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later on August 27, 1994, the information indicated.
''The CHC hasadopteda policyof admitting as involuntary patients persons who were previously committed under a courtorder, but for whom the courtorder has expired," thecomplaintpartly read.
CHC justifies this policy bypurporting to use their authority
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Christian with regards to abortion," it added.
According to the one-pagestatement, abortion is the ultimate violence. against a' childand is thus immoral and of itsnature, gravely sinful.
"While theUSSupremeCourt
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Church slams AGO'sopinion on abortion
By Ralael H. ArroyoVarietyNewsStaff
TH~ DIOCESE of ChalanKanoa has come out opposingthe ideaof permissible abortioninthe CNMI,as may have beenimplied in;arecent opinion issued by the Attorney.General.
In a press statementsanctioned by Bishop TomasCamachoand issuedyesterday,the Diocese maintained abortion is something morally reprehensibleandwamedabout theImmoral and sinfulnaturesuchan act has, ,
"TheDiocese is not going totry to' counter the AttorneyGeneral's opinion with legal'arguments, civil law 'is not itsarea of expertise," read theDiocese's statement.
"However, the opinion of theAO changes nothing with regard to the natureof abortion orthe moral obligations of every
of Seman and has confined her initspsychiatricunit,a lockedward,
SemanwastransportedtoCHCby a familymember.The hospitalsecurity staffescortedher into thehospital, to the psychiatric unit,said the lawsuit.
At present, there is no involuntary civil commitment order forSeman. The most recent was issued in Civil Action 94-641 onJune28,1994andexpired60days
wanted a declaratory judgementthat the policyof CHC is unlawful.
Seman applied for an injunction prohibiting CHC from further using its policy of non-compliancewiththeInvoluntary CivilCommitmentActof 1993,3CMC§ 250I et seq.
She asked for attorneys feesand costs of the action.
According tothecomplaint,theCHC, in following its policy ofnon-compliance withtheAct, hasunlawfully restrained the liberty
bor abuses here," said Tenorio."It's up to the Philippine gov
ernmenttodecidewhat todo withtheirpoliciesoverthere. Wedon'twant to tell them what to do overthere,thesamewaywedon't wantthem to tell us how to run thingsover here;" Tenorioadded.
The governor was respondingto reportsthata two-memberfactfinding mission sent to the Commonwealth to look into allegationsofmistreatedworkers,foundout that little' has been done toaddress laborabusecases filed byFilipino workers.
Reports coming out from Manilahadit thatthemission,headedby Manuel Imson, labor attacheto the Philippine Embassy inWashington,D.e., recommendeda temporary ban on the deploy-
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Hafa Adai Hotel's 10-story Crystal Tower dominates the Garapan skyline but may find itself "dwarfed" by anew 18-story tower soon to rise in the vacant space immediately to its right. Hotel officials yesterday brokeground to sIgnal the start of the $26 million expansion project. (see story on page 3)
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psychiatric unit admitted her onFebruary 17,1995,as an involuntary patientandcontinued tokeepher there as an involuntary patient, that is, against her will.
Seman, throughher legal counsel Atty. Jane Mack, ofMicronesian Legal ServicesCorp., sought freedom from unlawful restraintby applying for awrit of habeas corpus.
The plaintiff, who has been involuntarily committed for psychiatriccareand treatmentonseveral occasions in the past, further
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have to leave it up to the Manilagovernmenttodeterminewhetherthey would still be sending their 'workers to the CNMI, even as headmits the Commonwealth stillconsidersthe Filipiriolabor poolas an important aspect of theCNMI economy.
"I'said it in the past that maybethey should self-impose a ban ifthey' are not happy with our efforts in addressing charges of la-
THE OFFICE of the Board ofElectionsadvises alleligible voters in the Commonwealth whohave notregistered,failedto vote,change name or residence afterthe last Constitutional Convention Election held on March 4,1995that voter registration is being conductedat the Office of theBoard of Elections located inGarapan,acrossfromthe Islander
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By Ferdie de 18 TorreVariety NewsStaff
A WOMANwhois said to have ahistory of,mental illness filed acivil lawsuit against the government,theCommonwealthHealthCenterand Department of PublicHealth Services Secretary Dr.IsamuJ. Abrahamfor unlawfullyconfiningher in a locked ward atCHe.
CatalinaSeman,a resident andcitizen of, the CNMI, filed thelawsuit in the Superior CourtMonday alleging that the CHC
WeatherOuUook
By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety NewsStaff
THE PROPOSAL to ban thedeployment of Filipino workersto the CNMI would have to bedecidedon bythePhilippine government itself, Governor FroilanC.Tenoriosaid yesterday.
In an interview after thegroundbreaking ceremonies forthe new Hafa Adai Hotel Toweryesterday, Tenoriosaid he would
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cording to AssistantAttorneyGeneral Nicole Forelli.
Judge Manibusan ordered theman to immediately serve his 3month jail-term.
The defendant tried toconvineethe court to allow Charfauros tobegin serving his sentence at alater date, but the judge deniedthe requests.
Charfauros, thejudge said, willbegin serving his sentence "immediately".
cult and lengthy permitting process.
"Let us remember that thepresent permitting procerss provided numerous opportunities foroutside interference and bureaucratic delay that made it verydifficuklt for Phase 4 to become areality," said Tenorio.
He added that with hard timesbehind the project now, peopleare now better able to appreciatethe clear economic benefits of a426 million project as well as thejobs and other community benefits that come with it.
"The construction and shippingindustries benefit. Retail andwholesale enterprises win. Directand indirect benefits contribute tothe overall well-being of theeconomy," he stressed.
He punctuated his speech withan assurance that developers willbe giyen prompt attention bygovernment.
"1 want to make it clear to potential developers that our priority is to move projects forwardthat will build our economy ratherthan providing a comfortableperch for those bystanders whoare committed to the slow pace ofdevelopment," said the governor.
Other phases of the expansionproject included a facelift for thehotel's facade, a new parking lot.main lobby, the administrative offices, and the relocation of dutyfree shops and the tour agentbooths.
Total project is estimated overall at $50 million.
Hafa Aadai Hotel grew from 15rooms in a wooden structure in1974 to a total of 96 rooms afterthe Phase I of the expansion replaced all wooden structures.
Phase II expansion increasedthe room number byanother 66 in1984.
Phase III, which involved theconstruction of the crystal tower,a ten-story building added another118 rooms.
According to Juan T. Guerrero,vice president of Saipan HotelCorp., owners of Hafa Adai, thefourth phase of the expansionproject of the project should havebeen completed by this year if notfor the long process of litigationbrought against the hotel by theadjoining establishments.
"It was a very costly adminis-trative proceeding," saidGuerrero.
tionduringwhichhemustnotviolateanylawandmustcomplywithalltheconditionsofhissuspendedsentence.
The defendant was chastised bythecourtforhisconduct six. monthsago.
"You don't have the right to stabanyone....," Judge Manibusansaidafter handing down her sentenceon Charfauros,
On September 4, 1994, the defendant attackedLazaroBatacandFelizardo Reyes with a knife, ac-
gerous weapon as part of a pleaagreement between him and thegovernment.
In return, the Office of the Attorney General dismissed the otherassault charges.
The defendant was charged lastyearwith twocountsofassault withadangerous weapon andtwocountsofassault andbattery.
Under the agreement, the defendantmustfindfull timeemployment,Charfauros as also placed.on proba-
Tenorio vows to seedevelopment forward
By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNewsStaff
IT WILL be the priority of theTenorio administration to movedevelopmentprojectsforwardandto get rid of the bureacratic redtape that has caused delays in thecompletion of such projects.
ThiswaswhatGovernorFroilanC. Tenorio said as he led government_and business dignitariesbreaking ground for a landmarkproject that would make HafadaiHotel in Garapan the biggest hotel on Saipan and in the CI'iMI.
"This is a veryencouraging dayfor the economy of our Commonwealth. It is also a good day toconsiderthe negative impactsandunnecessary delay thatover-regu-
will take your phone calls andshow some of the 'video onthis week's Jon AndersonLive.
Jon Anderson Live is aweekly talk show that lets theviewers ask questions of theleaders and personalities herein the CNMI. Jon AndersonLive airs every Wednesdaynight at 7:00 pm on KMCVChannel 7.
here on Saipan and Tinian.Lloyd had done. dozens of interviews with those who werehere, as well as done hours ofresearch in the NationalAchieves in Washington, D.C.
Join Jon Anderson and hisguest, Bruce Lloyd, as theytalk about "Witnesses toWar." Lloyd will also be trying to contact other peoplewho remember the war. They
suspended except for the first 3months.
The sentence was handed downby Superior Court Judge EdwardManibusan yesterday morning.
Charfauros pleaded guilty toone count of assault with a dan
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desks and shuffle papers and plansover and over again, the competitive and fast-moving world ofdevelopment is going to run pastus," said thegovernor inhisspeechduring the groundbreaking ritesfor Phase 4 of the hotel's S50million expansion project.
The new project involves theconstruction of an 18-story towercontaining 160 additional roomsand the necessary support facilities such as mechanical and electrical rooms.
The new tower will bring to440 the hotel's total number ofrooms.
During yesterday's ceremonies,Tenorio noted the difficulties that
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Man sent to jail for stabbingWEDNESDAy,.MARCH"29, -1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-:3
Governor Froilan Tenorio (secondfrom left) leads dignitaries in shoveling sand to signal the start of the Hafa Adai Hotel Phase IV project.
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THERE have been severalmovies and videos producedthat deal with the role of theMarianas during World WarII. Few however, have beenproduced from a local perspective. Bruce Lloyd, ofBruce Lloyd Media services,is working on just such aproject.
"Witnesses to War," is afirst hand account of the war
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'The sentences wereunjustified,"Christophersaid, ''ThesemenstrayedintoIraq and wecertainly thinktheyshouldbepromptlyreleased. There'snobasisforthekindofsentences thatwereimposed."
In Atlanta, HouseSpeakerNewtGingrich calledfor the return of thetwoAmericans. ''We wantthisnonsenseto stop," hesaid
In Baghdad, Iraqi ParliamentspeakerSaadiMehdiSalehsentmixedsignals in an Associated Press interviewaboutthefateoftheAmericans,implyingtheymayhavebeensentona sabotage mission while suggestingthatleniency wasstillpossible.
Meanwhile, NBC reported that athird American was stopped uponcrossing theborderfromKuwait sixdaysafterDalibertiandBarloonwerecaptured. The American, who wasidentified only as working for theUnitedNations, wasdetained brieflyand released, NBCsaid
According to an AP translation,Saleh said: "Sending spiesor saboteurs, we reject this equation anddon't agreewithit TheUnitedStatesofAmerica mustunderstand thisfactand theneveryproblem willhaveitssolution."
But asked if therewas roomforleniency, giventhemen's claimthatthe crossing was accidental, Salehsaid: 'The hwnanitarian doors arenotshut to themyet"
Shellydisll).issedas''preposterous''the suggestion that the Americansmayhavebeenintent on sabotage.
At the Pentagon, Defense SecretaryWilliam PerrysaidIraq's rhetoricaboutsabotage "is so contrary tofact, that it's notworthcommentingon."
generally are removed becausethere is a chance they can becomecancerous.
The patches of affected skinwere removed by freezing withliquid nitrogen, and the treatmentleft a large redblotchon Clinton'sforehead.
"They bum off and scab uplater," McCu.rry said.
McCurry quotedClinton's physician, Dr. E.Connie Mariano, assaying that Cliriton - a frequentjogger and golfer - was "prettygood about using sunscreen."
"These develop over thecourseof many years' exposure to thesun," McCurry said.
He said Clinton had other lesions removed from his face inthe past, but he did not have details on when or where.
Zealand Prime Minister James B.Bolger, notedthat patientdiplomacyhelped achieve the early release ofoilmanKennethBeaty,thelastAmerican imprisoned by Iraq. Beaty received an eight-year sentence butserved205 days. He was released inNovember 1993.
Sen.Richard Lugar, a presidentialcandidate, suggested on Sundaythat Clinton consider all diplomaticandmilitaryoptions"publicly,firmlyandquickly."
McCurry appeared to dismiss thesuggestion as campaign oratory."Some Americans are running forpresidentI'll kindofleavethemetaric to them," he said.
AnotherRepublican presidentialcandidate,PatBuchanan,hasstressedtheneedtomovediplomaticallywhileimpressing the Iraqis withthepossibility of force.
The two Americans, DavidDaliberti, 41, and William Barloon,39,weresentenced Saturday toeightyears in prison aftera guiltyverdictwas handeddown.They werecaptured by Iraqi authorities on March13.
StateDepartment deputy spokeswoman Christine Shelly describedprison conditions in Iraq as "notoriouslygrim" andsaidthe Americanswereshocked by theverdict
They are being held at an Iraqiimmigrationdetention centerandareexpected tobetransferred shortly toaBaghdadprison. Bothareemployeesof American defense contractors inKuwait
Doctors remove lesionsfrom US president's faceWASHINGTON (AP) - Doctorsremoved several precancerousskin lesions from PresidentClinton's forehead and from behind his ear last week.
The procedure was not mentioned ina report theWhite Houseput out on the results of Clinton'sannual physical examination onFriday,butwasdisclosed onMonday byspokesman Mike McCurryafter reporters asked about a redblotch on Clinton's face.
McCurry said doctors removedseveral actinickeratoses as a precaution while Clinton was atBethesda Navai Hospital.
"Theyare notcancerous," he saidActinickeratosesarecommonskin
lesions among middle-agedpeople, usually caused by overexposure to the sun. The lesions
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that President Clinton should makeclear his military options, McCurrysaid: "I thinkbased onrecenthistorythere'sprobablyoodoubtinthemindsof the govemment of Iraq that theUnited States hasmilitaryoptions atitsdisposal."
Thiswasapointedreminderofthemilitary defeat ofIraqfouryears agoat thehands of theU.S..-IOO coalitionforce.
Christopher, speakingwithreportersduringa jointbriefing withNew
ment approval to leave, the sourcesaid.
OnMonday,aforeignministrystatementsaidSingaporeisready "to facilitate thedepartureofthedomestichelpers"following arequestbythePhilippineEmbassy forthe"immediate processing ofdocuments fortherepatriation'iof themaids.
Itwasnotimmediately known howmany maidswant togoback. Thereareabout 75,000 of them working inSingapore and there has been littlepublic show ofdissatisfaction amongthem against thecity-state.
The row over thehanging has elevated Mrs.Contemplacion to thestatus of a national heroine and asymbol of Filipino workers whosufferabusesabroad. Anestimated2.5 millionFilipinos work abroad.They sendbackaboutdlrs I billiona year, making remittances thenation's largest source of foreigncurrency.
ofStateWarren Christopher saidtheUnited States will be seeking a''promptandpeacefulsolution''totheissue with the help of friends andallies thathaveoffered support,
NeitherChristophernorMcCurrydiscarded the possibility of usingmilitary force.
McCurry said, ''We don't ruleoutor rule in options that the presidentmightwanttoconsideratsornepoint"
Later, whenpressedoncommentsby a prominent Republican senator
city-stateofunjustly executing the42year-oldmother of four.
In theface ofpublic anger, Ramosdowngraded diplomatic relations withSingapore,bannedfurtheremploymentof Filipino maids here, offered a freeplane ride to maids andsetupa panelto investigate Mrs. Conternplacion'scase.
Shewasconvicted of murdering in1991 another Filipino maid andher4year-old Singaporean ward. Themurdered maid's husband believes Mrs.Contemplacion could nothavekillerher.
Embassy officials will begin processing applications from the maidslater Tuesday, and it was not knowknow longthatwouldtake,thesourcesaid.
The maidswillneeda letterfromthe employer, ending their contract, and permission from theSingapore labor department togetherwith an immigrationdepart-
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By GEORGE GEDDAWASIIINGTON(AP)-TheClintonadministration,whileremindingIraqiaudnities of the wartime devastatiootbeysufferedfouryearsago,saidMmday it hopesdiplomacy willsewre the release of two AmericansiJnrri.smOO forillegal entry intoIraq.
'Webelieve that quietdiplomacywillwork in this case,"presidentialpressseeretaryMichaelMcCunysaidMonday.
AttheStateDepartment,Secretary
US opts for quiet diplomacyTo free captured Americans in Iraq
Plane arrives to ferrymaids from Singapore
By VUAY JOSHISINGAPORE(AP)·APhilippineairfortetransport plane arrived TuesdaytofmyhdFilipinomaidswhowishedto return home in the wake of acompatriot's execution for doublemmder.
TheHercules C-130 wassentafterthePbilppineEmbassysaiditknowsofdozens ofmaids whowantto takeupanofferbyPhilippine President FidelRamosfcrafreeplaneridebackhome.
Therewerenomaids waiting at theaiqxxttogetontotheplane, whichwasoriginally scheduled to have turnedaround in a few hours, a source toldThe Associated Press, speaking oncondition of anonymity.
ThePbilppine Embassy, which isa:mpiIingalistofthedeparting maids,didIrt immediately comment
ThehangingofAorContemplaciononM.arch17hascausedawideningriftinreJalioosbetweenSingaporeandthe~ where manyaccused the
Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio
"I do not think you would countenance an investigation an investigationbytheMexican government intofederal orstatereaction toallegedabuseagainst migrant workers. Similarly,Chinese workers havebeen shackledandenslaved andThai women forcedinto prostitution in the US withoutlocal investigations by theirgovernment," he toldtheStateSecretary.
"I believe thatanofficial PhilippineGovemmentinvestigationinaUScommonwealth is improper. On theotherhand, weareworking closely withthePhilippineconsulonSaipan toidentifyandresolve problems onalocal basis,"he added.
Undersection 104oftheCovenant,The US has complete responsibilityand authority' with respect to mattersrelating to foreign affairs anddefenseaffecting theNnrthem Marianas.
It is pursuant to sucha provision inthe Constitution thatTenorio soughtChristopher's guidance onthematter.
During an interview yesterday,Tenoriosaidhisadministration hasnottakenany action on the matter in theabsenceofanyresponse from theStateDepartment
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ourreform efforts," thegovernor said.Thefact-finding mission, whowas
reportedly sent by the Philippine labor Department, went on a five dayprobe of the labor situation, specifically focused on reports of workerabuse.
The team. which has since left theCNMI. hasreportedly sought anaudience with the governor during theirstay butwas allegedly notableto talkwith thechiefexecutive.
Headed by Manuel Imson, laborattache to theRP Embassy in Washington, D.c., thefact- finding team hasreportedly comeup with recommendations to the Manila government onhow to address the situation in theCNMI, including apossible banonthedispatch of maids. farmers. nightclubentertainers andotherworkers.
In raising his concern about themission, Tenorio stressed thathis administration with help from theUShasbeentrying hard toresolve laborconcernsona local level.
The exhibit will be the first of itskind to be held in the CNMl. Anopening reception will be held onFriday, March 31 at 6:00 pm. Thepublic isinvited toattendthis. Regularshow hoursare Monday throughFridayfrom8:00am to 4:00 pm andSaturdays from10:ooamt02:oopm.Forfurther informationyoumaycontact the Arts Council office at telephone322-998219983.
GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenoriohas branded as improper the recent investigation conducted by afact-finding mission from thePhilippines over allegations oflabor abuse in the NorthernMarianas.
In a letterdated March 20,thegovemorturned to US Secretary of StateWarren Christopher for guidance onthematter,atthesametirneexpressingresentrnentoverprobe, saying itfailedto gothrough the"properchannels."
"Both our governments need towork togetherdiJigently tosolvetheseproblems, The Philippine investigation, rather than helping. couldfurtherfuel recent sensationalism in theirlocalmedia." thegovernor told Christopher.
According to the governor, theproper procedure would be for thegovernmentofthe Philippines tomaketheir concerns known totheUSGovernment throughdiplomatic channels.
Headded thatthe State Departmentcould have met with the Commonwealth govemment to develop a re-
THECOMMONWEALTH Council forArtsandCulture wouldliketoinvite thepublic tovisitthe"International Crafts Exhibit", opening Friday, March 31 through April 23,1995 at theConvention Center. Theexhibit willfeature craftwork fordisplayandsalefrom Indonesia, Africa,Russia, Middle Eastern nations,Papua New Guineaand otherareasof theworld.
CCAC to host int'lcrafts exhibition
Governor'sOffice& LegislatureA. Governor'sOfficeB. Legislature
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B. Adoption of Amendments toRegulations forArchitects,Engineers,LandscapeArchitects, andLandSurveyors
C.CNMI Land Matters ExamD. P & R Letter
8. New Business9. Miscellaneous Business10. Adjournment of Meeting
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Voter registration will continuetill October 5, 1995 the last day toregister. All eligible voters whohave not registered are encouraged to register.
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TIlE BOARD of Professional LicensingwillbecoOOuct:ingtheirMarchBoardMeeting on Tuesday, April4,at9:00am. Themeetingwill be heldat theBoardof Professional licensingOffice located at the IslandCommercial Center Building, 2nd floor,GualoRai.
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However, lately I have seen newemployees hiredwithouteverseeinganyannouncements. Does thismeanthattheCourtisnotimmune(asI'vealwaysthoughtand hoped)to political pressures?
For example, the new Clerk ofCourt, Mr. Frank Tomokane, washired without any announcements.Yes,he is the husbandof MVB ExecutiveDirectorAniciaTomokane,you know - "Friends of Froilan"group.Washehiredbecausehiswifeisoneof Froilan's cabinet, therefore,she can persuade the governor toappoint Alex Castro to be the nextChiefJusticeof theSupremeCourt?I know somequalified people, afterlearning that theposition wasvacant,were waitingfor the announcementso that they could apply and have achance at the position. They weresurprisedtolearntheatMr.Tomokanehad already been hired without anysuchannouncement!
The Court should be fair and impartial, yet, withthesepracticesgoingon,IwonderjusthowfairtheCourt'sdecisions really are. Is the Courtviolating theEEOprinciple? Youtell
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only to the peopleof the Commonwealth?
Recently, ourmediahas giventheWashington Representative's latestCommonwealth Address muchcredit. Overall, his report consistedmostly of internal Commonwealthissues withverylittlereporting abouthisofficial activities in Washington.
Ifthisisthecase,thenIhaveabasicquestion - Is our WashingtonRepresentative's role Executive orLegislative? I haveasked thisquestionmanytimessincemy first meetinginWashington, D.C.withRepresentative Ed Pangelinan during theearly 1980's. Maybeclarification ofrolesand responsibilities wouldbeaplacetostartouranalysis in aneffortto reducepublic criticism of electedleaders and channel actions into resultsforour CNMI.
announcements are used only as aformality to cover up the violatingdepartments/activities. Theyare notinstruments to attractapplicants, butsolely usedbydepartments/activitiestomeetcivilservicerequirements. Inother words, they are giving falsehopestothoseapplicants who are,ingoodfaithtrying to get a job.
Manymaysay that it has been anage-oldpractice for the governmentdepartment/agencies andbranches toselecttheirpersonnel. True,butonlyto the extent that they follow thePersonnel rules and regulation, andare consistent with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles.
I dare you to lookaroundgovernmentofficesand tell the publicjusthowmanypositions havegoneunadvertised. Youwill find thatthispracticeisrampant. Nepotism andfavoritism are alive and strong with thegovernment system. Is the governmentglutting for anotherlawsuit?
WhatrealIydisturbed me themostis thehiring practices at theSuperiorCourt. You would think that theCourtistheonebr•inch inthegovernment without poIitical pressures.
and operational make-up of theseoffices? Recent public announcements seem to indicate great differencesof opinion ainong our electedleaders.
Forexample, let us takean objective look at the Officeof the Washington Representative. Article V,Section 4 of theCNMI Constitutionstates that the "Representative shallsubmita written report bythesecondMonday ofJanuaryof theyearto theGovernor andthe Legislature on theRepresentative's ofticial activitiesduring theprecedingyearandmattersrequiring theattention of thegovernment or people of the Commonwealth."
Timely reporting is an importantfunction of the WashingtonRepresentative's role. However, istheOfficeof theWashington Representative part of the ExecutiveBranch? Part of the LegislativeBranch? PartoftheJudicial Branch?Oran independent entityanswerable
Dear Editor:
CLEAN,OPENANDHONESTGOVERNMEI\1"f? HOW ABOUTFAIR?(am veryconcerned with the hiringpractices of ourgovernment.
I fully understand that all department headsare governorappointedandhavenothing todowiththehiringregulation. TheChiefExecutive Officer should hire cabinet memberswhomhecantrust The samegoestoother elected officials. I have noproblem withthat.
However, I am really disturbedwith the hiring practices of classified positions. Is it not part of theCivil Service rules and regulations.hat all classified positions are announcedoradvertisedtoattractqualifiedapplicants tothejob,andtoselectthemostqualified applicant?
Well,I thought SO,butlately I haveseennewemployees hired inallgovernment departments, agencies andbranches even before they releaseany vacancy announcements for theposition. Most of the time. thesepeople are not the most qualifiedemployees for the positions. The
DearEditor:
Disturbed over gov't hiring practices
'I'ime to review our basic structureONEofmyConstitution Conven
tion Issues was to look into theCNMl'sGovernmentStructure. ThisGovernment structure encompassestheLegislative, Judicial, and ExecuriveBranches. Thereappe<m; tobeanurgentneed to review each of theseentities. Times have changed andtheseBranches mustbesensitive andresponsive to thechanging needsofour growing CNMI. For example.we should remember that changesmustbemadetomaximizeefficiency)f the CNMl Government and reduce unnecessary operational costs.Thisgoalseemstocallfora reviewofpurposes, functions. andaccompl ishmeritsof elected officials - our Governor, Lt. Governor, WashingtonRepresentative, Senators, Representatives, Mayors, and Board members.'
Is now the time to suggest somemajorchanges to the organizational
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ConCan DelegatesDELEGATES to the forthcoming Third Constitutional Convention willsoon converge to begin consideration of pertinent constitutional issues.The experienced remain cool headed mindful of what's ahead and whatshould be accomplished within sixty days. The inexperienced are stillriding high on the crest of victory and some have even hinted using theirposition to propel a new career in politics.
Mind you, there's a lot of reading and research work which you must dobetween the JoetenlKiyu Library, the legislature and NMC's library andarchives. There's hardly any room for political jockeying. It's tooimportant a task to relegate to the usual provincial politics that normallythrows all reasonable discussions into a chaotic personality clashes.
The Governor has heeded that delegates review amendments whichcame out of the second constitutional convention. He's asked thatdelegates refrain from using this important venue to try their hands assuperlawmakers. It's the wrong attitude and if this is how you view yourrole, then perhaps you've entered the wrong door for all the wrongmotives. It involves serious issues requiring critical reflection andreasoned analysis. This is one time in your life when you will havedisplayed your true colors in critical thinking. Thus, the need to buckledown and review all principal provisions and amendments to the constitution.
There are provisions that require strengthening while others deservetrashing. How you handle these issues will reflect upon your maturity indisposingofrealconstitutional issues. Ifyou will,Icovered the MicronesianConstitutionalConvention in 1975 and l've learned and understood all thatmay go wrong or right. I am fairly familiar with each of you, yourtendencies and inclinations, who you work for and the quiet agenda thatyou may have tucked under your shirt sleeve or skirt ready for championingat the expense of posterity. I am familiar with issues that have forcedindigent families into shameful confrontations and vengeful disintegration.
Get down to basics and do your homework now. After all, none of uscould fit the shoes of Abraham Lincoln nor Thomas Jefferson. It'll befoolhardy to even attempt fancy footing with it. Every provision andamendment has its own history. It is important to have a workingknowledge oneach of them and the actual intent that previous conventionshave placed in their consideration and approval. The Ques~i.Q~ of intent isvery important in the sense that you must carefully review whether suchintent hasn't lost its meanin~ and relevance. A good example is the "rightto bear arm". Measured against all the rampant killings of innocent peopleacross thecountry, it has evolved into a national controversy and an agendathat must be addressed. It has its own history and it definitely has lost itsintent and relevance.
Again, refrain from using this venue to propel a new political career. Ifyou disagree, then perhaps we both should be prepared to dance the tangoquite frequently.
Foreclosure of First Family HomesIn recent years, we've seen in the pages of local newspapers a rash of
foreclosures of first family homes in the islands. It is an event that bringssad tidings to this scribe in that the number of foreclosures involvingindigenous people keeps increasing.
A number of things are reflected in these foreclosures: I). Thecontinuing sluggish state of the economy of the Northern Mariana Islands.2). A prolonged period of unemployment for either or both parents. Thus,their inability to meet monthly home installments. 3). One or both parentshave seen fit to dump precious family income on shabu or drugs at theexpense of the security of their children.
The first tworeasons may not hold water in that the housing p.ogram hasdone its best to refinance accounts that have suffered timely remittance. Itis the third reason where there's a seemingly serious problems among firsttimehomeowners or young newly weds. They've engaged the use and saltof shabu (quick windfall profit) to dominate all family activities to theirdetriment. This is the group who deserves monitoring with the commitment to lead them out of a vice that nets nothing else but filial disintegration.
The notion of losing the most important family property may not beunusual. It is, however, a tragic incident in the sense that one has alloweda vice to displace and disrupt the livelihood of young innocenrchildren. Assuch, children are relocated from safe and sanitary homes to squatter-likequarters. Stability is a very important aspect in the growth and development of toddlers. Subjecting them to unsolicited instability is a crime initself. I find this new trend rather alarming and perhaps it is an issue thatall concerns should address forthwith.
Speedsters Country No MoreI've heard people quibbling about the use of laser equipment to detect
speedsters on various areas on the island. DPS has done this communitya whale of good in this regard. It has forced pedal happy drivers to slowdown some. It has resulted in the safety of everyone traveling the publichighways. It has ended normal highway demolition derbies on weekends.
You know the law and each time you violate it, increasing the chancesof inflicting crippling or fatal injuries to others, you will pay for it.Remember, each trip to the counter at DPS costs $30.00. So make up yourmind: Is it thirty on traffic violations or thirty dollars per trip to thecounter? Remember, driving is a privilege not a right. The court will denyyou this privilege if you become a danger to this community behindwheels. Drive carefully and follow the law!
"If the decision of the Board isexactly what (Pangelinan) asksus todo then wewill do that," saidthe chairman.
On the other hand, Quituguasaid for him to come pack to theLegislature and ask an extensionwill be contrary to what theprevious PSS officials had committedto with the lawmakers a few yearsago.
He pointed out that the applicability of such statute should havebeen priorto 1990 if notPSS wasgranted extension for two consecutive times,
Quitugua indicated that goingback to the Legislature puts theBoard in a very awkward position.
"It looks like we are veryindecisive...and are not takingthemandate of the Public Law 7-45seriously," saidthechairman,"Wehave to comply with the law...wehave to do all our means so 'thatvacantpositions willbe filledup."
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expressed the need to amend thestatute to give exemption to thosenon-resident teachers who arepresently employed in the PublicSchool System.
Pangelinan suggested that theprincipals should decide whetheror not to renew the employmentcontracts of the non-residentteachers,
The principal "aired" his concems to the Board consideringthat the law affects the employment contracts of 17 HopwoodJunior High School teachers,whom he described as "exemplary and dedicated mentors."
Pangelinan said these teachersdeserve better treatment from thepeopleof theCommonwealththanbe arbitrarily terminated fromtheir employment.
Quitugua saidHopwood's concerns will be discussed and reviewed before coming up with anappropriateactionduring the nextBoard meeting.
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collectivedecision. Icannot makethat decision myself," Quituguatold the Variety.
The BOE chairman was responding to Pangelinan's letterMonday in which the principal
Judge Demapan deferred action on the motion. The judgesaid the matter will be under advisement.
He however assured both parties that a decision will be issuedbefore the scheduled trial ofCamacho next month.
Camacho used to work for exGovernor Guerrero as a driver.He is believed to be employedin the legislature as legislativestaff.
principalTomPangelinanforsupport in appealing the Legislatureto amend the controversial PublicLaw 7-45.
"Ifthere isany action the Boardisgoingto take,ithas tobethrough
However, the constitution, hesaid, does not require that lawshave to be perfect before criminalcharges can be filed. The constitution only requires that people of"common intelligence" are ableto understand the meaning of aparticular law and its provisions.
Marsh also acknowledged thatthe term.
By the real sense of the word,ammunition means bullets, shotgun shells and the like, the assistant attorney general said.
Underfederal law,ammunitionmeans more than just bullets.. Italso means cartridges, he added.Marsh was trying'to.convince thecourt that a statutory provision onfirearms is not vague as claimedby the defense. .
The prosecution also did notconcede that the Office of theAttorney General failed to state acriminal charge in the informa-·tion filed with the court. .
Marsh warned that if the firearms statute isdeclared vague andunconstitutional, such action willlead to the proliferation of unlicensed guns and ammunitions.
Statutory provisions on gunsand ammunition list the weaponsthat can be used in the CNMLThese laws,said'Marsh,also makeit clear that weapons not listedare illegal in the Commonwealth, with or without a permit.
Nicolas insisted the alleged"vagueness" of statures' citedand asked the court to dismiss thecase against his client.
By FeRUe de la TorreVsri~tyNewsStsff
BOARD of Education ChairmanDaniel Quitugua said· yesterdayhe will discuss with the Board arequest by Hopwood Junior High
Camacho seeks dismissalofguns and ammo charge
BOE to discuss Hopwood's pleaWEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VCEWs-7
By Ratty santosFor the Variety
A DRIVER who used to work forformer Governor LorenzoGuerrero yesterday asked the Superior Court to dismiss a criminalcase against him saying the government failed to state a criminalcharge,
George Camacho asked JudgeMiguel Demapan to exoneratehim of weapons and ammunitioncharged during a motion hearingyesterday morning.
Defense council Brien SansNicholas argued that aside fromthe failure of the government tostate a criminal charge the prosecution also filed a complaintbasedonconstitutionalprovisionsthat are vague.
For example, the word ammunition, he said, is not defined inthe statute.
''There is no criminal offense..,there's no unlawful conduct."Nicolas said. The defense lawyerasked the court to examine theconstitutionalityof the lawonfirearms and ammunitions.
Camacho was arrested by police last year following the seizure of guns and ammunitionswhich according to the governmentwereeitherillegal or that thedefendant is not permitted to possess.
Responding to the defender'sarguments, Assistant AttorneyGeneral Russell E. Marsh admitted that provisions on firearms.and ammunitions "are not perfectlaws."
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The Coastal Resources Management Program (CRMP) hascanceled the public hearings tentatively scheduled for March29, and March 30, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. at the GarapanElementary School Cafeteria and at San Vicente ElementarySchool Cafeteria respectively unti I further notice. These twoprojects are Coastal Permit Application No. SMS-94-X-153(Solid Buiiders Quarry) submitted by Solid BuildersIncorporated, and Coastal Permit No. SMS-95-X-48 (CMSQuarry) submitted by Construction Material and SupplyIncorporated both for the operation of an existing limestonerock quarry.
Please contact CRM at 234-6623/7320/3907, if you haveany questions or require further information regarding thisproject.
MANUEL C. SABLANDirectorCoastal Resources Management Office
Today's Water Tip:Please fix the water leaks in your home, or report any water leaks
to Alex Falig at 322-4033 or fax 322-4323.
"Your community utility is taking action right now to improveboth the quantity and quality of Saipan's water supply." This isaccording to CUC which said, there are short term solutions such asfixing water leaks and conserving water.
Long tern solutions include a Water Master Plan which willidentify the best way to provide residents both the quanity of waterthey need and the quality they want.
The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) currently hastwo working groups:
-a group oftechinical experts from the Water Divison, the UnitedStates Geological Survey (USGS) and the United States Bureau ofReclamation (USBR)_ This group will identify better ways tooperate the CUC system on both a short term and long term basis.
-a Water Conservation Task Force which will encourage residentsto use water more wisely, to fix household leaks, to report to CUCillegal pumping or water-wasters, etc. This group will even repairminor leaks within the residential area. All you have to do is callAlex Falig at 322-4033 ext. 19, or send a facsimile to Falig at 3224323. he will survey your leak, tell you exactly what parts to buy,and fix your leak!
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Water conservation tips(Editor's note: Each Wednesday, the CUC PIO will issue water
conservation tips and important water related information. Thefollowing is the first of a series.)
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experts," Villagomez said in anews release yesterday.
The USBR employees are nowpreparing for the contract of aWater Master Plan. The USGSemployees have identified over20 sites for well drilling whichwill likely provide quality water.At the same time, the USGS suggested the utility close to a number of older well sites that produce salty water.
Simultaneously,utilityem~loyees have already applied for federal grants for a Leak DetectionProgram, a Water MeteringProject and training for WaterDivisionpersonnelforoperationaland maintenance education.
Villagomezasked the task forceto identify various solutions tothe water woes saying, "Don'tlimit yourselves. You have theexpertise, let's come up with solutions, both short term and longterm,"
Members of the CUC Water Task Force from left: Bruce Napel/, CUC legal counsel' Isidero Miza WaterDivision; Alex Falig, coordinator for Water Conservation Task Force; Rob Carruth, USGS hydrologist, andRudy Sablan, water manager.
gency. Governor Tenorio declared a State of Emergency lastweek due to the critical state ofthe island's water supply, bothquantity,andquality-wise. Speaking to the group on Monday,Villagomez said, he wants everyleak or wasteful use of waterstopped bothat CUC and throughout the government.
"I want better maintenance atCUC, surveys of the hospital,schools, and the other government agencies. Find out if faucetsin those buildings are wastingwater and stop the waste,"Villagomez told the group.
Villagomez acknowledged thatreports from the USGS and theUSBR indicate that CUC' s waterwells and reservoirs also need better maintenance. To alleviatethose problems, the utility hasplaced alarge order for spare partsand sent three employees to theUSGS center in Hawaii for additional training. "We have expertsfrom the USGS and USBR whowork here at CUC just to help uswith our operations, use these
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investigate thesepractices and putastopto theseEEOviolations. Cometo thinkofit, theAG's office itselfisbeing investigated for inconsistencies. Better, yet,I challenge themedia to investigate these governmentdepartment/agencies and branches.We must put a stop to theseabusesand corruptions. Maybe then ourhonchos will thinktwicebeforemakinganyillegal moves. Then, wecansay we try to have a "clean govern-ment". ~",.
One (1) Building Maintenance II Two (2) Custodial Worker I
Applicants for Building Maintenance IImust have the following qualifications:
The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) at the Saipan International Airportis looking for
Application forms are available at the Security Office located on the First Floorof the Arrival Building or the Second Floor of the same building at the SaipanInternational Airport Main Office. Application forms must be accompanied byan updated police clearance dating back five years. For more information,please call Tel: 234-8315/617. The deadline for submission of application isMarch 29, 1995 at 4:30 p.m.
1. Must be aHigh Scnool graduate orequivalent2. Must have five years experience in masonry, plumbing, and carpentry3. Must be able to climb ladder and work on high elevation ofup to 50 ft.4. Must be able to work during inclement weather5. Must be able to prepare work plan6. And perform other work as assigned
Applicants for Custodial Worked I must have the following qualifications:
1. Must have completed 9th grade education2. Must have at least three years experience in custodial work3. Must be able to work flexible hours4. And perform other work as assigned
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AS fewer drops of rain fall toSaipan,plans to solve the island'swater woes are falling into place.
In a news release yesterday.CUC said it is working on existing operations and future plans tosolve Saipan's water shortagesand to improve the quality ofwater, being the agency in chargeof water service.
CUCExecutiveDirector, Timothy Villagomez, yesterday officially appointed an internal taskforce which will address two primary issues: improving the shortterm supply of water and identifying thebest long term solutionsfor providing quality water supply.
Task force members includeCUC employees, representativesfrom the United.States Geological Survey (USGS) and from theUnited States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). Not only willthe group work on the utility.'sexisting water' operations, thegroup will also represent CUC enthe Governor's Task Force pursuant to the Water State of Emer-
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thepublic.Thegovenunent, as a whole, has
violated the EEO principle affordedbyourConstitution, ThedepartmentofLabor is nottheonlywhoviolatedtheEEO principle. The departmentof Natural Resources is in violation,and let us not forget the dumpingdepartment - the department ofPublic Works. Regardless ofqualifications, thisdepartment is forced tohire thefamilies of political cronies.Theguardian of personnel rules andregulation, theOfficeof Personnel isas guilty as anyone.
IchallengetheAttorneyGeneral to
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lie will agree that such contemptible charges are not worthyof further comment," it-said,
The United States maintainsabout46,000 activeduty troopsinJapan,with50,000dependentsandDepartment of Defense employees. Another 42,000 or so American civilians are registered withJapan's Justice Ministry.
oftenreceive "consulting work"bonuseswhilewomendo not,the lawsuitsaid. It alsoalleges thatopportunities to attend seminars or trainingprograms aredisproportionately offered to men.
Decisions to give a few womenprofessionals highersalaries or benefits, the lawsuit says,"appeared relatednottotheircapacitiesbuttotheirspecial relationships withmaleofficialsofdefendant NAACP."
ThediscriminationproblemsescalatedduringChavis' tenure, thelawsuitsays,in partbecause of a "sharpdeterioration" in the NAACP's financial status and because of "increasingdivisivenessandcontroversywithin the NAACPaboutwomen'sissues."
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The American, militarystrongly denied the accusationsthat it has gassed cult members.
"We categorically reject thecharges that the U.S. military issomehow involved," it said aterse statement from its headquarters in Yokota Air Base, onTokyo's outskirts.
"WetrustthattheJapanesepub-
NAACP over the past few years,"Blum said.
Theclassaction was attached to alawsuit filed lastmonthbyStephanieRones, an attorney at the NAACP'sBaltimoreheadquartersfromDecember199I until lastAugust Rones, 37,alleges breachofcontract, sexual harassment and discrimination andwrongful retaliatory firing.
Onlytwowomenareamongthe12topprofessionalsattheNAACP,eventhough women make up about 75percentof theNAACP'swork. force,thelawsuitsaid.WomentypicaIlyarepaidatleast25percentlessthanmen.
Also, thelawsuitcontends,womenreceive fewer "privileges of spending"on travel, training andentertainment Men in seniorstaff positions
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and Chavis were not immediatelyreturned. Gibson was unavailableforcomment.
The lawsuit seeksdIrs 2.1 millionin punitive and compensatory damages, plusan unspecified amountinback pay, severance pay and otherdamages. Italsoseekspromotionsforwomen workers and a court orderordering the NAACP to halt discriminatory practices.
Thelawsuit isnot meantto''harassthe new leadership" of board ChairMyrlie Evers-Williams, but seekstounravel a pattern of disctiminationagainst women in the 86-year-oldorganization, saidDavidBlum,attorneyfortheplaintiffs.
''There is a historythatcertainlypoints tothiskindof problemat the
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Americans were named. Policeviewthethreatsasa possiblehoax,but have increased security measures near the 25 locations.
Bob Bernal, a spokesman forthe U.S. troops here, said U.S.military radio and televisionhave aired similar warnings but'he said bases have not been put'on alert.
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Acting Deputy Director FredRasheed,GeneralCounsel DennisCourtland Hayes, former ExecutiveDirectorBenjaminChavis andformer Deputy Director LewisMyers.
The ·defendants "failed and refused, in nearly all instances, toproperlyinvestigateorredresseconomic grievances or questions ofthe women," the lawsuit says.
Shinhoster saidMonday that theNAACP was concerned about thewomen's grievances,and hopedtoresolve them amicably. "Our posture is to address these issues anddispose of them as fairly and equitablyas we can," hesaid. ''That hasalways been our desire."
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Wide war in 1997.He said one of his cult's main
objectives is to stop thatfromhappening. But Asahara denied any'roleinthesubwaygassing,iIiwhich10 people were killed and morethan 5,000 sickened.
U.S. Embassy spokesman KenMoscowitz on Tuesday said theembassy has not been advised ofany "imminent,' direct threats"againstAmericansand is taking itscue from the Japanese police.
He said the embassy's consularsectionhas,however,issuedastate'mentto embassy employees anaAmericancommunity leadersurging caution because of pamphletscirculated,four days after the subwaykillings thatwamedof25 moreattacks.
The pamphlets, distributed atsubway stationsand'faxed to someforeign embassies,citeduniversity,campu~, entertainment centers,departmentstores,subwaystationsand trains.
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By ERIC TALMADGETOKYO (AP) ~ TheJapanese cultsuspectedinTokyo'ssubwaynervegas attacks has made the UnitedStates a target of some its worst
.invective. But U.S. military andembassy officials saytheydon't believeAmericans inJapan are at particular risk.
On:emaboutthesafetyofAmericans was heightened just afer thesubwayattack Iastweekwhen AumShinriKyocultleaderShokoAsaharaaccusedtheUnitedStatesoftryingtokill him and his followers.
Lookingwearyandclaimingtobeseriously ill.Asahara said in a videoreleased to cult'meuJbers that the
,UnitedSlatesbassentmililatyplanes,tIUcks and spies to sp'e8d poison atthecuh'smainCOIIlIIllme at thefootofMoontFuji ,
Hesaidthe poisoo was sarin, thesameDelVe gasthatkilled 10people ,and sirkmed 5,<XX> ochels in thesubway attack, and repeated hispqlhesy that the UnitedStateswillbte.JapanimoaeatastrepUc,world-
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By SONYAROSSWASIBNGTON (AP) - A $ 2millionsex discrimination lawsuit
,hasbeenfiledagainst the NAACP,accusing the civil rights group ofgiving women employees lowerpayandfewer perks thanmen whodo the same work.
The lawsuit.filed Friday in U.S.District Court in Washington, wasbrought on ·behalf of about 40women who held professional ormanagement positions in the NationalAssociationforthe AdvancementofColored Peoplefrom 1991throughthis year.
Thelawsuitnamesasdefendantsthe NAACP, former board Chairman William Gibson, Acting Executive Director Earl Shinhoster,
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situation ... threatening thehealth of a particular individual... not only a health ofindividual but as well as thefamily member and health ofcitizens as a whole in the Commonwealth is involved, I willtake a policy such as this tomakesure that people are protected, from diseases, fromdying and so oil," he said.
cese pointed out that while USlaw may require that abortionbe made available in certaincircumstances, it can in no waymandate that any individualtake part inan abortion, eitherreceiving it or performing it.
"Anyone who is in a position where they might havetoperform an abortion or to assist in its procurement hasamoral obligation to refuse ..From the perspective of morality, an immoral law is nolaw. Every individual is boundto do what is moral," read theDiocese's statement.
"I'd like to mention that majority of Filipinos we very goodworkers, unfortunately in somecases I guess, we' re at fault and sowe're, looking into it," said
.Tenorio.But when asked if he's willing
to discuss the proposed ban withthe Philippine government, thechief executivebluntly said no.
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taking a stand that is slightlycontrary tothe law.
Abraham stressed that assecretary of the department heis responsible for the safeguard,protectionandpromotionof healthand well-being of citizens in theCommonwealth.
"I am not trying to go againstthe lawful abolition ofthe law butwhen it comes to a threatening
continue' growing."The fact is that as our tourism
industry booms, it means that wehave to recruit more people.Frankly, I still would like to recruit from the Philippines. Butit's up to the RP Government todecide whether they would wantto send more of their people towork here," said Tenorio.
citizens of the US."As both the US Supreme
Court and the CNMI Constitution have recognized, oneof these liberties is anindividual's right of privacy.Incorporated within this rightof privacy is a woman's qualified right to seek and abortion;" read the IO-page opinion.
It added that the qualifiedright to abortion must be "recognized and respected by theCNMI, just as the fifty stateshave had to recognize."
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Article I, Section 12 of theCNMI Constitution says abortion is prohibited in the CNMIexcept as provided by law.
TEl date, there has been nolawhas been passed which addresses the issue of abortionor regulates it in any way.
But according to the AGopinion, when the CNMIelected to join in politicalunion with the US through theCovenant, it not only becameenti tied to the benefi ts derivedfrom being a US jurisdiction.It also became obligated toensure that the liberties andprivileges of its people wereupheld and protected to thesame extent as those of other
workers there are ten charges.I don't see why they shouldmake that into consideration,"said the governor.
While saying a self-imposedban from the Philippine government is beyond his control, Tenorio conceded that theCNMI still needs skilled laborfrom the Philippines if it is to
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does not recognize that babiesin the womb are persons andsubject to due process, thisdecision does not change reality," said the Diocese.
"It is such a serious actionthat the Catholic Church identifies it as one of the few sinsthat carries with it automaticexcumrnunication," it added.
The AG's March 10 opinion, signed by Attorney General Richard Weil and Assistant AG Celeste E. Andersen,purports that pursuant to theCovenant, the US Constitution Supreme Court case lawand the CNMI Constitution, awoman may legally obtain an
moratorium on the dispatch ofworkers if Manila officials arenot happy with the CNMIgovernment's efforts to curbabuses.
"This is what I don't understand. We're not denying theremay have been labor abuseshere. But when you considerthat out of 20,000 Filipino
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ment of certain categories ofworkers to the NorthernMarianas, until cases are resolved and protective mechanisms are established.
Other, recommendation smade by Imson' s team includethe immediate blacklisting ofall CNMI employers who aresubject of complaints; the immediate suspension of all licensed recruitment agencieswhose Filipino recruits havepending unresolved cases orcomplaints; the immediategranting of working permits'to workers with pending cases;and closer coordination between RP and CNMI authorities, among other measures.
Governor Tenorio duringyesterday's interview admitted the existence of labor problems in the CNMI, but insistedhis administration is doing allit can to address those concerns.
In past interviews, Tenorioeven went as far as saying hewould want the Philippinegovernment to self-impose a
eHe liberty of her client under 3 CMC plaint.• • • §2516 (d) because the hospital's The defendants thus have
Continued from page 1 statutory authority to revoke con- violated the constitutional andto take into custody a patient who ditional release is expressly lim- ci viI rights of the plaintiff, inhas failed to comply with a rea- ited to patients "under involun- violation of CNMI Constitu-sonable conditional release re- tary civil commitment." tion, U.S. Constitution, andquirementunderSectionI8(d)of CHChas no other legal author- U.S. Civil Rights laws, 42the Act, 3 CMC §2516 (d), said ityto restrain the libertyof Seman, U.S.c. §§ 1983-1988.the lawsuit. having neither her consent nor In an interview with the Va-
Mackpointed out that CHC has compliance with requirements of riety, Abraham said as a pro-no legal authority to restrain the the Act, said Mack in the com- fessional point of view he is
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Mandela kicks wife out of Cabinetobedient junior member of Cabinet.
Mrs. Mandela hasbeen the onlyprominent ANC official to voicediscontent at thepaceofeconomicand social changes in the 11months since black South Africans swept away more than threecenturies of white-minority rule.
Commentators were dividedMonday on how serious a threatMrs.MandelaandherfellowANCmilitants pose to Mandela's government.
Sipho Maseko, a lecturer at theUniversity of the Western Cape,said Mrs. Mandela could be aformidable opponent becauseshe"articulates aspirations of SouthAfrica's most downtrodden communities in a way no other ANCleader does."
Her spokesman, AlanReynolds, predicted she wouldbebackingovemment eventually.
"I certainly don't think this is theend of Winnie Mandela," he said..
Mrs.Mandelawastoholda newsconference Tuesday.
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by white authorities who houndedher tirelesslyduring her husband' ~27-year stay in prison, when sherose to international fame as ananti-apartheid campaigner.
After Mandela' s release, thecouple separated in 1992, citingunspecified differences.
A year later, she was convictedof a political kidnapping in whicha 13-year-old boy was murdered.She paid a fine.
Her public career seemed to bedoomed.
It wasn't Mrs. Mandela foughther way back to center stage, tirelesslychampioningthecauseofSouthAfrica'spoorestwhile dressing andacting likeroyalty.
Through chutzpah and charisma,she was elected president of theANC's Women's Leagueand in asurprise - was named a deputyCabinet minister in Mandela'snational unity government lastyear.
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ANC's Women's League and,most seriously, been accused bypolice of bribe-taking and influence-peddling,
"This decision has been takenin the interest of good government and to ensure the higheststandardsof discipline," Mandelasaid.
But in the miserable squattercamp of Phola Park outsideJohannesburg, the kind of placewhere Mrs. Mandela has her mostloyal support, anguished moansrose as people heard the news.
"No, no, this should not havehappened. If she had made a mistake, they should have sat downto talk with her,": said AlbertBooysens, an unemployed laborer. "She worked hard for thefreedom of our people."
Mandela said he did not expectMrs.Mandela's departure tocausemuch of a rift. "I am convincedthat I have the situation well inhand," he said.
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own political movement outsidegovernment.
Mandela summarily dismissedhis wife of37 years from her postof deputy minister of arts andculture with a curt leiter carried toher office by a secretary.
Some political analysts thinkMrs. Mandela, 60, may still pavethe last laugh because she is nowfree to build a power base independent of her 76-year-old husband, who plans to retire in fouryears.
Even before news of the dismissal broke, political analystswere weighing her chances ofsucceeding her husband.
The African National Congressand most of its allies quicklybacked Mandela's decision to getrid of Mrs. Mandela, whose actsof defiance had become an embarrassment.
In recent weeks, Mrs. Mandelahad denounced the government'sgradualist approach to social reform, made anunauthorized tripabroad, split the ranks of the
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By JOHN DANISZEWSKICAPE. TOWN, South Africa(AP)- President Nelson Mandelafired his estranged wife from theCabinet on Monday after she defied his government for weeks.What's uncertain now is whetherWinnie Maridela will build her
By GEORGE GEDDAWASlDNGTON (AP) • PresidentClinton welcomed New ZealandPrime Minister James B. BolgertotheWhiteHouseon Monday, signalinga new erain a relationship longtroubled bydisputes over nuclearissues.
Itwasthefirstvisithereby a NewZealand head of government in 11years, a circumstance resulting fromthat country'sban against the carryingof nuclear weapons into its territory.
Thetwocountries have narrowedtheir differences, and Secretary of
.StateWarren Onistopher took noteof thechanged relationship at a jointnewsconference withBolger.
''I think I can describetherelationshipasextraordinarily good,"Christopher said, acknowledging the twocountriesstillhavesome"unfinishedbusiness" todealwith.
BolgerthankedCIintonandOnistopher for working to "break downthebarriers"that have existedsinceNew Zealand adopted its nuclearpolicy in 1987.
ClintonandBolgmnetattheWhiteHouse for 45 minutes. Presidentialpress secretary Mike McCurry saidClinton's assessment, concurred inby Bolger, is that die bilateral relationship ''has strengthenedconsidei-ably" since a policy review a yearago.
UnderNewZea!and'spolicy, U.S.Navy vessels and military aircraftwere barred unless they were declarednottobecanyingnuclearweapons. That stance clashed withWashington's policyof neitherconfirming nor denying whether U.S.vessels or aircraft areequipped withsuch armaments.
As a result of New Zealand's restrictions,U.S. defenseobligations toNewZealand WIder thethree-nationANZUS pactweresuspended. Thatdecisiondidnotaffectthestatusofthealliance's third member, Australia.
Theconflict waseasedinDecemberwhenthe United Statesdecidedthat, whiletheU.S."nodeclaration"policy wouldcontinue, no nucleararmedshipsoraircraftwouldbesenttoNewZealand. This waspartof anoverall policy of removing tacticalnuclear weapons from all shipsandaircraft outside Europe.
Ouistopherconceded thatthetwocountries arestillnorin a position toresumefullmilitarycooperation. Butafteralonghiatus, the secretary said,hewelcomedtheresumptionofmeetings at theheadofgovernment levelforthefirsttime in eight years.
Amongotherissues,thetwocoun- ,tries have been cooperating in theinternationalefforttofree theKoreanpeninsula of nuclearweapons.
The225-issue Nikkei StockAverage rose432.40points, or 2.69 percent,closing the morning session at16,528.65. On Monday, the benchmarkindexhadgained346.48 points,or2.20percent
TheTokyoStockPriceIndex ofallissues listedonthefirstsectionwasup.33.76 points, or 2.67 percent, to1,299.55. The TOPIX had gained26.12 points, 'or 2.11 percent, onMonday.
The price of the benchmark No.174 lfl-year Japanese governmentbonds finished themorning sessionat105.96 yen, up 1.06 yen fromMonday's close. Their yield fell to3.745 percent from3.890percent
Washington now to consider someproposals," said William Wanlund,spokesman for the U.S. diplomaticmission in Berlin.
''I wouldn't callthembrokenup,"hesaid. "We're going togobacktoWashington and think aboutwhatthe Koreans put forward."
A breakdown would be a foreign policy setback for theClintonadministration,which claimedtheaccordas a breakthroughin defusinga crisis inthe KoreanPeninsulaas well as a crisis over nuclearproliferation.
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Themarketalsowelcomed theslipinthehighvalueoftheyen, whichhasrisen to postwar highs against thedollar in recent weeks. A high yenbitesinto theoverseas profits of'Japaneseexporters.
TheTokyornarl<etwasalsobuoyedbysolidgainsonWallStreetsincelatelastweek and by the fact that fiscalyear-endselling byJapanese companies wasover.
Monday was the last day for thesettlement of transactions for fiscal1994ending March31. Suchsellingiscustomaryaheadofthefiscal year'sendtolockinprofitsforthefiscal year.
was producing a bomb's worth ofweapons-grade material a year.
Inretum, theUnitedStatespledgedNorthKoreawouldreceivetwolightwater, lessdangerous reactors worthabout$4billion. SouthKorea, whichwithJapanis putting up mostof thetab,was to provide the reactors.
ButNorthKoreahas beenbalkingat the arrangement, though international inspectors have given assurances theprogram has remained frozen.
"Therewill benomeetings tomorrow. Thedelegation isgoingbackto
iam Reinsch said any remedies the .president could impose under theCommerce Department finding - including animportfeeon foreign oil..woulddo'moreharmthangood.
"Although low oil prices havenegatively impacted U.S. petroleum producers, the overall impact on the economy has beenpositive," Reinsch said.
Texan Boone Pickens, chairman of major natural gas producer Mesa, told the panel theUnited States should expand itsuse of natural gas as a way ofdecreasing its reliance on imports.Unlike crude oil, the nation hasabundant reserves of natural gas,he noted.
Helms expressed concern at
at 89.62 yen, up 0.18yen fromlateMonday butalsoabove itslateovernightNewYorklevel of 89.45 yen.
Meanwhile, share prices roseonshort,covering of futures positionsand buy backs of shares that havebeenhithard in recent weeks suchas
describing thejudgmentreached byU.S. negotiatorGarySamoreandhisdelegation aftertalking toNorth Korean negotiators overtheweekend.
A North Korean spokesman,reachedbytelephoneattheconsulateinBerlin, saidhecouldnotcommentfurther.
ThetalksbeganinBerlinonSaturdayandhadbeenscheduled to continueuntil Wednesday.
An agreement reached lastOctoberwasintended tofreeze aprogramat North Korea'sYongbyon nuclearcomplex thatAmerican analysts said
useofaltemativefuelsandrenewableenergy sources such as wind andsolar power.
"I can tell you that we aremorelikely to give regulatory reliefthantaxproposals,"AssistantEnergySec
. retary SusanTierney told the committee.
President Clinton last month ac-. ceptedaCo~rceDepartmentfind
ingthatpetroleumimportsarethreateningU.S. national security. Buthedeclined to offeranynew initiativestohelpdomestic producers, sparkinganoutcry fromtheoil industry.
"If he won't act, then Congressshould," DeniseBode, president oftheIndependent Petroleum Association ofAmerica, toldthecommittee.
Commerce Undersecretary Will-
ments by Japan's finance ministerhinting at aneasingof interest rates.
Japan's discount rate, the centralbank's key lending rate for loans tocommercial banks, now stands at arecord lowof 1.75 percent.
Atmidday, thedollar wastrading
ahearing on energyimports.The domestic oil and natural gas
industrywantsapackageoftaxbreaks,regulatoryreliefandincreasedaccesstoU.S.areaswithpromisingreserves.Whilemanylawmakersfavoratleastsomeof those proposals, thecurrentfocusonreining ingovernmentspendingrnaymaketax breaks difficult topushthrough Congress.
The White House favors someregulatory relief but is unlikely tooffernew tax incentives to spurdomestic production. That's inpartbecauseoflawsrequiringCongressandtheadministration topayforanytaxreduction bya tax increase or spendingcut
Instead, theadministration ispushingenergyconservationandincreased
'There isabsolutely nochange inthatposition," a U.S. official toldTheAssociated Pressafterthe twosidesagreed to what was described as a"pause"in thenegotiations.
The talks were halted two daysearly. "There have been some suggestions," Secretary of State WarrenChristopher said Monday. "Ourpeoplewillcomebackandreviewthediscussions."
No date was announced for a reswnption."It' smyunclerstanding thatthey felt they had got as far as theycould," saida seniorU.S. official in
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US-Nokor negotiators pause in nuclear reactor talks
By MICHElLEMIlTELSTADTWASHINGTON(AP)-TheOintonadministration,Congressanddomestic energy producers agree that nationa! security is threatened by theUnited States'increasing relianceonforeign oil.Theycan't agreewhattodo about it
Lastyear, for the first tirne.,overhalf the United States' total petroleumconsmnptioncamefromabroadDomesticoilproductionhita40-yearlow. By 2005, two-thirds of thenation's energy supply isexpected tocomefromimports.
"Thesefacts should be disturbingto everybody. They certainly are tome,"Sen.JesseHelms, chairman oftheSenateForeign Relations Committee, saidMonday asheconvened
Dollar strengthens vs yen, stocks rise in m.orning trading
ByBARRY SCHWEIDWASlBNGTON (AP) - Americannegotiators arereturning fromdifficulttalks withNorthKoreawithoutanagreementonreplacingplutoniwnproducingnuclearreaetors withsafer,South Korean reactors.
Administration officials insistedtherewasnobreakdowninthenegotiations. And they said the UnitedStateswasnotreconsideringitsinsistencethatSouth Koreabethesourceforreplacement reactors - a demandPyongyang has been rejecting formonths.
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1 ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER- College grad., 2 years experience. Salary $1,300 per month. Communicate in Japanese language bothreading and writing.Contact: MICRO PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. dba Saipan Grang Hotel,P.O. Box 369, Saipan, MP96950. Tel.No. 234-6601 (3129)W/1861.
2 CORRUGATE COMBINING MACHINE OPERATORS- High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$2.75per hour.Contact: NICK'S AND MiCHAEL'SCORPORATION, P.O. Box 1219 CK,Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No.234-3311 (4/12)W/18966.
1 COOK- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2,75 per hour.Contact: C & M COMPANY, INC. dbaMing Palace Chinese Restaurant, P.O.Box 1219 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-3311 (4/12)W/1 8976.
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1 ELECTRICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $3.00-5.00per hour.Contact:PACIFICSECURITYALARM,INC.,PPP 152 Box 10000,Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-5626(4/12)W/18959.
1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE REPAIRER- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.25 per hour.Contact: JOSEPH C. ADA dba Ada'sApartment, P.O. Box 576, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-6854(4/12)W/18958.
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2 COOK- High school grad" 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: ACE INCORPORATED dbaSatsukiRestaurant, CallerBoxAAA818,Saipan, MP96950.Tel.No.235-4514(4/12)W/18965.
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2 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (TELEPHONE)-·High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$800 per month.1 YARDWORKER-High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $500 permonth:
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1 DISHWASHER-High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-2.80per hour.Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS, INC.dbaFolk Pub Disco, Rest. & etc., P.O. Box165, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 2346485(3/29)W/1909.
1 TRAVELCOUNSELOR- Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$750800 per month.Contact: GETAWAY TRAVEL COMPANY, INC. dba Getaway TravelAgency, P.O. Box 3146, Salpan, MP96950.(3/29)W/1910.
1 ASSISTANTPROJECTENGINEERCollege grad., 2 years experience.Salary $1,350 per month.Contact:NK3CONSTRUCTION., INC.•P.O. Box 2195, Saipan, MP 96950..Tel.No: 234-36n(4/5)W/18906.
1 DRESSMAKER-HiQh schoolgrad.,2years experience. Salary $2.75' perhour.Contact:CARMENC. CABERERA dbaThe Perfect Look, P.O. Box 1676,Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No.235-9898(3129)W/18818.
1 PAINTER-Highschoolgrad.,2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODSCONST.,INC. dba Construction, Manpower Services, et, P.O. Box 165,Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No.234-6485(3129)W/1908.
1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Salary $3.25 per hour,Contact: MR. FRANCISCO C.CABRERAdbaDesignFlorist/Cabrera'sFuneral Service/OurLadyof PerpetualHelpCatholicHouselKasamiento 'Wedding World",P.O. Box 866CK, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-5593(3/29)W/18819.
1 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.:Contact: TAPA BAR INC.dba Sun Inn.P.O. Box 920, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-6639(3/29)W/18821.
6 PIPE FITIERS4 SHEET METAL WORKER4 COMBINATION WELDERS- Highschool equiv. 2 yearsexperience. Salary $ 2.75 per hour.3 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS- Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$2.75per hour.
'1 TRAVELCOUNSELOR-Highschoolgrad.,2 yearsexperience. Salary$4.00per hour. .Contact:·FAMILY ALLIANCE CORPORATION dbaFamamor,P.O.Box5308CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel, No.234-6670(3/29)W/18820.
·1 UPHOLSTERER- High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.Contact: CHUNG NAM CORPORATION,P.O. Box 2957, Saipan. MP96950. Tel. No. 234-3929(3/29)W/18823.
1 ELECTRiCIAN-High schoolgrad.• 2years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.2 CARPENTER- High school grad.,2years experience. Salary $2.75-2.85per hour.Contact: ELEPHANTCORPORATIONdba Top Construction, P.O. Box 3562CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 2348547(3129)W/18825.
1 AIRCON/REF. MECHANIC-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00per hour.12 KITECHEN HELPER- High schoolequiv., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour. ,Contact: INTERPACIFIC RESORTSCORP. dba Pacific Islands Club, P.O.Box 2370, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.234-7976(3/29)W.
1 COMMERCIAL CLEANER- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact:PLAZACORPORATION, P.O.Box 2569, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.233-o386(4/5)W
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1ASSISTANTMANAGER-Highschoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary$1,850per month..Coniact: MAC HOMES (SAlPAN) CO.,LTO" P.O.Box2124,Saipan,MP96950.Tel. No. 234-91 00(3/29)W/1881 O.
1 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER- Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary$800-1,200 per month.Contact: DEVELOP IDEAS CORPORATION, P.O. Box 3049, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 288-5880(3/29)W/18812.
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2 MAINTENCE WORKER- High schoolgrad., 2 yearsexperfence. Salary$3.00perhour.Contact: RICARDO DUENASdbaAquaticMarine, PPP 148, Salpan, MP 96950.Tel.No.235-8044(3129)W/18807.
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1GENERALMAINTENANCE HELPERHighschoolequiv.,2 yearsexperience.Salary$2.75 per hour.Contact: NIDA FASHIONS, INC., P.O.Box 850 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 235-7631 (3129)W/18811.
1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience.·Salary $ 1,875 permonth.1 FRONTDESK CLERK- High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$4.00per hour.Contact: SAIPANLAULAUDEVELOPMENT, INC.dbaLaoLao Bay Golf Resort, PPP 1020, Box ,OOסס1 Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No.256-8888(3129)W/18822.
3 CARPENTER3 MASON1 REINFORCING STEELWORKER1AUTOMECHANIC- Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience, Salary $2.75 perhour.Contact:SUCORPORATION, P.O.Box3521 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.288-9430(3129)W/18813,
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3 SHEET METALWORKER3WELDER, GAS-Highschoolequiv.,2years experience. Salary $2.75-5.00per hour.Contact: SAIPAN ALUMINUM & GLASSCO,AAA-745CalierBox10001,Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No. 234-2410(3129)W/18809.
1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $900 permonth.Contact: P & Y CORPORATION dbaHappyMarket, P.O. Box 951, Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No. 235-1717(4/5)W
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10 WAITRESS, NIGHTCLUB10 MUSICIAN5 DANCER5 SINGER4 COOK·High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $ 2.75 per hour.5 BARTENDER· High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $ 500 permonth.1 SUPERVISOR- High school grad., 2yearsexperfence. Salary$600-700permonth.COntact: IG RESOURCES SAIPAN,INC.dbaOmoldeClub& Karaoke,PPP412Box1ססOO, Salpan,MP96950. Tel.No. 233-5171 (3129)W/18816.
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PUBLIC NOTICEInthe Superior Court 01 the Commonwealth 01
the Northern Mariana Islands
Civil Action No. 94·54TRIPLE J SAl PAN. INC.PlaintiffvANTON ARBEDUL and VITALIANO K. MOSESDefendanls
Summonsfor Publication
To The ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT.VITALIAHO MOSES:
You are hereby summoned and notified to fjleany answer you wish tomake to the Complaint.a copy 01 which is served upon you hereby.within twenty-one (21) days after the fourthpublication of this Summons. and to deliverormail acopy 01 your answer toWhite. PierceMailman ~ Nutting, the Plaintill's Attorney,whose address isP.O. Box 5222. Saipan, MP96950. as soon as practicable after filing youranswer or sending it to the clerk 01 Court forfiling
Your answer should be in writing and filedwith the Clerk ofIhis court atSusupe, Saipan./Imay be prepared and s'igned for you by yourcounsel and sent to Clerk of this Court by messenger ormai I. /I isno! necessary for you toappear personally until further notlce../I youfail to answer inactordance wilh this Summons. judgment by default may be takenagainst you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.
Corp. 's BellLabs.Someexperts,notinglongdistance
rates as low as IO cents a minute,wonderif theideawill evertakeoff.
"I don't expect to do my voicecommunications over the Internet.Justbecause it's technically possibledoesn't mean it's feasible or justifiable,"saidHoward Anderson, managing director of Yankee Group, aBoston-basedconsultingandresearchfirm.
But it may appeal to'people whoalready own PCs andhave Internetconnections, such as parents withchildrenatcollegeorcompanies withoffices overseas.
Martin Horton of Fort Worth,Texas, saidhe would liketo useit toconverse withhisparents inEnglandbut,sincetheydon't havea PC,willaim for his son and daughter in theNortheast
"At the moment, it's a novelty,"Horton said. "I'm trying tointroducemy friends to it"
Both Horton and Haus were testusers of Internet Phone, a new programbyVocalTec Inc. ofNorthvale,NewJersey. .
The$50software works withpersonalcomputers that run MicrosoftCorp.Is Windows operating system.It has been marketed through theInternet for the past month but thecompany said it would soon bebundled withmodems by MotorolaInc.andaudiochipsbyCirrus LogicInc.
Electric MagicInc. of San Francisco has developed a similar program,calledNet Phone, forownersof Apple Macmt6sh computers. Itcostsaboutdlrs85for twocopies anddemonstration versions areavailableon the Internet
ButInternetPhoneandNetPhonedon't workwitheachother, meaninga Mac owner can't converse withsomeone whoownsa Windows PC.
By order ofthe above courl:
/5/ Deputy Clerk ofCourtDated, this 13th day ofMarch. 1995:
CIVIL ACTIONNO. 95-282
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANOS
In the mailer of the Guardianship oftheestate of
MaryAnn E.Cabrera,Epiphanio E.Cabrera Jr.,AlbertJohn E.Cabrera,Emellnda E.Cabrera,Yvonne Rose E, Cabrera,Dennis Lee E.Cabrera,Kimberly Josephine E.Cabrera,and JustinE.Cabrera;'
Minor Children
The Petition ofCleofe E. Cabrera seeking·tobe appointed asguardian ofthe estateof the above-captioned minor children,have been set for a hearing before theCommonwealth Superior Court, .Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands, on20th day ofApril, 1995 at1:30 p.m. .
Any person who has any ob- .jeclion to thispetition may file hisorherobjection withthe Commonwealth Courtat any time before the hearing, or mayappear at the time set for hearing topresent such objection or interest in theabove-captioned matter.Dated this28th day of Mar, 1995
/5/Clerk of Court
versity aretesting, withotherschoolsand hospitals, software that allowsvideo conferences through theInternet
But thereare manylimitations.Thesoundquality isnotasgoodas
the phone, though it can be with theright sound board inside a PC. Inaddition, people can't talk simultaneously so conversations endup beinglikeCB radio. Andyoucanonlytalkwiththosewhousethesamekindof software.
While the conversation may befree, the cost of a computer andmonthly Internet connection are farhigher than a telephone. And, ofcourse, computers aren't nearly aswidespread, mobile oreasytouseastelephones.
For those reasons, the big longdistancecompaniesdon't fearastarnpede ofpeoplemaking callsthroughtheInternet. Besides, a largeportionof the Internet is builton phonenetworks, thus providing revenue forphonecompanies.
"Itdoesn' tapproachthesamelevelofquality andreliability asyougetonthe voice network;" .said PatriciaParseghian, a technician atATandT
Chrysler no longer usingperceived bad car part
Goldfarb said.It has settled eightor.nine such lawsuits in thepast year,he said. Five or six classaction lawsuits also have beenfiled against Chrysler alleging theresale value of its minivans hassuffered because of the latch controversy, Goldfarb said.
But Chrysler said the rate offatal accidents involvingejectionsis lower for its minivans than forall minivans and for all passengercars built during the samedecade.
By BRIAN S. AKREAUBURNHILI.S,Michigan(AP)• Chrysler Corp. agreed Mondaytovoluntarily replace rear latches on 4million minivans to allay fears thatthe liftgatescanpopopeninrear-endcrashes.
The automaker stressed that themove was not a recall and that itdid not believe the latches weredefective on the 1984-94 DodgeCaravans, Plymouth Voyagersand Chrysler Town and Countryminivans.
The National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministrationreleasedastaternentcommendingChrysler'saction,leading the No.3 automaker to express hope that an 18-month federalinvestigation will end.
The agency found thatat least 28peoplehavediedinaccidents inwhichthe liftgates opened and passengerswere ejected.
Chrysler will replace the latchesfor free witha stronger design, saidChrisTheodore, general managerofminivan platformengineering.
The company doesn't know howmuchreplacing the latches willcostor how it might affect Chrysler'sfinancialperformance, saidArthurC.Liebler, vicepresident of marketingand communication. Automakersusually have reserves for such expenses.
Thecompany plans tonotifyowners by mail, including second andsubsequentowners. NotificationalsowillbedonethroughTVandnewspaper advertisements, and dealers willreplace latchesonChiyslerminivansbrought in forunrelated service.
Advocates ofa recall saiditwouldresultinmorerepairsthanavoluntaryprogram. But Chrysler also wouldhavehad toacknowledge a potentialdefect
Chrysler has 18 pending liabilitylawsuits against it because of thelatches.assistantgeneralcounselLew
12-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-MARCH 29, 1995
Software to ·use Internetfor voice conversations
By EVAN RAMSTADNEWYORK (AP) _RichardHaushasafavoritenewtrickwithhishomecomputer.
He scans a list of people on thescreen, pickssomeone farthest fromhis San Francisco-area home andclicksonthename. Suddenly,avoicecomesthrough hisspeakers andtheybeginto talk.
"I'vehadaprettyclearconnectionto Italy," Haus said. "I've talked topeople intheNetherlands andlotsofdifferent places."
The beauty is, the conversationsdon't showup on his long distancebill.
Haus is amongthefirst to use theInternet, theglobal network ofcomputernetworks, forphone-like conversations. Heandthepeoplehetalkstoeachhave bought a software pro-
. gram that turns a voice into digital. data and thenback at theotherend,
thesamething longdistance companiesdowiththeircomputersatphonecenters.
Two companies just startedselling such software and another hasplans to this summer. Going a stepfurther, researchers at Cornell Uni-
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8 p.m. SNEIFT -OI'Aces 8 p.m. Bud Light - Ol' AcesApril 23 June 252 p.m. Heineken - Mobil 2 p.m. Joeten - Mobil4 p.m. Pepsi - Budweiser 4 p.m. Pepsi - Heineken6 p.m. Sharks - Bud Light 6 p.m. Sharks - PanthersApril 29 July 16 p.m. Joeten - Pepsi 6 p.m. Sharks - Bud Light8 p.m. Heineken - Sharks 8 p.m. Pepsi - BudweiserApril 30 July 22 p.m. SNEIFT . Panthers 2 p.m. SNEIFT - 01' Aces4 p.m. Budweiser - Mobil 4 p.m. Joeten - Panthers6 p.m. Ol'Aces -Bud Light 6 p.m. Heineken - MobilMay 6 July 86 p.m. Mobil- Panthers 6 p.m. Joeten - Pepsi8 p.m. 01' Aces - Pepsi 8 p.m. Budweiser - MobilMay 7 July 92 p.m. Joeten - Budweiser 2 p.m. Heineken - Sharks4 p.m. SNEIFT -Sharks 4 p.m. SNC/FT - Panthers6 p.m. Bud Light - Heineken 6 p.m. Ol'Aces - Bud LightMay 13 July 156 p.m. Bud Light - Budweiser 6 p.m. Bud Light - Heineken8 p.m. Mobil- Sharks 8 p.m. Joeten - BudweiserMay 14 July 162 p.m. Panthers - Pepsi 2 p.m. Mobil - Panthers4 p.m. 01' Aces - Joeten 4 p.m. 01' Aces - Pepsi6 p.m. Heineken - SNE/FT 6 p.m. SNEIFT - SharksMay 20 July 226 p.m. Panthers - Budweiser 6 p.m. Mobil - Sharks8 p.m. SNEIFT - Bud Light 8 p.m. Bud Light - BudweiserMay 21 July 23Mid-league get-together party 2 p.m. Panthers -Pepsifor all players, coaches, managers, 4 p.m. 01' Aces - Joetenreferees, officials, &sponsors 6 p.m. Heineken - SNE/FT
Playoffs schedule to be announced later.
1) Microprocessor2) Operating System3) RAM4) Hard Drive5) Disk (Floppy) Drives6) Monitor7) Expansion Slots8) CD-ROM9) Keyboard/Mouse10) One Year Warranty
INVITATION FOR BID·IFB 95-001
The CNMI Public School System is soliciting from firms interested in supplying to thePublic School System with thirty (30) computers that meet orexceed thefollowing specification;
OFFICE .MANAGERPer Annum'Salary: $14,650 to $17.74(}.·
, (Admi~istratjve Officer I)' .. ..
The Business Development Center at Northern'Marianas Collegeis looking for an energetic individual to fill the position of OfficeManager. To qualitY, you must have an Associate Degree with atleast one year of work experience and basic knowledge of wordprocessing and spreadsheet programs (ie., MS Word & Excel). Youalso need to have excellent written and verbal communicationskills, bilinguat (Chamorro and English) is preferred. The BusinessDevelopment Center offers an exciting, dynamic working environment in which all staff are directly involved with providing assistance to local small business owners. Position responsibilitiesinclude: .
Preparing and maintaining financial records and activity reports• Compiling and preparing procurement documents• Assists in the preparation of Center's budget .
Helps keep the Center functioning effectively and efficiently
PJease contact theNMC Business Development Center
@ 235~1551 for application information.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Monday, April 3. 1995
The Northern Mariana College Business Development .Center has an immediate opening for the position of:
Bids are now being accepted by the PSS Procurement & Supply Office. Lower Base, saipar.from 8:00 a.rn, to4:00 p.m. daily Monday thru Friday except Holidays. Closing date and time forthis bid isApril 10, 1995 at2:00 p.m. local time atwhich time and place all bids willbepubliclyopened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above date and time will not be acceptecunder any circumstances. All bids must be in asealed envelope facemarked 'IFB9S-001' andsubmil1ed tothe PSS procurement & Supply Office. Lower Base, Saipan,
Anon refundable fee of $25.00 U.S. Dollars must accompany the bid. The twenty five dollars teemaybe a certified check. orother forms acceptable tothe Public School System made payableto the Treasurer. Public School System Commonwealth of the Northem Mariana Islands. ThEbidder isrequested to submit with his bid a copy of his business permit.
The CNMI Public School System reserves the right to award on a single ormultiple awards 0
reject any orall bids in the interest of the Public School System. Inquiries tothis bid maybldirected toMr. Michael Murphy attelephone number 322-4056 ext. 246
Isj William S. TorresCommissioner Of Education
lsi Louise ConcepcionProcurement & Supply Officer
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2nd round gamesJuly 296 p.m. Heineken . 0\' Aces8 p.m. Mobil· PepsiJuly 302 p.m. Sharks - Joeten4 p.m. SNEIFT - Bud Light6 p.m. Panthers - BudweiserJune 36 p.m. 01' Aces - Panthers8 p.m. Heineken - JoetenJune 42 p.m.SNE/FT - Mobil4 p.m. Sharks - Budweiser6 p.m. BudLight - PepsiJune 106 p.m. Pepsi - Sharks8 p.m. Budweiser - HeinekenJune 112 p.m. Panthers - Bud Light4 p.m. Mobil - OI'Aces6 p.m. Joeten - SNEIFTJune 176 p.m. Panthers- Heineken8 p.m. Pepsi - SNEIFTJune 182 p.m. Sharks - Mobil4 p.m. Bud Light - Joeten6 p.m. Budweiser - 01' AcesJune 246 p.m. Budweiser - SNEIFT
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ScheduleFirst round scheduleMarch 256 p.rn. Sharks - Budweiser8 p.m. Bud Light - PepsiMarch 262 p.m. Heineken - Joeten4 p.m. Ol' Aces - Panthers6 p.m. SNEIFT - MobilApril 16 p.m. Mobil - 01' Aces8 p.m. Pepsi - SharksApril 22 p.m. Panthers - Bud Light4 p.m. Budweiser - Heineken6 p.m. Joeten - SNEIFTApril 86 p.m. Panthers - Heineken8p.m. Bud Light - JoetenApril 92 p.m. Sharks - Mobil4 p.m. Budweiser - 01' Aces6 p.m. Pepsi - SNE/FTApril 156 p.m. Budweiser - SNEIFT .8 p.m. Bud Light - MobilApril 162 p.m. Joeten - Ol' Aces4 p.m. Sharks - Panthers6 p.m. Pepsi - HeinekenApril 226 p.m. Joeten - Panthers
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-IS
Heinekencoach AbnerVenussaid.Diazsaidthathewillstillplayinthe
next season. "By that time, I'll playhowIusedtobetenyearsago,"hesaid.
Observers believe that the suspensionofDiaz,aconsistentscorerofLite,is a big setbackon his team.
The two assault incidents thathavemarred theSABA league recent!y,notto mention cases the previous years,have stirred unsolicited views out ofconcernfor the imageof the amateurleague inCNMI.
Observers believe the problemhasto be addressed soon before anotherpersongetsassaulted oranother playergetssuspended. (AAPD)
for the banningof McGann from theleague.
Diazsaidtheincidenthas taughthimto bemorepatientnexttimebuthintedthat McGannwillencounterthesameincidentin the future - not withhim- but with other players because ofMcGann's allegedcoachingproblem.
Prior to the incident, Diaz said hetriedto callMcGann's attention to his"unfair"officiating.
"Butheansweredbackatmesaying,"What.. youwannaofficiate thegame,John?"
Diaz, who is regarded asone of th~bestplayerson the islandis oneof theDiazbrotherswhoareactiveinbasketball.Twoofhis brothers, TonyandEd,areamong the bankable players in theTahiti-bound CNMI All-Star PepsiTeam. .
The incidentwas sparkedby a foulcallmadeon Diaz,hisfifth, duringthegame.
"Fourof thosefivefoulswerecalledby McGann and three of thosecalls Ireally disagreed that's why I tried toquestionhim," Diazsaid.
Butwhenaskedwhyhelosthiscoolwhichplacedthe Liteteamat a disadvantagefor the restof itsgames,Diazremarked," don't know,thesituationwas heatedup that night."
Diaz took time in the interview toapologizeto the SNEIFTplayers, particularly RicAlegrewhowasassignedto guardhim in thedisrupted game.
"I may have appearedas tryingtoelbowhim(Alegre) several timesduring thegame,but ina toughgamelikethat, itwas not intentional," he said.
Diaz is highlyregarded by veteranPABA and localcagersandteam officialsas a seasonedbasketball player.
"He was one of thebest,and reallythebestespecially duringhisstintwiththe (first) Panthers team," Microl
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Untalanbrokehis48 meters recordinthe Micronesian Gameswithhislatest58metersrecordattheJohnF.KennedygroundsinGuam.
The minimumqualifier distance requiredin the SPG is 155feet.
Untalanplacedsecondamong 7contendersin Guam.Theeventwas ruledby Florenze Quit!ong of Guam.
Hyacinth Ignacio posted a 2:37.8timeclockinthe800metersevent,just2 secondsshortof theSPG qualifyingtime. Ignaciowill represent theCNMIin the said event,bothin the SPG andCook Islands.
Tony Ichiou finished second in thelOO-meter event. Ho crossed the distance in 11 :08.Hisbestwas II :03.Heranthesamedistance inMayonSaipanwithan 11:42record.
WaynePull finished first placeintheIOO-meter eventunder the 18and undercategory witharecord of 12:04. Hewillrepresent theCNMIinhisdivisionin Cook Islands.
Scheduled togo toGuam areSidroTebuteb for thejavelin, discus andshot-put events Glen Nunezfor the800, 1,500and3.000event~,JessicaDeLeonGuerrero for thelongjump, 100,200middledistance sprint, ReneCelisfor the 200 and 400 sprint, and JulieTokyofor the triple jump event.
Rangamar, whoisanall-around andseasoned athlete saidhe ishopeful thequalified athletes will make a goodshowing in both the SPG and CookIslands meets.
Hecitedthegoldmedals contributedby the local trackand field athletes inthe last Micronesian Games. "Weplaced second in the overall and themedals thetrack andfield athletes woncontributed to that,"Rangarnar said.
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Light 38.Timers: MartinMeltao and Brandon Wankel. Scorer: ConnieCamacho. Referees:Elias Rangamar. Jess Malaberd and Rey. 3P: 3point score; 2P: 2-polntscore; FT: shots scored/al1empt; iPTotal pointsscored. (AAPO)
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lSI EUGENE A. SANTOSChairman, Civil ServiceCommission
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HetoldVarietySports thathewouldaccept theSABAboard decision,
At thesame time Diazsaid he willsend a letter to the board this weekasking tobanMcGann fromtheleagueasawayofpreventingSimilarincidentsin thefuture.
Diazsaid that theletteris in supportof thelenerforwarded toSABAbytheSunrisers Team datedMarch 22. Theswirisers letter reportedly also asked
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Aces ...Continued from page 16halfIead,62-37,thesodadrinkersmorethan doubled the lead in the last halfwith53 points.
The winpreservedPepsi's hold onthesecondspot,nexttoleagueleadingSNEIFTteam. Pepsi has a 7-1 recordwhileSNEIFTstandswitha 5-0 slate.
With two games remaining, Pepsihas to hurdleitsboutagainst01' AcesandSNFlFT-toedgethe1994PABAchampionteamin therace for theLitecageleaguepennant crown.(AAPD)
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YOUR BIRTHDAYBy Stella Wilder
Born today, you have been endowed with a single remarkabletalent that will be evident at anearly age. This talent will seem todrive you forward with unequalledenergy, inspiring you to achievegreat things every step of the way.You will have a sense, even in yourearliest thoughts, that you are destined for great things - and indeed you are! Sti.J.L that is no guarantee that you will succeed.Despite your potential, you mustwork to develop and hone yourskills, and to keep yourself frombecoming complacent or frustrated Hard work daily will surely winyou prize after prize.
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his involvement in SABA for theduration of the suspension,whether as a player or as a coachin either the men's or women'sleague.
"But as I said, we have notdiscussed that yet, but we will,"Rogolofoi said.
The incident was the second infourweeks.The firstalsoinvolvedMcGann.
After the incident, McGannhasnot been seen officiating on anySABA games since.
The referee was asked toofficiateinthenewlyopenedBudweiserleague but McGann has yet toofficiate in any of the Budweisergames that started twoweeksago.
Meanwhile, Diaz took timefrom his hectic schedule yesterday to give his side of the incident.
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SABA president said.Rogolofoi said that although
Diaz's suspension was based onhis conduct as a player, thewomen's league is still governedby SABA.
Thesuspension,Rogolofoisaid,implies thata player shouldcease
THREE out of the eight track andfield athletes under the supervision of coach Elias Rangamarhave recently qualified in theCNMISouth PacificGames trackand field team after a good showing in the Guam SPG time qualifying meet recently.
Aside from the three athletes,another trainee of Rangamar successfully improved his record toqualify for the upcoming regularOceania 18 and under track andfield meet to be held in CookIslands this year.
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SABA president TonyRogolofoi said the incidentmightalso affect Diaz' s involvement inthe women's league.
Diaz is the official coachof theRicochet team in the women'sdivision of the SABA league.
"We have not discussed(in thedeliberation)if he willbe allowedto continue or not to coach histeam in the women's league," the
Square Garden for. the first timesincehis29points ledtheBulls tovictory in thepivotal fifth gameofthe 1993 conference finals.
"It's a-measuring stick. NewYork is a contender. We haveto
. seehowwellwestackugt'hesaid,''It's a tough situation. Wehavetoprepareourselvesforagoodbanle,physically aswellasemotionally.The Knick team has always rebounded the,ball strongly andplayedsoliddefense,"
Thelast time the teams met,MarCh 2 in NewYorkbefore rumorsof Jordan's retumnad surfaced, theBullsblewabigleadandlost . ~
room in Susupe Monday night.Diaz was seen assaulting
McGann during the Lite - SNE/FT match-up two Mondays ago.McGann was hiton the faceoncewith Diaz's left hand.
The blow caused McGann tofallon the court floor. The incident forced the game to an abruptend with 3 minutes and 20 seconds remaining.
1995 Sudwelser/PBA officers, Philippine Consul Renato Villapando inducts the 1995-1996 officers of theBUd.~eiserIPhilippi,!e £?owlingAssociation..From left, presi~entJess Rebusada, vice presidentandMarianaspecitk: (MarPac) Dlstributor« repr~sen!at/ve Pastor Gaganng; directors Danny Robles, Monching Angeles,Rudy VIdal, Roman Mamauag, R/cpU/zon, Dong Eparwa, Ed Caranzo, auditor Bert Travilla, treasurerRossZapanta, and secretary Rene Cab/gao. (Photo by Sony Da/eno)
opportunity," Chicago coachPhilJackson saidMonday.
Thewindowmighthaveslammedshut.Jordanisback.Andiftheseasonended now, his Bulls would face theKnicks. in the opening round of thepmyoffs. . .
"Bring him on," was the- initialreaction of Knicks president DaveChecketts when Jordan's un-retirementbecameofficial lastweek.
Checketts and'Co..get their firstchancetocheckoutJordan,Partn,onTuesday night when the Bulls visitthe Knicks, . -.
Jordan, wholitupAtlantaonSaturday in the best of his fOW' gamesback,.will be playing at Madison
'By MIKE NADELNEW YORK(AP) • In 1991,1992 and 1993, the New YorkKnicksdidn'trepresentthefiastemConferencein theNBA finals. The Chicago Bullsdid- andwenton to win. the championshipeach year,
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Lastyear, neither teamhad Jordan,whowasplayingminorleaguebaseball for the Birmingham Bar":OIlS. The Knicks finallyovercamethe Bulls in an emotionalsevengameseriesand reached theFmals.
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The Saipan Amateur BasketballAssociation suspended Lite basketballteam' s mostvaluableeagerJohn Diaz in connection with thelatest assault on referee TedMcGann.
Diaz, a prized center player,was suspended from the leaguefortherestof theseasonby SABAseven board directors in a meeting at the Ada gym conference
·Jordan returns to Manhattan with Bulls
Robinson keysSpurs' route ofPistonsAUBURN HILLS, Michigan(AP) • David Robinson had 40points and 12 rebounds Mondaynight to leadSan Antonio past theDetroit Pistons 114-93 fortheSpurs'eighth straight victory.
It wasthemostpoints scored byaplayeragainst thePistons this season,topping thegames of37byShaquille0'NealonJan. 11 andRobinson onFeb. 24.
SeanElliottadded29pointsfortheSpurs, two morethanhis high gamelast season withDetroit
AllanHoustonscored24pointsforthe Pistons, who lost for the eighthtime in 10games.
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scored25 pointsandRikSmitsadded24points and12rebounds as Indianawonitssixth straight home game.
A~es beat Hi-5, Pepsi spills LiteThe 01 Aces quintet fortified Its . The defeat sealed the chanceof margin, 123-70. r--------------:=:==================~
bid to)oin ~e. playoff series by Hi-Fi.ve to improve its overall It was Lite's first game since P. · t · h IIdefeatmgHl-~lvelastMondayat standing, John Diaz,one ofthe team's most epSI ennIS c a engethe Ada gym m Susupe. The Aces 'ended the first half bankable players,was suspended " "
01' Aces edged Hi-Five with with a 5-point deficit, 43-38. by the SABA hours before the ~ FII-Amenc~ Tenrus Assocla:an eleven-point advantage, 101- The second game saw a lop- game. - Tuon ~AChalLATIA) ~ll thh01Sd ~e PTepsl90 .d d h betwei . enms enge lor e aipan en-
. . . SI. e mate etween Pepsi and At. the top of th~ game, the .nis Community onSunday, April 9th.The Lite cage league opener Lite team. Pepsi team at once pliedup a lead All tennis fanatics: men,' women,
game pulled 01' Aces to third Coach Tony Rogolofoi's Pepsi of 25 points over the Lite team. boys and girls 15-18and 14 under arespot occupied also by Bud Light. All-Star team demolished Lite Not contented with their first encouraged tojoin atyour own tennisBoth teams sport a 2-2 card. team with a devastating 53-point .-.=.- d Jevelfromnovice,2.0,3.0,4.0,and5.0.
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