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Labor directive proD1pts la-wsuit

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

DR. JOHN B. Joyner yesterday sued the Department of Laborand Immigration, DOLi Secretary Mark D. Zachares, and Assistant Attorney General Robert Goldberg for allegedly barring non-attorneys from representing parties in Labor hearings.

Joyner, through counsel Joshua Berger, asked the Superior Court to issue an order setting aside such defendants' action as it al­legedly violated law.

Zachares, however, has main­tained that his memorandum is­sued last July 8 preventing non­lawyers was pursuant to a statute.

Joyner is operator of the Pacific Mediation Center in Saipan for the past 30 months. He has also aided, counseled, and represented parties in Labor hearings, both

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employees and employers. Berger in the petition for judi­

cial review said plaintiff has rep­resented parties for over two years· before the DOLi, without objec­tion from anyone in that agency.

Indeed, Berger said, non-law­yers had been representing par­ties before DOLi and its prede-

cessor agencies for a number of .· years prior to Joyner's involve­ment.

"It is also Joyner's understand­ing that many non-attorney DOLi staff continue to represent this agency in agency hearings, and have been doing so for a number of years," the lawyer said.

Berger said that last July 8, "without input from his hearing officers, and without notice or input from Joyner, other non-at­torney representatives, the pub­lic, the Legislature," Zachares unilaterally issued the memoran­dum.

Zachares in the memo stated that "pursuant to statute, the only persons authorized to represent a client in a hearing are attorneys.

Other persons may observe but under no circumstances will any­

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Asylum seekers sue CNMI, federal gov'ts

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

TWO DETAINED Chinese men who have sought asylum in the Commonwealth sued the U.S. and the CNMI governments in federal court to prevent deportation.

Rui Lang and Liao Da Nian asked the U.S. District Court for the NMI to issue a declaration confirming t~at the CNMI government's attempt to dep01t them constitutes a violation of the 1951 Conven-tion relating to the status of refugees. ·

Rui and Liao, through counsel Bruce L. Jorgensen, sought court's order declaring that the U.S. Government is deemed responsible for ensuring that persons seeking refugee/asylum-within the CNMI are not subject to refoulment (return) to their countries of origin.

Jorgensen said the court should enjoin defendants U.S. and CNMI governments and 25 Does from subjecting Rui and Liao to refoulment or forcing them to return to China.

Jorgensen asked the court to compel INS officials to accept and process plaintiffs' Form I-590 refugee/asylum applications and forward the papers to United Nations officials for acceptance and processing. .

According.to the lawsuit, Rui was inflicted with a gunshot wound caused by People's Republic of China (PRC) Government security forces when he participated in a pro-democracy demonstration several years ago in Tiananmen Square.

Rui is practicing Christianity with lengthy ties to Christian church organizations on Guam and within the CNMI. He is maiTied to a U.S. citizen and is now residing in the CNMI.

The complaint said Rui 's former friend, Liang Fei, was associated with defendant in PRC at the time the latter was shot.

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Crab hunting season on US congressman in low key visit By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

IT'S OPEN hunting season once again forcoconutcrabs and sam­bar deer.

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources said the open season remains in effect until Nov. 30.

In a statement issued yester­day, the DLNR said licenses for crab hunting can now be se-

cured at the Division of Fish and Wildlife.

The permit costs $5 each for local residents and $20 for non residents, it said.

According to DLNR informa­tion officer Marianne Concepcion Teregeyo, the crabs can be harvested on Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.

The bag limit (maximum

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By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

A MEMBER of Congressman Don Young's (R-Alaska) House Resources Committee, Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-Colo­rado) left Saipan yesterday fol­lowing days ofinspection tours of the island's garment facto­ries and workers, Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio said.

Schaffer arrived over the

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weekend with a representative from a US-based religious group, officials said.

In an interview with reporters, Tenorio said he anrf Schaffer dis­cussed allegations of rights viola­tions involving the commonwealth's 34-factory gar­ment industry.

Tenorio said Schaffer expressed concerns about U.S. mainland news reports depicting garment

sweatshops where w6rkers were being denied .. the right to religion and, even subjected to prostitution."

''He met with some of the employees of the garment in­dustries. He was here just to see for himself what is going on here in the CNMI.

"Basically, we discussed ac­cusations of maltreatment of

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Palau tuna exports increase 81 percent

By Eileen 0. Tabaranza For the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -Palau's total volume of fish ex­ports to its trading partners sky­rocketed by 81 percent in the first seven months of this year as de­mand for bill fish soared to new heights.

Statistics released by the Bu­reau of Revenue, Customs and Taxation showed that the country exported a total of 1.066 million kilograms (kgs.) of yellow fin tuna, bigeye and bill fish species· in the first seven months of this year against the 588,760 kgs. re­corded in the same period last year.

No data is available on the total value of fish exports made in the first seven months of this year.

According to Ramon Rcchebci. who represents Palau in all Micronesian and international forums, the surge in fish exports this year could be traced to the good weather condition and in­crease in the number of fishing vessels operating on the exclu­sive economic zones (EEZs).

The bulk of the fish exports. Rechebei said, were for Japan, a major importer of Palau's tuna. The key tuna enterprises operat­ing on Palau are Palau lntema­tional Traders Inco1porated, Palau Marine Industries Corporation and Kuniyoshi Fishing Company.

Available data from the Minis­try of Resources and Develop­ment Division of Marine Re­sources revealed that sashimi-

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Bush: Give money to private schools WASHING TON (AP) - Re­publican presidential candidate George W. Bush, decrying fed­eral education policies that "cheat poor children," says his administration would require states to test disadvantaged stu­dents, strip federal funds from the worst-scoring schools and allow private schools to get the public money.

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ciples with moderate policies and rhetoric.

Though aides said Bush in­tentionally avoided the politi­cally charged term "school vouchers," his proposal would in fact pump federal money into private schools - a concept Democrats say would hurt the public school system. Requir­ing tests is not popular among conservative Republicans who favor local control, though Bush was careful to say he would leave it up to states to choose and administer the tests.

In a back-to-school address laying out his first education proposals of the 2000 campaign, Bush says federal money with­held from schools that repeat­edly fail state testing standards would follow students to better public schools, charter schools, tutoring or ''whatever option parents choose" - including private schools.

Wading into the school voucher debate. Bush said in a draft of his address, "Federal

Bush advisers expect the pro­posal to draw criticism from lib­erals and conservatives alike, a result they say would only un­derscore the Texas governor's ability to find a middle ground that balances conservative prin-

Bush is proposing a dramatic shift in the federal Title I pro­gram, which spends $7.7 bil­lion a year to help educate poor children. The Education Depart­ment wants to increase the pro­gram to $8 billion to serve 12 million students in 44,000 schools.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -The "Nixon Bugged Himself" headline shocked America, yet Richard Nixon wasn't the first to wire the White House for sound. Franklin Roosevelt did it. So did Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Reagan. Eisenhower even taped his own vice president - Nixon.

Americans will soon get an earful of Oval Office conver­sations dating from the 1950s. After languishing in storage at the National Archives for years, more than 450 hours of presidential recordings are slated for release by year's end.

"The public should be pre­pared over the next three years for a huge dump of presiden­tial recordings," said Timo­thy Naftali, director of the presidential recordings project at the Mi lier Center of Public Affairs, a nonpartisan research institute at the University of Virginia.

This summer, 5 1/2 more hours of Kennedy tapes were opened. New Eisenhower re­cordings are to be released this month. Tapes of Lyndon Johnson chatting on the phone in 1964 will be unsealed within two months. And on Oct. 5, historians hope to clamp on earphones and listen to 445 new hours of Nixon tapes.

Earlier this year, Naftali and a team of 12 scholars began an ambitious project to transcribe all known presidential record­ings.

The team is working on Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson tapes and has long-

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PSS to hire more teachers By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

THE PUBLIC School System will be hiring 12 additional classroom teachers for the present school year.

This developed in light of the United States Department of Education recent approval of the local education agency's appli­cation for the $4.5 million Con­solidated Grant.

According to Bill Matson, PSS acting fiscal and budget

officer, PSS will be hiring the much-needed teachers through its class-size reduction regula­tions.

Matson said the 12 teachers will be distributed to the schools according to need.

The Consolidated Grant re­sources of PSS has slightly in­creased from $4.3 million last year to $4 .5 million this year.

The consolidated money of PSS came from the left-over of various federal grants. Bill Matson

PSS, Matson said, is allowed by the federal government to hold several trenches of its fed­eral money together which the local education agency can use to pay payroll and buy some instructional materials in the classrooms.

The consolidated grant, Matson added, is being used by PSS to allow the public schools adopt the national anti-drug abuse programs, and hire secu­rity to keep the campus safe

during the daytime. The money which was used in

sending the CNMI delegation for this year's Academic Chal­lenge Bowl, as well as the allo­cation for private school stu­dents came from the same grant last year.

The USDE has reviewed the PSS grant with extreme dili­gence due to the Elementary and Secondary Education reau tho­rization activities in the US Congress.

Manglona says Senate to move fast on free trade zone measure

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

SENATE President Paul A. Manglona (R - Rota) yesterday said the Senate "will move fast" to act on House Bill l l-389which creates a Commonwealth Free Trade Zone Authority and its guidelines.

In an interview, Manglona said the bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives, Wednesday, will be referred to all senators for review.

"We need the committee to work on this expeditiously. We will move fast on this. We need this kind of incentives for devel­op.ers to come in and create (em­ployment)," said Manglona, re­ferring to a host of tax incentives the bill proposes to grant FTZ investors.

Manglona, in his letter sent to the senators also yesterday urged the lawmakers to "review and comment on (the) bill as soon as possible so that this important leg-

·Nine charged for illegal gambling

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE ATTORNEY General's Office has charged nine per­sons in connection with the raid at a Garapan establishment which was allegedly used as front for illegal gambling ac­tivities.

Juan Aquino, 53, the alleged maintainer, was among those charged with illegal gambling activity.

Also charged were Cheung Ping-Yin, Qi Ling Dong, Zheng Wen Hu, P'ierre Lam, Wu Qian, Xian Zhong Wu, Zhi Yi Zhang, and Zhen Shu Zheng.

The complaint stated that on or about June 29, defendants "acting in concert played, bet on, carried on, or cause to be opened, or conducted, either as owner or employer, a banking or percentage game played with cards, dice or any device, for money, checks, credit or other things of value."

The defendants were sum­moned to appear on Sept. 13.

Court documents showed that the AGO Investigation Unit led

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islation can be moved forward in a timely manner."

Under the bill, investors will also be exempted from the hiring moratorium law, but will how­ever be subjected to prevailing federal minimum wage rates.

Senate Vice President Tho­mas Villagomez (R-Saipan) ex­pressed reservations on provi­sions of the bill allowing for exemption from the moratorium law.

Villagomez nevertheless said he will still have to further re­view the bill.

"I still have to review it," he said.

The bill, introduced by House Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R­Saipan), has gone through sev­eral revisions at the House Com­mittees on Ways and Means, and Commerce and Tourism.

Among its highlights include proposals to exempt FTZ li­cense-holders from the business gross receipt tax, the excise tax, and developer's tax.

It also entitles the investors to a rebate to be facilitated by the Department of Finance.

Manglona said the House committees "worked hard" on the bill. He also commended the task force formed by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio on the matter.

The special economic zone is being proposed to be situated at a 20-hectare land at the Saipan International Airport.

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Guam forum tackles violence in schools

By Jay Pascua Variety News Staff

HAGATNA -- Students and government officials are par­ticipating in a forum today that will take on the issue of vio­lence in schools.

Congressman Robert Underwood (D-Guam) and the Department of Education (DOE) is sponsoring the ··voices Against Violence·· forum.

The conference wi II take place at 8:30 in the morning at the Simon Sanchez High School.

Organizers say the forum will start with remarks from the con­gressman and DOE Director Mike Reidy.

The Guam Police Department, the Attorney General's Office, DOE, the Department of Youth Affairs, the 4-H group, the Uni­versity of Guam, and Sanctuary will then conduct a panel pre-

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Variety News Staff THE COMMONWEALTH Ports Authority (CPA) is look­ing at installing an automated parking meter system in lieu of posting employees at the en­trance and exit booths at the Saipan International Airport parking areas.

CPA is currently conducting a feasibility study on the park­ing meters plan at the commuter parking, Chairman of the Air­port Facilities Committee Ro­man T. Tudela reported ata CPA board meeting Tuesday.

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Garment worker hurt According to CUC

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in vehicular accident By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

was driving a 1992 green Daewoo Espero car.

By Marian A. Maraya Variety News Staff DUE TO water leaks. some

areas in Tanapag and Lower Base are losing hundreds of thousands of gallons of fresh water every month, according to an investigation the Com­monwealth Utilities Corpora­tion (CUC) conducted re­cently.

According to the Saipan Leak Detection Crew's find­ings, the water loss is substan­tial.

The crew did a week-long investigation and was able to see troubling results.

In Tanapag, a number of households were found to have minor leaks.

But the volume of wasted water could not be exactly quantified due to the high num­ber of households but the re­port indicated that putting all these leaks together, amounted to over 500,000 gallons.

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"And that's very crucial evi­dence because it proves that cus­tomers have a responsibility. And secondly, it proves that if these leaks were fixed. there are lots of gallons of water that could be used 24 hours a day especially in the Tanapag area

A highly-publicized Guam "Royal Wedding" finally took place Tuesday morning uniting Risa Tagai and Norbert Perez with Jesus Rivera performing the rites at a perfect setting beside the beach at Fadian _ Point. Photo by Eduardo C. Siguenza

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CUC has already issued ci­tations to different government agencies, as well as garment factories with leak problems in the said areas.

The citation states that the concerned party should fix the water leaks within five days, otherwise, CUC will be forced to disconnect them.

Mathis yesterday said the in­cident just goes to prove that CUC is not entirely at fault. with regard to the inadequate supply of water at times.

Mathis said that customers also have a responsibility to en­sure that water is not wasted.

"And we 're here to assist them. Together, we'll fix the leaks. We 'II tell them what kind of quality materials to buy. But if after all that, and they still refuse, then we have to give them citations," warned Mathis.

LESS than two weeks after a Chi­nese worker was seriously hurt after being struck by a car, an­other female worker was reported injured in a similar incident Wednesday night in San Anto­nio.

Police identified the victim in the latest incident as Jian Hong Zheng, 24, a factory worker employed at the United International Corporation.

She was hit by a car while crossing the pedestrian cross­walk in San Antonio.

The suspect was identified as Jian Ri Chang, 36, an employee of another garment firm, who

Rose Ada, Pub I ic Safety infor­mation officer, said police re­ceived a call about the incident at about 9:31 p.m.

According to her. Zheng was crossing East-bound when she was caught by the Espero which was cruising northward.

As result,-the woman sustained a laceration at the back of her head along with minor abrasions on the hands and knees.

On the other hand, Chang was booked for various traffic offenses including reckless driving, fail­ure to yield to pedestrian's right of way, and failure to exercise due care.

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Ajunket moratorium THE TENORIO Administration last week announced it was able to significantly curtail expenditures, racking up $9 million savings fr~m professional service contracts, compared to what the previous administration spent on the same item in its last year in office. This is a remarkable achievement and one that the current government can be proud of. .

Admittedly, this is quite a feat as such a reduction requires a great deal of restraint and sacrifice. It appears the austerity measures are working, and all that is needed now is to sustain it.

The {5.5 million savings by the Governor's Office under lobby­ing and media services is hefty. So are the$ l.57 million saved by the office on policy advice and consulting, as well as on the $910.404 not spent in legal services, on so-called "Cadillac law­vers." · That the government now spends less than 60 percent of its budget on personnel costs is encouraging and should be com­mended.

Saving millions of dollars is good news, indeed, for the people of the CNMI as this means there could be money to fund such people­oriented programs like EICs and rebates.

This could also mean there is hope in solving perennial headaches like the burgeoning budget deficit and shrinking education money.

The only thing is. this is much too good to be true. Surpluses can continue to be achieved if only government can

sustain the effort and ,ook at more ways to tighten belts and trim budgets.

The thrift policy should be expanded. much like what Guam's Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez is doing-declaring a stop on all govern­ment-paid travel-to reduce spending whenever and wherever pos­sible.

While Gutierrez's directive is borne of necessity, as it came under the threat of government shutdown, the CNMl may learn a trick or two from its neighbor down south.

Gutierrez's m;ve to impose a virtual ban on off-island travel for government officials is actually a test in self-restraint for all government officials. to see who among them are genuinely com­mitted to selfless public service as opposed to those who only seek the benefits of public office.

Maybe such a test should also be given CNMI officials. The CNMI government can also adopt such a travel ban if it really

intends to lengthen its cost-savings streak. By putting a non-negotiable ban on government-paid travel, Gov.

Pedro P. Tenorio not only can save several millions more every year, he can also spare government the hassle of having to deal with people who try to go around his '"discretionary travel policy.''

The governor should by now see the futility of an on-again, off­again travel restriction, as this only results to officials still continu­ing to travel as quickly as they can justify the trips.

While some degree of control had been achieved, there are still a lot of instances wherein officials, notably legislative and local officials, manage to get the Administration's okay to travel despite a supposed austerity policy.

In order for government to really save on travel expenses, it should adopt a tough, outright travel moratorium at least until the revenue situation improves.

No less than an across-the-board ban should be instituted, no ifs nor buts, just a total restriction on government-paid travel, just like Guam's. If officials really need to travel, then by all means-let them pay from their own pockets!

Enough of the free rides. The more flexibility the current travel restriction allows, the more it becomes useless and the less sincere the overall effort appears.

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How to eat Filipinos IF YOU 'RE in Madrid, probably with a glass of milk.

Some Philippine officials, however, are not amused upon learning that RJR Nabisco's (Oreo, Chips Ahoy. Winston, Camel) subsid­iary in Spain has been selling cookies in three donut-shaped chocolate varieties with the brand name "Filipinos." The cookies, accord­ing to reports, have been marketed for I 0 years in several European countries that usu­ally employ Filipino maids and seamen.

Nabisco's choice of brand name, however, is "an insult to the Filipino people," President Joseph Estrada said, adding that Manila may file a diplomatic protest. The Associated Press reported that Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon has already sent a letter to Nabisco's subsidiary, urging that the cookies be re­named as "it is affecting the sensibilities of a sector of Philippine society," whatever that means. Perhaps Mr. Siazon was referring to Philippine legislators who filed resolutions saying that the brand name is a ''racial insult and should be changed." One of the authors of the resolutions was quoted by AP as saying that the term "Filipinos" was apparently cho­sen in reference to the cookie's color-dark outside, white inside. Ha? Anyway, "these food items," said Congressman Heherson Alvarez, "could be appropriately called by an)' other label, but the manufacturers have chosen our racial identity and they are now making money [out of it]."' Uh-huh. So if Nabisco would give Manila a cut in t11e prof­its, it's okay? ·

Mr. Siazon said the Philippine Embassy in Madrid will approach the local Nabisco ex­ecutives and ask them to stop labeling their cookies '"Filipinos" if, he added, implying litigation, "it's legally possible." The Philip­pine Embassy has also discussed the issue

with the Spanish foreign and commerce min­istries. However, Mr. Siazon said, the Span­ish government could not be compelled to take action because Manila's complaint in­volves the private sector.

In any case, Sen. Raul Roco, who finished a strong third in the I I -man presidential race last year, is wondering why there's an uproar over the cookies' brand name. After all, he said, don't we call business suits Americana, sliced and fried potatoes French fries, hotdogs

frankfurters? (Incidentally, a particular cir­cumcision "style" back home is called, for some very strange reason, "German cut.")

"If the cookies are sweet," said this Harvard lawyer, "so are we. What's wrong about that.·• He said Filipinos should regard the cookies· brand name as a ··mark of distinction." Ap­parently, he sees no problem with the expres­sion, "I want to eat Filipinos!"

Last year, the Philippine government asked Greece to delete the entry "Filipineza" from a dictionary that defines the word as "domes­tic worker who performs nonessential auxil­iary tasks." It was the Philippine Embassy in Greece that first notified Manila about ··Fili­pinos" cookies.

At any rate, I find it worth noting that a company in two countries that used to be the Philippines' colonial masters is making a profit out of a name given by 16th century conquistadors.

For the "offended sectors" in the Philip­pines, there are two ways to get back at the Nabisco subsidiary in Spain ifit would refuse to, well, re-christen, its cookies.

A manufacturer in Manila cou Id come up with a product, say, a plunger and give it the brand name "Spaniard.'' As in. "My toilet bowl's clogged, hand me a Spaniard." This

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lnsigh_ts By Enc F. Say.

A letter to teenagers I HAVE a daughter who will soon turn 13. Adolescence, as we adults know, is a mysterious road shadowed with awe, frustra­tion, desperation, heartbreak and joy.

But what should I tell her? Do I talk from experience, let her know about the downfalls, the possible pitfalls she may come across--:-and the right path to a happy life?

Should I mention explicitly where I went wrong along that same cumbersome path? What I did to survive. Whom to trust. These questions and more plague me, as I'm sure it does other parents.

What do we say? Do we tell our children about the puppy love, heartbreak years? Do we overload them with warnings, stipula­tions, end results? What could happen. What often does.

Do we speak honestly and from the heart? That we don't want them to go through the horrors and nightmares we had to face.

What do we say to our young daughters about men who promise love but are the kind who'll say anything to get into ·your pants? The type who'll mark you off as another notch on their proverbial gun or print yo"ur name and number on a wash­room wall.

What about the drugs and the booz~? Our children will inwardly call us liars for warning them against such stuff. We have to tell them that alcohol and mind-altering chemicals, separately and together, made us feel brave, strong, sexy, on top of the world. That they made us believe wholeheartedly that we were the best dancer in the world, the sexiest person in the room, a weightlifting champion, beautiful, handsome, a fighter, a prom queen, p<;>pular.

But only for a while. What about friends? Kids, you '11 have many. Some will cut

your throat for a drink, a dollar. To show off, there will be those who will pick a fight with you, make a fool out of you when you least expect it. Others will steal your date, your wallet, or both. A few will stick by you and be worthy of the name friend.

What about people? There are good and bad_, about 50 to 50 in my book. There are those who will use you, rob you, beat you, lie to you, hold you, love you, cry over you.

So, parents, what do we say to our daughter or son without 'hurting them or having them tum against us at such a pivotal time of their young lives?

To my daughter I'll say this: There is a world to experience out there. You have only just

begun. Choose your path carefully. The things you have to face will be as hard on us as they will be on you.

I hope I have given you good examples in my life of what a person should be, and from the little chats that seem to become fewer as we grow older. Still, I hope you would heed the advice of the ones who have "been there and done that."

There will be times you will swear that your heart is breaking in half. Believe me when I say you '11 get through it. There also will be occasions when your inner self will see no shining light at the end of any tunnel. Keep looking because there is a light there, no matter how dim it may seem to be.

Don't ever forget to think before you leap. Stand out among your peers and do your best to be a leader and not a follower. Make each day last and enjoy it to the fullest. The older you get, the shorter they become.

Never ever lose the ability to laugh, to smile and to dream. Be yourself and remember that nobody else can be you but you!

This comes from a loving parent (but still a teenager at heart).

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also works beautifully if the product is toilet paper: "I remember that day when I've diarrhea and was already on the bowl when I realized that we've ran out of Spaniards."

Or, we could rename the Philippines. During the Martial Law years, Marcos' s rubber-stamp parliament considered renaming the country "Maharlika," which was the name of the guerrilla outfit that the dictator supposedly led during the war. It is also the name of the native aristocracy during the pre.-Spanish pe­riod. However, someone found out that "Maharlika's" root word has something to do with, um, phalli, and that the word itself signified "One who has a big," uh, "dong." Now I don't think the Filipino male would mind being called Maharlikan, but the

female might. Better stick to the plunger option.

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Preserve the integrity of DPS I AM WRITING as a citizen and taxpayerconcemedoverthe reported incident in which Pub lie Safety Com­missioner Charles W. Ingram Jr. may have recklessly and lawlessly operated a government vehicle on public road.

It is amazing that the pursuing police officer did not issue a traffic citation nor require the commis­sioner to undergo a breathalyzer test, as is nonnally done in a similar situation involving common citi­zens.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, it's high time that you take drastic measure on this serious offense so that the

THE "VIEWER'S Tax Act" went intoeffectonNov. l, 1998.Itraised the rental price of videos thereby making it more expensive for people who cannot afford premium movie channels offered by our not-regu­lated-enough cable TV company.

The tax collected is supposed to be used for our youth. So far, noth­ing has been collected and not one ping-pong ball has been purchased for the youth from this tax.

Early this year, Ellias Miller, the owner of Kevin's Video, and I met with Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider (R-Saipan) and explained why this tax was so bad for video shop own­ers who also have to pay excise tax, gross receipts tax and CNMI in­come tax. To his credit, Mr. Hofschneider seemed to understand

ALLOW ME to provide little infor­mation on this most talked about issue, the retroactive salary.

When I became CNMI director of personnelin May 1994, I learned that the Department of Finance employeeshadexclusively received their salary conversion as mandated by P.L 7-31. Subsequently, a gu­bernatorial directive in August 1994 authorized the rest of the executive branch employees to receive the same salary conversion. Thus, P.L. 7-31 was partially implemented.

We then began an intensive lob­bying effort both in the House of Representatives and Senate for full implementation of P.L. 7-31.

integrity of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is preserved!

This is not the first such incident involving the commissioner. On sev­eral occasions, he was seen operat­ing government vehicle while pa­tronizing night clubs. His defiance of the administration policy against misuse of vehicles and total disre­gard of the law are grounds for immediate dismissal. At the very least, he should be placed under im­mediate suspension while the DPS' s internal investigation, reported to be ongoing, is being completed.

Thecommissioner,having served in the U.S. military, would know

Taxed viewers the complete economic implications of this tax and promised he would do his best to get it repealed. He has failed.

The Saipan delegation never held a public hearing on this tax and never bothered to interview video shop owners before passing it. lt appeared that our representatives were trying to show how smart they were in finding a way to raise rev­enue.

These are the same representa­tives who are absolutely clueless when it comes to ideas about how to lower the price of food, gasoline and other consumer necessities. And, of course, these are the same representatives who wouldn't dream of taxing the garment indus­try more which would benefit ev-

Settle it now This is the salary adjustment pay­

ment of all employees of the CNMI government, except those exempted under 1 CMC Sec. 813 J, retroac­tive to May 19, 1991.

This is CNMI's legal obligation to its employees.

Based on the CNMI Civil Ser­vice Commission 1992 Audit, in Sept. 1997 I submitted a list of nearly 2,000 government employ­ees entitled to this salary adjust­ment pay.

I had submitted such list to the Office of the Governor and the Department of Finance. Also, I re­quested the department to expedite the computation of the payment for

that such offense will subject him to immediate court martial proceed­ings, the possible outcome would be severe penalties.

I am disappointed that he was not suspended immediately after the incident was reported.

The people of the CNMI deserve to have high ranking Cabinet offi­cials whose conduct reflect the honor of the office and are a model to their staff.

MARTIN A. MANGLONA Retired Sergeant-Major

Capitol Hill, Saipan

eryone, including the youth. Over 1,200 people signet a peti­

tion asking the tax be repealed which was given to Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R-Saipan). Rep. David M. Apatang (R-Saipan), the author of this tax, once said that he could also put together a petition of 1,200 signatures in favorof this tax. Why. would anyone be in favor? Because it works so well?

Many voters have dozens of good reasons for not re-electing most of our incumbents. If you need an­other reason, plan on showing your displeasure by not voting for any Saipan incumbent if the viewer's tax is not repealed by election day.

KENNETHL.GOVENDO Dandan, Saipan

employees who worked overtime and to add such OT to the submitted pay figures.

Finally, I requested that all em­ployees be paid their salary adjust­ment retroactive to May 19, 1991 as mandated by P.L. 7-31.

This also requires enormous funding so I requested payment be made in three installments.

Since fall of 1997, however, noth­ing has come out yet.

This Legislature should settle this long overdue legal obligation once and for all now!

LUIS S. CAMACHO Precinct 3, Sai pan

Attention lawmakers TillS IS regarding the Aug. 19 ar­ticle, "New Law Appropriates He­modialysis Funding." The title it­self is very encouraging for hemo­dialysis patients, but as I, a con­cerned Refaluwasch, read the news story, a lot of touchy concerns popped out in my mind.

First of all, the money appropri­ated for the expansion and exten­sion of the hemodialysis unit was to be used for other purposes. Second, hemodialysis needs are not as criti­cally important as the ones identi­fied by the Commonwealth Health Center(CHC). And third, it still has towaitforCHC'snextbudgetpack-

age. The expansion of the hemodialy­

sis unit has been urged for many years before the appropriation for it materialized. Now that there is fund­ing, some of our leaders want to use it for other purposes.

It took nearly 10 years for the appropriation to be realized, but it only takes a year or two to divert it!

So what really happened? How was the funding for the hemodialy­sis unit spent and who spent it? Who are to blame? What is the Legislature doing about it? What would the electorate think about this?

Right now, the existing hemodi­alysis unit is in poor condition and may even pose a hazard to patients. The numberofpatients are tremen­dously increasing, which is why the dialysis machines are over worked.

The need for the extension of the hemodialysis unit is very obvious. I hope that any decision affecting patients should be made with re­spect and integrity.

How would our leaders feel if they were these patients?

DAVID R. OMAR Garapan, Saipan

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Gov't to ease burden caused CHIP to help NMI save on Medicare

by halt in ferry operations By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

GOVERNMENT is currently finding a way to ease the burden caused by the indefinite suspen­sion on the operation of the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino 's·two high-speed ferries to the islands' residents, accord­ing to Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio.

-:.We are looking at the impact of the shutdown of the ferries," the governor told reporters, add­ing that the Tinian delegation has also buckled down to work to address the situation.

"The delegation needs to meet with us to try to find a solution to assist our people in Tinian and Saipan. We will try to decide on the matter," said Tenorio.

There has been mounting calls for assistance from various quar­ters affected by the suspension

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of the operation, including store and restaurant owners running high on food orders for the 152 illegal Chinese migrants now un­der custody at a Marpo valley warehouse.

The suspension of the boats' operation, Tinian officials said, is adversely affecting the island's economy, which has been spring-

ing back to life following the Chinese migrants' arrival.

Tenorio expressed hopes a so­lution can immediately be worked out.

The ferries' operation grind to halt last week after a financing firm seized the boats over the casino company's alleged fail­ure to service the $7.6 million it acquired for the boats.

Under the debt schedule ar­rangement, the Dynasty is sup­posed to pay back at a rate of $753,270 every six months in seven years.

The seizure was put into ef­fect following a Court ruling on the matter.

The Dynasty admitted it has had difficulty operating the ves­sels over the past two year due to poor economic conditions.

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THE RECENTLY-approved ex­panded health care for children known as the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP will save the Department of Public Health (DPH) some money on the general Medicaid program, Health Secretary Joseph Kevin Villagomez disclosed.

DPH spends over $3 million annually to cover under-insured children whose parents do not

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qualify for medicaid. This consti­tutes 20 percent of the commonwealth's medicaid fund­ing, according to Villagomez.

"CHIP is going to supplement our current Medicaid funding and will also address those uninsured kids out there," said the secretary.

A great percentage of children born in the CNMI with non-US citizen parents are said to be un­derinsured, revealed Villagomez.

"Some of these parents do not qualify for Medicaid. And this is a concern because some of the kids have medical problems, they are born here and they do necessi­tate medical care," said Villagomez.

Villagomez is set to meet with the head of the Medicaid Pro­gram, Helen Sablan, this week to discuss the program's funding ex­penditures.

The U.s: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ap­proved to provide health cover­age to uninsured CNMI children just recently.

The Northern Mariana Islands now joins 52 other states and U.S. territories approved of the ex­panded health coverage for chil­dren, according to HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala.

The commonwealth is expected to receive $118,000 in federal funds under the federal CHIP pro­gram.

"There are a set of guidelines and standards that the federal gov­ernment would require us to do.

"They gave us $118,000 and we have to match it," said Villagomez.

It is projected that over 1,760 children by September· of next year will be insured.

The CHIP plan is also antici­pated to provide health insurance coverage to more than 2.5 million currently_ uninsured kids by the end of 2000.

DPH applied for this program about six months ago.

By Eric F. Say Variety News Staff

HAGATNA-One of the four men accused of immigrant smuggling yesterday said he was paid $20,000 to help pick up a cargo of illegal aliens.

Jing Gui Shin also told jurors that his son would be killed by members of the "snakeheads" gang in China if he did not as­sist in the smuggling operations.

Those who boarded the ves­sels promised to pay as much as $30,000. A fraction of this "fee" was handed to the syndicate in China while the rest would be collected once they reach U.S. soil.

Jing's two co-defendants­Jin Sheng Wang and Xue Cheng Lin-have already entered· a plea agreement with the pros-

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9th Circuit rules on Froilan case

Froilan C. Tenorio

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected the Attorney General 'sOffice's argument that the Ninth Circuit had the power to review a deci­sion of the CNMI Supreme Court pertaining to an illegal termination case filed against former Governor Froilan C. Tenorio.

With such Ninth Circuit rul­ing, lawyer Theodore R. Mitchell said they can now re­start Jose A. Sonoda's pending lawsuit against Tenorio in the U.S. District Court for the NMI.

The judges ruled that because the legal issue does not involve the Constitution treaties or U.S. laws. the Ninth Circuit has no jurisdiction to hear the appeal.

Court records showed that Sonoda, through counsel Pamela Brown, filed the law­suit in 1996 against Tenorio af­ter he was allegedly wrongfully terminated without due process as Customs Services chief.

The former governor, repre­sented by the AGO, claimed that he had power to fire Sonoda by virtue of the Executive Order 94-3 which was issued by Tenorio to reorganize the gov­ernment.

Because the validity of E.0. 94-3 involved an interpretation of local CNMI law, federal court Judge Alex R. Munson asked the Commonwealth Supreme Court to advise him on whether the executive order violated the CNMI Constitution.

The high tribunal then ruled that a provision of the executive order violated the CNMI Con­stitution.

The CNMI Supreme Court found that Tenorio's order con­stituted an unconstitutional ex­ercise of executive power.

Tenorio asked the Ninth Cir­cuit to reverse the high tribunal's decision on the basis of U.S. federal law.

Sonoda asserted that the Ninth Circuit lacks jurisdiction over the appeal because the then gov­ernor did not raise a federal question when the case was be­fore the CNMI Supreme Court.

The Ninth Circuit in its deci­sion issued Tuesday, agreed with Sonoda when he points out that the governor did not di­rectly raise any federal ques­tion when he was before the high tribunal.

What the governor asked the Ninth Circuit to decide, the judges said, was nothing more than a local question, which in­volved construction of various parts of the Commonwealth Constitution.

According to the Ninth Cir­cuit ruling prepared by Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez, at no time did the governor suggest to the Supreme Court that it would violate some superven­ing U.S. constitutional provi­sion or any other federal law if it held against him.

"The governor asks that we opine on the distribution of power within the CNMI gov-

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emment. We are well aware of the fact that it is an issue of immense importance for him and for the Commonwealth. But immense issues are not inevita­bly federal issues," Fernandez said.

Fernandez, however, rejected Sonoda's claim that the CNMI Supreme Court's decision is not final because it was in answer to a question certified to it by the district court.

"The court's determination of local law in answer to a certi­fied question is binding," Fernandez pointed out.

Brown in a press statement said she was very pleased with the decision especially that the Ninth Circuit made it clear that the CNMI Supreme Court has the final word on all questions of Commonwealth law.

"This appeal, which has de­layed this case forever two long years, was completely baseless from the start," said Brown, who is now the Interior Department ombudsman.

Brown wrote the briefs in the appeal. When she became om­budsman, she referred the case to Mitchell. At the Ninth Cir­cuit hearing in San Francisco last July, 13 Mitchell presented the case.

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HAGATNA- Continental Air­lines yesterday reported a system wide load factor of 77. I percent in August, I. I points be­low last year's record.

However, Continental said this is still the second highest August load factor ever for the company.

In August 1999, Continental flew 5.8 billion revenue passen-

ger miles (RPMs) and 7.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs), re­sulting in a traffic increase of 9.3 percent on a capacity increase of I 0.8 percent versus August 1998.

International traffic was 2.2 bil­lion RPMs, up 21.5 percent from August 1998 and international capacity was 2.8 billion ASMs, up 18. l percent from last year.

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Continental's wholly owned re­gional subsidiary, reported its highest August load factoreverof 64.4 percent, beating last August by 0.9 points b11sed on 206.5 mil­lion RPMs and 320.4 million ASMs.

Continental Express August traffic was up 38.2 percent and August capacity was up 36.1 per­cent from last year.

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r ·r I • • • - • • ............ 10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- ~Em~~ER 3: 1999.

Seniors to visit schools By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

SENIOR citizens from the Of­fice of the Aging Center in Garapan will be visiting differ­ent public schools on Saipan

beginning next week as part of the celebration for the Cultural Heritage Month.

According to the Aging Cen­ter, the September celebration for the CNMI Cultural Heritage

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lingual programs where they could tell ancient tales and sto­ries.

The group will be first visit­ing Garapan Elementary School on Tuesday and San Vicente Elementary School on Thurs­day.

The Aging Center said that senior citizens will be at the schools from 10 am to 11 :30 am every Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month.

However, the Aging Center is asking public school adminis­trators on Saipan to communi­cate with the agency if they are interested with the activity.

The agency's action is part of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's call to preserve and promote the indig­enous cultures and traditions of

the Northern Marianas. Next week, Japanese students

from G~kuen School will be vis­iting the Center to entertain the senior citizens and share some stories about Japan and Saipan.

The Thailand community on Saipan is expected to visit the manamkos next Friday as part of the festivities for the Interna­tional Year for Older Persons.

Saipan manamkos have been sharing their time in helping public schools.

The senior citizens used to hold some storytelling activi­ties in nearby schools in Garapan village in effort to strengthen the awareness and interest of younger generation in preserving the Chamorro and Carolinian cultures.

Senior citizens are gathered at the Manamko center during a visit by US Navy men of the USS Dubuque last week.Phoio by Louie c. Alonso

~) PSS consolidated grant '\ tuJ "'"fi increased by $200,000 ,, . ~~('i~· By ~oule C. Alonso ~ether and reviewing her op-(y · Vanety News Staff hons to make much money for

AN OFFICIAL from the Public the teachers as possible. It is a School System yesterday dis- slight increase this year, which· closed that the consolidated by the way is better than a slight

C grant resources of the education decrease," the fiscal officer . uisine agency has slightly increased added.

by $.2M as compared to the pre- Matson said the money came

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and budget officer of PSS said, roll and buy some instructional the education agency now has a books. total of $4.5 million consoli- He said he is looking forward dated money from various fed- to the time when consolidated era! grants. grant could be used to reduce

Last year, PSS accumulated a the class size. total of $4. 3 mil lion for its con- "We already have some teach-solidated grant. ers, counsellors that is alreay

"We are simply allowed by being paid from it," Matson the federal government to hold added. the money together. It is over $4 million for this year. It is just up to a couple of thousand of dollars," he said.

Matson said it is only Educa­tion Commissioner Rita H. I nos and members of the Board of Education who could make a final call on what to do with the consolidated grant.

"The consolidated grant could not even fund five new teach­ers. The education commis­sioner is putting a package to-

The consolidated grant, Matson cited, is being used by the education agency to allow the school level to adopt na­tional anti-drug abuse pro­grams, and hire security to keep the campus safe during daytime.

The money used in sending CNMI representatives for Academic Challenge Bowl, as well as the allocation going to private school students came from the said grant. ..

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11

Ingram case now up to AG By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

APPARENTLY bowing down to public pressure, Gov.~ Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday said he has tusked the Attorney General's Of­fice(AGO)toconductitsownprobe on allegations of reckless driving leveled against Police Commis­sioner Charles W. Ingram Jr.

In an interview with repo11ers Tenorio at the same time said he may take appropriate action against Ingram if results of the investiga­tion prove it to be "necessary."

··1 have refe1Ted that matter (in­vestigation) to the AGO. The AG is now looking in the allegations," saicl the governor.

Asked ifhe has instructed a dead­line for the probe, Tenorio said that while it is "improper" to do so, the

DPS 'probe of .. .. . .. . comm1ss1oner finished soon By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

INVESTIGATORS handling the case of Public:: ·Safety Commis­sioner Charles W. Ingram Jr. are expected to wrap up work within this week and the decision whether they would take any legal action or not would be known next week, it was learned.

This comes, as the Depa1tment of Public Safety clarified yester­day that the probe was being car­ried out not on the be! ief that the commissioner committed traffic violations as alleged, but in re­sponse to the repo11s which came out in the media.

Citing a source, the Variety re­po1ted that Ingram figured in an incident wherein a DPS vehicle he was driving, almost hit a pedes­trian last Sunday.

The near-hit prompted police to tail the commissioner until he was allegedly stopped, the report said.

However, the following morn­ing, DPS info1mation officer Rose Ada denied the story, although she confomed the part where Ingram "almost" struck a pedestrian.

She also hinted that the alleged "tailing" never happened, and that the commis~ioner stopped on his own.

The result of the investigation will determine whether any legal action would be brought against Ingram.

Ada also said the probe has been taken away from the internal af­fairs oflicc and was already being handled by the traffic section.

She said the case that was being alleged involves traffic, so it is only proper that it should go to the sec­tion.

The DPS earlier said that inter­nal affairs was the one conducting the investigation on Ingram and the incident.

But Ada said this does not in­volve administrative matters,other than a traffic case.

Moreover, the internal affairs falls directly under the office of the DPS commissioner.

Pedro P. Tenorio

AGO probers "know that they should come up with the investiga­tion (results) as soon as possible."

Pressed if he will reprimand Ingram over the incident, the gov­ernor said he may do so if the allegations were proven to be trne.

"When you investigate some­thing, whatever the outcome of the investigation. If the allegation is (proven as) a fact, if it is necessary then something has to be done," said Tenorio.

Charles W. Ingram Jr.

Tenorio's remarks came a day after the Chairof the Senate Com­mittee on the Judiciary, Govern­ment and Law called for an inde­pendent probe of the allegations thrown at Ingram.

Sen. Edward U. Maratita (R­Rota) raised concerns the investi­gation being done by the Depart­ment of Public Safety, which is headed by Ingram, could lead coa whitewash.

He also scored the governor for

not suspending Ingram, noting how Tenorio almost immediately fired then Coastiil Resource Man­agement director Felipe Q. Atalig when the latter was investigated for misconduct a few months back.

Variety has reported that Ingram was tailed by a prowl car at dawn last Sunday, using a gov­ernment vehicle alleged to have nearly sideswiped a person along Beach Road near the Quarter­master road.

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Early childhood conference set By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

A MULTI-agency body will sponsor the first-ever annual conference on the e:Irly child­hood which is scheduled to be hdd on September I I. from 7 a.m. up to I p.m.

The confcr..:ncc. which goes with the theme. ··Laying the Foundation for Tomorrow's CNMI."" is to be presented by the CNMI Food and Nutrition Council. in collaboration with the Public School System. De­partment of Health, Ayuda Net­work. Inc., and the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research, Extension and Ec.lu­cation Service.

Accorc.lincr to the NMC's De­velopment ~nc.l Alumni Rela­tions, the conference will pro­vic.le parents and teachers of

young chilc.lren with ages rang­ing from three up to seven, valu­able information on chilc.l be­havior. positive c.liscipline at home anc.1 in the classroom, and on the health neec.ls of young chilc.lren.

Guest speakers will include cc.lucation and health profession­als from both private and pub­lic.

To r.:gister, vou can call up Micldl~ Rasa· at Ayuc.la Net­work phone number 3227469.

Meanwhile, the NMC also said that the International Test of English :is a Foreign Lan­guage ~(TOEFL) will be admin­istered at its office on October 23 and May 13, 2000.

The test will be paper-based insteac.l of computer-based. Any­one interested in taking the test this October can submit registra-

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This is an appeal to all Filipinos and friends in the CNMI to support the on-going fund campaigns for the victims of the recent flashfloods and landslides caused by monsoon rains that wrought have to Filipino families. . .

The latest update on the damage to lives and property include over 60 deaths in Rizal province alone, total damage to 9,449 homes and 445,726 fam1l1es affected by the disaster. Rehabilitation efforts of the government and non-governmental organizahons (NGOs) have been stepped up but its far from being sufficient. The generosity and humanitanan sp1nt of F1h~mos and fnend, will go a long way 1n alleviating the conditions of the helpless v1ct1ms. . .

Most Filipino organizations in the i_slands have b_een !"f10b1lized __ to _conduct fundraising activities. The Filipino community, 1n coordination with the Ph1hpp1ne Con­sulat• would like to appeal for your unwavering support and generosity in these efforts. Likewise, some restaurants and department stores have offered to put up collection boxes at their respective establishments and some agencies with a good number of Filipinos have volunteered to pass the hat around. Aside from accepting monetary contributions/donations, the Consulate has accepted the respons1b1llty 1n collecting and transmitting the donations to any of the following authorized agencies in the Phil­ippines:

Department of Social Waif are Development (for cash and material donations)

Philippine National Red Cross ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. GMA Bisig Bayan Partnership for the Poor Foundation, Inc. The Department of Social Welfare Development and the .

Philippine National Red Cross are also accepting material donations. It 1s ~owever. suggested that donors communicate directly with said ~genc1es_ or coordinates with

the Philippine Consulale on the transmittal of donations in kind.

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According to !nos:

Schedule changes normal to PSS By Louie C. Alonso · Variety News Staff

EDUCATION Commissioner Rita H. Inos yesterday said stretching of schedules in some schools is a com­mon practice in the Public School System meant to build up academic performance of students.

!nos made the clarification as she expressec.1 disappointment on previous "inaccurate reports" per­taining to the new class schedule for Tinian Junior and Tinian High School.

"The emphasis of our conversa­tion with the school principals is the implementation and reinforce­ment of the instructional policies as provided by the Board of Educa­tion.

"Now in implementing the BOE policy, we are finding some dis­crepancies but they are not illegal or out of context. They are within policy," Inos explained.

She said Tinian junior and senior hi"h schools are following their

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IN AN .eff9rt to build strengthcn.cultura1p11dirstfill1ing arnor1gthe youngergtineration. a spefialis(from the P<))jf'i~. R~- •. s9urce~forEducatioq and I:eart1~ .. · · .. ing{PREHis~uggestingth.itlOt·•·· cal art edu':ation prngramsbe de­signed to e~post!. childre11 to· th(: :ut .. of their w:vn culture.·.topro~. mote cu1ruraJpreservation and undetstaI1c!it1g. . . .. .

Rita H. /nos

High School and Rota High School which have each own schedules to follow .

Changes in school schedule, Inos said, ru·e normal and occurs from year to year.

Tinian junior and senior high schools' daily hours were stretched from 7:30 am to 3:20 pm.

"My statement is all (of these changes)are within the BOEpolicy.

tures, incl6ding art. by ethnic groups withinthe local commua nity, to aid in understanding hu­man similru:itie~.

"'TO re~c~ the nJ()()J1,0llemust strive t9.·.U1Jdt!fStand911e's·own culture .. and-yu)ture~····of .. qthers. Embracing oµr lJumlll1 conunon­alities. isvttaL ih tryisr~s~s~.·

Dr. Lori Phillip~? PR.~1-,'.s pro, gram speci.aji~t.\sajd .. iut. eclu_ca­tion. is .. riiost •. effectiyti w~~n•.•of~ {eredas a ''sta\ewide, s~uer9rl, ClJ!!IU)ativ.ecuni~ulum" acr?S,S.all. grade levels, with student growth

"Art:e\iucati9J1 qffersa sell$01y way ofunder~~tj\Hng the. \.'/Orld around.us.Wi1?HtP111Bre~ensiye art rcluc~tion.pro~}l'l•·P.l~ce., canoe$.·. ca11• re!Jlain••canoe~ ... and

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Md achievement assessed ona iegular basis. . . Phillips added thatmt produc­tion should be connected in some way to the mt history and culture brought into the classroom by the teacher or students.

TI1e specialist explained that art education programs should also include mt from many cul-

PREL states tliat atts are also effective media·for commuriica­iion as it open doors to the world ofnon~verbal communication by qU1-yingpowe1ful messages about thought and culture ..

"Alt reflect~ what is important in life, to an individual and to a culture, and it is an important aspect of a well-rounded cull'icu­lum," Phillips addec.l.

GVB gears up for Japan travel show Variety News Staff

THE GUAM Visitors Bureau (GVB) is busy preparing for Guam's participation in the 12th Japan Congress of International Travel Trade Show which will take place Nov. 30-Dec.4 in To­kyo, Japan.

Organized by the Japan Asso­ciation of Travel Agents (JATA) and the Japan Ministry of Trans­port, the event is considered as the largest travel and consumer show held in Japan.

According to GVB, the travel show organizt:rs are planning to come up with an even bigger show this year due to the fact that tour-

ism is expected to become the key industry of the 21st century.

Held every two years, the travel show prov ides a forum for J apa­nese and international travel agents and travel industry-relatec.l r;presentatives to gather and ex­change information.

The theme for the upcoming show will be "The New Age of Opportunity." Heralc.ling the im­minent arrival of the 2 I st Cen­tury, the theme is intenc.led to emphasize the formidable and definitive challenges that await the industry given the constantly changing market anc.l business conditions.

Anc.l it c.loesn 't mean that if one school follows a certain schedule, all schools will have the same (schedule). Because the public needs to know that schools are the community and all school princi­pals should determine what is best for that community anc.l that school.

"With this in mind, we are also looking at protecting the time that we need to make sure that kic.ls are getting the right insuuction," she saic.l.

The commissioner is aware that there has been conversation with some Tini:u1 teachers who are com­plaining becau~e they are doing certain additional things while high schools on Rota and Saipan are not doing the same load.

!nos pointed out that it is legiti­mate to ask the questions butteach­ers shou Id understand that all schools do not necessm·i ly have the same way to handle and address problems.

'"The bottomline is, changes in class schedules is geared towards what the stuc.lents need, and the board's role is to have a standarc.1 on what we arc going lo do about it. The board have parameters on how we can organize our sched-

ule," the commissioner said. She added that changes in class

schedules are flexible and has rigic.lity in the offerings of the school.

"As usual, schedules are in re-

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Labor Day's DFS honors employees of the month DFS Saipan Limited hosted a gathering last August 25 to see Roderick Zandueta of the Galleria 's Wamer Brother's Stu­dio Store and Paula Bermudes of Visual and Marketing receive the July Employees of the Month Award.

Recommended for top sales associate by Manager Benny Pinaula. Roderick is seen as a team leader and motivator. His high energy and enthusiasm when dealing with customers is consistent and solid.

Customers are Roderick's pri­ority and when he gets the chance, he cnte11ains them by singing and playing his insu·u­ment. Roderick has been with DFS since May 1999.

For the category of sales sup­port, Paula is commended for her positive, solution seeking ap­proach to her job.

From left: DFS's Ben Babauta, employees of the month awardees Paula Bermudes and Roderick Zandueta and Benny Pinaula, Dan Mayer during the awards .ceremony. .

She is recognized as an impor­tant part of the stores team.

She is praised for possessing a high level of professional skills

and excellent working relation­ship with team members. Paula has worked for DFS since April 1996.

Both Roderick and Paula were given Employee of the Month Certificates and a$ I 00 gifl certificate for their

achievements. They are now eligible for

Employee of the Year in their respective categories:

• DISCO CW/ll"'S 10th ~nniversary

Thank you for your patronage t-Oe l""k 6(JJ'Wa1'~ 6c1' "f"U" oisit

Takayuki Niizeki GIG Staff

Hana Ada.i !

I am :tAu..ty g)[a,te.6u1 tM :the. panwnage. and ~uppo!it you have. g,i,ve.n LW 60)[ :the. pcu.,t IO ye.o.M a,t owr. GIG.

Whe.n we. ope.ne.d OWL GIG D-0.1c.o.the.que. 10 ye.a.Iv.I ago, we. though:t we. had p][oude.d .the. ui.ti.ma.te. 06 w/w •. t the. .te.c.hno.f.ogy -0.\ Mtmd and u.gliting c.ould p][oduc.e.. Tha,t UJM, AfM, 10 ye.a.M ago!! The. obje.c.:t.i.ve,, a,t the. :t.ime., Wlv.\ .ta e.n.teM:a.in .the, dancing and fu.te,1ung p.ie.aJ.iWl.e. 06 OWl. foc.a.f. c.li.e.n.te,le..

A.1, we. gfl.e.w ol!.deA .i.n .the. c. N. M. I. we. )[e.a1,i.ze.d .tha,t .the nee.cw M .the. :ta.1.,.te. o 6 oWt .f.oc.a.t c.u.e.nte,le. had gna_dua.Uy c.hange.d wluc.h pll.omp.te.d me. :to do J.iOmd.lung .to Jt.e.u,i,ve. OWL GIG :to be.c.ome. yoWt Oo.A,U., 01) e.nteM:a..i.rune.n.t cu., J:..t uu.d :to be..

A~ a )[v.,u.ft, my c.onc..f.LW{on 6011. .the. 11.e.noua:ti.on and )[e.juue.nauon wa;,, :tha,t we. ~hould be. :the. venue. .to M.:ti.J.i{ilj a.U ple.o.AUl!.e. ,i,n e.n.teM:a.irune.n.t - :the. mul:Uplic.i:ty O)[ a mlLtti. pUJt.po~e. ve.nue. - whethVL ,i,;t be 60.ll. danc.{n.g, lw:te.nJ..ng, ~oc.J..a,u.z.i.ng w,i,;th 6tu.e.nd.6 OIL e.ve.n pok.vr. game.,i - we. p][ov{de.. So I cli.d .i.;t. w.Uh o..ga.in the. ufthnrLte. .i.n ~ound and u.ghti.ng which will tak.e. you .to a new di.me.n;.,ion.

F,i,na.Uy, I am p.io..niung to 6e.rLtUJr.e. foe.a.€. rvitu.,v., ,i,n mcuic. and ~how~ ,i,n the. mon.t.M to come. .to e.n.te.Jt;ta..i.n .the. foe.a.ti.,. 1, .toge..theA w.i.;t.h OWL ~.ta66 cit GIG, hwnbiy wad: 6M ljOU!i. vJ;.,.i;t,

h~" -t: az/.L Tak uki. Niizey' GIG wner Representative Director/Vice President Niizeki International Saipan Co.~ Ltd.

'Last bash of the millennium'

on Sunday

GOVERNMENT workers are "earino up for the "Last Bash b "' of the Millennium,"-the "rand Labor Day picnic cel­;bration, slated for Sunday, Sept. 5th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the American Memorial Park, west of th,e bel I tower.

The Labor Day picnic has been a tradition for all CNMJ Government employees to gather, chat, cat, and enjoy a great day together, according to Marianne Concepcion­Teregeyo, secretary for the ex­ecutive committee, and chair­person for Programs and Pub­licity.

The committee promises the celebration to be even bigger and better than the past years, because of the fact that it will be the last labor day celebra­tion of the millennium.

Traditionally, each govern­ment department or agency is tasked with providing their own food and drinks, and ev­eryone is welcome to sample the food from various depart­ments.

Entertainment will be plenty this year, with performance locked in on the "Olomwaay Band;" Lucia Mendiola: solo­ist Hoapili Hula Studio, and the Boyz/Girlz 2 mix.

Government workers will also be vying for the perpetual trophy currently held by the Department of Public Safety.

To compete for the perpetual trophy, each dcparlment's employee's must compete in the co-ed Softball, co-ed Vol­leyball, the Tl1g of War am.I the obstacle course, which consists of a run, low crawl, kayak, tire race, and 3-leggetf 1·ace.

Other games in the non-com­petition category include co­conut husking, as well as the traditional "greasy pig con­test" where the person who catches the pig gets to keep it, and raise i l.

There will also be different game categories for the chil­drrn, such as a 20 yard race. limbo. sack race and a giant balloon house with dozens and dozc:ns of balloon flying in­side.

llot '98 has confirmed to do a remote Ii ve broadcast, from I 0:00 a.m. lo 2:00 p.m., dur­ing the "Charnolinian Rhythm show-·.

KZMI/103. 9 radio stat ion has also agreed to do I ive re­mote coverage.

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Palau may open EEZ to business

By Malou L. Sayson For the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -As a divided Senate is caught up in the brewing issue of ap­proving Kuniyoshi Fishing Company (KFC) fishing agreement (FA), President Nakamura has given his full support to plans of opening up Palau's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to business, both foreign and local.

Palau Horizon learned in an inte,view that the president has already instructed Com 0

merce and Trade Minister Okada Techitong to negotiate with General Santos City and Davao City in the Philippines with a message that Palau can entertain operators to fish in its waters provided they go through the proper permitting channels.

At the Senate, meanwhile, the Commitiee on Resou,ces and Development (SCRD) chaired by Senator Roman Yano (2nd District, Koror) is bracing for the reconsidera­tion of the KFC FA which, according to the committee, would best serve as benchmark for all future fishing agree­ments between onshore fish­ing companies and the gov­ernment of Palau.

Last Aug. 13, the Senate got into a stalemate when so­called opposition party ne­gated the adoption of the pro­posed KFC FA fol lowing what [they] claimed as "failure" on the part of the SCRO to con­sider at least some, if not all, recommendations for making KFC pact a model fo, all on­shore fishing companies op­erating on Palau.

Yano answered back, blam­ing the opposition party for its "delaying tactic" despite his claims that his committee has already addressed the is­sue of fairness and equal treat­ment in making the KFC FA a model.

While congress is yet to make a decision on finally set­ting a benchmark agreement for the onshore fishing com­panies to follow, the president, on the other hand, is pushing for active private sector in­volvement in the development of Palau's EEZ as an economic resource for as long as safe­guard measures are in place to include making the onshore fishing operations on Palau a level playing field.

In efforts of beefing up the country's onshore fishing in­dustry, the president has en­couraged possibilities of es-

tablishing fishery cooperation with neighboring countries such as the Federated States of Micronesia to include Yap, the Philippines and Indone­sia.

Nakamura, for instance, urged member countries of the Forum Fisheries Agency and the South Pacific Forum to cooperate with member coun­tries regarding the exploration and utilization of marine re­sources, particularly the com­mercially much-sought after tuna resource.

Nakamura, however, ex­pressed some apprehension on how to deal with the Philip­pines and Indonesia, especially when the contrnversial EEZ is­sue is still being looked into closely in terms of putting a demarcation line which will clearly delineate Palau's EEZ.

Nakamura expressed opti­mism that the EEZ issue with the Philippines would be fi­nally resolved considering the latter's diplomatic tics with the government of Palau.

Although Indonesia does not yet have formal diplomatic ties with the government of Palau, the intrusion problem is not as bad as those coming from the Southern Philippine area, the president said.

GPA changes its billing system, sees delays in billing customers

By Jay Pascua Variety News Staff

HAGATNA -- The Guam Power Authority (GPA) re­cently changed its computer billing system.

The change didn't come without some delay.

The authority said it did send out its customers' bills

yesterday afternoon. Originally GPA customer

service representatives were telling customers their August billing statement might be sent out along with that for Sep­tember.

Power customers expressed some concern over having to wait a month to make an accu-

rnte payment. GPA staff also suggested

making an estimated pay­ment until the billing ar­rived.

Variety is being told cus­tomers could expect to re­ceive last month's bill in the mail in the next couple of days.

Palau officials are joined by southern Philippine officials in a recent meeting in Davao City.

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* All you can drink for $1 0 entrance!! (Friday, September 3 only)

Our local nightsstart from Sept. 4 - 5 at $10 for 3 local beers or soft drinks or 3 glasses of red or white wine.

Our _10th ,Annivttsat't festive period with *complimentary tickets will last until September 30 .

Must be over 21 tcfenter.

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;\t a minimum, the statements of professional qualification from firms should address the areas generally described below:

1. Overall construction management experience in the Pacific area and especially in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

2. Construction management experience related to CPA projects funded in whole or in part by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);

3. Level of proficiency in performing construction management services promptly; and level of experience with the FAA and AIP grants;

4. Resumes of key personnel including current licenses and registrations of principal, if applicable.

Interested finns must submit one (I) original and four ( ·11 copies each of their statements of professional qualifications no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 24, 1999.

Statements of qualification must be presented by a combination of both brochures and the use of U.S. Government Forms 254 and 255. Only finns who have or are willing to establish an office in the Commonwealth and who have a valid business license will be considered.

The CPA reserves the right to reject any or all statements of professional qualification for any reason, if in its sole opinion to do so would be in its best interest.

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Guam businesses urged to recycle

Variety News Staff HAGATNA -- Senator Kaleo S. Moylan (R-Tamuning) has intro­duced a measure to·implement a recycling program for businesses, individuals, and the government of Guam.

Bill 298 (COR) provides an exemption on tipping fees for in­dividuals and businesses who separate their garbage into recy­clable materials and deliver their waste to the landfil I or transfer sites.

In addition, Bill 298 requires the solid waste management divi­sion of the Department of Public Works to instigate a recycling program by setting up separate holding areas for recyclable ma­terials at the landfill and making those materials available to recy~ cling companies through a bid­ding process.

"What this bill essentially does is provide incentives for residents and businesses to separate their garbage," said Moylan, who chairs the Legislature's Committee on Housing, General Government Services and Foreign Affairs.

··once the garbage has been separated, it can be delivered to the landfi II or transfer sites at no cost, enabling DPW's solid waste management division to store up

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sufficient quantities to make trans­shipment financially feasible."

The bill, Moylan added, allows local recycling businesses to ei­ther bid on the materials collected from the landfill or make indi­vidual agreements with the island's hotels, restaurants, and other busi­nesses to pick up their recyclable materials, thus saving those busi­nesses the cost of hiring co,nmer­cial haulers,

"It's a win-win situation that al­lows local businesses to implement internal recycling programs, al lows the government to establish its own recycling program, provides finan­cial incentive to the private sector, and allows for a substantial reduc­tion in the amount of garbage go­ing into our landfill," Moylan said.

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this year due to the construction of th~,53,mile cqmp:1c\isiad)l£Oi.mq/ Babeldaob. · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·····. ····· ··· ···· ·· · · ··········· ·· ......... · ··· ··

'There wil/begi~at demand forconsfruction T11ate.rial~ andµasic, .• , consumer goods owing to . the compactroad. and antidpatetj.l11< ' 1,:rease in population on Babeldaob,''Techitong:poiQtedot1t , · ...•.....

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Daewoo is reportedly to start the constiuction of said project in'·· October this year. · · .. ·.··· . ., •....

As early as May this year, major retailers and wholesalers have jacked up their inventories in anticipation for an increase in consumer spending.

Importation offoodwentupto$130,343 in May .th.is yeaf; or263 percent more than [be previou~ inonth's.recordt:d $3,5,918, ··.· . . ii

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1999-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17

Palau policy said 'unconstitutional' By Eileen 0. Tabaranza For the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) The Attorney General's Office (AG) has announced the new law that prohibits the entry and main­tenance of floating hotels within the waters of Koror and which imposed a moratorium on the op­eration of new live-aboard dive boats, is "unconstitutional."

This conclusion was contained in an I I-page assessment on the constitutionality of the Koror State Law banning floating hotels and live-aboards made by Attorney General Jennifer Young.

The law became effective on April 2, 1998.

Young explained the constitu­tional framers recognized that while the states may own both living and non-living resources within their 12-mile zone and may reap the benefits of that owner­ship, the national government still possesses the power to regulate a state's ownership rights.

She noted that a section of the Palau Constitution is only one factor to be considered in balanc­ing the state and national government's rights to the use of natural resources·.

Article l Section 2 of the Palau Constitution stated that each state shall have exclusive ownership of all living and non-living re­sources, except high migratory fish, from the land to 12 nautical miles seaward from the traditional

base] ines; provided, however, that traditional fishing rights and prac­tices shall not be impaired.

Young presumed that Koror State Legislature (KSL), in enact­ing the law, relied on Koror's State's ownership rights, under such a Section.

"Although Section 2 is prob­ably the provision of the Consti­tution upon which Koror State based its law, it remains unclear how the Koror State legislature is supposedly exercising ownership rights over living and non-living resources by excluding from the waters of Koror State floating hotels and live-aboards," Young commented.

Unlike marine life or minerals found in the seabed, which are obviously living or non-living re­sources, Koror state has yet to identify the resources it owns, which ownership rights it believes are threatened by floating hotels or live-aboards, she added.

If Article I, Section 2 provides no legal basis for the actions taken by the KSL, Young categorically said that Koror State has acted without authority in passing KSL No. K6-87-98.

Although theOlbiil EraKelulau (OEK) has not expressed national policy on floating hotels or live­aboards through an exercise of its power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce or the use of navigable waters, Young said, Koror State still may not block or

impede the flow of commerce in and out of its state or the use of navigable waters located within the state.

She further said the national government's power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce prevents states from discriminat­ing against or unduly burdening that commerce, even where the national government has not acted

affirmatively to protect interstate commerce.

"Because the Koror State law prohibits the flow of commerce, primarily from citizens of foreign nations, into the state, it may be an unconstitutional interference with the national government's regulatory power," Young said.

As the KSPL declared as un­constitutional, Young revealed

that the national government as well as private parties may chal­lenge the constitutionality of said law.

"While it does appear that the national government, itself, may have standing to challenge the constitutionality of said law, we make no recommendations re­garding the pursuit of legal ac­tion at this point," Young said.

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18-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY· SEPTEMBER 3, I 999

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting proposals from qualified lirms to pertorm a financial and compliance audit ol the CUC lor fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

The audit must be performed in compliance with latest revisions of the following guidelines: 1. 0MB Circular A-133. 2. Standards for Audits of Governmental Organization, Programs, Activities and Functions, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. 3. Audits of States and Local Government Units, lnduslry, Audi! guide issued by the American lnslitule of Public Accountants (AICPA).

The following inlormation must be included in the audit proposals: 1. Title Page

a) RFP Subject b) · Name of your firm c) Local Address d) Telephone Number e) Name of Contact Person f) Submission Date

2 Transmiltal Letter . . , . . a) A Brief Statement of your understanding of the work to be performed and an affirmative statement to perlorm the work w1th1n the time penod

stipulated. b) State all-inclusive fee for which the audit will be perlormed.

3. Finm Profile a) Provide a brief description of your firm's personnel educational background and experience, number of stalf, stall level (partner, manager,

supervisor, etc.) and client listing. b) The tirm shall make an affirmative statement that at least the partners' are certified public accountants.

Date of contract award will be no later that September 30, 1999. Audit shall commence therealter, and must be completed by January 31, 2000.

Proposals will be evaluated and selections made based on cost (30 maximum points), tim_e to complete th_e project (25_maxim_urn points), gualilicaUons of the principal and proposed staff (15 maximum points), approach to project (15 maximum points), and expenence an s1m1lar pro1ect (15 maximum points).

All inquiries regarding the proposal should be directed lo Mr. Yenny Torn, Comptroller, P.O. Box 1220, Saipan, MP.

One (1) original and five (5) copies of the proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked CUC-RFP-99-0030 to Mr. Leo LaMolte, Office of the Public Auditor, 2nd Floor, J.E. Tenorio Building, Gualo Rai, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, an September 17, 1999. Late proposals will not be considered.

Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerors, who submit proposals determin~d.to ~ reaso.nable susceptible of being selected for award, for the purpose of clarification and to ensure full understanding of, and responsiveness to, sohc1tation requirements. Oflerors shall be accorded falf and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of .prap°?als, and such revisions may be pemnilted_alter submissi~n and prior lo award far the purpose of obtaining the best and final otters. In conducting d1scuss1ons, there shall be no disclosure of any 1nfomnat1on der1ved from proposals submitted by competing offerers.

CUC reserves the right to reject any all proposals for any reason and to waive any defect in said proposals, or any of them ii in its sole opinion to do so would be in the best interest of CUC. All proposals shall become the property of CUC.

TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Executive Director'

Palau -eyes RP as source of cement

By Malou L. Sayson For the Variety

DAV AO CITY -As Palau em­barks on the construction of the 53-mile compact road around Babeldaob, the private sector is on the lookout for suppliers of cement and other construction materials from neighboring Asian countries, notably the Philippines.

During the Aug. 18-22 Palau Economic and Trade Mission led by Commerce and Trade Minis­ter Okada Techitong to Davao

·City, Southern Mindanao, discus-sions were held concerning pos­sible shipping of cement and other construction materials from Davao City.

The Davao Union Cement Corp., (DUCC) based right in Davao City said it is in a position to supply on a sustained basis and at much cheaper cost cement to Palau.

Palau is at present experiencing some shortage of cement which has led to high costs at the retail market.

According to DUCC Vice Presi­dent Arturo Milan, the firm can provide Palau its cement require­ments owing to the glut in supply they have at present.

Earlier, the glut was at around $5 million metric tons but this has already gone down to less than a million metric tons.

In 1998, the DUCC exported some 260,000 metric tons world­wide, including Houston, Texas.

Due to keen interest shown by the Palauan businessmen in ac­quiring cement from Davao and the ongoing development of eco­nomic and trade relations between Palau and the Philippines, Milan said they would not only concen­trate on Palau's importation of cement and other construction materials, but also other com­modities which are generally cheaper in the Philippines than in other markets in Asia.

The only problem, according to Milan, is transportation which has been impacting the prices of com­modities, including cement.

Cement, even when its export price is low, still commands a much higher cost on Palau due to freight costs.

According to Milan, due to the circuitous route- from Davao to Manila, then to Hong Kong, _Tai­wan, Guam, Saipan, Yap and fi. nally Palau- the price of cement increases up to 600 percent.

In his dealings with Palauan businessmen, Milan has gathered that the private sector is inter­ested in charter ship. "This makes us think of accreditation process for local (Philippine) vessels to enter Palau," Milan noted.

Milan further noted the efforts of the task force formed for so­called Davao-PacificlslandBusi­nesses in developing economic and trade relations between Davao and Pacific Island nations.

The task force has, however, identified transportation/ship­ping as a choke point in ad­vancing such relations into a full-blown economic activity in the region.

"For both Palau and the Philip­pines to realize the big potential that lies behind establishing eco­nomic/trade ties between the two countries, they should both look into the area of transportation, specifically with a goal to create a direct route between Palau and Davao.

"We can't really develop fully the potential of trade between the two countries because of the ex­isting problem," Milan said.

On the part of the DUCC, they are trying to talk to the island governments on how to process accreditation of Philippine ship­ping lines to penetrate Palau.

They are also in the process of identifying available ships will­ing to ply in the islands.

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KOROR (Palau Horizon) -- Comprehensive~c;hqo!Improye~ TheMinistryofEducation(MOE) ment; $210,250; Title VIJ: State received a total of $2.56 million Program (Bilingual Education), worth of federal grants fonhe $100,000; Adult Education Pro-J 998-1999schoolycarwhichhad gram,$100,0qi;.VocationalEdu-

been used inostly to fund the cationPro··· .. •.gran1,$6\l,99Q; Lib.• r·ary···. · ininistry'.s program instnicdon •• r ~;9gJ".an:t; ;44,274:T .. > . < < andfraining. ·.· •..... · .. · ·. · ... . . <Joa[2<X.)QE.f?¥1"'<1m, $26;396;

According t6MOEBtit'eau of .· .. · filVl.1JP frograrn,. }S119l2; Curriculum and••Iristruction· Die Ghrista M.cau1iffo Peliow~hip, rector Masa-Aki Emcsiochl, 95 $10,:279; ~):RR$ Ilqllqrs Schpl, percent of the total federal grants arship Program,}60.ooq; Sch90Jc · wasallocatedfortrainingofteach- •· tOc\Ypfk~rografy,$433,686;Spe-ers, technology-related· actiyities 9ial l;gucation (Part B); ~J84, 1(57; of students and instructional ma- and/§Be.ci.a,l .Egµcati9n (Pr~; teriak. Only five percent•··was Sch?ol, $26,522. ·•·· ... > ?•·····.·ii used to.pay salaries of programs He J)()inte(j. out ~e s.~hool,to-personnel. · .. • Work program. is .a p~11r1Trs~ip ... · These federal programs in- ~.F,)'~9.Jhe{ede'.al goyfryirri~~~· cfode: Freeiy-Associ~ted Siit.c ··•• Labprl)iyisiqn apd the education Education Grant, $800,000;):lpe~ • departrt¢ht,) · · · ·· ·

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Majuro workers Walk out again

With a banner readinf] "Parliament: Health is in your hands," health services workers marched at the Marshall Islands Capital buildmg Monday to demand the Ministry be given hiring and firing authority for its personnel as promised four years ago by a parliamentary-approved Jaw. Photo by Gill Johnson

By Giff Johnson For the Variety

MAJURO - Marshall Islands health workers closed services again briefly on Wednesday t.o pro­test what they said was an attempt by the minister of health to change a deal that had been reached earlier thisweekendingthefour-dayweek­end heal th crisis.

should be similar to Educationis, which is very limited and not what was drafted (for the Ministry of Health)."

He said that health staff were upset that just 24 hours after agree­ment had been reached with the governmentis committee, the Minister of Health was backslid­ing on the deal.

Staff from the hospital, which is located across a sports field from the parliament building, walked over to the parliament Wednesday morning while it was m session.

all but emergency setvices de­manding that an agreement man­dated by Nitijela (parliament) law passed four years ago be imple­mented immediately.

Capelle said the agreement de l­e gating personnel management to

the Ministry is critical to the abil­ity of health workers to provide quality service to the public.

ThePublic Service Commis­sion, which now controls hiring

and firing, has "interfered with and obstructed" the Ministry's efforts to hire qualified staff, caus­ing a signficiant deterioration in health services, Capelle said.

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Barely 24 hours after apparent agreementwasreachedwithaCabi­net-appointed committee resolving the hospital crisis, Health Secre­tary Donald Capelle on Wednes­day morning said MinisterofHealth Tom Kijiner wanted to revise the proposed agreement transferring personnel management authority to the Ministry - a move that Capelle said was totally unaccept­able to health workers.

Angered by this change in the agreement, the hospital again shut down all services, except emer­gency room, beginning at l p.m. Wednesday.

But by 2:30 p.m. the hospital was back to normal, with the Cabinetis committee in~ervening lo gel the agreement back on track, according to Capelle.

Government leaders immedi­ately recessed the session so that they could, for the second time this week, intervene and get health services turned back on.

Assurances from Finance Min­ister Tony deBrum and Vice Speaker JurelangZedkaia that the agreement would be on Capelleis desk for signing by today (Thurs­day) had health staff back to work by midday Wednesday, appar­ently resolving a dispute that saw the hospital virtually shut down for four days over the weekend.

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TOURNAMENT "The Minister (Tom Kijiner)

was having second thoughts on the agreement," Capclle said in the morning.

"He's saying that the agreement

''There's been a lot of confusion," Capelle said Wednesdi1y afternoon.

But, he added, "we've been given assurances th.it the Minis­ter will sign the agreement."

Hospital staff last Friday closed

Im.port tax cut mulled MAJURO (Pacncws) · The Marshall .Islands is seriously considering eliminating all im­port taxes; a move aimed at both reducing enforcement headaches and coming into line with a pro­posed South Pacific free trade area.

This latest report follows Marshall Islands' decision tore­duce import taxes earlier this yeur. That move stunned the business community.

Finance. Minister Tony deBrinn, who took overthe Fi­~anceportfolio a.year ago, has repeatedly shaken upconven­tiorial · wis,dom. to l:il'ee1the Jife

back into a flagging economy. Early in his term he got the

Asian Development Bank to back off its dem,md that a value added tax (VAT) be imple­mented, and then reduced taxes and pushed his ministry to col­lect millions of dollars of over­due taxes from local businesses. The latest development is a plan to make the Marshall Islands a free trade zone.

Elimination of the import tax will .be to the benefit of the Gov­ernment because to enforce the current import duties will re~ quire a major increase in cus­toms personnel, deBrum•said ..

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New ethnic violence feared in solomons

Tsunami experts to gather for PNG meet

HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Solomon Islands Deputy Police Commissioner, Morton Sireheti has expressed regret over re­pons that parties to the Honiara Peace Accord and the Panatina Agreement had been involved in criminal activities in the last few days.

Guadalcanal militants reportedly attacked the bosun of an inter island vessel owned by Minister of Forest, Hilda Kari and an agricultural ministry team on north east Guadalcanal.

The bosun was hospitalised in Honiara while one person from the agricultural team is still missing.

Following the attack, 80 families from the island in the eastern tip of Guadalcanal were evacuated the previous night after the militants threatened their lives.

Deputy Commissioner Sireheti appealed to communities on Guadalcanal to return to their villages.

Sireheti said after the signing of the Panatina Agreement the situation on Guadalcanal became quiet because the po­lice and Guadalcanal Provincial Executives committed them­selves to the agreement.

He wants the militants to do the same. He thanked the Government for their support in maintain­

ing law and order in light of the problems on Guadalcanal..

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PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)­A major regional conference has been planned in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for tsunami spe­cialists and disaster experts later this month.

The PNG and Regional Tsu­nami Conference, to be held from September 21-24 in Madang, will be aimed at developing plans to improve awareness and prepared­ness for tsunami hazards in PNG and neighbouring countries in the Pacific.

The emphasis on tsunami pre­paredness came after PNG's Na­tional Disaster and Emergency Services (NDES) realised that inadequate awareness of the quake-related sea phenomenon was an important factor in the extent of devastation suffered by the people of Aitape in the Sandaun (West Sepik) Province in July 1998.

Efforts by NDES to increase awareness of the dangers of tsu­namis have also been boosted with a commitment by the Asian Di­saster Reduction Centre (ADRC) in Japan to help fund the printing of pamphlets and booklets about tsunamis.

Taichi Kusaka, a senior re­searcher with the ADRC, ex­plained the centre's operations. He said ADRC, which was re­cently formed, has a total of 22 member countries from around Asia and four advisory countries inAustralia,NewZealand,France and Switzerland. Kusaka told re­porters that PNG is an important

· member country of the ADRC as it shared a lot of similarities in terms of natural disasters with Japan.

The ADRC is expected to fund the preparations of the tsunami disasterawarenessproject, which

involves the printing of pamphlets targeting primary

schools and booklets targeting secondary school students.

The awareness programme, which will only be concentrating on tsunamis, is expected to diver­sify into other

natural disasters, with Profes­sor Davies emphasising that awareness of natural disasters had to be effective enough to

educate the public to take the necessary precautions.

The Madang conference will be taking using the Aitape tsu­nami as a case study.

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Professor Hugh Davies, from the University of PNG and Chair­man of the Disaster Awareness Project Committee, said since the Ai tape tsunami disaster PNG had been receiving a lot of assistance and advice from Japan.

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In a move to make the country's Housing Authority more efficient, Cabinet announced the six per cent interest rate would change after five years.

Cabinet also announced that av­erage tum-around time would be greatly reduced.

"This would mean that custom­ers who lodge theirapplication with the authority can expect a reply within 24 hours. The letter of con­sent for example has been reduced to one day,,. the Government state­ment said.

NUKU'ALOFA (Pacnews) -Tonga could be the subject of criti­cism of the United Nations if it fails to support a more democratic Con­stitution, according to the Kingdom's pro-democracy move­ment leader.

Akilisi Pohiva said Tonga, by becoming a member of the world body, has pledged to support the principles of the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Hu­man Rights.

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Estrada warns rebels against kidnappings MANILA, Philippines (AP) -President Joseph Estrada said Wednesday guerrillas who com­mit kidnappings and other crimes will be dealt with harshly, citing a weeklong military assault that forced a Muslim rebel group to free an abducted child.

"'Rebellion should not be ba­bied, it should be crushed," Estnda said.

for her release, but Frcdesvindo Covarrubias, spokesman of the military' s Southern Command, said relatives paid I 00,000 pesos ($ 2,500) to the kidnappers.

Military officials said up to 47 MlLF rebels may have been killed in the military offensives based on guerrilla radio conversations monitored by the military. How­ever, they said they have recov­ered the bodies of only 14 rebels. ··we have to impress in their

minds that we have only one gov­ernment and whoever violates our laws would be punished," he said in a radio interview.

Estrada said authorities were pursuing the kidnappers. Police­men and army troops were chas­ing the kidnappers on the out­skirts of Tuburan town in south­em Basilan province, the military said.

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At least four government sol­diers died and 24 others were wounded, according to the mili­tary.

An MILF leader, Shariff Julabbi, said only fourrebels had been killed.

ter local police and civilian offi­cials negotiated for her release, Basil an policechiefEmanito Baul said.

I-le claimed a much higher number of government casual­ties.

A military spokesman said air and ground attacks on suspEcted hideouts of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Tipo­Tipo town in Basilan forced the rebels to release the 4-year-old captive Tuesday.

Baul said the chi Id suffered from stress and mosquito bites and was examined at a hospital before bc­ii:.ig taken home by her family.

MILF leaders denied any in­volvement in the kidnapping and said the military was making up an excuse to attack their camps in Basilan.

She was seized Aug. 11 while playing in front of a store owned by her family. Basilan, 880 kilometers (545

miles) south of Manila, is one of many provinces in southern Mindanao where the MILF has a strong presence.

The child, Wilmarie Furigay, was freed unharmed Tuesday af-

The girl told a television inter­view she was fed rice and fish by her kidnappers.

Baul said no ransom was paid

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RP says it's ready for Y2K MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Officials denied Wednesday a report saying the Philippines is among the least prepared coun­tries for the so-called Y2K or millennium computer bug.

Am:1bk Aguiluz V. chairman of the government's Y2K com-

mission, said the report in The Economist was based on study by the Gartner Group, a consulting company, that was conducted in November 1998 and is now out of date.

111e report said the Philippines was the least prepared for the Y2K

bug out of 34 examined countries. In a report to President Joseph

Estrada, Aguiluz"maintained that the Philippines is ready and pre­pared for the Y2K bug probleri1," presidential spokesman Jerry Barican said.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS DPW99-IFB-025

September 7, 1999

Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Department of Public Works and the Department of Lands & Natural Resources, are soliciting sealed bids for the Intersection Im­provements and Installation of Trame Signal Lights at Beach Road and Sugar Dock/Mt. Carmel Inter­section, Saipan, Commonwealth or the Northern Mariana Islands.

The project package and bid documents are available on or after Monday, August 16, 1999 at the Technical Services Division, Department of Public Works, Lower Base. Saipan. A non-refundable cost of one hundred fifty dollars (US$150.00) is required for each set; payment must be made to the CNf\H Treasurer and a receipt of payment must be presented when obtaining the project package and bid documents.

/\ Pre-bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 27, 1999 at the Department of Public Works Conference Room, Gualo Rai Office, Saipan. All questions regarding this project must be sub­mitted in writing to the Director of Technical Services Division, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the date of the Pre-Bid Conference.

An original and two duplicate copies of sealed bids must be submitted to the Office of the Director, Division or Procurement & Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday. September i, 1999, at which place and time the bids will be publicly opened.

/\ bid security of 15% of the total bid amount must accompany the bid. This security may'be in the form of a bid bond, a certified check, or a cashiers check. Certified checks or cashiers checks must be made payable LO the •.:Nt--·!I Treasurer with name of the bidder on the face of the check. A CNMI approved sunity must execute bid bonds.

The responsible bidder, as determined by the government, who submits the lowest responsive bid will be awarded a contract with the CNMI Government. Such bidder will be required to deliver contract securities in the form of Performance and Payment Bonds each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. Performance lime for completion of this project is one hundred twenty ( 120) calendar days. Liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount of five hundred dollars (US$500.00) per calendar day for each day that the project is delayed beyond the established completion date.

i\ll bid documents shall become the sole property of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and LO waive any imperfection in a bid in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

puters set to read only the last two digits of a year to malfunction when the calend.ar changes to 2000.

Those that are not fixed may not be able to sort dates, calculate transactions or perform other operations.

Ifnotsolved, the problem could cause breakdowns in computers in government and private com­panies.

In full-page advertisements in

several Manila newspapers Wednesday, theAguiluzcommis­sion published a list of top Philip­pine companies and government agencies that are already Y2K compliant and those that will be by the end of December.

The list includes the Philip­pines' largest electric utility, 60 banking and financial institutions, 25 telecommunications comp<1-nies and 21 manufacturing com­panies.

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A farmer-protester angrily dumps rotten vegetables at the gates of the Supreme Court in Manila Tuesday to protest the Highest Court's decision rejecting farmers' appeal to be awarded farmland. AP

The Northern Marianas Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc. (NMPASI) is soliciting proposals for the financial and compliance audit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Proposals shall be submitted to the NMPASI, P.O. Box 3529, Saipan, MP 96950, no laJer ·than September 17, 1999. The audit shall be performed in compliance with the following guidelines:

1. . Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and 2. 0MB Circular A-133

Award will be based on specific factors like the price, prior experience, technical competence and ability to meet the deadline. The contract for this audit will be awarded not later than September 30, 1999. The audit work shall commence thereafter and a final audit report shall be completed by November 30, 1999. Any questions regarding this matter can be addressed.to Ms. Lydia F. Barcinas,·Executive Director at Tel. No. 235-7274fl273.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Philippine stocks fell Wednesday for the fifth straight session as con­cerns over rising U.S. and domes­tic interest rates continued to weigh on the market, traders said. The peso fell against the dollar.

The 30-company Philippine Stock Exchangclndexclosed 21.06 points, or 0.9 percent, lower at 2,152.76, adding to Tuesday's 27.42-point loss. The index has now given up 4.8 percent since Aug. 26.

Belle was the most active stock, falling 30ccntavos, or8 percent, to 3.45 pesos on profit taking. The stock gained in recent sessions on talk that the Supreme Court was set to hand down a decision allowing the company to continue operating its jai-alai gambling venture.

Two lawmakers earlier peti­tioned the court to stop Belle from opcratingjai-alai, a ball game akin to pc Iota that attracts heavy betting in the Philippines.

'Technically, the market is re­ally weak at this point, with the interest rate environment not fa­vorable to stocks," said Anscor­Hagedom Secµrities Inc. trader Ian Kane.

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The July unemployment rate also was an improvement from the 8.9 percent registered in the same month last year.

Employment in agriculture, which traditionally accounts for about 40 percent of the country's total labor force, rose 6.8 percent in July to 11.8 million from 11 mil­lion in the same pe1iod last year, the National Statistics Office said.

Employment in the services sec­torexpanded 3.5 percent to434,000, it said.

l11e country's labor force grew 3.7 percentto 31.71 million in July from 30.59 million in the year­earlier month.

Philippine unemployment statis­. tics do not include the large num­ber of people who work only a few hours a day in makeshift jobs.

Philippine President Joseph Estrada (center) and First Lady Luisa Ejercito (3rd from right) pose with this year's Ramon Magsaysay awardees after the ceremony. The award, which comes with a medallion and US $50,000 dollars cash, is Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize and given in honor of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. The awardees are from left, Lin Hwai-Min of Taiwan; Tasneem Ahmed Siddiqui of Pakistan; Rosa Rosal of the Philippines; Angela Gomes of Bangladesh and Raul Locsin of the Philippines. · AP

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'Genocide not crime under Australian law' ADELAIDE, Australia (AP)­Gcnocide is not a crime in Austra­lian statute or common law, the Federal Court ruled Wednesday in a case involving Aboriginal land claims.

In a judgment in two cases in­volving Aborigines, two of three judges found genocide was not a crime in common law - laws

made by precedent-setting judg­ments in the courts - nor had parliament outlawed it.

The court said parliament would have to pass a law implementing an international convention on genocide for it to be recognized as a crime in Australia.

The court dismissed an ap­peal by a group of Aborigines

who asked the Canberra Magis­trates Court to issue warrants for the arrest of Prime Minister John Howard and other key leg­islators on charges of genocide.

The group accused them of genocide for laws watering down Aborigines' native title rights to certain government­owned lands.

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The National League for De­mocracy said those detained included nine of its members and expressed concern there would be more arrests ahead of the so-called "Four Nines" day, or 9-9-99.

The date is notable because the number nine is considered special in Myanmar, also known as Burma.

A similar date, August 8 -the tenth imniversary of 8-8-88, the date of a failed pro­democracy uprising - passed without major incident.

Anti-government activists, particularly those in exile, have been predicting a popu­lar revolt on that day even though there is little evidence residents are ready to rise up and face the military force that crushed street protests I l years ago.

The NLD statement con­demned the "indiscriminate ar­rests" and called for the detain­ees to be released as soon as

possibJe,.No confirmation oft he arrests was immediately avail­able from the government.

The NLD also urged the In­ternational Committee of the Red Cross -allowed inside Myanmar's prisons for the first time earlier this year -to investigate the arrests and ensure the welfare of the de­tainees.

Myanmar e~iles began a pro­test Wednesday- linked to the "Four Nines" date, chanting for democracy outside the Myanmar Embassy 111

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Singapore president sworn in SINGAPORE (AP) -Singapore swore in its new presi­dent Wednesday, a 75-year-old diplomat backed by the island republic's powerful Senior Min­ister Lee Kuan Yew.

S.R. Nathan was named presi­dent last month without an elec­tion after would-be candidates failed to meet strict government criteria.

"I am humbled by this new honor," Nathan said at a ceremony held at lstana, Singapore's presi­dential palace.

Addressing a gathering of gov­ernment ministers, members of

Parliament and civil servants, Nathan pledged to work closely with the government in perform­ing his duties.

The constitution gives the presi­dent only limited responsibility over civil service appointments and government and statutory board budgets.

Nathan served in Singapore's intelligence services for most of the l 970s. In 197 4 he was part of a commando unit that overpow­ered armed hijackers of a ship in Singapore waters.

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Former career civil servant S.R. Nathan (center) is sworn in as president of Singapore by Chief Justice Yong Pung How (right) on Wednesday as Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong looks on. AP

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Japan holds quake TOKYO (AP) - The fax from Japan's Meteorological Agency was alarming: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes central Tokyo.

The mock alert sent to news outlets around the country kicked off annual drills Wednesday meant to prepare Tokyo residents for a massive quake that experts say could rock the city and sur­rounding areas at any time.

Nearly 6 million people partici­pated in the exercises that have gained added significance in Ja­pan coming just weeks after a devastating earthquake in Turkey. Millions of others went about their business, oblivious to the drills.

"We cannot beat the power of nature," Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said in a speech at a To­kyo drill site.

Participants to the annual ~Disas­ter Prevention Day" drills carry a man pretending to be seriously hurt by a stretcher Wednesday in Tokyo. AP

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"I was prepared for my daugh- helicopters dumped water over ters to cry, but you need the expe- pulverized homes in an area in rience," said Itsuko Ogata, a Tokyo's Koto ward made to look motheroftwo. "I'm worried about like an earthquake zone. Rescue being able to protect my children workers used chainsaws to pry if a real earthquake hits." open jammed car doors.

The government estimates that Just west of Tokyo, the central a magnitude 7 earthquake in To- government conducted drills in kyo could kill 7,100 people, de- the city ofFuji, with the scenario stroy 500,000 homes and touch of a massive quake striking cen-off fires throughout the city and .tral Japan. The Cabinet met to

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year's Disaster Prevention Day drills came amid signs that the public is growing lax about earth­quake preparedness.

A recent government poll found that the number of Japanese who are taking special measures to prepare for ''The Big One" has fallen sharply since 1997, two years after the devastating quake in the western city of Kobe.

"The government hopes the awareness and preparedness of the public will be heightened by today's exercises," said Akitaka Saiki, a spokesman for Japanese Premier Keizo Obuchi.

A landing craft of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force prepares to land on Fuji Wednesday during the central government's ea,thquake drills in central Japanese regions. About 5. 7 million people, from firefighters to ordinary citizens, participated. AP

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The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting bids from suppliers of materials for four projects: Carolinas Heights Homestead Extension, Chalan Kanoa/Susupe Village Upgrade, Obyan Line Extension, and San Antonio Village Upgrade.

The bid documents and specifications may be picked up at the CUC Procurement & Supply Office at Joeten DanDan Building, Third Floor, Saipan, between 0730 to 1130 and 1230 to 1630 hours, Monday through Friday, except on Government observed holidays.

Offerors shall provide a certification signed by a principle of the company stating that the company has in the past, and is currently, in compliance with all applicable CNMI and federal labor laws. Should the company be unable to provide such certification, the company must provide a written explanation as to why, including a description of any violations of such labor laws and any remedial action taken. FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION IS GROUNDS TO REJECT THE ENTIRE BID.

Bids will be evaluatec and selections made based on providing items specified, their price and delivery.·

One (I) set of the bid documents must be submitted in a Fax or a sealed envelope marked CUC lFB 99-0031, to the CUC Procurement & Supply Office, P.O. !lox 1220, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 2:00 p.m., local time, at which time they will be publicly opened. Late submissions will not be considered.

Discussions may be conducted with responsible Offerors who submit bids determined to be reason­ably susceptible of being selected for award for the purpose of clarification and to ensure full understanding of, and responsiveness to solicitation requirements. Offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion. In conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any information derived from bids submitted by competing Offerors.

CUC reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and fo waive any defects in said bids, or any of them, if in its sole opinion to do so would be in the best interest of CUC. All bids shall become the property of CUC.

All inquiries shall be directed to Mr. Michael W. Randall at telephone number (670) 235-7025-32, Ext. 155, or Fax number (670) 235-6145.

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Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and U. S. President Bill Clinton will discuss North Korea on the side­lines of the Asia-Pacific Eco­nomic Cooperation (APEC)

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summit in Auckland, New Zealand, said Akitaka Saiki, an Obuchi spokesman.

"The three leaders will meet specifically to discuss North Ko­rea," Saiki told reporters. The exact time and date have not been set, but the meeting will take place either on September 12 or 13 when the leaders of APEC nations gather in Auckland, he said.

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"We want to make sure they (North Korea) will behave as a responsible member of the in­ternational community and lis­ten to v-0ices from the outside,"Saiki said.

North Korea shocked the in­ternational community by test­launching a long-range missile over Japanese territory last year.

Amid rising concern that it may launch another missile soon, foreign ministers from the three countries met in July and issued a joint statement warn­ing North Korea of "serious consequences"if it went ahead with a launch.

Since then Pyongyang has ap­peared to take a more flexible stance, saying it was willing to discuss its missile programme with the international commu­nity.

Saiki said intelligence infor­mation did not show that Pyongyang was set to launch a long-range missile in the immi­nent future. He added, though, that North Korea has made it

J clear it has not abandoned the plan.

The trilateral summit will fol­low a meeting between U.S. and North Korean officials in Ber­lin from September 7 to 11, where the United States is ex­pected to try to dissuade Pyongyang from testing an en­hanced Taepodong missile be­lieved capable of reaching the U.S. states of Hawaii and Alaska.

Ambassador Charles Kartman, special envoy for Ko­rean peace talks, will try to per­suade the North Koreans to abandon the test in return for improved relations with the United States and other coun­tries, U.S. officials said.

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World Ba11k to lend less SINGAPORE (AP) - The World Bank expects loan dis­bursements to Asian countries to fall dramatically in the June 1999-June 2000 fiscal year be­cause the region is moving to­ward economic recovery, a bank official said Wednesday.

Jean-Michel Severino, the bank's vice president for East Asia and the Pacific region, said the bank lent $ 6.2 billion to Asian governments in fiscal 1999 and expects that to drop by as .much as 33 percent this year.

As Asia's countries regain economic health and attract capital flows and market liquid­ity, the need for crisis-lending should diminish, meaning that the role of the World Bank in Asia will change, he said.

"We are at the stage where recovery is there, but still frag­ile," he said.

"Structural and long-term solutions to problems must now be addressed as the crisis is being mastered," Severino said in Singapore in the run­up to the World Bank's open­ing ceremony Wednesday of its Singapore liaison office.

The new office will liaise with local and regional pri­vate and public sector groups to develop a long-term strat­egy for the bank in the region, he said.

"The economic and finan­cial volatility that we have all witnessed in the past two years have set back the poverty-re­duction efforts that have been so promising the region," he said. "The crisis underlined a

fundamental truth: that eco­nomir growth must be sustain­ahle institutionally, socially, environmentally and ·

culturally." Paula Donovan, the World

Bank director of regional strat­egy who will head the Singapore office, said the city­state' s adherence to global standards of transparency, governance, auditing and le­gal issues will "provide many lessons ... and kernels of learn­ing that will be relevant" for Asia's other embattled coun­tries.

Severino said Asia's econo­mies still have much to ac­complish in terms of restruc­turing and reform, if capita! flows are to return to the re­gion.

"As economies re-emerge, countries have to be prepared to regain competitiveness," he said, adding that what is lack­ing so far is riv ate investment.

That's where the World Bank and its advisory and consultancy expertise will take on greater important -"soft activities" that will take the place of lending activi­ties, he said.

"The bank is mandated to assist the poorer countries," he said, cautioning that Indonesia's difficulties in con­trolling scandals in the finan­cial sector were of increasing concern.

Severino said that the World Bank is prepared to take a more outspoken and aggres­sive role in dealing with Indonesia's reform programs,

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A pre-bid conference for the aforementioned RFP will be he!d on Wednesday, Seplembl){ 15, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. al tne jobs1le al W.S. Reyes Elementary School, Saipan. lnleresled parties are requested lo submit all their questions pertaining lo lhe proposal package requirements in writing Attn: Chr~lopher f'lling, GIP Oll~e no later than 4:30 Q.m .. Monday, September 20. 1999 by lax 664-3798, er by mail to the GIP Office, 4th floor, Nauru Building, Susupe, Saipan. All submitted questions will be responded to inwriling within three worf<ing days from date all questions are due.

A bid bond of 15% of lhetolal proposed price must accornP<lny the proposal. This se::urily may be a certified check, cashiers check, bid bond, or other form acceptable lo the Government made payable lo the PSS Treasurer, CNMI Public School System. The bidder is requesle<J to submit w,lh lhe proposal a copy of a current Gene,af Contraclor's Lkense in compliance with the Contractor's Reg~tratian and Licensing Law oflhe Commonweallh ol lhe Northern Mariana Islands.

All proi;<Jses are required lo subrnil !heir responsibility determination oocumenls in com~iance with PSS PR3-30t. Responsibility determination doctJments must be sulimilled in a separate envelope facemarl<ed "RFP99-006 Re­si:<)nsib11ity delerrnination Documents". Responsibllily documents are due al the same date, time. and place ol lhe RFP deadline as mentioned above.

The responsible bidder that received the most points in the selection evaluation will be awarded a contract with the CNMI Public School System and will be required to del~er Pertormance and Payment bonds equal to 100% of the price specified on the oonlracl. Performance time and completion of lhe project~ ninety (901 calendar days from dale of Notice lo Proceed. L~u~ated damages lor work exceeding the perlorrnance lime wil be assessed at live hundred dollars (S500.00J dollars per calendar day.

Proposal will be B"<alualed and selections will be made based upon the folk>wing criteria:

1. Price 35% 2. Proposal Plan 15% 3. Oualificalion of Individual 11)% 4. Oualificalion of Firm 40%

The CNMI Public School System reseives the right lo award on a single or muHiple award orrejecl any or ~II propos· als in the best interest ol lhe Public School System. lnqu,nes related lo this announcement maybe directed to Christopher Fryling al telephone no. 664-3738.

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given that corruption there is widely seen as endemic.

World Bank officials from around the region spent all day \Vednesday in an in-house anti-corruption seminar, to

look at how the bank can. de­velop and improve strategies to fight systemic graft and corruption across Asia.

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Police round up 1nigrants BEIJING (AP) - Police began rounding up migrants, beggars and others deemed undesirable on Wednesday as China's capital spruces up for celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of commu­nist rule on Oct. l.

About 3,200 police sent out before dawn collected 463 people from train stations, pedestrian un­derpasses, railway bridges, streets and other hideouts, the official newspaper Beijing Evening News reported. Among those taken into custody were a I 0-year-old girl and her 5-year-old sister from the eastern province of Anhui who had been begging for food and had no adult looking after them,

the newspaper said. The report said police in Beijing

would expel or take into custody beggars, the homeless, unem­ployed people living on the streets, the mentally ill with no one to care for them and "all others who undernational regulations should be taken in and sent away."

The number of beggars and homeless people on Beijing's streets has grown substantially in recent years as people have left impoverished rural areas for the city. They are usually tolerated but occasionally are rounded up and sent back home.

The report did not say what would happen to those who had

no home to go back to. Other cities also are rounding

up migrants and sending them home. The report noted that in .. otherplaces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was in charge, but in Beijing the police were "because of its importance for social stabil­ity."

Withmral incomes lagging and millions .of city dwellers out of work, Chinese authorities are tak­ing special care to ensure nothing mars the 50th anniversary cel­ebrations. They have cracked down on dissidents, banned a popular meditation movement and stepped up an anti-crime cam­paign.

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LOCATION: COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION, SA/PAN

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Applications arc available at the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base. Saipan. tl1c CUC Rota or linian office. Copy of diploma and/or official transcript and recent police clearance must be attached.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.

A Chinese man reads a book about Li Hon[!zhi, the leader of the outlawed Falun Gong meditation sect, at a Beijing bookstore Wednes­day. China, which accuses Li of plotting against the Communist Paity, has issued an arrest warrant for Li. AP

The city has been given a facelift for the occasion: Contractors are rushing to finish buildings, new parks and grassy areas have croppedupalongmajorthorough­fares and billboards have been taken down along the A venue of Eternal Peace, which runs through

the city's heart. Even the skies are being cleared

of the usual smog. Factories will shut down or cut production start­ing Sept. 21 to try to ensure clear weather for a massive military parade and other performances at Tiananmen Square on Oct. 1.

Thai prices firming up.

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP)­Thai consumer prices fell slightly last month compared to a year ago, but inched up from July's levels, the commerce ministry said Wednesday.

Thai consumer prices fell 1.1 percent in August compared to a year ago, it said.

Month-on-month, !10wever, the consumer price index was up 0.4 percent to 128.0 points, said Suchai Jaovisidha, director-gen­eral of the ministry's Department of Internal Trade.

In July, the CPI fell 1.1 percent on the previous year. The figures indicate continued weak domes­tic demand, said analysts.

The central bank on Tuesday predicted 3-4 percent economic growth this year for Thailand.

But any slowdown in global demand, either from a recession in the U.S. or a contraction in Japan after early signs of recov­ery, could trip up a recovery from the economic shock of two years ago, they said.

"It still seems to be an export­led recovery," said David Fernandez, a regional economist with JP Morgan, noting that local demand was still depressed.

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compound under siege DILi, Indone!!ia (AP) -Hundreds of anti-indepen­dence militiamen blocked the street outside the U.N. head­quarters in East Timer's capi­tal Wednesday, setting on fire a nearby house and shooting cars driving into the U.N. com­pound.

A taxi carrying journalists to the scene was fired on and had its rear window smashed by militiamen.

The violence came as the United Nations began count­ing ballots Wednesday for East Timer's historic referen­dum, a vote that was expected to approve the territory's in­dependence from Indonesia.

It wasn't clear if the militia­men had broken into the com­pound.

Dark smoke billowed from the raging fire near the com­plex.

Indonesian soldiers stood by, but did not intervene to stop the rioting.

Earlier in Dili, hundreds of armed anti-independence mi­Ii tiamen gathered in the capital's streets, and at least one person was killed.

Dozens of militiamen fired weapons near the entrance of the U.N. headquarters in Dili. A U.N. security officer con­firmed that about 150 people, including U.N. officials and journalists, had taken shelter in an auditorium in the com­pound.

Wednesday's attack was the most serious against the United Nations since the world body took over organization of the vote in May. U.N. work­ers were attacked before the vote.

One was killed Monday, and two are feared dead - vic­tims of attacks just after the

· vote. Gunshots rang out Tuesday

night in one town, and resi­dents accused the militants of killing a family of eight. In Dili, police said a teen-ager was shot to death.

The violence followed Monday's relatively peaceful referendum on independence.

The outbreak raised fears that the territory could slide back into lawlessness as pro­Indonesia militias, sensing defeat, try frantically to take control of whatever they can.

The militias, believed to be backed by Indonesia's mili­tary, have accused the United Nations of rigging the vote to

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Taiwanese-made A T-3 jets fly over in formation with trailing colored smoke during a display at Kangshan Air Force Base near Kaohsiung, TaiwanWednesday. AP

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KANGSHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Taiwan (AP) - A~id a new round of threats from China, Taiwan on Wednesday displayed some of its best defense assets_; advanced fighter jets that military leaders say give the island air superiority against the mainland through at least 2005.

The display of cutting-edge fighters was staged to celebrate the founding of the air force acad­emy, but amid heightened ten­sions with China it also seemed calculated to send the message that Taiwan can defend itself and won't be pushed around.

"The airforce 's successful front line is the secure shield of our nation's defonse," President Lee Teng-hui told air force cadets at the military base that houses the academy near the southern port city of Kaohsiung, 300 kilome­ters (186 miles) south of Taipei.

"Without air defense there isno national defense," Lee said.

Lee's appearance was seen as promoting Taiwan's fighting abil­ity and bolstering public confi­dence in the wake of China's re­newed threat to use force to bring Taiwan to heel, although he didn't specifically mention the tensions on Wednesday.

China was enraged by Lee's July 9 statement that relations between the sides should be tenned "state-to-state," wording that flies in the face of Beijing's claim that Taiwan is a subordi­nate renegade province.

China saw Lee's declaration as a stride toward formal indepen­dence by the island, a develop­ment it says would lead to war, and Beijing has renewed its mili­tary threats against the island.

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Taiwan's President Lee Tung-hui waves his cap to air force cadets in celebration of the founding of Taiwan's air force academy. AP

Two Hong Kong newspapers reported Wednesday that China is planning to buy two Typhoon­class nuclear-powered subma­rines from Russia capable of fir­ing missiles thousands of miles (kilometers) away - a move ap' parently aimed to deter U.S. in­tervention in a cross-strait con­flict.

China's official Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday criticized Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party for endorsing Lee's new take on the relationship between the two, saying it would "push Taiwanese people to the abyss of war."

Other Chinese newspapers re­ported that a new missile was recently tested and war games with airplanes and submartnes held in the East China Sea, north of Taiwan.

Despite the threats, pilots made available to reporters on Wednes­day said all was normal at their bases.

"We are flying according to regular programs with no unusual disruptions," said Chen Chun-yi, a F-5 Tiger fighter pilot and train­ing officer.

Taiwan's Defense Ministry says it has detected an increase in sor­ties by Chinese planes over the Taiwan Strait since the tensions began, but numbers of flights have lately begun to decline and no otherunusual military activity has been picked up.

Celebrations of the 70th anni­versary of the air force academy featured a display of aerial stunts and flyovers by jets including the Mirage 2000 fighters purchased from France and IDF fighters de­veloped in Taiwan with U.S. tech­nical help.

Also flying were F-5 Tigers from the United States, now con­verted from a combat to a recon­naissance role, and Taiwan's own AT-3 fighter-trainers, streaming smoke in Taiwan's national col-

. ors - red, white and blue -under a scorching sun.

Taiwan'sotheradvanced fight­ers, F-l 6s bought from the United States, remained on the ground during the display while investi­gators continue to investigate the crash of one last month.

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Gore raps Bush on education SAN ANTONIO (AP) - It was a back-to-school campaign stop meant to showcase - through cracked brick walls and· trailer classrooms - the shoddy state of Texas schools under Republican Gov. George W. Bush.

Vice President Al Gore declared the problem of crumbling schools "particularly bad here in this state."

breathing," he said at the school in a.poor Hispanic section of San Antonio.

From the 76-year-old campus of Crockett Elementary School,

"Three out of four schools here need.to improve or repair a build­ing. Six out of 10 report an envi­ronmental problem like poor air quality. This is air children are

Gore, who is seeking the Demo­cratic presidential nomination and could face Bush in next year's general election, saw crack~ in a brick building and was ushered through portable classrooms

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meant to ease school crowding. School officials also com­

plained to him about plumbing and air conditioning problems and a shortage oflibrary books.

Meeting with selected students and teachers, Gore cited more sta­tistics intended to disparage Bush's educationrecord,although he never criticized his potential GOP rival by name.

That overtly political task was left to aides, who did not want reporters to miss the point that Bush was the real target of Gore's remarks.

Given the poor physical state of schools, Gore said, "maybe it shouldn't be a surp.rise that Texas scores below the national average on SATs, or that 40 percent of Texas' students are unprepared when they start college or that Hispanic college preparedness is lagging so far behind that a recent report called it a 'massive failure of education in Texas."'

He added, "That's what hap­pens when you don't make edu­cation a priority."

Gore touted the Clinton administration's proposal for $24.8 billion in interest-free bonds over two years for local public school modernization.

Bush plans to outlint:; his edu­cation agenda in three major policy addresses this month, be­ginning with a speech Thursday

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in Los Angeles. His campaign spokeswoman,

Mindy Tucker, responded to Gore's criticism by noting that Texas has closed the "achieve­ment gap" between poor and bet­ter-off students faster during the governor's tenure than most other states.

Black 4th- and 8th-grade state reading test scores are up 23 points since 1994, she said. And His­panic 8th-grade math test scores are up 40 points.

Tucker added that Bush pushed for and signed a bill providing $400 million to help school dis, tricts pay off bond debt, money that leveraged $5 billion in new classroom construction.

"I'm surprised (Gore) even wanted to bring this topic up, considering the Clinton-Gore administration's terrible record at helping disadvantaged stu­dents," Tucker said.

She was referring to a 1994 study, the most recent, that showed that economically dis­advantaged children grew aca­demically at less than a year's progress each year they were in school, Tucker said.

Later Wednesday, Gore was headed to a $ l ,OOO-per0 person fund-raiser at the home of Democratic s.upporters that was expected to net$200,000 for his campaign.

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We still welcome enrolees for the Nursery, K4, KS, AKS & First Grade.

There will be a school's blessing on Monday, September 6, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. Parent-Teacher Conference will follow thereafter. Regular classes will be on September 7, 1999 .

Come to Golden Harvest International School, where your quests for your child's success begins because your child will be molded by dedicated and full pledge teachers.

For further inquiry, pis. contact . M~rilyn c,rJane at T.el. 235-4655.

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Cellphone- ·vingbanon

Brooklyn, Ohio patrolman Rich­ard Ho van sits under a sign warn­. ing drivers of a law against mo­torists who use cellular phones while driving. AP

BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) Police started ticketing people in this Cleveland suburb Wednes­dayforusing handheldcell phones while driving, a violation of a new law believed to be the first of its kind in the country.

Police had been issuing warn­ings rather than tickets since the ordinance's passage in March.

But on Wednesday, police handed out several tickets during the day. Fines for the misde­meanor start at $3 for first-time offenders, but can Jump to $100 for a second offense or if the driver is involved in an accident.

"What we 're telling people is that if you 're going to give the gift of gab, get to the side of the road," Mayor John M. Coyne said.

The new law prohibits use of a cell phone while driving unless both hands are on the steering wheel. Exceptions are made for emergency calls, using a phone in a parked car, or using a speaker­phone.

Patrolman Richard Hovan, the primary officer in charge of en­forcing the new law, said the ordi­nance will make city streets safer.

"You might save a couple min­utes with a cell phone, but is it really worth it if you get into an accident?" Hovan said.

David Cleary, 35, of Arlington Heights, Ill., was one of the first drivers lo be ticketed. He said he understands the logic behind the law.

"I see people swerve and not pay attention when they're talk­ing on the phone," he said. "If it makes the road safer, that's good."

A l 997 study published in the New England Journal of Medi­cine found that talking on a phone while driving quadrupled the risk of an accident and was almost as dangerous as being drunk behind the wheel.

According to National High­way Traffic Safety Administra­tion statistics, cell phones were a contributing factor in 57 fatal crashes in 1997, the last year for which figures are available.

Several countries have banned the use of cell phones while driving.

But Jeffrey Nelson, a spokes­man for the Cellular Telecom­munications Industry Associa­tion, said he believes Brooklyn's law is the first of ils kind in the United States.

Brooklyn has a history of lead­ing the way in traffic safety.

Coyne, 82, who has been mayor since 1948, helped to enact a seat-belt requirement in J 966. He said that law was also the first of its type.

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municipalities around the coun­try. He hopes the <;ell phone law will soon be as widespread as seat-belt laws are today.

Even though Coyne thinks he can stop people from talking while driving, he acknowledged that the habit might be hard to

break. "A friend of mine called me

up and told me the guy ahead of him had been talking on his cell phone for about six miles," Coyne said. "So I asked my friend where he was calling me from. He hung up."

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Clinton decision on Puerto Ricans probed

Subpoenas out on clemency case WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee subpoenaed all administration· records Wednesday related to Presi­dent Clinton's decision lo of­fer clemency to 16 Puerto Rican militnnts.

Subpoenas issued by Rep. Dan Burton's Committee on Gov­ernment Reform and Oversight, which were obtained by The As­sociated Press, seek records from the White House, Justice Department and the Bureau of

Prisons. Sen. Orrin Hatch, chairman

of the Senate Judiciary Com­mittee, also requested infor­mation from the Justi.ce De­partment in anticipation of ex­pected congressional hearings

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NURSING ASSISTANTS Wanted immediately. 30 openings for nursing homes in North Carolina.

Competitive Salary, benefits, free airfare from Saipan. With or without certification. Training will be provided. Experience not necessary.

Requirement: Must be caring, patient and hardworking.US Citizens or Residents only. Must travel immediately.

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COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY Main Office: SAIPA.111 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

P.O. Box 1055 • Saipan, MP 96950 Phone: (670) 664-3500/1 Fax: (670) 234-5962

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SEALED PROPOSALS for THE SAIPAN HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SEAWATER FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM, AT SAIPAN TANAPAG HARBOR, SAi PAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, CPA Project No. CPA-SS-003-97 will be received at the office of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMON­WEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY, Saipan International Airport, P.O. Box 1055, Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950, until 2:00 P.M., October 1, 1999 at which time and place the sealed proposals will be publicly opened and read.

The Project, in general, consists of the construction of a concrete pump house with a concrete intake structure, diesel and electrical driven pumps, approximately 300 L.F. of 18" intake line, approximately 1,700 L.F. of 12" PVC main with valves, approximately 200 L.F. of 6' main with valves, thirteen (13) fire hydrants, AFFF foam system, two (2) monitors with nozzles, two (2) hose reels with nozzles fire extinguishers, equipment cabinets, signage and other necessary accessories. All aspects of this Project shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications. Construction work must be pertormed without interrupting on-,,oing port operations and concurrently with other construction activities al the Dock:

Contract length will be 1 BO calendar days. Liquidated damages ol S1 ,000 per day will be assessed tor each calendar day that the Contractor is delayed ,n completing the project. The Contractor's attention is called to the critical nature ol completing this project on time.

All potential Contractors will be subject to a strict pre-qualification review in accordance with the specifications.

Contractors that have been assessed Liquidated Damages in excess of 20% (in terms of calendar days) on any CPA project completed within the last 3 years shall not be eligible to submit a proposal lor this project.

Proposals submitted must be available for acceptance for a period up lo 120 days alter the designated dale for opening of proposals. CPA may award a contract on the basis of the initial offer received without negotiations. Therelore, !he initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms.

The Project is being linanced by lunds from the CPA. The contract award, if it is to be made, will be made wilhin sixty (60) days lrom lhe receipt of proposals. Depending upon availability ol lunds, CPA reserves the right to uphold such proposal in effect lor one hundred twenty (1201 days from the date of proposal opening.

This contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11245, as amended, of September 24, 1955, the Federal Labor provisions and the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions as contained in lhe contract, specifications and proposal documents.

Alf mechanics and laborers on the projecl shall be paid no less than the minimum wage rate established by the CNMI Government. CNMI prevailing minimum wage shall apply consistent with Section 70-24 of the general provisions.

Each proposer must complele, sign and furnish, prior lo award of the contract (CPA Proj. No. CPA-SS-003-97) lhe "Proposer's Statement on Previous Conlracts Subjecl to EEO Clause", a "Certification of Non-segregaled Facilities" (See Specifications). ·

Required Notices for All Contracts.

a. The proposer must supply all the information required by lhe proposal forms and specifications. b. The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA), in accordance with Title VI ol the Civil Righls Act of 1964, hereby notifies all proposers that

they (proposers) must affirmatively insure lhal for any contract enlered into pursuant to this advertisemenl, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on lhe grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for award.

The proposer's attention is invited to the lacl that lhe proposed conlract shall be under and subject to the equal opportunity clause as set forth in Part 111, Section 302(bl ol Execulive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated Oct0ber 13, 1977, Section 60-1.4(b) ol the regulations ol the Secrelary ol Labor (41 CFR 60-1) as implemented by Section 152.61 ol lhe Federal Aviation Regulations, the contract and labor provisions as set lorth in Section 152.55 and Appendix H, Part 152, ol lhe Federal Aviation Regulalions, and to the applicable provisions ol Title VI ol the Civil Rights Act ol 1954 (78 Stat 2521 implemented by Part 21 of the Regulations ol the Olfice ot the Secretary ol Transportation. Also, the proposed contract will be subject to the Contractor's Certilication ol non-segregated lacilities.

The apparent low proposer and any known first tier subcontraclor may be subject to a pre-award. equal opportunity compliance review by representa­tives ot the Olfice ot Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department ol Labor. belore the award of the contract lor the purpose ol determin­ing whether lhe proposer and/or his subcontractors are able to comply with the provisions ol the equal opportunity clause.

II the proposer has participated in a previous conlract subject lo lhe equal opportunity clause and has not submitted compliance reports as required by applicable instructions, the proposer shall submil, prior lo award ol contracl, a compliance report covering the delinquent period.

A proposer or prospeclive prime conlractor or proposed subcontractors shall be required to submit such information as requested prior to the award of a contract or subcontract. When a delermination has been made to award the contract or subconlract 10 a specified contractor, such contractor shall be required, prior lo award, or alter the award, or both, to furnish such other information as requested.

Contract documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined at the Office of the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Aulhority, or can be obtained from this office upon payment o/ ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) for each set of plan documents. This amount is non­refundable. Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Ports Authority.

A pre-proposal conference will be held at the CPA SEAPORT OFFICE BUILDING, CONFERENCE ROOM, at 10:00 a.m. on September 15, 1999 to explain and clarify any questions regarding this project. Questions should be submitted to the Consultant, in writing, at least five (5) days in advance for answers at this pre-proposal conference, with a copy of same mailed simultaneously to the Execulive Director, Commonweallh Ports Authority. A brief site visit will take place immediately alter the conference. Attendance at the pre-proposal conlerence and site visit are considered essential to the potential contractor's understanding the project elemenls.

Each prospective proposer shall file with the Commonweallh Ports Authority a nolice of his/her intention to propose in a lorm substantially similar to that supplied in the specilications, nol less than six (6) calendar days prior to the date hereinabove designated for opening of proposals.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance wilh Section 3.2(7) of ils Procurement Rules and Regulations.

MROMAN S. PALACIOS Contracting Officer/Board Chairman

August 30, 1999 Date

Orrin Hatch

on the matter sometime this month. . In a"Jetter to Attorney Gen­eral Janet Reno, Hatch, R­Utah, said he was troubled by published reports indicating the Justice Department did not make a formal recommenda­tion to the White House on the clemency issue despite the law enforcement officials' vigor­ous objections. He also said he was bothered by reports.that there were Bureau of Prison recordings of the inmates in which they plotted to again use violence.

"I would hope that, on a mat­ter of such importance, the De­partment of Justice - and the attorney general in particular - would make its views known to the White House," Hatch wrote.

The Bureau of Prisons has declined to confirm or deny existence of the audio tapes, but a spokesman did say that inmates social calls are moni­tored routinely by officials. The Justice Department did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday.

Clinton announced last month that he would commute the sentences of the 16 Puerto

Rican nationalists if they dis­avowed the use of violence.

Most of the 16 are members of·the FALN - the Spanish initials for Armed Forces of National Liberation - which carried otrt some 130 bomb attacks on political and mili­tary targets in the United States between 1974and 1933. The attacks killed six people and wounded dozens more,

Human rights officials ar­gued that the s·entences -ranging from 15 years to 90 years in prison - were too harsh given that none of them were convicted of involve­ment in any deaths. Clinton offered freedom to I I of the 16 prisoners and reductions in fines and sentences for the others.

Some Republicans accused Clinton of making the offer to boost his wife's all-but-an­nounced Senate candidacy from New York, home to nearly 1.3 million Puerto Ricans.

White House spokesman Jim Kennedy called that assertion "absolutely false" but said he could not comment on the is­sue of the subpoena itself.

Some Democrats also op­posed the clemency. Among them is Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the retiring New York lawmaker whose seat Hillary Rodham Clinton may seek, said his chief of staff, Tony Bullock.

A spokeswoman for Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who sits on the Judiciary Com­mittee, said he wanted more information.

"The senator's position is that he wants the clemency reports to be released·because he wants this issue to be de­cided on a case-by-case ba­sis," Schumer spokeswoman Michelle Schwartz said.

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President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet the crowd in downton Seneca Falls, N. Y. during a visit Wednesday. The first family toured historic sites in the area around Skaneateles, N. Y. AP

Clintons are close to buying $1. 7M home AUBURN, N.Y. (AP)-Presi­dent and Mrs. Clinton are nego­tiating to buy a gracious man­sion in a suburb of New York City, sources familiar with the couple's house hunt said Wednesday.

The Clintons spent two hours · last weekend touring the Westchester County house, which was listi;d" at nearly $1. 7 million.

"They're involved in trying to secure that house, in trying to buy it," a source familiar with the negotiations said. "They've made some progress."

The Clintons offered some­thing less than full price, but .sources would not detail the quiet negotiations.

White House officials said the Clintons are not ready to an­nounce any deal for the I I 0-year-old white colonial on a little more than an acre of park­like grounds. But sources said an announcement could come Thursday.

The Clintons liked the Geor­gian-style house in the town of

Chappaqua, about an hour from Manhattan. The house is near golf courses and boasts a swim­ming pool, lush landscaping and an exercise room on the top floor.

"It's a nice house," Clinton said after touring it Saturday.

The Clintons squeezed the house-hunting trip between a week's vacation in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and a fund­raising tour through the tony Hamptons area of Long Island.

The house apparently passed security muster this week. The Secret Service checked out the house with an eye to protecting Clinton when he is a private citizen. Former presidents have a small security detail.

The family needs a place to live when Clinton leaves the White House in January 2001. And if Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to run for the Senate seat now held by retiring Demo­cratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, she must establish residency in New York before Election Day 2000.

Procurement and Installation or Dual Type Medical Grade Oxygen Generator System lor the Commonwealth Health Genier.

RFP No_: RFP99-0070

Goveroor Pedro P. Tenorio and LI. Go'lemor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Director of Procurement and Supply, are soliciting competitrie proposals forlhe procurement and inslal~tion of a DualType Medical Grade Oxygen Generator System under a turn key project for the Commonwea:th Health Center.

lnlerested vend-Ors, suppliers, or contractors may oblain the Scope of Work, p~nsand specifications for the proposal at the Director or Procurement and Supply, Lower Base, Saipan CNMI during lhe hours or 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday lhrough Fooay. Questions regarding lhis RFP may be directed lo Mr. Jesus Sablan, CHG Maintenance Manager, Telephone Number (670) 234·8950 thru 8953.

Proposals will be evaluated and selection made based on lhe following criteria: 1. Approach Jo Project (10%) 2. Price/Cos! (35%) 3. Warran~ and Duration of Warran~ (10%) 4. Parts and Supplies Availability (10%) 5. Training and Certification (5%) 6. Delivery and Pr~ect Schedule Time Frame (15%) 7. Experieoce on Similar Projecl (15%)

Proposal must be marked 'RFP99--0070' and submtlted in original and five (5) copies no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 lo lhe Of/ice of the Oireclor, Division al Procurement and Supp~ Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950.

The CNMI Governmenl reserves the right lo reiect any or alt proposa~ for any reason and warie any defect in said proposals, to negoliate wih all qualilied otteror, or to cancel lhis RFP, iii is in the best interest of the Government.

All proposals shall become lhe sole property or the Government

A Pre-Proposal Conlerence meetinQ for lhis projecl ~ill be held on SeplemOO! 3, 1999 Friday, 10:00 am. at the CHC Conference Rm. All queslionsnnqumes for th~ project must be submitted in writing no ~ter 4:40 p.m. Monday, September 6, 1999 lo the CHC Maintenance Department, Attn: Mr. Jesus Sablan, Manager.

ls/JOSEPH K.P. VILIAGOMEZ Secretary of Health

ls/HERMAN SABIAN Director Procurement & Supp~

. FRIDAY,_SEl~TEMBER 3, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-37

Student 'bullied' into suicide FREEBURG, III. (AP) - A heartbroken father says high school students bullied his 14-year-old son "for four days straight" before the boy shot him­self to death in this small southern Illinois town.

involved in the harassment. Po­lice said they've found evidence of verbal harassment, but no cri mi­n al acts.

"If we find that there was any criminal act committed, than we are certainly going to go for charges," said Chief of Police Steve Flater.

with a shotgun Aug. 26 in the base­ment of his parents' home.

Rudy's father said his son's tor­mentors had forced him into a locker and demanded he utter demeaning remarks. But school officials said no one witnessed such an incident.

High school administrators were interviewing Andrew Rudy's classmates Wednesday to determine who may have been

Rudy was four days into his fresh­man year when he killed himself

"He was always a happy son, always friendly to people," Earl Rudy said. "He tried to be friendly to kids thatdidn 'thaveany friends."

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMC 4141 el~ the PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Division or Public Lands {Division), under the Department of Lands and Natural Resourr.es hereby gives notice Iha! the Division intends to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels of land described below. Concerned persons may request a hearing on any proposed exchange by contacting the Division of Public Lands on or by September 8, 1999. If so requested, hearing on the transactions listed below will be scheduled on September 10, 1999, al 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Division of Public Lands.

Public Purpose

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Saipan Traci/Lot No. 350-1-R/W and 350-R/W, located in San Jose, containing a combined area of 890 square meters.

Saipan Traci/Lot No. 019 J 24, located in Naflan/Dandan containing an area or 6,000 square meters.

NUTISIAN PUPBLIKO Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC 4141 el sec i PUBUC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, (sino i tulaikan tano para proposilon pupbliko na akton 1987) si magalahe as Pedro P. Tenorio yan i segundo magalahe as Jesus R. Sablan, ginen i Division or Public Lands (Division) ~ Department of Lands and Natural Resources, ma inlenciociona humalom gi kontralan atulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmamaisen inekungok put rnaseha manu/hala na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A'agang i Division of Public Lands antes pal osino gi Septembre 8, 1999. Yanggen guah inekungok marikuesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan makondukta gi Seplembre 10, 1999, gi oran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i Kuatton i Konfirensian i Division oi Public Lands

Proposition Pupbliko - LAND EXCHANGE

Tano Pribate

Tano Publiko

Sitio Numiru 350-1-R/W yan 350-R/W, giya San Jose, ya ha konsisis!e 890 metro kuadrao na area.

Si!io Numiro 019 J 24, giya Naflan/Dandan, ya ha Konsisiste 6,000 metro kuadrao na area.

ARONGORONGOLTOWLAP Reel ayleewal me bwangil 2 CMC4141 el sec, PUB UC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, nge Division of Public Lands e arongaar towlap, igha e mangiiy ebwe lliiwelo faluw iye e toolong raluw kka faa. Aramasye e tipali nge ernmwel ebwe tingor ebwe yoor hearing reel inaamwo lliiwelil falaw fa. Aramas ye e lipali nge emmwel ye re lipali reel kkapsal !aluw, nge rebwe aghuleey ngali Division of Public Lands under the Department o! Lands and Natural Resources wool me ngare mmwal September 8, 1999. Ngare eyoor !ingor bwe ebwe yoor ~. nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool September 10, 1999, otol ye 9:00 a.m. mello! Division of Public Lands Conference Room.

Ammweller Towlap LAND EXCHANGE

Lu'w Pribel

· Falaweer Towlap

Saipan Traci/Loi Numurol 350-1-R/W me 350-R/W, San Jose, llapal bwuley yeel nge 890 square meters.

Saipan Tracl/Numurol 019 J 24, Naflan/Dandan, llapal bwuley yeel nge 6,000 square meters.

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMG 4141 et~ the PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and U. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Division of Public Lands (Division), under the Department of Lands and Natural Resources, hereby gives notice that the Division intends to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels of land described below. Concerned persons may requiesl a imaring on any proposed exchange by contacting the Division of Public lands on or by September 8, 1999. Ir so requested, he.ari@ on the transactions listed below will be scheduled on September 10, 1999, at 9:00 am. in the Conference Room of the Divjsion of Public Lands,

Public Purpose Private Land

Public Land

LAND EXCHANGE Saipan T racl/Lol No. 22560-3R/W, located in As Perdido, containing an area or 462 square meters Saipan Traci/Lot No. 22560-4R/W, located in As Perdido, containing an area of 470 square meters. Saipan Traci/Lot E.A. No. 87 4-2-R/W, localed in As Perdido, containing an area of 1,200 square meters. Saipan Traci/Lot No. 1856 NEW-2R/W, located in Garapan, containing an area of 351 square meters. Saipan Traci/Loi No. 010 D 43, located in Garapan, containing an area of 434 square meters. Saipan Traci/Lo! No. 0 51 H 05, located in Fina Sisu, containing an area of 17,000 square meters.

NUTISIAN PUPBLIKO Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC 414 et sec, i PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, (sino i tulaikan lano para propositon pupbliko na akton 1987) si magalahe as Pedro P. Tenorio yan i segundo magalahe as Jesus R. Sablan, ginen i Division of Public Lands {Division), gi pa'pa'i Department of Lands and Natural Resources, ma intenciociona humalom gi kontratan alulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmamaisen inekungok put maseha manu/hafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A'agang i Division of Public Lands antes pat osino gi Septembre 8, 1999. Yanggen guaha inekungok marikuesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigienle siha na transaksion u fan makondukta gi Septembre 10, 1999, gi oran alas 9:00 gi egg an gi halom i Kuatton i Konfirensian i Division of Public Lands.

PROPOSITON PUPBUKO TANO PRIBATE

Public Land

- LAND EXCHANGE Sitio Numiru 22560-3R/W, giya, As Perdido, ya ha konsisiste 462 metro kuadrao na area. Sttio Numiru 22560-4R/W giya, As Perdido, ya ha konsisiste 470 metro kuadrao na area. Sitio Numiru E.A. 87 4-2-R/W, giya, As Per dido, ya ha konsisiste 1,200 metro kuadrao na area. Silio Numiru 1856 NEW-2R/W, giya, Garapan, ya ha konsisisle 351 metro kuadrao na area. Sitio Numiru O 10 D 43, giya, Garapan, ya ha konsisiste 434 metro kuadrao na area. Sitio Numiru 051 H 05, giya, Fina Sisu, ya ha konsisiste 17,000 metro kuadrao na area.

ARONGORONGOLTOWLAP Reel ayleewal me bwangil 2 CMC 4143 el sec, PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, nge Divi­sion of Public Lands e arongaar towlap, igha e mangiiy ebwe lliiwelo faluw iye e too long faluw kka faa. Aramasye e tipali nge emmwel ebwe tingor ebwe yoor hea.riI!!I reel inaamwo lliiwelil falaw fa. Aramas ye e tipali nge emrnwet ye re lipali reel kkapsal faluw, nge rebwe aghuleey ngali Division of Public Lands, under the Department of Lands and Natura/ Resources wool me ngare mmawal Seplembre 8, 1999. Ngare eyoor tingor bwe ebwe yoor herui!lg. nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool Septembre 1 o, 1999, otol ye 9:00 a.m. mellol Division of Public Lands Conference Room,

AMMWELEER TOWLAP Private Land

Public Land

- LAND EXCHANGE Saipan Traci/Loi Numurol 22560-3R/W, As Perdido, llapal bwuley yeel nge 462 square meters Saipan Traci/Lot Numurol 22560-4R/W, As Perdido, llapal bwuley yeel nge 470 square meters Saipan Traci/Lo! Numurol E.A. 874-2-R-W, As Perdido, llapal bwuley yeel nge 1,200 square meters Saipan Traci/Lot Numurol 1856 NEW-2R/W, Garapan, llapal bwuley yeel nge 351 square meters Saipan Tract/Loi Numurol 010 D 43, Garapan, llapal bwuley yeel nge 351 square meters Saipan TracULot No. 051 H 05, located in Fina Sisu, containing an area of 17,000 square meters.

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LATIN AM~RICA

Panama president sworn in PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Mireya Moscoso was sworn in on Wednesday as the first female president of Panama. four months before the tiny Central American nation takes control of one of the world's most important water­ways, the Panama Canal.

Moscoso, 53, holding the hand

of her young adopted son, took her oath of office almost three hours later than scheduled as leg­islators electing the president of the National Assembly engaged in last-minute power broking.

Moscoso 's fragile parliamen­tary majority withstood an oppo­sition challenge and her alliance's

candidate, Enrique Garrido, was elected president of the chamber.

Once the squabble ended, Moscoso finally replaced Emes.to Perez Balladares, who had been president of Panama since 1994.

The ceremony took place at the national stadium before almost 25,000 supporters bused in from

COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY Main Office: SAJPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

P.O. Box 1055 • SAJPAN • MP96950 Phone: ( I-6701 664,3500'1 Fax: ( 1-670) 234-5962

E-Mail Address: cpa.admin@saiprm.com

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENlS FOR. · ·

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) is soliciting statements of professional qualifications from interested firms for Construction Management (CM) services for the West TinianAirportAirside Improvements, Northern Mariana Islands.

At a minimum, the statements of professional qualification from firms should address the areas generally described below:

1. Overall construction management experience in the Pacific area and especially in the Commonwealth of the North· em Mariana Islands.

2. Construction management experience related to CPA projects funded in whole or in part by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);

3. Level of proficiency in performing construction management services promptly; and level of experience with the FAA and AIP grants;

4. Resumes of key personnel including current licenses and registrations of principal, if applicable.

Interested firms must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies each of their statements of professional qualifications no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 24, 1999.

Statements of qualification must be presented by a combination of both brochures and the use of U.S. Government Forms 254 and 255. Only firms who have or are willing to establish an office in the Commonwealth and who have a valid business license will be considered.

The CPA reserves the right to reject any or all statements of professional qualification for any reason, if in its sole opinion lo do so would be in its besl interest.

Send infonnation to: Mr. Carlos H. Salas Executive Director Commonwealth Ports Authority P.O. Box 1055 Saipan, ~11' 96950

Isl ROMANS. PALACIOS Contracting Officer/Board Chairman

August 18, 1999 Date

COMMONvVEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY Main Office: SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AJRPORT

P.O. !lox 1055 • SAJPAN • MP 96950 Phonl.!: { l-670) 66,1-3500'1 Fax: (l-670) 234-5962

E-Mail Address: epo..admin&aipa.n.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For Commuter Terminal Concession

The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) is soliciting proposals from interested firms to operate a retail concession at the Saipan Commuter Terminal (the space formally occupied by DFS Saipan Limited). Interested firms are encouraged to specify in their proposal the types of products and/or services they intend to offer to commuter travelers and how to best use the space available. The area of the space available is 868 square feet, and is centrally located at the Saipan Commuter Terminal. This space is available for inspection between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Proposal packages may be obtained at the Office of the Executive Director, Saipan International Airport, P.O. Box 1055, Saipan, MP 96950, for a fee of$50.00 per package. A pre-proposal conference will be held on August 27, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. at the CPA Conference Room located on the second floor of the Departure Building, Saipan International Airport.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) must receive proposals no later than 2:00 p.m., September 10, 1999, in order to be considered for the award. In evaluating proposals, CPA will consider (but is not I imited to) the following criteria:

1. Financial Proposals 2. Management Team 3. Capital Investment 4. Design Rendering 5. Services or Merchandising Mix 6. Customer Services 7. Pricing

The successful and unsuccessful proposers will be notified within thirty (30) days after September 10, 1999.

ShouJd you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Herman R. Bermudes at 664-3531.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposal in accordance with Section 3.2(7) and 4.1 of its Procurement Rules and Regulations.

ls/CARLOS H. SALAS Executive Director

' .. . . ~ .. . ' ~ ·, ~ .. ,.. . .......... ,.,_ .

~st 13, 1999 Date

around the country. Representa­tives from more than 40 countries also attended, including Buddy MacKay, U.S. special envoy to the Americas, and presidents from Venezuela and Central America.

Moscoso, the widow of three­ti me Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias, will lead her coun­try as the United States withdraws its military, and hands over the Panama Canal by Dec. 31 as agreed to in a 1977 treaty.

"Next December 31st, at noon, we will have finally and forever achieved our trne independence," ·she told the crowd, adding that the canal would be autonomous and operated "free of partisan political influences."

Moscoso won the May election with 45 percent of the vote, de­feating Martin TolTijos, the son of former military strongman Omar Torrijos, who signed the 1977 Panama Canal treaties with then-President Jimmy Carter. Moscoso pledged to fight poverty

and unemployment in the country of 2.7 million people.

Moscoso, a teacher's daugh­ter from the agricultural heart­land, had never held elective office. But since her husband's death in l 988, she has assumed increasing prominence in the Arnulfista Party named for her husband, who was deposed by the military in all three of his presidential terms.

"Today begins the term in of­fice that he never had the opportu­nity to complete, in order to ben­efit the poor and marginalized people of Panama," she said.

Immediately after the ceremony, a teruful Moscoso visited the grave of her husband and placed a presi­dential sash on his tomb.

She was a dark horse candidate for president in 1994, finishing second to Perez Balladares with 28 percent of the vote. She then dedicated herself to preparing for her successful presidential bid this year.

Mexican President Ernesto Zedil!o (top center) greets members of Congress after giving his state-of-the-nation address Wednesday in Mexico City. AP

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US envoy tells Bosnia~·

'Do away with corruption' SARAJEVO, Bosnia­Herzegovina (AP) _.:. U.S. en­voy Richard Holbrooke told Bosnian officials Wednesday that they should work vigorously to tackle corruption if they want to keep attracting foreign aid.

"Conuption has always been a problem in this part of the world ... because of-the history and tradi­tion, because of the political sys­tem, because of the war, because of the sanctions," Holbrooke said at a news conference.

The United States and other donor nations have poured about $ 5.1 billion into Bosnia since the Dayton peace agreement ended 3 1/2 years of ethnic conflict.

But last week, Switzerland threatened to review its aid pro­gram to Bosnia after international officials said corrupt Muslim, Croat and Serb authorities may have stolen more than$ I billion in public funds and foreign aid.

Craig Buck, mission director for Bosnia, Montenegro and Kosovo for the government-run US AID agency, recently said his agency had so far not recovered

Richard Holbrooke

about $ 500,000 in loans to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Bank, which collapsed.

USAID was offering the bank funds to loan to private business­men to revive the country's com­merce and industry.

Holbrooke is on his first trip abroad since being confirmed the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations last month. He arrived in Sarajevo on Tuesday evening and met with representatives of Bosnia's joint presidency.

Bosnia has a leader from each

NORTHERN MARl~NAS COLLEGE

The Northern Marianas College is soliciting competitive scaled proposals from qualified individuals or firms for the following:

RFP No. 00-018 I,EGAL SERVICES Interested individuals or firms may pickup the specifications / scope of work at NMC Procurement Office, Building L, As Terlaje Campus, Saipan, during working hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Proposals must be submitted in a scaled envelope marked: RFP 00-018 Lei:al Services to Procurement Office Building "L" no later than 4:00 P.M., Monday, September 13, 1999.

The Northern Marianas College reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason and to waive any defects in the proposals if determined by the College to be in its best interest. All proposals shall become the property of NMC. For additional information, please call NMC Procurement at 234-6128 extention 2300, 230 I, or 2302.

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of the ethnic groups - Muslim, Serb and Croat - that fought each other for almost four years before agreeing to a peace plan at Dayton, Ohio, in 1995.

Holbrooke helped broker that agreement.

Paying tribute to Holbrooke's role, Bosnian Serb President Zivko Radisic, Bosnian Croat President Ante Jelavic and Bosnian Muslim President Alija Izetbegovic told him they had decided to tum the Nov. 21 anni-

versary of the negotiations into a Bosnian national holiday.

Izetbegovic, the only current Bosnian leader who was around for the Dayton negotiations, deco­rated Holbtooke with an award for his contribution to peace.

COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY Main Office: SAIPAN INTERNATIONALAJRPORT

P.O. Box 1055 • SA!PAN • MP 96950 Phone: (l-6701664-3500'1 Fax: (l-670) 234-5962

E-Mail Address: cpn.ndmin@snlpan.com

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEIVIENlS . roR · ·. -· ·

ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES The _Com!Jlonwe~ith Po~ Authority (qPA) is soliciting statements of professional qualifications from interested firms for Engrneenng Design services for the Smpan International Airport Apron Replacement of AsP.halt Concrete Pavement with Portland Concrete Cement Pavement, AIP, No. 3-69-0002-29, Northern Mariana Islands. ·

At a minimum, the statements of professional qualification from firms should address the areas generally described below:

1. Overall engineering design experience in the Pacific area and especially in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ~~ .

2. Engineering design experience related to CPA projects funded in whole or in part by the Federal Aviation Administra­tion (FAA);

3. Level of proficiency in perfonning engineering design services promptly; and level of experience with the FAA and AIP grants;

4. Resumes of key personnel including current licenses and registrations of principal, if applicable.

Interested firms must submit one ( 1) original and four (4) copies each of their statements of professional qualifications no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 24, 1999.

Statements of qualification must be presented by a combination of both brochures and the use of U.S. Government Forms 254 and 255. Only firms who have or are willing to establish an office in the Commonwealth and who have a valid business license will be considered.

The CPA reserv_es the righ_t to reject any or all statements of professional qualification for any reason, if in its sole opinion to do so would be m its best mterest. .

Send information to: Mr. Carlos H. Salas· Executive Director Commonwealth Ports Authority P.O. Box 1055 Saipan, MP 96950

Isl ROMAN S. PALACIOS Contracting Officer/Board Chairman

August 18, 1999 Date

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuanl to the provisio~s of 2 CMC 4141 et~ the PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987 Governor Pedro P. Tenono and Lt. Governo'. Jesus~- Sablan, thr9~g~ the Division of Public Lands /Division\, under the Department of Lands and Natur~I Resources, hereby grves notrce !hat the DIVIsron rntends to enter inlo an exchange agreement involving the parc~ls of land descrrbed below. Concerned persons may requiest a .hearing on any proposed exchange by contacting the Division of Publrc Lands on or by ~eptember 8, 1999. If so requested, hearirul on the transactions fisted below will be scheduled on September 10, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. rn the Conference Room of the Division of Public Lands.

Public Purpose LAND EXCHANGE

Private Land Saipan TracULot No. 22910, localed in Fina Sisu, containing an area of 1,023 square meters.

Public Land Saipan TracULot No. 019 J 25, located in Naftan /Dandan conlaining an area of 2,336 square meters.

NUTISIAIN PUPBLIKO Sig9n gi probension siha_gi 2 CMC 414 et~. i PUB~IC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, (sino i tulaika_n ta~o.paraprop~s1ton pupbliko na akton 1987) s1 magalahe as Pedro P. Tenorio yan i segundo magalahe as Jesus R Sablan ginen I D1v1s10~ of Public ~ands (Divisi9nl gi pa'pa'i Department ol Lands and Nalural Resources, ma intenciociona

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hu~alom gi kontratan atula1_kan tano rn ha afelekta I pedason tano_ s!ha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmama1sen mekungok put maseha manu/hafa n~ prrrnporn put tulaikan tano. A'agang i Division of Public Lands antes pat osino gi S_eptembre 8, 1999. Yang_gen guaha meku~gok mari~uesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na t;ansaksion u fan makondukta 91 Septembre1Q, 1999, 91 oran alas 9:00 g1 eggan g1 ha/om i Kuatton i Konfirensian i Division of Public Lands.

PROPOSITON PUPBLIKO - LAND EXCHANGE

TANO PR/BATE

TANO PUBLIKO

Sitio Numiru 22910, giya Fina Sisu, ya ha konsisiste 1,023 metro muadrao na area.

Sitio ~umiro 019 J 25, giya Naftan/Dandan, ya ha Kons1s1ste 2,336 metro Kuadrao na area.

ARONGORONGOLTOWLAP Reel axleewal me bwangil 2 CMC 41~3 et~ P~~LIC PUR_POSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, nge ™5ion of Public Lands e arongaar_ lowlap,. 1gha e ma~g11y ebwe ll11welo faluw iye e toolong faluw kka faa. Aramasye e tipali nge emmwel ebwe lmgor ebwe ~o.or lmanng _reel maamwo lluwehl falaw fa. Aramas ye e lipafi nge emmwel ye re lipali reel kkapsal faluw nge rebwe aghuleey ngal1 D1v1s1on. of Public Lands, under th~ Department of Lands and Natural Resources wool me ngare mmawal 'seplembre 8, 1999. Ngare eyoor t1ngor bwe ~~we yoor ~ nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool Septembre 10 1999, olol ye 9:00 a.rn. mellol.Dhlsron of Public Lands Conference Room. ·

AMMWELEER TOWLAP

LU'W PRIBET

FALAWEER TOWLAP

- LAND EXCHANGE

Saipan Tract/Lot Numurol 22910, Fina Sisu, llapal bwuley yeel nge 1,023 square meters

Sai~n Tract/Numurol 019 J 25, Naftan/Dandan, llapal bwuley yeel nge 2,336 square meters.

40-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- SEPTEMBER 3, 1999

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A MEMOQlAL 8t:QV\CE WlLL 5E ANNOUNCED LATEQ.

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMG 4141 el~ the PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Division of Public Lands {Division), under the Department of Lands and Natura.I Resources, hereby gives notice that the Division intends to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels of land descr1bed below. Concerned persons may requiesl a hearing on any proposed exchange by contacting the Division of Public Lands on or by September 8, 1999. If so requested, hearing on the transactions listed below will be scheduled on September 10, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Division of Public Lands.

Public Purpose

Private Land

Public Land

LAND EXCHANGE

Saipan Traci/Loi No. 0121 04 (456), located in Chalan Piao, containing an area of 127 square meters.

Saipan Traci/Loi No. 037 L 14, located in Obyan, containing an area of 1,571 square meters

NUTISIAN PUPBLIKO Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMG 414 et sec, i PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, (sino i lulaika.n la no.para propositon pupbli~o 0a akton 1 ~87) si magalahe as Pedro P. Tenorio yan i segundo magalahe as Jesus R Sablan, g1nen I D1v1s1on of Public Lands {01v1s1on) q1 pa pa'1 Department ot Lands and Natural Resources, ma intenciociona humalom gi kontratan atula1kan tano ni ha alefekla i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina rnanrnamaisen inekungok put maseha manu/hafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A'agang i Division of Public Lands antes pat osino gi Septembre 8, 1999. Yanggen guaha inekungok marikuesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan makondukla gi Seplembre 10, 1999, gi oran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i Kua\ton i Konfirensian i Division of Public Lands.

PROPOSITON PUPBLIKO - LAND EXCHANGE

TANO PRIBATE Silio Numiru 0121 04 (456), giya Chalan Piao, ya ha konsisiste 127 metrokuadrao na area.

TANO PUBLIKO Sitio Numiro 037 L 14, giya Obyan, ya ha Konsisisle 1,571 metro kuadrao na area.

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BUSINESS & TRADE

Japan seeks Credit Suisse back taxes

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese tax authorities have ordered the Swiss bank Credit Suisse to pay mil­lions of dollars in taxes it alleg­edlyevaded,Japan's NHK televi­sion said Wednesday.

The order comes after regula­tory officials announced iri July that Credit Suisse's Japanese banking license will be revoked in November because it helped Japanese companies hide losses, then obstructed investigations.

Credit Suisse allegedly sold fi­nancial products to about 60 Japa­nese corporations to help them hide losses from regulators and investors.

Credit Suisse has said it discov­ered and reported to authorities that some employees were delay­ing the lengthy probe into the scandal. The bank also apologized

and dismissed eight people. As the case progressed, Tokyo

tax officials discovered that Credit Suisse hid $23 million in profits from the shady transactions, and the tax officials ordered the bank to pay $9.:i million in back taxes, NHK reported.

In Zurich, Credit Suisse spokes­woman Karin Rhomberg con­firmed that the bank must pay back taxes in Japan, but declined to disclose the ·amount. She said the payment is unconnected to the scandal and is the result of a nor­mal tax inspection.

Masaharu Hino, the head of the Financial Supervisory Agency, said i.n Tokyo that Credit Suisse employees may face criminal charges for obstructing the probe. The agency supervises financial markets.

Sco_tt McNealy, Sun Microsy~tems Inc. Chairman and CEO, gestures durmg a news conference m New York Tuesday announcing the purchase of software company Star Division. With the purchase Sun seeks to shift the use of popular programs such as spreadsheets and word processing, onto the Internet. AP

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Sumitomo Metal to sell plants TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. announced a restructuring plan Wednesday that includes sell­ing two steel plants, cutting thou­sands of jobs and setting up a joiritventure with Kobe Steel

•·Ltd. The company said it will at­

tempt to slash operating rosts through personnel transfers and a work force reduction of about 5,000 jobs through early retire­ment over the next five years. That's almost a third of its work force.

The larger of the two plants to be spun off, in Japan's southern­most main island of Kyushu, produces wire rods and bar steel for auto parts. It had about 70 billion yen ($ 640 million) in

revenues in the fiscal year that ended March 31.

Sumitomo said it will form a sales and manufacturing joint venture with Kobe Steel in the seamless pipes business by April, and it agreed with Nippon Steel Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp. to srudy cooperation in export sales.

With the reorganization, Sumitomo said it aims to post a pretax profit of more than 20 billion yen ($ 18 3 million) in the next fiscal year, beginning in April 2000.

With the return to profi tabil­i ty, Sumitomo Metal said it hopes to resume dividend pay­ments. The company stoppe<l paying dividends in fiscal 1998 for the first time in four years.

SingTel phone network disrupted SINGAPORE (AP) - Sub­scribers of SingTel Mobile, the mobile phone unit of Singapore Telecommunica­tions, said Wednesday their mobile phone service was dis­rupted for several hours.

An executive at SingTel's cor­porate communications depart-

ment said the company was pre­paring a statement, but declined to say if the service was down.

SingTel Mobile is the island city-state's largest mobile phone company and SingTel is the top company on the Stock Exchange of Singapore by market capitalization.

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ecution. The jury had to listen to the

defendants' testimony trans­lated from Chinese.

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range plans to transcribe the 3,700 hours of Nixon tapes as well as recordings left by Truman and Roosevelt. The FDR and Truman tapes have been open to the public for decades.

Listeners hear domestic policy being made; foreign re-1 ations being smoothed. Roosevelt lets go boisterous laughs and raps on his desk 17 times during one sentence. Truman jokes with reporters.

Angry at Congress about foreign aid, Johnson breathes "heavily into the phone in deep, guttural snorts," Doyle wrote.

Eisenhower, who recorded a June 1954 meeting in which he chastised Nixon for cam­paigning too aggressively against the Democrats, fancied tape machines before he was president. Later this year, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Li­brary will unseal tapes re­corded when he was president

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defaults in payments, it has man­aged to wipe off outstanding payments.

Having been in operation over the past two years, the vessels,

During the closing arguments yesterday, defense counsel Wil­liam Bischoff reminded the jury that Xue Cheng Lin has testi­fied that his brother Xue Jung Lin·, the remaining defendant on

· trial, had no knowledge of the transactions Xue Cheng Lin had

gambling at the former Abraca­dabra Dive Shop after a ranking police officer noticed several Chinese playing "Big and Small" at the establishment last May.

of Columbia University and NATO commander in Paris.

The Kennedy recordings are clear enough to hear the sounds of presidential fidget­ing. "He would play with his glass and you get this bang, bang, bang," Naftali said. "It sounds like an auto mechanic is building a Corvette in the background."

President Ford only taped three phone calls, including one on Sept. I, 1975 that is both historical and comical.

Ford thought he was talking to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat about an Israeli with­drawal from the Sinai Penin­sula. The connection was so bad that he didn't realize he was talking to someone else until five minutes into the call.

"How are you this morning, President Sadat? I wanted to call and congratulate you on the great role that you played in the negotiations that have culminated in this agreement," Ford told the unknown third party.

A man on the other end kept saying "Hello? Hello?"

Ford kept replying "Hello?"

which ferries people from Saipan and Tinian and vice­versa, have become a primary mode of transport for the is­

. }ands.

made with the "snakeheads" in China before the smuggling operation began.

After nearly a week of trial, the jury is expected to deliver a verdict today before U.S. Dis­trict Court Judge John S. Unpingco.

The police official learned that the illegal gambling was alleg­edly maintained by Aquino who claimed he had a license from, among other agencies, the Lib­eration Day Committee.

and "I can't hear you very well, Mr. President." But then he politely continued, lauding the third party and gushing goodwill from America. Sadat eventually made it to the phone.

"Ford thought that by re­cording this call he would cap­ture an historic moment," said Doyle, who found the tape in 1997 at the Gerald R. Ford Library. "Instead, he captures himself in an unin ten ti on al comic operetta."

No known tape recordings exist from the Carter and Bush administrations. President Reagan left behind 12 audio­cassettes, which have not yet been released.

The Clinton White House denies the existence of an au­dio taping system. But Inde­pendent Counsel Kenneth Starr's impeachment report said Clinton once told his par­amour, Monica Lewinsky, "that he believed an unnamed foreign embassy was listen­ing in on the president's offi­cial telephones so they would have to be careful in their phone conversations."

We, the family would like to invite all our relatives and friends to join us for

the First Anniversary Mass and Rosary of our beloved father,

beginning August 27 to September 4, 1999, 7:00 p.m. at

San Vicente Church. On the final day, September 4, 1999. Rosary will be at

5:30 p.m. followed by the mass. Dinner will be served after mass at

the Social Hall.

Please Join Us. THE FAMILY

JOINT ANNIVEQ&AQY QO&L\QY

t t t Lucio C. Aldan Maria A. Taitano

10 years Paulina A. Sablan

15 years 5 years

We, the family would like to invite all our relaUves and friends to join us in prayers for the Joint Anniversary Rosary of our beloved Crendfather, AunUe and Mother be8innin8

&pl 4, 1999 al 8:00 p.m. al the reside.nee of francisca DLC. Aldan in China Town.

On the final day, &ptember 12. 1999. mass will be al 6:00 a.m. at Kristo Qai Church.

Dinner will be served at lhe house of f rancisca DLC. Aldan al 6:00 pm.

Please join us. The family

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fMNC!~CO ~ANTO~ MUNA ~ADOl} wish to exp res~ our profound gratitude to our relatives, neighbors and friends

for your kind expressions of sympathy, condolences, prayers and caring in our time of sorrow.

Special Iba11ks To: DPS staff, Cf-IC staff, Tasi Tours, BenCam Funeral Senices, Halina's Kitchen.

Ca.sa de Rom:1 Catering & St:iff, Father !no & ·n1e S:rn Anconio Church staff, Congressman David Apatang, Mayor Gemge C. Sablan 8: staff, (Tech:,·) I lek:11/

Jesus S~l,l:111 (Ki/iii). ,\larcy P. Cepeda 8: Family, Carmen (>kling) C. Cabrera. & 1 he Krnco R:11 Cl1oir, 1he Muna, Sanms, Camacho, Terlaje. Ada, Roberto DI.

Guerrem .. S:1bbn. Tudela, Palacios. Manglona, Takai, Reyes, Cairn. l'angei'in:111, Cabrera, I enono, )alas families and w chose whom "'e hare failed w rnencion.

We also semi our thanks to our families from Gu:1m, Roca and Ti11ian.

l'n 0:lllgkulu m Si Yuu., .\base, Thank You, Gililisow .. \l:1r:1111i11g ~:li:1111:11 I'"·· God !lbs You . \IL.. ·

KON AGRADESIMENTO

I famili:111 i difumo as Fr:mcisco Santos Muna (Daclol)

ma dstetende un d:mgkulo n:1 apprcsi:L,ion para rnclu i m:1111parirn1cs ran manatw1go pot 1odu i ti11ayuwc \':Ill supmtasion ni in na'c hamc gi d1w:11;crn i

lisaro, i mai:lknos na 1·:m gi misan i enticrn-1u si Fr:mcisrn Santos .\I u,u Fscc siha na nina'm mirt11111 hallK', mampos ha pach:1 i km:is111Hn:11ne 1:111 ni'ngai':111 n:1 b:1i enfa11 m:1Hf:1. H:unyo /okkue siempre nun g:ligi gi kail:i

tin:1rnyor-mame.

Espesiat na ··st yu·us olA'ASE" lokkue p:1r:1 i cmpleao i OPS. CIIC. T:111 Tou,·s. i lknCam Funeral SeJYices, lfali11a's Kiccl1en, C:Lsa De Ruma C:11ering & St:iff.

Father lno yan i S:111 ,\rnonio Church staff, si Congressm:m Darid Ap:11:111g. "l:iror Ceorge C Sabl:111 y:111 i staff, i techa a.s Helen Sablan ):Ill i familia-11:1 (Kil iii I. \!:ii,.,.

P. Cepeda y:m i famili:1-11:1, Carmen (Meling) C. Cabrera v:111 i Kristo H:1i Choir · L:1.kkuc, u11 dangkulo na Si Yu'us M:i"ase para i familian "luna. Sa111us, C:1111acho,

lerl:qe, Ada, Roberto, DI.Guerrero, Sablan, Tudela, Palacios, Manglona. Tak:1i. Reyes, C:dvo, P:mgdinan. Cabrera, Tcnrnio, Salas yan familia sib:u;ginrn Gu:1111.

Luta, pn Tinian.

THE MUNA FAMILY ., ---- ----

By Lucette Bentley MGM Pictures presents Pierce Brosnan in The Thomas Crown Affair, staning Rene Russo and Denis Leary. Produced by Brosnan and Beau St. Clar, the film is di­rected by John McTiernan.

Faye Dunaway, who starred in the original The Thomas Crown Affair and won an Oscar for her role in Network ( 1976), appears as Crown's psy~hiatrist.

"The original The Thomas Crown Affair starring Faye Dunaway was primarily a caper film, "says director John Mc Tierman. "This is a romance.

It's about two hard cases, two people who are very good being successful singles and very bad at sustained relationships."

Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) is a self-made billionaire who can buy anything he wants and is irre­sistible to women. But there are some things thatmoneycan'tbuy. Thomas Crown has a run out of challenges.

When an alarm sounds ata world class museum and someone walks out with a priceless Monet, Crown is the last person the New York police suspect.

But one person suspects him: Catherine Banning, (Rene Russo) the brilliant insurance female in­vestigator hired to retrieve a price­less Monet pain ting, no matter what it takes, stolen from a New York museum.

Catherine loves the chase as

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Pierce Brosnan stars as Thomas Crown and Rene Russo stars as Catherine Banning in a scene from MGM Pictures' The Thomas Crown Affair. Photo by Barry Wetcher

much as he does and she's on to his game.

Crown has found his challenge. when she zeros in on the attractive billionaire Brosnan, her prime sus­pect, she uses all her attributes to get his attention.

She really knows how to get what she wants.

Two can play, but only one can win. will she get him?

Coming off the record-breaking success of his second James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies, Pierce Brosnan relished the opportunity to portray a forceful financierwhose primary weapon is his intellect.

"I had long thoughts that Tho-

mas Crown was one of the truly clever and complex characters in the literature of cinema," says Brosnan.

"Heisapowerfulmanforwhom winning is not enough; he craves the stimulation of a good gambit­the more dangerous, the better.

Moreover, this is a man with no apparent vulnerabilities, guarded even in the presumed sanctuary of his psychiatrist's office."

Rene Russo who has success­fully portrayed smart, tough women throughout her remark­able career, confided, Iloved play­ing Catherine.

She is accustomed to being able

to outwit, outmaneuver and outlast any white-collar criminal she en­counters.

But in Crown, she makes the big mistake of thinking she can get closerenough for the capture with­out falling for him."

"I suppose it all just happened over coffee one morning," ex­plains Pierce Brosnan.

"My producing partner, Beau St. Clair, and I were talking about remakes and the Thomas Crown Affair came up. It's a fi Im that I loved and she loved.

Wehadalookatitandthought," humm, good idea. Let's see if the studio buys it' They said 'yes'

Gambler's fallacy A TYPICAL Las Vagas roulette wheel is divided into thirty-eight sectors or slots. When the game is played, the wheel is turned, the ball is thrown, each of the thirty­eight slots has an equal probabil­ity of winning, that is, capturing the ball.

The slots are numbered from I - 36, and there are two additional slots numbered O and 00. The slots numbered from I - 36 con­sist of 18 red numbers and 18 black numbers, with O and 00 being green.

Now suppose you make a $1.00 bet on the color red. You have 18 chances of winning overa total of 38 possible outcomes. So we say your probability of winning is 18/ 38 = .47368 ... , or about a 47 per­cent chance of winning. The"true odds" in your favor are 18:20, and the odds against winning are 20: 18. However, the "house odds" are 1: I. If you betadollarand win you get yourdollar plus one more. Whereas, if the bet was "fair" you would make $1.11 profit. We say the "Mathematical Expectation" for roulette (also known as the Futility of Roulette) is minus 5.26 cents on every dollar bet. So the house, in the long run, can expect to make a little over a nickel on every dollar bet, and therein lies the humble beginnings of a mul­timillion dollar business.

Be that as it may, suppose you are at the casino and you notice

that the color red came up SO times in a row. What would you do in that case? The probability of ob­taining such a sequence of reds is incredibly small: O.OOO<XXXJOOOC000594 ... Would you decide that the next spin must be a black or a green? Or would you think in an opposite way and think well since reds have been coming up so often, I might as well stay with that color?

In either case, your reasoning would be mistaken. You would be partaking in what is known as the Gambler's Fallacy. Each spin of the wheel is totally independent of every other spin, and each time you bet, the probability for each bet remains exactly the same. So the probability of getting a red is still 18/38 even if previous to that bet red came up a million times in a row. Chance, like angels, has no memory!

To take another case, suppose you are rolling a die. Each of the numbers from 1 to 6 has an equal probability of coming up. So the probability is I /6 for any number. Now suppose you observe that a six came up nine times is a row. Would you think that for the tenth roll the probability is no .longer 1/ 6? That the probability is going to be more or less than l /6? The fact is, on the assumption that the die is fair, the probability remains ex­actly the same for every roll. Dice, like roulette wheels, have no way

of remembering what was rolled before.

Blackjack is the only game in the casino where the past is relevant. This is because the cards that are already dealt out alter the probabil­ity space for the remaining cards. Such events we call Dependent However, for all other games. in­cluding lotteries and the gender of babies, the past has no effect on the future.

This notion of independence seems difficult for many people to believe. Indeed, if an unusual se­quence of independent events does happen, like a coin that comes up heads ten times in a row, it will give us good evidence fer suspecting that the coin is biased. The roulette wheel that always comes up red may be Jigged. But the problem here is not with the rules of prob­ability.

If you persist in believing that the past has influence on the future in games of chance, you are, alas, only human: irrational, supersti­tious, contradictory .... Even the great 18th century French math­emat1 cian Jean le Round d 'Alembert thought that after a long run of heads, a tail is more likely. Soldiers during the First World War thought that if they hid in the holes in the ground made by fresh shells, they were safer than if they hid in old shell holes. They reasoned that it was unlikely that a shell would explode in such a short time in the

same spot. This is the Soldier's Fallacy.

Certain proverbs in our culture will lead us astray when it comes to independent events: The only sure thing about luck is that it will change; Don't push your luck; Lucky atcards unlucky in love. All such sayings assume there are con­nections when there are none. The only proverb that seems to be cor­rect is the following: Luck knows no limit~.

Lastly, consider Power Ball. Y ourprobability ofhitting the jack­pot, that is, getting all five white balls and also the power ball is 0. 0000000125. That's about one chance in a hundred million. This probability won't change no mat­ter what imaginative hunch or sys­tem you may have. Some people play the numbers of people• s birth­days, or numbers seen in a dream, or the same number all the time. Such musings are testimony to the ingenuity of the human imagina­tion, but not to our logical intelli­gence.

Richard von Mises, a pioneer in probability theory made what he called The Principle Of The Im­possibility Of A Gambling System one the basic laws of his theory.

Puzzles

1. If a brick weighs three pounds

air' and two years later we were in production." .

"We both thought it would be a wonderful challenge to incorpo­rate the themes and conflicts of the old movie into something con­temporary and original," recalls St. Calair.

"I liked the love story, the 'Tam­ing of the Shrew' aspect of it, "says director McTiernan. "It's about how porcupines mate. You have iwo people who are, in their own way, brutally successful. But that same cold inde~ndence that works for them professionally, makes them failures at having a relationship. These two could only get together in the middle of very dangerous circumstances."

AlthQugh Russo has played a board spectrum of professional roles from doctor to detective to B-movie queen, her portrayal of Catherine is perhaps the first op­portunity this former top fashion model bas had to be glamorous on screen. "l really haven't played this kind of role before," relates Russo. "I'm used to playing down the glamour in my movie roles. I think this is the first film That's had a little glam where I get to put my hair up, put on eyelashes and wear gorgeous dresses. It's the first film role where I can put a little sexual energy to it.."

Complete with a sassy, torrid dance in a much publicized dress and an even more publicized nude scene.

plus half a brick, how much does a brick and a half weigh?

2. If a man is looking at a portrait on a wall, and says, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son." At whose portrait is he looking?

3. Suppose you average 60 miles per hour when you go to work in the morning. How­ever, and assuming you al­ways leave for work at the same time, when you go this fast you always arrive at work early. So the next time you average 30 miles per hour, but in doing this you get to work late. The amount of time you were early is equal to the amount of time you were late. How fast should you go in order to arrive at work exactly on time?

Answers To Last Week's Puzzles

1. The probability that both are boys is l/3.

2. The probability would be 1/2.

3. Lilac bought 44 turtles and 22 hamsters. She sold 39 turtles and 21 hamsters after one week, and the remainin~ animals represent.: combined profit of $13.20.

The Mental Health Planning Council Members will be holding their Meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 09, 1999 at the Conference Room at the Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA). For further inquiries, please call the DMHSS @ 323-6560/61.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT • S!udioApartmenls • Located at Upper Navy Hill , Newly Renovalecl • Furnished wilh Aircons • 24 Hour Water • 3 lo 5 rninule drive to Hospilal • Does not include utilities Contact 322-3607 or page 236· 1023 !or mO'e information

APARTMENT fOa:1 RENT (MILLER ESTATE)

2 Bedroom, Fully Furnished, One Bathroom, 18,000 BTU Aircan, and Back Generator, 24 Hrs. Water.

For more information: Contact Number: 322-3793 / 94

ROTA Quality Used Cars

(4) 1996 4DR NISSAN SENTRA $6,500 CALL: SAJPAN OFFICE 288-0042

OR ROTA OFFICE (670) 532-2337

HOUSE FOR RENT ASLITO

Seven (7) bedroom house, 2 bath, fully furnished, big garage, privacy.

For more info. contact Rit at 664-3200/01 or 288-3208

APARTMENT FOR RENT Semi Furnished, 2 Bedroom.

inside Chalan Kanoa, 24 hr water laundry/market in the locality. Please contact : 234-3225

Between: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LAND FOR RENT OR LEASE

in Aslito, Roadside Pis. Contact : 234-3225

Between 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

·· DonlDrink & Drive

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COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUi~OR­ITY Plainlill, VS. JOAQUIN 0. CASTRO and MARGARITA A. CASTRO Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 98·338B

FIRST NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on October 15, 1998, the Common­weallh Superior Cour1 entered a Delault Judgment in Javor ol Plaintill and against Defendants in the amount ol: $1,018,520.27, plus accrued pre· adjugmenl interest /as ol t0/14198) ol $184,426.50. plus lale charges ol $;3,589.29, plus interest thereon at the rate of live percenl (5%) per annum lrorn February I, 1994, plus attorney's lees [as ol 8128198) ol S 1,955.00 and costs of suit (as ol 8/281 98) ol $288.14 lor a total judgement amounl ol $1,218,779.20.

WHEREAS, on June 25, 1999, the Commonwealth Superior Court issued a Writ ol Execution, ordering the Director ol Police, Department ol Public Safety ol the Northern Mariana Islands, to sell, in the man­ner provided by law, all of the rights, titles and in· leresls ol Delendants to that certain real proper· lies, described as lollows:

Loi Na. 042 E 08, silualed al I-Denni, Saipan Municipality, Commonwealth ol lhe Nor1hern Mariana Islands, and conlaining an area of 10,000 square meters, more or less, as shown on Drawing No. 042 E 03 and recorded al the Commonwealth Recorder's Office as File No. 93· 1411 on April 23, 1993, a lee simple rnort· gage, lirst and second mortgage. Lot No. 042 E·-010, situated at I-Denni, Saipan Municipality, Commonweallh ol the Northern Mariana islands, and conlaining an area of 10,000 square melers. more or less, as shown on Drawing No. 042 E 03 and recorded al lhe Commonweallh Recorder's O!ice as File No. 93-1411 on April 23, 1993, a lee simple mort­gage, lirsl mortgage. Lat No. 042 E 12, containing 2,500 square meters, rnme or less, as more particularly shown on DLS Check No. 042 E 04, a parcel split al 042 E 09, which was recorded as File No. 93· 3461, at lheCommonwealth Recorder's Ollice. Lat No. 042 E 13, containing, 2,500 square meters, more or less, as more particularly shown on DLS Check No. 042 E 04, a pa1cel sp:it at 042 E 09, wh~h was recorded as File No. 93-3461, al lhe Commonweallh Recorder's Ollice. NOW THEREFORE. notice is hereby given lhat

on Thursday. September 30, 1999, at 10:00 A.M. al his oilice. lhe Direclor ol Police, Departmenl ol Public Safety ol lhe Commonweallh ol lhe North· ern Mariana Islands will sell. al public auction, all of the rights, titles and inleresls of Defendants in and to the alorementioned real properties.

FURTHER NOTICE 1s hereby given that the terms and conditions ol the sale will be as follows:

1. ihe right ·,s rese1Ved to establish minimum bids lor the aboviHJescribecl real property, which may or may not be disclosed at the sale and to rejecl any or all bids, lor any rea­son.

2. It will be required that a deposit oi 10% ol the purchase price be paid on lhe day ol the auclion. The remaining balance will be due wilhin len (10) days ol the sale. Failure to make payment ol lhe remaining balance within ten (10) days will result in lorteiture by lhe buyer ol the 10% deposit, and any and all o,I the buyer's 1ights, title and inter­esl in lhe alorementioned property will re­ver1 to the Commonwealth Developmenl Aulhorily.

DATED lhis 2nd day ol Seplember, 1999.

ls/VICENTE T. SEMAN, Direclor o: Police Depar1ment of Public Safely Commonwealth of lhe Northern Mariana Islands

APARTMENT FOR

RENT Tel. 322-3581

Lower Navy Hill Jose "Pepe" T. /

Rosa Tomokane Liwanag

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44-MARIANAS· VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRiDAY- SEPTEMBER 3, 1999

~cf!vlarianas c;yarietr~ C.lassif ied Ads Section

Employment Wanted

PUBLIC NOTICE All interested resident workers are

urged to register at the Dept. of Labor & Immigration,

Division of Employment Services for the job/s being advertised in which

you ore qualified and available. For further assistance,

please call Alfred A. Pangelinan at Tel. 664-2078.

05 DANCER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact; WAYNE A. SHIMABUKURO dba Stop Light Club Tel. 235-7817(9/ 10)F32477

01 MANAGER.ACCOUNTING (CNMl)­Salary: S1,000.00-2,100.00 per monlh 01 ASST. BULK PLANT MANAGER­Salary: S1 ,000.00-2,300.00 per month Contact: MOBIL OIL MARIANA IS­LANDS, INC. Tel.234-7796(9/3)F32365

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S4.25 per hour Contact: JAT CORP. dba PPW & LG Tel. 235-7396(9/3)F32356

01 MUSICIAN (PIANIST)-Salary: S800.00-1,000.00 per month Contact: ARTZ ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Artz Enterprises, Inc. Tel. 322-8050(9/3)F32355

01 (ASSISTANT) MANAGER-Salary: $550.00 per month Contact: HAN NAM CORP. dba Han Nam Market Tel. 288-1424(9/3)F3234B

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, BUILDING-Salary:$3.50 per hour Contact: GABRIEL F. BOYER dba Ginen Saipan Tel. 322-3121(9/ 10)F32466

01 COUNTER ATTENDANT-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: WINCHELL'S DONUT INC., dba Winchell's Donut House Tel. 234-5566(9/1 O)F32467

01 ARCHITECT-Salary:Sl ,600.00 per month 03 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:S3. 05-3.50 per hour 01 COOK MESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour 19 PRESSER MACHINE-Salary:S3.05 per hour 18 TAILOR-Salary:S3.05 per hour 25 PATTERN GRADER CUTTER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 220 SEWING MACHINi= OPERATOR­Salary:$3.05 per hour 07 HAND PACKAGER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 FIRST AID ATTENDANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Comact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(9/ 1 O)F32462

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (IN­DUSTRIAL)-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 H.E. OPERATOR-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRE­SENTATIVE-Salary:S3.05-6.00 per hour Should be accounting graduate. With knowledge in JOE acctng. system. Contact: MOBIL OIL MARIANA IS­LANDS, INC. Tel. 234-7796(9/ 10)F32469

02 STEEL WORKER-Salary:S3.05-3.50 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:S3.05-3.50 per hour 02 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 05 MASON-Salary:S3.05-3.50 per hour 05 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 SECURITY GUARD-Salary:S3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: BIRD ISLAND DEVELOP­MENT INCORPORATED Tel. 235-6888(9/1 O)F32461

01 ELECTRONICTECHNICIAN-Salary: S5.50 per hour Contact: MARIANAS ELECTRONICS dba Marianas Electronics Tel. 234-5424(9/3)F32360

01 JANITOR-Salary: S3.05 per hour 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: DINO/LETTY JONES dba D/L Personnel Ser. Supply Tel. 322-5389(9/ 3)F32367

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: S5.18 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary: $3.50 per hour Contact: DAVID A. WISEMAN dba Ser­vices Unlimited Tel. 234-7520(9/ 3)F80229

01 PLUMBER-Salary: S3.05-5.00 per hour Contact: JAPAN WATER SYSTEMS CNMI CORP. dba JWS Saipan Tel. 322-8602(9/3JF32358

01 SILKSCREEN PRINTER-Salary: S3.05-3.50 plusS100.00 housing allow­ance 01 (GENERAL) MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER-Salary:S3.05 per hour-3.50 per hour Contact: ISLAND APPAREL, INC. dba Island Apparel Tel. 288-3442(9/ 3)F32364

02 WAITER/WAITRESS (Formal)-Sal­ary: $3.25-3.85 per hour 02 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER BLDG.­Salary: S3.50-4.60 per hour 01 COOK-Salary: S3.50-5.50 per hour 02 SALES REPRESENTATIVE (HOTEL SERVICES & PROMOTION)-Salary: S800-1,300.00 per month 01 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Sal­ary: S3.25-4.00 per hour 01 AUDITOR-Salary: $3.25-4.00 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S6.00-8.00 per hour 01 CASHIER, SUPERVISOR-Salary: S3.50-4.60 per hour 01 (SUPERVISOR), FRONT OFFICE­Salary: S3.15-3.50 per hour 01 FRONT DESK CLERK-Salary: S3.15-3.50 per hour 02 AUDITOR-S;,.lary: S3.50-4.00 per l1our 02 ENTERTAINER-Salary: SB00-1,200.00 per month 01 SUPERVISOR, HOUSEKEEPING­Salary: S4.00-6.75 per hour 01 AUTO ELECTRICIAN-Salary: S3.05-3.50 per hour 01 SOUS CHEF-Salary: $7.00-10.50 per hour Contact: AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN CO., LTD. dba Aqua Resort Club Tel. 322-1234(9/3)F80236

01 PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESEN­TATIVE-Salary: S3.50 per hour 01 LINE INSTALLER-REPAIRER-Sal­ary: S3.50 per hour Contact: SAIPAN COMMUNICATION & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, (FOR­MERLY JORGE M. MANALILI) dba Saipan Communication Services Tel. 235-2383(9/3)F32375

01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING RE­PAIRER-Salary: $3.35-4.00 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN-Sal­ary: $4.00-7.30 per hour Contact: PACIFIC DAIKEN CO., LTD. Tel. 234-7453[9/3)F32372

01 PRESSER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 CUTTER-Salary: S3.05 per hour 10 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: JIN APPAREL, INC. Tel. 234-3252(9/3)F32371

01 (GEN.) MANAGER, STORE-Sal­ary:S1 ,750.00 per month Contact: RONG YAN ENT. INC. dba Ming Ming Market Tel. 234-1858(9/ 10)F32471

01 PRODUCTION MANAGER-Sal­ary:S6.00-13.00 per hour 01 (ASST.) PRODUCTION MANAGER­Salary:$6.00-13.00 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, CUTTING SEC­TION-Salary:S6.00-13.00 per hour 01 SEWING SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:$6.00-13.00 per hour 01 FINISHING SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:$6.00-13.00 per hour Contact: MICHIGAN, INC. Tel. 234-9555(9/10)F32473

01 H.E. OPERATOR-Salary:$3.50 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$600.00 per month Contact: KPS CORPORATION Tel. 233-1552(9/10)F32474

01 OFFICE MANAGER-Salary:$3.20 per hour Plus S50.00 housing allowance. Contact: BMW CORPORATION Tel. 235-3357(9/10)F32475.

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TRIPLE E CORPORATION dba International Carpets Tel. 234-1146(9/1 O)F32459

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Conlact: RONG-YANG ENT. INC. dba Ming Ming Market Tel. 234-1858(9/ 10)F32460

05 VIDEO CAMERA OPERATOR-Sal­ary:$3.05-6.50 per hour Contact: SAIPAN TV PRODUCTION INC. Tel. 234-0386(9/17)F32584

02 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05-4.05 per hour 01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05-4.05 per hour 01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05-4.05 per hour 01 MAINT. WORKER [GENERAL MAINT.)-Salary:S3.05-4.15 per hour 01 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-4.05 per hour 01 COOK (JAPANESE)-Salary:S3.05-4.15 per hour 01 COOK (WESTERN)-Salary:S3.05-4.15 per hour 01 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.15 per hour 01 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.05 per hour Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORP. dba Hafadai Beach Hotel Tel. 234-6495(91 17)F80475

01 COOK-Salary:$3.40 per hour 04 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.10-3.40 per hour Contact: EASTERN HOPE CORPORA­TION dba Keeraku & Rakuen Restau­rant Tel. 233-4242(9/17)F32566

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: EVERTRUST CORPORA­TION dba 123 Discount Store Tel. 233-4242(9/17)F32567

02 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.30 per hour 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.35 per hour 02 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING-Sal­ary:S3.05-3.15 per hour 02 (DISHWASHER) KITCHEN HELPER-Salary:S3.10-3.25 per hour 02 GOLF COURSE [MAINTENANCE) LABORER-Salary:S3.30-3.45 per hour 01 FRONT DESK CLERK-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.30 per hour 01 LIFEGUARD-Salary:S3.20-3.35 per hour 02 WAITER RESTAURANT-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.35 per hour Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD. Tel. 322-4692(9/17)F80467

01 AUTOBODY REPAIRER-Sal­ary:S3.75 per hour Contact: PACIFIC AUTO GLASS CO., INC. Tel. 234-1048(9/17JF32570

01 (ASSISTANT) FRONT OFFICE MANAGER-Salary:S800.00-2, 100.00 per month Be able to read/write/speak English & Japanese. Conlact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 322-3311(9/17)F32571

DEADLINE: 12:00 noon the day prior to publication

NOTE: If some reason your advertisement is incorrect. coll us immediately to make the necessary corrections. The Marianas Variety News and Views is responsible only for one incorrect insertion. We reserve the right to edit. refuse. reject or cancel any ad at any time.

03 TRIMMER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: AMERICAN XIONG'S CORP. dba Fast Factory Tel. 235-8802(9/ 17)F32573

01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal­ary:$5.00 per hour Contact: LORENZO LG. CABRERA dba Hafa Adai International Travel Agency Tel. 234-7134(9/17)F32574

02 MARKER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 CUTTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 03 PRESSER MACHINE-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 OVERHAULER (SEWING MA­CHINE REPAIRER)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 PACKAGER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 BUTTONHOLE (MACHINE) OP­ERATOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 28 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:S3.05 per hour

,08 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 TRIMMER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 MARKER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: EXPRESS MANUFACTUR­ING, INC. Tel. 322-6742(9/17)F32580

AVON PRODUCTS PresenHy seeking Independent SALES REPRESENTATIVES Rexible hours. Eam up to 50% commission. Will Train ... No experience necessary. To inquire call or fax (6H) 653-1910.

J...,.. Expeditors International (Micronesia), Inc.

IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING L' 0 C A L H I· R E O N L Y ·

(1) Shipping Coordinator Preferably with 2 years experience.

Please call: Tel 235-7000/01 Ask for: Vootz S. Salvani/Von B. Sia

or Fax your resume at 235-7002

01 WAITRESS (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour· Contact: DRAGON RIVER INC. dba Kato Tea House Tel. 233-6009(9/ 17)F32576

01 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.72 per hour Contact: MARIANAS INSURANCE CO., LTD. Tel.'234-5091(9/17)F32578

01 GRAPHIC ARTIST-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TROPICAL INSTANT PRESS, I NC: Tel. 235-9806(9/17) F32577

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$6.00-7.00 per hour Contact: JRS ENTERPRISES CORPO­RATION dba JRS Acctg & Consulting Services Tel. 234-0692(9/17)F32579

01 CARPENTER (SHIP)-Salary:$3.70 per hour 01 ABLE BODIED SAIPAN-Sal­ary:$5.15 per hour Contact: DOLPHIN PACIFIC (SAIPAN), INC. Tel. 234-6331(9/17)F32581

Looking for house lot in Safe Area: Navy Hill,

Capitol Hill & anywhere along back island road Call Laura Arriola at 322-7750 evenings

Bookkeeper/ Accountant LOCAL HIRE PREFERRED Please fax your resume lo 234-3325 or send lo

P.O. Box 2020 Saipan, MP 96950 Attn: DIVINA

Interested 'in another , point of vlel!Y? ·

Read" On My Mmd,"a weekly

commentary 011 the local scene

by longtime Saipan resident,

Ruth Tighe, on the Internet at

www.nct.saipan.com/personal/

omm, or go to Saipan Datacom's

home page, www.saipan.com,

click on"pcrs,1nals" and then on

Ruth L.Tigh~.

RAINBOW CORPORATION dba E & F Tours

URGENTLY NEEDS FIVE (05) TOUR GUIDES Preferably Korean-speaking, Koreans under amnesty,

salary based on experience and performance.

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Send Resume via fax: 234-1667 or at E & F Tours P.O. Box 968, Saipan MP 96950

or call 234-6564, 234-3424

.Restaura:nt, B.ar & Ca,mero,om at Garapan, next to Kimchi Cabana

INCLUDES: all equipment & furnishing

CAl~ 234-6789/322-5004

COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL

40 ft. Steel Boat U.S. Coast guard Safety Inspection Approved, Complete Hydraulics,

Generator with Air Con. Life Raft, EPERB, $80,000

(Surveys for $150,000) (912) 934-7412 (671) 565-7324

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EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider

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YOUR BIRTHDAY FRI., September 3, 1999

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Bergersaid such action by Zach ares was violative of the administrative procedure in that it was an order issued without publication or filing with the Commonwealth Registrar.

Such action, he added, was also violative of the Administrative Pro­cedure Act, in that it was an abuse of discretion or otl1e1wise not in accor­dance with law.

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Liang later traveled to Guam where he obtained a U.S. '"green card." He later planned a tempo­rmy visit to PRC.

After aniving in China, Liang was forced to relinquish posses­sion of his "green card" to PRC officials, mid precluded from leav­ing PRC.

Liang was either imprisoned or killed as retribution for the role he played together with Rui in that pro-democracy demonstrations, said Jorgensen in the complaint.

Jorgensen said Rui expects that upon anival he will be killed, im­prisoned, to11ured, or othe1wise persecuted by PRC officials, as the result of his pro-democracy politi-

authority or jurisdiction; and or it was promulgated without observance ofprocedurerequiredby law,''Berger said. ·

Joyner last Aug. 4, sought a de­claratory ruling seeking a stay or rescission of such policy.

DOU counsel Goldberg, how­ever, summarily rejected the re­quest.

Goldberg in an Aug. 6 letter threatened to take action against Joyner for allegedly conducting such illegal activities.

"The department cannot per­mityou to engage in the unautho­rized practice oflaw. Please cease

cal activities, religious activities, and willingness to fight agairnt deportation to PRC by way of fil­ing the lawsuit.

Rui is presently incarcerated at the Immigration Detention Center where as a consequence of internal injuries, he must receive frequent medical attention.

CNMI government officials are cunently attempting to deport Rui to the PRC.

On the other hand, plaintiff Liao has resided in the CNMI for many yem·s. To finance his departure from the PRC, he bo1rnwed $10,000 from persons who are affiliated with PRC government officials.

Jorgensen said Liao has more tl1an one child presently within the PRC. He is finmicially unable to cunently repay his monetmy obligation.

Liao, who voluntarily partici­pated in the CNMI government's

and desist from all such illegal and improper activities immediately, or the govemment will be forced to take appropriate action," Goldberg told Joyner.

Joyner wrote back, explaining that any intent in the petition "was not to fornge in the field of practicing law, but only to get clarification of what led to the secretary's formulation of the memo."

Since it was unclear whether Goldberg's letter was to be deemed the "final agency action" for pur­poses of judicial review, Joyner sent clarifying letters to both Goldberg and Zachares.

recent amnesty immigration pro­gram, cunently remains incarcer­ated at the Immigration Detention Center.

CNMI officials are cunently at­tempting to deport him.

In the event that Liao is deported, Jorgensen said, the plaintiff will face additional persecution by PRC officials as a consequence of filing the lawsuit.

Jorgensen said Rui and Liao have completed the I-590 fo1ms of the U.S. Government's Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Jorgensen said that last Aug. I 0, Oscar Maninez, an INS official assignedtooperatetheonlyCNMI­si tuated INS Office, however, pro­vided notice to plaintiffs and other persons that neither the CNMI­situated INS Office, nor other INS office, will accept for submission ana processing any I-590 forms.

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The .Marianas Visit~rs Authmity (MVA.l is requesting proposals from interested individuals or companies to provide the MVA with public relattons and advertising sel'Vlces within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The proposals will be evaluated on 1he proposer's abilities and qualifications to do the following and will be weighted by a percentage figure that follows (in parenthesis).

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: Coordinating and managing th~ pubHc. r:lafons funclions locally and in coordination with MVA's overseas advertising agencies; (10%) Relaying 1nformat1on from the 99 V1s11 ,he Marianas Committee to all the various subcontraclors, free lancers, and public relations agencies, both local and abroad; (5%) Establishing .a central publicity planning or,~2ci,ation. to gather information, develop publicity opportunifies, wrife and edil press re­leases and d1str1bule. t~ose press releases c0 :.::,opnate media and other agencies, both local and abroad (1G .:) Creating a.nd ma1nta1mn9 a media dala.base to rc:ord all media contacts bolh locally and inlernalionally. This listing will include both mass media and special 1nleresl magazines lhat can be used for future mailings of press releases and other promotions. This database w1!I be released to MVA far future use in other promotions: (15%) Wriling, editing, and releasing at the minimum of t1•mlocal press releases per month with the goal of creating local awareness, invofve­menl and support of MVA and lhe 1999 v1s1l the /.~2rianas year campaign: (20%) Wriling, ea1ting, and designing MVA's quarterly ne::sleltar; (25%) Wriling, editing, and designing MVA's annual repor;s: (10%) Establishing a. clearinghouse for media assistance so 1hat consislent, accurate, and timely information can be disseminaled to all 1nlerested par11es; (5%)

COST PROPOSAL: Price is also a I actor for consideralion and price will be evalualed in comparison wirh overall merit of proposals. Technical merit is more 1mportanl than pnce and M.VA reserves lhe ri;iht lo award to other than the lower bidder. As proposals become more equal in technical merir, lhe importance al pnce w,!1 increase.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND INFOR\lATION: Any idea, plan advertising m2:erial or special material which is adcpled by MVA w,11 be MVA's proper1y. If submilled to MVA but not adopted by ~!VA, any idea, plan advert1s1ng material or special maler1al created by the proposer will remain \he proposer's property.

All intellectual properly rights, including copyrights in and to any and all materials developed and created by the proposer, subcontrac­tors, and all regional nelworks agencies shall be, on the date of supply, assigned and transferred exclusively to MVA.

Proposer will be responsible for sec.uring written copyright releases from all individuals or enlilies retained for the crealion and imple­menlat1on ol public .relal1ons malenals crealed and prepared on behalf of MVA. This includes, bul is not limited to photographers, wnters, and producl1on companies.

"All Proposals must be received by the CNMI Procurement & Supply oflice, no laler than 4:00 p.m. on September 8, 1999. Proposals musl be mailed or delivered lo the following address: CNMf Procurement and Supply, P.O. Box 10008, Saipan, MP 96950.

All proposals mus! be submitted in English

Each proposal must include a listing of three references ol individuals from the proposer company who would be handling the MVA accounl.

Follow up inlerviews. if necessary, will be announced and scheduled al a laler dale.

Each proposer musl submil a copy ol a currenl business license.

The Marianas Visitors Aulhority reserves the right to reject any and ail proposals if in ils sole opinion Jo do so would be in ils best interest.

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PERRY J.P. TENORIO MVA Managing Director

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amount of coconut crabs to be taken in one hunt) is five and each licensee is allowed to take in 15 crabs on Saipan for the entire season.

On Rota and Tinian, Teregeyo said the hunting bag limit is IO and a licensee can harvest up to 50 crabs for the entire season.

On the other hand, the li­cense for sambar deer can only be issued by DLNR on Rota and its taking is only allowed in that island.

The license fee is the same as that of the crab, but the bag and season limit is only one.

Teregeyo said hunters are al­lowed to take in coconut crabs measuring three or more inches across the back and must hunt only through the use of hand.

It is not allowed to take fe­male crabs when they are car­rying eggs.

"Coconut crabs must be ei­ther alive or cooked when in possession. Preserving or mounting for the display and sale of such crabs is strictly

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employees and also some of the issues like employees not getting paid. He wants to make sure that everybody is being protected," said the governor.

Schaffer, who is now on his sec­ond term, was the third ranking member of the U.S. House of Rep­resentatives to visit the common­wealth as part of preparations from both sides, for the slated Sept. 14 mid 16 Congressional hearings on CNMI take over legislation.

Last month, the third ranking

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quality exports to Japan reached 1,816.3 metric tons (MTs) in 1990, 2,835.2 MTs in 1991 and 2,518.4 MTs in 1992.

It was in July this year when fish exports hit the 291,980-kgs. level, the highest figure recorded this year.

This figure has doubled May's lotal exports of 128,735 kgs. Data also showed that fish exports stuyed at 130,000 kgs. from Janu-

prohibited," Teregeyo said. She added that only antlered

deer are also allowed to be taken.

"Evidence of deer's sex must accompany the carcass both in the field and when being transported to the hunter's residence," she re­minded.

Legal hunting hours for the deer is one and a half hour before sunrise and would ex­tend up to one and a half hour after sunset.

For those who would be planning to transport the deer within the islands must have their license·s with them and the hunters tag which will be inspected by the Quarantine and Conservation Officers.

The license must likewise be carried while involved in hunting or in possession of the crab or deer.

Teregeyo said report cards which are issued along with the licenses should be com­pleted and turned to the DFW within 30 after the close of the season. Deer hunters are is­sued a deer tag and must turn in the tag within seven days of taking a deer, she said.

Democrat of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sen. Tho­mas R. Harkin (D-Iowa) made a day-long inspection of Saipan 's garment factories, telling report­ers before he left that the CNMI has a "very serious problem" with the way it is implementing its brand of labor and immigration policies.

A week later, Young's chief of staff, Manase Mansur visited CNMI for four days briefing local officials on the hearing and mak­ing recommendations on how to improve CNMI labor and immi­gration laws.

ary to June this year, except for the month of March which stood at 62,571 kgs.

Data noted that the biggest ship­ment of Palau's tuna to different destinations was pegged at 572,042 kgs. in June 1994. Total shipments has gone down in 1997 and onwards due to sluggish de­mand.

However, this year, foreign de­mand for bill fish increased by nine-fold in the first seven months, from only 23,910 kgs. in 1998 to a huge 225,941 kgs. in 1999.

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Heat rising at US Open

Martina Hingis of Switzerland smiles after defeating Sarah Pitkowski, of France, 6-1, 6-1, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Wednesday. · AP

Rockets sign rookie Steve Francis

HOUSTON (AP) - The Hous­ton Rockets signed rookie guard Steve Francis to a contract Wednes­day, five days after acquiring his rights from Vancouver in the larg­est trade in NBA history.

Francis, the second overall pick in the June draft, had refused to sign with the Grizzlies, setting in motion a three-team, I I-player trade. Houston made the deal un­der the presumption it would be able to get Francis under contract.

Although terms were not dis­closed, Francis is due a three-year

contract worth. about $9 million under the rookie salmy cap. The parlli11eters of the deal would have been the Slli11e in Vancouver.

"Steve is a special player," Rock­et~ coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. ''I don't think you see a guy with his kind of talent come around of­ten. We feel blessed to have the opportunity to bring him here mid make him a big part of our future."

Francis joins a lineup of Scottie Pippen, Hakeem Olajuwon mid Charles Barkley, although Barkley hasn't re-signed with Houston yet.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top­seeded Martina Hingis says the hype about a possible Willilli11s sisters final at the U.S. Open tennis championships has other women's players pumped up to beat the Americans.

Hingis, the world number one, has been in the last two Open fi­nals. She beat Venus Williams two years ago to win the Open crown, and last year she was defeated by Lindsay Davenport in the champi­onship match.

The 18-year-oldSwiss,afterrac­ing into the third round with a 6-1 6-1 rout of France's Sarah Pitkowski, was asked if she had seen the prediction of the tennis

. NBA schedules .preseason games

NEW YORK (AP)-The Milli11i Heat will be the first NBA team to play an exhibition game in Israel when it meets perennial national chlli11pion Maccabi Oct. 11 at Tel Eviv.

Preseason games also will be played in Italy and Mexico, it was announced Wednesday.

Theexhibitionschedulelists 119 games in five countries, 34 states and three Canadimi provinces. It begins Oct. I 0.

Another feature of the schedule is the McDonald's Chlli11pionship, regarded as the world club chlli11pi­onships. NBA chlli11pion Smi An­tonio will play five other

champion teams from around the world Oct. 14-16 at Milan, Italy.

Also participating will be the EuroLeague 's Zalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania, the Varese Roosters of Italy, Brazil's Vasco de Gama of the South Americmi Basketball Club League, CS Sagesse of Leba­non mid the Adelaide 36ers of Australia's National Basketball League.

Belle leads Orioles to win over Devil Rays BALTIMORE (AP) -Albert Bellereachedthe30-homermark for the eighth straight season, hit­ting a two-run shot to lift the Baltimore Orioles past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1 Wednesday night.

Belle's homer gave Baltimore a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. He also singled, stole second and scored in the seventh to make it 3-1.

Baltimore's Cal Ripken, acti­vated off the disabled list before the game, went 0-for-3 and re­mained one home run shy of 400 for his career. He was at 399 when placed on the disabled list in early August with nerve inita­tion in his lower back.

Spot starter Doug Johns (4-2) allowed one run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings for the Orioles, who moved out of the AL East cellar by beating Tampa Bay for only the fourth time in 11 gapies this season.

Al Reyes got four outs and Mike Timlin worked the ninth

for his 18th save. Red Sox 4, Royals 3 In Boston, KentMerckerpitched

six innings of two-hit ball and new closer Rod Beck e,uned his first save for Boston as the Red Sox beat Kansas City.

It was the sixth consecutive vic­tory for the Red Sox - their long­est winning streak of the season -mid the sixth loss in a row for the Royals. Boston entered the night with a two-game lead in the AL wild-card race over Oakland, which played the New Yark Yan­kees later Tuesday night.

Mercker ( 1-0) struck out five and walked six, two of them as Kansas City loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh. With the help of three walks and two errors, the Royals scored three runs in the inning to make it 4-3 before third baseman Wilton Veras made a game-saving catch onMikeSweeney'shardlinedrive down the line.

Beck, who had seven saves with the Chicago Cubs before he was

traded to Boston on Tuesday, arrived at Fen way Park about 20 minutes before the first pitch. The scoreboard video screen showed him shaking hands with his new teammates atkr he went out to the bullpen in the fourth inning: five innings later, he earned the first AL save of his career.

Jose Rosado(?-! 3) earned his fourth complete game but lost his fifth consecutive start.

Indians 8, Angels I In Cleveland, Kenny Lofton

returned to the Indians' lineup and made an immediate impact, sparking a six-run third inning that lifted Cleveland to victory.

Pitching before a record regu­lar season crowd at Jacobs Field of 43,399, Dave Burba (12-7) gave up eight hits but just one run over eight innings. Burba, who struck out seven, including the side in the eighth, has sud­denly become C!evelmid's hot­test pitcher, winning his last four starts.

sisters' outspoken father, Richard Willilli11s, that Venus and Serena would play each other in the women's final.

"He always has a big mouth,'' Hingis said about the elder Will­i3111s. 'They always talk a lot. It happened before. It's going to hap­pen again. So I don't really wony about that."

Hingis said comments like that serve as an extra motivator.

"I like that. It's more pressure on

them," she said. "Whether they can handle it or not, now that's the question. Ofcourse, theotherplay­ers are pretty pumped up about that."

Hingis is itching to reverse a personal Grand Slam season skid that has seen her booed off the court for unsportsmanlike behaviour in losing to Steffi Graf in the French Open final and then ousted in the first round at Wimbledon.

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Saturday 6:30 p.m. Country House Res­

taurant vs. Old Aces 7:30 p.m. Natibu VS. Why

Worry

Villamar. . .

(Ada Gym) Sunday I p.rn. Go For Broke vs. Expe­

ditors (Ada Gym)

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Those interested to participate in Sunday's event should call CCA president Ely G. Buenaventura at 234-6070, or Pocholo Yape at 234-7947, or Manny Domingo at 235-2030.

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you waiting for? On that note, I say, this could be my final column I write for the

Marianas Variety. Family love and commitments beckons me back to the southernmost

island of the Marianas-Guam. Adios esta' ki.

SSA ... Continued from page 48

Guerrero assures us there will be no opening ceremony-at least not a lengthy one.

"The players want to get to the meat of the tournament," said Guerrero.

GueITero's remarks could be the understatement of the year.

The ballplayers have hibernated long enough.

Recall that following the con-

clusion of the South Pacific Games in June, the SSA was vexed by inactivity. In the midst of all that, then SSA president Joe Tones tendered his voluntary resigna­tion, furtherdelayingplaying time of the members.

The association has then elected two new officers and is on its path again in providing the activity that is beloved inSaipan, namely, the game SOFI'BALL.

Joe Tones and Newmmi Techur remain close to Guerrero, offer­ing their assistance to the new president.

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SPORTS

''Cardiovasculate'' By Tony Celis Variety News Staff

WITHOUT a detailed data on the number of athletes here on Saipan, it becomes nearly im­possible to conjure up an accu­rate count. However, it shouldn't take an overly bright person to see that on this small island there is an abundance of fitness minded individuals.

Where else can you have;jog­gers, walkers, baseball, softball, basketball, canoeing, rugby, etc., etc., going on at about the same time? Along the stre_tch of Beach Road athletes of dif­ferent sports are busy. What isn't visible from the roadway are the canoe paddlers, tennis players and the football players. They are concentrated at the beachside, hotels-where ten­nis courts are located, and the football players are scattered in four different areas throughout the island .. ·. · ·

Maybe the best thing to be been constructed on island in recent years is the Beach Road Pathway. I believe the Pathway has contributed to increased sales of a the tic shoes among our local businesses.

Witnessing all that "good" activity and not doing any of it gnaws at my senses. That sub­conscious_ angel sitting on my shoulder telling me to get off my lazy butt and start "cardiovascolating" or some-

Tony Celis

thing. See, my little invisible angel isn't much of a health nut either because he couldn't come up with a real "fitness" word to use so he made up one.

Softball has a huge follow­ing, it's really good to see the players back in action.

More people seem to be pedalling along with bicycles now. More so then I can re­member of three years ago. With the road construction go­ing on along Beach Road maybe it's time to purchase one and start cardiovasculating-start working the heart.

You know increase stamina, increase flexibility, improve the lungs, feel better, look better etc.,etc .. Really, the many ben­efits associated in keeping an active lifestyle cannot and should not be ignored. Get moving. Like that man in that drink commercial says-what are

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Whispering Palms School principle Thomas Weindl shows a student the proper hand placement to hit a volleyball. Photos by Tony Cells

SSA back in action By Tony Celis Variety News Staff

THE SAIPAN Softball Associa­tion (SSA) will hold its Budweiser Labor Day softball tournament beginning at 6 p.m., today, with Sedikau and Southern Hustlers taking the field in the opening ballgame at Susupe softball field ..

SSA President Robert Guerrero is encouraged further by the as­sistance he is receiving and con­fidence the members have in his

REY VILLAMOR allowed only one draw in l O games, nine of which he won, enroute to topping this week's I I-man active chess tournament at Nauru Building in · Susupe.

Third placer Florante Cumbe, who finished with 7.5 points, was the only player who did not Jose to Villamor.

The tournament winner's vic­tims included reigning CNMI chess champion Manny Domingo, Ding Lavilla, Ely G. Buenaventura and Almer Santos, who finished second-1.5 point behind Villamor.

Sponsored by the CNMI Chess .Association (CCA), the round­robin tournament has a 15-minute per player per game time control.

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leadership. "Lots of people have been tell­

ing me 'we 're here to help,"' said Guerrero. "They want us to con­tinue the program and ifwe can to make it better."

As for the number of teams that signed up for the tournament, Guerrero is a little surprised.

· "We got more teams entered in the tournament than we expected, especially since this is our first one," the SSA president said.

Q's Billiards EIGHT-Ball tournament gets

underway this weekend. For more information call Willy Santos at 235-4209, or visit them in Susupe along Beach Road.

NMASA the Northern Marianas Ama­

teur Sports Association (NMASA), will hold a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 pm at the Ada Gym.

Agenda will include SPG wrap­up and coaches reports, league

Saipan Softball Association-Budweiser

Labor Day Softball tournament game schedule.

Friday 6 p.m. Sedikau vs. Southern

Hustlers 7 p.m. La Cha Chai vs. War­

riors

Twelve teams are entered in the tournament Most of the team names may sound familiar to many of you. There are some however that may be new. La Cha Chai and Repos' are the new team names entered for the tour­nament.

Ten teams are· scheduled to compete tonight. The other two­Team Bud and Peleliu-play to­morrow morning.

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and event schedules for the Year 2000, basketball and table tennis clinics.

Please make certain an officer orrepresentative from your sports federation attends with the above information available.

BANMI The schedule for the coaches,

referees clinics can be picked up at Ada Gym. Stuart Manwaring will conduct clinics on Saipan,

· Rota and Tinian, beginning Oct. 2 until Oct. 28.

8 p.m. Repos vs. Comets 9 p.m. Padang vs. Bad Boyz 10 p.m. Budlight vs. Rolling

Rock Saturday 9 a.m. Team Bud vs. Peleliu (Susupe softball field) Masters Basketball League.

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You're never too young to start playing volleyball as these two -Whispef.lqg,;;Pelm.s ~l::stm:lt:tlfs-demonstrate their-newly acquired skills recently at Ada Gym. ,

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