,,I I=~ Ground breaking for Carolinian to take vows ,1 of Church deacon See Page 9 'I L::::::::__ I MICRONESIA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1972 . ' ' ' ~ ' . vo1.11. No.48 , . September 2, 1988 · Saipan, MP 50¢ i © 1988 Marianas Variety . · ,ii Piles of paper 11 == ::::==~:~:~====:·:~:=:~.)=:~:f::::::~·=:::f::::~:====·=~=~=~="=:f~:::;:~:~=~=::~:~:~rr:::~=~=r~:::;:::::f~=~=~=~=f======\J\; I' :\:~ j t await judges j' of land cases by Tom Anderson staff reporter A stack of documents four feet high wait in the office of Associate Judge Ramon G. Villagomez . Also patiently waiting are the disputed land owners of 21,000 sq. meters of property in San Roque, and island land­ owners in general. What they are waiting for is the decision of Villagomez in a case involving whether there is any way persons of non-Marianas descent can purchase property in Saipan. The attorney for Diana C. Ferreria, Tray­ lor Mercer, claims Ferreria has title to the land and it is hers. But, TheodoreR. Mitch­ ell the attorney for Isidoria M. Salas.Felisa M. Babauta, Carmen M. Guerrero, Wil­ liam M. Borja, Luna M. Borja and Patricia B. Robert, claims Ferreria was only used as an agent because she is of NMI descent, and the real persons who acquired the land,Frank F. Ferreira and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Grizzard are not of NMI descent. Continues on page 39 (MVB) With ten months into Fis­ crease of 26% over last year's total cal Year (FY) 1988, total visitor of 148,472 for the corresponding arrivals to the Commonwealth of period. · Over 144,980 Japanese citizens the Northern Mariana Islands ~21 reached 186,578 surpassing FY traveled to the CNMI during the .... period comprising 78'% of total arri­ ~:t~f,, ... ,.,.. 1987's total figure of 186,203. The contlnues on page 39 ten month total represents an in- ' f$'1'~1' i n 1O,OOO's ' ' 4.5 ················· ·································································· , 24,030 4 ································································ Lt. gov. Pedro A Tenorio and U.S. 902 negotiator Becky Dunlop meet the press 3.5 ··········································· following Wednesday's culminating meeting. 3 Talks over until October 2.5 By David T. Hughes that productive progress has been made on managing editor many issues, including resolving the ques­ 2 Representatives of the CNMI and U.S. tions surrounding granting of citizenship governments were all smiles Wednesday and U.S. passports to CNMI citizens. 1.5 afternoon as they walked out from an ex­ Neither negotiator wanted to reveal what tended final session of 'pre-902' talks. Lt. had been discussed in the five days of tours governor Pedro A. Tenorio and U.S. 902 and talks, but Tenorio and Dunlop said that negotiator Becky Norton Dunlop said the there were still "ironing out a firm agenda" 0.5 conversations were fruitful, and a tentative for the next meeting on Oct 17. Dunlop date of October 17 has been set for the next told the media that she had asked the next meeting be held in Washington D.C., and 0 round. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. But, the two declined to say what they TenQrio had suggested the 'neutral ground' of Hawaii. Graphical representation of the Commonwealth's tourist growth in 1987-88. Black talked about, or if any concrete negotia­ tions had been culminated. Tenorio said Continues on page 10 graph i~~7~gures and the light color is the 1988 figures thusfar. NJ..~ uNs~::111 ~·· 1 i(·ru ' at ..... ~ f 4~~ ~." ff.-V\ STt~CK5: FRIDA y SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS -- PAGE 3 Page 2 -- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS -- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 1 Cepeda gets mild sentence for wrec~ death '\ 1.-, '1 . '· Editor's note:. An error.in was driving ""'.ilh a group of teen- se~e the ~entence. The h'.11°dest .lfJla·n·.·wflf'ta:.·1afilii/jJ/j,:fjQQZQ:>;•./' \'jj•·/ Tuesday's headline regardmg agers late at mght and outran a po- Lhing facmg Cepeda will be _ ll .· ,,. .":": . ." .. _. ... : .. :;o:.•:•:/·.:)\.Jt·(:'i·:\.-:·. ~- 1.~lj :~'···•\:'"" <··:.· this story indicated the con- lice car in the San Vicente-Dandan trying to forget what happened ... · . : i~ '":n:~fz. ''¥in•i!:t'f:l.··)~;f//(fJ..7JJ/\·Y:D't\\!)') 'I victed person's name was area, according to police records.As that night, the judge said. ;; ,:: / .. ·: .. :·. ~~::~:. ~·1~:~1T:r.:!J::1::1.g:,_,:_.,.;::::\NfL,,,,:...,.,.:,.:>····:·::t·:::•:•.t}flP?•f:( 1\ '.'Chris Villagomez." In fact, theofficerdrovearoundtheairport Cepedapleadedguiltytoafel- Also, Cepeda will have to do Onlyadayearlier,thernanwho the man's name is Chris Vil- area searching for truck, he found ony charge of driving under the 300 hours of community service. sold the liquor to the youths that lagmoez Cepada. the vehicle overturned on the side of influence and attempting to The time will be spent teaching night was fined only $100. ''Classification'' The Variety ~egrets th_e er- the road near Lhe beginning of the elude a police officer in the case. youth and church groups about Florentino N. P~ganas, 32, of ror and any mcon vemence road to Ladder Beach. He was sentenced to two years what happens when alcohol is Dandan, was convicted of one caused to anyone with the A police spo~esman said. that tlie in jail, all suspended except for abused, including operating a charge of selling alcoholic bever- of private sector same name. officer found ' several bodies scat- the first60 days, to be spent in Lhe vehicle while drunk. ages to people under21 years old. A Saipan man who allegedly tered by the pick-up area," and all DU1 detention center. He will be "If you can convince just one Palaganas bought the beer at overturned his truck Aug. 4, re- the youths were taken to the Com- released from the center for person not to do what you have Te 's store in San Vicente after is questionable suiting in the death ofa 15-year- ~onwealth Health Center that school, Hern.er ruled. done, it might just be well worth vendors at the store refused to sell Legislators are now deciding whether a "worker classifica­ old boy riding in the pick-up mght. The 15-year-old boy was Cepeda will be en probauon it," Hefner told him. to th~ youths. i :\ tion" system should be implemented in the Commonwealth. bed, will have to attend and fin- pronounced dead at the ~ospital. for the remainder of !he two Assistant Attorney General He told police that after he first We question if such a law is enacted, how would it be ish high school as part of his Commonwealth Chief Judge years. Mark Warns said that if Cepeda refused to buy alcohol for the enforced? Also, will the government's personnel office de­ sentence in the incident RobertA.HefnersentencedCepeda Thesentenceincludesrevoca- abides by all the terms of his kids, "they surrounded me and Chris Villagomez Cepeda z Friday. He told the youth that the tion of his driving license for six sentence the Commonwealth they tried to attack me," he said in cide who is "classified" into what job? · easiest thing will probably be to months and $1,000 fine. would th~n clear his record. defense. Parts of the bill which basically set up a clearing house to match resident worker skills with employers who need them is also a good idea. But, wouldn't an employment agency do the same thing? Such an agency would in turn create more jobs. The free marketplace is the arena in which salaries and Every now and then I will be writing this col- /D, n ·-e· ;·s·· L'. hourly wages are set - not the legislature. Merchants decide umn in Chamoi:ro.- I preach the use of our local F c;;;" ;/'"' 1/ : c;:. who they want to hire and how much they will pay. If the language and this is one humble scribe who prac- ...... · ·--· ·'· · ·· ., · ·" solons want to do what should be done, then they should enact tices what he preaches. Bueno: A 1 a fair minimum wage law and be done with it. While many of I Guma Yuus Bilhen De Carmen giya Susupe p I · · I H'f!PR trabiha chago nai para ufunhayan i ma-areglana. ersona og1mon. them are businessmen in their own right, they do not have the Hunggan, esta monhayan ma ripea i atuf ya ma COiumn by L!l·N·E: expertise or experience to say what a reporter, accountant, expepekta na ufun-hayan machogue i kisami pago J 0 h n Del Rosario, cook, barber, etc. should be earning. na semana. Jr. 234-7578 The Variety feels that certain provisions ofthe proposed law Dispues de i kisami, umatutuhon machogue AFTER5P.M. which would allow the CNMI personnel department to to osino ma-aregla i sisteman elektrisida gi halom i Guma Yuus. create a classification system " ... consistent with the job I Hu tinatitiye este nui ma-ripean i atat yan todos .......,,.,,...u=5'.IU<:.i..w~1WJ..;~SW11ww.1& \.. The "telephone gremlin" classification system presently being implemented by -the i san halom tat komo i liga siha yan lokue i san struck us again this week. Civil Service Commission for Civil Service Employees of the !'iii· Ster Catificatt. me'na gi Gima Yuus. Ayo' i• entrada da gi san me'na patgon sa hatungo haye amkona yan ·••:fi:ii{~~;;;;•;i We aren't sure whether it :~.'../'.. l~'l:'.t' f'\1\4/0114'rMJ'19'G14lf'5G'3UC. \ 1..:i~.:c + C.dd»'t).'rimkJ. ~8~ Commonwealth Government .. "goes far beyond the scope sempre umayu 1ang papa sa maso na megai gi sainana. Nihi ya ta abiba este na kustumbre Ml%T@: was the phone ·company or ~~ 1JJ<.1r1JMS.