1 arianas%riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ evvs Zelda blowsby By Rafael H. Arroyo and pounding rains, leaving por­ the islands little time to board up island power promptly. tary Allen Stayman, a Contrac­ tions ofSaipan flooded and possi­ with its 15mph approach. At the height of Zelda's fury, tors Association Meeting and the ISLAND activity grounded to a bly a good number of families Some employees in private trees were observed to havefallen Tum Off the Violence Parade halt yesterday as Saipan and the homeless. companies, notably stores and by the roadside, like near the were all canceled, neighboring islands suffered a "This is comparable in strength restaurants, showed up in their MIHA offices in Middle Road Early in the morning, motorists severe beating from Typhoon to Wilda, only that Zelda brushed places ofworks only to be turned and beside the Horiguchi Build­ queued up at gas stations filling Zelda, one week and a day after by much closertoSaipan, as close back. ing in Gualo Rai. Business signs up their tanks while peopleflocked Typhoon Wilda battered the as 20 statute miles," said Mark Schools were undoubtedly have been seen flying and being Continued on page 17 Marianas. Pangelinan, spokesman for the closed and classes in all levels shattered like that ofMicroICorp. . ~ '. Apparently bent on finishing Emergency Management Office. suspended early in the morning Toyota's. ,Th'i~fp,uIIs off where the previous typhoon But unlike Wilda, which moved yesterday. Scheduled events in the day, failed to do in terms of damage at 8 miles per hour (slow enough Commonwealth Utilities Corp. including Governor Froilan last month, Zelda devastated the to enable residents to fully pre­ wary of the dangers of the strong Tenorio's press conference with .offeapen '. islands with its whistling winds pare for its onslaught), Zelda gave winds and flooding, turned off Deputy Assistant Interior Secre- ~------_ .. _------_._- _.. _------llear'DPS·'·. .'",:<-" .,:", ". .. "';'..;., -.. " A THIEF ransacked items inside a vehicle which was parked a stone's throw from the headquar­ ters of the Department of Public Safety in Susupe Wednesday af­ ternoon. DPS said at 2:58 p.m., a woman from Sadog Tasi told police that a thief opened her pick-up which she parked near the Micronesian Legal Services Corp. office. The womanclaimed the respon­ sible carted away still undeter­ mined worth of a car stereo with two speakers, two walkie talkies and 12CDs and disc player. Meanwhile, a fire of unknown cause reportedly gutted the Ben­ Ki Water Sports in Garapan Wednesday afternoon. The interior portion ofthe store .~ was burned, police said. ~ No other details were given. ~ I ~.. ,,,<~:,;,, :-\!;;' :... Last week, a: fire of unknown I I '---'--:-_.'_~__ cause burned two bedrooms of a I A pickup truck is stopped by a fallen tree that blocked its path near the Horiguchi Building in Garapan. Similar scenes occurred in other places ,I aroood~e~~ndu~~oo~/~~~rod~eCNWy~~~y~~m_o_r_e~p_h_o_~_s_o_n~p_a~g~e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_Continued on page 7 ,I 1 1 CUC will disconnect SGMA notes 'unfairness' gov't for delinquency in social security system THE COMMONWEALTH disconnect any fustomer who' By Rafael H, Arroyo workforce in the CNMI, except Utilities Corp. Board of Direc­ hasapastdue balance, theboard for Koreans, 'Filipinos and gov­ that' the .Common­ tors adopted Wednesday six resolved- SAIPAN Garment Manufactur­ ernment employees, are. paying wealth government shall re­ resolutions including one that" ers Association Executive Direc­ 15.3% of earned wages into the ceive notice ofdelinquency as announces its intention to treat tor Richard A. Pierce has asked US Social Security trust fund for specified in the regulations for the Commonwealth govern­ Governor Froilan C. Tenorio to future retirement, survivor dis­ any account' with a past due ment like any other customer; explore ways at how the economy ability and medicare benefits. The The CUC Board resolution balance. can benefit from the money paid amount is paid in equal contribu­ The resolution added that if. indicates CUC would have no. into the US Social Security Sys­ tions between worker and his qualms disconnecting the gov.. the government fails to make tem by private sector employers employer, about 7.6% each of the payment within the time pe­ ernment from service if and and employees in the CNMI. worker's earned wages. riodprovided for in the regula­ when it continues to be in ar­ In a letter to Tenorio Wednes­ But according to Pierce, a lot of tions, any such account shall rears with its payments. day, Pierce noted that garment those workers who contribute to be disconnected. "Whereas the government industry employers have paid the system do not actually avail of has no budget line item for The CNMI government, ac­ some $30 million in social secu­ the benefits, specifically garment payment for utility services in knowledged to be the largest rity taxes to the US Social Secu­ Richard A. Pierce workers. single consumer of utility ser­ the current budget. It is pres­ rity System since 1984, an amount what our employees and employ­ To be eligible for retirement vices from CUC, started to in­ ently in arrears in its' utility which he said will never be re­ ers receive for these tax contribu­ benefits from the US Social Secu­ cur arrears when advances from payments and has given no firm turned to the workers in the form tions," Pierce said, apparently rity Program, an applicant must government were.exhausted by indication as to when payment of benefits. asking the governor to do what he have paid into the system for over June of this year, according to on past due balance may be "Ourassociation believes in the can to address the apparent ineq­ ten years and be 62 years of age. estimates from the previous made," read the resolution. principle that for every tax dollar uity. On the other hand, a survivors Since it is CUC policy to Continued on page 14' spent, something should be re­ According to the SGMA ex­ wife andJorchildren can only col­ ceived in return. We do not know ecutjve director, non-resident C"ontirlUed on page 14

, '.'.", 2-MARIANASVARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBBR'4, 1'994 ------FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND'VIEWS-3 • hoon Zelda stirs Saipan 200 killed in fire, floods r------. ByJAMES MARTONE mud," said Mohammed Abdcl-Aal Saleh, a representative of President said passengers andcrewscouldnotreach as he searched for his missing wife Hosni Mubarak's National Dem0­ Many who fled spent a sleepless the airport 011 flooded highways. DURUNKA, Egypt (AP) - Hun­ andtheir 2-year-old SOIl craticParty,saidinnearbyAssiut. nightinAssiut, theprovincial capital. Manyschoolswereclosed dreds ofpeople searched formissing Heheldtightly to thetwochildren The nine oil tanks at the edge of Hundreds ofhomeless protested out­ In theSinai,a Britishwoman was relatives and any belongings they he fled withafterhearing"anexplo­ Durunka heldabout IOO,!m barrels sidetheprovincial governor'soffice killedwhenflashfloods swepta bus could fmd Thursday after a flood­ sionfromtheheavens." offueloilas strategicrescrves for(he to demand shelterand provisions, canying 38 Britishtourists into the berne spill of blazingfuel oildevas­ Mohammed Abdel-Hamid Mursi, armed forces. The Assiut area is a hotbed of Red Sea, the InteriorMinistry said tated this southern town. an official in the emergency opera­ AhmedMohamed, a butcher who Muslim radicals, but they were not TwootherBritons00thebus,arnother The death tollfromWednesday's tions room for Assiutprovince, said lost II members of his family, said believed involved in any way in the anddaughter, weretakentoanIsraeli infernorose toatleast258asrescuers 258bodies wererecovered by mid­ thatabout40 army conscripts man­ Durunka blaze. hospital across the borderfor treat­ .recovered more bodies. dayThursday (OXXl GMT).Earlier, ningthedepothaddied intheconfla­ Flooding caused disruption ment, embassyofficials said A train canying fuel oil derailed government officials saidmorethan gration. He saidthatpanicmay also throughout Egypt. The bus was en route from the '-; .. po ...... amidtorrential rainsas itheadedtoa .. ,>:"".' 200 people wereinjured. havetakenlives. In Cairo, the rain triggered fires, Egyptianrcsort townofTabasouthto government oil depot in Durunka, More than 35 other people died "There werechildren runover by brought traffic to a standstill and de­ Nuweiba whentheincidentoccurred, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southo; Wednesday as what newspapers people andkilled intheIlightout,"he layed international flights because thereports said Cairo,early Wednesday. Ignited by calledtheheaviest rains in 60 years . ; electric Wires, theburningcargowas lashednormally arid Egypt Rood­ ~.. carried onfloodwaters intothe town ing swept hundreds of kilometers of 22,!m people. (miles) across the country, from the American woman sentenced Many people died as they slept. Sinai Peninsula in me east to the Thousands of survivors were left ancient temples ofLuxorinthesouth. homeless. Security officials said the deaths to 18 years in Hanoi prison "It was like winds of fire coming came in flooding that collapsed downthemountain," saidMohamed houses, a mosque and schools else­ HANOI, Vietnam(AP)-A Viel­ inU.S.-Vietnamese relationsbecause The newspaper. ThoiTre (Youth) Workers Rogel Roman (left) and Eduardo Batterson install shutters at Abdel-Rahman, who escaped with where in Assiut province. Deaths namesecourt hassentenced aCali­ several hundred thousand Vietnam­ saidMs. Ngochelpedsmuggleatotal Guerrero Brothers office in Garapan in preparation for Typhoon Zelda A coconut tree near the Mariana Islands Housing Authority Office was downed by strong winds yesterday his wife andsevenchildren before his were also reported in neighboring fornia woman to 18 years in jail cseflcdtotheUnitcd'Statesfollowing of46kilograms (l01pounds)ofgold yesterday morning. morning. house was destroyed. "I thought it Sohagprovince, but theexactnum­ for smuggling clothing and gold thcCommunist North 'sdefeatofU.S.­ from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh wasa volcano." ber was nor known. into Vietnam, a court official said backed SouthVietnam in1975.Viet­ CityinJuly and August1991.Danh FirefigluersonThursdaystill banled The El-Messa daily said at least Thursday. nam refuses to recognize the refu­ saidshe alsosmuggledlargeamounts flames ihaiengulfed afive-story apan­ 386diedinDurunka aswellasflood­ Bui Hoang Danh, in charge of gees' newcitizcnships, maintaining of clothing intoVietnam. rrcrubuilding, wlcrcarleasZzpccple ingelsewhere. Itgaveno sources for criminal trials at the Ho Chi Minh that once a Vietnamese, always a Shewas arrested whenone of the losttheir lives, anddoused smoulder­ itsfigures. CityPeople's Court,said Vu Ngoc, Vietnamese. policeofficers who took part in the ingvehicles. Two tanks in the storage depot 47,wasconvicted and sentenced 011 However, official newspapers that scheme turnedhimselfin,Danhsaid Bodiesof charreddonkeys, goats outside Duranka were set ablaze by Saturday, nearly lWO years afterher first reported Ms. Ngoc's case this U.S. officials were not invited to and dogs were scattered about the lighting, butAssiut provincial govcr­ arrest, weekidentified her a~ aVietnamese­ thetrial or givenaccesstoMs. Ngoc. ruins of the fanning village, where nor Samihel-Saeed saidthatdid not The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok American. Underaconsularagreement reached many mud-brick homes were flat­ causethefire in thetown. said Ms. Ngoc is an American but FiveVietnamese accomplices, in­ with Vietnam in May, each side is tened by the rain, Some villagers Still,theaccident brought charges refused toprovideherhomeaddress. cluding three borderpoliceat theHo required toprovideinformation and speculated that therecould be more that the oil depot was located too citing privacy rcgulatioi s. Danhsaid Chi Minh City airport, also were access whenit arrests acitizenof the bodies below the mud and silt that close to Durunka. she lived in California, but insisted convicted andgi vcnprison terms rang­ othercountry. However, thereis no wassweptintothetown. 'Thegovernment failed uswhenit that she holds only a Vietnamese ingfromtwoyears'probation tocight such requirement when the person f "Trcrc arcpeopleitwilltake three putupthisocpotclosctowbcrcpcoplc passport. yearsinjail,theSaigonNcwsrcader arrested is only a U.S.resident, " months to fmel inallof thissandand live," Mohammed Abdcl-Mohscn Citizenship isacontroversial issue reponed. U.S. officials havesaidtheyknow f I of at least live other American citi­ zensol Vicmamcsc originbeingheld in Vietnamese jails.Two werecon­ victcdolplanningtosetoffbombs in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called Saigon, and one was convicted of hijacking. The fourth wasconvicted ofsmuggling andbribery andthcfifth BANK OF SAIPAN is charged with deserting from the Vietnamese army. isproudto announce First nationwide its lYE 1VESTproduct ~80 Gasoline stations, like Castro Gas Station in Garapan, make brisk business in the early Residents line up the grocery counters doing last minute purchases of things they might strike since morning hours as motorists make sure their tanks are full for the duration of the typhoon. need during the one day emergency. hits Switzerland The BERN, Switzerland (AP) - In Switzerland's first nationwide strike since 1980, rnembersofprintingunions stopped workThursday in a 24-hour protest overpay,bcncfitsand working hours. Strikes, evenat individual compa­ nics, arc extremely rare in Switzer­ land, which hasa tradition ofcompro­ mise andconciliation at thenegotiat­ ingtable. Strike organizers called on I5,em

--,,~-. union members in the print, graphic 1,>- ~~< \ ansI lithography industries tostayaway I ./! \ \-~_~ '~-/ I, from work. It was not immediately ( \j/ \.---.\ clearhowmanyjoinedthestoppage. The mainaim wasto stoppublica­ NO tion of Friday's newspapers. Pickets gathered outside Zurich's two main SERVICE newspapers, Tagesanzciger and.Neue FEES Zuercher Zeitung. The print unions decided on the strike last weekend afternegotiations onanewcollcctivecontrdCtcollapsed, Sr~T GOAI~, PROVIDl~ Theunions fear employers wantto '"You Tf-IE VVE THE: INTEI{EST reduce minimum wages and social - -.--.. -- security payments, TIleY want a 35­ hour basic working week; employers wantarnorc flcxiblcarrangemenLbascd Packing winds of comparable strength to Typhoon Wilda, the new typhoon lashes at the greenery of the Gualo Rai Center along Middle Road yesterday. Zelda came by Saipan at on40 hours. a time when residents are still reeling from the damages wrought by the previous weather disturbance. I ~. ~ 4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4. 1994 t , ~·.'~.· · •• '," I I I",'; I. t I,' l I '-..·' I.. . +' ; f; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-S JACK ANDERSON and MICHAELBINSTEIN WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND II ~Letters to the Editor Cooperation needed Tired ofPSS excuses Dear Editor: twice in the past year and plans delivery of services. Just because to clean up space mess were adopted with the participa­ nothing is said doesn't mean AS MUCH as I detest com­ tion of one of his parents on March everything's okay. The only thing WASHINGTON-Govemment scientists have confirmed that at menting on any legal action taken 23rd and again on August 24th. PSS has been consistent with is any given moment billions of Unidentified Flying Objects are against anyone before the courts THE ACTION taken by Speaker Diego Benavente last First of all, Mr. Quitugua's making excuses. Parents have T. have their chance, I am compelled Wednesday seeking a review of all job certifications since circling the earth. But they've got nothing to do with E.T. claim that PSS responds quickly tried to work with the system with to respond to the former Chair­ day one of the Froilan Tenorio Administration is one that Thanks to three decades ofexploration, espionage and cable TV, to students and family concerns a proactive mentality and as one man of the Board of Education, regarding the provision of educa­ seems to make sense. the heavens are littered with debris from space gloves to paint chips. who served on just about every Mr. Daniel Quitugua's statements For one, it is only but lozical to worry that with a new tion to students with disabilities is advisory body for this same sys­ Billions of other pieces of debris are too small to identify. regarding the NMPASI lawsuits. administration comes a whore coterie of political appointees his beliefand not necessarily fact. tem, I know it only works when :t The threat from this tide of debris is so great that the National Mr. Quitugua clairns that the Pub­ who are there notjust because they could help the man at the As a fanner advocate with the the policymakers are educated Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently estimated lic School System has not been Protection and Advocacy Agency, individuals with open minds and helm but also because they have cleverly played the politics sued in the past because they have of patronage. • that there is a onein five chancethe debris will strike the international I can safely say the only reason armed with the vision that all chil­ space station planned for completion in 2002. worked hard to respond quickly PSS was never sued was because dren are entitled to an education. The concern is that on top of all the remnants of the to the concerns of students and previous administration, a new wave ofappointees come in. "Left unchecked," one report to the National Security Council of the families would like to believe I mean a real education, not sit­ their families. He also claims he the educational plans developed ting in the back of a classroom And before one notices, government size swells. with effi­ the Bush administration warned, "the growth of debris could sub­ I was surprised with Patrick for their children are done so with ciency and productivity staying put on the same levels. watching all the other students in stantially threaten the safe and reliable operation of manned and Malone's lawsuit (you can say his Call it learning curve or what have you. Efficiency in professionalism and definitely the front room learning. The Indi­ unmanned spacecraft in the next century.... International coopera­ name, we've never been ashamed government is not achieved, good results notwithstanding, if based on trust. Unfortunately, this viduals with Disabilities Educa- the number of government employees to do the job keeps ____IL tion is essential to a satisfactory solution." of him) because he was evaluated has not been the case with the Continuea on page 16 increasing. NASA'has taken the lead in addressing the problem in talks with The whole thing becomes increasingly incorrect as the the European Space Agency, which had been leaving thousands of continuing political debate between the executive and legis­ pieces of debris in space with the launch of its rockets. NASA also Littering gets a good trashing lative branches has relentlessly invoked promises made in initiated secret talks in late 1989 with Russiato cutdown on the space Dear Editor: have been given an island like together to cooperate. We need ours. Yet, Saipan faces many en- everybody's help and two cents. 1993. flotsam, which this column was the first to reveal. The ten months that the big man has been in power has SAIPAN has many recreational vironmental problems such as lit- It is a gift and like all gifts, it Lamafiana Syndrome The primary hazards of space pollution are posed to astronauts indeed been filled with controversy notably because the nique to open him/her up, your counsel becomes suspect. activities brought here and used ter. Litter is a serious problem should be treated carefully and Most of us are guilty of nurturing the "larnafiana Furthermore, if your private performance doesn't square who will work and live in the environment and to expensive satel lites since the economic boom in the that will continue to grow if we with respect. We have very beau- House has always been on its toes, ready to "check and syndrome". It is a problem usually found especially with your public performance, kiss it off. put up by various nations and commercial ventures- like cable 1970' s. Since then, tourists have don't stop it completely or at least tiful things but in time, they will balance" the governor everytime that his actions go haywire. among indigenous people who are widely known for Ifelttheneedtodiscusstheessenceoflisteningwiththe been in and out of the island. The slow down its tracks. There are be ruined by OUf own doings. We Criticism from the 10\'I/er chamber on certain gubernatorial theirability toidentify theirproblems andtreatitwiththe intenttounderstand inthatthisissue-whileinsignificant or television satellites. The space station designers are trying to mini­ reason why they come? Well take moves has been constant enough to make some political lamafiana syndrome. In other words, we identify our inconsequential-appears to betheveryproblem thatIfind mize the likelihood of damage with heavy. expensive shielding. many ways to do that and some of need to do it for our visitors as up on what we have to offer: all­ observers worry that the whole thing may tum out to be just problems withoutdefining it and if the issuesare diffi­ amongpolicymakers, electedorappointed. Whensomeone The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command(NO RAD) it are: well as the locals. This island is cult, we resort to evasion as quickfixsolutions to self­ year round tropical climate, I) Recycling centers known for its beauty, but if we a case of who will relent first. speaks, we would listen by either ignoring this person, has cataloged more than 20,000 major pieces ofdebris in orbit since But by pushing for a review ofall gubernatorial hiring, the inflicted ills. pretendthat we're listening, selectwhatwe wishto hearor beaches, as well as other recre­ 2) beach cleanups don't maintain it, Saipan will the Soviets first sent up the Sputnik in 1957. More than 7,000 are still House IS fast proving a good point. Thisisfurthercemented byourability toacquiesce attend by focusing our energy on the words that are being ation and activities to enjoy such 3) obeying the law probably just float away. The move may be a signal that indeed something must be UncleSam's intervention whenever we messthingsup said. Seldomly do we take this effort to the fifth level­ up there. NORAD, the United State's primary ballistic missile as golf courses, parks, different 4) picking up of trash done with regards to the practice of politics. savina "Uncle Sam Knows Best". And we have done empathetic listening-get inside this person's "frame of warning agency, has to track all these pieces because it must types of restaurants and Saipan, a There are some solutions but Sincerely. this f~r about fifty years now. It became the ultimate Wasn't the pursuit of a leaner government size one of the reference so that we fully, deeply, understand that person, differentiate between the junk that loses orbit and plunges to earth beautiful island. Yes, Saipan is a we won' t be able to achieve it if mode of problem solving. This has changed and the more salient objectives delineated by the' administration emotionally as well as intellectually". . beautiful island. We are lucky to our whole island docs not come Is/LORIA. Q. ALDA.N challenge before us lies in our ability to rise and say For instance, I've met so many good and reputable and hostile missiles on their way to U.S. targets. upon assuming power'? "Enough Is Enough", let us solve these problems our­ leaders in this community. Some are natural at leading, Beyond the more than 7,000 larger, trackable pieces, there are It seems that the sweet words have continued to be ringing selves. They're ours! Itis a question of leadership, no othershaveearnedtheirstripes,whilestillothersreachtheir literally billions of other pieces of debris that cause hazards in the Where's the casino on Tinian? on the ears ofthe those righteous proponents ofgood govern­ more,no less. political pinnacle by circumstance. It is in the group of space lanes. Those in low earth orbit travel at the incredible speed of Mr. Herman M. Manglona Senate. You must have legal edu­ ment in the House. Governor Tenoriohassoughttheindulgence of the natural leaders whereI've patiently studiedtheirhabits and to spur the economy ofTinian, or Mayor of Tinian The creation and certification of certain new positions US Congress in this regard and I fully subscribe to his tendencies. Very few among this group have reached the 17,500 miles an hour, or seven times faster than the fastest ritle cation or an attorney yourself as Saipan or Rota. Your interview in simply does go counter to the oft-stated goal ofreducing the viewthatthese are ourproblems: Humanrights abuse. fifth level of listening. In fact, I know of only two leaders bullet. San Jose, Tinian 9695 I you made specific references to the article gives me the impres­ some weaknesses of the bill and size of government. taxation, minimum wage and labor. Wewereinformed who havecome to thislevel,thus their unmatched success Even a paint chip can be quite damaging to a satellite -and one sion that Tinian' s initiative ismore of the needto address these concerns since threeyears inpublicoffice. Forpurposesofourdiscussion let's referto Dear Mayor Manglona: other implications. legitimate than the process in The House may have a point in that government need not can be lethal to an astronaut out on a spacewalk who might be struck be big to become effective in governance. ago. Butwe have allowed provincial politics todictate them as LeaderA and B. Nevertheless, I would like to which House Bi1l9-79 was passed. Besides, the whole argument about the size of government our betterjudgmentagainst theimmediate resolution of The former(LeaderA) understood the fontandfollies by one. A piece of paint about the size of a grain of salt struck the RECENTLY, I read in the Sep­ digress a bit and share with you This is not so. As an attorney or has brought to the fore another concern - why push tax these concerns. Again. we made the lamariana svn­ of hispeople, especially theless fortunate oneswhoneeded three-layer windshield of the U.S. space shuttle at high velocity in tember 30, 1994 issue of the my perception with regards to someone with a legal background drorne most applica-ble in thismatteras though there s helpfromthegovernment. In matters of state, he employs reform when it only supports the the failure to effect a 1983 gouging a crater in the outermost layer. The window cost Marianas Variety (of which my gaming and my knowledge of you should know that the CNMI plentytomorrows. therefore, time is in our hands. the powersof intuition and detachmentand goesaboutthe reduction in the size of government. $50.000 to replace. At least three such collisions have occurred in brother is a subscriber here) of the Tinians gambling initiative. constitutional provisions may be It must be difficult making the transition from businessof leading hispeopleoutofa potentially explosive 1 serious concern you have and that While I read your article I also In our opinion, the mere observation that government is not "Uncle SamKnowsBest" to "This IsOur Rcsponsibil­ or dangerous situation. Heavails himselfthe timeto listen recent space history which destroyed U.S. and Soviet satellites. amended only through a popular of the Tinian Gaming Commis­ had the opportunity to see some­ shrinking in terms of size and expenditure makes people ity". Not after fifty years of Lncle Sam coming to the to both theelitein thiscommunity as wellas thetrash man. In the late 1960s and 1970s. the Soviets tested an anti-satellite initiative, legislative initiative or think that a better and more efficient government is still a far­ sion over the passage of House thing on the same subject reported as "provided by law." And that is rescue. Thisi, further exacerbated byourproficiency in Whats important in hisdailyhandling of hisofficewashis weapon in space which destroyed satellites by striking them with fetched concept. thepoliticsof evasion, Gentlemen, it istimewelearnto superb ability to listen and understand the problems of his Bill 9-79 in the Legislature. I ad­ by the public auditor whose of­ exactly what the legislature was We still believe that a smaller government with greater Iistencarefully totheessence ofthediscordant messages people in this archipelago. Now out of government, he fragments, like a grenade. The repeated experiments produced mire your eloquence in making fice is I believe, in Saipan. I am doing. To amend the constitution efficiency, less bureaucratic fat and less spending is still the entering allcomersof theMarianas Archipelago. Only remains actively involvein civic organizations in the hope hundreds of large pieces of metal shrapnel. reference to the inappropriate not a gambling enthusiast but this by process of law and if the bill is only way to go. whenyoucanlisten orvseek tounderstand inordertobe thathiscontributions wouldhelptinetunedelivery ofpublic Additionally, the Soviet Union, deliberately destroyed II elec­ manner in which the bill on gam­ does not mean that I am against signed into law the House Bill 9- The current government needs to prove -that this is the understood" could you affordyourselfthe opportunity services to the people. It made l"!iri1 a highly reputable tronic surveillance satellites between 1975 and 1983, producing ing was passed by the legislative gaming if the industry is needed Continued on page 16 to diagnose our problems and concerns in order to statesman whose track records will be awfully difficult to direction it is headed to, if only to prove that the whole almost 600 relatively large fragments. The last known exploded political system in the CNMI is still alive and well. prescribe theappropriate solutions. matchdown the years. Learninl; How To Listen I've seen the brightest of them all. Each will have Soviet satellite was in 1988. The United States is also responsible for Something less than workable and austere is not accept­ We've spent years in school learning how to read able. attained his political ambitionalmosteffortlessly. They're many large pieces from at least nine accidental explosions of rockets. and write. We've alsospentyear, learning to listen so people with integrity who had superb communications NASA, Europeans and Russians have sought to limit by agree­ Concrete actions that go with earlier words would mean thatwecanlearnhowtospeak. Thr. iughout thisperiod, skilis. They're peoplewithvisionanddepthandaremasters ment these kinds of major debris-producing events. Some experts less trouble. however, wewere never taught howto listen inorderto of anygiven situation. Buttheoneaspectintheirpublic life understand. Most of us do not have the educational that brou~ht them down Oat on their faces was their have suggested, it may be necessary to send up a space trash collector YOU WOULDN'T training that will enable us to listen so that we really, subsequent total disrel:ard to prevailinl: publicsentiment. with mechanical arms to pick up some of the larger debris and return BtUGV~ S"HHHHKr1~. deeply understand another hUIl1~Ul being from his/her HOW They began listening to their. constituents by ignoring, it to earth. IT~ [X)N'T ~arianas%rietr~ own perspective. pretending, attending or selecting what they wish to hear. DIFPICULT I~ENTiON IT. Effective interaction (influence) with people re­ They've lostthepublictrustandconfidence a, well. They're The variety of objects that have been launched into orbit range BEEN To FIND quires that you first need to understand that person. now a pan of Marianas History. from dozens ofancient, now inoperable satellites, to a glove Ameri­ Unfortunately, mostpcopledon 'tlisten withtheintent to There shall rise a political star among stars in the can astronaut Ed White lost in 1965 during the 20-minute first U.S. A JOGGINS underSk1I1d. but to reply. You're not even done with Mariana, Constellation. What makes this person unique space walk. Astronaut Mike Collins lost a camera during a space PARTNER yoursentence andoutcomestheirreplybased-uictlyon and strong in the eyes of the public is his depth, vision, their personal autobiography. All thc while you're integrity and senseof responsibility for hispeople. listen­ walk the fop owing year. In 1984,an American astronaut lost a power Abed Younis Editor Member of convinced that you're gaining ground when in fact ingwiththeintentto understand is his forte. Diagnosing is screwdriver from the space shuttle while repairing the Solar Max Rafael H. Arroyo Reporter you've just turned off theperson you're tryingtocoun- anatural innateability. Prescribing theappropriate solution satellite. Rafael I. Santos Reporter The sel. . isanotherofhis forte. Heknowswhatmeetsthefancy ofhis Many ofthese kinds ofitems, particularly in the lower earth orbit Ferdie P. de la Torre Reporter Associated Press The real key to effective interaction withpeopleis colleagues on both sidesof the aisle. With a good senseof ------your example, your actual conduct. "Y'lur example humor,he knowsexactlywhento trumphiscardsnotso he of250 miles. where human-piloted missions generally fry, lose their P.O. Box231, Saipan MP 96950-0231 iO1994. Marianas Variety flows naturally out of your charactcr. or thc kind of could advance his political career, but to ensure that the orbit and burn up as they re-enter the atmosphere. Tel. (670) 234·6341nS7819797 All Rights Reserved person you truly are not what others say you are or ~eneral public(especially the i~norant and helpless) aren't The single largest piece ofjunk to fall from orbit was the 82-ton Fax: (670) 234·9271 whatyoumaywantmeto think youare. Itisevidentin shortchaneedintheco'nsideration andapproval ofIaws. He U.S. Skylab in 1979, which broke up into sizablechunks that crashed how I actually experience you." How true! And the willriseandshineasthebrighteststarinourconstellation for minute thispersondetects youremployment of a tech- the next two decades. to earth in Australia and the South Pacific. The Soviet Cosmosspace station fell the previous year, spreading radioactive debris across Canada. 6-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4, 1994 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-' Scott Tan trial on December Bill makes charging Rally cancelled anew By Rafael I. Santos passport. dictment said. The passport con­ cused Tan of providing Yuan a ::...... 0,.,:"··, -.':'lI. for cut service illegal tained a photo of Wen Jing Yuan cellular phone that belonged to ',' ; He has pleaded innocent to the .t-;, '~ FORMER Public Auditor Scott charges. A December 1 trial has who is alleged to be.a Chinese the Pubic Auditor's Office. He I . By Rafael I. santos Peter'scomminee which"further Tan will stand trial in U.S. Dis­ been scheduled by'the federal person not entitled to a Philippine also allowed her to usea Toyota finds thattheenactment of thebillis due to Typhoon Zelda trict Court in December on fraud court. passport, the first count of the Camry car, according to a com­ CHARGING foc periods of 0011­ necessary,"saidthe measurernust be and forgery charges, court docu­ Tan's indictment followed a indictment stated. plaintfrom theAttorneyGeneral's service by publicutilities, telephooe adopted without amendments. THE MUCH-awaited "Turn and end up at the American Me­ ments indicated. joint investigation of the U.S. Yuan has been identified by the Office. fmnsandcable televisioocompanies Tenorio authored the piece of Off the Violence" rally was can­ morial Park. Free t-shirts and bal­ Tan who is also known by the Immigration and Naturalization CNMI government as a material Hehas pleadedinnocent to such wouldbecomeamisderneanoccrime legislation in May due to com­ celled anew as Typhoon Zelda loons should also begiven for the accusations. name of Khen Siang Tan, was Service, the CNMI Department witness ina pendingcriminalcase if the legislature approves such a plaints that customers of public battered the CNMI yesterday. first 200participants. In the federal indictment, the indicted by a federal grand jury of Public Safety and the Federal against Tan in Superior Court. proposedrreasure, utilities, cable television compa­ "I give up. I guess I already did At the park, aprogram waspre­ grandjury specificallyalleged that last month, charging him with Bureau of Investigation. The former government official Tbe HouseCommittee 00 Public nies and telephone firms charge my part," Crime Stoppers Coor­ pared. The guest speakersinclude the defendant aided and abetted twocounts of document fraud and On July 9, 1992,Tan possessed is charged in the commonwealth Utilities, Transportation and Com­ full "from time to time" for their dinatorSgt. EdwardManalilisaid, Governor FroilanTenorio,Bishop Yuan to possess a forged Philip­ one count of unlawfully furnish­ a false Philippine passport in the court with theft and misconduct. munications has recommended the services even when no service is smiling. Tomas A. Camacho, Rev. Bar­ pine passport. The third count in ing another person with a forged name of Jenny G. Limbo, the in- The CNMI government has ac- passage of House Bill No. 9-173 provided. The rally was originally sched­ bara Grace Ripple andDPSCom­ the indictment accused Tan of which was introduced in May by Such practice while, perhaps, uled last November 27 but was missioner Jose M. Castro. providing Yuan a false, forged, Scott Tan Rep.Manuel A. Tenorio. unintentional, is a source of frus­ postponed following the damage The keynote speaker is Ms. counterfeited, or altered Philip­ ary through his lawyer to the U.S. PUI'C, which is chaired by Rep. tration to those who are being left by Super Typhoon Wilda. r I Lauri Ogumoro. Come Z-11?Olf pine passport. Attorney's Office. Maria"Malua"T. Peteradopted the required to pay for periods of ser­ The first of a kind rally is the CNMI was invitedby theCrime Tan has been released to his Indictments are only accusa­ trill without amendments Wednes­ vice they did not receive, the pro­ highlight of Crime Prevention \ Prevention Council in Washing­ personal recognizance. The court \ rr tions and Tan is presumed inno­ dayardurgedtheSpeaker to ensure posed bill says. Month celebration. ; ton to join the October celebra­ ·;;';j/J4~~J:j;¥..a'ijEsp· allowed him to travel to and from cent until and unless proven itsquickpassage. The measure also covers other Praying that there will be no tion with the theme "Working 00 59!. Edward Mana/iii .. ana the commonwealth on condition guilty, according to the U.S. ''The committee finds that it is in entities that provide information, typhoon to come, organizers of Together To Stop the Violence." that he submit an advanced itiner- Attorney's Office. thebestinterest ofthegeneral public, entertainment or utility services the rally held a press conference differentgovernmentagencies,or­ The Governor's Office tapped ~~'~;fir,; ur~~t particularly those COOSUffim to be to the general public for a fee, or Wednesday morning,announcing ganizations and students. the Crime Stoppers to arrange c"'" s;:nisliResta adversely affected in theabsence of other compensation. thattheprogramwillpushthrough Manalili could not confirm activities for the month-longcel­ One year for fraud thus typeoflegislation,forthe House Acompany convictedofcharg­ "rain or shine." whether the rally will beagain re­ ebration aimed to make people C·,_i,....". at of Representatives to pass HE. 9­ ing for periods of interrupted ser­ The committee members ex­ scheduled (for the third time) in aware of violence, drug, and A SAIPAN businessman who al- three-year sentence for Hale 137,"comminee members saidin a vice in excess of six hours will be pressed confidence the rally will the coming days. other crime prevention ef­ ~J!.2i~;~~~al legedly embezzled money owed with one year being supervised. .' communication toSpeaker DiegoT. required to restore four times the The march wassupposed to start Ocean Point Resort Club J draw thousands of people based forts within the community. to a California finn may be sen- Judge Alex Munson is sched- Benavente. amount overcharged to the ser­ at the Carolinian Utt at 6:30p.m. :2(~,t~ti,:x~r-)~. ~~:J:,,~:~'~; • on the initial support provided by (FDT) tenced to three years in jail if the uled to sentence the wholesaler The proposed legislation makes vice consumer, as well as court U.S. District Court accepts the on November 18 at 1:30 p.m. illegal thepracticeofchargingforfull costs. Provided however that oral also razed Monday the office of ment. ':W~.Ji, .Featuring Our Special terms of a negotiated plea. Between May 12 to 22, 1992, service by teleoo:nmunication com­ or written notification of thedis­ Thief ... Jun Fidelino, aconsu1tanttoGov­ In another police report,anuni­ ~~.,;,~.:>.:.,J "'- "~,: ..c- •• On July 6 of this year, Thomas Hale allegedly obtained money panies,CoounooweaIthUtilitiesCor­ ruption n service was made by the ernor Froilan Tenorio. dentified person sneaked inside " Herbert Hale of One Stop Whole- through false and fraudulent pre- Continued from page 1 poratkn, cable1Vf1Il1lS foc periods consumer to the service provider The fire destroyed thousandsof the Personnel Office in Garapan sale pleaded guilty to a one-count tenses, representati ons and wren service had beeninterrupted. prior to the billing date. tin house in Afetnas area. dollars worth of electrical sup­ Monday morning and took a ste­ * Mushroom Paella information thatcharged him with promised from Kent Interna- In Lower Navy Hill, a blaze plies, appliancesandofficeequip- reo worth $480. (FDT) fraud by wire in connection with tional, Inc. * Spaghetti Seafood the embezzlement of collected To obtain the money, the com- money belonging to Kent Inter- plaint said, he defrauded Kent * Squid Saute national, Inc., a company based International and its agents by in California. "falsely" advising it that he had It was not immediately clear not collected certain money ONISSAN how much money was involved, owed to the California company butcourt documents indicatedthat when it had already been col- Hale agreed to pay not less than leered by him and used it. S1.000 every month until the The complaint said the defen- o RENT A CAR restitution is fully paid. dant transmitted or caused to be This was stipulated in a plea transmitted by means of wire agreement reached by him and and radio interstate and foreign the U.S. Attorney's Office. The commerce certain writings, agreement recommended a signs to aid in the alleged fraud.

l Keep Saipan Clean & Beautiful I more than o I REQUEST FOR PROP SAL , Rep. Malua Peter NMC RFP No. 95·124 •••m •••D.~•••••B •••m •• ~ The Northern Marianas College is soliciting Competitive sealed proposal from • 1991 MAZDA MIATA 13,500 : : qualified contractors for REPAIR RENOVATION AND REPAINTING of the college I I r • 1991 NISSAN 240SX 9,900 I .. I buildings A thru I, M thru P, V and X. • 1991 NISSAN STANZA 7,000 • 1991 TOYOTA COROLLA (2) :HEALTH CARE PLAN : on our 5th Anniversary! Scope of work: Furnishing of labor, Equipment and Materials for the following: 2 DR COUPE 4,800 G~t 4 DR MODEL 5,800 : The CiMHPI CNMI : a chance to Win PRIZE DRAWING: Prizes from Nissan Re ~ash and valuable 1. Removal and Replacement of wood rafters purlin girts, Roofing sheets October 31, 1994 • 1992 JEEP WRANGLER 11,500 you Rent A Cor n .A Cor! Every time and Roof gutters. November 30. 1994 : Health Care Plan office : AIRPORT OFFICE: stub which YOU ~~~u eWI~1 be given a raffle • 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA VAN 18,500 December ArrlvolTerminal n er for the monthl 31. 1994 • 1991 HYUNDAI EXCEL 4,000 Guam International Airport draws. Youcan Win y January 31, 1995 2. Repainting of exterior (only) of Buildings and Hallways. : has relocated to the : Tel 646·0110/0120 February 28, 1995 Fox: 646·1430 Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked NMC RFP No. 95­ MAIN OFFICE: 124; to the NMC Procurement and Property Management Office, As Terlaje OfflCl fUHNITUHl/ffJUIP. JOR 8All : Cabrera (enter, Beach Road : Upper Tumon a (Next to Fest-West Rental) In Soipan. make your Campus, Building "l.," Saipan, no later than 11 :00 a.m., November 4, 1994. 1. AIC 18,000 BTU SOLD 380 1012North Morine Dnve RI.! travel & rent a cor : (iarapan. Come in and : Tal 647·7265 / 7303 arrangtlments with our Fox 647·7223 •. t. •• _ 2. Ale 8,000 BTU SOLD 250 I I General Sales Agent If You'reOff-island d . i·II~L; or your favorite travel The Northern Marianas College reserves the right to reject any or all proposals 3. CASSETIE PLAYER (SONY) 95 TUMON OFFICE 1: no problem! Nissan ~nng the raffle draws... agency: : visit us or call : Son Wares Rd for any reason anc to waive any defects in the proposals if determined by the 4. REFRIGERATOR SOLD 450 near corner Ypoo Rd. YOur prize to you ent A Cor will moil Getaway '. ~ College to be in its best interests. All Proposals shall become the property of by Hillon Intersection So Whether you'r~ a 10 .. 5. WATERTANK 250 GAL 300 Tel:646·5113 /1812 Nissan~~ re~ldent Tr.Vel ,rrT' NMC. For additional information, call NMC Plant & Facility Manager - Mr: Ben 6. DESK (BIF MODEL) SOLD 650 : Brenda, Rowena or Pat at : Fox: 649·1871 0 Rent A Cor from or Visitor, Agency on ~ward-winnin Cor' o~ /I not onlyget To'235-8001/8002/8003 Diaz at Tel. no. 234-5498, ext. 2310. TUMON OFFICE 2: FCJl23&-~ 7. WATER DISPENSER (COLD) 170 to win prizestoo! 9 . you /I get a chance rntornctrono! Lower Tuman. Hotel Rd : 235-4647, 235-4649, or : No PurChase nee Near Fujita Hotel 8. CORDLESS PHONE (COBRA) 60 essary. Call (or delails. ~i~~~'.1 Is/John 1. Flores Is/Agnes M. McPhetres Tel 646·6515 Agent ~ lJ 9. XEROX MACHINE 2400 Network ... Procurement & Property Manager President : 235-4651 : 54-629573 Call 233-3847 for complete details I I •••••••••••••••••••••• i' •• •• " • .. • • • • • • .~ : .; __ ._. _ .• __ ...... - . ~ .. -- - ... . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9 8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4, 1994 BOE nears decision on non-US teachers mElT TS ART By Ferdie de la Torre Earlier, the chairman cited the Whvre ~'II'QIwaYs fiOd the .. importance for PSS to start work­ . . 'BEST SERVICE. SfiVlt4GS.QIIAUlY .rr VARIETY .' ing now for the replacement of THE BOARD of Education will close to 200 non- US citizenteach­ decide in the next meeting whether ers beforeSeptember 1995, which to request or not the Legislature the board admitted a "tough ef­ for an extension on the law which fort." affects the hiring of non-U.S. PSS needs sufficientfunding in teachers. recruiting off-island U.S. citizen i i BOE Chairman Daniel certified teachers as mandated by I , Quitugua told the Variety yester­ law to stop hiring on non-U.S. I day in a telephone interview, he teachers by 1995. "...,"._ L-',',I i' sees to it that the board will vote The board is looking into the d .~ next week about their official po­ applicability of the current law • '.. I I." ' • .' r.. - "r ,'-: ~ .' ::I • '. ', sition. and consider the status of the . , ":t'."-:. I "The board has not taken an ';::.:/\ people while enforcing the stat­ . ,,~,1~ ~ "I official position yet," Quitugua ute . I stressed. The boardhadinstructedTorres MI< Corned Beef Hash He explained that the BOE stand to begin working where and how l:; ~0"'" 7~ q/ea. not to ask for an extension is un­ soon to recruit by consulting the 1 oJ oz.' ...... I . ... I official because the subject has principals in dealing the problem. Members of the Board ofEducation in a recent meeting. From left Dino Jones, Daniel Quitugua, Don Farell not been discussed and deliber­ The. last resort is to have the and Felicidad Ogumoro. ated yet among the board mem­ board goes to the Legislature and Three Diamond Tuna bers. requests for extension. 7 oz 98C!: At.. -AI...dI9'..1. ~~~. ~~_~ --'~-'A..4~ &.L: _Ii "It's unofficially tossed Torres said he already sent a ... ",''''~",'R ,",~.".-" ..... ~~ ...... around...but not the board itself memorandum about the law to all as a body," said the chairman. schools two months ago. Corn Pop Cereal He however, assured they will Thecommissionerclaimedthat HaRMEL VIENNA SAUSAGE CARNATION EVAPORATED 15 oz...... $,~.. ca. resolve the issue before Decem­ . recruitment will start by Decem­ 5 ~ gi} itt, S8/ ~ ~t oz. \~ ber. ber while the signing of contract MilK 12 OZ. 71 9 e ;;b A:7 On Monday's board meeting, must be in March to give PSS BOE Vice Chairman Don Farrell enough time to hire and select' Ubby's Chili Beans underscored the needto immedi­ those best qualify. , INa Beans ately inform the non-Ll.S. teach­ Quitugua admitted it is very '15 oz...... $1.29/ea. * * ers about the board's position in difficult to look for replacement , t order for them and the PSS as of the teachers mostly Filipinos well preparebefore October 1995. because some of them have been UNIQUE GIFTS, JEWELRY AND CASUAL CLOTHES. :;: Farrell likewise moved a mo­ with the PSS for several years * tion to adopt a policy seeking for already and in fact, have proven SCOPE MOUIWASH ~r~ ~l~ the non-extension of the law. themselves as highly competent START YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY THIS YEAR WITH A 3 OZ. ~l@p.)\ Board member Felicidad and dedicated educators. ~~!JP Ogumoro however, objected, Majority ofFilipino teachers at Beef Feet I pointing out that it is a very im­ PSS are "teacher awardees" and $1.49I1b I 01 portantdecision to be made which actively involved in various task RElO TABLE I ~ needs PSS to conduct studies. forces particularly in drug-free NAP!(lN 250 cts I ~r, ~\~ Commissioner of Education program. * 1'5 -/0 DISCOUNT oJl'~r"tt' .. I William S. Torres was asked to Because of unattractive sala­ provide the board cost analysis ries, PSS is facing difficulties too ULTRA GAiN, $-6 79/e8. I ~,.~,_ FORTHE MONTH OFNOVEMBER and otheradverse effect that might in hiring teachers with special­ .30 loads ... •... I :IC ':l •• •, I' :. '0 • -.", oJ : concern PSS. ized education. Out of an esti­ I OPEN 10AM-lO PM ACROSS DFS GARAPAN Quitugua said the board agreed mated 30special educationteach­ I to know first what is the ultimate ers in CNMI, 18 are Filipinos. I ~\~ impact if not ask for an extension Among the proposals of the CLOROX RBOFOAM FIESTA, AMEX, JCB,VISA, MASTERCARD, DINERS WELCOME and how soon PSS gets hire or BOE is to increase to $25,000­ 1 gal. PLATES Ii "I' 50 cts, attract US teachers to come to I $26,000 per annum from the cur­ MR. CLEAN JOY DISWASHING ~~ '4!/e"-'-- .".'-"- ~~~'- ~~'- ~~ ~ CNMI considering the entry level rent $20,000 for the entry level LIQUID· .ss, 28 oz. ~ fiftf"~1itlYr~"-'-7~~"~r,-'W''-t @r is only $20,000. for qualified teachers. 22 oz. PSS has about 500 teachers. i But at Marianas High School I alone, they .are losing 10% of I teachers annually. I FOR THE BEST IN PSS wants sufficient funds for ., the teachers' reclassification sal­ ary in order to maintain the hard­ ."-. AUTO COVERAGE, working and competent educa­ @?i.;';D If~CNtji'9, ~ I '*~ t&, G lli; ...... 1 , tors while at the same time hiring \ I TRY THE SAIPAN PLAN! others. I The proposed salary reclassifi­ JOHNIE WALKER I cation will help PSS reduce the CREST TOOTHPASTE (BLACK LABEL) I We've tailored a plan for the Saipan OZ~ high employee turnover rate, 6.4 750 ML. I which the system is currently fac­ driver with special discounts for good ing with. Lamb Shoulder Steak I drivers and special discounts for no P?S is seeking $66.9 million budget for Fiscal Year 1995 to $2.49/Ib I claims, There's no need to pay more meet the goals set in providing I quality education to the school I for the best coverage. See the children of the CNMI. I Good Guys and Gals I I at Moylan's today, Don't I ~ KOREA AUTOMOBILE ARE & MARINE I ~ INSURANCE CO., LTD. Drink MOYLAN'S INSURANCE and • UNDERWRITERS, INC. •I HOME OF THE GOOD GUYS AND GALS Sablan Building. P,O. Bax 206. Soipan. MP 96950 Drive • •••••••••• iii Tel: 234·6129/6442/6571/7185. Fax: 234·8641 MOYLAN'SINSURANCE UNDERWRITERS (INT'L) INC. P,O. Box995. Rola, MP96951 Tel (670) 532-2230. Fax (670) 532·2230 lO-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4, 1994 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-II Consultation before privatization THEHOUSECommitteeon Pub­ House Bill 9-154, introduced lic Utilities, Transportation and by Vice Speaker Jesus P. Mafnas Request For Proposal Communication has endorsed a and five other representatives, bill that would require legislative states that ifa proposal to privatize cue RfP 95-0004 approval before privatization of the CUC is not thoroughly re­ HERMAN'S November 4,1994 power, water and sewer services viewed to insure that the people could be pursued. ofthe Commonwealth are not vic­ The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is A report released by Rep. Malua tims of excessive profits, it it soliciting proposals from certified and experienced companies for' Security Guard Services for Power Plant I, Peter, Committee chairperson, deemed a massive burden to the FOOD BASKET Power Plant II, Power Plant IV, and its Main Compound. recommended the passage of people. House Bill 9-154to the full House. In its report on the measure, the . NOV. 4.8, 1994 ... Contractors must possess a business license and adhere to the Labor Standards Provisions for Wage Rate It found that it is in the best PUTC Committee aired the need WHERE LOW PRICES AND SERVICE IS WHAT YOU GET EVERYDAY... Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary Structure and adhere to all CNMI Labor Laws. interest of the people of the Com­ to require the CUC Board of Di­ monwealth that privatization of rectors to submit a detailed pro­ Daily In store specials... Sale items while supply last. Specifications may be picked-up at the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Procurement and Supply Office, services delivered by the Com­ posal wheneverthe boarddecides Lower Base, between the 0730 and 1630 hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). monwealth Utilities Corp. go to privatize the construction, man­ through legislative approval. agement and operation of water, Selection Criteria will be technical Qualifications, approach to project, experience, organization, and cost. Currently, CUC is faced with power and sewer systems. Whole Contractors must provide proof of"Indemnity Liability Insurance," specifically covering security workers assigned the prospect of privatization in "This requirement will allow to CUC compound. Coverage must be aminimum of $200,000.00. some of its services, in light of a the Legislature to conduct a re­ Chicken Fryers recent partnership agreement it view of a detailed proposal for 30/I~s f1imit 3 cases) Five copies ofproposals must be submitted inasealed envelope marked CUC RFP 95-0004 to the Procurement entered into with the CNMI gov­ privatization and determine and Supply Manager, Lower Base, P.O. Box 1220, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 1600 hours (4:00 p.m.), local ernment and the US Department whether it is 'timely and fair to time, on November 30, 1994. of Interior. the government, itsemployeesand The agreement was reached af­ utility service consumers." said Carnation Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably ter CUC and the government the report. Coffeemate susceptible ofbeing selected for award forthe purpose of clarification and to ensure full understanding of, and availed of the chance to use bond Moreover, the Committee feels responsiveness to, solicitation requirements. Offerors shall be accorded fairand equal treatment with respect to interest monies currently under that the Legislature must involve 624 g. any opportunity fordiscussion and revision ofproposals and such revisions may be perm itted after submission the control of the Interior Depart­ itselfin the review ofany proposal Jumbo and prior to award for the purpose or obtaining the best and final offers. Inconducting discussions, there shall ment. to privatize utilities systems in the be no disclosure of any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offerors. One of the conditions that were CNMI especially when the focus Chicken Thighs attached to the use of the bond of such review ispursued to ensure CUC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals forany reason and waive any defect insaid proposals if, in earnings was that CUC would the people don't fall victims to any lb. (tray pak) Chicken of the Sea Tuna in spring water 91/4 oz $1.89 its sole opinion, it isin the best interest ofthe Corporation to do so. All proposals shall become property of the adhere to recommendations made profit-motivated transactions that Sunflower Sardines 5.5 oz 48¢ CUC. by the InspectorGeneral audits of might materialize as a result of the the utilities firm and would ex­ CUC Board's own approval for Chef Boyardee Turtles Pasta in tomato sauce/cheese sauce 15 oz. 1.02 Timothy P. Villagomez plore the possibility of the privatization of the three pub­ Kingsford Cornstarch 16 oz :...... 1.32 Executive Director ACiIOO 10(Ilf~.ll.16&25) privatization. lic utility systems it now manages. A1 Steak Sauce 12 oz. 3.92 Although the three parties have Among thePUTC members who already embarked on a study on signed the report are Vice Chair­ Corn on the Cob Kikkoman Milder Soy Sauce 17 oz. 3.00 the feasibility of privatization, man Benjamin A. Sablan, Joaquin Ke 1I0gg's Corn Pops 10.9 oz. 3.99 skeptics have become wary ofthe G. Adriano, Mafnas, Oscar M. Harvard Morinaga Cookies "...... 1.49 NOTI CE TO BIDOERS effects privatization may have on Babauta, Manuel A. Tenorio and 'b·$1·04~ SEALED BID PROPOSALS tortheconstruction oftheSECURITY ACCESS SYSTEM, SAl PAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAl PAN. MARIANA ISLANDS. utilities consumers. Pete P. Reyes. Chips Ahoy Reak Chocolate Chip Cookies 15.1/2 oz 3.25 AlP Project No. 3-69·0002-20 Will bereceived at the Office of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Commonwealth Ports Authority, Sal pan International Airport. P.O. Box 1055, salpan, MP96950. nolater than 2 00 p.m , November 30, 1994, atwhich place and time thesealed bidproposals Will be Taster's Choice Instant Coffee 7 oz. 6.00 publicly opened and read. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The work tobe performed under thiscontract consists offurnishing, installing and maintaining aSecurity Access System which Includes computer • I I I hardware and software. card-readers. door/gate hardware, architectural security barriers, and electrical wifing atthe Sal pan International Airport CUC RFP NO. 95-0002

The project is being financed byfunds fromtheFederal AViation Adrnirustration, The contract award, If It IS to be made, Will be made Within two(2) November 4,1994 Sweet Breau--> months from thedate of bidopenmg. Depending upon availability of funds, CPA reserves the rightto hold such bidInef1ect forthree (3) months Pullman Ham Chicken Franks The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is soliciting proposals from from thedate of bid operunq. 1lib. qualified firms formajor maintenance overhaul ofMitsui Engines number 10/lbs. si.ae., Plans and specifications may beexamined attheOffice of the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authonty, Sal pan lnternational Airport, or 1 and 2 located on the Island of Rota, MP. . $27.20 can be obtained from this oHice upon thepayment of $10000for each set of plan documents. This amount IS nonrefundable Payment shall be Pullman Brea made bycheck payable totheCommonwealth Ports Authority Engine Specifications: Mitsui 6L42M Bidder's notice of Intention to bid must be received at the Commonwealth Ports Authority at the above Saipan address, not less than SIX (6) Cylinder 6 calendar days prtor tothedate hereinabove designed for the opening ofbids Only contractors With a valid C-13 or C-15 license In the CNMI shall Cylinder Bore 16 17/32" or 420MM Mackerel Nutty Buddy Cone $1.40/pak be permitted to bidonthisproject Stroke 1723/32 or 450MM lb. 6et/box ~ Max. Continuous output 2,615 kw at $1.99 us FOR ALL YOiR Apre-bid meeting IS scheduled for 10.00 a.m , November 7, 1994, at the Ottice ot theExecutive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority, Sal pan International Airport, to explain and claflfy any cuesnons regarding this project Questions for clarification should be submitted In writing, and 514rpm PA::JTJ2.Y BJ2.b-.AD N;£D~. received nolater than three (3)days pnorto the scheduled meeting atthe Office oftheExecutive Director Prospective bidders are advised to attend Engine Number: 2957 thispre-bid meeting. Project sitevisitwill beconducted Immediately after the pre-bid meeting Attendance atthe pre-bid meeting and site VISit IS Mieden - Switch gear and Generators FJ2.~ BAJ(bJ) DALY- considered essential to the prospective bidder's understanding of the project elements.

... , ... : -, ...... , ".:: ',' ...... ".:' .:~ ';. ~ ':' .. "': . The Commonwealth Ports Authoflty reserves the fighttoreject any bids In accordance With Section 32(7) of ItS Procurement Rules and Regulations Proposals will be inclusive of all required Supervisory Personnel, all Spare Parts and Tools, Travel and Living Expenses. Proposal should Tide Detergent Palmolive Dish . Crest Toothpaste /s/ROMAN T. TUDELA assume CUC will provide mechanics and electricians as specified by Executive Director/Contracting OHlcer Detergent contractor in proposal. 98 oz. $11 .36 '. 40 ct/sheets ,6.4 oz. $3.36 Date: 9/30/94 . :...... :.:.: .': -, ',...... ~EIEJEEEEIEEJJJEEm4~~] Selection criteria will be Technical Qualifications, Approach to Project, 22 oz. $1.89 FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING Experience, Organization, Reputation, financial capacity towarrant work, Clorol (NOTICE TO BIDDERS) and Cost. 1.The proposed contract IS under and subject toExecutive Order 11246 asamended, of September 24,1965, and the Equal Opporturuty (EEO) and Federal Labor Provisions, Interested vendors may obtain the Scope of Work and General Instructions from CUC Power Plant 1, Lower Base, Saipan, between the 2 Alllabor on theproject shall be paid noless than the minimum age rates established bythe US Secretor; of Labor hours of0730 and 1630, Monday Through Friday. Contact Frank Lizama 3 Each bidder mustsupply allthe Information required bythe bid documents and specifications Power Generation Manager, Telephone Number (670) 322-9243. '

4.The EEO requirements, labor provisions and age rates are Included In the specuications and biddocuments and are available for Inspections at Five sets ofSealed RFP's must be submitted to the Chief, Procurement the Commonwealth Ports AuthOrity. and Supply, CUC, Lower Base, PO. Box 1220, Saipan, MP 96950, no 5. Each bidder mustcomplete, sign and furnish, pnor to award of the contract (at submission of the bid, the"Bidders Statement on Prevrous later than Thursday, December 1, 1994 at 1600 hours. The CUC reserves Contracts Subject to EEO Clause" andthe"Certifications of non- segregated FaCilities" ascontained In the Bid Proposal the ri,Qht.to r.ej~ct any orall ~i~s for any reason and to waive any defect In said bids If, In Its sole opuuon, to do so is in the best interest of the 6 A contractor haVing 50or more employees and hissubcontractors haVing 50or more employees and who may be awaiceo acontract $50 000 CUC. CUC reserves the right to enter into discussion with responsible or more Wilt be required to maintain anamrrnative action program, the standards for which are contained Inthespecincanons offerors to obtain clarification, ensure responsiveness, ortoobtain best 7. To be eligible for award, each bidder mustcomply With the attirrnative action requirernents which are contained In the speuncanons and final offers. All proposals shall become the property of CUC. 8 In accordance With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, MinOrity business enterprises Will be afforded full opponurury to submit bids In All enquiries shall be directed to Mr. DaVid M. Koch, Chief, Procurement response tothiS mvuanon and will notbe discnrmnated against onthe grounds of race, coloror national orrqm In cons.cerauon foran award ofany contract entered Into pursuant to trus advertisement & Supply for CUC at Telephone number (670) 322-4033 Ext. 68, Facsirn ile number (670) 322-6582. 9 Women Villi be afforded equal opportunity In all areas of employment However, the employment of women shall notdiminish the standards of requirements for thiS employment of rnmonttes Timothy P. Vlliagomez AClIQ406110/714 212e 11/41118 25&30, Executive Director ACllCWO{11I~.1I 18&25)

:. ~.=..:-r.;:.~:..._._._._"_'_"_.;'._"_"'_~."'.."."":"'·.".·.· ,_ .. ~ .. .& _~:._ ·a·.·.·_ ·_·_·_·_·_·:_·~_·_ • ••••• -.- - :..:"'-:': ::-::: : : : : ::: :::--:': :.': :.: :. :.:. -:.:.:. ~.:. - -- -".:"'-"-'-'-'- - • - - .;•.__--'_ - _ _ .. _ ..-- -_ .. ,-,,3t '. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-I3 12-MARIANAS VARIETI' NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY -NOVEMBER 4, 1994 Speedy COE process sought

THE FROILAN Tenorio Ad­ sible investors off. ministration haswrappedupmeet­ "It was taking too much time ingswithavisiting federal multi­ for them to process permitappli­ agency team on environmental, cations of those developers who economic andotherpolicy issues wanted to do business here so I ofconcern to boththeUSandthe had my consultant call the CaE CNMIsides. head office in Washington D.C. US Deputy Assistant Interior to let themknowthatiftheycon­ Secretary Allen Stayman hasbeen tinue to taketimeandnotbe con­ onislandsincelastweekend with cerned about development here, representatives fromvarious fed­ thenImayaskUSCongress toget eral agencies to discussing com­ usoutoftheArmy CorpsofEngi­ mon problems on a number of neers' jurisdiction," saidTenorio policy areas with Governor in an interview earlierthis week. Tenorio. According to the chief execu­ Detailsofwhatexactly wasthe tive,whentheCaE Honolulu of­ focus of the meetings were not ficegotwindofhisconcern, atop available as of press time after a CaE engineer came over and scheduled press conference with AI/en Stayman communicated theagency'swill­ thegovernor andStayman yester­ permitting procedures in effect ingness to cooperate. daywascanceled duetoTyphoon here. He said when the Department About three months ago, of Interiorgot holdof this. it de­ Zelda. Governor Tenorio: It was just taking too much time. Butinanearlier interview, Gov­ Tenorio aired his concern about cidedtogetallagencies infederal ernor Tenorio said, the visiting theslowpaceofpermitting under government havingtodowiththe Among theagencies thatjoined as far as federal processes are federal team was here to discuss theUSArmyCorps ofEngineers. environment tocome out here in theteam,according to the gover­ concerned. how to streamline federal pro­ He said this is impeding the eco­ theCommonwealth foraonetime nor were the'COE,ilie Environ­ ~'I just wantedthe US govern­ cesses in the CNMI as they per­ nomicdevelopment oftheCNMI series of meetings with the local mental Protection Agency, theUS ment to know that we need to tain to the environment and US as it turns developers and pos- government. FishandWildlife Service andIn­ developoureconomy because we terior, represented by Stayman. can't continue to ask the US to pay for our government opera­ f. "We aretrying to findouthow ;'," we can expedite the permitting tions," he said. process. We were wid that they He added that unless federal maybe abletodelegate anumber agencies allow local govern­ of functions to our agencies. If ment to work efficiently and this were not to be possible. at expeditiously, it may find a least we would like them to just hard time reaching self-suffi­ expedite the permit application ciency. IMPORTANT NOTICE TODEPOSITORS OF THE COMMONWEALTH process," said thegovernor. Without the federal BANK OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS, INC. The governor pointed out that government's cooperation, we Meaty (IN RECEIVERSHIP) all he wantedthefederal govern­ cannot do it. Investors are not menttodowastoassure potential going to stay around and wait developers from the beginning forthem to pass permits a year ~.' ~: The Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern about whatthey need togothrough at a time," said Tenorio. : -...' '',.•. Mariana Islands has authorized the Receiver to make a distribu­ tion of interest on deposits to approved depositors of the Com­ monwealth Bank of the Northern Marianas, Inc. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL cue RFP NO. 95-0003 u.S. Prior to distribution depositors must submit proof of identity and November 04. 1994 current mailing address. The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation issoliciting pronosals for Janito­ rial Services for its puildings, STEAK OR Date and Time: Beginning October 24, 1994 ROAST Through December 20, 1994 Specifications are available at the Procurement &Supply office, Common­ Monday through friday wealth Uti.lities Corporation (CUC), Lower Base, Sa/pan. 2:00 p.m, to 5:00 p.rn, Selection criteria will be technical qualifications, approach to project, experience, organization, and cost. . lb. Place: Deloitte & Touche Tax Department Base of Capitol Hill, Saipan The proposals shall be marked CUC RFP No. 95-0003 and five (5) copies of Sealed Proposals must be submitted to the Manager, Procurement and Supply, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base, P.O. Box 1220, VERIFICATION: Saipan, MP 96950,' no later than Wednesday, November 30,1994 at1600 Springfield DEPOSITORS MUSt SHOW· PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION (4:00 p.m.) hours. such as driver's license, passport, Commonwealth Bank of the Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerors who submit Northern Marianas Inc. passbook, or Teo certificates. before proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for checks will be prepared. award forthe purpose of clarification and to ensure full understanding of, and responsiveness to, solicitation requirements. Offerors shall be accorded fair Springfield Pork and equal treatmentwith respect to any opportunity for discussion and Deloitte & Touche u¥U~!RK@ttl}t~f~r~16 oz. Tub Red Delicious For more information contact: revision ofproposals and such revisions may be permitted after submission Danish Telephone 322-7337 and prior to award for the purpose orobtajning the best and !inal offers. In Thomas L.' conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any information -=~n~1l~\'j tlt'~'r'l!1~ J"~ ~\lBt",r-;"BrFr?'r\',nr~8~' U~j ~i: 8: \hTI ELu tL!J 0' u 12 pk. :':;C· .,'c.>:'c·.. ·O'·'lb·.:··,' Case··. derived from proposals submitted by competing oHerors. 5Ib.B~3·99 ..... ' ..

CUC reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and to 'BAKERY' , waive any defect insaid proposals, orany ofthem, ifin its sole opinion to do so would be in the best interest of CUC. All proposals shall become the Bakery Pride property of CUC. ~f!JJ rE~ ~ [~'Vli' bD.J U~ RECETVER FOR TilE COMMONWEALTIl BANK rE OF TilE NORTIlERN MARIANAS INC. All enquiries shall be directed to Mr. David M. Koch, Chief, Procurement 99 &Supply for CUC at Telephone number (670) 322-4033 Ext, 68, Facsimile 260L $3. Ocfobe.! 20,1994 number (670) 322-6582. /srrimothy P. Villagomez Executive Director

f .' t· FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-IS 14-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4. 1994 l\'IPLT asked to pay District Court to sentence for Tinian landback 5 nations eye ties with Palau previous administration, the By Rafael H. Arroyo Esguerra this November that new Palau Passports have their countries will be estab­ tions and to other international CNMI government has been ne­ a brief ceremony at the been ordered and should be sister of of Arnold Agulto, a taxi meansthatafive-yearjail termwill be FIVEnations extendeddiplomatic lishing diplomatic relations and regional organization such THE HOUSE of Representatives gotiating for the conditional By Rafael I. Santos recognition toPalauas a sovereign President's Office in Meyuns. availableby nextmonth. There operator inManila whoisalsofacing served byEsguerra ifthefederal court with Palau in matterofmonths. as the South Pacific Forum, joined the Senate Wednesday in leaseback of some 12,000 acres, In his statement during the will about 11,000 passports ABUSINESSWOMAN whoadmit­ drugcharges infederal court. Heand accepts theagreement andindependent countryon Octo­ According to Minister of Asian Development Bank, registeringarequest for Marianas on the observation that the US The medical technology graduate ceremony Ambassador most of which will regular in tedsheconspired withotherindividu­ twoothers areawaiting trial onmeth­ ber 1 after independence was de­ Economic and SocialCommis­ PublicLandTrust torelease some never fully exercised its option to admitted before the judge that she Stanford said Palau can rely on State, Andres Ucherbelau, blue color, official in red, and alstoimport almost ahundred grams amphetamine charges including con­ claredatAsahiField,theTia Belau Palau will be applying formem­ sion for Asia and Pacific in the $2.615 million from its trust ac­ utilize CNMI land. imported "ice"from thePhilippines, Australia's support for Palau's diplomatic in black. of methamphetamine into the com­ spiracy toimport, importation ofand reported. bership first to the United Na- coming months. He disclosed count to payfor the 1,245acres of Governor Froilan C. Tenorio possession of"ice"with intent to dis­ adding that the illegal drug was for United States, Australia, membership in global and re­ monwealth will be sentenced this Tinian military retention land be­ upon taking office immediately tribute. distribution here. Papua New Guinea, Federated gional organizations such as it was deemed a good policy to projects for the purpose of Cov­ month. ing given back to local use and ordered resumption of the nego­ Anita A. Esguerra, 42, was sup­ On September 1 of this year, U.S. Assistant Attorney David T. States of Micronesia, and Is­ the United Nations and the treat government much like any enant funding; Wood has said that Esguerra con­ CUCo 0 0 -allow the executive director to control. tiations and that led to an agree­ posed tobesentenced this week, but Esguerra pleaded guilty toonecount rael signed andexchangeddip­ South Pacific Forum and is other CUC customer. nived with her husband on how to Continued from page 1 revalue CUC's fixed assets in the During a session yesterday, the ment better than a leaseback. theU.S. District Court continued the of possession of a controlled sub­ lomatic notes with Palau looking forward for bilateral it could be recalled that in the stance with intenttodistribute follow­ packagedrugs andsend ittotheCNMI. June of this year, according to ordinary course of business, con­ HouseadoptedSenateJoint Reso­ A Leaseback and Disposal sentencing until November 18,court through theirambassadors and discussions on issues of inter­ past CUC management has been ing a plea negotiation between her TheU.S. governmenthadevidence estimates fromthepreviousboard. lution 9-15 asking MPLT to con­ Agreement, signed by Borja in documents indicated. heads of delegations who at­ national importance including criticized for being "too politi­ sistent with generally accepted Esguerra admitted before Judge andtheU.S.Attorney's Office. that she used telephone and other environment, disarmament, This means that government accounting principles and utility sider the requested funds release behalf of the CNMI government The United States government. in facilities to getintouchwithherhus­ tended the independence cel­ wouldhave to come up with pay­ cized" and for not being able to and Rear Admiral Edward K. Alex R. Munson in September that and sustainable economic de­ industry standards; a "reasonable, careful and pru­ shedidfacilitate theshipmentof"ice" return, agreed to dismiss the remain­ bandinthePhilippines forthedeliv­ ebrations as guests ofthe coun­ run the corporation like a busi­ Kristensen in behalf of the US, velopment.Hesaidhis country ments immediately after it was -adopt a Disconnection and dent investment" for the Board of from thePhilippinestoSaipan through ingcharges against her. eryofmethamphetamine here, hesaid trypavingthe way for thePalau ness. during a change of plea. Suchopera­ determined CUC has fully offset Promisory Note Policy; Trustees. unconditionallyreleasessome600 her company, Northwest Construc­ Thepleaagreement recommended to become a member of the aimed to stimulate commer­ The federal government. tion went on for about a year. the advances vis-a-vis government -authorize the executive direc­ SJR ~-15, authored by Tinian hectares of the existing US mili­ tionwhich islocated in Koblerville. afiveyearjail sentence foreachcharge UnitedNations and otherinter­ cial ties in transport, commu­ through various agency audits, prosecutor added. utility charges. Senator Esteven M. King and co­ tary lease to local control. It like­ Theformer martial arts teacher isa which will run concurrently. This national and regional organi­ nication" tourism, construc­ has long recommended that in torto approvefundingfor projects Previous to that, CUC had re­ sponsored by Tinian Senators wise leases back to the Common­ zations. tion, and trade in food and ser­ orderto improve itsfinancial con­ in the OMIP 5th year review and ceivedadvancesfromthegovern­ to prepare an application for an David M. Cing and Henry San wealth some 3,164 hectares out .. Australia was the first coun­ Vices. dition. CUC should be run like a

HER E TO HEL P. IF YOU S'U F'F ERE 0 ANY MEL FAlSAO.Equipment Technician \NCONVEN\ENCES DUE TO TYPHOONW·ILDA PLEASE CALL OR COME IN AND LETS WORK IT OUT. At MTC,

DIAL HOUSE HOLD RENTALS It's People &Technology WANTED IMMEDIATELY That Make the Difference. • Committed to Quality into the 21st Century • WE'RE LOOKING FOR ENERGETIC, HIGHLY MOTIVATED PEOPLE • MUST HAVE VALID DRIVERS LICENSE • STARTING AT $ 4.50 PER HR. + BONUS -lIIn~ MicronesianTel • FULL MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS tLfA)' 11111\ IIW Beyondthecall Inquire in person only at RENT TO OWN • TRANSPACENTER As Typhoon Zelda calms down, touristsstartshoppingat the Garapan DIAL area last night. :;.r-,-:.,.~~,'.'~.',~.-:-:-;'':'"'';'''j';''~~~~~~~~ .:, __ " ., •..• " .. ,'.' ~ "f' 1 r" .'. ··~.',~~~.·.'·I l I, ..... r...... ,',.' --l .. ' ..... ---:-.-:c;!f',,. , FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-I7

16-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4, 1994 More Letters. ·· Citizen: No to Manila office Indecent exposure bill filed closely, so as to hear what the A BILLhas been introduced in the sectors and did not see enact- 30 days and a fine ofnot more sent upon their premises or ing will be prohibited in any Dear Editor: chairman of way and means is House of Representatives seeking ment. than $500or both. under their employment or commercial establishment. toban indecent exposure by enter- Peter's bill however, differs On the other hand, every supervision. Exotic dancing is defined in I LIKE to express a few words talking about. ·"Budget." 'Also what is the purpose for the consul tainers in nightclubs and otherex- in that it establishes a penal- establishment or person who Violations of the act char- the bill as any performance on and about your Vol. 23 No. otic dancing establishments in the ties provision that makes any exhibits or allows violations acterized bycoercionsubjects during which the buttocks, The Marianas Public Land Trust is soliciting proposals from 163 front page, Manila (Liaison) general here on Island? Isn't it doing the organizedto protect and CNMI. violator guilty of a misde- are subject to a $10,000 a day offender to triple the dam- sexual organs or any part qualified Commonwealth legal firms, having a CNMI business Office of CNMI. House Bill 9-274, authored meanor punishable with im- fine for every day such activi- ages. thereof, or the nipples of fe- The picture on the front page, further the right ofworker, or one license, to act as general counsel to the Trust. The proposal by Rep. Malua T. Peter and prisonment of not more than ties continue with their con- Under the bill, exotic dane- male breasts are exposed. Mr. who? I'll call him Mr. Labo­ dominated by organized Labor. must include at least the following information. rious. Anywa'y he's just an offi­ Also to promote and protect the co-sponsored by four others, ------'------welfare, interests, and rights ofits finds that the existence and cial who, just say yes, yes and Z ld Continued from page 1 School I02 (10 families); Garapan members!! !! propagation of business es- showers and flooding in coastal don't know what he's saying. He e a... School 106 (15 families); San Fee schedule and method of payment. Thank you very much. tablishments featuring naked 65 statute miles north-northwest and low-lying areas were how­ didn'tbotherlookinginto the pro­ to stores packing up canned goods Vicente School, 189 (18 fami­ Firm's experience and qualifications. dancers have had a serious of Saipan and Tinian, 138 statute ever, still in effect as oflast night. file of 9-66 and also to make a for the storm. A good number of lies); and Tanapag School, 40 Identification of persons, and their relate experience, IsIFRANK S. BUEKIS detrimental effect on the miles north-northeast of Anatahan When interviewed yesterday conscious effort to hear, attend people stayed home, heeding (eight families). community. and 190 statute miles south of evening, EMO spokesperson who will be assigned to act as general counsel. CNMI warnings issued by the EMO According to Pangelinan, shel­ That is why the measure is Agrighan, as of 4:00 p.m. Pangelinan said there were ten Continued from page 5 about the danger of flying debris. ter managers in the different loca­ Tired. .. pushing for a prohibition any The Typhoon was said to have minor injuries reported related to The typhoon, which was first tions have been coordinating with Proposal's should be sent as follows: tion Act provides for each student according to the law, but we don't. form of nightclub entertain­ continued intensifying and mov­ the typhoon, with two persons You should read your files and located southeast ofSaipan head­ the evacuees their return to their with special needs to be served ment that exposes intimate ing northwest with winds gradu­ admitted at the Commonwealth consult with your staffbefore you ing northwestward, was at its clos­ homes, as of last night. according to his needs and not parts of the human anatomy, ally decreasing. Health Center. commenton anything becausethe est point to Saipan and Tinian As of 4:30 p.m., Pangelinan Officials from various govern­ Marianas Public Land Trust what is available. either by dancers or employ­ By 6:30p.m., Governor Froilan plan I approved of was, again, not between noon and 2:00 p.m. yes­ said there were a total of76 fami­ ment departments and agencies P.O. Box 1089 The evaluations you speak of ees. terday, packing winds of up to C. Tenorio has downgraded Ty­ that were conducted in the past what was delivered. If only PSS lies composed of 670 people hied gathered at the EMO headquar­ Saipan, MP 96950 "Exotic dancing and the en­ 130 miles per hour. It was said to phoon Condition I to Typhoon year are copies ofprevious evalu­ would do what they keep saying offto evacuation shelters in seven ters 7:00 p.m. last night discuss­ vironment it creates and en­ have brushed by the southern­ Condition III for Saipan and ations and not accurate readings there going to do and stop making schools. ing plans on how to undertake a larges have had a profound most tip of Saipan. Tinian, maintainedTyphoon Con­ Any questions concerning the submission of proposals should of my son's learningabilities. Ask excuses every school year, then Koblerville School served as preliminary damage assessment negative impactonthequality According to Bulletin 9, the dition I for Anatahan, Typhoon your teachers. Before I enter a there wouldn't be any lawsuits. temporary shelter for 158persons on their respective jurisdictions. be directed to Bruce M. MacMillan, Executive Director, at 322, of life in the islands," Peter latest as of press time yesterday, Condition III for Agrighan and an The last thing we wanted to do (14 families); William S. Reyes Pangelinan said the surveys are room to meet with your staff, my said in her bill. "All Clear Condition" for Rota. 4401. The Trust reserves the right to reject any and all proposals was to sue PSS. but it seems the Zelda was located at 16.1 degrees to start immediately. son has already been labelled and She maintained that busi­ An alert for high winds, heavy School, five (one family); Oleai only thing left for Patrick and the north and 145.6 degrees east, or if it is in the best interest of the Trust. The deadline for not given a chance to prove him­ nesses that cater in vice can­ rest'of the children to get what submissions of proposals is November 18,1994. self. Believe me, Mr. Quitugua, if not be tolerated in a society my family had a choice here, we'd they deserve. that respects family values. take our son to a private school The bill which Peter filed SEMAN with his brothers and sisters where IslJUANITA before the House is similar to he could get what he deserves MALONE thatintroducedbyformerCon­ gressman Francisco A. Flores during theEighthLegislature. Where's... The Flores measure, which Continued from page 5 camewith twootherbillscon­ 79 is as legitimate as the Tinian cerning the nighttime enter-, This is to inform private firms interested in hiring locals that Gaming Act of 1989. tainment industry, was met the JTPA Office may be able to assist' you in this effort. My problem with your conten­ with opposition from certain tions mayor and that of the Gam­ Specifically. JTPA can provide the following; ing Commission is that so much money had already been spent by a. Referral of Eligible Applicant, your Gaming Commission and not one....mind you not one ca­ b. Limited Training Period, \ '. sino is in existence in Tinian. The c. Subsidized Wages, and initiative effectuated five years Ereno Bros. ago and we have yet to see one d. Other Training Related Services. casino in operation. Applicants Enterprises have deposited hundreds of thou­ Furthermore, the program is according priority consideration sands of dollars with the Tinian dbq Barrio " in training and placement of women, in non-traditional Gaming Commission and where , ' Fi~stQ "llovewhatyoudojorme:' did all these monies go? The pub­ occupations, therefore, anyone interested is encouraged to visit lic auditor reported that all of it the Office located directly across cue compound. went to trips, exorbitant salaries, consultant fees and office rental. Personally, I feel that the people Although such effort will be initiated on a case by .case basis, ofTinian do not have the right to we will be glad to provide assistance as possible in this dictate when and how Saipan and Kare-Kare Rota should conduct their gam­ endeavor. This initiative will ensure full participation of our Buckle Up! ing activities: Tinian was given Crispy Pata local people and enhance our labor force within the private Do it for five years and to date it has noth­ Lecbon Kawali sector. ' ing to show the community of Barbecue Pork those u,ho Saipan and Rota that it is serious Pairere Should you be interested or need more information regarding love you. about the gaming industry. Sim­ & Canton ply put mayor, Tinian failed and Bulalo· the program, give us a call at 664-1700/1. #1 you know it! I dislike failures who make attempts to preach Inihaw na about what is right and what is BanguB Respectfully; ,. ~.,. wrong because the public do not take failures seriously much less and Tilapia listen to one. In closing, the com­ Beer at $2.00 petition that Saipan and Rota will 1994 Camry give Tinian in the gaming indus­ a t;an try may well just spur some Micro. Corporation proactiveness and imagination into the minds and efforts of the /s/FELIX NOGIS DATE: 11/2/94 impoverished Tinian Gaming WE ACCEPT JTPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR T' Commission. CATERING AND Sincerely yours, PART NOT IslLOUISE B. CRUZ EXCEED A GROUP OF 60

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Three other militiamen in the at a house where they suspected visiting a reforestation project in It wasthesecondkidnapping the samegroup havenotbeenarraigned Communist rebels weretaking ref­ Vitali, Zamboanga City farther Zamboanga area in the past two andareat large. uge,killing a woman and her five south. months. Euro Disney still losing The court records showed that children. RudyCarinooftheDMConsunji In September, three employees 60 creditor banks and its U.S. of the government'sNational Irri­ of its financial restructuring and recession in April 1992 . the eight members of the Civilian No arrests have been made in groupof companies said20 armed PARIS (AP) - Troubled theme lion francs ($360 million), sub­ gation Administration in reduced operating and adminis­ Lower-than-expected parent, The Walt Disney. Co., Armed Forces Geographic Unit connection with thatincident, which menseizedthetwomenOct.26and park operator Euro Disney SCA stantially narrowed from 5.3 bil­ "significantly benefitted"results, Zamboanga del Norte were ab­ trative costs." attendence, vacant hotel rooms, seized the three brothers June 10; themilitary hadreported asanam­ thenbrought themto anothertown reported Thursday that it;S still lion francs ($1 billion) in 1992­ ducted by former Muslim rebels The results may hearten share­ poor souvenir sales, long lines, the firm said. 1989 fromtheirhome. bushin which rebelswerekilled. in Zamboanga del Norte to evade losing a lot of money, but about 93. The losses were in the upper On Sept. 30, netequity stoodat company guards sent to rescue who haveturnedto banditry. rangeforecastby marketanalysts. holders that Euro Disney is turn­ inflexible ticket pricing, and a Theybrought thethreemento a Also Thursday, an official of a two-thirds less than in the previ­ plungingrealestatemarketallIed 5.5 billion francs ($1.1 billion). major construction company said them. One of the captives has died. ous fiscal year. Attendance fell Inastatement,EuroDisneysaid ingacomer, butitisunclearwhen remote site and then shot them. the themepark will ever clear the to a rocky start. Total borrowings including debt Theylaterbeheaded the victims. two employees have been kid­ Carino said there has been no Negotiations for the release of the 10percent. thatthe losseswere"substantially of financing companies totalled two othersbrokedownrecently. reduced, despite lower revenues, kinds of profits hoped for before Attendance is still falling, the Militia forces have been orga­ napped bysuspected bandits while ransom demand. Lossesfor the fiscal year ended company noted, from 9.8 million 16 billion francs ($3.2 billion), Sept. 30 were reported at 1.8bil- as a result of the implementation it opened east of Paris in mid- nizedby themilitary tofight Com­ visitors in 1992-93to 8.8 million down from 21billion francs($4.2 munist rebels and Muslim seces­ .. ~~ in' the latest fiscal year. Euro billion) a year earlier. sionist in thesouthern Philippines, THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEND THE Disney blamed the drop on ru­ At the end of the fiscal year, buthuman rights groups claimthey mors of closure that circulated Euro Disney had approximately commit numerous abuses. DEATH &FUNERAL SECOND ANNUAL beforefinancialrestructuringwas 1.2billion francs cash ($240mil­ Earlylast month, alleged mem­ announced last spring. lion)and credit facilitiesamount­ bersofarnilitiagroup inthetownof The number of visitors during ing to 1.1 billion francs ($220 Zamboangadel Norte province fired ANNOUNCEMENT NORTHERN MAllUANA ISLANIDS theMarch-Junequarter was"sig­ million). Julian Norita nificantly" below the previous Hotel revenues dipped to 1.6 of Tanapag Village was called to hiseternal rest on'Friday, year, the company said. billion francs($320 million)from October 28, 1994 atthe age of 80. CHRISTIAN WORKSHOP Falling attendance meant park 1.7 billion francs ($340 million) Two aliens face death THE FEATURED SPEAKER WILL BE revenue fell from 2.6 billion the previous year. Euro Disney said it expected BEACH ROAD francs to 2.2 billion francs ($520 sentence ifconvicted the decrease since "hotel rates BANK OF qUAM I loOTY FREE SAopl million to $440 million) while By CLARO CORTES another 22 kilograms of hashish operating revenue fell 16 per­ and food and.beverage prices werefound in the garden, but the ~~R~mrfNOS ~ have been reduced to improve I CHRISTIAN cent to 4.1 billion francs ($820 CALAPAN, Philippines (AP) ­ Departmentof Justice dismissed WORKSHOP ~- million). the affordability of the hotels." Immigration agents looking for a second charge of drug traffick­ J.G. SABLANISUILOING I IHAPPY MIf1KET II The highly-publicized finan­ Hotel occupancy rose to 60 overstayingforeignersin a resort ing against the two men in con­ -. MIC LE OAC percent during the fiscal year, up D~~OO~WWlge I cial restructuring worked out in town found hashish instead, an nectionwiththis. II 'March between Euro Disney's from 55 percent. immigration officer testified Chua and anotherdefense law­ THE SECONO ANNUAL NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS CHRISTIAN WORKSHOP Thursday on the first day of the yer,OscarMalinis, saidtherewere Willbeheld ontne 4thfloor of the trial of a Swiss and a German inconsistencies in Fiorello's tes­ IDIJAN NOmrA FAMilY BUILDING in Garapan ii!SJ6'~6ij'li!!:iiZBg~li~ timony. For more infonmation, or if you need a ride linked to the drugs. call SIeve Vice at235-1585 Remo Dalla Corte of Bern, ChuasaidFiorellotoldthecourt Grandchildren: he had asked permission from Mark Norita Melonie Q. Norita Vincent N. Camacho Switzerland,and HelmuthHerbst Zarene N. Falig Kalaw,theownerof the house,to Manny N. Evangelista George N. Camacho Roberto of Munich, Germany, are being Cody T. Norita enter the room. But Kalaw, in a Joseph N. Camacho Lance Norita tried for drug trafficking in this Bruce Q. Norita Nathan N. Falig written statement, said he found Kenneth N. Camacho town on Mindoro Island, 120ki­ Candy Norita Lareyna N. Camacho Maegan T. Norita Mendiola , r.~ Jim Dearman is from the U.S.A. where he serves as director and speaker of the TRUTH FOR lometers (75 miles) south of Ma­ theagentsalreadyinsidetheroom Michael N. Evangelista Tiara N. Evangelista THE WORLD television and radio programs. You can hear Jim Dearman at 6:00 am each nila. when he arrived to see what was Isidoru N. Camacho Ned Q. Norita morning here in Saipan on KSAI radio, AM 930. ~_, Dalla Corte and Herbst could going on. . Tudela ... be sentencedtodeathifconvicted. Malinis said that based on the He is additionally survived byseveral Brothers, Sisters & In-Law, great Granchildren, Nephews & Nieces. Also speaking on the program win be Rod Rutherford and his wife nrenda, Mr.Rutherford will They have pleaded innocent at immigration report on the inci­ Last respect may be paid on Friday, November 4, 1994 beginning at3:00 pm until2:30 pm onSaturday, Nov. 5, 1994 at their residence in Ianapaq. Funeral Mass will be offered at 3:00 pm on Saturday at Bithen Delos bring lessons for the men and Brenda will be tcaching classes for the women. ~~fm~"~lr~-', their Sept. 29 arraignment. dent, the agents swooped down -Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Takai in r,J Thetwomenwereapprehended on the house which was a "sus­ . Remedios Church in Tanapaq. Burial willfollow atthelower base cemetery in Tanapaq.

'...J~ I~ pected haven of foreigners in­ '. ~ ~ ~~...... • ~~..... •••• •••••• • • v , • • •••• • CLASSES WILL BEGIN FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 4TH AND GO THROUGH THURSDAY, DanDan, San Vicente April 6 in the nearby resort town 'f..~ k'f~~~~k'+:~'f~'f~"~;'~"~"~"~"~'fk'f~·. 'f~'f~~. ~ ~~. ~~k ~~ ~ NOVEMBER 10TH. THERE WILL BE CLASSES AT 7:00 P.M. AND AT 8:00 P.M. EACH -Saturday, October 29 ¥:3.... '=~ of Puerto Galera, which is popu­ volved in drugs." . ." .... lar among Western tourists. EVENING. ON SUNDAY MORNING THERE WILL BETHREE CLASSES BEClINNING - Sunda~, November 6, 1994, y -=-'i:'-~:i'-;~ B AT 9:00 A.M. Franco Fiorello, an immigra­ Mass wzll be offered at 6:00 a.m. ~ tion intelligence agent, said he San Vicente Church. Rosary will and 10others in a team went to a Joint be said at 5:00 p.m., same day. house where the two men occu­ pied rooms. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Dinner toillbe served at Mr. & Fiorello said they initially ar­ Anniversary Rosary Mrs. Carlos Takai's residence. rested Herbst for not having a 00 •• 0 • e • 00 GO. 0 0 e • 0 • Q •• 0 0 00.0000000000 0 DPW95-RFP-00304 passport.Theytheninspectedone room where they found about 22 The Depa~~ent of ~ublic Works, Technical Services Division is soliciting for proposals The Family kilograms (48 pounds) of hash­ Jose Agulto Santos from qualified AlE Firms to perform engineering services to develop a "Comprehensive ish. AIVILLAGE T .Bieothtaking Ocean View .. . '. ~ FOR RENT .' <, CAPITOLHILL···.:· '. ,...... ,..Alexander Realty'.23tl:5117 • Quiet 2 Bedroom . Quality • Swimming Pool Office Space Available • Tennis Court 2 BEDROOMS NOTICE TO BIDDERS • 3000 Sqft • Located at thenew Bonk of Hawaii Bldg. Middle Rd. KANNAT GARDENS TEL.: 234-5117 SEALED BIDS forWEST CORRIDOR EXPANSION FOR GATES 5 & 6, AT SAl PAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAl PAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, AlP Project [AJ . First Floor OFFICE SPACE ALSO AVAILABLE No. 3-69-002-21 will be received atthe office of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY, Saipan International Airport, ~.O. '''- Alexander Realty 234-5.11~._ Box 1055, Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950, until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 23, 1994, at which time and place the sealed bids will be publicly We will do our best to accomodate the needs ofshort, opened and read. medium and long term tenants . ~. For more informatoinPlease Call The project, ingeneral, consists ofbuilding an expansion tothe existing passenger departure and arrivals Corridor for Gates 5 &6,atSaipan International . ,0';' 'WAMIID' COMMERCIAL SPACE '. "'. " . . ' ~'... :,' . Airport all in accordance w~h the plans and specificatlons : Tel.: 322-3797/98 Fax.: 322-3800 FOR RENT DECKHANDS/WAITERS The project is being financed by funds from the Commonwealth Ports Authority and from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The cont:act award, (First and second Floor) if it isto be made, will be made within two (2) months from the date ofbid opening. Depending upon availability of funds, CPA reserves the nght to hold TO WORK ON SUNSET CRUISE BOAT such bid in effect forthree (3) months trom the date of bid opening. • Existing karaoke fully furnished & Equipped High starting salary This contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended, of September 24, 1965, the Federal Labor provisions and the Equal Employ­ ready for immediate For interview appointment .._- ment Opportunity (EEO) provisions as contained in the contract, specifications and bid documents. business • 1,800 sq.ft. Call Capt. Nooner at 322-9221 or 322-0755 All mechanics and laborers on the project shall be paid no less than the minimum wage rate established by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. A copy of the Across~nfront FOR SALE • of Aqua SAIPAN SEA VENTURES,INC Department of Labor Wage Rate Determination is applicable to this contract and is made a part ofthis specification (See Section 70-24). Resort and Plumeria Hotels Each bidder must complete, sign and furnish, priorto award of the contract (AlP No. 3-69-0002-21) the "Bidder's Statement on Previous Contracts • or Good for Restaurant, Subject to EEO Clause," a"Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities" (See Specifications). Night Club and Retail MERCEDEZ BENZ 17-ye·ar­ Shops Required Notices forAll Contracts. • Terms negotiable For more information a. The bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications. old nabbed Please call 234-3218 a ::rlu VIEW PROPEm 300CE look for Eric/Alan BEACH HOUSE b. The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA), in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, hereby notifies all bidders that they 101 times K.I1TO&t(lC)'1I.71.Zlo."11fll4J Garapan Lagoon Frontage (bidders) must affirmatively insure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full 5 BR/3 FB 1.992 Series, opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in A 17-YEAR-old youth arrested consideration for award. 2,700 S.F. 101 timeswill betried asanadult 1.5000 Miles Only The bidder's attention is called to the fact that the proposed contract shall be under and SUbject to the equal opportunity clause as set forth in Part III, for his latest allegedcrimes. s Section 302(b) ofExecutive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated October 13, 1977, and Section 60-1.4(b) ofthe requlatlons ofthe Nelson "Jon-Jon" Abiley was NEED MONEY? . ANAKS CONDO Showroom Condition Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1) as implemented bySection 152.61 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations, tothe contract and labor provisions as set forth charged with first-degree robbery S Ocean/Managaha View inSection 152.55 and Appendix H, Part 152, ofthe Federal Aviation RegUlations, and tothe applicable provisions ofTitie VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of1964 Wednesday in connection with S NOW OPEN 2BR/2 FB (78 Stat. 252) implemented by Part 21 ofthe Regulations ofthe Office ofthe Secretary ofTransportation. Also, the proposed contract will be subject to his escape from theHawaii Youth -·FOR INFO CALL- 234-7666/234-8779 the Contractor's Certification of Nonsegregated facilities. S PASTe.S8 Poolffennis • • r '• .'. " CorrectionalFacility, in whichhe and another youth struck a cor­ S '.WNlSOP The apparent low bidder and any known first tiersubcontractor will be SUbject to a pre-award, equal opportunity compliance review forthe purpose of 2nd Ar. Morgen's Bidg. determining whether the bidder and/or his subcontractors are able to comply with the provisions ofthe equal opportunity clause. rectional officer. S Beach Road San Jose Grand jury action against Tel. No. 234·51H If the bidder has participated in a previous contract subject to the equal opportunity clause and has notsubmitted compliance reports as required by Abi1ey is pendingin several other S We buyyourold applicable instructions, the bidder shall SUbmit, priorto award of contract, a compliance report covering the delinquent period. $ geld & sIlY:', cases, police said, including es­ "=-=-=-=-=--=--=-~ Abidder orprospective prime contractor orproposed subcontractor shall be required to submit such information as the Executive Director requests prior cape, promotion of prisoncontra­ RESTAURANT FURNITURE AND FIXTURES Lot 005 I 545, containing an area of 816 band, auto theft and bank rob­ to the award of a contract or subcontract. When a determination has been made to award the contract or subcontract to a specified contractor, such The furniture and fixture fromely situated upon square meters, together with house and .. _ .. _ ..... , contractor shall be required, prior to award, or after the award, or both to furnish such other information as the Director requests. bery. r- ImD the premises of the Lighthouse Restaurant, other improvements situated thereon, will The second escapee remains at be sold at public auction on Monday, Contract documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined atthe Office ofthe Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority, orcan including tables, chairs, cabinets, appliances, large. I FOR SALE I November 28, 1994, at 3:00 p.m. at the law be obtained from this office upon the payment of TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) for each set of plan documents. This amount is non-refundable. ;,.! air conditioners, and filing cabinets will be sold Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Ports Authority. I 20 ft. Containers I at public auction on Thursday, November offices of White, Pierce, Mailman & Ten injured I Excellent condition ! 10,1994, at 1:30 p.m., at Westpac Freight, Nutting, in Susupe. For further details, A pre-bid conference will be held atthe CPA CONFERENCE ROOM, DEPARTURES TERMINAL BUILDING, SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, at 10:00 please c o ntact Mile White, P.O. Box 5222, a.m. on Wednesday. November 02.1994 to explain and clarify any questions regarding this project. Questions should be submitted to the Consultant, in in car crash I for Ocean Freight or Storage I Puerto Rico. For further information, please writing, at least five (5) days in advance for answers at this conference, with a copy of same mailed simultaneously to the Executive Director, CPA. I Contact Paul Camacho at I contact Michael A. White, P.O. Box 5222, Saipan MP 96950. No telephone call Attendance atthe pre-bid conference and site visit are considered essential to the potential contractor's understanding ofthe project elements. HONOLULU CAP)· Tenpeople B 322-7348i9 B Saipan, MP 96950 (no telephone calls please). please. wereinjured, two seriously, after L ... __ II:CIIII=sI-.lI:IIlIIlCSII=-aJ Each prospective bidder shall file with CPA, anotice of his/her intention to bid in aform SUbstantially similar to that supplied inthe specifications, not less a car crashed into a median di­ than six (6) calendar days prior to the date hereinabove designated for opening of bids. videron theH-l freeway Wednes­ The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any orall bids in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rules and RegUla­ day,snarlingrush-hour traffic for tions. hours. Give information of about crimes cornmi!!e-d REPAIR JOBS & ROOF WORK Police said it wasa miracle no /s/ROMAN T. TUDELA onewaskilled afterapickuptruck NEW CONSTRUCTION Executive Director/Contracting Officer hit thedivider toavoidacarchang­ TRASH HAULING. ing lanes and flipped over, toss­ ~~~1iTi~~S Date: 10/11/94 ing seven people sitting in the BLUE DEER SALES 1. The proposed contract is under and SUbject to Executive Order 11246, as amended, of September 2'4, 1965, and the Equal Opportunity (EEO) and truck bed across the busy free­ Federal Labor Provisions. way. 235-3686 The4:30p.m.accidentoc<;urred. 2. All labor on the project shall be paid no less than the minimum age rates established by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. at the Halawa interchange, back­ FREE ESTIMATES ing pau hana traffic pastthe air­ OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 3. Each bidder must supply all the information required by the bid documents and specifications. port and delaying motorists for 4. The EEO requirements, labor provisions and age rates are included in the specifications and bid documents and are available for inspections atthe hours. Call 234-7272 (PARA) Commonwealth Ports Authority. The injured Were taken to area three hospitals, where all but two 5. Each bidder must complete, sign and furnish, prior to award of the contract (at submission of the bid, the "Bidder's Statement on Previous Contracts weretreated for cutsandbruises. r---~------~-~------, Subject to EEO Clause" and the "Certifications of non-segregated Facilities" as contained in the Bid Proposal. Alcoholic Anonvmous, a support group for those with I RESTAURANT FOR SALE I . AtCOHOL'~ i drinking (or drugging) problems meets every Monday, I PRESENTLY OPERATING 6.Acontractor haVing 50 ormore employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be awarded acontract $50,000 ormore I All Furnitures, Fixtures, Equipment & Inventories I will be required to maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for which are contained inthe specifications. Wednesday, and Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and Fridays at 'ANDNYMOU'S 7:30 p.m. at the Krista Rai Church in Garapan. included only $21,000 I Also for Sale Previa (Toyota) 1991 ExcelientConditibn, 7. To be eligible foraward, each bidder must comply with the affirmative action requirements which are contained in the specifications. :) For more information, call the HOTLINE at 234-5100 or I. I ".' ..: :::MEETS; ',,' Wolf M. at (and leave message). I All Tires New only $15,500 I 8. Inaccordance with Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, Minority business enterprises will be afforded fullopportunity to submit bids in response to . .. . ~ 234-6615 I Call: 233-2730 .234-0731 I this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration foran award ofany contract entered ACll7219(1114&11).J into pursuant tothisadvertisement. L.------9. Women will be afforded equal opportunity in all areas of employment. However, the employment or women shall not diminish the standards of Don1t be a Litter Bug••• requirements forthis employment of minorities. Lynn Tangonan ACl1 0538(1 0/25,28,11/01,04,11,18,&22) In Case of EmergencyCall 911 I(eep Saipan Beautiful! And may you have many more b-days to come . '_;,'.:.'~ ..•. , I"" I" '0 '. _ •.••• '.".'.~.' ' "."...... •• ,., ~ ' .. - from MLS Staff 1'1' ..... _'.·I .•...•..•• ·_ ~ , '. - "·v·.._r.• FRIDAY t NOVEMBER 4t 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY, NEWS AND VIEWS-25 • i : , .' , EEK & MEEK® bv Howie Schneider 24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEM~ER~, 199~ ':¥nr;I~------~ YW MI6I-IT SAY HE. lCDK ICROSSWORD PUZZLER i ~ E AD Ll N E : 12:00noon the day prior to publication . TIlE. £ARUE.ST R£TlREMWT ~tMarianascvarietr~ NOTE: If some reason your advertisement Is Incorrect. call us (Iv HiSTORY ACROSS 42 Allernallve Answer to Previous Puzzle Immediately to make the necessary corrections, The Marianas word ..." Variety News and Views is responsible only for one Incorrect 1 Make a 43 ()oddess of I Insertion, We reservethe right to edit. refuse. reject or cancel any speech peace ..- 6 Some exams 45 Roman tyrant I ad at any time. 11 Water heater 46 After Sept. 12 More concise 48 Avail oneself 10 MUSICIANS, INSTRUMENTAL ­ 2 COOKS - High school grad., 2 years 14 "1- Woman" of again 2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS ­ 2 COOKS - High schoolqrad., 2 years 50 Hit (sl.) College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ experience. Salary $2.45 per hour. 15 Units of Employment Wanted Two years experience. Salary $2.45­ experience. Salary $2.45 per hour. energy 51 Fou/­ ary $700 per month. Contact: H&H ENTERPRISE dba Thai $3.50 per hour. Contact: NIPPON GENERAL TRAD­ 17 Rool edge 530uit 10 WAITRESSES, NIGHT CLUB House Restaurant. CB AAA 665,Saipan, Contact: MARIANAS REPAIRS COM­ ING CORP. dba Country House Res­ 18 Roman 52 55 Opposite of MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-8424.(11/18)F/ PANY, INC. P.O. Box 2690, Chalan Lau taurant. Caller Box PPP 658 Box 10000, 20 WAITERSIWAITRESSES, RESTAU­ 20 Coffee- yes Lau, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­ Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­ RANT· High school grad., 2 years expe­ 17235. chocolate 56 One or the 9083.(11/04)F/17107. 1908.(11/11)F/17158. rience. Salary $2.45 per hour. flavor other INIA Contact: CANDIDO I. CASTRO dba 1 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR ­ Garfield ® by Jim Davis 23 Golf peg 59 Christian High school grad., 2 years experience. festival PORT 1 ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK - College 1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - College Pacific Castle. PPP 377 Box 10000, 24 Volcano 1 RETAIL STORE MANAGER - College Salary $2.45 per hour. product 61 Poor ESSE graduate. Salary $750 per month. grad., 2 years experience. Salary $3.00­ Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288-1336/ grad.,2years experience. Salary $1,200­ Contact: ONWEL MFG. (SAIPAN) LTO. ·.~.\~/t~il;;;;._· \.~IJ;~. 26 Contaminate 62 Go In Contact: MICHAEL J. McCART dba $6.00 per hour. 7410.(11/18)F/17225. !.;;ii.··.. ·\.·.· .•...••..· 4 Fixed period . 8 EXist $1,250 per month. P.O. Box 712, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. 28 SI. or Hwy 9 Future LLBs.' McCart & Associates. P.O. Box 2471, 1 APPLIANCES (TECHNICIAN) RE­ li':~~ 29 Glances over DOWN of time 1GENERAL MANAGER - College grad., 1 PHOTOCOMPOSITION OPERATOR No. 234-9522.(11/18)F/17236. , .... 5 Rye fungus exam Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­ PAIRER - High school grad., 2 years 31 Threatens 1 Eskimo boat 2 years experience. Salary $2,000 per - High school grad., 2 years experience. 10 Harsh 7094.(11/04)F/17113. experience. Salary $2.45 per hour. 33 Devours ivar) 6 Bible drv 11 Round month. Salary $600 per month. 2 WAITRESSES, NIGHT CLUB - Salary i~j';;i;;', '~ 35 Part of foot 2 NE state Contact: ROMAN B.MATSUMOTO dba oojccrs Contact: AZUL, INC. dba Dear Island. 7 Concerning 1 AUTO MECHANIC-High schoolgradu­ Garapan Safeway Recruitment Ser­ Contact: DOYI CORPORATION dba $2.45-$3.00 per hour. 36 Wild horse 3 Saloon 13 Long grasses P.O. Box 5142 CHRB, Saipan, MP 10 DANCERS - Two years experience. 39 Egg parts order ate. Salary $4.75 per hour. vices. P.O. Box 1459, Saipan, MP Focus. Caller Box AAA 170, Saipan, MP 16 Confidence 96950. Tel. No. 233-2084.(11/03)TH/ Contact: EAST-WEST RENTAL CEN­ 96950. Tel. No. 234-5765.(11/18)F/ 96950. Tel. No. 233-6349.(11/18)F/ Salary $2.45-$3.25 per hour. game 17104. \ 1 COOK 19 Some vines TER OF SAIPAN, INC. P.O. Box 5233 17231. 17227. CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ 1 MAINTENANCE WORKER· Two 21 Hastens 1 MANAGER, OPERATIONS (TOUR)­ ?2 Displease 7151.(11/04)F/17114. 1GENERAL MANAGER -Collegegrad., 1 NEON SIGN MAKER - High school years experience. Salary $425 per College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ 25 Violinmaker 2 years experience. Salary $3,000­ grad., 2 years experience. Salary $600 month. ary $1,800 per month. 27 Claw 1 H.E. OPERATOR - Hig:-J school grad., $4,000 per month. per month. Contact: A.S.C., INC. dba Nagoya Star Contact: PRINCE SANG MUN PAK dba i II 'I I '---'---...... l-...... :.._..J....,J-l---l._-'--...... 30 Beatie Ringo 2 years experience. Salary $3.00 per 1 RESERVATION ASSISTANT MAN­ Contact: NEON CORPORATION. Caller Night Club and Karaoke Lounge. Box r Prince Management Co. P.O. Box 7331, hour. AGER - College grad., 2 years experi­ Box CCC 773, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. AAA A-43, Caller Box 10001, Saipan, 32 V.IP Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ Contact: EAGLE CORPORATION. P.O. ence. Salary $1,000-$1,500 permonth. No. 234-8123.(11/18)F/17228. MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-8194.(11/18)F/ 34 Snick and ­ 3953.(11/04)F/17119. PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz Box 3044 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. 1 FRONT OFFICE MANAGER - Col­ 17239. I 36 Antlered No. 233-4545.(11/04)F/17120. lege grad., 2 years experience. Salary 2 MAINTENANCE REPAIRERS, animal 1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - College $1,810 per month. BUILDING - High school grad., 2 years 1PROJECTENGINEER·College grad., 37 Mischievous grad., 2 years experience. Salary $1,200 boy 1 BARTENDER - Two years experience. 6 WAITRESSES, RESTAURANT experience. Salary $2.45 per hour. 2 years experience. Salary $4.00 per per month. 38 Antelopes Salary $2.45 per hour. 2 LAUNDRY WORKERS 1 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER - High hour. 1 OFFICE MANAGER - College grad. 2 school equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ Contact: JEN-MARZ ENTERPRISES, 40 Scandinavian Contact: NIPPON GENERAL TRADING 1 SWIMMING POOL SERVICER money units yearsexperience.Salary$l ,000-$1,200 INC, P.O. Box 1562, Saipan, MP 96950. CORPORATION dba Country House 1 PLUMBER (MAINTENANCE) ary $2.45 per hour. 41 Deep sleep per month. Restaurant. Caller Box PPP 658 Box 1 COOK Contact: NICOLAS M. MANGLONAdba Tel. No. 234-7129/1061.(11/18)F/17240. 44 - Lauder 6 COOKS 10000, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­ 11 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANERS ­ AERON Enterprises. P.O. Box 781, 47 Carry 6 RESTAURANT WAITRESSES - High 1908.(11/04)F/17122. High school grad., 2 years experience. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­ 1 COOK 49 Of dawn school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ Salary $2.45 per hour. 2127.(11/18)F/17230. 1 WAITRESS/REST. - Two years expe­ 52 "In - Mood" ary $2.50-$3.00 per hour. 11 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS - High 1 CHEF COOK - High school grad., 2 rience. Salary $2.45 per hour. 54 Ore. time Contact: KAIZOKU CORPORATION school grad., 2 years experience. Salary 1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR - Two years Contact: MICHAEL SZE PRODUCTS 57 Actor- years experience. Salary $2,500 per Begley, Jr dba Kaizoku Restaurant. P.O. 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26-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 4, 1994 Device controlling steering focus ofprobe Miami faces Syracuse Saturday B NANCY ARMOUR shows that moments earlier, the Hall said. Speculationonwhatc~used~he y~ar. (Pilots) should be :,amiliar PALIKIR,Pohnpei-TheFSMCon­ Education and Social Affairs, favor­ crash and fire equipments at the air­ DwingMisceI.laneoosBusiness Yap mentin Faichuk. Vice Speaker Dohsis Halbert told Y wing flaps were down when the Investigators saidthe plane was crash had focused on high wind With t?at typ.e of pattern. gress convened 00 its 16th day with ablyrepcrting 00Congress BillNo.8­ ports. It was also the intent of the Senator Figir took the floor to call hiscolleagues thatRMl is taking this ROSELAWN, Ind. (AP) _ In- pilots received a warningthat they traveling at~t-2.13 mph (345 and advisories from ~o~trollers A pilot flYI~g through the same threecoounittee reports being adopted 2Z7, apprqJriating.$1.4million to as­ Congress thattheFSMwill retainown­ attention to the news article intheOc­ route to justify their cause. Pohnpei vestigators aretrying tolearn why were traveling too fast and that kph) and was at an altitude of about turbulence and ICIng. But storm that Flight 4184 e?coun- i.ocluding one thatcontains appI'(¢a­ sistState-administ.eredhealthprograms erships overthe equipment while the tober 22, 1994, edition of the Pacific SenatorPeterChristiansaidthey (RMI) a steering mechanism caused structural damage could occur 9,400 feet (2.860 meters) when the advisories are not u~usual, tered told co?trollers that Ice had boos focaiqxlrt vehicles forfourstates, throughout the FSM, apportioned as States will havetheir uses through an DailyNews,regarding efforts of the arejust trying to scare away J~ Flight 4184 to roll rapidly to the unless they brought the flaps up disaster struck. Its anti-icing de- said Mitch Gru~dma?, a ~llot for form~d on his plane, The Dallas Three Communications from FSM folk>ws: OlUukStale,$500,(XX); K~ agreed andexecuted memorandum of Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) tostoreNuclear and Korean ftshermen. right, sending the airliner into a again, which they did. said Greg vice was activated at the time of 30 years and chle~ flight mstruc- Morning New~ report,ed Wednes- President received. FIrst, a proposed State, $200,000; Pohnpei State, understanding. Wastes there. Senator Isaac Figir, ex­ In thisconnection, theOctober 21, lunge that killed all 68 people Feith, the agency's lead investi- the crash. Hall said. tor for Purdue.Umverslty.. day. But Momson said he do~bts legislatioo to exempt import tax for $500,000; andYapState,.$200,OOO. Standing Committee Report No. 8­ P last thing air traffic con- Meteorologist Allan Mornson the crash could be blamed on Ice. certain foreigners importing goods in Standing Committee Report No.8­ 293,submitted by the Resources and pressed his concems saying that he 1994, issueof This Week in Foreign aboard, U.S. officials said. gat or The Affairs, published by FSM Depart­ The American Eagle plane's Th~ twin-engine ATR-72,' en trollers heard from the pilot was of the National Weather Service Icing .m~es it h~d for planes conrectkn with performance of for­ 129, from theWaysandMeans Com­ Development Committee, recom­ does not want to see theocean shared to bytheFSMandRMicontaminated by mentof External Affairs reported that ailerons, pilot-controlled devices route from Indianapolis to Chi- "thank you" after he was told to ~aid.wind shear - s~dde~ changes to ~allltal.n their ~ltltude, eignaidagreements; another request­ mittee, reporting on C.B. No. 8-282, mended appropriation of $12,064, such storage. Saying future genera­ at the General Assembly oftheUnited on the wings, were deployed rap- cago plunged into a northern In- remain in a holding pattern at m wind speed an? direction - were !"10rns?n said. To get n~ of the ingtravel fimdsforFSMrepresentative from theCommittee onJudiciary and payforoneof the71additional shares tionswill be adversely affected. Nations, a statement was delivered idly after pilots learned the plane diana farm field in a driving rain. 8,000 feet (2,450 meters) for 10 reported at the time of the crash. Ice..a pilot can move ~o. a different ontOO College ofMicronesia Board of Governmental Organization foranlip­ intheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB) and to authorize $844,445 forthe70 Chuuk. Senator Refalopci told his by the FSM Mission strongly op­ was traveling too quickly in a killing everyone on board. minutes. The plane had been in a Winds we.re.ab~ut 45 m~h O? altlt~de or use a de-Ic~ng syst~m Regent unde'r tOO treatybetween FSM, propdation of $15 million from the General FundsoftheFSMtopurchase remaining shares. Committee Chair­ colleagues he plans to re-introduce a posing the proposed feasibility holdingpattem outside Chicago's The NBC television network holding pattern at 1O,?00 feet kph~ and shlf~illg ill opposite di- as,~lt,ght418~was~q~lppe,dwlth. Palau and Republic of the Marshall Islands; andrequest forappropriation crash, fire and rescue vehicles for man Redley Killion clarified thatifand measure introduced inthepast,toallow study to store nuclear wastes on O'HareAirport on Monday night, reported that the cockpit voice (3,050 meters) for 32 mmutes. recnons at altitudes around 5,000 It ~ not like this IS ~m.que ... uninhabited atollsintheMarshalls. y ger for$218,500 fordesign andtechnical Pohnpei, Chunk, Kosrne and Yapair­ when the $844,445 is needed, an ap­ dumping of nuclear wastes between the investigators saidWednesday , recorder showed alarms repeat- The planedisintegrated intotiny to 7,000 feet (1,525. to 2,130 espec,lall f?r the lar: atrcr~f~; This effort is contrary to theefforts bUl~t services foc State'sCampuses ofCol- ports. As a member of International propriationrequest willbesubmittedto Faichuk area of Chuuk Sta1.C and the The plane rolled sharply to the edly sounded before the plane pieces, making identification of me.ters). AnyplanesflYlOgat'th?se They. re t? wlthsta,nd It, Civil Aviation Organization (lCAO), Congress foraction.Itdoes notgrantan StateofYap.Feestobepaidbynations by the United States to rehabilitate al~ltudes d?~ ha~e .legeof MPooesia-FSM . the atolls devastated by the U.S. right. The pilots attempted to re- dropped from air controllers' ra- victims difficult. between the shifting Mornson said. We t Standing Committee Report No. 8­ FSM has to comply with safety re­ automatic payment to ADS, by the interested indumping their wastes can It used atomic tests. cover but "then theairplane rolled dar screens. Hall said there iscon- Investigators brought the first WInds probably encountered many crashes due to icing. s 228,froffi the Committee on Health" quirements which i.oclude available FSMGovernment, be topromote economic develop- sharply to the right again," said versation on the recorder. but he remains of victims to a temporary heavy turbulence, Morrison said. usually the smaller planes." Jim Hall of the National Trans- would not reveal what was said. morgue set up at a National Guard "It puts some stress on your portation Safety Board. Aircraft performance officials armory, said Newton County aircraft, but I don't know if it Vietnam demands beneath his car - a speed-reduc­ also been charged with illegally re­ Cuban&ucont,nued from page 28 "The airplane then rolled over are to meet Thursday to study all Coroner Dr. David Dennis. Re- would be enough (to cause the $20M million from NFL ... tion device introduced midway movinga filterfrom its refueling rig area, former teammate Giorbis defected fromGuantanamo byswim- on its back and a recovery was not voice and data reports and will mains believed to be those ofone crash)," he said. "Aircraft fly Bingaporean tanker Continued from page 28 through the season - was found to at the July 31 German GrandPrix, Barthelemy. mingll miles across GuantanamoBay be too thin. whenNO.2driverJosverstappcn's ''Whatabeautiful coincidence," said totheU.S.Navybase onCuba'ssouth- accomplished," Hall said. compare the accident to other ac- the pilots were found, searchers through that in the winter.all the HANOI, Vietnam (AP) • Envi­ cisco, Atlanta, NewOrleans and the The cockpit's voice recorder cidents involving similar planes, said. time - It occurs several times a His trouble-plagued, tearn has carwas engulfed in flames, Barthelemy, 21, a welterweight who easterntipinSeptember 1993 ronmental officials said Thurs­ LosAngeles Rams. day they are seeking $20 million But Tagliabue still thinks realign­ r, as a damage deposit from the mentmight take place, .Singapore owner of a tanker that "WesOOuldn't throw upourhands," 7SAN caused the country's worst oil hesaid. "Thecomplexitiesare: Howdo HERE spill. you take something that is extremely ~ Iohn The tanker Nepture Aries, strong andsoccessful and make alittle INVlTATION owned by Neptune Orient Lines bit of a leapof faith to makeit even Ltd., crashed into a jetty on the better?" Santa Soledad Mission Church Council TO JOIN ME Saigon River near Ho Chi Minh Pittsburgh owner DanROOI'le¥ has City on Oct. 3, spilling more than proposedthatsix teams- Seattle,Tampa AT THE • 1,500 metric tons (1,650 short Golf Tournament Bay, Arizona, Indianapolis, Houston ~S 0 tons) of diesel fuel, according to tl1e andAtlanta - change divisions. z ~ the official Vietnam News. A fuel ~ ~ jobn slick has spread over 300 square "Ithinkitwould get tOO majority of Sponsored by the votes, but we need" 21 of 28 to " wa1k~r kilometers (120 square miles) of " river, fouling fish farms and rice awroverealignment,Rooneysaid"It's J'·tsr~\9~'·~SAIPAN GOLffiRS ASSOCli\1~nON paddies. diffcult,liketrying tooverride apresi­ ClasSiC The Ho Chi Minh City Envi­ dential veto." ronment Committee has asked a Indianapolis general manager Jim lao lao Bay Golf Resort-November 11, 1994 local court to order the Neptune Irsaywould welcome amoveoutofthe 7:00 A.M. IN MANILA Aries held in port unless the ship­ AFCEast to theNR; Central orAFC JANlTARY 1995 ping line pays a$20-million dam­ Central. AndTampa Bay vice presi­ age deposit, a committee official dentRichMcKay would liketo see the Buccaneers leave theNFC Central for just hy registering .1'011 haw said. Name: _ The official, who spoke by tele­ East, a chance to will (/11 the AFC setting up an instant all-expense-paid trip to phone but refused to give his rivalrywith Miami. name, said his office is still calcu­ stani!«. lilt IS I'll' ticleetsfor till Asimple solution would be to swap 4 days cftbcjohunt« milker lating cleanup costs andeconomic thepositioo oftheteams. ButChicago Address: ---= Phone: _ and environmental damages. Classic golltou rnamcnI, and Green Baydon't like theideaof In Singapore, a Neptune Orient [ainmrv 2(; tbm/l,Lfb ]cJ, having three domed-stadium teams ­ spokeswoman, Ming Lee, con­ Minnesota, Detroit andIndianapolis ­ Club Affillatlon: Handicap: _ firmed that the Neptune Aries is in theNK Central. not free to leave Ho Chi Minh ''Realignment rounds good, butit's City, but could not say whether justnotgoing tohappen," McKay said. the court ordered it held. "We are presently giving the Signature: Vietnam authorities our' fullest NAACP.a. cooperation on this matter," she Continued from page 28 said. The oil slick is Vietnam's worst NAACP money to settle sexual ever. The biggest previous slick harassment and sexual discrimi­ was caused when a Vietnamese nation allegations brought by a tanker and Taiwanese container former employee. ship collided in May, spilling 200 Donation: $75.00 Includes green/cart fees and B-B-Q immediately after tons of oil into theLong Tau River the tournament. 1994 Champion Greg Norman in southern Vietnam. Japan's... Beneficiary: Santa Soledad Mission Church Council for the constructlon Continued from page 28 of church building lombia and Tsuneyuki Nakajima Tee Time: 7:00 a.m. Shotgun start... reporting time (no later than 6:30 a.m.) EATING' were among nire players at 70. 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JapaDese Grand Prix this Sunday By MARl YAMAGUCHI win the championship even ifhe Suzuka, where the team's me- Hill caught up to him during his the bestracing line. Ifithadn'tfor wins the final race of the year. chanics were tuning the racing absence. the penalties and race suspensions, SUZUKA, Japan (AP) - With Only two races - Suzuka and cars for Friday's first qualifier to In Thursday's event just out- he could have won the title much only two races left in the season, Adelaide, Australia - remain in determine Sunday'spole position. sideTokyoorganizedby his Japa- earlier in the season. Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix the 16-race season. A victory is "It's my last chance," Hill said. nese sponsor, Schumacher said: After winning six of the first will decide the fates of both worth 10 points, with the next "To win the championship, I know "The only driver who can be the seven races, Schumacher's sue- Michael Schumacher and five places worth 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 I have to win here in Suzuka." world champion is me." cess was shadowed by a series of archrival Damon Hill. points. Schumacher missed the two . "I have a five-point advantage, controversy and penalties. IfSchumacher finishes first or With the exception of the pre- races after being suspended for arid ifsomebody can come out of In addition to the two-race ban second, with Hill finishing at least vious two seasons, the Formula ignoring a black flag in the July Suzuka as a champion, it will be in the British Grand Prix, 6 points behind, Schumacherwill One championship has been de- 10 British Grand Prix in July. me," said Schumacher, 25.' Schumacher also was stripped of become the first German to win termined at Suzuka, western Ja- Schumacher says he remains On the track, Schumacher has a victory at the Belgian Grand the Formula One driver's overall pan, every year since 1987, when determined to win even though shown a keen instinct for finding Continued on page 27 championship. the first formula one race came to With' his easy victory in the Japan. .,.~ European Grand Prix in Jerez, Hill, son of British racing leg­ Spain, for a driver's points total end Graham Hill, won the Italian of 86, Schumacher, driving a and Portuguese Grand Prix races Cuban boxer defects Benetton-Ford, is now closest to in the absence of Schumacher, winning the championship. Hill, keeping alive his championship who drives a Williams-Renault, chances going into the season's is 5 points behind. last two races. during visit to U.S. For Hill, the race is his last "It's a much tougherchallenge MIAMI (AP) - A top member promoter and .former Hialeah Connecticut. Hurtadodefeated chance at the title. Unless he wins. than just getting a good result," of the Cuban national boxing mayorJulio Martinez. "I figured I Texas' Larry Nicholson in a this Sunday, he won't be able to Hill saidat Benetton's paddock in team took advantage ofa one­ was in Miami, a place with a lot of 14-2 decision. .. night stopover to defect with Cubans who would welcome me. Hurtado saidhe managed to NFL commissioner still the help ofa former teammate I didn't know if I'd nave the op­ slip out of the team's Miami who defected last year. portunity again;" hotel early Monday without positive on reallignment . Diobelys Hurtado Pimentel, Hurtado is considered one of confronting his coaches or the 22, said he felt more desperate the top amateurs in the world in team's security escort. By MIKE NADEL why we don't get anything done." than he ever had in the ring the 132-pound division, accord­ "I sneaked out while my Tagliabue promised that, be­ because didn't have any rela­ ing to USA Boxing. In Cuba, he's teammates were sleeping," ROSEMONT,ill.(AP)- Though fore the meetings end Wednes­ tives to call for helpduring his ranked No.1 in his weight class.. Hurtado said. National Football League com­ day, the Jacksonville and Char­ team's stop in Miami. With his teammates, Hurtado He checked into another missioner Paul Tagliabue still lotte expansion teams will have "I really didn't have a de­ was heading hack to Cuba after a hotel and, at 3 a.m., phoned thinks divisional realignment is divisional homes for next season. tailed plan in mind," Hurtado 10-2 victoryover the United States the onlyperson he knew in the possible, several team represen­ If the owners don't pass some said at the office of boxing . in a dual meet in theU.S. state of Continued on page 27 tatives doubt common sense will form of realignment, Tagliabue prevail in a league that has At­ has the authority to place the ex­ lanta in the West, Arizona in the pansion teams in current four­ East and Tampa in the middle. team divisions, thereby creating Bodybuilding championship "1 think ultimately, we'd like to six divisions of five teams each. NAACP scheduled for December10 move some people around - as Most likely, Jacksonville would THE 1994 Northern Marianas kg long as it's not us," Minnesota join Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cin­ laying Bodybuilding Championships Light weight - 70 kg president Roger Headrick said cinnati and Houston in the AFC will be held on December 10, Welter weight - 75 kg Tuesday during a break in NFL Central while Charlotte would go 1994, 1:00 p.m. at the Saipan Middle weight - 80 kg meetings. "But that's the way into the NFC West with San Fran- offmost Grand Hotel. Light-heavy weight 90 kg other people feel, too, and that's COntinued on page 21 The competition will be in the Heavy weight +90 kg workers following division and the weight Entry deadline is November Sports Date class: 18, 1994. For further informa- BALTIMORE (AP) . The Na­ oJuniors - Open weight class tion contact the Gilbert Ada Gym NOVEMBER CALENDAR tional Association for the Ad­ -Wornen - Open weight class weightroom. November 4 vancement of Colored People is -Mens Master - Open weight There will be a participant's Meeting of managers and coaches of the CNMI Amateur Softball laying off most of its 100employ­ class meeting on November 19,1994, .Assodationiwill beh~ld5p.m. at the RoyalTaga Beach Club ees because ofa$3.5 million defi­ -Meri's - Bantam weight - 65 12:00 p.m ..at the weightroom. conference room...... ".«.. . cit it blames on former executive ,:::<.NovemberS":::>':':- ,"" ':<:\:::)H~:::>':':' director Benjamin Chavis, a board ' ...... •..... ::...... member said Tuesday. tttit.i9nalg,:0s~C(,)tJt;rytr~ck~nd fielctchampionship·. to beheld Many of the staffers are plan­ :••• arQ1I1:1~thefi~ld:.llAffi~the.A;giosf\\1el~pme ..·.marker·near·. the .·Red'•. Japan's Ozaki leading ning to work without pay, so the 'f4'No~ipffiCbe~;ITi5.r~tiJl~~~J~Jlt 6...... •....•.:a·...••..m•.•..•..... •.•:.·...... <.< ....•...... :...... •..::.: : ,::: . ':-»:.:.:.:. ovem " r'" ,',', ::-:::::::::::;;:::;:::::}::::::}\}:::~:::}::::::::::::::::.. . l .. nation's oldest civil rights group ~~W~hed~¢~ftli~$t~qf~$e86Qd~uarG6v~rnmen{JIltgr- won't shut down, said the board in Daiwa int'l tourney Ag~c)'W?~~·s(glJ\.»')~qft9aIlleague,qrigiruil •. schedu1e.·was member, Joseph Madison, a HA TOYAMAMACHI, Japan won two tournaments this season October26. Oam~sWillbepl~yedattheGarapan. ball.field. Washington radio personality. (AP) - Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki in Japan, cardedan eagle and three Novembel: 6./ ...... •. .•..•. . .: ..•..•.. .' Calls to the NAACP's national Thursday shot a bogey-free 7­ consecutive birdies on the 7th, CNMlYFLmatehbet\Veen Northern and Southern Divisions at 12 headquarters in Baltimore were under-par 65 and took the three­ 8th and 9th holes en route to a 68 noon. Central meets E!lstem at2:30 p.m, not immediately returned. shot lead after the first round of and was three shots behind Ozaki, November 13 .....•.••••• .: ••. •. . NAACP board members have the 170 million yen ($1.7 million) along with Naomichi Ozaki, QljMLYFL match between Eastern and Southern Divisions at 12 accused Chavis of running up the Daiwa International golf tourna­ Masashi's younger brother. noon. Northern faces Central.at 2:30 p.m. deficit. Chavis has said he inher­ ment. Hamilton also had one birdie and ···.November 16 ited the debt from his predeces­ Ozaki, Japan's winningest male two bogeys. PeadlineofregistrationfortheSaipan ChamberofCommerce(SCC) sor, Benjamin Hooks. Hooks has golfer with 65 victories on the Australian Peter McWhinney fundraisirig golf tcumamentar the Coral Ocean Point resort Club. denied that. Japanese tour, scattered birdies and Taiwan's Chen Tze-ming 'Sublllit application and fees at the SCC office, COPGolfPro-Shop, Chavis was ousted in August on Nos. 2,4,6,8, 14, 16 and 18 were at 69s. Guam Savings & Loan. Funds toberaised isfor the1995 community after it was disclosed that he had over the 7,146-yard, par-72 TwoAmericans, Gary Hallberg servi<;e and events program. An.additional of$l0will bepaid for late agreed, without the board's Hatoyama Country Club course, and Jeff Sluman, Canadian Rick registration after deadline. knowldge, to pay $332,000 in northeast of Tokyo. Gibson, Eduardo Herrera of Co­ Continued on page 27 American Todd Hamilton, who Continued ?n page 27 8J~ri~nas%r!et~~ Micronesia s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 b&) . P.O. Box 231 Solpan. MP 96950 • Tel. (670) 234-6341 ·7578 .9797 Fax: (670) 234-9271 ~.I.,