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By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

LANDS and Natural Resources Secretary Benigno M. Sablan is Lt. Gov.Jesus C. Borja's running mate in the Democratic Party's primary scheduled for April.

Borja, in a media conference yesterday, said he has chosen someone "competent, well-edu­cated, trustworthy, honest and well-liked."

Sablan, an appointee of Gov.

Froilan C. Tenorio, Borja's rival in the primary, served for six years as member and later as vice speaker of the House of Repre­sentatives.

Declaring that his campaign for the Democratic Party's guberna­torial nomination has started, Borja said he and Sablan will run on a platform that stresses eco­nomic development, clean and honest government, better rela­tionship with the federal govern-

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·~1 think it's the solution to . "legitimacy." our problem," the governor "ICs hard to imagine other said, referring to the the countries accepting trash. But duinpsite fire, the smoke from if everything's legal, we would which filled the tourist district seriously consider it and find ofGarapan and caused the two- the money," he said. day suspension of classes at "They (can then) go down the Garapan Elementary the dump and haul (the trash) School. away. Meantime we set up the

Tenorio said. he has "had incinerator so we can start in-enough" of the federal Envi- Continued on page f6

es a ment and a drug-free society.

A Borja-Sablan administration, he said, would be a "kinder and gentler" one.

"(Tenorio) and I aim for the · same goals, but we differ in how we get there," Borja said.

"(Sablan and I) would do it in a way that won't hurt people."

Asked if he believes he could win against Tenorio, Borja said "Of course."

Sablan said he gave "serious thought" before deciding to run as lieutenant governor, but admit­ted that he decided to step down as the Democratic Pai1y chair to make himself''available" as a run-

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I Justices won't recuse them.selves l I from Hillblom case proceedings I I 1

I By Mar-Vic C. Munar Hillbroom. of Chief Justice Marty Taylor Variety News Staff He has has raistld conflict-of- for allegedly allowing the two

1 WHEN lawyer David Lujan interest issues against Ramon G. justices to participate in the / asked the three Supreme Court Villagomez and Pedro Atalig. He deliberation of the Hillblom ! justices to vacate the panel that also sought the disqualification case despite his knowledge of ! handles cases related to the thesupposedconflicts-of-inter-

Hilblom estate, he probably est problem. didn't foresee it would back- Lujan said Vil}agoi:nez fire. should recuse himself because

Well, it did. he had a brother serving as di-Now the justices, who refused rector for the Bank of Saipan.

yesterday to withdraw from the Villagomez said he had only panel, want Lujan out of the learned about his brother's po-caseforallegedlymaking"false sition in the bank from a news statements." article that appeared in the Jan

Lujan is the lawyer for 11 issue of the Variety. Kaelani Kinney, mother of al- The bank is defending the lege~ Hillblom heir Junior Larry Ramon G. Villagomez Continued on page 16 .

3-day Palau inaugural eventstartsto1norro-w-

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

A THREE-DAY bash to mark the inauguration of re-elected Palau President Kuniwo Nakamura, re­elected Vice President Tommy Remengesau and 30 senators and delegates starts tomorrow.

Earlier last Jan. I the elected officials were officially installed, sworn into office by-Chief Justice Arthur Ngiraklsong.

Tomo1rnw invited dignitaries stm1 mTiving in Palau. Also sched­uled for that day is a boat race at Icebox, a popular seaside park.

at the Asahi Ballfield at 4 p.m., to be followed by dinner cum enter­tainment open to all citizens and

Continued on page 16

/1~ CNN account executive Jennifer Fletcher with Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio in yesterday's media conference on the Afl:ld;;p, _Northern Mariana Islands "Sights and Sounds" spot that will be aired starting today on CNN International.

The CNMI is expected to send 17 delegates to the inaugural cer­emonies on Saturday. The del­egation will be headed by Speaker Diego Benavente and Rep. Ana Teregeyo.

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2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JANUARY 23, 1997

Hostages told not to have false hopes: ..

Peru crisis not to end soon · By LYNN I'. MONAHAN LIMA, Peru (AP) - The 73 hostages who have been held for five weeks inside the rebel-occupied Japanese ambassador's residence have been told not to get their hopes up for an end to captivity any time soon.

Red Cross spokesman Steven Ander-

son said Tuesday his agency is aying to prepare the hostages for an even longer stay, despite preparation for talks to end the standoff between Peru and leftist rebels.

"We've begun long-tenn work with the hostages, in the sense that a solution could take longer that expected," he said.

Anderson did not explain why he thought the crisis may continue to drag on, but the deadlock between Peru and the Tupac Amaru rebels is well known.

The rebels say nq talks unless they include discussion on freeing impris­oned comrades. President Alberto Fujimori counters that he's not trading

Clinton moves .. on Medic~re budget

Bill Clinton

By TERENCE HUNT WASIIlNGTON.(AP) - Grappling quickly with headaches of his second tenn, President Clinton put forth a bud­get plan for Medicare-health-insurance benefitsfortheelclerly-thatwon strong Repu~lican praise.

Clinton also launched a drive for campaign reforms he promised but failed to achieve in his first four

years. The White House announced

Tuesday it was taking tougher steps to restrict access after last year's embarrassing disclosure that at least one convicted felon and a Chinese arms dealer had attended campaign­related events.

The steps include requiring all White House guests to provide a So­cial Security number. to obtain en­trance. Foreign nationals would have to obtain access through the National Security Council, and names of guests to social events must be received by the White House social secretary far enough in advance to allow adequate screening.

The goal is to be able to determine who is responsible for each person who enters the White House, said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

'on the politically explosive issue of Medicare savings, the president said he was "meeting the Republi-

cans halfway'' by off~ring to scale down spending by $ 100 billion over five years to balance the bud­get by 2002. "I hope they'll meet me halfway."

The savings would be $ 138 billion over six ye;µ-s. The savings are substantially more than Clinton proposed· when budget talks col­lapsed last January. The Medicare program of health-insurance ben­efits for the elderly is projected to be insolvent by 200 I; Clinton has promised a plan to keep it sol vent for 1Qyears ..

A. day · after his second inaguraUon and a late night ofpar­tyjng, Clinton· met with his eco­nomic advisers at the White House to discuss a plan to balance the budget by 2002. Later, he went to the· winter meeting of the Demo­cratic National Committee and is­sued a call for the Republican-led Congress to enact a package of cam­paign finance refof)lls.

A NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

· NOll·CE OF P.UBLlC HEAR.ING. · . . . . . . . · January 8, ·1997 ·

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The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been allocated $911,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), $30,000 in Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and $322,000 in Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program, for Program Year 1997 by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The grant funds, authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, may be used for a wide range of Community Development activities principally benefi!ting law and moderate income persons. Information concerning eligible uses of the grant funds may be obtained upon requests at the offices of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation located on Saipan, Tinian and Rota.

The CDBG Program requires a grant recipient to certify the minimal displacement of persons as a result of activities assisted with CDBG funds. The CNMI Government does not plan on undertaking any activities which will cause displacement of persons.

In the event of any unforeseen displacement resulting from any CDBG Funded Activity, the CNMI Government Acquisition Act of 1970 will be applicable.

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation, which administers the CDBG and HOME Program and the Division of Youth Affairs, which administers the Emergency Shelter Grant Program, will be jointly conducting public hearing to obtain the views of citizens on community development and housing needs, as identified on the five year (1995-1999) Consolidated Plan, and to provide information on the status of approved and ongoing projects for these programs. The Public Hearings are scheduled as follows:

1. On Tinian, February 5, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tinian Multi Purpose Gym. 2. On Rota, February 6, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rota Public Library. 3. On Saipan, February 7, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. at the'NMHC Central Garapan Office.

Additional inquiries concerning the CDBG and Home Program may be directed in writing to the Corporate Director, Northern Marianas Housing Corporation, P.O. Box 514, Saipan, MP 96950, or by calling telephone numbers 234-6866/9447. Inquiries with respect to the ESG Program may be directed in writing to the Administrator, Division of Youth Services, P.O. Box 1000 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, or by calling telephone number 664-2250

ls/Mary Lou Ada Sirok Corporate Director

prisoners for hostages. Nonetheless one sign of hope was

apparent Tuesday. Red Cross officials strolled the tree­

lined street outside the embassy resi­dence in the affluent San Isidro district looking for a house in which to hold the mediation talks.

The Peruvian news media was re­porting without citing sources that a house had been located,although there was no official confirmation of that. No talks have been scheduled yet.

On the other hand, signs of a long stay were also obvious.

Thirty mattresses donated for the hostages by a local manufacturer were brought to the police staging area near the residence. They were not immedi­ately taken to the rebel-held ambassador's home.

The government apparently has also launched an effort to build pressure on the rebels of the Tupac Amaru Revo­lutionary Movement holed up in the residence.

Police Tuesday lobbed stones and bottles at the compound, taunting the guerrilla,.

Some officers laughed and one made an obscene gesture at the resi­dence. They threw empty film canis­ters, pounded on a door and tossed debris over the I 0-foot (3-meter) wall into the yard of the compound, which the rebels seized Dec. I 7 during a garden cocktail party.

The taunting drew no response from the estimated 20 heavily armed guerrillas inside. They have warned police to stay 330 feet (99 meters) away, a demand that police com­mandos defied on Monday by walk­ing slowly in front of the compound.

A spokesman at Lima police headquarters said he was not aware of the incidents. Telephone calls to the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, were not an­swered. It was unlikely, however, that the police agents were acting without the approval of their supe-

riors. Police have thrown objects at the

residence on at least one other occa­sion, and rebels said they responded with warning shots. The wall of a house next door has several bullet holes.

Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism po­lice commander in the highland city of Huancayo said Tuesday that cap­tured Tupac Amaru rebels there say two Salvadorans are training guer­rilla recruits in the nearby central jungle region.

Police commander Luis Cruz Carbajal said the two Salvadorans were identified as "Roman" and "Osmin," but he did not provide more detail.

The jungle region is the last bas­tion of the Tupac Amaru rebels and since the takeover of the Japanese embassy residence police have cracked down on guerrilla opera­tions there in hopes of learning more about those involved in the hostage seizure.

Last week the Lima daily La Re­publica said Salvadoran and Chilean mercenaries were helping to train the Tupac Amaru rebels in the jungle. Cruz did not mention Chileans.

Cruz also said police had identi­fied the local commander of a col­umn of about 150 Tupac Amaru rebels.

Benedicto Villar Casano, whose background remains unknown, was idea tified as head of the rebels' cen­tral jungle front in the Chanchamayo valley, about 140 miles (230 kms) cast of Lima, Cruz said.

Villar Casano could be a possible successor for rebel leader Nestor Ccrpa, who commands the rebels inside the Japanese residence, Cruz said.

Fujimori has suggested that the guerrillas inside the residence could leave Peru for exile in another coun­try if they release the hostages un­harmed.

China accuses US media of prejudice, hostility BEIJING (AP)- China lashed out at its critics in the U.S. media W cdncsday with an emphatically phrased editorial l:un­ba.sting those who question its military intention., and its policies tDward Hong Kong and Tibet.

A number of U.S. columnist, and scholars use the U.S. media to slander Chinaandmisinfom1thepublic.thestate­run Xinhua News Agency complained.

'They have tried every means to un­dcnninc China's image worldwide by misleading the general public in the U.S., exerting influence on decision makers and throwing up barriers to Sino-U.S. relations," said the commentary.

Such commentaries arc government­approved and reflect opinion at the high­est levels of Chinese leadership.

The article, signed with the pen name WenMing,or''Enlightenment,'' accused unnamed U.S. media.of spreading pessi­mism and skepticism about China's July I recovery of sovereignty over Hong Kong.

Chinese officials have taken umbrage at reports that U.S. politicians will be watching closely to sec if Chinaabides by its promisestoallow Hong Kong to retain its free-wheeling way of life after the handover.

China likewise rejected criticism of it~ repression in the Himalayan region of Tibet.describing such criticism as "lies."

Reports about the rise of nationalism in China likewise have angered Beijing.

''SomcAmericanpoliticiansandmcm­ber, of the news media dcliberntcly con­fuse the lofty patriotic ideals oflhe Chi­nese people with the narrow concept of nationalism and use this to contuse the general public and place yet another ob­stacle in the way of improved Sino-U.S. relations," the commentary said.

It cited a recent article in the newspa­per USA Today that it said described China as a future superpower that could trigger another Cold War.

"Anyone with an understanding of China can clear! y sec that these words arc just sheer nonsense,'' it said. 1l1c commentary reiternted China's pledges not to pose a threat to other countries. It accused Beijing's detrnctors of seeking to prevent China's own development.

The United States, with the world's largest defense budget, and Japan, wi~1 the second-largest, were a far greater menace to world peace than China, it said.

Thecditorialnotcdtherccentimprovc­ment in Sino-U.S. tics after months of strife over trade, human rights issues and Chinese military maneuvers staged last spring to intimidate the island ofTaiwan, which Beijing views as a renegade prov­ince.

"More Americans have become aware that many reports in the U.S. media are simply not true, and say they do not want to be misguided anymore," it said.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS_-}

DYS Child Protective Unit report:

Child abuse ·'rampant' on Rota By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

"I WAS raped repeatedly and beaten. I reported it to the Divi­sion of Youth Services and the Department of Public Safety be­cause this person who did it to me was related to someone in power. Nothing was done."

"My father touches me in my private parts all the time. In the most recent one, he did some­thing different, it hurt on my inside and there was blood too. He said he loves me when he does this. I am not sure if this is okey. I do not like it."

No. These are not scripts

'Most of those who died at sea didn't wear life jackets'

By Jojo Dass . Variety News Staff CLOSE to 600 of the approxi­mately 790 people who die each year in boating-related accidents do not have their life jackets on, the Department of Public Safety said.

These people, according to a DPS report,drowned because their life jacket was not worn at all or was not accessible for use.·

"Most boating· fatality victims did notantici pate being in the water or becoming a fatality. But, by their very nature, accidents are difficult to predict," the report explained

Life jackets, known in emer­gency rescue parlance as the PFDs or Personal Flotation De­vice, help keep one's head out -of the water,

The DPS said people who choose ·not to wear a PFD "are more likely to become a boat­ing fatality statistic" than those who wear one.

"It is like wearing a seat bealt in your car. It is of little use unless you wear it and you never know when you will need it," the report stressed.

Thefiguresonthetotalnumber · cif persons dying each year after being caught in a sea mishap without their PFDs on, covers the whole of the US and its territo­ries.

The report came following the recent tragedy involving four Tinians who were lost at sea and presumed dead when their 14-feet vessel failed to reach the is­land after leaving Saipan last January 5.

Extensive search and rescue operations yielded the wrecked sea vessel, a human brain tissue, life jackets including one with blood traces on it, atJeast three shirts, and a pairof shoes among others.

The tissue, along with blood samples taken from the four's relatives, have been taken to Ha­waii for tests. ·

The four were Isaac Palacios, George Manglona, Ignacio Jose 'Joey' SN. Aquiningoc, and Tinian Mayor Herman M. Manglona's 22-year old son, Clifford. ·

''Life jackets won't work if you don'twearit Theyfloat,youdon't," said police PIO P03 Cathy Sheu.

For fiscal year 1997

MV8 seeks $2e9M additional budget

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

TI-IE Marianas Visitors Bureau has asked the legislature an additional $2.9 million in supplemental budget for fiscal year I 997 because of an impending deficit.

MVB Managing Director Anicia Q. Tomokane, in an identical letter separately addressed to Senate Presi­dent Jesus R. Sablan and Speaker Diego T. Benavente a week ago, said the MVB faces a deficit "in both the funding and the cum·11t number of full-time employees al located forow­opcmlions."

The deficit will result from "exist­in<> demand~ and a shortfall in ow­a1~prnpriated budget," Tomokane said.

Tomokane urged the legislature to introduce a joint resolution or an amendment to the budget the legisla­ture had earl icr approved.

"Our present situation is a result of disparity between oursubmitrcd bud­get and FTE (full-lime employee) requi;:sl to the Office of Mangement and Budget and OMB's eventual

submission to the legislatwe," she said.

"Ifnotforthisdifference, we would be confident in ensuring the accom­plishment of all the goals and objec­tives we have outlined for ourselves during this fiscal year," she added.

Included for funding under the re­quested supplemental budget is the tourist site development for Saipan, Tinianand Rota which will need $1.5 million.

A tolal of$277,000 will be needed for 19 current part-time or temporary positions, as well as $88,600 for six new positions for Tinian and Rota.

For an in-house legal counsel, $60,00'J will be needed.

Security services at dive-site areas willneed$50,000andprivatizedtrash collection in Sai pan, Tinian and Rota, $250,00'J.

Other allocations: $500,00'J for lease of the MYB building site; $.150,000 for beach sweeper with tractor; and $100,00 for relocation of the Field Opcrntions facility. ·

All in all, the additional money l11e MVB needs is $2,975.600.

taken from a B-movie film project.

These are testimonies given by 12th, 7th, and 8th Graders in a survey recently conducted by the Child Protective Unit of the DYS.

And if any, these points to the extent to which the physical and sexual abuse has affected Rota minors.

"It is clear from this survey that there is definitely child abuse occurring in Rota," said the DYS in its survey report, a copy of which was obtained by the Variety.

"The numbers," said the re-

port, "are far above the US av­erage and shows that services are needed."

The US average for physical abuse is 27 .3 per cent for ages six to 10, 25.8 per cent for ages 11 to 15, and 9.1 per cent for ages 16 to 18.

For sexual abuse, the US av­erage is 26 per cent for ages six to I 0, 27.2 per cent for ages 11 to 15, and IO per cent for ages 16 to 18.

The report admitted that "the survey results are lower than actual rates of abuse occurring on Rota."

A total of 242 respondents

were randomly chosen to re­spond to the DYS questionnaire, majority of which had expressed doubts explaining that they have repeatedly reported abuses to propoer authoritiers in vain.

The survey results showed that 37.5 per cent of minors in Grade 6 have had experiences of sexual abuse while 60 per cent of those who are in Grade I 2 have had similar ordeals.

About 31 per cent of all re­spondents admitted having been a victim of sexual abuse while another 56.2 per cent said they have, at one time or another, been subjected to physical battering.

House Majority leader Pete Reyes, (from left) unidentified Customs offici~I, Finance Secretary Anl?f:io Cabrera and former Customs official Edward Deleon Guerrero jorn yesterdays ceremony g1vrng recogmtron to retired Customs officials. The ceremony was held at the Saipan airport's arrival area.

Garapan. building in danger ·of coll~~sin.g·: - '. .• ' • .... • • ' - ' • • ' - • - : ,. l, • '' ' - • - ". ,. '• ' ( ' •

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

THEDEPARTMENTof Public Works has ordered the demoli­tion of a three-story commer­cial building in Garapan which, according to engineers, "repre­sents a significant seismic haz­ard."

A structural analysis made by an engineering company found flaws in the architectural de­sign of YIP Building.

In October last year, Andrew W. Smith, building safety offi­cial of the department, rescinded the temporary certificate of oc­cupancy issued in 1994, and or­dered that the building's occu­pants be evacuated.

Citing the analysis made by Winzler & Kelly Consulting En­gineers, Smith said the "the building represents a significant seismic hazard and should not be occupied in its present con­dition."

Smith wanted the evacuation done by November 1996, but later allowed an extension pend­ing the owner's submission of a demolition and renovation plan.

"We're still waiting at the mo­ment for their engineer to give

us assessment on what can be done to renovate it. We're giv­ing them until March to re­spond," Smith said in telephone interview yesterday.

"We're working on (the struc­tural assessment) with them right now, but the difficult part is to come up with plans to check the building and evacuate the occupants,'' he added.

"We have confirmed that the structural design and details of the building's frame members do not conform to the Uniform Building Code ( 1991) minimum requircmrnts to resist the ef­fects of seismic ground mo­tions," Smith said in a letter to Andy K. Lee, one of the owners of VIP Building.

"The results of. the concrete coring-compressive strength tests shows only one sample which meets or exceeds the re­quired 3,000 (pounds per square inch) for beams, columns and slabs,"' Smith said.

Results. of recent concrete tests, Smith said, indicated that the entire building was con­structed with "defective mate­rials not meeting specifica­tions."

The building was constructed by TAC International Construc­tors Inc. in I 994.

Andy J. Lee and Kwun Lee Co. Inc. which contracted TAC, had sued the construction com­pany for the defective construc­tion of the building.

TAC, filed a countersuit against Lee Co. because the lat­ter continued to rent out spaces in the project despite its knowl­edge that the building is in dan­ger of collapsing.

Invoking the Consumer Pro­tection Act, TAC said Lee Co. "is engaged in unfair competi­tion and unfair and unlawful business practices."

The construction company wants Lee Co. to stop using the building, saying it places the "public at risk."

TAC claimed that by continu­ing to rent out spaces in the project, the construction firm "is aggrieved because its repu­tation as a builder will be harmed."

The Superior Court, however, in a recent decision, dismissed TAC's suit saying it was not the proper entity to sue VIP owners "for a public nuisance."

4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JANUARY 23, 1997

'JR'~ rrla,dana~ by: John DelRosario

I patgon gi familia Gi11e,1 1111' biahe hu mente 11a i patgon 11a finaiiago, piot 'nai

gaige gi idat primet me sis siha esta i sinko a,ios, kulan w1' iuutet

sa' mampos ma11-a1igogho gi sai11a1ia gi todo nesesidat. Dispues de ·

este na idat, /za tut11ho11 umeyag adumididi' hafa mankombene

silza 11a clzec/zo' sihiilisao 11a taotao. £stake II fatto gi hente un'

aiio, i i11aiigog/zo gi sai,zaiia clzel/011 estake e11Ji11 echo taotao ya ha lut11/zo11 mis mo familiaiia.

Mail a' pago ta bira un 'rato este na inasoda' ya ta apagat famaguonta

espesiatmente pot nesesidat umekufigog gi mafiainan niha.

Si nana yan tata manmofona gi todo asunton linala' guine gi hilo'

tano '. Sifia ha' mas hao lagse fumino' Amerikano osino un' dimanda

mas libetta gi modetno na klasen linala' pago na tiempo, lao fan

hofigge na ni taimano doblamo, trabiha i ekspiriensian i dos amko

mas ancho yan an tao ke hafa un 'keke petsige gi kaprichomo mis mo.

Patgon hao ya gi todo finachochu' nanamo yan tatamo, pot hago

ihu yan iha na kana' hapupuno' siha i dos pot para umana' guaha safo

na fanliheiig familia, neiigkano gi lamasan chumocho, magago para

i tataotaomo yan otro siha na nesesidat pot para u asegura na felis

kareramo mona.

Gi todo kinalamten 'nai ilegmo un 'tufigofia hafa para un' chogue,

fanhoiigge ensegidas na ti un' upos ekspiriensian niha i dos sainamo

gi halom guma'. Todo saina ni hu tuiigo. man satton gi famaguon

niha, edukasion i mas yahululo' gi pinedofig palabras niha. Sa' hafa

mo hon na este mofona gi fino' i dos amko?

Ha komprende kabales na edukasion i mas maug' yan fitme na

irensia sifia manae' hao ke pidason tano' osino finkas. Yangin guaha

chinatsagamo gi maseha hafa na leksion, faisen i dos amko kao siiia

ma'espehaye hao ayudo. Seguroyo' na sifia ma'ayuda hao gi ennao

na as unto gi katkuet manera pot para u asegura na un 'komprende

leksionmo antes de un 'falag i eskuela.

Giya guaho mismo, hu komprende na megai gi famaguonta

munesesita ayudo gi leksion niha. Estague' na rason n·a hu sosoyu'

todo at mos ram as gobietno na uma 'atetuye ma 'establesen "learning

center" gi seiigsoiig siha 'nai sifia manma 'ayuda todos famaguonta

ni munesesita ayudo gi leksion niha. Mauleg este na k!asen programa

kosake sifia i famaguonta ha gasta tiempon niha man eyag mas

enlugat de u fan hanao guato gi ti mankombene siha na aktibidat.

Hago lokue' nu i patgon debi unnae' animo yan unna' maagim

korasonmo yangin inapapp.gat hao nu i mafiainamo. Este i para un'

onra maiiainamo sumasaonao gi Dies na Tinago' Yuus. Un' sumen

magas na tinago sa' ginen i Nanalibreta este na katgo. Ti finatinas

lehislatura osino areglamienton gobietno este na tinago '. Ginen i

Rai i man rai siha. Ginen este na i Dies na tinago' Yuus 'nai

manmafaiiago i lai entero elmundo. Guaha obligasionrno komo

patgon umekufigog, man osge, man ayuda gi gima' yan madoktrina.

Todo kinalamtenmo, espehos gi dos sainamo ayo na mauleg

un 'fa 'bisio gumuaddia mafiamo gi todo manera sa' gincn ennao 'nai

uma'anog hafa na klasen guma' ·nai mapogsai yan makreansa bao.

Yangin para un' fangasta otguyu gi maiiainamo, mas baranka gi

dispues para finaposmo 'nai csta guaha lokue' familia. Taimano

un 'chogue gi.ya siha, siempre u fatto latte cnnao na chatbida giya

hago. Yangin no siankaso hao nu i fino' maiiainamo, aiigogho Iokue'

na i patgon ni para un'kone' halom guine na tano, un' finatafigaye

taimano 'nai un' trata i maiiainamo. I mas ti ma pot i para un'

ekufigog. Ginen este guaha puddetmo mafigomprcndc. Nina' fan

repara hao mas ya initot atetun impitosu. Hago mismo un' lagnos

ginen i korasonmo sensian manrcspcta :·a achogha' un' falag mano,

ma 'lag ennao na konduktamo gi maseha haye un' inatan.

Siiia ha' taya' lcblo mutuge' pot hal'a i patgon para uchoguc gi

katkuet fina' baraiigka. Lao gaige gi fitme na pisu yan baligen guma

gi dos sainamo ya ti un' !ache yangin gaige hao gi ha!om homhom sa'

gaige ha' talo si nana yan si tata para u ina i para un' pokate mona.

Gi kadada' na manera, "para i sainamo mufiga ingrato". Na mauleg

hao na patgon. Sen mas, Si Yuus Maase!

REiO'RNS MUl

EXCHI\NGES

JACK ANDERSON and MICHAEL BINSTEIN

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Saddam's son survives assassins again WASHINGTON - The son of Saddam lives. Though many in Iraq may wish it weren't so.

An ambush by Iraqi dissidents in Baghdad resulted in the shooting of Saddam Hussein's likely heir, eldest son Uday, but failed to kill him. Thus, the his reign of terror continues.

Uday first popped up on our radar screen in 1988, when at a party attended by Egyptian Presi­dent Hosni Mubarak's wife, he beat his father's most trusted subordinate to death with a cane or stick.

The murder, and the facts behind it, were bottled up for some time-until several Arab sources, including King Hussein of Jordan, told our asso­ciate Dale Van Atta about the incident.

Both jealousy and revenge combined to enrage . Uday about the Iraqi military captain who was his targetthat night. The captain was closer to Saddam than anyone-including Uday-and acted as his most trusted aide de camp.

The captain was asked to approach the husband ofa woman with whom Saddam had fallen in love and wanted to take as a secret second wife. The husband was offered money and position-along with the understanding that he'd probably be killed if he refused Saddam's offer. He agreed to a divorce.

Uday's mother, Sajida was furious at this chain of events and stoked the enmity of Uday toward Saddam's aide. The night of the party, Uday seized on a law his father had decreed banning celebratory shooting, and went over to "disci­pline" the aide forpoppingoff a few rounds during the party. The beating did not end until the aide was dead, according to U.S. and Middle East intelligence sources.

Upon hearing ofhis aide's death, Saddam threw a volcanic temper tantrum. Had Uday not been Saddam's son, he likely would have been ex­ecuted. Instead, he was tossed into prison and an execution date was set. Despondent, Uday tried suicide and failed.

Uday's mother-Saddam's fir~t wife-en­treated Saddam to spare their son. He finally agreed, sending them both into well-manicured exile as diplomats to the United Nations in Geneva.

Meanwhile, Uday's uncle, Gen. Adnan Khairallah spoke up for his exiled sister and nephew, incurring Saddam's further displeasure. Though he had been defense minister, Saddam's right hand man and an Iraqi hero, Khairallah was killed in an incident that Saddam tried to mask as an accident.

The rift between father and son was finally

healed when Saddam wanted Uday at his side for the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait and subse­quent war against U.S.led military forces. Saddam so valued his heir apparent that he secretly sent Uday out of the country during the darkesthoµrs of Desert Storm.

Iraqis themselves didn't know this because, years before, Saddam had "hired" doppelgangers:-Uday lookalikes who would pose as him in dangerous settings. Latif Y ahia, a double who defected back in 1992, turned Uday down on the "offer" in 1987 but then was imprisoned and tortured into accept­ing.

Cosmetic surgery gave him the appropriate dimples; his front teeth were pulled out to give him a set like Uday; he was given special shoes to make him 6-foot-2 like Uday, and he went through six months of training to learn how to mimic Uday's gestures and voice.

The price of this opulent masquerade-living in luxury palaces and traveling in royal entourages­has been the exposure to at least a half-dozen a~sassination attempts. During Desert Storm, it was the Uday doubles who would go to the front in morale_-building gestures for the Iraqi public.

Smee the war, Saddam has allowed Uday to amass his own personal fortune, become editor-in­chief of a daily newspaper, run a TV station, head the trade and information ministries and head ~addam' s personal security forces. Iraqis rou­tmely began referring to him as "Number Two" and his younger brother, Qosay, as "Number Three."

In his father's bloody footsteps, Uday has been eliminating other potential successors with a ruthlessness his father clearly admires. The starkest example came last year, when Uday shot Saddam's half-brother Watban Ibrahim Takrit( at a ~a~ty. Though Watban, who report­edly died of hts wounds was one of Saddam's closest henchmen and relatives, Uday was not thrown into jail this time.

The recent assassination attempt, on Dec. 12, was of the real Uday and not one oFhis doubles. The official announcement read: "Mr. Uday S~ddam I-lu_ssein, chairman of the Iraqi Olym­pH: Committee, was subjected tonight to a cowa-dly attack during which he was wounded at 7 p.111."

His wounds were described as lighter than when he was shot in the arm in 1992 durin!l anoth~r assassination attempt. It appears h; and his doubles haven't used up their nine lives.

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COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

In the matter or lhe Esta le or Breit B. Cruz, Deceased. Civil No. 97-0017

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Petition or Helen Babauta Cruz seeking lo be appointed as Administratrix of the Estate of Breit B. Cruz. deceased. has been set for hearing belore the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, CNMI on February 18, 1997 at 1 :30 o'clock p.m.

Any person who has any obieclion to the petition may file his or her ob1ection with the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands al any lime before the hearing, or may appear at the time set for hearing to present such abjeclion or interest in the above-captioned matter.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned ta the credilors al, and all persons having claims against lhe Estate of Bretl 8. Cruz, deceased, that within sixty (60) days alter the publication of this notice, they must file their claims with the Clerk of Court of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and any claims not so presented shall be barred.

Dated: Saipan, MP January 6, 1997

ls/Deputy Clerk of Court

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Born today, you are not always easy to approach, and you are not always willing to take advice when it is offered to you, regardless of its merit. Even though you are not easily offended, when someone gets on your bad side you can be a formidable opponent, and you are quick to react in kind. To say you have a temper is a big understate­ment. In fact, you can swing into a rage at the least provocation. You are not proud of this beha,1or; you · prefer to remain calm, rational and stylish at all times even though ·you don't always achieve this goal.

You have a great deal of style and charisma, but you know that you can't rely on these gifts to see you through difficult times. You are willing to work harder and longer than most people because you want to have more success than most people.

Also born on this date are: Richard Dean Anderson and Rutger Hauer, actors; Princess Ca,oline of Monaco; Chila Rivera, actress and dancer.

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graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

FRIDAY, JA.J\I. 24 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-1\larch 20) - The training you receive today, directlv or indirectlv, will serve you well for a long time to come. Trust vour instincts.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -You may have a run-in with a Gemini or Scorpio native today that will not be a complete sur­prise. You will get a preview of something important.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -The only way out today will be to go back on your word, so you may have to go through with something quite difficult to remain complete­Iv honorable. . GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Take care not to put on the v.Tong kind of act today in order to get at­tention from those in authority. Remain true to yourself.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -You will enjoy something unex­pected at the workplace today, just in time to close the week on a high note. You will be satisfied \\~th the outcome.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -You will spend too much time try­ing to keep up with those who are not directly involved in your af­fairs. Try not to get distracted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - You will get a better sense of the way things work today on the outside and on the inside, where many things are hidden from ,~ew.

CAPR1COR1' (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Someone close to you can provide you with something you want. Make an effort to show your gratitude freely.

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the norm. Cars are air-conditioned and cost as little as $200. Federal laws forbid wanton cutting of wooded hill­sides.

The first work of fiction to be blessed by a pope was the 1880 best seller "Ben Hur."

Breastfed babies are happier and less prone to disease than their for­mula-fed counterparts. They are also less prone to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

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Gov. Tenorio optimistic about promotion driYe:

'C spots to lure tourists' By Zaldy Dandan

Variety News Staff CNN INTERNATIONAL has started airing 30-second and 60-second Northern Mariana Islands "sightsandsoW1ds" spots, which Gov. Froilan· C. Tenorio said "will defi­nitely help" attract tourists to the CNMI.

CNN accoW1t executive Jennifer Fletcher, in a media conference yes­terday, claimed that the spots will reach 104 million households in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America

and Europe. She said the spots will run twice a

day, everyday, for a year. 111e governor's special assistant

for trade and tourism Kurt Burkhart said$2 IO,CXXlistheminimumamount of advertising required by the cable TV network. ·

When pressed by reporters to give the exact amount the CNMI taxpay­ers paid for the making of the video and for the airing of the spots, the govemor'spublicinforrnationofficer Mark Broadhurst said he will ''try to

DPHS opens Clinic to· serve Southern Saipan

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By Mar-Vic C. Munar

Variety News Staff THE DEPARTMENT of Public Health has opened the newly reno­vated clinic in San Antonio village.

According to Public Health Secre­tary lsamuAbraham, the clinic which officially opened on Jan. I 7, has ex-

panded its seivices to seive the grow­ing population of San Vicente, San Antonio, Kobleiville, Dandan, As Lita, Chalan Kanoa, Susupe and Chalan Piao communities.

The San Antonio Clinic was re­namedSouthem Community Health Clinic.

Abraham said clinic seivices cater to the needs of women, infant, chil­dren, and elderly.

Among the services it provides are immuni?.ation, blood pressure and sugarcheck, sexuallytransmitteddis­ease, postpartum, pap smear, breast examination, reproductive health family planning and pre-natal check.

The clinic is staffed with physicians, nurses and health care assistants from the public health department

''"Ibis is the one of the outreach servicesthedepartmentisimplement­ing as envisioned by our governor," Abraham said.

Cong. Dino Jones guests tonight on I Taotao Ta A joint resolution pre-filled by Rep. Dino Jones last Friday calls for the closing of the Saipan Philippine Consulate.

This comes on the. heels of ~­other bill authored by Rep. Stanley Torres which proposes a non-resi­dent worker ban on workers from the Philippines.

Both proposals lash out in re­sponse to the existing NMI law stating that employers of contract workers must provide certain ben­efits to their employees. Although the issue of the Philippine Consulate'sstatusintheCNM!does not fall W1der the jurisdiction of the legislature, several questions have arisen to the authoring of these bills. I Taotao-Ta host~ Jess and Anicia Sonoda have invited House Minor­ity Leader Dino Jones on the pro-

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gram tonight to answer these and other questionsregarding proposed legislation by the 10th Legislature. They invite you to call in with your questi\:ms and comments on this edition of I Taotao-Ta.

SaiP,an resident in honor roll Cheshire, CT-Jung Min Kim, an eleventh grade student at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA, was recently named to the school's honor roll for the second marking period. He earned First Honors, the high­est level ofrecognition, forachiev-

ing an A average. He is the son of Kang Hee Kim of Saipan.

Founded in 1794, Cheshire Academy in a college prepara-

. tory, coeducational, day and boarding school enrolling students in grades K-2, 6-12 with an op­tion for a post-graduate year.

find out." theCNMI. Tenorio said the advertising spots

will have "an impact" and will spell a "lot of difference."

(As required by the Open Govern­ment Act, the Variety yesterday re­quested the Office of the Governor to disclose the total amount paid by the administration to CNN and to Aquaquest Video Productions, the

companythatsuppliedthevideofoot­age to CNN.

The Variety has also requested for the exact amount being paid to the Lee Salters group, a public relations company hired by the administration to "rebuild" the CNMI's image.)

"You got to spend money to make more money," he said after being asked how much the spots are costing

CNN account executive Jennifer Fletcher and Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio watch yesterday's "preview" of the CNMI "sights and sounds" which will be aired on CNN International starting today.

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Junior Achievement set to hold 'Our Nation Challenge' Saturday JUNIORAchievementofSaipan . will conduct the ."Our Nation Challenge" this Saturday, Janu­ary 25, 1997 at the Pacific Castle in Koblerville from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., theJAS program announced. During the chal­lenge, sixth grade students from eight Saipan elementary schools who participated in the program will answer questions based on the Junior Achievement materi­alspresentedduring the program.

Each team bas the opportunity towinupto$100fortheirschools sixth grade class, the J AS said in a news release.

"Our Nation" is a Junior Achievement program designed to introduce the basics of busi­ness to sixth grade students. During the five week program, a business volunteervisits the class to present the Our Nation mate­rials prepared by Junior Achieve­ment.

This year, 12 classes at 11 schools participated in "Our Na­tion." The sponsoring businesses were:

Microl Corp, MTC, B. Davy's Inc., The Shoe Gallery/Flores Inc. Deloitte & Touche, Bank of Saipan, Shell Marianas, JC Tenorio Ent., Tan Holdings Group, Saipan Cable TV, PacifiCom, and Bank of Hawaii.

The schools involved in "Our Nation" included:

Oleai, Garapan, Koblerville, Tanapag, WS Reyes, GTC, San Vicente, and San Antonio as well as three private schools, Grace Christian Academy, Whispering Palms, and Saipan International School.

The "Our Nation"Challengewill begin at 9:00 am. with three pre­liminary rowids. At 2:00 p.m. two semi-final rounds will be held with the finals and awards presentations concluding by 5:00 p.rn.

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Babauta commends MTC for start of cable project AS MTC begins laying the W1derwa­ter fiber optic cable connecting the Northern Marianas to the new high­speed world communications sys­tem, Resident Representative Juan Babautacongratulatedthelocalcom­pany.

"MTC' s investment will plug the CNMI into the economy of the 21st century," said Babauta., in a news release from Washington.

"Without the cable our economy would be stuck in the past. · MTC announced this month that

final connection had already been rnadeintheplannedTPC5fiberoptic ring.

1his network of 78 international telecommunications carriers from 42 countries connected by fiber optic cable is now the major information pipeline connecting businesses and individuals in the Pacific, and con­necting the Pacific with the rest of the

THE Division of Fish and Wild­life is seeking the assistance of anglers and fishermen in the CNMI in its effort to assess the appropriate population and the different species of marlins in and around the waters of the CNMI.!3

Anglers who have caught Mar­lins within the past year are being kindly asked to volunteer infor­mation such as approximate size and weight of the fish, as well as approximate date of catch.

The infonnation gathering is in conjunction with an on-going study commissioned by the Department of Lands and Natural Resources' Division of Fish and Wildlife, which seeks to survey marlins around the CNMI waters, through a tag and release program.

"Your assistance will greatly enhance our understanding of the movements and basic biology of this important species," the DFW said in a news release.

Juan Babauta

world. BabautanotedthatGuamhasbeen

connected by TPC-5 to Japan, Ha­waii, and the US mainland for a year, but that the CNMI - without a fiber optic cable- has been cut out.

"Not having a fiber optic connec­tion to offer businesses in the CNMl

was like not having an airport that could land 747s," Babauta said.

"Obviously you can't compete under those conditions."

The TPC-5 network has a greater capacity than all of the existing un­-dersea cable networks b the Pacific put together.

It can carry over250,000 simulta­neous voice conversations and sup­ports a full range of other services including, fax, Internet access., video conferencing, electronic document exchange and e-mail.

The network is able to reroute traf. fie around blockage within 300 milli -seconds, about the blink of an eye.

In addition to circuits between the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii, Guam and Japan, TPC-5 will interconnect withfiberopticcablesystemstoChina, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam andAustralia

Architect Re_gistration Exams now year-round THE National Council of Architectual Registration Boards (NCARB) announced that beginning next month, all divisions of the computerized Architect Registration Exami­nation (A.R.E.) will be offered year-round, six days a week at one of the Sy! van Centers in the United States, its territories and Canada.

This change comes about as a result of a decision made by the Board to replace the paper-and­pencil A.R.E. with an innova­tive computer-based test, a news release from the local Board of Professional Licensing said.

Candidates will be able to take the exam in ariy order on any day they wish and need not schedule all divisions within a short time frame as is now done with paper-and-pencil testing.

Candidates applying for ini­tial registration board can take the test in any test center, the release added.

Once a person is approved by a state board to take the test, they may then schedule at any of the Sylvan Centers through­out the United States and its territories.

A candidate cannot retake any failed section of the test for at least six months.

Once all sections of the test are passed, the· Board is noti -fied, and the candidates is then eligible for licensure.

The Sylvan Center located on 866 Route 7 in Maina (P.O. Box 869 Agan a, Guam 96910) is the closest test center for candidates in the NMI.

Exam candidates in -the Northern Marianas should con­tact the Board of P.rofessional Licensing Office located at the 2nd Floor of the Island Com­mercial Center, Middle Road, Gualo Rai, Saipan, or call (670) 234-5897/235-5898 or fax us at (670) 234-6040, for further in­quiries.

Eight DF_S Saipan Limited employees were recognized at a recent party for having perfect attendance during 1996. Pictured above are (front, 1-r) Margarita Matagolai, Rufina Guevarra, Carmen Fejeran, Cat/ina Benavente, Emy Pasqua, and Humiko Moses. Dominga Villar and Lupe Borja are not pictured. DFS Managers (back, 1-r) include David Hawkins, Marian Aldan-Pierce, and Rick Lemaich.

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Kono getting impatient on crash probe results

Chopper engine flown to L.A. By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

OFFICIALS looking into the cause of the helicopter crash two weeks ago have flown the ai;craft's engines to Califor­nia for a closer scrutiny even

as the Japanese Consulate ex­pressed hope the investigation can be concluded "sooner."

"I need a copy of the re­port ... sooner is better," said Japanese Consul Yoshikuni Kono through an interpreter.

He nonetheless conceded the ongoing probe is "compli­cated."

"They [probers] will have to look at all aspects," Kono said.

aircraft with Itoh while Watanabe was frolicking by the beach with her 25-year old sister Tomoko when the inci­dent happened.

Mobil to hold emergency response exercise today

Citing information relayed by Emergency Management Office chief Robert Guerrero. Kono said the Enstrom Shark helicopter's engines have re­cently been flown to Los An­geles for a closer look by the Federal Aviation Authority.

Hanami suffered a broken backbone and heel as well as a bleeding lung while Watanabe sustained a gaping wound from below the right ear to the left one.

Both have been flown to Ja­pan and are now recuperating from the wounds. MOBIL Oil Mariana Island

Inc. will host a crisis training exercise on Saipan, today, 23. According to a news release from Mobil the exercise is part of a series of Environmental Health and Safety programs and policies put into place by Mobil throughout the world.

On-going assessments of emergency preparedness in­cluding transportation the Asia Pacific region.

Examples of potential situ­ations that Mobil prepares for include fire-fighting, marine spills, release of gases, prod­uct recalls, and tank truck in­cidents, the release said.

The disaster scenario for the exercise is unknown to par­ticipants until the program begins. Then every detail in enacted in real time, as if it's an actual emergency.

Response teams set up in locations around the island and are proceeding in the response process, just as they would if an incident were to occur.

Each participant goes through every step of his as­signed role in the response process; contacting local au­thorities, allocating the nec­essary funds, sourcing equip­ment, and fielding questions from the media and the com­munity.

Al I clements are played out for tht: duration of the exer­cise.

Through this on-going train­ing program, Mobil hopes re­sponse strategies are continu­ously evaluated and updated

Shriners outreac:t, cl)nic postponed ·,

The Department of Public Health informs the public that the Shriners Outreach Clinic that was scheduled for Janu­ary 22-24, 1997 for Saipan, Tinian and Rota has been post­poned until further notice. Ir you have any questions/con­cerns, please contact Margarita Torres-Aldan at 234-8950, extension 2022.

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and responsibilities during emergency situations are clearly defined.

Written plans for respond­ing to possible emergencies are in place for each Mobil operation in the region.

Participating in the Saipan ex­ercise will be the local Mobil office, as well as a support team from Mobil in Guam, USCG Cap­tain of the Port, Guam Response Cooperative and thirteen agen­cies of the CNMI.

·He said the matter will take another month's time.

Two persons died, one of them a Japanese businessman identified as 44-year old Akihiro Itoh, when the Ma­caw chartered aircraft plunged 25-fect down to three feet of beach water fronting the Saipan Grand Hotel the after­noon of 13s t Jan. I 2.

Brian Caldwell, the aircraft's 28-year old pilot

Yoshikuni Kono

who reportedly obtained his license·six months before the mishap, also died in the crash.

Two other Japanese tourists - Seiichi Hanami 21; and Chieko Watanabe 29 - con­sequently suffered severe in­juries.

Hanami was on board the

"I'm sure they are i mprov­ing well now," said Kono.

Kono said the Consulate still has not received words from the victims' relatives.

The Japanese government has vowed to assist them should they opt to pursue a legal battle against Macaw Helicopters if the investiga­tion establish that the mishap was caused by a mechanical error.

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A special stock.holders' meeting is scheduled next month to fom1alize 1hc capital hike, to be carried out in two equal issues of stock this year and next year, an airline statement said.

PAL, the nation's flag carrier and Asia's first international airline, has started a $ 4 billion rPodcrnization

program, including $ 3.2 billion to purchase 36 new planes.

Last month, PAL chairman Lucio Tan threatened to cancel orders for seven Boeing 747-400s and four Air­bus A340-300s under the program when collective bargaining negotia­tions with the airlines' pilots union stalled over the pilots' wage de­mands.

The airline later announced it would go on with the ambitious reflecting after striking an agreement with the pilots' union.

The airline has been beleaguered by massive losses and labor unrest.

It had$ 1.15 billion in debts and obligations under aircraft leases as of last December. Losses reached $ 83.8 million in the fiscal year 1hat ended last April, 27 percent more than the year before, airline records show.

PAL last increased its capitaliza­tion from 5 billion pesos ($ 192 mil­lion) to 10 billion pesos($ 385 million) last Sept. 12, after Tan extended his control of the airline.

US offers more money to rejected Vietnamese resettle1nent seekers

A handcuffed Congressman Romeo Ja/osjos, wanted by the authori­ties tor the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl, is presented to the media by Brig. Gen. Jose Calimlim, left, Chief of the Presidential Security Group, at its Manila headquarters, shortly after his arrest Friday on an island west of Manila. Jalosjos eluded arrest tor 22 days until his capture Friday. AP Photo ·

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The United States has offered to pay 340 Vietnamese stranded in the Philippines to return home instead of seeking re­settlement in America, an official said Tuesday.

Bruce Byers, spokesman of the U.S. Embassy, said Washington has offered to pay$ 1,000 to adults and dlrs 500 to children to return to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese were allowed to

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at aresettlementccnter in the Philippines for a few months before being allowed to proceed to the United States.

However, their cases were re-exam­ined in the Philippines and they were denied U.S. resettlement rights. In some cases tlleir·documents were found to be incomplete or falsified. They have lived in camps here since then.

They were not included in a group of about 1,400 Vietnamese "boat people" that the Philippines agreed to allow to remain here following the cutoff of U.N.

funding for all Asian Vietnamese re­settlement camps last June.

Most ofihe 1,400 left their home­land in boats soon after the Commu­nists defeated the South Vietnamese government in 1975. They were de­nied asylumin Westemnationsanddo notwanttoretumhomc. Bycrssaid the United States infonned the Philip­pinesofthedecision toofferthemoncy to the 340 others last week. Phil­ippine Secretary Domingo Siazon has been in Hanoi since Sunday attending a three-day meeting of a joint commis­sion overseeing bilateral tics.

Ramos wants Jalosjos coddlers PRESIDENT Ranios has ordered the presidential legal office to detcm1inc whclhcr Chief Supt. Manuel Pepino had "deliberately misled" authorities concerning tl1c whereabouts of arrested Zamboanga Rep. Romeo Jalosjos.

The President also directed DILG Secretary Robert Barbers to coordinate witl1 tl1c Presidential Security Command in probing Jaloajos' network of coddlers.

Chief Presidential Legal Office Renato Cayetano said the President "is ve,y detcnnincd" to get to the bonom of how Jalosjos was able to clu<le arrest for almost u month.

"No one involved should be spared from invcstigationby law enforcement," the President told Cayetano. Phil. Journal

OCW remittances outpace tourism receipts FOREIGN rcmiltanccs hy Overseas Filipinos Workers have been outpacing the country's foreign tourism receipts in the last five years.

This wa, learned from I ales I statistical records of the OWW A, which said that while Philippine receipts from foreign visi1ors 6'fewby an annual averngc of 13 percent, OfW remittances had surged by an avcrngc of 37 percent in the last four years.

Foreign tourist gross rcccipls gencraled by the Philippines amounted to US$, hi Ilion in 1992, US$2,122billionin 1993, US$2,282billionin 1994, US$2,453billionin 1995 and US $2.7 billion in 19%.

Foreigners who visited the country increased from 951,356 in 1991 to 2liQ53J585 in l 996. P 11. ournal

RP, Iraqi speakers seek closer ties Sl'EAKERJosede Venecia Jr. and visiling Iraqi National Assembly SpeakcrSaadoon 1-Jarnadi agreed Hamadi agreed hst Monday to forgccloserrclations between tl1eir1wo chrnnbc!:i and, indirectly, between tl1cir two counlries.

111e two signed a five-point memorandum of agreement ectlling forcloserC(Xlpcra­tion ru1d liicndship between lrJqi and Philippine lawmakers.

The agree men I seeks tl1e cslahlishmcnl of friendship groups of in botl1 legislativc ;Lssemblics, consultation among lawmakc,,. und exchrn1gc of infonnalion and visits.

The lwo speakers also discussed tl1e diplomatic ;md trade relations between tl1eir countrics:md the recent Uni led N al ions decision ;tl]owing Iraq to export its oil provided it uses the proceeds to buy fcxxJ and medicines for its people.

Japan plans annual summit with ASEAN JAPAN wants to hold ru1 annual summit with tl1c ASEAN as it seeks to upgrndc iLs existing relations with the regional forum.

This was learned by Foreign Sccretal}' Domingo Siazon ba<;ed on Japan P1ime Ryutaro Hashimoto's recent spced1 he delivered in Singapore.

Prime Minister Hashimoto wanls change in the ASEAN-Japan relations, he wants them upgraded," Siazon told diplomatic reporters.

Siazon sid that Japan considers ils tics with Ascan very important to its political stability.

SiazonsaidthatJapanalsowanlstoexpandJapan-Ascancoopcrationinintcmational issues such as those being championed by tl1e United Nations (UN).

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2 kids die in Fiji fire / PNG to try arresting

'infiltrating' reporters

SUV A (Pacnews}--Two children died after being trnpped in their burning flat at the western Fiji city of Lautoka on Mon­day night.

1l1e charred bodies of the children aged 9 and 7 were found lying in their bedroom by police ,md fire officers, tl1e Fiji Times reported.

Their parenL~. both Filipino doctors, were on duty at Lautoka Hospital when the tire started about IO pm.

A housegirl employed by the family, escaped from her bedroom located down­stairs, after neighbours saw tl1e flames and rnised the alann.

Divisional Fire Authority's Western chief Asaeli Malewa says the children lried to escape by breaking the bedroom window and tearing mosquitonetting but were stopped by burglar bars bolted to the wall.

Malcwa saystl1echildren were unable

to escape through theirparenl~' bedroom where the fire was believed to have started.

Radio Fiji reports the National Fire Authority has described the house as a Death Trnp because it had no emergency exit and the only means of escape was through windows which were secured by burglar grills.

Police say tl1ey have not ruled out foul play as investigations continue into the cause of the fire ..

South Pacific Forum airs concern over nuclear waste shipments SUV A(Pacnews}--Thesecretary gen­eral of the South Pacific Forum, Ieremia Tabai, has reiterated tl1e forum's con­tinuing concern over the use of the region for the shipment of high level nuclear and other hazardous wastes.

Tabai was reacting to reports that a British-registered ship, Pacific Teal, withacargoofvitrifiedhighlevelnuclear waste on board, has left the French port of Cherbourg bound for Mutsu in Ja­pan.

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Fiji gov't tightens airport security SUVA(Pacncws)--·n1eCivil Avia­tion Authrnity ofriji has defended its security system at the Nadi Interna­tional Airprn1.

CAAF's public relations officer Molly Mu1phy says airpo11 secu1ity is mnong the highest prirnity on the Authodty's list of concerns, Radio Fiji reported.

Mu1phy says CAAF h,L, measures in place for all customers that use tl1e airport to be properly screened ,md identified, before being allowed into the air-side areas.

Murphy's comments follow cdti­cisms levelled at the Autho1ity, after one of its senior staff members b1eached airp011secudty and csc01ted a New Zealm1d militmy personnel out of the ai1p01t through a side-gate.

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In a statement Tuesday Tabai said the South Pacific Forum is concerned that once again high level waste will be trans­ported through the region.

"Because of this, it is our expecta­tion that such shipment should be carried out in accordance with the highest international safety and se­curity standards in a manner which satisfactorily addresses all contin­gencies and in full consideration with all member countries of the South

Pacific Forum", Secretary Genernl Tabai said.

He said he was pleased that mem­berscounUiesand the secretariat were being consulted and more informa­

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The two journalists attended a meeting between a parlia­mentary delegation and Bougainville Revolutionary Army leaders at Laguai vil­lage in the ishrnd's south over the weekend.

The meeting, which was held at the request of sou th Bou gain vi I le rebel leaders, was to discuss the release of five soldiers held hostage by the rebels for over four months.'

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The prime mi[listcr, Sir Julius Chan, told Parliament the two journalists had landed in a "troubled area" i1t a deli­cate time.

"But they have violated our immigration law and we should try as hard as we can to capture these people and prosccu te them."

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PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)­Resistance-turned-BRA rebel Cornelius Tare has admitted lead­ing the Kangu Beach massacre last September on Bougainville.

He says one reason for the resis­tance forces move was that the Papua New Guinea government was paying resistance fighters a mere 30 kina (US $22.45) a year for doing work similar to that of the soldiers, Post-Courier reported.

Tare and his I 05 fighters, helped by the Bougainville Revo­lutionary Army's "H" Company, slaughtered 12 security forces members and captured five oth­ers. The five are the hostages whose release has been the sub­ject of three negotiation meet­ings between south Bougainville

ch icfs and rebels and the Somare­Momis-led delegation at Laguai near Buin.

Tare said at the weekend that during the Kangu Beach incident, the rebels escaped with ammuni­tion and 37 military weapons - 25 of them high powered including an M-60 and an LAA4 which they paraded at Laguai on Saturday with a "guard of honor" and a "gun salute" for Sir Michael and his del­egation.

Cornelius Tare said he and his men had become angry and frus­trated at the "slave-like" treatment of civilians in care centres, and the lack of respect some soldiers showed towards the wives ofresis-

. tance members and other civilian women.

American Samoa calls on ov~rstayers to come out APIA (Pacnews)-American Samoa's newly appointed gover­nor, Tauese Sunia has repeated his pledge that all overstayers who give themselves up during the cur­rent three month amnesty will be given a fair hearing.

He says amnesty will give them a chance to clear their names so they don't have to live in fear of deportation.

A local survey recently esti­mated as many as 35,000 aliens

have lived in American Samoa for more than ten years, without proper immigration status.

Those overstayers who refused to obtain proper residency papers were creating more problems for local immigration authorities.

Thousands of illegal immi­grants, mostly from Western Sa­moa and Tonga currently live and work in American Samoa, for wages far in excess of what they could earn in their own countries.

Fiji gov't joins protest vs plutonium shipment SUV A (Pacnews)-The Fiji gov­ernment views with grave concern the shipment of re-processed nuclear waste to Japan from France through the South Pacific. It says the shipment of high-level nuclear waste through the region poses a grave danger to lives and the envi­ronment.

Fiji joined other governments and regional organisations in ex­pressing concern this week over the shipment which has created international controversy, the Fiji Times reported.

A Foreign Affairs spokesperson said increasing the risk factor was the fact that the shipment was tak­ing place at the height of the cy­clone season.

The plutonium shipment on the British registered Pacific Teal, bound for Mutsu in Japan, left Cherbourg in France on January 13 via the Cape of Good Hope.

The spokesman said it is expected to pass through the south-west Pa­cific early next month.

The Fiji government views with grave concern the shipment of re­processed nuclear waste to Japan from France, through the South Pacific. He says the vessel carry­ing the material can run into any type of accident or mishap.

The spokesman says even with­out the threat of cyclones or hurri­canes, the presence of the vessel in the region with the highly toxic cargo was most objectionable.

BRA reb·els k1lls officer PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -Bougainville rebels am­bushed and killed a Papua New Guinea Defence Force officer and a soldier at Wakunai Tues­day. The latest killing of mem­bers of the security forces - the first in 1997 - was confirmed by Defence Force Chief of Staff Colonel Jack Tuat from the army head4uarters at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby Tues­day evening, Post-Courier re­ported.

Colonel Tuat said details of the ambush were sketchy, but he confirmed that the officer

was "either a lieutenant or a second lieutenant" and the sol­dier was a batman. He said the names of the two were being withheld until their next of kin are advised.

Tuat said the bodies will be flown to Port Moresby some­time today. North Solomons premier and head of the B ougainv ii le Transitional Gov­ernment Gerard Sina to has con­demned the killing.

He said he found it hard to be­lieve the action by the BRA whose leaders "are preaching about an end to this 'senseless' killing".

T THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-11

Canada's foreign minister irks US with trip to Cuba

By ROB RUSSO HAVANA (AP) - Canada's for­eign minister landed in Cuba toan appreciative welcome from Cu­ban leaders, pleased at a visit that ran counter to U.S. attempts to isolate Cuba.

Lloyd Axworthy is the high­est-ranking Canadian official to come to the communist country in more than 20 years. Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina greeted Axworthy on his arrival Tuesday night, and thanked Canada for rejecting the U.S. policy of isolation.

Axworthywasexpected to have dinner with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

"We look forward to this meet­ing to discuss areas of trade, in­vestment, governance, rights - all of the matters we have discussed in the past," Axworthy said. "We think we can work together."

"That doesn't mean to say we will always share universally all opinions,"he said. "But as long as we are prepared to dialogue with a sense of respect and openness and frankness, that's the best way to conduct matters between coun­tries."

U.S. officials disagreed - espe­cially Republican Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, chair­man of the Senate Foreign Rela­tions Committee.

"Let's get this straight," Helms spokesman Marc Thiessen said. "Axworthy goes to Havana, Castro gets new trade agreement with Canada, and Canada gets a piece of paper from Castro prom­ising to respect human rights.

"Apparently, Mr. Castro has agreed to give Axworthy the fig leaf he needed IO conclude these trade agreements, and it is shame­ful that Canada is participating in this propaganda ploy," Burns said.

In 1976, the visit of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau infuriated the U.S. administration.

U.S.-Cuba relations arc still testy, and Axworthy's visit is be­ing closely watched by the United States, which has passed a law that punishes foreign countries doing business with Cuba.

"We've had the appropriate policy," U.S. State Department spokesm.an Nicholas Burns said earlier Tuesday in Washington.

"It doesn't make sense to re­ward a dictator in our hemisphere who is completely behind the times," Bums said. "You reward him by sending your foreign min­ister down to visit, by having vis­its as usual, by trading. And we think that's wrong."

Castro and Axworthy are ex­pected to issue a joint communi­que on a list of issues the two countries have agreed to work together on, Canadian Embassy spokeswoman Nobina Robinson said in Havana.

"It will definitely have an em­phasis on human rights," Robinson said.

There is no indication the com­munique would be as binding as a signed agreement.

Canada doesn 'tagree with Cuba on human and civil rights issues,

but the minister's visit is a "sig­nificant step" in bilateral relations, Robinson said.

Axworthy's trip is apparently intended to show Washington the Canadian approach of engaging Castro in dialogue can produce results.

The State Department spokes­man said: "We respectfully dis­agree with the position of the Canadian government ... It's been very effective to isolate Castro and make him an international pariah."

But Axworthy "has a right to travel where he wants to travel," Bums said, adding that Canada is the United States' closest ally.

Bums also said he was pleased to see that Axworthy was raising human rights concerns in Havana and "we would encourage the government of Canada to focus

f

its attention on the human rights issue."

The United States has imposed an economic blockade of Cuba for more than three decades.

Canada has maintained relations with Cuba Bilateral trade is worth about$ 500 million annually.

The United States passed the Helms-Burton law last year, autho-1izing Americans to su.e foreigners whose businesses in Cuba use prop­e1ty expropriated by Castro after the 1959 revolution.

President Clinton waived that por­tion of the law until June, but some Canadian businessmen have been told tl1ey will be kept out of the United States because of their ties to Cuba

Axworthy has been among the most vocal critics of the Helms-Bur­ton law, and his visit is intended to emphasize the independence of Ca­nadian foreign policy.

China struggles to rise from quakes' rubble

BEUING (AP) - Soldiers and vil­lagers worked in bitter cold Wednes­day digging out people and livestock buriedinrubblefromtwostrongearth­quakes in western China that killed 12 people and injured 48, seismology officialsreported. Morethan2,500 families camped in tents or slept on school floors after the magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 quakes, one after the other, hit the Jiashi region, near the old market city ofKashgar, Tuesday morning.

The extent of the damage was hard to determine due to the remoteness of the area Chinese officials reported that 30,000 rooms were dangerously damaged and 8,000 had collapsed. But they did not say how many build­ings or homes had been destroyed.

Twelvepeoplewerekilled.Atleast eight of (he 48 injured were in critical condition, said an official of the seis­mology bureau who gave his sur­name, Tan.

Aftershocks repeatedly jolted the area,increasing the possibility of more

injuries. He said more than 3,000 head of

livestock were killed by falling debris as their mud, wood and sione sheds collapsed. .

The western partofXin jiang, where the quakes hit, is 3,200 kilometers (2,000miles) westofBeijing.Among cities shaken was Kashgar, an oasis on the Silk Road linking China to the

· Mediterraneanasearlyas2,000years ago.

Army units were called in to put up tents and help with relief work, focal officials said. On Wednesday, the temperature was minus 12 C ( l OF).

The quakes rocked the towns of Artux andJiashi and also were felt in the surrounding towns ofWuqia and Akto and as far as Aksu, 350 kilome­ters (2IO miles) to the northeast, the· state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

The largest aftershock had a mag­nitude of 4.5, and more of up to 5.5 were possible, the Xinjiang Seismol­ogy Bureau said.

12-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JANUARY 23, 1997

Patten, China exchange barbs By RAYMOND CHOW

HONG KONG (AP)- Saying it won't be pushed around, 01ina on Tuesday rebuffed Gov. Chris Patten· scomplaints about pl.ms to roll back civil Jibenies Jaws in Hong Kong.

Patten called tl1e proposed chm1gc "legal nonsense." and said Oiina wa~ sending "a very powerful and disturb­ing message" Jess tl1an six montl1s be­fore it recovers sovereignty over Hong Kong.

China said it wa, Britain's fault for having refonned tl1e Jaws witl1out Chi­nese consent in tl1e first ]?lace.

Oiincse Foreign Minisll)' spokes­man Shen Guofang appeared to add a nationalistic nuance by saying, un-

Acting Chief Justice Noel John Power inspects a military guard of hone:r at Edinburr;;h Place, on Hong Kong's waterfront during the ceremonial start of the last legal year under Bnt,sh rule. The Judges fa.ce the ch~llenge of preserving Hong Kong's laws and freedoms under Chi:1ese rule, which starts July 1. Wh,le the !eg1slat~re will change after China takes over, the commumst mamland says that Hong Kong can keep its Engbsh common-law judicial system. AP Photo

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"We cmrnot accept otl1ers forcmg tl1cir ways on us."

I 949 was the year tl1e Communists seized power in Oiinaand promised to er,Lse what tl1ey saw a~ tlie historic insult inflicted on previous govem­menL~ during a century of Western colonialism.

·n1e rollback of the Jaws was first unveiled in October 1995, and its en­dorsement by a China-sponsored com­mittee in Beijing at the weekend re­newed doubts about whether Hong Kong can keep the freedoms it was promised in the terms of the handover.

Oiina says it made tlie promises in 1984, well before Britain refom1ed tlie Jaws without 01ina's agreement.

The plan is to restore laws which would require licensing of demonstra­tions, curb links between local and

· foreignorganizations,andweaken pro­tection of the privacy of personal data held on citizens.

TI1ese colonial Jaws had been re­formed to bring them into J;ne with Hong Kong's 1991 Bill ofRighL,. TI1e proposed changes would alsodilu tc tl1c Bill of Rights by removing ib su­premacy over all other laws.

China had often told the Hong Kong government to consult it before mak­ing major revisions in tl1e Jaw, Shen said at a regular news conference.

"TI1e Hong Kong government op-

posed this and made mmiy sigpificmit revisions in the Jaw of Hong Kong," he said.

Patten said the British government would protest through official chan­nels and "we will be going furtl1er tl1an tliat," but he didn't elaborate.

Speaking to reporters after his weekly Cabinet meeting, Patten said Oiinese officials were behaving witl1 "reckless disregard ... for tl1e impres­sion created about Hong Kong, about its freedom, about iL~ success and sta­bility."

Tsang Yak-sing, chairman of the pro-China Democratic Alliance for the Bettern1ent of Hong Kong, said that under the I 984 treaty returning Hong Kong to China, Britain wa~ not sup­posed to make big changes in the law.

Setting tl1e Bill of Rights above ex­isting Jaws wa, "a major change," he

· said on Hong Kong radio. TI1e British say tl1e refom1s were

needed to bring outmoded, sometimes draconi,m colonial Jaws into line with modem international treaties on hu­man righL~.

But Tsang questioned why tl1ey left it until the final years of colonial rule.

"TI1e adjecti vc 'draconian' has been used a Jot tl1ese days by people describ­ing tl1e laws we used to have for mmiy, many years before tl1e h:mdovcr," he said.

Yet ··nobody seemed to find any problem witl1 the existing laws .... Why SLKldenly tl1is change of position?"

Minister predicts Belarus, Russia to merge by 2000 MOSCOW (AP) - Russia and Bel ams will unite before the year 2000, which will give Russia a significant economic advantage, Russia's minister of CIS affairs predicted Tuesday.

Aman Tuleyev, a leading Communist, said the rnergerwilJ come despite opposition to it by the United States, which he said "will try to do its utmost to pre­vent such a union."

Russian President Boris Yeltsin recently sent a letter to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko urging him to move faster toward uniting. the two countries.

Yeltsin outlined a plan that

included a joint budget, currency and tax system, merged fuel and energy systems, and synchro­nized economic reforms.

If a referendum is held, "Rus­sians and Belamsians will vote not for the revival of the empire but for integration and the resto­ration of close relations," Tuleyev told the Interfax news agency.

Despite concerns that Belarns' economic woes would be an additional burden on al­ready-strapped Russia, Tuleycv noted that Russia stands to gain in certain areas, such as cheaper. transportation for oil and gas across Belarussian territory.

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To mend fences with US. lobby for funds •

an heads to Washington By ROBERT H. REID

UNITEDNATIONS(AP)-lnwhat may be his most important diplo­matic mission of the year, Secretary­General Kofi Ann mi trave Is to Wash­ington on Wednesday to meet stri­dent U.N: critics who hold tl1e key to his organization's future.

Annan's mission will be to con­vince congressional leaders that he is committed to U.N. refom1 mid that the world orgm1ization is worthy of American support.

The Republican-controlled Con­gress has refused to pay about $ I billion in U.S. arrears, plunging the United Nations into a grave financial crisis. TI1c United States contributes 25 percent of the U.N. operating budget. ·

Ann:m, a Ghmiaimi and career U.N. official, was elected to a five-year tcm1 lastmontl1afterthe United States vetoed a second tem1 for Boutros Boutros-Ghali, claiming he did not vigorously support U.N. reform.

Although the United States did not openly endorse a candidate, U.S. diplomats acknowledged after the vote that Annan had been their first choice for the top U .N. post all along.

Soon after his election, Sen. Jesse Helms, the conservative chaimian of the Senate Foreign Relations Com­mittee, warmly congratulated Annan and promised that ifhe were serious about .. real and deep-seated ch,mge," . he would ·'find many supporters -and even allies - here in the U.S. Congress."

Annan meets with Helms others on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1lrnrsday afternoon.

The secretary-general's intensive schedule also includes a reception Wednesday hosted by Vice Presi­dent Al Gore followed by a dinner witl1 Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., and Rep. Bill Richardson, D-New Mexico, who has been appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Na­tions.

On Thursday, he will attend a · breakfast meeting with Cesar

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Gaviria, secretary-general of the Organization of American States; visit the State Department and calJ on President Clinton.

But the most important meetings will be on Capitol Hill.

U.S. officials say the Administra­tion hopes to convince Congress to agree to begin repaying tl1e arrears in i;stallmcnts matched by specific steps by the United Nations toward reorganizing and downsizing.

TI1e key will be to sell the plmi to Congress.

In addition to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ann,m is to meet with House Speaker Newt Ginorich and Senate Majority Trent

b . Lott on Friday as well as the chair-men of the House and Senate appro­priations committees.

Annan will also outline his vision for the United Nations during a speech Friday to tl1e National Press Club before returning to New York.

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World body eyes 'land mine' treaty

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By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS GENEVA (AP) - One of the world's top exporters of land mines - Italy - endorsed a U.S. plan Tuesday urging step-by-step negotiation for a worldwide ban on the weapons.

Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini said his country had taken steps toward imposing a total ban on production of mines and the destruction of stockpiles.

Dini told members of the 61-country Conference on Disarma­ment that it should also ban the production of material used to make nuclear weapons - pluto­nium and highly enriched ura­nium.

The conference is world's only multi-nation forum for disarma­ment. It completed work last year on a treaty to ban nuclear weap­

. ons tests, and opened its 1997 session Tuesday in search of a new weapon "'ripe" for a treaty.

Dini said he welcomed U.S. President Clinton's announce­ment last week that he had de­cided that using the conference for the land mine treaty was the

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to include more major players, including China and Russia, than a separate Canadian initiative, U.S. and other officials say.

Last October, SO countries agreed in Ottawa to support draft­ing a global ban on anti-person­nel land mines. Western diplo­mats, requesting anonymity, said the major flaw with the Canadian approach is that China and Rus­sia have refused to go along -though they might accept a slower, step-by-step approach in Geneva.

Western European diplomats said the U.S. announcement may tip the balance toward having the conference work first on the land mine treaty.

In theory, the conference could work on two treaties simulta­neously, but experienced nego­tiators say delegations tend to be able to focus on only one at a time.

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VILLAGOMEZ FAMILY Linda V. Cepeda (Felix) Patricia V. Cepeda (Johnny) Sen. Thomas P. Villagomez (Vicky) Barbara V. Wesley (Joseph) Manuel P. Villagomez (Noreen) Joseph P. Villagomez Edward P. Villagomez (Jutta) David Jesus P. Villagomez (Miyuki) Nora V. Borja (Raymond) John P. Villagomez (Jeannette) Ramona V. Manglona (John) Antonia V. Jerome (Jerome)

She is also survived by numerous Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Nieces and Nephews.

\\ _2)aily masses are offered at 6:00 a.m. and nightly rosary at 8:00 p.m at the Mt. J Carmel Cathedral,-Chalan Kanoa, SaiI?an. Last respects may be paid on Tuesday, ~ ?::,...,~ . January 28, 1997.from 8:00 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial ~ (\l":..11.!,f,, will be at 4:00 p.m. on tlie same day followed by her interment at the Chalan Kanoa~~ ;. ~~(ii Cemetery. "~~

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not until 1998. A nuclear accord would be the

next step in a series of treaties envisioned under the 1995 exten­sion of the Nuclear Non-Prolif­eration Treaty.

It would follow on the heels of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Other proposals on nuclear weapons include moves to ban an arms race in outer space and assure non-nuclear weapons

· states against the use and threat of nuclear weapons.

But India, which tried to block the test ban treaty last year, has organized support for its demands on more concessions from the five declared nuclear powers -the United States, Russia, China; Britain and France.

lndia now has unified support from the so-called Group of 21 countries - predominantly in Asia and Africa - for a demand that the conference set up negotiations on nuclear disarmament.

Qtherwise the group will refuse to take up any other issues, effec­tively blocking the conference, which requires consensus on ma­jor decisions.

India is one of the few coun­tries not to have ratified the non­proliferation treaty even though it is widely believed to have the potential to build nuclear wcap­Ol)S.

It argues that the measures to curb nuclear weapons are aimed at the have-nots while allowing the nuclear powers to maintain their arsenals.

ROME (AP) - Lawyers for a former Nazi officer accused of war crimes say they plan to ap­peal a court's decision to keep him in jail until a new trial is held.

Former SS Capt. Erich Priebke is accused in the 1944 slayings of 335 civilians near Rome.

A military court in August convicted Priebke of taking part in the slayings, but acquitted him of acting with premedita­tion and cruelty, a circumstance that would have been necessary to override Italy's statute of limitation on murder.

But he remains in jail be­cause of a request by Germany for his extradition and an ap­peals court decision that he be tried again in Italy.

His lawyers sought his re­lease from jail pending trial. but a Rome court denied the request Monday.

Giosuc Naso, one of Pricbkc 's lawyers, cal led the decision "political" and said he would appeal.

No trial will bl.: sd until a battle overjurisdiction is settled between civilian and military courts. A hearing on that issue is scheduled Feb~ I 0.

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Serb court gives town to Socialists By GEORGE JAHN

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - President Slobodan Milosevic's Socialists have claimed victory in another Serbian town, using the courts to grab what they lost at the polls.

The opposition insists that Milosevic accept its Nov. 17 municipal election triumphs in Belgrade and 13 other key cit­ies and has vowed to continue protests until he gives in.

But, in its second ruling fa­voring the Socialists in as many days, Serbia's Supreme Court said Tuesday that Milosevic's Socialists won Smederevska Palanka, about SO miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Belgrade, the capital.

The ruling lessened chances that Milosevic would give up Belgrade or any other town beyond the five his party al­ready has conceded, even though an international fact­finding mission confirmed all 14 opposition victories.

On Monday, the Supreme Court, be! ieved to be con­trolled by the government, ruled in favor of the Socialists in the northwestern town of

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ing expected to draw out the crisis for weeks, Milosevic is c !early hoping to wear down both domestic and foreign resistance to his claim on town halls across Serbia.

Protests continued Tuesday, with taxi drivers joining in for the first time. More than I 00 horn­honking cabbies drove through downtown Belgrade. They were greeted by protesting students preparing to spend their third night in the streets in a bid to outlast riot police preventing them from marching.

Ending weeks of relative re­straint in 62 consecutive days of protests, police waded into crowds Monday evening swing­ing batons and beating demon­strators in at least three Belgrade neighborhoods.

Independent B 92 radio re­ported several people asking for help in Belgrade hospitals, in­cluding a young man with serious head injuries. A student heading to join a downtown protest was arrested, the radio said.

France protested the police brutality and Milosevic's delay­ing tactics.

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Jenee that was committed last night," said a French Foreign Min­istry statement.

"These recent incidents cause us even more concern as they appear to show the Serb govem­men t resorting to judicial quibbles" as a way of delaying recognition of the opposition tri­umphs, it said.

The Telegraf daily, quoting sources close to the government, reported Tuesday that Milosevic would declare emergency rule in Belgrade and call for new elections in the capital instead of conceding his Socialists' de­feat.

Despite the grim prospects of another night in the cold, the stu­dents kept their sense of humor.

Some donated blood at a lo­cal collection center, explain­ing that they were hoping to hasten the departure of leading Socialist party officials who have vowed not to give in with­out bloodshed.

"Milosevic is playing a game of chess with his people," oppo­sition leader Zoran Djindjic told a rally of more than 15,000 people. "He has lost this game. But he is banking on time, and he will wait until the very last moment."

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Albright a state secretary who 'speaks her mind out'

By DONALD M. ROTHBERG WASHINGTON (AP)-Athermost undiplomatic, Madeleine Albright once publicly raked the French de­fense minister over the coals. On another occasion, she dismissed Iraqi complaints aboutpossible U .N. sanc­tions as "laughable."

The woman who is about to be­come secretary of state, the U.S. for­eign minister, speaks her mind.

TheSenateForeignRelationsCom­mittee unanimously approved her appointment as secretary of state on Mbnday and theSenatewasexpected tocomplete the confirmation process Wednesday.

"I'm going to tell it like it is here, and I'm going lo tell it like it is when I go abroad,"~she told the committee at her confirmation heating.

No one who has watched her dur-

Borja ... Continued from page 1

ning mate. "This is a lifetime opportunity,"

he said. Joining Borja and Sablan in the

media conference, were the can­didates' wives, close relatives and supporters.

The lieutenant governor's spe­cial assistant Jack Muna heads the Committee-to-Elect Borja­Sablan. One of the CNMI's most popularsingers-musicians, Candy Taman, is the committee vice

Gov't. . . Continued from page 1

cinerating the new waste." Secretary Guerrero, in an inter­

view yesterday, said the proposal is still in a "very preliminary" stage.

He said he is now discussing the proposal with the company's local representative, Demapan Engineering & Construction Co.

The company, Guerrero said, has been given permits by some

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S450-million estate of the late L:.ury Lee Hillblom against heirship claims filed by Kinney and David Monc1icL gumuian of another"heir" Jelli,m Cu,;1cro.

111c high cou1t, in yesterday's or­der, dismissed Lujan'sclaim that all decisions it had issued were in favor of the hank.

Luj,u1 "did not include otl1er rul­ings not favorable to the bank," the CO~Utt said.

Kinney's lawyer hurled "more se­tious" allegations mminst AtaJig.

Atalig ,\.ujan s,;;d, was chiu-ged with fraud by the Attorney General's

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guest at 6 p.m. A live band will give a concert. The attire at the inaugural ceremony is formal (suit).

At 7 p.m. a cocktail reception will be held at the Palau Pacific Resort. Attire is formal island wear.

On Sunday guests will be treated to a sightseeing and tour of the

ing four year., as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations expects Albright to have any trouble living up to that promise.

Heropenness was used against her by administration insiders who hoped President Clinton would choose someone else to suc=d Warren Christopher as the nation's top diplo­mat TheysnipedatAlbrightforcarn­paigning too openly for the job.

But Clinton i.s a great fan of her style and her loyalty.

Don't expect her combative man­ner to extend to public disagreements with Clinton. In fact, some of Alb1ight's shaipest jabs have been directed at critics of administration policy.

When Francois Leotard, the French defense minister, suggested two year., ago that U.S. concerns about Iraqi

chair. Tenorio, said Monday.that he

would not tell Sablan to step down even if the secretary is rnnning with Borja.

However, the governor added that he would expect Sablan to continue performing his duties as department secretary "to the best of his abilities."

Sablan said yesterday that he will not resign as lands and natu­ral resources secretary.

"I'll continue doing my job," he said.

Sablan 's successor as party

Asian countries to bring in trash. "They're actually a shipping

company ,and they use three large ships to haul trash," he said.

China and Cambodia are among the countries that use the trash for fuel and other purposes.

The "shipping cost" is around 8 to9 million dollars, Guerrero said, and the entire clean-up of the dumpsite will take only 8 months.

"It's not expensive," he said. "A study on the clean-up re­

vealed that it would take I to 3

Office in a n;latcJ m~ befotc the Supe1ior Court

Moreover, Lujan questioned Atalig 's sentiments against illegiti­mate children, and suggested· that Autlig "may have illegitimate chil­dren of his own."

The court rebuked Lujan for mak­ing "serious mid unfounJe<l accusa­tions," and denied his request for an ovethau I of the thtcc-man pm1el.

"We conclude that tl1is is insuffi­cient showing of any basis to dis­qualify Justice Au,lig. Also because Justice Villagomez did not know that his brothen;as a director of tl1e Bank of Saipm1,and the brotl1erisno longer a Ji rector, there is no val id ground for disqualification," tl1e comt said.

Ask:ing for the justices' heads did

Peleliu World War lI Battlefield. Lunch would be served at Ngerikl Beach in.Peleliu state.

Nakamura and Rcmengesau were elected last November. Nakamura's closest rival, Johnson Toribiong, dropped out from the race a month before the elections, leaving Yutaka M. Gibbons the lone challenger to the incumbent president.

The new set of offialdom com­prises the fifth constitutional gov­ernment of Palau.

troopmovementsmightbemotivated by domestic politics, Albright alerted reporters and headed for the televi­sion cameras.

She proceeded to denounce Leo­Jard for "giving comfort to a brutal dictator" and said France was going easy on Iraq because of its extensive commercial ties with that country.

Albtight's blunt manner won her the support of Sen. Jesse Helms, the committee chainnan feared as no friend of the State Department 6r the United Nations.

At the hearing on her nomination, Alb,ightdidn 'thesitate to make clear that she disagreed with the chairman.

"I think the important thing to keep in mind is we created the U.N., and the U.N. is important and good for the United States," she said.

chair, Daniel 0. Quitugua, an­nounced last Jan. 9 that the party will hold a gubernatorial primary in April, after last-ditch efforts to convince Borja to run with Tenorio failed.

The governor announced in December 1995 that he would not seek a second term, and that he would instead support Borja 's candidacy.

By August of last year, how­ever, Tenorio said he had changed his mind and that he would ask Borja to be his run­ning mate.

years if done the conventional way and it would be very .costly for us."

Tenorio, in an interview Monday, said that he may use his emergency powers,declarethe PuertoRicodump a "disaster area," close the dumpsite and relocate it temporarily.

"All options are open at this point," he said. ·

The governor added that he is "really getting disgusted" with EPA for sitting on the contracts for 1he dumpsite incinerators.

not seem to be a sm,u1 move on the p,u1 of Lu j,m.

·111ecou1tsaid: "Because the record showsthatthispublicstatementabout the activities of the Supreme Coutt is false, ,md because of the above mis­representations to this cou1t, we in­slrnctcd tl1e clerk of coutt toexmnine the cou1t's records regarding Mr Lujan 's admission to tl1e CNMI b,u-."

111e cmnt said it hw; found two tl1ings: Lu jm1 has not taken the CNMI b,u- and has not been admitted to practice law in the CNMI.

111us the comt orde1cd Lujan to take ,u1d pa~s tl1e CNMI brn· exmn.

Otherwise, Luj,m would not be admitted "to practice in this jutisdiction .... (,md) continue to ap­pcm· in this p:irticulm· ca<;<;."

The Palau government, mean­while, has obtained an $1 I-mil­lion grant from the Japanese gov­ernment for the upgrading of Palau's power supply.

In his meeting with Japanese Counsel Susumu Yamagishi Jan. 9, Nakamura reiterated his vow to bring electricity to every Palauan home.

The power supply in Palau was disrupted after lhe Koror­Babeldaob Bridge collapsed last Sept. 26.

Triple ... Continued from page 20 softball players in the island. "It is not every day that we will have the chance to play in an off-island, much more in an international softball tour­naments. lt will definitely give our players added oppor­tunity and incentive to play and gain exposure in interna­tional softball tournaments,''

If plans push through, the Saipan version will be known as the 1997 Miller Lite/ Gatorade Saipan Triple Crown Tournament, is tentatively set in March 14, 15 and 16 at the Susupe Sports Complex. It will have three brackets, the Men's Upper, Men's Lower and the. Women's Divisions.

The Men's Upper division will be open to teams that are considered to be among the best in the island while the Men's Lower bracket will have the beginners. The rankings of the teams will be determined by Torres and Techur in their capacity as Triple Crown Sports represen­tatives in the island.

The top two winners in both brackets, including the women's division, will have the opportunity to represent CNMI in any Triple Crown Softball Series this year. The series include the Summer World Finals in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; The Crown

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and 665 · pins to win the high scratch and high handicap series honors while Moody had 217 and 247 pins for the high scratch and high handicap games.

DFS failed to sustain its I 0th rour]d win streak after being held to a 2-2 draw by Team Number I 0. DFS lost the first game, 923-930 and the third, 921-961 but relied on the second game and superior pin total for the draw. Team IO dropped one rung lower with a 20.5-23.5 slate. DFS, how­ever, managed to hang on to the lead with 27-17 slate.

In lanes I and 2 action, Budweiser won the first game

Tebuteb ... Continued from page 20

national event in the Nco Nakama Meet in Hawaii ·in July last year. Winkfield won her first "Athlete of the Month" after winning her events in IO and under Saipan Ocean Swim Championships in record time.

When asked after winning the award, Tebuteb said that he was not really expecting to win but nonetheless expressed his grati­tude. '!Sports, along with educa­tion, will give you lots of oppor­tunities. It is really fulfilling to be into it." Tebuteb likewise thanked his parents Thomas and Tabitha, and his coach Elias Rangamar for all the support.

Pangelinan wasequally ecstatic. "It really feels great."

The annual awards ceremony gave recognition to the island's top athletes who made the most

Jewel Tournament of Cham­p ions in Puer.to Vallarta, Mexico; The Crown Jewel NIT's; the Spring National Fi­nals in New Orleans; and the Fall National Finals in St. Au­gustine, Florida.

"Actually a Saipan Team was invited to participate in the World Finals in Colorado three years ago. The team took first place in the International Bracket (Loser's Bracket)," Techur recalls.

Due to the high cost of trans­portation, not to mention the other expenses, Saipan failed to send teams regularly to qualifying tournaments of the Triple Crown Series in the next three years. The failure to send more teams led to CNMl's inability to make a headway from the big impact that the learn made during the World Finals in 1994.

"Hopefully, the Saipan Triple Crown Tournament will enable us to make another run in the World Finals," Torres added.

Triple Crown Sports began the Triple Crown Tournament in 1988 featuring three legs or events with two divisions, the Upper and Lower in every state. The top two teams in each leg gain an automatic berths in the national finals.

The Triple Crown Tourna­ment is the biggest thing in softball in neighboring Guam in ihe last five years.

by rattling 1,016 as against Kan Pacific's 913 pins for a J. 0 lead. Kan Pacific, however, came back in the next game, 990-967 for a 1-1 tie. Budweiser won the final game but Kan Pacific relied on a superior pin aggregate for the 2-2 draw. The draw kept Budweiser at second with 26.5-17 .5 while Kan Pacific dropped to fifth with 24-20 mark.

In the other pairings, JTG Enterprises (22-22) and Nite Bust­ers (2'1.5-22.5) had a 2-2 stale­mate; the Clippers (21-23) clipped Oriental Hotel, 3-1; and Sunset VilliaResort (2 l-23)recordcd the other shutout win of the week by thrashing Jets, 4-0, (19.5-24.5)

exceptional feat in bringing honor and recognition not only to their respective field of sports but to the whole island as well.

Aside from Tebuteb and Pangelinan, Faeea Talalemotu, Tony Satur, Ryan Nonnandia Ray Lizama, Rudy Perez, Jeff Taylor, Ed Amisola, Ron Smith, Stuart Smith, Tony Luzama, Faeea Talalemotu and Edwin Bubos were cited during the awarding ceremonies.

Similar accolades were (l]so given to Tracy Feger, Hiroe Fujimoto, Susan Burr, Lorie Bachman, and Bertha Sablan.

In the boy's student awards, !V1ichael Ramsey, Justin Pierce, Seung Jin Lee, Keoni Ichihara, Filip Garcia, Roy Alfonso, Eria Elliot and Jesus Santos were cited.

In the girl's side, Min Jee Kim, Pangelinan, Winkfield, Davina Palacios, Macey Flood Jin Young and Amanda Weindl were among the island's most promising athletes.

SCS ... Continued from page 20

The age brackets include the I 0 years and under; 11-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-50; and 60 and above.

Interested individuals who would prefer to walk during the race are also welcome to partici­pate provided they have to finish the 3.1 miles distance within 55 minutes.

Entry fee is pegged at$ IO with the race proceeds going to the SCS Building Fund.

Registration will be at 6 a.m. with the race starting 30 minutes later.

Race packets including run ap­plications will be available for pickup on Friday, Feb. 7 at Room 3 ofSCS from 3-5 p.m. or during the race day at the American Memorial Park.

Registration forms are also available at Athlete's Foot.

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'20-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- JANUARY 23, 1997

SPORTS (1996 Athletes of the Year'

Tebuteb, Pangelinan bag coveted plums bagged the women's award for her awesome performances while representing CNMI in interna­tional swim events

The 13-year old Saipan Com­munity School student entered the finals in in four out of nine everits in the Keo Nakama International Swim Meet. Her efforts in the Hawaii meet resulted in several personal bests in the events she competed.

Last December, Pangelinan won her second Athlete of the Month A ward after her modest showing in eight events in the Pacific Schools Events in Perth, Australia. She set personal bests in two CNMI age group events.

NMOC and NMASA likewise named Simon Manacop and Tamiko Winkfield as the "1996 Student Athletes of the Year".

CNMl's best and brightest-Sidro Tebuteb (from left), Xenavee Pangelinan, Tamiko Winkfield and Simon Manacop raised their trophies after being named as the island's best and most promising athletes for 1996. With them is NMASA president and DSR Director Louie Wabol.

Manacop, a junior bowler won the award because of his strong showing in the Asian FIQ Tour­nament, powering his team to I 0th overall while placing 13th in the individual events last June. He was also a vital cog in the CNMI Jeam 's participation in a Japa­nese Bowling Tournamen! last September. By Erel A. Cabatbat

Variety News Staff THE NORTHERN Mariana Olympic Committee (NMOC) and the Northern Mariana Ama­teur Sports Association

By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

JARIDON whitewashed cel­lardweller Joeten Enterprises,

· 4-0 then watched pacesetters DFS Saipan and Budweiser come up with sub-par perfor-. m·ances to gain the biggest headway in the overall stand­ings in the Women's Thursday Night League at the Saipan Bowling Center.

Behind by six victories prior to the 11th round, J aridon, · be-

: hind Rizza Hensley and Carol Moody's hot hands; made mincemeat of Joeten 1,015-947; 1,035-887 and 988-919

. to make it a 3-0 lead. Its supe-

(NMASA) last Tuesday night named trackster Sidro Tebuteb and tanker Xenavee Pangelinan as the island's 1996 Male and Female Athletes of the Year in an awards banquet held at Pacific

ri~r pin total against foeten · gave them a perfect 4~o .win; The victories, Jarid on climbed. from fifth to third with 25~ 19 win Joss·. slate or just two 'Wins shy of the overall lead which is being ctirrent.ly held by DFS with a 27-17 tally. Jaridon capped a hot w~ek by bagging three, categories in the team's all events. Jaridon roIJed 1,035; 2,522 and 3,038 pins to ru!e the high handicap game, high scratch. and. hlgh handi­cap series. Hensley and Moody likewise produced the best marks in the individual all events. Hensley ratt]ed557

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SCS sets 5K Fun Run By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

THE SAIPAN Community School (SCS) is set to hold a five kilometer fun run on Feb. 8 at the American Memorial Park.

The SK Run will give awards to the overall winners in the

male and female divisions. Race organizers will also give

prizes to the lop finishers in the Masters male and female brack­ets while the first four runners in the 12 age brackets will get ribbons.

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Gardenia Hotel. Tebuteb won the coveted award

after figuring prominently in two international events last year. Tebuteb broke the Micronesian record in the Javelin Throw dur-

Photo by Erel A. Cabatbat

ing an international event lastJuly. Tebuteb likewise fared well in the Oceania Area Track and Field Championships held last Novem­ber in Townsville, Australia.

Pangelinan, on th~ other hand,

Winkfield, a teammate by Pangelinan in the Saipan Swim Club, made to the finals in.two out of seven events in her first inter-

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I Softball's Major League ! Triple Crown Tournament eyed in Marc4

Triple Crown Prime Movers-$SA president Joe Torres (2nd from left) and Triple Crown Sports' JR Vallone share a light moment along with Ne'!'mf!Jn Techur (first from left) and Herman Ngiraidong.

By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

TRIPLE Crown Sports, in co­operation with the Saipan Softball Association (SSA), is eyeing the possibility of putting up a Triple Crown Tournament in Saipan in March.

The plan was made after a meeting between JR Vallone

and SSA officers led by presi­dent Joe Torres, vice-president Newman Techur and Herman Ngiraidong was held recently.

Vallone is the Regional E'vent Coordinator for Softball of Triple Crown Sports, the big­gest and largest grassroots sports organization in the United States. Triple Crown Sports is also the organizer of the biggest

Photo by Erel A. Cabatbat

softball tournament in the world, the Triple Crown Tour­nament, considered as the sports' Major League Cham­pionship Series and enjoys worldwide following.

SSA president Joe Torres said that the arrival of the Triple Crown in the island is a welcome development to all

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