PLEBISCITL ADVISORY BOARD NAMED SAIPAN-The Plebi- scite Commission has announced the names of the members of the Plebiscite Advisory Board. They are: Australian Submarine (center), small fishing boat and fisheY'l7lan (on the lej"t) WW .fl ship Carlos Shoda-Marianas shield (right) and a small coconut tree on the sands of Micro Beach, Sa-l.pan. District Legislature; Banjamin Manglona- Marianas Political Status Commission; David Maratita-Maria­ nas District Admin­ istration; Gonzalo Q. Santo s-Saipan Municipal Council; Jose Lifoifoi-United Carolinian Associ­ ation; Joaquin Aguon­ Popular Party; Larry Guerrero - Territorial SAIPAN COUNCIL: Party; Sylvia Ada­ Chamber of Connnerce; Alfred Apa tang-Rota SLOTS DECISION CAUSED Municipal Council; and Sylvestre T~ Cruz­ Tin i an Municipal REVENUE REDUCTION Council. The members were to SAIPAN-Due to a $170,000 $1,750 to purchase an out­ "Notice" April 17th which meet Thursday morning year reduction in revenue board motor for the District prohibited any further im­ resulting from the outla~ing (May 1) to reveiw the Department of Public Safety portation of slot machines guidelines for radio of slot machines, the Saipan and $2000 to defray OP'er­ and outlawed the "one arm Municipal Council was forced ating expenses of the Maria­ bandits" as of January 1, CON'T ON PAGE 12 this week in a special ses­ nas District Training Office CON'T ON PAGE 11 sion to recall recently ap­ will not be appropriated for propriated money earmarked fiscal year 75-76 becaus~ of for health, educational and the expected reduced reve­ miscellaneous purposes. nue. In addition almost 100 Specifically $6000 to pur­ students who depend on SAIPAN CHAMBER URGES chase school supplies, $75,000 worth of revenue $10,000 to hire staff nurses generated from taxes on slot for village dispensaries, machine for educational CAB TO MAKE DECISION $10,000 to construct recre­ scholarships will have to ational facilities in Chalan seek funds elsewhere to con­ Kanoa, District 4 and Gualo tinue their schooling for SAIPAN-The Saipan Chamber as well as the potential Rai, $4,800 to purchase and the next school year. of Conunerce has adopted a loss of revenue to a U.S. install street lights in the District Administrator resolution urging the United flag carrier and earning on various villages of Saipan, Francisco Ad a released a States Civil Aeronautics major U.S. R. taxpayer and Board "to forward its deci­ private investments." sion on the Saipan/Tokyo Howatd Bowie, chairman of route case to the President the tourism connnittee for VIETNAM REFUGEES of the United States at the the Chamber and author of earliest possible date in the resolution described the recognition of the unreason­ present tourism industry as able economic hardship fur­ pretty sick and "with ti.he LEFT SAIPAN ther delay will inflict on loss of slot machines next the local business connnunity CON'T ON PAGE 11 SAIPAN-Friday morning, May out of Saipan." The source 2, the 56 refugees who had stated that it was Air Mi­ been temporarily housed on cornesia who notified Dan Saipan were flown via a spe­ Akimoto, U.S. Consul on Sai­ cial charter flight to Guam. pan and the TT Executive Reliable sources say they Office of the State Depart­ apparently were moved as a ment plans. result of a Pacific Daily What will happen to the News . (PDN) article published group after they arrive in soon after they arrived on Guam in not fully known al­ Saipan which stated they though it is said they will "luxuriate" in the "pc.,sh be shuttled on to Honolulu. Saipan Continental." In an interview with • the The same sources say that Vietr..amese group on Wednes­ when the PDN article ap­ day, they admitted "sensi­ peared in the Washington, tivity" to the PDN article Post, State Department offi­ and felt very "upset" with cials inrrnediately arranged a the way the story was writ­ .. charter flight with Air Mi­ ten. This Old lady is one of cronesia "to get this group CON 'T ON PACE 13 ar1..£ved last week on Saipan. - Page. 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIE(JJS, /.fau 2, 1975 • duties will be to supervise the plebiscite and carry out WILL AMS BRIEF SUBCOMMITTEE ON COVENANT an impartial plebiscite edu­ WASHINGTON, (MNS)---I n a c~i~h a Commonwealth of the gislature for the Northern cation program. Williams prepared oral briefing in Northern Mariana Islands in Marianas Commonwealth with told the Subcomrnittee about Washington on April 14, Amb­ Political Union with the equal representation from the form of the vote on the assador Franklin Haydn United States, signed on each chartered municipality Covenant, noting that the Williams, the president's Saipan on February 15, 1975. in one house. Agreement was drafting was a cooperative Personal Representative for Williams noted that in the reached on these proposals. effort between the United Micronesian Status Negotia­ negotiating process a deter­ Ambassador Williams empha­ States and the ~iarianas Po­ tions, described for the mined effort was made to sized that the call to nego­ litical Status Commission. Subcomrnittee on Territorial batisfy the legitimate inte­ tiate a separate status for This form of vote was deli­ and Insular Affairs of the rests of the Marianas Polit­ the Marianas came from the berately designed to make it U.S. House of Representa­ ical Status Commission in people of that District and clear to the people of the tives the Covenant to Esta- seeking full internal self­ their elected representa­ Northern Marianas that a government within the limits tives. Their desire for po­ "NO" vote means that the Ma­ of the framework of the Ame­ litical union with the rianas would be free to seek RASA LEFT TO rican should not be split United States, first ex­ an alternative future sta­ constitution, while giving pressed in 1950, has been tus in concert with the full weight to views of mem­ repeated over the years other districts. WASHINGTON bers of the U.S. Congress. through resolutions refer­ In concluding, the Ambass­ Many of the provisions of endums, and representations ador voiced his special ap­ DISCUSS the Covenant reflect the to the United States Govern­ preciation to the r. chairman TO advice and wishes of the ment and to the United Na­ for the attention and time U.S. laws to the new Common­ tions. he has given these talks, COVENANT wealth. The Ambassador em­ The U.S. negotiator des­ and for his advice and en- couragement. SAIPAN, (RELEASE)---Maria­ phasized that since the Cov­ cribed to the Subcommittee nas Congressman Oscar Cruz enant in its final form was the highlights of the Cove­ Rasa left Saipan last week­ to be presented to the U.S. nant, noting that if the end for Washington, D.C., Congress for either approval Congress approves the Cove­ where he plans to meet with or disapproval but not amen­ nant, it will voluntarily members, of the U.S. Congress dment , it was absGlutely limit its plenary powers to to discuss the commonwealth necessary that the U.S. side amend certain fundamental "covenant" agreement which 'makes sure that its negotia­ provisions of the Covenant was signed by the Marianas ting position should not be unless consented to by the Status Commission and repre­ contrary to known Congress­ future government of the OWING AND MA.RINE sentatives of the U.S. exe­ ional views. Northern Mariana Islands. EQUIPMENT cutive branch ·in February. The purpose of the brief­ The fundamental provisions f>Ott'ER ·AND SAIL BOATS · ing for the Congressional are: the basic political Rasa said before his de­ P,O, BOX 2792,. parture that he believes Subcomrnittee, the Ambassador relationship, the right of said, was to report on the self-government, the fight AGANA, · ~UAM 96910 members of the U.S. Congress TEL, 777-6335 will not agree to certain final round of negotiations to U.S. citizenship, the parts of the Covenant, and and to brief them about t the section dealing with the LlARINE IJUVE, ~ therefore parts of the cove­ plebiscite, now fixed for. applicability of basic pro­ nant could easily be re­ June 17. After the December visions of the U.S. Consti­ jected later on, if it is negotiating session it was tution to the Northern Mari­ approved in the June 17 ple­ necessary, he noted, to re­ ana Islands, and protection biscite. "If the U.S. Con­ view certain tentatively against alienation of land. gress rejects provisions agreed provisions of the Co-· The Ambassador said "The BANKm concerning land ownership venant with the U.S. Cott­ United States Government in the Marianas," said Rasa, gress and following these takes most seriously its OFAMERICA "the Marianas people could consultations the U.S. was responsibilities as Adminis­ find themselves under a per­ able to eliminate its re­ tering Authority to see that manent commonwealth whhre maining reservations. When a fair and impartial plebi­ Serving other Americans can not anly the negotiators met again in scite is held on the Cove­ Saipan innnigrate and obtain busi­ February, there were a few nant." He told the Subcom­ ness licenses freely, but minor technical changes pre­ mittee of the appointment of Over · own land on Tinian, Rota, pared qy the MPSC, and the Mr. Erwin Canham as Plebi- sc;i.te Connnissi'.:lner. 25 Years and Saipan as well." proposal for a bicameral le- H i s Rasa said that the "only way" the tights of the Mari­ anas people can be protected DESTINATIONS: concerning land ownership and other potential problem U.S.A.· EUROPE- ASIA areas in the covenant is by making sure that;the United MICRONESIA· HAWAII States Congress reviews the covenant before the June 17 plebiscite.