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Legislat11re plans budget 1naneuver

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But Tenorio, according to. his public information officer, will soon submit a revised budget pill that would accommodate the legislators' concerns without resorting to "fiscally-unsound" budget adjustments. · ."Because of'the governor, we are now in an econqmic re­bound, and one pfits.results is that we will have a surplus of about $10 million,"Mark Broadhurst said.

"The governor is willing to address the concerns of the Jegislators-i:egard1ng their pet projects.-"

. 29 reasons Tenorio, fri a 10-page letter to Senate PresidentJesus R. Sablan

and House Speak"er Diego T. Benavente, mentioried at lea~t 29 "compelling reas0ns"_ why he had to veto the bill.

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By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE Legislature may still have the final say on the vetoed fiscal year 1997 budget bill even with­out resorting to an override vote.

A highly-reliable source of the Variety yesterday said Senate President Jesus R. Sablan, while acting governor, can call for a special session of the Legislature, re-file the budget bill, pass it on the same day, and submit it to Sablan who can then sign it into law.

Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio is scheduled to leave today for

Camouflaged US soldiers stand guard as Command Sgt. Major Luis C. Palacios (left) is presented a CNMI House Resolution by Rep. Pete P. Reyes (3rd from right) during ceremonies held in Georgia to mark the Saipan native's retirement from military service. Also in photo are Resident Rep. Juan N. Babauta and Rep. Karl T. Reyes.

Speaker to LaMotte: Abuse widespread in gov't hiring

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

HOUSE Speaker Diego T. Benavente yesterday asked Pub-

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lie Auditor Leo LaMotte to exam­ine the alleged "widespread abuse" in government hiring, and other"unauthorized" government spending for fiscal year 1996.

"(Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio) has let it known that (he will veto the budget bill," Benavente in his let­ter to LaMotte said.

"In the absence of budget au­thority ... , I fear that the unautho­rized spending which I believe has characterized FY 1996 will continue unabated," Benavente said.

Unauthorized expenditures of public funds by a government of­ficial is a felony.

Asked for a comment, the

governor's Public Information Officer Mark Broadhurst said Benavente' s request for an inves­tigation "definitely smells of poli­tics."

"But this administration will welcome any investigation."

He said Tenorio's administra­tion has been going after abusers in the government "like no other government has."

"The speaker and the other Re­publicans are up in arms because this Democratic governor went after some of the speaker's partymates who were thought to have abused their powers," Broadhurst said.

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Diego T. Benavente

Singapore, while Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja is still in Washington D.C. This calls for the president of the Senate to take the helm of government as acting governor.

When asked yesterday, House Speaker Diego T. Benavente ad­mitted there is such a plan being discussed among legislative lead­ers. He, however, said he doubts it will indeed be pushed.

Upon hearing of the possibil­ity, Tenorio reportedly has changed his travel plans.

"Even ifhe goes off-island, he won 'tgofar. He'd stay close to an

Jesus R. Sablan

airplane and be ready to go back to Saipan anytime," an adminis­tration official who requested ano­nymity said last night.

'Reckless' The governor's Public Infor­

mation Officer Mark Broadhurst called the legislative planned "maneuver," "a reckless, ludi­crous and irresponsible plan that is a disservice to the people." ·

He said he "won't admit that the governor can't do anything about (the "plan"), but he did not elaborate.

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US experts help probe Palau bridge collapse

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff i

: AN INVESTIGATION on the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob ;; ;i Bridge in Palau started Wednesday, with the help of four American fj ;! experts, it was learned yesterday. :1 ., ~

' Presidential spokesman Roman Yano told the Variety in a tele-phone interview that ·~there is cooperation" between experts from the government and the United States.

Yano said the.American investigators were sent by the US Army ; ; . Corps of Engineers. . !j "They started investigating yesterday (Wednesday)," Yano said. fl

(! "Right now they're studying the bridge, filming, viewing the ~ l] bridge u~der wat~r and the collaps~d structure itself," he added. ~ ij The bndge, which connected the islands of Koror and Babeldaob, [l !J ~as constructed in 1975 and finished in 1977. ;J IJ When it was finished, it set a record of sort by having the longest N

/j main span in the_ world, at 790 feet, eclipsing the previous record fl rJ1

holder, Japan's Hamana-Ohashi bridge, with a main span of 787 :1 :j ff, feet. ,,

ii, The bridge's three spans me~sure 1,264 feet. U ' il ,1 The 400-foot middle section of the bridge collapsed last Sept. 26,

1 8. t killing former legislator James Rengiil and injuring four others. fl

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· by the firm Dyckerhoff and Widmann, Inc., eliminated the need for sinking a center pier in the channel. !

: According to reco~ds, Alfred A. Yee and Associates of Honolulu J l custom-tailored the design. ~ • Socio Construction. of Guam was the general contractor for the fl ; bridge project which cost ·$5.2 n:iillion. · . H fj The construction of the bridge was funded by the US government.· fj 11 Y ano said that power, which was cut as a result of the bridge's f' ~ t! · Continued on page 42 _ ~ ''.··-·::~·, .::·. ·, -·:. -_-_ :: .. :-_ : i::·: ":~ ·:·:: . .• ··, .... · ·~·-· -·. - ,. ~ -- _-. . - ... ----- -- .:: .• .::.::-_ ... _-;_ ·:_-~ : .. _ .•. ~ .::·;··:.····:.:··.·.";..:::..:.::-~:J

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UStanks, artillel'Yl Search on for Peru headed to Bosriia I h • t • Bi~1:i~~!~W-\ncw :!!t:.,~~~~~sitiontodefendl p ane eras VIC 1ms force of Gls heading to Bosnia to Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting By LYNN F. MONAHAN meters)offshore,westofAncon,said werefromotherl..atinAmericancoun-providecoverforlhe U.S. withdrawal vehicles and artillery pieces will ac- CALLAO,Peru(AP). The bulk of Adm J · M head f will be accompanied by battle tanks company the protei;tive force as · anne onge, 0 navy tries. and artillery pieces for added fire- additional deterrents to anvone I the Peruvian conunercial jet that rescue operations. Ancon is 30 miles Five minutes after takeoff, pilot power. the U.S. Army said Wednes- who might want to 6arm the with- / crashed off the Pacific coast is more (48kilometers)northofLima Seats Erick Schreiber reported problems day. drawing main fore~. she said. than 500 feet (150 meters) underwa- and other debris floated on an ocean andbegancirclingbacktowardLima.

Tl:]c Pentagon announced Tues- "The covering force would be I ter, with other debris scattered over surface slick with fuel. He reported that the plane's naviga-day that 5,000 Anny troops in positioned so they pould provide, miles (kilometers) of choppy, fog- "Ithinkyoushouldbetalkingabout tionalequipmentwasnotresponding Germany will soon be leaving for cover while the maih body is with- covered ocean. days and not hours," Apilio Arande, dth Bosnia-Herzegovina to protect drawing. They can move to ... po- an athehadnoideawherehewas. 15.000 U.S. troops whose deploy- sitions as needed to!provide secu- Rescuers have little hope of find- navy security chief in the Lima port "I don't have any instruments," he ment mandate ends Dec. 20. rity," she said. : inganysurvivorsamongthe70people city of Callao, said of the search. said, according to Transportation

The new force will remain in Waters said she ~d not know who were aboard Aeroperu Flight Fujimori, who flew over the crash Minister Elsa Carrera, who herud a Bosnia for six months as the main when the coverin!j force would 603 when it crashed Wednesday sight Wednesday afternoon, said the tape of his conversation with thecon-body withdraws, said Pentagon leave Germany, aniJ as far as she moming50miles(80kilometers)"off bulk of the aircraft was submerged trol tower in Lima spokesman Kenneth Bacon. knew a deployment order had not the Peruvian coast undermorethan500feet(l50meters) "What's happening? What a!ti-

Soldiers with the 1st Infantry yet been issued froiµ Washington,' Searchers recovered 10 bodies ofwaterandhadbeendraggednorth de I Wh · Division have been training for D.C. . ~, tu am at? y1smygroundcrash the mission since summer, said Theideaofas . forceequipped Wednesday' President Alberto by the current more than three miles alann on? Am I over land or sea?" Millie Waters, spokeswoman for withannorfitsinwith~cancom- Fujimori said, but found no sign of (4.8 kilometers) from the point of "You're over sea," the tower re-the U.S. Army's European head- ma."lders' policy of doing everything survivors among the 61 passengers impact. plied. quarters in Heidelberg. possibletoprotectGisinBosnia,even . and nine crew members. The search A navy spokesman, Capt Erick Schreiber calmly asked fora plane

According to Waters, the 5,000 though they have seldom been threat- I was suspended at nightfall, and was de! Aguila, said navy ships remained to guide him back to the airport. Just ::f P: willfGprls~vidthe cover forth the en~~· f · to resume Thursday. at sea throughout the night before I: lOam.,headvise<lthetower

11,orceo as eymove em- _pusisparto ourdoctrine,thatwe The Boeing 757, bound ~or "Y al ha h "h 'd , selves and equipment from camps .- maintain force prok!ction," Waters '' ou ways ve ope, e sru · to prepare fora rescue. Then, contact , where they havi; bee!! living since said. Santiago, Chile, reported equipment Only 11 of the passengers were was lost

deploying to Bosnia la~t December. But during their ~ months in failure only five minutes after taking Peruvians. Of the remaining victims, The transportation minister said "As people are breaking down Bosnia, bored Gls have often com- off from Lima at 12:42 am. 30wereChilean, four American, two Schreibernever panicked.

camps and loadingtht,.irequipment,if plained that the "folce protection" Parts of the Boeing 757's fuselage British, two Italian, one a New 'Thepilot'scalmness,hisserenity their tanks are i:m a CQ!1.IIOY oron a rail doctrine goes overboard. were found about 40 miles (64 kilo- l.ealander, one a Spaniard and 10 was incredible," she said

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Aeroperu spokesman Manuel Moron said the plane was registered in the United States and was main­tained there by United and American airlines. He said three Boeing offi­cials were en route to the scene.

Right 603 originated in Miami on Tuesday evening. The flight number remained the same, but the plane was changed in Lin1a, said Raul Chiappo, Miami operations manager for Aeroperu.

It was the second crash of a com­mercia!jet in Peru this year. In Febru­ary, 123 people were killed when a Faucett Airlines Boeing 737 crashed into a mountain in soud1em Peru. That accident was blamed on pilot eITDr.

Iraq blames US for delayi11g · oil-for-food deal

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iraq blamed Washington for delaying an oil-for-f ooddeal, a move that drew an immediate rebuttcl from the United States.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohan1medSaee<lal-Sahhaf aisosaid Wednesday that his country is not concealing weapons of ma,sdcstruc­tion or related documents and said U.N. suspicions of hidden material "emanate from American and British intelligence services and theiragenL~."

U .N. weapons inspectorshavesaid repeatedly they believe Iraq is con­cealing material related to banned weapons programs.

Security Council members have demanded that Iraq fully cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors before the council considers lifting the eco­nomic sanctions itimpose<lafter Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait

U.S.representativeEdwardGnehm dismissed al-Sahhaf s statement that Iraq has met U.N. requirement,.

Theoil-for-foodagreement, which would allow Iraq to sell$ 2 billion in oil for I 80 days to buy food and humanitarian aid, wa, shelved aJicr lmq sent troops into the northern part of the country to back Kurdish allies.

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Sa11itation short of st Sy Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE PUBLIC Health's Sanita­tion Services is currently facing a shortage of personnel with insuf­ficient training in face of the rap­idly increasing population and the explosion in the number of estab­lishments on Saipan.

Public Health Medical Direc­tor Dr. Jon B. Bruss said Sanita­tion has only 12 inspectors while there are nearly 500 registered food establishments and over 150 registered night clubs/ bars/ karaoke clubs, and hundreds of other establishments and barracks on the island.

Bruss stressed that these must be inspected at least yearly.

Sanitation cmTies out a broad scope cf work,' but primarily with ensuring hygieni.c and healthy en­vironments exist in the work places and homes in the CNMI.

Included in this mandate is reg-

istration, inspection, and certifi­cation of all restaurants, night clubs, barracks, schools, apart­ment building, hotels, barber shops, beauty salons, retail stores, laundromats, theaters, among oth­ers.

Sanitation also performs village inspections, vector control, food and waterborne outbreak investi­gations, and food monitoring at festivals and parades.

In his health progress report, Bruss said among the public health's goals and objectives is to give a high priority of improving the services provided by Sanita­tion.

Bruss underscored the need to rewrite the Sanitation regulations to allow the program to operate more efficiently and in a practical manner.

The current regulations date back to the Trust Territory Ad­ministration, he said.

The medical director cited the importance of increasing the Sanita­tion workforce to adequate! y meet the increased demand of services.

He said a certified educational program should be establish for the field workers in order to have

a steady pool of trained personnel to be able to maintain an adequate workforce.

Possibilities will be explored through the Northern Marianas College, he said in the report.

Bruss said there is a need to

upgrade the techniques used in moni toringandsurveillance for vec­tor control.

He added that food service training should be implemented to private establishments and government food workers.

No school shutdown--Tenorio By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

GOVERNORFroilanC. Tenorio yes­terday allayed education officials' fear of a possible shutdown of public schools in the event that he vetoes the budget legislation for fiscal year Im.

Tenoriosaid the Public School Sys­tem, like all other government agen­cies, are now operating under a con­tinuing resolution since fiscal year l'll?hasbegunwithoutanewbudget law.

'This means that there's no reason why (PSS employees) shouldn't get

paychecks on the next payroll and there's no reason why schools should be closed," Tenorio said.

Education officials had considered suspending public school operations, but decided otherwise after a lengthy discussionduringtheBoardofEduca­tion meeting Monday.

Boardofficialssaidwhenfiscalyear 1996 ended Monday, PSS was left with no budget.

Board chainnan Don Farrell said PSS cannot operate under a continu­ing resolution because.the agency did not have any allotment under the 1996 budget

Young.man sentenced to four months in jail for postal theft

He has said P5S may not be able to push through with its projects because of its lack of spending authority.

Section 7401 of the Common­wealth Code provides that "no ex­penditure of the Commonwealth funds shall be made unless the funds are appropriated in current\ y effective annual appropriation acts ... No Commonwealth funds may make an obligation or con­tract for the expenditure of unap­propriated funds unless provided by law."

Froilan C. Tenorio

year-$32 million. Tenorio, meanwhile, said even ifhe

vetoes the budget bill for l 997, PSS would not have any problem since it may continue to operate under the previous fiscal year's budget level.

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

A 23-YEAR-OLD man was sen­tenced by the US district court last week to four months in jai I after pleading guilty to the charge of theft of postal prop-erty. .

Joseph A. Crisostomo will also undergo a one-year super­vised release after he has served his prison term.

Crisostomo was ordered transported from Saipan to Guam, where he will await his assignment to a designated fed­eral prison.

Under a plea agreement, three other charges (burgalary of a United States post office, theft of US mail, and obstruction of cor­respondence) slapped against Crisostomo were dropped.

Crisostomo was found guilty of stealing property of the US Postal Service on Nov. 26, 1994, namely a '"Deluxe Gold" floor safe, stamp stock, and a postal service revenue with value ex­ceeding $100.

The dismissed charges alleged that on the same date, Crisostomo broke into a build­ing used in part as a post office at San Vicente with the intent to a larceny: stole from the post office a letter to Daisy V. Kai pat,

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and opened a letter addressed to a Ms. Stacy Renwick of Saipan.

One of the conditions of super­vised release imposed by District Judge Alex R. Munson was that Crisostomo should pay a total of $4,277.97 in restitution to two victims, J & JEV Eneterprises and the US Postal Service, through Postmaster John San Nicolas.

Out of the amount, $467.20will gotoJ &JEV, while$3,810.77to the Postal Service.

Payments are to be made to the districtcou11 clerk, who will trans­fer the payments to the payees.

Another of many conditions under supervised release is that Crisostomo should seek and

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maintain gainful employment. While in prison, he also is to

participate in a substance abuse treatment program.

Crisostomo had been tempo­rarily out on bail until Munson revoked the bail in August last year after the defendant admit­ted to violating a condition pre­venting him from using con­trolled substances.

He tested positive for meth­amphetamine, or ice, and ad­mitted to using marijuana.

When Tenorio exercised last year his line-item veto power, PSS was among the casualties.

PSS, therefore, operated under a continuing resolution using the 1995 budget level, which incidentally was the same level as the preceding fiscal

"My understanding of the budget process is that if PSS runs out of money in fiscal year 1996, then it means that they incur a deficit but it doesn't mean that they 're not going to have money for the next payroll," Tenorio said. 'They can continue to use the budget level of fiscal year 1995."

Under the proposed budget for the · fiscai year, PSS would get a share of $42 million.

WSR student leaders take over A n~w eight-member Student Council took office for School Year 1996-97 at William S. Reyes Elementary School dur­ing an induction ceremony held at the school on Wednesday.

New William S. Reyes Elemen­tary Principal Maria Pangelinan swore in the new student leaders

duringaceremonyheldintheschool's auditorium. Several snident groups provided entertainment at the event • Thenewsn.identofficersare:Eileen Fleming (a 6th-grader), president; Dahlia Taitano(6thgrade), vice presi­dent; Eloise Pangelinan (6th grade), treasurer; Cecil Sablan ( 6th grade), secretary; Madonna Patricio (6th

grade ),p.iblicrelarionsofficer;Arnrel Taimanao,6thgradeoouncilperson; TaniaAda,Sthgradecouncilperson; andRoxanreP.Pangelinan,4thgrade councilperson.

For more infonnation about the student council at William S. Reyes Elementary, contact school counse­lor Terry Adaat234-6I70.

The newly inducted Student Council officers for William$. Reyes Elementary School for School Year 1996-97 are: (Back row, left to right) President Eileen Fleming, Vice President Dahlia Taitano, Secretary

. Cecil S'.1blan, Treasurer Eloi~e Pangelinan, Public Re~ations Officer Madonna Patricio; and (Front row, left to r,ght) 4th grade councilperson Roxanne Pangelinan, 5th grade councilperson Tania Ada and 6th grade councilperson Arnhel Taimanao. ·

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Budget mess irritating THE time of year has come again when both the executive and Jegislati\'e branches chart the government's finances and we are again treated to amusing and irritating "sideshow."

Although this is nothing new and we have gotten used to this yearly merry-go-round, it is really quite astonishing to see how our elected leaders· politicking and bickering have remained predictable as the sun rises e\'eryday.

The root cause is money. That is, everyone seems to want more for oneself and so the conflict begins. Each and every department, branch or island wants to be able to have more resourc,es at their disposal and the dispute immediately erupts as soon as the other agency, branch or island tries to prevent that from happening.

Even if promises of expedited budgets abound each year at the start of the process, things always turn out as everyone ex­pects-delayed passage or no budget.

E1·ery year budget measures get tossed back and forth for a version acceptable to all and disagreements end up with govern­ment .employees had to nervously come to grips with the pros­pects of payless paydays and botched programs.

We have seen many reasons that have led to budget conflicts year after year, like when senators fought amongst themselves over how much Rota and Tinian local governments should have for FY 1992"; the·-result being the famed overthrow of then Senate president lo.?eph S. !nos in August 12, 1992.

Then came FY 199·3 where the issue of interisland appropria­tion became the issue aaain and a conference committee bid for a compromise collaps;d sending all agencies into a crisis of sorts. No budget was approved and so government had to operate under '92 continuing resolution level.

Then newly-elected Governor Froilan Tenorio took office and with him came hopes for a smooth budgetary process. The House and the Senate conference committee agreed early on a compromise but when when the smoke cleared, then acting Gov. Borja himself vetoed the Administration's own budget submis­sion of $153 million, preferring to go with the FY '92 continu­ing resolution level of $158 million.

The result- the second straight year without a budget. The lessons of budgetless years still unlearned, conflict again

marred the budget process for FY I 995 when the governor attached his$ I 90 million budget with his proposed legislation to revamp the whole tax structure. It took a coalition of House Republicans to get the tax and the budget bills through the Legislature and to Borja for his prompt signature. This averted a third year without a budget.

When Tenorio submitted his '96 budget, conflict stemmed from his inclusion of would-be casino revenues when casinos are still illegal on Saipan.

So he had no choice but to line-item veto the budget and in the process spurring uncertainty on the expenditures of the affected agencies.

This year, the controversy had again come up between the governor and the Legislature. Talk about a government shut­down is rife and the public is again asking: When will all this stop?

We have all grown too tired of all of this and demand an immediate stop to this type of conflict.

It is incumbent among you leaders, both in the executive and legislative branch to really mean it when you say you will cooperate especially in this perennially problematic area.

We urge both sides to put politics aside and square out your differences so as not to place the delivery of services in jeop­ardy.

Give a chance to our Commonwealth to progress and move ahead.

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Congressman Miller's prognosis is wrong! HOW comforting that US Congressman George Miller isn't my dentist. Otherwise, I would be a victim of his exuicating my wisdom tooth with a monkey wrench and I'll probably die ofhemo!l1lagic negligence or terminal infection.

How tmfortunate too that the reasons he's given for denialofanon-votingdelegateareflawed. Ihopeheisn't suggesting that California should reduce the number of representatives in the US Congress because of clubbing of Mexicans (seen worldwide via CNN) or as a result of the imprisonment ofThailanders working for a certain gam1ent factory in his state.

These workers were confined and abused by their employer which definitely tells this American scribe that California is worst off than Saipan in human rights abuses in a country of over two-hundred years of labor enforcement. It dwarfs our situation, doesn't it Con­gressman Miller? Therefore, you should be able to lobby for the reduction of California's representation in Con­gress for human rights abuses far worst than ours.

It is regrettable that you have consistently used aged old information on every issue you've wrongly em­ployed to deny this group of Americans theirs to congres­sional representation. Isn't the fundan1cntal issue about the rights of US citizens in the CNMI to representation just lil<e everybody else inside and ouL,ide mainstream America? When would you and other powerful mem­bers ofComrress come to terms with the basic tenet that we too are a~ part of a greater country and would justice be served if through the purposeful abuse of power and authority we're consistently rendered the worst form of discrimination :.L, US citizens--lack of representation?

I fr,mkly don't give a damn whether we arc granted a seat in Congress in the sense that it still is far from true representati~n. Understandably, this situation is so forced upon tenitories because the US Constitution never provided for it nor are members of Congress amenable to instituting true representation of all it, citizens. 1l1is form of representation is really non­representation in botl1 fonn and subst,mce ,md it is far from my vision of respecting an institution that discrimi­nates against helpless US citizens.

Lalxir, prostitution and hun1an right, abuses thrive across the country, including strip-joinL, in California, brothels in neighboring Nevada and 14-K Street in Washington, D.C. Therefore, aren't the inJictmcnL, about all these agaimt us illustrate with prominence the hypocrisy in Congressman Miller's statement? I thought I remember a biblical passage which says "Let him without sin cast the first stone?" Nothing can be f urthcr from the truth!

There's such a thing t(){), Congressman Miller, as "leading by example". Until the state you represent in Congress cleans iLs own backyard, including the infa­mous 14-K Street in Washington, on! y then would there

becredibilityinyourinsistencethatwerespecttheinstitution we wish to join. Trying to stop the mob at the gate, Congressman Miller, is far from addressing the more funda­mental problems of immigration across the country. Lest you forget, the US is a country of immigrants from the old country,itsverystrengthinitsdiversity. Aren'tyouandyour colleagues the sons of immigrants too?

The CNMI government (at least this administration) has taken US Congressional concerns seriously and has taken painful steps to rectify them or see to it that the much maligned garment industry strictly adheres to local and federal labor and safety policies. Both have taken positive steps in these areas and have been very successful in instituting concrete changes to ensure the safety, working andlivingconditionsofitsemployees. Perhapsatripouthere would give you theopportunitytosee foryourselfthatCNMI garment factories are far superior than those found in your own State of California

I know that part of the reason for denying Guam its Commonwealth Quest is premised on the misgivings of the CNMI under the Covenant Agreement But it should be remembered that the mistakes we have made are all part of the political maturation process and it is the only route to learning the actual refinement of our demo­cratic institutions. And please don't tell me that when the US was born, its birth came with complete matu­rity. It took more than 200 years to refine its demo­cratic institutions and we too have painstakingly taken our misgivings with a sense ofrcsponsibility. Suffice it to say, you need not abuse the islands and our people if in your heart you simply Jo not wish to see us represented in Congress. Please say so because we haw always been a very humble people in dealing with the whims of our colonial powers. It strengthens our resolve to rethink whether this relationship has any memiini,rful subs~mce at all.

Finally, your insistence that we institute minimum wage comparable to federal level is a talc that you simply don't want to see through our set of economic lenses. I hope you understand too tliat your insistence equally involves a sense of socio-economic responsibility at your end. Would Con­gress l<xJt government operations when major industries d,xlare bankruptcy because they can't fathom the $5.15 an hour federal wage9 lsn't there completely separate eco­nomic base for hoth the US mainland and the CNMl and shoulJn 't tl1is be given greater :,veight when considering the wage issue? Are you sayingweshouldtrnshthe free market system? Sir, the problems you have enumerated are our problems and we need your sincere and fully­rounded understanding in their resolution rather than your unjustified punitive altitude which does nothing but erode our faith in the very institution that seeks to keep us at the gate. Why am I singing "America the Beautiful?" It is my country whether Miller continues to malign this group of Americans.

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JACK ANDERSON and MICHAEL BINSTEIN

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Where the Mexican opium trade thrives BABORIGAME, Mexico -Few towns tell the tale of Mexico's burgeoning drug trade better than this remote village in the mountainous north-central part of the country.

Less than 300 miles southwest of Texas, it sits in the center of the country's "Golden Triangle," a flourishing marijuana and opium­growing region where the three states of Sinaloa, Durango and Chihuahua come together.

Perched atop an 8,000footplateau, surrounded by canyons wider and deeper than the Grand Canyon, Baborigame's very name is an allusion to the drug trade- "piece of gum," meaning piece of opium gum, according to locals.

It was not a strange name when first applied-a time when opium cultivation was legal. After finishing the American transcontinen­tal railroad, Chinese immigrants settled in Sinaloa and brought opium poppies with them. The climate, soil and elevation of the Sierra Madre mountains proved ideal for growing poppies.

The recent heroin boom in the United States has provided huge new markets for Baborigame's lethal harvest. Opium from towns like this one, refined into heroin, is finding its way to the United States and into young peoples' bodies With growing frequency.

Before coming here, our associate Dale Van Atta was warned by two different Drug Enforcement Administration sources that it was "the most dangerous village in Mexico."

Nevertheless, on landing for this unannounced visit, he was greeted by a tall, handsome figure in signature Chihuahua cowboy hat and boots. Breaking out in a broad, mustachioed smile, Manuel Rubio, the mayor, offered any assistance he could provide. What followed was an elaborate charade as the mayor sought to com­pletely control the visit, including what and whom were seen.

The first question: What does the name of the town mean? "Oh," he smiled, "valley in the mountains."

And why are so many of the 55,000 Tarahumara and Tepehuan Indians in the area being murdered? According to U.S. congres­sional testimony, there are an average of three murders a week in the this region alone.

Mayor Rubio didn't deny the murders were occurring. But he claimed they were the result of Indians killing each other--,---and that drug traffickers were not responsible for the carnage. Both Mexi­can and U.S. intelligence sources laughed when told of this ridiculous assertion.

The devil's choice given to Indians of the region is well-known: "plato o plomo," silver or lead_ Sell your soul or lose your life. Some do it of course, to survive the droughts and starvation that plague the region. But if financial inducements don't work, heavily armed drug traffickers-the new conquistadors-tum them into slaves for the drug trade.

The Indians have no confidence in the mayor, who is t~e chief law enforcement authority for 1 million acres surrounding his town. In fact, a thousand Indians put' their thumb print to a document last fall charging he stole the November election. Rubio concedes that he won by only one vote.

Worse, the Indians charge that Rubio is himself a local drug lord. An American advocate for the Indians put it bluntly in a letter last February to President Clinton's national security adviser, Anthony Lake. The letter charged that Rubio is "a known drug trafficker with a long history of violence and a criminal record."

Throughout our visit, a careful and subtle mix of townspeople offered testimonials about the good mayor and spoke of the village as a peaceful, prosperous timber town. They included a beautiful elementary school teacher, a local professor, a Tepehuan Indian sheriff and his deputy, and an effusive cook who served a lunch hosted by the mayor.

One group of people did not go along with the mayor's bonho­mie: the counter-narcotic Army soldiers camping in a log stockade straight out of a Wild West movie. Declining to be interviewed­at least with the mayor present-they closed the gates on the mayor's entourage, including our associate.

Local and U.S. intelligence sources say the soldiers never venture out of the stockade at night, even during outbursts of gunfire.

Unfortunately, DEA sources say, the stockade has not always kept out the drug traffickers' influence. Many soldiers have been corrupted. And when flying in planes and helicopters over the poppy fields of Baborigame, they no longer spray crop-killing herbicides.

Now, the sources say they spray water and fertilizer.

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Govendo on garment 'MORE-A-TORIUM' Dear Editor. "MORE-a-torium". That' show we

spell moratorium in the CNMI! In other places, moratorium means to delay. In the CNMI it means to in­crease by trickery.

The latesi "MORE-a-torium" somehowdoublesthe number of gar­ment worker;; in the CNMI. In reality therehasneverbeenamoratoriumon the garment industry. During the first "MORE-a-torium" each existing fac­tory grew in place by adding more factory space, barracks and workers with the total number growing from 4,000 to 7,000. Within the last year, a brand new garment factory came into existenceongovemmentland(CPA) next to the Immigration Office.

As the legislative and executive branches argue about the morato­rium, it is safe to say that the addi­tional workers will come. Why? Be-

causeTI-IENEWFACTORIESARE ALREADY BUILT-CRM HAS APPROVED PERMITS FOR AT LEASTTI-IREENEWONESAND THREE ADDITIONS TO OLD ONES. More to come.

Because garment workers tradi­tionally have top priority in clearing immigration, our new "guest" work­ers will encounter no difficulty in quickly entering the CNMI.

Theendresultofthislatest''MORE­a-torium" will be that very shortly thousands of additional garment workers will mysteriously appear on Saipan. Our legislators will shake their heads in disbelief and wonder how they got here!

Soon Dandan, Chalan Laulau and other areas will have their neighbor­hood garment factories/barracks up and running, bringing all the joyful things this industry can bring to a

neighbomood - like more traffic, ac.cidents involvingpedestrians,noise and smell of generators, stink of sew­age, chemical pollution of soil and water, low water pressure and fruit and vegetable thieves swarming all over the place like tennites.

The Legislature could deal with this new menace to our island by simply passing awning law prohib­iting garment factories and/or bar­racks within two miles of a.esidential area Or it could pass another zoning law stating that garment factories can only be located at Lower Base. Or it could·keep the new factories idle by passing a LAW limiting the total numberof gannent walkers allowed in the CNMI to 4,000 and allowing taxpayer's suits to enforce it

Unfortunately,thelegislaturewon't pass and the executive branch won't

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HPO director rebuffs Rosario criticism Dear Editor: This responds to Mr. Del Rosario's

column entitled "Guerrero Misses the Boat" which appeared in the 30 September edition of the Variety. l was disappointed that Mr. Rosario didn't focus on the issues but chose to rrfl)ke a very insulting personal attack on me.

My initial reaction was to respond in a similar marmer. As the elders would say "Taimano ha' i undandaniyu, taiguihiha' baihu bailayi hao" (The way you play your music for me is the way I will dance with you).

However, l believe thatour history is too important to be mixed up with personal insults. I would rather stick

to the topic and keep the discussion as civil as possible. With that in mind I would like to answerthe points raised in Mr. Rosario's column.

Regarding the origin and meaning of Saipan, as l stated in my original letter it is clear from the historical sources that Saipan is the original Chamorro name of the island.

I apologiz.e for not adding that we nolongerknowtheoriginal meaning of this word

Thisisnotsurprisinghoweversince the meanings of many of the old Chamorro place names are no longer remembered_

This does not mean that they are not indigenous names or that they lack historical integrity.

We have to understand that the Chamorro language like any other language had evolved over time and many of the place names were origi­nated hundreds if not thousands of years ago.

If there was a Chamorro name for the entire archipelago, it has been forgotten.

The historical accounts state that the islands to the north of Saipan collectively were referred to by Chamorros as Gani.

Although not certain, perhaps it was because most of the northern island'snamesendedwith"gan''such as Pagan, Sarigan, Alamagan, Gup:uan, Agrigan.

Continued on page 38

Sugar Dock waters can be treacherous Dear Editor Please print this open letter to the

public. I want to let the public know that for the past few month there were ruot of people being dragged out to the channel of sugar dock by strong cwrents. lam very sad to hear that one victim drown onSWJday and I do not want it to happen again. The current

at sugar dock is very strong and even if a good swimmer, if exhausted, will not make it I must admit that sugar dock channel is one of the places in. Saipan that it's very dangerous for swimmer especially, for young kids to be swrrruning at Last 'Neek Mr. MarkZacharessaved acoupleofkids who were also dragged out to the

channel and he risk his life to save them. Good job Mark! . Please for all of you who are swimming at sugar dock, please be careful because you are dealing with mother nature. If I were you think twice.

Sincerely, JuanD. Diaz

Band-aid solutions compound problems Dear Editor, In developing nations where a

myriad of needs and problems com­pete for what meager resources is available, thetypicalresponsetomost problems seems to be of the band-aid solution. Temporary solutions to per­manent and lasting problems, two good examples are the recent squat­ter problem in the Philippines and the demise of the K-B Bridge in the Republic of Palau.

In the Philippines those in power are trying to rid Manila and its streets of squatters in an apparent effort to clean up house preparatory to the anival of APEC leaders. Prompting demonstrationsbythecountry'spoor and unfortunate who have made it clear that they were already there and will probably be there long after APEC. Social walkers and advo­cates of the country's JXXlr are crying foul ru1d likening the government's effort to putting out a forest tire with a garden hose, saying essentially that

if the& APEC leaders converging in the Philippines in November are in­deed world leaders in business and government They already know that the Philippines has ahd, still has, and will continue for sometime to come to have problems with the poor and that any attempt to cover it would only call attention to it, like a band-aid taped across an open wound.

Closer to.home in the Republic of Palau speculations abound on the recent demise of the K-B Bridge was the face-lift project completed just lastJuly in an attempt to straighten the bridge another example of a band-aid solution? People are say­ing that perhaps too much was done too soon or that perhaps more needed to be done. That per­haps more time and money should have been put into the repair work, into what we have all come to rely on ,md understand as the backbone of our developing economy.

The bridge started to sag from the

very day it was connected, so me nine­teen years ago. As it was designed to

do so and we have known this all along. We had 19 years to plan to make the necessary repairs, and to prepare for September 26, 1996. The day K-B Bridge went falling down andyet..pemapsitisamatterofmany needs competing for what little re­source we have as I mentioned ear­lier.

In the end, we can and do take comfort in the fact that K-B Bridge did not come falling down on Octo­ber I, 1996 when an estimated 5000 or so of our beloved country men and womenandchildrenandguc..,t,would have been on tl1e bridge and under­neath it to watch the Independence Day activities now this would have been a real disaster which no band­aid would have been enough to cover.

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Teacher attrition has started? By Mar-Vic C. Munar Vanety News Staff

AT LEAST six of the newly hired teachers have resigned long hcforc the expiration of their two-year contracts, it was learned yesterday.

"They have resigned for ,·arious rcas,ins-family and health reasons," said Marga-

ret Dela Cruz, deputy com­missioner of the Public School System.

Is this the beginning of "at­trition" which critics of the PSS recruitment program had feared and warned of.

"In any organization that employs people from the out­side. that (attrition) is to be

expected," Dela Cruz said. "People we hire from here are here to stay. But if we employ people from off-isiands, we know we run the risk of losing them."

PSS has recruited a total· of 164 teachers from the mainland US, Hawaii, and Guam, to re­place the non-US citizen teach-

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ers whose contracts were not renewed last April. The new teachers arrived in August.

Critics of the PSS 's alleged preference for"stateside" teach­ers had warned against employ­ing mainland teachers who may be out only for "tropical adven­tures."

At least two school principals, James Feger and John Borja, of Marianas High School a'1d Hopwood Junior High, rt:spec­tively, earlier noted that in the past, most of "stateside" teachers hardly stayedin the CNMI to fin­ish their contracts.

"We have programs to ensure that the teachers we hire stay with us," Dela Cruz said. "But there are unforeseen circumstances that have come up and required them to leave. This is beyond the con­

away with it. Education Commissioner Wil­

liam Torres said he has instructed PSS legal counsel Sean Frink to prepare a memorandum to warn teachers about the legal liabilities facing them if they breach their contracts with PSS.

Dela Cruz said teachers who have resigned would have to re­imburse PSS for all the recruit-men! costs.

"!tis provided in their contracts that if they leave in less than a year, they must repay PSS for all costs related to recruitment," Dela Cruz.

However. she said, the resigna­tion of the six teachers should not be seen as a failure on the part of education agency.

trol of PSS." i!!l_l \~ IJ/IP But education officials vow that new teachers.

!ffl it won· t be easy now for teachers She is confident most of the

On"'.he other hand, she said, it should be counted as a success in that PSS was able to recruit 164

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By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE POLICE have arrested one of the suspects in the San Jose Church break-in where burglars threw holy objects into a toilet, soaked them in water and urinated at them.

Assistant Atty. Gen. Nicole Fore!li told the Variety yes­terday she filed burglary and criminal mischief charges against two male juveniles in connection with the San Jose incident.

Forelli did not elaborate. Public Safety Information

Officer P02 Arnold K. Seman said a 16-year-old boy from San Jose was initially taken into custody for questioning after investigators received information he was among the group who burglarized~ the church.

Seman said the boy admit­ted participation in the case, prompting the police to place him under arrest.

The information officer said they received tips that the group allegedly used the

1 church as their hangout. ! The suspects managed to I enter the church through the I window, Seman said.

He said investigators are still looking into possibility that the same group also bur­glarized the church sometime in August.

The Catholic Church has expressed "shock" over the incident particularly the des­ecration of sacred vestments and bibles.

San Jose parish priest Mathew Blackley told the Variety in an earlier inter­view that he discovered the break-in last Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Blackley said he saw his vestments, bibles, monstrance, candles, and other holy objects removed from a room and scattered in the church's toilet.

He said several candles, a microphone, bibles, and other i terns were put into the toilet bowl and then filled with water and coffee creamer.

The vestments along with the monstrance, bibles. sacr'a­ments were placed into two separate containers and were soaked with coffee creamer and water.

All the items were urinated on, said the newly-ordained priest.

Tenorio earmarks more funds for two programs GOVERNOR froilan C Tenorio yesterday announced he would earmark a quarter of a million dollar~ for drug enforcement in his revised 1997 budget and an­other $250,000 for public and pri­vate agencies that deal in curbing domestic violence.

Tenorio made the announce­ment at a ceremony at·which he signed a proclamation for "CNMI Domestic Violence Awareness Month."

The Governor noted that he

would match the federal government's commitment to continue the joint CNMI/DEA drug investigative and enforce­mem activities in the Common­wealth.

During the ceremony, Gover­nor Tenorio indicated that he would discuss distribution of the additional funds with his Family Violence Task Force and make the funding available to agencies and groups based on their recom­mendation.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7

Review of scholarship policy sought

Stanley Torres

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

REPRESENTATIVE Stanley Torres is asking the Scholarship Advisory Board to review its policy on approving applications for scholarship program.

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·Tourist·.··· nabbed for . shoplifting

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

A JAPANESE male tourist was arrested for allegedly shoplift­ing at the Duty Free Shoppers in Garapan Wednesday afternoon.

Assistant Atty. Gen, Virginia Sablan charged the 23-year-old Takuto Sasaki with theft.

In the complaint, Sablan said Sasaki stole a Gucci wristwatch and a wallet from DFS.

The police said through a hid­den camera, Sasaki was seen hiding the items in his pocket.

The court agreed to release Sasaki on a $250 cash bail.

In police report, a 19-year­old Chinese man complained that he was mauled by three men while he was jailed at the Department of Public Safety Detention Facility Friday night.

Public Safety Information Of­ficer P02 Arnold K. Seman said the DPS Internal Affairs is in­vestigating the matter.

In Chalan Piao, a 13-year-old student was arrested for assault­ing another student during their argument inside a classroom at Hopwood Junior High School Wednesday morning.

In Gualo Rai, an unidentified male person reportedly took a cash box containing $300 cash from MSC Dive Shop when the cashier went to the back of the establishment.

In San Roque, the Carone] Watch Shop at La Fiesta Mall reported that upon inventory it was discovered that a Rolex watch worth $16,000 was miss­ing.

The watch was reportedly sto­len between Sept. 8 and Oct. 2, police said.

In Chalan Piao, a male person reportedly grabbed the cash reg­ister containing over $1,000 cash at Lotte Market when the cashier went to the restroom Wednesday. ,

being used by the board to set the criteria needs to be corrected," Torres said.

Torres, who met with board members Wednesday, had raised the issue acting on a complaint by Epiphanio Cabrera, a valedicto­rian of Marianas High School, who was passed over by three of his schoolmates "with lower aca­demic students."

Under the board's current policy, the SAT score is a primary factor in determining recipients of scholarship award.

Board chairman Maria Pangelinan, in a letter to Cabrera explained that the board's criteria in awarding scholarship is based on provisions of Public Law 7-32.

Pangelinan cited onw provision which states that recipients of scholarship grants "shall be the graduates with the highest scho­lastic standing from all the high schools on Saipan recommended by their high school."

Pangelinan said board members had defined the meaning of"scho­lastic" to include raw grade aver­age, SAT scores, and leadership and honors achievements.

These criteria , Pangelinan ex­plained, were allotted a percent­age ratio of 80 percent for grade average, IO percent for SAT scores, and 10 percent forleader­ship and honors and achieve­ment."

Pangelinan said that while Cabrera, for example, may have achieved a high grade point aver­age, it does "not automatically qualify the student for scholar­ship."

Torres described the policy as "humiliating" on the part of any student who has achieved a high

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Man convicted of attempted murder THE SUPERIOR Court con­victed yesterday a man ac­cused of trying to kill another person with a Hawaiian sling and assaulting his former girl­friend.

Following a plea agreement, Presiding Judge Alexandro Castro sentenced William Reddin to 16 years· imprison­ment, all suspended.

Castro ordered Reddin to

leave CNMI on or before Nov. 17, I 996 and not return during the period of his probation.

The judge asked Reddin to seek psychiatric counseling after he departs the Common­wealth.

Last April 4, the government charged Reddin with at­tempted murder in the second degree, assault with a danger­ous weapon, two counts of

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assault and battery, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and criminal contempt.

All charges carry a maxi­mum of38 years' jail sentence and $37,600 fine.

Reddin, with his counsel Brien Nicholas, entered into a plea agree~ent with the gov­ernment represented by As­sistant Atty. Gen. Nicole Forelli. ·

Reddin pleaded guilty to as­sault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and criminal mischief.

Court information showed that last April 2, Reddin entered into the house of his former girlfriend, Dorothy McKinney. .

He then struck McKinney and William Mayfield.

The defendant went to his car and got a Hawaiian sling and re­turned to the house.

He then stabbed Mayfield with the sling, but missed when McKinney parried the thrust by grabbing the end of

the weapon. Reddin ripped the convert­

ible roof of Mayfield' s vehicle before he fled, ac.cording to court information.

In Reddin's 96-27 case, the court sentenced him to one year in jail, all suspended, to run concurrent with the latest case.

Last Sept. 3, the court granted the government's mo­tion to revoke Reddin' s probation fur violating the laws. ,.

Reddin is in probation when he pleaded guilty of assaulting McKinney. (FDT)

Shooting suspect enters_ into a plea agreement

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

DONALD R. Babauta, the suspect in last year's shoot­ing incident in San Roque, has entered into a plea agree­ment with the Attorney General's Office.

Babauta, with his counsel Deputy Public Defender David Juarez, signed an agreement with the govern­ment represented by Assis­tant Atty. Gen. Yvonne Lee.

Under the agreement which was submitted to the Supe­rior Court yesterday, Babauta would plead no contest to two counts of assault with a dan­gerous weapon.

The government agreed to recommend the dismissal of the remaining charge.

Babauta was charged with three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon which carry a maximum jail sen-

tence of 30 years and $30,000 fine.

The AGO would recom-. mend a 10-year-jail term sen­tence against the defendant, all suspended except seven months,

The agreement stated that Babauta would serve the seven months withoritparol¢,

The defendant shall be re~ . quired, among other things, to pay $511 restitution to Fred Camacho and $215.32 to Chris Camacho.

Court information· showed that on Aug. ill, 1994, Babauta stopped his vehicle

. near a house when he saw his cousin .Juan B. Babauta sit­ting around a picnic ta~le with several. people. ·

Babauta got out fromthe vehicle and fired aA10 shot­gun. He missed Juan, but h.it and wounded Fred and Chris' Camacho.

More charges fil~d vs Laolao masked robber

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE ATTORNEY General's Office has filed an additional charge against a man who was arrested shortly after robbing two Japanese tourists at Laolao Bay Golf Resort in Kagman.

Assistant Atty. Gen. Nicole Forelli also charged William C. Sablan with criminal con­tempt before the Superior Cc;urt.

Sablan was earlier charged with robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon.

In the superceding informa­tion, Forelli said Sablan failed to comply with a court order in his I 995 criminal case when he violated one of the terms and conditions of a bail order.

In the 1995 case, Sablan was required to obey CNMI and federal criminal laws.

The Variety gathered that Sablan has a pending charges of assault with a dangerous

weapon, two counts of crimi­nal mischief, and two counts of disturbing the peace.

In that case, Sablan was re­leased on a $10,000 unsecured bond.

A jury trial was set on Feb. 10, 1997.

The police arrested Sablan Sunday afternoon after he grabbed the shoulder bags from Yasuo Ono and Kiyoshi Nemoto at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort.

Police said while the two tourists were playing golf, Sablan, wearing a ski-mask jumped in from the bush area.

The suspect then threatened the tourists with a knife as he demanded money.

The suspect ran to a cart and took three bags belonging to the victims.

Sablan ran into the jungle and jumped into the sea.

Police officers searched the cliff line where the suspect was found hiding in a small cave.

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Gov't chalks up $11.SM surplus By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio's administration has re­duced the budget deficit and has created a surplus of some $11.8 million, figures from a Deloiue & Touche audit report indicate.

The audit stated that as of Sept. 1995, the CNMI government's revenues totalled close to $200 million, almost $15 million more than was expected.

The budget deficit as of Sept. 1994, pegged at more than $44 million, was down to almost $40 million by Sept. 1995.

Tenorio's legal counsel Dou­glas Muir in an interview Wednes­day said the administration is on its way "correcting" the deficit.

"The governor has wisely man­aged CNMI' s finances, and that's why we managed to cut the defi­cit and why this administration has been running a surplus," he said.

The governo,r' s Public Infor­mation Officer Mark.Btqadhurst said CNMI's economy is on a rebound "thanks to goil:ernor."

"Fiscal year 1996 would even be better than 1995," he sard.

When told that under Tenorio, the CNMI' s budget has increased by some $60 million in two years, Muir said the administration's rate of increase was "slower than past administrations."

"The past administration's bud­!:!Ct doubled in four years, and they al lowed the budget deficit to

DEQ" water report

THE DIVISION of Environmen­tal Quality (DEQ) analyzed water samples collected from Saipan' s recreational beaches and storm drainages this week. The samples collect7:d from the following lo­cations contained excessive con­centration of fecal coliform bac­teria, which exceeded the CNMl Marine Water Quality Standards.

*Central Repair Shop *DPW Channel Bridge *Dai-lchi Drainage I Ii !!h concentration of Fecal

Colif~lfln may be the result of stormwatcr runoff due lo rain storms.

Fecal Coliform bacteria are not usually uiscasc causing. The bac­taia can indicate the presence of human anu animal waste in the water.

Stuuies have shown that storm water runoff in tropical environ­ments may also contain fecal coliform bacteria from the natu­ral environment.

To adc4uatcly address public health concerns, DEQ maintains its policy of advising the public not to fish or swim within :ioo feet of these Iocat;ons within48 hours of this notice.

The Division of Environmental ()uality analyzes sampks of ma­rine recreational and storm drain­age water from 35 locations each week.

DEQ welcomes all inquiries as to the 4uality of the beach water.

The public is encouraged lo con­tact DEQ at 234-6114 with any questions concerning this matter.

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balloon," he said.

gram provides that the govern­ment match a government employee's contribution to the Retirement Fund.

Muir, in an earlier interview, said that because of the Legislature's past deductions from the Fund, the government has to increase the amount of its matching payments.

He said a government employee usually contributes 6.5 percent of his salary to the Fund. The government's matching payment,, should amount the same.

However, the government is now paying 21 percent for an employee's 6.5 percent contribu­tion.

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Mitchell presses land lease suits By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

PLAINTIFFS in public land suits against the govmunent asked the Supreme Court yesterday to ignore Gc11·. Fmilan C. Tenorio· s motion for the dismissal of tl1e case.

The go\'emor's motion, accord­ing to the plaintiffs' counsel Ted Mitchell, ''is a senseless exercise in futility: a waste of public funds, a waste of this court's time and a waste of the time and money of the plaintiffs.·

The case involved separate tax­payers suits filed by former Gov. Carlos Camacho, Rep. Stanley Torres and Jeanne Rayphand against Tenorio in connection with the lease transactions he had forged with four private developers, the

International Miyazawa Education Foundation, Inc; World Corp.; MOM Development Corp; and Micronesian Development Inc.

The plaintiffs are claiming the government leased public lands to these companies for amount far lower than their fair market value.

On Sept. 22, Tenorio through counsel Asst. Atty. Douglas Cot­ton, filed a motion that sought the dismissal of the case citing the al­legedly improper serving of the summons.

Cotton said the plaintiffs vio­lated the Commonwealth Rules of Civil Procedure when they failed to serve the summons within 120 days from the filing of the com­plaint.·

Cotton said the notice of sum-

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out the seal." mons was served Sept, 4 or more than 120dayssincethefilingofthe complaint on May 7.

Mitchell said the governor's motion "should be denied."

"(B)ut even ifit were granted," he added," the only result would be that Gov. Tenorio will be served a summons and complaint again, with a clerk's seal on it and we will be right back where we started."

"The complaint was filed May 16, 1996, It was served Sept. 4 on the I I Ith day, If the service was good, it was timely," Mitchell said.

The problem, Mitchell said, may be anchored two things:

Even if the summons was ac­cepted without a seal, it was still was "permissible," Mitcehll said citing the Supreme Court's ruling in Kramer v Scientific Control Corp.

In fact, Mitchell added, "the plaintiffs have already reserved the governor with a brand new summons with a big fat seal on it."

"We have a defendant who re­ceived notice of this lawsuit by means of a perfectly valid, legiti­mate summons (with complaint attached) and the absence of the seal is of no legal significance.

In the first, Mitchell pointed out that "the absence of a seal on the summons did not prejudice the substantial tights of the defen­dant" as was stated in the Kramer doctrine.

Mitchell contested. Cotton's claim that the summons was im-

"Or, we have a defendant who, acting by and through his attor­ney, Robert Dunlop, consent to service of the summons and did in fact received and accept it with-

Moreover, Mitchell said, Dunlop did not complain about the absence of seal when he ac­cepted the service of the sum­mons and complaints.

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Teacher labs: With a dual mission By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

HOUSED in three units at the Fina Sisu housing complex not far from the main Northern Marianas College campus in As Terlaje is the NMC Teacher Training Laboratory.

The lab serves a dual pur­pose: training the CNMI's future teachers and at the same time serving as laboratory schools for pre-school, kin­dergarten, first-grade, and second-grade children.

Chas Algaier, Bachelor of Arts coordinator at the NMC School of Education, says what makes the lab school dif­ferent from a Public School System school is that while the latter focuses on the teach­ing of students, the Teacher Training Lab focuses on its function as a breeding ground for CNMI's future teachers.

"There's a lot of great teach­ers at PSS, but their primary objective is to teach students. Our goal is to educate future teachers," says Algaier.

This does not mean, though, that the kids at the lab school don't get the attention they deserve. In fact they do get it perhaps more than their PSS counterparts.

Handling a total of 61 pu­pils are four master teachers whose teaching experience ranges from 12 years to30 years.

These teachers are assisted by three teacher assistants.

The 61 pupils are broken down as follows: 21 preschoolers, 18 kindergartners, 16 first graders, and 7 second graders.

As much as possible, each class limits enrolment to a maximum of 20 pupils be­cause as Algaier says, "we want to run a quality demonstration program."

Needless to say, the teachers' role is not only to teach the kids but also the teachers in training.

Next graduation in May 1997, the School of Education, whose director is Roy Fua, hopes to graduate 30 Associate of Arts stu­dents and 15 Bachelor of Arts under a tieup with the Univer­sity of Guam in May next year.

The training lab enables education students to observe innovations in ll:aching pre­and elementary schoolers.

"It allows (teachers) to trv out new ideas and to work with new materials and to ex­periment with things," Algaier says .

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The laboratory uses a the­matic-based curriculum. This school year, for example, a list of themes to be studied has been drawn up.

The themes include families, community health, learning about school, airplanes, bread, and Thanksgiving.

Instruction is therefore based on thematic units.

Sallie Sablan, master teacher for preschool, ex­plai.ned that whl!n they tack­led the thematic unit of air­plane, the class went to the airport. "We simulated an air­plane so that the students ex­perienced the unit.

The unit is integrated in the teaching of such subjects as math, language arts, science, social science, social studies, and fine arts.

"It's an integrated multi-aid approach," says Algaier.

In the math subject, for in­stance, the pupils, under a the­matic unit of airplane, oper­ates· a computer program that deals with airplane.

In science, the pupils pre­tend they're pilots.

At one time, according to teacher assistant Cande Cepeda, a class tackled the ginger bread unit, and so "we had a cooking activity."

The Teacher Training Lab started as one-teacher preschool program or as a demonstration for heads:art teachers about six years ago.

Next year the lab plans to ex­pand to include third grade.

"After that, who knows?"' says Algaier, who seems to have a posi­tive inkling of the future.

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Cholera kills 7 mental patients MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Gar­bage thrown by squatters into a men­tal hospital compound in Manila trig­gered a cholera outbreak that killed

seven patients and sickened 115 oth­ers, an official said Tuesday.

The rubbish contaminated the hospital's water supply, affecting a

fRamos creates special /council.for .Southern RP I MANILA, Philippines (AP) -PresidentFidelRamoshasfonnally created a spediµ council that will oversee economic development in the southern Philippines. a promise he m~ in exchange for.a peace pact with the biggest Muslim rebel faction fighting his government.

Ramos signed an ex.ec1.1tive order late Wedn~y creating the Southern Philippine Council for Peace and Development, which covers 14 provinces and nine cities ' on impoverished Mindanao Island. ·

The. development of the area wiJJ be managed by a still-unnamed chairman of th~i,pauncil. Nur Misuari. the ·leader:of 1he Moro National Liberation Front who was sworn in MOf\day,asgovernor of a four-provinct\'.· autooomous region withinthel4~,isexpected to lead the big'ge~uping as well.· •

However, the naming of Misuari as SPCPD leader has been

I stalled until a solution is found on

how to skirt a constitutional prohibi­.tion against government officials holding two positiom.

Ramos has said the participation of rebels in the council ·will spur development on Mindanao Island, the traditional home of Filipino Muslims and one of the country's poorest regions-

Misuari. afonner Ie.cturerat the University of the ~ •. ran unopposedforgovemorofthefour­province autonomous region in elections last month.

Misuari's candidacy was a result of a peace accord the rebels signed with the Philippine gov­enunentonSept 2ending a quar­ter-centuzy separatist rebellion that has claimed more than 120,000 lives.

The council was also created as part of the peace pact to allow the rebels a chance to show their gov­erning ability. A plebiscite will be held after three years to allow ecich

· province to decide whether to join an exp311ded autonomous area

(as culled by Philippine Consulate)

Senators warn Nur. Misuari THE SENATE "conscience bloc" last Wednesday wa.'lled ARMM Gov. Nur Misuari against engaging in the politics of patronage.

"Misuari must junk his proposal to rewrite the Constitution so as to dispel suspicions that it is a part of a deal to repay his political debt to President Ramos," said bloc leader Sen. Ernesto Angara (Laban).

Misuari, in his inaugural speech last Monday, proposed constitutional amendments that will increase the number of senators from 24 to 72, with 24 to come from Mindanao.

He said this proposal will correct the "injust adn undemocratic" character of the country's system of representation.

Congressmen expressed support for the proposal, with Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., who has been saying he is opposed to charter changes, calling the proposal "meritorious." Malaya

'Working' tourists told to pass POEA FJLIPINO • 'tourist workers" who go to Singapore for employment should pass through the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) first, said Acting Foreign Affairs Leonides Caday last Wednesday.

He issued the warning in the wake of a report from the Philippine Embassy in Singapore which conducted a spot-check of"tourist" anivals !ast September 21.

The Embassy met 30 Filipinos who left Manila as tourists but were planning to work as domestic helpers in Singapore.

The Filipinos were fetched by Singapore employment agencies, many of which were not accredited by the Embassy, and left Changi airport in small groups within hours of their arrivals. Business World

Hawaii Ilocanos coming home IN HONOLULU, a planeful of homecoming Ilocanos who have successfully established new lives and careers in Hawaii is scheduled to leave today on board Philippine Airlines' inaugural flight direct to Laoag, dubbed as the "Ilocos Express."

Arriong those joining the maiden flight is President Ramos' sister, Amelita Ramos Freiclland, a resident of Hawaii.

PAL's nine hour direct Honolulu-Laoag flight is initially offered Tuesdays and Sundays starting October 1, utilizing the 322-seater MD-11 aircraft.

The inaugural flight is expected to anive at Laoag at 4 p.m. last Wednesday before proceeding to Manila Manila Chtonlcle

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acutediarmeainacholeraoutbreakin another district of Manila

tered the hospital's water supply through leaks and illegal connections in underground water pipes.

The outbreak, the second to hit the capital in just a month, began on Sept. 24 and was contained after three days.

Earlier last month, seven were killed and 307 hospitalized with

Garbage, including human waste, dumped by squatters living near the Center for Mental Health in suburoan Mandaluyong City was lraced as the most likely source of contamination, Fernandez said.

The hospital's drinking water was found to contain the bacteria causing cholera, she said. . . Manila's aging water system is

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ffiegal alien crackdown on

Thomas 0. Sablan

ZERO tolerance. 111is was the description given to

the Tenorio Administration's current stance on illegal aliens.

According to Labor and Immigra­tion Sec. Thomas 0. Sablan, illegal aliens entering the Commonwealth underfalsepretenses''betterfindother jurisdictions tq .fool around as we won't let that happen hen-:."

Sablan made the statement in the

wake of his depmtment's biggest single bust to date-20 individuals found to be working in the Common­wealth illegally.

Through m·dent investigation and documentation procedures, the Divi­sion oflmmigrntion in a newsrelease, said it has been aggressively pursuing theproblemsconcemingillcgalaliens in the Commonwealth.

Over 167 illegal aliens have been deported from the Commonwealtl1 of theNorthemMarimialslands,in 1996, to date.

"Last week is the largest numberof illegal aliens ever deported out of the CNMI in one day. In addition, our division won m1 appeal made by an illegal alien previously ordered de­ported. It was a good day," said Mark Zachares, Legal Counsel forthe Divi­sion of Immigration.

Eleven of these individuals have already been deported while the oth­ers arc scheduled to depart within the next week.

"Contrmy to some otl1ers who talk the talk, we have been earnestly, vig­orously walking tl1e walk," said the Labor and Immigration Secretmy, "this typeofbignewscan not possibly

be the workofonlyone individual. To deport as many individuals a, we have done this year, especially re­garding the order for these 20 people on September 23, full support from a dedicated staff is required."

Sablan added, "it's teamwork that ha, gotten us this far, and the hard work will continue."

"These are • get tough days' and I know that for a lot of people who deal with my Department, sometimes it is a bitter pill toswallow,"explained the

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the Commonwealth forthatmaner­these are not the old days. A concerted effort is made by everyone to adhere, uphold and execute the law. I will not tolerdte any less because Governor Tenorio has made it clear-he won't tolerate me being at the helm of a sloppy Department," he added.

Upon taking Office, Teno1iotasked his adminisn·ation with cleaning up the fonnerly separated Department

For years, the United States federal government and the US Congress had admonished the CNMJ for its poor trnck record in labor and immi­gration matters.

According to the release, labor and immigration issues continue to be the focal point of the Tenorio-Borja Administration's government re­forms and that the aggressive pur­suit of illegal aliens in the North­ern Marianas will be part of the reform effort.

WSR, Tanapag PTAs. to meet THERE will be a PT A meeting for

WilliJm S. Reyes School at it,cafete­da on October IO (Thursday) at 6:00 p.m.

Important issues to be discussed includes the schedule for the distribu­tion of report cards and intersession.

The Pment-Teachers Association (PT A)ofTanapagElementary School wiH meet on Tuesday, October 08, 1996, at 6:30 p.m. in the school caf­eteria.

All parents, guardians, and teach­ers arestronglyencouraged to attend.

JC Tenorio Enterprises recently honored two of its employees, Levy C. Villegas and Julian Q. Reyes for.20 years of outstanding service. Photo shows JCT directors with the two awardees. From left, Norman T. Tenorio, Annie T. Sablan, Villegas, Soledad T. Tenorio, Pat T. Palacios, Reyes, and Priscilla T. Tenorio. ·

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Autumn festival on Saipan By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

the Ka tori Shrine in Sugar King Park.

AN autumn festival on Saipm1? 111isisthe I ltl1yearthatAkiMatsuri

will be held on Saipan, :~though the Mat,uri, or festival, has been cel­ebrated since ancient times in Japan.

It is that time of the year when typhoons are in se,L,on, but as far a, the Japan Society of Northern M:uian:L, is concerned. it's autumn festival time.

CaJlc<l' Aki MaL,uri, the festival will be held on Oct. 19. Saturday, at

"We anticipate to celebrate this special occasion with a big prosper­ity." the announcement from the So­ciety said. ·

The Society said the Matsmi is a

CNMI youth talk culture THE CNMI 's youtb are increasing! y lured to the western world, but they won't decline a challenge for them to take on the task of preserving their own culture and heritage. ·

At a conference held Sept. 28, the young adults expressed their enthusiasm to do the job.

Students from different schools gathered at Diamond Hotel for the Youth Conrerence on Culture and Heritage jointly organized by the Pacific regional Educational LabornlDI)• and the Department of Corrununity and Cultural Affairs.

The conference yielded resolutions aimed at nunuring and maintaining the survival of Oiamorro and Carolinian culture and heritage.

Or\C resolution came from a group of students from the Northern. Marianas Academy, which co~sts.4'Jlong ofuer things a proposal for the creation of an interactive museum, and a recreational center for family activities. . · "What we have in mind is a kind of interactive museum where tlle young people could learn about their culture from their elders," said Rina Miles, bead · of the NMA gmup. '']'his can be done through story telling, for example."

Miles said thrii:~hile a course dealing with the Commonwealth culture and heritage is part of the curriculum in CNMI schools, this setup does not seem to be as effective as expected since "tl1ere are only a bunch oflocal teachers doing the job." · • ·

Miles said the thrust of making the youth appreciate their heritage would be more successful "if there are more locals teaching this course because they are more knowledgeable about the subject''

Another member of the NMA group, Daryl Babauta, had raised other concerns: drugs and violence.

''The way !see it, the thingsoftheyouthoftoday are not worfudyingforand the the things tliat they would die for are not worth living for. We have our priorities backwards," Babauta said.

· 'While schools are there to teach, each individual must take the responsibility to help solve these problems," Babauta said.

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Thus, the Aki Matsuri here will start with Shintoism Divine Services at the Katori Shrine conducted by ·a priest, Omiya, at IO a.m.

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Festivals are held in Japan year­round, except during winter. Gener­ally tl1ey are categorized into autumn festival (Aki Matsuri) and summer festival (Natsu Matsuri).

Autumn festivals are held to give thanks to God for good harvest~ and to ask for continued divine protection for fan1ily members.

Summer festivals, on the other hand, are held to remember departed ancestors and pray for rich harvests during autumn.

For both festivals a Shinto shrine is always the central venue of activities.

OrganizersoftheAki Matsuii have invited local people to the festival "for the pmpose of (fostering) cul­turalexchangeand goodwill between the CNMI and Japan."

THE Board of Education is scheduled to meet this Friday, in a continuation of the meeting that began on Monday an~ continued on Tuesday.

SAES tops SVES in flag football

The Board's meeting on Friday is set for I :30 p.m. at the PSS Curriculum andlnstructionconferenceroom, which is located on the fourth floor of the Nauru Building in Susupe.

Among the items on the Board's agenda is a proposed new student dis­ciplinary policy.

For more infonnation, contact the Board's office at 664-3711.

IN a rescheduled game, San An­tonio Elementary School shut out San Vicente Elementary 22-0 on Wednesday in the latest Public School System interscholas­tic elementary school boys' flag football league action.

San Antonio Elementary posted its second straight impressive win, while San Vicente Elementary has yet to

score in three games so far this season.

Games in this flag football league are scheduled for every Tuesday afternoon, weather per­mitting.

Next Tuesday's scheduled games are: San Vicente Elemen­tary atKoblerville Elementary and Garapan Elementary at San An­tonio Elementary.

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San Vicente teacher to join US Teacher Forum ALAN TAYLOR of San Vicente Elementary School will join nearly 120 of the nation's top classroom teach­ers in Washington, D.C. from October 16-1 fto share knowl­edge, experience and insight on how to improve teaching, raise· academic achievement, upgdde school quality, in­et8ase parent and community involvement, and help teach­ers use technology to enhance student.learning.

The 1996 Teacher Forum is sponsored by the U.S. Depart­ment of Education, a news re­lease said.

Taylor has been a teacher at San Vicente for the past four years, specializing in 4th grade and ESL.

According to Terry Dozier, spe­cial advisor on teaching to U.S. Education Secretary Richard W. Riley, the Teacher Forum has two primary purposes:

•to help teachers become partners in education reform and lead improvements in their schools and communities that will enable all students to meet challenges levels of academic achievement and help America reach the National Education Goals, and

•to provide an opportunity for teachers and U.S. Depart­ment of Education staff to lis­ten to one another.

Now in its fourth year, the

Teacher Forum brings many of the nation's best classroom educators together for discus­sions in how teachers can be­come more actively involved in improving local schools throughout America.

In addition to the 50 state teachers of the year, the fo­rum includes many teachers who are currently serving on or selected by their state's school improvement planning terms.

"Teacher leadership is criti­cal if schools are to continue improving in ways that help all children reach higher standards of academic achievement," Dozier said. "

This year's discussions will focus on the type of teacher lead­ership that is most needed to improve all aspects of teaching and learning."

Teachers across the nation are also being given the opportu­nity to respond via the Internet to critical questions about the role of teacher leadership in school improvement.

The responses will help in­form department thinking and strengthen programs in this area.

The questions on leadership are accessible via the department's home page at the following address: http:// www .ed.gov/comments/ TeachLeader/

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Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio; Rep. The new· student officers are: bers were: Peter Tebengel (6th MariaT. "Malua" Peter and Dr. · > Soley Kaipat (a 6th-grader), gov- grade),Christina Cruz (5th grade), RitaRinoswereall~forthe · erripr; ShaJ"on Kaipat (6th grade), Dolores Fleming (4th grade), event,whileConunonwealth Su- . ·µ~~~Wmt govert1or; and Elaine Coruilia DL CiuerreroQrd grade), preme. Court Associat~Justic¢ Og~o (4th grade). ~ayor, Indhira. Singeq(2nd grade), Erica RamonG. Villagomezperforined ·• EI. ec .... ted. a. s. • s.tud. ent se. na. tors Olopai (1st. grade), and. Athena the ~-in ceremony. . · We('e: Shanria Kaipat (6th grade), Tudela (Kmdergarteri).

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Diabetes mellitus or honey-sweet diabetes is defined as familial constitu­tional disorderof carbohydrate me­tabolism characterized by inad­equate secretion of utilization of insulin by excessive urine produc­tion, by excessive amount of sugar in the blood and urine, and by thirst, h~nger and loss of weight. · Diabetes is a major health prob­lem in Micronesia.

Controlling diabetes mellitus is a major problem as patients fail to follow orders on medication, regu­lar check-ups, prescribed diets, resulting in a greater complica­tions leading to amputation, blind­ness, or death.

One way of minimizing diabetes mellillli is to contro.I diet, eating more local fcxxl, fresh vegetables, fish and

· 500 fishery workers out · of jobs due to lack of fish ·

Suva(PNS)-About500 Pacific Fish­ing Company (PAFCO) employees infijiaretemporarilyoutoftheirjobs because of the low fish supply at the Levuka-based cannery.

However, a PAFCO employees union spokesman told the Fiji Times themanagementhasassuredworkers of further employment after a break of three weeks.

Thespokesmansaysthelowsuppy offish has forceds the management to reduce thenumberof facotryworkers to less then I 00.

He confirmed this situation often happened every year as it depends on the weather and catches by the fishing vessels which supply the cannery.

Meanwhile.cane Jorry operators in Lautoka are threatening strike action if problems relating to transporation and delivery of cane are not resolved.

The drivers were angry because the Lautoka Mill management has refused to accept Jonie.~ at 5 a. m .

They said this is in breach of an agreement reached last year when the drivers facing similar problems went on a 5-diy strikc ... Pacnews

Pharmacists get warned SUV A (PNS) Fiji minsiterofhealth, Leo Smith, has ordered all pharma­cies in the country to remove illegal and sub- standard drugs fium their shclvesorfocederegistration. He said wholesalers fow1d guilty would have their import licence cancelled the Fiji Times reponed. Smith says the min­istry had received several reports of the sale of illicit drugs and the action he is taking is to protect the public. He says the ministry will not tolerate such action of imponing such drugs whichcouldconstitutearisktopublic health. Meanwhile, the ministry of health ha~ called on the customs de­partment to tighten up inspection of imported drugs ...... Pacnews

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less rice, turkey tail, canned meat, fat, etc, the release said

The formulationofthenational DCP isa prerequisitefiumthe US Center for Disease Control (CDC), the finding agency for DCP in the FSM, accord­ing to the FSM Secretary of the De­partment of Health Services Eliuel Pretrick.

The FSM National DCP Council will be responsible formaintaining on­going preventive health programs on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes, all of which are related to unhealthy diet and lifestyle.

The Council will work as an inte-

grating agency to initiate, maintain, support, and guide the goals, objec­tives, tasks and activities of the on­goingNCDpreventiveprograms,DCP in particular, Pretrick further ooted.

During the frrst meetings, partici­pants were briefed on the clinical as­pects of diabetes, its complications, and primary preventions; initiate co­operative efforts aimed at reducing the disease; clarify importance of preven­tion of diabetes as priority in primary healthcareservicesinFSM;developa comprehensive population strategi.!s including long-tenn strategies in na­tional health development plan.

Marshalls leader to visit Japan TIIIS country, composed of30 atolls adn 1,152 islands, has a total land area of J 81.3 square kilometers. Its blue flag has an orange and a white stripe running diagonally across it, and there is a white star with 24 rays.

Melbourne (PNS)-The .chair· man of the South Pacific Forum, Amata Kabua, will visit Japan later this month for the opening of a Pacific Islands Center in Tokyo .

Kabua, the Marshall Islands president, will be accompanied by the Forum's secretary-gen-

eral, Ieremia Tabai; on the visit, which starts October 12, Radio Australia reported.

The Pacific Islands Center is aimed at promoting economic exchanges betweenJapanandthe I Forum, which groups 16-indepen­dent and self-governing states in the South Pacific ... Pacnews

Thepopulationof56, 157 is Micronesian; they speak twomajorMarshaJlese dialects and most are Protestants Ouistian. Agriculture aP.d tourism are the mainstays of the economy. Majuro, the country's capital, was the site of this year's South Pacific Forum.

In the 1950s, Bikini adn Eniwetak were U.S. nuclear test sites; the Marshallese are still trying to get adequate compensation for the damage suffered. K wajalein remains a U.S. missle test range.

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I PNG troops freed soon Port Moresby-1l1e five Papua New Guinea defence force soldiers held hostage by members of the Bou gain ville Revolutionary Army (BRA) last month are well and will be.released soon.

The Bougainville MP, John Momis, who had been negotiating with the BRA rebels in Buin for the release of the five hostages saids he personally met the hos­tages and found them to be safe

and well looked aft~r. the National reported.

He described his visit as very successful adding there are very positive signs that the rebels will be releasing them.

Meanwhile, the BRA leader in Buin Paul Bobby has told the Na­tional the soldiers would be re­leased when they are ready to do so.

MomissaidstheBuinrebelshave

also denied the execution ultima­tum issued by the BRA leader Sam Kauona two weeks ago.

They said it was Kauona's own statement as they did not know anything about it and it did not have the approval of the Buin rebels.

Meanwhile, the BougainvilleMP is to fly to Port Moresby today to brief Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan on the outcome of his meetings ... Pacnews

, Official tried to s op TV program Port Moresby (PNS) Papua peared to be p ornoting the wrongly.

New Guinea's forest minis- rebel aciivities lmd was not Gabi said a copy of the pro~ ter, Andrew Baing has ad- suitable for public viewing," gram, titled"TheUltimamlll" mitted in parliament that he But EN TV news editor, .Titi was sent _ to the prime

· had made four attempts to Gabi, said the station had per- minsiter' s office for viewing stop EM TVfrom broadcast- formed its nor°'al duty as a with the hope ofgettingtheir ing_ a program on media organisation, in trying view on it beforeJhe.broadcast Bougainville., . : ;: _ to inform the truth about what on Sun_ day, but the_ y faile_ d-._-•_ t_o

EM TV had 'broadcast an was . happehing on respond. _ _ _____ --•-· . exclusive program interview- Bougainvilie .. i: · _ _ In the program, Kaun~ ~at~ ing rebel Jeader,-Sam Kauna She said it's no their role to · ened to execute fiv __ e _____ s.e_ i:un_.·t_Y __ _

· last Sunda"j~ tne:National promote any pa ty's interest forcehostagesunlesstroopsare newspaper rep<>ried. · on any subject ~r issue, and withdrawn from B()~gainvill~

Baing said he· fr°ted to stop they owe no apology to any- andtheisland'sindependen~is the program because ~it ap- one who has taken them recognised ..... Pacnews

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Vanuatu soldiers disobey orders Wellington (PNS)-Vanuatu' s para-military mobile force has closed the Port Vila fire station, and given the new government a deadline of October 15 to pay their outstanding allowances.

A spokesman for the striking VMF soldiers who did not wish to be named, says the election of a new government will not deter them from demanding that their claims be fully met, RNZI

reported. The spokesman says soldiers

are refusing to obey orders from officers of the rank of second lieutenant or higher.

There is growing concern among Port Vila residents, who said it is very risky not to have a fire station working at this time of the year when the grass is dry and fires burn easily .... Pacnews

New gov't reviews chief justice's appointment Wellington (PNS)-The chief justice in Vanuatu, Charles Vaudin d'lmecourt, is to have his appoint­ment reviewed by the new govern­ment

When members of the current government were in opposition, they say d'Imecourt, who for a time was the ony judge sitting on the Supreme Court, gave rulings favourable to the then govern­ment, RNZI reported.

He is paid more than chief j us­tices in Australia or New Zealand. The new minister for justice, Hilda Lini, saids d'Imecourt's appoint­ment will be looked at by the new administration.

she says in the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the three groupings forming the present government, it is men­tioned specifically that they will have to review the chief justice's appointment.

Meanwhile, the government says it's being hampered by the theft of equipment by former gov­ernment staff.

It was reported prime minister Serge Vohor has been unable to produce a policy statement be­cause the equipment needed, in­cluding faxes, typewriters and word processors, has disappeared from his office ... Pacnews

Rumors spur adoption frenzy· . . ..

Port Moresby (PNS) Hundreds of familiesinMadlmgweredisappointed after being tricked with rumours that a plane loaded with displaced childem from Boygainville are being taken to Madang for adop­tions.

The National newspaperreports those people created a commo­tion at Madang airport terminal on Sunday and Monday when waited for the plane to arrive.

It was rumoured that an Australian

defence force plane had gone to Bougainville to pick up displaced childem from various care centres there and put them up for adoption in Madlmg.

Huge numbers of intending par­ents rushed to the airport with high hopes, with many already went shop­ping for childem' s clothes.

The provincial government has ordered an investigation into the rumourshutatthemoment,it'sbeing treated as a false alarm ..... Pacnews

Melanesian group gets France, Taiwan backing Honiara(PNS)-Econornicactivities of theMelanesian Spearhead Group countries are expected to be boosted with an offer by France and Taiwan to pour in more than 300-thousand Solomon Island dollars ($855,000 US) in fund­ing.

France has offered 258,000 SI dollars ($73,500 US), while Taiwan offered I 08,000 SJ dollars ($31,000 US), SIBC reported.

The funding is to be made avail-

able during the 1996/97 period. Tai­wan hs agreed to fund consultancy studies to assess the free trade agree­ment between MSG members and a proposed MSG shipping service.

France and Taiwan have also com­mitted to fund the economic coopera­tion activities of the newly fom1ed sub-regional grouping of Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu.

The funds will be administered by the South Pacific Forum SecretariaL..Pacnews

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New Kevin Costner-Rene Russo starrer

'Tin Cup' about love, golf By Lucette Bentley

For the Variety IfRoy "Tin Cup" McAvoy (KEVIN KOS1NER) had played it safe, he might have been golfing on the pro tour instead of giving lessons at a driving range in the tiny West Texas town of Salome.

Had he playe<l it safe, he might still be dating Doreen (LINDA HARD, the ownerof a profitable exotic danc­ing establishment, instead of becom­ing hirerl help at his own place of business - which he lost to her on a sucker bet. If he'd played it safe he wouldn't be sacrificing his dignity to David Simms (DON JOHNSON), a PGA star and longtime rival, by ac­cepting a job as his caddie.

Tin Cup should have controlled what his best friend, Romeo Posar (CHEECH MARIN) called his "in­ner demons." When Dr. Molly Griswold (RENE RUSSO) walked onto his green, he should have settled for giving the lady psychologist golf lessons and never allowed those de­mons to lead him into falling in love with her.

Roy "Tin Cup" McA voy has to winMollyGriswoldwithagestureso grand, a triumph so complete that nothing less than her undying adora­tion would be an appropriate response.

And suddenly, inspiration strikes: the way to regain his dignity, his driging range and the attention of the woman with whom he is by now completely smitten.

Coming off the action epic' "Watetworld" (which earned nearly $300 million worldwide) Kevin Costner retearns in "Tin Cup" with Ron Shelton with whom he previ­ouslymade "Bull Durham." In team­ing with first time screenwriter Joh., Norville, Shelton sets a comedy about relationships between men and women in the context of a familiar sport whose popularity is widespread and growing.

"Kevin wasn't an avid golfer be­fore we started talking about making this movie," Shelton related. "But I knew from working with him that he was a wonderful natural athlete. He is also under-recognized as a comedic actor.'

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Continues Costner, 'The fact that men still don't understand women and are confused by them and vice versa is the charm oflife. And it is the charm of the movies when written in an original way."

"Rene has a real comic gift," says Sheldon. "She has played so many strong, tough women - in moves like 'Outbreak' -that! thinkthisrolegives her a chance to play a bit of the daffy side without compromising her strength, intelligence and indepen­dence."

''Of all the characters I have played, Mollydefmitelycomesclosedtowho I am," admits Russo. There are days when I feel really strong and things are moving along just fine, right on course. And there are days when I have absolutely nothing together."

But something about her rational mind, her sharp wit, and her long legs ... somethingaboutthecompletely unexpected electricity between his small-time self and her big-dty pol­ish makes it clear to Tin Cup that once again, he's not going to play it safe. Even though Molly Griswold is al­ready David Simms' girlfriend.

''Manytimesinourbusinesspeople say they want to worlc together again - especially when they have cor:n­binedon something successful," says Costner. ''But in the case of Ron and lit was areal desire. We have similar tastes in fihns and share a fondness for certain themes.

'What appealed to me about the (L-r) RENE RUSSO and KEVIN COSTNER star in Warner Bros.' new film, 'Tin Cup."

"We needed to put Kevin Costner in the same frame with real golfer in real situations," says Shelton. "So, we cast a few golfers to play them­selves. Included were four former U.S. Open winners and an all star lineup of current top money winners. Verisimilitude is key in any movie," concluded Shelton.

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Clinton leaves Palestinians frustrated By ANTHONY SHADID

HEBRON, WestBank(AP)-Even before President Clinton uttered a word, 65-year-old Sharif Sadr knew the outcome: no end in sight to an occupation he hates.

"Look at Clinton," Sadr said as the news conference summingupthe Mideast summit began on Jordan TV. "Look at how upset he looks.

''Theysaythere'sapeaceprocess, butwhatkindof peace dowesee?We see nothing," he said, puffing on a cigarette as Clinton spoke, his words voiced over by an Arabic ttanslation.

Some of Sadr's rtine sons watched the news conference for a few min­utes, then started talking among them­selves. Like their father, they did not expect to hear that the promised Is­raeli withdrawal from this WestBank city, alreadysixmonthsoverdue, was any nearer.

Instead, Clinton pleaded for more time, and said he would send his

envoy to the region to mediate more negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

'"There's nothing, nothing at all. The summit failed - the tunnel stays open, there's no withdrawal from Hebron. Thesearethetworeasonsfor

..Ml the troubles in the first place," said Abdullah, his 31-year -old son.

The tunnel he was refening is an archaeological tourist site near Is­lamic holy sites in Jerusalem, whose completion last week triggered Pal­estinianriots and gun battles between lsraelisandPalestiniansthatleftmore than 70 dead.

In Jerusalem, meanwhile, Mayor Ehud Ohnert declared triumphantly: 'Toe tunnel remains open!" In a speech to cheering visiting Chris­tians, he called it the will of God.

Hebron has been under curfew for six days. After sunset Wednesday, it felt like the early hours before dawn. On most streets the only sign of life

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On other streets, more groups of young men hid in the darkness near alleys, ready for a quick getaway from Israeli patrols.

The curfew is lifted for just 3 hours every day - at different times and unannounced - so people can shop. On Wednesday it was lifted at 6 am.

at 9 am., and as expected, stone­throwing clashes started.

They lasted for half an hour, then dissipated, le.aving the ever-present stones scattered in front of the shut­tered shops.

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Wednesday on a covered patio of a house, not even concerned about Clinton's news conference that was

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US Treasury Sec. Rubin to poor countries:

Corruption halts progress By CARL HARTMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin called corruption a major obstacle to progress in poor ~·ountrics and said the fight against it should get top priority in the ·world Bank and the In­ternational Monetary Fund.

and Managing Director Michel Camdessus of the IMF have both raised it at the current meeting.

president of Nigeria. Obasanjo, the only Nigerian military leader to make way for a civilian gov­ernment, has been jailed for over a year by his country's present military government. Eigen said he was imprisoned in large part because he publicly condemned bribery.

"Over the past two years I have

been secretary of the Treasury and in my many years when I was in the private sector," Rubin said, "I met with large numbers of fi­nance ministers, of business people, heads of state. I devel­oped a very strong feeling or view that one of the principal impedi­ments to development in the de­veloping world was corruption." Rubin was speaking Wednes­

Jay to representatives of 181 governments at the annual meet­ing of the bank and fund.

The United States has an un­usual bw to punish Americans who bribe foreigners. Ameri­cans who do business abroad see bribery by citizens of other countries as an unfair business practice by their competitors. Some governments allow their people to deduct from their tax­able income the cost of bribes

"I would like to very much iden­tify with and support (their) coin­ments ... with respect to lifting the fight against corruption to the top of their agendas, and also express the fullest support of the United States to this very important ini­tiative," Rubin said.

An anti-bribery group called Transparency International (Tl) announced publication Wedne!i­day of "The Tl Source Book" proposing a range of measures to clean up corruption. The group, with headquarters in Berlin, is headed by Peter Eigen, a fonner directorofthe World Bank's East Africa office.

D'Amato probes whereabouts of assets looted during WWII

Robert E. Rubin

they give. The question of corruption has

been getting increased attention in the bank and fund. World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn

The book is dedicated to Olusegan Obasanjo, a former

NEW YORK (AP)· Sen. Alfonse D' Amato said Wednesday that he has written to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York and the Tri­partite Commission in Brussels asking how much Nazi gold they still possess and whether its exact source can be determined.

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His request follows published reports and assertions of the World Jewish Congress last month that about $ 85 million in Nazi gold remains from a pool of$ 2.7 bil­lion, in today's terms, turned over to the Tripartite Commission to return to rightful owners. The commission, an entity of the United States, Great Britain and France, was established in 1946 and has its headquarters in Brus­sels.

The Jewish group has asked that the last of the gold be turned over to individual Holocaust vic­tims or their heirs. It said six tons of gold remain - two tons in the Federal Reserve Bank vault in New York and four tons in the Bank of England in London.

Elan Steinberg, a spokesman for the World Jewish Congress, praised D' Amato for joining ef­forts by the Clinton administra­tion to trace the remnants of the Nazis' cache.

"There could not be a more powerful combination than Presi­dent Clinton and Senator D' Amato for getting to the bot­tom of Nazi gold at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York," Steinberg said.

D' Amato asked whether there had been any markings or scien­tific analysis of the bars that dis­closed the origin of gold distrib­uted by the Tripartite Commis­sion.

He also sought from the com­mission "a comprehensive list­ing, including dates, amounts, grades of gold of shipments to New York, the United Kingdom and any other nation from the commission since its inception." He asked the Federal Reserve for an accounting of how much Nazi gold remains in its vaults and de­tails of all commission shipments into and out of New York in the last 50 years.

Peter Bakstansky, a spokesman forthe Federal Reserve Bank, said officials had not seen the letter and did not plan to respond pub­licly.

"We'll respond to the senator," he said, adding that the bank does not publicly discuss the accounts of customers such as the Tripar­tite Commission.

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Perot: Exclusion ruined me ByHARRYF.ROSENTHAL

W ASIIlNGTON (AP) - With the first presidential debate days away, challenger Ross Perot accused the sponsors Wednesday of irreparably damaging him and his Refonn Party by declaring his chance of winning to be unrealistic.

In court papers seeking to overturn dismissal of Perot's lawsuitdemand­ing an invitation to the debate, his lawyersattackedtheCommissionon Presidential Debates as "a partisan staging organization" supported by millions of dollars in c.orporate c.on­tributions.

1bec.ommission'scriteriaforwho can and cannot be in the debate were subjective and illegal, Perot's law­yers contend, and his exclusion has caused him enonnous hann.

''No reasonable person could re­viewtheCPDcriteriaanddeemthem objective,"theysaid,askingd1ecourt todeclarethecandidateselectionpro­cess for the debates illegal

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Ross Perot

Senator (Bob) Dole want to debate, theycangoaheadanddoso,"Perot's lawyers told the U.S. Court of Ap­peals in a brief. 'Therespectivecam­paigns can rent a hall to hold the debate and they will receive wide­spread media attention and national television coverage."

For its part; the commission asked

UN appeals for $1.3 M to combat polio in Albania INITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. agencies appealed Wednesday for$ 1.3 million to finance a mass polio vaccination program in Albania, where an outbreak of the disease has killed 12 people since April.

The joint appeal was issued by UNICEF and the World Health Organization following plans by the Albanian government to vac­cine . all its citizens age 50 or younger.

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the court to reject Perot's demand to be included in the debate, saying that the injunction he seeks "would jeop­ardize the very existence of 1996 presidential debates."

U.S.DistrictJudge ThomasHogan on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits by Perot and another lesser-known challenger, John Hagelin of the National Law Party, and the two immediately filed appeals that are · scheduled to be heard Thursday.

Federal rules provide that if a candidate receives at least 25 per­cent of the popular vote, his party is recognized as a major party, eligible to receive federal funds in the next general election, the same as the Democratic and Republican parties.

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By DAN PERRY TEL A VIV, Israel (AP) · The Washington summit between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat may have gained the sides a few more days of quiet. But the reasons for last week's explosion of violence remain in place, and the peace process is badly hobbled.

By refusing to yield on sub­stantive issues, Netanyahu made the point that the Palestinians can­not use force to pressure Israel into concessions. Anything else would have only invited more vio­lence the next time peace talks hit a snag, he said.

But the Palestinians' despair with the stalled peace process is a possible trigger of violence too, and they have emerged danger­ously empty-handed on the two key issues of the day.

First, there is no indication that Israel will close the archaeologi­cal tunnel near Jerus~lem's Is­lamic holy sites. The opening of the tunnel for tourists last week triggered the mayhem that left scores dead - or at least served as the pretext for it.

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mi tended, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert proclaimed Netanyahu's trip a success and declared trium­phantly: "The tunnel remains open!"

Second, there is no date for Israel's withdrawal from Hebron, last the West Bank city under Israeli occupation. The with­drawal is already six months late and leads Palestinians to accuse Netanyahu of bad faith.

On Hebron, at least, there is the promise of continuous, intensive talks next week on the Israel-Gaza border with a U.S. mediator. But it won't be easy.

The Palestinians insist on quick implementation of the pullout deal signed with the previous Israeli government. But Netanyahu de­mands improved security for the 450 Jewish settlers who live among Hebron's 94,000 Pales­tinians - a demand bolstered by the Palestinian gunfire that killed more than a dozen Israeli soldiers last week.

Even if he wanted to, Netanyahu will have trouble giv­ing in and keeping his nationalist coalition intact.

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On a broader level, the trust needed to defuse dangerous situ­ations has evaporated, and the Washington summit does not ap­pear to have brought it back.

The Israelis no longer trust the Palestinians to help them secure the West Bank and Gaza and fight terrorists. Having turned their weapons on Israelis once, the ar­gument goes, they will do it again.

And the Palestinians no longer trust Israel to deliver what they feel was promised them.

In 1993, the Palestinians gave Israel peace and received a down payment of autonomy in parts of the West Bank and Gaza.

Arafat was able to sell his people this deal because of the unwritten understanding that they would get statehood by the tum of the cen­tury. The formula was contained in a secretive blueprint worked out by negotiators last fall. But Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minis­terwho signed the deal, was killed by an assassin, and Shimon Pi;res, his successor, lost elections to Netanyahu in May.

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He wouldn't even meet Arafat for his first thn:e months in office.

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New talks for Netanyahu, Arafat By TERENCE HUNT

WASHINGTON (AP)-Negotia­tions between Israeli and Palestin­ian leaders failed to resolve bitter differences that exploded in Mid­east violence and jeopardized the fragile peace process. But the two sides agreed to press ahead with nonstop talks beginning Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed a feeling of greatertrust with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatasdiscussionsended Wednesday.Butheadded, "!don't have any illusions whatsoever about the difficulties ahead. It's a very tense period fraught with dan­gers right now.''

Closing the White House-spon­sored talks, President Clinton said somberly, "We have not made as much progress as I wish we had." He said he was not certain the Mideast crisis was over but ex­pressed confidence that violence would subside.

"Please, please give us a chance to make this thing work in the days ahead," Clinton implored Pales­tinians and Israelis. He said he was sending Dennis Ross, the senior U.S. mediator, to Sunday's peace negotiations at Erez, a border cross­ing between Israel and Gaza.

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Netanyahu and Arafat sat stone­faced, side by side in the East Room with Jordan's King Hussein at the wrapup of the talks.By prearrange­ment, they declined an opportunity to talk there.

Leaving the White House, Netanyahu vigorously shook Arafat's hand, clasping it with both hands for several seconds. Clinton beamed. Arafat saluted Clinton before stepping into his car. The president returned the gesture.

Netanyahu said the summit "ce­mented the principle that the path to peace is through negotiations and not through violence." He added, "The children of Israel are safer tonight:"

Nabil Shaath, a top aide to Arafat,

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Five weeks before U.S. elec­tions, the inconclusive summit brought Republican charges that Clinton had risked the prestige of his office and came up empty­handed.

Netanyahu, at a news confer­ence, staunchly defended the president. "What did you want him to do? Did you want him to do nothing?"

Another sensitive issue left un­resolved were Palestinian de­mands that Netanyahu close an ancient tunnel near Muslim and Jewish holy sites in East Jerusa­lem. The opening of the tunnel

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sparked last week's violence that left 76 dead.

"There are very tough prob­lems ahead," Secretary of State Warren Christopher said.

Clinton said the meetings im­proved the understanding and trust between Netanyahu and Arafat. But he made no attempt to dis­guise the lingering deadlock de­spite all-night talks that moved to the White House before finally concluding at the White House.

"I would say that the problems that exploded last week in vio­lence, that the problems are still there," the president said.

"Let's not overreact," Clinton said. "We are in better shape than we were two days ago." If blood­shed had persisted in the West Bank and Jerusalem, he said, "imagine where we would be now."

N etanyahu said, "There is a greater degree of mutual under­standing than there was two days ago. I suppose over time this will increase. This is my hope."

In their private talks, Netanyahu referred to Arafat as "my partner and my frien<l," an administration official said.

Christopher said Sunday's ne­gotiations would be conducted by Dore Gold on the Israeli side and Abu Mazem for the Palestinians. Both are senior advisers to their leders.

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An administration official close to the negotiations said it was up to Netanyahu to establish the same sort of trusting relationship with the Palestinians that was culti­vated by his predecessors, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres.

The Palestinians again insisted on an.immediate Israeli redeploy­ment in Hebron, but Netanyahu turned down the demand as im­possible.

According to Israeli sources, he also insisted the agreement on the town reached three years ago be renegotiated.

Netanyahu latertoldanewscon­ference that he would be willing to implement Israel's commit­ments, but only in a .way that would not jeopardize the peace process. Peace, he said, "is our compass, our map, our hope for our children and for the Palestin­ians, too."

The Israeli prime minister also met with Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, Clinton· sop­ponent in the November election. Dole said he was disappointed that Clinton's statement did not include "a condemnation of the recent violence," and he repeated his support for moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to 1 erusal em.

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Dole searches for role in ME crisis By TOM RAUM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dole has been a hesitant critic of President Clinton on foreign policy but the White House Mid­east summit leaves him facing a particularly perplexing di­lemma.

~~etimes ignoring staff ad­viet!¢iW speak out more force-

fully, Dole has been struggling to show he's not irrelevant to the process.

It's a hard task. Presidential races rarely turn

on international-policy issues, but nothing can make an incum­bent seem more "presidential" than dealing with a crisis close to an election - while his oppo-

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nent sits on the sidelines. just five weeks to Election

Day, Clinton - comfortably ahead in national polls - has his hands full overseeing the peace talks he convened in Washing­ton on Tuesday.

By contrast, the Republican nominee had a sparse schedule: just one public event on Tues­day, a rally at a small commu­nity college near Cleveland. He has a similarly light schedule Wednesday, a rally at a small college in central Pennsylvania.

Furthermore, after needling Clinton from Ohio for conduct­ing a "photo op (photo opportu­nity) foreign policy" with the summit, Dole was having a bit of a problem in arranging a photo op of his own with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The two were to meet Tues­day afternoon in Netanyahu's hotel room when Dole returned from Ohio. But because of the peace talks, the meeting was put off until Wednesday evening - at Netanyahu's request.

Dole does not criticize Clinton's efforts to broker a peace. Rather, he has faulted him for indirectly opposing Netanyahu in the Israeli elections earlier this year.

Th.at has given the Clinton ad­ministration less leverage with the hard-line Netanyahu government than a Dole administration might have, argue Dole and congres­sional Republicans.

It might be a distinction lost on most Americans, especial! y since Clinton was actually sitting down with the Israeli leader while Dole was having a hard time even scheduling a session with him.

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"Every day that Clinton is out being presidential in the Rose Garden is a bad day for Bob Dole," said Fred Greenstein, a political scientist at Princeton University.

Even if Netanyahu and Pales­tinian leader Yasser Arafat don't get peace talks back on track, "the Clinton try is going to be a plus for him," Greenstein said.

The dilemma is more acute for Dole because of his Senate record as an internationalist on foreign policy - one who in the past has tended to support presidents of either party in dealing with inter­national crises and whose core views are not that different from Clinton's.

While the former Senate ma­jority leader has criticized the president when the occasion has demanded it, he just as often has pulled back from confron­tation.

He delayed a major policy address on Asia for months, only to wind up siding with Clinton on renewing China's most-fa­vored nation trade status.

He rebuked Clinton for U.S. policy in Bosnia, but at the same time voiced support for U.S. troops Clinton sent there as part of a NATO-led peacekeeping force.

He's said little on Clinton's handling of Saddam Hussein'.s incursions in Iraq, letting oth­ers do the tough talking for him, including former Bush Secre­tary of State James A. Baker III and Sen. John 1,fcCain, an Ari­zona Republican.

His reticence has been a source of frustration for some of Dole's strategists who would like him to speak out more, but whose advice he winds up reject­ing, sometimes at the last minute, according to several senior cam-paign advisers. "

The senator continues to take the position that as long as the president is engaged directly in dealing with other countries, that he will attempt to be supportive," said James Schlesinger, who held Cabinet posts in the Ford and Carter administrations.

But, in an indication of the split among Dole advisers, Schlesinger's statement- given at a news conference at the Dole headquarters - drew an icy rebuke from former Reagan U.N. Am­bassador Jeane Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick, one of those who advocate a more forceful re­sponse, turned to Schlesinger and said: "You think that? 'cause I don't think that. ... "

Four years ago, then-President Bush's heavy focus OQ foreign policy turned out to be a vulner­ability that challenger Bill Clinton could easily exploit. This time challenger Dole is having a hard time finding an opening.

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INVITATION TO BID DPW97-ITB-001

The Department of Public Work is soliciting sealed bids for the Construction of Chalan Kanoa Teen Center, District I, Commonwealth ol the Northern Mariana Islands. Bids in duplicate will be accepted in the Office of the Director, Division of Procurement & Supply at Lower Base, Saipan until 2:00 p.m. local time, November 8, 1996 at which time and place the bids will publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Bids in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25.000.00) must be accompanied by a bond of fifteen percent (15%) of the total bid price. This security may be Certified Check. Cashier's Check, Bid Bond or other form acceptable to the Government made payable to the CNMI Treasurer, with a nolation on the face of the check: "Credit Account No. 1471 ".

The bidder is required to submit with his proposal, a copy of his business permits in compliance with the Contractor's Registration and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of thA Northern Mariana Islands.

Specifications and plans ot the project are available on or after October 15, 1996 at the Technical Servics Division, Department of Public Works, Lower Base, Sa1pan. A non-refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) is required for each set; payment to be made to the CNMI Treasurer.

Pre-bid Conference for this project will be held at 2:00 p.m. local time, October 25, 1996 at the Department of Public Works Confer­ence Room.

Attention is called to the Labor Standard Provisions for Wage Rate Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary Structure Plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on this project.

All bid documents received shall be the sole property of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands with the exception of bid bonds, certified checks or cashier's checks which will be returned to the bidders in accordance with the specifications section Instructions to Bidder page 18-2, Section 5 'Bid Guarantee'. '

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any imperfection in the bid proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

EDWARD M. DELEON GUERRERO Secretary of Public Works Date: October 2, t 996

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ANGIE V. LEON GUERRERO Executive Director, Karidat Date: October 2, 1996

EDWARD B. PALACIOS Director, Procurement & Supply Date: October 03, 1996

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THE J,ADIES ASSOCIATION Of The Committee to Elect

Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio & Jesus Rosario Sablan

FOR GOVERNOR & LT. GOVERNOR Proudly Announce & Invite·All Families and Friends

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Fuhrman charged with perjury LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fotmer Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhm1,m pleaded no contest to per­jmy Wednesday for lying under oath at OJ. Simpson's nial.

sentence he could have gotten for perjury was four years' imprison­ment.

the prosecution after his earlier state­ments came to light.

Four defense witnesses conbn­dicted Fuhmlmi 's testimony, includ­ing an aspiring screenwiiterwho tes­tified that Fuhrmmi used the word "nigger"' - a highly insulting term -at least 41 times on tapes they made while working on a screenplay.

Fuhm1,m, a key witness at the murder nial of the football s~u- m1J actor. w.L~ given three year,' proba­tion and fined$ 200. 1l1e maximum

It was Fuhnmn who said he found a bloody glove on Simpson's estate after the slayings of Simpson's cx­wife, Nicole Bmwn Simpson, mid her friend Ronald Goldmmi. But he becmne a major embair.issment to

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The charges and Fuhnnan's plea bargain came exactly one year after a mostly black jury voted to acquit Simpson, whose defense rested largely on allegations of a racist po­lice frameup.

Fuhmlan was charged with lying on March 15, 1995, when he agreed under cross-examination "that he had not addressed miy black person as a 'nigger' orspokenaboutblackpeople as 'niggers' in the last I O years."

Superior Court Judge John Ouderkirk accepted Fuhrman 's plea, calling the deal "appropriate and fair."

Fuhmlan wore a dark business suit and answered only, "Yes,yourhonor" when asked ifhe accepted and under­stood his plea.

Fuhrman retired from the police department after Simpson was ac­quitted mid now works as an appren­tice electrician in rural Idaho, where he will be allowed to serve his pmba­tion.

Security wa~ heavy for the court hearing. Fuhmlan was escorted by two plainclothes sheriffs deputies, with as many as eight unifonned deputies standing by.

Before he entered the plea, ·

Fuhrman was served with a sub­poena from Simpson's lawyers or­dering him to testify in Simpson's civil trial, now in the jury selection stage in Santa Monica.

The fmnilies of Nicole 8roW11 Simpson and Ronald Goldman are suing Simpson for unspecified dam­ages, seeking to hold him responsible for their slayings.

During the criminal trial, District Attorney Gil Garcetti 's office argued that Fuhrman' s comments were im­material to the question of whether Simpson was guilty or innocent

Superior Court Judge Lance Ito baITed the defense from introducing other evidence of alleged racism, in­cluding records of his comments at a disability hearing in 1981, saying that had taken place too long ago.

Whether Fuhnna11 testifies or not at the civil nial, his legacy will un­doubtedly have an impact

One prospective jumr called him as an "egotistical opportunistic cop who conspired to frame Simpson." Another called him a "cocky jerk." And others have noted that he lied on the witness stand and expressed racist attitudes.

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G ri tz bail bond lowered By STRAT DOUTHAT

ENFIELD, Connecticut (AP) - Right-wing survivalist and former Green Beret James ''Bo" Gritz denied he tried to kidnap two boys involved in a custody dispute and said he was only concerned about their safety. /i

A judge Tuesday reduced/ bail from $ l million to si 50,000 for Gritz, 57, and his son, James R. Gritz, 38, but they did not post bail and had to spend a second night in jail.

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Wednesday. The Gritzes were arrested

Monday in the parking lot of McAlister Middle School in Suffield, where one of the chil­dren involved in the custody fight is a student.

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'Tm innocent. My word is my bond," the elder Gritz said in a statement released to reporters.

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With 90% ofplane retrieved

Still no answer .to TWA mystery By PAT MILTON

Sl\fiTHTOWN, New York (AP) -With 90 percent of the plane rccov­t'1ed mid no definitive answer to the

mystery ofTW A Flight 800, investi­gatorsrcmainconlidentthey will f md the cause of the explosion, an FBI official said.

"We're still very optimistic that we' re going to be able to solve this," James Kallstrom, an assistant direc­torof the FBI, said Wednesday in a

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telephone interview after leaving a Wa,hington meeting of those seek­ing the cause to the July 17 tragedy.

'There's tons of speculation out there but the reality is that we don't have a hard line of evidence on any one of the theories," he said.

Yet, he told The Associated Press, "We're very upbeat."

"Everyone on the team is upbeat. 1l1e whole team understands that things like this don't come easy but thatwehaveagoodchanceoffinding out exactly what happened here," he said.

The meeting came a day before a news conference to be staged by the National TransportationSafety Board, the FBI and the U.S. Navy. The con­ference will be the first press briefing in nine days.

More than l 00 divers continued to recover wreckage ranging in size from pieces that could fit between two fin­gers to some as large as a foot (03 mders).

The midair explosion of the plane destined for Palis came just minutes after it took off from Kennedy lntema-

tional Airport IO weeks ago_ All 2}0 people aboard were killed

_-,-when the plane split apart in midair after it fell victim to a bomb, a missile or a mechanical malfunction.

Investigators have been rebuilding theplane'scenterfuel tank inanaircrati hangar atier learning that it exploded. Divers have been told to look fora third missing fuel pump to the tank after th.: first two turned out to be unremarkable. Kallstrom said. Investigators say the pump needs to be studied to sec if it could have malfunctioned and sparked the fuel tank explosion.

"We're looking for any piece, if it ex.isl,, that will show us a sign of a bla,t," he said.

Kallstrom, NTSB Vice ChaiITI1an Robert Francis a11d Navy Rear Adm. Edward Kristensen met with investiga­tors in the salvage a11d reconsuuction effort in Wa,hington io evaluate what had been learned so far.

The meeting was filled with opti­mism despite the inability to say ex­actly what happened yet.

'This tragedy is too imprn1ant a matter for ,my of us to get depressed." Kallstrom said.

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1. Fee schedule and method of payment 2. Firm's experience and local client listing. 3. Na_me a_nd qualification of staff members to be assigned to the audit 4. Afflnnat1ve statement that at least the firm's partners are certified public

accountants. 5. Dates of entrance and exit conferences. 6. Dale on which the audit report package will be delivered to MVB.

The contract for this audit will be awarded on October 11, 1996. The audit work shall commence on October 28, 1996 and be completed by December 13, 1996. Award shall be based on four evaluations factors: fee. techni~al competence, prior experi· ence, and ability to meel he deadline.

Proposals must be submitted stamped "CONFIDENTIAL" to the Public Auditor, la· beled as follows:

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T~e ~ubl!c ~uditor and MVB reserves the right to rejecl any and all proposals if such re1ect1on 1s m the best interest of MVB and the CNMI. The deadline for submission of proposals is one o-clock (1:00 p.m.), October 7, 1996.

32-MARIANM, VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- OCTOBER 4, 1996

Cluster of galaxies discovered ORONO, Maine (AP) - University of Maine astronomers have discov­ered a "supercluster" of galaxies that is among the largest yet found.

Thesuperclusterconsistsofastring of 22 clusters of galaxies spread out over a distance between 1 billion and 2 billion light years from Earth in the southern constellation Aquarius. It is marxedbyanunusuallydenseknotof six clusters.

"This supercluster is among the largest yet found, and the knot is as

tight a structure as we ever see among clusters of galaxies," said David Batuski, associate profeswr of phys­ics and astronomy at the University of Maine.

A group of six dusters can be found in the Northern Hemisphere, and another one with eight clusters is in the southern half,bf the sky. The three are the denses\ known clumps of clusters known, said Batuski. He and graduate students Kurt Slinglend and Chris Miller dis¢overed the third

Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation (MTG) is seeking a

Senior Engineer-Outside Plant This position is responsible for the timely MTC/REA engineering design and accurate construction drawings of outside plant work orders in accordance with MTC Rural Electrification Administration (REA) objectives, policies and procedures providing the highest quality OSP Network and service at the low­est possible cost on the island of Tinian, Rota.and Saipan.

Prepare outside plant work orders including: engineering design, layouts, de­tailed construction drawings, pricing data sheets, material and labor specifi­cations, cable acceptance testing requirements, permits, cutover sequences, transmission design.

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Human Resources Office Micronesian Telecommunications Corp.

P.O. Box306 Saipan, Mp 96950

Phone: 670-234-6600 Fax: 670-235-9559

MTG is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Application must be received in the Human Resource office on or before October 8, 1996.

0 BANK OF SAIPAN

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

: . LOAN_ OFFICEH· . ·.. . · ... Experienced in all areas of commercial and consumer lending. Prior supervisory experience necessary. PC proficient. Proven self-starter with sales and customer service skills. B.S. Degree in Finance or Business required. Salary com­mensurate with experience.

. · · · . LOAN. PROCESSOR. . Looking for an individual with knowledge o1 all areas of commercial and consumer lending. PC proficient on Word. Lotus, and Excel. Ability to handle multiple tasks in an organized, efficient manner a must. Heavy customer contact utilizing a sincere commitment to quality customer service is required. Undergraduate degree is a plus.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT .. We're looking for an individual to join our team! The ability to handle multiple tasks and heavy phone volume is a must. The successful candidate will be a self-started, organized, out-going.personality with excellent PC skills. The ability to successfully interact with people of varied backgrounds, experiences and cultures is critical.

To join our high-caliber team providing quality banking services to the people of the CNMI, submit your resume to:

BANK OF SAIPAN P.O. BOX690

SAIPAN, MP 96950

supercluster. Scientists study groups of galaxies

to learn how the universe is shaped and what caused it to get that way. They are just begirming to map it.

Superclusters, inconceivably long strings of stars and galaxies that have been called mountains of the uni­verse separated by valleys of voids, have been known for about 20years.

The region studied by Batuski and the two Maine graduate students had beenobservedearlierbyanothergroup of scientists, who concluded that the clusters were spread too far apart to qualify as a supercluster.

The Maine team, using a new in­strument that allows light from as many as 30 galaxies to be captured and recmded at one time, was able to take a larger number of measure­ments in each cluster. The team made itsobservations at the European South­ern Observatory in Chile in 1994and 1995.

Skeleton of Settler Removed from 400-Y ear-old Fort Site

JAMESTOWN, Virginia (AP) -Archaeologists have removed the skeleton of one of the fin;t English settlers in America from its nearly 400-year-old grave on Jamestown Isla¢

It took 12 hours Sept. 24 to lift the skeleton in one piece surroWJded by a half-ton cocoon of crumbling clay.

Archaeologists originally planned to remove the skeleton in several pieces, but head archaeologist Will­iam Kelso rejected conventional ex­cavation methods in an attempt to retrievetheskeletonWKlistwbed. This way, researchers can study it in the same position it was in when it was buried.

Archaeologists unearthed the skel­eton earlier this month, one day be­foreannoWJcing they had discovered

evidence of the fort built in 1 f!J7 by the first pennanent English colonists.

The5-foot-6-inch( 1.67-centime­ter) skeleton is of a white man who may have died from a musket ball wound to his right leg.

TheRichmond-basedAssociation for the Preservation of. Virginia An­tiquitie~ has been excavating the Jamestown site

· since 1994. More than 90,000 artifacts have been found.

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Astronaut Shannon Lucid, seated, is surrounded by family members, from left, her husband Michael, daughter Kawai Richeson, son Michael, son-in-law Jeff Richeson, and daughter Shandara, at the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center, Fla,. Lucid landed on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis earlier in the day after spending more than 188 days in space. AP photo

·. I ... •ovERNOR'.S ARrAWARDS a

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ~{ ~-·.

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The Governor's Art Awards seek to recognize the most outstanding and active traditional and contemporary artists and crafts makers, writers and film makers, performing artists, supporters of the arts and to student artist's, perfonners and writers of the past year, September 1995 to September 1996.

The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture is accepting nominations for the awards in the following Adult Division categories:

* Most Outstanding Visual Artist of the Year * Most Outstanding Traditional Crafts person of the Year

·* Most Outstanding Performing Artist/Group of the Year * Most Outstanding Writer or Media Artist of the Year * Most Outstanding Organization in Support of the Arts

Nomination forms are available at the Arts Council Office, located by the Capitol Hill Post Office. The deadline for submission of completed nomination forms is October 4, 1996 at 4:30 p.m. Awards will be presented at a ceremony, to be held on November 15, 1996.

For further information you may contact Cindy Macar:anas or Sandy McKenzie at telephone: 322-9982 or 9983. You may mail forms attn: Saipan CCAC, P.O. Box 5553, CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950 fax: (670) 322-9028.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-33

Ex-Bulgarian PM shot dead By VESELIN TOSHKOV

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -Bulgaria's first post-Commu­nist premier, forced to step down in 1990, was gunned dow!1 as he stepped out of his home Wednesday, officials and state radio said.

Andrei Lukanov' s death was announced in parliament by speaker Blagovest Sendov. He provided no other details be­fore closing the session after a minute cif silence in Lukanov' s honor.

Police officials were not immediately available for comment. A spokesman said they were holding an emer­gency meeting.

Lukanov, 58, helped oust Communist ·strongman Todor Zhiv~ov and headed two So­cialist governments until pro­test strikes forced him to step down in Noveniher r990. He remained an i1.1ijuential mem­ber of parlia~e1H for the So­cialist partyj fo:Flllerly the Communist party' lie had joined as a young·"economist and diplomat.

State radio quoted i"arlia­men tary deputy Stoyan Denchev, a member of an op­position party, as saying he was close to Lukanov's house

· Belarus offers to host center for refvgees .. ··

UNITED NA TIO NS (AP) -Belarus offered Wednesday to host a permanent center under U.N. auspices to deal with the problemsofrefugeesandmigrants in Eastern Europe.

"The problem of refugees, dis­placed persons and repatiates is, also, very acute today," Belarus Foreign Minister Uladzimir Syanko told the. U.N. General Assembly.

"I believe that the establish­ment, under the aegis of the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, of a pennanent regional centeron migratory problems and refugees of the countries of East­ern Europe could make a consid­erable contribution," he added.

Syanko said his government was offering to have the center set up in its capital Minsk.

The turmoil which followed the breakup of the Soviet Union has created a serious refugee prob­lem throughout the former Soviet republics.

Since 1989, civil wars have forced about 3.6 million people outoftheirhomessince 1989.An additional 3 million Russians and other Slavs moved out of Central Asian and the Baltic republics, where they found they were no longer welcome after the end of Moscow's domination.

More than 1 million people ex­iled to remote parts of the Soviet Union under Stalin have also moved since 1989. Attempts to return by other exiled peoples, like the Crimean Tatars, have fanned new tensions. ·

when the shooting happened. He saw Lukanov! step out and be shot by two b~llets from a man who then escaped, the radio said.

A curt lnteri'or Ministry statement said only that Lukanov was shqt at 9:20 a.m. (0620 GMT) in front of his apartment building.

Murders - particularly among Bulgaria's new mafia -have risen sharply in the seven years since the impoverished Balkan country shook off Stalinism. Crime!and fear have increased in rec«:;nt months as Bulga:ria endures post­commuunist Eutope's worst economic crisis.

A reputedly wealthy post­communist businessman, Lukanov had been a deputy prime minister and foreign trade minister under Commu-

nist strongman Todor Zhivkov, who ruled Bulgaria for 35 years.

But Lukanov was among those who turned against Zhivkov and ousted him in· a Politburo coup on Nov. 10, 1989.

After Zhivkov' s fall, he rose swiftly to No. 2 in the Communist party hierarchy and became prime minister in February 1990, overseeing both the party's formal break with Stalinism and winning the first free elections in June that year.

He fell from power in No­vember 1990 after hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians joined a wave of protests and strikes, but remained very in­fluential in the Socialist party.

Lukanov was a critic of the current Socialist prime minis-

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ter, Zhan Videnov, who shunned market reform until last week, when Bulgaria's desperate need for interna­tional loans forced the gov­ernment to announce the sale of 15 profitable state compa­nies and measures to shore up nine of Bulgaria's banks.

Lukanov was born in Mos­cow, the son of a senior Com­munist official. He received his degree from the Institute of International Relations in Moscow and began his diplo­matic career as a junior em­ployee at the foreign minis­try.

Fluent in several languages, Lukanov subsequently worked in Bulgaria's mission tot

he United Nations in Geneva, as ·deputy minister and later minister of trade, and deputy premier in charge of

economics. He was a member of the Communist Party's policy-setting Central Com­mittee from 1977.

From the start of his rocky 10 months as head of govern­ment, Lukanov sought coop­eration from the ·opposition, which was still in the throes of organizing as a politic al force.

But Bulgaria was by then deeply polarized into Social­ist and anti-Communist camps - a division that has dogged all its attempts at market re­form to date.

Lukanov's Communist past made him unacceptable to the opposition, despite his West­ern style as a statesman and his economic credentials. His popularity also waned sharply with the decline in Bulgarians' living standards.

NOTICE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES 2ND FLOOR, MORGEN BUILDING, SAIPAN

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 TEL. NO. 234-6623/7320/3970 • OCTOBER 2,1996 • FN: PN1096AA.02

THE FOLLOWING IS A PUBLIC ANN~UNCEMENT OF COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE CRM OFFICES:

·. DATE . APPLICATION · · , . · APPLICANT .RE~EIVED . . PROJECT . LOCATION TYPE . . STATUS

,, APPLICATION . · DESCRIPTION . , · . · . . . . . . . ' . . , . 1. MVB 09/10/96 SS/LRm-96-X-298 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC LAGOON APPROVED(09/18/96)

& REEF APC

2. ANTONIO ATALIG 09/10/96 RSm-96-X-299 PALA PALA ROTA SHORELLINE APC APPROVED(09/20/96)

3. SAIPAN CREWBOATS 09/17/96 SPlm-96-X-303 DRYDOCK SEA PLANE RAMP PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC APPROVED(09/20/96)

4. MABU CORPORATION 09/18/96 SSm-96-X-304 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(09/20/96)

5. TENO-PEPERO 09/18/96 SS/SPlm-96-X-305 POLITICAL SHORELINE AND PORT PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC APPROVED(09/20/96) SIGNBOARD & INDUSTRIAL APC SHORELINE APC

6. HIROYUKI NARUMI 09/20/96 SSm-96-X-306 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(09/20/96)'

7. SUN-SHUPPAN CORP. 09/19/96 SSm-96-X-307 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(09/20/96)'

B.DEO 09/19/96 SLRm-96-X-308 UNDERWATER LAULAU BAY LAGOON & REEF APC UNDER REVIEW' MARKERS

9. MR. SANTIAGO BABAUTA 09/20/096 RSm-96-X-309 SIGNBOARD ROTA SHORELINE APC UNDER REVIEW'

10. SOUTH PACIFIC 09/20/96 SPlm~96-X-310 WAREHOUSE LOWER BASE PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC UNDER REVIEW' LUMBER CO.

11. SAIPAN DIAMOND OB/28/96 ssm-96-X-311 CONCESSION SUSUPE SHORELILNE APC UNDER REVIEW' HOTEL

12. GAKKEN CO., LTD. 09/23/96 SSm-96-X-312 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(09/27/96)"

13. MAGAZINE MAGAZINE 09/26/96 ssm-96-X-313 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPROVED(09/02/96)'

14. SHOWBOAT, INC. 09/27/96 SLRm-96-X-314 HULL PAINTING DELTA DOCK LAGOON & REEF APC APPROVED(09/02/96) •

15. SHUEI-SHA INC 09/27196 SSm-96-X-315 FILMING ALL SHORELINE APC SHORELINE APC APPRDVED(09/27/96)'

16. TAN HOLDINGS CORP. 09/27/96 SPlm-96-X-316 BRIDGE LOWER BASE PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC UNDER REVIEW'

17. PACIFIC SUBSEA 09/27/96 SPlm-96-X-317 DRYDOCK SEAPLANE RAMP PORT & INDUSTRIAL APC UNDER REVIEW' SAIPAN

18. NEW SAIPAN DEV. INC. 09/30/96 SMS-96-X-318 BARRACKS CHALAN KIYA MAJOR SITING UNDER REVIEW'

19. JOO ANG 09/05/96 SMS·96-X·319 GARMENT FACTORY DANDAN MAJOR SITING UNDER REVIEW' APPAREL, INC.

Publication of the above list is in accordance with CRM Regulations which require all permit applications to be published in a local newspapers within 15 days of receipt of application. The list reflects recently received permit applications and those with a recent change in status. New applications are marked with an asterisk(').

The Public is invited to submit written comments regarding any of the above projects for which a permit decision has not been issued. All permit comments should identify the project by application number. Your comments should be mailed or hand-delivered to the CAM Office. All persons who desire a public hearing regarding any ~roject may do so by submitting a written request for a public hearing to the CRM Office within fourteen (14) calendar days of publication of this notice. Residents of Rota and Tinian may submit comments and hearing requests to their local CAM Coordinators. Persons wishing to retain the right to appeal a GRM Permit decision must file a notice of appeal with the GRM office within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the CRM permit decision as provided in CRM Regulations, Section 8 (G).

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34-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- OCTOBER 4, 1996

In Taiwan

Nationalists clean up party TAIPEl,Taiwan(AP)-Taiwan's governing Nationalists, often ac­cused by the opposition of having organized crimcli.nks, will require candidates for public office to dis­close past criminal convictions, the party said Wednesday.

provide documentation of past criminal records and violations of laws against organized crime.

The move by thedecision-mak­ing Central Standing Committee came amid a two-month-old islandwide crackdnwn on orga­nized crime that already has net-

ted one Nationalist elected offi­cial.

Under the new rules, past con­victions will be taken into consid­eration but won't automatically disqualify members from being nominated, said an official who identified himself only by his sur-Party candidates will have to

. · Announcement to All CUC Employees

!

Subiect: Reemployment PreferencefocGUGEmployees._ __ ····-·------·- _________ _

Pursuant to Section 3 (c) of Public Law 10-27, the CUC Effective Corporate Management Act of 1996, the staff of CUC have been exempted from appli­cation of the Commonwealth Civil Service Act, effective October 2, 1996.

The Legislature· has recognized that some employees would prefer to remain withiri the Civil Service System and offers those employees preference in re­employment in civil service positions within the Commonwealth government:

Any Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Employee who loses civil service coverage as a result of this Act and would prefer to return to civil service status, shall, for a period of. one year from the effective date of this Act, be given prefer­ence for any civil service employment with the Common­wealth government for which he or she is qualified and shall be entitled to transfer into such employment.

All government Department and Activity Heads have been requested to keep these employees in mind as they undertake to fill vacancies within their areas. The Office of Personnel Management will maintain a listing of those CUC staff desiring to transfer back into Civil Service employment and will periodically circulate them to the department and activities, as well as include them in the relevant Certification of Eligibles Lists prepared for recruitment consideration.

Luis S. Camacho Director of Personnel

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The Commonweattt, Utilires Corporaoon (CUC) is soli:iti1g competitive sealed prop:isal5 from qualifioo archrrecturaVengneemg firms for design of Beach Road sewer system upgrade, from San Antooio lo Garapan oo the islarl:J of~. Commonweatth of the Nol1hem Mariana Islands (CNMI).

The sewed F.:m is expected to prepare construction documents consisting of pMS and speciocation, and project cost estimates. Verified current flows, and future population growth and deveklpmenl in the a,ea should be considered in the system design.

Tne proposed design scope of work will include the following: 1) Upgrading of gravity transmissior/colleclor lines and force main lines, 2) Upgradng of lift sta1ions, including pumps and standJy generators, 3) Installation of lbw meters.

Proposals will be evaluated and selections made based on qualifcalions of the pmcipal and prq:osed staff (25%), experience in similar projects (25%), proposed proiect approach (20%) lime lor completion ol won<. (15%), and completeness cl proposals (15%).

The three firms that receive the highest ramgs will be 11Vited to subm~ pri::e prc.p:isals. CUC wil then enter nto neg.:itiaoons with the one submitti1g the lowesl poce. A pre-proposal meemg will be held al the CUC Wastewater OffK:e in Sadog T asi, Saipan, CNMI at exactt,, 9:00 am. on September~. 1996.

FJVe (5) sets o1 proposals must be submitted i1 a sealed enveklpe marked Ct.JC RFP 96-0J39, to Mr. Frank T. Fl:xes, Special Advisor for Procurement & Supply, P.O. Box 1220, Lower Base, Sa.pan, no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, Frmy, October 25, 1996.

The project is funded by a grant from the Department of lnteoor (DOI), OffK:eof Insular Affairs (OJA) at 73.3% of the cost and 26.7% matchi1g fund from the CNMI Go1'81T11Tl811l The award of this project is coolilgent upon ~ of the necessaiy furding and'or required approval to enter into lega!y bi1di1g arrangements to complete the 0'11ire project.

Discussions may be coodt.ded with resp:>!1S,ble offerers, l'mD sutrn~ proposals deterrnned to be reasonably susceptible of behg selected for award, for the pu1JJOS8 of darioca1ion and to erisure ful urderslandng of, and respoosiveness to, solK:itaoon requirements. Offerors shall be acx:o!ded fai and equal treatment with respect to opp,:l!tlJlity for discussion a-xi revision of proposals, and strl1 revisions may be permitted after sutmissioo and prior to award lor the pu1JJOS8 of obtaili1g the best andfinaf offers. lncoooodilg, discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any nformaoon derived from proposals submitted by comi:efing offerorn.

CUC reserves the r'g1t to reject any or all proposals for any reason and to wam any deloct in the proposals J, i1 its sole opnoo to do ro, would be i1 its best nterests. All proposals shall become the property of CUC.

Al rqt.iries shaB be dre::ted to Mr. Edwaid Babauta, Wastf!Nil.ter DMsion Project Engrieer at le\eph:)re nunber (670) 322-6700/7179.

TlM01HY P. VILLAGOMEZ ExecutMl Director

name Tan. "This is specifically aimed at

organized crime influence in the party," Tan said.

Previous wording of the regu­lations was too hazy, requiring candidates to be "upstanding," with "good public images," he said.

It is not known how many Na­tionalist members have criminal records. But opposition politicians long have alleged strong links between the party and organized crime factions, particularly in ru-

ral areas. Ni~n Chung-jen, a Nationalist

member and vice speaker of the Changhua County council, was arrestedSept.19andcharged with gun smuggling and other crimes.

In one of Taiwan's most cel: ebrated cases, Tseng Tai-chi, the Nationalist speaker of the Pingtung County council, was sentenced to death last'·year for the murder of a fonner business associate.

Bot!"t were alleged to have close links to organized crime.

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Chinese soldiers walk past a giant lantern which decorates Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The lantern, which features photos of Hong Kong, is part of decorations for National Day celebrations last October 1.

AP Photo

Ten executed for crimes against women, children BEIJING (AP) - Authorities iD southwest China have ex­ecuted 10 people for crimes against women and children, including kidnapping and murder, an official newspa­per said Thursday.

The 10 were executed af­ter a mass rally held Sept. 27 in Chengdu, Sichuan prov­ince, the China Women's News said. . One of those executed, Li Ke, and two accomplices kid­napped and murdered a child returning from school, and dumped the body in a river in a bag, the newspaper said.

They then wrote the child's father, demanding 100,000 yuan($ 12,050), the newspa­per said.

Another of those executed, Gao Jingxi, strangled and killed his former girlfriend with a tie and his hands after she refused to get back to­gether with him, the newspa­per said.

Yang Xiuhe, who had pre­viously been given a I 0-year sentence for selling people, was executed for selling IO young women, earning·more than 30,000 yuan $ 3,6100), the newspaper said.

Women are sometimes sold into marriage or prostitution in China.

The newspaper did not , give details about the othersj' executed. Executions in

· China are often carried out with a bullet to the head.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-35

Japan opposition party proposes huge tax cut TOKYO(AP)-Japan'selectionsea­son has already seen a variety of big promises, but now the mam opposi­tion party has come up with the biggest of them all: an 18 trillion yen ($ 1 (i() billion) tax cut

New Frontier Party leader Ichiro Ozawa announced the promise W e.dnesdaynightasnei,vpollsshowed the party far behind its chief rival, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan will vote Oct 20 for the 500-member lower house of Parliament, which chooses the prime minister.

The Y omiuri Shimbun said a poll conducted Sunday and Monday showedaooutone.-thirdofvoterssup-

porting the LDP, while: fewerthan one in 10 favor the New Frontier Party . Nearly 40 percent remain undecided

Hashimoto got the promises going last month by pledging to cut the number of Cabinet~level ministries and agencies in half from the current 22.

TheJ apanese Communist Party, meanwhile, is vowing to abolish the 3 percent national sales tax, which Hashimoto W'lllts to raise to 5 percent.

Ozawa says the sales tax will eventually have to go up, but first he's proposing to cut income taxes in half and abolish the property tax, part of a program of cuts totaling 18

trillion yen($ 160 billion.) "The state of the economy is be­

coming more and more disastrous," Ozawa said, adding that he would slash government bureaucracy to pay for the tax cuf-.

In an echo ofU.S. -style supply-side economics, Ozawa also claimed that his tax cuts·would stimulate an eco­nomic recovery and thereby increase tax revenues.

"These efforts will be more th.1n sufficient to cover the debts we have incurred," Ozawa said.

Japan has begun to emerge in the iast year from a prolonged economic slowdown, but the recovery remains sluggish.

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, center, meet with coalition party leaders Tomiichi Murayami, left, of Social Democratic Party, and Shoichi Ide of Sakigake Party, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Hashimoto has reportedly decided the Lower House dissolution at the beginning of the Sept. 27 Diet extraordinary session to have a general election on Oct. 20. AP Photo

Landslide death·toll risesto··16·

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -The death toll in a landslide on Batam Island near Singapore has risen to at least 16, and seven villagers are miss­ing, the official Antara news agency said Thursday.

Among those reported dead were five members of a family who were sleeping when the f andslide triggered bytorrentialrainshittheirhouseearly Wednesday.1l1eirbodies were exca­vated by neighbors.

Four people are hospitalized, in­cluding a daughter of the family who survived.

The landslide, said to be the worst on the island in a decade, hit an area where about 100 families live. Four­teen houses were badly damaged, some completely buried in mud.

"I could not do anything at that time. I was just saved merely by destiny," one resident, Dahniar, was quotedassaying. He escaped through his roof, but two of his brothers werc killed and two injured.

Soldiers and police are looking for survivors,Balan1mw1icipal chiefR.A. Azis told Antara.

Gov. Soeripto of the Riau Islands attendedafuneral Wednesday forthe victims .

The Commonwealth Utilities Corpora­tion is making the following addition and amendment to its request for proposal:

A Scope of Work can be picked up at the CUC Procurement & Supply Office between the hours of 7:30 a.m., and 4:30 p.m, on Mondays through Fridays before the submission date and time.

The submission date for proposals is changed from September 23, 1996, to October 07, 1996.

All other information stated in the request for proposal shall remain the same.

ls/TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Executive Director

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Office of the Executive Director

CUCRFP 96-0037 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

OF 3 MGD REVERSE OSMOSIS

DESALINATION PLANT

ADDENDUM N0.1

September 24, 1996

In order to obtain the best possible product for the CNMI and in response to the high number of requests for time extensions, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is mak­ing the following changes to CUC RFP 96-0037, Design And Construction of 3 Mgd Reverse Osmosis Desalina­tion Plant.

• The requirement for a bid bond equal to 2% for the first year's contract amount is waived. Upon award the con­tractor will still be required to provide a 100% pertormance bond and a 100% payment bond each equal to 100% of the contract amount.

All other information shall remain the same.

Isl TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Chairman, Governor's Water Emergency Task Force

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Office of the Executive Director

CUCRFP 96-0037 DESIGN ANO CONSTRUCTION

OF 3 MGD REVERSE OSMOSIS

DESALINATION PLANT

ADDENDUM N0.2

September 26, 1996

In order to obtain the best possible product for the CNMI and in response to the high number of re­quests for time extensions, the Commonwealth Utili­ties Corporation is making the following changes to CUC RFP 96-0037, Design And Construction of 3 Mgd Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant.

A Time Extension of 15 working days is being granted. The new due date for proposals is Friday, October 25, 1996.

Isl TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Chairman, Governor's Water Emergency Task Force

36-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- OCTOBER 4, 1996

Gorbachev blast gov't aggression By DEE-ANN DURBIN

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- Former SovietPresident Mikhail Gorbachev and other world leaders kicked off the second annual State of the World Forum with harsh words for govern­ment-sponsored military aggression.

"In the latest budget, the U.S. Con-

gresssuddenly allocated more money than the Pentagon was asking for," Gorbachev said on Wednesday. "When we see military spending at such a high level, we will see a re­sponse, a very acute response, and it will provide with ammwlition those who want to take us back to the old

times." The Israeli-Arab conflict also was

a frequent subject at Wednesday night' sreception, whichwasattended by more than 500 participants from 55 nations. The session, themed 'The Price of Peace," honored slain world leaders, including Egypt's Anwar

~ !entij nnb ~uner~! !nnouncement Engracia ~;~\. ~,~!'~ ~'"

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Kitalong Uliedei Born on April 6, 1946, passed away in the Grace of our Lord on

September 30, 1996 at the age of 50.

Survived by her: Husband: Zisue Ubedei Children and Grandchildren: Kenneth Kitalong - Ewatel Kitalong, Junior Mista M. Moros, Brady Ubedei - Shaian Ubedei, Brassily Ubedei Sisters: Benita Mesubed, Hosiana Mesubed, Debora Mesubed,

Hanania Mesubed, Julia Mesubed Brothers:, Basilio Ngirasmau, Hosei Kitalong, April Mesubed, 1

Matthew Mesubed, Julius Mesubed \"./ •• ')f/1'. ,. Auntie:, Appolonia R. Sungino, Bernarda K. Ushibata ',,,.(;,, · -~k Uncle:, Sikiang Kitalong, Elias Kitalong, Marino Kitalong -,1''\ She is further suivived by numerous cousins, in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Rosary is being said nightly at 8:00 p.m. at the family residence in China Town and will end on Tuesday, October 8, 1996. Wake and funeral seivices will commence on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. at the family residence followed by mass for a Christian Burial at 3:30 p.m. at Kristo Rai

01 Church in Garapan and internment services immediately thereatter at Mt. Carmel Cemetery t in Chalan Kanoa.

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29th Anniversary Lydia Lizama Pangelinan

14th Anniversary

Would like to Invite all our families, relatives and friends to Join us In our Joint Anniversaries for our beloved ones.

Nightly Holy Rosary will start on Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Jesus Sn. Lizama (Trlnl)

at Chalan Kanoa District # 1.

final Rosary wlll be said at 12:00 noon on Monday, October 07, 1996. Mass of Intention will be offered at 5:00 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church.

Dinner will follow Immediately after the mass at the residence -\. of Mr. & Mrs. Jesus Sn. Lizama (Trlnl) In Chalan Kanoa District# 1. ! 't SI 'Yu'us Ma'ase -

l'!J.,! Please Join Us ~,i',t. ~, THE FAMILIES 7~.;'V" -·

Sadat and India's Mahatma Gandhi. Shularnit Aloni, forrnerministerof

conununications, science and the arts

under the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, accused Israel's cur­rent government of stagnating the peace process.

'Those who say in the name of God that what belongs to Israel is Israel's and what belongs to Palestine is Israel's will not prevail, even if they are prepared to use arms and spill blood," Aloni said in an emotionally­charged address.

Guests paid $ 5,000 to attend the five-day forum, which is to include

panel discussions with such luminar­ies as anthropologist Jane Goodall, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and feminist Betty Friedan.

The State of the World Forum is the brainchild of the San Fran­cisco-based Gorbachev Founda­tion USA. The forum, which was first held last year, seeks to de-. velop innovative methods for so­cial change.

Among the items on this year's agendaincludecliscussionsonnuclear weapons, theenvironme~tandin­creasing the power of the United Nations.

A ~a:i. du~ts the lid of a crystal glass coffin, worth $15,000, at an exh_1b1t1on m Moscow, where dozen of funeral parlors joined to show their coffins and advertise their funeral services for the dead. The exhibition displays _the latest. coffin design, and parlor managers even discuss grave d1ggmg techmque and even make preliminary arrange­ments for the purchase of a crematorium oven, Dozens of firms fro,n all over Russsia are at the exhibition which celebrates the revival of the industry after more than 70 years of neglect. AP photo

Chad election postponed N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) . The first round of legislative elections in Chad has been postponed until December, state-run radio reported.

A Chadian presidential de­cree was quoted Tuesday as saying the elections would be held Dec. 22, not in Novem­ber.

The delay was ordered fol­lowing a request by the Inde­pendent National Electoral Commission, which did not give any reasons for the post­ponement. the report said.

Candidates must submit their nomination papers by Oct. 22. The list of candidates will be published on Nov. 13.

The 125 new deputies are to be sworn in at the National Assembly on March I 0, the report said.

Last month, officials banned independent candidates from the elections, ruling that each must be nominated by a k­gally constituted political party or group of political par­ties.

Idriss Deby, a military of­ficer who seiud power in 1990, won Chad's first multi­party presidential elections in a runoff election on July 3.

Chad, a sparsely populated central African nation, became independent from France in 1960.

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Stiffer fines for economic espionage WASHINGTON (AP)- Steal­ing trade secrets would be­come a federal felony under an economic espionage bill passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to President Clinton.

Approved by voice vote on Wednesday, the bill would subject people convicted of stealing business secrets for a foreign government, company or agent to up to 25 years in prison up to a $ 250,000 fine. The maximum fine for orga-

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nizations convitted of such thefts would be $ 10 million.

Congress reClognizes the need for "real teP.th to stop a burgeoning criminal enter­prise. Such enterprise targets the cutting edge,research and development of our nation's industries, often on behalf of a competitor or fpreign state," said U.S. Sen. brrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Judi­ciary Committeti.

U.S. Attorney General Janet

Seven indicted in $13-M · theft o_f combat equipment

. . . By RICHARD EGGLESTON

MADISON, Wiscongn (AP)- The largest known theft of combat gear fromamilitarybase,includinga Viet­nam War-eraSheridantankandmore than I 00 combat vehicles, led to the indictment of seven civilians.

'This was not a crime of opportu­nity," said FBI agent Michael J. Santimauro on Wednesday. "Ibis was a very sophisticated scheme to remove property, to manipulate the system and cormpt individuals."

The tank, 17 annored personnel carriers and other vehicles valued at$ 13 million were stolen from Fort McCoy, a training base in western W!SCOnsin with 2,300 civilian em­ployees and about 200 military per­sonnel.

''We have no evidence that any of theseitemshavegotintothehandsof extremist groups or militia groups," U.S. Attorney Peg l.autenschlager said, announcing 17 counts of theft, conspiracy and bribery.

Instead, the highly priz.ed vehicles weresoldtomuseurnsandcollectors.

Although no missiles or other weapons were stolen, launchers for

TOW anti-tank missiles were mounted on some of the armored personnel carriers.

Each carrier would be worth an estimated$ 350,000 to collectors.

Also stolen were Jeeps, an airport runway snow blower, a crane, other he.avy equipment and trucks. Most of the equipment has been returned to Fort McCoy.

The indictment named two civil­ian employees at Fort McCoy who allegedly accepted$ 38,000 in bribes and forged documents allowing the gear to be trucked away; two military surplus dealers; a military museum operator; and two od!er men.

Heavy equipment has been stolen from military bases in the past, but never so many fightipg vehicles, said agent Richard R Smith of the De­fense Criminal Investigation Service.

l.autenschlager said the scheme was mastennincled by Leo Anthony Piatz Jr., 37, of Hudson, owner of Tony's Military Surplus.

"1one of the meniwere taken into custody. They·willlappear in U.S. District Court in the next several weeks, l.autenschlager said

Reno, in a letter to Hatch, sup­ported the bill, saying, "The need for this law cannot be understated as it will close significant gaps in federal law."

The legislation, passed ear­lier by the U.S. House of Rep­resentatives, also would make

it easier to prosecute individu­als who input viruses into computers used by the gov­ernment or financial institu-tion.

Lawmakers cited a study by the American Society for In­dustrial Security International that cited a sharp increase in

reported thefts of trade secrets with potential losses for U.S. industry of as much as $ 63 billion a year.

Earlier this year, the CIA identified Israel, Russia, France, Iran, China and Cuba as govern­ments most engaged in industrial espionage in the United States.

Deuffi and runeral ~nnouncement Our precious little angel

Jerome Fridolin · Wanphen Santos better known as "JOMING"

of San Vicente Saipan, was called to his eternal rest on Tuesday, October 01, 1996 at the age of 5.

Predeceased by: Grandparents: Fridolin Lg. Songao, Esperanza A. Sor,gao, Jesus A. Santos, Francisca N. Santos, Yen Wanphen Survived By: Father: Patrick Songao Santos Mother: Yong Wanphen Santos Maternal Grandparents: Pon Wanphen

~Ir . :.f -~,:Jf,· . A. lf;!f:·~~ ATI :#~; Paternal Grandparents: Jesus N. Santos, Maria S. Santos

Sisters: Kimberly W. Santos, Amanda Maria W. Santos ~~;~..,.,i ....... , ,,~----,~--,..,......;.;~.·:=~~~~~~ . 1rt;.\~ \} ~~ "'-ii·~~~ ,w'·'i

Godparents: Dionicio S. Camacho (Evelyn), Rosabel C. Songao (Norman)

Uncles, Aunties & Cousins: Jess & Marie Santos (Jesse, Jacob & Jason); Ray & Linda (Ray Anthony, Marilyn, Raynae, Jesse, Noel & Brandon); Frank & Becky Taimanglo (Jesse & John); Jeff & Jenny Santos (Jenine, Justin, & Ivan); Benjie & Jolene Santos (Benjie & Bridgette); Stanley & Zenaida Santos (Martini, Monishia, Stanley Jr. & Princess) and Freddy Lee S. Santos.

Last respect may be paid on Saturday, October 5, 1996, between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the San Vicente Church. The Funeral mass will be at 4:00 p.m. and burial will follow aHer mass at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Chalan Kanoa.

Dinner will be serve after burial services at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Estanislao Songao (Adig) in China Town.

DOB: January 17, 1980 DOD: September 30, 1996

PARENTS: Maximo Castro Cruz Helen Bermudes Cruz

rothers & Sisters: Frank Bermudes Cruz, U.S. Army, Kor&;1 Max B. Cruz, Maynard B. Cruz ,. ···.

Doreen Bermudes Cruz

Grandparents: Alejandro Quitano Bermudes Maria San Nicolas Attao

Dolores Castro (Deceased) Francisco Cruz {Deceased)

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Budget ... Continued from page 1

"This bill is so riddled with problems that a line-item veto would be very messy indeed," he said.

Tenorio said the bill would take away $2.5 million from the Retire­ment Fund and spend it on other projects.

He said the Retirement Fund "must (then) respond" by increasing the government's payments to the Fund

"If the increase comes after a bud­get has already been pas.sed .. the re­sult is a deficit The large deficits of FY 1993 and 1994 ... were largely a result of unbudgeted increases in the Retirement Fund contributions," Tenorio said.

"I will not allow this (increase in deficit) while I am governor."

Tenorio said the bill would also reduced the government's payment forutility seivices from $7 million to $3 million.

He said if the bill were signed into Jaw, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. (CUC) would be "forced to raise its rates" to recover the lost revenues.

'The private sector will bear the brunt of this. In effect, this is an indirecttaxonprivateindividualsand companies.

'This is grossly irresponsible and I cannot permit it"

Election year Likewise, the bill's provision that

would take excess funds from the Office of Public Auditor and place

Legislature . . . Continued from page 1

"The Senate and the House have certain political maneuvers that they can take in order to ac­commodate themselves, but this is not in the people's best interest," Broadhurst said.

The vetoed budget bill, he said, is fiscally irresponsible.

'Toat's why the governor vetoed it We are in an economic reboW1d thanks to governor.

'That's whyhecan'ttoleratea bud­get that would create a deficit"

Override doubted Benavente in an earlier interview

yesterday admitted that a legislative override of Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio' s

veto of the budget bill is "doubtful." ''Personally, I'm not going to talk

about an override because I can't say that for now, but the governor has too much control and I'm not assured of enough votes for an ovenide," he said.

them into a "reseive account'' for a government workers' pay hike, is "not fiscally sound," Tenorio said.

He said a pay hike would result either in a tax rate increase or cutting spending "in some other part of gov­ernment"

'' 1997 is an election year, so I have no doubt that we will (see) many (wage hike proposals) .... I have no objection to an increase. But any salary increase must be fiscally re­sponsible, or I will not be able to support it"

Tenorio said the original draft he submitted to the Legislature six months ago already increased appro­priations for Rota and Tinian.

However, he said, the Senate added an additional $2 million for the road improvement projects of both island$.

"I have noobjectiontobetterroads on Tinian and Rota But I do object this kind of nake,d money grab, par­ticularly when it is done overnight, withoutconsultinganyoftheaffected agencies," Tenorio said.

Some of the money for the two islands came from the Office of the Governor.

"Why, then, is it desirable to make deep cuts in office? I have never proposed a cut in the Legislature's budget I cannot help buttbink that this isa matterof politics rather than finance."

The Senate a¢ the House of Rep­resentati vesheld ''back-to-back" ses­sions 'last Sept 28 to pass the budget bill.

The new fiscal year started last Oct. l.

The administration official agrees. 'They just don 'thave thenwnbc;rs," he said. .

To override the governor's veto, the House would have to muster 12 affir­mative votes, and the Senate 6 votes.

Compromise Benavente said he has not yet seen

Tenorio's veto message, "but as soon as we do, we'll call a leadership meet­ing to determine what action to take."

He said that there are still "lots of room for compromise."

Sablan, in a separate interview yes­terday, said the Senate would prefer to "amicably resolve ... differences."

''We will notresortto drastic moves,'' he said "butifthemembersare willing to resort to that option (a veto override), we'll do that"

The Senate Fiscal Affairs Commit­tee Chairman Henry DLG •. San Nicolas, in a letter Wednesday to Sablan, said he is "officially voting against an override should there be any. And for that, I am requesting to be excused .... "

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enforce any law which will keep this latest batch of garment workers out of your back yard. You'll hear major excuses, but see no action. Every commercial building on island is a potential garment factory and every rental house is a potential barracks. If you don't believe me, just keep your eye out for the new factories and watch them start up. Look for your new neigli.bors to appear.

Do you tlµnk this increase in num­bers is just a clerical mistake made by three department heads? Could it be that there are high officials who really want more garment workers in the CNMI? There's money in recruit­ment, representation and leasing buildings, folks!

If you are an intelligent local per­son whodoesn'tbuyintothe ''Henny­Penny" propaganda that the sky will fall and the economy will crumble to dustifthe garment industry leaves the CNMI, you are probably as upset about this new development as I am. I'm sure you're feeling rather help­less because you know that the gar­ment industry is the largest single campaign contributor to individual candidates and otir political parties. In other words, you know that our politicians cannot and will notgovem this industry.

~u also know that money is the major reason why ourpoliticians will never significantly raise this billion dollar industry's tiny taxes and will continue to create exemptions from

HPO ... Continued from page 5

I had no intention of insulting the Carolinian community when I sug­gested that Saipel might have been a meaningful approximation of the original name for the island. Readers might be interested to know that the Carolinian name for Guam is Kuam, for Luta Luuta and for Tinian Tchul..iy61. I was advised that these names all have meanings in the Caro­linian language.

I see nothing racist in my sugges­tion. It seems logical since we know that these names are very similar to the original Chamorro names that were already in existence prior to the arrival of the Carolinians.

PerhapsMr.Rosariohassomeother suggestion to explain this coincidence.

Regarding the origins of the Chamorro people, this topic was not raised in Mr. Rosario's original col­umn and I did not discuss it in my first letter.

However, based on archaeological research we know that the Marianas were the first islands settled in Micronesia and that this happened approximately 4,000 years ago.

As for the original homeland, all evidence point~ to Island Southeast Asia although the exact area or areas have not been clearly identifioo.

Since he raised the issue, may I ask if Mr. Rosario knows the original homeland of the Carolinian people?

Regardingmy''intermediatelevel'' reading ability, I suggest Mr. Del Rosario take a look at the first sen­tence of the second paragraph of his original column which states 'The old Chamorros were known as Moros".

Contrary to his rebuttal, Mr. Del Rosario made no mention of intra- . mural debates anywhere in this para-

the minimum wage. With that kind of track record, how can anyone NOT think the number of workers will double ( or triple) again despite rheto­ric to the contrary?

Are you frustrated?Feeling angry? Are you afraid of speaking up for fear oflosingyourgovemrnentjob?Well, being a member of the American political family has its privileges. Write to Hon. Elton Gallegly, U.S. House of Representatives, 2441 RHOB, Washington, D.C. 20515-0533 and Hon. George Miller, U.S. HouseofRepresentatives, 1324HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515-6201 and ask them to REPEAL 1HE HEAD­NOlE 3A EXEMPTION.

Tell Congressmen Miller and Gallegly why you don't like the in­dustry and what you think it is doing to our beautiful islands. Ask them to keep your name confidential. Re­member, you have a rightto com­municate with them. They need to hear from ordinary local people (the big, big majority) expressing their own fears, frustrations and opinions about this industry.

The garment industry, more than anything else, continues to be the reason why the CNMI can't get a nonvoting delegate in the U.S. Congress. That pisses me off. Some­times I think the garment industry and some of our own leaders are pur­posely sabotaging these efforts be­cause they think there will be less federal scrutiny if we don't have a memberofthe U.S. House of Repre­sentatives.

Being in political union with the

graph and does not caution his read­ers that his discussion is not historical fact but old stories he remembers from his school days.

I may not read at his level but I can recognize simple declarative sen­tences when I see them.

When Mr. Del Ros;uio discusses the Carolinian versionofhow Saipan got it's name with the Chamorro versioninhisoriginalcolumn, I found his comparison very biased and in­sulting.

After comparing the two, he chose the Carolinian version "if forno other reason than its civility and historical significance".

Obviously, anyone in their right mind wil) tend to agree with him because he presented a ridiculous Chamorro historical version that did not make any sense and compared it to a commonly known and accepted Carolinian version.

I suggest that Mr. Rosario do a little more research before making public statements about our history.

I don't need a ghost writer to ex­press my ideas oropinions. I do rely onmy staffforresearchingtopicsand collecting infonnation which I need to ensure that I do not present "half­facts".

Believe it or not, there are others in our community besides Mr. Del Rosario who can express themselves in writing.

I would like to respond to Mr. Rosario's charge that I am guilty of making a "highly racist'' comment· It certainly was not intended as such.

ForMr.Rosario'sinformation,my wifeandchildren are also part Caro­linian and I will have nothing to gain by making racist remarks.

Since he raised this issue, I wonder what Mr. Rosario's reac­tion would be ifl suggested (even in jest) that his Carolinian ances­tors got their name from a horny

United States is not just a one-way street where we only receive federal goodies. In return. for obtaining an immense amount of self-govennent and possible representation in the U.S. Congress we, tile people, have the responsibility of not tolerating a bananarepubliclocalgovermentcon­trolled by one or two families or the garment indusll)'.

A few people constantly complain about federal interference yet some­times the proper exercise of federal power (here or in the states) is abso­lutely necessary and healthy for the little people when locally_electedand appointed officials have proven that they, for one reason or another, are incapable of handling a problem.

The Headnote 3A exemption was negotiated by our Covenant negotia­tors so indigenous Americans would have a chance to open a place like Hilo Hattie's, employ locals and get clothing into the mainland without paying duties. It was not negotiated to create what we have now. It's pitiful, but we obviously cannot handle this monster so we must now get help from the federal government

Sadly, two U.S. Congressmen many thousands of miles away are our only hopes of getting rid of this industry. Yourletters(especiallystu­dents)willcountsoPLEASEMAKE TIIBTIMEAND WRITE. By doing this you may be saving theCNMI for your kids and grandchildren.

KenGovendo

Spaniard, that his ancestors' island was named after a loaf of bread and that his people are insecure because they don't know where they came from?

Idon'tliketousethewordracistbut I suggest that Mr. Rosario's. com­mentsareinsensitiveatbestandcould certainly offend some people in our community.

It was quite a shock to find that a wellintentionedletterwrittentoclarify historical inaccuracies was met with anemotionallychargedresponsethat containednothingmorethanpersonal insults, unwamintedaccusations, ridi­cule and insensitive remarks.

The FORUM column is supposed to be a meeting place for opinions: ... If this is true, then Mr.Rosario should respect other people's opinions and respondto the issues.

It seems ironic that Mr. Rosario often refers to himself as a "Humble Scribe". There is nothing humble in the way he launches his personal as­saults on those who chose to speak out with a difference of opinion.

As the Historic Preservation Of­ficerof the CNMI, one of my respon­sibilities is to ensure that issues relat­ing to the history of the CNMI are properly presented and discrepancies are properly clarified

If Mr. Rosario wishes to discuss this issue any further, I will be happy to meet with him in person and dis­cuss it like civilized people. How­ever, if he wishes to continue with personal insults through the media then I shall end my discussions here for I have better and more important things to do with my time and energy.

Solamente,

/s/ Joseph P. Guerrero Historic Preservation Officer

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, vs. HENRY DLG. SAN NICOLAS and ESTELLA C. SAN NICOLAS, Defendants.

Civil Action No. 88-918

NOTICE OF SECOND SALE Following an unsuccessful first

auction sale in this matter, the Com· missioner of the Department of Pub· lie Safety, hereinafter referred to as auctioneer, and the Development Cor­poration Division of the Common· wealth Development Authority, here­inafter referred to as CDA, hereby give 11otice that all of the right, title, and interest ot the detendants -Henry DLG. San Nicolas & Estella C. San Nicolas - in the following described real property will be sold at a second auction sale: 1. Tinian Municipality: Loi No. 006 T 85 (formerly Loi No. 008 T 49) as shown on the Division of Lands and Surveys Official Cadastral Plat No. 006 T 03, dated April 26, 1983, on file in said office, said land contain­ing an area of 906 square meters, more or less, including all existing and permanent improvements on the real property; and 2. Tract No. 035 T 06, containing an area of 25, 000 square meters, more or less, as shown on the Division of Lands and Surveys Otticial Survey Plat No. 035 T 00, dated February 27, 1976, and including all existing and permanent improvements on the real property.

The auction sale will be open to the general public and will be held at the Department of Public Safety Of­fice, Susupe, Saipan, at10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, October 23, 1996, subject to the following announced terms and conditions: 1. ~ The auction sale shall be held with reserve. 2. Rights and Duties of fluctioneer: Consistent with the custom and us­age applicable law of the Common­wealth of the Northern Mariana ls­lands governing.auction sales with reserve, auctioneer shall have the fol­lowing rights and duties in conduct­ing the auction sale:

a.) To withdr(lw the property listed for sale in this announcement before sale or before a bid for such prop­erty is accepted.

b.) To adjourn the sale without no­tice at any time before any specific property is struck off, without incur· ring any liability whatsoever thereby; and

c.) To reject. on behalf of the seller, any and all bids. 3. Minimum Bid. The minimum bid for any property listed in this notice shall be the total amount of princi­pal, interest, attorney's fees and costs of sale due and owing CDA by the defendants or the appraised value of the property - whichever is less. 4. Deposit: Payment. fl deposit of ten percent (10%) of the purchase price must be paid on the day of the auction sale. The remaining balance will be due within ten (10) days of the auction sale. Failure to make pay­ment of the remaining balance within ten (10) days will result in forfeiture by the buyer of the ten percent (10%) deposit, and any and all of the buyer's rights, title and interest in any of the aforementioned property will revert to CDA. 5. Change of Terms Auctioneer and GOA reserve the right to change any of the terms of conduct and enforce­ment of sale by announcement, writ­ten or oral, made before the auction sale or at the commencement thereof, and such change or changes, by virtue of this clause, shall be bind­ing on any buyer by constructive no­tice.

Dated this 26th day of September, 1996.

is/Commissioner of the Departll)ent of Public Safety ·

40-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-OCTOBER 4, 1996

Employment Wanted

Job Vacancy Announc.ement.

01 COUNTER ATTENDANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: MND CORPORATION (10/ 11)F226032

02 COOK HELPER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 WAITRESS (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: P & L CORPORATION dba Big Garden Restaurant Tel. 234-9241 (10/ 11)F226036

01 DRILLER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: GEOTESTING, INC. Tel. 288-8805 (10/11)F62512

02 AUTOBODY REPAIR-Salary:S3.05-3.25 per hour 08 CABLE SPLICER HELPER-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 03 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 03 BUILDING ELECTRICIAN-Sal­ary:S3.05-3.25 per hour 03 Mf\SON-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 03 H.E. MECHf\NIC-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 03 H.E. OPERATOR-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 06 CABLE SPLICER-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour Contact: ORIENTAL ENTEPRISES, INC. dba Marianas Communication Ser­vices Tel. 234-7878 (10/11)F62513

01 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: THE SAMURAI CORPORA­TION dba Hyaku-Ban Restaurant, Southern Cross Restaurant Tel. 234-337 4(10/14)F226042

02 CARPET INSTALLER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: CARPET STORE Tel. (101 14)F226040

02 TOUR COUNSELOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: ROK-FACTORY CORPORA­TION dba May Tour Tel. 233-7860 (101 11)F

02 MANAGER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 05 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: SAPPHIRE CORPORATION dba Hibiscus Karaoke Night Club Tel. 233-0767( 10/4)F225957

10 ELECTRICIAN (C BUILDING)-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 20 JANITOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 05 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S3.65 per hour 40 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: VIRGILIO J. & LOURDES IM­PERIAL dba V & L Enterprises (10/ 4)F225958

04 ADMINISTRf\TIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 04 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 01 SALES CLERK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: R.S.M. CORPORATION dba Manpower Services Tel. 234-0790(101 4)F225959

01 AIRCON TECHNICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: UNITED SAIPAN INVEST­MENT, INC. dba Aims Plus Tel. 322-2077 ( 10/4)F225961

01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Sal­ary:S1 ,ooo_oo per month Contact: UNITED PACIFIC CORPORA­TION dba Demapan Engineering & Construction Co. (10/4)F225962

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$650.00 per month Contact: HERMAN B. CABRERA dba Herman B. Cabrera & Associates Tel. 234-1778( 10/4 )F225965

03 BEf\UTICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MATIAS E. ELBO dba Elbo's Enterprises Tel. 233-3839( 101 4)F225949

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.50-5.00 per hour 03AUTOB0DY FENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 02 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 02 AUTO PAINTER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour Contact:JOSEJ. NELSON dba Joenels­Auto Repair Shop Tel. 235-4965(10/ 4)F225950

01 HOUSEWORKER-Salary:$400.00 per month Contact: JUAN T. GUERRERO & AS­SOCIATES, INC. Tel. 234-8803(10/ 4)F225952

03 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sat­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: SAPHIRE ENTERPRISES INC. dba Salyns Beauty Shop Tel. 234-9869(10/4)F225953

01 SINGER-Salary:$4.50 per hour Contact: FELIPE Q. MAHINAY dba Mahinay Production & Promotion Tel. 234-9869 (10/4)F225954

09 Ff\RMER (VEGETABLE)-Sal­ary:$300.00 per month Contact: YUE WAH TRADING CORPO­RATION dba YUE WAH FROMING Tel. 288-1375{10/4)F225955

01 COMPUTER OPERf\TOR-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: AQUINO PRINTING dba Ex­press Printing Tel. 234-2638(10/ 7)W226082

01 ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MAN­AGER-Salary:$4.00-4.50 per hour 02 BAKER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 CHEF, Bf\KER-Salary:$3.05-4.00 per hour 01 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 02 CASHIER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 SECTION CHEF-Salary:$3.50-4.51 per hour 01 ASSISTANT CHIEF STEWARD-Sal­ary:S3.19-3.51 per hour 02 CLEANER HOUSEKEEPING-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE­Salary:S3.09-3.40 per hour 01 HELPER, KITCHEN-Sala·ry:S3.05-3. 55 per hour 01 PURCHASING MANAGER-Sal­ary:$1 ,500.00-5,790.00 per month 01 RESTAURANT MANAGER-Sal­ary:S3.50-5.00 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$3_20-3.70 per hour 03 FLOOR SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:S3.30-4 .25 per hour 01 WAITER (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 WAITRESS-RESTAURANT-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN IN­CORPORATED Tel. 322-3311 Ext. 2021/22(10/18)F62468

04 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: SUWASO CORPORATION dba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club Tel. 234-7000(10/18)F624 70

02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Salary:S2.90-4.00 per hour Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION Tel. 234-6549(10118)F62471

02 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 02 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: JOSE A. SANCHEZ dba Joesan Enterprises Tel. 234-8110(10/ 18)F226109

03 PLUMBER-Salary:$2.90 per hour. Contact: HANN BEE CORPORATION Tel. 234-0877(10/18)F226111

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01 EQUIPMENT SUPERINTENDENT­Salary:S1 ,000.00-2,000.00 per month 01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Sal­ary:$1,000.00-1,700.00 per month 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$2.90-4.00 per hour 02 MASON-Salary:$2.90-4.00 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Salary:$2.90-4.00 per hour 01 ELECTl!llCIAN-Salary:$2.90-4.00 per hour 03 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90-4.00 per hour Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION Tel. 234-6800(10/4}F62387

02 BUILDING MAINTENANCE-Sal­ary:$2.90-4.00 per hour 01 FLOWER ARRANGER-Sal-ary:$3.05-3.75 per hour Contact: MR. FRANCISCO C. CABRERAdt>a Design FlorisVCabrera's Funeral Service/Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic House/Kasamienlo "Wed­ding World"/Marianas Academy of Mu­sic & Arts Tel. 234-6582(10/4)F225974

01 HELPER, MAINTENANCE REP.­Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: FELIPE N. & AURELIA a. BABAUTA dba Phillip's Enterprises Tel. 288-2128(10/18)F226112

05 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:S2.90 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 03 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 PRESSER, HAND-Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 (PACKER) HAND PACKAGER-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour 05 CUTTER; HAND-Salary:$2.90 per hour 50 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.90 per hour 03 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Sal­ary:S2.90 per hour Contact: COMMONWEALTH GAR­MENT MFG. INC. Tel. 234-3481(101 18)F226113

06 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: JOSE T. TAROPE dba Chemiboy Enterprises Tel. 235-2815(10/18)F226114

05 PRESSER, HAND-Salary:$2.90 per hour 03 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour 03 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Sal­ary:S2.90 per hour 80 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 CUTTER, HAND-Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 (PACKER) HAND PACKAGER-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour Contact: MIRAGE (SAIPAN) CO., LTD. Tel. 234-3481(10/18)F226115

02 CEMENT MASON-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 03 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 BRICKLAYER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 REINFORCING-METAL WORKER­Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASS1STANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: J-ONE CORPORATION Tel. 322-1520(10118)F226116

1 D WAITER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MARIA ELENA B. PROVINCE dba 2JP2's lnl'I Manpower Agency Tel. 235-4237(10/18)F226118

01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$1 ,352.00 per month Contact: MARINE TECH (SAIPAN), INC. dba S2 Club Tel. 322-5079(10/ 18)F226119

01 SHOP SUPERVISOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTO BODY AND FENDER RE­PAIRER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: ALLAN & CYNTHIAS. RODEO dba TanapagAuto Repair Shop Tel. 322-5572(10/18)F226121

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02 DRESSMAKER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: JOSE A. PALACIOS dba J & L Enterprises Tel. 234-1081(10/ 18)F226124

01 BUILDING MAINTENANCE-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.95 per hour Contact: ANTONIO M. CAMACHO dba Nang O'Cha Enterprises Tel. 235-0927(10/18)F226125

01 CARPENTER(CONSTRUCTION)­Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 INTERPRETER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: CHAO'S ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 235-3139(10/18)F226127

01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSIST-ANT-Sal­ary:$3.15-5.15 per hour Allowance: Housing allowance $100.00 and Gasoline allowance $50.00/month 01 PARTS INVENTORY CLERK-Sal­ary:$3.15-4.15 per hour Allowance: Housing allowance S 100.00 and Gasoline allowance $50.00/month Contact: STS ENTERPRISES INC. Tel. 235-3760(10/18)F226128

02 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Wol Mi Jung Restaurant Tel. 234-7518(10/18)F226129

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$3,000.00-5,000.00 per month 03 PHYSICAL THERAPIST-Sal­ary:$1, 000.00-1,500.00 per month Contact: HIS, INC. dba Masa Shiatsu Studio Tel. 234-5050(10/18)F62431

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

JOETEN MOTOR CO., INC., Plaintiff, -v-lGNACIO B. MATAGOLAI and NOEMI S. MATAGOLAI, Delendants. CIVIL ACTION N0.91-1244 and consolidated cases (C.A. Nos. 92-770 and 93-761)

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursu­ant to a Writ of Execution issued by the Court in thismatteronSeptembef 12, 1996, I have levied and executed upon, and will sell, at public auction, to the highest bioder, for cur­rent lawful money ol the United States, all of the right, title, and interest of Delendants in and to the following property:

Lot010 K447,containinganarea ot 916 square meters, more or less, as more particularly de­scribed on Drawing/Ca:lastral Plat No. 010 K 01 dated August 19, 1987, Commonwealth Recorder's file no. 87-2913, the description therein being incorporated herein by relerence.

The sale will be held on Fridc1y, Octooer 25, 1996, at the hour of 1 :00 p.m., at the law olfices ol the law offices ol White, Pierce. Mailman & Nutting, Joeten Center, Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

The sale will be held without any warran­ties whalsre;er, whether express or implied, all ol which are heroo,, express~ disclaimed. The sale is subject to apprO'lal by the Court. The r,ghl is reserved lo reject any and all bids, for any reason.

D'ITED, this 2nd day of Octoller, 1996. ls/JOHN B. JOYNER

we BUY U/ED CAR/! - WE'LL PAY CASH --

Call: Art Moore at 234-3332 or Ben Lizama at 234-7133

C~iii;-c:­R' TRIPLE J

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT

INVITATION TO BID 1TB NO: ITB97-0001 FOR: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES

OPENING DATE: OCTOBER 18, 1996 TIME: 2:00 P.M.

IN"fERESTED INDIVIDUALS DR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN.

ls/EDWARD B. PALACIOS

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT

llEUUES'I' flOJl l)llOPOSAt RFP NO.: RFP96-0154 FOR: COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

OPENING DATE: OCOBER 11, 1996 TIME: 2:00 P.M.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PRO­CUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN.

is/EDWARD B. PALACIOS

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YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you often seem to

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You are highly knowledgeable about a great variety of topics, and you do most of your learning inde­pendently. You have an interest in formal education and probably do well in school when you apply yourself, but you are more keen on making discoveries away from school.

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You must choose which road to take at this juncture, but both will lead to new perils. You will have what it takes to triumph on either route.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Popular opinion should not be al­lowed to shape your thoughts too radically today. Stay true to the be­liefs you have developed on your own.

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CAPRICORN <Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - It may take a great deal of courage today to do even the most ordinary things. Certain obstacles will seem forbidding.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You will have to meet someone halfway today if you expect to make any real progress in the fu­ture. A compromise now may

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -You may ask some big questions today, but the answers will be sim­pler than you expected. Take the time to do some research.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -A new place and some new people will attract you in unusual ways to­day. Experiment with your feel­ings and consider all the options.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Share your desires with someone who knows just how important those things really are to you. Do not waste time today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It may be difficult for you to answer unreasonable questions today, but you must stay under control if you expect to make any headway.

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Braves edge Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP) -

John Smoltz. who led the ma-

jors in wins an<l strikeouts this season, allowed only four hits

Cowboys to ease load on Emmit

Bv DENNE H. FREEMAN IRVING, Texas (AP) - For

the rest of the season, the Dal­las Cowboys plan to ease the workload of Emmitt Smith. Smith. battered and bruise<l like he has never been so early in a season, can't carry the Cowboys' running game by himself anvmore.

Sherman' Wil Iiams, drafted two years ago and idling on the bench, ~coul<l be a big player as the Super Bowl champions make their way October, November and De­cember.

The Cowb~-ys g~vc Will­iams his first sign~ficanl chance in a game that mat­tered in Monday night's 23-19 victory over the Phil.ade\­phia Eagles. Williams re­sponded with 27 yards on seven carries, including sev­enil big plays while the ailing Smith rested on the sidelines.

"Emmitt's still not there, he's not hitting on all cylin­ders," coach Barry Switzer said. "Sherman is fast and gives us a change of pace when he goes in there. He has the ability to make some big plays."

Williams was the Cowboys' first pick in the NFL draft two years ago and some said it was a wasted pick, claim­ing the star runner for Ala-

PIC ... Continued from page 44

Dai-Ichi as PIC wisely played the clock.

A late th1ee pointer by Macapobre cut his team's deficit into seven, 59-52with I :23remaining. Butaputback byOtiwii off a Sean St. Clair'scharity miss cleared the way for PIC' s back 10 back title. Dai-Ichi five never got closer 1km seven in the final two minutes of the deciding match.

Paul Rafols finalized the scoring for PIC by scoring three charities whileTomAleg:renailedanundergmJ stab for Dai-Ichi.

Winning Coach Jace Matteucci credited his boys for playing good basketball ,md likcwisc paid nibute 10 1.hcir opponenl,. ·Dai-lchi is a ve1y tou~h tc,m1 to beat. We have been playing against them in l11c l,L,t two y~;u, w1d they w·c \·cry good. We ·nc just glad that we won."

Gabaldon topscorcd for PIC with 16 poinL,. 12 of which came from the three-rxiim teniiory. He w,L, ably suppo11ed by Rafols with l S mid St. Clair with 12. '!lie 11.!sl of uic PIC cage1, fielded by Coach Matteucci scored two poinL, or more.

ForDai-lchi,Macapobrctopscorcd with 17, followed by Alegre with 13 and Macoto with I 0.

bama could have been taken much lower than the second round.

"You have to have confi­dence someone can help you and l think now (offensive coordinator) Ernie Zampcse has arrived there:· Switzer said ... Ernie is ready to play the guy some to spell Emmitt. ..

One of the things hurting Williams has been his de­meanor.

.. Sl1erman sometimes acts like he's on another planet. The way he looks, you don't know whether he· s tuned in or not,"' Switzer said. "He has kind of a lackadaisical atti­tude. But he's really not that way. He's a good ki<l. We could be using him some ev.­ery game from now on.

'Tve had confidence in him all along. That's why we drafted him where we did. He can win a game with this guy in there."

Smith, the NFL rushing cham­pion four of the last six years, hates to be taken from a game.

But with sore ribs, ankle. knee and neck, the rest he"\! get with Williams on the field is starting to look good.

.. Sherman does give me a break when he comes in there," Smith said. "It worked out well against the Eagles ...

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226 and 253 efforts. Gemale, however, gained his

revenge by establishing the high marks in the high scratch and high handicap series. The Marianas Seaside Racers' mainstay scored 594 and 672 to top the two events.

The other worthy individual efforts were the 200+ games of Paul Pangelinan (219), Rommel Ruiz: (246) and the 600+ games of Joe Ada (660) and Len Sine (642).

Monching Angeles and Jess Rebusada had also good scores in the high scratch series with 593 and 584 pins.

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players in its rooster. Entry fee is $50 per team. The tournament is being

sponsored by PIC, Pacific Uni­forms, Marpac, Cosmos Distrib­uting and Micro! Insurance.

For more information and res­crv ation, call Shane Velez or Ruffin Crozat of PIC at telephone number 234-7976, extension 5147.(EAC)

and J avy Lopez hom<,!red off Antonio Osuna to start the l 0th as the pitching-rich At­lanta Braves beat the slump­ing Dodgers 2-1 in the opener of their National League play­off series.

As expected, the matchup between the teams with the top two staffs in baseball was a pitching duel. There were just nine hits in the entire game, four by Atlanta. - Smoltz, 24-8 this year, re~ tired his final 13 batters in a dominating performance. He struck out seven, walked two and threw strikes on his last 17 pitches. He improved to 6-1 lifetime in postseason play.

Mark Wohlers, who had a club-record 39 saves, worked

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"The governor walks a very straight line and his actions will demonstrate that."

Benavente, in his letter, said he was concerned about the

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collapse, was fully restored last Tuesday.

"Water needs are being met right now," Yano also said, adding that five desalination units were in operation.

Budweisser. A warding ceremonies. Come

Sunday, Oct. 6, CCA will hand out the awards and medals to l11e winners oftherecently-concluded i 996CNMI Chess Team Chmnpionship.

Congratulations to the Y ana Law Office team for literally mowingdown the opposition. They arc the champi­ons, mv friend.

Con~ratulations, too. of course, to CCA, Rambie's Restaurant and iL, staff and to all the players for the tourney's success.

It goes without saying that the participants played their prover­bial hearts out, and this is, by far, the most "'sportsman-like" assem­bly of chess players I have ever met in the close to two years I've been covering CCA events. Spe­cial honorable mention goes to play­ers who, though they weren't far" ing well, nevertheless showed up week after week and played chess Ii ke the gentlemen-aficionados that they are. It's an honortopush wood with you people.

Mahuhay kayong lahar. Welcome hack. CNMI chess

champ John Villamin, who will de­fend his title in the Budweisser Cup, returns to paradise tomorrow.

He will be bringing a lot of good

around a one-out single by Greg Gagne to preserve the victory for the defending World Series champions.

Ramon Martinez matched Smoltz for eight innings, giv­ing up just three hits. But his bullpen did not do the job as the Dodgers lost their fifth straight game, a streak that cost them the NL West title and left them as the wild card team.

Lopez worked the count full before fouling off three pitches. He then hit a drive far over the fence in right-center field.

Martinez left after the eighth, having thrown 131 pitches. With his last pitch, he retired Mark Lemke on a

following: • Unauthorized reprogram­

ming of funds made by the governor.

• Funding of new or zero­funded programs.

• Unauthorized full-time employee hiring and personal services contracts.

• Payment of unauthorized salaries.

"I believe that there is wide­spread abuse within this g9v­ernment with respect to gov-

After the tragedy, several firms, including Japan Air­lines and the Foremost Co. of Guam. <lonated tons of drink­ing water.

Schools havt:: opened and of­fices now operate normally. Yano said.

People, cargoes, and ve­hicles are now transported by ferry boats between the two

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news for CCA, which I will shaii: with you next week.

Game of the week. The Hungar­iw1 teenager Judith Polgar is quite possibly the strongest wom,m player ever. Shehw;bcencompetinginmen 's competition for quite some time, has been awarded the men's grmidnn,ter's title, :md is simply one ;f the best and most exciting young playe1, in the world today.

Herc's one of her games against another young supergrandmaster, V i.lSsily Iv,U1chuk. HDEworldchamp Anatoly Karpov annotaies:

Sicilian [)efence J. Polgm·-V. lvanchuk Melody Amber 1995 I. e4 cS 2. Nl3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.

Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nl3 Nbd7 8. a4 Be7 9. Bd3 0-0 IO. ()..{) NcS I I. Kh 1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Qel Re8 14. Rdl Qa5 15. Qg3 Rad8 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. a5 Qa7 18. Be3 Qb8 19. BxcS!

Black mus/ rake back with the pawn, wul suddenly rhe Whirc pieces a//ain c.xplosivc power.

19.-dxcS 20. eS! Bxl3 21. Rx13 NhS 22. Qh3 g6 23. g4!

Blackdoesnot havea lighr-squarcd bishop, w'ui therefore Whitccandrivc the B lnck knight into the srablc.

grounder with a runner at third.

Martinez struck out six and walked three.

Tre Dodgers tied it in the fifth on a le ado ff double by Gagne and a two-out double by slumping rookie Todd Hollandsworth, who finished the regular season with just two hits in his final 23 at-bats.

Hollandsworth was O-for-2 with a strikeout before slicing his hit just inside the third-base bag on the first pitch from Smoltz.

The run snapped a 2 l -in­ning scoreless streak for the Dodgers, who hadn't scored since the third inning Saturday in the next-to-last game of the sea-· son - a 4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.

ernment employment," Benavente said.

"A number of strategems are employes for. .. evading the employment ceilings set by the annual appropriation acts."

He added that CNMI law sets a salary cap for government employment, with some ex­emptions.

"I believe that salaries in excess of the cap are numer­ous within the executive branch," Benavente said.

islands. "The country is very much

alive and moving despite the disaster," Yano told the Vari­ety.

Yano also said there had been continuing meetings of national leaders and that the question of liability in con­nection with the bridge's col­lapse was being addressed.

23 ... Ng7 24. Rel Ne6 25. Ne4 QxcS 26. Rxt7! NgS 27. NxgS!

171is shor, 11 ·itholll question, did nor appear in Black's calculations.

27 ... Qxel+ 28.Bfl h529.Qb3c4 30. Qxc4 Rc8 31. RIB+ Kg7 32. Qg8+ (1-0).

Puzzler. No one, ,md I mean, no one would believe that the puzzle we've been rnnning for the p,l,t two weeks has a solution. (White: K on g4, Bon f5 mid Non c3. Black: Kon ;8, Bon h8 ,U1d pawns on c5, c5, f6, h6.)

Well, here it is: 1. Kh5 (lo win tl1e Bishop via g6 ,md h7) Bg7; 2. Kg6 Bf8 3. Kf7 Bd64. Nb5 Bb8 5. Be4!#

Told you. For this week, try this:

White is to play and mate in tluee. Answers should be sent to "64" c/o The Marianas Variety, P.O. Box 231, Saipan MP 96950.

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Yankees tie Rangers By TOM WITHERS

NEW YORK {AP) - Dean Palmer, who left the bases loaded in the top of the 12th, threw wildly past first base in the bottom of the inning, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 win over the TexasRangerstoeventheir AL playoff series at 1-all.

Derek Jeter opened the ! 2th with a singleoffloser Mike Stanton, who then walked 'rim Raines on a full count Mike Henneman relieved, and Charlie Hayes bunted the first pitch toward Palmer at third base:·

Palmer fielded the ball cleanly, but skipped his throw to first past second baseman Marlc McLemore, covering on the play.Jeter paused briefly at third before sprinting home when he saw the ball bounce away.

"It was one of those games where the first team to make a mistake was going to lose," Jeter said.

Juan Gonzalez, who hit a tlrree-run homer in the playoff opener, hit another three-runhomerandasoloshot,giving Texas an early 4-1 lead in the Wednes­day night game. Cetjl Fielder helped rally the Yankees withahome run and a tying single in the· eight!J.

The best-of-5 sen'es'shiftirto Texas. Jimmy Key will start Giune 3 for the Yankees against Darren Oliver on Fri­day night

The ex.Ids are1£1 the"Rangers' favor with the remainder:of the series to be played at The Ballparkm.Arlington. Texas has owned New York at home,

winning 13 of the last 16 games there, including five of six this season.

Texa,; led the majors in fielding this sea,;on. In the playoff opener Tuesday night, Palmer made a diving, back­handed stop that helped prevent New York from breaking loose in the first inning.

Palmer had his chance to put the Rangers ahead in the 12th.

Kenny Rogers, scheduled to start Game 4 for the Yankees, made his first relief appearance in three years and walked Will Clark, loading the bases with two outs. After Brian Boehringer relieved, Palmer flied out to right

Boehringer wound up the winning pitcher.

Trailing 4-3, the Yankees tied it in the eighth off Jeff Russell.

Bernie Williams singled and hustled into second when Tino Martinez flied out to deep left. Fielder, whose homer had brought the Yankees with in 4-2 in the fourth, lined a single to right and, as Will­iams slid home with the tying run, many of the Yankees bolted from their dugout to greet him.

Texas starter Ken Hill allowed five hits in six-plus innings before giving way to Dennis Cook with two runners on in the seventh. Cook gave up a sacrifice fly to Hayes, pinch-hitting for Wade Boggs, that made it 4-3.

For the second straight night, it was Gonzalez who led the Rangers. He hit

a solo homer in the second off Andy Pettitte and added a three-run shot in the third to put Texas ahead 4;1.

Gonzalez, who hit 47 homers dur­ing the regular season, has seven RBIs in the series.

Pettitte, who won 13 of his 21 regu­lar-season games following Yankees losses, gave up only four hits in 6 1-3 innings but was stung by six walks.

Mariano Rivera pitched 2 2-3 in­nings of hitless relief for New York, combining with Pettitte to retire 13 straight from the fifth through the ninth innings.

Orioles 7, Indians 4 In Baltimore, Cal Ripken scored the

tiebreakingrunonaclisputedplayinthe eighth inning, and the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4 Wednesday for a 2-0 lead in theirbest-of-5 AL playoff series.

Baltimore moved within one win of becoming the first wild-card team to advance, and pushed the defending American League champions to the brink of elimination. Game 3 will be Friday in Cleveland.

"Anything can happen, but! like our chances at this point," Baltimore man­ager Davey Johnson said.

Brady Anderson homered for the second straight day, helping the Ori­oles take a 4-0 lead. Albert Belle homered as the Indians rallied, tying it with· a run in the eighth.

Then Baltimore bounced back in the bottom of the eighth.

Kas, Karpov revive rivalry y EREV AN, Armenia (AP) - conjunction wilh the World Chess 1997 or the beginning of 1998. C hess rivals Anatoly Karpov and Olympiad which ends Wednesday, Ilyumzhinov, a billionaire who is G arry Kasparov laid out rules of Karpov agreed to be named the FIDE president of the Russian southern re-th eirfuturematch Wednesday, with World champion and have Kasparov gionofKalmykia, wasre-electedADE K arpov for the first time admitting referred to simply as the World president on Tuesday. He promised to K asparov's preeminence. Champion, thus acknowledging the "settle the world championship issue,"

Karpov held the undisputed superiority of the latter's title. although it wasn't immediately clear w orld crown for a decade until According to the memorandum, whetherKasparovwouldretumtoFIDE K asparov dethroned him in 1985. the world championship match ifhe wins. I n 1993, Kasparov, the world's shouldbeheldapartfrombothFlDE In a sign that the two chess bodies h ighest-ranked player, walked out and Kasparov's association. Karpov are working toward a reconciliation, 0 f the International Chess Federa- and Kasparov agreed to play 16 or Kasparov helped organize the Yerevan t ion, known by its French acronym 20 games. In case of a draw, they would event F IDE and helped launch the play another four short-time games in With Kasparov as an anchor, Russia b reakaway Professional Chess As- which each player is limited to 20 to 25 successfully defended its title at the s ociation. minutes. World Chess Olympiad, clinching the

Kasparov promptly won its title lftheshortgamesresultin a tie, two victory Tuesday, the final day of play, a nd recognition as the true world more games are played. If those end in by holding off Ukraine's upset bid. C hampion, leaving FIDE on the a draw, a final game is played in which The Russians defeated Iceland in s idelines fighting for credibility and white has a time advantage. the 14th and final round of the two-s urvival. The date, location and prize money week competition to wind up with 38.5

In a joint statement released at the for the match hasn't been set Karpov points in the men's competition. F IDE congress, held in Yerevan in said it might take place in the end of Ukraine was next with 35 points.

Saipan Men's Major League Baseball Game 2 Statistics

compiled by Frank Palacios for the Variety

~ .eQS. ~ fl Ii fil!.l Manny Evangelisla RF 3 2 0 0 Bob Lizama LF 4 1 1 2 Ron Benavente 36 4 0 2 2 GreBF. Camacho 1B 4 0 0 0 Bill uitano 28 4 0 1 0 Pele Roberto ss 4 0 1 0 Larry Guerrero C 3 0 1 0 Frank Pangelinan CF 4 1 1 0 Joe Torres D/H 2 o o o Eddie Santos D/H 2 o 0 o Elmer Sablan p 0 a 0 0 ~ eQS. ~ B Ii Bfil Riang Yoshino 28 4 1 0 0 Everet1 N~raidong ss 3 0 0 0 Sherman giraidong CF 4 o 1 2 Brady Ubedei 38 4 0 0 0 Payton Sakuma LF 4 0 0 0 Winsor Peter C 3 0 1 0 Roland Martin RF 2 0 0 0 Demei You 1B 2 1 1 0 Clari< N~iraidong D/H 1 a a 0 Rasco amada ss 2 a 1 0 Sylvanus Santos p o 0 0 0 Double; Bob Lizama Base on Bali: M. Evangelista, L. Guerrero. E. N~raidon, W. Peler, R. Martin, D. You Strike-Outs: (2) G. Camacho, S. Ngiraidong, E. g1raidong, L.Guerrero, J. Bo~a, E. San1os Stolen Base: F. Pangelinan, R. Benavente Errors:(2)Rasco Yamada (1)E. Ngiraidong

Innings: Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ERROR LOB Wheels 0 0 3 0 1 a a 0 a 4 7 0 5 Chiefs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 a 2 4 3 4 Pitchers Team INN R ER H 2B· 38 HR BB so WP OEC. ERA E. Sablan Wheels 9 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 3 o w S. Santos Chiefs 30/3 3 0 4 1 o a a 0 0 L E. Ngiraidong" Chiefs 6 1 a 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 -

Saipan Softball Association 1996 Slowpitch League

First Round Make-up Schedule Monday, October 7th 6:00 Pac-Asia Taiskang vs Man Hoben 7:00 Happy Mar1<et II Enforcers vs Union Bank Che'tus 8:00 J.E.T. Turtles vs u.r.c. Delender's 9:00 U.I.C. Defenders vs Bud Light G-Force 10:00 Team Peleliu vs Miller Geniune Draft Tuesday, October 81h 6:00 Budweiser Bad Boyz vs Miller Geniune Draft 7:00 P.D.C. Team Familia vs To)'ota Nuts & Bolts 8:00 A.R.C. Cool Running vs Husllers 9:00 Team Pefefiu vs Budweiser Bad Boyz 10:00 Sofang vs O.F.S. Amigo's Wednesday, October 9th 6:00 Pac-Asia Taiskang vs Budweiser Bad Boyz 7:00 D.F.S. Amigo's vs D.F.S. Rockies 8:00 Pepsi Spec vs Hustlers 9:00 Union Bank Che'lus vs Neo Fashion Islanders 10:00 SJarters vs Bud lighl G-Force Thursday, October 10th 6:00 Hustlers vs Man Hoben 7:00 Athlete's Foot Sedi Kau vs Happy Market II

Enforcers 8:00 Miller Genuine Draft vs Bud Light G-Force 9:00 Sofang vs J.C. Fadang 10:00 Union Bank Che'lus vs Sotang Friday, October! 1th 6:00 D.F.S. Rockies vs Neo Fashion Islanders 7:00 Bud Light G-Force vs Hustlers 8:00 P.D.C. Team Famifa vs Athlete's Foot Sedi Kau 9:00 Team Peteliu vs Man Hoben 10:00 Athlete's Foot Sedi Kau vs Neo Fashion Islanders (Tie Breaker) Monday, October 141h 6:00 D.F.S. Amigo's Happy Markel II Enforcers 7:00 U.I.C. Defenders vs A.R.C. Cool Running 8:00 Red Torch vs P.D.C. Team Familia 9:00 Hustler's vs Pac-Asia Taiskang 10:00 Toyota Nuts & Bolts vs Athlete's Fool Sedi Kau Tuesday, October 15th 6:00 A.R.C.- Cool Running vs J.E.T. Turtles 7:00 lite Hit & Run vs Neo Fashion Islanders 8:00 Budweiser Bad Boyz vs Pepsi Spec 9:00 D.F.S. Rockies vs Happy Mar1<et II Enforcers 10:00 J.E. T. Turtles vs Budweiser Bad Boyz (Tie Breaker) Wednesday, Oclvber 16th 6:00 Sofang vs P.D.C. Team Familia 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA Thursday, October 17th 6:00 TBA 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA Friday, Oclober, 18th 6:00 TBA 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA Team listed in the lefl hand column are home team TBA-tu be announced (additional makeup games if necessary). It is the responsibillly of the Team Managers & Coaches to get the schedule lorTBA games (ir necessary) from league oll1c1als. Contact Joe Torres (234-6098), Newman Techur (234-591 \) or Paul Baron (322-7814) 9 a.m. 10 5 p.m. weekdays only.

Team Standings Friday Intercommercial League

1 3-PSTC Bowlers 53.0 27.0 66.25 58311 971 1083 3020 2 1-Toshiba 50.0 30.0 62.50 58594 976 1095 3134 3 9-Saipan Stevedore 47.0 33.0 58.75 58535 975 1086 3105 4 2-Marpac/Michelob 43.0 37.0 53.75 58472 975 1072 3103 5 1 l·Halina·s Kilchenene 43.0 37.0 53.75 57117 951 1056 3065 6 6-Joeten Enlerpnses 39.5 40.5 49.38 57422 957 1041 3041 7 8-0uty Free Shoppers 38.0 42.0 47.50 57102 95t 1100 3130 8 11J.L&W /Len·s 37.0 43,0 46.25 57699 964 1089 3061 9 4-Microl I Toyota 37.0 43.0 46.25 57628 960 1055 2985 10 5-Wushin Corporalion 33.0 47.0 41.25 57357 955 1126 3039 11 ?-Marianas Seaside Raceis 29,5 50.5 36,88 54476 955 1096 3083 12 12-Kang's Auto Supply 28.0 52.0 35.00 51788 959 1074 3059

Hi~ Scratch Game Score L& /Len's 956 Saipan Stevedore 950 PSTC 912 Hi~ Handicap Game Score L& /Len's 1056

Saipan Stevedore 1054 Marianas Seaside Racers 1043 Hit Scratch Game Score Vil agomez, Diego 244

Gernale, Leo 226 Pangelinan, Paul 219 Ht Handicap Game Score Vil agomez, Diego 265 Gernale, Leo 252 Ruiz, Rommel 246 HiQh Scratch Series Score Sa1pan Stevedore 2679 L&w/ Len's 2676 Marpac/ Michelob 2646 High Handicap Series Score Marianas Seaside Racers 3025 Saipan Stevedore 2991 L&W/Len's 2976 High Scratch Series Score Gernale, Leo 594 Angeles, Monching 5,93 Rebusada, Jess 584 High Handicap Series Score Gernale, Leo 672 Ada.Joe 660 Sine, Len 642 HiQh Scratch Series Score Sa1pan Stevedore 2829 Marpac/Michelob 2800 L&W/ Len's 2726 High Handicap Series Score Toshiba 3134 Duty Free Shoppers 3130 Saipan Stevedore 3105

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PIC repeats! By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

THE PACIFIC Islands Club yes­terday leaned on a decisive 19-6 run to cushion a late surge by Dai­le hi Hotel to win the 1996 Interhotel Basketball League, 65-54, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym. It was PIC's second consecutive cage title in the last two years.

Ahead by six after the first half, 26-22, Yosh Gabaldon and John Neville joined hands in orches­trating the big scoring run that took the steam out of the Dai-Ichi five. Gabaldon scored six straight points from back to back triples, with 13:27 left, and PIC up by 13, 39-26.

After two baskets by Dai-Ichi, Neville took off from what Gabaldon started as he poured in his own six straight points on fast break plays to put PIC on top by 19, 47-28.

The Dai-lchi coaching staff made some changes in their line­up, putting back Roland Galag and Ruel Macapobre back in the ballgame.

The gamble paid off as Macapobre scored on back to back baskets to cut the PIC's lead into 15, 47-32.

But again, Gabaldon came to PI C's rescue as he buried another shot from downtown to douse cold water on Dai-Ichi 's comeback bid,

50-32. Davidson Otiwii 's short stab gave PIC its biggest lead in the ballgame, 52-32 with 8:28 in the ballgame.

The Dai-Ichi quintet, however, refused to fold up as they racked 11 straight points while blanking PIC in the next four minutes to threaten once more, 43-52.

A clutch hit by Adonis Menez with 4: 18 remaining broke PIC 's silence and put back the lead into a double digit spread, 54-43.

Adonis Macoto put up Dai­Ichi 's last stand by scoring four points to cut the deficit back into nine, 54-47.

Time, however, caught up with Continued on page 42

BACK TO BACK CAGE CHAMPS-The victorious Pacific Islands Club team celebrates after winning their second consecutive lnterhotel Basketball League title by beating Dai-lchi Hotel, 65-54, yesterday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym. (PhotobyEreJA.Cabatbat)

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Budweisser chess cup set for Octa 13 I THE 1996 Budweisser Cup Indi­~ vidual Chess Championship will : definitelybeginonOct I 3th,CNMI /: Chess Association officer Vic ,: Brana told me last night.

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THE ANNUAL Pacific Islands Club Summer Slam 3 on 3 Bas­ketball Tournament is set to un­fold on October 12 and 13 at the PIC Basketball Court.

Now on its third year, the summer slam hoop event calls for three players for each team in a race to 21 format.

Under a double round elimi­nation system, the first team to score 21 points wins the game.

The team that absorbs its sec­ond loss, is automatically elimi­nated from contention.

There are at least 16 slots open with each team having four

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ERRATUM In yesterday's issue, it wa~ printed tl1at the Central Pee Wee and Midget TeamswonovertheirNorthemcoun­terparts in lastSunday'sgamesofthe Saipan Youth Football League at the Airport Field.

The Northern Pee Wee and Midget Teams actually won both games, 7-0 and 27-0. Our deepest apologies.­Ed

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:W~ylligl)ttc,ti~their~st:• ... --~1t.ethis,~~l§c~_t) of~ series,for ~ second:fF -- be denied «:>f: a wm. · E:vangel1sta 1 nals\ berth of the. 1996 Saipan scoredanotherruninthesjxthfor) -Men's Major Baseball League at .- the insurance margin -_ .:-· '. ' : : ' ; theiFrancisco MrPaiacios a~i · Irtthenextfourimilil~Ji~ith~t '.1 Field; ' . ,' ' . . ' . teams scorect'as-the Wheels tied': . . Favored to win their semifinal - the series at one garrie a piece. __ , play~ff with the Chiefs after . The Wheels was able to scatter) sw~ing the regular season· with sevenhitsagainst~Chief sfour. , 14straight wins, the Wheels got, WhatcompouncledNgem:,ched's ' ambushed in the first game, 11 '-7. · · cause, however, was their three -:

Afterseveralrained-outgames, errors in the ballgame. _ __ the Wheels got back on the Chiefs Elmer Sablan took the win by : by banking _on left _fielder Bob givingfourhits,fourbaseonballs Liz.ama's double in the the third whilefanningthreebattersinnine. : inning. Manny Evangelista and - innings of action. _ . Frank Pangelinan scored one run Sylva.nus Santos took the loss.

Matsuda's hom_ers lift MTC past J.C. Fadang GEORGE Matsuda hammered two homeruns and knocked in six runs to power M. T. C. Red Torch to a 15-5 abbreviated win in six innings. Al Taitano took the win in his season debut.

In the second encounter, Dar­win Masaharu had six RBIs while Steve Hesus scored four times in leading Peleliu over Pac-Asia Taiskang 15-11. After a one run lead after five and a half innings of play, 12-11, Peleliu racked three more in the sixth for the win.

In the Light Hit and Run against

Stevedore Che'lus, Mel Sakisat ripped his eighth and league tying ninth homerun aside from knock­ing infive runs to lead his team to a 9-1 victory against the Che '!us. Joe Torres likewise extended his inning streak to twenty three with out issuing a single walk.

In the fourth game of the night, Pepsi Spec, despite playing with­out five starters, held on to deal Man Hoben a 12-5 loss. Spec leaned on a 6-2 lead in the first three innings to coast for the vic­tory. (EAC)

Toshiba fails to grab lead By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

TOSHIBA failed to capitalize. on three losses by PSTC against a lone win as they only managed to match the same output to con­tinue to remain in second place in the Friday Intercommercial League, now on its 20th week at the Saipan Bowling Center.

Toshiba failed to chop off PSTC' lead as they continue to trail by three games with 50-30 record. PSTC still paces the 12 team field with 53-27 wir. loss mark.

League president Jess Rebusada's Saipan Stevedore gained the biggest headway of any team for the week as they set a 3-1 mark to keep third, just six wins off PSTC and three behind Toshiba.

Halina's Kitchennete ex­changed places with Marpac/ Michelob. While both teams sport identical win loss slates with 43-37, Marpac moved ~o fourth with a better total pins. Marpac has knocked a total of 58, 473 pinfalls as against Halina 's with 57, 117 pir.s.

The rest of the team kept their respective positions going to the last four playing weeks of the league.

In the high game perfor­mances of the week, L&W/ Len's set the team high in the high scratch game with 956, six pins better than second-running Saipan 's Stevedore's 950. Third place went to PSTC with 912.

In the high handicap category, L&W/Len 's set the pace with 1,056 pins, just two pins better than Saipan Stevedore's I, 054. The Maiianas Seaside Racers produced the third best with 1,043 pins.

Saipan Stevedore racked the best efforts in the high scratch team series with 2,679 pins while the Marianas Seaside Rac­ers towed the field in the high handicap team series with 3,025 pins.

L&W/Len's Diego Villa­gomez set the marks in both individual high scratch and high handicap games with 244 and 265 pins. Leo Gemale finished second in both categories with

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