rI Shooting suspect£ s By Ferdie de la Torre pers0n dead and three others Criminal Investigation Section the law, a person convicted with Rocks were reportedly thrown Variety News Staff wounded. agents picked up the suspect Alvin second degree murder is facing a at a residence in San Roque when POLICE authorities arrested Shortly after Superior Court Agulto Camacho at his residence minimum of five years jail term a pick-up truck passed by. Gun­ Monday afternoon the prime sus­ Presiding Judge Alexandro in San Roque Monday at 5:35 · and a maximum of life imprison­ shots then followed. ·, pect in the recent San Roque Castro issued an arrest warrant, p.m. ment. Omar, who was a passenger of shooting incident that left one Department of Public Safety Assistant Attorney General Superior Court Associate Judge the truck, was pro11ounce<l dead Loren A. Sutton charged Camacho Marty W. K. Taylor ordered that at CHC at 5:01 a.m. on the same with 2nd degree murder. A bail of · the bail remain in the amount of day by Dr. Lionel Marks De $500,000 cash for the defendant's $500,000 ..:ash. Camacho was re­ Chabris. temporary release was recom­ manded to the DPS jail. The wounded victims were mended. The shooting which· was re­ identified as Anthony S. The 21-year-old Camacho ap­ ported to DPS Central before Camacho, 19, Greg Twelbang peared in court ye~terday with his dawn on June 10th, resulted to the Magofna, 17, and Jesse Q. counsel Anthony Long whil~ the death of Jeffrey A. Omar, 20, of Tomokane, 17. All sustained gun- government was represented by Tanapag. Contiffueaon page 6 Assistant Attorney General Alan B. Gordon. Long requested the court to at least reduce the bail to $100,000 MPLT bids to bring cash as his client is willing to appear in all court proceedings. investments home On the other hand, Gordon con­ By Rafael H. Arroyo tended there is a serious risk that Variety News Staff Camacho may flee from the is­ THE MARIAN AS Public Land land. He said the government has Trust (MPLT) seeks to liqui­ a very strong evidence to convict date some of its investments the defendant. overseas and reinvest them in The government was informed the Con1inonwealth to benefit that the accused plans to leave the local economy. Saipan to travel to Manila in the This was learned from Juan ne"ar future to attend a wedding of Alvin A. Camacho walks by a female news photographer on the way to S. Torres, chairman of the a family member. Superior Court where he was charged yesterday in connection with the MPLT Board of Trustees, who Gordon pointed out that under recent San Roque shooting incident. said the land trust agency is currently discussing ways on how to "collapse" a portion of Tenorio appoints Guerrero its $33 million investment port­ folio abroad for better prospects Juan S. Torres GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio Crispin I. Deleon Guerrero will here. can help the local economy. has appointed t:rispin Deleon rise to the occasion by giving resi­ "We definitely want to mix We don't know yet how much Guerrero to fill the unexpire term dents the kind of representation our investments. I have pro­ we are'talking about, but we are they rightfully deserve to have," of the late House Vice Speaker posed that some of it to be in­ going to do it on an incremental Jesus P. Mafnas. the governor said. vested here in our OWi} back­ basis as derrnmd arises," said In a hand delivered letter to Tenorio in a separate letter to yard so as to help stir up some the MPL T chairman. Guerrero, the governor said that House Speaker Diego T. econo~nic activity," said Torres MPLT, since its inception is he was hopeful Guerrero will pro­ Benavente announced his appoint­ in an interview. said to hav~ amassed some $33 vide, "the same kind of public ment of Guerrero saying it fulfills Torres, a former Saipan sena­ million in· overseas invest­ services to which his constituents his constitutional duties to fill the tor, met with the rest of the ments, mostly in common had become accustomed." vacant House seat. MPL T Board last week to dis­ stocks at the New York Stock Prior to signing his letter to The governor's letter also took I cuss ways on how to improve Exchange, and in US Govern­ Guerrero, Governor Tenorio re­ note that Guerrero has, "indicated its investment portfolio and reap ment Tr~asury bonds. flected on the years of constituent his willin~ness to serve." the maximum in terms of eco­ According to Torres, the plan service Mafnas delivered. ontinued on page 6 Crispin I. Deleon Guerrero nomic benefits. is to sell off some of MPL T's "Precinct 3 has come to expect MPLT is a constitutionally shareholdings and bring the a strong voice in matters before established agency tasked to money here for housing pur­ the legislature, and I believe Veto deprives college take care and safeguard all rev­ poses. enues derived from the CNMI' s "Look around, how many fi­ of guaranteed budget public land management sys­ nancial institutions here are GOVERNOR Froilan C. the governor added. tem. lending money on_a long term Weather Tenorio has vetoed two bills that The two vetoed bills included Part of MPLT's duty is to basis for housing? Almost nil, would have had a number of a number of costly provisions, ensure public land monies are right, because there's no long Outlook effects on theNorthem Marianas including the establishment of a kept in reasonable, careful and term deposits. But if we put up College, including one which "Regional Busine~s and Hospi­ prudent investments so as to something on the long term, would have guaranteed the insti­ tality Center," which would re­ reap the most benefits for the people can come in and borrow tution an annual minimum $6 quire $2 million in CNMI match­ entire Commonwealth. against it," said Torres. million budget. ing funds and the establishment According to Torres, the Under the current plan, "I will not agree to a minimum of a "laboratory school" within Board is leaning towards a pro­ MPLT will deposit the money budget for the College,"Tenorio the College for teacher training, posal to have some of the pro­ in local banks in certificates of said in a news release yesterday. for which no cost was stated. ceeds of its investments abroad deposits and long tenn CDs, "Furthermore, I may not have a NMC had proposed to finance deposited in local banks to make . but which are loanable for ap­ choice but to start reducing its the estimated $4 million cost of loanable funds for our residents plicants. budget. Given ¢e funding con­ building the center with funds to borrow against these depos­ By doing this, MPLT. would Partly cloudy straints facing the Common­ from the federal government and its to build homes. still get some of the returns with light showers the Marianas Visitors Bureau. wealth Government, the College "I think this is·one wrry MPLT Continued on page 6 should look for funding sources," Continued on page 6 ,J / 'l .._,,.• , ; I \)r· '·; l 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- JUNE 21, 1995 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VlEWS-3 California freeway crash: ·s die Borja asks US: Allow Tinian rites BEAUMONT, California vious drunken driving convic­ By Rafael H. Arroyo deal immediately with the conflict 'This policy also disapproves US tion. (AP) - A car jammed with 11 6 kids among drunk driver's casualties tions, failed an intoxication test at Variety News Staff between the past reality of war and military support for any ceremo­ He, however, pointed out that people crashed in flames after the scene, Nickel said. Results of LIEUTENANT Governor Jesus the present desire to settle differ­ nies related to the atomic bomb the ecumenical services proposed being hit from behind by a pickup Sunday. The car crashed into the about 13 years, police said. Teodolo.Gallardo Bermudes, 35, a blood-alcohol test won't be C. Borja has asked the US Depart­ ence peaceably," the lieutenant gov - flights," the admiral told Borja in for August 6 and 9, and the peace truck with an allegedly drunken center divider, overturned and "It was a hectic scene," Tho­ of _Palm Springs, suffered only available for about a week. ment of Defense to reconsider its emorsaid. that same letter. ce(emony on August 8, would driver at the wheel. Six children exploded into flames, firefighter mas said. "We were all surprised bruises and drove off in his dam­ "I feel bad. I feel sadness. I earlier decision to reject CNMI Borja, who is honorary chairman Reason given was "to avoid the have a salutary impact. and two adults were killed. Stephen Thomas said. that we kept finding more people aged vehicle, Nickel said. won't pay even with my life, but use of Tinian military retention of the commemoration committee potentially volatile attention and "The opportunity to feel differ­ The driver of the pickup fled In addition to the dead, two in the car." Bermudes got off the freeway I deserve to pay," Bermudes told land for a planned peace ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of adverse criticism that military sup­ ently, which is essential to the and was arrested after witnesses adults in the car suffered minor No seat belts and no child seats three miles (five kilometers) away reporters Monday. marking the 50th anniversary of World War JI, last month requested port of such activities may culti­ process of healing and conflict injuries, and a 9-year-old girl was were in use in the Valiant, said led officers to him.