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\ UNJVERS!n' OF 1--lJ\WAli LISRAR.Y ------ ·-~ ·- . ·- .. - arianas %riet~ . Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~~ KOROR,Palau- Disaster struck people were brought to Belau restored. He would not even guess Constmcted in 1975-1977 at a The disaster has wreaked havoc ' Palau for the third time in two National Hospitaljustafter8 p.m. whether it would be days or cost of more than$ 5 million, the on Koror and nearby Babeldaob. '\ weeks as a huge section of the K­ Several hundred Koror resi­ months. K-Bridge had to be repaired in Tabulation of the results of the B Bridge plunged nearly l 00 feet dents waited in shock and disbe­ Within two hours of the catas­ I 995- I 996 at a further cost of Republic's first presidential pri­ into the oi;:ean, the Tia Belau re­ lief at the hospital for news about trophe, divers have located two of almost$ 2 million. mary elections have been post­ ported. friends and relatives involved in the vehicles-a van belonging to It passed final inspections and poned due to the accident. Counts Police at the scene say the 400- the tragedy. the Surengel Company that had was officially opened within the of the votes was scheduled to be­ foot middle section of the con­ Koror, the capital of Palau is carried two occupants and past few months. gin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Celebra­ crete stmcture collapsed at ap­ joined to the country's largest is­ Rengiil 's pick-up, which had four A Guam-based construction tions for the 2nd anniversary of proximately 5:35 pm on Thurs­ land, Babeldaob, by the K-B people in it. company, Black Micro Corp. was Pi1lau 's independence were sched­ day September 26, taking with it Bridge. The bridge carries both A passenger in the front of the the contractor forthe repairs while uled to be held at the K-B Bridge at least 2 vehicles and at least power and water to the l 0,000 trnck Rengiil was driving, earlier a Hawaiian firm served as archi­ on Tuesday, October I st. seven people. James Rengiil, a residents of Koror. reported missing, has been ac­ tect. When it was originally built, The only link between Koror former Koror legislator and busi­ Singeru Ngiramulau, director counted for. He survived along the bridge was expected to last and Babeldaob had been severed nessman was the first confirmed of Public Works in Palau was at with two others. about 15 years. Continued on page 1 fatality. the scene. He says he has no idea His body and the four injured when the power or water will be Sablan pushes salary hike for gov't workers By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff SENATE President Jesus R. Sablan yesterday requested the Senate Committee on Fiscal Af­ fairs to find funding for a possible \ pay hike for government employ­ ees. Sablan, at the same time, said in an interview that he will look into ways to reduce if not to eliminate excise taxes. In a memo to committee chair Henry DLG. San Nicolas, Sablan estimates that $4 million to $8 million will be needed for the pro­ Jesus R. Sablan posed salary adjustments. address this issue," Sablan said. "The last salary adjustment was He said, in an interview, that in 1991, making it high time we Heavy rains and strong winds brought by suP,er typhoon Yates tear down a factory outlet tent in Garapan Continued on page 12 yesterday. Photo by Ferdie de la Torre Inos dares Manglona to IGuerrer~ acc~f'mTs~d~ct' J .-------------,1 C. Tenor'io look into the possibility of name 'harassed' staffers taking disciplinary action against 1 By Zaldy Dandan tenan( governor Benjamin T. Guerrero. Variety News Staff Manglona allegations of political But the governor, LtMotte said, ROTA MAYOR Joseph S. !nos harassment in some Rota govern­ did not respond to the recommenda- tion. The Department ofFimmce had : yesterday said there is no worse ment offices. 1 case of political harassment than !nos and Manglona are contest­ also cleared Guerrero of any liability. ii making statements about alleged ing the Republican Party mayoral The audit invoived two govern- j political harassment without nam­ nomination. ment heavy equipment vehicles- a ii ing names. "If there were political harass­ 1980 Nissan dump tmck and I977 1i !nos was reacting to former lieu- ment, then why not file charges Mack truck tractor-which Guerrero I! instead of making press state­ had given "free of charge" to a certain j I! ments?" !nos said. Mr. Flores. fi "And why can't Manglona name Flores, in tum, gave the trucks to j Weather names?" Mariana~ Repair Company, a private ! Manglona has said he would not Leo LaMotte repair shop. Edward Deleon Guerrero I3 Between June 15, 1995 and Sept. reveal the names of the allegedly 1 Outlook "coerced" employees for fear that By Mar-Vic C. Munar 5, 1995, the Procurement and Supply He had told the investigators that they may lose their jobs. Variety News Staff · officepreparedtodisposeofthetrucks "the equipment was ,m eyeshore "I promise that those employees PUBLIC Works Secretary Edward through a public auction sale after it and should be disposed of if it was. would not be fired. So tell him Deleon Guerrero had.giv.en away was found that the trucks were ''not not usable." · (Manglona) to give us names," !nos · twogovemmenttrucksassignedto economically repairable and of no When he was advised that the said. his department, violating rules and further value to the government." trucks were of no value, Guerrero He said even as mayor he can not regulations on government prop- But before the auction could be said, "he assumed that they were just fire people. "It has to go through erties, according to the Office of held, Guerrero gave the trucks away. going to be thrown away." Public Auditor's· report released When interviewed b'y investiga- As a result, the OPA report said, Cloudy with the usual Civil Service processes," lnos said. yesterday. tors, Guerrero said he was "unaware Guerrero had disposed of the trucks ·scattered showers "There is really no time for lying. Public AuditorLeoLaMottehad of the system for personal property without legal authority or pem1is- recommended that Gov. Froilan management." Continued on page 12 ~ Continued on page 12 i:.....,_______ -~.<.f'l'C,OO.~·:.=';::,,g,.·~H,.---:'.,.~.l'.~..,,.,._.:.,,~-~,.'""'"'~~:;::~--..;:,.,=r-.-c..-:.~~~----7j .... 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- SEITEMBER 27, 1996 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND YIEWS-3 Bloodshed at West Bank Yates felt more after it left By IBRAHIM BARZAK The clashes rruuked anew stage for personnel earners and helicopters. By Rick Alberto Nabor said the winds were sus­ Vanety News Staff tained at only 3.5-40 mph, equivalent NETZAR™., Gaza Strip (AP) · Israel and the Palestinians and chal­ "We are defending our hearts. TYPHOON Yates slowly moved to the intensity of a tropical depres­ Palestinian police battled Israeli troops lenged a basic premise of their peace Jerusalem is our heart," said one Pal­ .. l'anhcr away J'rom the t\,111hcm sion 00-39 mph) or a tropical stunn in the West Bank and Gaza Strip accords - that the two sides wou.ld estinian officer as he ran during the !\ lati,ma lstmds yesterday. Saip,m (40-72 mph). Thursday, and thousands of enraged cooperate in maintaining security in battle, carrying an M-16 assault rifle. ,md Tini,u1 L'Ontinucd to kd its back­ Nu damage WtL, inflicted by the Palestinians arracked two isolaredJew­ the West Ban_k and Gaza Strip. When news of the battles spread, typhoon on houses and buildings, ish settlements, the most dramatic Arafat had urged Palestinians on more than l ,CXXJ Palestinians marched liLsh thmugh tk gusty wi!llb; ,md sign yet of the collapse of the Middle Wednesday to hold protest marches to Netzarirn, armed with firebombs, continuous heavy rnins ,md showers Nabor said. adding that a couple of East peace process. and strikes against the tunnel. It was bottles and stones. Theychanted, "'The that llnodcd 111,1re low-lying arc,Ls. power lines were downed by fallen Twelve Palestinians, including a not dear Thursday whether Arafat army of Mohammed is back," a ref­ Scbnols n:mained dosed. but or tree branches. 12-year-old girl, were killed, and at was in full control otbis 30,CXXlarrned erence to holy wars waged in the fices. both govemmrnt ,md pri vale. The Tinian spokesman also said no least 175 were wounded Two Israeli policemen. name of Islam. n:opcncd. Sc\·cr,LI airline !lights were flcxxling occurred on the island. soldiers were killed, according to Is­ The worst fighting erupted Thurs­ Gun battles also erupted outside also c,ull'dkd. He said 18 people took shelter in rael radio, and eight injured in the day when thousands of Palestinian the Kfar Damm settlement. As of IO a.m. Yates was kx:atcd the town's elementary school build­ Gaza Strip clashes. protesters marched toward the two In the West Bank, Palestinian po­ about 150 miles northwest of Saip,m ing as their fr.m1e houses were teared The deaths brought to 17 the num­ tiny Jewish settlements of Netzari.m lice and Israeli troops traded fire at an ,md Tinian with maximum sustained unsafe. 14() "We consider ourselves very for­ ber of Palestinians killed in the past and Kfar Darom, isolated enclaves in Israeli army checkpoint near wi!llisnf miles per hour and gusts of up to 160 mph. tunate and we're grateful for being two days. the heart ofthe Palestinian-controlled Yasser Arafat RamallahashundredsofPalestinians !, Benjamin Netanyahu ,'! In at least three locations, Palestin­ Gaz.a Strip.

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