':. "'' ... ·-----HAWN NEWSPAPER STACl<S ••• lea-bargains' By Ferdie de la Torre Dosalua later claimed she will Variety News Slaff Senator.will not serve iail time in assault case not press charges. She said the SUPERIOR Court Aswciate Judge probation. " The defendant pleaded guilty information given by the Tinian F.dward Manibusan yesterday con­ King was charged with assault and to assault and battery. The gov­ police to the media was "blown victed Senator. Fsteven M King for .battery and assault with a dangerous emipent recommended the dis­ out of proportion." beating his girlfriend last July 21· on weapon. The charges cany a maxi­ missal of the remaining charge. According to police report, the Tmian. mum penalty of I I years' imprison­ The court accepted King's plea victim stated it was the fifth time Following a plea agreement, ment and $11,000 fine. and the AGO 's recommendations. that the senator had beaten her up. ManibusansentencedKingto90days &ing and counsel Robert Court information showed that Last Aug. 13, the AGO like­ in jail, all suspended except 10 days. O'Connor signed a plea agree­ King assaulted Maria DLC. wise charged Dosalua with as­ Manibusan, however, allowed the ment with the government repre­ Dosalua by slapping her about the sault and battery for allegedly Tmian lawmaker to convert the IO­ sented by Assistant Atty. Gen. face and body during the July beating King. The case is pend­ day jail term to 80 hours of commu­ Alan Lane. inciden_t. ing. nity worl< service. Part of the community work ser­ vice requires King to hold one or more media appearances to stress the Esteven M. King importance ofdomesticconflictreso­ eluding public apology to the victim.· lution, relationship counseling, and · ThejudgesaidKingshallpay$500 admission of wrong in the case, in- fine and be placed under one year Ii. UBomb threat at airport· t I !, fails to affect operations {} .------------. of a possible bomb attack. ! ' CPA comptroller Carlos 11 f Salas said the Division of Customs received an anony­ mous call at around° 12:45 r a.m. warning that there will be a terrorist attack at the air­ port. "Shortly thereafter, at ap­ proximately 1:30 a.m., our GEARING UP. Police officers prepare equipment to be used in DPS's intensified drive against impaired Ports Police received another driving during 3Ds ceremony yesterday. Note the helmeted ."dummy officer" which will be used in the call warning that abomb will campaign against drunk and drugged driving. Photo by Jojo Dass Carlos Salas gooffanywherebetween 1:30 By Aldwin R. Fajardo a.m. to 12:00 noon," Salas Variety News Staff told a press conference. More speedtraps, checkpoints coming COMMONWEALTH au­ He said the CPA immedi­ By Jojo Dass proclamation he signed yester­ -launching held in Garapan, ex­ thorities yesterday received an ately reactivated its emer­ Variety News Staff day, declared December "Drunk pressed hopes his replacement anonymous call warning gency plan, while a massive GOVERNMENT has embarked and Drugged.Driving (3Ds) Pre­ will continue working to mini­ against bombs planted within search around the airport pre­ on an intensified effort aimed at vention month" and called on all mize substance abuse-related the premises of the Saipan In­ mises was conducted by the preventing car accidents caused sectors to "promote awareness on vehicle mishaps in the Com­ ternational Airport. ports police, the customs di­ by substance abuse, as the De­ impaired driving problems, sup- · monwealth. .But Commonwealth Ports vision and law enforcers from cember holidays approach. port programs and policies to re­ Speed traps and more check­ • Authority officials said the the Department of Public The period has been consid­ duce incidence of impaired driv­ points, DPS officials said, will · international airport remained Safety. ered as "traditionally one of the ing." be put up as part of 3D month. open and that operations were No bomb or any explosive deadliest times for alcohol-im­ Outgoing Public Safety Com­ Official records showed that hardly disrupted by the threats Continued on page 24 paired driving." missioner Jose M. Castro, in an there was a lone substance Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio, in a interview during the 3D month Continued on page 24 ~~r·~~:Y'~."":·::c~.~-s::'~~,i..f:.S'..:~:::2:-s,~~~~~!37~3.-::?:·..'f.~~~p;;":·~.. TiC:f£::s~:~~::1~-.. :.:h~··.0.. :·c~.J..:&0:•£E:>··7-'l..J'..'··:,.,.'7..F,,:_.l f! Rota delegation wants tanker sunk :i J · By _Rick Alberto tor Manuel ~ablan _dated Nov. 24 Wi' B_ay would _ma~; for a unique :ljj !) Vanety News Staff asked help m theJr "attempt to ·· dive attraction. , ~ LEADERS comprising the tum a potential disaster into an The legislators said they. j 1ij Rota Legislative Delegation economic advantage for the is- wantedtobringtogetheracom- ·, 1 W want the Panamanian-regis- land of Rota." mittee of.Jocal dive and envi- · f:: tered oil tanker which ran MIT Shogun, carrying about ronmental experts to "deter- aground off Rota's harbor 5,500 barrels of petroleum prod- mine exactly where to tow the ' 1· mouth sunk and turned into a ucts, was on its way to Rota from vesselandprepareherforsink- 1dive attraction. Tinian when it ran aground the ... ing." ., i;:, Sens. Paul A. Manglona, reefs last Nov. 6. "This committee will also r U Ricardo S. Atalig and Eusebio The Rota lawmakers said that ensure that the vessel is thor- . i! A. Hocog and Rep. Vicente M. after a series of meetings, they oughlycleaned before it is sunk ~. {~ Atalig in a letter to Coast1l determinea that "cleaning and in order to prevent any pas- t9 t'.:J Resources Management Di rec- sinking the tanker .. .in Sayanhaya Paul A. Manglona Continued on page 27 F1 i,, ~~ .. :1.. __ ._·::.:~· ... :.;:·.. 4:.:._::··;· .. :_--:.:.'.~-.~~-;~~.:.:.:..:.._:···:~.-·,.~ .. -.·.-.-.. ::-:•;:~~-· "'r-.·,_.•1•-t ·~~.-~.::;_i-_r~.1~·;,·1',~ .. ·1 ....... ·,:.··.· . .,_.:_: ,~ • • ~' . ..'...!T- ·~ • i • _ _,~ - -., • :·.:,~-' ... ~:••. · •. -.:·,:.• ~~'.J fAC NEWSPAPER STACKS : ..-r.,~ :l'f' 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- NOVEMBER 26, 1997 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 68B ~im1 rescue plm1 Feds discuss clem1-up By JOE McDONALD Ministers at the 18-nation Asia­ land,Indonesia, thePhilippines and VANCOUVER, British Colum­ Pacific Economic Cooperation fo­ South Korea is the largest in his­ By Jojo Dass EPA officials here to help assess Saipan R U.D.S. effort ongoing clean-up has been com­ bia (AP) - Pacific Rim leaders are rum were circulating a draft com­ tory. Variety News Staff missioned by USACOE follow­ praising a dlrs 68 billion rescue munique Monday that would en­ U.S. President Bill Clinton said 1WO FEDERAL officials are on the on the mechanics of the Defense­ Itdealsontheclean-upofRIDSin on environmental concerns. ing the discovery of a banned effort for Asian economies, trying dorse the huge stabilization pro­ he and his counterparts were ex­ island while another one is set to Commonwealth Memorandum of the Commonwealth. Castro said that thus far, about 14 cancer-causing toxic chemical to reassure rattled world financial gram spearheaded by the Interna­ aminingtheplantodetennine"what arrive early next we.ek to assist the Agreement which allows the latter to Jeffrey Smith,ACOEofficial from RIDS sites have been identified by waste that has leaked from aban­ markets that it will be enough to tional Monetary Fund. are we prepared to do to make it CNMI government on the imple­ reimburse funds used in helping the WashingtonDCwhowill be arriving DEQ and USACOE. doned military capacitors. restore stability. The financial bailout of Thai- work; what are we prepared to do if mentation of a 1995 treaty involving United States Anny Corps of Engi­ on Dec. 4, will likewise "walk us These, he said, include the contro­ The Kagman caves and the Formerly UsedDefenseSites (FUDS) neers locate RIDS. from a to z of the DCMOA," said versial Puerto Rico dump, which has Chalan Kanoa Elementary in the Commonwealth. 'They (federal officials) are help­ Castro. remained unrehabilitated due to de­ schools are also included in the f MarkPetersonandJoeCruzofthe ing us understand the DCMOA pro­ Castro failed to give an account on bates on whether its clean-up is a FUDS list. - I Environmental Protection Agency, cess," said Castro. the amount that can be given to DEQ responsibility of the federal gov­ Castro said DEQ is working on URGENT MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC according to F.nvironmental Quality TheDCMOA, which was reached in reimbursements but officials nev­ ernment or not. the inclusion of the abandoned Director John I. Castro Jr., will be in 1995, is being extended up to June ertheless said this will be used to Also included is a portion of the military dumpsite recently found working with the local government 30 next year, he said. financeongoinggovemmentprojects Tanapag village area where an in Tanapag into the FUDS list. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, center, pronounces the end of sai5iJ,W,iJnBdh~laaeshi.·suit: Red Cross Service Center the APEC goup photo session over in Vancouver, Canada, Monday. From left to right are world leader$ Kim Young-sam, South Korea; Fidel Ramos, Philippines; Chretien; Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia; and Ernesto Zedillo, Mexico. done ·~l'V'e········•·lleV'er· .;,'·,~.:: "''°.q,:/~.~·. ·, ;';0.>,t/h:-·. on Saipan Close we have to go beyond that." Stock Exchange fell more than 100 to The draft communique, subject points, ending down 1.4 percent at ~)l}iilrig'~Ong' ,··, to change before the APEC meet- 7,767.92. ~, ,.;.,, The American Red Cross will close Its seNice struck the island on November 2. ing ends Tuesday, suggested the Canadian Prime Minister Jean tiv~ baclc home;; said Sablan. center on Saipan at 6:00 PM on Friday, group would offerno specific mea- Chretiensaidhehad asked his coun- "They (Bangladeshis) never ·There is no dlarge for any Re:l Cross disaster reflef sures but instead promote the ef- terparts whether their countries worked for me.