UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riety;;~ I Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 b&) ews 1; ·, I .i I Sablan writes Clinton, US Congress on takeover plan:
Ii:, et's convene 'I By Mar-Vic C. Munar amendment to the treaty "should 17, to the three U.S. leaders. mination" of 902 consultations. Variety News Staff be done on a bilateral basis." Section 902 of the Covenant The scrapping of 902 talks, SENATE President Jesus is ap "We are not asking for the sta provides that matters affecting the Tenorio had told Clinton, was pealing to the U.S. government to tus quo. We are ready to take relations between the Common cal led for by the "circumstances." go slow on its plan to extend fed action as needed. We only ask wealth and Federal governments Prior to Clinton's letter, Cali eral immigration, naturalization that any changes be made under should be brought to the negotiat fornia Rep. George Miller filed a and wage laws in the CNMI. our self-governing capacity as ing table upon request of either bill with the same intent. Sablan wrote to President developed through the Covenant, party. In proposing the takeover, Clinton, Sen. Frank Murkowski, and within a negotiated frame Sablan 's appeal came on the Clinton and Miller mentioned the and Rep. Don Young. urging them work that will demonstrate that heels of the U.S. President's May unabated reports of labor and hu to consult with Commonwealth we have the political will and the 30 letter advising Tenorio of the man rights abuses in the CNMI, leaders before taking any action ability to do so as intended by the Clinton Administration's federal as well as the local government's that would result in changing the framers of our Covenant," Sablan takeover plan. failure to curb the influx of aliens Covenant. He stressing that any said in uniform letters, dated June In what was perceived as a into the Commonwealth. Jesus R. Sablan ''When the Comr110nwealth Covenant was negotiated, both "symbolic" statement of protest, U.S. and NM! representatives Tenorio after receiving Clinton's understood that immigration, letter, wrote a one-sentence letter naturalization and minimum wage to Clinton announcing the "ter- Continued on page 24 Suspected Nigerian drug trafficker is denied entry
By Jojo Dass Seoul, said Sablan. Variety News Staff ''One travelling all the way A NIGERIAN national was yes from Nigeria to Saipan as a tour terday sent back to his point of ist with no money 'smells departure after having been de fishy,''' said Sablan. nied entry to Saipan, Monday "We suspect that he on suspicion of being a drug (Innocene) came here testing if trafficker. he can gain access. We believe Labor and Immigration Sec he has contacts on the island retary Thomas 0. Sablan iden though he said he doesn't know tified the foreigner as anybody here," he added. Ugwuegbu Jnnocenc. who ac Sablan said that among the Garapan Elementary School kindergarten graduates (front row, from left) Jenar Marie Roppul, Jun C. Sablan, cording to investigators did not countril.'.s lnnocene had been to and Michael Salas pose for a souvenir shot after yesterday's graduation ceremony. In the back are parent have money upon his arrival prior to his arrival to Saipan is Elizabeth C. Sablan and Victoria! B. Aguon. acting vice principal for instructon. (Story on page 4) and was "uncooperative" dur Thailand, a· known transship ing questioning. ment point of illegal drugs. Innocene tried to enter Saipan It was the first time this year Manglona hails ruling against as a tourist on board Continen that a foreigner was denied en Governor as 'victory' for people tal Airlines flight CS 886 from Continued on page 24 By Zaldy Dandan court ruling that ordered the gov Hillblom estate eyes $100M Variety News Staff ernc1r to pay a $12 mi Ilion "fine" Sl:N,\Tl: Vice President P:tul as .. a long awaited victory for the settlement with DHL Corp.· ,\. i\langlona yesterday hailed the people.·· ivlanglona (R-Rota), who has . By Ferdie de la Torre for a cash payment of $100 been sued himself by the admin Variety News Staff million for the Estate's Class istr:ttion over public lands, added A POTENTIAL settlement on A voting shares and an addi that the case "is just the tip of the a pending litigation in Califor tional $15 million for its non iceberg in exposing improper nia against Larry Hillblom's ·voting "B" shares (payable spending and other unlawful ac estate brought by DHL Corpo through an interest-bearing tions" of Gov. Froilan C.Tcnorio. ration could assure the estate note). In a privilege speech during millions in cash, it was learned. Moreover, there could be a yesterday's Senate session, According to a report from 50% interest in any increases Manglona said Tenorio should be Hill bl om 's estate executor in the value of the estate's vot Paul A. Manglona reminded that "the people elected Bank ofSaipan, the settlement, ing stock during the five years. a governor and not a king." that the: governor is responsible approved by the Superior following the settlement, said /\s governor, Tenorio should for his unlawful conduct, in go Court, will also give a signifi Bomse in the rep011 submitted have followed the Constitution ing far beyond the authority .cant interest in future increases to the Superior Court Tt)es and worked with the Legislature, granted to him, and must pay for in the value of DHLC:stock. qay. instead of blaming legislators and that conduct." Stephen V. Bomse, counsel DHLC filed an action in "acting in any manner that And yet .. the governor is trying for executor BOS, stated that California against the estate to he ... desires," Manglona said. to gain sympathy by.telling the • the ongoing negotiations call Continued on page 24 I le added, "the court has stated Continued on page 24 THURSDAY,JUNE 19, 1997-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 19, 1997 N. Korea \Vanis of \Var By PAUL SHIN cretly planning for war while out doubts about Korean peace talks that the North may use war to by the United States, recently con SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - wardly seeking peace. being pushed by Washington and divert domestic attention from its ducted a series of military land etheheat' North Korea's defense ministry In an unusually strong state Seoul. worsening economic problems. ing operatio.ns to prepare for war on Wednesday accused the United ment, the North's Ministry of the "The enemies are outwardly South Korean President Kim against the North. By Jojo Dass day after their arrest due to The three officials were Fi Legislature, and was instead States and South Korea of se- People's Armed Forces expressed calling for four-way talks for a Young-sum, visiting a newly built ·'It is common military knowl Variety News Staff the absence of a detention cen nance Secretary Antonio undertaken using funds appro lasting peace and security on the air base Wednesday, said that edge that a landing exercise is an LABOR and Immigration Sec ter, he said. Cabrera, Special Assistant for priated for furniture and fix Korean Peninsula and, behind the North Korea is bent on military attack exercise that goes beyond retary Thomas 0. Sablan yes Sablan said the facility has Management and Budget Eli tures of the Special Assistant scenes, making war preparations adventurism despite its deterio self-defense," it said. terday said he will take any ''further boosted" DOLi's Cabrera and Special Assistant for Administration in viola in earnest," said the statement, rating economic problems. It accused the "enemies·· of action against him in connec campaign against illegal for Administration Vicente T. tion of the Planning and Bud carried by the North's official "Despite its internal crisis, believing "it is high time" for an tiori with a Public Auditor's aliens, attributing the depor Attao. geting Act which prohibited Korean Central News Agency. North Korea continues military attack to take advantage of North report implicating him in al tation of close to 300 over The report said Sablan and the use government funds un leged improper use of govern .4 staying and illegally employed these officials okayed a less these are "appropriated in North Korea "will not hesitate exercises and has forward de ·Korea's natural disasters. "They to fight the final battle with th~ ployed its warplanes,'' Kirn said. are mistaken, however,'· it said. ment funds for the renovation foreigners this year to the $70,000 contract with Double currently effective annual ap United States and the South Ko The west coast base that he South Korea's Defense Minis of a detention facility for ille holding facility. M Limited for erecting parti propriation acts." rean authorities if they so ear visited, built in eight years, is the try said its navy and marine corps gal aliens. An OP A report released tions and fences at the deten "OP A understands the need nestly wish to make a military home for 120 F-16 jet fighters, a have staged two separate landing Sablan, however, stressed he Tuesday by Public Auditor tion facility, reportedly with and priority of this project, showdown," it said. General Dynamics model being exercises in the past week, but merely "inherited" the project Leo LaMotte to media said out conducting a bidding. but the circumstances that ex which had been in the works a Sablan, along with three other It was determined that the isted did not warrant such non The statement came amid re assembled here under a licensing both were "routine, defensive Thomas 0. Sablan ports of widespread famine in the agreement. maneu verings." year before he assumed his top government officials, project was undertaken "with compliance," La Motte said. isolated communist country. The North Korean statement In April last year, the United post in 1995. the heat... I'll take anything "failed to perform their as out the required contract docu Possible sanctions include Western military experts warn charged tlrntSouth Korea, assisted Continued on page 5 He said he "didn't know that comes," said the em signed duties and responsibii'i mentation and approvals" in reprimand, suspension with where the money was coming battled DOLi Secretary. ties" resulting in the improper violation of the Procurement out pay, termination of em from" but that nonetheless "I needed the (detention) fa procurement and payment for Regulations. ployment, civil injunction, _), Clinton unveils trade plan for Africa proceeded with the project due cility. The Department didn't the renovation of the facility The project, OPA also found civil suit for damages and \ to its urgency. have the money for it (con in As Lita. out, was not funded by the criminal prosecution. By SONYA ROSS trial countries and Russia meet for hands," Olhaye said. "The governor (Froilan struction of the facility) but WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi a summit in Denver. Rep. Charles Rangel, a New Tenorio) has sent a letter ask needed it," he added. \ dent Clinton offered a package of "As Africa's nations join the York Democrat who is working ing me to explain the OPA Arrested illegal aliens have, Object is actually a 'rocket booster' proposals to stimulate trade and global march toward freedom and for African investment legisla report. I have replied. I 'II take in the past, been released a \ ,i"i,./ investment in Africa, saying the open markets, ournation has a deep tion along with Reps. Philip Crane, \ ~· continent's "bright hopes and per interest in helping to ensure that an Illinois Republican, and, and says local aeronautical engineer· sistent problems" both deserve these efforts pay off," Clinton said Jim McDermott, a Washington immediate attention. Tuesday. Democrat, said he is confident Japane~e man missing The initiatives are designed to Roble Olhaye, ambassador of both Democrats and Republicans ' . increase ~ccess to American mar Djibouti and the longest-serving can embrace the president's plan. By Ferdie de la Torre "Anyone with any information kets for African products, support ambassador from an African na "You will be able to go to Variety News Staff regm·ding Nishizaka is asked to accelerated debt relief and offer tion, praised the initiative, saying it Denver as a leader not of Demo ' A JAPANESE mrn1 was reportedly contact the Criminal lnvestigation Joan guarantees to spur invest would help Africa lift itself "from crats and Republicans, but a coun .I missing since he ;u1ived on Saipan Bureau at tel. no. 234-8370 or the ment in 48 sub-Saharan nations, decades of stagnation and interna try that will be proud,". Rangel l,L,t April 19, the Depmtment of Pub Crime Stoppers Hotline at tel. no. A demonstrator outside HMS Tamar, home to British forces and future where 650 million people live. tional marginalization." told Clinton. lic Safety announced yesterday. 234-7272," according to the infor home of Chinese army garrison in Hong Kong, posts an inquiry request Clinton plans to pitch African "With this, Africa is now on the "Americans want us to move DPS lnfo1111ation Officer P03 mation officer. Wednesday on how the deputy commander of the future Chinese investment later this week when radar screen. And this time, the from a donor-recipient relation garrison, Maj. Gen. Zhou Borong entered Hong Kong without a permit Cathy Sheu said the police are seek Meanwhile, a man was mTested and in civilian dress. AP the world's seven richest ind us- remote control is,Ibelieve, in good Continued on page 5 ing the public's assistance regarding for allegedly assaulting a 28-year . . . the whereaboutsofSeiyu Nishizaka. old woman at the parking lot of Sheu said upon ,mival, Nishizaka 19th Hole Club in Garapan before About 44,000 passengers affected ·by Japanese ·airline strike . ,; stayed at the Saipan Grdl1d Hotel in dawn yesterday. l j_ Susupe. The suspect, Patterson lto, 20, TOKYO (AP)-PiloL~, stewardesses flights, said JAS spokesman Kazumi percent increase in summer bonuses Momozaki said.1heuniondemanded winter and summer. The paymenL, ·n1e Japm1ese w,L, h,t seen on of Garapan, was also held for and other flight crew for Japan Air Momozaki. International flight were offered by management earlier this 1,871,400 yen($ 16,561). are considered p:ut of their salaries. Ap1il 19 at 4p.m. at tl1e hotel's beach allegedly damaging the victim's System Co., a major Japanese air not affected. month. JAS offered about the same in Workers at the two other Japanese side, Sheu said. car. liner, walked out Wednesday de Most of tl1e fliers got ticket~ on The company offered an average creases in bonuses to another union, airlines-JapanAirlinesandJapanAir manding better summer bonuses. other flights or opted for trJins, he of 572,746 yen($ 5,068) in summer representing 4,213 ground and flight Commuter - had initially planned to About 44,000 passengers were said. bonuses, up 5.4 percent from last attendants. snike Wednesdayforhigherbonuses. unable tobow·d 361 canceled flights, 111e one-day stJike was called by summer's bonus, for a 884-member MostJapanesecompanies pay their But they reached an agreement with Sablan: What's wrong with or92 percent of the carrier's domestic two unions dissatisfied wii.h a 5.4 union of pilot, and other flight cn::w, worker, bonuses twice a year - in management c,u·Iy Wednesday. letting Sen. Cing use Lexus? U.O. This unidentified object recently discovered floating at the Saipan Lagoon lies on land at Able Dock -(·O~ hamkd to the Office of waiting to be officially identified. the Senate President. Shortly after the Su By Rick Alberto The object had a wing span The engineer said he took RATES : ~o:·~o perior Court ruled that Variety News Staff ning 18 feet underneath. a look at the object last Sat he has to pay $12 mil IT'S not a buoy. someone The CRM source had said it urday at the Able Dock. {\~ lion for "misspending" who claims to be an aero couldn't have been aspace ob The wing, he continued, is $ 5.00 -$100.00 • public funds during fis nautical engineer told the ject since it would have burned a stabilizer wing which di $5.00 m1rnmum 0;7~~·'? cal year I 994, a jesting Variety yesterday. up before it landed on the sea rects and controls the mi's O Tenorio told reporters It's a solid rocket booster, as a result of intense heat from site or space vehicle when it $101.00 -$200.00 • 5% of face value of check t I he may have to return he said, disputing what a the friction. is launched. Jesus R. Sablan David M. Ging the Lincoln Town Car source at the Coastal Re Various speculations said The engineer said he had • and the Cadillac as- sources Management said the the object could have been a called the CRM, which is the $201.00 Up $10.00 or 3o/o of face value By Zaldy Dandan signed to him and to Lt. other day. satellite, part of a rocket or a agency making the efforts to Variety News Staff Gov. Jesus C. Borja, and get The object of mystery re space lab, or a navigational . identify the object, but a of check (which ever is greater) GOVERNOR f'roilan C. Tenorio back the Lexus cars given to the ferred to was sighted float equipment, among other check with Chief Enforce wants to know why Sen. David Senate president and the House ing at the Saipan Lagoon things. ment Officer Jack Salas said M. Cing is using the Lexus as speaker. June 11 and has until now The aerorrnutical engineer, who he hadn't received any call signed to the Senate president He said he was told, however. been unidentified by con wanted to remain anonymous, from the engineer. BUSINESS HOURS: 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM DAILY who wants to know why the that Sablan has given the Lexus to cerned agencies like the claimed to have worked on rock Salas again called on ',', i!Ol'ernor handed the luxury car Cini: who uses the car on Tinian. CRM and the Emergency ets. knowledgeable people to as KINDS OF CHECKS: i 1',' to the Senate in the first place. Tl1e purchase of the cars was Management Office. He said the object is made of sist them in identifying the Jesus R. Sablan (R-Saipan) cited in the ruling as an exam pk The CRM source had told carbon fiber and not fiberglass as object. CNMI Personal checks* Social Security Pension yesterday said the 1991 Lexus of the governor's "abuse" of his the Variety that the cylindri the CRM source had said. He said curious people had CNMI Business checks* Treasury Bills is government property, which expenditure powers. cal object, measuring about Carbon fiber does not burn been calling the CRM as to ,,\ can be transferred to one gov Tenorio, in early 1994, de 25 feet long and 4 feet in up even under intense heat, he the identity of the object. Postal Money Order ernment office to another. fended the purchase of the diameter, might just be a said. But he said they couldn't Ile said Tcnorio himself luxury vehicles, saying that a buoy which some agency had He al so said the rocket booster give callers a definitive should tell the public why the U.S. commonweal th governor put on sea to detect things was made by Martin Marrieta, a statement. For now, the ob Lexus, which used to be the and It. governor should use U.S. like the water temperature divfsion of Lockheed Corp., in ject remains unidentified, he governor's official car, was made cars. and salinity. Colorado. said. .l THURSDAY.JUNE 19, 1997 MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 4-Mi\Rli\NAS VARIETY NEWS AND YJEWS-THURSDA Y- JUNE 19. 1997 DOLi: Filipinos not singled out CNMI 'files' protest with FCC· CNl'vll l:kpartmcnt of Labor and tionalities. has much more to do ll'ilh it. ,u-c 1ising, while cornplainLs at Labor solve labor C,Lses if the complainant WHILE THERE is no question said, "It's never been easy to get lmmicration Scc1-cta1, ·1110111:L, 0. "\Ve don ·t dc1x111 people just be I k said that the UIDS c;u·ds now ,uid lr11111ig1~1tion in 1997 ,u-c 11111ning [!OCS underl!round." . that CNMI phone rate payers will Some carriers allegedly violating order from FCC these rates down and I guess some Sabhu1 says that ,Ul ollicial ,It the cause we want them to go or 1q1lace cmicd bv worke1, make it much f,u- behind p1wious yew,. ' ~ lie said there is no longcrm1y need . be seeing dramatic cuts in long sion on behalf of Gov. Froilan munications Attorney Thomas K. its policy to the attention of greedy parties are going to fight Philippine· Consulate is absolutcl) them:· Sabl:ui said, noting that about 111011: dit'iicult for tho,c who haw "We '1-c also getting our cuncnt forthose witl1 pending labor GLscs to distance bills by July I st, due to C.Tenorio says that among oihcr, Crowe charged that an earlier plan the FCC." down to the wire to keep the 1ight to note that CNMI dcprn1:1tions 90 percelll of those dC[X)I1ed arc ove1stayed to operate underground; c,LliCS clc:m:d, wl;ilc th~ Consulate is swy in the CNMI; if back wage, or "rate integration," some canicrs the "dime a minute" people at by GTE and its local sister On Saipan, Governor Tenorio charges high." :u-c up shmply. m·c1st:1vc1, ,uid the other ICl ncrccnt tl1e C,u-ds ,U'C checked CWI','WhCI\! hc,uinc alxiut old cases. "We 'vc got other compensation ,u-c founcJ due to serving the CNMI don't want to Sprint have submitted a plan that company, Micronesian Tele "And." said SabLm. in a news :u-c con\·ictcd niminab. ' fmm sobriety rheck1x1ints t() banks one c:'isc just filed that goes b,1ck the worker, payment cw1 be coordi drop rates in their own backyard. "flatly violates" the FCC's intent communications Corporation 1de:L-;c "Wc ·1-c proucJ of that. occ.1u,c "Even then:· Sabl,m said. "despite for check c,L,hinc. seven yems. Certainly tl1atseems mrne nated between the DOU ;u1d the According to the Administra by not integrating rates between violated both federal law and it shows we ·11.: doing our job." tl1ei r much l,u·ger population. the n:al J\s a 1-csult, Sabl;m said. some Fili like ,mcxcusethana legitimate claim." Consulate. SAIPAN FLEA MARKET tion, rate integration is supposed the CNMI and Guam. the FCC's current policy since But Sablm1 chuilies that Fedc1ico majrnity oftl10se<.lqJ011etl,ucn 't Fili pinos who have been hen.: for years One case cited by Biolcna in "While we don't always agree on Looking for a place to sell clothing, jewelry, Biolena of the Consulate's Laoor pinos, but rni: Chinese." illegally rne mming themselves in. volved a security gu,U"d, "who was cve1ything, I know that thc1-c is no one to adjust CNMI long distance rates Tiie filing also shows that in it treated off-shore rates dif Office· 'is badly mistaken .. i!lie thinks Sabhm objected to Biolcna's sug which is often reflected as a com being sent home by immigration at the Phi Iii pine Consulate who wm1ts to those of the mainland U.S. their plans, IT&E, AT&T and ferently and the mileage used electronic items, handicrafts, agricultural produce, tl1is is atuibutablc by local employc1s gest ion thatdepo11ations ,u-c tl1e 1csul t plaint at the Philippine Consulate. operatives despite a labor case dat to keepoverstaycrs here ;md ccnainl y Underrate integration, mileage MCI fail to integrate rates be in figuring rates did not fit the fruits, fish, grocery items, ANYTHING!!! Including w;mting to send Filipinos home in of su·ictcr employers, saying that Sabhm tl1inks this explains why ing back in 1991." not those convicted ofc1iminal acL, ... is much less important and has tween the CNMI and American rate integration standard. running a garage sale, and displaying & selling your exchm1ge for workers of other na- su·i ctcr govcmmen t law enforcement Consulate labor complaint numbers Sablan said tl1at, "it's hard to re- said Sablan. lowered the cost of calls else Samoa, also a violation of the According to Dave Ecret, arts & crafts, etc. Call "Saipan Flea Market" at tel. #= where dramatically. FCC order. Special Assistant to the Gov 322-2112/87 68 & ask for Irene, and rent a space. The Tenorio Administration ernor for Telecommunications For years, CNMI phone 1.1sers Space rental is $12.00 for 1Oft x 1Oft. (100 sq. ft.) or paid much higher rates for a 120 filing said it was also not clear and Utilities, who has been in you may rent bigger space. Tinian High graduates 'Charge to the Future' mile phone call to Guam, for ex from the plans of GTE, Sprint Washington D.C. monitoring ample, than they would have for a and PCI whether they intend the progress toward the July By Laila C. Younis Pascua (1-cripient of the Mayor's similar call in the states. to integrate rates to American I st. rate integration, "the fil LOCATION: LOWER BASE Vari&ly News Stall /\w,u-d). /\d1icnne Yvelle Babaut:1, But a protest filed with the Fed Samoa. ing by the Governor's Office TINI,\~ I lichSchool CLlLil1\:ll'd 11·,L'i Pauina San Nicolas B01:ja (1-ccipient lilied with n~an,· .,milim! l:K:cs :1s the, of the W 0111,ui 's Affai1sA w,u·d ). Lrni eral Communications Commis- Last month; CNMI Telecom- bring this major violation of Safpan Flea Market Area 10x20 Tents Auto'"'" Shop C'r:1duation of'l'ini:m l li~h 's Cl,tss of ! _)1lll AquiningLx· M,mglona. Te111ko 1
Commonwealth panel's chief for a resumption of talks ort the S A I P A N counsel in the scheduled talks possibility of amending a 1994 between CNMI and Philippine Memorandum of Understand governments is a "grave mis ing governing th€ deployment take" by Gov; Froilan Tenorio, of Filipino workers to CNMI. Live Dungeness Crab You can enjoy a Crab feast Rep_ Stanley Torres yes\erday His arrival, according to La Starting with Hot and Sour Crab soup. said. bor Attache Jesus Varela, came is the catch of the month Aloot, who isTenorio's legal at a time when concerned Phil at Next to Live Dungeness Crab consultant, accoi:ding to Torres, ippine government officials, steamed to perfection or baked is representing "some employ then in the midst of a "consulta THE ~INESE RESTAURANT with ginger and onion or \\'Ok fried ers who are themselves subject tion" on the CNMI labor situa with black pepper. With the compliment of labor complaints." ·tion, were "on the verge of of fried rice and finish oJT \\ ith "I can not believe you will implementing a temporary sus s:1go cream for S:iO.IHJ at permit Aloot to be your lead pension on the deployment of counsel to advise your respect all Filipino workers to the Com THE tr'IINESE RESTAURANT able delegation," said Tones in monwealth." All items also aYailablc TO GO! his letter to Tenorio. Aloot has earlier expressed "Mostembarassing is that now hope the talks will be a "cordial, you are aware and the Philip frank, direct, and suc.cessful" The Chinese Restaurant is open for pine government knows that one where representatives, he Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Aloot is defending employers said, are expected to tackle "a Dinner 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. who are abusing their working lot of issues on the table." Open daily. people in the CNMI," he added. The CNMI panel is headed by Torres, in his letter, cited at Commonwealth Development least two unidentified employ AuthoritychiefJuanS. Tenorio.· ers as among Aloot's clienteles. Other members include MOTORS Tenorio is in Palau on an offi former governor Lorenzo I. cial tripandcouldn 't be reached DL Guerrero; Gov. Froilan for comments. Tenorio's consultant Brenda t i Nevertheless, Mark Tenorio; Labor and Immi '! Broadhurst, Tenorio's PIO, de gration Secretary Thomas 0. fended Aloot's inclusion saying Sablan; Saipan Chamber of the governor, by selecting Aloot, Commerce Chair David M. has shown "full faith and confi Sablan; and Hotel Associa dence" on the lawyer. tion of the Northern Mariana '"Him (/\loot) being bis Islands President Ron :·, (Tenorio's) private lawyer Sablan. 'I )
Happy Birthday (. JAll\iE PANGELINAN From Meridian Staff
r' ',, •' ,·,' •' '' . '• ' "' ' THURSDAY.JUNE 19. 1997-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 Man nabbed on Ramos vows to alleviate poverty OXFORD, England (AP) - "Our target for gross national prospects for the future," he rape charges President Fidel Ramos of the product this year is at least 7 said. "They tell us the Philip .- I Philippines. who is visiting Brit percent and we should be hit pines is no longer trapped in its By Ferdie de la Torre L'll1e said the girl repeatedly asked ain. spoke Tuesday night of his ting 8 percent by next year," he old cycle of boom and bust." Variety News Staff Evangelista to stop. When he re r~sol\'e to alleviate poverty in said. "We are reaching the lev Ramos and his wife Amelita THE Attorney Genernl 's Office filed fused, tl1e victim left the bedroom and the cast Asian nation as its els of growth our vigorous arrived in Britain on Monday FUNDRISING BRUNCH yesterday charges against a man who went into the living room. ~conomy burgeons. neighbors have known for over for a six-day working visit. They reprn1edly raped a 17-year-old girl The suspect followed and contin '"Because the Filipino poor a decade." were accompanied by Foreign Jo.,i hL~t May 31 on Tinian. ued his aggressive sexual behavior cannot wait. we have moved Inflation had slowed down Secretary Domingo Siazon and Oistobal Boki Evangelista,34, was with the victim, said the prosecutor. poverty alleviation to the center steadily, interest rates also were Trade and Industry Secretary Frank Guerrero Cepeda chm·ged with rape and two counL~ of Evangelista 's act was intenupted of government ·s concern." he falling and the exchange rate Cesar Bautista. oral copulation before the Superior aftera few minutes when the victim's said in an address to the Oxford remained remarkably stable, he Earlier Tuesday, Ramos and PRECINCT NO. 4 - REPUBLICAN PARTY Cou1t. older sister arrived, Lane said. l Jnion. Oxford LJ nivcrsi ty's stu added. his wife met with Queen Eliza Coutt infrnmation showed· that Lane said last May 31 when the dent debating body where world "At a time when exports are beth II, her son Prince Charles between last April I and April 30, victim was sleeping on a couch in the figures regularly appear as guest declining in other east Asian and other members of the Evangelista came to the victim's resi living room aftermidnight, the defen speakers. countries, our own exports con queen's family at the opening TO SUP.PORTERS, dence on Tinian. dant entered and began touching her '"Rejecting the laissez-faire, tinue to grow, by 18 percent in day of Royal Ascot. The horse The defendant allegedly ap private parts. trickle-down approach, our so 1996," he said. Foreign invest race meet is a highlight of the proached the victim who was with The victim resisted and asked the cial reform agenda has focused ment inflows reached dlrs 18.6 British social calendar. another girl in a bedroom trying to defendant to stop. The defendant in 011 the country's 20 poorest Charles is scheduled to visit sleep. stead forced himself and rnped her, billion last year. a 20 percent Evangelista, who !mew both girls. cou1t documents indicated. provinces and on specific hike 011 foreign investments in the Philippines' capital Ma began touching tlie victim over v,ui Evangelista reportedly claimed he marginalized and disadvantaged 1995. he said. nila as a state guest during the 5F~~~:~~t~q:~.:!:~~~:~s social groups." he said. "These indicators signify not first week of July after attend Sunday, June 22, 1997 from 11: 00 am to 2:00 p.m. ou1 pait~ of h~r body in a sexually committed the acts with the victim's Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos jokes with a member of his i suggestivem,m11er.saidAssist.mtAtty. consent. But tl1e victim denied, infor He said he personally had en delegation prior to delivering an address to the Oxford Student's Union just incremental changes but a ing the transfer of Hong Kong Gen. Alm1 Lme in his declaration. mation showed. sured that all government agen entitled "The Philippines and the Emerging World Order', Tuesday qualitative transformation of the from British to Chinese rule cies ··take on a bias for the poor" evening. The President is on a five-day visit to the UK. AP economy and of our brighter on July I. DONATION: $50.00 and that economic policy main Quitugua temporarily tained a special sensitivity to TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. the well-being of people lack replaced by Manglona ing means and opportunity to I: FOR INFORMATIO:\i. PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMIITEE-TO-ELECT create decent and productive was sent because "the Department lives by themselves. FRANK GUERRERO CEPEDA AT 322-6942 ; I: is just trying to concrt him." "The principal components "I don't hate anybody.~ love all of our social reform agenda are =J~J~Ji~Ul~LJ@LJ~_Jf~U~-~~ people here. But tl1ere are things the expansion of job and skills that have to be done. We have to training opportunities, the im take conective actions when tl1ings provement of public housing go wrong. Al I I want is for people to and the extensive delivery of do their job," stressed Manglona basic q·uali ty education, primary Quitugua has reportedly ex health rare and environmental ·pressed disappointment over the sanitation to the people of our letter, that such actions happen in urban slums and rural hinter when DPW Secretary Edward M. lands." he said. DL. Guerrero is off island. Detailing his country's bur Daniel 0. Quitugua "I'm seeing a pattern here. geoning economy, he said gross Everytime the Secretary is off is national product grew from 5 By Jojo Dass land, something happens. If what percent in 1995 to 6.8 percent Variety News Staff he (Manglona) claims did occur, last year, which he called ··a ACTING Public Works Secretary then why has the Secretary not respectable figure even among Martin A. Manglona has appointed brought it to my attention? I'll let cast Asia's high-fliers." another official to temponlrily take the Secretary handle this issue," the DPW post held by Democratic Quitugua was quoted as having Party Chair Daniel 0. Quitugua. said. Manglonaalsoexpt~scddisplca "That (remarks) is his surc about his June 6 letter being (Quitugua's) prerogative. The leaked oul to the media, saying it records speak for it.-;elf.'' countered CHAMPAGNE SUNDAY BRUNCH w,L, supposed to Ix an "internal Jvhmglona. affair." Plumeria Restaurant 11 :00 am - 1:30 pm In his caustic "Rcpzim:md Letter," "I u·eat tl1is Dcpai1ment in a vc1y Mm1glona a,sailed Quitugua for· "ir- $12.00 for Kids ages 4 - 11 sensitive manner because tJ1is is 1~p:insibleattitudeand]X1fonmuice'' MANILA, Philippines (AP)_ one family. You don't scold your as a rnnking DPW official. The Philippine government's $7.00 kin in public," said Manglona. 111e letter speaks of a political budget surplus fell to 4.9 billion The new apppointee, Fnlllcisco party chief"remis:;" of his duties as pesos (S 188 million) in the first ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CHINESE BUFFET T. Tude!J, took office as acting a public official, continuously re 1·ive momhs of the year, less Ditectorof DPW's Adminisuative th,111 half th<.: 12.6 billion pesos Kongo Hanten Chinese Restaurant ceiving paychecks despite absences, Seivices Division on Monday. leaving "personnel actions" unat ($485 million) a year earlier, Daily 11 30 am to 1;30 pm "He (Tudela) has done a lot so far the government said Tuesday. Iced Tea included - Menu changes daily tended in his pigeonhole, and al in two days," said Manglona. lowing his assigned official car .to The five-month budget sur Manglona said he has nothing be used by "other persons at odd plus also fell short of the Micronesia's most holly contested baseball tournament, the Mobil Games, is on again. All star teams from againstQuitugua Thelettcr,hcsaid. government's target of 11.3 bil $7.00 hours." 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I'; l ··". ~~ 12-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 19, 1997 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-13 Violence erupts in Hebron Cohen: Iran tests inissiles By ROBERT BURNS Clinton' sadminisn-ation tlrnttlieelec look favorably, obviously, upon begm1 construction of a housing MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Iran's tion in May of a mrne moderate changes that me teal, not simply pa By SAID GHAZALI air force has conducted il~ first test lr,mian leader offers a chance to im HEBRO~, WcstBank (AP)- Doz project for Jews on a hilltop in dis per pmmises," Cohen said, adding puted c,t,tJcrusalern, the sectorthat is launches of a newly acquired m1ti prove ,elations. ens of Palcstini,ms swinging sling that he remains to be convinced Inm home to I 80,(XXl Palestini,ms ,u,d ship cmise missile, Defense Secn: Cohen, on tlie otlier hand, has said shots threw stones :md fin.:bombs at will change. "Iran continues to pose a tary William Cohen disclosed Tues tl1e Clinton administration will not !srad i unops :u1d burned rn1 Isrnel claimed by them ,l, a future capital. th1eat to tlie whole region," he said. When talks fmzc. tl1c side wc1-c day in m·guing that Iran is a threat to ease iL~ stance against Iran until Iran An Iranian newspaper said Tues llag Tuesday. Soldiers fired cubber world commerce. bullets,seiiouslywoundinga 12-ye:u· negotiating a sc1ies of ag.reemenb, ends its suppo1t for terrrnism, gives day that the Gulf countiies should The United States is concerned old boy :md an elderly m,m. such as one on a tlu-ce-stage Israeli up llying todevelopnuclearweapons have canceled Cohen's tourtoprotest about Iran' sincreasingly sophisticated 1l1e violence, erupting in down troop pullback in the West Brn1k by and stops trying to undern1ine tlie a votelastweekbytlie U.S. House of military clout, particularly its arsenal town Heb1Dn forafou1thstraightday, mid-1998. Middle East peace process. Iran de Representatives recognizing Jerusa of cruise missiles, Cohen said. Be came at a time when Isrneli-Palestin Netanyal1u al tl1at time already had nies such conduct. lem as Israel's capital. cause tlleyfly low,cruise missiles are i,m peace ta! ks appem-cd hopelessly proposed tl1at tlie two sides negotiate After speaking to reporters in Muslims "felt sure that the difficult to detect on radar. Manan1a, Cohen flew to Abu Dhabi deadlocked. a pcmmnent accord, but the Palestin Muslim Arab countries, paiticu "Iran's words and actions suggest When talks broke down in Mm·ch, ians rejected tile ofter as a ploy by in tlie United Arab Emirates Tuesday larly Saudi Arabia, would cancel tliatitwants to be able to intimidate its to meet wit!, govemment officials. the two sides we1-c u-ying to settk the · Israeli to get out of il, commitment to the visit of an official from an neighbors and to intenupt commerce He wa, winding up tile day in Mus implementation of inte1im agree pull back troops in the West Bank. administration so blatantly pro in tlie (Persian) Gulf," Cohen said. cat, Oman, tlie last stop on his Gulf menl~. But. inremm'ks likely tom1ger On Monday, Netanyahu said tl1c1'.! Zionist," said the English-lan 'The United States will notallowtliis tour. the Palestinim1s fu1ther. Isrneli P1imc was no point in returning to issues of guage Iran News, which is close to happen." Minister Benjamin Netm1yahu called the inte1i m stage. On Monday moming in Kuwait to the Foreign Ministry. The U.S. allies in the Gulf are City, Cohen said it was too early to again for tl1e sides to move straight 'The talks will not be 1enewed in "Contrary to tlie expectations of urging a mote accommodating ap judge whetl1er new Iranian President intonegotiationsonapenmmentpeace order to move ste1>-by-step into tl1e Muslims worldwide, Cohen was re proach to Iran, despite U.S. misgiv Mohammad Khatami would bring ceived by all countiies in tlie 1egion accord. unknown," Neumyal1u said. ·-r tl1ink US Defense Secr_etary William Cohen, right, talks with Prince Bander ings. At each stop on his five-nation "If negotiations with tl1e Palestin that peace at tl1e end of the process is demonstrable change. The United withgreatenthusiasm, top level meet 81.n Sultan, Saudi am_bassador to United State last Sunday at Jiddah Gulf tour, Cohen has stressed what he i,u1s m-c resumed. it will only be witll m01-c impo11iUlt tlian tl1e process it States refoses to trade witli Iran Md ings illld banquets," the newspaper Alfport m Saudi Arabia. Cohen is on a Gulf tour calling on US allies to calls Iran's tlireatening behavior and be wary of Iran as a threat to world commerce. AP the aim of achieving a final agree self." hasnodiplomaticties. "Wewould said. Tuesday said he had found tlie Gulf ment.'' Netm1y:tlrn told 1-cpo1tcrs atan Israel radio said Netanyahu was states"solidlyunited"witli tl1e United economic conference Monday nighL waiting for word from Egyptian Presi Communication between tliesides dentHosni Mubarak 'sadviser, Osmna States. Palestinians rush to carry away a wounded Palestinian man after being hit by a rubber bullet during clashes Iran has had shore-based cruise broke down in Mm-ch after Israel between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Hebron Tuesday. AP el-Baz, who met with a group of Palestinian officials as part of his missiles for more tlian a decade and efforts to restart the talks. last year acquired its first ship El Baz last week failed to bring tlie launched version, a Chinese-made sides together last week and Palestin missile called C-802. Now it has ian leader Y asser Arafat said Israel's begun testing a version that is fired policy of continued settlement con from aircrnft, Cohen said. N(jRATUIATiONSI struction wa, to blmne. A senior U.S. militmy officer who Netanyahu said tlie Palestinians elaborated on Cohen's disclosu,e on were not keeping tlieircommi tments condition ofnot being identified by to peace accords already signed :u1d nmne told n:po1tcrs that Iran con rejected an Israeli witlidrawal from ductedan initial tcs10ftl1cair-launched tlie West Bank and Gaza Stiipto tlie version on June 3 mid a second test pre-1967 borders. th1ee days later. 1l1c cruise missiles, "I will not return Israel to a ghetto called C-801K, we,e launched from state," NetanyMu said. 'The kind of F-4 fighters, tlie officer said. He de peace between twodcmocn1eies, such clined to pn.:dict when they would be CAESAR SAUNA as the United · States and Canada. fully opemtional. cmmot be achieved here," he said. "You have a 360-degi-ce tlireat," Tuesday's clashes in Hebron be tl1e officer said, 1efening to tl1e com gan around midmoming when about bination of Iranian cruise missiles I 00 Palestinians began throwing that could be fired from land, sea or stones at Israeli u·oops guarding Jew air. Sanctioned and run by the Saipan So~ball Association. ish enclaves. One rioter burned ,m Sophisticated radar aboard U.S. lsradi !lag. ,md w,l, light! y injun:d hy ships in the Gui f me capable of detect DATE: JULY 11 TO JULY 13 1997 a ,ubbcr bullet in tl1c back. ing, identifying ,md trncking anycmise WHERE: SUSUPE SOFTBALL FIELO missiles in Inm 's ,u,enal, tl1c officer DIVISIONS: MEN1 S & WOMEN'S said. FORMAT: DOUBLE ELIMINATION Cohen said the air-launched ccuise missile "complicates somewhat" tlie militmy operations of U.S. forces in tlie Gulf, "but not to tile extent tl1at it c,m't be overcome." On Bahrain and otl1er U.S. allies in tl1e DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Qatar and Gulf have not made a public issue of' Bahrain, two Gulf states em 1nm 's cmise missiles, but have long Your broiled in a longstanding tcrri10- been fcmful of Inm'sovcrall militmy rial dispute, can unite if their citi st.Iengtl1. zens so desire, Qatar's emir said Anotl1er senior Americm1 militrny in remarks published Tuesday. officer, speaking Monday on condi registration forms are available at Pacific But Sheik Hamad bin Klwlif:1 tion he not be fo11her identified, said Al Thani said such a wish \\'ould tlie moderate Gulf counu·ics ,ue mon: Trading Company. have to come through a rckrcn optimistictlian tl1e U.S. P1-csidcnt Bill dum in each country, the Penin ©®G'@@@@HZl{')CiQ Prizes will be sula newspaper reported. Such a 0 0 vote wou Id be remarkable in the Happy 7th awarded to the 1st, 2nd, • Gulf, which is made up of monar © chies with few democratic insti Birthday 3rd place overall and MVP. tu lions. He gave no hint at whcthn : MARISSA : SPECIAL THANKS TO RAN (fil ® pENING he would enrnuragt: the refer:· cndum. "If unity comes from tho: : NICOLE : people and has tlit: blessins! uf @ From DAD, 0 Lipton. the kaders in both cou111iics. @ GRANDMA, 4'~ then, I think. we wi II Ill" on 1hc @ BROTIIERS & ® right track." the linglish-J,111- Contact Charles Cepeda for more information at Pacific Trading Company, 322-LITE. guage daily quoted th,: emir as @ SISTERS '° • Crystal Palace • City Trust Bank • Micro Beach Hotel • (a) ~ saying. e f> fl O G @ @ ti rS; @ @ I 14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 19. 1997 Tension in Phnom Penh Huge fire in Bangladesh By Farid Hossain district, 100 miles northeast of Sparks from the fire burned at MAGURCHARA, Bangladesh the capital, Dhaka. But thousands least 600 acres of nearby forest. Premiers' guards trade shots (AP) - Thousands of rural of people fled their homes Sun TI1e heat from the fire bent Bangladeshis watched in awe day after the blaze erupted, shoot yards of railroad tracks near the By Robin McDowell Penh cou Id threaten the unstable coa Tuesday as flames leapt into the ing flames 500 feet high. site, cutting rail links between PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) lition government pieced together by air from a huge fire at a natural The fire was still out of control Dhaka and the northeastern dis - Tiie two pm1ners in Cambodia's tlic UnitcdNationsin 1993afteryeai, gas field. An American expert Tuesday but the flames had sub tricts of Maulvibazar and Sylhet. frngile coalition government each of genocide mid civil w,u-. said it could take weeks to put out sided to 150 feet. Experts were "We know this is a big disas bhuned the other Wednesday for al Tuesday's firefight came just 10 the blaze. flying in - some with with spe ter. But no reason to panic be leged assassination plots iJiey said days before U.S. Secretmy of State No casualties were reported in cial firefighting equipment - cause we have taken measures to spm-ked a gunfight that left at bL,t Madeleine Albright is to visit Cam the fire in this remote valley sur from Texas, Singapore and Oman. put out the fire," Prime Minister two Jead mid three wounded. bcxlia to suppo11 democracy mid urge rounded by hills in Maulvibazar "(Their) immediate task is to Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday after 1l1e t\\'o-hourshoot-out in the capi the prime mi11iste1s to 1esolve tl1eir assess what equipment and chemi viewing the fire from a helicop tal of Plmom Penh empted late Tues differences peacefully. cals were needed to control the ter. day between bcxlygu:u·ds loyal to First Dismayed crowds gathered out Rebel mine· fire," said Nigel Hopkinsons, a Bangladesh began extracting Prime Minisier Prince Norodom side tl1e police chiers home after the spokesman from Occidental Pe natural gas in the early 1950s, and R:m:uidJh. one of C:milxxlia's co news conk1e11cc. looking at empty ·attack· kills· troleum Corp. of Houston. "It since then has found gas reserves premiers, ,uiJ those loyal to his rnling shell c,t\ings from rocket launche1, may take weeks (to put the fire estimated at 1.5 trillion cubic feet. rival. Second P1ime Minister Hun mid automatic1itles Iitte1ing the stJeet out)." Overcoming their initial fear, Sen. mid the shatte1ed windows of mi ad . 5 soldiers The company began drilling thousands ofBangladeshis walked llie violence followed moniJ1s of jacent commercial bmik. June 5 to explore the gas field miles from their villages to see mounting tensions between thefonner Less tlian t\Vo blocks away, Serey GAUHATI, India (AP) - Sus after signing a production-shar what has been pouring flames and banlefield enemies. mid me ensuing Kosa!, who is Ranruiddh's special pected rebels ambushed two mili ing deal with Bangladesh last year. smoke into the sky for three days. accusations signaled the bittcnivalry envoy, told 1eporters he had a tape tary vehicles and detonated a land The fire has destroyed the main ''I've never before in my life mine in India's northeast, killing would continue. 1ecording implicating Hok Lundi in drilling rig, three cranes, two trail witnessed such a spectacular Police officers guard near the huge fireball at a gas field on Tuesday in Natiord Police Director Hok Lundi ,m assassination attempt against the five government soldiers and a ers, two lifts, five cylinders and sight," said Abdul Ali, a 60-year Maulvibazar, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of capital Dhaka. told a news conference iJiat Ranmiddh fir,t ptime minister. civilian driver, police said Tues other equipment, officials said. old farmer. The fire broke out on Sunday. AP and his FUNCINPEC party had "Hok Lundi committed this vio day. sought to eliminate Hun Sen and t\vo lence with tlie intent of assassinating Cambodian government soldiers with machine guns guard along a street in downtown Phnom Penh Five other soldiers were other senior members of his Cambo the first prime minister," said Serey Wednesday. FUNCINPEC and Cambodian People's Party (CPP) troops traded gunfire and rockets near the wounded in the attack on Monday residence of First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh Tuesday night. The fighting left at least one night near Dilli town, 500 kilo dimiPeople 'sPmty, Vice Prime Min Kosa! from inside the prime minister" s soldier dead. AP ister Sar Kheng :md Hok Lundi him residence. meters (300 miles) eastofGauhati, self. About I OOpolice ,llllied with AK- rnnhigh inrecentweeksofacivil war. Jenee have increased recently in tlie with each side jockeying for allies the capital of Assam state. But almost at tl1c same time. a 47s sU1rnunded tl1e p1ince 's heavily However, none of the larger unit~ tun-up to elections scheduled for late among the thousands of former guer The rebels, believed to be mem FUNCINPEC official accused Hok guarded compound Tuesday night got involved in the clash. ~Leaders next year. The two prime minister.; rillas whose militmy prowess could bers of the United Liberation Front Lundi of ordering the killing of mid the ensuing gunbattle killed at from FUNCINPEC mid the tival each raised their bodygumu details influence next yem·'s vote. of Assam, also fired at soldiers Rmianidh. least t\Vo of Ranariddh 's men. Canibodian People's Party, or CPP, above I,(XX) men in recent weeks. In the past week, Pol Pot, who had from automatic weapons, the po With Khmer Rouge guenillaleader Thousmids of soldiers, police and met to defuse tensions. Tuesday's fighting, near the Inde been holed up with supporters in lice control room in Gauhati said. Pol Pot on the nm somewhere in the militia units of the rival factions are The t\vo sides have never over pendence Monument, a landmm-k, northern Cambodia, reportedly has The soldiers returned the fire but northcm jungle. the violence in Phnom posted amund the city, and fem, have come their enmity. Threats and vio- appeared to be tlie worst in the capital been pursued by I ,(XX) troops who rebel casualties were not immedi since the Khmer Rouge captured it in tumed against him after he ordered ately known. Aptil 1975 and set Canibodia on a the execution of his frnmer defense In all, 27 soldiers were travel WEDNESDAY descent into btutality and horror from minister, Son Sen. ing in an army truck and a mini which it is still recoveting. FUNCINPEC appem, to have en bus through the tea gardens to a <~R~ER P.~.(i(.,~)· Government officials, speaking on gineered the defection of those guer nearby base. Several guerrilla Miller Late· Doubles f()<>l'Tournament condition of anonymity, said thech~h rillas, as well as those who had been organizations are fighting Indian apparently escalated from tensions protecting Pol Pot. Clandestine armed forces in the state. Their <' .~v~ry-Y\'ednesday l\lig~t.with great prizes. be ween Ranariddh 's body guards and Khmer Rouge radio reported Tues demands vary from secession or ·•·· .•· ..· §~.m.~rt:i=amily·on. spec;ic1.h police a block away guarding Hok day that "Pol Pot's betrayal has autonomy to the removal of ille i:\{E' ·" ···.re .. information; • I U • 1.,1-• 20-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JUNE 19, 1997 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-21 As Sierra Leone ruler: · • Russian Orthodox Church official: Coup leader is s\Vorn 1n By Clarence Roy-Macaulay 'It's tillle to btiry Lenin' FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - The militmy leader who seized MOSCOW (AP) - Vladimir Geroyev, a church spokesman. said. "Everyone knows that Lenin Yeltsin said that keeping the body Communists and other hard-lin power in a May 26 coup was sworn Lenin's embalmed body,which The statement was by far the was a source of many troubles in on display violates Christian tra ers oppose any plans to move in as to work toward 1est01ing de has been on display in Red Square harshest on the subject by church Russia. He destroyed churches, dition and suggested Lenin's re Lenin. The Communist-domi mocracy in Sierra Leone. for more than 70 years, is a "sym officials. Geroyev said he was executed compatriots, forced mains be buried in St. Petersburg nated parliament voted last week "We are committed to bringing bol of evil" and should be buried, expressing a personal viewpoint, people to abandon faith and vio alongside his mother, as Lenin to prohibit any changes in Red this country to lasting peace and then a Russian Orthodox Church offi but his position suggested he must late Christian ethical principles." had requested. Square. eventually to returning the country to cial said Tuesday .. have the backing of the church's Lenin died in 1924 and Bol a democratically elected govern "As long as Lenin's body re leadership. shevik leaders had him embalm~d ment," Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma mains unburied, as long as the "For most sober-minded and placed in a mausoleum. said in a brief speech. Red Square remains a burial place, people, the body of the architect President Boris Y cltsin has pro The low-key ceremony at military tensions will persist in Russia," of the Soviet state is an anti-relic posed that a national referendum headquaiters came a day after eight said Archpriest Gennady and a symbol of evil," Geroyev be held on whether to bury Lenin. militruy officers and six civilians Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma were thrown in jail, suspected ofplot ting a new coup in the West African of another attack unless the elected country. president, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, is UN Human Rights Chief OK'd Koroma, sworn in by Chief Jus retumed to power. Robinson on Tuesday as the new the position since Lasso did not tice Samuel Beccles Davies, said his Koroma refuses, saying U.N. high commissioner for human serve a full term, were not pleased government would be "broad-based," Kabbah had divided the country rights. ' with lhe vote. with all of the country's tribes repre along tribal lines and was lead. Robinson, 53, was supported by · Earlier Tuesday, Costa Rican sented. ing Sierra Leone back into civil the United States and the European Ambassador Fernando Berrocal A Nigerian-led military assault on war with the rebel Revolution Union, who hope she will invigorate told the assembly thatRobinson 's Freetown earlier this month killed at ary United Front. the post created three years ago to appointment was not "in the in promote civil liberties worldwide. terests" of a majority of the 185 Freetown residents line up under the rain for kerosene in a gas station in the city e;enter S_aturday. As rumours least 50 people but failed to dislodge During Tuesday's ceremony, of foreign military intervention to restore the ousted legal government continue, Sierra Leoneans face Amnesty International and others U.N. member states. The Latin Koroma 's troops. Nigeriahaswamed Koroma called fora "speedy move to increasing dificulties on their daily life. AP had criticized Robinson's predeces American bloc and the non get the peace process on the move sor, Jose Ayala Lasso, for allegedly aligned movement had endorsed again." failingtoconfiontgovemmen1Swhich Costa Rica's ambassador to the Kabbah and the rebels signed a abuse civi I Ii berties. · United States, Sonia Picado, in OFFICE OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT peace accord in November, but fight Lasso, the first human rights stead of Robinson. ing had resumed in the countryside Mary Robinson commissioner.stepped down to Latin American officials have Office of the Governor priorto the coup. Koroma has invited become foreign minister of Ec complained that U.N. Secretary Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the rebels to join in running the coun UNITEDNATiONS(AP)-The uador. General Kofi Annan favors Eu lly. General Assembly approved the Latin American countries, which ropeans and Americans for top appointmentoflrishPresident Mary insisted their region was entitled U.N. positions. · . . ... to P. U. B L I c· -- -. N .D . T 1· C E 50 rep.orted' . killed in',' ·4 die iD. plane cras·h· in Russia · ( D6/ 03/ 97) Rwanda clash · MOSCOW (AP)- Four people people on board was flying from Timoshenkova. were killed Tuesday when a plane the city Tula, some 200 kilome The plane, owned by a Tula flying to a workshop for repairs ters ( 125 miles) south of Mos aircraft enterprise, crashed just NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - ran into a high-voltage power line cow, to another southern city, outside of the city shortly after Rwandan troops clashed with and crashed just minutes after Rostov, to have repairs done, said takeoff. Four people died and the fighters loyal to the former takeoff. Emergency Situations Ministry other three were hospitalized, Three girls walk through the coo/water in a fountain outside /he Kremlin government, killing 50 sol The An-2 plane with seven spokeswoman Tatyana Timoshenkova said. as the temperature reaches 29 C (84 F) in Moscow, Friday. AP diers and militiamen, an in dependent news agency re ported Tuesday. The Rwanda News Agency DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND IMMIGRATION quoted villagers as saying the Division of Labor Ihis is to inform all high school students 1hat the GOVERNOR'S JTPA OFFICE is bodies of 50 fighters were soliciting one hundred (100) applicants for the youth vacation employment training found after clashes Friday in northwestern R warn.la. program. I_'· ·.,,. 1ex·-. ' The army used heavy artil ,,· ', lery in the battle 30 miles LI TI Given the critical need of establishing work experiences for students exiting the school north west of the Rwandan system, priority consideration will be accorded to HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGES capital, Kigali, the agency said The following persons with pending Labor or Agency Case are hereby notified 16 & UP, who are below the poverty income guideline (economically disadvantaged). in a dispatch monitored in Nairobi. to report to the Division of Labor, Enforcement Section, located on the 2nd There was no independent Floor of Afetna Building, San Antonio, Saipan within ten (1 O) days from the However, depending on the availability oflocal funding, the program may accommodate confirmation of the report. date of the publication of this notice. those students who are considered high income (within the same age range) to fulfill Fighters allied with the 100 slots. Rwanda's former Hutu-domi nated government are believed NAME LABOR/AGENCY CASE NO. HEARING DATE & TIME to be hiding in northwestern 1. Zhang, Fu Cai Labor Case No. 96-472 6/27 /97 at 10:00 a.m. Deadline for submission is FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1997. No application will be accepted forests and across the border 2. Li, Shan Zi Labor Case No. 96-472 6/27/97 at 10:00 a.m. after the established date. in Congo. They have used the 3. Yu, Song Jin Labor Case No. 97-102 6/30/97 at 09:00 a.m. areas to launch attacks against the Tutsi-led g.overnment. All students on BLUE TRACK are encouraged to visit the Jf PA office located directly Hutu soldiers and militia Failure to appear at the Division on or before the date and time specified across CUC, or contact Mrs. Laurent T. Chong or Mr. Martin C. Pangelinan at 664-1700/. men led the 1994 state-spon above shall be ground for dismissal of the above cases and appropriate action 4 for more information. ~ sored slaughter of 500,000 and/or sanction shall be taken against the above individuals, including the Rwandans, most of them mi referrals of their matters to the Immigration Office for their actions. nority Tutsis and politically RESPECfFULLY, ~ moderate Hutus. Tutsi soldiers won power in Rwanda in July Dated this 16th day of June, 1997. 1994 and put an end to the killings. /s/ FELIX R. NOGIS Hutu soldiers were among JTPA Executive Director 1.1 million people who fled to Isl WILLIAM A. JONES A Communist, holding a former Soviet flag with sickle and hammer, refugee camps in the former protests against Independence Day, celebrated in Russia on June 12 Deputy Secretary of DL&I xc: Public Information Officer Zaire, fearing retaliation for in downtown Moscow. Small groups of communists and nationalists (FOR) DIRECTOR OF LABOR the slaughter. Most have since marked the holiday with protests in central Moscow, calling for Presi returned to Rwanda. dent Boris Yeltsin's resignation and condemning Russia's condition as "dependence on the West." AP 22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-JUNE 19, 1997 THURSDAY, JUNE I 9, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-23 EU works on expansion pact After defeat in British elections Counuieswantingtoadoptthenew in pruticular are interested in tnms cunency, known as the euro, have to f01ming it into a real military rum of Tories vote again Thursday meet tru-gets of low inflation, small tl1e EU. Foreign Minister Hruis van Mierlo budgetdeticits :md falling debt by tl1e LONDON (AP)- Conservative on the single CLIITcncy. "Clarity is Hague's 308. Redwood had 46 end of this year to qualify. of tl1e Netherlands, whose counuy votes. cmrently holds tl1e EU presidency, lawmakers voted Tuesday in the what we need," Redwood said. Strauss-Kahn, however, said coun A straw poll organized by the /\. week ago, Clarke led Hague dismissed any military role for the second round of choosing a leader uies who arc close to meeting the by 463-223. union. "NATO will remain the ... to succeed former Prime Minister National Union, the party's vol c1itc1ia but not quite there should lx: unteer organization, found that Unlike the Labor Party, Con allowed to qualify. In addition, basis for defense matters," he said. John Major, apparently as deeply The current negotiations in divided as ever over a single Euro Clarke is still the favorite among servatives do not give the France's European affairs ministers, grassroots a formal voice in se Pien-e Moscovici, cast doubt on Amsterdam are an effort to revise the pean cuITency. local party chairmen, members lecting the party leader, but re whether France would be able to Maastricht Treaty, which itself wa~ If no candidate wins a majority of the House of Lords and Tory serve that decision to members of pruticipate at all. an update to the Treaty of Rome, the of the 164Tories who survived the members of the European Par- But French Prime Minister Lionel EU'.s fundamental charter. Labor Party landslide on May· I, 1iament, with 374 votes to Parliament. Jospin said his counuy has "a funda Leaders are seeking to simplify the two leaders will advance to a mental commitment" to monetary decision-making to prepare the EU final run-off on Thursday. union on Jan. I, 1999. 'Tm deeply for a near-qoubling of its ranks. Britain's position on the single devoted to the launch of the single Twelve countries - Turkey, cull'cncy, which is supposed to tx: cunency ... on the given date," he Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Roma launched in 1999, dominated the said. nia, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, campaign, just as it bedeviled Germany, Britain and others Lithuania, Bulgaria, Czech Repub Major's defeated government. su·ongly oppose any softening of tl1e lic, Slovenia - are knocking on Fonner Treasu1y chief Kenneth criteria, which they feel will lead to a the EU's door. Clarke,56,said Britain should keep lack of fiscal discipline and weaken Enlargement negotiations are to its options open and fo1mer Welsh tl1e euro. begin in I998, but only if a refom1 sccretruy John Redwood, 45, said package is adopted by the EU leaders On defense, some countries fa it should be ruled out forever. and ratified by the legislatures of the William Hague, left, leaves the House of Commons, in London, Tues s vored extending the role of the West Both accused William Hague, 0 ern European Union, a military orga current EU members or voted on by day with his supporters, Peter Lilley and Gillian Shephard after the ::::!. residents. llis could take as long as the 39-yeru·-old \x!tting favorite, of second ballot in the Conservative party leadership contest. Hague 0 nization founded in 1954 that has shifting his position markedly dur received two votes less than the former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, :::, been largely moribund. The French two years. 0 ing the campaign. Hague now says forcing a third ballot to be held on Thursday to determine John Major's u, successor. AP that if he became prime minister, he would not lead Britain into a "What he has defined during That apparently is to be the one &..... British Prime Minister Tony Blair, centre, and Austrian chancellor Viktor Klima, left, ride bikes across a bridge shibboleth you must pronounce as c5· as Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, right looks on. European leaders met Tuesday for the second Activists detained for single cutTency. ''William has this campaign is what he now say~ "< day of the two-day European Union summit to salvage plans for a single currency and the expansion of the few known views on any other is a very elem· view on the single you enter the camp," Clarke said. z EU. AP subject," Clarke said in a BBC cun-ency, which is quite different Redwood accused Hague of CD By Jeffrey Ulbrich favored by France and Gem1any. Eastern European countries. planned anti-EU rally radio interview Tuesday. from the one he held a month ago. changing his mind more than once ::f: u, AMSTERDAM,Netherlands(AP) However, Swedish sources said lead Compromises also were being D - European Union leaders thrashed ers were forced to drop the plan be sought on proposals to end all border COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) The group was stopped by riot 0 out the final details of a revised cat1se of opposition by several coun controls; to reduce the power of - Police detained I7 left-wing activ police a few hundred meters (yards) D Italian defense chief defends CD..... fundamental charter Tuesday, trying tries, most notably Britain, who were individual countries to veto EU poli ists before they could demonstrate from the Dutch mission shortly after cies; and to allow some countries to midnight Monday (2200 GMT). :::, to smooth the way for eastward ex wonied about the possibility of re against the European Union at the 0 pansion and draw existing members ducing NATO's effectiveness. establish closer cooperation more Dutch Embassy, officials said Tues There were no clashes, the spokes ::f: closer together. · "Europe has not proved it can run quickly than others if they want to. day. man said. troops' role in Bosnia, Albania c:;;· Leaders meeting in the Dutch capi a common foreign policy, let alone a And problemsinvolvingthe launch The protesters had planned to throw The spokesman said charges were ROME(AP)-Italy'sdefensemin tate the probe. 111e government people, but also to the armed forces Q_ common defense policy," said Brit of a single Eµropeancurrency in 1999 1n· tal worked into the night to sort out stones and paint the embassy in sup likely, but gave no other details. ister pledged Tuesday that tl1e1e has set up a commission to investi themselves, which run the risk of -+ refused to go away. ::::!. differencesoverrulesgovemingtheir ish Prime Minister Tony Blair. portof some200anti-European Union Activists in several European coun would be neither coverups nor de gate growing evidence of alleged being accused and sullied in their Just when everybody thought they u partnership before the end of a two British officials said Blair also told demonstrators who were arrested tries had called for violent demon lays in the investigation of alleged atrocities, andPremierRomanoProdi collectivity even before the details C his colleagues that giving the EU a had a deal, French Finance Minister -+ day summit outside the EU summit in Amsterdam, strations against the summit, which atrocities by It.Jian u·oops in Soma on Saturday promised that the Soma and dimensions of what really hap The deadline for submission of response to this solicitation is June 23, 1997 at 4:30 P.M. at the Office of the Secre1ary. Any response received atter this deadline will not be considered. Atter review of timely filed responses, the Secretary will further examine those proposals initially determined to be promising. The Secretary reserves the right to reject any and all response to this solicitation if, in his sole discretion, doing so serves the best interest of the Lottery Commission Act in particular, and the CNMI Government in general. Pursuant to 1CMC 9310. contracts under this Act are specifically exempt from any requir~ment of competitive bidding and are not subject to the laws generally applicable to public contracts. An anti-European Union P!Otestor lies beside a mounted policeman in Italian General Carmine Fiore, left, shakes Mnds with General Bruno Loi, as he takes over as commander Isl ANTONIO R. CABRERA Amstei:dam Tuesday dunng the second day of the European Union of Italian UN forces in Somalia in this 1993 file photo. Both Generals resigned Saturday following the Secretary of Finance summit. AP scandal of alleged atrocities by Italian troops in Somalia. AP . -.-~.--- -- . ... ~ -~--·· - . ·- --- 24-MAR\ANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JUNE 19. 1997 .______T_H_U_R_S_D_A_Y_. J_U_N~E 19, 1997 -MARIANAS V J\RIETY NEWS J\N[) VIEWS-25 construction Inspection Services is seeking an 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' debuts in 1st place : DEADLINE: 12:00 noon the day prior to publication OFFICE MANAGER 3,500 average, dlrs 190. 7 mil Call 233-1564 By JOHN HORN such hits as ''Mission: Impo6- ater locations, receipts per lo lion, four weeks. or LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mov si ble," "The Rock" and cation, total gross and number Fax Resume to 233-1566 4. "Addicted to Love,"Warner iegoers chose crooks afloat "Twister." Four of the past of weeks in release, as com Bros., dlrs 2.3 million, 1,948 lo over crooks aloft as "Speed 2: five weekends were worse piled Monday by Entertain cations, dlrs 1,179 average, dlrs Cruise Control" knocked "Con than comparable weekends ment Data Inc. and Exhibitor Employment Wanted 03 WAITRESS-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 HOUSE WORKER-Salary: S3.05 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: 03 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S5.00-8.00 Contact: SENTINEL BBC DEVELOP per hour BUSINES~OPPORTUNITY Air'' out of first place to claim last year. Relations Co.: 30.2 million, four weeks. $700.00-1,000.00 per month per hour MENT COMPANY dba Pinoy Special Conlact: MELCHOR R. DAPROZAdba 01 WELDER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFIC ISLAND AVIATION, I. "Speed 2: Cruise Con 5. "Austin Powers, Interna IO New Pay Phones the top spot at weekend box Year-to-date grosses, how Fastfood, Bar & Restaurant Tel. 235- Mel's Enterprises Tel. 288-6861 (61 Contact: YOUNG CHUL PARK dba Pro INC. Tel. 234-3600(7/03)Th66423 tional Man of Mystery," New 6 New Enclosers & Spare offices. ever, are $2.59 billion, still trol," Fox, dlrs 16.2 million, 0379(6/19)Th229564 26)Th229682 fessional Enlerprises Tel. 234-7200(71 2,615 locations, dlrs 6,179 Line, dlrs 2.1 million, 1,540 loca .. 11&.MatA,t• 03)Th229785 01 RESERVATION CLERK-Salary: Parts The thriller starring Sandra ahead of 1996's $2.33 billion 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: $?BO.OD per 13 SCREEN PRINTER-Salary: S3.05 $3.05-4.26 per hour SALE Bullock earned $16.2 million for the same period. And the average, dlrs 16.2 miJJion, one tions, dlrs 1,359 average, dlrs 46 Job Vacancy FOR month per hour 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: 01 BARTENDER-Salary: S3.05-3.55 per million, seven weeks. $12,000/o!Ter in its debut weekend, with summer's only true hit so far, week. . Announcement Contact: SAIPAN COMPUTER SER 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S3.05 per S3.05 per hour hour 235-2322 "Con Air" bringing in $5.7 "The Lost World: Jurassic 2. "Con Air," Disney, dlrs 6. "Gone Fi shin'," Disney, dlrs VICES, INC. Tel. 234-9110(6/ hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal 01 S & E SUPERVISOR-Salary: S3.50- million. Park," should pass the $200 15.7 million, 2,829 locations, 2 million, 1,804 locations, dlrs 01 OPERATION MANAGER-Salary: 19) Th229566 02 SCREEN MACHINE OPERATOR ary: S3.05 per hour 4.24 per hour S6.10 per hour Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.70-4.50 million mark next weekend. dlrs 5,540 average, dlrs 49.9 1,134 average, dlrs 13.8 million, The bad news was that the Contact: MELITON R. MENDEZ dba 02 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal 01 MANAGER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: SBR ENT., INC. dba Lizelle per hour FOR RENT over al I receipts from the The top IO movies at North million, two weeks. 3. three weeks. 7. "Buddy," Wide Technical Services Tel. 322- ary:$800.00-1,100.00 per month Contact: SUN MEI CORP. Tel. 235- Barber & Beauty Shop Tel. 235-4536(7/ 01 AUDITOR-Salary: $4.50-4.95 per 2 Bedroom Apartment weekend were 18 percent American theaters Friday "The Lost World: Jurassic Columbia, dlrs 1.9 miJlion, 2,113 1110(6/19)Th229555 Contact: R&C TOURS SAIPAN,INC. 1818(6/26)Th229684 03)Th2297B6 hour Tel.23 5-3935(6/19)Th 229567 01 CARPENTER-Salary: S3.15-3.55 per lower than the same weekend through Sunday, followed by Park," Universal, dlrs 12.5 locations, $907 average, $6.8 mil $500.00lm 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: 01 JANITOR-Salary: $3.05 per hour 25 MASON-Salary: $2.90 per hour hour Negotiable, Unfurnished, Furnished a year ago, when the_rc were studio, gross, number of the- million, 3,565 locations, dlrs lion, two weeks. S3.15 per hour 01. MAINTENANCE MECHN1c:salary: Contact: DINO M. JONES dba D/L Re 10 STEELMEN-Salary: S2.90 per hour 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: 01 DRESS MAKING-Salary: S3.10 per SS00.00-1,800.00 per month cruiting Agency Tel. 322-8151(6/ 20 CARPENTER-Salary: S2.90 per hour S3.05-3.55 per hour HIGHWAY MART hour Contact:SAIPAN SANKO 26)Th229683 02 COOK-Salary: $2.90 per hour 01 CLEANER HOUSEKEEPING-Sal C::=J Bomse explained that In February 1996, the law before the Bank was sus 01 BLDG. MAINTENANCE REPAIR TRANSPORTATION.INC. Tel. 235- 05 PLUMBER-Salary: S2.90 per hour ary: S3.05-3.55 per hour Hillblom . .. Hillblom and the other DHLC yer said, DHLC elected to ex pended as executor. The case Salary: S3.10 per hour 3935(6/19) Th229568 01 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 PROJECT MANAGER-Salary: 01 COMPTROLLER-Salary: $2,500.00- LYNSON ~Bu.:se~o Contact: ALMABELLA P. Contact: LOERAIN MUNA, D. dba 3 KS S1,000.00 per month 5,466.00 per month 0 STf-, O SUE Continued from page 1 shareholders entered into an ercise its repurchase option at . was then removed to federal COCK• n WEATHERSBEE dba Debrent Enter 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S3.50 per Beauty & Health Service Tel. 233- 01 INTERIOR DECORATOR-Salary: 04 COOK-Salary: S3.05-3.55 per hour SIT FIGHT enforce an option to repurchase agreement several years be a stated price of $51.75 mil court for the Northern District prises Tel. 233-2643(6/19)Th229556 hour 2462(6/26)Th229669 $3.50 per hour 01 DRESS MAKER-Salary: $3.05-3.55 the estate's 60.64% interest in fore Hillblom 's death which lion for all of Hillblom's of California. 01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary:S?00.00 02 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Salary: per hour ---,, per monlh 01 QUALITY CONTROL // gives surviving shareholders DHLC voting stock. Bomse said the trial was sched 01 MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION-Sal S3.50 per hour 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: S3.50-3.85 DHLC's voting stock. ary: S80D.00 per month 01 COMPUTER SPECIALIST-Sal CHECKER(GARMENT)-Salary: S6.00- Contact: E.C. GOZUM & CO., INC. Tel. per hour uled to begin on June 16, 1997, The estate holds a majority and/or DHLC a one-way op~ Bomse pointed out that the D1 CARPENTER-Salary: S2.90 per ary:$3.50 per hour 9.00 per hour 256-0754(7 /03)Th229787 01 GARDENER-Salary: S3.G5-3.55 per For more information please call: interest 1n DHLC, court docu tion to purchase the stock of a value was set by the DHLC but at the request of all parties, the hour Contact:HOSOYA ENTERPRISES Tel. Contact: DOKO SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 234- hour 01 MASON-Salary: S2.90 per hour 288-1191 (619) Th 229569 1301 (6/26)Th229673 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal W:234-5334 • H:2883232 ments showed. deceased shareholder. Board based largely on a valu matter was referred for court 03 HELPER. KITCHE~J-Salary: S3:J5· 01 STEELMAN-Salary: S2.90 per hour ary: S3.25 per hour 3.55 per hou: The BOS counsel said the ation conducted for the corpo sponsored settlement discussions Bomse said the parties in Contacl: YANG'S CORPORATION Tel. 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal 02 MASON-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 ALUMl~WM INSTALLER-S2lary 01 MAr,AGER. ACCOUNTli•JG-Sa,wv: volved have agreed to post price to be paid for the stock ration by Price Waterhouse & which took place over a period of 235-04 71 (6/ I 9)Th229558 ary:S3.05 per hour 01 COOI\-Salary: $700.00 per montt, S3.05 per hour S2.500.00-5.C.?3.00 per mon:h · PUBLIC NOTICE pone the trial for several is its fair market value, which Co., but adjusted for certain three days in early June. Contact:CARMEN LEGASPI dbo Contact: MARCELO A. ACERA db~ M 02 ALUMINUM FABRICATOR-Salary 01 RES:-NJ~ANT 1-AAt San Roque advances to Senior League's pennant showdown D-9ers nip Braves, 6-5 Team Standings W L 9ers edged Tanapag Braves, 6-5 last plate, off Kevin Kapileo as the D- the first three innings of the ballgame. Benavente and Landon Martin· San Roque D-9ers 5 2 Tuesday night to eam the 1ight to 9ers won the tie-breaking match to In the top of the fomth, Ch1is riotched a run apiece as the D-9ers cut S. Stevedore Cougars 4 2 meet idle Saipan Stevedore Cougars advance in the pennant showdown. Pangelinan singled sending Danny the Braves' three nm lead into two, 5- Tanapag Braves 4 3 forthepennanttitleofthe I 997CNMI The three teams ended the regular· Sablan home to spark a tl1ree-run 3. Hm1s Pua retired the next three UIC Mariners O 6 Senior League Baseball at the Frm1- season with similar 4-2 slates. Braves' rally as the team posted the cisco M. Palacios Ball Field. The Cougars drew a bye to gain the biggest lead of the ballgame, 5- I. Tanapag batters to preserve the By Erel A. Cabatbat With the score tied at 6-6 all after first playoff spot leaving the D-9ers It pmved to be the T,mapag's last Braves' one run lead going to the fifth Variety News Staff six m1d a half innings, Suel slammed and the Braves to dispute the other humih of as the team failed to score inning. JEREMIAH Suel belted the game the winning RBI, his only hit of the berth. in the remainder of the ballgame. The D-9ers held the Brnves score winning single as the San Roque D- night after three previous trips to the Tanapag took a slim 2-1 lead after In the changeover, Antonio Continuea on page 27 .~ - 1997 Youth BasketballLeague~·· . . . .. ·Paredos subdu~S lungs, 56-48 Team Standings w L By Ere! A; Cabatbat ball League at the Gilbert C. Ada' Paredes 1 0 SASixers 1 0 Varie(y NeYfS Staff Gym. GCSlf 1 0 13 The Kings, relying on its excel~ LA Ol'Aces 0 1 ERNEST Rangamar scattered Rookies 0 1 points in the payoff period to lead Jent outside shooting, took an early CK Kings 0 1 control of the ballgame. Stallions 0 0 . Paredos to a 5648 victory over the Wildcats 0 0 CKK.ingslastTuesdaynighttojoin With Carlos Garcia scoring all GCSII 0 0 Blue Devils 0 0 opening day winners Get Covered but three of! 2 first half points from Lebwel 0 0 Smf I and defending champions the three-point tenito1y, the Kings Rebels 0 0 SA Spurs 0 0 San AntonioSixers in the winners' ended the first half with a fi"e-point Panthers 0 0 bracket of the 1997 Youth Basket- Continued on page 27 11th Annual Rota Clif[Fishing Derby Garcia lands biggest catch By Ere! A. Cabatbat three-day annual angling event. the total weight division. Variety News Staff RolandoJabang,alsofromthehost Aspacio's catch was more than DAN GARCIA hauled the biggest team, wound upsecondafterbagging seven pounds heavier than second catch of the day to win the top an 18 pound amber jack or skip jack. placer Manny Cabrera honors in the biggest fish category Saipan's Mark Sasaki checked in Cabrera landed a combined of the recently concluded 11th An third after registering a IO pound skip weight of 24.5 pounds while nual Cliff Fishing Derby held in jack. Tinian's Jack San Nicolas settled Rok'l In the other categories, Mario for third after turning a total haul of Garcia landed an 18.5 pound red Aspacio amassed a total haul of 31.8 19.5 pounds. snapper to lead a Rora sweep in the pounds to post a nmaway victory in Continued on page 27 America's newest tennis star, Venus Williams in action against fellow American Chandra Rubin, Tuesday at Eastbourne during the Direct Line Ladies Tennis Championshipns. AP 1997 SSA Coed Night League T&C, Strikers win opener Team Standings W L early 6- lead afterrnuling tlm:e nms Gov. Tenorio's T&C Clan 1 0 in tl1e top of the first miJ scconJ T&C Strikers 1 0 Kan Pacific Starters 0 1 innings. Miller Lite 0 1 'I11e Chm made it a 7-0 ball game CK Road Bombs 0 0 after Mel Sakisat crossed t11c plate Tanapag Crazy 8 0 0 in the top of t11e third. In t11e changeover. Miller Lite By Erel A. Cabatbat enued iL~ two-inning silence byr~1ck Variety News Staff ing four straight nms to cut t11e GOV.TENORIO'ST&CC!ar1,md Clan's lead to three, 7-4. Kari Pacific Sllikers defeateJ sepa Both tearns went scoreless in t11e rate opponcnL~ ,L~ the I997 Saipmi fourth befon.' Lu1y Tenorio added Softball Association 'sfirsteverC~d miot11er nm for tl1e Clari in tl1e top of Night League got off to a rousing the fifth for (Ul 8-4 SCOH.'. start lw;t Tuesday night at the Susupc Miller resumed iL~ comeback bid Softball Field. by r:1cking four nms in t11eir own '11,e T&C Chm survived a big half of the filiJi to tic the ballgmne. Miller Lite comeback to post a 12-8 Wit11 tl1eir big leaJ gone ariJ the victory in the opener while t11eS11·ik outcome of the ballgame on tl1e ers routed the K,m Pacific Star1Crs, line, Margaret Te,;)rio, Lun. I4-3 in the nightcap. Miriar11 ar1d Robc11 Uzmna SL'OI~d T&C Clan 12, Miller Lite 8 (?le.veland lndian_s catcher Sandy Alomar, left, tags out Cincinnati Reds pinch runner Mike Kelly (15) in the seventh one nm apiece to bail tlicir team of mnmg Monday, m Cleveland. Kelly tried to score from second base on a single by Brook Fordyce. AP '11,e Governor's team got off to :.m Continued on page 27 tfa[arianas %riet~ i : ·. ': [,· 1·:.:.'1'/, :. ,1:.,:1'.:1,, ... i'! .' G&) f I :1 •!, I ,, :1;,,:r, ) ;,