acts on ba11 to By Rafael H. Arroyo The Brillantes order will allow measures to ensure workers here Aloot attributed the delay to the Variety News Staff for the normal hiring of domestic arc treated fairly. "natural flow of politics" in the THE PROPOSAL to lift the ban workers, farmers and female Philippine labor officials have Philippines. on the deployment of Filipino workers in non-professional po­ since maintained that the lifting ''They have seen that the CNMI workers to the CNMI is expected :..-J\ sitions. of the ban was dependent on the bas taken good faith steps show­ to be approved by the Manila gov-. ·'~-~~~-:- The recruitment of maids, farm CNMI government's good ing its commitment to address the emment today, acting Attorney "~,. .. ('·,"', '•·' . "· ' bands and nightclub workers was faith attempt to resolve prob­ labor situation. So now, we are General C. Sebastian Aloot dis­ ·a: .. ~- ' ~ ... -!";···. • " frozen in March of last year fol­ lems concerning Filipino waiting for their action," said closed yesterday. lowing reports of labor abuses workers here. Aloot In a telephone interview, Aloot ···-:·· committed on Filipioo contract As early as October, talk about Aloot, however, disclosed the said he expects Philippine Labor workers in the CNMI. the normalization of relations be­ existence of one last area of con­ and :Employment Secretary Jose As early as July, leaders from tween the two governments has cern for the Philippine gov~ ijrillantes to sign a departmental ,A ~,t<,.·>. )1 the CNMI and the Philippines beenrifeand that the lifting of the ment - workers in the entertain­ order eliminating the worker ·.\.·.~.] have been discussing protective ban was upcoming. ment industry. moratorium. C. Sebastian A/oot Today is Brillantes' last day in office, having turned in his resig­ expected to take another post in nation to President Fidel V. Ramos the Ramos Administration. weeks ago. According to Aloot, he received Brilantes is one of several de­ communication from Manila as­ partment secretaries that is to be suring him that Brillantes will be replaced by president as part of an signing the order to lift the ban ongoing cabinet revamp. He is prior to the latter's departure. Unsolved murders still DPS' priority whoisinOmuk,bereooSaipan. Castro said all DPS officers / have be(aJ1 asked to work to­ ..... C ..-or•••~"'-o.>' gether in solving the killings . ... , ... J On the other band, the com­

missioner· said this year he ... ,, ·, , •. ~'.l!> .,•· • wants to continue the develop­ ment of personnel through ' ~---~,·ttr·J\!1r.i,,J:;~ · workshops and trainings. He also mentioned the idea of CNMI Gov. Froilan Tenorio (right) peruses documents as other Micronesian leaders, (from left) Guam Gov. studying the implementation of Carl Gutierrez, FSM President Bailey Ofter and Kosrae Gov. Moses Mackwelung discuss a point during the organizational meeting of the newly-formed Council of Micronesian Chief Executives in Guam last week. the Police Officer Standards Training(POST)program. (See Jose M. Castro related story on page 5) By Fwdle de le: Torre Another area to look at this Complex labor laws blamed Vsrietr,News Staff year, Castro said, is on for­ DEPARTMENT of Public estry personnel development SafetJ Commissioner Jose M. Castro said Dennis J. Orbus, for delays in settling cases Assistant Director for Fire and Castro said yesterday that the staged another rally in front of the reduce the statute limitation to six unsolved homicide cases will Aviation Management of the or three months," Camacho said. Forest Service Pacific South­ labor and immigration office. be his top priority in 1996. l,abor officials ignored the work­ "Sometimes the employee will westProgram was in his office In an interview, Castro said when they first staged a dem­ not file a case until two years yesterday morning where they ers his administration will focus onstration last week. later." discussed training program on on, among other things, solv­ Yesterday, Labor and Immigra­ forestry and personnel. Continued on page 6 ing the pending homicide cases. tion Secretary Thomas Sablan 'Ibettainingprogram was be­ "We have to combat the con­ stepped out of his office to meet ing coordinated by Federal Pro­ cerns of the public. Pending briefly with union lawyer John grams Coordinator Claudio homicide cases continue to be Cool and one of the demoostra­ Nori ta, Director of Fl.re Joe Ada Weather our major priority,." he said. tors' leader, Vic Perez. and Stanley Villagomez, of the Last year, 10 ocmicides were In an interview, meanwhile, Departmentofl..ands andNatu­ reported to the DPS. Police con­ Labor Director Frank Camacho Outlook sideredfwrr:itbecases as solved ralResources forestry program. said the department was seeking Toe last case solved was the "We are looking into how to Frank Camacho amendments in the labor laws and murder of Daniel Takao, a deal or secure the fire that usu­ regulatiom, particularly provi­ ally occur near Mt. Tapochau," By Mar-Vic C. Munar Palauan man who was stabbed Vsrlety N9Ws Staff sions that hamper expeditious in Lower Base last August Castro said resolution of labor cases. He added that this year, with THE "complexity" of the CNMI 's Toe Attorney General's Of­ labor laws and the shortage of He singled out the "statute of fice filed last November the help of the legislature, they limitation" which allows an em­ are looking at purchasing ooe manpower are among the factors charges against the suspect, that cause delay in the resolution ployee to file a case against hi,; more ambulance for Rota. George Llwis Chomoky. of workers' complaints, labor au­ employer at two or three years The government is still work~ Toe DPS is currently buying after the supposed offense was Becoming partly clouay ooe more ambulanceforTinian thorities said yesterday. ing on the extradition papers to The labor office finally broke committed. and two more for Saipan. bringthe40-year-oldChomoky, its silence as contract workers "We want to change the law to

, i°ji"c' I 't :, ,. ·.,:. Pr\' J~.:...... _; - .• --~ ... ·:. ~:._j,... ~ ; r WESDA Y, JANUARY 16, 1996 -MARIANAS VAR1ETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 r,. 2-MARIANAS VARIE1Y NEWS AND VIEWS-TIJESDA Y- JANUARY 16 1996 f Roh refuses to take stand 1, Man tries bribe on cop A 38-YEAR-OLD man was ar­ By SANG-HUN CHOE healthy bJt tense. No cameras were lmced todealhincmiectimwilhthe tohelpnmlm~party,butlie the scene. ~ 10 have miilim still rested on Saturday for allegedly SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - allowed inside. caip. although it ~ unlikely 10 be fOO!XI $295 Responding police officers, trying to bribe a police officer $100 offer lands motorist in bigger mess Farner President Roo Tae-woo re­ Huooreds of peq:,le stood in line impreed hidden in secret bmlJc aa:oonlS and however, later arrested Ngirarois. real eslllte. who pulled him over for traffic was seriously injured in a vehicu­ ated by Ngirarois was following while the truck swerved into a fused to take the staoo Mmlay ·ra­ OOISideovemightinfreelingweadler, During the first hearing, JX'(RCU· Meanwhile, in Garapan an uni­ Awstntinglrial wifhRooan, 15 violation. lar smashup along As Lito Road behind. nuequestiooinginatrialcndwges each lq,iDg IO get me d the 80 rm dlargecl that Roh k>dc dlrs 365 ditch before it slammed into a dentified person/s broke into a top bnsiresg ,m aoofOOJUgovem­ Won Do of San Antonio, Saturday nighL The truck struck the car. Iha! he took ma&m'e bribes fum admis&ootickelsfocobservm,sane miilioo in mlles fum h1sinewnrn Tae, concrete posL residence and took $2,580 cash COlllraCIOrS eager foc government d which were scalped to reµn.ers in exchange foc beJJing them win memlirical annJIJt rL mn!y" wmsed wren re employ a mere intemive effoo to­ ''Ifcl'eseetha1p:q,le involved and that could only be solved through retaliatim stepped oown in 1m rut tha1 he wards the ezadicaticn ci postiJutioo toose who make used~ a coordinated effort Whether a In the first hearing sioce his trial planned to use it later foc ''scmething in the is~ acting Attorney Gen­ woold go 10 sleep knowing that we task force is being fooned, you ~ oo Dec. 18, Roo issued a big"fcr thenaricn He did not specify eral C. Sebastian Aloct said yester­ aze paying anemiooto that and Iha! may have to check with Assistant writtm statement claiming he acted what that was. day. enfoo:ement actioo ~cooling,"' said AG Loren Sutton," said AIOOL pq,erly, gave no favm flice am security and can include cooldbeexaeooedoolyfa-cremooth healthy public environment as back and cooperating with us. i:n,vide better {luectioo of human beingsemtoChina'smaioosgulag. if the id!mity of the suspect is mx:er. mandated by the Constitution." If they need extension of time US :missile systein rights by setting limits 00 polire de­ But they stootly defencbl China's lain, if that perscnis a repeat offeme:r Cited vehicles are given 10 days to repair their vehicles, then telllicm and making odu improve­ reccrd 00 the trial of democriw;y ac­ CJ' if the ~ is likely 10 canmil to repair. After this pericxl, the we grant such extension." TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan vehicle known as HMMWV. mm in the legal sys1em, officials of tiVlSl Wei Tmgslx2lg and they dis­ moo: crimes, Wang said vehicles are supposed to be ex­ Neither has a case referred has decided to buy U.S.-made The repon said each Stinger government reseaich irntirutes said counted recent rep'.lltS documenting Orinese law limits l7iminal delen­ amined if they had been fixed to the Attorney General, ac­ Avenger missile systems for its missile costs about l.5 million Mcmday. maltreatment ri children in govern­ tioos ID no mere than six months "If they have complied, we let cording to Chargualaf. army to counter airborne attack, a Taiwan dollars (U.S. $ 55,500), 1be revisions are under discus­ ment orphanages. p;:nding charges. them go," Castro said. Castro said that a vehicle is newspaper reported Monday. and each Mistral missile costs sion by the standing committee of "Olina has made many achieve­ However, policc have lxood lee­ Vehicles that are cited are not given a citation if it emits smoke Toe China Times quoted uni­ about 4.5 million Taiwan dollars China's national legislature and IrelllS in the past few years in }X'Oleet· way in exfellding detention, far supposed to traverse the roads, foc more than 10 seconds. dentified military officials as say­ (U.S. $166,600). may be enacted by August, the ing lnnnan rights. IIIOOlh8 er scmetimes years at a time, but if they are caught again, they "We need public cooperation," ing that the military has decided Meanwhile, in a separate re­ officials said. But certainly many J:IOO!ems still and it 'sunclear wbethe:rthe new law, are re-cited, and the case is sub­ he appealed. "We at DEQ cannot to buy an unspecified number of port, the paper quoted Vice De­ However, the changes de­ exist.Ourgov~andnatiooare if enacted, will be heeded. mitted to the Attorney General's do it alone. If you see any ve­ Avenger systems, manufactured fense Minister Chao Chih-yuan scribed~unlikclytodomoch row seeking ways to resolve tlnie Another change would allow Office, ?ccording to David T. hicles that are emitting smoke, ah by Hughes Aircraft Co. as saying that Taiwan signed fir Oiinese political pisclrers ruch ~" said Liu Hainian, direc­ lawyers more acces5 to their cli­ Chargualaf of the DEQ toxic and !hen it is only fair that the public It said the purchase coincided agreement with France last moo th ~ WeiJmgsheng, whowassenttn::ed ta of the govemmn-run Orinese ents and more time to prepare for waste management section. shouldcallus. Wewillgooutand with the military's purchase of f~ logistic maintenance suppon Dec. 13 to 14 years in p-ism fer Academy of Serial Scieoces's Law trials. Castro said that cited vehicles check: the vehicle." 550 sets of Mistral shoulder-fired onTaiwan'sarmspurchasesfrom allegedly seeking IO ovenhrow tlx: Imtitute. At present, lawyers are usually tha1 don't comply could be im­ According to Chargualaf, anti-aircraft missiles manufac­ France. govemmett. ''Weneed11¥Iela\Wtoin,videthe allowed to become involved in pounded proper maintenance is all it tured by the French firm Matra. Taiwan has bought six 1,200- Orinahas sooghl to refute interna­ (l'cteCticilofhumanrights,.. Liu said, cases only a week beftre the open­ by the DPS. needs for a vehicle to not emit Taiwanese and French media too La Fayett.e-cla& Crabs, Coconut Crabs or even Foc nue infc:matioo oo Fishing the Avenger sale. vanced weapons from abroad and en:e byrlD!arsa1govemmett-spm­ set limits en the leogth oftiire police !ems cited by foreign critics of fishing nets (talava, chenchulu, and Hunting licerning requiremwls. Toe Avenger, used to counter developing them at home to help ocred research iffititutes. can hold suspea, pealing fcnnal China '1 legal system. and teklci.ng) is requirl'd. pleasestq> by

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1996 -MARIANAS VAR.IETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 DPS to standardize cop training By Ferdie de la Torre forcement selection and training prevents future litigation of po­ VBlfety N9Ws Staff in the Pacific region. lice officers in court. Ycan ago a THE DEPARTMENT of Public 1be agreement shall facilitate lot of officers were sued because Safety has crealed a task force the implementation of that con­ ofpoor training standard. "Lizama assigned to study the establish­ duct which is necessary for the said. ment of a standardized law en­ establishment of a POST program There is a pending bill seeking forcement training program for the Pacific Basin Islands. to create a POST Commission in among the Pacific Basin Islands. POST program is develq,ed by the CNMI to ensure that stan­ DPS Commissioner Jose M. the International Association of dards in training are being fol­ Mafigonbetsasiosion unos kuantos famalaoanta pot chetnot Castro tapped legal counsel Jane Directors of Law Enforcement lowed or there is a system of con­ daibetes (mames haga') ya sige masaiigan hafa pinadesen Arthur as chairperson for the Po­ Standards and Training. trol. niniha. Serioso na asunto gi taotaota ya debi ta atetuye inadahen lice Officer Standards and Train­ Lizama explained that POST "For people on board we would ing (POST) Task Force. hinemlo'ta. Mientras sige maiigonbetsasion, hu konsidedera i program is a set of standards for have the professional in-service Other members include Frank law enforcement selection, fuin­ naan i chetnot ni mafanaan "mames haga". Entre guaho, ilegho training ... the program gears to­ Lizama, chief of training; ing and others that would enhance ward professionalism and quality na tana' suha i haga' gi unbanda ya ta kula dinuebo i asukat Charlene Sablan, assistant chief the officers' professional skills in performance," Lizama said. para u'suta. Seguroyo' na ti tafan gai problema asukat 'an ti of training; Claudio K. Norita, their service to the community. He said nearly every state in the matto i batko ginen Iago. Federal Programs coordinator; "We will look at the POST pro­ UniledStateshasastatewidcPOST **** HAN& ON Tlq-J.. 17: Capt. Manuel Mangare.ro of the gram to ensure that our standards Commission. I natibon este siha na islas, mampos chadeg inataka nu i FELLAS... , Patrol Operations, and Sgt Ismael match or meet the POST require­ This commission, established chetnot daibetes dispues de kuarenta aiios. Ti komprendiyon J./1s Moun-11s Aguon of the Criminal Investiga­ ments for the selection of candi­ and authorized to function wtder tion Section. dates for police or firefighters," state law, seeks to establish mini­ este na as unto sa' i pumalo taotao giya America ni man inafekta opENrNq AqAIN T Lizama told the Variety yester­ Lizama said. mum uniform standards for the nu este na chetnot, dispasio i inatakan daibetes giya siha. Kao day that the creation of the task Implementing POST program employment and training of police memegaifia buente asienton asukat takakano' ginen i negsa' force was pursuant to a memoran­ means meeting the requirements officers. yan asukat ginen Japon osino Amerika gi neiigkano'ta yan dum. signed on Aug. 2, 1994 by of professionalism in the law en­ Once minimum standards are gimenta? Dispues, chaot'iia inasnen tukon este na chetnot lao American Samoa Governor A. P. forcement. he said. e&ablished and prier to being cer­ sige ha' ta gulusune pot guinaiyata. Estague' buente na rason Lutali,former Guam Gov. Joseph With the program, Lizama said tified as a police officer, one must na chadeg ha ataka hit i chetnot daibetes. Yangin esta ninaye Bosnian soldiers withdraw ahead of deadline F. Ada, and Gov. Froilan Tenorio. there would be among other meet these minimum standards. hao nu este na chetnot, maulegiia unfan osge gi rekomendasion Under the MOU, Lizama said, things, drug screening, back­ With the POST Camnissirn, all Frank Lizama By LIAM McDOWALL wt minute th:rughout 1hc comserilhc 31/1.-ym wm-. American Samoa, Guam and ground investigation, polygraph celtifledlX)liceofficersandfirefightas i mediko ya hago mismo un'chaba' hao gi ti man kombene siha The pea:e agreemert aea:tal Briwh, Frm:h Mid OKRUGUCA, B n1 Cioot ~ with'.lrew implement a POST program that foc the applicants prio.-to the writ­ ea<; in the United States witlmt im­ meets the POST standards, Lizama "Within six mmth1 I hope we **** from their froot-line trenche verify Este i suetten finkas, seguro na tinilaika modun linala 'mo. be.lting a deadline to create buffer :zooes between 1hc in the standardization of law en- "We believe it's really good. It Although in theCNMitheCrimi- like the rules and regulatioos, tro- Lizama added. Lamegai gi taotaota man suette ginen i atkilon tano' niha. Duro fa:ces. ronpliancr. i fahan kareta, bote, dandan yan alahas. Giya Tinian, lamegai Thewithdrawal~centralandIOth:a<;ten)Bosnia '11 gives m lwo ethnically based eruities am a were also filtmng awey fran the :zooc, tu lhe wilh­ rather tl1at people are aware working this year with the "I would like to advise the cycle Today."' road and throwing the cigaret menan Town House nu i sahguan katga (container) ilegiia: ©,CXXl-mm NATO-led peacekeeping fut:e deployed. drawal would~ be canplered unli1 Jm. 19, NATO of the environment all year Chamber of Commerce to in­ people of the CNMI to start Castro cited the people's butts out of their cars' win­ "Hafa ya u 'fahan este ya bai' yute?" Unos kuantos mesis 'Thisis atrem!lldolJs beginning," Maj. Alistair Roos, officials sai:L round. volve the private sector on this thinking about this important most common environmental dows. malofan, hulie' talo mafiuiiugon karia. Buente mumasogsog a NATO~ said a this front-line village, 210 TheBritishhaveStx:ceededearly inwesu:rnBa.niafir Three months to the celebra­ Environmental Awareness week for the environment and, several~ talo pottamonedaiia ayo na ha u'sune hagas offisioiia. kilometets (120 miles) noohwest of Sarajevo. tion, however, the DEQ is an­ Week," DEQ DirectorJohn I. at the same time, think of help­ . PUBLIC NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT·_·.: "It's too e.arly to say the peace will oold, but wlut Unlike the Amerlcans, whose deployment Im hem nouncing the observance of Castro Jr. said. ing clean the environment **** we're seeing today hasn't been !diieved in alnmfwr plagued by bad wealluand logi.uspoblam, maitof Environmental Awareness The EA W, he said, will cul­ throughout the year, our sur­ Seso ta supone na i famaguon eskuela maiiuchupa marijuana THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT 'GMC INTERNATIONAL yemsofwar." the 12,(XX) British troops destined fir Bosnia are already Week, or EA W, on AJ?ril 14- minate in the celebration of roundings every day of our SERVICES INC.' LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, AND GARAPAN, SAIPAN HAS yan shabu rason pot man hoben ya tat tiha chage pot embelikeria. The buffer ~ - marked by .<; in the NATO foo:e ran<= mines. German Hans Kw:hnick, ifhe eocoont=d trooble. ern Mariana Islands Governor Governor Tenorio and Guam's of issues and then make rec­ 2. Adoption of Minutes petsonatmente na u machogue tai guihe, man oppe na ahe ya ni ommendations to the Council. In O!lC iocident, six Swecfuh soldiers wae injured Rreign Minister KlausKinkelofGennany,aSlaUJdl Froilan C. Tenorio and incor­ Governor Carl T. C. Gutierrez, a. Minutes of January 12, 1996 tampoko ti hahaso hafa masusede. Estague' na rason na debi the communique was signed In the area of economic ~c­ when an anti-tank mine exploded uooer their anncred andinfluentialallyofOootia,alsoflewk>Ma.tarSuooay porated in the 'communique' 3. Old Business v elopmen t, regional issues u 'guaha inadahe espesiatmente gi famaguon famalaoan pareho persrnncl carrier Dea" Maglaj. In 1hc aher, a U.S. and aa:used ''fo:ces 00 the Czoot side" cf attemJXing ''to issued by the group Friday by Federated States of Micronesia President Bailey include tourism, fisheries, pri­ 4. New Business ha' hoben osino sutteri ta. anncredvehi:lehitamlreneai-Gra:1.r:ac, oottherewae distmb 1hc (Muslim-OO!t) fede:atioo and IO pix imo (Jan, 12), calls for members Olter, Miniscer of Foreign vate sector development, com­ a. Discuss the compensation of Governor, Lt. Governor, Huhuiigog lokue' na guaha gi membron lehislatura yan taotao no injuries. questioo the~ cl mullielhnic coexistm:e." to show a "spirit of mutual cooperation" by beginning Affairs Phillip Muller of the munications, the environment Justices & Judges and Resident Representative to the niha man mamatmos gi halom tasen amot shabu. Kontodo este In another sign cf sumiding ten section cf Sarajevo around Omst- If it fail!, the entire acanl wookl be jeqndit.ed. goods and services, including lands, Governor Sasao Social development con­ b. Other Matters shabu. Mufiga hit na pot siha fumatitinas areglamienton lai na Gouland of Chuuk State, FSM, cerns include education, cul­ 111M. Kinkel gave Moolar's Muslim llld em.leaders two architectural and engineering 5. Announcements para u 'fan libre ginen hafa ginagagao gi leblo. Ni u'hafa ture, health law enforcement/ The releare cf the ™' was m directly relatoo to the weeks ID define 1hc city's inlernal dislricb, eslablish a services, wholesale and trans­ Governor Moses Mackwelung Next Meeting titulumo, ni uno debi u'eskapa gi lai. iru:hangeofaround!KXlpeopleplanoolfcrMmaylEd pnt)Xllice foo:c llld resttrcahlohllefreedanri~ shipment services, medical of Kosrae State, FSM and drugs, youth and wf>men's is­ 6. Adjournment Dispues, i probleman amot bineno mampos didog guine gi Tuesday al various points in BMria, mandated by the mert. care, fish and produce, Lieutenant Governor Dion sues. A Council meeting will be tano'ta. Maske tres-sientos na mafigasao man matrarata kada peace agreemett which says all W!I' prool<.'18 must be He warned lhat financial aid from Germany and chemicals .. .in order to reduce Neth of Pohnpei State, FSM. Herman T. Guerrero, co:ivened on Guam within the semana pot probleman uson shabu. Debi lehislatura una' la freed by Jir.. 19. the European Union could becutoffifthere were no costs and promote the eco­ According to the communi­ Chair que, the Council is based on, next six months. listogue' u mataha este na problema. Si Yuus Maase yan But it was likely to l:oost lhe cmfukn:eof the ln!tile compliance with the federation and the Dayton nomic advancement of the re- at accords. Ghilisow! sides. Otha~ exchanges lnve fumdered 1hc 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-nJESDAY- JANUARY 16, 1996 r-=-=-=-=--=-==---~::------:--:----:--=:--:-~======TIJES~=:DAY,JANUARYl6,1996-MARIANASVARIBTYNEWSANDVIEWS-7 Inos to AG: 'Explain policy' Manila New$t>riefs . APEC ministers adopts labor plan THE LABOR department's new of a US citizen or national." But he said it "does not explain the authority/justification by ~STERS o~ the 18 members of lhe APEC adopted a five-point policy requiring green card hold­ The department's new policy action plan designed to develop a flexible and adaptable workforce which the department or your of­ ers in the CNMI to seek worki,ng has drawn reactions from legal needed to sustain the region's economic growth. fice seeks to deprive other US permit "is causing considerable observers. Inos was the first one The delegates put their imprimatur on the program during tht.: permanently residing aliens of waves in the community,'' accord­ to put legal questions in black and conclusion of the first ever APEC ministerial meeting on human their statutory rights to work ing to Rota Mayor Joseph !nos, white. resource development held at the Manila Hotel. where they please and without and it prompted him to seek lhe He questioned the secretary's In the action plan, the APEC ministers agreed to give priority to Office of lhe Attorney General's authority to issue the notice. "If it any government permit within US jurisdictioo.,." analysis of labor market issues, management and strengthening of legal explanation on the policy. is meantto be a regulation, why is small and medium enterprises; facilitating mobility of persons and Inos said since lhe labor depart­ it not so stated and presented in The rrw pru;y. m said. was tamaI.t.Wnt-,an,e, ding a USstatule. information exchange for HRD and economic growth; liberalization ment released a Public Notice last the Commonwealth Register; and and facilitation of trade in services; and executive education and Jan. 8, his office has been inun­ if a regulation, then what Public ItalsoviolalestreCovenatt.heaM:d. development. PhlJaumll dated with phone calls and per­ Law is it a regulation to?" "Is it the opinion of the AG's sonal visits from people seeking Inos said "alien non-green-card office that lhe CNMI's immigra­ Ramos calls for OCW protection clarifications on the matter. spouses residing and working in tion control gives the CNMI the PRESIDENT Fidel V. Ramos, speaking as the head of a developing "I am unable to provide com­ lhe Commonwealth subject to a right to amend US Fedetal Im.mi­ prehensive answers or guidelines 'dependent'statusarenotrequired gration statutes?" the mayor nation that contributes a lot oflabor resources to the economies of !he world, called for better protection for Filipino overseas workers and since lhe communication is far to apply for a nonresident worker asked. "Judging from my own expanded opportunities for skills upgrading. from clear to me," !nos said in a Mayor Joseph /nos labor certificate wilh lhe Division Sebastian Afoot assessment of andreactioos to the Jan. 12 lener to acting Attorney of Labor..• but merely do so on an Jan. 8 Notice .... youroffice. which The President pointed out that should a policy of this kind be Gent"J"al Sebastian Aloot, whose Resident cards must go through immigration permit stating the those alien spouses who have be­ is the legal advisor of the labor formulated and accepted by every APEC member at the level of office is the legal advisor of the the same hiring ixocess as all other person's 'dependent' status." come US green card holders." department is inviting a deluge of leaders, the Philippines would be able "to do bilaterals on human department aliens. With its new policy, Inos said, Inos said the amendment made legal challenges in the court of resources development, labor relations and employee-employer A Public Notice issued by La­ Toe department amended the the departtnent "was engaging in by the labor department in the honorable Federal District Judge Filipino de votaas, mostly males, cheer and wave white towels as the image of·the Black Nazarene emerges relationship with 17 orher countries. bor and Immigration Secretary notice last Thursday to exempt deliberate discrimination against Jan.SNotice"isanimproveIQeDL" Alex R. Munson." from OuiaJ?O church in downtown Manila for a procession on His feast day last Jan. 9. Thousands of devotees With !he Philippines as !he host of !he APEC Center for the flock to this church barefoot to celebrate the feast day of the cross-bearing Black Nazarene. AP Thanas Sablan states lhat aliens green card holders who hold en­ Transfer of Technology and Training host of the APEC Center for who are holders of lhe US Alien try permit as immediate relative the Transfer of Technology and Training fo.- Small and Medium Industries, the President expressed the hope that the advanced CHC Volunteers raise funds RP First Lady hits media countries will provide not only trainers but trainees for the Center. PhlJollmi,j for needed bronchoscope for 'glorifying' infidelity MNLF leader Misuari not running 1lIE COMMONWEALTH Health The Volunteers' Association and individmk. IN ZAMBOANGA City, the Moro National Liberation Front has Cemer Vohmtm's As!o:iarlcn in­ &'tarted to raise funds fa' Ire needed The Volumeefll• Associalicointhe MANil,A, Philippines (AP) - A presidential press office state­ fiedher devoutly Catholic morher confirmed that secessionist leader Nur Misuari bas formally rejected foons the general publx: that it has mney to ~ the Fiberr¢c Philippine first lady Amelita ment that reported her remarks and went to live with actor Philip ~~CCIDIDUIDB the proposal for him to run in elections in the Autonomous Region to Brm:boocq)e insttumem in June IO the ccmumity . ..Ibis will be an Ramos criticized the media Sun­ didn't say if the first lady, who Salvador, who is twice her age collected enough funds purchase a of Muslim Mindanao. neededFibeq)ticBrax:h)scq)efCI' 1995. . evett kl remembe1' all events fCI' tm day for glorifying what she de­ was visiting !he central island of and married to another woman. MNLFBrig. Gen.AbdulSahrin,chairrnanoftheMNLFpanel in the Joint the Children's Clinic at the ho5pital. In December, the As.scriaticn re­ pooitive an proooctive years c:i can­ scribed as the immoral lifestyles Negros, gave exampleS. The affair was heavily covered in Ceasefire Ccmmittee, said Misuari rejected the µq,osaI fran the govem­ Toeinslrume'Jll willenabledocta:s ceiveda substantial $10,(XX).OOfran munity spira. px1 samaritan, and of celebrities. But the comment could be in­ the local media. ment panel in the talks fCI' him to run fCI' an ARMM post and ho5pital staff 10 retrieve objects DFS Saipan. Limited. As the largest dedicatioo to die health and welfare Mrs. Ramos, wife of President terpreted as a slap at former Presi­ Mrs. Ramos, a former teacher Toe government panel said this could be an alternative to the MNLF obsliuctingpati'sairwaypi.ssages. dcn:r to the Vohmteets' Associatioo c:i the peqJle. The Teodl Anniv&­ Fidel Ramos, said newspapers and dent Corazon Aquino's daughter, at the International School in demaoo for estal:>lismrem. of a p:ovisiooal guvernment in an expanded "Doctors will now be rocre capable in 1994, DFS Saipan. Lid. had again sary c1 the Associatim will be cel­ television "glorify the actresses Kris Aquino, an actress and tele­ Manila, seldom makes com­ au1'nIDOUS regicn. to diagoo,e tuhmlkl;is, hmg can­ drnated the largest annmt in 1995. eb:atedcn SC'{'mnber26, 1996. The and the television personalities vision show ltost who gave birth ments on controversial issues, SalninsaidtheMNLFis~fCl'anexpandedautcnxrousregi.ooin cers, and avariety ofOlher d:iluders," This cmation will canbine with the theme fCI' 1996 is "Volunteer, We who have children out of wedlock to a boy last year by a married preferring to work quietly in Mindanao "in the spirit of the Tripoli Agreem:nt." Mriactwnc. the asoociationsaid in anews release. Olm'ooiati ' e' ~ ' ~ • , The Chechen rebels patrolled out the row over forestry sector drawal of this aid is a serious Northern Queensland, left before BerIEy Martin; Finm:eOmnittee. legislat:ms, to reaganize the Execu­ tank rockets slung over their aid, SIBC reported Thursday. blow to the future of Solomon dawn on Saturday after the two Felic:i.aoo PennanandSenatcr Naiten tive Branch; the salaries <:i. aW()inted shoulders. They said they weren't Pervomayskaya's perimeter with grenade launchers and anti-tank Last month, Australia withdrew Islands economy. He says this parties sttuck a compromise, Phillip as Vice Qiairman; Commit­ pooiticm; to eslaliish a civil ~ going far. more than US$1.5million in aid is more so if the rate of log­ RNZI reported Monday. "We'll move back if we're or­ rockets. Estimated to number be­ tee (11 Health and Social Savices, ~ to review JllY scale ci Charley's to the Solomon Islands forest ging in the country continues tween 150 and 250, the fighters sec­ Started in 1989, major delays SenatCI Valerio Hallens and Senator state piblic se:vice eiq,loyees, 00- dered," said the commander of the tor in protest against country's at current rate, which in 1993 developed in construction because Benskin Fise as Vice Chairman; mding ID V6AH Radio Statim. one group of special forces. were guarding the hostages in a unsustainable logging practices. was 700-thousand cubic of legal questions and problems Ccrnmittee oo Judiciary ml Gov­ The bills were assigned ID respec­ Preparing for a possible assault, school, mosque and private Mr. Kaliuae says it is sad that metres with forecasts for an with obtaining proper drawings the Russians set up a field bospi- homes. 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10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TIJESDAY-JANUARY 16, 1996 TIJESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-11 Battle for Marcos millions ~,~i;i::f11:,[m)III Astronauts take 6.5-ho11r spacewalk By MARCIA DUNN maintenance concepts and the cations satellite blasted off the rising rocket - a bright, white above the atmosphere with a long moves to mediation in HK Shariff 'illegitimate' son CA1:E CAN AVERAL, assembly concepts ... to make from Cape Canaveral. The as­ ball of light in the pre-dawn sky. plume," Barry said. "It was truly Florida (AP) - Two space- sure that we come up with a tronauts were able to watch for later in the day. stay granted in December shall CAIRO, Egypt(AP)-ActttOmoc Sh:rif sayshehasanillegitirnale!Ulfiml . "It was a beautiful sight, up something." HONG KONG (AP)· The de­ walking astronauts stepped design and methods that will cade-old legal battle over the Marcos ruled the Philippines remain in place, and ordered a ''five-minute" en:ounter with an Italian jooma1ist. outside the shuttle Endeavour work," Chiao said Sunday. fortune left by ousted Philip­ from 1965 to 1986, when he written arguments filed be­ ''Thefialilmjournalistcame to intm'iewme about2.5 years~" Shlrif said inaninteiviewpublishedSundayintheEgypiianmagazineRoo,el-Y~. early Monday to practice or- Before they could turn their pine President Ferdinand was overthrown by a popular tween Feb. 2 and March 14. bital construction techniques attention to Monday's 6.5- Marcos moved to a secret insurrection and fled to Ha­ The two banks say they are "And it happened in five minutes." Sharif, 63, said the woman wlxlm he identified as Lolade Lctacalled him venue in Hong Kong Monday, waii. worried that separate court 200 miles (320 kilometers) hour spacewalk, the six crew- a yr:cr later to announce that she had a hlby boy. with a retired U.S. diplomat The .:mount of Marcos judgments may result in them above Earth. men had to release a NASA He said he and his !01 resemble ea:h otrer, oot that he has boo little crnlaCt mediating. money in the Swiss banks is having to pay the sums out "Oh, it's quite a view," said science satellite for two days with him. ''Geiually, I comider my srn as the ooe wlxlse mother I love Represented at the meeting nearly $500 million. twice. spacewalker Leroy Chiao. of free flight in orbit. ... net from a woman I hanlly lm!w and did in love," he told the magazine. They also say U.S. courts Chiao and Daniel Barry Japanese astronaut Koichi were the Philippines govern­ The money is claimed by his Hesaidlhatheonlylovedooewoman,hisfmnawifemdEgyinmactresS, ment, the Marcos family, vic­ widow.Imelda, the Philippines have no authority to order the couldn't wait to venture out Wakata freed the shiny, boxy Faten Hamama. They had ooe ~ Taeq. tims of Marcos' s human rights government, and 10,000 vic­ transfer money banked out­ into the open cargo bay. satellite as Endeavour zoomed The Egyplian-ban Sharif, be.stknO\W fcl' his role in the 1965 film "Docta Neither man has performed over the Atlantic Ocean off abuses, and Credit Suisse and tims of human rights abuses side the United States, and Zllivago,"hasagain made Cairo his oomemliving fcl'yearsinl.mdoo md a spacewalk before. Neither the coast of Brazil on Sunday. Swiss Bancorp, the Swiss who won a class action suit that the money is already un­ P'ciis. has Winston Scott, who will A day earlier, he had used the banks holding the money. against the Marcos estate in der a freeze order by Swiss accompany Chiao on a second shuttle's robot arm to retrieve The mediator was Chester the Hawaii federal district courts at the request of the Crocker, who was President court. Philippine government. Saying 'I do' in bathroom spacewalk Wednesday. another science satellite, Reagan's assistant secretary Meanwhile, Credit Suisse and The Philippine government The purpose of the trip is launched by his country last TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP)-Rwhed with ~eightcooples gtt mimed training. National Aeronautics year. of state for African affairs. Swiss Bancorp are appealing a believes Marcos's overall es­ Sunday aloogside a OOlhrocm in a public garden in the central Taiwanese city The talks were expected to last Dec. 11 order by a Los Angeles tate is worth billions of dol­ and Space Administration The $10 million NASA sat- of Taichung. needs experienced spacewalk- ellite is to be retrieved Tues- through the week. district judge to transfer the ac­ lars, much of it amassed ille­ Theideawasdreamed upby rneofthecouples,29-year-OldatiuOiiu-knci ers to help assemble an inter- day. Among other things, it Officials involved in the ne­ counts they are holding to a fund gally. It is demanding an esti­ and her groom, 28-year-old Lee Wang-tsw1g, met while the f.JKDC woo national space station in a few contains spacecraft contami- gotiations gave no immediate in Los Angeles for the victims. mated 43.2 billion pesos ($1.7 Garden's public bathrooms wcre being built in 1993. Lee waked on the years. nation, laser and amateur ra- details, but a news conference Last week, the 9th U.S. Circuit billion) in taxes it says are coomnx:tion and Oriu helped with the decaating. with Crocker was announced Court of Appeals decided that a owed by the late president. Theypersuadedsevenodlercouples to join theminsayingtluvows bebe The three men are trying out dio experiments. about 2,:, (?6nter, and Leroy Chlao, right, give The l:athroom, tempcr.nily partitirned into eight IXIllJID bnwts, was deco­ "We 'II be evaluating the ellite release, a Delta rocket a thum~s up during a spacesu,tcheck aboard the shuttle last Fnday m this image from NASA television. Barry rated with 9Sf:1J tlowt28. (station) design concepts, the carrying a Korean communi- and Ch1ao both took spacewalks yesterday. Scott will take his own tomorrow, together with Ch/ao. AP • Brochures • Calendars • Books • Menu Intergalactic 'screw-up' Covers • Posters · Corporate Logo • NEW YORK · Astrooaut Kathryn Thomtoo said it wasn't exactly rocket War refugees panic as Germans send them home micebut doing a cameo fer the tclevisioo JX0813111 "Hmle lmp'ovemett" Bosnian refugees, and shows Mostar and a grenade attack Letterheads • Business Cards and more ... had its own challenges. By TONY CZUCZKA Germany has taken more return. Then he wants them to As one of the senior membels of the space shuttle Cohunbia's crew ls BONN, Germany (AP) - Bosnian refugees than any no hurry to send them back. go back to help rebuild Bosnia. on a Sarajevo streetcar have But the country .,.ffectively shaken the peace. voyage out, Thantoo gotastaningrole in the lapingof gag,fcl'canedian T'un Ismet Salkic fled for his life other country - an estimated German authorities seemed prevented the arrival of more For now, the Salkic family's Allen's televisioo. &\OW. when Bosnian Serbs attacked 350,000 - and citizens have to soften their stand ahead of Allen told 1V Guide in the Jan. 20 isrue that NASA gave penni.mt in his home town, then lan­ been symp... thetic to their refugees two years ago with a meeting in Geneva on Tues­ uncertain future is in this quiet Oclober fcl' the taping, the first footlge ever ~ylh>tin space fcl' a 1V guished for 2 1/2 years as a plight during the war. rules requiring them to have day at which some 30 coun­ government town on the series. refugee in his homeland be­ German doctors treated Esad visas before they land on tries, including Germany, will Rhine. ~ Younis Art Studio, Inc. "Gnmling in the oomoo. I cooldn't believe it," Allen said, refelling to his fore escaping to Germany. Salkic after his right leg was Swedish soil. agree on a repatriation pro­ Edin has picked up fluent P.O. Box 231 Saipan MP 96950 Located In Garapan Dlll10i1'l gruna Now, Germany is telling shredded in shelling that killed A poll conducted by Bosnian gram. German after a year in school Tel. 234-6341 · 75 78 · 9797 · Fax: 234-9271 Tlutoo was taped w;ing a screwdrive.r aoo ''witoout gravity, I spun a1oog Bosnian refugees they'll have 71 people in Tuzla in May. refugees just before the peace A German newspaper report and wants to stay "to study withiL" to go home. Older sister Mev a agreement was signed showed Thursday said authorities and become a professional Allen called it the ''first intergalactic ocrew-up." With a Bosnian peace deal Mesanovic arrived in Bonn that only 6 percent wanted to would delay ending war-refu­ soccer player." in place, budget-cutting Eu­ last week, a survivor of the stay in Sweden. The rest said gee status until July 1 and "Germany has been kindest ------Publisher of: Jordan soars in new commercial ropean governments are de­ siege of Srebrenica whose they would like to return home gradually send most Bosnians to the refugees so we would BEAVERTON, Oregon (AP) - Michael Jordan soars to new heights bating when they can start re­ husband, Mevludin, has been when conditions normalize. back over two years, with like to stay here," says fellow t}vlarianas 'Varietr~ in his newest commercial for Nike basketball shoes, which leaves him patriating 700,000 uprooted missing since Bosnian Serbs In Switzerland, home to single people going first and Muslim refugee Zijad Lipa. - and the viewer - hanging. Bosnians living outside the overran the town and alleg­ some 20,000 Bosnian refu­ families later. "In Bosnia you can't make Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 Tu: J.at.e.q Nike effort from the Pmland advenising firm Wieden & former Yugoslavia. edly killed thousands of Mus­ gees, Foreign Minister Flavio But just in the past month, any progress in life. It's better Kennedy began airing over the weekend But many refugees don't lim males. Cotti told P:.rliament last Muslim-Croat fighting in to kill yourself." In the commercial, Joolan enters a darkened~ whae he finds a want to return to a land of But such generosity is cost­ month that they should not be 100-foot {30-mete1S) high baskedJal1 ~- ethnic hatred and a wrecked ing German taxpayers 3.6 bil­ returned until it is "humanly With a closeup of his Air Jocdan sooes, Jcxdan talces the challenge, dribbling economy. lion marks ($2.5 billion) a year acceptable." About 3,500 have towad the ooop, then sooring foc a slam dunk. "We wouldn't know where and politicians are wary of asked for asylum. THE CORE GROUP ANNOUt~CES A NEW DIVISION He hangs from the rim with a ''what do I do oow?" kd. The ad ends with to go," said Salkic, a Muslim letting the refugees put down In Germany, aid groups a long-range look at Jordan still hanging frcm the rim. whose home town of roots in Germany at a time of blasted the country's move as ..This ad ploces Michael Jardan in the proper perspective," said Joe Srebrenica fell last year to high unemployment. premature and warned against McCarthy ,Nike's advertising director. ''The gmiiest basketball player ever to Bosnian Serbs he fears would A day after Bosnian repre­ forcing refugees to go home playtre gameattempring toconqueryetanotha", seemingly uooblainable fea." kill him. "At least here we are sentatives signed the peace against their will. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FREE ESTIMATES free." deal in Paris on Dec. 14, Bosiljka Schedlich, head of Teacher starred in over Salkic, 42, fled Srebrenica Germany's states said they a Berlin center for Bosnian Interior and Exterior Painting forTuzla in 1992 after a neigh­ would start sending Bosnian refugees, says the refugees are 100 pornographic films bor told Salkic his name was refugees home on April 1. distraught. Insulating Ceramic Roof on a Bosnian Serb death list. Only Germany has set such "People get scared and ag­ and \\"'all Coatings gressive because they don't We've been a medium for the YARMOUI'H,~usetts(AP) to They left behind a three-story a deadline. ''Weexpectoor~ maintain know wha.t is happening to public exchange of ideas for that is house that included a variety Aid groups blasted the move many years. We take 1hat • A high school teacher was placed on chara::ta an example fer young them, so they quarrel in the We use only F REMIUM quality paints and coalings by U.S people." store on the ground floor. as premature and warned Ger­ manufacturers. responsibiltty seriously. Our goal leave am officials learned he pro­ shelters, " she said. is to bring you 1he people and events Now Salkic digs ditches and many against forcing refugees duce.d and starred in mere than 100 Officials would not identify the "Many refugees start to cry that touch your life-· iuoographic teocheroc hisdeµlltment, except to say his wife Nulija cleans super­ to go home against their will. SPECTRA-TONE PAINTS objectively. Without you. we'd be videos. and wonder what they have helalJghud)ennis- markets in Bonn. For 400 In Britain for example, speechless. There was oo ind.catioo that stu­ y arrnoothRegirnal done to be treated like crimi­ ASTEC CERAMIC THERMAL COATINGS dents involved in the videos. It HighScooolfcratleastlOyein There marks (dlrs 280) monthly, they where some 4,000 Bosnians were nals." "The Paint Thal Insulates" was what rules the teacher share a cluttered 3 by 4 meter took refuge and 1,385 have unclear are 4,584 students in the C,ape C.od Stefan Teloeken, a spokes­ broke, except for using poor judg­ district. (9 by 12 foot) room in a former asked for asylum, there is no THERM-0-SEAL CERAMIC THERMAL COATINGS man in Bonn for the U .N. High ment, said superintendent Michael TheBcNal Sunday ffiraldrepc,ted school with sons Esad, 20, and pressure for them to leave. Commissioner for Refugees, D. McCaffrey. ltllt McCaffrey learned (i the videos Edin, 12. "It's too early to be sending Free In-House Consultation with our registered Architects says the agency can't allow The teacher is on leave pending fiomaresident saw ooeata video "We lost everything," Salkic them back," said Simon and Interior Designers woo returnees to end up in refugee an investigation. sue. said angrily. "I do the hardest Ashton, a spokesman for the camps. ''Ourimmediateconcem was to get The tapes were :released as "Bob's physical labor, anything I can Home Office, which is respon­ CORE CONSTRUCTION," INC. German Foreign Minister him out of the classroom and away Videos," andthelatestwaslX'(llhl:edin get. If Germany doesn't want sible for immigration. "The P.O. BOX 1808, SAtPAN. MP 96950 Klaus Kinkel assured the refu­ from snidents," said Alice Boyd, AugtN. me even though I support my­ cea.se-fire has only just gees they could stay until the chairwoman of the Dennis­ ''His name is all avec the box," self, I'd like to know which started." TEL. 233-3973 y armouth School Committee. M:Caffreysail. ''Jt'smaa:r.mthing." other country will." Sweden has some 52,000 conditions are right for their ·------______......

' , ' . '. 12-MARIANAS VARIE1YNEWS AND VIEWS-11.JESDAY-JANUARY 16 1996 TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIE1Y NEWS AND VIEWS-13 Tales of horror in Bosnia Troops pull back from frontlines By LESLIE DREYFOUS just to the lD'th of here ~ the Hereisthestcry Ded,Turkic(Day­ Here began thedescentinto bell. ther direction and instructed to By AIDA CERKEZ Emerging from a clump of don't sneak into our posi­ threaten the entire Bosnian lim and Croat leaders two El,ANIQA, Bo.9lia-Henegovina frootline. doo Turlc-ich) has to tell: "Therewereafewveiyoldperscru; begin digging toward the middle. SARAJEVO, Bosnia­ beech trees concealed in thick tions," he told a group of Brit­ peace agreement. weeks to define the city's in­ (AP)-ltisaftemoooand DeooTurlcic Down the street, ooildings are pit­ "On 3 May 1992, it staned in my with us. Orecooldn'tkeepthetempo. "We heard shooting coming Herzegovina (AP) - Troops fog, a unit of front-line ish soldiers. Mostar has been the scene ternal districts, establish a is dusted with floor, !he mill hum­ ted. The streets have been strafed. town of Doboj. Refugees carre in They said, 'Give us that fat guy to from the Bosnian side. Then the withdrew from front lines in Bosnian Croat troops beamed Concern persisted about the of recent gunfire, including joint police force and restore ming along. Here, a few miles from a Outside !he grocery, nothing ll1lllks froot of my house. Aboot 150 sle~ kill' I heard this aIX1 went back to Chetniks (Serb soldiers) tried to Bosnia as the peace agreement at waiting reporters Sunday as weak links in the peace imple­ the killing of a Croat police­ absolute freedom of move­ coofrontalion ~wi!h!heSem<;,har­ lhe place where a child died a few there in the yam. I had no mere rooo1 pick him up. He weighed aboot 110 fire back by shelling. Then our moved forward despite sim­ they filed across the orange mentation, and it was focused man. ment. rowing stories are routinely told rrU1lhs ago, the victim of a Serb inside. On !hefourthday. they started kila. (240 pwnds). I cooldn't cb it army was shelling us back. Over mering tensions in the divided line guarded by British troops. on Mostar, a southwestern city Kinkel accused "forces on Failing that, he warned, fman­ lrnpas.9vely leading the way to a attack. moving fartrer south. I stayed with myself." the hill. Back over the hill." city of Mostar. "I'm going home soon, but that remains divided between the Croat side" of attempting cial aid from Germany and the break mom in back, Turldc settles Eventually forced froo1 his home, my family in my house." "Leave him. It is better to kill just "Dedo! Dedo! Are you alive?" Several thousand Bosnian in the meantime I'm happy to Croats and Muslims. "to disturb the (Muslim-Croat) European Union could be cut off. iruo a straight-backed rretal chairaoo Turkic is now ooe of 24 millicn "On6May 1992ireethnicc~ him. Not both of yoo," a soldier said Turkic's son shouted. government, Serb and Croat be four kilometers (2 1/2 The NATO commander in federation and to pu l into ques­ In the U.S.-<:ontrolled sector of begim his Sta)'. "disploced persais," a man disair ing started. Serbs came. Theyputme "I said, 'I will in leave him.' I "I said, •Yes, I'm alright Just troops pulled out Sunday from miles) away from those Serbs Bosnia, U.S. Adm. Leighton tion the process ofmultiethnic northern Bosnia, six Swedish sol­ He was living a quiet life as a pointed by his faith. Turkic believed in froot of Ihm and rcl]ed me to the called fer my sm to give me a hand keep your head down.' Then one their front-line trenches and rather than just 300 meters Smith, and German Foreign coexistence." Germany is a diers were injured Sunday when fumitnreruilreraoofamilymanwooi that because he was a simple, hooest woods. and we used a belt to lift him." Serb foxhole was shelled bunkers across central and (yards)," said Toni, a young Minister Klaus Kinkel trav­ key Croat ally. their armored personnel carrier Bosnian erupted in war. worker who had never intentionally They told me ... 'We will put a "Leave rre," ire man said palh!u­ The Serbs told us to run there northern Bosnia, NATO offi­ soldier who declined lo give eled Sunday to Mostar to try The federation, created in hit a land mine, officials said. He held ooto his horre, thoogh as a harmed anyore that he woold be bullet in your head.' 'Ile1 Ibey took cally. "I can't go the distaoce." and pull their soldiers out." cials said. his full name. to defuse tensions. March 1994, is a cornerstone A. U.S. armored vehicle hil a Muslim nct. wek:orre in Serb-held treated with respect. rre back to my house and left I "But we carried him. After two "Gettheweapoos!"shoutedaSerb The withdrawals appeared "This agreement will work "I think we agree the situa­ of the Bosnian peace agree­ mine in northern Bosnia in a sepa­ Doboj (IxulcJuoced Dm-boy) ;\ city He was wrong. looked back and saw my sister and kilaneters (12 miles) two other of officer. most advanced in the British if everybody sticks to the tion is very serious," Smith ment. If it fails, the entire ac­ rate incident Swiday, but a NA TO "'.:======::---:-c:--=------, brother-in-law's house burning." oor Muslim friends took over for us, "After that we were pulling out sector, roughly northwestern rules. We have, and it is your said, warning that, if unre­ cord would be jeopardized. spokesman said there were no in­ Turkic moved his three children carrying that man bodies. Dead. In pieces. And put­ Bosnia, but also took place in job now to make sure the Serbs solved, the Mos tar crisis could Kinkel gave Mostar's Mus- juries. and wife, as well as various relatives Wren they replaced us, we walked ting them on a blanket and pulling the U.S. sector in central and and friends who had nowhere else to 200metcrs and saw another old man it by the corner ... pulling them up northeast Bosnia and in the go, iruo a false-walled hiding nxm fall oown. So we picked him up. It over lhe hill. It was a naked hill. southern French sector.

and set about digging a large hole in was an old Croat man.'' No cover. And still irerewasshell­ The U .S.-brokered peace ''-f' ire froot yard. From village to mountain village, ing and shooting. We had to lay agreement signed last month Here, in the hole, for many, many the prisoners were shunled arrmg down." requires that by Jan. 19 a 4- monthstomne,hisfamilyandfrieim annnunitioodumps,theretoloadand Faces to the ground, they lay in kilometer (2.5-mile) wide would hide by day. At night, they unload the rockers aoogrenades Sero the din. Bbsts echoing overhead. buffer zone is created along scurried out, gulping fresh airoo their soldier fired at govemmentforces oo Turkic peered out through his the former front lines and that way inside to hide again, behim the the south side of the moontain. fingers. The Serbs were running all prisoners of war are freed. false wall. All !he while, Turkic stood "You will noteatCl"drinkfor seven back. Even as they were in retreat, Some 900 prisoners of war guard. days," said a Serb soldier, accord­ a commanding officer ordered his were to be released Monday On 12 May 1992, Serb police ingtoTurkic'saccount "You will prisooers: "Four of you -carry the and Tuesday al various points arrived at his house again. Jab­ notsleepforsevendays. You will dead men over there to that bush." in Bosnia. Pierre Gauthier of bing their I ifles at his side, they only work for seven days." "We couldn't stand up. It was the International Committee told Turkic !hat he must leave. And so dark bled into light, the so much shelling and shooting." of the Red Cross said the They took whatever there was of shelling continuous, the men al­ "Dedo! I'm wounded. Help planned swap represented all value in the house. They took his ternating between digging me!" cried one of the six, a fellow prisoners known to be held by flock of sheep. They killed the trenches and loading ammunition Muslim. Bosnian Croats, the mostly family cow because they had no while all the time !he Serb front "Help us," screeched a Serb Muslim government army and room 10 bring it along. line was perilously receding. officer. "Carry our wounded!" the Serbs. Still Turkic would not go. At every tum, Turkic volun­ "I can't," Turkic replied. "One There was some concern ''Flfteendayslalertreystanedmass teered for special duty, knowing of ours is also wounded." about government participa­ arrests of Muslims aoo were taking that his strong, young son would The officer turned on Turkic, tion, he .said. The Bosnian them to transport buses. They fcxced be among the first to go. murder in his eyes. It was over, government has previously m.! 60-year--Old man to crawl 400 The things they were to witness Turkic thought This is my end. tied release of its detainees to meters to the rus. After Iha! he died in he did not want Miralem to wit - It was in that moment, he said, a determination of what hap­ froot of the bus and they threw him ness alone. !hat !he Bosnian anny advanced pened to thousands of people aside. "All of you, on your knees!" over the mountain ridge. from Srebrenica who disap­ Then they forced about 20 other commandedasoldieratonepoint. "I am a Muslim," Turkic peared when the Muslim en­

Muslims to kiss his dead body. My ''The rain was steady," Turkic shouted, hands in the air. clave fell to Serb forces on _,.,,/" son-in-law told rre this. He was in recalled "He called one of the Theydidnotbelievehim. "Give July 11. -',-·'·· that group." men from the line: Old man, come us your documents!" they replied. Human rights organizations, A Bosnian Muslim woman, from Sarajevo, who works as U.S. Army here." "I don't have any," Turkic's Meanwhile, his daughter gave the United States and other . .-"' . translator, walks down a street wearing a helmet and flak vest in the Turkic a grandchild Life took on an "Me?" the man said. son pleaded. ''The Serbs took them governments have evidence Serb-held suburb of Grbavica during a U.S. Anny visit to the area "Yes, you," the soldier replied. from us." Friday. Grbavica is scheduled to come under Bosnian government unlikely rhythm. his 21-year-0ld son and testimony from survivors A HUMVEE flying the U.S. flag leads a convoy of vehicles with the U.S. Anny's 1st Armored_Division d_own a road leading ~o the Pf!ntoon bridge control as part of the Dayton peace accords. Being a Muslim in a Serb­ going to work in a bank while he Continued Turkic, "He told the Turkic breathed deeply and that many were massacred by which spans the Sava River into Bosnia from Zupanja, Croatia last week. A steady flow of vehicles carrymg troops and suppltes continues to cross held area, the woman decided to wear the protective gear. (AP Pho10) returned to his woodwcrkingjob at a man to stack tires one on top of reached down, into an inconspicu­ Serbs. the bridge daily into Bosnia (AP Photo) local fuminrre factory. the other. Then to sit atop them. ous pocket sewn into lhe lower Wary British troops began PUBLIC NOTICE Trearrests, though, were steady. 'Take off your boots and socks,' leg of his pants. He had taken a entering the buffer zone along The NMi Retirement Fund Board of TrusteesiWorkers' Cor;ipensation Com­ In 1994, especially, Turkic was he said. And the man did. Then he risk in secreting the Serb-issued the 180-kilometer ( 112-mile) ml Micronesian Tel started to beat his legs with a I rnissiorr wi!I hold its regular meet:ng on Wednesday. January 17, 1996 at 6:00 arrested many times. But on each work order. The air nearly crack­ front line they police in north­ ·····~~~·~···•~etieflil•••••Indian ~t p.m. at the Rota Resort Conference Room, Rota. Interested persons are wel­ occasion, his Serb boss came and metal pipe. The man was scream­ led with tension. "Here! western Bosnia on Sunday, 18.fl.guage proponent dies UI ~ Beyond the call ing and crying. I could not watch." Look," m come to attend. For more information, please c2.II 234-7228 or 532-9485 got him out. "Other than me and Turkic barked. after local forces withdrew WORCESTER, Massachu­ In the 1940s, Thunder Cloud Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation (MTC) one othtr man, all the Muslim Nor apparently could a supe­ "Leave him," the Bosnian sol­ from front lines. setts (AP) -Red Thunder Cloud, made a recording of all he knew AGENDA workers were imprisoned, dead rior Serb officer, who halted !he dier said to his comrades. "He is a British officers said some a singer and storyteller who was of the language for the Massa­ is seeking a A. CALL TO ORDER or had already fled," he said. beating. Muslim." 7,000 to 10,000 troops with­ the last known speaker of the chusetts Institute of Technol­ B. ADOPTION OF AGENDA In September, a Serb officer There were several soldiers Having lived to tell the harrow­ drew. They said they were Indian lan­ ogy. C. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES Catawba American Service Order Spec,aHst. came again to arrest Turkic. who took pity on the Muslim and ing tale, all six were taken over to confident the withdrawal was . guage, died after suffering a He also recorded some D. REPORT OF THE HEARING OFFICER Croat prisoners, Turkic said, in­ "Where is your son?" he asked. the other side. As to the other men complete, but would spend the stroke. He was 76. Catawba songs for the SUCCESSFUL applicant will accept customer requests lor telephone ins:al­ E. REPORT OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL "He is working in the bank," cluding one who smuggled !hem rounded up with Turkic, he does next few days verifying the Thunder Cloud. who lived in Smithsonian Institution. lation. Prepare service agreements with customers and cut service o.rders ior F. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Turkic replied. bread and a cigarette to share. not know whether they are dead pullout. Northbridge and also was known Although Thunder Cloud was telephone service. Update pending service orders, ensuring all service order G. REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE "Ha! No. He is on my bus," the The men were divided and re­ or alive. "This is a tremendous be­ applications are current. Performs other related duties as assigned by t11e H. CORRESPOND.ENCE as Carlos Westez, died Jan. 8 in believed to be the last speaker officer taunted. divided, assigned lo different Nor does Turkic, who has re­ ginning," NATO spokesman of the Catawba language, esti­ supervisor. I. OLD BUSINESS St Vincent's Hospital, friends Soon Turkic was on !he bu!'tas tasks, all the while Turkic doing settled here to the south of his old Maj. Alistair Ross said in mates of the number of Iivinl 1. Commonwealth Credit Union·Update said. Applicant must posses a high school diploma or equivalent. hav.e good written well, along with his brother and whatever he could to keep his son neighborhood inDoboj,offer any Okruglica, a front-line village, Catawbas range from several and oral communication skills, ability to communicate wrth 1nd1v1duals of dif­ 2. Fund's Office Building - Updale In addition to his singing and about 50 other men. and brother with him. moral to his story. 210 kilometers (120 miles) storytelling, Thunder Cloud also hundred to more than 1,000. ferent nationalities. Three years experience in telephone company busi~ess 3. Consultant RFP - Updale The men were taken to Mount "Ineed !Omen digging trenches The story, he said, speaks for northwest of Sarajevo. sold his own line of herbal teas The tribe originally lived in desirable. 4. Alternative Investment Schemes Ozren, a front-line area southeast at the front," said a major who itself. His is only todo what he set "It's too early to say the made from planrs he collected South Carolina and parts of Human Resources Office J. NEW BUSINESS of Doboj. "We got to a village showed up on the eighlh or ninth out to do: Survive the gantlet in peace will. hold, but what in the woods· around his home. North Carolina and Virginia; its Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. 1. FY97 Budget near the confrontation line. They day. Turkic had lost count. order to bear witness. we 're seeing today hasn 'l been The Catawba language, re­ headquarters is in Rock Hill, P. o. Box 306 2. Service Charge didn't seem to know where they "No," argued his colleague. This is the end of his story. His achieved in almost four years lated to the Sioux family of lan- South Carolina. Saipan, MP 96950 3. New Contractcrs were going" he said. "You can't take 10. I will give work is done. of war." . guages,hasnowrittenfonn,said Thunder Cloud was not an of- Phone: 670-234-6600 4. Additional Allocation "When we arrived, a police­ you six." With that Dedo Turkic gets The buffer zones are marked Carl Teeter, emeritus professor ficial member of the tribe, though Fax: 670-235-9559 K. MISCELLANEOUS man chose 25 young men and And so Turkic, his son and up, straightens his while uni­ by orange paint on tree stumps oflinguistics at Harvard Uni­ '. .he visited its reservation several 1. Merill Lynch. Financial Markets Updale MTC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer drove them off somewhere else. brother, swapped l:ke livestock, form and cap, shakes hands and roads and by stretches of versity. He said there were once times in the J930s and 1940s. 2. Renaissance Investment Management We don't know the destiny of were together among the agreed­ with everyone in the room. No orange wire. They are off-lim­ about 500 languages in North said Foxx Ayers, afrieooofThun­ Application or resume must be received by the Human, Resource office 3. Hawaiian Trust Co. · Proposed Agreement those men. Somehow my son was upon six who hiked several kilo­ more to say, he returns to mill. its to all military personnel America but only about lOOstill ·. der Cloud's and amembe.rofthe on or before January 19 1996 L. NEXT MEETING still with me. They put the rest of meters (miles) up to the front line, ing flour, goes about the busi­ other than the peacekeepers. arespoken. . . . tribe's executive committee. M. ADJOURNMENT us on a military truck." where three men were sent in ei- ness of living. TIJESDAY,JANUARY 16, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-15 14-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-TIJESDAY-JANUARY 161 1996 . Sampaio wins Portugal presidency Racial tensions in Chinese town By CHARLENE L. FU region for decades or even em Xinjiang and a guesthouse best, indulged. ride in their donkey carts on By MARY MIWKEN Sampaio told hundreds of cheer­ dourinant party in Parliament. Soares must step down after Democratic governments in URUMQI, China (AP) - The their entire lives and interact in the border town of Kashgar. On the other side, the Uygurs the shoulder." LISBON, Portugal (AP)· A po­ ing supporters outside the Lisbon But Cavaco Silva. 56, has been two consecutive terms in of­ check by using his veto power execution ground was miles with Uygurs daily. Although Violence appears to have have their own stereotypes. They Most Uygurs in Han-domi­ litical era ended after Socialist hotel where he celebrated vic­ burdened by political scandals, fice. He plans to retire and and his widespread popularity (kilometers) outside town and in the minority, they simply died down in the past year. grudgingly concede the Hans' nated Urumqi are reluctant to the five convicted bombers lawyer Jorge Sampaio defeated a tory. ''That is my task." :m economic slump and rising write his memoirs. to sway public opinion. expect Uygurs to learn Chi­ None of the dozens of Uygur industrious ways have helped talk about ethnic tensions. But former premier to become "Staning today, I'm the presi­ unemployment. Cavaco Silva is returning to Cavaco Silva enjoyed wide­ were under heavy guard. Even nese. businessmen and intellectuals Xinjiang develop, but also de­ in subtle ways, they make Portugal's next president. replac­ dent of all Portuguese - of those Constitutionally, Portugal's teach economics at a univer­ spread popularity for much of so, the authorities lined the Few Chinese have bothered and Chinese officials inter­ scribe the Chinese as arrogant, known their true feelings. ing veteran statesman Mario who voted for me and those who premier holds most of the ex­ sity. his tenure as Portugal joined streets of this provincial capi­ to learn about the Uygur way viewed in Xinjiang said they domineering and insensitive to During a meeting with a re­ Soares. didn't," he said. ecutive power, but the presi­ Sampaio, 56, a former the European Union in 1986 tal with hundreds of police. of life. A Han Chinese official were aware of recent violent cultural differences. porter, an intellectual quoted Sampaio's victory over Anibal With all results in, Sampaio dent heads the armed forces, Lisbon mayor, is to be sworn and underwent sweeping mod­ The extraordinary step was who has lived in Xinjiang for acts by militants. The Uygurs feel like sec­ the government slogan "We Cavaco Silva gives Portugal a won 54 percent of the vote, has wide emergency powers, in March 9. ernization. taken last June to prevent the nearly 30 years was stumped It is unlikely that a Uygurpro­ ond-class citizens. According are all under the leadership of government and president of the compared to 46 percent for can dissolve Parliament and Soares, first elected in 1986, But in recent years his ap­ local Muslim ethnic group, when asked by a visitor which independence movement would to a popular saying: "The Han the Communist Party," then same political hue for the first Cavaco Silva. Turnout was 66 can dismiss the government. kept Cavaco Silva's Social proval rating suffered. called Uygurs, from rioting to is the Islamic day of rest. be successful. Most people might drive their cars down the he and his friends broke into time since democracy was re­ percent of the nearly 9 million avenge the execution of their He thought for a moment and be happy to see their Han rulers middle of the road. The Uygurs peals of lau~hter. stored in 1974. Socialists won eligible voters. brethren. said hesitantly, "I'm not sure, overthrown, but few are prepared October's general elections, cost­ Downtown Lisbon was filled It was a sharp reminder of but I think it is Sunday." It is now for the risks of making a ing Cavaco Silva his premiership. with cars honking their horns un­ New Guatemalan president the pervasive fear among the Friday. revolution. It also marks a milestone for til midnighL Sarnpaio supporters ruling Han Chinese of the The Beijing government has One reason for the apparent lull Portugal as the nation's two domi­ waved Socialist and Portuguese Uygurs, the majority ethnic tried to win over the nation's in violence could be that Uygurs nant politicians of the past decade flags. promises democratic future group in far western China and 55 minority groups, including are at last benefiting from the exit the scene -Soares, the affable Conceding defeat, CavacoSilva many of whom want indepen­ the Uygurs, with preferential free-market changes that have al­ spread crime, severe poverty mains highly influential. defender of civil rights, and said he wished his rival "much By CHRISTENA COLCLOUGH dence. policies that allow lower ad­ ready brought prosperity to many and a 35-year-old civil war It has repeatedly denied Cavaco Silva, the austere techno­ success in carrying out his duties GUATEMALA CITY (AP)· The Uygurs are closer cul­ mittance scores on the national Chinese. After a slow start, that has cost at least 120,000 charges of widespread abuses crat. for the good of all Portuguese." New President Alvaro Arzu turally and physically to the college entrance exams and let Xinjiang has experienced vigor­ lives. by its regular troops or para­ "I'm convinced we will over­ Since 1974, voters had viewed has the legitimate election vic­ Turks than the Han Chinese, couples have two or three chil­ ous economic growth of about 10 tory and legislative majority "In four years it is impos­ military allies. come difficulties and underdevel­ the presidency as a counterweight and there is a centuries-long dren. Most Han Chinese fami­ percent annually since 1991. needed to help Guatemala sible to resolve the problems Arzu, of the Advanced Na­ $'. opment to become a tolerant, de­ to government, electing a head of history of racial tensions be­ lies are restricted to one child. The region's wealthiest private 0 of centuries," Arzu said after tional Party he helped form in ~. veloped and caring country," state of a different party than the sweep away the bootprint of tween the two in what is now But when Muslim states in businessman is an Uygur woman, the sky-blue and white presi­ 1990, has a legislature in 0 past military dictatorships. known as the Xinjiang Uygur then Soviet Central Asia won Rebiya Kader, a trader whose as­ :::, But observers say Arzu, a dential sash was placed over which members of his party 0 Autonomous Region. independence in 1991, sepa­ sets total at least dlrs 10 million. U> conservative businessman his shoulder. "But we are go­ hold 43 of 80 seats. During the turmoil of ratist feelings intensified Authorities also contend they sworn in Sunday for a four­ ing to lay the foundation." Because the conservative China's civil war in the 1940s, among the Muslims of have the militants on the run. cf.... year term, still must prove he Negotiations with leftist pro-business party has no ap­ ~ people who live across the bombings struck at the heart of D 0 0 3 Many analysts are reserving be able to reach an accord "We know people and I"'+- ::r-' ~ ~ > Sr Administrator-International troops arrested Muslim land­ border in the former Soviet the Uygur pro-independence 0 ro 0 ~ 0- judgment as Guatemala fol­ within eight months - a pro­ groups exist that enjoy pro­ lords and religious leaders and republics. movemenL D 8 0 ~ posed timetable greeted with tection and are backed up by (D ro ~ ~ Services lows other Latin American executed resistance leaders. The most serious known vio­ 'Tuey have fewer and fewer .... r:,;, 0 0 J-l • < nations working to establish optimism by the Guatemalan powerful sectors, often linked :::, ~ ro ro An influx of young people lence in receut years was a opportunities to commit these 0 ~ 00 ~ SUCCESSFUL Applicant will ensure international services pmfitabil~y through marker strong democratic, civilian guerrillas. to the state apparatus," the new 0 I'+, '< '"1 ~ share protection, sell/emenf rate negolial1ons, traffic st1mylat1on, wee! route agree­ and demobilized soldiers from 1990 uprising in the small town crimes," he said. I"'+-- rule following military reigns. "Mutual mistrust has been president declared. ~ ~ er ~ f""'t'" ments, facilities acquisition, service quality and new. service arrangements. Manage east China followed to help of Baren, where police and But underlying racial tensions c:;;· ::r- ~ ~ p,,ol, • "You've seen this in so many the principal impediment for The severity of Guatemala's s -- ~ ~ rJ) country prolitati1\ity by developing economic and social assessments of past, present Beijing strengthen its hold on soldiers clashed with Uygurs remain, fed in part by fear and Q. p;i ro 0 ' and future operations, analyzing bottom hne ettecls of settlement changes. Secure peace and more fluidity in the p;i ro 00 countries throughout Latin human rights violations were c:;;· r:r., en direct agreements, negot1aling favorable accounting rates, securing inward traffic pro· Xinjiang. Now, a new wave of attempting to re-establish the ignorance among the Han Chi­ -+ 0 0 • ~· America: you have the formal negotiations," Arzu said in his highlighted by an army ~ visos, and controlling facility costs. Negotiate and implement business. agreements for Han Chinese is being attracted Eastern Turkestan Republic. nese who make up 98 percent of '< >-+-, ~· structure of democracy such inauguration speech. patrol's killing of 11 resettled CY >-+-, ~ international long distance services. Represent MTC 1n recurring regional and global by economic opportunities, Twenty-two people died. China's population but only 38 C "Now we are not going to -+ 0 $Jg meeting. Manage PTI accounts. as reasonably fair elections, war refugees on Oct. 5, 1995 I'+, n ~ re aggravating resentments The five Uygurs who were percent of Xinjiang's 16 million (D -·ro '"1 Applicant must posses a. BS1BA in business or en~ineering or equivale.nL MBA d.esir­ but rule of law only exists on look to the past and the rivers in the nation's northern Ixcan Q. r:r., en 1-g J-1. • among the Uygurs, who al­ executed last June planted people. I"'+- ro able. Three to five years 1n telecommun1ca11ons, with at least two years in 1nternat1onal paper," said Douglas Payne, of tears caused by injustices province near the border with Q. r:,;, 00 ...... ~ r-1--- ready are in the minority in bombs on two city buses in Chinese ofthandedly stereotype -· 0- business preferred of the New York7based hu­ by those who scorned the poor Mexico. 0 .... Urumqi. Urumqi in 1992, killing three Uygurs as backward, quick-tem­ 1-'1 ~ '< ro Human Resources Office man rights group Freedom and weak, today we must push Those problems have con­ f'""t- ~ Few Han Chinese in people. Other incidents in re­ pered, dirty, unsophisticated '< ro r-t- 0.... rJJ Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. House. ourselves forward towards tinued, despite the November s- p;i p;i Xinjiang speak Uygur, even cent years included the bomb­ people prone to drinking andfight­ ~ ~ "< ~ P. 0. Box 306 pardon since vengeance does 0.... ),,maosl (D Arzu becomes the third 1994 deployment of a U .N. though many have lived in the ings of a small bridge in south- ing. Theirreligious beliefs are, at 3 ro r:r., ,...... Saipan, MP 96950 popularly elected president to not bring back the dead," he observer mission under a hu­ -- 0 '"1 '< Phone: 670-234-6600 -0 ro en :::, rJJ - take power since military rule added. man rights accord reached by '"1 r.n Fax: 670-235-9559 '< • t'"t- ended in 1986. Arzu has also vowed to crack government and rebel nego­ ro 0 ~ ~ """". MTC is an Equal Opportunily1Af1irmative Action Employer. C ro ~ The last popularly elected down on crime during his first tiators. -+ n ::, Application or resume mus: be received by the Human Resource oJice on or before January 19, 19D6 civilian president, Jorge 180 days, putting 5,000 new "They do not want to be a (D ::,-- -+ ~ Serrano, unsuccessfully tried police on the streets. U> ro < pariah state as they were be­ r.f) ~ Guatemalans complain of :::, rt~· to seize absolute power in May fore under military rule," ac­ J-l• 1993, then was pressured by robberies, ransom knowledged Ann Manuel of ;;,;;: 0 ::, ~~ the military to leave the coun­ kidnappings and a breakdown the international group Human ~ 0 try. in the court system. Rights Watch-Americas. C, " "(? Beyond the call The Congress elected human And he has promised to as­ "But they are going to have "O CJQ ----~ !' 'El 0 J'' m rights ombudsman Ramiro de sert control over the military, to really improve the human "·'. - J;---- I 0 -,,-1,,~~-1,;' -, Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation (MTC) Leon Carpio to complete lon,g blamed for the majority rights situation." C is seeking an Serrano's term. of Guatemala's human rights Ending the war and improv­ 0 ...... ---_·-~- . . _,. l'fi· ... . Arzu vowed to" get down to abuses. ing its human rights records :::, . :I~ I\ ·::· ~,.-, Q. work right away" on Even though the military -~0, Administrator-MTC Systems will be crucial in helping Gua­ / Guatemala's problems - wide- gave up power in 1986, it re- temala win badly needed trade s· tNCUMBENt of 1his position perlorms analysis of internal and exlernal custo.mer requirements and provides system design alternatives and solu11ons to meet cus:omer requirements. and investment, Manuel noted. 0 Analysts said the smooth transi­ " Develops system design and program specifications to meet documented internal and external 0 tion of power should help. ::, customer requiremenls within sthedule by analyzing sys rem design. Validates program accuracy At least 20 dead, 50 gs- w C) l> by preparing unrt test plans/scenarios and evaiuat,ng results aga,ns I plans. Acts as a resource 10 Arzu, a former Guatemala City C. (/) C. guide, instruct, and/or monitor ream members in cod;ng techniques, tecnn1cal and user/roce­ major, narrowly defeated lawyer "O 0 (/) < C) dures, and established company standards. lmpler,e.1tsnew versions of software or proeedures. hurt in bus accident Alfonso Portillo in a Jan. 7 runoff 0 l> ...... ~ < (I) Jnduding answering and documenting inquiries or prov,d,r.g on-s11e ass1s1ance. Prov1aes accu· ::, (/) (I) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A gine :::, en -• (/)-· ... rate input to air.er organization group in prepara:1on of system documenta:,on and user tra,ning of the bus caught fire and the free of violence and fraud. .. r+ r+ - D ~ I\) r+ r+- material. crowded inter-city bus rolled off driver lost connol of the vehicle But only 36 percent of ...... ~- '< (/)-· :::r Applicant must possess a Bachelor's Degree oreq uivalen1 in computer rela1ed leld. Ex~rience a bridge 30 feet (nine meters) into near Mireshwari town in Guatemala's 3.7 million voters o' 00 w ur (D in compJter techr,q!ogy and network operating sys,em.0 2·5 yea:s of experience I~ prcgr"'.1:m cg a canal in southeast Bangladesh, Chittagong district, 135 miles went to the polls - a sign of disil­ ~ -· 0 :::s-· U) on m;;.nframe min, and m1crocompu:er. Working kr.owledge o, proceduro.5, ut,r,.,es, low, area killing at least 20 passengers and (215 km) southeast of Dhaka, the lusionment with politicians who ' a, i C: O'O. and wide are; network,ng, opecating sys1em, etc. Excellent ve•bal and w11nen wmmur.,c:21,on .. injuring 50 others, police and hos­ capital of Bangladesh. have promised to end the war, m ...... ~ sk,lls necessary. U) w i:::, :::s-· ::a pital doctors said Monday. The bus carried at least 100 poverty and other prnblems in -·:::s (D .. Human Resources Office The dead included three chil­ passengers against a capacity of this nation of 10.7 million. O'O...... ,:. - '< -·(D Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. • • C) 0 i:::, r+ P. 0. Box 306 . dren. 60 people. Some of them were 'Toe population continues to :::S C • Saipan, MP 96950 Ten people were seriously in­ perched on the rooftop. demand solutions thatgovernmelll Paople search amid tha debris at tha Simba Zikita marl .. jured in the accident on Sunday Police said six people died on C&Illlot Fax: 670·235-9559 deliver," said Aguilera. ambassy 5tticia/ said. Tha governmant said the pilot and two craw mambers wara Russian and all three h!~ 0 and hospitalized, police said. the Spol "This next government is MTC is an Equal Opponunity/Affirmat,ve Aclion Employer survived tha crash. < Local newspapers quoted eye­ Another 14 were declared dead going to have a very busy Pholo) Application must ba received in the Human Resource office on or before January 19, 1996 witnesses as saying that the en- in a local hospital. agenda." 16-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-nJESDAY-JANUARY 161 19% Lead dust blankets mining town By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Broken Hill's man-made from houses and pave over some the house removed 8,000 lion hard to prove. BROKEN HILL, Australia mountain is a monument to the areas to cover lead-contami­ pounds (3,600 kilograms) of So the problem has fallen to A riches of its minerals, but it also dust just from among the attic New South Wales state. (AP) • century of mining for nated dirt. 01 ACCOUNTANT -salary:$3.00 per floorboards. In addition to monitoring 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary zinc, silver and lead has piled up is a source of ill for the city of Bill Balding, director of the Employment Wanted $2. 75 per hour hour a huge slag heap that looms over 25,000 people. For decades center, says the agency is con­ "The four-by-two-inch (10- blood levels and decontami­ 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ Contact: VARGAS CORPORATION town like the great, stepped pyra­ winds have swept its slopes, centrating on that rather than by-5-centimeter) rafters were nating houses, the state-fi­ ary $2. 75 per hour TEL 235-0297(1/30)T22181 SALESPERSONS NEEDED mids the Mayans built for their whipping up lead dust that drifts trying to link: any child's spe­ buried in dust. The whole nanced Lead Center educates 04 PLUMBER-Salary $2. 75 per hour 01 PROJECT SUPERVISOR-Salary 01 MANAGER -SalaJ'y:$5.00 par hour AT LOLLIPOPS gods. across town, settling into attics, cific ailments to lead poison­ space was buried," Read says. children and parents about the $3.00-3.50 per hour Contact:MASUDA CORPORATION clla QUALIFICATIONS: backyards and parks - slowly ing. It is hard to pinpoint among When the living room car­ importance of washing hands 05 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2.75 per Hinitsu Karaoke Club TEL 322-3782{ 1/ BRIGHT & INTELLIGENT • ENERGETIC & HARD WORKING poisoning the children. the variety of ailments that can pel was taken out for clean­ and playing in grassy areas hour 30)T221n MUST HAVE CHEERFUL DISPOSITION Seventy percent of Broken ing, he says, "There were two rather than on dirt. 10 MASON-Salary $2. 75 per hour AND GOOD ATIITUDE • RELIABLE AND HONEST cause the health problems 01 PROJECT MANAGER-Sal- ABLE TO WORK 30-40 HOURS PER WEEK Hill's children have elevated 2-gallon buckets-worth of dirt The center also is planting 10 CARPENTER-Salary$2.75 per hour INCLUDING SATURDAY OR SUNDAY known to be linked to high lead 01 CLEANER(COMMERCIAL-Salary Contact: BMW CORP. INC. ary:$3,000-$3, 700 par month levels of lead in their blood, levels. under it." more "green belts" and parks $3.50 per hour TEL: 235-3357( 1/23) T22078 Contact: SHIMIZU CORPORATION DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS & LENGTH OF which can lower learning abil­ Troy Read, a father of two, Tests found the dirt was 1 to cover bare dirt and paves Contact: CARLSMITH BALL WICHMAN TEL 322-3482(1/30)T22183 EMPLOYMENT, SALARY IS $3.50 TO $5.00IHOUR CASE & ICHIKI-ATTORNEY AT LAW 01 SALES CLERK/ATTENDANT-Salary ity, cause hyperactivity and stands in front of his house, percent to 2 percent lead. some problem areas. APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN GARAPAN dba OFFICE MAINTENANCE AC­ $2.75 per hour 01 INSTRUCTOR(SCUBA DIVING) damage the body's organs. which is next to an old slag Oliver is one of the 1,135 So far, the anti-lead program COUNT Contact: UAM PACIFIC ENTERPR1SES SPORT-5alary:$600-$1.100 per month Japanese Of the children under age S, heap. children whose blood is moni­ has reduced the percentage of TEL: 322-3455(1/23)T5239 CORP. dba PENA HOUSE FASHION Contact:COMMONWEALTH MARINE LEISURE CORP. d>a Marine Sport & whose nervous systems are es­ Twisted, rusting wreckage tored periodically by the Lead young children with lead lev­ DESIGN SHOP Kushiyaki 01 BARTENDER-sala,y $2. 75-3.00 per TEL: 235-7270(1/23)122079 Leisure TEL 234-9157(1130)T2218" pecially vulnerable, 40 percent from a mine abandoned decades Center. In all, 87 percent of els above the danger level hour Restaurant have more than IO micrograms ago juts out of the pile; the sun­ the city's young people par­ from 60 percent two years ago Contact: GEM'S CORPORATION llowing positions: Location: Garapan With one mine still in opera­ that field," he says. ing on government to deal with for ultrahigh lead levels in the per month 01 CARPENTER-Salary $2. 75 per hour ary:$2.75 per hour CLUB tion, Broken Hill is the worst "My dad's brother died at the problem because they have past two years. Before that, Contact:HBRINTERNATIONAL 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2.75 per Contact: BIEN SEIKO INC. TEL 322- TEL: 322-2406(1123)T22086 7410(1/30)T221S9 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, must be COOl!XJlef iterate in Mk:rosoH Word Excel. spot in Australia for lead in the age 11 of lead poisoning; he little legal recourse in such a six or more were referred for hour 03 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP­ holal experience preferred. . Calf: 234-6789 blood. Port Pirie, where the lead used to eat dirt. I just wonder complicated situation.· treatment annually. 12 MASON-5alary:$2. 75 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ ERATOR-Salary $2. 75 per hour BELLHOP, musl possess a CNMI drivers license which no poor lralf,c violations, smelters are, and the mining city how smart the last generation Like many nations, Austra­ But Broken Hill is doomed ary $2.75-4.50 per hour 01 OFFICE MANAGER-Salary $6.00 11 CARPENTER-Salaly:$2.75 per hour of Newcastle also have prob­ lia bars lawyers from repre­ by its geology and history to 01 SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR-Sl»­ per hour Contact:E.C. GOZUM & CO. INC. TEL holal experienced preferred. would have been if it hadn't 256-0331 ( 1/30)T22185 lems. senting clients without charge lead problems. ary $1,500.00-2,940.00 per month Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL BARTENDER, e~nce necessary. MAID WANTED been for the lead." Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION No cooking or kitchen U.S. experts say a few, small His 22-month-old son, in return for a promise for a "It's all over town," says INC. TEL: 235-688817888{1/23)T22080 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.00-$5.00 COOKS, experience necessary. work required. Gen. mining towns in the American Oliver, scurries through the share of any monetary dam­ Richard Murphy, a miner Jor TEL: 322-8876( 1/23)T22060 per hour 03 GAS STATION ATTENDANT-Sal­ ACCOUNTING CLERK, pwt-lime, =n1ing baci22( 1/23) T22075 30)T5369 Hill Environn'.ental Lead Cen­ ing in houses over the years is Most of the mines ceased see him. 03 WAITRE8S-Salary $2.75 per hour 55 Years Long Term Contact GUANG LI SHENG CORPO­ 01 lHAI COOK-Salary $3.05 per hour 01 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Sat­ ter began a Australian $3.34 another source of contamina­ operations years ago. And in a "You could see it coming, ary:$1,000 par month In San Vicente million (U.S. $2.5 million) pro­ further complication, the sur­ thick, rolling black clouds of RATION cl>B KELLY'S PLACE Contact: MARCELO T. ADUCA dba $17.85 per sq. meter tion, and Read's house was a TEL: 235-0888( 1/23) T22085 SUPANNA HONG THAI RESTAURANT 01 SALES MANAGER-Salary:$1,000 4,048 sq. meter gram two years ago to educate mother lode. face soil of the area is high in dust, and that's what used to TEL: 233-2727(1/23)T22074 per month 02 MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTOR­ Good Ocean View families, monitor children's lead, which could make the pick all this up and spread it 01 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER-Sal­ A contractor hired by the Salary:$2. 75 per hour Prime place for Condo or Apts. blood levels, remove lead dust source of a child's coritamina- everywhere." ary $1.350.00 per month 01 DRESSMAKER-Salary $2.75-3.75 PUBLIC NOTICE Lead Center to decontaminate Contact: TRIPLE ·B· FORWARDERS per hour 01 WAREHOUSE WORKER-Sal­ 1/12/96 (Middle Road) In Highway (CNMI). INC. 01 LAUNORYPRESSER-Salary$2.75- ary:$2. 75 per hour 3,000 sq. meter $3,000.- per mo. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFTHE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DIVISION TEL: 234-6641(1/23)122082 3.75 per hour 02 SUPERVISOR-Salary:$2.75 per Prime corner land tor Commercial ' . ., 05 DISHWASHER-Salary $2.75-3.75 hour (DCD) OF THE COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL HOLD ITS Building 01 CLERK. VIDEO RENTAL-Salary per hour Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THURSDAY. JANUARY 18, 1996 AT 1 00 PM AT THE CDA CORP. dba Wholasale/retaiVforeign ex­ Call 288-2222 Ask for Harry $2. 75-3.00 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary $2.75-3.75 per CONFERENCE ROOM, WAKINS BUILDING, GUALO RAJ, SAIPAN Contact: BARNEY L GAFFNEY dba hour change TEL 234-1S03(1/30)T22175 HOLLYWOOD VIDEO AS UTO 06 COOK-Salary $2. 75-4.50 per hour LOAN APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DCD MATTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED TEL: 288-1254( 1/23)T22084 01 CHIEF COOK-salary $3.50-5. 75 per 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT • hour Salary: $2.75-$5.00 per hour 01 MECHANIC, PRINTING - Sal­ (Pursuanl Section 13, subseciion (4), (5) (6) and (?J _some part of the discussion of CAR SERVICE 01 ARCHITECT-Salary $550.00 per 01 RESTAURANT WAITRESS-Salary loan applications and olher malters may be m Executive Session) month $2. 75-3.75 per hour ary:$4.00-$5.00 per hour Car Wash & Shampoo Con1act ROSVlECAR CORPORATION Contact: PACIFIC MICRONESIA 01 REPORTER-Salary:$1,050-$1,500 Vacuum Clean • Car Polish dba ROSVIECAR CONSTRUCTION CORP. cl>B DA~ICHI HOTEL SAIPAN permonlh ls/JESUS D. SABLAN TEL: 234-7858(1/23)T220n BEACH 01 PLUMBER/MAINTENANCE-Sal­ CHAIRMAN • Oil Change • Rust Proof TEL: 234-o412(1/23)T5236 ary:$2.75-$5.00 per hour 03 PRESS OPERATOR, PRINTING - 01 CARP,ENTER-Salary:$3.50 par hour Salary: $3.00-$6.00 per hour Call: 233-0498 Contact: PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL 01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-salary $440.00 per month Contact: YOUNIS ART STUDIO, INC. VTI Car Service MARIANAS, INC dba Midway Motors dba Marianas Variety News & Views TEL 234-7524125(1/30)T5372 01 AC/REF MECHANIC-Sal!ll)I $2.75- R RENT/LEASE 3.00 per hour TEL 234-634119797 ( 1/29)M5357 01 GENERAL BUILDING MAINTE­ 02 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary $2. 75 per - Restaurant 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$650 per i unit NANCE-5alary:$2.75 per hour hour - Office/commercial ACCOUNTANT Contact:JUAN C. AGUON dba AB'S 01 GENERAL MA.NAGER-Salary $3.00 month 4 units House Rental TEL. 256-0272( 1/ per hour Contact:WIN FUNG ENT. INC. TEL. Diameter - 22 ft. X 40 ft. $7 .50 -$9 per hour 30)T22176 Contact: DAR CORPORATION, INC. 234-3238(1/30)T22173 TEL: 235-1944/287-1992(1/23)T5240 - 24 hours operation based on qualification. Water 01 AIRCON MECHANIC-Salary:$3.00- 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal- - Airport Road, Gano, Saipan (close Send resumes to $4.00 per hour ary:$5.00-$7.00 per hour Location Deloitte & Touche Contact:PACIFIC HOME APPLIANCES. Contact: BEACHWAY INDUSTRIAL to the Airport, 2 min. ride) CORP. TEL 234-9380(1/30)T22174 AUTo-MECHANIC CORPORATION TEL. 233-2070(1/ P.O. Box 308 Saipan 96950 30)T2217fl Contact Person: Lou or Doming wilh al loost two (2) yoars experience. 10 SECURITY GUARD -salary:$2.75 Apply at: CARTOWN"S OFFICE Tel. No. (Res.): 234-8164 per hour Aa Lito Road from 8 am-5 pm. Contact:GTS SECURITY INC. TEL 234- Don't Drink & ~riv~ Office Tel.: 234-6601 Ext.112 LookforDomlngo ...,,-Asst ->>·s~rii~e:~~i.et B803(1l30)T22171 235-9441 Contad: GU '···~~·.'!X)min. has opening for: 01 MANAGER-Salary:$2,000 per month Contact: PACIFIC SUN ENTER­ I PRISES, INC. TEL. 235-4625 (1/ 30)T22172 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathroom, Large living Room ar:id Contact: Tel. No. 234-8230/233-8231 01 WAITRESS-Sala,y:$2.75 per hour Quiet Two (2) Bedrooms • Swimming Pool Kitchen, Huge House, Newly completed concrete, 24 hours Contact:THE SAMURAI CORP. dba water. Located at Asteo Village. Price was $1,500.· . Now Southern Cross Fiest Hyaku-Ban Rost. Tennis Court l 1 ~ TEL 234-3374(1/30)T22166 . asking for $1,300.- per month. Serious inquiries only. Leave fl J ( f:f KANNAT GARDENS f· il I '!· ¥ 01 BUTCHER .PLANT HELPER-Sal­ message at telephone no. 256-3655. BUSH CUTTER I ,I (Near Northern Marianas College) I<' '' ;I Jf ary:$2.75 per hour -···---·------Call: VTI CLEANER i ,I •• I,. Contaa:GLOBAL TRADERS, 1NC. TEL 23+7415l8733(1/30)T221S7 235-5686 (8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Weekdays) Tel. 233-0694 AliC6 Prendergast, 81, of Mesa, Ariz., holds a medical form releasing paramedics from treatment In the event of cardiac rr,spfratory arrest on 235-5849 (6:00.PM to 9:00 PM, Everyday) 1- 0alf 911 for emergency Thursday. A change In Arizona law now gives terminally ill patients the right to go without lifesaving first aid. (AP Phoeo) ··,~,::::::Jffl!ai:a:~:: .... 18-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY- JANUARY 16, 1996 TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-19 EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider Mickelson wins 3rd Nortel Open in 6 years Sharks... CROSSWORD PUZZLER TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Phil Continued from page 20 Wf.LL, !-\SUD, 'STRN02£.R. IVE> &.£IJ STAYIWG AWAY eveot witha272 in lWl, when he was and Bob Estes were at 'l:76, with Omar letMickelsoo ahea:l with oock-tcrra:k MickrJsoo, ccmpleting his rally wilh a a 20-year--Old attending Arizooa Stale. WE !-\AVf.fJ'T SE.EJJ <.r0J C.otv'il/lJtJCATI/JS WITH NH :lJJL, Uresti andJoon Wiml at m. bogeysoo~ 16111d 17. and 12 points, respectively. ACROSS 1,004 chip-in birdie on No. 18, woo his sec­ The rext }'13" he missed the cut, his ARCOJD HE.RE lfJ AWf-\1L£ GETill-..'G {/..ITO MY. lfJIJ£R 44 Baseball Third-round leader David Toms Mickelsoohadfivebirdiesinthefirst D' Fours team improved its of­ ood straight N­ tiooal lXlUl'Se where three of the four Wm\ /Alf SPlRITU/\L SIOC, 4 Pundit Mickelson, shooting a 74 to finish at tension iocreased when he three-putted verting 3& points but OI' Aces LISTEIJIIJS ll 11-1£ CREATIVE.ME 9 Novelty casualty tured the trumament. rowm are played, befcre finishing 278alongwithRoonieBlack, who ms 12 Egg - 48 "Diamond -" fer bogey from 20 feet on No. 16. It came twice stroogerwith 62 points 50 A bit of news TwmNatiooal again JmVOO COOl­ eighth in 19()3 and ninlh in 1994. secood beginning the rouJXl, Curtis young turned oot to be his Cl1ly mistalce. padding their lead with 24 points 13 Opera 51 Eastern title pmblewithMuelscft, wtocamefrom The first rm.e of $ 225,CXX> - Strange and Bru:e Lietzke. 53 Ant Needing a pll" rn the last hole ID win, ,---f{(~ highlights twosioo backtowinthe$ l.25 million Mickelsoo's official morey more for the fma.l margin. -::::, 14--roll 55 Soapdom·s first fer Tway, the only Olherplayer to reach hehita~ clrivetothemiddleof Reva towrum:nt by two stroke.s. two In the secml garre, the SNE/FT 15 High priced 1996-gave him dh 240,050 in 14-under, got in the htmt early, with went 17 Fullness 58 Four score the fairway, then fer the flag with ~· Mickclsat did ID take !l>le poores­ events and lifted him aheM of Marie birdies 00 the third, fourth, fifth and Developen routed Primos by '19 and ten a 193-yard 3-iron co his gxood mot 19 Name sion cl the lead WJtil the 14th hole. He points, 1 l 8-S9, after a narrow six­ ~ 21 Terminate 61 King topper O'Me.ara, woo ma:1e $ 180.(XX) fer sixth holes and aoolher oo No. 8 1hat and 22 Designer 62 Neoplasm finished with a floorish by chiwing in winningtheMen:edesOl!IJnpiooships him point lead in the first half, 54-48. 64 Caviar dropped to 12-under. rm it pin-high in the fringe to set up Cassini from 18 feet 00 the last hole. last week but finished far oown the list ThlA.legre lmoo-s,Ric andT001, Garfield@ by Jim Davis 24 Evergreen 65 - diem Tway q>elled a two-shot lead and his climactic chip. shrub 66 Wide open He carded a 5-under-par 67 fer a Sunday after finishing nine shots back. weru to 13-under on No. 10, where he ledlheDevclq:,ers'affemivewith23 67 Grads-to-be Now guaranteed to be a winner at 26 ts unable to four-day tot11 of 14-under m· 1a bea Tway started four shoo; behindthird­ made his sixth birdie in 10 holes. Min­ and 26 points. respectively with a 19- 29 Dick Van least once in fru- straight seaints. winning Jayoc,n Williamsocmxi 12Jriim;ood 56 -cream 11 cl those gam;:s. grabbedarareer-high24~in~ 57 Floor sigh of relief and served out to then broken with a cross-court Kings 119, Knicks 111 Raptors 106, Bu1Je1li 100 fir& start (I the Sta'OI fer the Nets. covering level the match. L______., service return which left Daven­ In New Yme, Mitch Richmood In Tcronto, Rookie point guard TheNels, whoplayed without lead­ 59 Craggy hill The drama continued in the 61 60 Affirmative port serving for the set scored 17 oc his 32 points in the founh Damon Stoudamire had 'l9 JX)ints and ing sccrer Annoo Gilliam (stomoch 63 Mother Even though she broke to lead deciding set Both players ex­ quarter and Socramento broke a six­ 11 ~ as Toronto Rapiers snapped vim;) and resove guard Oms Olilds STELLA WILDER 65 2-0·in the second set, Seles still changed breaks for 1-1, but the game road b.ing m-eak by beating a five-game losing stn'ak by beating (rack SJ»SITIS), mot just28.6porent in breakthrough came when Daven­ NewYatc. w a.shinglO!L the first half and 30.9 pemn fiI the needed no less than seven game Thewinalsotrokea 13-gamelosing S!Oudamire had 19 IXJU!IS in the first game. points to hold serve for 3-0, and pon hit two c'lnsecutive double­ faults to give Seles a break for 3- streak at Madoon Square Garden fer half and seven assists in the second as Hawks 108, Celtlai 105 YOUR BIRTHDAY Davenpon's persistence paid off the Kings, last victory in New Tcro1to won f-figuresa:r­ 1976and 1978, and each team will be by the?a:.km, made another big play, half in and b 38:56 the game. ~ Theyl00kthelead39seconds as with Dell Curry adding 18 and seeking iJs fifth Super Bowl vict!Jy­ an~aftertheP.,dcersseemed almost two The firsthalflasted hours mto the second quaner after Anto­ RafuelAddism 16.MattGeigerJW!ed ooly San Francisco tw as many. ready to go ahead again in a game in witha 10-mimiedelayaflerGilHaslcell, nio Freeman relllmed a ptmt 39 Cowboys will be looking down 17 remmds. BARBS The also which the lead changed hands five GreenBay'swidereceiverscooch,was yards and got 15 more yards when Rudyard Kipling, one of the 19th fiitheirthird tide in fru-years aoo first Spurs 106, Magic 105 When some bureaucrat tells you Ask anvone who has worked there: ccn tury's foremost writers, was once times.. Thal set upa 16-yard ID nm by knocked uncooriJus when he was hit punter John Jett pulled him down Toiling away in W,•shington is known uooercmch Barry Swittec. Landry In San Antmio, Virmy DeJ Negro that the problem is being addressed, fir<'rl frnm a job as a rr.porler for th<' Smith Iha pul the Cowboys up by 10. by Brooks out of bounds. by the face mask. as "capital punishment." Dalla,' two scored 30 points 111d David Robinscn you can be sure the address he's using San Francisco Examiner. He was told, coached first Super Bowls Pockers qyarterllackBrettFavrc, the Despite its huge lead in time c::f pos­ That set the Packers up at the added 'l:7 a is that of the dead-letter office. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you jusl against Pittsburgh, while Jimmy league'sMVP,cameoutsopumpedup session, the Cowboys fmished the first Humans arc the only creatures silly Dallas 35 and two plays later, Favre 10 of ~ don't know how to use the English lan­ John.Deion Sanders, who high-stepped We had the brakes on our ark re­ that the heavenly choirs are able lo Many people can't carry a lune, but But it was Smith's 5-yard truch­ finislx:d 21-of-39 fiI :ff/ yarm. Hardaway bl all ~ with 35. Leon Lett, who leaped lO grab an his way to the Green Bay 9. The Magic played witlnt Shaquille placed and painted the fenders all by keep in tune better than the parish we can't even drag one along on a Thurs: 7:00; Fri: 7:00. 9:30; Sat: 3:00. 7:00, 9:30 down nm 2:36 into the final quarter~ But in the end, the Dalla'! offense, attempted screen pass at the Pack­ Ja::ke's 37-yard field ROOl 3:31 into ourself. singers. leash. the end of a 90-yard drive lhat pu1 the and perlwps the warm we.adx:r, finally ers' 13. O'Neal, who nws.:d the game with a the sccmd half cut it to 14-20. mmedthigh. ··---·---·------·---···------..

20-MARIANAS VAlllETY N!WS AND .Y.IEWS-1UESDAY- JANUARY 16, 1996 Nomo cm1cels Saipan visit LOS ANGELES Dodgers' top But a recent followup made by and Rookie of the Year Award. ptmer and baseball sensatioo Hideo Variety Spats said Nano will in Fon 1990 to 19')3, Nmm was Ncmo cm:elled a plan to visit the push through with lm Saqxm voca­ aamblthe'~WtmingGanrs." Camncnwealth late this n:mth. tim awards most win in the highest and Last week, infamed DJrCeS said "We doo't koow why it was~ lowest pitching margin and was first Naoohadplamed to visit Saipan by celled. That's the ooly infoonatim in the .lowest sae iu game (nine the em of January. we gcx." the soorce said innings). The soon:e added they had no defi­ NCII10playedfcrtheKintelsuBuf­ He~baggedthePacificLeague's nite infamatioo if Nam was can- . faloes in limeft'I' the 1990seascn He ''HiglrstSttikeoot.wani"fran 1990 ing fcr a vacatim bit the timing leftthete.amafterthe 1994seacm aoo to 19')3. ooioodeswilhtheamual~train­ joined the Lai Angeles Dodgers. In the 19')5 seasm, when Nle arekeeping During his first year with the Buf­ The Kintetsu Buffaloes wm third the visit roo6Michael Irvin ccmbined fer two it w~ that fabled day at uunbeau Butitwasthestarsoftooaywho -laRS ~ the Cmwoys ~ the Fieldin1967~V~Lanbardi's madethediffe.rence-theCow- Aborted Nomo Visit. Hldeo Nomo smiles during a news conference in Paclcers38--Z'7 tomakeilbadctothe Packe.rs beat T(JJl Landry's Cow- boys"'triplets,"woopn theCow- Tokyo last year. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, becoming ths firstJapansseplayer Super Bowl fer the third time in · -boystogotolhesecood~Bowl boys into the NH..'s title game to win a major US baseball award. AP Coor years. Sane of the stars of that Ice Bowl agaiM the Pittsburgh Steelers in The heat was also a foctcl' in gamewereoobandfcrthecointa;s twoweeks,thelhirdtimethooetwo Peters International Tennis 1bur wearing~ a Green Bay_de- in this me-Ray N~ Ban continued on page 19 Seles keeps streak alive SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ from the start, breaking the wCl'ld Jordan leads Bulls over 76ers Monica Seles saved a match point co-rankednumberonein the open­ PHILADELPHIA(AP)-Mkhael iocluding 5-of-7 frcm 3-point range, 1oo Bulls allowed Philadeqilia to and kept her unbeaten record in ing game. And although Seles Jordan outplayed rookie Jerry 7-fcr-7 oo free throws and had 10 stay clooe until heaking the garre Australia intact as she defeated soon leveled at 2-2, she still found Stackboose by scoong a~bigh rebounds. At the otrer end, open with a 44-point third quarter. Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6 (9- it difficult to find a rhythm against 48 points a5 the Olicago Bulls toyed Stackhoosewascootinuallyfrustrated Jcrdan scored 17 in the period. 7), 6-3 Sunday in the final of the the fourth-seeded American's with the Thiladelphia 7rers befcre by Jcrdan's defense and scored ooly A 3-pointer by Jcroan with 9:20 Peters International tennis tour­ mighty forehand. ~ away to a 120-93 victory 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting. left in the fourth quarter gave the nament Seles needed four game points Saturday night Sharore Wright had 22 points fer Bulls their biggest lead, 101-70. Jcr­ Davenport, who also finished and saved a break point as she JCl'danwas 18-0f-28franthe.tlocr, Pbilade)Jilia. dan left the g~ soortly thereafter. as runner-up in last year's event, struggled to hold for 4-3, but was Continued on paga 19 issued a warning to Seles right Youth spike games on Jan. 17 cancelled Continued on page 19 THE youth Volleyball League games on Wednesday, Jan. 17, was cancelle(: to give way for the spot repair of the Ada gym court floor

Kingfisher golf course opens THE NEW 18-hole Kingfisher Marsch, who is well known than 15 million gallons of water. Golf Links, located in Talufpfo, throughout Asia and Australia for Kingfishef'GolfLinks is owned opened for business yesterday the complexity and beauty of bis and operated by a subsidiary r4 with a pre-opening celebration for course designs. Coyou Corporation in Japan. The afewlocalandJapanesedignitar­ Saipan's newest course gives company is a world class devel­ ies. The grand opening will be in enthusiasts a spectacular view CA oper and ownerof resoru, includ­ Kingfisher Go" Links developer company's geooral manager Kly_osh~ March. the ocean from all holes. It fea­ ing a membership golf resort and Akiyama greets Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio who played a round of goff The 7 ,000-yard championship tures the largest maomade lake in seven hotels in Japan. during the opening day with new operations manager Tony Satur. course was designed by Graham the Mariana islands, holding mere continued on page 19 c5\l~;'!:1!:~f!.~!r~ P.O. Box 231 Salpon, MP Wl/fJJ • Tel. (670) 234-<>34 l • 7578 • 9797 Fax: (670) 234-9271 <·,. ( ....'.