North Saipan to Have 24-Hour Water Soon
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* iff HA'-’V.'-f. ;_.RAJW ananas cVariety Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 (jgjYîewg; Vol. 21 N0.153 Saipan, MP 96950 ©1992 IV/iarianas Variety Tuesday ■ October 20, 1992 Serving CNMI for 20 Years 9 mm. shells found at Legislature yard ELEVEN spent shells of what Only last August 26th, the the shootings even after all 9 mm. were believed to be nine-milli homes of Saipan Reps. Stanley T. service firearms of law enforce meter bullets were found scat Torres, Francisco DLG.Camacho ment officers have already been tered yesterday morning at the and Heinz S. Hofschneider were tested by ballistics experts. Legislature building in Capitol found riddled with bullets, all of Yesterday’s discovery of the Hill causing a momentary confu which were found to have been bullet casings had House members sion among legislators and legis fired from a 9 mm. pistol. again worried and baffled at the lative staff. Just the day before that incident, motives behind such actions. Pol ice operatives responding to the House leadership brought up House Sergeant-at-Arms the scene theorized that the bullets a plan to impeach Goverqpr George Dueñas, when asked about were fired somewhere else and Lorenzo I. DL. Guerrero for anything suspicious, said he was the casings were deliberately condoning acts, themembers feel, not aware of anything until a po thrown near the building, as if to were illegal. lice officer alerted him of'the tease investigators working on the Specifically, they criticized presence of the bulletcasings right recent shooting of the home of Guerrero for a $5.5 million dis near the entrance to the Legisla three congressmen last August. bursement from the general fund ture building. “This is something serious and without the benefitof a legislative “We did not notice anything we will not take these matters appropriation, and the allegedly suspicious until Summons/War lightly. If this is a Joke, this is a illegal appointment of Civil Ser rant Officer Isidro Sablan came to bad joke which I feel is meant to vice Commission Chairman me and informed me of the find,” intimidate us, lawmakers. If that Francisco M. Chong as acting said Dueñas. is the intent, they are terribly mis Disaster Control officer. Sablan believes the bullets were Crime Scene Head technician Sgt Frank Kapileo (right) and Summons Officer Isidro Sablan inspects empty 9 mm. shells found yesterday in front taken,” said a visibly irked House Police have yet to find a solid not fired at the scene and were of the Legislature building in Capitol Hill._________________________ Speaker Thomas P. Villagomez. lead on who were responsible for continued on page 5 A G : N o w hitew ash on contem pt case THE SPECIAL prosecutor on the capacity as the legal counsel for Hofschneider subpoenaed all welcomed the committee to in serits “a serious abuse of legisla alleged contempt charge levelled the corporation. original canceled checks issued spect such original checks at tive investigative authority” and against Commonwealth Utilities ‘There will be no whitewash by the corporation from the pe CUC’s Lower Base office any asked the latter to withdraw the Corporation Executive Director here,” said Cool in a telephone riod January 1990 to May 1992 time. contempt certification and tempo Ramon S. Guerrero will abso interview with the Variety. “The féportedly amounting to $99 mil Nevertheless, he considered the rarily suspend compliance to the lutely be given a free hand on the special prosecutor will not report lion. subpoena as nothing but a seizure subpoena. case. to the AG office and will be given Hofschneider’s committee is order “beyond the statutory and “The purpose of this was so that This was the assurance made a free hand in the case.” wrapping up an oversight inquiry constitutional authority of the we could refer the matter to the by Assistant Attorney General Guerrero was being cited by the into the financial condition of Legislature.” courts for declaratory Judgment John F. Cool yesterday when House of Representatives for CUC and the checks were deemed Such a reaction was no differ and speed up resolution of the asked about the propriety of contempt after twice refusing to necessary for the committee to ent from what Attorney General matter,” said Cool. having the AG Office choose the comply with a subpoena issued by make its final report. Robert C. NaraJa felt about the But Villagomez did not seem to lawyer to try Guerrero for con the House Committee on Public Guerrero refused to deliver the subpoena. budge an inch with the contempt tempt. Utilities, Transportation and documents, arguing that the In a previous letter to House charge, saying there will be no The AG is by statute expected Communication. documents were his responsibil Speaker Thomas P. Villagomez, compromise with the AG. to be representing Guerrero in its Committee Chairman Heinz S. ity to the Board. He, however, NaraJa said the subpoena repre- continued on page 5 North Saipan to have 24-hour water soon COMMONWEALTH Utilities Sablan Quarry wells that is nor and was supposed to have been Corporation officials last Friday mally fed to San Roque and Marpi completed in August of this year vowed better water service for can be diverted to Garapan for if not for a change order that in Northern Saipan as a one million longer water hours,” saidTaitano. cluded the installation of a booster gallon reservoir servicing the The proJect got half of its station and 6-inch piping from the Marpi, San Roque, Tanapag and funding from CUC while the other wells to the reservoir. the As Matuis areas becomes op half was through the Economic The drilling of the wells was erational today. Development Administration. done in-house by CUC’s drilling Speaking at the ribbon-cutting According to the chairman, the crew, with Western Equipment ceremonies for the million gallon reservoir will be supplied from being tapped as contractor. reservoir, CUC Board Chairman three wells that CUC recently CUC Executive Director said the $ 1.18 million proJect will drilled and developed. Ramon S. Guerrero, who spoke soon bring 24-hour service to the Additional wells are planned to during the inauguration ceremony said areas. be drilled soon as supplementary for the new reservoir, said the “Nearby areas like Garapan will water source to the reservoir. system which interconnects with also be benefited as water supply The construction of the proJect the water lines of the areas in CUC’s one million gallon reservoir: 24-hour water for Marpi, As Matuis, from Tanapag Springs and the commenced in December 5,1991 continued on page 11 San Roque and Tanapag. M a d \ 's h c hS' , TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20,1992 -MARIANAS. VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-OCTOBER 20,1992 Tw o in illegal entry perm it ESTETICA rid Affairs SIOXAM ) JVAHL CARE BEAtTIY SAIO N deal released on bail has TWO CHINESE nationals facing The case was chiefly investi The conspiracy was alleged to POSITION AVAILABLE Christians vs. Muslims: ‘Ethnic cleansing* in Nigeria charges of conspiracy to illegally gated by the Federal Bureau of have occurred between July 17 Full or Part time transfer identification documents Investigation with the coopera and August 12 this year. Both By Michelle Faul doing nothing to prevent further phates and emirates which the “They killed three of my chil Kataf are housed in schools apd were ordered released yesterday tion of the CNMI Immigration defendants were charged with Local Hire Only violence. British used to enforce their rule. dren," sRid Musa Korau, showing other govemmentbuildings in three after posting separate bail bonds. and Naturalization Office. conspiracy although Jin Feng was Chamorro speaking preferred ZANGON KATAF, Nigeria Muslim warriors conquered Bala and his fellow Christian photographs of a 17-year-old othernorthem districts. In Kaduna, US District Court Judge Alex The identification documents charged with two separate inci (AP) - Yellow pumpkin flowers northern Nigeria in a Jihad, or Katafs want a tribal chief to re youth, a 5-year-old girl and a boy there are three campsforChristians Munson yesterday penned a two- that were alleged to have been dents of actual transfer. Jin Huang Pleae call 234-3030 or 234-5050 that tumble over charred walls in holy war, 200 years ago. In the place the Muslim emir to whom of 4. “My oldest boy, they tried to whose homes were burned. page order to release Jin Feng unlawfully transferred were was charged with one incident of Inquire within Tuesday thru Sunday · 10 am to 10 pm this deserted town do not hide the late 1800s, Islam collided with they paÿ allegiance and taxes. hack off his legs. When they ‘The worst is that they all knew Zeng and Jin Huang Zeng after CNMI entry permits. transfer. UV7 toM(3006> bloodstains, nor can they erase Christianity in a broad swath of Muslims accuse the Christians of couldn’t, they poured petrol on each other in Zangon Kataf,” the duo through their counsel The Federal Grand Jury charged Such a conspiracy is a class D the hatred that caused Christians Africa when European coloniz flouting Islamic rules against him and threw him here on the Judge CudJoe said in an inter- Reynaldo Y ana pleaded not guilty. violations of Title 18 U.S.C. sec felony and is punishable by a RECENTLY COMPLETED, FULLY FURNISHED, to slaughter 1,800 Muslims in ers arrived, bringing missionaries. women exposing their bodies. veranda. He was burning alive.” view?“They knew who they were Jin Feng was ordered to post a tion 1028 and various subsections, maximum punishment of not more AIR-CONDITIONED APARTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE May.