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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 II~~ ~1:ers to the Editor ii Rota summit debates Mayor irked over 'ab·users tag' on Amendment #13 Dear Editor: people equals or surpasses those ofits ''Welcome to the Island of Abus neighbors with long standing sover THE Rota Parents' Summit meeting Board of Education member would not be doled out by the bureau ers", reads the sign displayed by three eignty. 'JR'a rt1cnaw WE NEED To THINK last Fridaydevotedµirt oftheir agenda Esther Fleming responded that cracy. This would allow school individuals posing for a media photo Fmally, let me say that with all the by: John DelRosario to the proposed Amendment# l 3 that Amendment # 13 was necessary to based management School boards OF WAYS To REFoRM last week. The message on the sign is criticism being hurled our way from THE ~VERNMENT would change the governance of the get control of schools into the hands elected by Senatorial Districts would spiteful of our island and its people. Washington and Manila regarding A5 WE KNoW IT. public school system. of parents and teachers. Under Its sole intent is to insult every man, labor abuse, we are strong in our make sure that principals were re TIIE CNMI is dazed-swimming in the sea of confusion-struggling IO make apples A lively debate pitted former Arnendment#l3,budgetallocations sponsive to the needs of the local woman and child who calls Saipan, conviction that we are doing our best and orangess in its relatim1,hip with the fe.deral government, often frusirated by our Lt Governor Benjamin T. Manglona, would go directly to principals and home. and accomplishing a lot in dealing community. inability to ll<;e boll; hands IO get on with the ta~k before us. We use.cl to have scapegoat~ one of the three delegates who re "Abuse" is not condoned in the with the problem. And with equal aplenty to blame for all our inadequacies. Now, there's no one left in the blame game fused to sign the product of the Commonwealth. Our constirution certainty, may I add that with all our except ourselves. Convention's work, against three guarantees every person due process shortcomings the Commonwealth is I often dwell on whether this protracted awakening to reality--0ur responsibilities delegates who did sign, including and equal protection of the laws. still a much better place to live than under the Covenant Agreement-is attributable to the lack of historical experience to Rota delegate Justo S. Quitugua, There is no instant cure-all for ev where those sign carriers come from. draw from in the strengthening of our democratic institutions. Thus, the need to Board of Education member Esther Vote ery social ill that plagues our island; Welcome lo Saipan! constantly sing "Three Blind Mice". I wonder why can't it be .. Row, Row, Row Your S. Flerning,andSaipandelegateJohn and anyone who believes otherwise Boat" so we can move on down the lagoon of brighter tomorrows. Oliver DLR Gonzales. is aiming to set the Thames on fire. HafaAclai, The adminisiration has donned the robes of true leadership though such role is According lo a ConCon news re inhibited by the use of a single wing. It takes both wings to enable the NMl Dove to fly The Conunonwealth is barely out JFSUSS.DELEONGUERRERO lease, Manglona, who voted YES on of its infancy, yet the maturity of its with decency. In other words, both branches of government must be able to work on P9 r Mayor of Saipan Amendment# 13 in the Convention, acoo~rativebasistogetanythingdone. Wehaveyettoseeanycoo~rativeeffortssince -u-- now opposes the amendment, cit two years ago though we were inundated by speeches of coo~ration last January. Is Stop 'lying' to the public ing the concerns of the Rota mem there ho~ up this alley? Many of the issues have suffered neglect as a result of f ber and former Chairman of the personality clashes, an indication that we have yet to learn separating ~pie from issues. 'l Dear Editor: raised through a lunch and solici Board of Education, Daniel Whenever we bang heads with Washington on the need for major policy refonn, we t Who the hell are the Concerned tations NOT public funds) I know Quitugua. on resort to our confused definition of "internal sovereignty" and substitute it with the that our Board of Regents, Presi John Oliver DLR Gonzales re 1 Citizens for a Fiscally respon defmition of"sovereignty". We tum posturing and grandstanding into a game of "Us sible Legislature and why are they dent, Vice-presidents, and legal sponded to the Lt. Governor with against Them" when in fact our goal is the same, therefore, our working relationship I ~ •ConCon coMMENTARv I LYING to the public? In their ad counsel ALL believe NMC will a strong speech saying that the Amendment should be founded on a partnership. The convenient display of a faint hearted l supporting Amendment #13 they lose its strong constitutional pro people had asked for local self nationalistic sentiment for greater effective homerule is sprayed our bruised ego to make (By Juan Sablan Tenorio. Mr. Tenorio served as an elected delegate to the Third Northern Marianas say, "the college is fully protected tection if Amendment 13 passes. determination on education and our national government the culprit, however, wrongly, if not, irresponsibly. We can Constitutional Convention. Mr. Tenorio is the Chair of the Commonwealth Development Authority and as an institution of higher educa Who are these concerned citi the Convention had responded secure greater autonomy ifand, only if, we have attained appreciable strides in political the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Utilities with locally elected school boards. Corporationfs Water Task Force. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Gonzaga tion." That's crap. Amendment zens that they know more about man.irity. University in Spokane, Washington.) 13 takes away our existing consti college matters than ALL the top Gonzales defended Amemiment This is coupled with a growing local resentment against a Washington take-over. This tutional protection and replaces it leaders of our college? # 13 saying that it was essential to WHILE I served as a Con-Con delegate, one of the vote in the Commonwealth. Underthecurrentsystem. my is the lea,t of my concerns. What I find most troubling though are the indecisions from with nothing. Somebody please lift up the the future of education in the Com important areas I focused on was Amendment# 18. 1bis vote does not count as much as a vote on Rota or a vote on within orthelackofitaltogether. The issues before us have been brought to our attention right rock and tell m~ who they monwealth, and citing the fail deals with Article 18 on constitutional amendment Tinian. I think that is basically unfair. We are all citizens As one heavily involved in nearly fiveyearsagotoday. Progress? None! Reason? Webusiedo4f5e)ves with trivial are. ures oft he current system to serve The Committee on Judicial Branch and Other Elected of the CNMI andeveiy vorerfs vote should count the same. NMC's little campaign against issues and the interminable gamemanship, neglecting our responsibility in the prudent PHILIP SWETT parents and students. Offices had responsibility for this ?rea. That Committee Letfs assume a proposed constitutional amendment is Amendment 13 (using funds and timely consideration of these matters. Today, we find ourselves dealing with the Lt. Governor Manglona argued The amendment takes away the was assisted by House Legal Counse!MayaB. Kara, who same concerns right where we started four years ago, stuck and paralyzed by our tunnel put on the ballot And letis assume there are about 800 that putting the education bureau was a member of the Conventionfs legal team. She registered voters on Tinian, about 1,200 registered voters visions gift wrapped in complacency. cracy under a Secretary of Educa autonomy of N.M.C. and puts its discussed with the delegate., the possible unconstitution on Rota, and about 8,000 registere.d voters on Saipan. If all Justify reconnection fee While the administration makes headway in the gradual and permanent resolution of tion, who would be the Governor's ality of the cwrent Article 18 and helped the Committee of them vote in a particular election, a Commonwealth Dear Editor: been operating in the red for years~ future in the hands of politicians. labor and immigration problems, policymakers sit comfortably nursing their lamafiana with the drafting of proposed Amendment# 18. wide majority (of the total of 10,000 voters) is 5,00 I. I would like to address an issue If you feel you can justify the appointee, would politicize the ego brushing off federal threats like cotton balls. I find it puzzlingthathardly any of them I know that there are legal arguments back and forth However, if268 voters on Tinian votelnoi(thatisone-third that has been troubling CUC cus CUC reconnection policy to the public school system. He re has ever come to realiz.e that the employment of gridlock would ultimately lead to a about the current method of amending the Constitution, plus one) and 401 voters on Rota vote lnoi (that is also one tomers for sometime. people of the CNML I challenge ferred to the concerns of the Board This ad is NOT paid for with public funds. federal take-over of the very functions that gives the CNMI the flexibility to defme and which requires a majority Commonwealth-wide and a third plus one), then even though there is a Common CUC reconnection fees. you to respond with an itemized of Education that many jobs in the refme policy questions so vital in fostering a more responsible and accountable two-thirds majority in each of two Senatorial Districts. I wealth-wide majority in favor of a particular amendment, Can you really justify a$ I 50.00 list with regards to cost incurred education bureaucracy would be goverrunent The CNMI can boast of its development and progress over the last was not particularly influenced by the legal argument, there will not be a two-thirds majority in each of two reconnection fee? your personnel in reconnecting filled on a political basis. seventeen years. However, has progress fudged infavor of improving the livelihood of about whether the current system is constitutional or Senatorial Districts and the proposed amendment will fail. Is it just a form of extortion CUC customers. the indigenous ~pie or is it diametrically the opposite? These 669 voters on Rota and Tinian can deny the other unconstitutional. I think there are much more important designed to penalize the less well No matter how you view it, the institution of major policy refonns must come from considerations at stake. Let me explain what they are. 5,00 I up to 9,331 voters who voted lye&. off of the CNMI or is it being Sincerely, within. It is a local responsibility clearly enumerated under specific provisions of the Each vote should count the same. I just do not believe that is fair. The votes on Rota and utilized to fill the coffers of a Covenant Agreement The temporary exemption of authorities nonnally the purview First, I want my vote to count the same as every other Continued on page 24 mismanaged company that has Alan Elder of the federal government is not an excuse to continue our consistency in inconsistency · · Get a grip on your personal in the lackadaisical consideration of policy matters. \\!ho was it that said "consistency is generally a virtue, but a foolish consistency is the hobglobin of small minds?" ~finances! Don·t settle for 3°/o when Indeed, we have faltere.d in our responsibilities as a result of the so--called cemetery ~ 3rd Con Con ~~~ Public i Cing seeks $2M for syndrome fanned by lingering belief in the cargo cult mentality. Both mentalities are irrelevant and detrimental, too. Paradigms have changed and so must the ways the you can earn as much as 8. 75°/o ! nimblemindsofpolicymakersgiventhattheyluveacceptedthechallengeofleadership. Tinian, Rota roads I see the lights are on, but no one seems to be home. HeUo, hello, hello! Amendment 'Interlock' TIN IAN Senator David M. Cing and the Cross-island back road in our investment accounts. **** VOTERS who want to make sure they don't without a very good reason. And when it is is aking both houses of Legisla from Capitol Hill to San Vicente. Private sector ~mpetition in the sale of ba,ic necessities grants consumers wider create problems in the Constitution and who changed, great care should be taken to make ture to appropriate $2 million in "I understand that the focus of options to choose from. Prices would be cheaper and every vendor would have to vote "no" on any of the amendments in one sure that errors are not made. road improvement monies for this project is on Sai pan and Term Min. Investment constantly keep abreast of twists and tum, in the marketplace in order to stay in business. of the shaded areas below, need to also vote the islands of Rota and Tinian. that it must move forward. 1n neighboring Guam, the old business e.<;tablishments are now being given a run for "no" on all the other amendments in the In a letter to House Speaker The majority of CNMI resi per annum 3 mos. $1000 theirmoneywhenPriceCoscoandK-Martenteredwhatwasonceacomfonablemarket same area. The reasons are given below. l!,H.fr ,:H, ,, , ,, t 1,:,;,::rn'. 1 ·:;:'., · I Diego T. Benavente and Senate dents live on Saipan and the 7.50°/o thatdoesn 't require much study to stay ahead of the co~tition. The playing field ha, Some of the potential problems are more President Jesus R. Sablan, Cing roads are in need of improve change.cl in that no longer is that market the same as a decade ago. It may not be good said the $ I million appropria ment and maintenance," the per annum 6 mos. $1000 serious than others. For example, splitting I ··· :IL: · ,J 6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 28, 1996 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7 CPA lauds PIA decision to stay By Rick Alberto CPA reducing the $4.40 charge. reducing your fees, you get areaofassistancethatCPA could Variety News Staff "This charge has been on for revenues by increasing your afford, then I am more than happy "CASE is closed." the past 10 years .... Personally fees, especially if the fees are to sit down with them ...." The Legislators Are After With these words the head of the as chairman for the airport over 10 years old," he added. "I would say it's closed," Sablan Commonwealth Ports Authority facilities committee, I feel that Sablan said he welcomes the said on the case that had the PIA Airport Facilities Committee wel the charge is very, very rea PIA back. "I hope we can and CPA officials conducting comed the decision of the Pacific sonable," he said. work harmoniously now and a bitter word war while the Island Aviation to withdraw its "You don't get revenues by in the future. If there is any issue was raging. notice of suspension of service to Rota. Your Money Again! George A. Sablan said Monday that the United States Department Torres, Rayphand motions denied ofTransportation had written them By Rick Alberto ment of time within which to re "In the intere~t of fairness, the that it was permitting the PIA to Variety News Staff spond to defendants' motion." court will grant the plaintiffs' suspend all services to Rota. THE Superior Court yesterday Their reason was that they "have motion for enlargement, but will "At the time that notice was George A. Sablan ruled on three motions filed by no counsel to represent them in limit this extension to a two-week coming in, PIA was withdrawing Rep.StanleyT. Torres and Jeanne this case." period," Manibusan said. THE FACTS: The voters rejected the their suspension request," Sablan in Rota in case the PIA stopped H. Rayphand in connection with Torres and Rayphand's coun In his two other orders, told the Variety. flying to that island. their taxpayers' lawsuit seeking sel, Theodore R. Mitchell, was Manibusan: The suspension would have The PIA had considered the the nullification of the land lease disqualified by Manibusan late •Denied Torres and Rayphand' s taken place last Feb. 20. suspension in connection with its granted to the L&T group of com last month on grounds a conflict motion for leave for Mitchell to Legislature's proposal last Novelllber He said the CPA also received a demand for a reduction in what it panies. of interest exists between the law appear and represent them during notice from the PIA on its with considered exorbitant passenger Associate Judge Edward yer and the CNMI taxpayers. the March 18 hearing on the de f drawal of its request. facility charge (PFC) imposed by Manibusan denied two of the mo Manibusan had explained that fendants' motions, for "lack of a The suspension of air services t that would have given them an a.nnual the CPA on flights from Rota and tions. Mitchell's demand for attorney's legal basis"; and f' to Rota would have had an ad Tinian. He, however, granted the plain fees as a prerequisite to a settle •Denied the plaintiffs motion i verse effect on the island since the "I think the issue now (on the tiffs' motion to prolong the pe ment showed he was putting his for "stay of proceedings" since it PIA is the major commuter airline \ PFC) is silent," Sablan said. "In riod for them to respond to the interest before the plaintiffs and would result in the "unnecessary '· budget in excess of $9 million. Proposed servicing that area. their notice to us that they (PIA) defendants' motion but only by theCNMI. delay" in proceedings. Torres and t, Freedom Air had indicated to want to continue service, they did two weeks. Manibusan, in his order yester Rayphand had asked for a three CPA officials that it could not not mention anything about that." The hearing was thus resched day, noted that the plaintiffs had month delay to allow them to fullymeetaircommuters' demand He said he does not foresee the uled from March 4 to March 18. been notified of the disqualifica review the court's disqualifi Con-Con Amendment #2 would give a But the plaintiffs' responses tion of Mitchell last Jan. 25 and cation order on Mitchell. must be submitted on March 11, had known the March 4 hearing Torres and Rayphand are Manibusan said in his order grant for the defendants' motions to seeking the revocation of the sntaller legislature an annual budget of Tinian Job Vacancies ing "enlargement of time." appoint a new class counsel and lease of the public land where The West Tinian Airport of the Commonwealth Ports Torres and Rayphand filed a for contempt of court and sanc the L&T will construct a shop Authority is looking for applicants for the following po motion last Feb. 23 for "enlarge- tions. ping mall. sitions: $4.5 million. One (1) General Maintenance One (1) Weather Observer One (1) Security Officer Carlsmith lawyers seek The minimum qualifications of a Security Officer is graduation from high school or GED and must have law enforcement experience or related field. rejection of Kosack report GUESS WHAT? The Senate on Febru By Ferdie de la Torre clime is missing as a result of the San Francisco-based attorney. The minimum qualifications for a Weather Observer Variety News Staff executor's management of the estate. 'Toe special master shows no sensi is graduation from high school or GED. Experience in THE CARLS MITH, a law firm repre 'Toe report also tarnishes the reputa tivity for the extraordiruuy close and ary 16, 1996 passed Senate Initiative 10- air traffic control or weather observer are preferred but senting Larry Lee Hillblom's estate tion of the Bank of Saipan as executor trusting relationship betweenHillblom, not mandatory. executor Bank ofSaipan, has urged the ofHillblom' s estate, and Joe Waechter Lifoifoi and Dornuci," the firm said. Superior Court to reject the report of who has the primary responsibility for Carlsmith said the report adversely The minimum qualifications for General Maintenance Rexford Kosack for lack of supporting discharging the duties of the executor," impactedthefirm'sreputationforcom 11 to increase the Legislature's annual is graduation form high school or equivalent and must evidence. the firm said. petence and integrity. have experience in routine terminal repairs and main Carlsmith said the executor believes Carlsmith said Waechter is one of ''This law !inn has been in existence tenance procedures. that Kosack as a court-appointed "spe themostexperiencedandsophisticated for nearly ISO years. It represents very budget to about $7 million. The House is cial master" has erred with respect to large institutional clients and trusts, and Applications forms are available at the West Tinian Air businessexecutivesinthe United States, the law governing the estate's duties. having served for years as the chief has done so for many years," said port Manager's Office, Applications must be submitted The special master's report, said executive officer of DHL. Carlsmith. along with an updated police clearance dating back Carlsmith in a press release, should be The report, Carlsmith said, wrongly The firm said most of the partners in considering this matter. Were you aware· five years. For more information, please call 433-9296. considered in context especially "with tarnishes the reputation of Joe Lifoifoi, theSaipanofficewerepracticinglawin The deadline for submission of applications is 4:30 p.m. respect to the rather wholesale tarnish a fonner speakerof theCNMl Legisla responsiblepositionswhenKosackwas on March 15, 1996. ing of reputations stemming from il" ture and Peter Dornuci, a prominent still in Junior High School. of this? Kosack' s 200-pagereport discussed the executor's violations of its duty of loyalty to the estate due to conflicts of 2 charged for stealing, interest and self-dealing. ANNOUNCEMENT The special master concluded that killing cow on Tinian The JA'ers would like to thank the follow several of the omissions on the part of the executor were due to an apparent By Ferdie de la Torre and .22-<:a!. anununition withouthold WHAT TO DO? That's easy. Vote ''YES'' lack of assistance and instruction by Variety News Staff ingtheprerequisiteidentificationcards. ing companies for purchasing slots for our TilE ATIORNEY General's Office Carlsmith. The court swrunoned the two to filedcriminalchargesyesterdayagainst beach clean-up se~vice on March 17 at Mi As special master, the court assigned appearforahearingon TinianonMarch two men who allegedly stole and killed 14. Kosack to oversee the executor's ad on proposed Amendments ##2 and 18. cro Beach. Special thanks to Price Costco a cow last November on Tinian. In other court story, the AG filed ministration ofthe estate and submit his DionisioC. Borja and Gabriel DLC. charges against a man who rammed for allowing us to have our carwash on proposed findings. Santos were charged before the Supe three vehicles, including one owned by Car!smith claimed that Kosack' s rior Court with theft, cattle killing, pos CongressmanJoaquinG.Adriano,with Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 at their facility. These enonnous number of comments are session of weapon without identifica his vehicle last December on Tinian. wmecessaryanddamagingtothe''hard tion rare!, and possession of ammuni Vicente A. Palacios was charged companies have shown that they really do eamed reputations of institutions, indi tion without identification card. with criminal mischief, disturbing the care about our island's future. viduals and law firms." Assistant Atty. Gen. Alan Lane said peace, driving under the influence of "He made fundamental errorsoflaw on Nov. 28 the defendants stole a cow alcohol, and reckless driving. belonging to the Micronesian Devel Court infonnation showed that on THINK TOMORROW.... whichhaveresultedinareport which is opment Company. thoroughly flawed," said the law firm. Dec. 3 Palacios damaged the vehicles Enough is enough! On the same day, the two slaugh "A number of his findings have no of Adriano, Herman P: Palacios, and PACIFIC~ teredthecowwithoutthepennissionof James Robert. PRlcE evidentiaiy support, and in fact. are the owner. At the time, the defendant was driv C'osia> is~~BJ .... contrary to all the evidence." Last Dec. 12, the defendants were ing recklessly while under the influ Carlsmith emphasized that not one found in possession of .22-<:al. rifle, ence of alcohol. Paid for by Concerned Citizens for a Fiscally Responsible Legislature .•.. t.;••·· ,J 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 28, 1996 Man awaits reversal of death ter1n WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 THE man condemned to die Monday but nothing hap pealed on the grounds that he still trying to get word from a pending appeal decision. under Papua New Guinea's pened, the Post-Courier re was convicted of rape on the chief Justice Sir Arnold Arnet Meanwhile, public solicitor new Death Penalty Act is still ported Tuesday. evidence of murder. about when a decision could be Elenas Batari, who lodged the awaiting word on his appeal. Ornbusu was sentenced to The Supreme Court had set expected but the Chief Justice was appeal on Ombusu's behalf has Legal circles were expecting death in the National Court at Monday as the day on which it busy with Supreme Court sittings since been appointed an acting a Supreme Court decision on Popondetta for rape and mur would hand down its judge and could not be contacted. At the judge and another lawyer is ex: Charles Ombusu's appeal der last year and he had ap- ment. On Monday the public same time the registry of the Su pected to stand in for him to re prosecutor Panuel Mogish was preme court was not aware of ceive the judgement .... 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ARE QUALIFIED AND NON·PARTISAN .. wanting to leave Fiji forothercoun- visas were issued to Fiji citizens in Titus, has condemned the killing of a chiefwhoisheavilyinvolvedinpeace tries. This isinspite of Prime Minis- · !995 and 95 per cent of these were resistance commander, a mentally efforts. The Post-Courier quotes reports fromBukaassayingtheBPAleader' s ; ter Sitiveni Rabuka' s recent plea to .. issued to Indians. retarded former school teacher and Mrs Titus condemned the killing lndianstotrusthimandnottoleave . ThebranchmanageroftheNew the wife ofa chief and serious wound saying it was the worlrnf "the devil of wounds which are likely to be fatal, ing of two other women in Kunua, people who have no value for life and were inflicted during heavy fighting 2 MEDICAL DOCTORS the C()UI)tfy, the Daily Post reported >Zealand Embassy in Suva/Grant '.f~. Mudgway, said a big majority 9f · west Bougainville at the weekend no respect for their own mothers". between 15BRArebelsandabout20 Bougainville army rebels raided The United States Embassy in migration applications received at She attributed the killings to the rebel resistance fighters at Sinai, about 10 Areope village near Kunuastationon government's inability to control its kilometers from Kunua 7 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS l.·... ·.. S..· ··u .. v.a said last week that ninety-five the embassy .carne from Indians.;. Sunday morning and killed the three I ~ cent of migration applications Pacnews . .. militants. station ..... Pacnews people and wounded another three, Meanwhile,pro-governmentresis- NZparty:, ·· 2 FORMER MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBERS denounces. 1 FORMER MAYOR detention of .• j. police critics . . ,· . . . 1 FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR NEW Z.ealand's Alliance political 1 FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE party has decribed the jailing ofthree men critical of the Tongan police I minister as an ''unacceptable move ... 5 PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS LEADERS / againstdemocracy". Allianceforeign - affairs spokesman Keith Locke wrote CON-CON DELEGATE to the Tongan police minister, former 1 PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTALIST MARIAN DLG. ALDAN-PIERCE Auckland city councillor, Clive / Edwards, protesting against the irn prisorunent of two pro- 0 '.,, I•'••••. r."' • • .. "'~ • • "• • ....,· ,\ • I I I I • '. '. •' .,· _\. t t f f '. I. '· ·1. ·,. '•. ·'',·. ':." ·; 0 ·, f '1 ' I J I ii I r;_ I_ I I '~. '•- ·,. 't. • ·,·.:,· ,' •',.' ,. ' .' . .'1.' , ',' , • , , , ,• •' ! • • '. ' '. ', ',_', ', .' •. . •,• .•. ' I. I, I. 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',_ ',.', '., J".• 1 1 .,, '' 10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 28, 1996 WEDNESDAY.FEBRUARY 28, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-11 Snake control program intensified AFfERreceivingreportsofninelive crawling into items to escape the heat Rota and Tinian receive lesser brown tree snake sightings during the of the sun, it's quite likely both con amountsofcargocomparedtoSaipan, past year within the Commonwealth, tainerized and loose materials brought their people and environment are CNMI officials have initiated new to our islands from Guam are carry equally important to me, and both efforts and partnerships to prevent the ing brown tree snakes," explained islands are undergoing significant arrivalofmorebrowntreesnakesand Scott Vogt, CNMI Herpetologist development Rota contains some of PLEASE VOTE YES IN to eradicate existing ones. ''Although the government of Guam, the Commonwealth's best remain At least 37 brown tree snake the US Department of Agriculture's ing native environment, and we will sightings have been reported during Animal Damage Control, and the be working with our partners to en the past five years. These were 30 on military are making valiant efforts t sure its protections. Saipan. two on Rota, and five on eliminate brown tree snakes from the With the help of DLNR employ Tmian. transportation network, we in the ees, scientists from the National Bio THE CON-CON ELECTION "We cannot allow Guam's Brown CNMI must take action to protect logical Service are on Saipan now Tree Snake to spread to our islands," ourselvesaswell. Wemustnotallow conducting herpetological surveys to said Benigno M. Sablan, secretary of the medical, economic and environ determine the availability of a prey the Departmentofl..andsandNatural mental consequences that have be base for brown tree snakes, and they Resources. "I am convinced that we fallen the people of Guam to occur continue to work on Guam to develop can and must eliminate any snakes here." effective brown tree snake barriers THESE ARE GOOD already here and ensure that no more The only native snake found on that could be erected here. The US of these unwanted hitchhikers arrive most Pacific islands, including those Fish and Wtldlife Service is inter IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL on our shores." intheCommonwealth,isaworrnlike Brown Tree Snake ested in finding ways to help the Several representatives from the blind snake, Vogtsaid Theacciden brown tree snake control work in the DLNR attended a brown tree snake tal introduction of the brown tree efforts. in brown tree snake-infested areas of Commonwealth,particularlyonRota. BENEFIT THE ORDINARY CITIZENS meeting on Guam last Friday to out snake into Guam after World War II "I am asking the Governor to sign Guam, thendelivereddirectlytocon The Office of Insular Affairs is linetheseriousness ofthe threatto the has caused the virtual extinction ofits several directives to various CNMl struction or other job sites here on working with Commonwealth offi AND MAKE OUR FUTURE BETTER CNMI and the need for a multifac native bird populations, as well as agencies to realign worlcs schedules Saipan. When the sealed containers cials to find additional funding for eted program to eradicate the pest significant impacts on fruit bats and andreprogramagencybudgetalloca are opened, any brown tree snake Brown tree snake work, and Animal The meeting was sponsored by the some native geckos. tions to support this brown tree snake inside can simply slither off lllll10- Damage Control officials have dis US Department of Interior under a More than 1,200 power outages program," Sablan said "A good ticedintotheforests," explainedVogt. cussed the possibility of expanding memorandum ofagreement between costing millions of dollars per year preventionprogramnowwillbemuch "We had a brown tree snake reported their work with dog-assisted snake Interior agencies, the government of can be attributed to the brown tree less costly than a large-scale eradica near a construction site in the Talafofo detection and trapping on Guam to Guam and the state of Hawaii. snakes on Guam, including a recent tion program lOyearsdown the road" area in January, and we are afraid this Saipan. "I have initiated discussions that I six hour outage caused by a brown One of the activities supported by is neither the first nor the last such "we're also looking to the people YES ON AMENDMENT #2 feel will le.ad to our Commonwealth tree snake that cost the government of bro= tree snakes experts in the es incident here on Saipan. Another of our Commonwealth to provide joining into this memorandum of Guam about $500,000 according to tablishment ofa quarantine area at the high-risk category includes vehicles significant help." said Sablan. I served in the Commonwealth agreement," Sablan said "Several Gua'll Power Authority. Saipan Harbor so that high-risk cargo shipped from Guam to our islands." "We ask you to please leave the Legislature and I support these reforms. They are representatives from the meeting on Significant impacts have also been and containers can be inspected at the Morethanhalfofthesurfacecargo brown tree snake traps alone, for Guam came to Saipan on Monday to reported on the poultry industry, as · port Severaltollstodetectanderadi shipped from Guam is destined for they provide a vital defense line necessary to make the Legislature more focus on our current and proposed wellasdomesticpets. M~rethan200 cate brown tree snakes, such as visual ports on Saipan, Rota or Tinian, ac against this insidious pest. we brown tree snake control activities brown tree snake bites- most involv inspections, dog-assisted inspections, cording to the US Department of also ask anyone seeing a brown responsive to citizen needs. here. Through this partnership, we ing children and more than 80percent and fumigation with methyl bromide Agriculture's Animal Damage Con tree snake to immediately kill it can gain from the knowledge and occurring in people's homes while are being investigated. Bro= tree trol. The equivalent of more than 75 and report it to the Division of experiences of many agencies which they were sleeping-also can beattrib snake-proof barriers and additional forty-foot containers are delivered to Fish and Wildlife at 322-9627 /28 have been struggling with this prob utedtothe browntreesnakeon Guam. traps would be used to prevent the Saipan alone each week. during regular working hours or lem for years." According to Sablan, several ac escape into adjoining areas. Secretary Sablan pledges to seek after regular working hours and One of Saipan's first planned ac tivities may be undertaken in the "One of our biggest risks is that protection for all the weekends contact 322-9529 or tions is t sponsor a bro= tree snake CNMI to protect its citizens and envi somecontainersareloaded with cargo Conunonwealth'sislands. "Although 322-4077 ." YES ON AMENDMENT #3 worlcshop for representatives from ronment A brown tree snake trap Herman Tenorio Guerrero I have also served in the executive CNMI agencies and private busi ping program is already underway, that there was "no proof of an unlawful voluntarily without any compelling nesses to develop a joint plan to pre with 80 traps deployed in the port area 'Famous ... taking" or an intent to steal on the part influences, is, of course, admissible as Continued from page 1 Branch. The changes on the budget, temporary vent the introouction of additional and the American Memorial Park. of Wang. evidence." due process of!aw." If Wang wanted to steal a towel, the The Supreme Court's decision is office-holders, and protection for the Retirement brown tree snakes into the CNMI. Three night searches are conducted forthcoming. Mostof thebro\lffi tree snake sightings each weekforthisnocturnal snake. In On the other hand, assistant Atty. public defender argued, "she would have taken the property at that time. ~ -- Fund will make the Executive Branch better. on Saipan have been cxmcentrated in addition to the herpetologist, CNMI Gen. Yvonne Lee argued that the pres ervation of the evidence was not neces Instead she went swimming." port areas or associated with cargo has hired two technicians to help with us ... sary in Wang's case. The faded towel that "looked like" Continued from page 1 f., VOTE ON brought from Guarn to Saipan. brown tree snake control work, and Lee stated in her briefing that "while the one belonging to the hotel was ''Because of the density of brown its information and education spe due process clause of Fourth Amend draped around Wang's shoulder when ''It's a pity because it's one of the treesnakesinGuamandtheirhabitof cialist helps with public education ment requires fundamental fairness, it she was accosted by a police officer. biggest grants that colleges are receiv does not impose an absolute duty to "One may not mistakenly commit ing," McPhetres said. SATURDAY, retain and preserve all materials that theft," De Rienzo quoted from Tate Vs She said this proposed cost-cutting might be used as evidence in a particu State. ''Where there is an honest mis measure by Congress has also affected YES ON AMENDMENT #4 lar prosecution." take as to ownership rights, a theft other levels in education, including the CUC RFP 96-0018 De Rienzo also questioned the legal conviction is not sustainable." elemental)' and secondary schools. MARCH 2 This provides constitutional status ity ofW ang' s arrest a, she wa, taken by But Lee doused DeRienzo's argu McPhetres recently arrived from for our Supreme Court. The courts are very a police officer based on "unsupported ment by citing the "defendant's failure Washington, D.C. where she said she and other college presidents met with G verbal complaint." to te.,tify it wa, a 'hannless error' in the important and should be a co-equal branch. A ENDMENT N I The action by the police officer, context of the entire trial." the assistant secretal)' of higher educa according to DeRienzo, was declared DeRienzo also took to issue the al tion. Materials for the Isley Field Water Project unlawful under an earlier Supreme leged violationofW ang' s rights against She said they asked for the reinstate February 28, 1996 Court decision. "self-incrimination''undertheMiranda mentofa provision in the law on higher Citing another jurisprudence, ruling. education which used to give a man The Commonwealth Utilities DeRienw said:'The infonned and de He said warnings were not read to date to the seceretary of education to liberate detennination of magistrate.5 Wang when she made a statement to give special assistance to US territories. Corporation's request for proposal empowered to issue warrants are to be the arresting police officer. The lower The provision gave the secretary preferred over the hurried action of of court had admitted as evidence Wang's authority to take out any regulation that number CUC RFP 96-0018 should be ficers who may happen to make arrest'' statement: "I do not steal, only bor will adversely affect the territory. amended as follows: But Lee saw the law from a different row." ''Obviously when they sent in the angle. She said: 'The Supreme Court Lee said the Miranda doctrine was reauthorization for higher education, SUPPORT YOUR has never held that a warrant is always never compromised, maintaining that that portion (provision) was gone. So • The deadline for submission of pro constitutionally required before ap of Wang had not been subjected to inter we were meeting with the assistant ficer may arrest for a misdemeanor rogation. secretal)' of education to reinstate that posals (faxed or mailed) shall be committed outside his presence." Quoting from Rhode Island, Lee again in the law for the next submis sion," McPhetres said. changed to 4:30p.m., March 13, 1996. DeRienzo, moreover, pointed out said: "Any statement given freely and constructamedicalfacilityonSaipa1_1 ELECTED DELEGATES another example of how Joe Hill and Donnici ... his band of greedy lawyers twist the or for other uses. All other information listed in the prior Continued from page 1 facts fortheirown purposes," Donnici "l know that you and other leaders notice shall remain in effect. "Joe Hill suggests that I made no said. of the CNMl will be able to see statement about the Trust's desire to He pointed out that even before through the liesw:idcharacterassassi ~nefit CNMI charities until my let there was any notion about the legis nation, which these greedy lawyers Timothy P. Villagomez ter of February 9 and then, only be lation, he filed an affidavit indicating havefabricatedagainstJoe Waechter cause probate legislation was pend Hillblom' s wish to utilize a substan and myself," Donnicci told Paid for by Hen11an T. Guerrero Executive Director ing. This is absolutely wrong and tial amount ofmoney from the trust to Benavente. ·' .. ' ' . ' ' ' ' . ' . '· . ' ~ ..... 12-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 28, 1996 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-13 As China takeover o[Hongkong nears Clash of cultures em.erges By MARCUS ELIASON handover. is meant to symbolize the con already have reason to worry. elected party and fiercest critic of HONG KONG (AP)- Just one In a broadcast on Hong Kong cept of Chinese sovereignty China says it will abort the in Beijing. month after starting work, the radio Sunday, Fung said that at over a semi-autonomous Hong cumbent legislature in mid-term The committee also faces Diocese of Chalan Kanoa panel hand-picked by China the one full committee meeting Kong ruled by Hong Kong people. because it was elected under rules charges of being too secretive to supervise its takeover of he has attended so far, "there was Hence 94 ofits members are Hong Beijing didn't agree to. It also because it has forbidden mem Hong Kong is in trouble with no agenda item, no standing or Kong people, with only 56 from wants to roll back civil liberties bers from divulging the content one of its more democratically der, no discussion'' - just a "deci mainland China. Its main tasks legislation enacted without its of its debate. inclined members. sion paper'' read aloud to the are to set up the machinery for approval. In his broadcast, Fung was care The complaints of panel, which was then asked to producing a post-1997 legislature The makeup of the Preparatory ful not to reveal what issues were highhandedness leveled by vote yes or no on it. and for selecting a chief execu Committee further dismayed under discussion. But his criti Frederick Fung, and the re "Maybe our value system tive to succeed the British gover Hong Kong cism of the system suggests sponses from the pro-China and the interests we represent nor. liberals because it excludes the stormy times ahead for the camp, encapsulate the con are quite different from the Hong Kong democrats say they Democrats, the colony's largest committee. flicting political cultures that majority," he said. KATTAN PASTORAT are bedeviling the historic July That, say pro-China com Sunday, February 25, 1996 1, 1997, change of sover mittee members, is precisely eignty. the problem: the British-edu The 150-member Prepara cated Fung is an elected legis tory Committee has been con lator, steeped in Western con Manginefli'e'-hu gl as Jesukristo, Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ. troversial from the outset, ac cepts of political debate, while cused of being stacked with the Preparatory Committee is lfillill\!iiilllill'I···$~9VP, §Q11tli K<>rea·.•.CAP). ->.· ···•·••'f qe y t~\)ll( Sf £H·•••·• tiinks ari~... \ }1~ti.11y~ndtreiis<>n·.c!1ar&e.s ... ·1 I Konstltusion kada komunida ha sasangan i mas takkilo' no The Constitution of any community is the statement of the fun businessmen and pro-China distinctly Chinese, seeking to . Th~ .viN ?ff?rrp.er•. pr~sidentr L Jrqpp~ to·.s.uppi-ess·· •.• a pro~cle". . y."en;.~4i:led}.itter ip pgnI1ec- .• 1 dlrecho yon ayu I mas yahululo' no llna'la' ni umaidentififika I damental rights and values that characterize the community, figures, of freezing out major filter out conflict and arrive at .. <:?ll11r ~qw~.~4•.~?t1'a~... mpgr~.P?BPfisi~.$ in_t?~ .. ~.oBtil".>·.>ti.on ~th£MS?1:1:p~theF~9~-:/ minalago' este no kumunida, yon kon todu i minalago' enao as well as a framework for its governance. Next Saturday we pro-democracy figures, and of consensus. cil3fged er11 f"'!Il~u gey~r.11 ... ,· / doV{n, no kumunida para hafa talmanu para u magobletna. Este i will decide on a number of possible amendments to the CNMI being overly secretive. "The Chinese style and sys .•• \¥09, ryith)ll~tulY ~ll Paid for by Tomas B. Aldan . . .. -.. -...... ·•...... - - ...... 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DETERGENT 500G ...... ~i 1 v..L ,:....J 32GOSSNER oz. ______UHT WHOLE MILK _ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17 16-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- FEBRUARY 28, 1996 Latin American leaders condemn Cuba Russian troops begin pullout By JOHN RICE Central American leaders. nunciations of the Cuban ac Saturday "a vivid reminder very difficult moment in U.S. By ALEXANDER tbe lnterfax news agency cited a whole. tack for months. Aushev SAN SALVADOR, El Salva He said the Central Ameri tion and hinted that Clinton of the brutal character of the politics," Calderon said. Also ful civilians - and I can show ZEMLIANICHENKO military and local officials as The Ingush have close eth said the Russian shelling mine: the dead and the wounded." dor (AP) - U.S. Secretary of cans expressed "solidarity" had not ruled out stronger regime in Havana" during a taking part in the talks were Presi GROZNY, Russia (AP) - saying. IT AR-Tass said the nic and religiou.s ties to the killed four and wounded 10 Col. Yakov Firsov, spokesman with the U.S. denunciation of measures if Cuba again speech to El Salvador's Leg dentsJoseMariaFigueresofCosta State Warren Christopher won Russian troops began pulling troops were pulling out of the Chechens but have not joined civilians. The Ingush govern for Russia's North Caucasus Mili Cuba before the United Na downed civilian craft. islative Assembly. Rica and Carlos Roberto Reina of from Central American lead out Monday from two villages entire small region where their struggle for indepen ment said Russian troops tary District, accused lngush offi tions, but did not comment on "The president. did not in The controversy over Cuba Honduras, as well as Prime Min ers a condemnation of Cuba's in lngushetia after weekend Ingushetia borders Chechnya. dence from Moscow. would not let civilians leave cials of doing nothing "to stem downing of civilian aircraft, the unilateral actions an clude any military action with threatened to overshadow the ister Manuel Esquivel of Belize attacks drew protests from Ingushetia' s president, Aushev said Russian troops Arshty and had stopped a gov the negative trends in the republic and he promised to aid the nounced Monday by President respect to the island (in the main purposes of and Vice President Julia Mena of leaders of the tiny republic, Ruslan Aushev, said Sunday shelled the village of Arshty ernment aid convoy from and curb bandits from region's economy. Clinton, measures) that he outine to Christopher's visit to the re Nicaragua. which borders on breakaway that he and the Russian com for three days to retaliate for reaching the village. Chechnya," Interfax reported. "The deaths of these civil Their meeting came on the day but he has quite deliber gion: more democracy, free Of the countries, only Belize Chechnya. mander in the region, Lt. Gen. an ambush by Chechen rebels Shells shattered virtually ev ians violate international first working day of ately reserved the possiblilty trade, environmental protec has full diplomatic ties with Cuba. lngush officials have long feared The troops started leaving Gennady Troshev, agreed on a Russian force heading law," said Salvadorean Presi Christopher's nine-day visit to of further steps in the future,'' tion and human rights in an But mos ery window in Arshty and ter the spread of the Chechnya war the area around Arshty and Sunday that Russian troops be toward nearby Bamut, a rebel dent Armando Calderon Sol Latin America. He leaves Christopher said. He area bloodied by civil wars in t Central American nations have rified residents hid in base into their republic. Galashki on Monday morning, withdrawn from Ingushetia as stronghold under Russian at- ments, Interfax said. after a meeting Monday be Tuesday for Chile. called the shooting down of the 1980s. been moving toward closer ties Rebel guerrillas have moved But Troshev, the Russian tween Christopher and four Christopher repeated his de- two U.S. civilian planes on On Monday, Christopher an with Cuba, which has been suc "'J~-~-1" ...... : ·~ freely in areas such as Arshty, a commander, said his units suf mountainous village of about nounced a dlrs 10 million in cessfully struggling to end its fered heavy casualties in the rebel 3,000 people along the ill-defined crease in aid for El Salvador's fonner isolation in the region. raid. border with Chechnya. pacification effort and said Christopher praised El Salva "I had 14 servicemen dead, in Russian armored units and artil Clinton would ask Congress dor as an example of democratic cluding an officer, 20 wounded lery were positioned Sunday in March to expand tariff con reforms and pacification since a and one missing,'' he said on outside several lngush villages cessions for Central American and 1992 peace treaty ended 12 years Russia's NTY network Sunday. along the Chechen border, the Caribbean nations. of civil war in which 75,000 "Let them show me those peace- Ingush government said. That would glve their clothing people died. Neighboring Nica and shoe exporters conditions ragua has also been at peace since similar to those granted Mexico 1990 and Guatemala is holding and Canada under the North peace talks to end its sputtering ,. /Explosion shakes 'i American Free Trade Agreement. civil war. ,..__i' "It creates jobs here and jobs in . "The spread of democracy and . ! the United States," Christopher the end of conflict have given said. new life to the dream of Central ltown supermart Calderon said the Central Amrica united by a common pur TIRANA, Albania (AP) -Explosions rocked a recently ,opened Americans "do not have much pose,'' Christopher told the Leg supermarket Monday, damaging nearby buildings and cars. Ambu confidence" it will be approved islative Assembly, El Salvador's lances rushed to the scene but there was no immediate word of this year, when free trade has be congress. casualties. come a campaign battleground in But he said El Salvador and . Residents near the downtown store said they heard several blasts the United States. other countries in the region still ! from inside around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT). "We believe that President need to improve their judicial and 1 · Two cars parked outside were destroyed by fire. Two kiosks Clinton is proposing his position police systems and improve hu ! ::ea:.by were also destroyed, and windows were blown out in the with bravery and gallantry in a man rights. A man caries out his belongings from his ruined house in Biak, an island off the Northern Coast of Indonesia's · · Dozens of squad cars converged on the site of the explosions and Iran Jaya province Wednesday. The magnitude 7.0 killer quake and the ensuing tidal waves last Saturday I. police cordoned off the building. Cuban pilot who defected killed at /east 84 people with 57 missing. AP L______ ·; Iv·~· ; '· returns to his homeland By EVAN PEREZ brieflyfrorntheirhome,butneigh- MIAMI (AP)-A Cuban air force hors said she was distraught after • '~:1 i:;~,-~;;:::,;: __ ·t·;l;_::·.,:~~-~f,i' '·~~:- pilot who defected three years her husband disappeared Friday. Black and white South Africans leave together, after a day's schooling at the formerly "white" Primary School ago may have returned to his Theyhadbeenmarriedjustayear, LOOK TO OUR FUTURE in Potgietersrus, Thursday, .some 186 miles north of Johannesburg. The Potgietersrus Primfiry School homeland on Friday and provided neighbors said. opened its doors to South Afncans of all colors, after a court order was handed down by the Pretona Supreme the Castro government with in- Mercedes Martin, a neighbor Court last week allowing black pupils to attend. (AP Photo) formation about the exile group of the Roques, said she spoke to whose planes were shot down the Mrs. Roque on Saturday, fearing PRUTEHI I DIRECHO YAN I TANO NATIBU next day. Roque was in one of the planes Juan Pablo Roque defected by shot down. He wasn't. "She snorkeling to the U.S. Navy base said she saw him about 3 in the at Guantanamo Bay in February momingThursdayandhetoldher OUR FUTURE GENERATION DESERVES-· 1992. Until recently, he was a that he was leaving and he would volunteer pilot with the Miami- be back on Sunday,'' Martin said. based exile group Brothers to the "She didn't tell me where he - LOWER COST GOVERNMENT Rescue. went." - ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT "1Jlfl'eR'.9t/:"11'/l On Saturday,CubanMiGsshot Officials with Brothers to the down two of the group's planes Rescue would not say whether - BETTER EDUCATION off the coast of Havana. Four they suspected Roque had irrfil- people were believed dead. trated their group and defected. - PRESERVATION OF PARKS AND BEACHES e~a:~9e Cuba's official news agency But they said there was no infor- - PROTECTION OF LANDS said Monday the government has mation anyone could give to the a pilot who had been associated Cuban government about Broth- o~r,,;e:eRs:· with the exile group and "this ers that was not already known. WE HA VE DONE OUR BEST TO HELP ENSURE THE ABOVE. (newly arrived from U.S. mainland) pilot knows a great deal." It did "We have nothing to hide," not clarify that statement or con- said Billy Schuss, an official with THE CHOICE IS YOURS. COME AND SEE THEIR MOST firmwhetherthatpilotwasRoque. the group. "We aren't doing any- ,.fITILLATING SHOWS However, FBI agents were at thing illegal." DELEGATE JOHN OLIVER DLR GONZALES (SAIPAN) AND Rogue's home Monday for sev- Brothers started out flying DELEGATE J.P. SAN NICOLAS (TINIAN) AT eralhourstalkingtohiswife,Ana. over the Florida Straits in They left carrying some items in a search of rafters and calling in STARGAZER bag but refused to answer ques- their positions to Coast Guard tions. rescuers. PLEASE VOTE Roque'sbrothersaidthefamily But since 1994, when the NIGHT CLUB wasindespairoverthepossibility Clinton administration or- Hotel Road Garapan, Saipan he had returned to Cuba. dered an end to the U.S. policy lei. Nos 234-5520 / 233-6569 "Wedon'tknowexactly," said of welcoming all Cuban refu- Alejandro Roque said, standing gees, the stream of rafters has 8:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. SATURDAY, MAR. 2 in front the Roques' suburban dried up. Since then, its pilots No show charge, Miami home. "But if our brother have flown at least twice over Paid for by John Oliver DLR Gonzales and J.P. San Nic'olas cover charge or betrayed us, his conscience will Havana to drop leaflets urg- ~ntrance charge not leave him alone, and in the ing Cubans to rebel against future, he will have to give an their government. American Express / Visa explanation." Schuss said Roque had been / Mastercard / JCB card are welcomed. Mrs. Roque did not speak to flying with the group for two •.•.•.•.•.•,•.•.,•/.•'.•".,".,'1"1,, "1'1_'.. '.'.',',',•~·.>.•.~ t t t I IO ~.,.• .. •,11.v •. ~.,•,•, {Io t ft t ~ I t,!t,\' ~·, ·., f·,-,-~·,·,·~·,·,·.·,·;;.•,•,'.'-.',.',',".~~ ....· ••••·•·•• •· ••••·•·•· •· ·•·•·•· --·· •· ,.· •· ·11 ·.·.·m· .,··a·e1·,.··· ·m·.·.· •· •··•·•·•· •· ·•·•·•·•·------., .r,epnners .when .she, emerged ... years •..... ,., .. , 0 0 18-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY· FEBRUARY 28, 1996 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-19 Business & Trade Farrakhan justifies Mideast trip By CLIFF EDWARDS Farrakhan's criticism of U.S. CHICAGO (AP) - An unre policy toward Iraq and Libya. (,.i pentant Louis Farrakhan said "Bring me before Con i\ he wasn't cavorting with dic gress!" he shouted. "It's time Japan extends music copyrights >; tators, but preaching peace for a showdown anyway." TOKYO (AP)· Following com The United States filed a com the legislation and plans to sub California, that Japan was con industry was losing $120 million when he visited Iraq and The State Department also plaints from the United States and plaint with the World Trade Organi mit it to Parliament for approval sidering changing its rules. a year. Libya. And what's more, he admonished Farrakhan for Europe, a Japanese government zation on Feb. 2, claiming Japan's in the fall. The European Union also filed Some Japanese shops sell al plans on returning soon. "cavorting with dictators" agency said Tuesday it is planning to rules cost the U.S. recording industry Prime Minister Ryutaro a complaint with the World Trade bums of copied Beatles tunes for "You follow your con after he met with Libyan give 50 years copyright protection to $500 million a year. Hashimoto indicated after his Organization over Japan's refusal under 500 yen ($4.80), compared science, I' II follow mine," the leader Moammar Gadhafi and all records and tapes. Naoko lchiyama, an official at the meeting last Friday with Presi to honor music copyrights before with 3,000 yen ($29) for offi Nat ion of Islam leader told Iraqi President Saddam Japan currently gives no copyright copyright division with the Agency dent Clinton in Santa Monica, 1971 and said Europe's recording cially licensed Beatles CDs. thousands of supporters Sun Hussein. Jr(lleCtiontorecordsfrorn bef 28-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- FEBRUARY 28, 1996 SNE I FT walks out in ga"ie with Sunrisers Wheels start playoffs with a win REGULAR season pennant winner In the· opener, Toyota defeated the first five minutes of play behind A technical foul was called on thescorebookwasnoticedonlywhen Toyota Wheels started the Miller Lite MarpacBrewersby 12points,95-83, MarlcToves' andHanyBlanco's21- Brewers coach Andy Nepaial in the he scored a twiner after playing 12 Men's Basketball League playoff in a typical Wheelers' come-from point offensive. same period when his player, Mike minutes on the court. series with a win, while SNE/FT behind-win play. Toyotastartedcatchingupwith the Remson, who was not listed in the LeagueofficialTony Rogolifoisaid Developers walked out of its game The Brewers were on high gear at Brewers bytheendofthetophalfand official scorebook, entered the court Wheels coach Tony Sablan signified with the Swuisers Monday night at the start of the first half and pounded cut the lead down by five points at and played. his intention to file a "corrective pro theAdagym. Toyota with a 13-pointadvantagein halftime,38-43. The absence ofRemson' sname in Continued on page 27 t•llliilli1Emlllli1 Hardkore keeps division rocball title HARDKOREproveditselftoostrong In the second set, Hardkore won a from Mike Pialur. He struck a soft for Buyaka by posting a three-game tough match, 17-13. spike that rolled in for a goal. sweep in the finals series and a four Buyaka was knocked off its bal The fourth set was cut off when set sweep in the third and decisive ance when Mary Skilang hit a xunk timeranoutwithHardkoreupbytwo game of the championship to retain that shifted the momentum of play points to nothing. theCollege/VillageRocballDivision back to Hanikore. Joe Mettao was the game's heavy trophy. In the third set, Hardkore was hitter with one ace, one xunk and Hardkore won the first set, match running high. It had a 9-point threekees. ;~-li!Ji ·••·•~m~ficitroiliidSafuf;•••••••• 16to 11. lead and was relaxing to a more . PeteCamachowasBuyaka'sheavy !~-.J:tiui4p~e.~2:4lilltot¥ tf#y~~t.> r Buyaka was down 8-0 in the start consistent pattern of play, while hitter with three kees. 0 9 ofthe game but bounced back and cut Buyaka tensed. Hardkore will meet with the ~~~Yc;~inglllpain,./bareWfu~aged to beat~ COU1i4>i ···•.•·•cru+.•••~1·.•sJe~.rw·•.f.•e•.••.•.•.•1/g}h .. •.••.•.fit•·.•. .•crhmam.. e.•.fP{.••.•1·.•·o•.•.••••n'.•.••••.W.•.•.•o·.·.•·• ..Br··.·»···.~.•.•u•·•.•.•.•.•.•.·.•.•.•.• ..•• .. ·.•.· the lead to one point Hardk.ore's AlthoughBuyakaplayedwell with winner of the boy's division bµt(eferee Jiuiy Dtlggett ~aved> .. ·· Noni~Teny'~brother;bpl1~iitjg L Danny Joab andJeff Pua slammed in long volleys, Hardkore won the third rocball, which is either Brother off the OOUL .. ·. ··••·• •·• .. ··.·.·.... < •...··· . ··•· ·.. weaved and ptmcbed his v.,ay@~j a pair of goals and ended the set with set, match 15-5. hood or Homeboys, to settle which ./ "I got up.lwasall righL"&lid. . Con~iQUE@<>rt.paij~~J a five-point lead. The big hit in the third set came is the best team in 1996.. Jazz keeps up win streak SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -A.C. with his first-quarter appearance. Greenkepthisstreakalivebyplaying Utah led 26-15 after one quarter 68 seconds for Phoenix, and Karl following an 11-4 run in the final Malone scored 28 points Monday 5:23. The Jazz led 52-32 with 3:41 night as the Utah Jazz beat the Suns left in the first half, and took their 110-87. largestlead, 110-85,with32seconds. Green, who had two teeth knocked Pacers 122, Celtics 119, OT out by the elbow of New York'sJ.R. In Boston, Reggie Millerscored39 Reid on Sunday, extended his league points, including the game-winning high consecutive-game streak to 785 Continued on page 27 First Veterans' Tennis cha1npionship in May A NEW event will be happening in events. Saipan this May. Tournaments of this kind draw The "First Annual Pacific Veter players from all parts of the world ans Open Tennis Championships" including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the will be held at Coral Ocean Point Philippines, US Mainland, Australia, Resort Club, on May 20 to 25. Micronesia and Indonesia The Coral OceanPointResortClub The Main Sponsors are Duty Free has been breaking ground for six new Shoppers and Continental lighted courts, including one cush Micronesia ioned rebound classic center court. Also, the Marianas Visitors Bu A $15,000 prize money plus 50 reau, Hertz Rent-A-Car and Mar Pac percent of registration fees will be (Budweiser)areamongthemaincon The full squad of the Oakland Athletics take the field at Papago Park during the first day of their spring training awarded to the champions of the Continued on page 27 workout in Phoenix, Arizona last week. AP Photo ·Olympic trek begins for Caribbean, Amigos Club joins San Isidro Golf THE SAN Isidro Golf Champi was taken away by Joe North and Central America boxers onship saw a gathering of some of "Kamikazi" Camacho who shot By LUIS R. VARELA States, as host of the 1996 Games, In the evening's most lopsided the best players from the Amigos 79 gross, handicap three, for a net GUA YNABO, Puerto Rico also received 12 automatic bids. contest, Guatemalan Tomas Club during the event at Rota of 76. (AP)- Some 100 boxers from 22 With 21 of the 42 other regional Leyva beat Jamaican Vinroy Resort and Country Club last Sat The champion for the A Flight g>untries in the Americas began Olympic berths at stake, some un Barnett, who finished their light urday. Continued on page 27 "We staged the tournament for competing Monday for slots in knowns made their first marlc as the welter preliminary bloodied and Little League meeting the 1996 Olympics as the first of top seeds earned a first-day bye in tired, 19-2. the benefit of the Rota Agricul ture Fair of the San Isidro Fiesta Managersandcoachesofthe 1996Big two regional qualifying touma Monday morning's draw. Using powerful combinations, andSeniorLittleLeaguetweballteams mentsgotunderwayhere. The Jamaica's Everson Forrest posted including a consistent right cross, on March 16," said tour promoter Glenn H. Manglona. willhaveameetingonFeb. 29,5 p.m., only regional boxers not here are the first win of the tournament as he Leyva kept Barnett on the run for at the San Vicente office of district axguablytheworld' s best Cuba, opened the session with a 13-6 over the three rounds. Nobert Flawau, with a zero administrator Antonio M. Camacho. the 19920lympicchampion,does Antonio Nieves, of the U.S. Virgin First-round knockouts were handicap, successfully pulled the For further information, call nothavetoqualifywhilethe United Islands in their feathenveight bout Continued on page 27 lowest gross score on the Cham Camachoat235-0927 or Roman Reyes pionship flight at 77 but the title at 664- HXX>. t;Maria.nas 'Variet~- . ,• .. 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