Commonwealth Legislature Staff Gets Big Raise -Margarita Torres, $6,889 to Among those, who received SAIPAN Certain employees were skipped over or forgotten and are awarded accordingly. $8,448 Inside sources said the pay hike pay raises are: of the No11hern \farianas Legis­ in the pay raise. -Antonia Sakisat, $7,372 to lature were recently given a pay Shortly after the listing was based not so much on -Rita Reyes, $5,624 to $8,840 competence but on political $8,444.80 hike. it has been lcarneJ. became known, a general staff -Juan Del Rosario, $12,000 to considerations. -Herbert Rosario, $8,440 to The pa)' hike was been kept meeting was called to explain $13,998 The listing shows that 200 secret for some time but in­ the discrepancies in pay raises. $9,027.20 -Maximo Attao, $9,031 to persons are on the legislature's advertently surfaced last wt-ek And a warning, inside sources -Joaquin Torres, $12,000 to $11,003.20 employee · payrolls, rece1vmg $15,496 when a listing of Legislature's said, went out to keep the -Jose Agulto; $6,017 to salaries ranging from a low of -Juan Teregeyo, $9,031 to employees and their salaries listing and the attending $8,444.80 $3,120 to a high of $36,000 a $11,003 was circulated in the Legislature. controversy within the -Guillermo Reyes, $6,440 to -Antonio Arriola, $8,440 to The unauthorized circulation legislature's walls. year. "'· $8,444.80 of the pay hst, listing the August Unlike the ·Executive llranch, Of those given pay hikes, the $12,001 None of tlte U.S. employees highest went to Budget Officer -Luis Benavente, $11,000 to 12 salary infonnation, brought the Legislaiure does not fall and few of those employees who under the Civil Service System. Ben Fitial. His new salary is $13,998.40 consternation to legislative have questioned some of the The employees are hired on $21 ,008, an increase of 33% -Esteban Pangelinan, $12,000 leaders and high officials and an Legislature's actions were given the basis of political connections from his old salary $15,500. to $13,998.40 uproar among the staffers, who any raises. BUDGET $ 29.4 Million For 1980 SAIPAN A record budget of of the 1980 fiscal year, other­ The new budget, which is $1.6 aid in greater economic develop­ take the largest bite, $21 $29 .4 million has been proposed wise, the government, as for the million dollars more than last ment." million, while capital improve­ by Gov. Carlos Camacho for the last two years, will have to year's budget, "would provide Money for the budget is from ment programs (CIP) account 1980 fiscal year. operate without a budget and improvement in the delivery of federal grants ($20 million) and for $5.7 million and the The budget will have to be relying on this year's budgetary public services and the intro­ local revenues ($9 million). Economic Development Loan approved by October I • the start limits. duction of new program§ and Government operations will Funds (EDLF) $2.5 million. While most of the departments and offices receive increases in their budgets, others were cut. Those receiving cuts were the Northern Marianas Legislature, Office of the Attorney General, Community and Cultural Affairs Department, and Health Services ar.d Environmental Affairs Department. In his budget message to the Legislature, Camacho said the savings from the Legislature'.s budget will be used to finance the Central Repair Shop in the Public Works De1- utment. The budget for government operations is divided in the following.manner - $19 million for the executive branch, $1.4 Couldn't take it; million for the legislative branch, Truck loaded with 14 tons Rebars collapsed on its way from Charlie Dock to YCO Hardware in Garapan, even though the {Con't on page 3) load was less than the normal capacity. But the age of the trailor was old enough that it couldn't take it further. Cooperation In Tourism Regional Council Established SAIPAN (;overnment on Guam among leaders of the organization. temporary executive director. liaison between the travel and leaders and tourist industry re­ various governments in The Council whose main office The aims and objectives of transportation industries and presentatives Friday fonnally Micronesia to jointly promote will be on Saipan, will have the Council are to provide an council members, and carry agreed to establish the the development of tourism in temporary officers and staff instrument for close collabora­ out advertising, promotional Micronesia Regional Tourism the region. until permanent officers ~ tion among various govern­ Jllld publicity measures to focus Council. At the Friday's closing day of elected. mental and private interests in attention on Micronesia as one The creation of the council, a a three-day conference, repre­ Lt. Gov. Francisco C. Ada is tourism development., augment of the world's latest and newest private, non-profit organization. sentatives of governments and a temporary president and promotional efforts and destination areas. is a fulfillment of a commit­ industry signed documents to Lazarus Salii, administrator of encourage capital investment in The cowicil is also required to ment made in a June meeting formalize the council's TT development services, is a tourism development, provide {Con't. on page 7) Page 2 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS - August, 17, 1979 Trukese Puts"Red Carpet" For FSM President From: FSM Gov't. over one-thouand registered movement by a majority of the Public Relation Office members and is headed by Mrs. people. The few leaders Yurie Aizawa. advocating the move have no TRUK - The President of the A spokesman for "Nieichu" specific plans. Most of the Federated States of Micronesia, said ''the aim of the association people feel that the advocators' Tosiwo Nakayama, arrived in is to unite not only the women aini is to oppose the FSM Moen, Truk, Sunday, Aug. 12 of Truk but also the men. We Constitution. But they have no and received a red carpet stand strongly for a united Truk alternate future plans. They welcome rare in the history of and united FSM. We advocate would rather depend on the Truk. On hand to welcome the brotherhood of all of Truk, United States to provide a plan President at the airport was a coopemtion, and free di!lcllSlion and organization and support." crowd of about six thousand and exchange of ideas and The onlv thing that was clear people. information." in the mind of the public, In a statement to the plane­ At the occasion, President Aizawa said, was that there was side crowd, the President ex­ Nakayama addressed the lll'OUp no one in the movement's pressed gratitude for the warm and explained his views on the leadership the people trust more welcome. Said the President, "I Faichuk sepamtion movement. than President Nakayama. want to thank you all for giving Said the President, ''There is no Aizawa also said that because of me this great moment. You are question in anyone's mind that public fear and suspicion regard­ not doing this for Tosiwo the apparent lack of develop­ ing the motives behind the Nakayama but rather for the ment prOllf8llls in the Faichuk movement, a lot of the people President of the Federated region is the source of this from Faichuk come to him States of Micronesia, for our movement. Frustration from with their problems and new government." this lack of development has frustrations. As the President disembarked driven the people concerned into "A majority of the people \) from the plane, he set foot onto a rebelious mood, and who can in Faichuk have infonned me President Tosiwo Nakayama 2 carpet of woven pandanus blame them? that they want the United States mats that stretched from the ''The lack of development to keep out of the Faichuk plane ramp to the terminal programs in the area should be separation problem," Aizawa Congress of the Federated important to talk things out buildin~. Flanking the mat pinpointed on the top adminis­ said. ''They consider this States of Micronesia decided in before formally setting them walkway were rows of women, trators in Truk prior to the issue a Trukese problem and May of this year that upon down on paper," the President children, men elders, chief institution of the chartered Truk they do not want the United election of the President and added. magistrates from a majority of government," the President said. States to interfere. They want Vice President, they should visit President Nakayama is on a the islands in Truk, traditional However, Truk now has a new the Trukese to ,resolve · the the four States, accompanied thirteen-day visit to Truk which leaders, State ~vernment government and I am confident problem themselves and look by the Speaker of the Congress would include visits to the officials, representing from that Governor Erhart Aten will upon any United States involve­ to learn the views of public various regions of Truk Lagoon various churches, business remedy this problem," the ment as an adverse act of officials and the public. The and the neighboring islands. His leaders, tourists, and an honor President said. aggression." leadership of the Congress could schedule includes meetings with guard from the Truk State It is incorrect to blame the Aizawa also said that the not come of this trip because traditional as well as State Police. As the President walked FSM Government or the High Faichuk people wanted to of the current ~ecial session, government leaders and the through the crowd, he was Commissioner for the lack of resolve their differences fn their the President said.