I' Ij ! Froilan: 'Give us a chance' i By Rafael H. Arroyo lands. The appeal, which is currently Tenorio, called for the news being preparedby MVB counsel GOVERNOR FroilanC. Tenorio conference Friday afternoon fol­ EricSmith,is seekingto overturn issued an appealto thepeople of lowing a morning vote made by Superior Court Presiding Judge theCNMIFridayto givehis plans the general membership of the AlexCastro's rulingthat the visi­ to reorganize government a Marianas Visitor Bureau in sup­ tors bureau is under the jurisdic­ chance to succeed and work for port of plans to appeal an earlier tionoftheexecutivebranchandis the betterment of the Common­ Superior Court ruling on the therefore within the scope of the wealth. bureau's case against the Continued on page 14 In a newsconference Friday at governor's Executive Order 94­ hisofficeinCapitolHill, thechief 2. executivealsoaskedcritics of his The bureau's membership, Bureau's reorganization executive orders comprised of various businesses tojust lettheplannedrevamptake andindividualsinvolvedwith the effect so everyone could deter­ CNMI's tourism industry voted .members mine if such would be to the ad­ overwhelmingly in favor of the vantage or detriment of the is- appeal~ 127 to 18. vote for Governor Froilan C. Tenorio: "Let'reorganization plan-work first." appeal.'....· Language problem By Ferdie de la Torre THE MARIANAS Visitors Bu­ stalls Labong case reau membership has agreed to By Rafael!. Santos . file an appeal with the Supreme . Courtchallenging the decisionof theSuperiorCourtthattheagency LANGUAGE problem has .been the key factor in the lack of is part of the executive branch. progress in the legal proceedings against armed robbery suspect Mario V. Labong. In Friday's MVB's bi-annual membership meeting held at the Labong, who is accused of robbing Hafa Adai Hotel of more SaipanDiamond Hotel,12Tvoted than $7,000 cash after mauling a female accountant, is from the Philippines and does not speak English. in favor to appeal the Superior Chief Public Defender Dan DeRienzo, Labong's lawyer, told Courtdecisionto the HighTribu­ nal. Only 18 members did not the Variety last Friday that he needed a translator so that he agree. (lawyer) could understand what the suspect was telling him. On the other hand, 120 mem­ Labongis employed as ajanitor for Philippine Goods, Inc. His bers voted against 14 that MYB type of work indicates that he has never finished high school in shouldremainamembership non­ the Philippineswhere English language is part of the curriculum profitorganization createdbylaw for the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels.· ""'C:-o--n"'"'ti-n-ue-a""--o-n-p-a--"""" separate from the executive branch. MVB staff and members tabulate votes during the bureau's.bi-annual MVB officials and members membership meeting at the Saipan Diamond Hotel Friday where clappedtheirhands, showingtheir members voted in favor of a planned appeal to the Supreme Court challenging the recent Superior Court decision on the governor's unitywhen the finaltabulationof reorganization plan. Continued on page 14 Liberation Day '94 parade held today THOUSANDS of people are ex­ ticipated in by local dignitaries event seeking to commemorate pectedto lineup Beach Roadand andofficialsincludingvisitingUS the islands' deliverancefrom the flock to the American Memorial Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt shock and destruction brought Park today to salute the islands' whoisexpectedtodeliveraspeech about by the last World War. independence from foreign pow­ at the American Memorial Park The islands' indigenouspeople ers that occupied them decades after the parade. duringthewarwerecaughtin the ago. The yearly spectacle is always crossfire of the powerful armies Today's festivities are part of reason for families to go out (to­ of both the Japaneseand the US, Liberation Day 1994 which are day being a legal holiday) and experiencing tremendous hard­ set to start off early this morning line up the parade route waiving ship and pain. culminating with the annual Lib­ USandCommonwealthflagsand Many locals were said to have eration Day parade at.9:00 a.m. watching colorfulfloats from the perished as air, land and naval The parade which gets better various Saipancommunities. 1994 Liberation Day Queen L;uissa Lorraine Peter (left) poses with· bombardment from US Marine. CNMI Universe Elizabeth Tomokane in Saturday's coronation night at andbiggerevery yearwill be par- Liberation Day is an annual Continued on page 14 the American Memorial Pari" (see story on page 3) P.LJ,( t' 'r--:" rr- r- 1', ;-.-:- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-MONDAY, JULY 4, 1994 2. MONDAY,JULY 4, 1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-3 Knife found near Simpson home? Peter is Liberation Day Queen LOS ANGELES (AP) -A teen­ an object that could be used as mansion. lopeSimpson'sattorneysgavethe game's hall offame. ager found a butcher knife in evidence in the June 12 double A witness testified at judge on Fridaycontains a knife. Simpson has stayed in the LARISSA Lorraine Peter, 18, Oregon. SheisthedaughterofRosa night. bushesnearthemansionofformer slayings, Sgt.1eff Hansonsaid at Simpson'spreliminary hearingon Widely known byhisnickname limelight,workingas a TV sports wascrownedas the"1994 Libera­ Limes Peter. The l6-year-old Lori Ellen San U.S.football great0.1. Simpson, a news conference. Thursday thatSimpson purchased of "Juice," a play on his initials, commentator and actor. In addi­ tionDay Queen"at the American The Liberation Day Queenwas Nicolas Warnick, grabbed thesec­ a TV station has reported. 'The citizen handedan officer a knife five weeks before the Simpson played professional tion to movies,such as the Naked Memorial ParkFridaynight the only contestant who failed to ond place. She was named the KNBC-TV also reported that possible evidence that might be murders. football for the Buffalo Bills and Gun series, Simpson is also seen Sponsored bythe Department of attendthepresentation ofthecandi­ "RoyalPrincess." police took a suitcase from crucial inthiscase," Hansonsaid. Newsweek magazine reported San Francisco 4gers, retiring in incommercialsfortheHertzrental Finance, Peterwonoverfourother dates to the media at Pacific Gar­ Wamick, of Katmelo Country Simpson's houseon Saturday. He refused to describe the ob­ inits latestissuethata largeenve- 1979 and earning a place in the car company. lovely candidates for selling the denia last 1une 11. She was off­ Cliff, LadderBeach, isa student of Simpson is charged with kill­ ject or say whetherthe discovery mostnumberof tickets. island at thattime. Marianas High School. She was inghisformerwife,NicoleBrown was a hoax. Simpson's attorney, Peter, -of Chalan Laulau, is a "I am very happy and. proud," sponsored by Rudolfo's Restau­ Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Robert Shapiro, didn't immedi­ graduate ofWilsonHigh,Portland, Peter said during the coronation rant. Her parents are David and Goldman. He has pleaded inno­ ately return a call seeking com­ USAir jet crashes into Lorenza Warnick. cent. ment. Naomi Marie MunaNishimura, Simpson, who grew up im­ KNBC reported that the teen­ 17, ofSanVicente village, wasthe poverished and fatherless in San ager found the knife with a bone I strunnerup.She isthedaughter of Francisco, first gained fame in handle in some bushes on Bristol house, at least 18 dead Arirnitsu and Patricia Nishimura. the late 1960s when he won the Avenue, which runs parallel to TheCommonwealth Utilities Cor­ highestawardincollege football, Rockingham Avenue, where By PAULNOWELL groundless than half a mile from scene hours after the crash be­ poration sponsored her. theHeisman Trophy,asarunning Simpson's estate is located. the runway, said airport director cause officials were waiting for Nishimura, who wants tobecome back for the University of Police had searched intensely CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)-A JerryOrr. investigators from the National a teacher then a businesswoman in SouthernCalifornia. for the murder weapon last week USAirjet crashed Saturday while 'This is utterchaos.It's a trau­ TransportationSafety Board. the future, was also adjudged as Policekeeping watch at a bar­ alongseveral possibleroutesfrom trying toland at Charlotte'sairport matic experience," Orr said near Phillip Robinson, a minister "MissPhotogenic." ricade near the estate were given the murder scene to Simpson's during a thunderstorm, killing 18 thescene, hisvoicebreaking. "It's who Iivesnearthe airport,saidhe SheisanMHS student who works of the 56 people aboard. The tail just mindboggling what these was sitting in his car watching asapart-time employee at Kazue's section oftheplane slammed intoa people have togothrough outhere." planes takeoff and land when he Boutique. I I,:'~- t ~I ! 1-1, . I :_ \. house with five people insideand [p[g ,--;) [p .--.., '0 .}jn~ J Orr said 17bodies were found sawthejet crashabout 180meters Another pretty candidate­ O rRlJ 0u~ OJ .-.J '::)1 :....:.JIJJ; J v caughtfire. on theground. One persondied at (200 yards) away during a bad 1eralda Koshiba, 17, of Chalan One man in a military uniform Carolina Medical Center,a hospi­ lightning storm. Piao-wasthe2ndrunner up.She was seen running from the plane MacintOSh LC 575 System talspokeswoman said. He saw a man with his clothes isthedaughterofTakashi Koshiba, yelling, "Helpme,helpme. I'm on Kathleen Bergen, manager of on fire running from the plane Her sponsor was Saipan Garment fire." public affairs fortheFederalAvia­ yelling, "Help me,'help me. I'm Save as much as $1,000.00 , Manufacturer's Association. At least 33people weretaken to \1,