ar1anas• MICRONESIA'S LJ;AD\NG NEWSPAPER SINCE 1972 Choy in bri.bery case Businesswoman accused of coaching witness By Nick Legaspi the Farmers Home Reporter Administration for the State of The federal grand jury Hawaii, and Alma Valdez, a returned a four-count resident alien in Guam engaged indicunent Wednesday against a in loan packaging. federal official who allegedly Choy was charged ot the received a $30,000-bnbe and a following: woman who allegedly helped to -- Conspiracy to commit coach a witness to lie before IT AR (Interstate Travel in Aid the jury. of Racketeering) bribery; Named in th~ indictment -- Interstate travel in aid of which the 23-member jury racketeering and aiding and returned less than two days abetting; after it was formed were: -- Consoiracv to commit Prospective members of the federal grand Jury line up at the District Court Tuesday. (Pho to: N. Robert W.F. Choy, director of · (See page 13) Legaspi). · Casino coming thru' other door By Nick Legaspi The law requires that the not answered. Senator Manuel proponents . were taking the Reporter local bill sit in the Legislature Villagomez, another senator position that Local Bill 5-6 Rejected by voters during the for three session days. If there from Tinian, was asked for falls within the term Nov .7 election, a proposal to are no objections it would be comment Wednesday afternoon. "Commonwealth law" which, allow casino operation in passed by the delegation and "No comment," he said. ·based on the constitutional Tinian is back in the form of a sent to the governor for his Constitutional Amendment amendment, is one of two proposed local law. signature. No.42 provides: "Gambling is ways to allow gambling in the Local Bill 5-6, titled the . Sources at the Legislature prohibited in the Northern Commonwealth. Tinian Casino Control Act of said this is an easier route for Mariana Islands except as The proponents, according to 1987, was introduced last week the proposal than the local • provided by Commonwealth sources, are also citing the by Senate Vice President Jose initiative presented to island law or established through provisions of Public Law 3-77 P. Mafnas and was referred to voters in November. in i ti a ti v e i n th e or the Local Law Act of 1983, the Tinian Legislative Mafnas was not in his office Commonwealth or in any which lists subjects of local Delegation, also headed by Wednesday morning and a senatorial district" Mafnas. message left in his office was Sources said the bill's (See page 18) '88 pageant promises prettiest faces By Nick Legaspi Northern Marianas Beauty CNMI Universe/International Ruby Jean ,21, is the Enterprises. Reporter Pageant Association said in a will be held Feb.27. The winner daughter of Wilburn and Carmen Nineteen-year-old Gloria Four young and beautiful press release the first batch of of the Miss CNMI Universe Hamilton. She works as sales Patricia is the daughter of Ivan women are joining the quest for candidates in the annual pageant will represent the Northern manager for Saipan Cable and Juanita Propst. She works the 1988 Miss CNMI were introduced Dec.6 during the Marianas in the Miss Universe Television. as secretary for the accounting Uni verse/International. Pre-Holidays Fashion Show at Pageant May 28 in Taipei. The Dorsha Renee,18, is the firm of Michael Pai. They are: Dorsha Renee the Diamond Hotel sponsored Miss CNMI International will daughter of Emma Blanco Simplicia,20, is the daughter Johnson, Ruby Jean Hamilton, by the association. compete in the Miss Johnson. She is a senior at the of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Camacho Gloria Patricia Propst and The association said the International Pageant in Tokyo Mt. Carmel School and works and is a ticket agent at the Simplicia Castro Camacho.The pageant for the 1988 Miss in October. part time for Win Fung Marianas International Travel Agency. The association said in its press release that it is still accepting candidates for next year's pageant Ladies interested in joining the pageant may fill up application forms up to Dec.31. They may contact Florence Bocago at telephone no.234-9668 or any of the pageant members for other information. During the fashion show at the Diamond Hotel's ballroom the association donated $500 to the Commonwealth Health Center Volunteers Association to help buy a mammograph Ruby Jean Hamilton Gloria Patricia Propst Dorsha Renee Johnson Slmpllcla Castro Camacho machine for the hospital. Dave making trek to US of A for holidays to the Salvation Army because I By the time you read this I will One of my friends, a former just knew that I would never need be in the U.S. of A. (probably radio personality, made me feel them again. Somehow, I don;t freezing my tail off). But the very guilty about this trip. He said think my thin little "island" shirts effort to make it out on Sunday's "I haven't been back to the states would offer much protection . plane left me with a new appre­ in 12years .... Iwonderwhatit's against the arctic winds which ciation for friends and faith. like there now .... ?" whip around Little Rock this time Just say "NO!" I especially want to thank the 12 , YEARS? The DE­ of year. good folks of HIT A Travel be­ MOCRATS were in power then I hope to have a column in the cause they, along with a friend of (I think) and gas was about 60 papernext week. Via my beloved mine who works at Continental cents a gallon and milk (real, that computer modem I hope to com­ to ''local law'' is) was about a dollar a gallon. Airlines, was finally able to coax water and power, and the bad pose a tome in the U.S. and via Mercy, I really feel bad that it's Sometimes the word "NO!" just doesn't sink in. It their computers into getting me a roads, I will be the first to tell my MCI Mail send it to my friends at means "no way-forget it, uh-uh ...."Despite what that ~\ confirmed seat from Guam to only been six months for me. friends back in the USA that this Marianas Electronics. Hopefully, I have also met some nice Hawaii. It looked pretty bleak for is probably the best place to live I they will print it out for us. It will word means, some politicos on Tinian are attempting ~ young ladies who have American ·' a while, but faith prevailed. have ever seen. It never really only cost a buck from the U.S. · · to resurrect the sleeping devil of casino gambling parent(s) who say they have In a way, I feel very sorry for gets too hot and never really too . not bad for three-hour delivery, NEVER been to the U.S. One through the back door of the legislature. Stanley and his employees. What cold. The people of all races and huh? friend told me her 13-year-old Although a majority of voters on that island voted to O 1~n1f'~llTOONE'N5 INC SVNOICATE NCWVOnK started out as being a simple trip lifestyles are very friendly and in ************ son has never been to the United approve gambling in the last election, they didn't have to Florida for the holidays even­ most cases, kind. I'll be back the first week in tually turned into a cross-country States. I would caution them about the January with ALL NEW stories Yep, I'll feel very guilty when quite enough "oomph" to generate the required two­ odyssey which now allows me to schools, but tell them that I and tales. If something happens thirds majority to enact it. Most of us felt like the issue Fund-raising for machine see my aging grandmother in I get on that plane ... but I'll still wouldn't hesitate to put my kids andldon'tgetachancetotellyou was over for another two years. Arkansas and a brother in Ten­ get on. in school here -with a little teach­ in next week's column (even in nessee. But, I changed my mind at Many of my friends have asked It now looks like we were wrong .... ing at home about other things. computers, things do happen ... ) least four times in HITA"s office what I will tell the folks back on The Commonwealth - above Merry Chrisunas and Happy A lot of people gambled on the assumption that by volunteers not funny before those tickets were printed the mainland about Saipan. I can all else - is a very SAFE place to New Year from your ink-stained tell you in two words; "Move Tinian would approve gambling. These gamblers put out. .... live. Despite all our murders and scribe. Thanks for making 1987 a diagnostic equipment in Finally ,I was asked very po­ there ....... " other acts against persons here, nice year for me and I hope '88 is a lot of chips on the table in the form of land specula­ Dear Mr. Editor: equipment? This happens all Although I gripe and moan racpology and the laboratory, litely ifl "was sure NOW" where when you compare the stories and better! tion - a LOT of money changed hands .... they threw This letter is not intended to the time throughout the world. about the politics, the police, the take away the limelight from The Guam Chapter of the and most importantly, more I wanted to go? statistics against places of the their dice and when the shot came up "snake-eyes" in my friends, Attorney General American Cancer Society who highly trained and skilled the election results, the bettors lost.