{ - JJNIVERSlT'l OF HAV/f,\I UL?i d{ arianas %riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ eYVS House kills casino bill By Rafael H. Arroyo H.B. 9-371, which provides for motion to block the filing of the action in killing the casino bill Variety News Staff the licensing and operation of ca­ bill. came because members continue THE HOUSE of Representatives sinos on Saipan and Rota; was A vote was taken and the bill to believe that the Senate acted doused with cold water Gov. passed by the Senate months back ended up being filed with a vote of illegally in completely transform­ Froilan C. Tenorio's bid to get and just needed the House's ap­ 8-7. ing H.B. 9-371 from a bill to im­ casino gaming legalized during proval for casinos to become le­ "It was pretty close," said pose a $200 labor case filing fee the Ninth Legislature's term of gal in all islands. Speaker Diego T. Benavente. "But into one proposing to legalize ca­ office. The move to file the measure all the majority members voted sinos. Meeting in a session Friday, was initiated by the House Ways against the casino." "And of course, it is still the members of the House voted to and Means Committee which is­ According to the speaker with majority's position that we file House Bill 9-371, SD 1, effec­ sued a standing committee report the bill being filed, the measure is should not allow the legaliz­ tively killing the bill and dashing on H.B. 9-371. now considered "dead." ing of casinos through legisla­ Tenorio's hopes to establish ca­ After the House leadership The only way it can stay alive is tion. We're still holding the .I sino gaming Commonwealth­ moved to adopt the committee for someone to introduce it again, same stand that if the people wide before the Tenth Legisla­ report along with all other com­ or for the House to recall the filing want casinos, then they should ture gets into office. mittee reports in Friday's order of action, which Benavente termed Diego T. Benavente be the one deciding that Tenorio last week said he will business, members of the minor­ as "unlikely." through referendum," said be giving his casino legislation when his current term expires in ity bloc came up with a subsidiary The speaker said the House's Benavente. one more push before the Ninth 1997. Legislature closes, although he Tub legalization ofcasino gam­ said any action by the House ing is obser.ved to be much more would not really matter to him difficult to achieve in the Tenth anymore. Legislature as it would require He had made it public that he is that both houses vote on ihe pro- no longer running for reelection posal again. - Airlines sought to serve Rota, Tinian ' run.ways must be repaved or . ·refiabilited first for safety rea­ . sons. · · The PIA has already filed a notice of suspension· with· the US Department of Transporta­ tion, CPA Executive Director .. Carias A. Shoda told the CPA · .board during a meeting last Fri- day. · · - · Sablan said the suspension would take effect Feb. 1. BEITER WATCH OUT, BEITER NOT CRY Santa Claus is in town, adding color to the Rotary Club's Sablan, in a report to .the board Christmas party Saturday. The club hosted the party at the Micro Beach for special students from six public · meeting;also said his commit­ schools. The kids received gifts, candies and toys, not only from Santa, but also from the Rotarians. Carlos A. Shoda · tee, together with Shoda, met with the· PIA chief operating · By Rick Alberto officer, Jim Stowell,.1ast Ndv. Variety News Staff 30 to discuss PIA '.s objection to Union bid loses at Hyatt what it said were exorbitant THE Pacific Islands Aviation By Mar-Vic C. Munar Girer could not say how long it back to business and prepare for · passenger facility charges for_ may terminate its air services Variety News Staff would take board to resolve the the peak season." Rota-Saipan and Tinian-Saipan to Rota and Tinian by February INITIAL results ofFriday' s elec­ d1.~ilenge which came from the HERE officer Elwood Mott Jr. flights. · · next year, and ports authoritjes tion at the Hyatt Regency Hotel union side. Officers of Hotel and Grauers shook hands before are preparing for this eventual.: Tpe meeting, however, ended showed the employees rejecting Employees and Restaurant Em­ Continued on page 15 . ity, in a stalemate insofar as the the union. ployees and the Commonwealth The Commonwealth Ports demands of the PIA are con­ Of360 employees who cast bal­ Labor Federation have questioned Authority's airport facil.ities cerned. lots, 132 voted against the union, the eligibility to vote of 48 work­ committee, headed by George In that meeting, according to while I 08 voted in favor of it. At ers newly hired by the manage­ Weather A. Sablan, will start negotiat­ Sablan, Stowell suggested three least 18 ballots were voided. ment. ing with other commuter air­ options as possible solutions to · Randy M. Girer, a representa­ People from the management lines t'> ensure that the air trans-· . the probh:m. tive of the National Labor Relli- -.side hugged one another after the OuUook portation needs of the two is­ PIA's "preferred" option is - tions Board, said Friday's elec­ NLRB announced the initial re­ lands are not disrupt~. to elimii;iate all airport charges tions results were not yet final and sults of the elections. Airlines that. are being eyed levied on commuter airlines. official until the board decides on Hyatt general manager Clifford include the Hawaii and Aloha · The second, "acceptable" so- · 48 challenged votes . Grauers said the management's Airlines, which are not yet op­ . lution is the reduction of the With only a margin of 24, the victory "topped my Christmas erating here. Both are coi:n­ charges by 50 percent, and the challenged votes-if counted by wishes." .muter airlines. · third, "optional" solution is the the labor board-might affect the He wouldn't say ifhe expected Continental Micronesia has . turning over of airport opera­ final tally. the election to come out in the expressed willingness to fiH up tions in Rota and Tinian to the Girer administered the elections management's favor. "I hoped for the vacuum that PIA may cre­ PIA. along with Terence Trotter, US it," he said. Partly cloudy ate, but its president, ·oonald J. According to Sablan, Stowell Department of Labor's director Asked what his next move with isolated showers .J3reediilg, said the twQ airports' Continued on page 15 of enforcement. would be: Grauers replied: "Go PAC NEWSPAPER STACKS 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY-DECEMBER 18, 1995 MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1995 -MARIA.l\/AS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Video of Rabin slay found 702 package clears US House By GWEN ACKERMAN The video shows Rabin, mortally !twas not clear why Amir was the ing arowid the parking lot and even COVENANT funding worth Tongass National Forest and So it has been frustrating to and compromises will be nec- JERUSALEM (AP) _ A video­ wounded, struggling for seconds to focus of the footage. talking to one of the policemen re­ $77 million to the CNMI on the price private miners pay have our Covenant funding essary to answer the tape of Yitzhak Rabin's assassi­ get up from the groundandclimb into A second journalist who viewed sponsible for clearing the area. moved one important step for­ for public lands. Last Thurs­ held up because of other is­ President's objections, nation shows the gunman talking his car while his back remained ex­ the eight-minute tape, Michael Doron "You see him (Amir) standing be­ ward yesterday, Washington day, the House accepted sues over which we have no Babauta explained. to police, then appearing to hide posed, the Telegraf newspaper said oflsrael TV, called its contents "hor­ hind a plant with his hands, I think, Representative Juan N. changes in those provisions control." "In the end I believe we can behind a potted plant two minutes Telegraf said the unidentified cam­ rifying." behind his back," Reshef said "Not Babauta said in a news release and went the bill on the Sen­ Even if the Senate also ac­ secure our Covenant funding," before the shooting, reporters who eraman is negotiating to sell the video The cameraman gave a copy to only in retrospect does he look suspi­ Friday. ate for consideration. cepts the bill, there are likely Babauta commented. "It is saw it said Saturday. to unidentified American, German police in the days after the event, and cious.'' The FY96 Interior Appro­ ''I'm very glad this bill is to be further delays in getting certainly assistance we need - The tape's existence was revealed and Israeli TV stations. a commission of inquiry into the as­ ThefootagethenshowsRabincom­ priation bill, approving the moving again," said Babauta Manglona/Guerra enacted into especially on Rota and Tinian. last week. It could provide insight "It is amazing that the cameraman sassination decided not to make it ing down the stairs from a terrace major terms of the Manglona/ in Washington. law. We have gotten this far by into the apparent security breakdown chose to focus on Yigal Amir some­ public out of concern for the feelings where he spoke, and proceeding to­ Guerra agreement on Cov­ "We worked extremely hard The Clinton Administration working together and by not that enabled Yi gal Amir to approach thing like two minutes before the of the slain premier's family.