. 111ents,· .c~rry ~.6reti.sk !hl# ••..• ··•!1X;JhrJ,w)ti•'.Npyrtpl:ierJ9·~~t . trade official said. The ministers also hope to with environmental, labour and month in a format allowing com­ session will include Democratic being organized by Excite at bear-hug by his mother, Martin said he was now look­ The customs agreement, to be emerge from the meeting with a social causes have been invited to straigbtrer~YJ119!t!()?PS !Jut~- .. ~.~~ •a ~?11d~# ~rdlodf?f <:~h office holders and leaders from a home, a provider of Internet . sum~rgr?ups SOHJC• . cula~!1g)he iwnutU ~~C~I)I~~¢ puter.users to view his responses Louise, the moment he ing forward to having his first implemented starting in January common set of goals for the up­ participate at the Toronto meeting ~rtJlei.¥~ number of states discussing, along access and digital telecom­ ·timr5push~cj ~y CopupisSi()ll- rat~(~ll}llllf tpOrtgµge~ro< on live video. touched dry land. hamburger in almost a year. 2000, will cover paperwork and coming World Trade - in a limited fashion - as a negoti­ The Nov. 8 session is spon­ with Clinton,' a range of issues munications. "It feels great to be around hungry.advi~.~wh\m'f~~g~f .i!hat.A.Pll~fh9""'.•thet?talcost?.f• Martin left Melbourne in other basics for transporting goods Organisation talks, now less than ating group dubbed the "ci vii soci­ sored by the Democratic Lead­ including education, crime and The 90-minute session will December last year to sail people again and to smell the acro~s borden. . a month away,~ ~ta. . ety." ership Council, the moderate civil government. begin at 7 p.m. EST. 30,000 miles around the globe, smells of land," he said. . ... (~:Fi· . ··-~~ri~~1..i~~/.. 11~:~f;~it1, •·<·•.,•·:~,r~.~ml~:i~ss~i~~f ~R~ffI.1il1:u

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Bro Championship on Sunday, but times since May and in just 21 "This is a wonderful course to · his four-shot victory over David starts this year, a success aver­ protect a lead on because if your NEWYORK(AP)-TheCleve­ Johnson in the corner of the end Love III was not a time for cel­ age unprecedented on the Tour not sure about your swing, the w.nd Browns finally won and the zone despite a swarm of Saints ebration, only sombre remem­ over the last two decades. greens are so large you can just St. Louis Rams finally lost in U.S. defenders around him. brance. "I've been on a pretty good dump it in the middle of the National Football League action In other NFL games, it was On a day when most of the run since May," Woods said. "It green and two-putt for pars, Sunday. Buffalo 13, Baltimore IO; Atlanta players in the 29-man field wore goes to show you what hard which is what I did," Woods The expansion Browns got their 27, Carolina 20; Washington 48, knickers to honour the memory work will do. Who knows how said. first win in spectacular fashion Chicago 22; Jacksonville 41, Cin­ of Payne Stewart, who was much better I can get?" He has now won 14 times in Sunday, beating the New Orleans cinnati 10; New York Giants 23, killed in a plane crash last week, He took a three-shot lead over his four-year PGA Tour career Saints 21-l 6on Tim Couch's des­ Philadelphia 17 in overtime; Kan­ Woods fired a final-day 69 to Perry into the final round and and the last 11 times that he has peration, 56-yard touchdown pass sas City 34, San Diego 0; New finish at 15-under-par 269. It was rarely in trouble at Cham­ taken a lead into the final round. to Kevin Johnson on the final play England 27, Arizona 3; Miami was his seventh victory of the pions Golf Club, recording three The clothes worn by many of in the Superdome. 16, Oakland 9; Indianapolis 34, year, the most since Johnny birdies on holes five, nine and the players came from Stewart's "I couldn't have thrown it an­ Dallas 24; and Minnesota 23, Miller won eight in .I 974. 14 and just one bogey, on the apparel sponsor. Australian other yard," Couch said. "I put Denver 20. Lovefinishedat67-273. Brent eighth hole. Perry birdied the Stuart Appleby, who lost his everything I could into it and threw Tampa Bay played at Detroit in Geiberger was third at 69-274 first hole to cut the deficit to wife in an auto accident last it as high as I could. It's a neat a night game. The Monday night with Chris Perry fourth at 72- two strokes, but bogeyed the summer, went a step further by way to get your first one." matchup is Seattle at Green Bay. 275. fourth hole and was never in wearing Stewart's actual clothes· While the Browns became the Pittsburgh, the New York Jets "There is a reason he is win­ contention again. and shoes, given to him by last NFL team to get a win this and San Francisco do not play this ning every week," Loye said. Love started the day six shots Stewart's wife, Tracey. · season, the Rams became the last week. "He is playing very, very well." behind Woods and still trailed Woods and David Duval team to get a loss. Bills 13, Ravens 10 With his first place prize of by six at the tum. He fired a chose not to wear clothes remi­ At Nashville, Tennessee, Steve At Baltimore, Doug Flutie $900,000, Woods has now won three-under 32 on the back side niscent of the late golfer's Mc Nair returned after a six-week threw a 5-yard TD pass to $5.6 million in prize money this with birdies on holes 10, 13, colourful style. absence following back surgery Jonathan Linton with I :35 left as and led the Tennessee Titans over Buffalo (5-3) rallied to hand the St. Louis 24-21. Ravens (2-5) their third straight The Titans (6-1) outscored the loss. Report: Boxers paid to fix fights Rams (6-1) 21-0 in the first 14 Falcons 27, Panthers 20 minutes, more points than St. Tim Dwight caught a pair of Tennessee Titans cornerback Samari Rolle (21) brings down St. Louis Rams wide receiver Ricky Proehl (87) MIAMI (Reuters) - More knockout by Foreman on Oct. shocked when the bout was . Louis had given up in any game TD passes from Chris Chandler after Proehl grabbed a pass from quarterback Kurt Warner for an 11-yard gain in the second quarter on than 30 prizefights including 27, 1988, in Marshall, Texas, called a draw, believing Lewis this season. as Atlanta won at home for the Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. AP one involving former heavy­ the Herald said. had clearly won. The decision Kurt Warner led a St. Louis first time this season. raised questions about possible weight champ George Foreman "I really hate to say this be­ rail y by throwing three TD passes The Falcons (2-6) twice built Fred Taylor, returning ·after handed San Diego (4-3) its first (6-1), who held Oakland (4-4) to corruption or whether the judg­ have been fixed or tainted with cause it's not good for the sport," in the second half, including a 15- I 4-point leads before Carolina's missing four weeks with a ham­ regular-season shutout Joss since 80 yards on the ground and pres­ the newspaper quoted Fulilangi ing was incompetent. fraud in the last 12 years, the yarder to Amp Lee with 2:14 left Steve Beuerlein scored on a I­ string injury, rushed for 126yards 1992. sured injured quarterback Rich The bout spurred a Manhat­ Miami Herald reported on Sun- as saying. "I took a dive." that cut Tennessee's lead to 24- yard sneak with 3:06 remaining. in the first half as Jacksonville (6- The victory gave Kansas City Gannon into a 7-for-28 effort. tan grand jury investigation into day. . The Herald report cited sworn 21. The Panthers (2-5) got the ball 1) handed Cincinnati (I-7) one of sole possession of first place in Colts 34, Cowboys 24 whether the judges received il­ Some fighti:'rs .took payments statements and interview with Lorenzo Styles of the Rams re­ back at their own 29 with 15 sec­ its worst losses ever. the AFC West. At Indianapolis, the Colts (S-2) legal payments and resulted in to throw fights while others took more than 60 fighters, promot­ covered the onside kick, and onds left, but Gerald McBurrows Trailing 41-3 at home, Patriots 27, Cardinals 3 took the lead for good when tougher rules in New York state­ dives to avoid injury and earn a ers, trainers, managers, match­ Warner then drove the Rams to came up with his team's third Cincinnati's Jeff Blake threw a At Tempe, Arizona, Drew MarvinHarrisonbeatDeionSand­ sanctioned matches. quick paycheck, the newspaper makers and commissioners. the Tennessee 19. Jeff Wilkins interception against Beuerlein to 15-yard touchdown pass on the Bledsoe matched his career high ers on a 40-yard TD catch on the A U.S. grand jury in New Jer­ reported, citing interviews with Professional boxing has been tried a 38-yard field goal, but his clinch the victory. final play to avoid the worst Joss with four TD passes as New En­ first play of the fourth quarter. sey is investigating whether participants in the fights. shaken in recent months by a kick was wide right with 7 sec­ Redskins 48, Bears 22 in team history. gland (6-2) beat Arizona (2-5). Dallas ( 4-3) Jed 17-3 in the sec­ One-time world ranked number of incidents including a boxing sanctioning bodies com­ Tiger Woods, of Windermere, Fla., reacts after missingn-ball: (2) Ken Kalen, Ray Guerrero, Craig Tenorio (1) Jean Reyes, F. Kaipat, J. Delos Santos, Rick Quitugua, Jess Pua summer lessons, are expected to Pua as they erupted for nine big· came in relief to face another Strikeouts: (2) Dean Camacho (1) T. Celis, K. Kalen, J. Tattano, N. Norita, J. Pua do well when they compete in runs in the first inning. Left offensive threat, Tony Celis, Htt by pitch: (1) Mario Sablan Guam in January. fielder Chris Palacios wrecked who ripped a base hit to bring in Error. (2) Dean Camacho, Ned Norita (1) Mario Aguon Doubles: (2) Chris Palacios (1) Tony Celis, J.J. Saralu, Eric Kani They are Andrew .and David havoc on the Glazers pitching Reyes and Palacios. Triple: (1) Chris Palacios Peny, Rico Cruz, Arthur Welch, rotation as he doubled, tripled, A costly'throwing error by Katie Nichols, Brenda Atalig, and doubled off of Pua and re­ Glazers third baseman Mario Innings Team 1 2 3 . 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ERROR LOB Nicole Calvo, Shanne Joseph, Lily liever Eric Kani in his first three Aguon which would have been Pirates 9 1 2 2 1 15 15 0 7 Jean Asanuma, Andrea and Alex plate appearance to lead the Pi­ the second out, allowed Craig Glazers 1 0 0 0 3 4 3 5 5 Negrete, Michelle Cruz, Daniel rates. Tenorio to reach first. Pttcher Team INN R ER H 28 38 HR BB SO HB WP DEC Kim. Palacios also scored twice and Jerome Delo Santos, batting Ed Diaz Pirates 2 1 1 1 0 003100 Several of them swam A and B drove in three runs. Pirates last, connected for the Pirates' Kevin Kapileo Pirates 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 WIN Jess Pua Glazers .1 5 3 5 1 000010 LOSS times in their very first swimming pitching duo of Ed Diaz and seventh hit of the inning to drive EricKani Glazers 1.2 5 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 competition. fireballer KelvinKapileo shack­ in two more runs for a com­ Cris Ada Glazers 1 2 2 1 1 002000 There were many other swim­ led the Glazers bats manding 6-0 lead. JoeSaralu Glazers 1 2 0 0 0 002000 G. Magolna Glazers 1 1 1 1 1 002000 mers who competed for their re­ surrendinger 4 runs on only They scored three additional spective- s,chools, and will do so three hits in a shortened five runs courtesy of two errors and ·for the championships on Novem­ inning game due to the ten run a Hit By Pitch and went on to stole second after his leadoff three innings and credited with ber I 3, 1999. rule. · score one run in the second, two walk, and scored on Taitano's the win, pitched three innings, All Saipan Swim Club mem­ All the Pirates scored runs each in the third and fourth, and single. gave up three runs on two hits, bers will compete for their re­ and had a hit each, except for another run in the fifth to com­ Held scoreless in the second fanned five batters and surren­ spective schools, not the club. batting leader Peter Sablan, who pletely put the game away and through the fourth, the Glazers dered three base on balls. Saipan Community School has was held hitless at four time up. never be threatened. managed to sneak in three runs in Game 2 will be played on won the previous six All Schools The Pirates bats pounded on Facing a possible exit from the fifth inning but the game was Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 Swimming Championships Per­ Pua early in the game with the playoffs, the Glazers on the already decided. p.m. Game 3 will be held on petual Trophy in the Elementary Mario Sablan, Ray Guerrero, other hand, struggled offen­ The Pirates pitching strategy Monday, November 8, at the and Junior High Divisions; _but and John Reyes starting the rail y sively through most of the game worked against the Glazers bets same time. will be hard pressed to repeat this each hitting singles respectively with only Jess Taitano, Kani, thus the victory was in their grasp. Game 4and 5, if necessary, year with more swimmers com­ to load up the bases. Clean-up and JJ Saralu being the only Diaz pitched two innings, allowed will b~ played on Wednes­ ing from programs ·in other man Peter Sablan failed· to Glazers to get a hit. They scored a run on one hit, ~truck out one day, November 10, and Fri­ schools. WSR, San Vicente, move the runners as he was their first run of the ballgame in and walk three. day November 12, respec­ Whispering Palms and Saipan retired on a flyout. the first inning when Ken Kalen Kapileo, who worked the last tively. Continued on page 30

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